Chapter 884

"Oh? That sounds quite a pity~"

Nakata Keio slumped his shoulders slightly, looked at Li Xuewu, and said again: "Besides agricultural product import trade, my company also does steel export trade."

"Is that so!"

"What a coincidence!"

A different kind of radiance bloomed on Li Xuewu's face; he took the initiative to shake hands with the other party and said: "Our factory also does steel business."

"I already saw that on the business card Li-san gave me just now."

Nakata Keio turned the business card in his hand, looking as if he had seen through Li Xuewu, and said: "Li-san is a representative of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill?"

"To be precise, that is the case."

Li Xuewu had already broken into this circle; now, he didn't even want to keep up the act.

He answered very naturally: "I am the Deputy Director of the Management Committee Office of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. This trip to Yangcheng is mainly to be responsible for the exhibition work at the Trade Fair."

Just as everyone was watching Nakata Keio use gentle yet sharp methods to expose Li Xuewu's true colors, thinking Li Xuewu would be overcome with shame or take the initiative to apologize.

"I'm sorry, I lied."

They saw Li Xuewu lay his cards on the table with zero sincerity!

No more pretending, I'm a liar!

Nakata Keio's eyes widened; he had never seen such a thick-skinned and shameless person. Just as he was about to sneer and thinking in his heart about using polite yet stern words to reprimand him.

He didn't expect Li Xuewu to point at Selena behind him and say very seriously: "This lady is the actual business representative of Ng Fung Hong."

Nakata Keio: "?????"

Everyone: "???????"

Selena: "???????"

After he finished saying this, both those who believed him and those who didn't were speechless. They had also never seen such a way of playing in this type of social occasion.

Are you playing with nesting dolls with me here?!

Selena's face was also stiff as a board; she forced out a smile, not daring to admit that she wasn't in this position.

Does this person not even draft his lies before speaking!

How can he just blurt them out? I am no longer the business representative of Ng Fung Hong!

She could only say these words in her heart. Facing the strange looks from everyone, Selena could only pretend to be calm.

What else could she do?

Directly tear off Li Xuewu's hypocritical mask?

Making him lose face would just mean losing her own face in the end. Better to just tough it out.

Looking at the skeptical expressions of the crowd, Li Xuewu pursed his lips, spread his hands, and said: "Our factory is about to launch a strategic cooperation with Ng Fung Hong, so Miss Selena is accompanying me to get to know the best and core forces among international trade merchants."

He really can spout nonsense!

Selena gritted her teeth, watching everyone focus their gazes on her following Li Xuewu's words. She could only smile slightly, revealing an expression that said it was indeed so.

Nakata Keio sized up Selena and then looked at Li Xuewu. Although he still doubted what he said, he was more willing to believe that as a cadre from the mainland, he couldn't drive a woman with a Western face.

Not just anyone could enter today's banquet, so Li Xuewu's second self-introduction left him with no reason to refute.

If he really wanted to continue being pedantic, he could only ask this lady named Selena to provide proof or exchange business cards.

But doing so would make him appear too lacking in grace. Just as Li Xuewu said, Miss Selena was accompanying him to socialize and didn't want to have much contact with them.

Nakata Keio felt as if he had eaten five pounds of fly feces. Looking at Li Xuewu's expression of taking it for granted, although he gritted his back teeth, he still revealed a polite smile.

"Li-san really knows how to joke~ Hehe~"

"Hehe~ I feel the same way."

Li Xuewu chuckled along with his words; he knew that the little devils were particularly good at enduring.

Look, he was being played like this, yet he wasn't even angry. Truly a country that puts the word "endure" above all else.

Selena was made truly embarrassed by Li Xuewu. She leaned into his ear and reminded him: "For this trade fair, West German and Japanese merchants are going to compete for the mainland's steel import quota. Nakata came here for this."

"Oh~"

Li Xuewu's eyes lit up. He finally understood why Nakata Keio had gathered so many people here to communicate.

But thinking about it from another angle, did Selena bringing him here also have hints from above?

Who is "above"?

