Men and women eating in the courtyard

"You go, I won't go."

Li Xuewu smiled and declined: "I'll just wait for you to come back at home."

"That won't work--"

Ding Zigui smiled and said to Li Huaide who was standing by the car: "If we don't have this condition, it's fine, but if we have this condition, we have to use it?"

He turned his head, held Li Xuewu's arm and said half-jokingly: "You have to go, go to that station, our commission office is counting on you to boost morale."

"You have to go, Xuewu has to go, and Comrade Yuhua will take care of the family--"

Li Huaide waved his hand and gestured: "It's more convenient for you to communicate here."

"That's right, if I go, I have to bring an interpreter, which is really inconvenient."

Ding Zigui smiled and patted Li Xuewu's arm and said: "Quick, get in Director Li's car, I'll talk to Comrade Yuhua, and we'll set off now."

He only said this, and without waiting for Li Xuewu to refuse again, he went to find Ao Yuhua.

Li Xuewu had no choice but to whisper a few words to Peng Xiaoli, and then got on the car.

Li Huaide raised his hand and chuckled, saying: "Director Ding is right, you have to go. For some occasions, it is better for you to come forward."

"You have already given them face by going there. Don't pay too much attention to these details."

Li Xuewu said: "The French are here to make a name for themselves, so they won't be too picky."

"And--" He gave Lao Li a shot in advance: "Don't think of them as too gentlemanly. The French are the most casual and difficult to manage."

"I have heard some of this. You should pay more attention to the things you should pay attention to."

Li Huaide looked back and saw that Ding Zigui had already got on the car, and the motorcade started slowly.

This time, the French company Santaya Group hosted a technical team working in China at the Red Star International Hotel.

That is, the team of architects and engineering architects it convened in France.

Santaya Group is an international trader, and it does not support a large group of engineers and designers for nothing.

Western labor is still very expensive, especially for professional technicians.

In international trade, partners will also have construction and design requirements, and the Santaya Group will help to form a professional technical team.

That is, to screen and recruit technicians who are willing to work abroad and get such high salaries in China.

People working in the construction industry have one characteristic, that is, high mobility.

This is not what they want, the characteristics of the industry are like this, when the project is over, the project team will be disbanded.

Only builders with larger scale and more business will hire designers and engineers for a long time.

This time, it was not Red Star Factory that took the initiative to ask the Santaya Group to help set up a team, nor was it Red Star Factory that asked the other party to work hard for construction.

It was the Santaya Group that took the initiative to propose to participate in the construction of the ecological industrial zone.

Group President Chantal came to Beijing with a business tour group. In addition to visiting her husband who works here, she also came to investigate the market.

Her husband has worked here for many years and has a better understanding of the industry, commerce and construction industry in the mainland, which can provide her with an opportunity to try new things.

The Red Star Factory, which has transformed from heavy industry, developed rapidly and rose, made a splash at the Guangzhou Export Commodities Fair, which easily attracted the attention of the other party.

During her stay in Beijing, Chantal once again examined the comprehensive capabilities of the Red Star Factory from a business perspective.

After communicating and discussing with other friendly merchants, she came to a conclusion that the Red Star Factory is a rapidly rising trust enterprise.

Other friendly merchants have chosen a more cautious or relatively tolerant trade attitude after fully considering the current foreign trade conditions in the mainland.

Chantal has the support of the Foreign Affairs Embassy, ​​so she is naturally more radical and brave.

Compared with the toughness of Yemeni businessman At, she is more willing to deepen her business here.

There is no other reason. Looking down at the world from here, it is not as desolate as the Western world portrays.

What she sees is a situation where everything is in ruins and the economy and society are progressing rapidly.

In particular, the more open and positive political environment here can fully release business.

Yes, in Chantal's eyes, the so-called situation has nothing to do with them.

Or it can be said that it is a self-repair of a unique social system, which is a normal procedure.

She didn't think that the mainland would reach the level of advancement of the Western world in 20 to 30 years.

But isn't this what she wants to see, a large construction site with continuous development and construction.

Just thinking about it makes her happy. In such a vast land, as long as she is given a little market, she can make the Santaya Group unable to move.

And the facts have proved that her choice is extremely correct. It is really scary that a 10,000-ton cargo ship can be built at will.

Even in France, she couldn't imagine what kind of business group could take so many orders she listed on its own.

