Shameless

Chapter 108: To know more things, to drink less wine

Views:

Forgetting unpleasant things is the map to find the treasure of happiness.

To be fair, the food cooked by Li Muye was not particularly delicious, but Meng Fanbing looked happy after eating it.

Li Muye was holding a Russian version of Mr. Tolstoy's masterpiece, sitting on a lounge chair in front of the floor-to-ceiling window and reading leisurely.

"He Xiaoqi vented his anger and bought ten sets of women's clothing in my store today." Meng Fanbing said: "They are all the most expensive, equivalent to a week's sales in the off-season. They are all thanks to you. I see you It’s suitable to work in my store.”

"It won't do you any harm to keep a safe distance." Li Muye closed the book, glanced at her, and said, "I mean you keep a good distance from me, not that Miss He."

Meng Fanbing concentrated on cleaning up the mess, imagining that she was a happy woman protected by her married life. After hearing this sentence, I immediately became angry. Suddenly I felt a little unwilling, why should I care so much about this small favor from you, Li Muye? What are you better than me? Why are you so crazy when you've gotten to this point

She dropped the half-packed leftovers and said rudely to Li Muye: "Since you want to keep a distance, we might as well settle the accounts."

Li Muye smiled and said, "You just want me to clean up the dishes. I'll tell you directly, there's no chance!" He looked at the time and stood up, "I have something to do and need to go out. If you don't need me here anymore, at 4:30 Call me before, otherwise, I will go ahead and prepare dinner.”

"Throw away this fake of yours. I'll give you a Longines later." Meng Fanbing looked at Li Muye's wrist and said.

Li Muye smiled and said: "Whether it's true or not, the time will be right. I'll just wear it. After all, it was a gift from someone else. But thank you for your kindness. I'll go do something first. If you think about it, call me." .”

"What can happen to you?" Meng Fanbing thought of Bai Xue keenly and said unhappily: "It must be the woman at the airport who called you this morning."

Li Muye nodded and praised, "You are so shrewd."

Meng Fanbing said angrily: "No wonder you have so much confidence in speaking. It turns out you have found a new love."

This sentence is a bit derogatory, almost equivalent to saying that Li Muye is a pretty boy who eats soft rice.

Li Muye smiled and didn't argue with her.

"Don't forget, the trouble you've caused me isn't over yet." Meng Fanbing saw that Li Muye was about to go out and couldn't help but remind him: "Lin Xiangyu and Zhou Ping will come again."

Li Muye paused, turned around and smiled: "Have you ever seen a soft-boiled person working part-time as a chef and bodyguard?"

Meng Fanbing said: "Don't think that I don't know how much you care about living here. Zhang Na called me after you left this morning."

"What did she say?" Li Muye looked at Meng Fanbing dubiously.

"She said she would accompany her aunt to Shanghai to attend an event in a few days." Meng Fanbing said unwillingly. She was annoyed that she had to rely on the words Zhang Na to keep this man for a short time.

"What time? Where?" Li Muye asked continuously, his tone slightly urgent.

Meng Fanbing was even more displeased and said, "Now that I have told you everything, will you come back to help me?"

Li Muye's mental cultivation has long been cultivated to the state where the eight winds cannot move. Although he is extremely eager for Zhang Na's news, he at least remains calm on the surface. He nodded and said: "I will deal with the matter of Lin Xiangyu and Zhou Ping as soon as possible." I’ll do it for you, and then you have to tell me the details of Zhang Na’s call with you.”

The 116-meter-long Huangpu Star cruise ship, in the VIP cabin.

Bai Xue wore a pale gold cheongsam, embroidered with flowers, full of luxurious and elegant charm. Sitting diagonally across from her was a short, middle-aged man with a stout build, rough appearance, and rough skin. He was also wearing an exaggeratedly thick gold chain.

When Li Muye walked to the door of the private room, he heard him say in a rough voice: "Miss Bai, this is your first time doing business with me, so I'll just say a few more words. I'm a big boss and I don't know how to bend around so much." Around, from Tanggu to Yingkou, you can ask around, regardless of the brothers who run boats all the way, they all know that I am the most loyal person."

