Chapter 1145: A toad looking for a frog

"You go; I won't go."

Li Xuewu smiled and declined: "I'll just wait at home for you all to come back."

"How can that work—"

Ding Zigui smiled and said to Li Huai De, who was standing by the car: "If we didn't have this condition, that would be one thing, but since we have it, shouldn't we use it?"

He turned his head, held Li Xuewu's arm, and said half-jokingly: "You have to go; once you stand there, our Commission Office will be counting on you to boost morale."

"Must go, Xuewu must go; just leave the home to Comrade Yuhua—"

Li Huai De waved his hand and signaled: "Speaking of communication, you are also more convenient."

"Exactly; if I had to go speak, I'd have to bring a translator; it's really inconvenient."

Ding Zigui smiled and patted Li Xuewu's arm: "Quick, get in Director Li's car; I'll say a word to Comrade Yuhua, and we'll set off."

He only said this much and didn't wait for Li Xuewu to decline again, so he went to find Ao Yuhua.

Li Xuewu had no choice but to give a few instructions to Peng Xiaoli in a low voice, and then he got into the car.

Li Huai De raised his hand and said with a light laugh: "Director Ding is right; you have to go; for some scenes, it's more appropriate for you to show up."

"Since you've already gone, you've already given them enough face; no need to care too much about these details."

Li Xuewu said: "The French guys are here to make a name for themselves; they won't be too picky."

"And—" he gave Old Li a preventive shot: "Don't look at them as too gentlemanly; the French are the most laid-back and are hard to manage."

"I have heard a bit about that; you should pay more attention to where you should."

Li Huai De looked back and saw Ding Zigui had already gotten in the car, and the motorcade slowly started.

This time, it was the French merchant Saint-Aya Group hosting the technical team working in China at the Red Star International Hotel.

That is, the architectural designer + engineering architect team they recruited in France.

The Saint-Aya Group is an international trader and wouldn't just feed a large group of engineers and designers for nothing.

Western manpower is still very expensive, especially these professional technical personnel.

In international trade, partners also have architectural and design requirements, and the Saint-Aya Group will help form professional technical teams.

That is, screening and recruiting technical personnel in the country who are willing to work abroad and take such high salaries.

Personnel engaged in the construction industry all have one characteristic: high mobility.

This is not what they want; the industry characteristics are like this; the project ends, and the project team dissolves.

Only large-scale construction companies with many businesses will hire designers and engineers long-term.

This time, it was not the Red Star Factory that took the initiative to ask the Saint-Aya Group to help build the team, nor was it the Red Star Factory that asked the other party to contribute labor and effort to engage in construction.

It was the Saint-Aya Group that took the initiative to propose participating in the construction work of the ecological industrial zone.

Group President Chantal came to the capital with a commercial travel group; besides visiting her husband who worked here, she was also here to inspect the market.

Her husband had worked here for many years and knew the domestic industry, commerce, and construction industry relatively well, and could give her a chance to "eat crab."

The Red Star Factory, which was transforming from heavy industry and developing and rising rapidly, made a splash at the Yangcheng Export Commodities Fair and easily attracted the other party's attention.

And during her time in the capital, Chantal inspected the Red Star Factory's comprehensive capabilities again from a commercial perspective.

After communicating and discussing with other friendly merchants, they reached a conclusion: the Red Star Factory is a trust enterprise that is rising rapidly.

Other friendly merchants, fully considering the current foreign trade conditions in the country, chose a relatively cautious or relatively tolerant trade attitude.

Chantal had the Foreign Affairs Office backing her, so naturally, she was more aggressive and brave.

Compared to the toughness of the Yemeni merchant Art, she was more willing to cultivate business here.

For no other reason than that looking down at the world from here is not as desolate as the Western world renders it.

What she saw was a situation where everything was waiting to be done, and the economy and society were progressing rapidly.

Especially the relatively enlightened political environment here, which could better allow commerce to be fully released.

Yes, in Chantal's eyes, the so-called situation had nothing to do with them.

