National Tide 1980

Kwok Ke-feng was stunned when he heard the voice, and quickly stood up from the rocking chair, put the cigar on the ashtray, and went to open the door.

When he opened the door, he saw the secretary standing outside with a grim face, and he knew it was not good news.

He couldn't help but look at the secretary, "What's wrong? Is the headquarters going to fire us and dismiss us all?"

The reason why Kwok Ke-feng deliberately joked was that he wanted to try his best to maintain the relaxed and happy mood of today's beautiful day, and didn't want the good mood of today to be swept away.

However, the secretary didn't mean to join in the fun at all, and quickly handed him several faxed documents in his hand, but reported to him in a serious tone.

"General Manager, our hotels in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong City have similar situations. Someone deliberately made trouble..."

"Come in and talk."

Kwok Ke-feng sighed softly, knowing that the situation must be very serious.

While taking the documents from the secretary, he let him into his room.

Later, when they returned to the living room, Guo Kefeng looked at the contents on the paper again, and he was no longer in the mood to joke.

Instead, his blood pressure rose a lot, and he was quite angry.

It turned out that the contents of these faxes were news published in the social news pages of newspapers in several cities.

The Pioneer in Malaysia, the Lianhe Zaobao in Singapore, and the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong

According to these news, in the past two days, people who deliberately made trouble appeared in the lobby of the Guo family's hotels in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong.

These people all appeared in the guise of guests staying in the hotel.

They either fought for rest seats, or had disputes while queuing for check-in or check-out procedures, or were harassed by the other party. They all fought in public.

It would have been fine if they had frightened many other guests, but the key point was that these people were swearing and tearing each other's clothes when they fought, which was very undignified.

What's worse, they even carried durian meat wrapped in plastic bags with them, and in the middle of the quarrel, they took it out and threw it at each other.

As a result, the hotel lobby was in chaos, and the guests avoided it. The smell was particularly unbearable.

Even when the hotel security came out to dissuade them, these people ignored it. In the end, they didn't stop cursing and fighting until the police showed up.

Needless to say, such things have a very bad impact. Not only did the reputation of the Guo family's hotel suffer a great loss, but the guests staying in the hotel were also very dissatisfied.

Although the hotel has apologized strongly afterwards, many people moved out of the Guo family hotel because they were worried about safety issues or believed that there were safety risks in the hotel management.

Especially when such things were published in these newspapers, the Guo family and its hotels would inevitably become the laughing stock of the entire Southeast Asian market, and it was also a matter of great shame. I am afraid that people will still talk about it many years later.

I wonder, with these practices, how can the Guo Hotel, which the Sugar King has high hopes for, claim that its hotel style and service are of the highest quality in the future?

As a core member of the Guo family, how can Guo Kefeng not be angry when outsiders destroy the reputation of his family?

"Asshole! Who on earth is so bold as to do such a despicable thing to our hotel? What did the group headquarters say? Who did it? Have you found out?"

"Found out."

The secretary replied, "Although those who made trouble insisted that they were just drunk or had some mental illness when facing the police's inquiries, they couldn't control their emotions and made such a thing. But no matter where the police were, they would not believe it. Instead, they found out that their backgrounds were not clean. These troublemakers were almost all gangsters from Hong Kong City. So the police concluded that someone must have instructed them to make trouble. What's more, someone later delivered documents to the front desk of our hotels and claimed to be responsible for the matter. This made the matter even more certain. However, we can't sue these people based on this."

"Deliver documents?"

When Guo Kefeng heard this, he felt that the matter was not simple, and his anger was restrained.

"What documents were sent? Who ordered them?"

"The documents received by our hotel actually have the same content. What was delivered was just a newspaper, but it was a Japanese newspaper from a few days ago. The relevant fax was at the bottom of those documents. This Japanese newspaper also published a news that a Chinese restaurant was smashed in Japan, and the other party's message was a sentence written on this news - it is impolite not to return the favor..."

Listening to the secretary's words, Guo Kefeng quickly turned to the end to see the document.

It turned out that the fax was indeed the news that a Chinese restaurant called 'Tangong Restaurant' was smashed by the Japanese Yakuza.

And that sentence, which was handwritten and teasing, was even more shocking on the fax document.

"So, in other words, the person targeting us is the owner of this restaurant. But... why? What does his restaurant being smashed have to do with us? Our Guo family doesn't have much business in Japan..."

