Rebirth 1989: My Unlucky Career

After hearing Yalikov's words, Zhao Zhuo suddenly lost his identity.

After all, in Yalikov's words, Zhao Zhuo is like a savior who flies to Berezniki with daily necessities in hand.

But he seems to be here for business, right?

After thinking about it, Zhao Zhuo somewhat understood Yalikov's thoughts.

As a people in a country that has suffered a lot, the Soviets have an inherent national sentiment that advocates suffering.

This can also explain why the Soviet Union is on the verge of collapse and the domestic market is in such chaos, but most Soviet people are still able to persist in their lives.

Thinking of this, Zhao Zhuo couldn't help but feel respect and pity for the people of the Soviet Union.

What I respect is their optimism and open-mindedness in the face of suffering.

It is a pity that their country has fallen into the current situation due to various reasons.

In contrast, Zhao Zhuo, as a Chinese, feels the greatness of the motherland even more:

They also walked away from the war years. It took China only thirty or forty years of this generation, one generation shed the blood of three generations, one generation suffered the hardships of three generations, and finally the country ushered in earth-shaking changes!

Despite his emotions, Zhao Zhuo did not forget his mission.

After dinner, Yalikov had already made arrangements for the hotel.

After a night's rest, the two will go straight to Berezniki the next day.

…

Early the next morning, the two arrived at Moscow Airport.

After buying the ticket to Berezniki, Zhao Zhuo couldn't help but feel a little sad when he looked at the amount on the ticket.

The price of one flight within the Soviet Union was enough for Zhao Zhuo to fly directly from the capital to Moscow five times!

This also corroborates what Yalikov said about the high cost of fuel.

After nearly two hours of flying, the two finally arrived in Berezniki!

Before the plane landed, Zhao Zhuo carefully observed this city he had heard about for a long time from top to bottom.

The first thing that attracts the most attention is the numerous large and small black spots around the city - these are the pits formed after mining.

Immediately afterwards, there are chimneys one after another towering into the sky in the city - these are traces of the former industrial glory, but unfortunately no chimney is still smoking.

"Where is the Dara Automobile Factory?"

Zhao Zhuo asked.

Yalikov lay down by the window, observed carefully, then pointed to a place underground and said:

"That's probably where it is."

Zhao Zhuo looked in the direction of Yalikov's finger and saw a small town scattered on the plain about 20 kilometers away from Berezniki.

The town of Dara is obviously built around a square building complex in the center. The most central building complex is naturally the Dara Automobile Factory.

When Zhao Zhuo had a rough understanding, the plane slowly landed.

After leaving the airport, the two of them arrived at the designated location as agreed with Sholokhov.

Soon, a man who looked like a driver came over.

"Hello, are you Mr. Zhao and Mr. Yalikov?"

The driver asked politely in Russian.

Yalikov and Zhao Zhuo nodded, and the driver took them into the car.

Seeing that the driver was the only one, Yalikov couldn't help but frowned and asked.

"I asked, why didn't your deputy director come?"

The driver heard this and asked:

"Are you asking Mr. Sholokhov?"

Yalikov nodded:

"That's right."

The driver replied:

"Mr. Sholokhov originally wanted to come to greet you in person, but considering that several other guests have to be received, I have no choice but to come by myself."

Hearing this, Zhao Zhuo and Yalikov looked at each other, and both saw a trace of worry in each other's eyes.

"A few other guests? What does this mean?"

Zhao Zhuo asked directly in Russian.

When the driver saw that Zhao Zhuo could speak fluent Russian, he was a little surprised at first, and then said:

"As the saying goes, everyone who comes is a guest, and there are several guests who have traveled thousands of miles to come to our Dara Automobile Factory."

This was said, but it seems that it was not said, and the identities of the other guests were not revealed at all.

Seeing this, Zhao Zhuo curled his lips helplessly and was too lazy to continue asking.

After all, you will naturally know everything when you arrive.

Wanting to understand this, Zhao Zhuo simply closed his eyes and rested his mind.

Yalikov on the side looked a little restless.

After all, Sholokhov left his old comrade and buyer behind to greet him, so the identities of these guests must be very important.

It is even very possible that these people are also here to buy cars!

Thinking of this, Yalikov became a little anxious.

He shook Zhao Zhuo, who was resting with his eyes closed, and asked worriedly:

"I said, what if those customers mentioned by the driver are also here to buy cars like us?!"

Zhao Zhuo looked calm and calm:

"What should I do? Salad!"

Hearing this, Yalikov had no choice but to shut his mouth and wait patiently to find out what was going on.

…

Ten minutes later, the car drove into Dara Town, passed through residential areas, and arrived at Dara Automobile Factory.

"Old comrade, I finally waited for you!"

As soon as Zhao Zhuo and Yalikov got out of the car, a bearded man came up to them and gave Yalikov a hug.

Apparently, the person coming was Yalikov's comrade-in-arms, Sholokhov.

Sure enough, after Sholokhov and Yalikov finished hugging, they turned to look at Zhao Zhuo:

"Hello, are you Mr. Zhao?"

Zhao Zhuo smiled and nodded:

"Hello, Mr. Sholokhov, I am Zhao Zhuo."

And I saw Yalikov also excitedly hitting Sholokhov on the shoulder:

"What the hell are you busy with, you big beard? You didn't even go to greet me!"

Hearing this, Sholokhov couldn't help but look a little embarrassed, and after a pause he said:

"Because this time, it's not just the two of you who want to buy cars, there are several other people, all of whom are Chinese like Mr. Zhao."

Sure enough, the two people's guesses beforehand were correct, and they were still traveling together!

Seeing that Zhao Zhuo and Yalikov's expressions were a little stiff, Sholokhov couldn't help but said awkwardly:

"Originally, I proposed to the factory director that I only let you do the purchasing, but unexpectedly, the factory director came up with an idea of ​​bidding, and called in several businessmen, saying that he would hold a bidding meeting for you to carry out the bidding.

compete."

Hearing this, Yalikov suddenly became unhappy:

"Old comrade, this is different from what you told me before!"

Sholokhov knew that he had not fulfilled his promise and was a little embarrassed.

But at this moment, Zhao Zhuo smiled, shook his head, and said lightly:

"Yalikov, don't blame your comrade. I believe he must have tried his best."

After a pause, Zhao Zhuo looked at Sholokhov again and continued:

"What's more, the purchasing conditions we have prepared are not afraid of competition from any peers!"