Or it was a kind of self-repair of a unique social system, which was a very normal procedure.

She didn't think the country would reach the kind of advancement of the Western world in twenty or thirty years.

But isn't this what she wanted to see? A large construction site that was continuously being developed and built.

Just thinking about it made her feel happy; on such vast land, as long as they opened the market to her just a little bit, it would be enough to support the Saint-Aya Group so it couldn't walk.

And facts proved that her choice was incomparably correct; building a 10,000-ton cargo ship as soon as they said so was truly frightening.

Even in France, she didn't dare to imagine what kind of commercial group could take down so many order requirements she listed by its own strength.

It can be said that when she heard at the negotiation table that the Red Star Factory wanted to discuss all projects, she also didn't react.

The Saint-Aya Group wanted to form a large industrial production chain in the country.

Because there wasn't one here, they didn't mind helping the country build one up.

However, they never expected that while there was no industrial chain here, there was a trade network and supply chain.

The Red Star Factory took all the projects, directly took parts through the supply chain, screened suitable targets in the trade network, and jointly formed production units.

In this way, the products the Saint-Aya Group needed didn't require them to come and point fingers and teach the country how to build an industrial supply chain; they just took the goods directly.

While shocked, Chantal became even more certain of this investment.

She showed full interest in the Red Star Factory, which was rising and wanted to build an ecological industrial industrial park.

Not only did she take on the task of forming a professional engineer and designer team, but she also proposed to provide engineering machinery free of charge to help the Red Star Factory speed up construction.

Li Xuewu had already told Li Huai De earlier: pies won't fall from the sky; even if there are pies, they aren't thrown down by the French; they aren't God; on the contrary, they are capitalists.

Whether it was a professional technical team or engineering machinery, it was a big temptation for the Red Star Factory.

But analyzing the other party's purpose under the temptation, it actually didn't have much impact on the Red Star Factory.

The other party wanting to open up the construction market in the country didn't count as a fantasy in Li Xuewu's mind.

It was originally a matter of hitting three poles if there were dates or not; isn't capital operation a kind of gambling?

Li Xuewu also learned this point privately through the cultural commissioner of the French Foreign Affairs Office, Gima Roman; Saint-Aya intended to form a construction company.

Such a large international trading company, whose main business was construction machinery, how could it watch such fat profits be eaten by others?

In Chantal's eyes, the architectural style of the country had no aesthetic sense, just like a brick placed there.

Except for a few landmark buildings in the capital, they were all of this style.

This, in the eyes of her, who came from the romantic city of France, made the country look like Cinderella, urgently needing her help to put on a pair of crystal shoes to attend the grand ball held by the prince of the world.

World trade and economic exchange are themselves a big stage.

To what extent can the romantic country famous in the world organize a welcome banquet?

Today, Zhang Songying had opened her eyes.

From the red carpet at the entrance to the service etiquette requirements of the wine party, and then to the layout of the wine party.

Not to mention the professionalism of the music performance team brought by the Saint-Aya Group.

The International Hotel bears the name of "International" and indeed has foreigners patronizing it, but Zhang Songying had been with Li Xuewu for a long time and knew very clearly the gap between domestic hotels and the world.

The Saint-Aya Group renting the International Hotel to hold the reception banquet was agreed to after Zhang Songying filed an application.

This is still very rare in the country; generally speaking, it is either arranged at the Foreign Affairs Office or the Foreign Affairs Department.

Based on the purity of commercial dealings, renting a banquet venue became a suitable behavior.

Zhang Songying had long led the International Hotel team to start preparatory work, following the other party's requirements to learn etiquette, communication, and cooperation.

According to Li Xuewu's approval on the application, this is also an opportunity to contact the world and learn the advanced experience of foreign hotel management.

Especially since the Saint-Aya Group's posture was very sufficient, and the money they sprinkled was very real.

It could be seen that the other party wanted to test the Red Star Factory's attitude toward the outside world through this wine party.

