Lost and Spy

Chapter 558 My God
Meng Shaoyuan found a time-honored restaurant and invited Liu Mancai to have lunch.

Not drinking.

"Brother Liu, it's not that I don't invite you to drink, but after dinner, I'll take you to see a project." Meng Shaoyuan persuaded Cai: "I've been paying attention to this project for a long time."

Liu Mancai's eyes lit up when he heard about the project.

He came to Shanghai this time, apart from discussing matters anyway, the main purpose was to bring Liu Guitang's money to invest in Greater Shanghai.

Anyway, it can be reversed, but investment is related to a lifetime.

"Brother Meng, worry about it, brother Meng." Liu Mancai said repeatedly: "I don't know what kind of project it is?"

"It's all projects with foreigners." Meng Shaoyuan replied casually.

"Oh, foreigners?"

Liu Mancai was taken aback: "Would we not lose money if we do business with foreigners?"

"Disadvantage? Don't forget what this place is, Great Shanghai!" Meng Shaoyuan sneered: "Here, I am the only one who suffers from foreigners. How can foreigners make me suffer from it?"

Liu Mancai was somewhat skeptical.

Those foreigners, whether they are Oriental or Western, are all so fierce...

……

After the meal, Meng Shaoyuan didn't take him directly to see any business, but took him to the Ministry of Industry Bureau.

"Brother Meng, what are you doing here?"

Liu Mancai was a little puzzled.

"Go to the police station and ask the police commissioner to clear the way."

what?
Let the Commissioner of Police clear the way?

Liu Mancai soon knew that Meng Shaoyuan's prestige in Shanghai had grown.

Entering the Bureau of the Ministry of Industry, all the way is unimpeded.

One of the inspectors came out after finishing his work. When he saw Meng Shaoyuan, he nodded and bowed quickly, calling "Director Meng" one after another.

When he walked into the police station, he didn't even knock on the door, just swaggered open the door and walked in.

"Hey Meng!"

"Mr. Police Commissioner."

Meng Shaoyuan and Sinclair were both happy.

"Let me introduce you to Mr. Sinclair Joe Solteras, Chief of Police of the Shanghai International Settlement. This is Mr. Liu Mancai from Shandong."

How could Liu Mancai remember the long list of foreigners' names?He is like Grandma Liu who entered the Grand View Garden, he only knows to be accompanied by a smile on his face.

"Sinclair, I want to ship a batch of goods into Shanghai, and give me a port route."

Meng Shaoyuan said bluntly.

"OK!" Sinclair didn't ask what kind of goods he was delivering or when it would arrive. He took out a blank pass, signed his name at the end, stamped it, and handed it to Meng Shaoyuan.

Meng Shaoyuan handed the pass to Liu Mancai: "You keep it first, it will be useful later."

Liu Mancai had no idea what happened.

This is the police station, but Meng Shaoyuan is as casual as if he entered his own home.And look at his attitude towards the Commissioner of Police, he is simply giving orders there.

"I'm the only one who makes foreigners suffer. How can foreigners make me suffer?"

Liu Mancai finally began to fully believe Meng Shaoyuan's words...

……

"Brother Meng, what is this?"

Coming out of the police station and sitting in the car, Liu Mancai took out the blank pass from his pocket and asked carefully.

"This is a permit, which is the treasure in the eyes of many businessmen." Meng Shaoyuan said while driving: "With this permit, no matter what you want to transport into Shanghai, you don't need to check it."

"No matter what?"

"Of course, it will be unimpeded even if you bring in smoke and soil." Meng Shaoyuan drove the car wholeheartedly: "So, how many businessmen have to fight for this pass."

Oh my god, so precious?
Liu Mancai looked at the pass in his hand in a daze: "Why did the chief of police issue it to you so readily?"

Meng Shaoyuan smiled: "Because I give him something magical every year."

"what?"

"Money!" Meng Shaoyuan bragged without blinking his eyes: "One million oceans a year!"

My goodness!

Liu Mancai originally thought that 200 million oceans was already a great deal, but the money they pay for a police chief every year is 100 million oceans.

Then Liu Guitang's money in Jincheng Bank is really nothing.

Meng Shaoyuan achieved two goals:
First, he let Liu Mancai see the relationship between himself and the chief of police with his own eyes. This is the first step of trust, and it is also a very important step.

The second one, he didn't need to describe it in particular, but Liu Mancai felt that the 200 million oceans he brought was actually nothing special, and the million oceans in Shanghai were only enough for road expenses.

……

Angus International Corporation.

Liu Mancai used to meet a lot of international foreign firms in Qingdao and Tianjin, and dealt with them. Every time he hired a translator, he got a lot of money.

However, it was the first time for Liu Mancai to enter a firm as grand as Angus International.

I won't say much about the grandeur of the outside, but if you look at the furniture inside, it is luxurious, all of which are Western goods, and the furniture alone is worth a lot of money.

Meng Shaoyuan went straight into the general manager's office without saying hello to anyone.

