"Mr. Fang, I am an economic adviser from the United States to Japan, and my name is Alexander Dodge, and it's a pleasure to meet you!"

While watching Joseph Clark and John mingle with a group of American generals and Japanese politicians, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes, wearing a decent high-end custom suit, took the initiative to walk up to Fang Lang and greet him.

Hearing the other party's self-introduction, Fang Lang was slightly stunned, although he was very puzzled, he still politely got up and held the right hand stretched out by the other party.

"Hello Mr. Dodge! Nice to meet you! ”

Alexander Dodge obviously noticed Fang Lang's puzzled expression, and took the initiative to explain:

"Mr. Fang, it is not surprising that although I am an economic adviser to Japan, I am also an American businessman, and my main job in Japan is to promote the market-oriented reform of the Japanese economy."

As soon as he heard this, Fang Lang's eyes lit up, this guy's position is very important! If you can get the help of this guy in front of you for your layout in Japan, it can definitely be regarded as a tiger with wings!

But it still made him feel a little strange that the other party suddenly took the initiative to find him, so he could only stabilize his mind first and said politely:

"I see, I didn't expect to meet Mr. Dodge here, it's a great honor for me, I'm glad to be there!"

After speaking, he naturally let go of his hand and waited for the other party's next move.

Alexander Dodge was not surprised to see Fang Lang's performance, but smiled slightly flatteringly:

"Mr. Fang, don't be surprised! At the end of the day, we are still our own people, and I work closely with the Morgan family in business, and I am also very good friends with Mr. Harken Morgan.

I also knew that you existed thanks to Mr. Harken Morgan's introduction. ”

The other party's self-introduction can be regarded as dispelling some of Fang Lang's doubts, and the vigilance on his face is also slightly relaxed.

"Haha...... It turned out to be a friend of Mr. Harken Morgan, and that was naturally my friend, come on, let's sit down and talk! ”

Fang Lang laughed and hid his doubts, and pointed to an empty chair on the side.

Alexander Dodge was not polite, just smiled and nodded in some politeness, and sat down.

"Mr. Fang, I take the liberty to disturb this time, and I hope you don't mind. Mainly, I have a question that I would like to get your answer. ”

Seeing that the other party was straight to the point, Fang Lang faintly had some guesses in his heart, and smiled at the other party with a deferential look:

"Oh! I don't know what Mr. Dodge has any questions, just ask, and I'll know everything. ”

Fang Lang's very good speech made the other party hesitate a little, but after he groaned slightly, he still said stubbornly:

"It's a little embarrassing to say, this may involve your company's trade secrets, but this question has been holding back in my heart for a long time, and I have always been a little unhappy, if Mr. Fang feels inconvenient to answer, he can refuse to answer."

Hearing that it was a trade secret, Fang Lang was even more convinced of his guess. He didn't say anything more, just smiled and motioned for the other party to ask.

Seeing this, Alexander Dodge no longer hesitated, and said directly:

"Mr. Fang, when I opened a branch in Japan from Global J.P. Morgan Bank, I noticed your group's moves, and it didn't take long for Global Group and Brazil's Fangyuan Group to also start to lay out in Japan and acquire shares in many Japanese companies.

By all indications, your company seems to be very confident in Japan's economic recovery. I am optimistic about the future of the Japanese economy, but I think the process may be a little longer.

However, judging from the layout of your company, your company seems to have a different view from me, and I wonder if Mr. Fang can solve my doubts. ”

Sure enough, as Fang Lang expected, the other party came to the layout of his group in Japan, and the other party did not have any idea of hiding his purpose, and fully explained the reasons for noticing himself to express his sincerity.

Hearing this, Fang Lang could only look up at the surroundings with a smile to confirm that no one else was eavesdropping around him and the others, before nodding at Alexander Dodge and said:

"Indeed, as Mr. Dodge said, I am very optimistic about the future of Japan's economy, after all, it is a large country with a population of 80 million, such a huge market, and if we go all out to develop the economy without military pressure, the development potential will be unprecedentedly huge.