It can be said that when she heard that Red Star Factory wanted to discuss all the projects at the negotiation table, she didn't react.

The Santaya Group wants to set up a large industrial production chain in the mainland.

Because there is no such thing here, they don't mind helping the mainland to set it up.

However, they never expected that there is no industrial chain here, but there is a trade network and supply chain.

Red Star Factory took over all the projects, directly obtained parts through the supply chain, selected suitable targets in the trade network, and jointly established production units.

In this way, the Santaya Group no longer needs to tell the mainland how to build an industrial supply chain for the products it needs, but can just get the goods directly.

While Chantal was shocked, she was more and more sure of this investment.

She showed great interest in the Red Star Factory, which was on the rise and wanted to build an ecological industrial park.

Not only did she take on the task of forming a team of professional engineers and designers, she also proposed to provide engineering machinery free of charge to help the Red Star Factory speed up the construction.

Li Xuewu had already told Li Huaide before that there would be no pie in the sky, and even if there was a pie, it was not thrown down by the French. They were not God, on the contrary, they were capitalists.

Whether it was a professional technical team or engineering machinery, it was a big temptation for the Red Star Factory.

But under the temptation, analyzing the other party's purpose actually had no effect on the Red Star Factory.

The other party wanted to open up the construction market in the mainland, which was not a fantasy in Li Xuewu's mind.

It was originally a matter of hitting three poles with no jujube, and the operation of capital was not a kind of gambling.

Li Xuewu also learned about this privately through the cultural commissioner of the French Foreign Affairs Embassy, ​​Jima Roman, that Saint Taya was interested in setting up a construction company.

How could such a large international trading company, whose main business is construction machinery, watch such fat profits go to others?

In Chantal's opinion, the architectural style of the mainland has no aesthetic appeal, just like a brick placed there.

Except for a few iconic buildings in Beijing, all are of this style.

In her opinion, who was born in the romantic city of France, the mainland is like Cinderella, who urgently needs her help to put on a pair of crystal shoes to attend the grand ball held by the prince of the world.

World trade and economic exchanges are a big stage in themselves.

——

How well can a world-famous romantic country organize a welcome banquet?

Today Zhang Songying was really enlightened.

From the red carpet at the entrance, to the service etiquette requirements of the cocktail party, to the layout of the cocktail party.

Not to mention the professionalism of the music performance team brought by the Santaya Group.

The International Hotel has an international name, and foreigners do come to patronize it, but Zhang Songying has been with Li Xuewu for a long time and knows very well the gap between domestic hospitality hotels and the world.

Zhang Songying agreed to the Santaya Group renting the International Hotel to hold a banquet after applying.

This is still rare in China. Generally speaking, it is arranged by the Foreign Affairs Office or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In the pure nature of business dealings, renting a banquet venue has become an appropriate behavior.

Zhang Songying has already led the International Hotel team to start preparations, learning etiquette, communication and cooperation in accordance with the other party's requirements.

In the words of Li Xuewu's reply on the application, this is also an opportunity to contact the world and learn advanced hotel management experience from abroad.

In particular, the Santaya Group has made a full gesture and the money spent is very real.

It can be seen that the other party wants to test the attitude of the Red Star Factory to the outside world through this banquet.

It is also to test the scale and attitude of the Red Star Factory, even the capital, or the mainland towards foreign business operations here.

Whether business activities can be carried out normally is a sign for them to judge whether it is necessary for the mainland to increase investment and continue business cooperation.

If there is no opportunity to rent a hotel to hold a banquet, then they have to re-examine the business atmosphere and operating conditions here.

On the other hand, when the International Hotel agreed and proposed to sign a formal contract, Chantal, the president of Santaya Group, was very happy.

The group was not hers alone. She came to China to cooperate under great pressure and invested a lot of manpower and material resources. If she was slapped in the face for such a small matter, she would be really sad, at least unwilling.

The result was very good, especially the requirements of the formal contract, which showed that Red Star Factory had received the inquiry signal they sent and made the due and necessary response.

In Chantal's view, this was a sign that Red Star Factory advocated the spirit of contract and hoped to have normal business dealings, which was positive and positive.

Therefore, Zhang Songying accompanied Han Yating, who had just returned to work after maternity leave, to sign a contract with the other party.

Although the event was only one day, the preparation time was still very long, so the contract period was not one day, but one week. During the week, the International Hotel had to cooperate with their hospitality work.