It was also to test the scale and attitude of the Red Star Factory, or even the capital, or the country, toward foreign merchants' business activities here.

Whether commercial activities can be carried out normally is a sign for them to judge whether it is necessary for the country to increase investment and continuously carry out commercial cooperation.

If there isn't even an opportunity to rent a hotel to hold a banquet, then they have to re-examine the commercial atmosphere and operating conditions here.

Conversely, when receiving the International Hotel's agreement and the request to sign a formal contract, Saint-Aya Group President Chantal was very happy.

The group was not hers alone; she had come to China for cooperation under great pressure, investing a lot of manpower and material resources; if she were slapped in the face by such a small matter, she would really be sad, or at least unwilling.

The result was very good, especially the requirement for a formal contract, which indicated that the Red Star Factory had received the signal they sent out and made the necessary response.

In Chantal's view, this is a sign that the Red Star Factory advocates the spirit of contract and hopes for normal business dealings; it is positive and forward-looking.

Therefore, Zhang Songying accompanied Han Yating, who had just returned to work after maternity leave, to sign the contract with the other party.

Although the activity was only for one day, the preparation time was still very long, so the contract period was not one day, but one week; within one week, the International Hotel had to cooperate with their reception work.

In this contract, there was also a procurement contract, which was to purchase materials needed for the reception banquet from the food supply chain under the Red Star Factory's Trade Management Center.

It also included the International Hotel's chef team, service team, and logistics team.

Han Yating took Zhang Songying to report this work to Li Xuewu carefully.

Li Xuewu's instruction was that the International Hotel should adopt an inclusive and open attitude in the future to accept this kind of pure commercial and reception service.

The Red Star Factory reached foreign trade cooperation with foreign merchants through commodities, and the International Hotel could also promote trade cooperation under the new situation through service.

As early as the establishment of the International Hotel, Li Xuewu established a concept for the service team Zhang Songying, which was that service creates value.

Not only ideological value and humanistic value, but also practical value that can make life better.

One cannot look only at money, but one cannot be stubborn either.

As an important business card for the Red Star Factory's foreign reception, the International Hotel cannot be too careful or too excellent; it must fully absorb and learn the advanced experience of international hotel management and become an advanced service unit that leads the domestic reception hotel standard.

It was precisely because of Li Xuewu's support and instructions that Han Yating and Zhang Songying put down their concerns, went into battle easily, and were able to participate in preparing for this wine party.

Because they had to entertain the technical team working in China and the main cadres of the Red Star Factory, the welcome wine party and banquet could not be held in the evening; it could only be in the morning.

Especially since the Red Star Factory defined this reception as a commercial communication and meeting, the Saint-Aya Group was even more cautious.

Just think, such a large team was organized to study as soon as they entered the country; how strict this is.

They had to balance elegance and reality, so the reception venue was not placed at the Foreign Affairs Office, but chose the Red Star International Hotel, which had a superior geographical location, a larger venue, and was more convenient in terms of attributes.

Not only did people from the Foreign Affairs Office often patronize this place, but even foreign merchants and reporters working in the capital often came here to taste food and drink afternoon tea.

Therefore, choosing this place for reception represented the Saint-Aya Group's cautious attitude of "talking business in business."

At least Li Huai De felt it was very appropriate, which was also the fundamental reason why he was willing to attend the banquet.

If the reception wine party were really to be held at the Foreign Affairs Office, he would definitely not attend; he would just ask Cheng Kaiyuan to take Li Xuewu there.

At this point in time, one must never blur the red-line consciousness; it's a matter of life and death.

"Welcome, Director Li—"

As the host, Saint-Aya Group Vice President William Robin stood in front of the International Hotel.

As soon as the Red Star Factory's motorcade stopped steadily, Li Huai De and other factory leaders got out of the car, and the other party came up with the Foreign Affairs Office Economic Commissioner Amandina to shake hands and greet the Red Star Factory leaders.

Li Huai De, with the help of a translator, smiled and exchanged pleasantries with the other party.