As a former Asian power, Japan's industrial base and high-quality worker base will inevitably lead to rapid economic recovery, and Japan's development potential can be seen from the four years after Japan's defeat in World War II.

You must know that I was stationed in Japan as a Brazilian occupation force, and I know the situation in Japan at that time, and if you look at Japan now, it is very revealing.

More importantly, Japan can serve as a bridgehead for our group to reach out to Asia, allowing us to extend our business and economic tentacles to other populous countries in Asia. ”

Of course, Fang Lang couldn't tell the truth to the guy he met for the first time in front of him, who knew what the other party's position was, and if he couldn't turn around, he would tell the Japanese about his actions.

However, judging from the fact that he has not attracted the attention of the Japanese now, the other party should not have told the Japanese about his discovery, which made Fang Lang have a good impression of this guy.

Therefore, he picked up some good and very reasonable things to tell the other party, as for whether the other party will really believe it, it is not something he can guarantee.

Listening to Fang Lang's words, Alexander Dodge nodded while listening, and seemed to really feel that what Fang Lang said was very reasonable, but the person who could be sent to Japan by the United States as an economic adviser to guide Japan's market-oriented reform was obviously not a stupid person, and naturally had his own ideas.

Therefore, for Fang Lang's words, how much he believes depends on himself.

As you said, a huge population means a huge market, and Japan, which is in ruins, does have the strength and innate advantage to become an economic bridgehead in Asia.

It seems that my view of the Japanese economy is still too conservative, and I will have to replan it in light of Mr. Fang's views when I go back. ”

Seeing that the other party looked very approving of his words, Fang Lang couldn't help but scratch his head a little, this guy in front of him was obviously not easy to deal with!

"Haha...... Mr. Dodge said with a smile, the reason why I am so optimistic about the future of the Japanese economy is inseparable from your efforts, I would not have invested in Japan before the war, but now the Japanese market, which has been fully marketized under your guidance, is our paradise.

Here, let's raise a glass and thank Mr. Dodge for his tremendous help to us. ”

Fang Lang can be regarded as a well-founded boast, after all, the future development of his company in Japan really needs the help of the economic consultant in front of him.

Alexander Dodge naturally raised his wine glass with a smile on his face and gently clinked glasses with Fang Lang, and John Clark on the side also picked up the wine glass and touched it with great interest, and quietly retreated to watch the performance of the two guys in front of him quietly.

After taking a shallow sip of the slowly bubbling pale golden champagne, Alexander Dodge smiled again and asked:

"As far as I know, the main focus of the American consortium is on Europe, and in my opinion, the European market supported by the European aid package is obviously more attractive than Japan, so why does Mr. Fang devote some of his efforts to the Japanese market at this time?

This doesn't seem to be in line with the capitalists' habit of maximizing profits? ”

The other party is still testing Fang Lang's purpose of investing in Japan, obviously not believing that Fang Lang is simply optimistic about Japan's potential.

Fang Lang smiled and followed the other party's words:

"Mr. Dodge has said that Europe is the world of the consortium, and a small company like ours is not bad to drink soup behind the consortium, but don't rush to the front and grab food from them without knowing it."

Alexander Dodge obviously didn't believe this, and if it was an ordinary person, he might really believe it, but he had a deep relationship with the Morgan family, and he knew very well what kind of role Fang Lang had played in the implementation of the European aid plan.

Fang Lang said that he did not compete with the consortium in Europe, in fact, the global group has already become one of the most active consortiums in the European market, after all, they are one of the first to receive the news and the most well-prepared consortium, and more importantly, they have the support of force in Europe.

And their purpose is clear, the division of labor is clear, and their actions are more than enough, obviously they have been prepared for the situation in Europe for a long time, and it is not as simple as drinking soup as Fang Lang said.

Therefore, Alexander Dodge didn't believe Fang Lang's words at all, but at the same time, he seemed to have caught a clue.

I couldn't help but try it again:

Mr. Fang said with a smile, your company is not a small company, and the scale and strength of the current Global Group are a proper American conglomerate. If you want to eat a big cake in Europe, no one dares to object.