Is it Fu Caining, or some big shot in that room just now?

He actually really disliked this feeling of being controlled, like a puppet. He was used to standing behind the scenes, being the one waving the conductor's baton.

Selena also felt Li Xuewu's emotional fluctuations. Her attitude became much more compliant, and she whispered a hint: "The mainland hopes to purchase non-ferrous metals, chemicals, fertilizers, and synthetic fibers."

Every single one of these items, if taken out individually, would be a very normal trade item. But when put together, it was a bit abnormal.

Li Xuewu's heart stirred, thinking that he hadn't jumped into some strange circle, had he!

Suddenly, someone would appear, reveal their identity to him, and instruct him to unconditionally cooperate to complete some unspeakable mission...

No way!

He couldn't stay here any longer. If he kept talking, he wouldn't be able to get out.

No! It wasn't that he wouldn't be able to get out, but that he wouldn't be able to leave!

Anyone who participates in these missions either never gets out, or if they do, they never return.

He didn't want to touch this type of business, and even less did he want to restrict himself. In the future, he still wanted to go out and walk around, to see things.

If he really had such a mission, he still wanted to go out? Keep dreaming!

"On the day the trade fair opened, I led the procurement team from the machinery and instrument exhibition hall on the first floor all the way to the grain, oil, and food hall on the eighth floor."

Seeing Li Xuewu not speaking, Nakata Keio finally regained control of the situation and began to organize the topic, restarting his game.

As for whether Li Xuewu was here or not, he didn't care. What he wanted was the help and support of these international procurement merchants.

"Walking all the way, looking all the way, excited all the way. I visited twice in a row! I didn't dare blink even once!"

Just as he finished these excited words, Li Xuewu interjected from the side: "Didn't blink even once?"

"Not blinking for such a long time, won't your eyes be dry?"

Nakata Keio: "??????"

Everyone present: "? (? ω?)?"

Selena: "... (~_~;)..."

Li Xuewu didn't feel at all that what he said was inappropriate. Seeing the interpreters holding back laughter, he pretended to be confused, thinking they hadn't translated completely, and asked earnestly: "I'm saying, you walked from the first floor to the eighth floor, without blinking..."

I'm speechless to death~

Selena stood up, pulled on the corner of Li Xuewu's shoulder, tugged at the corner of her mouth awkwardly, revealed a smile, and apologized to everyone: "Sorry, Mr. Li has other things to attend to, we have to leave first~"

Nakata Keio looked at the expressions of everyone holding back laughter; he was dying!

I'm here saying I looked from the first floor to the eighth floor without daring to blink, and you ask me if my eyes are dry?!!!

"You did that on purpose, didn't you!"

Coming out of the reception room, Selena brought Li Xuewu to the corner of the corridor.

Looking left and right, seeing no one around, she complained to Li Xuewu: "I finally managed to get this opportunity for you, and you just wasted it like that~"

"I did it on purpose?"

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows, looked at her expression, and retorted: "I think you did it on purpose, didn't you?!"

"Don't be ungrateful!"

Selena pouted: "If it weren't for you, would I have had to tell that lie!"

As she spoke, she seemed really embarrassed, fanning her face with her hand, looking like she was blushing.

"Oh my~ how embarrassing~ if people find out, how can I go on living~"

"Find out what?"

Li Xuewu took a step forward domineeringly, pressing right in front of her, catching Selena off guard, and she hurriedly retreated to the wall.

But Li Xuewu didn't intend to let her go. He followed her to the wall, reached out and pressed his hand on the wall beside Selena's ear, performing a "wall slam."

Seeing Li Xuewu like this, Selena was extremely nervous. She looked at Li Xuewu with panicked eyes and asked: "What are you doing!"

"What do you think?!"

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows wickedly, looked into her eyes and said: "Do you think I'm a soft touch and easy to bully?"

"I... I don't know what you're talking about!"

Selena stammered, wanting to dodge Li Xuewu's arm, but he was tall and big, and this was a wall corner, where could she dodge to?

Although she wouldn't scream until her throat broke without anyone coming to save her, she really didn't dare to scream.

