1977: The beginning of the blind date with the daughter of the king

Chapter 630 Return in glory!

When Li Changhe and Bao Yugang got off the plane, Li Changhe felt the highest level of reception he had ever received in his two lifetimes.

The mainland side prepared Hongqi sedans and minibuses to pick up everyone, and then drove all the way from the airport to the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.

This time, the accommodation arranged for them was here, not the Beijing Hotel.

Of course, the most important thing to update is that this place is very close to Li Changhe’s home.

The distance from Diaoyutai State Guesthouse to his house in Overseas Chinese Apartment is less than two kilometers, so they are not far from each other.

However, after arriving, Li Changhe was not in a hurry to go home, after all, they still had a reception dinner.

The dinner was held inside Diaoyutai, but it could only be considered a welcoming banquet. Director Lu came out to receive the guests and arranged the entire banquet.

At the banquet, Li Changhe could feel some inquiring gazes coming at him. After all, everyone who could attend the banquet knew about Bao Zeyang's achievements.

Compared with the older Bao Yugang, the young and wealthy Li Changhe is more eye-catching.

Fortunately, those who could enter their private room were of extraordinary status, and Liang Qun was just there to keep them company.

There was clinking of glasses and laughter at the table. Director Lu was a knowledgeable man, and Bao Yugang was a humorous person. They were both representatives of both sides and relatives, so naturally the atmosphere would not be dull.

It was Li Changhe's first time to attend such a national banquet. To be honest, it was still very novel to him. However, he did not say much. He just listened quietly, and occasionally responded warmly when someone spoke to him.

He didn't show too much enthusiasm, nor did he show too little indifference, and he accepted everyone who offered to drink.

The banquet ended at around nine o'clock, and when Li Changhe came out, he returned to his room.

Although he had already arranged to stay outside, he couldn't leave directly in the first two days because he had important meetings.

Suppressing his expectations, Li Changhe spent his first night in the State Guesthouse after returning to China with a different identity.

The next morning, Li Changhe got up early. Under normal circumstances, he would go out for a run.

Diaoyutai has a very good environment and is right next to Yuyuantan Park. However, for other considerations, Li Changhe did not go out, but sat there reading the newspaper.

After a while, Catherine came and knocked on the door.

"Boss, the people here invite us to have breakfast. Do you want to go to the restaurant to eat, or should I get one for you?"

"I won't eat anymore. You guys go ahead. After you finish eating, bring their leaders over for a meeting!"

"Ok!"

After Catherine and the others finished eating, they went to Li Changhe's room.

Li Changhe's room was not small, and had a small reception room that was just big enough for them to sit.

Seeing their rosy faces, Li Changhe smiled slightly.

"It seems like you all drank quite a lot last night?"

After hearing what Li Changhe said, several responsible persons finally started the conversation.

"Boss, they are so enthusiastic, and their words of persuasion are so good that you can't help but drink after listening to them."

"Yes, we originally wanted to use the language barrier as an excuse to avoid it, but it turned out that many of them knew Cantonese, so we couldn't avoid it at all."

“Forget Cantonese, I can’t even speak English.”

Several responsible persons spoke up and talked about what happened last night.

"Then you can take a break this morning and make a contingency plan for this negotiation."

"We will go to the Great Hall to meet with their senior executives in the morning. At that time, we will discuss the general direction of cooperation, and the specific cooperation negotiations will be controlled by you."

"Also, let me remind you again, don't act superior or unscrupulous here. Cooperation is mutually beneficial, not to mention that we are dealing with a country."

"They have a lot of foreign affairs rules here. You have to follow the arrangements of their reception staff. Otherwise, it will be very troublesome if you get caught."

"Understand?"

Li Changhe gave them instructions again.

The reason for giving such instructions is, on the one hand, to warm them up and not let them get carried away by the warm reception they received in China.

On the other hand, it is also a preparation in advance. After all, in order to arrange time for Li Changhe, the country will definitely impose various restrictions on them.

Li Changhe is taking precautions in advance.

"Catherine, you will be responsible for controlling the details of the negotiation. Please report the specific information to me later."

"Understood, Boss!"

Hearing Li Changhe entrusting her with an important task in public, Catherine suppressed her excitement and agreed seriously.