This contract also included a procurement contract, which was to purchase the materials needed for the reception banquet from the food supply chain under the Trade Management Center of Red Star Factory.

It also includes the chef team, service team, and logistics team of the International Hotel.

Han Yating brought Zhang Songying to Li Xuewu to report this work in detail.

Li Xuewu's instructions are that the International Hotel should accept this pure business and hospitality service with an inclusive and open attitude in the future.

Red Star Factory has reached foreign trade cooperation with foreign businessmen through commodities, and the International Hotel can also promote trade cooperation under the new situation through services.

As early as the establishment of the International Hotel, Li Xuewu established a concept for Zhang Songying's service team, that is, service creates value.

Not only ideological value and humanistic value, but also practical value that can make life better.

You can't look at money, but you can't be stubborn.

As an important business card for the Red Star Factory's external hospitality, the International Hotel should be done carefully and excellently. It is necessary to fully absorb and learn the advanced experience of international hotel management and become an advanced service unit that is ahead of the standards of domestic hospitality hotels.

It was with Li Xuewu's support and instructions that Han Yating and Zhang Songying put aside their worries and took part in the preparation of the banquet.

Because they had to entertain both the technical team working in China and the main cadres of Red Star Factory.

So the welcome reception and banquet could not be held in the evening, but only in the morning.

Especially since Red Star Factory defined this reception as a business communication and meeting, the Santaya Group was even more cautious.

Just imagine, such a large team was organized to study as soon as they entered the mainland, how strict it must be.

They had to balance elegance and practicality, so the reception was not held at the Foreign Affairs Office, but at the Red Star International Hotel, which had a superior geographical location, a larger venue, and more convenient properties.

Not only were people from the Foreign Affairs Office often patronized here, but even foreign businessmen and journalists working in Beijing often came to taste the food and drink afternoon tea.

Therefore, choosing this place for the reception also represented the cautious attitude of the Santaya Group in business.

At least Li Huaide thought it was very suitable, which was also the fundamental reason why he was willing to attend the banquet.

If the reception was really held at the Embassy of Foreign Affairs, he would definitely not attend, and only ask Cheng Kaiyuan to take Li Xuewu there.

At this point in time, the red line must not be blurred, otherwise it would cost lives.

——

"Welcome, Director Li——"

As the host, William Robin, vice president of Santaya Group, stood in front of the International Hotel.

As soon as the Red Star Factory's motorcade stopped, Li Huaide and other factory leaders got off the car, and the other party came up with Amandina, the economic commissioner of the Embassy of Foreign Affairs, and took the initiative to shake hands and greet the leaders of the Red Star Factory.

With the help of the translator, Li Huaide smiled and greeted the other party.

Li Xuewu stood behind Cheng Kaiyuan and smiled and chatted with Amandina in French for a few more words.

The other party was very enthusiastic and grateful for the help given by the Red Star Factory to the Santaya Group and allowed them to hold a reception banquet here.

Li Xuewu's answer was also very clever. He did not link the relationship with the Embassy of Foreign Affairs, but emphasized the friendly and cooperative relationship between the Red Star Factory and the Santaya Group.

He knew very well that this time the test was not only from the Santaya Group, but also from the French Embassy, ​​but he didn't know the specific purpose.

However, for Li Xuewu, who often communicates with foreign businessmen and often deals with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it is a good principle to be cautious in words and deeds.

Again, business is business, don't get involved in other things, it's too dangerous.

"Hi, Li, welcome."

When he walked into the International Hotel and came to the banquet hall, he saw Chantal, the president of Santaya Group, coming over with a middle-aged bald man and greeted him warmly.

Li Huaide was really a little insensitive to her enthusiasm. Isn't this French woman too casual?

The man standing next to her looked very close to her, so he must be her man?

Why did he use the headlights to hit her in front of her man? Aren't you afraid of carrying the flag?

Chantal's enthusiasm really scared Li Huaide. When hugging each other, her embarrassed expression was beyond words. Her husband looked at her with a bad look: Is this how you manage your woman?

"Hi - Li, welcome -"

This time, Chantal was not greeting Li Huaide, but Li Xuewu.

The two had met several times before, and Li Xuewu didn't mind her being more enthusiastic.

It's just that she was a little partial to one and the other, and she was pretending to be good with Li Huaide, but when it came to Cheng Kaiyuan and Li Xuewu, there was only a handshake.

