When will I have a long tassel?

In Heling, Jingnan, in a field at the junction of urban and rural areas, a six-story building stands abruptly. The style of this building is half Chinese and half Western, with a large Chinese-style roof with overhanging eaves on top, and four pale Roman-style columns below. On the lintel are four large characters:

Zhao Group.

After the brothers Zhao Xinggen and Zhao Xingwang became rich, they thought about building a building in Heling City to show their strength. Since Heling has developed very well in recent years, the land in the urban area has long been occupied. In the end, they could only acquire this piece of land on the outskirts of the city and built the Zhao Group's office building on it.

In order to make this building look impressive, the Zhao brothers spent a lot of money to hire a top designer from Yuyuan, the provincial capital. The designer really has two brushes. After listening to the Zhao brothers' request, it didn't take much time to draw a drawing and design a beautiful building.

The Zhao brothers traveled all over the country and saw many domineering buildings. They inevitably compared their own building with these buildings in their minds, so they kept giving suggestions to the designer, and asked him to add two pillars here. Let him open some windows over there. According to them, they want to "learn from the best of others" so that people passing by can't help but want to kneel down once they take a look at it.

Faced with the endless ideas of the Zhao brothers, the top designers themselves knelt down first. At the beginning, he tried to explain to the brothers what architectural aesthetics was, letting them know that it doesn’t just look good if you put a bunch of things together. But later, he found that this effort was completely in vain, so he gave up on himself. He painted whatever the other party said, and finally designed such a building with extremely weird aesthetics.

It is said that after returning to Yuyuan with the generous remuneration given by the Zhao brothers, the designer went to a Zen monastery in the mountains to retreat. This kind of work is indeed very challenging to human psychology.

At this moment, Tang Zifeng was standing under this building. Accompanying him was his hardcore henchman Han Weichang.

"Zhao Xinggen's office is on the top floor. Mr. Tang, if you see the window with the gold rim, that's Zhao Xinggen's office."

Han Weichang pointed with his finger and introduced Tang Zifeng.

"Mr. Zhao's taste...is indeed quite sunny." Tang Zifeng gave a very positive evaluation.

Things like aesthetics are actually very personal. He is a rustic but has a combat power of 5. If he spends his own money to build a building, others really have no right to pick on whatever building he is willing to build. The Heling City Planning Bureau didn't bother the Zhao brothers. Tang Zifeng just came to discuss matters, so why bother about it?

"Oh, Mr. Tang, Mr. Han, distinguished guests! Please come in quickly, please come in quickly."

A group of people walked out from the gate guarded by four Roman columns. The first person greeted Tang Zifeng and Han Weichang warmly from a distance, and his feet also turned into small steps. He was obviously very concerned about Tang Zifeng and his party. .

"It's Mr. Wang. It's very polite of you to come out to pick us up if you are helpful."

Tang Zifeng recognized that the man was Zhao Xingwang, the second eldest brother of the Zhao family, so he quickly took two steps to greet him, shook hands with him, and exchanged greetings. Zhao Xinggen is the chairman and general manager of Zhao Group, and Zhao Xingwang is the vice chairman, deputy general manager and chief engineer. They are both "Mr. Zhao". In order to distinguish them, Zhao Xinggen is called Mr. Gen and Zhao Xingwang is called Mr. Wang within the group and some familiar customers and partners. Tang Zifeng was taught by Han Weichang, so he used this title.

"Haha, Mr. Tang is too polite, just call me Xingwang." Zhao Xingwang said haha. He is a technical person and was not good at communication originally. However, as the business of these groups grew, he often had to participate in various social events, so he also learned some conversational words.

"Mr. Wang, you have gained weight too." Han Weichang waited until Tang Zifeng and Zhao Xingwang had exchanged greetings before he came forward to talk. He works in the market and has many contacts with the Zhao Group. He has drank with the Zhao brothers dozens of times, so he talks more intimately.

Zhao Xingwang touched his belly, pretended to be depressed, and said to Han Weichang: "Mr. Han, there is nothing we can do. Once this person is over 50 years old, he will not be able to gain weight. The last time we met, it seemed that he was just a man. It happened years ago, I gained five pounds more than that time, and I can’t get my belly back."

"A little belly is suitable for Mr. Wang's status." Han Weichang joked.

"No, no, how dare I say anything about my identity in front of Mr. Tang. Come, come, let's go inside and talk..."

The group of people chatted nonchalantly with all kinds of useless polite words. Under the guidance of Zhao Xingwang, they entered the office building and took the elevator to the top floor. The elevator opened, and directly opposite was a large conference room. A waiter wearing a cheongsam was already waiting there. When he saw everyone, he bowed in unison and shouted, "Welcome Mr. Tang." It's a pity that these waiters were all hired by the Zhao brothers from their hometown village. They spoke Mandarin with a strong Jinnan accent, which sounded quite cheerful.

The conference room on the top floor is used by the Zhao brothers to receive distinguished guests. The layout of the room is similar to the conference hall where leaders receive foreign guests. The sofas are arranged in a semicircle, and the two positions in the middle are the main seats.

