together for a moment

In the high-altitude cold cabin, I read the densely packed English laws and documents for three hours with a bright reading light. Zhao Yimu finally closed his laptop with his eyebrows closed. Dizzy, he hasn't been abroad for a long time, whether it's a business trip or a trip, trying to recall that the last time he went abroad was at least four or five years ago, Zhao Yimu never thought that taking a long-distance plane is such a tossing thing, strictly speaking six Hours of flight time is not considered long-distance, why is it so dry, tongue, waist and backache?

The captain made a flight report to the passengers through the in-flight radio. At an altitude of tens of thousands of miles, the outside is extremely dark and extremely freezing. There is a delay in time, and the landing time is also delayed until 2 am local time, and the local temperature is 13 degrees.

13 degrees?Did I hear you wrong?Isn't India a tropical country?Zhao Yimu frowned, and once again questioned his decision to agree to come to India for a business trip.

After graduating from Zhao Yimu's research institute, he worked in a firm with only five people for three or four years, handling everything from criminal to civil and non-litigation. Later, his buddy Lin Zongpei from college worked in a large international law firm, specializing in cross-border investment and mergers and acquisitions. , international litigation, acquisition of intellectual property patents, etc. Recently, someone just left his job and desperately poached him, saying that he would sublimate his classmate friendship and become a colleague together.Zhao Yimu looked at his table full of cases, those who wanted to reconcile, those who wanted to appeal, and those who wanted to go to interview with the parties again, and there were a few other cases that were being robbed. Is my heart moved because I want to get rid of the mess at hand, or is my heart moved to challenge a field again.

"Yimu, the [-]th mark is just around the corner. In ancient times, if you want to start a family, have you started a family? Have you started a business?" Lin Zongpei asked him for a drink after work, and shook his shoulders after getting drunk. .

"Why, it's not considered a career in a small office? You can see all the troubles in the world, and it's quite fun to find solutions to things from the laws!" Zhao Yimu slapped his hands away from his shoulders.

"If you have fun, you have fun. People still have to pay attention to money. If you don't say anything else, your salary will be increased by at least [-]% when you come to us. I've helped you negotiate with the above. And you are not tired of robbing cases all day long?" Lin Zongpei poured another glass of wine.

"...I'll think about it, and I'll reply to you in a few days." Robbing cases is really annoying, but that's how a small firm survives, especially Zhao Yimu's boss wants them to pick up every case, Lin Zongpei's international firm is an employee With a staff of nearly [-], there are offices in several countries around the world, and there is no need to worry about no cases because of the endless stream of cases. This alone is more attractive than a salary increase.

"Hey, that doesn't talk about work, I can ask you and my sister have been dating for almost a year, do you have any plans? Our two elders are in a hurry." Lin Zongpei put Zhao Yimu's shoulder again.

"Damn, it's annoying enough to drink with you. After asking about work and marriage, you can't finish it!" Zhao Yimu knocked the wine glass on the table with a clang, and raised his voice.

"Don't be angry, don't be angry, I'll just ask." Lin Zongpei poured wine into his glass: "Speaking of which, there is something wrong with my sister. She is gentle, generous and very sensible. Both of you are of marriageable age. What should I do next? You know it very well! When I got married last year, didn't you say you were envious?"

"You are more anxious than my mother," Zhao Yimu said happily, "I like to do things step by step, change jobs first to get used to it for a while, and then talk to Xiaopei about the future, okay? My future brother-in-law."

Once the idea of ​​jumping to work in a big firm took root in my heart, it immediately broke ground and sprouted. Zhao Yimu handed in his resignation letter to the boss within a few days, and reported to the new workplace without stopping the next day. The high-rise office has a simple and modern decoration. The case files are neatly listed in the cabinet by category, and the employees are sitting in black Western-style suits. The typing sound of the computer is rattling, and no one speaks.

"This is your seat. If you need stationery or folders, you can apply for it," the assistant explained to him about the working environment: "If you want coffee, drinks or snacks, you can go to the pantry to get them, free of charge."

"Okay, thank you." Zhao Yimu looked at the brand-new desks and chairs and the towering OA partitions, and thought of the small seats in the company that were filled with messy cases before, and suddenly felt that he was heading towards a beautiful life on the broad road.

From then on, he will also become a white-collar worker who wears his identification card, carries a leather briefcase, and walks into high-end offices with hot coffee. There are endless cases, and he rarely has the opportunity to deal with prosecutors. Everything is fine.

In fact, he did adapt well. In addition to re-acquainting himself with the laws of cross-border mergers and acquisitions and accounting-related tax laws, he also had to learn to get used to the work habits of colleagues in the company who do not like direct conversations and use the internal network to communicate in order to leave evidence. It's like a fish in water.

"Hi! You've been here for three months in a blink of an eye. I'm so busy that I don't have time to see you. Is everything okay?" One day when he was about to get off work, Lin Zongpei came to care about him. Although Zhao Yimu was brought in by Lin Zongpei, the two People belong to different departments. What Lin Zongpei does is transnational patent application, and what he does is transnational investment and mergers and acquisitions.

"Thanks to lawyer Tuolin, I'm fine here, I've been trying to figure it out for a while and now I've started to deal with the case," Zhao Yimu sat on the chair and stretched: "I'll invite you and Xiaopei to eat some high-end food someday. "

The two of them had less than three words to chat secretly, Zhao Yimu's department supervisor's assistant called and asked him to go to the supervisor's office now, probably to ask him how he was getting used to it, right? with.

But this idea disappeared as soon as he walked into the supervisor's office, because his supervisor, Lawyer Chen, was flipping through the documents with a frown, resting on his forehead with one hand, and it really didn't look like he wanted to ask him warmly.