Li Xuewu stood behind Cheng Kaiyuan and smiled, chatting a few more sentences with Amandina in French.

The other party very enthusiastically thanked the Red Star Factory for the help given to the Saint-Aya Group, allowing them to hold a reception wine party here.

Li Xuewu's answer was also very clever; he did not link the relationship with the Foreign Affairs Office, but emphasized the friendly cooperative relationship between the Red Star Factory and the Saint-Aya Group.

He knew very well that this test was not only a test by the Saint-Aya Group but also a test by the French Foreign Affairs Office; he didn't know the specific purpose.

However, as Li Xuewu, who often communicated with foreign merchants and often dealt with the Foreign Affairs Department, being cautious in words and deeds was a good principle.

Still the same sentence: talk business in business, don't get involved in other connections; it's too dangerous.

"Hi, Li, welcome."

Walking into the International Hotel and coming to the banquet hall, he saw Saint-Aya Group President Chantal walking over with a middle-aged bald man, greeting them enthusiastically.

Li Huai De was really a bit unable to handle her enthusiasm; this French woman was too casual, right?

This man standing beside her looked very intimate with her; that must be her man, right?

How could she bump into him with her "headlights" in front of her man, and not be afraid of him carrying the flag?

Chantal's enthusiasm really gave Li Huai De a fright; when hugging the other party, the awkward expression was beyond words, and the look he gave her man was not good: is this how you manage your woman?

"Hi—Li, welcome—"

Chantal was not greeting Li Huai De this time, but Li Xuewu.

The two had met a few times, and Li Xuewu didn't care if she was enthusiastic.

It was just that she was a bit biased; she bumped into Li Huai De with her "ball," but when it came to Cheng Kaiyuan and Li Xuewu, there was only handshaking left.

Zhang Songying stood outside the greeting team, and seeing this scene, the corners of her mouth were about to reach the sky.

Hehe—scheming bitch—

Indeed, this doesn't count as any conspiracy, not even a plot; at most, it's a small scheme.

Unfair reception can only highlight the extraordinary nature of the target guests; it's an old tradition of the French.

Whether it was British or American noblewomen, what they played in the Gilded Age was this set.

It was just that the times changed too fast, not giving them too much room to play, otherwise the Western world would have been harmed by these restless women long ago.

Of course, these women haven't stopped in later generations either; they started harming people in another form.

That punch, it was truly authentic.

"This is my husband, Alain Adrian; he is a counselor at the Foreign Affairs Office."

Chantal took the initiative to introduce the man beside her, that is, the man who was bald in Li Huai De's eyes and was wearing a hat that looked like a big grassland.

Old Li still had too little experience; France has had a tradition of lovers for a long time, and it's the same now.

In their view, chastity is like a urinal under the bed; you pull it up when you use it, and kick it away with your feet when you don't.

Of course, the kicking action cannot be too big, or you'll spill it everywhere and disgust people.

So, even if they have lovers, they will choose to retain the last bit of decency.

That is, they cannot easily divorce, at least not because of a lover.

As long as this condition is met, everyone chooses to turn a blind eye to the rotten things under the table.

They will even use it as a talking point to show off at private gatherings.

Of course, you can't show off in front of the other party's other half; that's deliberately making trouble.

You see, when the little devils learned Western culture back then, they learned this set very selectively.

Men are responsible for going to work and making money, women are responsible for housework at home; if a man comes back before midnight, it only means his man is not popular and has no future, and he isn't even taken along to colleague gatherings.

It's like going to an izakaya or a bubble bath with colleagues and bosses; that shows the man is respected, popular, and loved.

The more a man progresses in his career, the more stable the woman's living conditions at home.

Of course, for women, while taking good care of the home, they can also go out to relax.

This is the tragedy of a nation with a distorted, non-autonomous historical and cultural heritage.

National self-confidence is not a slogan to brag about; it is an important factor affecting a generation.

Chantal's husband, Alain, didn't seem very satisfied with her introduction.

