Reborn Industrial Tycoon

Chapter 327 Tool Man (please subscribe)

Li Weidong asked for an extra place to go to the United States, so he naturally planned to leave it to He Anan.

Last summer, after He Anan graduated from the Capital Foreign Languages ​​Institute, he did not choose to continue studying abroad. Instead, he directly joined the work and was assigned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Of course, being assigned to such a unit also has something to do with He Anan's family background.

He Anan studied Japanese, so after entering the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he went directly to work in the Asia Department.

Li Weidong didn't know if He Anan had time to answer the phone, so he called the paging station and sent a paging message to He Anan.

Beijing had a paging station as early as 1985, but at that time a BP machine cost over a thousand yuan. This price was difficult for ordinary Chinese to accept. Therefore, in the 1980s, there was basically no development in the domestic wireless paging business.

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The Asian Games in 1990 was a turning point. Beijing began to vigorously develop and promote wireless paging, and more and more people used BP machines.

However, at that time, there was no automatic paging station, and there was no Chinese character paging service. The BP machine could only display the other party's phone number.

In 1992, BP machines were considered a new and fashionable thing. At that time, wearing a BP machine on your waist would attract envious glances from those around you.

Li Weidong waited for more than ten minutes when the phone next to him rang.

After hearing Li Weidong's voice, He An'an said: "I saw a strange number, and it was an out-of-town area code, so I guessed it was you!"

"I'm here at Huanghai Petrochemical!" Li Weidong then asked: "How is it? Are you busy with work recently?'

"I'm so busy, I'm so busy! I didn't expect the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to be so busy. I work overtime every day! If I had known this, I would have taken the graduate school exam and stayed in school to teach. I would definitely be more relaxed than I am now!"

He Anan said.

"Then do you want to give yourself a vacation and relax?" Li Weidong then asked: "Let's go abroad for a while?"

"Going to Japan again?" He Anan asked subconsciously.

"We're not going to Japan this time, let's go to the United States!" Li Weidong replied.

"Really?" He Anan's tone was full of surprise.

As the most powerful and richest country in the world, the United States is full of attractions for people from all countries. I don’t know how many people leave their homes and careers just for a visa to the United States, for the so-called "American Dream"

”.

Li Weidong then introduced: "Huanghai Petrochemical wants to purchase a batch of petrochemical equipment from the American Mobil Company. They couldn't negotiate, so they asked me to negotiate with the Americans. I asked Huanghai Petrochemical for an extra overseas quota!"

"Great, I'll ask for a leave request soon!" He Anan said excitedly.

For people at that time, it was only natural to take a leave just to go to the United States.

After all, the chances of getting a U.S. visa are really rare. Even a staff member of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs like He Anan cannot get a U.S. visa casually.

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Mobil Corporation Headquarters, Irvine, Texas, USA.

Wallace, the company executive, was standing by the large floor-to-ceiling window with coffee in his hand, his brows furrowed as if he had encountered some problem.

At this moment, his assistant knocked on the door and walked in and said, "Mr. Wallace, we just received news from the Hong Kong Island office that China Huanghai Petrochemical wants to come to the United States again to negotiate on the purchase of petrochemical production equipment.

, I hope we can issue an invitation letter so that they can apply for a visa!”

Upon hearing the news, Wallace immediately relaxed his brows.

"People from Saudi Basic Industries Corporation are coming next week. I am worried that no one is willing to cooperate with us in this big drama! Just then, the Chinese came to my door. God helped me. Such a suitable tool man is not good.

Look for it!”

Thinking of this, Wallace said, "Notify our Hong Kong office immediately and issue an invitation letter to Huanghai Petrochemical. The sooner the better!"

"Okay, sir!" The assistant nodded.

Wallace continued, "Also, let the Hong Kong office inform our embassy in China that if Huanghai Petrochemical goes to apply for a visa, hurry up and get it done for them! We now need people from Huanghai Petrochemical to come to the United States as soon as possible.

, this way our negotiations with the Saudis will be much smoother!"

"Okay, sir, I'll do it right away." After the assistant said that, he turned around and walked out.

The U.S. oil giants have always had a huge influence on the U.S. government. In 1992, when President Bush came to power, the U.S. oil companies had an even greater say. With the strength and status of Mobil Corporation, it allowed oil companies stationed abroad to

It is easy for the embassy to give the green light.

…

In Beijing, Li Weidong, holding his identity document in his hand, stood in front of the U.S. Embassy in China with Song Jinlong and others, waiting in line for a visa interview.

"I've only been back in Qinghe for two days, and you asked me to come to the capital for an interview! Your Huanghai Petrochemical's efficiency is too high!" Li Weidong couldn't help but say.

