For a morning, neither side was in a hurry to talk about the whole. After having lunch together, they went back and forth at the negotiating table at one o'clock in the afternoon.

Who said that foreigners are straightforward and efficient? It's no wonder that Zhou Jiao doesn't kill you!

Two hours in the afternoon, in order to take the lead in the negotiation, whether to achieve their goals and win-win with the other party?

You come and go, and both sides can be said to have some tricks and tricks. Straight to the point, suggestive questions, induced questions, and at the end of the day, in addition to a product description, you have to continue the conversation tomorrow.

And Zhou Jiao's task is to record the discussions that the other party has not conveyed by the translators in today's two meetings.

As for us, there will be a special record staff for the record.

Of course, in addition to these, after the final negotiations, after the Ministry of Finance and Economics checked the amount, she had to conduct a final verification to prevent errors.

Speaking of which, Zhou Jiao's task is not very heavy. In addition to the real record, it is impossible for her to be stupid and heroic to analyze the other party's intentions.

Duty - In her work, Zhou Jiao always remembers this. With so many staff members going abroad and each with their own tasks, why should she offend her colleagues for a little sense of achievement? Who can walk with her is not an elite.

Zhou Jiao, who has always taken the golden mean, buried her thoughts in her heart and quietly followed Minister Jin to participate in the five-day negotiation meeting.

After the two sides rested for a weekend, the price of the purchased machinery for this negotiation was basically decided, and they waited for the deposit to sign the contract.

Of course, before that, the remaining crucial step also enters the busiest stage. That is, according to the data provided by the other party, we began to check the cost performance of various mechanical models and similar products in the world.

There is no way about this step. Being in China, a lot of scientific and technological information from the outside world cannot be fully known for a while, where is this neutral country rich in resources.

During the three days of repair, all the staff entered a state of intense and busy, especially the several professionals who accompanied them, who can be said to have reached the point of forgetting to sleep and eat.

It is not easy for a country that is poor and white. The people of the whole country tighten their belts and buckle the little hard-earned money, who can be careless? If something goes wrong, it's a national sinner.

Zhou Jiao was also so busy with them that she didn't even know when Liang Shengnan, the old woman, would leave. It wasn't until the data was checked that she accidentally learned about it from the embassy staff.

At this moment, she didn't have much interest in these people. Complete this order first, and then they will open it again.

And where to go?

This is an internal secret, and no one dares to speak before you go, let alone inform you first.

At noon on the day when they came to digging for twenty days, they finally completed their first mission. After the two sides had lunch to celebrate in the afternoon, Minister Kim also gave a group of people a day and a half off.

Of course, in order to be on the safe side, it is better to go in a group, at least in a group of two.

In the past few days, colleagues in a foreign country have been in contact with each other, and everyone is full of honor, not to mention that they have relatives in China and their work is not bad, who will sneak away and stay abroad?

Zhou Jiao discussed it again, but obediently followed everyone to the street. As for what her uncle had a chance encounter, she had long forgotten everything.

The most indispensable thing in the market during the day is the café, especially since there are a few open-air tables and chairs outside each café. When you are tired of walking in the summer sunset, it is very nice to go up and rest, order a cup of coffee, and watch the people coming and going on the street.

A group of people walked and walked, and at the end of the day, they formed like-minded groups of three or five to visit the mall and visit the store. Zhou Jiao couldn't stand them just looking at them and not buying them, so she found a café nearby to sit there and wait for them.

According to the rules, someone must accompany her, but who is she? Pointing to the place, just that open-air place, anyone who enters and exits the shops on this street can see herself, and can you worry about her being abducted?

The bored Zhou Jiao drank a glass of water and a glass of milk, and was finally frightened to evacuate by the little couple at the next table.

It's really a declining world, and the "ancients" Zhou Jiao shook her head while walking. Forget that this is a foreign country, and the enthusiastic Westerners are already reserved under the stimulus of summer beer.

met Jin Lijuan in a handmade chocolate shop, which can be regarded as keeping up with the army. Until before dark, the comrades who traveled poorly returned empty-handed.

After returning to the room, Jin Lijuan took out all the cash with an unswerving face, "I also said that I would leave it to you." I really didn't expect that even chocolate is so expensive in capitalist countries. ”

Zhou Jiao listened to Zhile.

"I also promised a few children in the family to bring gifts, can I buy a few chocolates?"

"How much is missing? I have this, I'll give it to you first. ”

Jin Lijuan waved her hand, "No, you haven't bought a gift yet." Your three sons can't help but buy something back, right? The children should be disappointed. ”

Zhou Jiao smiled and was silent.

"Originally, my wife wanted me to bring a watch, or a camera. These things don't take up space and don't stand out. Can ...... now Forget it. ”

Zhou Jiao thought for a while and persuaded softly: "I don't know where to go next time, or you are like them, keep the money first and wait." ”

Jin Lijuan's eyes lit up, and she quickly collected the money and stood up and walked out, "I will leave early the day after tomorrow, I will go to the minister's first to inquire, and I should be able to reveal it." ”

Zhou Jiao watched her go out in a hurry, and she didn't persuade her. There are many people, and if she has the opportunity, she would like to buy some Western food ingredients.

This opportunity soon came, and the itinerary changed the next afternoon, and Minister Jin temporarily withdrew the technical staff and older gays, leaving Zhou Jiao and a few female comrades alone.

Luckily, the embassy arranged for a middle-aged female comrade to be the leader of the group, and then the waste was reused and took them on a train to nearby cities to visit universities and large factories.

For this event, Zhou Jiao always has a dispensable attitude. Obey the arrangement, don't talk about speculation, and spend money desperately as long as she finds an opportunity in private.

A developed neutral country is also surrounded by four Western developing countries, not to mention the fact that various conferences around the world are held here every year.

Compared to the capital, the conditions of various other cities are not inferior to it. It is more obvious which country is closer, and the more local materials are biased towards that.

In just five days, not to mention Zhou Jiao, even the other female colleagues were penniless. There is more money and more ways to spend money, such as Zhou Jiao's special shot at luxury diamond jewelry; There is little money and little money for pastime, such as ordinary watches, ordinary fabrics, old cameras in the thrift market, small miscellaneous items, and so on.

Zhou Jiao estimated that most of them would buy it back. But these careful thoughts, as long as they can bear the consequences, she has no intention of poking them.

There is too little joy in life, and as long as it is not reported, it is not a big sin to do it a few times once in a while. For example, every time the staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs goes on a business trip, can you know where the personal belongings purchased on the surface go in the end?