1979 My Life in the Era

Chapter 312 Maori Taro
After hearing Master Wu say that it was difficult to deal with, Ning Weidong didn't react much and just let him talk.

Master Wu said, "Manager Ning, this joint venture to introduce a production line is unprecedented. It means we don't have to spend a penny, but we get a factory for free. The Japanese..."

Ning Weidong smiled and said, "We don't pay money, but we provide the site and workers. More importantly, we have the market. By cooperating with me, we can help Toshiba open up a market of one billion people."

Master Wu laughed dryly: "That's true, but from what I know about the Japanese, they seem smart, but in fact they are rigid, greedy for small profits, and don't have much long-term vision."

Ning Weidong nodded in agreement.

Master Wu continued, "I'm afraid it's hard to impress them with the market you mentioned. Even if they don't form a joint venture with us, Toshiba's appliances are still sold to China through S-sales. Why should they spend money and technology to help us build a factory?"

Ning Weidong raised his eyebrows, it seemed to be the same truth.

But Master Wu didn't know, but Ning Weidong knew in his heart that the higher-ups would not allow the rampant spread of s-trafficking, and that a wave of crackdowns would soon be launched in the next two years.

Ning Weidong asked back: "Master Wu, do you think it will continue like this?"

Master Wu said confidently, "Of course not. The number of s-type products has increased significantly in the past two years, but the higher-ups haven't reacted yet. I estimate that things will change next year at the latest. But... I'm afraid you can't wait until then."

Ning Weidong pursed his lips. What Master Wu said was indeed right, but he was not one to give up easily. "Master Wu, I will seriously consider what you said, but I still want to meet Maori Taro. Is it okay to leave this matter to you?"

Master Wu immediately said, "Don't worry, I will arrange it right away and write you back tomorrow."

Ning Weidong nodded. He had a good first impression of Master Wu. He seemed to be a capable person.

However, whether it can be used or not cannot be determined by just listening to what he says, but also by watching him do it.

If possible, Ning Weidong plans to use this person as a white glove.

Although everything has been said openly now, in the future, such things must be safely isolated. No matter what the situation is in secret, Ning Weidong himself and the factory must be clean.

As for whether Master Wu is willing to do the dirty work, there is no doubt about it.

The more experienced he is, the more he understands that he must have a background to do business, and he has no right to refuse Ning Weidong.

Coming out of the guesthouse, Master Wu and Abao walked in a hurry.

Ah Bao was still a little dazed. He looked around to see if there was anyone around and whispered, "Master, just now..."

Before he could say anything, Master Wu turned around and glared at him: "Let's talk about it when we get home!"

A Bao quickly shut up, not daring to say another word, and followed silently.

It was not until the two of them took the bus back to their residence and closed the door that Master Wu breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on an old-fashioned sofa.

A Bao was very considerate and quickly poured a glass of water: "Master, please have a drink of water."

Master Wu hummed, took a sip from the teacup, shook his head and said, "The An family girl... really gave me a difficult problem!"

A Bao was standing nearby and didn't quite understand what was being said.

Master Wu said, "Abao, call Manager Liu of the International Hotel right away and ask him to introduce Maori Taro to you."

A Bao responded quickly.

Master Wu added: "Also, ask Lao Liu to deliver what I want immediately."

After saying that, he waved his hand and asked Abao to do it.

About twenty minutes later, Abao came back from outside, accompanied by a middle-aged man in his forties.

"Uncle~" The middle-aged man walked in with a big smile on his face and bowed first. He was wearing a blue Zhongshan suit, with sleeves on his arms, and his eyes were shrewd and mercenary.

Master Wu stood up and said with a smile, "You're welcome. Have you brought everything?"

Old Liu put the Yellow River brand artificial leather briefcase in his hand on the table and took out a blue hardcover folder from it.

"This is all the recent information I could find about Maori Taro. Please take a look."

Master Wu took it.

A Bao hurriedly handed over his reading glasses.

Master Wu put on his glasses, opened the folder and looked at a few pages, nodded, closed it again, and gave Abao a wink.

Abao took out a thick envelope from the drawer of the desk next to him and handed it over.

Old Liu chuckled, took it and said, "Thank you for your care, uncle." But he opened his mouth, but stopped talking.

Master Wu asked, "Anything else?"

Lao Liu asked, "Uncle, are you going to do business with the Japanese?"

Master Wu smiled and said, "Old Liu, this is not your style."

Old Liu laughed and said quickly, "I made a mistake."

Master Wu watched Lao Liu leave, then turned to A Bao and said, "The most taboo thing in life is to be smart. Do your own thing well and keep your mouth shut. Do you understand?"

A Bao hurriedly responded, but he knew that it would be difficult for Lao Liu to make money from Master Wu in the future.

……

On the other hand, Ning Weidong also asked Wang Yuanping to investigate Maori Taro's situation to see if it matched what Master Wu said.

Wang Yuanping himself belongs to the secret department, so it is convenient for him to do some things.

You don't even need to investigate deliberately to know that in this era, foreign offices in China basically have a dual nature.

One is on the surface, the other is hidden.

As the head of the office, Taro Maori naturally also made an appointment.

So Wang Yuanping only needs to go through the procedures and go to the relevant department to retrieve the information.