Zhao Xingwang asked Tang Zifeng to sit down at the guest of honour's seat, while Han Weichang sat on one side of Tang Zifeng. Seeing Zhao Xingwang walk to the master's seat and sit down, Han Weichang thought about it and asked, "What, Mr. Wang, isn't Mr. Gen here?"

"Oh, I have to explain this to Mr. Tang. When I heard that Mr. Tang was coming, my brother put down several things and was just waiting to welcome Mr. Tang. But it was such an unlucky thing that when you were about to arrive, At that time, there was a sudden call from the city, asking my brother to come over by name.

"Mr. Tang also knows that although our Zhao Group is still somewhat large, it is still a Heling enterprise after all. We dare not disobey the city's words. My brother told me repeatedly that when I met with Mr. Tang I need to apologize to Mr. Tang on his behalf, he said that he will be back soon after handling the matter over there."

Zhao Xingwang explained, his face full of apologies.

Tang Zifeng waved his hand and said with a smile: "Mr. Gen's words are harsh, why do you apologize? I am an uninvited and evil guest, how dare I delay Mr. Gen's business."

Zhao Xingwang said: "No, no, my brother said that Mr. Tang's business is business. Fortunately, the city is not far from here. My brother will be back after finishing his work. By the way, I don't know what Mr. Tang and Mr. Han are doing. If you have anything to do when you come to our Zhao Group this time, if it’s convenient, can you tell me first?”

Hearing what he said, Tang Zifeng smiled faintly and said, "Oh, it's actually not a big deal. We heard that Zhao Group intends to acquire the German company Botai. I don't know if there is such a thing."

"Uh..., this..."

Zhao Xingwang obviously didn't expect that Tang Zifeng would ask this question so straightforwardly, and he choked for a moment.

As early as when they learned that Tang Zifeng was coming to visit, the Zhao brothers had analyzed and concluded that the purpose of Tang Zifeng's visit was to talk about Botai. Linji Group also wanted to acquire PATEO, which was something the Zhao brothers knew. Zhao Xinggen deliberately let the news out, saying that the Zhao Group wanted to acquire PATEO, but he actually wanted to make some deals with Linji Group.

In fact, Zhao Xinggen was not called away by any sudden phone call. At this time, he stayed in his office and monitored the conversation between Zhao Xingwang and Tang Zifeng through a hidden camera installed on the ceiling of the conference room.

Regarding the acquisition of PATEO, Zhao Xinggen had his own ideas. He could not discuss these ideas directly with Tang Zifeng, so he arranged for Zhao Xingwang to appear and test Tang Zifeng's tone first.

According to the Zhao brothers' opinion, if Tang Zifeng wants to talk about this matter, he must first go through a few circles, such as playing emotional cards, etc., and then bring it up. But who would have thought that as soon as Zhao Xingwang asked, Tang Zifeng revealed his purpose, which caught Zhao Xingwang off guard.

"Haha, has this matter reached Mr. Tang's ears?" Zhao Xingwang said with a fake smile, the expression on his face was a little stiff, "We do have this plan and are preparing to arrange for someone to go to Germany to contact Botai. , Why, Mr. Tang is also interested in Botai?"

This last question belongs to Zhao Xingwang's gaffe. According to the prior arrangement, Zhao Xingwang should not take the initiative to ask about this matter. Zhao Xinggen gave him the instruction to do Tai Chi with Tang Zifeng, forcing Tang Zifeng to tell the matter himself, and then Zhao Xingwang had to pretend to be surprised. He said something like "If I had known this earlier" so that I could bargain with Tang Zifeng later.

Plans are great, but the people who can execute them are a bit weak. Zhao Xingwang is still essentially an engineering geek. Even if he has learned some social skills, in terms of psychological quality, how can he be compared with the treacherous and cunning people like Tang Zifeng and Han Weichang. Tang Zifeng asked calmly about the Zhao Group's plan to acquire Botai. Zhao Xingwang panicked a little, and then said what he had been thinking about.

"You are right, we plan to acquire PATEO at the last moment, so Zhao Group should give up." Tang Zifeng said bluntly.

"this……"

Zhao Xingwang was dumbfounded. He had never memorized this script. How could he answer the question?

According to common sense, shouldn't Tang Zifeng say these words tactfully?

If Tang Zifeng spoke tactfully, Zhao Xingwang could express his rejection in a more tactful way, thus forcing Tang Zifeng to offer attractive terms to the Zhao Group. If the conditions offered by Tang Zifeng can satisfy the Zhao brothers, Zhao Xinggen will appear to set the specific details with Tang Zifeng. If the conditions offered by Tang Zifeng are not enough to satisfy the appetites of the Zhao brothers, Zhao Xingwang will give Tang Zifeng a soft nail on the ground that he does not understand the group's operating conditions, and will give Tang Zifeng a soft nail.

But now, it seems that Tang Zifeng doesn't know what euphemism is, and directly asks Zhao Group to give up. This makes Zhao Xingwang how to deal with him.

"Mr. Tang, your request is, uh, a bit overwhelming." Zhao Xingwang said calmly.

Without a script, he can only act as he is, and this is his true character.