Chapter 1258: Peers are Enemies

"Okay, the result is still good."

Li Huai De entered the office, picked up the teacup and took a hard sip, quite refreshed.

"With you at the helm, isn't everything within your grasp?"

Li Xuewu, who followed in, put down his notebook, took the teacup handed over by Li Haiyang and said thank you.

Li Haiyang was good at talking; taking advantage of the time to hand over the teacup, he whispered: "Congratulations, Secretary-General."

"You changed your address too fast."

Li Xuewu said with amusement: "But thank you, Haiyang; it's the same as before."

"Okay, Secretary-General—" Li Haiyang responded with a smile: "I still have to learn a lot from you in the future."

He was very excited to hear this, and responded very happily.

Listening to the sound, what Li Xuewu said about being the same as before wasn't asking him to address him as Section Chief Li as before.

Instead, it emphasized that the friendship and daily life between the two were still the same as before; some words in the agency have this way of saying.

"Go, talk about something—"

Li Huai De quenched his thirst, then was willing to put down the teacup, and sat down on the sofa after giving Li Haiyang an instruction.

He sat on the sofa, Li Xuewu couldn't sit at the office desk, it was obvious he wanted to say some private words.

"The application and opinions will be reported in the morning; I will talk to the leader again."

He crossed his right leg and said quite casually: "It is estimated that after the meeting, this news will fly everywhere."

"You, pay more attention recently, don't have any problems, especially at this stage."

Li Huai De gave a relatively concerned exhortation, saw Li Xuewu respond seriously, then scratched his increasingly sparse top of the head and said: "If your matter is to be settled, you have to talk frankly with the higher-ups; this last short board..."

"Do you have any news on your side?"

Li Xuewu asked feignedly: "A while ago, I heard that the higher-ups were going to coordinate cadres from other systems to come down?"

"It's just that I've been busy recently and didn't pay attention to this; is it that no one is talking about it, or has it been settled?"

"No wind, no waves; hearing wind is rain."

Li Huai De shook his head and said: "I heard it was the case, but I don't know who was settled."

"One from the Discipline Inspection of the Ministry, one appointed for the merged enterprise, we have to recommend one, and this last one is hanging."

He calculated like this and said: "Going to the Ministry this time, the leader should talk to me, and it will be settled."

"March 4th, there are not many days left."

Li Xuewu muttered: "The leader always comes on the 4th, shouldn't all problems be solved along the way?"

"And this time is also good; if we urge a little harder, this matter will basically be settled."

"Hmm—I think so too—"

Li Huai De nodded and said: "At the latest, it will be this weekend; it's impossible to drag it to next Monday."

"You also have to be mentally prepared," he looked at Li Xuewu and said: "Although I have won the consent of all members of the current team, it doesn't mean the higher-up leaders also agree."

"Don't worry, I still have this awareness."

Li Xuewu said with a smile: "No matter what the result is, it won't delay my current work, let alone affect my state."

"I trust you in doing things—"

Li Huai De nodded, his fingers tapping the sofa armrest disorderly, thinking and saying: "I asked Haiyang to organize some of your materials, including award records, published articles, and special contributions, etc."

"Human effort is the decisive factor; I will definitely support you," he looked at Li Xuewu and said: "If you have anything convenient, you can also say it, right."

"Okay, I'll go back and ask for instructions."

Li Xuewu understood Old Li's meaning; whether he wanted to borrow external force or not, he had to agree readily at this time.

Originally, it was his own business, although it was Old Li who took the lead and actively requested it.

People, they all need emotional value.

"I'm telling you this so you know; there's no need to have pressure."

Li Huai De took a sip of hot tea and continued: "Don't delay the work of the Security Group and the Office; everything has to wait until the dust settles."

"Also—"

He pointed to the sofa armrest and emphasized to Li Xuewu seriously: "Once the order comes down, the handover of the Security Group's work must ensure stability and smoothness."

"Yes, I will make preparations when I go down."

Li Xuewu nodded and responded: "Comrade Wang Xiaoqin has also agreed; she will invest more energy in the Security Group recently, and I will also cooperate with her to bring the work onto the right track."

"I'm relieved to hear that."

Li Huai De smiled with relief and nodded, saying: "Organizational work handover requires a united and stable atmosphere; otherwise, it will be a mess, chickens flying and dogs jumping."

"That won't happen; you know my character."

