King of Industry

  Chapter 572 Specific things need to be analyzed in detail

   "Yes, yes, yes, Director Du is quite right." In the conference room, after Du Yitao made his statement, Gu Jianbin, an old subordinate, immediately agreed.

  Du Yitao turned his head, looked at Meng Liangyu and said, "Lao Meng, we basically understand the situation in Guoyang. Next, let's see if you can also introduce the situation in the embassy to him..."

  Meng Liangyu gave a "hmm", nodded and said, "That's what it should be. If you don't tell me, Lao Du, I'm going to tell Researcher Zhao too!"

   Hearing what Ambassador Meng said solemnly, Zhao Guoyang quickly sat upright and looked at the other side without squinting.

   "Guoyang, we can't think of a good way to deal with the joining of 'Daimler AG' for the time being, so we can only take one step at a time..."

  Ambassador Meng sighed and said, "The situation is like this now. As for the 'Skoda Automobile Company', Minister Kelmenchik has promised to have a meeting with our Chinese delegation tomorrow..."

  What Meng Liangyu said, Zhao Guoyang had probably heard Secretary Tang mention it just now, so naturally he wouldn't be surprised.

  Seeing him nodding, Ambassador Meng continued: "Now we are negotiating on the candidates for the meeting tomorrow, but the differences are still quite big!"

   Speaking of this, Meng Liangyu's eyes subconsciously turned to Mao Zhichun over there.

  Obviously, the differences he said were mainly reflected in his disagreement with Chairman Mao.

  Although Meng Liangyu only spoke half of what he said, with Zhao Guoyang's comprehension ability, he quickly guessed the general situation.

   Needless to say, after Ambassador Meng confirmed the list of people attending the meeting tomorrow, Chairman Mao raised objections.

  Seeing that Meng Liangyu had some difficult words to say, Du Yitao coughed lightly and explained from the side: "Guoyang, this is the situation."

   "Ambassador Meng and Jianbin are planning to meet tomorrow when the delegation meets representatives of the 'Skoda Company'. Several important figures from the embassy will also be present."

  Originally, this opportunity was won by the embassy. It is not a big deal for Ambassador Meng to make such a decision.

  Who knows, after Meng Liangyu and Gu Jianbin expressed the embassy's opinion, Chairman Mao of Songqi Group put forward clear objections.

  In the words of Mao Zhichun, professional matters should be resolved by professionals.

  If there are too many important people present at the embassy, ​​it will easily change the taste of this meeting.

  Wu Jianlong, the helm of another domestic car giant, did not speak out, but his attitude was clearly on Mao Zhichun's side.

  As for the delegation, Du Yitao and Sun Zhi are theoretically inclined to the embassy's plan.

  However, Mao Zhichun and Wu Jianlong, as the nominal executive and vice presidents of the newly established "Huaxia Automobile Group Company", their status cannot be ignored in this implementation in Prague.

  So after Mao Zhichun spoke, the atmosphere in the conference room seemed a little awkward.

   Fortunately, Zhao Guoyang arrived in time, which eased the tense atmosphere a little.

  At this time, after Du Yitao roughly described the situation, Zhao Guoyang basically understood the ins and outs of everyone's dispute.

  Seeing the young "Researcher Zhao" nodding his head slightly, Mao Zhichun became a little anxious.

  He wiped the sweat from his forehead, and spoke first: "Guoyang, you already know the situation."

   "Do you think what I said makes sense in this matter?"

  Seeing Chairman Mao's yelling, Zhao Guoyang felt a little emotional.

  As for Mao Zhichun, he usually looks very gentle and humble, but he is still very principled in doing things.

  As long as it is something he is looking for, there is almost no possibility of backing down.

  However, at tomorrow's meeting, it is clear that Chairman Mao's thinking is a bit too simple.

  When Mao Zhichun saw himself asking this question, Zhao Guoyang didn't reply immediately, so he was stunned: Does Guoyang brother not approve of my proposal?

  Seeing that Mao Zhichun was suffering, Wu Jianlong, who was sitting next to him, thought about it for a while, and then said with a "huh": "Researcher Zhao, I personally agree with Chairman Mao's opinion."

   "Tomorrow's meeting is strictly unofficial. It is just a meeting between our Chinese companies and Czechoslovakian companies. If it is too complicated, it may have a negative impact on the meeting..."

  Wu Jianlong immediately expressed his attitude when he spoke up like this—he was completely on Mao Zhichun's side.

  After he spoke, Meng Liangyu and Gu Jianbin looked at each other, both a little annoyed.

  Of course, it’s okay to be unhappy. As half masters, Meng Liangyu and Gu Jianbin will definitely not let the situation go any further. They can only look at Du Yitao anxiously, hoping that this old colleague can speak a fair word.

  Seeing the help-seeking gazes of Meng and Gu, Du Yitao was also in a dilemma.

  He didn't know what Zhao Guoyang would think about this matter.

