That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1213 Do you think they are all 007 and Bond girls? (Two in one)

After Li Ye and others landed in Detroit, Pei Wencong arranged for people from GF Company to pick them up at the airport. The hotel, vehicles, translators, etc. were all well prepared.

When everyone arrived at the luxury hotel in the city, Wu Yan couldn't help but ask, "Li Ye, isn't our accommodation standard a bit excessive?"

We interrupted the negotiations with Lister Company, and Niu Hongzhang has already made strange innuendos."

Wu Yan imitated Niu Hongzhang's tone and said sternly, "Some people treat public money as if it were nothing. They put their negotiating opponents in the best hotels and provided them with food, drink and entertainment. Then they turned around and negotiated with them again. Is this how you do your job? Is this how you spend money?"

"Then we should arrange the best hotel for the foreign guests. If they knew we were staying in a high-end hotel, wouldn't they hold a struggle session against us?"

Li Ye said calmly: "Clothes make the man, and since you are here to discuss business, you should pay attention to your reputation. Of course, you don't have to worry about exceeding the standard. All the expenses will be handled by Hong Kong Capital."

"Oh, that's good. Otherwise, I would feel bad to spend our own money to stay in a hotel like this."

Wu Yan happily took his brothers into the hotel, but he didn't know that a lot of the expenses of this trip were actually spent by Li Ye. After all, the major shareholders of GF Company are Li Ye and Wen Leyu, and Pei Wencong is only the nominal chairman.

The group landed in Detroit in the afternoon. After settling things in the hotel, a group of technicians couldn't wait to go out for a walk.
So Li Ye decided to take them out for Western food, but before going out, he gave everyone some small US dollars, and then began to emphasize discipline in a very "annoying" way.

"Now let me emphasize the discipline for going out! This is not our territory, so no matter where you go, you must go with two or more people. Even if you go to the bathroom, you cannot go alone."

"That's not the case, Director Li. We are all successors with red hearts and firm wills. Aren't you insulting us?"

"That's right, Director Li. Don't you understand us? We are all people who are fighting for the rise of the flower-growing industry. Even if we die, we will be the ghosts of the flower-growing industry. We will never escape privately and contribute to the imperial pot doctrine."

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Li Ye felt helpless listening to several technicians complaining to him half-jokingly.

Thinking back to when he went to Japan to attend the film festival, the team leader Zhou announced more than ten rules for going out to them, and Li Ye felt unhappy when he heard it.

But what happened later made Li Ye understand completely that behind any seemingly unreasonable rule, there are the tears of some unlucky person.

Because even though Team Leader Zhou was very careful, Chu Yunling still got away in the end. After returning to China, he would have to bear the responsibility, and his future and destiny would be affected.

Now that Li Ye has taken over the position of team leader Zhou, he naturally feels that he should be extra careful. Although Li Ye's inspection team this time is not at an official level and it is not that serious if someone runs away, he also does not want to contribute to the lighthouse.

After all, decades later, the two sides will have a war of attrition.

So in the face of the technicians' half-joking complaints, Li Ye directly and firmly pushed back: "Don't tell me that it's rude. This rule is stipulated by the state. How about I send you to the embassy to argue with them?"

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No one dared to say a word. The status of an embassy in a foreign country in everyone's hearts was comparable to Haizi in Beijing. Who dared to argue with them?

"No, no, no, I was wrong, Director Li. Is it okay if I was wrong? But you really don't have to be so wary of us. We will never escape. Whoever escapes will be a grandson, and the whole family will be struck by lightning."

"Why do I need you to strike me with lightning?"

Li Ye acted like a factory director and said sternly, "I just want to tell you that this is a lighthouse, not our territory. If you go out alone and encounter any danger, no one will help you even if you shout for help."

"Ah? Aren't we foreign guests?"

[Foreign guests of God~]

Li Ye was speechless.

The people of Flower Farm really believe that "human nature is good". They think in a positive way about everything. They think that if they treat foreigners in the mainland in a friendly and warm manner, they will reciprocate and treat you like a precious and adorable baby panda!
Seeing Li Ye speechless, Wu Yan immediately got angry.

Although Li Ye is humble and has no problem chatting and bragging with everyone at home, Li Ye is serious now. What's wrong with you being blind?
"Chen Yazhi, what are you talking about? Why are you so nosy? I saw that you were well-behaved at home, so I made an exception and let you out to see the world. Now your true colors have been revealed, right? You should stop seeing the world. I will send you back tomorrow."

Chen Yazhi quickly confessed: "Chief, I was wrong. I was just being rude. Please don't misunderstand me. I will be your teammate. I will be your belt-tie. Wherever you go, I will go. I promise not to leave your sight, okay?"

"Alright, alright, stop talking nonsense," Wu Yan said sternly, "Three people in a group, be good and stop talking nonsense. Report anything you encounter in a timely manner. Even if you find a dime on the road, you can't hide it."

Wu Yan emphasized the discipline again, layer by layer, based on Li Ye’s instructions, and then allowed them to leave.