Zhang Songying was standing outside the greeting team. Seeing this scene, the corners of her mouth were about to curl up to the sky.

Haha - scheming bitch -

Indeed, this is not a conspiracy, not even an open conspiracy, at best it is a small conspiracy.

Unfair hospitality can highlight the extraordinaryness of the target guest, an old tradition of the French.

Whether it is British or American ladies, they all played this trick in the Gilded Age.

That is, the times change too fast, and they don't have much room to play, otherwise the Western world would have been troubled by these restless women.

Of course, these women in later generations did not stop, and began to trouble people in another form.

The punch was so authentic.

"This is my husband Alain Adrien, he is the counselor of the Foreign Affairs Embassy."

Chantal took the initiative to introduce the man next to him, that is, the man who was bald in Li Huaide's eyes and wore a prairie-like hat.

Old Li still has too little experience. France has had a lover tradition for a long time, and it is the same now.

In their view, chastity is like a urinal under the bed, which is lifted when used and kicked away when not used.

Of course, the kicking action should not be too big, be careful not to spill it all over the floor and disgust people.

So, even if they have a lover, they will choose to retain the last bit of decency.

That is, they cannot divorce easily, at least not because of their lover.

As long as this condition is met, everyone will choose to turn a blind eye to the mess under the table.

They even show it off as a topic of conversation at private gatherings.

Of course, you can't show it off in front of the other person's significant other, that's just deliberately making trouble.

You see, when Xiao Guiza was learning Western culture, he learned this set of things very selectively.

Men are responsible for working to make money, and women are responsible for housework at home. If a man has to come home before midnight, it only means that his man is not welcome, has no future, and doesn't even take him to a colleague's party.

It seems that going to a pub or a bubble bath with colleagues and bosses shows that men are respected, popular and loved.

The more advanced men are in their careers, the more stable their living conditions at home are.

Of course, for women, while taking care of the family, they can also go out to relax.

This is the sadness of a deformed nation without independent historical and cultural heritage.

National self-confidence is not a slogan for boasting, but an important factor that affects a generation.

Chantal's husband Alan did not seem very satisfied with her introduction.

Especially when the other party pointed out her identity as a counselor of the Foreign Affairs Embassy, ​​he seemed to be afraid of being taken advantage of by the Red Star Factory.

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and looked at Maggie Roman standing on the side.

Maggie also rolled her eyes speechlessly, which was a bit playful and cute.

In fact, she should not be like this in formal occasions. At least in front of outsiders, she should always stand on the side of her compatriots. The butt determines the head.

But it is obvious that this woman's butt is not only crooked, but also twisted and burned.

Of course, this expression of hers was a response to Li Xuewu's look at her. The eye contact between the two was very brief, but very interesting.

She was only out of control for a moment, and then she became as polite as a white lotus.

Li Huaide actually had no desire for Alan's identity. In his eyes, this green brother was still a big trouble.

It can be seen from his brief greetings with the other party and the handshake that was almost like a dragonfly touching the water.

This speed is comparable to the Western little prince with mysophobia in later generations. If you can touch me, you win.

Therefore, the greetings at the door did not last long. The cadres of Red Star Factory, as the main guests, were the last to arrive at the hotel.

Other foreign affairs personnel and reporters, as well as foreign business representatives, who had been entertained earlier, had already entered.

The format of the banquet was very unique. Accompanied by Chantal and his wife, Li Huaide led the Red Star Factory group into the venue and was surprised more than once by the layout here.

The stage was expanded, and a Western band was preparing, waiting for the order to start playing.

The Chinese-style dining table was arranged under the stage, but it was paired with a Western buffet-style cold buffet.

It was a bit out of place, but it was still quite fashionable at that time.

At least Li Xuewu did not see any dissatisfaction from Li Huaide's expression.

Maybe Lao Li regarded these people as idiots who did not know etiquette or were uneducated.

At Chantal's invitation, Li Huaide smiled and nodded to the guests present.

At Alan's invitation, he sat in the front row and prepared to listen to the concert.

Well - how to say it, Li Xuewu himself rarely saw this kind of arrangement.

In the eyes of Westerners, concerts are elegant and should be enjoyed in Vienna's concert hall, rather than drinking tea, eating cakes, and appreciating art like listening to crosstalk in the mainland.

Maybe this is the difference in the perception of art between Eastern and Western cultures.