Then, time soon came to nine o'clock, Director Lu brought people here again, and then took Bao Yugang and others to the Great Hall.

There in the morning, the Bao family will be received by some senior officials.

Although Li Changhe had met world-class politicians such as the President of the United States and the President of France, he was still quite excited in the Great Hall.

Fortunately, in the end, he controlled his demeanor and emotions and did everything calmly.

"Mr. Bao, please follow me. Next we will have a private negotiation."

After leaving the reception hall, someone took the initiative to lead Li Changhe and led him to another slightly smaller reception room.

In the reception room, Mr. Liao was already sitting there.

"You all go out first!"

Mr. Liao waved his hand and told the staff in the reception room to leave. Then only Li Changhe and Mr. Liao were left in the room.

"Let's talk business later, after all, everyone is not here yet."

"Come on, Changhe, have some tea first and try the Wuyi Mountain Dahongpao you mentioned before."

Old Liao smiled and pointed at the teacup next to Li Changhe.

"I specially requested this for you in order to host you this time. This tea is so rare!"

One time when the two were chatting, Li Changhe mentioned this, and Mr. Liao said at the time that he would get some for him to taste if he had the chance.

There is no other way. The annual production of those two trees is limited. Once they are sent to the capital, they will be distributed. Mr. Liao will get some, but he can't keep it.

As time went by, a group of old comrades and old friends who were attracted by the smell came to the door. Some drank a cup of tea, and some ordered a pot. They couldn't stay for long at all.

"Then I would like to thank you, Chief."

Li Changhe decisively picked up the teacup and took a sip.

"How was it? How did it feel?"

Mr. Liao asked with a smile.

"The tea has a faint orchid fragrance, and is mellow and dry on the palate. It is indeed a lingering aftertaste, and is worthy of being the king of our teas." Li Changhe has been influenced by it for the past two years and has drunk a lot of tea, so he has learned to appreciate tea a little.

"Not bad. If you say it's similar to other teas, then you can keep the two ounces I prepared for you."

"I've asked Liang Qun to keep it. He'll give it to you later."

"Don't think two taels is too little. Those two trees only produce about eight taels a year. When President Nixon visited China, he was only given four taels."

"Your two taels are given to you by several of us sharing our own shares."

Mr. Liao said with a smile that Li Changhe had made a great contribution to the country this time, and this little bit of tea could be considered a reward.

"You are too polite, Chief. I feel unworthy of it!"

Li Changhe said somewhat embarrassedly that he actually didn't really like drinking tea, he just mentioned it briefly during casual chatting.

"Don't say that, Comrade Changhe. You can afford it. These teas are just some gifts from Lao Liao and me."

At this moment, someone else came in and said to Li Changhe with a smile.

From the outside, it seemed that Li Changhe was meeting alone with senior domestic officials to discuss business cooperation, but in fact, in the reception room, Li Changhe was accepting praise in a serious manner.

When he left the Great Hall, Li Changhe decisively took the exquisite teapot from Liang Qun.

Liang Qun looked at the teapot in Li Changhe's hand with envy. When he knew what was inside, he was extremely envious.

This can of tea represents more than just a little tea. More importantly, it depends on who is sending it to!
Liang Qun was so envious at this moment that his eyes turned red.

Li Changhe naturally noticed Liang Qun's envy, but unfortunately, he didn't want to pass this thing on.

So, after returning to the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, ignoring Brother Liang's "sad" look, Li Changhe decisively went back into the house and put it away solemnly.

In the afternoon, Li Changhe called Catherine and others to a meeting again. This time, it was held in a small meeting room arranged in the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.

"Everyone, there are two directions for your negotiations. First, in the field of white goods, I have already negotiated with their senior management to establish a comprehensive home appliance factory here, including refrigerators, televisions, washing machines, air conditioners and other products."

"What you need to do is to negotiate the specific terms of cooperation with them and strive for the greatest benefits for us."

"The second is the heavy industry equipment enterprise. I intend to establish a heavy industry equipment company here. Your requirements are the same as above."

"Third, it's the pharmaceutical factory. I told you about this before, but this is mainly to expand their domestic market. For the time being, it will focus on medical devices, including production and import."

"Finally, there are two more hotels. My uncle has donated a hotel. We don't need a donation, but we can cooperate to open two hotels, one in Beijing and the other in Shanghai."

