Dong Qiangqiang's Story of Leaving Germany

Chapter 869 869. The Windward Side

"Yes." Li Yan was a little surprised by Lao Bai's reaction, "Didn't she tell you?"

Lao Bai shook his head, and asked back: "Xu always wants me to see it before making a decision, or has she already made a decision?"

"She said to let you watch it first, and then she will discuss it with you."

"Which room does Mr. Xu want me to see? I just checked upstairs, and it's all locked."

"Oh, it's not upstairs, it's this floor." Li Yan said and pointed behind Lao Bai.

Lao Bai turned around and looked in the direction she was pointing. After looking carefully for a long time, he realized that what Li Yan was referring to was a door hidden in the shadows behind the security room.

Li Yan walked over, skillfully took out the key and opened the door.

Lao Bai followed her to the door, looked up, the rectangular room was empty, at most it was only 20 square meters, there were no partitions or furniture inside, the glass in the room was still in good condition, and it was not too big Smell, it looks like someone has used it before.

"Just this one?" Lao Bai turned his head and asked.

"This is the cheapest."

"Then did Mr. Xu tell you, if I think there is no problem, what should I do next?"

"Mr. Xu said that if you have no objections, it is best to negotiate the rent with the lessor and sign the contract as soon as possible, so that after the Lantern Festival, you can find someone to decorate and recruit people. She asked me to go to work after the festival, but at the beginning I didn't have to work , It’s okay to sit on duty when the business starts later.”

Seeing that Lao Bai's face was uncertain, Li Yan said again: "Then Mr. Bai, please take a look again. I have something to do, so I will leave first. This is the room key. Later, you will give it to..." Li Yan handed the key to Lao Bai.

"Hold the key first. President Xu and I will communicate first." Lao Bai paused for two seconds, then asked suddenly, "There is another thing I want to ask you. President Tang said earlier that he would send an accountant to investigate the situation of Le Bai in China. The account with German Le Bai, I saw you today, have you checked all the accounts? Is there any problem?"

"It's all right."

"Since there is no problem, did Mr. Tang or Mr. Xu tell you when Le Bai's investment funds will arrive?"

"These two never said anything, you'd better ask them directly." Li Yan looked at Lao Bai neither shyly nor evasively, and his tone was calm, it seemed that he really didn't know.

Hearing what the other party said, and thinking about Xu Tongying's arrangement today, Lao Bai couldn't help feeling angry: Since the account is fine, why hasn't the investment money arrived yet?Mr. Tang and the other investor were recruited by her, Xu Tongying. Shouldn't she help urge the investment funds?Or did she already have some news?

And he didn't even see the investment money, so why did Xu Tongying rush to find the office space, shouldn't she talk to him first?
Besides, when everyone signed the investment agreement last year, he made a request: he didn't want to find an office right away, especially in BJ, where the land was expensive, and it was not cheap even outside the Fourth Ring Road.The reason is simple, the accountant can find an outsourcer to do the accounts, Xu Tongying handles Lebai’s domestic business part-time (same as Lebai’s state before getting the investment), and sometimes Laobai himself contacts Xu Tongying, and sometimes it is the domestic business partners, but most of the time it is Lao Bai who coordinates business across time zones.When BJ was resting in the morning or at night in Germany and Xu Tongying was too busy, Lao Bai’s friends would occasionally come to help, but when it came to important matters, everyone tacitly waited until the morning of Germany to give Lao Bai called.What he thought was that it would be too late to find (the office) when he was too busy with business. He didn't expect Xu Tongying to arrange this matter so quickly. He still found it under the current miserable situation where all the regiments were cancelled. Still such a dilapidated building.Of course, he can't say that this building has no advantages at all. The biggest advantage is that although it belongs to the category of the South Third Ring Road, it is close to the South Second Ring Road.But now that the business is gone, the location alone is good for nothing, what the hell is Xu Tongying planning?
Lao Bai knew in his heart that Li Yan was right: he had to ask Xu Tongying directly about this matter.