"You really don't know?"

Li Xuewu lowered his head domineeringly, his face almost touching hers, his gaze never leaving her eyes.

And Selena, feeling Li Xuewu's breath, especially this fierce and domineering aura, made her heart pound, as if it were about to jump out of her throat.

Although she had the guts and ability to flirt with Li Xuewu, now that Li Xuewu was playing for real, she really couldn't handle it.

The several times she had expressed her love to Li Xuewu, it was because she had calculated that Li Xuewu wouldn't agree at that time and place, so she did it on purpose.

She was also someone who was bad at it but addicted to it. Having finally met such a young man in the mainland, she wanted to tease the boss, which was also a sense of defiance in her heart.

Why is it that everyone is young, you are restricted in the mainland, I am free in Hong Kong, yet you can extend your reach to Hong Kong!

She just wasn't convinced, and she was also very curious, curious that Li Xuewu was young, wealthy, talented, and promising.

During the few days of contact in Beijing, the power displayed by the people around Li Xuewu further highlighted Li Xuewu's extraordinariness.

Especially at the steel rolling mill, that feeling of having a hundred responses to a single call was truly... charming!

Men with power are the most charming, even more intoxicating to women than men with money.

Men conquer the world, and women conquer men.

She just wanted to try and see if she could conquer this young man who had both power and money.

But the young man in her heart wasn't young at all. When the other party walked closer, she actually needed to look up slightly to look at him.

"You're not being good~"

Li Xuewu saw her eyes dodging him, and his left hand took the back route and gave the other party's butt a "slap."

"Ah!"

Selena almost jumped up from Li Xuewu's sudden move.

She covered her butt with both hands behind her back, her face flushed instantly, and she looked at Li Xuewu with angry pouts and said: "You... why are you hitting people!"

"If you don't tell the truth, I'll deal with you right here!"

Li Xuewu's eyes were full of playfulness and intimidation, and the corners of his mouth curled into a wicked arc. Accompanied by the scar on his face, it was as evil as it could be, and as vicious as it could be!

It could be said that the evil youths of the past couldn't compare, and the hooligans of today were far behind.

"What truth~"

Selena pouted, glared at Li Xuewu and said: "You're the one who asked me to bring you here, and I helped you introduce merchants, yet you treat me like this!"

"Oh my~"

"You're quite the player~"

Li Xuewu smiled wickedly, reached out his hand, lifted the other party's chin and said: "If you do this again, I'm going to reveal my true nature!"

"Speak!"

Selena shook off Li Xuewu's fingers, looked at Li Xuewu and asked: "What do you want to ask?"

"Who asked you to bring me here?"

"And what is his purpose?"

"Is there any important target in that reception room?"

Li Xuewu asked several questions in a row, leaving Selena overwhelmed. She panicked as she tried to remember his questions, wanting to answer but not knowing where to start.

"That... uh, I mean..."

Before she finished speaking, Li Xuewu suddenly stood up straight, pointed his finger at her mouth and said: "Stop! I don't want to know anymore."

"What!!!"

Selena watched this bad guy do these things to her, and now with just one sentence of not wanting to listen, he turned around and left gracefully.

How can this be! I haven't... you know!

"Hey! You! I haven't answered you yet!"

Selena chased after Li Xuewu, grabbed his arm and said: "Anything you want to know, I can tell you~"

"Forget it, don't say it!"

Li Xuewu pointed at her, then continued walking forward, saying as he walked: "I suddenly realized, knowing too much is no good for me."

"Uh..."

Selena was suddenly speechless, really not knowing what to say.

"That... I mean, things aren't as complicated as you think."

"Then I don't want to listen either~"

Li Xuewu suddenly stopped while walking, turned around, and Selena, who was chasing behind, couldn't avoid it and bumped right into his arms.

"Mmm~"

Selena was suddenly caught (pecked), and for a moment didn't know how to respond.

One of his hands was behind her head, and the other hand... so bad~

Selena, who seemed to be frozen, felt the late-arriving dominance and intoxication, and slowly closed her eyes.