"Whoever treats me well, I will repay him with a knife and a sword." He continued: "If Director Chen hadn't pulled me ashore, I wouldn't be where I am today, no matter who you let me follow. Cooperation, regardless of whether it is profitable or not, as long as Bureau Chen says something, I, Mr. He, will have no problem keeping my head in my pants."

He who defends himself denounces himself. Mr. Tolstoy’s words are similar to another slang saying by Ye Hong. Loyalty is not something you say with your mouth. Most of the guys who pat their chests and talk about loyalty are unloyalty-less guys, at least they don't interact with people because of loyalty.

Li Muye had a bad impression of this man and pushed the door open.

"Let me make an introduction to you two." Bai Xue stood up, pointed at He Kunzhen, and said, "This is Brother He, a friend of Director Chen, and an old friend of mine." Then he pointed at Li Muye and said: "He has too many titles, so I won't introduce them one by one. Li Muye, my best friend."

Li Muye clasped his fists and said, "I have long admired Brother He's fame and reputation as a business legend, and now I finally meet him in person."

He Kunzhao didn't dare to make excuses, so he stood up quickly, looked at Li Muye with joy on his face, clasped his fists in return, and said: "I am just a coward, and your brother is showing off to Moscow and conquering the world on Lao Maozi's territory. , that’s the real skill, Anna Jewelry is now the most powerful new star in the precious metal and gemstone industry.”

After greetings, the guests and hosts took their seats.

Li Muye looked around at his surroundings. The first impression is just four words: magnificent.

He Kunzhen asked with a smile: "Brother Li, you have traveled all over the country and seen a lot. How about it? Can this boat of mine still attract your attention?"

Of course the boat is a good boat, the only one on the Huangpu River. However, as far as the layout is concerned, it is a bit vulgar and deliberately pursues luxury, which makes it seem vulgar.

Of course Li Muye would not say that, and said with a smile: "It's a good ship. The French butler was very polite when we boarded the ship, and the beautiful white waiters are all very stylish. This is our strength."

Bai Xue smiled and said: "You two, please stop flattering each other. I just brought back the seafood from Zhoushan. If you don't taste it, you will miss the best time."

He Kunzhen laughed and hurriedly called the waiter to bring over the seafood that had been prepared earlier.

"I don't know what your brother's taste is, so I decided to eat sashimi. You don't need to consider the saltiness of this thing." He Kunzhen greeted Li Muye and said: "Today, it is Director Bai who has bridged the gap and allowed me to have this honor. You, whether we can negotiate cooperation is secondary, the most important thing is that we make friends first."

The wine is a 1990-vintage Brilliant White Wine, which goes perfectly with the seafood. Bai Xue took the initiative to pour a bottle of wine for the two of them, and said: "Makino, I can't control how the deal is negotiated today, but you have to drink the wine to taste it. This is a set of white wine worth 1.5 million US dollars. From now on From 1860 to 2003, Brother He bought all the fine wines of all vintages, and today I specially selected a bottle from the 1990s, the best vintage."

Li Muye looked at his words and noticed that this old man was smiling, showing a little bit of reluctance. With a thought in his heart, he raised the cup and drank it all in one gulp, saying: "Let me express my opinion first. Whoever I do business with is just to make money. In fact, it doesn't matter which partner I choose. The most important thing is my mood. Brother He's temperament is different from that of others." Like me, I am a person who loves to make friends, and because of this alone, I think this matter can be discussed."

Bai Xue smiled and said: "You haven't heard Brother He talk about what kind of business he wants to discuss with you, and you dare to say that we can do it?"

It's natural to say it when it's time to say it. In this environment, no specific business actions will be discussed. Being able to come has already given Bai Xue face. This is the basis of cooperation. Taking care of the details is what professional managers worry about. The first thing we need to talk about when we sit here is the direction of cooperation. As for how to discuss this direction specifically, Li Muye wanted to see what He Kunxuan meant first.

