After arriving at the plane and sitting down, everyone immediately gathered around, and Zhong Bai did not hide it, and explained to everyone what had just happened.

“…… That's the way it is, they obviously have alternatives but they don't want to take the initiative to explain, they want us to pay a deposit, to put it mildly, this is the person who looks down on our country. Zhong Bai talked eloquently.

"These guys are really bullies!" After listening to this, Lu Xudong still felt a little indignant, and sighed: "We are also a regular inspection group sent by the province, and we have encountered such difficulties, wouldn't it be even more difficult for ordinary people?" ”

As a woman, Miao Lirong began to praise Zhong Bai for the first time: "Yes, thanks to Xiao Zhong's good German and understanding the other party's rules, the problem was solved." ”

"That is, if we really call the embassy and ask them to come and solve it, I guess we will have to spend the night at the airport today." Fu Chongshan also nodded.

Secretary Wu, who works in the foreign affairs department and has always emphasized the "Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence" and "Diplomacy is no trivial matter," simply lowered his head and was embarrassed to speak when he heard these words.

Originally, customs clearance was his job duty, not only did he not perform it well, but he almost delayed everyone's time to go to Geneva, and finally asked a young man to help him wipe his buttocks, so he is also an old comrade who has worked in the foreign affairs department for more than ten years!

"Director Lu, this matter is my responsibility, and I didn't do my previous preparations." Secretary Wu gritted his teeth, lowered his head and began to admit his mistake to Lu Xudong.

Lu Xudong waved his hand very generously and said, "Secretary Wu, you don't have to blame yourself. I don't think it's a big deal, just like Xiao Zhong said, as long as we do things according to the regulations, we have to make the requests, and we have to protest when we encounter unfair treatment, so as to get through these few days abroad. I see, this Xiao Zhong has obviously never been abroad, but he has more experience in dealing with these things than any of us, and if he encounters this kind of problem again in the future, he will listen to Xiao Zhong's opinion. ”

As soon as Zhong Bai heard that the other party suddenly praised himself, he immediately waved his hand modestly and said: "Director Lu has won the award, in fact, as long as we grasp a key spirit of Westerners, it will be of great benefit to both the daily affairs of customs clearance and the patent negotiation work in the future." ”

"Critical spirit?" Deputy Director Ye Xing was interested and asked.

"Yes." Zhong Bai just took this opportunity to give them popular science: "The spirit they like to hang on their lips the most, and it is also the spirit that they worship the most, is the spirit of contract." ”

Fu Chongshan asked, "The spirit of the contract? ”

"This thing sounds mysterious, but it's actually an old saying of ours, called talking counts." Zhong Bai patiently explained the philosophical term to the director of technology: "As long as the agreed thing is done, it must be done according to the agreement, otherwise once the contract is violated, it will be a very serious sin in their opinion." ”

No wonder after Zhong Bai took out the other party's regulations and slapped them on his face just now, the man's arrogance shrank down as soon as he could, and everyone showed expressions of sudden realization.

Of course, what Zhong Bai didn't say was that in fact, these Westerners respected the spirit of contract on the surface, but what they feared behind them was real strength.

Otherwise, even if you reach an agreement with the other party, the other party will not implement it, what should you do? Cold.

This kind of thing often happened in the early 80s when dealing with the West, so that the country did not know that it had suffered a lot of hidden losses, and it was not until later that it was too late.

After experiencing this security deposit turmoil at the airport, all the people in the delegation no longer had any intention of looking down on Zhong Bai.

Because in addition to his professional skills, this kid is obviously more useful than Wu Xiaoping, the secretary sent by the foreign affairs department, in how to deal with foreigners!

The 537-kilometre journey from Frankfurt to Geneva takes only an hour for those who fly by plane.

In the evening of local time, after a journey of almost 40 hours, the delegation finally arrived safely at Geneva International Airport.

The Chinese Embassy in Switzerland sent a staff member named Wang Song to meet them at the exit of the airport and lead them to board a locally rented 12-seater minibus.

"Because the leaders are tired of taking the plane for a long time, the embassy has booked a quieter Novotel hotel nearby to ensure rest, this hotel is near the airport, the conditions are slightly worse than those in the city, and please don't mind."

In recent years, with the opening of the tide of reform and opening up, the number of delegations to Western countries has been growing rapidly every year, and at this time, more or less people who can go abroad are not low, Wang Song received the task of receiving the embassy, and he did not have time to look at the list and set off, except for Lu Xudong, he can't tell who is who for a while, so he simply uses a sentence of "leaders" as a replacement, anyway, no one can say that half a sentence is wrong.

"How can you mind? It's still the hardest work for the staff of your embassy, thank you Xiao Wang. Lu Xudong still replied with a leadership style.

"Thank you, Xiao Wang." Everyone's warm thanks came and went in the car, making Wang Song stand up a little embarrassed and wave his hand again and again.

It's no wonder that everyone is so enthusiastic, because after these dozens of hours of journey, it is not only tiring, but also has a variety of experiences along the way, and it also makes the people in the delegation lose the feeling of being a leader in China, and more of an ordinary person, even a feeling that ordinary people in foreign countries are not as good.

At present, it is not easy to meet a working comrade of the embassy of his country, so cordially and enthusiastically arrange a comfortable minibus to pick up the airport, and another "leaders", this feeling of hardship is of course not usually experienced, so the thanks of the directors and directors of the department are really from the bottom of their hearts, and there is no usual official tone.

"By the way, Xiao Wang, has the Patent Office informed the embassy of the specific itinerary for the follow-up?" Lu Xudong asked: "The fax we received here is just a very general arrangement from the Swiss Patent Office. ”

Wang Song immediately nodded and said, "Yes." Director Lu, according to the letter sent by the Tianhe Provincial Department of Industry, we have already contacted the relevant departments of the Swiss Patent Office in advance, and their arrangements are here. ”

As he spoke, Wang Song took out a document written in German from his briefcase, swept around with his eyes and asked, "Which one is the translator?" ”

Wu Xiaoping just wanted to take the initiative to answer, but Lu Xudong's actions had already preempted him, and he pointed at Zhong Bai and said, "Oh, this is Section Chief Zhong in our inspection group, and he works with Secretary Wu of our Provincial Foreign Affairs Office to do translation work." ”

"Oh? Awesome! There are actually two translators in a delegation, it seems that we have talents in Tianhe Province! Wang Song looked surprised and exclaimed.