Song Jinlong explained: "The main reason is that Mobil is very efficient! After you left that day, we immediately contacted Mobil's office in Hong Kong, hoping that they would send an invitation letter.

Originally, we had to wait ten days and a half for this kind of thing, or even a month, but we didn’t expect that the Mobil Hong Kong office gave us a reply one day later and asked us to go to the United States.

list, and then sent the invitation letter!”

"Are American companies so efficient? Or is it because companies in Hong Kong are more efficient?"

A trace of doubt arose in Li Weidong's heart, and he asked again: "Director Song, as far as I know, you also need to make an appointment to go to the visa officer for an interview. We got in line so quickly. It seems that your factory's

The public relations skills are quite strong!”

“I don’t know how the appointment to see the visa officer came so quickly this time! Usually we have to wait for at least a month, and when there are many people, it can be three or four months. But this time we submitted the appointment application to the embassy.

, I got a reply immediately and asked us to come for an interview.”

Song Jinlong paused and then said: "Speaking of which, I originally thought I would have to wait a month or two, so when we received the notice of visa interview from the US Embassy, ​​we at Huanghai Petrochemical were in a hurry for a while, preparing for the process overnight.

Visa related materials.”

Hearing this, Li Weidong frowned slightly. It sounded like Huanghai Petrochemical had used a back door to see the visa officer so quickly.

However, this is the embassy of the United States, and Li Weidong does not think that Huanghai Petrochemical has the ability to use the back door here.

"It's strange, this is a bit unreasonable." Li Weidong frowned, and for a while he couldn't think of the reason.

Soon, it was the turn of the people from Huanghai Petrochemical to meet the visa officer.

In order to successfully pass the application, Li Weidong prepared a lot of information, such as a copy of the electrical appliance factory's business license, a copy of the OEM contract he signed with Xizhi Electric, and a bank deposit certificate.

When the visa officer asks relevant questions, Li Weidong presents these things and should be able to pass smoothly.

However, what Li Weidong didn't expect was that the visa officer just took Li Weidong's identity information, verified that it was him, and then approved it for Li Weidong. He didn't even ask Li Weidong any questions other than his name.

Li Weidong walked out of the interview room with a confused look on his face.

Li Weidong applied for a U.S. business visa in his previous life. He knew the process of applying for a business visa and knew what questions the visa officer would ask. But today's experience was completely different from what Li Weidong remembered!

"Is it so easy to apply for a business visa to the United States these days? Just ask for your name? Isn't it too perfunctory? Even if you don't check your English proficiency, you still have to ask a few career-related questions, right? This visa officer is just

Aren’t you afraid that I will be blacklisted in America?”

Li Weidong felt more and more that things were a little strange, and his intuition told him that from the quick invitation letter, to the quick appointment with the visa officer, to the perfunctory appearance in front of him today, everything was arranged by someone.

At this time, Li Weidong saw Song Jinlong walking out of another visa officer's room.

"Director Li, you must have passed it over there, right?" Song Jinlong asked with concern on his face.

It doesn't matter if others just go through the interview, but Li Weidong must go through the interview, and Song Jinlong is counting on him to negotiate with Mobil!

Li Weidong asked: "Director Song, what questions did the visa officer ask you?"

"I just asked my name, then looked at the invitation letter from Mobil Company, and signed it!" Song Jinlong replied.

"The last time you went to the United States to negotiate, was the interview going so smoothly?" Li Weidong asked again.

Song Jinlong thought for a while and replied: "That's not true. The visa officer last time asked me so many questions that I sweated."

"Then I only asked for my name this time, don't you think it's strange?" Li Weidong asked.

"It should be because I have been to the United States before, so it is easier to get a visa! I heard that you only need to get a US visa once, and it will be much easier after that." Song Jinlong replied.

"But I have never been to the United States, but the visa officer only asked my name and gave me a visa! This was so smooth." Li Weidong said solemnly.

"Isn't it a good thing if it goes well!" Song Jinlong said casually, and then saw Li Weidong's solemn expression, so he asked in a low voice: "Director Li, do you think there is anything wrong with this?"

Li Weidong nodded: "From the invitation letter to today's interview, everything went so smoothly! If I guessed correctly, someone wants us to go to the United States as soon as possible, so they are secretly helping us!"

"Who is it?" Song Jinlong asked subconsciously.

"Who else can be Mobil!" Li Weidong continued; "Only this kind of oil giant has the ability to influence the embassy!"

"If it's Mobil, why are they doing this?" Song Jinlong thought about it for a moment, and suddenly looked at the building with joy: "Mobil wants us to go there early! Doesn't that mean they want to sell us the equipment?"

"Not necessarily!" Li Weidong shook his head pessimistically, and then said, "Sometimes, it's impossible to make a play with just the protagonist and no supporting roles."

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