Before liberation, literary and artistic workers were not very noble professions, and were even called the lowest class.

So sitting and listening, eating slowly, drinking slowly, appreciating, applauding or scolding, are all given to you by the uncle, what dare you be arrogant about?

It is not like this in the West. It is not that the status of artists there is so high.

In fact, they are almost the same, but the audiences have different mindsets and pursuits.

We are more straightforward and bold. We just play when we play, and don't do those things.

To put it in a more popular way, it is to not be too picky.

When Western audiences appreciate art, they are a little picky.

Including when attending concerts or musicals, they even pay attention to their clothes.

It is not the normal kind of attention, but a little abnormal. They want to compare, but they can't be too showy.

They don't go to see the performance, but more like a fashion show, showing their ability to appreciate art and showing their own cultivation.

So from art performances to audiences, they can't achieve our purity.

If Mr. Mei doesn't sing well, a teacup can be thrown in his face.

So the national quintessence is not called for nothing, it is achieved by people with their lifelong artistic life.

What about the West?

Whether it is music or drama, it is a game for the upper class and has nothing to do with ordinary people.

This is the fundamental gap in art communication.

So some people think that playing the violin is elegant and playing the erhu is vulgar.

Because the violin is played in the concert hall, and the erhu is played on the street.

But in Li Xuewu's cognition, he did not define music as elegant or vulgar.

Music that can move him is what he likes, and music that cannot move him is just noise.

Fortunately, this concert was very successful. At least Li Xuewu could hear that the band's performance skills were still very solid.

Some people say that Li Xuewu does not understand music. How can he judge the quality of the other party's performance?

You don't need to understand. You can buy a more expensive ticket and go to the concert hall to listen. Music does not choose the audience, but the people who play music choose the audience.

How can there be elegance and vulgarity in this world? Do you think Lin Daiyu's fart is elegant or vulgar?

——

"Is the relationship between couples abroad so messy?"

The concert ended successfully, and everyone applauded enthusiastically and praised the band that came to perform.

After the curtain on the stage closed, the most core part of the banquet began.

Li Xuewu waved his hand to stop Li Haiyang who was going to help Li Huaide get food, whispered something in Li Huaide's ear, and the two stood up together.

Seeing them like this, Cheng Kaiyuan also signaled Zhang Shicheng with his eyes that he didn't need to come over.

Standing by the dining table, Li Xuewu explained to the two in a low voice.

Since it is a buffet cold meal, don't do the service set, otherwise the other party will gossip.

It is mainly a collision of Eastern and Western cultures. This is a trap set by the other party in this banquet.

Didn't you say that the social system is more advanced? Then why do your managers even need to be served when eating? What's the difference from a hundred years ago?

In fact, this is just nitpicking. Haven't you seen that French restaurants all go to the kitchen to cook and serve dishes by themselves, and there are special waiters.

Of course, since it is stated that this is a buffet cold meal reception banquet, you have to follow this rule and don't be too serious about this matter.

Li Huaide must be uncomfortable with this way of eating in his heart, so he asked this question.

He pointed at Alan and his wife who were walking in the crowd with wine glasses in their hands, and said with a curled mouth: "How can you see that they are not serious people?"

"You have a sharp eye——"

Li Xuewu smiled and whispered to the two about the lover culture in France.

At the same time, his eyes inadvertently pointed at Amandine, the economic commissioner who was following behind Alan.

He reminded softly: "The couple each has their own way, but they are united in common interests."

"Then marriage has become a business--"

Cheng Kaiyuan shook his head slightly and said: "I still don't agree with this culture, it's too backward."

"Of course, this is a decadent and vulgar Western cultural concept, which must be condemned and resisted."

Li Xuewu said righteously and sternly: "I agree with your point of view very much, but after all, they are not from the same world as us, so just turn a blind eye."

"Hehe--"

Li Huaide curled his lips and whispered: "Toads looking for frogs, ugly ones playing with flowers."

When Li Xuewu heard this, he couldn't help but look up at him, and Cheng Kaiyuan looked at Lao Li with the same speechless expression, which meant, how dare you say this!

Li Huaide was calm and composed, with an expression of I am a white lotus.

It can be seen that he really can't have shame when he has come to this point.

After taking the cold meal, the group of people from the Red Star Factory returned to the dining table with plates and sat down.

Although it was a buffet, the leaders of Red Star Factory, under the arrangement of Li Xuewu, had to set up a Chinese banquet.