Especially when the other party pointed out the identity of the Foreign Affairs Office counselor, he was very afraid of being taken advantage of by the Red Star Factory.

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and looked at Maggie Roman, who was standing on the side.

Maggie also rolled her eyes speechlessly, looking a bit playful and cute.

Actually, in formal occasions, she shouldn't be like this; at least in front of outsiders, she should always stand on the side of her compatriots; after all, the butt determines the head.

But obviously, this woman's butt is not only crooked but also twisted and very hot.

Of course, her expression was a response to Li Xuewu when he looked at her; the eye contact between the two was very short but very interesting.

She only lost her composure for a moment, and then she was as polite as a white lotus.

Li Huai De actually had no covetous heart for Alain's identity; in his eyes, this "green brother" was even a big trouble.

One could tell from his short pleasantries with the other party and the handshake that was almost like a dragonfly skimming the water.

This speed was comparable to that little Western prince with mysophobia; if you can touch me, you win.

Therefore, the pleasantries at the door did not last very long; the cadres of the Red Star Factory, as the main guests, were the last to arrive at the hotel.

Other foreign affairs personnel and reporters, as well as foreign merchant representatives, etc., who were entertained earlier, had already entered.

The form of the banquet was very unique; under the company of the Chantal couple, Li Huai De led the Red Star Factory group into the venue and was surprised by the layout here more than once.

The stage was expanded, and a Western band was preparing, waiting for the order to start playing.

And under the stage, Chinese-style dining tables were arranged, but they were matched with a Western-style buffet cold meal mode.

It was a bit incongruous, but it was still considered relatively fashionable at this time.

At least Li Xuewu didn't see any dissatisfaction on Li Huai De's expression.

Perhaps Old Li regarded these people as scum who didn't understand etiquette or had no upbringing.

Under Chantal's invitation, Li Huai De smiled and nodded to the guests present frequently.

And under Alain's invitation, he sat in the front row, ready to listen to this concert.

Hmm—how to put it, Li Xuewu himself rarely saw this kind of layout.

In the eyes of Westerners, concerts are elegant and should be enjoyed sitting in a concert hall in Vienna, not like listening to crosstalk in the country while drinking tea and eating pastries while enjoying art.

Perhaps this is the difference in the perception of art between the East and the West.

Cultural and artistic workers were not very noble professions before liberation, and were even called the "lower nine streams."

Then sitting and listening, eating slowly, drinking slowly, enjoying, cheering, or scolding, were all the master rewarding you with a mouthful of food; what are you daring to be crazy about?

The West is not like this; it's not that the status of cultural and artistic workers there is very high.

Actually, it's about the same; it's just that the audience has differences in mentality and pursuit.

We are more straightforward and bold; playing is playing, don't come with those things that are not there.

Using a more popular way to describe it is "don't be pretentious."

Western audiences are a bit pretentious when enjoying art.

Including when attending concerts or dance dramas, they even have to pay attention to their clothing.

It's not the normal kind of attention; it's a bit abnormal; they have to compare, but they can't be too flashy.

They are not going to watch the performance; it's more like a walk, showing their literacy in being able to appreciate art, and a means to show their cultivation.

Therefore, from artistic performance to the audience, they cannot achieve the purity of ours.

When Mr. Mei sings, if he doesn't sing well, a teacup can be smashed on his face.

So "national quintessence" is not called that for nothing; that is what people have achieved with their lifelong artistic life.

What about the West?

Whether it's music or drama, it's a game for the upper class and has nothing to do with ordinary people.

This is the fundamental gap in the dissemination of art.

So some people think playing the violin is elegant and playing the erhu is vulgar.

Because the violin is played in a concert hall, and the erhu is singing on the street.

But in Li Xuewu's cognition, he did not define music as elegant or vulgar.

Music that can move him is what he likes; music that can't move him is noise.

Fortunately, this concert was very successful; at least Li Xuewu could hear that the band's playing foundation was still very solid.

Some people say Li Xuewu doesn't understand music, so how can he judge whether the other party's playing is good or bad?