Li Xuewu smiled and said: "I'll have the Office come up with a plan for the 4th meeting for you to look at; if there's anything you're not satisfied with, there's still time to rectify it."

"Forget it, you handle it—"

Li Huai De raised his head and said with great trust: "You also have to prepare for identity conversion; in special times, it's not easy to be a big housekeeper."

Saying this, he stood up, walked behind the office desk and searched for a while, took out a newspaper, placed it on the office desk and tapped it.

Li Xuewu had already stood up when he got up, and followed him to the office desk.

Seeing Old Li's signal, he leaned forward to look, but it was an article in the People's Daily about the investigation of the development of big learning activities in various systems, fields, and regions in the country.

"I've seen this; it's from last week, right?"

Li Xuewu opened the page and looked, confirming it was last week's newspaper.

Li Huai De sat behind the office desk, leaning against the back of the chair with a solemn face and said: "Peeping at a spot and knowing the whole leopard, the situation is not optimistic."

"Perhaps there will be a rebound."

Li Xuewu also agreed with Old Li's sensitivity and said positively: "In necessary times, the factory should take some preventive measures, such as..."

"Prevention is necessary—"

Old Li frowned and said: "I'm just afraid of overreacting, affecting the ongoing projects and organizational construction work."

He stood up, walked to the wall, and looked for the progress charts of various projects, as well as the progress charts of organizational construction.

Generally, business leaders' offices will have various work progress tables, and the secretary will modify and mark them according to the reports of each unit every day.

The leader only needs to stand in front and look to know which project is progressing fast, which project is advancing slowly, and needs supervision and inspection.

What is played in later TV dramas, leaders hanging world and China maps in their offices, that is purely nonsense, or that leader is nonsense.

Maps will be hung, and these two will also be hung, but they are definitely not side-by-side enlarged versions of these two, but will be made into wooden frames for switching maps, generally used as covers.

Basically, the maps on the wall are city maps and factory maps.

The walls of Old Li's office, like Li Xuewu's office, look a bit messy now, with large stacks of documents on the coffee table; this is the norm for work.

Anyway, any plane that doesn't touch the ground, as long as the leader is doing things, will have documents stacked, and the bigger the leader, the more so.

"Projects that laid the foundation last year will all be built this year, including several office buildings, and the United Hospital is to be completed this year..."

Old Li stood in front of the chart and looked carefully, but also frowned.

"A construction site of ten or twenty thousand people, with eighty or ninety thousand staff working at the same time, the management pressure is very high."

He turned his head and glanced at Li Xuewu, his hand pressing on the table by the wall, and said: "Each professional factory and branch company must prepare and form an agency team starting this year."

"If the Tight-Fillet Spell is recited at this time, I'm afraid it will cause suspicion and panic."

"What do you mean..." Li Xuewu looked at Old Li and asked tentatively: "Can existing forces not be used as a kind of trust and support?"

"Sigh—"

Old Li sighed and said: "At least it cannot be completely trusted."

He patted the documents on the table lightly with his hand and said: "You might not know yet, the higher-ups are going to conduct a look-back on some key units involved in the cultural field."

"They want to audit and investigate whether the big learning has been carried out thoroughly, and whether the expected goals of the reform have been fully completed."

"Is it necessary for the industrial system to support it?"

Li Xuewu knew in his heart what Old Li was talking about, and this was also something that should have happened.

It's just that the change in this situation would blow up a bit later, never expected the signs had already appeared.

This can be understood; big learning isn't also this situation, any policy has a time to blow wind.

Perhaps the wind blew down, Old Li stood high, or had relationships that stood high, and felt it in advance.

This wind can be said to be the last rhyme and swan song of the big learning activities participated in by urban youth before the countryside action at the end of the year.

It was after the three-support activities appeared, and the industrial system had completed the reform, transferring the main force that mastered and presided over the reform to the hands of the workers.

The point Li Huai De admires Li Xuewu the most, and also a main reason why he unreservedly supports Li Xuewu's progress, is his political sensitivity.

Some problems don't need too deep elaboration, Li Xuewu can accurately understand his meaning, and can give sufficient understanding.

"I'm afraid I can't hide from it."

He sighed deeply, walked back to the office desk, and said: "Under the general trend, who can stay out of it? You, or me?"

Li Xuewu couldn't answer this question, and Old Li didn't think he could get an answer from him, because he already had a way to alleviate it.