He remembered that Xu Tongying's company was in a commercial complex near Chaoyangmen, and it was not very far to take a taxi, so he hurriedly broke up with Li Yan, took a taxi and killed him directly.

After leading the team back from watching the World Cup in Japan last year, Lao Bai once stayed in BJ for a short time. Knowing that it is the evening peak time of BJ and it is the time of traffic jam, he can only take one step at a time.He made up his mind: If the traffic jam is really serious, he will just walk there.Unexpectedly, the road was very smooth, even crossing the Jianguomen Bridge didn't take too long, and the number of cars on the street was much less than what he could see with the naked eye when he was in BJ last summer.

"I'm lucky today, there's not much traffic jam." Lao Bai looked at the lights and shadows in the traffic and said with emotion, "There seems to be a lot fewer cars (on the road)."

"Maybe it has something to do with the thorough access to Line 13," the driver replied while cursing loudly that the driver of the car who came over from the side lane without turning on the lights was a "stupid *", "The west section was opened last year, but now it seems that the east section The section is also connected. The subway is cheap and there is no traffic jam. People will definitely be willing to (take that). Besides, isn’t it the Chinese New Year soon? People are leaving, so there must be fewer cars..."

When old Bai Su knew that BJ's brother's chatterbox would not close once it was opened, he hurriedly stopped him with words: "I read in the news that there is a strange cold or fever in the south, which is quite scary. I heard that there is also one here, but I see Whether you ride a bike or walk on the street, there are still many people who don’t wear masks, master, don’t you worry about being infected if you don’t wear a mask?”

The driver cheered up immediately when he heard this, and pointed to the glove box: "I threw the masks issued by the company there. If you say that you don't worry about it at all, you must be talking nonsense. Who doesn't have the old and the young? What if it's over? What to do? But the disease is very special, hey, you can’t ignore it, and you can’t pay too much attention to it. I have always had a point of view: you don’t need to take it seriously if it is too small, because it will be fine before you cure it. You don't have to take it too seriously, because it's useless to take it seriously. Do you think that's the reason?"

Lao Bai chatted with the driver all the way, and soon arrived at the destination.The driver reluctantly let him out of the car, and he walked to the floor where Xu Tongying's company was located.At this time, the front desk was off work, and the security guard registered him, and then politely invited him to the reception room.

I don't know if the heating in the reception room is turned on enough or there is fire in his heart. Lao Bai feels that the reception room is like an oven. As soon as he puts the down jacket and scarf aside, the door of the reception room is pushed open, and a woman is in a hurry. walked in.

I haven't seen Xu Tongying for more than half a year. Xu Tongying is not much different from the last time I saw him. He still has decent white-collar makeup, just the right lipstick, and a business suit with a narrow waist. If there is any change, except that his hair is shorter than last time In addition to being dyed burgundy, her face looked quite haggard, with dark circles looming under her eyes. It is estimated that the large-scale withdrawal of the travel agency made her not have a good rest in the past few days.

"When did you arrive?" Xu Tongying who approached took the initiative to greet, "These two days are too busy, and I also said that I will find time to chat with you tomorrow."

"I arrived at noon, what's wrong with your voice?" Lao Bai was surprised by the hoarse voice of the other party. Before, Xu Tongying's voice was melodious like a yellow warbler coming out of the valley, but now it looks like an old raven.

"The meeting has been going on since morning, and I can't hold my voice anymore." Xu Tongying changed the subject, "Meet Li Yan?"

"Such a long meeting?" Lao Bai wanted to exchange some pleasantries before getting to the point, but seeing that the other party seemed in a hurry, he simply cut to the chase, "I met Accountant Li. You talk."

He originally wanted to ask the other party directly, "Why do you need to rent an office now that the group is gone", but he immediately thought that there are too many people here, and if other people hear it, it may cause trouble for Xu Tongying.

