Chapter 409 Whatever You Want
"Dou Sou, Wang Sang you are so polite!"

"Thank you very much for taking our taste into consideration. It's been a long time since I've eaten sashimi!" Because Wang Deming specially prepared a plate of blood-red tuna sashimi on the table, and placed several dishes of soy sauce and balsamic vinegar around it.

The Japanese men were all thin and skinny. The leader was about 40 years old, wore glasses, and started to go bald early. Even if he combed the hair on his forehead to the middle, it couldn't hide his bald hair.

His name is Jingxia. He is the leader of this group of Japanese and a section chief, who is specifically responsible for the technical connection with Tianjin.

It was this middle-aged Japanese man, who is now so polite that he has to bow to Wang Deming, who said that the quality of the reactors and pipelines connected by the Chinese side did not meet the standards and hoped that the Chinese side would replace them with mature Japanese products.

It was also he who persuaded the German technicians to demand that the Tianjin project should pay the second installment according to the project construction cycle, otherwise Japan and the Federal Republic of Germany might not be able to provide technical information and subsequent sets of equipment in a timely manner.

He spoke fluent Chinese and didn't need a translator at all. The German technical experts on the other side spoke very good English. Although Wang Deming understood German, he still communicated with them in English.

"China is a country of etiquette," Wang Deming said with a smile, "especially since you are here to help build our country. Although I am not in a high position, I still hope to express my gratitude."

"In addition, this thing is not called Yusheng in China, but Yusui, which is very popular."

"Come on, start eating." Wang Deming took a sip of wine and invited them to eat.

I don’t know when it started, but Chinese people have a stereotype about Germans, as if Germans are very rigorous, serious, and unsmiling.

But at today's dinner table, these foreigners from the Federal Republic of Germany were eating happily.

Wang Deming wanted to leave the table midway to ask if the food here was of the same standard as in China.
While eating, Wang Deming talked with the people down there, about Tokyo, Osaka, and Tokugawa Ieyasu, and with Smith from Germany, about Frankfurt, Munich, and football, but they never talked about work. Everyone was having a great time at the dinner table.

In the meantime, Li Dongdong winked at Wang Deming several times, signaling him to quickly turn the topic to the project. Seeing that he did nothing, Li Dongdong was about to speak himself, but was interrupted by Wang Deming.

As the dinner was drawing to a close, Jingxia couldn't help but ask, "Wang Sang, I'm sorry to have cost you a lot of money today."

He pretended to be ashamed, "But Mr. Smith and I really have no way to deal with the project. We have to follow the instructions from home."

"According to the project implementation cycle in the contract, your country should pay the second installment this year."

“Only in this way can we better serve your country.”

He looked at Li Dongdong again, leaning forward slightly, "Ms. Li, we have expressed our ideas to you many times before, and our consul has also communicated with Mr. Fang. So, can you give us an accurate answer?"

"Alas, you know, we in Japan also celebrate the Spring Festival. We haven't seen our wives and children for half a year, and we are eager to go home."

"But please rest assured, once the second installment of your country's payment is in place, the general manager will order us to work overtime to catch up with the project progress."

Wang Deming was playing with a wine cup in his hand, looking at the well with amusement, without saying a word.

The atmosphere at the dinner table suddenly became cold.

No one spoke for a long time.

Just when Wang Deming couldn't hold back and was looking for an excuse to end the dinner, he suddenly laughed.

"Ha ha!"

"Mr. Jingxia, I can ask a friend to pay you the second payment."

“It just takes a little time and process.”

Wang Deming looked at the well in front of him and recalled the description of the Japanese in Zizhi Tongjian: they know small etiquette but not great righteousness, they are particular about small details but not great virtues, they value trivial matters but neglect integrity and shame, they fear power but have no moral integrity, the strong will surely steal and invade, and the weak will surely submit.

There is another book that describes the Japanese character very accurately: The Chrysanthemum and the Sword. Perhaps because they are an island country, the Japanese generally have a narrow mindset and tend to go to extremes in everything.

They also highly respect the idea of ​​the lower class overthrowing their superiors.

So don’t be misled by the concepts of seniority and seniority in Japanese TV dramas.

There are only two words in the hearts of the Japanese: cruel!
Therefore, treating the disease with the right medicine is the best way to untie this knot.

After hearing what Wang Deming said, the man in the well had a strange look in his eyes. "Wang Sang, I wonder how long the time and process you mentioned will take?"

The reason why the second installment of payment was brought up at the dinner table today was actually because they didn't want to owe Wang Deming a favor because of a meal.

He just wanted to eat the delicious food, but he didn't appreciate it. This is the greedy nature of the Japanese pirates.

Wang Deming kept the question in suspense, picked up the Moutai bottle next to him and shook it, and there was still half a bottle left.

Fortunately, I have already paid, so no one will say anything if I take it away.

It cannot be said that one is taking advantage of public funds.

It's a pity for Xiao Wang. He burned 150 tons of coal in three months.

He smiled and poured wine into the well. "This requires the energy of the well section chief and your company."

"What do you mean?" The people in the mine were led by Wang Deming's words and had no idea what Wang Deming wanted to do.
The Germans on the opposite side had no idea what Wang Deming was talking about with the Japanese, they just kept eating.

"I have a very good friend in Hong Kong, and I can ask him to help with the second payment."

"It can be paid in advance. After all, it is outside the scope of the contract. Although my friend believes that the mainland side will not default on the debt, this is not how business is done."

"So, he has an idea. He plans to buy some land or commercial buildings in Japan as assets, and then mortgage these assets to a Japanese bank. With such a guarantee, wouldn't it solve the funding problem that your company is most concerned about?"

"But there is a problem with this, which is that Japan's restrictions on foreign companies are too great."

"Without the support of Japanese banks, my friend would never be able to buy real estate."

"so."

He unconsciously looked at Smith, the German man sitting opposite him, and was stopped by Wang Deming: "Mr. Jingxia, I just want the complete set of equipment that Japan is responsible for to be shipped as soon as possible."

“As to how anyone in Germany agreed to move forward with the second phase, that’s my question.”

"You just need to honestly ship the technical data and complete equipment from Japan. I will coordinate all other issues."

Jingxia was a little surprised. He never expected that the new deputy director of the Ministry of Foreign Trade would come up with such a solution.

This solution can be said to benefit all three parties. We are truly worthy of being the Celestial Empire with such beautiful scenery. It is truly admirable.

"Dou Sou, Wang Sang, what you said is a very good solution," Jingxia nodded subconsciously, "I will contact the president of the domestic company immediately. From what I know about the president, he will not refuse."

"Okay, then I, Wang, will be waiting for your news."

(End of this chapter)