Therefore, I guess Mr. Fang is preparing to lay out in Japan in advance when other major consortia are focusing on Europe, and then pull the development of the Japanese economy when the European market matures, and eat the biggest piece of cake in the Japanese market, right? ”

While Alexander Dodge said this, he was also a little more convinced of his own guess. Even, thinking more in his heart, Fang Lang may have known that he could not blatantly control the economies of certain countries in Europe.

But in Japan, which is located in Asia, Fang Lang is more likely to succeed in the absence of competitors, which is the essence of a capitalist!

Alexander Dodge, who felt that he had thought of Fang Lang's true purpose, showed a hint of joy on his face, the other party wanted to profit from the Japanese market economy, which did not conflict with his current main job, and could even be said to complement each other.

As long as you can get the support of the other party, you can promote the rapid recovery of the Japanese economy, which is a rare opportunity for you.

After Fang Lang heard Alexander Dodge's words, he understood that the other party had misunderstood, but for himself, this can be regarded as a beautiful misunderstanding, better than telling the other party that he knows the future history, and Japan is about to usher in a wave of unprecedented prosperity because of the Peninsula War!

And the other party's current work in Japan does not conflict with his own layout in Japan, and it can even be said that everyone is a natural ally, and he can completely use the other party to accomplish a lot of things that are not suitable for him.

With his relationship with the Morgan family, he was not worried at all that this guy would dare to put on small shoes for him.

Therefore, Fang Lang did not directly answer the other party's question, but showed a meaningful smile, and the expression on his face that saw through it and did not say it was broken, almost directly admitted the other party's guess.

For Fang Lang's performance, Alexander Dodge, who thought he had guessed Fang Lang's purpose, was naturally overjoyed.

Hurriedly showed a friendly smile at Fang Lang and said:

"If that's the case, I think we should be able to be very good friends."

Alexander Dodge's words were almost equivalent to making his attitude clear, and of course Fang Lang at this time would not be polite, so he also laughed without hesitation:

"Since Mr. Dodge is a friend of Harken Morgan, he is naturally my friend, and to be able to meet today in Japan, thousands of miles away, according to the old saying of our Chinese, all this is fate.

I think we will become inseparable relatives and friends. ”

Fang Lang's statement made Alexander Dodge laugh out loud, and the two directly raised the champagne in their hands very tacitly, touched it lightly in mid-air, and let out a pleasant moan of "ding"! Then both of them drank the champagne from their glasses very simply.

John Clark on the side understood that these two guys had reached an agreement, and in the future in the Japanese market, the two sides must be embarrassed, and they should be close allies who support each other and make progress together.

He knew the deeper reasons for Fang Lang's layout in Japan, and the fruit and vegetable processing company he was also planning to set up could just profit from it, so of course he would not stand up and express any dissenting opinions.

The occasion here is obviously not suitable for talking about further cooperation, and Fang Lang will not personally come forward to discuss the next details with the other party in depth, after all, his current identity is a rear admiral of the Brazilian Navy.

Professional things should still be handed over to professional people to do. After agreeing with the other party to arrange for the specific person in charge to visit in person tomorrow and discuss the specific details, Fang Lang will no longer continue to discuss things at work.

Then, he got up very politely and said goodbye to Fang Lang and John Clark on the side. With the current identity of the other party, it is indeed more noticeable to communicate with a Brazilian rear admiral for too long. Especially if there are several high-level Japanese government officials here.

After the other party left, John smiled at Fang Lang and said:

"Brother, you can! Now he's a big shot wherever he goes! ”

Regarding John Clark's ridicule, Fang Lang just smiled slightly:

"Where am I a big man, Japan is Colonel Clark's territory, and here Colonel Clark is a big man! I just don't know how Mr. Big Clark will feel after knowing the status of Mr. Clark Jr.! ”

Fang Lang's schadenfreude performance directly made John irritable, and he couldn't help but give Fang Lang a kick directly under the table, and soon the two of them started giggling.

Originally, because of Alexander Dodge's active approach, the few people who were watching here slowly shifted their attention.

(End of chapter)