"Come on, sit down!" The supervisor pointed to the chair in front of the desk, glanced up at him, and immediately returned to the document: "How are you getting used to it?"

"It's not bad." Zhao Yimu replied sitting on the chair with his back straight.Sure enough, the supervisor was still asking for warmth, but felt that this was just the beginning, so he quietly waited for the next step.

"Does your university have double majors in accounting?" the supervisor asked without revealing any emotion

"Yes." Although he didn't have any interest in accounting and numbers, but at that time, his mother kept telling him to study accounting all day long, saying that in the future world, only one kind of skill can't survive, and he can only succeed by planning for a rainy day. Forced to grit his teeth and finish the class.

"I've read the personnel information, and you're not married yet?" Before Zhao Yimu had time to understand the relationship between the two irrelevant questions, the supervisor added: "Can I send you on a business trip?"

Zhao Yimu's rationality tells him that he should answer "yes" loudly without thinking about it to show his high degree of cooperation, but as a lawyer, he is used to knowing everything before making a decision, especially when the other party asks if he is married or on a business trip. Things don't seem so simple when they're together.

"Where are you going on a business trip? How long?" Zhao Yimu asked sincerely.

"Don't worry, it hasn't been long. I just want to send you to India for about a month... The exact time depends on business needs." Finally, the supervisor put the documents aside for a while, leaned over and looked at Zhao Yimu, his eyes were as sharp as a cold sword: "Actually We have a cooperative law firm in New Delhi. Usually, we don’t need to send special staff if there is no major case. However, the amount and tax laws involved in the two recent M&A cases are relatively complicated. Clients often go there to confirm the M&A regulations, share subscriptions and other issues. For taxation, I hope someone who can understand Chinese will contact me over there, and I will go to learn about the situation of the Indian office by the way.”

Seeing that Zhao Yimu was thinking with his mouth pursed, the supervisor leaned back in the chair, raised his head and lowered his eyes, and continued, "Of course I feel a little embarrassed that you were sent out for a month as soon as you came, but I took a look, and now other staff members There are cases on the Internet that you can’t get rid of, or there are a lot of excuses due to family factors. You are young and have accounting knowledge. I think you should be a person who can accept challenges. I would like to ask if you would like to help me? "

If it is said that Zhao Yimu had a little doubt at first, it was resolved by his supervisor's words of both soft and hard, with some expectations. The boss said that he is a person who can accept the challenge, and he must live up to the supervisor's expectations.

"Okay, no problem, when will we leave?" Zhao Yimu asked.

"I'm in a hurry, let's go next Wednesday." After seeing that he agreed, the supervisor immediately put all his thoughts back on the file on the desk and stopped looking at him: "You can confirm other details with the assistant."

When Zhao Yimu walked out of the office, the assistant had already brought a large stack of documents and was waiting for him outside. Even the electronic ticket had his name printed on it, as if he knew that he would agree. But he doesn't like this kind of style. In the past, when he was in a small office, there were few people who spoke seriously, and he had a bit of revolutionary sentiment. Everyone's speech had a certain weight. Now it seems that he has to sell himself and his life if he gets a little extra money. .

But no matter what, Zhao Yimu had to go on this business trip. He spent the whole week looking at documents and articles. His English was like tiny ants crawling all over his head. Before the business trip, he took time to have a meal with his mother and girlfriend Xiaopei. I seldom travel far, so I have to explain to some extent. Fortunately, although my mother lives alone, she is in good health. She can take care of each other with Uncle Zhang’s 20-year-old neighbor next door.It was the first time that he had been separated from his girlfriend for such a long time. Although he didn't see each other every day, Xiaopei sent him to the airport in a serious manner this time, and even staged a scene of separation.

Sitting on the plane now, Zhao Yimu was sure that he could no longer read any English words, and touched the India travel strategy prepared by Xiaopei in his briefcase. At that time, he refused to take it, saying that he was on a business trip and then It's not a trip, but there are only two hours left before the destination, and the documents are already out of sight anyway, so you might as well look through them casually.

Skip the table of contents, the title of the first page is bold: Encyclopedia of Indian deception

What the hell is this?He hasn't read a travel book for a long time, but doesn't it usually start with climate, currency value, transportation, country summary and so on?Shouldn't you be writing historical, cultural and food recommendations?

As a result, after reading it down, there are precautions for food, clothing, housing, transportation, and entertainment. He wrote a lot of eloquently. Zhao Yimu's head hurts more and more. We are about to face a deceptive world, where everyone is in danger, as terrible as being put in a wild animal park and surrounded by lions and tigers.

Dear passengers, the plane is about to descend now, please fasten your seat belts...

It was too late to regret now, Zhao Yimu raised his hand and patted his cheek, ready to face this unknown country with 12 points of energy.Before the business trip, he focused on his work and did not think much about the matter of "traveling alone". The company arranges all the arrangements for accommodation, air tickets and visas, but he just realized that there are many details after reading the travel book, such as : How much Indian currency does he need to change?What is the exchange rate?Do Indians speak English?How can his mobile phone make calls and surf the Internet in India?

And the most important thing right now, why is he going to the hotel alone by car at two o'clock in the middle of the night?

The plane landed in the still dark night, and when it was taxiing, it bumped twice, and Zhao Yimu's heart jumped twice. Now it's too late to regret it, right?

When getting off the plane, Zhao Yimu's heartbeat started to speed up inexplicably, mostly because of nervousness and a little bit of excitement. The business trip to India for more than a month is about to start. For some reason, he has a premonition that this will be a journey he will never forget.

The ground staff at New Delhi Airport smiled and said hello in Indian: Namaste, and Zhao Yimu responded with a nod and a smile.

Namaste, India, here I come.