Chapter 63: Showdown
Two days later, I met the person in charge of Fuxiang Company, who was a Hong Kong man named Pan Shunde whom Yang Xianjin had told me on the phone.
To be honest, I forgot this name, and if it wasn't for the information Daniel Zhang prepared for me, I wouldn't know who I was going to meet.
Of course, I went to see Pan Shunde this time in the name of the person in charge of the advanced company, and when I went, I changed into a suit for the first time.
On the one hand, the reason why we changed into suits was that we didn't want people to see us wearing a military uniform to talk about business...... Although it is not new for soldiers to talk about business in this era, it is still quite eye-catching to go in military uniforms. On the other hand, Pan Shunde asked us to go to a Western restaurant, so how to say it, we have to pay attention to the occasion!
Needless to say, where did the money come from to buy a suit, there is a large amount of money saved in the army fund!
So when I stood in front of Pan Shunde in a neat suit, I saw a hint of surprise in his eyes.
I think this Pan Shunde is just used to thinking that mainlanders are all dirt buns.
But then again, even in modern times, I don't like to wear suits, and in my impressions, I wear them a few times to a friend's wedding.
"Hello, hello!" Seeing me and Zhao Jingping walking in, Pan Shunde stood up very politely and shook hands with us separately.
At this time, I took a look at this opponent who had been hiding behind the scenes. Looking at his appearance, he was fifty years old, his hair was obviously blackened, and he was neatly combed and parted...... This was a popular hairstyle of the era, and it is said to represent intellectuals. If this is in modern times, I am afraid that it will be laughed at as old-fashioned!
What makes me feel a little uncomfortable is that this guy's smile on his face looks natural and kind...... The more natural this is, the more scary it feels. Because that means he's pretending to be. It also means that he is a veteran in this area. Know how to disguise yourself.
"I heard that you are the head of an advanced company?" After Pan Shunde invited us to sit down, he said in a Hong Kong accent: "I regret what happened to your company, I have always regarded your company as a respectable opponent, but I didn't expect this to happen." If you two need anything, just mention it, and I will definitely do my best if I can help! β
"Then thank you, Mr. Pan!" I said, "That's what we need this time!" β
Pan Shunde didn't expect me to speak so straight, and he would take his polite words seriously, and the smile on his face couldn't help but stiffen.
At this time, the waiter happened to serve a steak for each of us, and Pan Shunde took this opportunity to change the topic and said, "Come on." We'll talk about it later, let's dine first! β
Seeing this, I couldn't help but lean in, the big boss invited a steak for dinner...... But then again, steak was still a tall thing in this era, so there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with having a steak please.
But when I looked at Zhao Jingping next to me, I was stunned at the knife and fork in front of me, so I realized that this Pan Shunde might have another intention, that is, to make us ugly.
You must know that there are really few Chinese people in this era who have eaten steak, so naturally they don't need knives and forks...... Our tradition is to hold the world with a pair of chopsticks!
Sure enough, I saw Pan Shunde smiling at us with a fake smile: "You're welcome, eat while it's hot." This steak tastes pretty good! β
He even forked a piece of corn and shook it in front of us and said, "Alas, you don't know. We can't eat such cheap corn in Hong Kong, Hong Kong is every inch of land, corn can only rely on imports, my restaurant in Hong Kong just to buy corn a day to spend thousands of Hong Kong dollars! β
I smiled lightly, and secretly said that this guy is really low-eyed, and he would make these small moves to lose our face, this trick may be useful for Zhao Jingping, but for me, a modern person, I am afraid that it will be a little pleasant and generous.
Thinking about it, I picked up the knife and fork casually, skillfully cut off a small piece and chewed it in my mouth, and then shook my head and said: "It tastes really good, but I am used to eating seven ripe, which is too old!" β
Hearing this, Pan Shunde couldn't help but be stunned, and Zhao Jingping, who was next to me, also looked at me like a monster, he couldn't understand how I could know this set when I grew up eating compressed biscuits on the battlefield, and it didn't look like it was pretending at all.
Looking at the expressions of the two people, I still sighed in embarrassment: "Alas, Mr. Pan, you don't know, I once promised a nephew that as long as he scored 100 points, I would invite him to eat steak, but I regretted it, because he could take the test five or six hundred a month, which made me want to vomit when I see this thing now!" β
"Oh, your nephew's grades are good!" Pan Shunde smiled, but I could see a hint of embarrassment in his smile.
I didn't want to continue to play this kind of game with him, so I put the knife and fork on the table and said: "Mr. Pan, let's make it clear, we are here this time for the sake of advanced companies, everyone is seeking money, there is no need to do so desperately!" β
"Mr. Yang, what do you mean by that? I don't understand! Pan Shunde is still pretending to be confused.
