King of Industry

"Yes, yes, Director Du is right." In the meeting 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, "Old 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 already promised to have a meeting with our Chinese delegation tomorrow..."

What Meng Liangyu said was probably mentioned by Secretary Tang just now, so Zhao Guoyang would not 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!"

Having said that, 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 had 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 plan 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.

Unexpectedly, after Meng Liangyu and Gu Jianbin expressed their opinions to the embassy, ​​Chairman Mao of Songqi Group put forward clear objections.

In Mao Zhichun's words, professional matters should be resolved by professionals.

If there are too many important figures 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 chief and vice presidents of the newly established "Huaxia Automobile Group Company", their status in this implementation in Prague cannot be ignored.

Therefore, after Mao Zhichun spoke, the atmosphere in the meeting 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 said first, "Guoyang, you already know the situation."

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

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

As far as Mao Zhichun is concerned, he usually looks very gentle and humble, but he still has a strong principle 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 that he asked this question, Zhao Guoyang didn't reply immediately, so his heart skipped a beat: Doesn't Brother Guoyang agree with my proposal?

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

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

As soon as Wu Jianlong spoke up, he immediately expressed his attitude - 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. Meng Liangyu and Gu Jianbin, as half masters, will definitely not let the situation go any further. They can only look at Du Yitao eagerly from the sidelines, hoping that this old colleague can speak a fair word.

Seeing the help-seeking gazes from 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 Zhao Guoyang, as the delegation's "Chief Advisor", his opinion is very important.

If he really opened his mouth, it would be embarrassing for me and people who have 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 I can remind Zhao Guoyang that when this "Researcher Zhao" expresses his opinion, he should try to be more tactful...

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

Looking at 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 the opinions of both of you."

"Foreigners have a saying called 'Business Is Business', 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.

On the side of the embassy, ​​both Meng Liangyu and Gu Jianbin believed in Zhao Guoyang's ability.

Now that they heard him say something that echoed 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 involved."

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 but said: "Guoyang, what do you mean by that? Why does it sound like you agree to Ambassador Meng's participation in tomorrow's meeting?"

After hearing the somewhat "naive" words of this boss, several 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..."

Mao Zhichun nodded blankly when he heard this, and looked at Zhao Guoyang full of doubts.

Zhao Guoyang had already guessed Chairman Mao's confusion.

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 to get the opportunity to meet with the chairman of 'Skoda Auto'."

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

Zhao Guoyang's analysis was clear and sound, deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, even Gu Jianbin, who had 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 although no officials from Czechoslovakia will participate in the meeting tomorrow, the influence of the government is everywhere?"

"That's right, that's what I mean!"

Zhao Guoyang paused for a moment, and continued to explain: "Chairman Mao, there is one thing that 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..."

"Ah? 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 knows the world's affairs without going out'"

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

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