"The Discipline Inspection organized an inspection and investigation of the agency office management work regulations before the New Year, right?"

Li Huai De sat down and flipped through the documents in his hand, saying: "Get the processing results out as soon as possible, catch a few typical examples, and stabilize the situation."

Good, he is afraid that the team reorganization, business redistribution, the agency splitting into various factories and branches, and key projects will be affected by external situations during the promotion process, so he wants to start from the inside.

Yes, cutting off the unstable factors inside, won't the state be stable?

Just like what Zhou Yao said, pull two out and chop them to sacrifice the flag, and nothing will happen.

Li Xuewu wanted to ask, who taught Old Li this move, it's too damaging!

"Hey, Secretary-General, looking for you."

Liang Zuodong came out of the main office building, saw Li Xuewu coming from the project command center, and walked two steps to meet him.

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows when he heard this address, stopped his steps and joked: "Don't tell me you've been waiting for me on purpose?"

"Hahaha, how could that be—"

Liang Zuodong heard the sharpness in Li Xuewu's words, which was a counterattack and reminder for that address.

However, he didn't care, but explained with a smile: "Xiao Liu transferred an investigation report yesterday morning, and I didn't understand it."

He gestured to the document in his hand and said: "It says that before the New Year, the Office and the Security Group and other departments jointly organized an inspection and investigation of the agency office management work regulations, right?"

"What's wrong, are you still going to issue a processing result?"

"Hmm, I know about this work."

Li Xuewu looked at it, nodded and said: "It was requested by Director Li; Xiao Liu asked me, I was busy, and didn't have time to look."

After looking at it, he handed the document to Liang Zuodong and said: "You handle it, I'll sign it later."

"This... not very good, right?"

Liang Zuodong knew this was a pit; it was in his hands, but he couldn't close his eyes and jump in.

"I heard about this action before the New Year, but I didn't understand it very well, and I don't know the relevant situation, look at this..."

"Deputy Director Liang—"

Li Xuewu frowned slightly, looked at him and said: "There are only three of us in the Office for the time being; if I don't count on you at this time, who can I count on?"

"Changshan comrade arrived even later than you; if I could get away, I wouldn't let you work hard alone, right?"

He raised his hand to signal the car in front of the Security Building and said: "I have to go to the International Hotel for a trade symposium, you work hard."

"But I don't know the scale either."

Liang Zuodong was still struggling to die, patting the file folder with a bitter smile and saying: "Can't just handle someone in a muddle, right?"

"If you say so, I think you are more suitable."

Li Xuewu pointed at him with a smile and said: "There are no relationships or acquaintances of yours in this agency; if you really enforce the law impartially and are selfless, the result will definitely be convincing."

"If you feel hard, then let's change."

He saw Liang Zuodong hesitating and not wanting to jump into the pit, took the document actively and said: "You go to the International Hotel for me, I'll handle this."

"Better not, you are making things difficult for me."

Liang Zuodong said with a double entendre: "I don't have that ability and status."

Saying this, he took the document from Li Xuewu's hand again, and said: "Then I'll try to handle it, and you can see if it's appropriate when you come back."

"There's nothing inappropriate," Li Xuewu patted his arm and said: "I'm really in a hurry, the leader is also in a hurry; if you don't understand anything, just ask the leader, there's nothing to avoid."

Well, Li Xuewu said he could ask the leader, which meant he absolutely couldn't ask.

You think, the work handed down by the leader, Li Xuewu transferred to him, and he went to ask the leader, who does he not trust?

Liang Zuodong, who was forced to Liangshan, could only recognize it by pinching his nose, watching Li Xuewu get in the car and leave, then looking at the documents in his hand, he really wanted to scold people.

He just arrived at Red Star Factory, this is the rhythm of offending everyone.

You say lift it high, put it down lightly?

Don't mess around; giving this document to him here is not the final opinion and result at all, just a process.

No need to think, everyone in the agency must know now that the investigation processing opinion is his responsibility to draft.

You say, when the opinion is determined and the punishment notice comes down, who do those who were cut hate?

Naturally, they won't hate the leader who modified the opinion, because no one knows whose processing opinion the leader modified, let alone how the opinion was modified.

So he offended Li Xuewu, and he carried this pot firmly, unable to push it away.

Because he also knew that Li Xuewu was about to serve as Secretary-General of the Management Committee, and was his supervisor; killing him was like playing.

