Chapter 60 Fuye Pharmaceutical's Visit to China (3)

At 11 o'clock in the morning of August 15, 1935, through the crowded crowd, He Fuchu, He Jianye, and Lin Lao Er took a huge sign to find a conspicuous position at the Bund Wharf in Shanghai, and as the time approached, at 11:30, seeing the ocean-going merchant ships on the Bund Wharf approaching, and the crowd kept flowing from the trestle, the two brothers did not find foreigners, but Lin Lao Er still raised the sign in his hand, and the time was close to 12 o'clock, and the sign was transferred to He Jianye's hands.

"It looks like the time is about to pass, why is there no one yet? Could it be that Old Man James is lost? Don't see this big brand? It's impossible! People who leave the pier at the Bund Pier can see this sign! He Fuchu was a little anxious,

Just as the two brothers were discussing whether to send Lin Lao Er back to send a telegram to ask if the time was wrong, several blue-eyed and big-nosed foreign strong men came over with an old man, "Hi, are you here to pick up the person on the sign?" A strong man walking in front asked in broken Chinese,

"Yes, sir, do you know where they have gone?" He Jianye asked in proficient English,

"Oh! We've finally found you, damn the Shanghai docks, there are so many people, we're all about to be squeezed into the sea by the workers on the docks. The old man complained,

"My name is He Jianye, this is my eldest brother He Fuchu, may I ask who Mr. is?" He Jianye asked,

"Oh! I'm Christopher. James, Andrew. James's father, this ......" Christopher turned around, looked at no one behind him, and froze. Shouting in English. Then the strong man who followed went to two people, and escorted a blonde and blue-eyed Western woman from behind, "Shit, Emily, this is Shanghai, not Texas, don't mess around." ”

"Oh! This beautiful lady is my daughter, Andrew. James's sister, Emily. The rest of us are employees of mine in the U.S., and they are responsible for taking care of our father and daughter when they come to China. Christopher said,

"Oh, well! Mr. Christopher, do you think we'll go back to the hotel first? It's not a good place to chat on the docks. He Jianye said,

"Oh! That's great! Christopher replied,

Then Lin Lao Er opened the road in front of him, led everyone out of the dock, and called a string of rickshaws on the dock by the way, so that Americans could experience the Chinese style of transportation.

The group that arrived at the hotel, after a simple rest and meal, Christopher, He Jianye, He Fuchu sat in the hotel reception room, and Emily returned to the room to continue to rest, in her own words: "Not enough rest will make the beauty lose its luster, that is a crime." ”

"Boss, thank you for your help a few years ago, not only did I save my family from the brink of bankruptcy, but you also didn't let me abandon my friends who have been with me for many years, thank you very much!" Christopher thanked He Jianye and said,

"Christopher, you don't have to thank me, isn't Fuye Pharmaceutical rejuvenated under your management? And as far as I know, your old workers have provided great help to the factory in the development of the pharmaceutical factory, without your wisdom, I think the pharmaceutical factory would not be as strong as it is now! I owe you a debt of gratitude. He Jianye said,

"Boss, you helped us at the height of the economic crisis, so that the workers can be paid enough to support their families, this is your gift, and the workers and I should give you such a reward." Christopher insisted,

"Christopher, let's not talk about that for now, shall we? Tell us about your main plans for this visit to China, and what else do you need our cooperation with? As you know, this investment and construction of a factory in Geling, because of domestic political factors, I can only borrow the name of you and Fuye Pharmaceutical. He Jianye said,

"According to the plan, we will go to visit the Shanghai Municipal Government tomorrow, and in Jiangsu, Nanjing and other places for inspection, about 3 days later, we will go to Geling, Jiangxi Province for inspection, a week later will have an exchange of views with your central government on investment intentions, if it goes well, I want to wait for ten days to basically reach a preliminary investment intention, you know, we are mainly in the guise of American businessmen this time, and do not ask for much interest in this investment, so I think the government's resistance should not be very large, Of course, if necessary, I will contact you, this is the contact frequency band of our portable radio, we will send you a telegram after arriving in Nanjing, and from then on it will be kept on, you can just wait for news at home, if there is a place that you need to decide, I will telegraph to inform you. Christopher replied happily,

"Okay, do you think there's anything else we need to offer?" He Jianye asked,

"Give me a copy of the mineral data in Jiangxi, and also need to explain the location of the rich mineral deposits to Geling, and the poor ore data close to Geling should also come to a copy, this time I brought professional geological experts, and will conduct a detailed exploration of all the mineral deposits near Geling, so as to facilitate the establishment of factories and supporting facilities in the future. Although the construction drawings have been made a rough plan, the detailed construction plan will be adjusted according to the site data. Christopher said,

After a few people had a brief discussion, He Jianye asked Lin Lao Er to send detailed information to Christopher to the room, and in order to facilitate Christopher's work, He Jianye and He Fuchu returned to Qingjiang with Lin Lao Er.

After returning to Qingjiang, He Fuchu naturally had other things, so the task of waiting for the telegram at home was handed over to He Jianye, and He Jianye, who had not heard the news for a long time, couldn't help but be a little anxious, after all, no matter in that era, foreign investment could not be negotiated so quickly, unless the investor gave up a lot of interests. The time came to August 23rd, according to Christopher's plan, today should be the time to arrive in Nanjing to open the radio station, but He Jianye resisted the urge to take the initiative to send a message to ask, and only explained that the radio station in the secret room must wait next to the radio station all day.

After dinner on August 23, at half past seven in the evening, the first telegram from Christopher finally arrived, He Jianye watched the person receiving the telegram keep writing, writing one piece of paper and the next, and finally felt that something might be wrong, maybe Christopher had encountered something he couldn't decide. He Jianye did not rush to read the telegram delivered by the telegraph operator, but poured himself a glass of water, sat on a chair in the secret room, and slowly finished drinking tea to calm down his nervous mood. Put down the teacup and start looking at the contents of the message.