However, after more than a dozen people got into several cars, Wu Yan still explained to Li Ye. After all, the job of middle-level cadres is to connect the relationship between employees and leaders and eliminate all misunderstandings.

"Director Li, it's not Chen Yazhi's fault. People in China now say that the people here at Dengta have strong innovation capabilities, high citizen quality, and are civilized and caring.
If a kitten falls from a tree, they will cry. If your lawn is too messy, they will help you tidy it up for free. I felt something was wrong when I heard that, but everyone believed it, so I couldn’t do anything about it.”

Li Ye was surprised, because isn't this the description of "Forrest Gump"? But "Forrest Gump" hasn't been released yet, right?

So Li Ye said with a smile: "Why haven't I heard of such a statement? According to this statement, everyone in Lighthouse is a good boy?"

Jiang Shiqi, who was driving, said with a smile: "Uncle, you are not easy to deceive, so I won't tell you this."

"Pfft~"

Li Ye couldn't help but laugh.

Now everyone in the Light Automobile Company knows that Li Ye has been abroad many times and seen the world, so many "new things" about overseas will not be discussed with him at all, so Li Ye has never heard these weird and deceptive remarks.

Just like many people in mainland China nowadays, after watching Hollywood blockbusters, still naively believe that people in Western intelligence agencies are all handsome men and beautiful women like 007 and Bond girls!

But what is the reality? Those people are scumbags without any bottom line or morality.

Do you think that so many international students don’t know what will happen to them after being infiltrated by the other side?
But those people don't necessarily throw you a check and wait for you to nod your approval.

They find out that your family has some power in the country and that the major you study may put you in a key position in the future, so they might design a trap to trick you.

It is ten thousand times easier to fall than to move forward. If a large institution wants to trap you, the success rate is terrifyingly high.

Why did the term "XX-ism giant baby" appear later? It was because these little guys who were far away from their motherland could not withstand the other side's series of combos.

Looking at Chen Yazhi and the others, who were laughing and joking as if they didn't take it seriously, Li Ye was afraid that they might be dragged into the alley and fall into a trap if they were not careful.

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Li Ye asked the GF company staff in charge of reception to recommend a good western restaurant so that his technicians could try some foreign food.

Although everyone was still adjusting to the jet lag, their appetites were good, though they were a little talkative.

"The steak at the Lighthouse is definitely different from the one we had at Lao Mo's in Beijing, but which one do you think is more authentic?"

"Just eat your food! Whether it's authentic or not, we have eight major cuisines! Does Sichuan cuisine taste the same as Shandong cuisine? There are dozens of Western countries, where is the authentic one? It's OK as long as it can fill your stomach."

"What you said, since we are here to eat foreign food, we can't spend money to make trouble, right? Lao Mo's steak is only a few dollars? It's seven or eight times more expensive here."

"How much more expensive? Seven or eight times? Oh my goodness, I didn't even notice."

Many people started to look at the price list at this time. After looking at it, their appetite improved. Eating one less bite means several days' salary!

Seeing that everyone was worried about the money, Li Ye lowered his head and said to Wu Yan: "I'll tell everyone later, don't be so stingy. Have you explained the tip matter to them clearly? Don't embarrass me."

Wu Yan muttered, "I told them before I came here. The main reason is that this western restaurant is too high-end. The waiters provide service as if they are robbing us. We have to pay them for even smiling at us. Why don't we just eat Chinese food from now on!"

[Fuck you, do you think eating Chinese food overseas is cheap? ]

At this moment, Li Ye suddenly heard a noise coming from the direction of the bathroom. The authentic Beijing accent instantly irritated Li Ye's nerves.

Wu Yan was about to stand up and run over, but Li Ye stopped him and turned to the GF company person in charge of reception and said, "Mr. Komodo, please go and see what's going on."

Komodo nodded, stood up and walked over. Discrimination has never disappeared in this land, and letting a white person like Komodo solve the problem will definitely be smoother than Wu Yan.

After a while, Komodo brought back two employees from the first branch.

The two employees were still cursing at this moment, and after Li Ye heard it, his temples began to ache.

"I was really shocked. It's fine to tip the waiter when dining, but when Lao Zhang and I went to the restroom, the waiter turned on the faucet for us, handed us a towel, and actually asked for a tip. He wouldn't let us leave unless we gave him one."

"What? Can't you turn on the faucet yourself? Don't you have hands?"

"How would we know? They are dressed like decent people, but they are always doing this kind of blackmailing. This is really an evil money-driven society."

"Stop talking about it. We have to pay to use a public toilet in the mainland!"

"How can it be the same? Our public toilets only charge RMB 5.10 cents, but the tips here are in US dollars. The smallest coin in my pocket is a US dollar. Let's ask later where we can change coins."

"No wonder Director Li ordered us not to act alone! If I were to turn on the tap for someone here, I could turn it on for 24 hours a day, one dollar a day, one dollar a day."

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Seeing the teasing looks from everyone around him, Li Ye quickly asked for the bill and left with everyone.

He did not blame the two employees for their inappropriate behavior, but only blamed himself for not explaining the details to his brothers.