Now you see Li Xuewu being polite, and he doesn't answer when called Secretary-General, but wait a few days, you call him Secretary-General and see if he will answer.

Wrong birth, wrong bet, wrong wife, wrong leader.

He occupied two of these four things.

Now it's good, no need to buy shoes for the next few years, he has countless small shoes to wear, and no need to buy pots at home, because there are plenty of black pots.

Liang Zuodong thought and thought in the courtyard, then gritted his teeth and turned back.

Knowing there are tigers in the mountain, heading toward the tiger mountain.

Since Li Xuewu didn't leave him a way to live, then walk to the dark on one road.

It's useless to formulate processing results according to management regulations; the people in the agency who should hate him will still hate him.

But what if he sets the processing result very high?

At that time, these people won't feel that this decision is his original intention; although they will also scold him, they will definitely not hate him so much.

This is called a widow at the gate carrying a child—finding life in a desperate situation!

"Waiting for you—"

As soon as Li Xuewu got off the car, Fan Hua, who was waiting at the door, greeted him and introduced actively: "Except for special circumstances, the merchants of the travel group have all arrived."

"Section Chief Gou and Director Zhuang are entertaining them; the meeting will start in five minutes. Is there anything else you need me to prepare?"

"Have the sales and technical personnel organized by each unit arrived?"

Li Xuewu stepped onto the steps, took off his jacket as soon as he entered the big door, and handed it to Peng Xiaoli who was following behind.

Zhang Songying, who was waiting in the lobby, walked over, took the jacket and reported: "The banquet will be prepared on time at 11:50, in the form of a buffet table."

After reporting what she wanted to say, she left the advancing team.

The business team waiting for him in the lobby followed one by one, gradually forming a team, and walked toward the conference hall.

Along the way, service personnel were doing guidance and reception work, their attitudes were very gentle and polite, absolutely supporting the International Hotel's brand.

"Hello, Secretary-General—"

"Hello, Secretary-General—"

When approaching the door of the conference room, the clerks and business staff all took the initiative to say hello.

These young people didn't understand whether it would be inappropriate to call Li Xuewu Secretary-General at this time; perhaps a reckless person called it first, and they followed.

Li Xuewu didn't make any special emphasis, nor did he show dissatisfaction in his emotions and expressions.

Like before, when facing the staff saying hello, he still smiled and nodded.

Regarding the address of Secretary-General, the more emphasis at this time, the more it will be wantonly interpreted; it's better to ignore it, anyway, the wind will dissipate in a few days.

After entering the big door, he saw the vast conference room was full, the conference table was arranged in a ring, the inner ring was the position of merchants and main leaders, and the outer ring was the merchants' accompanying personnel and Red Star Factory's technical, sales, and organizational personnel.

"Mr. Li, hello."

Li Jiahuan, general manager of Hong Kong Yuanda Trading Company, took the initiative to stand up and shook hands with Li Xuewu who came in.

The last meeting was Li Xuewu taking the initiative to visit him, and the two sides communicated and exchanged on food trade.

This time it can be said that three days of separation, look at each other with new eyes.

Not only is today's Li Xuewu different from the past, it is said that he is about to become a factory leader of Red Star Factory.

Even the exhibitor Red Star Factory at the trade exchange meeting the year before last is extraordinary.

With the east wind of trade, from a steel enterprise, it is moving toward a trust group enterprise, and it may be another scene next year.

So he was the first merchant to take the initiative to stand up and shake hands and say hello from the moment Li Xuewu entered the door until he walked to his seat.

Of course, he wasn't the last one, because all the merchants along the way greeted Li Xuewu enthusiastically just like him.

If time went back to October three years ago, at the trade fair, they would definitely not be so enthusiastic and respectful.

But now Red Star Factory is a factory that a hundred families seek, the first enterprise that can bypass the import and export company and expand foreign trade cooperation through Wufengxing and compensation trade.

If they want to purchase goods from the mainland, they can inspect the manufacturer and source, but the negotiation is left to the import and export company.

At this time, it often deviates from the main production enterprise, making cooperation uncontrollable and uncommunicative.

But there is no need to worry about those situations at Red Star Factory. The order contract is signed directly with Red Star Factory, and the deposit and payment are deposited in the special account of the Eastern Era Bank in Hong Kong.

If there is a mistake in delivery here, the deposit will be returned; if there is a mistake in payment, the deposit will be deducted.