He Kunzhen is a businessman who believes in the saying that a good man is always on his lips. He said in Mandarin with a slight Jiaozhou Bay accent: "We Shandong people like to talk at the wine table whether we are talking about business or friendship. Today I originally wanted to invite your brother to my office building, but Miss Bai said that your brother is very low-key in his work. She decided to have the discussion on this boat. As soon as I was happy, I closed the boat for a day just for us to talk freely. Just talk.”

"I heard that Brother He has his own mine?" Li Muye said straightforwardly.

He Kunzhen said: "There is some, but the reserves are not ideal, and every time you dig a shovel, you lose one shovel. In China, private mines like ours, no matter how powerful they are, can't compare to those large state-owned mines. The state has The gold army has local protection policies, so particularly good mineral veins are basically out of our reach. In fact, more than half of the gold jewelry sold by Jinyuan Zhenghe on the market comes from state-owned mines."

He paused for a moment, invited Li Muye to eat vegetables and drink, and then continued: "It's still your brother's fault. Digging treasures from your own land is not as cost-effective as digging from other people's land."

"That's why Bureau Chen built this bridge for you." Bai Xue took over and said, "The country encourages Chinese businessmen to go abroad, and the Foreign Affairs Bureau is your liaison station."

Li Muye said: "You can do more than just this job." He then said to He Kunzhi: "Judging from the current situation, the gold mining situation in Yakutia cannot be considered optimistic. One reason is because of the sales channels of Anna Jewelry. It is still relatively narrow. In addition, mining is really difficult and the cost of hiring locals remains high. Workers hired from other places in Russia simply cannot adapt to the working environment there."

He Kunzhen appeared to be listening attentively, but had no intention of taking over the conversation.

Bai Xue took a bite of the dish for him and said, "Old He, this is the seafood ordered by Director Chen himself. You should eat more."

He Kunzhen immediately understood and said hurriedly: "I have a small smelting plant over there in Xing'an Mountains. There are only a few people, but the site is not small. If the mineral resources are sufficient, it can actually be expanded. Isn't this Director Bai?" It is said that a railway is going to be built over there. For the sake of precaution, in order to avoid a cold situation, and to share risks and financial pressure, we plan to introduce a group of businessmen from China to help develop and build my smelter there. To make use of it, if you have good mineral resources over there, I can handle everything from refining and separation to processing and shaping, and even distribution channels."

Bai Xue immediately echoed: "Brother He is a good hand in foreign trade. If you can successfully connect, it can be said that you have joined forces."

Li Muye basically understood the context of this matter. He Kunzhen was a smuggling tycoon. In those years, the country was very harsh on this group of people. If Chen Miao hadn't pulled him ashore, he probably wouldn't have. Any good results. So this guy basically has no immunity to Chen Miao's instructions. Under normal circumstances, for people who are engaged in business, it is not a bad thing to be related to powerful institutions of the country. And this He Kunzhen is a good card in Chen Miao's hand.

Because of Timov's relationship, Chen Miao had little direct control over Li Muye. On the contrary, Li Muye, with the help of Diana and the almost unconditional support of Anasayev, firmly controlled all the industries in Yakutia. Chen Miao is not willing to give in. It is not enough to extend his hand to build the railway. He must have absolute control over life and death to be satisfied. This bitch is pressing harder and harder, is it true that Brother Xiaoye is a vegetarian

Do you want to promise him? Li Muye hesitated. The advantages and disadvantages of agreeing to disagree are relatively obvious. Cooperating with He Kunlan can expand domestic sales channels, accelerate the development of Anna Jewelry, and also help Elgin Mining to rapidly expand production capacity. But the disadvantage is that He Kunzhen is a pawn of Chen Miao. Once he falls into it, his dependence on Chen Miao will be further deepened.

"Makino, didn't you come to Shanghai just to open up the domestic market for Anna Jewelry?" Bai Xue said in a timely manner: "If there is any big brother who can help you, I believe it will be easier for you to open up the situation, right?"

Li Mu was secretly unhappy. Why was she so eager about this matter? (End of chapter)