No need to understand; you buy a more expensive ticket and go to the concert hall to listen, and you will know; music does not choose the audience; it is the people who play music who choose the audience.

Where in this world is there a distinction between elegant and vulgar? If Lin Daiyu farts, do you call it elegant or vulgar?

"Is the relationship between foreign couples so messy?"

The concert ended successfully, and everyone applauded enthusiastically, sending praise to the band that came to perform.

And after the curtain on the stage closed, the most core part of the banquet began.

Li Xuewu waved his hand to stop Li Haiyang from getting food for Li Huai De, whispered something in Li Huai De's ear, and the two stood up together.

Cheng Kaiyuan saw them like this, so he signaled Zhang Shicheng with his eyes not to come over.

Standing by the dining table, Li Xuewu explained to the two in a low voice.

Since it's a buffet cold meal, don't engage in that service set, otherwise it will make the other party gossip.

It's mainly the collision of Eastern and Western cultures; this counts as a pit the other party set at this banquet.

You aren't saying the social system is more advanced, so why do your managers need people to serve them when eating? What's the difference between this and a hundred years ago?

Actually, this is nitpicking; haven't you seen French restaurants where people go to the back kitchen to stir-fry and serve dishes themselves? Isn't there still a special waiter?

Of course, since it was stated that this is a buffet cold meal reception banquet, then one must follow this rule; don't be serious about this matter.

Li Huai De must have been uncomfortable in his heart with this way of eating, which is why he asked this question.

His eyes signaled the Alain couple who were holding wine glasses and wandering in the crowd, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he said: "How you look at it, they aren't decent people, right?"

"Your vision is still sharp—"

Li Xuewu smiled and introduced the French lover culture to the two in a low voice.

At the same time, his eyes inadvertently signaled the Economic Commissioner Amandina who was following behind Alain.

He reminded softly: "The couple plays their own games, but they are very united in common interests."

"Then marriage doesn't become a deal—"

Cheng Kaiyuan shook his head slightly and said: "I still don't agree with this kind of culture; it's too backward."

"Of course, this is a decadent and vulgar Western cultural concept; it must be condemned and resisted."

Li Xuewu said righteously: "I fully agree with your point of view, it's just that they are not people from the same world as us after all; let's turn a blind eye."

"Hehe—"

Li Huai De twitched the corners of his mouth and said in a low voice: "A toad looking for a frog, ugly but plays wildly."

Hearing this sentence, Li Xuewu couldn't help but look up at him, and Cheng Kaiyuan looked at Old Li with the same speechless expression; the meaning was, how can you have the nerve to say this!

Li Huai De was calm and composed, with a "I am a white lotus" expression.

It could be seen that walking to this step, he really couldn't want his face.

The Red Star Factory group took the cold meal and returned to the dining table to sit down.

Although it was a buffet cold meal, these leaders of the Red Star Factory, under Li Xuewu's arrangement, managed to put on the style of a Chinese banquet.

This counted as another confrontation between the Red Star Factory and the Saint-Aya Group.

You can set the game rules, but how to play still has to listen to me.

You hold a red wine glass and wander around, I sit still, just sitting here watching you like a clown.

Li Xuewu counts this as a plot, and also counts as a trap, because there are only three empty seats at the table they are at; let's see if you come or not.

Now the problem comes: how should Saint-Aya Group President Chantal come?

The identities of the guests present are very complex; the Red Star Factory group doesn't take the initiative to communicate, so they can only come over to greet.

We sit and you stand; you lose.

You want to sit down?

Alright, there are only three seats; every time at most three people can come.

No matter who comes, it's impossible to be alone; at least the female companion has to occupy a seat.

Oh roar, if you bring a partner, that's interesting; it doesn't matter who you bring, not bringing who is the problem.

Li Xuewu quietly told Li Huai De and Cheng Kaiyuan, and Ding Zigui still couldn't help it, giving him a thumbs up.

That meaning: you are still sinister.