Under a complete trade guarantee mechanism, these foreign merchants chased up like mice smelling meat.

Including but not limited to enterprises and foreign merchants that have already carried out cooperation, such as Andrew of Jilixing Shipping, Nishida Kenichi of Sanhe Co., Ltd., Chantelle, President of the Santa Ya Group, Mohammed At of Kuwaiti merchants, etc.

Fan Hua followed behind and introduced him to new faces, who were merchants who followed the travel group to visit after participating in the Guangzhou Trade Exchange last year.

For example, Australian merchant Louis Strong, commercial manager of the Mali Cooperation Association Abdiaro, etc.

Li Xuewu walked and greeted the new and old friends along the way with appropriate languages, and the constantly switching languages made the merchants feel amazed.

"Welcome, welcome everyone to Beijing, welcome everyone to Red Star International Hotel."

Li Xuewu finally walked to his seat, looked at the merchants who stood up to applaud, waved his hands politely, and said with a smile: "Welcome everyone, please sit down!"

After the applause fell, the merchants also took their seats, and he sat down.

There had already been a high-standard welcome banquet, which was a grand event attended by all factory leaders of Red Star Factory, giving enough face.

Although there was no wider and deeper conversation, that was just an appetizer.

After the welcome ceremony, Red Star Factory organized activities to visit famous scenic spots, letting the merchants appreciate the scenery of the north.

Just today, in the absence of Deputy Director Jing, who was in charge of economic work, Li Xuewu, who was in charge of the organization and coordination of various businesses, presided over the trade symposium.

The front was an appetizer, and today was setting the tone.

Although some old friends and trade representatives had contact with Red Star Factory a few days ago, they didn't have trade-related negotiations.

The merchants attached great importance to today's symposium, which was different from the exhibition the year before last and the travel group negotiation meeting last year; Red Star Factory had regularized trade.

They received the notice that they could get the attitude and principles of this trade negotiation meeting from Red Star Factory today.

Only on this basis could both sides or multiple sides carry out trade communication and negotiation work.

When the big door of the conference hall was closed, and all eyes were focused on Li Xuewu, the atmosphere became solemn and quiet.

Under this pressure of attention, Li Xuewu began his first foreign trade work display on the leadership stage of the Management Committee.

"I just saw many old friends," his first sentence was very easygoing, without the mainland tone common to merchants, "and many new friends."

"I express my gratitude for everyone's presence here again—"

Wow—

Looking at the young face, easygoing attitude, unconventional language art, especially the factory leader who spoke fluent English, the merchants once again gave affirmation and recognition with applause.

"Gathering from all corners of the world, if it's not fate, it's emotion."

Li Xuewu's aura was very sufficient, especially his height didn't lose to them at all in this meeting with a particularly high content of foreigners today.

Domineering appearance combined with the temperament cultivated over many years, and language art practiced to perfection, soon conquered these old friends who met again and for the first time.

"Our fate started at the trade exchange meeting held in Guangzhou the year before last, and the friendship of cooperation was sublimated at the beginning of last year."

Li Xuewu looked at everyone in the conference hall and said: "I look forward to the continuation of this fate and friendship, because this is the portrayal of Red Star Factory's trade principle of mutual benefit and win-win cooperation, and it is also the core goal of everyone coming here."

"In the past two years, Red Star Factory has signed cooperation plans with enterprises such as Jilixing Shipping, Santa Ya Group, Sanhe Co., Ltd., etc."

His eyes flowed, and the enterprises mentioned by name would attract everyone's attention; this is an affirmation and a trust.

"As of December last year, Red Star Factory delivered a total of 37.85 million yuan in cargo orders, completed 16 trade contracts..."

Li Xuewu completely memorized the content he wanted to talk about today and the data he needed to use, so what he said was not dry or complicated.

In the process of eye contact, he had to adjust his speaking speed and tone according to the content, making it easy to achieve empathy and communication with the conference representatives.

He mainly talked about trade cases such as automobiles, ships, electronic appliances, hardware, etc., and focused on emphasizing Red Star Factory's ability and

He mainly spoke about trade cases involving automobiles, ships, electronic appliances, hardware, etc., emphasizing the Red Star Factory's capability and sense of responsibility in fulfilling contracts.

At the same time, he also gave a brief introduction to new industries and products such as aircraft and automobiles, and made prospects and requirements for this year's trade exchanges.