"Meng."

"Joey!"

When he met Joey, Meng Shaoyuan spoke fluent English.

And all the communication between the two people afterwards is in English.

Liu Man was convinced.

Meng Shaoyuan was just a spy, but this spy could speak foreign dialect so well.

Liu Mancai couldn't understand a word.

I saw only two people chatting and laughing happily. When it came to excitement, the foreigner got up and poured three glasses of red wine, and handed a glass to Liu Mancai.

Liu Man just took a sip, and it was unpalatable. It was as unpalatable as the foreign wine he drank in Qingdao and Tianjin, and it couldn't be compared with Chinese wine.

But we still have to pretend to be savoring the food with relish, we can’t let foreigners look down on us, can we?
Meng Shaoyuan and Joey communicated for about half an hour, and then turned to Liu Mancai and said, "Brother Liu, show your pass to General Manager Joey."

Liu Mancai quickly put down his wine glass, took out the pass, and handed it to Joey respectfully.

Joey looked at it, then returned it to Liu Mancai, and then said in blunt Chinese: "Okay, since you have a pass, then the 200 million dollar business will be entrusted to you."

……

"Meng...Brother Meng, two million dollars, how much is that worth?"

"It's almost 550 million oceans."

Liu Mancai gasped.

550 million!
My goodness!

Such a big deal.

The self-satisfaction I felt when I first came to Shanghai has disappeared without a trace.

All that was left was embarrassment: "Brother Meng, I... I only brought 200 million oceans... This business is really too big..."

Meng Shaoyuan smiled faintly: "Brother Liu, we are friends. Originally, I had been negotiating this business with General Manager Joey for a long time. Now that your brother is here, we hit it off again, so I will take you to do it together. What's the problem? Money, it doesn't matter if you earn a little less, but the friendship between you and my brother can't be bought with more money."

Liu Mancai's tears almost fell down.

Meng Shaoyuan's third purpose:
I do business with Westerners, and not everyone can do business with Westerners.Invisibly, it gave Liu Mancai a sense of trust.

Fourth purpose:
This time it's a big business of 550 million. You, Liu Mancai, are not in charge, but Meng Shaoyuan is taking you along.So from now on, the initiative is all in Meng Shaoyuan's hands!
……

Meng Shaoyuan didn't stop, and the third place he took Liu Mancai to, made Liu Mancai instantly dumbfounded.

"Akino Co., Ltd."!
Japanese territory?

My goodness!

Liu Mancai cried out "My God" in his heart countless times today!
Meng Shaoyuan was a member of the military command, and he was against the Japanese.

But now he actually swaggered into a Japanese trading company?

If his identity is discovered by the Japanese, will he be implicated?
"My name is Zhu Yanfan, and I would like to see your President." As soon as he entered, Meng Shaoyuan spoke fluent Japanese.

Liu Mancai was completely dumbfounded.

Meng Shaoyuan not only knows Western dialect, but also Oriental dialect?
This person's ability is really beyond the sky...

……

Liu Mancai was in a daze the whole time.

When Meng Shaoyuan was communicating with Akino Koji, the president of Akino Co., Ltd., he was talking in Japanese.

When the discussion was over and they were going out, Akino Xiaoji actually walked them all the way to the gate, and even bowed to them.

My goodness.

The Japanese bow to the Chinese?
Unheard of ah.

……

"Because I made him a $200 million business." In the car, Meng Shaoyuan said with a smile: "Anyone will bow before the $200 million. Xiaoji Akino is also a businessman."

"Brother Meng, let me ask boldly, what kind of business is it?"

"Pharmaceuticals and arms." Meng Shaoyuan lowered his voice significantly: "In this world, what is more profitable than these two? Is there anything safer than getting goods directly from the Japanese?"

Meng Shaoyuan's fifth purpose:
The Orientals are still courteous in front of me. Your family Liu Guitang tried his best to be a traitor, but the Japanese dare not behave in front of me.

Sixth purpose:
Medicines and ammunition are the most profitable business, but also the most difficult business, and I, Meng Shaoyuan, can do the same!

"Brother Liu, we are not in a hurry." Meng Shaoyuan said nonchalantly, "As for me, I will show you my business today. If you observe carefully, don't be in a hurry to cooperate with me on this business now. There are other better…”

"No, no." So far Liu Mancai has trusted this big shot with all his heart and eyes: "I will go to Jincheng Bank to issue a cashier's check and hand it over to you when I get back..."

"No." Meng Shaoyuan shook his head: "It's not for me. When I go to the Akino Trading Company for business tomorrow, you and I will go together. At that time, I will write a check together and put it on your old brother Liu."

"How about that, you are the major shareholder."

"Brother Liu, this is the first time we have cooperated." Meng Shaoyuan said earnestly: "You are a foreigner, and the check is placed with you, so you are more at ease, right?"

In this world, is there anyone more loyal than this Meng Shaoyuan?

Liu Mancai's nose was a little sore.

(End of this chapter)