Guo Kefeng really couldn't figure out why the other party did this.

Of course, he didn't dare to believe that what he said casually was actually the fact.

So at this time, the secretary seemed a little embarrassed and coughed twice, "I just learned about this matter. The smashing of this restaurant may have something to do with us. According to the headquarters, this restaurant Manager, his wife is Japanese movie star Keiko Matsumoto. In recent years, Keiko Matsumoto has invested in a love movie starring Teresa Teng. You should know that this Asian singer was married to Keiko. What happened to Master Cheng's almost engagement? Master Ke Yan believed that the content of this movie not only mirrored his brother's love history, but also deliberately smeared the Guo family. Therefore, in order to prevent the filming and release of the movie, he not only used family resources. He interfered with the crew's filming in Singapore, and he also found an agent in Japan to handle the matter on his behalf. The ultimate goal was to terminate the film project. As for the agent, he was the owner of an artist agency in Japan. Jie seems to be a very capable person, and he also has some background in gangs. He may have wanted to use this to create some pressure on the other party, so he sent people to destroy the restaurant..."

"This..." Guo Kefeng instantly realized the embarrassment of this matter.

He knew about Uncle Liu's family's fight against each other, and he didn't want to comment on what was right or wrong.

But I never expected that this incident would cause such trouble again.

From the Guo family's point of view, he certainly thinks that Guo Keyan's starting point is not problematic.

Guo Keyan is the youngest son of King Sugar, and Guo Kocheng, who had a relationship with Teresa Teng, is his eldest brother.

The younger brother is aggrieved for his elder brother and does not want the privacy of the Guo family to be made into a movie and let outsiders make irresponsible remarks. This is understandable in any way.

But the question is whether his intervention method is relatively simple and crude, which seems a bit arrogant.

And why did you find someone with a dark background to handle this matter? Is this choice too casual?

No matter what, if you smash someone else's store first, things that were originally reasonable seem to become unreasonable.

If the opponent is not strong enough, it is nothing to be afraid of.

But now they are not afraid and are fighting back with the same method. It will be uncomfortable for the Guo family to get this punch back.

This is simply a stupid thing to do to get the first thousand and lose 80,000.

"Then... what does the headquarters mean? Do you want me to go back and deal with this matter? Or do you want to ask me about the situation of the hotel in the capital?"

"Ah, what the headquarters means is that the headquarters will arrange personnel to handle this matter, and then a special person will go to Japan to negotiate with the other party. By the way, it is also reasonable to ask about the situation here. I have already Tell the headquarters that there has been no similar situation in Beijing for the time being. We will naturally try our best to improve the security of the Beijing hotel and do our best to avoid such incidents from happening again. However, there is another important reason why the headquarters contacted us, which is that they have identified it. The restaurant that was smashed had a mainland official background. There were two shareholders who invested in the restaurant. One was the service bureau of the Chongwen District Government in Beijing, and the other was the husband of the famous Temple of Heaven Park. The person in charge of running the restaurant in Japan is a native of Beijing, named Ning Weimin. He went to Japan only because he was employed by these shareholders. Therefore, the headquarters hopes that we can be in charge of these two agencies. If the misunderstanding can be clarified at the source and the problem can be solved, then even if the Japanese side is reluctant, as a migrant worker, he will naturally not be reluctant. This will greatly reduce the difficulty of negotiations on the Japanese side. . I think the chairman’s intention is that he still doesn’t want the other party to make the movie, so I really hope that we can solve his worries first..."

At this point, Guo Kefeng had roughly understood the meaning of the headquarters through the secretary's words.

Yes, after all, the Guo family has invested too much in the mainland.

Shangri-La, Guomao Building, and the cooperation with COFCO to establish an oil cooperation company.

The investments and projects here are closely related to the future of the Guo family.

It's really hard to get into trouble with the officials here.

Not only should there be no stalemate, but we should try our best to maintain it and even deepen the friendship.

No matter how small the agency is, it cannot be underestimated. He cannot leave any hidden dangers or constraints to his cooperation projects.

So if you find any misunderstandings or grudges now, of course you should negotiate them as soon as possible and resolve the knots.

Guo Kefeng then thought about it seriously and believed that given the current economic conditions in mainland China, these agencies and units investing in restaurants in Japan probably regard restaurants as cash cows.