Xu Tongying looked down at his watch and suggested, "You haven't had dinner yet, have you? B1 just opened a Japanese noodle restaurant, which is not bad. It's cold and warm. You go first, and I'll be there later." Get in the car Dumplings, get off the noodles', it can be regarded as a welcome for you."

"Okay, see you later."

The commercial complex where Xu Tongying's company is located is composed of shopping malls and office buildings. Lao Bai has traveled all over the world and seen the world. Looking at the decoration of the office buildings, he knows that it is at least Grade B. The grade of the shopping mall is not low, and the first floor is international. There are big-name beauty products, and the second floor is international famous-brand clothing and clothing. Take the elevator to B1. Lao Bai finds that there are many restaurants in B1, and there are both Chinese and Western food, but there are no exceptions from upstairs to downstairs. The door is empty.

Lao Bai thought that with the excellent geographical location and popularity of this commercial complex, at night, even if it is not full of pits and valleys, waiting in line, at least it should be full of people, but he did not expect that the business at night has become so miserable , it appears that not only tourism has been hit.

In the noodle shop, there was only one girl sitting in the corner eating quietly, and she seemed to be a white-collar worker working in the building by her clothes.

As soon as he entered the noodle shop, he was facing the big TV on the wall. Lao Bai put down his backpack, took the menu handed over by the waiter, and quickly scanned the food introduction on the menu. broadcasts in certain areas.

But to Lao Bai's disappointment, the news reports did not last long, and the tone was the same as before, cautiously optimistic: the current situation in the north is controllable, only the coastal areas are slightly more serious, but relevant agencies have begun to pay close attention.

The report passed quickly, and the next piece of news was an exclusive interview with the main creative team of several upcoming Lunar New Year blockbuster films.A group of actors were full of expectations for the upcoming blockbuster, and Lao Bai was even more surprised by the box office estimate.

About ten minutes later, the girl in the corner had already checked out and left, but Xu Tongying hadn't appeared yet.

Lao Bai lowered his head and was about to take out his mobile phone from his bag when he heard a voice drifting into his ears.

"What are you looking for?"

When he raised his head, Xu Tongying had already sat down on the opposite side of him, and at the same time put the Kun bag in his hand on the chair next to him.

She does look tired.

"What do you want to eat?" Lao Bai pushed the menu in front of Xu Tongying.

"You are a guest, you can order. I have a bowl of seafood noodles."

"It's better for you to come. I don't know Japanese food, so I don't know which one is delicious." Lao Bai said politely.

"The old tour guide doesn't know how to order food? Who will believe it?" After Xu Tongying finished speaking, he suddenly realized, "Oh, I remembered. After the last World Cup, you told me that you felt sick when you saw Japanese food. I'm sorry. I forgot, how about we change places?"

"Just here. There are few people. It's convenient to talk." The old vernacular said with a smile.

"Success, then I won't be polite to you, big shareholder." Xu Tongying smiled, raised his hand and said, "waiter."

The waiter in Japanese clothes came out of the bar holding an antique teapot, and greeted him as he walked, "What do you two want to order?"

"Drink something?" Xu Tongying asked nonchalantly.

Lao Bai took the water bottle from the waiter and politely declined, "(I) have to communicate with Germany later, so I won't drink today."

"Then here are two bowls of seafood noodles, wide noodles. One each of takoyaki, vegetable salad, and seaweed. A bottle of sake."

"What's on your mind?" Seeing the waiter take the order, Lao Bai poured tea for Xu Tongying with a smile, and filled another cup for himself.

Xu Tongying picked up the teacup and took a sip, then put it down as if he was afraid of the heat: "I'm so anxious to see you, maybe you have something to say? You should ask me to answer, but I have to go back to continue the meeting after dinner, so this Let's skip the link. I can probably guess what you want to ask, so I will say it first, and if I am wrong, you can ask again."

(End of this chapter)