This was another confrontation between Red Star Factory and Santaya Group.

You can set the rules of the game, but you still have to listen to me.

You walk around and socialize with a red wine glass, and I sit here and watch you like a clown.

Li Xuewu's plan was an open plot, and it was also a game, because there were only three empty seats at the table where they were, and it depended on whether you would come.

Now the question is, how should Chantal, the president of Santaya Group, come.

The identities of the guests present were very complicated. The Red Star Factory team did not take the initiative to communicate, so they had to come and say hello.

We are sitting and you are standing, you are at a loss.

You want to sit down?

Okay, there are only three seats, and at most three people can come at a time.

Whether you are from the French Embassy or the British Embassy, ​​you can only come one side at a time.

Because no matter who comes, it is impossible to be alone, at least the female companion must occupy a seat.

Oh, if you bring a partner, it will be interesting. It doesn't matter who you bring, but who you don't bring is the problem.

Li Xuewu quietly told Li Huaide and Cheng Kaiyuan about it, and Ding Zigui couldn't help but gave him a thumbs up.

The meaning is: you are still shady.

It's a buffet, nothing good, too sweet, or seafood, this thing is French cooking, Li Huaide is tired of eating it.

International Hotel is still a very high-end consumption place for ordinary people, but it's nothing for Li Huaide, he has entertainment expenses.

Of course, the general visitors from brother units are entertained at the Red Star Factory, not here.

It's not that the relationship is not in place, but it's inconvenient. How can you talk about things with a room full of foreigners.

There are only very high-level private banquets, or informal exchanges in official business.

For example, the last time I met Liu Xiangqian from the city here, Lao Li really planned to treat me that time.

Old Li is a kind person, and he listened to Li Xuewu's advice. Li Xuewu said not to take more, just a token of appreciation, and he really didn't take more. He didn't have to take the drinks himself.

A waiter was patrolling the venue with drinks, pouring wine into the empty cups.

Li Huaide and others sat here and talked about their own things, and soon someone took the bait.

"Sorry, please forgive the poor hospitality."

Alain Adrien came to the table with his wife Chantal and greeted them.

As the only one who knew French at the table, Li Xuewu stood up and greeted the other party very naturally.

He was just a deputy director, so it didn't matter if he stood up, and Li Huaide and others just sat down.

At Li Xuewu's invitation, the couple sat down and chatted.

They didn't talk directly about the technical team this time, because the team had already arrived in Guangzhou.

The list and situation of the relevant personnel had also been in the hands of Red Star Factory.

At this time, you need an invitation letter from others to go abroad for exchanges and visits.

It's the same to enter the mainland. If there is no unit to accept you, can you come in?

Even during the training in Guangzhou, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other departments have been giving feedback and contacting Red Star Factory to confirm the situation of these people.

Of course, after entering the mainland and coming to Beijing, these people are always under surveillance.

Not to mention the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Investigation Department, even Li Xuewu does not trust these people.

You can work, but don't make trouble.

Fearing that the other party will do something weird, Li Xuewu clearly asked this team to move into Red Star Factory when communicating with the Santaya Group.

The place has been cleaned up for them, newly renovated, and all service personnel are of high quality.

How high?

The kind who can run down the 400-meter obstacle course without blushing is the guard team of Red Star Factory.

Forget about gentle and beautiful waitresses. For these extremely romantic Frenchmen, Li Xuewu almost welded an iron cage for them.

The service of the guard team is enough. They are here to work.

During the three-year construction period, they can take paid leave. The Santaya Group has made arrangements in this regard, whether they go to Hong Kong or other places.

Anyway, the other party is not allowed to do anything reckless here. The director of the Red Star Factory Management Committee is shameless, but the Red Star Factory is respectable.

The couple sat down and chatted for about ten minutes, and then Counselor Alan left politely.

Chantal smiled and nodded to Li Huaide, and said helplessly to Li Xuewu: "Please forgive our impoliteness, he is not interested in my career."

"It doesn't matter, I can see that Mr. Adrian is obsessed with foreign affairs."

Li Xuewu smiled and nodded, and said to each other: "One is invincible in business, and the other is the leader in foreign affairs. We really envy your combination."

"Thank you for your understanding--"

Chantal smiled and looked at Li Huaide, saying: "The technical team can officially start work tomorrow. I hope our cooperation will be pleasant."