  But in Du Yitao's view, Zhao Guoyang, a technical talent, should obviously be on the side of Mao Zhichun and Wu Jianlong.

  At least, it should be a neutral attitude.

  The most important thing is that, as the "Chief Advisor" of the delegation, Zhao Guoyang's opinion is very important.

  If he really waited for him to open his mouth, it would be embarrassing for himself and people who held different opinions like Meng Liangyu and Gu Jianbin.

  Thinking of this, Du Yitao gritted his teeth, ready to make a statement and say a few words.

  I hope that Zhao Guoyang can be reminded that when this "Researcher Zhao" expresses his position below, try to be as tactful as possible...

   Who knew that when Director Du was about to speak, Zhao Guoyang spoke first.

  Seeing the hopeful eyes cast by Mao Zhichun and Wu Jianlong, Zhao Guoyang smiled and said: "Chairman Mao and Chairman Wu, generally speaking, I agree with your two opinions."

   “Foreigners have a saying called ‘BusinessIsBusiness’, which translates to ‘business is business’!”

  “In the eyes of people in Western countries, business and politics should be clearly separated…”

  Listening to Zhao Guoyang's eloquent talk, Mao Zhichun and Wu Jianlong were naturally happy, but Meng Liangyu, Gu Jianbin and others were a little sad.

  Indeed, Zhao Guoyang's ability and erudition are well known in the daytime seminars.

  At the embassy, ​​both Meng Liangyu and Gu Jianbin have full confidence in Zhao Guoyang's ability.

  Now that they heard him speak in agreement with Mao Zhichun and Wu Jianlong, they naturally felt that things were going beyond their plans.

  "Generally speaking, when discussing business or cooperation with foreign companies, it is best not to have too many political factors mixed in."

Just when everyone was thinking about their own thoughts, Zhao Guoyang suddenly changed the subject and said: "However, the country of Czechoslovakia and the enterprise 'Skoda Automobile Company' cannot be viewed from a conventional perspective. .”

  When Zhao Guoyang said this, Mao Zhichun's expression froze.

  He looked at Zhao Guoyang blankly, and couldn't help saying: "Guoyang, what do you mean by this? How does it sound like you agree with Ambassador Meng and the others to participate in tomorrow's meeting?"

  After hearing the somewhat "naive" words of this boss, several big bosses present at the meeting laughed out loud.

   After laughing, Sun Zhi, director of the European Department of the Ministry of Foreign Trade, said cheerfully: "Chairman Mao, you have always trusted Researcher Zhao the most, right? He will definitely not draw random conclusions!"

   "You want to know the answer, let's continue to listen..."

  When Mao Zhichun heard the words, he nodded blankly, and looked at Zhao Guoyang with doubts in his eyes.

   Zhao Guoyang guessed Chairman Mao's confusion early on.

   After everyone's eyes swept over, he explained unhurriedly: "Chairman Mao, sometimes specific things need to be analyzed in detail."

   "It's like Czechoslovakia. Their country has just undergone a physical reform. At this critical moment, the government's control of its domestic enterprises must be more stringent."

   "As the most well-known large enterprise in Czechoslovakia, 'Skoda Auto' has not received the attention of the government?"

  Zhao Guoyang chuckled, turned his head to look at Meng Liangyu and said, "It seems that Ambassador Meng was able to help our delegation through Minister Kelmenchik so easily and get the opportunity to meet with the chairman of 'Skoda Auto'."

   "How can there be no political factors in this?"

  Zhao Guoyang's analysis is clear and sound, and it is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Even Gu Jianbin, who has always thought highly of himself, couldn't help nodding his head in agreement.

   Speaking of this, Mao Zhichun probably understood something.

  He opened his mouth, looked up at Zhao Guoyang and said, "Guoyang, you mean that tomorrow's meeting will not involve officials from Czechoslovakia, but the influence of the government is everywhere?"

   "Yes, that's what I mean!"

   Zhao Guoyang paused for a moment, and continued to explain: "Chairman Mao, there is one thing you may not be clear about. The chairman of Czechoslovakia, Skoda Larsson, ran for the mayor of Prague a year ago."

   "Although he was not selected in the end, it was just a loss..."

   "Huh? There is such a thing?" Mao Zhichun opened his mouth wide when he heard this.

   Obviously, he had never heard of this matter before.

Perhaps in order to prove the accuracy of what Zhao Guoyang said, Gu Jianbin immediately said: "Yes, Chairman Mao, the election for the mayor of Prague was very sensational a year ago. Mr. Skoda Larsson is indeed one of the three candidates .”

   Turning his head to look at Zhao Guoyang, the proud Minister Gu couldn't help admiring: "As the saying goes, 'A scholar can know the world's affairs without going out'"

   "I really understood this sentence today. Researcher Zhao's profound knowledge is really amazing!"

  After Gu Jianbin finished speaking, Meng Liangyu, Du Yitao, Li Ru and others nodded in agreement.

  (end of this chapter)