Chapter 23: The Ball (5)
Of course, there are some people who don't go to the dance, they sit around the hall, or drink tea, or chat, or talk about business, just to enjoy the fashionable atmosphere.
At this time, Feng Xuan sat with Sosuke Ono.
Tachibana Jun also has the habits of a young man, and with the consent of Sosuke Ono, he took a fancy to a lady early and invited her to dance.
After introducing himself to the Japanese, Feng Xuan said to Sosuke Ono: "Mr. Ono, your Mitsui & Co. is also a very large multinational company, I heard that you are planning to start a business in Nanjing recently, and you are looking for a partner?" ”
Sousuke Ono looked at the young man, pondered the meaning of his words, nodded, and said, "Yes! The purpose of our Great Japanese Empire is to co-prosper in East Asia, you China is vast and rich, but it is chaotic, we want to help you, everyone coexist and prosper! But what? ......" he said here after a pause, sighed, and said, "But our good intentions are always misunderstood!" Ay! ”
Feng Xuan smiled slightly and said, "Maybe Mr. Ono does have this good intention, but after the Northeast incident, there is now friction in Rehe, Chahar and North China, which is difficult for us Chinese to rest assured of you!" ”
Sousuke Ono also smiled and said, "Those things are all provocations. Originally, our two countries could coexist peacefully, but there are always some leftists in you Chinese, and you have to provoke trouble, and you can't wait for the two countries to fight! This is not what we want, of course, I think this is not what most of you Chinese want to see! ”
He said it in a high-sounding manner, and it seems to make a lot of sense, but if you listen carefully, it's all crooked! This world is the world of the strong, and it is simply nonsense to go to someone else's house to talk about peace.
Feng Xuan didn't want to discuss this kind of issue with him anymore, he had his purpose, he shook his head at the moment, and said: "Mr. Ono, I'm just a businessman, although there is constant friction between China and Japan, but business still has to be done, don't you say?" ”
Sosuke Ono nodded, very satisfied with Feng Xuan's words, but a little annoyed, and said: "Our Mitsui & Co. Nanjing Branch was established not long ago, and we originally wanted to open a department store in Nanjing City, but you Chinese have to boycott Japanese products, which is also a matter of no way!" Some time ago, my previous general manager, Mr. Matsumoto Yakuro, bought a store near the Japanese Embassy in the Drum Tower, and was going to open a department store there, but before it could open, Mr. Matsumoto was assassinated by a killer, and I had just taken over this position, so I didn't dare to follow in his footsteps! He said with some helplessness.
"So Mr. Ono has any plans?" Feng Xuan asked.
Sousuke Ono said, "So, I'm thinking about finding a department store to work with. ”
"Hehe, the Xiao family's Longxing Department Store, but the largest department store in Nanjing, why didn't Mr. Ono ask them for cooperation?" Feng Xuan asked.
"Yes, this is also one of the reasons why I took the liberty to come here today, I just talked to President Yan about our intentions, but he doesn't seem to be interested!"
Feng Xuan let out a sneer in his heart, when the people of the whole country are boycotting Japanese products, if Yan Shiji really has to cooperate with the Japanese, it will be a self-defeating death!
"Since the Xiao family is not interested, Mr. Ono will find someone else!" Feng Xuan said.
Sosuke Ono nodded, and his eyes fell on Chen Jingzhi, Chen Lihua's father, who was talking to Tang Song opposite, and the Chen family also had a department store in Nanjing, located on Taiping Road, which was called Taiping Department Store.
Feng Xuan followed his gaze and looked at Chen Jingzhi, already understanding his thoughts.
Sousuke Ono took his gaze back and asked Feng Xuan, "What kind of business does Mr. Feng have?" ”
Feng Xuan said: "I'm just doing some small business, mainly buying and selling medicinal materials!" ”
"It turned out to be a medicinal herb merchant!"
