Siheyuan, Me and the Yu Sisters

Zhang Renkang shook his head and said

“It’s not that I know anything.”

"Can the Gauls reach a joint communiqué with us this time?"

"If it is achieved, it means that we have torn open the Iron Curtain and gained a breathing space."

"Old Zhang, have you ever thought that with the Gauls' gold and jade in front of you, will those old European countries rush over to you?"

"Do we mean that the pressure in the North is being shared?"

Zhang Tingan also reacted, nodded and whispered

"Does that mean the higher-ups don't have any major concerns?"

"This this"

"This matter is too big. I'm afraid we have to be very careful when we go back."

Zhang Renkang smiled and said

"This is a matter for the upper echelons, it has nothing to do with us."

“But we just need to do our job well.”

"How did their teams conduct their inspections over the past two days?"

Zhang Tingan smiled

"If you don't go out and take a look, you really don't know that people have developed to this point."

"Tang Sheng told me today that they went to the steel trading market in Hong Kong Island and learned that Japan is currently building a blast furnace with a capacity of more than 3,000 cubic meters, with a daily production capacity of more than 5,000 tons."

"And after optimizing the production line structure, the number of workers required has been reduced by 30%."

"The largest blast furnace in our country is less than 2,000 square feet, and they produce refined steel, while we only produce crude steel."

“The gap is really huge.”

"I went to see the cars on sale today. They are more advanced than the proposal you just submitted."

"If we don't catch up quickly, we will be left behind even more in the future."

"My suggestion is to draft a report to explain the necessity of technological innovation and advanced productivity transformation. How about you and I sign it and submit it?"

Zhang Renkang nodded, took a puff of his cigar and almost choked to death, coughed for a while and laughed

"It seems that we can't enjoy this blessing of capitalism"

"Then let's take advantage of this opportunity and catch up steadily."

"I think if we can introduce technology and capital from old Europe, represented by Gaul, we can at least promote the development of domestic light industry and improve people's living standards."

"At the same time, heavy industry is the foundation of our country. My opinion is that we should focus on the development of new materials, chemicals, high-precision machinery, and electronic information equipment based on the five-year plan."

"Especially the electronic information industry. I have a feeling that this will be an industry that the country must compete for in the future. It is a top priority for both the economy and national defense."

“You draft the report and I sign it.”

Zhang Ting'an nodded. All the projects proposed by Zhang Renkang were industrial infrastructure projects, which were the foundation of China.

The two of them explained their work and then went about their business.

Zhang Renkang will attend a reception held in Hong Kong Island tomorrow, especially the afternoon negotiations. Some local companies in Hong Kong Island and John's companies have been coveting the domestic market for a long time.

Although there is a blockade ban on the beautiful country, they are now deeply involved in the southern market and have no time to take care of the mainland. Through the strategic position of providing logistics for the southern battlefield in recent years, the companies here not only make a lot of money, but also are eager to continue to expand the market.

And the mainland is one of the places they covet the most

"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Mr. Zhang Renkang from inland China"

With the opening words of Sir John Jim

Zhang Renkang and his group walked into the club. Under the white flashing lights, Zhang Renkang smiled and said

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am very pleased to be invited to attend this reception organized by the Governor today... Hong Kong Island and the mainland are closely connected... We are willing to work with everyone to contribute to the prosperity of Hong Kong Island..."

After reciting the script, Zhang Renkang and his team were invited into the conference room under the flashlights of reporters.

The door was just closed

Sir John Jim looked at Zhang Renkang and Zhang Tingan with a bad face and started to talk

Translate sentence by sentence into Chinese

"Mr. Zhang Renkang, you are very rude"

"According to our investigation, you have illegally smuggled a large number of contraband items from Hong Kong Island in recent years."

“I guess this is not a friendly start.”

Zhang Renkang laughed, shook his head and said

"Sir John, I think you are just wrong."

“It’s a friendly start”

"smuggling?"

"no no no"

"These are the products sold to us by your merchants, and they are completely compliant."

"It's just that we lacked a formal communication channel before, otherwise our trade cooperation would not be so cumbersome."

“Perhaps Sir John should consider establishing a stable cooperation channel between the two sides. This would be a win-win choice for Hong Kong Island and Sir John.”

Zhang Renkang looked at John Jim with a smile, not showing any fear at all. John Jim wanted to take the initiative and gain the advantage in the negotiation. He was not afraid.

Moreover, Zhang Renkang had learned this morning that Barney and Sophia had arrived in Shanghai through some unknown channel, so he was even less anxious.

The situation of the entire old Europe is the same. They need to tear open the Iron Curtain. Doesn’t old Europe want to do that?

John Jim looked at Zhang Renkang and suddenly laughed, not as aggressive as he was at the beginning. He chattered

"Mr. Zhang Renkang, I heard that the Gauls didn't get any benefits from you."

“It seems to be true”

"I don't understand, from what perspective do you think you have the initiative?"

Zhang Renkang smiled and said contemptuously

"Why?"

"Just because you were defeated in the Peninsula fifteen years ago"

"Based on the current beauty, the Chinese people still look at the 17th line from afar and dare not take a step forward."

"Sir John, I think you are aware of the value of this place?"

"Isn't it?"

John Jim's face changed, then he was silent for a while and nodded.

"Mr. Zhang Renkang, I think we need to communicate and negotiate."

"But your actions have cast a shadow on this negotiation."

“I need you to give an explanation.”

Zhang Renkang smiled, shook his head and said

"Sir John, what do you want to be told?"

“Does it count as leading the development of a new market of tens of millions of people?”

"Just based on this, you will be the center of attention when you return. Isn't that enough?"

John Jim had received instructions from his country. They already knew that the Gauls were contacting China, and they knew that this was not just the intention of Gaul, but the common choice of the industrial countries of the entire old European continent.

After more than 20 years of recovery, the industrial capacity of the entire old Euro has been restored, and they are eager to find a market to carry their capacity.

At present, America is the back garden of the beautiful country, Australia and the South Asian continent are the Queen's Alliance, and Black Africa is in war and conflict. In addition, the old Euro deliberately stirs up the situation and only wants to use it as a place to obtain basic resources. It does not intend to invest in development. Black Africa's consumption capacity is limited.

It was a cold winter in the north, and the two sides were almost at loggerheads on the border. At this time, China, which had fallen out with the north, came into their sight. More importantly, through the smuggling cooperation between Gaul and the Hans three years ago,

They have almost determined that China has huge consumption capacity and is a virgin land that can support their industrial production capacity. More importantly, China needs them and they also need China, so Barney and Sophia and their group came.

As an important force in Old Europe, how could John allow the Gauls and Hans to take the lead and eat alone?

Gentleman John cannot miss any banquet