The next day, Wang Yuanping handed the information to Ning Weidong.

Compared with the information provided by Master Wu, the information Wang Yuanping received was slightly different.

This document does not mention Maori Taro's second lover, Li Ting. The reason is easy to understand. Li Ting and Maori Taro have been in a relationship for less than a year, while Wang Yuanping's document was a background check done two years ago when Maori Taro first came.

After that, Taro Maori did not do anything beyond the limit and did not become the focus of attention, so there was no additional information.

This is also very common. After all, the resources of any department are limited and it is impossible to waste them on meaningless people or things.

But there is something that Master Wu did not mention, which is that Mori Taro has another background.

If I were just a graduate of the University of Tokyo, at the age of nearly 30, it would be difficult for me to climb to my current position in the Japanese society that attaches great importance to seniors and juniors.

Although Taro Mori is only the team leader of the Shanghai office, if he returns to the Tokyo headquarters, he is equivalent to a section chief.

At Toshiba, the average age of section chiefs is close to forty.

The reason why Maori Taro was able to get ahead of others was because of his wife's family.

Taro Mori's father-in-law also belonged to the Takeda family within Toshiba. Since his father-in-law had two sons, Taro Mori didn't need to marry into the family, but he would definitely have to rely on his father-in-law.

Ning Weidong looked at the information in his hand and couldn't help but sneer: "Eating gigolos and still can't control their crotch."

……

Two days later, in the Peacock Hall of Guoji Hotel, Shanghai.

Ning Weidong was wearing a blue-gray Mao suit, standing by the window with his hands behind his back, looking at the Huangpu River outside.

The clock on the wall read ten past nine.

Ten minutes later than the agreed time, there was still no sign of Mori Taro.

Master Wu standing by looked at his watch from time to time.

He was the middleman who arranged this meeting, and now that Taro Maori didn't come, it was undoubtedly his mistake.

Of course, this matter is not something Master Wu can control, but it will undoubtedly affect his evaluation in Ning Weidong's mind.

On the contrary, Ning Weidong didn't care.

This little trick is nothing and not presentable, not even a show of power.

At this moment, the sound of leather shoes stepping on marble came from far away.

Then came a sentence in Chinese with a colonel's accent: "I'm very sorry, I'm late."

Ning Weidong turned around and saw a Japanese man in a black suit coming in from outside.

He was about 1.6 meters tall, with waxed hair in a 3:7 split, lying on top of his head, as if licked by a calf.

He was a handsome man with a smile on his face as he strode in.

"Mr. Mao Li~" Ning Weidong also smiled, not caring at all about the other party's rudeness of being late on purpose, and walked over and extended his hand: "I am very honored that you can do me the honor."

Maori Taro was stunned for a moment and looked at Ning Weidong.

This tall Chinese man gave him a sense of pressure at first sight.

This has nothing to do with whether Ning Weidong is smiling or not, it’s simply a matter of physical size.

This is why countries around the world are very concerned about men's height. In nature, tallness is often associated with strength, which means having a biological advantage.

Ning Weidong is 1.85 meters tall and weighs over 90 kilograms. To Maori Taro, he is simply a giant.

What made him even more jealous was that he had such a tall stature and a handsome face!
It makes no sense.

If such a person were in Tokyo, I wonder how many socialites would flock to him.

Maori Taro had a mess of thoughts flashing through his mind, and he quickly gathered his thoughts and shook hands with Ning Weidong: "Mr. Ning, you are too polite."

After the greetings, Ning Weidong asked him to take a seat and let Master Wu, the middleman, accompany him.

Ning Weidong didn't rush to talk about the matter. He first boasted to each other about things such as the development of Japan, the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, putting aside past grudges, and common development.

After the dishes were served, they started talking about Chinese cuisine.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Ning Weidong got to the point: "Mr. Mao Li, I heard that your company's office in Moscow has made great achievements recently and won orders worth hundreds of millions of dollars."

Mao Li was stunned and alert, wondering why Su Lian was suddenly involved.

He smiled and said, "I wonder how Ning Sang knew this? I haven't been back to China for a long time, so I don't know."

In fact, Ning Weidong just said it casually. He knew that Toshiba had an office in Moscow and he also knew about the famous Toshiba incident.

But that doesn't matter.

Ning Weidong said meaningfully: "Mr. Mao Li, do you just want to see Moscow's colleagues take the lead?"

Maori Taro understood what he meant and guessed the purpose of Ning Weidong's appointment: "Please tell me clearly, Mr. Ning."

Ning Weidong did not hide anything and directly told them about the plan to set up a joint venture to produce cathode ray tubes.

We are all smart people, there is no need to beat around the bush. In real negotiations, most of the time both parties are clear on their cards.

What ultimately determines success or failure is the balance between interests and strength.

Maori Taro frowned and fell into thought.

He had actually heard something about joint ventures.

In order to win Huaguo, America's method is very simple and crude, just keep "give~give~give~"

Give face and the commander-in-chief will come to visit you on his own initiative; give name and restore the status of the Five Permanent Members.

The next thing is to give money, not only by yourself but also by asking your younger brothers to give money.

If you give less, you will be slapped in the face.

(End of this chapter)