Wu Yan saw that Li Ye was depressed, so he said embarrassedly: "Li Ye, why don't we eat instant noodles next time! Everyone may want to save the money and take it back."

Li Ye waved his hand and said, "No need. I'll take them to KFC in the future. It's cheap and affordable."

KFC opened its first store in Qianmen, Beijing in 1987. It was very popular among children in Beijing. Adults would have to be very determined to take their children there to eat. Now that it has gone overseas, it would be better to just let them eat all they want.

Wu Yan blinked his eyes and did not express his desire to be "hardworking and frugal". After all, if he really ate instant noodles for half a month, his burps would smell like chemical seasoning.

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On the third day after Li Ye and others arrived in Detroit, several senior executives of GF Company rushed to Detroit.

Li Ye saw Gary, who had helped him buy the LW Manor, and Elena, who had helped him fight a small lawsuit.

When Gary saw Li Ye, he opened his arms enthusiastically.

"Hello Mr. Li, we meet again."

"Hi Gary, long time no see."

Li Ye held his breath and hugged Gary according to Western custom.

After all, this time it was Gary who helped contact several engine technology companies, and they came from far away to help a branch factory. Li Ye had to express that the friendship between the two sides would never change.

But after Li Ye hugged Gary, Elena also came over with a smile, and it seemed as if she wanted to kiss Li Ye on the cheek.

Li Ye quickly grabbed the other person's hand and said, "Hello, Ms. Elena. It's been four years since we last met. You are still as charming as ever."

Elena smiled playfully, and then said playfully: "Mr. Li, you are still as gentlemanly as before, but why didn't you bring your girlfriend this time?"

When Elena helped Zhen Rongrong with the lawsuit, Li Ye was with Wen Leyu, so Elena knew how much Li Ye loved Wen Leyu, so she just made a mischievous joke just now.

Li Ye made a helpless gesture and said with a smile: "Ms. Elena, I am now the father of two children. My wife has to take care of the two children, so please come and join me later."

"Oh~"

Elena was surprised and asked, "Are you married already? I'm so sorry that I didn't send you my blessing in time."

Li Ye laughed and said, "Hahahaha, as long as Ms. Elena can help us negotiate a cooperation, that would be my best blessing."

Elena said seriously: "Of course, your generosity will make all difficulties go smoothly."

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The group got into the car and drove towards the suburbs north of Detroit.

Taking advantage of the fact that there were no outsiders around, Wu Yan asked Li Ye in a low voice: "Director Li, what is your relationship with that foreign woman?"

Li Ye laughed and scolded, "What foreign woman? You should call her Madam, Madam Elena. She is a lawyer, a very good patent lawyer. We don't have many acquaintances here, so we borrowed her from GF Company.

I know what you are thinking. Lawyer Elena and I are old acquaintances. My wife and I came to Dengta for internship in 1986."

After listening to Li Ye's introduction, Wu Yan immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Just now, Elena was joking with Li Ye, and the surrounding country bumpkins were filled with gossip. If this was not explained clearly, who knows how it would be spread when they returned!
But Wu Yan thought of something and asked, "Does she know anything about car engines? Didn't you say GF is an electronics company?"

Li Ye said: "Don't worry about this. We only need to make technical requirements and she will provide us with satisfactory service. After all, her payment is calculated by the minute. If she is not satisfied, I will not pay her!"

"Oh, that's good, that's good."

Elena was indeed very professional. The first technical service company she chose was very targeted.

"Wei'an Company is a private company established in 1984. Its owner, Wei'an, was previously the team leader of Southwest Researchers. Later, he established Wei'an Company.

But Weieran is an excellent technician, but not a qualified business manager, and his company has been in the red since 1988."

"In addition, Mr. Weiran is a friendly person who has no discrimination against your country, so we put him first."

Li Ye looked at the various descriptions in the information and nodded, "It looks good!"

Southwest Research Institute is also a world-renowned engine research institute. The fact that Weieran can have a place there not only shows that his technology is convincing, but he must also have the corresponding connections.
The economic difficulties will allow us to take the initiative in the next contact.

However, after Li Ye and others met with the people from Weilan Company, they realized that "looking good" is still a long way from being actually good.

"I'm sorry, everyone. We have analyzed your technical requirements. We don't think you have the production capacity of electronic injection engines, but we can provide mature, reliable and excellent carbureted engines."

Elena said with a serious face: "Mr. Weiran, we have already made clear our request. You can't break your promise."

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Li Ye said nothing, watching Elena arguing fiercely with the other party.

He was afraid that if he spoke, he would make things worse.

Because at this moment, all the words he had in his heart were too aggressive.

He knew that the Western world was unwilling to pass on its most advanced technology to the mainland. In their eyes, the mainland was only capable of producing the lowest-end industrial products.

Relatively speaking, it is relatively good that Weilan is willing to help the first branch to produce mature carburetor engines.

But Li Ye thought so.

Since you are unwilling to let us share the high-end industry pie, we don't have many options left.

Either let us sit at the table, or you, Lord Foreigner, will die!

(End of this chapter)