"I mean!" I spread my hands: "China is so big, Mr. Pan still has a lot of places to do business, and the business scope of our advanced company is only one provincial city and one county, so why do you need to grab it from us?" β
"Mr. Yang is wrong!" Pan Shunde said with a smile: "I think you also know the reason why I want to compete with advanced companies, China is indeed very big, but there are only a few open cities!" In addition, the business scope of advanced companies is now not a provincial town and a county seat, but a prison! β
I couldn't help but look cold, stared at Pan Shunde's eyes and asked, "Mr. Pan really thinks you won?" β
"I'm sorry!" Pan Shunde leaned back in his chair, spread his hands with a smile of schadenfreude and said, "It seems that this is indeed the case in the current form!" β
"Or so!" Pan Shunde continued: "I can give Mr. Yang a JianyΓ¬, I appreciate Mr. Yang's idea of starting a wholesale company, if Mr. Yang is willing to come to work in our Fuxiang company, I welcome on behalf of Fuxiang company, and will never treat Mr. Yang badly, what do you think?" β
"I think the opposite!" I said, "If Mr. Pan is willing, the advanced company will leave a position for you, what does Mr. Pan think?" β
Pan Shunde couldn't help laughing: "Mr. Yang is really good at laughing!" β
But soon he couldn't laugh, because I spread out a map on the table and asked Zhao Jingping beside me: "Staff Officer Zhao, isn't our armed police going to cooperate with the public security department to hunt down the backbone of the advanced company?" β
"Yes!" Zhao Jingping nodded.
"So be it!" I pointed to a few points on the map and said, "I suspect that these points are likely to be the hiding places of these backbones, let the armed police search them!" β
"Yes!" Zhao Jingping stepped forward and walked towards the phone not far away.
Pan Shunde's face couldn't help but change again and again, because he could see clearly that the points I was referring to were the locations of Fuxiang Wholesale Company and its branches.
After hesitating for a while, he asked, "What does Mr. Yang mean by this?" β
"I don't mean anything!" I said, "I'm just doing my business!" β
"Can Mr. Yang command the armed police?" Pan Shunde's face was skeptical.
I just smiled and didn't speak, I think the most useful thing to deal with someone like Pan Shunde is not to play tricks with him...... You know, he's a veteran, and if I play conspiracy with him, I'm afraid I'll die an ugly death in the end. At this time, it is useful to show his strength in front of him, so that he can understand what kind of person he is messing with.
Then soon a subordinate whispered a few words next to Pan Shunde, Pan Shunde's face turned white in an instant, and then immediately put on a smile and said to me: "Oh, Mr. Yang, what a big misunderstanding, if you have something to say, you have something to say, and you have something to say......
"Mr. Pan!" I interrupted Pan Shunde's words and said: "I still say the same thing, everyone earns money together, and in the case of fair competition, even if the advanced company loses in the end, I will not interfere." But this time you're overdoing it. Yes, it may be difficult for me to find evidence that you framed advanced companies, but the Chinese have an old saying that you are unkind to me, and if you use dishonorable means to deal with advanced companies, I also have the ability to make your Fuxiang company have no business from now on. Pan will have no doubts about this! β
"Of course, of course!" Pan Shunde kept nodding his head: "Mr. Yang is right, everyone earns money together, don't hurt the harmony!" β
"That's good!" I said, "What about advanced companies ......."
"It's a misunderstanding!" Pan Shunde hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Mr. Yang, I will solve it!" β
"Hmm!" I was relieved to get this reply, and then I stood up and shook hands with Pan Shunde: "Happy cooperation!" β
When I walked out of this restaurant, I wondered if I was right or wrong.
If it's not right, then I'm actually using power to warn profiteers like Pan Shunde not to mess around, otherwise I will also use extraordinary means.
If that's right...... This is actually to make it clear to them that our troops are also involved in the commercial economy.
But then again, it seems that this has long been known to everyone, and there is no need to hide it.
The matter was quickly resolved, and the solution was simple, that is, Pan Shunde found out the seller again, and then confessed all the facts.
Of course, I don't need to care about why this seller is willing to take the initiative to confess, these things may just be a matter of money for people like Pan Shunde.
What I don't know is that Pan Shunde is still secretly sending people to find out my details, and he really found out...... This does not seem to be difficult, because there happens to be a leader of the armed police force surnamed Yang to inspect.
It's just that the results of this investigation made this Pan Shunde take a big startle, because he realized at this time that there were many more armed police officers I could command than he imagined. (To be continued......)