Cold meal party, nothing good to eat, cloying sweet, or seafood; Li Huai De was tired of eating this French way.

The International Hotel is a high-end consumption place for ordinary people, but it doesn't count for anything in Li Huai De's place; he has reception expenses.

Of course, general brother units coming over are all entertained at the Red Star Factory and cannot come here.

It's not that the relationship hasn't reached the point, but it's inconvenient; a room full of foreigners, how to talk about things.

Only very high-level private banquets, or exchanges that are not so formal in official business.

Just like last time, meeting Liu Xiangqian from the city here; Old Li really intended to treat him that time.

Old Li is a kind person and listens to advice; Li Xuewu said don't take too much, just mean it, and he really didn't take much; the wine and water don't need to be taken by himself.

There are waiters who have been patrolling the field, pouring wine into empty glasses.

Li Huai De and others sat there chatting about their own things, and soon someone took the bait.

"Sorry, please forgive the poor reception."

Alain Adrian brought his wife Chantal to the table to greet them.

Li Xuewu, as the only one at the table who understood French, naturally stood up to greet the other party.

He was just a deputy division chief, standing up didn't matter; Li Huai De and the others could just sit.

Under Li Xuewu's invitation, the couple sat down and chatted.

They didn't directly mention this technical team, because this team had long arrived in Yangcheng.

The list and situation of the relevant personnel had also long reached the hands of the Red Star Factory.

Going abroad for exchange visits at this time requires an invitation letter from the other party.

Entering the country is the same; without a unit to receive you, can you get in?

Even during the training period in Yangcheng, the Foreign Affairs Department and other departments had been giving feedback and contacting the Red Star Factory to determine the situation of these people.

Of course, after entering the country and coming to the capital, these people had always been under surveillance.

Don't talk about the Foreign Affairs Department and the Investigation Department; even Li Xuewu didn't trust these people.

Working is fine, but don't look for trouble.

Very afraid that the other party would make some moths, Li Xuewu clearly requested that this team must move into the Red Star Factory when communicating with the Saint-Aya Group.

The place was cleaned up for them, newly renovated, and the quality of all service personnel was hard enough.

How hard?

The kind that doesn't turn red after running a 400-meter obstacle course; that is the Red Star Factory's guard team.

Don't think about any gentle and beautiful female waiters; for these romantic French people, Li Xuewu almost welded an iron cage for them.

Service from the guard team is enough; they are here to work.

Three years of construction period, they can fully take paid leave; the Saint-Aya Group has arrangements in this regard, whether going to Hong Kong or other places.

Anyway, they are not allowed to mess around here; the Red Star Factory Management Committee Director doesn't want his face, but the Red Star Factory wants its face.

The couple chatted for about ten minutes, and Counselor Alain politely left.

Chantal smiled and nodded to Li Huai De, and said helplessly to Li Xuewu: "Please forgive our rudeness; he is not interested in my career."

"It's okay, it can be seen that Mr. Adrian is devoted to foreign affairs."

Li Xuewu smiled and nodded, bragging commercially: "One is invincible in business, and one is dominant in foreign affairs; your combination really makes us envious."

"Thank you for your understanding—"

Chantal smiled and looked at Li Huai De, saying: "The technical team can officially start work tomorrow; I hope our cooperation is happy."

"Please believe in the Red Star Factory's sincerity and responsibility in entertaining friends and guests."

Li Huai De, with Li Xuewu's help, communicated very fluently with Chantal.

Old Li should have studied privately; his foreign affairs rhetoric is getting smoother and smoother.

Previously, he didn't speak this well, and he still had a bit of the "director" flavor.

Now there is a big difference, and it even has temperature and breadth.

Li Xuewu dares to swear that this was definitely not taught by him, nor was it suggested by him.

It can only be said that doing work is not easy, like sailing against the current; if you don't advance, you retreat.

Don't just think Old Li will only "continue to play music and continue to dance"; he is also very focused on learning.

When reading documents and organizing ideological study, the content he speaks is very detailed and has height.

