One hundred and eighty-three chapters
Before getting off the ship, Min Chaozong sorted out his clothes in front of the large mirror in his luxury cabin, this was the first time he had set foot on the land of his motherland, and he hoped to meet this moment with the best attitude.
Since the Sino-American route had not yet been opened, he had to take a plane to Hong Kong first, and then take a ship to Beijing, and as for the machinery, it had already set off a month before his departure, drifted across the entire Pacific Ocean, and would arrive tomorrow.
"Min Sheng, there's still an hour to go." The waiter with an obvious Hong Kong and Taiwan accent said.
"Thank you." Min Chaozong took out a dollar from his pocket and handed it to the waiter, who was even happier and said, "You can rest for a while, and I will help you take your luggage." ”
"Okay, thanks."
Min Chaozong picked up a burgundy silk handkerchief from the table, folded it, carefully put it into the suit pocket on his chest, and then carefully arranged it to make sure that there were no wrinkles.
Then he combed his hair in the mirror again, looked at the mirror, frowned slightly, opened a high-end box in the suitcase, just by looking at the workmanship, he knew that this box was worth a lot, opened the box, and there were more than a dozen watches with fine workmanship on display, Min Chaozong took off the watch on his wrist, picked it out, and finally picked up a cowhide wristband, the watch with a hollow dial, which looked mature and low-key, and then put the watch he had just taken off in the box.
Finally, Min Chaozong was satisfied with his image.
The ship slowly approached the port, and on this ship, there was not only one of him who returned to China to invest, but also seven or eight investors, four of whom were overseas Chinese, just like him.
Min Chaozong's helper Ai Li packed his luggage and put it in the room, and someone would come to pick it up in a while, and Min Chaozong walked on the deck.
"Ryan, you're so handsome." A tall white man hugged Min Chaozong warmly after seeing Min Chaozong and said.
"Thanks, Nils, you're handsome too." Min Chaozong said in a slightly exaggerated tone, he has accompanied Min Enzeng to socialize since he was a child, and he is very skilled in this kind of scene.
A lean old Chinese man in a suit walked towards Min Chaozong.
"Mr. Chen." Min Chaozong said respectfully.
Seeing Min Chaozong bending down slightly considering his height, Chen Qimei nodded with satisfaction, "I think I've been away from home for more than fifty years, and I still have to go home one day today, so I'm very relieved." ”
"When we return to China this time, we can be regarded as making some contributions to the motherland." Min Chaozong looked at the coastline in the distance and said.
The government arranged several buses to meet them, and they disembarked in Tianjin, just over an hour's drive from Beijing.
"It's coming, it's coming." Seeing a huge ship that appeared on the surface, Director Xie said that in order to show the importance of them, they had been waiting here for two hours, you know, the cold wind in early spring was still biting.
Director Li of the Foreign Affairs Office touched the two hairs on his forehead, shook his body, let his body have a trace of heat, and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
There is not only Director Xie here, but also many people in the factories who come to greet the partners like him, no matter what they think in their hearts, they are the first batch of pilots, all of them are in Beijing, and it may not be that the Chinese side attaches great importance to this, compared to resuming normal diplomacy with a superpower and winning a relaxed diplomatic environment, making money has become a less important thing.
"Lao Xie, you said that a foreigner is coming, and he can't understand what he is talking about, how can he communicate?" This is the director of a soap factory.
"Isn't there a translator?" Director Xie pointed to the translators and said.
"These translators can always follow you." The director of the soap factory asked rhetorically.
"Well, that's right." Director Xie was swallowed for a moment, and then said: "It's not better if there is no way to communicate, they are pointing fingers." ”
"That's right."
The passenger ship lowered the ladder, the US government personnel walked in the front, and the investors in the back came out one by one.
The Chinese receptionists, led by Director Li, stepped forward to greet them.
"Huh?" Director Xie exclaimed in surprise when he saw the people coming off the boat, "Why are there so many Asians here?" ”
After another harmonious exchange, the respective investors were also introduced to the representatives sent by each factory.
Xie Rui saw a yellow-skinned and black-haired Asian walking towards him, followed by two foreigners, a man and a woman, but he was actually a little nervous subconsciously.
When Min Chaozong walked up to him, the female translator beside Xie Rui was just about to speak.
Min Chaozong stretched out his right hand towards Xie Rui, "Hello, my name is Min Chaozong." "It's Chinese, but the tone sounds weird.
"Are you...... Chinese?" Xie Rui asked uncertainly.
"Yes, Chinese-American." Min Chaozong said with a kind smile.
Xie Rui understood that this was a compatriot with an American hukou, and his vigilance in his heart was dispelled a lot.
Grabbing Min Chaozong's hand, he shook it and said, "I'm Xie Rui, the director of the Red Star Textile Factory. ”
The female assistants Aili and Mike, who followed behind Min Chaozong, maintained a good etiquette and smiled, and when the boss was talking to others, they should not interject casually, which was deeply imprinted in their hearts, not to mention, following the boss to China, they could get five times the salary in China.
In order to make these investors feel at home, they also specially transferred several cars.
Avery and Mike put their luggage for themselves and Min Chaozong in their car.
On the way back, Mike consciously stood next to the door to block the roof for Min Chaozong, when Xie Rui got into the car, Mike still bent down slightly, covering the top of the car, so that Xie Rui was very uncomfortable, and sat in a little stiffly, and then Ai Li did the other side, and Mike sat in the co-pilot's position.
After Ai Li got into the car, he carefully put the corners of Min Chaozong's clothes in case he sat down.
Seeing Mike and Avery 's actions, the little good feeling that Xie Rui had just established for Min Chaozong because of his compatriots disappeared again, hum, it's not a big capitalist who is greedy for pleasure.
"Director Xie, originally I thought that China was still very backward, but I didn't expect it to be so advanced." Min Chaozong looked at the car and said, although it is not as good as his car in the United States, but according to his father's description, being able to have a car should show that the strength of this factory is still good.
Xie Rui coughed twice, a little embarrassed, this car was specially transferred to pick them up.
"Mr. Min, when will those textile machines arrive?" Let's change the subject quickly.
"Hahaha, Director Xie, you don't have to worry, you can be there tomorrow and the day after tomorrow at the latest." Min Chaozong said, "You can rest assured, you will definitely be able to greatly improve productivity." ”
"That's good, that's good." Xie Rui laughed dryly, thinking of Director Li's explanation to make Min Chaozong have a good impression of China, so he continued: "When did you go to the United States?"
This question, Min En had naturally discussed with Min Chaozong, and there were some things that could not be said.
"My dad went to the United States in 1946 to study, and when he graduated, he didn't come back because of political reasons." Min Chaozong said.
Hearing Min Chaozong's words, Xie Rui nodded in understanding.