Of course they were angry that their business was ruined, but their appetites should also be well satisfied.

According to his idea, each shareholder who invested in Tan Gong Restaurant would lose one million yuan, which would probably be enough to quell their dissatisfaction.

However, although there is a solution, how to talk to the other party is a problem.

Based on his understanding of the mainland, it would definitely not be possible to meet these shareholders directly, and it would never give him a good face.

He must be introduced to him by someone with status and identity in order to gain sufficient respect and understanding from the other party.

In that case, negotiation will get twice the result with half the effort.

So, he immediately took out his business card and called the person in charge of COFCO Group with whom he had a pleasant chat at noon.

According to his opinion, the other party would not help with such a trivial matter.

In an agricultural country like the Republic, the status of the person in charge of COFCO is definitely among the best, and no one will deny him face.

Therefore, as long as there are people like this who can lead the way, no matter how difficult the problem is, it will not be a problem.

But things happened to be so unlucky, and it actually backfired.

What Guo Kefeng never expected was that after the call was dialed, the other party spoke first before he could tell what he was asked to do.

"Hey, what a coincidence, General Manager Guo, I was about to call you. So, you also got the relevant news?"

"What news?" Guo Kefeng didn't know why.

"You don't know yet, that's the thing. There are some changes in our negotiations. The superiors asked us to reconsider it, and someone raised objections."

"Ah? Who raised objections? What's going on?"

Guo Kefeng couldn't believe it. After all, they sat together drinking together at noon because they signed the letter of intent. At that time, the person in charge kept patting his chest, ensuring that this would be the "birth certificate" and there would be no policy restrictions on the cooperation between the two parties.

But the problem is that the plan can't keep up with the changes, and the other party has a hard time talking about it.

"I don't know exactly what happened. I heard that it was several experts from the Agricultural University who said hello to the above. They are now questioning whether the project of refining oil is related to people's livelihood, but the technical demand is not high. Is it possible? If it is necessary to introduce foreign investment, we need to be cautious.”

The person in charge of COFCO seemed to remember something again.

"Ah, by the way, I also want to ask you, has your Guo Group provoked anyone? Why are these experts from the Agricultural University so resistant to your participation in this matter? And they also said that your Guo Group The group is quite domineering overseas. Not only does its business methods have some problems, but it also has problems with Japanese helpers. The faction members are involved and their reputation is not good. In view of this, some experts suggest that even if the country needs this refined oil project, it needs to introduce foreign investment, so it is best to consider more than just you. If you are not human, you will regret it if you cause losses in the future.”

"What?" The last few words were like shocking bad news to Guo Kefeng.

He couldn't believe that a stranger would stab him behind his back and throw dirty water on him.

I can't even figure out why.

"Leader, please don't misunderstand us. The goodwill of our Guo Group is well known throughout Southeast Asia. No one has ever questioned our integrity. We have always done business in a disciplined manner. And we all I attach great importance to my Chinese identity, and I have never forgotten the homeland that gave birth to us and raised us..."

Hearing what he said, the other person immediately laughed, "I'm just asking casually. After all, the Agricultural University said that there is a person named Ning Weimin. This person represents the mainland and does business in Japan. He also has a relationship with the Agricultural University. We have a close cooperative relationship. However, it seems that we have been having some trouble with your group recently. I heard that you were deliberately embarrassed by his wife's movie in Singapore, and later, you also targeted the restaurant he ran for the mainland. All in all, it seems quite What a grievance. Especially this Ning Weimin. It is said that he once took the initiative to contact you to resolve the misunderstanding, but he tried his best to contact you and you completely ignored him. Anyway, you have an idea of ​​this matter. Come on, although the old experts from the Agricultural University have retired, their qualifications are still there, so it’s hard to ignore their opinions. Let’s talk to them again in a few days. You’d better have an explanation for this matter. . Don’t let the small lose the big…”

Listening to the other party's advice and education on the phone, Guo Kefeng felt really depressed.

Ning Weimin?

What kind of person is this!

How can you have such a great reputation?

He is really just an ordinary restaurant manager. It doesn't look like it.

Well, before I had time to ask for a favor, he took advantage of me.

Guo Keyan, you are the same, you are young and impetuous and do all kinds of things.

Isn't it just your brother's falling in love? The whole family's business has been affected. Look how much trouble you have caused!