It is easy to understand that the content at the end of the speech is the most important.

From the data released by Li Xuewu, it is not difficult for the merchants to evaluate that the Red Star Factory's expected trade target for this year has once again exceeded 50 million.

This is not bragging, but revealing confidence. Without high-quality products and production capacity, who would dare to show their cards like this?

How much of the 50 million trade volume they can take away depends entirely on their own ability.

What surprised the merchants most was the development of the Red Star Factory as a trust enterprise; there was no news of it last year, and this year they are already into aircraft.

And it is an attitude of formally accepting orders, which had to make the attending merchants take a deep breath.

They must once again increase the importance they attach to the Red Star Factory and re-examine the ability of this steel giant to start up and gradually accelerate.

Li Xuewu set the tone for the symposium and set the stage; next, it was the turn of the invited enterprises to speak.

The organizer and leader of the previous commercial travel group, an Italian merchant named Najisi who mainly deals in tung oil and Beijing handicrafts, was the first to speak.

"Thank you, thank you for Mr. Li's invitation."

In front of Najisi was a brand-new microphone. In order to complete the relevant work, the Red Star Factory specially purchased a batch of advanced equipment; this is soft service.

This hall is very large, but the sound system and microphones have been adjusted, so the speeches do not sound noisy.

Najisi first smiled and thanked Li Xuewu for his warm invitation, saying he was honored to be invited to organize the second commercial travel group.

"I must first evaluate the trade cooperation with the Red Star Factory; this is a feeling I have accumulated over a year."

His speech drew a round of laughter. "I have never seen a mainland enterprise like the Red Star Factory that is so focused on quality production and trade standardization."

"In terms of order delivery procedures and product quality control, as an Italian, I cannot find any fault at all."

Najisi gestured with his "chicken claws" quite representatively: "Especially the service attitude of the trade business representatives, which completely exceeded my expectations."

"This is also the reason why I immediately set out to organize a commercial travel group to return here after receiving the Red Star Factory's invitation following the Guangzhou Autumn Trade Fair!"

He raised his hand to gesture to the person beside him and said: "This is my best friend, Luoweite from France. This year, I must bring him here to take a look."

"Because I really cannot explain clearly how satisfied I was with the last trade cooperation; I can only let him experience it for himself."

"Hahaha—"

The humorous, witty, and sincere speech, along with the attitude of having "mortgaged" his good friend, combined with the slightly humorous expression of the French merchant Luoweite, instantly ignited the enthusiasm of the whole venue, and his speech naturally won everyone's applause.

Merchants here who had the same feelings nodded in agreement, injecting infinite confidence into the new members of the trade travel group.

They would never believe that the Red Star Factory could bribe so many international traders to tell lies.

They already believed Najisi's words about the Red Star Factory's export goods having good quality, reasonable prices, and general consumers in the Western European market having a good impression of Red Star Factory goods.

The cooperation amount between Najisi and the Red Star Factory is not very large, mainly due to the business scope and trade attributes of the goods.

But this does not hinder Najisi's enthusiasm for mainland trade. Besides Guangzhou, he also has trade partners in Shanghai, and coming to Beijing this time is also one of his destinations.

"I am Muhammad At, from Kuwait."

The second speaker was the international peace lover, peace solution provider, famous philosopher, and bullshit theorist, At.

As soon as he came up, he used his dramatic large front teeth to tell everyone present about his feelings on trade.

"Ten years ago, the average person in Kuwait didn't know that there were such a large quantity and high quality of goods available for export here."

"But now, many Kuwaitis have seen the facts of economic development here; they don't believe the rumors about backwardness at all."

At said seriously: "I am in the construction materials and food business. Just in ten years, I have discovered more competitors in Kuwait."

"The quality standards of the goods here are good, the prices are fair, and the various trading companies have good reputations. Why wouldn't they come?"

He shrugged his shoulders and said: "I am also one of them. In order not to be eliminated by the market, I can only cooperate more deeply with excellent enterprises like the Red Star Factory to cope with the increasing pressure of trade operations."

Najisi just spoke very happily, with the theme being the trade situation of the Red Star Factory, while At went the opposite way, talking about international trade competition pressure.

One positive and one negative gave the merchants present more thinking and judgment amidst the applause.

"Hello everyone, I am Louis Strong from Australia."

The middle-aged white man with very sparse hair was the third invited merchant representative to speak today; he sat opposite Li Xuewu.

