Sail across the sea

"Why, Xiao Gao, are you still thinking about your vitamins?"

On the way back to the hotel, Zhu Nian saw that Gao Fan was depressed, so he walked up to him and asked.

Gao Fan said: "Mr. Zhu, our display board is too small. When customers pass by our exhibition hall, they can't see the display board at all. What everyone sees are tungsten concentrates and carved furniture. I I want to make a larger display board tomorrow, so as to attract some customers who pass by by chance.”

"This...is not suitable." Zhu Nian frowned and said, "I have explained to you that your vitamin products have not yet been mass-produced, nor have they been certified by the state. It is inappropriate in itself.

"I took a risk now, allowing you to put a display card. If any merchants are really interested in this, we can explain the situation to the merchants clearly, and sign a cooperation intention with the other party under the condition of clarifying the responsibilities of both parties. This has already This is the limit of what the hall can do.

"If you make the display board bigger, if you don't attract customers, the leaders of the Ministry of Foreign Trade will see it first, and we will also take responsibility after questioning."

"..."

Gao Fan was speechless.

In this era, "relevant departments" at all levels have a saying that "diplomacy is no small matter".Even common people would use the phrase "making an international joke" to describe the absurdity of a matter when making jokes in daily life. The implication is that it is okay to make jokes in the country, but it is unforgivable to make jokes in the international arena.

In this context, the concerns of Zhu Nian and the Maolin Provincial Foreign Trade Department he represents are justified.You Maolin Province promote vitamin E with great fanfare, but you haven’t produced it yourself. Isn’t this just a legendary international joke?
After being hyped up by interested people, the foreign trade office really can't afford to go around.

Gao Fan understood Zhu Nian's worries, so he naturally wouldn't tell Zhu Nian that he was responsible for the accident.He is just the person in charge of a small company, what qualifications does he have to take responsibility on behalf of the Foreign Trade Department?

Seeing that Gao Fan was unhappy, Zhu Nian said: "Xiao Gao, I can understand your feelings. Foreign trade is not so easy to do, otherwise our country would not be so short of foreign exchange. Today is only the first day, maybe later Some merchants pay attention to your products, so you must maintain confidence.

"Besides, everyone saw your performance today, and it completely exceeded my expectations. I didn't expect that you not only speak English so well, but also know Japanese.

"By the way, I remembered that the cleaning agent of your science and trade company was exported to Japan. Thinking about it this way, it's not surprising that you know Japanese."

"Maybe I'm sensitive to language. After a little self-study, I can deal with some daily conversations." Gao Fan said in a low-key manner.He knew that his foreign language proficiency seemed a bit monstrous, and such things could not withstand scrutiny, so it was better to keep a low profile.

Zhu Nian's focus was not on Gao Fan's monstrous performance, he said: "The economic level of our province is not as good as that of other provinces and cities, and the gap in foreign trade is also relatively large, which leads to insufficient funds for the provincial foreign trade department. This time we will come to the Spring Fair , we only brought three translators, which is a bit stretched.

"Under such circumstances, you were able to take care of everyone's urgent needs and take the initiative to undertake the translation work, which helped comrades in various units a lot. The Foreign Trade Department will credit you for this credit.

"Don't worry, as long as you continue to maintain this working attitude in the next few days, then this Spring Fair, no matter what the turnover of your technology and trade company is, or even whether a deal has been reached, it will depend on your performance. They will give you an affirmation. The title of an advanced individual in foreign trade should be impossible to escape."

"Then I... I would like to thank the whole department of the Foreign Trade Department!"

Gao Fan said dully.Fortunately, in this day and age, no one can understand such a stalk.

The meaning of wishing the new year clearly means that Canghua Technology and Trade must have screwed up this time, and it is estimated that they will not even get a single order.However, if Gao Fan is willing to obediently serve as an interpreter for everyone, Zhu Nian will not hesitate to give him the honor of being an advanced individual, anyway, this honor is not worth anything, is it?
The situation in the next few days confirmed Zhu Nian's prophecy, or curse.Although Gao Fan secretly placed the small display board of vitamin E in a more prominent place, none of the merchants expressed interest in it.It can't be said that no one saw the display board, but everyone's eyes passed by the display board, and then they focused on the agricultural products and mineral products.

"Xiao Gao, don't be discouraged, maybe someone will notice your product in a few days."

"Xiao Gao, this kind of thing is normal. When we launched an export product in the past, we had to go through ninety-nine and eighty-one difficulties."

"Xiao Gao, everyone knows your ability. How about it? Are you interested in working with us? We lack talents like you..."

Everyone in the exhibition group comforted Gao Fan one after another, some of them sincerely, and some deliberately making fun of him.Now everyone knows that Gao Fan is good at foreign languages, and they need to ask Gao Fan for help at critical times, so no one dares to embarrass Gao Fan face to face, but there are still many people who are resentful towards Gao Fan in their hearts. Since it didn't open, it's natural to send some sour words under the guise of caring.

Alas, it seems that we can only choose the backup plan.

Looking at the bustling venue, Gao Fan sighed inwardly.He was really prepared for such a situation, but he didn't expect this preparation to come in handy.

On this day, after dealing with several groups of merchants, Maolin Province's booth became a little quieter. Gao Fan came to Zhu Nian and asked him for leave:

"Director Zhu, there's nothing else going on here now. I want to take a leave of absence and go to the exhibition hall, okay?"

"Let's go?" Zhu Nian was stunned for a moment, and immediately responded with a smile, "Yes, yes. Xiao Gao, this is your first time to participate in the Spring Fair, so you really should go to open your eyes. It doesn't matter, now our side It's not busy, you can just go for a walk."

"Then thank you Director Zhu."

Gao Fan bowed slightly to Zhu Nian, then left his exhibition area and walked towards other booths.

"Why did he go?"

Secretary Huang Qiming came forward and asked Zhu Nian.

Zhu Nian said flatly: "This kid hasn't opened for a few days. He was hit. He told me he wanted to go out for a walk."

"Well, it's no wonder that he is a young man who has achieved success at a young age and is still valued by the provincial leaders. It is inevitable that he is a little out of touch. He thought that foreign trade was really easy to do." Huang Qiming commented.

Zhu Nian glanced at Huang Qiming, but he didn't say anything, but ordered: "Go and put away the vitamin brand he put up, don't worry about it. If someone sees it, we don't know what to say if we ask it." .”