"The hotel team is mainly responsible for site selection and negotiating operating conditions. I have already discussed the specific terms of cooperation with them. This is a gesture of goodwill from us."

After hearing what Li Changhe said, everyone present was thoughtful. They had actually prepared a lot of information before coming, including chemicals, heavy industrial equipment, hotels, home appliances, clothing, and even cars.

At that time, the boss just said that the specific cooperation would be selected from these directions, but I didn’t expect that these would be the ones that were finally negotiated.

"Boss, we don't have the technology in these areas right now. Should we take the initiative to propose purchasing during the negotiation?"

Catherine asked seriously at this time.

"Don't worry, we have the technology. I have already arranged it in Europe and the United States. After we finish discussing the cooperation, whether it is pharmaceuticals, home appliances, or the specific technology of heavy equipment, we will arrange it immediately."

Li Changhe did not explicitly state where the technology came from. After all, his cooperation with the Luo family was not publicized.

"What about the total investment? Boss, how much do we expect the total investment to be for these two companies?"

Catherine asked again seriously, and the others also pricked up their ears waiting for Li Changhe's reply.

They naturally have their own data and information, but they also have to look at how much money the boss offers before they can discuss specific cooperation indicators.

"The standards for the two hotels have already been set, 20 million US dollars each, and the hotel will negotiate based on this when the time comes."

"As for the three factories, the total investment will be between 200 million and 300 million US dollars. You can adjust it as appropriate."

"Remember, the pharmaceutical factory is secondary. The main thing is the other two factories. The home appliances and heavy equipment are not only for the mainland market. I value the European and American markets more. You must remember this when you negotiate."

"My goal is to build a company like Panasonic and Caterpillar, and the mainland is our starting point, so don't think I am just investing in building a few factories."

“What we need to do is to leverage the vast human resources here to build a world-class enterprise.”

Li Changhe spoke calmly to everyone.

After hearing Li Changhe's words, everyone present showed a determined look in their eyes.

It’s good to have a big goal!

If the goal is big, it means the boss values ​​it, and if the boss values ​​it, it means they have more opportunities to show their talents.

Those who were selected to join Li Changhe's negotiation team are already the elites of their respective companies, but the more elite they are, the more they want to climb up.

However, the higher you go, the more limited the positions are, and those competing with them are also elites who are no less capable than them.

Now that the boss has given them direction and opportunities, if they fail to seize them, they can't blame anyone else.

After the conference, Li Changhe then convened several teams under his command for a small meeting and redefined some of his goals.

Then at the end, he left Catherine alone again.

"Catherine, I have another task for you."

"I asked Anna to set up a study abroad fund in the United States. You can negotiate with them on our behalf. Our study abroad fund can help many students go abroad, including some technical personnel to study abroad."

"When the time comes, I will set up R&D centers in Hong Kong Island and Singapore. You must strive to find conditions to allow their high-quality talents to enter our R&D centers."

"The population here is so large that even if we pick one out of a million, we can still pick out many research geniuses."

"For you, I have actually discussed this with the other side's diplomatic department. They are interested, but you need to discuss the specific cooperation model with them."

"I have already arranged everything in the United States. The only thing left is Asia."

"You should negotiate with the mainland first. Once the negotiations are completed, you can also set up such a company in Hong Kong. In addition to talents from the mainland, we will also recruit Chinese families in Southeast Asia and immigrants from Hong Kong. They will all be our targets for development."

At this time, Li Changhe told Catherine about his ideas about the immigration company and the study abroad fund.

This is a good opportunity to get everything done together.

Catherine wrote all of this down, and then said softly, "I understand, boss!"

"Okay, that's the main work. You guys take care of the negotiations with the mainland personnel. I'm going to go out and take a look at the beautiful mountains and rivers here in the next few days."

"I'll come back in a few days to see the results of your negotiations."

Li Changhe said with a smile.

After listening to Li Changhe, Catherine was not surprised.

This is how all bosses are. After the general direction is discussed, the specific things will of course be done by the people below. This is also Li Changhe's usual style.

But now she understood why the boss asked to live outside when he made the request to the other party.

So the boss wants to take this opportunity to go out and travel?
(End of this chapter)