Resource Tycoon Reborn

Chapter 118: Meeting people from another country

Mei Dongze and Lu Mingyue could not have imagined that in just a moment, Fang Mingyuan's thoughts would have traveled thousands of miles.

Orila came forward with a happy face, and said to Fang Mingyuan and others: "Fang, Mr. Lu, Mr. Mei, tomorrow night our Helsinki City Hall will host a dinner, which will be attended by some local and foreign celebrities.

, I wonder if the three of you are interested in participating?"

Fang Mingyuan and the other three looked at each other. To be honest, Fang Mingyuan wanted to refuse. The official languages ​​of Finland are Finnish and Swedish. Although almost everyone in Finland learns foreign languages, and there are many Finns who know two or three foreign languages.

Even the hotel cleaners are fluent in English. Foreign films shown on TV are never translated. Many children have learned foreign languages ​​from watching TV since they were young, but there are very few who understand Chinese. Among the three, only Fang Mingyuan speaks English and French.

Not bad, but he also knows nothing about Finnish and Swedish. Although when Fang Mingyuan came, translators were prepared for them in Finland, but it was still troublesome to communicate like that.

It's better here at Nokia, after all, there are relatively fewer people, but if you want to attend a dinner party, you always have to bring a translator with you, which is quite annoying. But Orila sincerely invites, it would be a bit outrageous to say that everyone refuses,

So Lu Mingyue and Mei Dongze found an excuse to refuse, and pushed Fang Mingyuan out as a representative.

Orila's original intention was actually to win over Fang Mingyuan, so he didn't take Lu Mingyue and Mei Dongze's rejection to heart.

"Fang, it's settled, I'll pick you up at 6:30 tomorrow night!" Orila left happily.

The next day, after visiting the Nokia Technology R&D Center during the day, Lu Mingyue and Mei Dongze both stayed to record what they saw and heard that day. Fang Mingyuan, accompanied by Lin Rong and Chen Zhong, boarded the

A motorcade from Nokia headquarters!

There were four Nokia directors attending the reception today, so a total of six vehicles were dispatched. Naturally, Orilla was in the same car as Fang Mingyuan. Following the highway, the convoy quickly entered Helsinki and stopped at a hotel.

In front of the door.

If you just look at the appearance, uninformed people will never believe that a cocktail party attended by the president of Nokia and foreign guests will be held here. The automatic glass door is also inlaid with carved wooden strips, and the carpet in front of the door is dim. However,

, in fact, this is a five-star hotel in Helsinki. Finns advocate simplicity, and there is no splendid decoration in Helsinki. The city center still retains the old brick roads, and some hotels are also inlaid with bricks.

It looks like a plain wall and is dressed like a brick kiln.

Orila pulled Fang Mingyuan, and they walked into the hotel side by side.

The dinner was held in the lobby on the second floor of the hotel. There were approximately a hundred guests in attendance, but more than 90% of them, Fang Mingyuan had not only never seen, but also had never heard of.

However, there are indeed some representatives of well-known companies, such as Finland's largest and the world's third largest paper and paper products manufacturer, with a century-old history and an annual paper production capacity of more than 10 million tons. The world's largest magazine paper

, label paper manufacturer and Europe's largest plywood manufacturer, Vice President of UPM Group Gerry Harry; CEO of Finland's Enso Paper, Robert; and Carrefour supermarket counterpart, Finland's Kesco Vice President Li Skrut...

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Attendance at this dinner was not limited to Finland, but also some well-known foreign manufacturers, such as the directors of Ericsson, who almost took over the Nokia Group, and so on.

Fang Mingyuan rubbed his brows and sat tiredly on the sofa in the corner. Lin Rong brought him a cup of hot tea and placed it in front of him.

"It's really tiring to attend such social occasions!" Lin Rong also sat down, flexing her sore ankles and said in a low voice.

"The main reason is that I don't know too many people. It's like a black eye!" Fang Mingyuan muttered, "If I had known this, I wouldn't have come!" Although I did meet many well-known people in Finland, Austria

Lira also introduced him to many people, but Fang Mingyuan didn't know how effective such a simple meeting could be.

Moreover, Fang Mingyuan also realized that Finland is a small country after all, and its industrial system is not complete. There are not many industries with real advantages, and there are even fewer industries that Fang Mingyuan is interested in. Like just now, Gerry Harry, Vice President of UPM Group

Hearing that he was from China, he seemed quite interested. However, as a large-scale paper-making group, Fang Mingyuan did not want it to land in Qinxi Province, which has a low forest coverage rate. He himself had no plans to enter this province.