Feng Xuan said: "I was originally in Harbin for the pharmaceutical business, and the business there has not been good in the past two years, so I came to Nanjing, ready to run in Nanjing and Shanghai, and I have just prepared and are planning!" ”
"Harbin?" Sousuke Ono was stunned for a moment and said, "I'm very familiar with that city!" Since you run a pharmaceutical business there, you must have heard of Healthcare, right? ”
"Hehe, that's the company started by the contemptible people!" Feng Xuan said.
Sosuke Ono's eyes widened, and he couldn't believe it: "Kangbao Company can be said to be well-known in the medical industry in Harbin, I don't know why Mr. Feng abandoned it and ran here to develop?" ”
Feng Xuan secretly scolded this old guy for his shamelessness in his heart, Kangbao Company couldn't survive in Harbin, it was completely done by the Japanese! However, on the surface, he still smiled and said leisurely: "The world is difficult, I didn't choose to cooperate with you Japanese at the beginning, and in the end I had to give up the business over there and come here." ”
"I see!" Sosuke Ono pretended to be suddenly enlightened, but asked curiously, "So, how is Mr. Feng going to operate here now?" ”
Feng Xuan said: "Mr. Ono should also know that Western-style medicines are also a scarce item in our China, and our Kangbao Pharmacy not only deals in traditional Chinese medicine, but also deals in Western-style medicines, and has liaison with pharmaceutical companies in various countries. ”
Sousuke Ono nodded, as if he had thought of something, and said to Feng Xuan: "Our Mitsui & Co. company also deals in medicines, if Mr. Feng is willing to cooperate with us, I can provide you with our Western-style medicines produced in Japan, and the price can be cheaper than those European and American companies!" ”
Feng Xuan thought for a moment and asked with some incomprehension: "Since Mr. Ono has such a good supply, why don't you run it yourself?" ”
Sosuke Ono smiled awkwardly and said, "Your government of the Republic of China has a strict control over medicines, which is similar to the control of weapons. Hehe, who let you Chinese warlords and places be too many? The central government will not allow these supplies to circulate to areas that are hostile to them! These materials can only be circulated in a few areas, and it is a little difficult to expand your business! ”
Feng Xuan knew that what he said was indeed good, and this was also the sad point of China compared with Japan, for example, whether it was medicine or weapons, the central government would never allow them to be circulated to the Soviet areas controlled by the Communist Party. Even the warlords are also blocking each other, and the good things can't be intercepted completely.
Of course, despite the local barriers, there are still some very capable businessmen who can take it all over the place, such as the Song family, the Rong family and other big conglomerates and big families! In this regard, the Japanese are certainly not comparable to the Chinese.
Feng Xuan also knew that the main reason why Sosuke Ono was willing to cooperate with Chinese businessmen to do business, rather than doing it alone in order to get higher profits, was because of the people's resistance to Japanese products and Japanese! The Japanese invaded and occupied China's territory, annexed Northeast China, and now are making trouble in North China, which has aroused the anger of the entire Chinese people; although there are as many as 40,000 Chinese, and the people's hearts are not uniform, but the hatred for Japan is unanimous.
Seeing Feng Xuan's face a little hesitant, Sousuke Ono said again: "Of course, if we can cooperate with Mr. Feng, we don't have to be limited to medicines, hehe, if Mr. Feng wants to do other business, I may also help!" ”
"Other business?" Feng Xuan was stunned for a moment.
Sosuke Ono put his head to Feng Xuan's ear, although the dance music in the hall was very big, there was no need to worry that others would hear their conversation, he still had to be so careful, and said softly: "For example, arms!" ”
Feng Xuan thought for a while, and said to Sosuke Ono: "Mr. Ono, this is not a place to talk about business, if Mr. Ono is interested, you can go to No. 10 Qingshi Street, Kangbao Pharmacy tomorrow to talk!" ”
Sosuke Ono smiled and nodded, it seems that this Mr. Feng Xuan has already been interested, as the new general manager of the Nanjing branch, he has finally found his first partner.