"I am no stranger to this land."

As soon as he came up, he said: "But that was a long time ago. I came here in the thirties, following my father, to do light industry trade."

"I am very familiar with the situation in the old era here, but this is my first time coming to participate in the trade fair, and also my first time returning here."

Louis Strong said quite sentimentally: "Life here has improved significantly compared to before. The hygiene conditions in cities and villages have made significant progress; this is the most obvious feeling I have had since arriving here."

"I have now taken over my father's company and am still engaged in the trade of light industrial goods, because my father told me that the goods here are very popular in the Australian market, so I came here."

Following Najisi's trade situation and At's competition pressure, Louis Strong spoke about the continuation of family trade, which is also the continuation of hope.

The speeches of the three basically represented the situation and demands of many merchants in the venue, and also expressed their expectations for this trade travel group.

After the three finished their speeches, Li Xuewu elaborated on and emphasized some issues and key points.

He carried out publicity and interpretation on trade forms, service methods, cooperation expansion, etc.

The merchants listened very carefully, especially the issues mentioned by Najisi and the other two, which were also points they were more concerned about.

In the subsequent meeting, sales representatives from various professional factories and branches of the Red Star Factory promoted and introduced their respective units' products.

Before the product promotion, Li Xuewu emphasized that if there were any questions during the promotion, they could be interrupted and raised, and there would be special personnel to answer them.

So the sales representatives of each unit stood up one by one, and with the cooperation of slides, they began their promotional work under the pressure of being questioned at any time.

Foreigners don't understand subtlety. If you tell them they can ask at any time, they really interrupt on the spot to ask, and the questions are quite tricky.

Because they are all traders, the focus of their attention is very direct, which determines whether the goods they purchase can be cashed in.

If the sales representative cannot handle it, there will be a technical representative to answer; if the technical representative cannot handle it, the branch's supervisor will answer.

If they all cannot handle it, only Li Xuewu can answer, or it will be recorded and the answer will be specifically replied to later.

Motorcycles, sedans, jeeps, buses, and special vehicles took turns, directly presenting a lineup of a large vehicle enterprise to the merchants.

Fishing boats, yachts, cargo ships, and giant ships made a shining appearance, shocking the merchants with the Red Star Factory's new shipbuilding power.

Food industry, electronic appliance industry, hardware industry, metallurgical industry, machining industry, steelmaking industry, aircraft industry...

A huge trust enterprise with complete industrial production technology and foundation was displayed in front of everyone.

In terms of establishing corporate image, displaying corporate capital, and increasing trade confidence, the Red Star Factory has succeeded this time.

After the meeting, the merchants did not leave immediately under the organization of the Foreign Affairs Office, but surrounded Li Xuewu and took the initiative to greet him one after another.

The most common communication situation was the old bringing the new; many merchants brought their friends, and while greeting Li Xuewu, they also introduced their friends to him.

Old sayings say that peers are enemies, but this is not entirely the case in international trade. Many similar traders will huddle together for warmth, and even form price and trade partnerships to form trade forces with more say.

Li Xuewu was surrounded in the middle, but he didn't look annoyed. He smiled and listened to their opinions and thanks, and answered in a friendly tone.

The meeting ended at 11:30, specifically leaving time for the merchants to rest, but when Li Xuewu arrived at the restaurant, it was still late.

The buffet form gave everyone more choices and adaptations of flavors, and the improvement of free table-sharing gave everyone time to sit down and eat.

But after a simple meal, there was space to sit down and chat slowly.

Li Xuewu's table was specially prepared. The merchants who came here to chat changed batch after batch; there were few heavyweights because they held onto their status.

But the commercial travel group was not all big clients. Li Xuewu treated everyone equally and even instructed the Foreign Affairs Office to do a good job in service and reception.

Those who came to him to chat were mostly those who still had doubts about trade, or had concerns about the form of trade and needed to increase their confidence.

They communicated privately and heard about his situation, knowing that he was about to advance to become the enterprise leader of the Red Star Factory responsible for coordinating foreign trade.

So many demands and consultations were purposeful. Li Xuewu basically didn't eat anything during this meal; as soon as he sat down, he started talking.

Zhang Songying was the one who cared about him, placing a plate of pastries by his hand, so he could taste a bite when he found an opportunity.

Who said being a leader is comfortable and easy?

(End of chapter)