Still the same sentence: in business, you can despise him as much as you want; he doesn't care.

But in organizational management work, he can hang everyone with his "shameless" spirit.

Of course, it doesn't include Li Xuewu, because if you want to talk about being shameless, Li Xuewu has no bottom line at all.

Chantal sat in this position and never left, but the two seats beside her changed people frequently.

During this period, persons in charge of various foreign affairs offices came here to meet and chat.

Very interestingly, these persons in charge brought economic commissioners, and even very actively exchanged business cards with everyone in the Red Star Factory.

Li Huai De's business card holder had many business cards of economic commissioners and related foreign affairs personnel, and Li Xuewu had them too.

There were even private business cards mixed in, which was different from Li Huai De and others.

I don't know if it was the result of the exchange while holding wine glasses just now, or if the news that he was responsible for foreign work at the Red Star Factory leaked through some channel, anyway, the attitude of these foreign affairs persons in charge and economic commissioners toward him was obviously different from Cheng Kaiyuan and others.

Especially his frequent exchange of multiple languages, sitting here scolding the street like the Eight-Nation Alliance.

Even Cheng Kaiyuan couldn't envy this; you can't even speak, so what business are you talking about?

At the end of the banquet, Chantal signaled her assistant and called over the engineering team leader Adolf and the design team leader Francois.

Very unexpectedly, clearly it was a French group organizing the game, but neither of these two leaders was French.

Adolf is Spanish, Francois is Italian; Li Xuewu defended in vain?

Of course not; after the two sat down, Chantal took the initiative to introduce them, and also emphasized the composition of the main members of these two teams.

Spanish, Italian, West German, Dutch, French; it's like the Olympics.

But it wasn't very unexpected; the circle of people engaged in architecture in Europe is actually very small.

Every circle is like this; the higher you go, the fewer the elites, and the closer the relationship.

The Saint-Aya Group wants to make a benchmark project in the country, so naturally, it has to work hard.

And being able to participate in design and construction in the mysterious East is also a good opportunity for these top architectural industry talents to make a name for themselves.

After going back, their resumes will be marked: I participated in urban design in such and such a place.

Actually, being able to attract these people to the country, traveling thousands of miles, and having to participate in ideological education and training, and also having to enter this team, is not only because the Saint-Aya Group gave a lot, but also because this ecological project created by the Red Star Factory is attractive enough.

Building an ecological industrial park in a large city in a relatively backward country, with a building capacity of 200,000 people; what is this concept?

In which region of the West is a place of 200,000 people enough to be called a city?

But here, it's just an industrial park.

Concept against concept, comparing the other way around, can explain the high specifications of this industrial park.

Is it that the Red Star got a lot of land?

Not little, but it's clearly unrealistic to fit so many people with the current urban plot ratio.

What to do?

Then you can only dig down and rise up.

This period is a period of large-scale construction of three-defense projects, and the Red Star Factory cannot be exempted from this work.

So to build a park, you have to dig down, dig out a multi-functional engineering building.

Rise up; residential buildings must break through the current generally three-story buildings to reach six or even seven stories.

Don't think six stories are very short; at this time, six stories are already very high; the difficult staff residential buildings already built by the Red Star Factory are six-story buildings, and workers privately say these are high-rise buildings.

Just think, how many stories is the Red Star Factory's main office building?

And this time, the office building designed and built with the participation of the French team is at least eleven stories high.

There are two to three stories underground, which is enough to become the Red Star Factory's landmark building within ten years.

Of course, this is also the purpose of the Saint-Aya Group contributing people and effort.

Can help the Red Star Factory design and manufacture large and complex industrial plants, what about urban buildings?

If they can receive orders for urban planning and construction in the country, everything they paid is not worth mentioning at all. ===== CHAPTER 1146 =====

If they could design and manufacture large-scale, complex industrial zones for the Red Star Factory, what about urban architecture?

If they could secure orders for urban planning and construction in the interior, everything they had paid would not even be worth mentioning.