There is only one field, so he can only be vague about Grihari's enthusiasm.

However, looking back at Orillia, he was at ease with all kinds of people in the banquet hall, which makes people sigh. It is not an accident that he can achieve such results in the future.

Fang Mingyuan drank all the tea on the table and said, "Let's go out and take a breath!"

The three of them walked out through the side door of the banquet hall. Orillia's secretary noticed this and waved his hand not far away, and the staff from Nokia followed.

Leaning on the railing on the second floor, Fang Mingyuan overlooked the lobby below. People were coming and going. It was obvious that business here was good. It is not surprising when you think about it. Tourism is also an important industry in Finland, accounting for the national GDP.

Nearly 2% of the total, the scenery here is beautiful and the environment is comfortable. Although it is close to the Arctic Circle, due to the warm Atlantic current, even in winter when the sunshine hours are short, the temperature is several degrees higher than in Beijing, which is sunny in winter, and

It has unique polar day and night phenomena, so it is not surprising that it attracts tourists from all over the world.

"Mingyuan, I really don't know this unless I come here. I'm shocked when I come here. These Finns are really interesting. They are so rich. Look at the decoration in this hotel. It's not as good as our hotel in Fengyuan City. What if this

If you meet someone who doesn't know the inside story, you must think that they got this five-star brand." Lin Rong's visit to Finland this time was indeed an eye-opener.

"This is what people call keeping their wealth secret and keeping their wealth secret!" Fang Mingyuan laughed. Finland has achieved such remarkable results due to its stable political situation in recent years and its focus on domestic economic development.

The three of them were leaning on the railing and chatting casually, but they didn't notice that their every move was seen by several people not far away.

"Director Qi, look at the people over there, are they Japanese or Korean?" a young girl asked.

The middle-aged man known as Factory Manager Qi squinted his eyes for a long time and said uncertainly: "Why do I feel that they don't look like Japanese or Koreans, but they look like our people."

"Our people? Who from our country would come to this Nordic country? And look, how young are those men and women? Even if it is a government inspection team, it is impossible to bring such young people here, right?" Another one

The slightly fat middle-aged man was surprised. In 1995, it was still a rare thing for Chinese people to travel abroad, let alone come to Northern Europe. No wonder he thought that Fang Mingyuan and the others were not Chinese.

"Go and ask, if they are Chinese, that would be great! They just came out of that banquet hall. I just found out that they were all Finnish upper-class people." Director Qi gritted his teeth and said.

It has been three days since they came to Finland, but not to mention buying the scrap ship they wanted, they have not even seen the person in charge of the shipping company. Thinking that domestic factories are now desperate for food, Director Qi felt

I can't wait any longer! Prices in Finland are really too expensive. A day spent by the three of them in Finland is equivalent to more than a year's salary of ordinary people in the country!

"Who is going?" The slightly fat middle-aged man looked at Factory Director Qi, spread his hands and said, "Without Xiao Liu, the two of us can speak a few simple words in Russian, and also know how to say thank you and thank you.

"

Director Qi looked at the young girl with a wry smile and said, "It seems that you are the only one who is the most suitable! What do you think? Do you dare?"

Xiao Liu straightened her small breasts and said, "I'll try it!"

"Hey, when do you think our country will be like Finland, where the state is responsible for everything from birth to death? Compared with them, why do I feel that Finland is more like a socialist country!" Lin Rong sighed softly.

.When his father was hospitalized, if Fang Mingyuan hadn't helped him, his family would still be in a different state now. But if it were in Finland, there would be no need to go to the factory, the government would automatically pay for the medical expenses.

"..." Fang Mingyuan was speechless. He didn't know how to answer Lin Rong's question. In his previous life, even in the first ten years of the new century, China's medical security mechanism was still unclear.

It's perfect. Residents in cities are better off, but the medical security for the vast majority of farmers is still just talk on paper. The Chinese people have long said this. Eighty percent of China's medical security is for those cadres and government civil servants.

provided!

For this reason, high-level wards have been built in hospitals across the country. On one side are bright, spacious and comfortable high-end wards, which even have guest rooms like hotels. Young and beautiful nurses can’t wait to go to the toilet.

Help you take off your pants; on the other side, there are ordinary people who have to beg for a bed, and even have to endure the reality of being hospitalized in the corridor. In this way, they also have to face the shortage of doctors and nurses in the hospital.

problem!

It’s hard to be like Finland!

"Comrade, where is the bathroom?" A timid voice came from my ear.