"Please believe in the sincerity and responsibility of Red Star Factory in entertaining friends and guests."

With the help of Li Xuewu, Li Huaide communicated with Chantal very smoothly.

Old Li should have learned it privately, and his foreign affairs rhetoric is getting more and more fluent.

He didn't say it so well before, and it even had a bit of the taste of the director.

Now it has been very different, and it even has warmth and breadth.

Li Xuewu dared to swear that this was definitely not taught by him, let alone recommended by him to learn.

All I can say is that it is not easy to do work, like sailing against the current, if you don't move forward, you will fall behind.

Don't just think that Lao Li will continue to play music and dance, he is also very focused on learning.

When reading documents and organizing ideological learning, the content he said is very detailed and profound.

Again, in business, you can despise him as much as you want, he doesn't care.

But in organizational management work, he can beat everyone with his shameless spirit.

Of course, Li Xuewu is not included, because when it comes to shamelessness, Li Xuewu has no bottom line at all.

Chantal has been sitting in this position all the time, but the two positions next to her have been frequently replaced.

During this period, the heads of various foreign affairs embassies came here to meet and chat.

It is interesting that these heads all brought economic specialists, and even took the initiative to exchange business cards with everyone in the Red Star Factory.

Li Huaide's business card folder has many business cards of economic specialists and related foreign affairs personnel of the foreign affairs embassy, ​​and Li Xuewu also has one.

There are even private business card folders in it, which is different from Li Huaide and others.

I don’t know if it was the result of the conversation over the wine glasses just now, or if the news that he was in charge of foreign affairs at the Red Star Factory leaked through some channel, anyway, the attitude of these foreign affairs leaders and economic commissioners towards him was obviously different from that of Cheng Kaiyuan and others.

Especially he frequently exchanged multiple languages, sitting here like he was cursing at the Eight-Nation Alliance.

Even Cheng Kaiyuan couldn’t envy this. You can’t even talk, what business can you talk about?

At the end of the banquet, Chantal signaled to the assistant and called Adolf, the head of the engineering team, and Francois, the head of the designer team.

It was very surprising that the two leaders who came were not French even though it was obviously organized by the French.

Adolf is Spanish, Francois is Italian, Li Xuewu is on the defensive?

Of course not, after the two sat down, Chantal took the initiative to introduce them, and also emphasized the composition of the main members of the two teams.

Spain, Italy, West Germany, the Netherlands, France, it was like the Olympics.

But it was not very surprising, the circle of European architecture was actually very small.

It's the same in all circles. The higher you go, the fewer elites there are, and the closer the relationships are.

If the Santaya Group wants to create a benchmark project in the mainland, it will naturally work hard.

And being able to participate in design and construction in the mysterious East is also a great opportunity for these top talents in the construction industry to become famous.

After returning, their resumes will be marked with "I participated in urban design in such and such a place".

In fact, it is not only that the Santaya Group gives a lot to attract these people to the mainland, but also that the ecological project developed by the Red Star Factory is attractive enough.

In a large city in a relatively backward country, an ecological industrial park is built with a construction capacity of 200,000 people. What is this concept?

In any region in the West, a place with 200,000 people is enough to be called a city.

But here, it is just an industrial park.

Comparing concept to concept in turn shows how high the standards of this industrial park are.

Did Red Star get a lot of land?

Not a lot, but it is obviously unrealistic to accommodate so many people with the current urban floor area ratio.

what to do?

Then we can only dig down and go up.

This period is a period of large-scale construction of the three-proof project, and the Red Star Factory cannot be exempted from this work.

Therefore, when building a park, we have to dig deeper and dig out a multi-functional engineering building.

Going up, residential buildings must break through the three-story buildings that are common today and reach six or even seven stories.

Don't think that six floors is very short. Six floors is very high at this time. The residential buildings for needy workers that Hongxing Factory has built are six-story buildings. Workers privately say that these are high-rise buildings.

Think about it, how many floors is the main office building of the Red Star Factory?

This time, a French team participated in the design and construction of the office building with a minimum of eleven floors.

There are still two to three floors underground, enough to become the landmark building of Red Star Factory within ten years.

Of course, this is also the purpose of Sentaya Group’s efforts.

It can help Red Star Factory design and manufacture large and complex industrial plants, but what about urban buildings?

If they can receive orders for urban planning and construction in the mainland, all the money they have paid will not be worth mentioning.