And Li Xuewu seemed to do it on purpose; as soon as she started to enjoy it, he took the initiative to let her go.

"Alright~ I already know the answer~"

Li Xuewu stood there, smiled slightly, looked at Selena who was stunned and hadn't recovered yet, and said: "You're just craving my body!"

"That's not it!"

Seeing Li Xuewu finish this sentence and ignore her, then turn around and walk forward, Selena retorted without any confidence, thought about it, and chased after him again.

"Let me tell you"

Selena walked quickly beside Li Xuewu, turned sideways and said to him: "Do you know how many people the Japanese merchants brought this time?"

"Nearly a thousand people!"

She knew Li Xuewu wouldn't answer related questions anymore, so she took the initiative to say: "More than 250 trade companies, they didn't all come for procurement."

"So?"

Li Xuewu looked ahead and saw the corridor, where shadows flashed by from time to time, so he stopped his steps, looked at Selena and asked: "What does it have to do with me, and with the steel rolling mill?"

"This is a feast"

Selena looked at Li Xuewu very seriously and said: "Founding this trade fair wasn't easy, everyone is working hard."

"Thank you"

Li Xuewu nodded and said: "If you hadn't told me, I really wouldn't have known about this."

"You!"

Selena pursed her lips, which were a bit swollen from being messed with by this bad guy just now, glared at him and said: "You'd better think it over, this is an opportunity for you and for the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill."

"Thank you very much, I will consider it seriously."

Li Xuewu smiled politely again, and at the same time reached out and touched her lips, saying: "The taste is not bad, you should touch up your makeup~"

After saying this, he left the other party where she was without any grace, and walked towards the stairs.

"Hmph!"

Selena gritted her teeth, venting her dissatisfaction, and the small bag she was holding in her hand became a bit deformed.

Watching Li Xuewu's back disappear around the corner, she took a few breaths, then tidied up her expression and went to the restroom.

In the lobby on the first floor, just like when Li Xuewu left, it was still bustling with noise and excitement.

Li Xuewu easily found the location of Li Huai De and Jing Yunong.

Li Huai De was sitting on a circular sofa booth, talking to the same people.

And Jing Yunong was standing in front of the dining table picking out delicacies.

The reason he could see the person he wanted to find in the dim light wasn't because his eyes were sharp, but because the formal wear he had customized for the steel rolling mill's exhibition team before departure was very unique.

It was conventional yet carried a bit of novelty and trendiness, not losing solemnity while highlighting a distinct temperament.

Li Xuewu looked left and right, took a bone china plate from the island, walked to Jing Yunong's side and greeted: "Deputy Director Jing, how does it taste?"

"It's alright~"

Jing Yunong looked back at Li Xuewu and smiled slightly: "It seems you weren't hungry upstairs either."

"Hmm?"

Li Xuewu looked at her, full of question marks.

Jing Yunong smiled, took out a tissue from the dining table and handed it to him, saying: "Wipe your mouth."

"Ah, oh, thank you~"

Li Xuewu finally reacted, took the tissue and wiped his mouth unhurriedly.

When he saw the smear of red on the tissue, he knew he had exposed himself.

"How was the talk, any suitable targets?"

Li Xuewu put down the tissue nonchalantly and picked up a few pastries that were easier to digest from the dining table and put them on the plate.

"It's alright~"

Jing Yunong still used that line, but her eyes were full of interest as she looked at Li Xuewu.

Clearly, he went upstairs to sneak a bite and was caught, yet he wasn't annoyed, let alone ashamed. How thick must this skin be?

When she heard about the negotiation process yesterday, someone said Li Xuewu was unromantic, and she found it funny.

She didn't expect to meet him today. It turns out it wasn't convenient yesterday, and he came to make up for it today.

Li Xuewu saw her eyes, but didn't care. He picked up some fruit from the dining table, and even put the extra ones on Jing Yunong's plate.

"Let's go, let's talk over there."

Indicating the window seat near the garden, Li Xuewu took the plate from the other party and led the way.

Jing Yunong glanced at his back, then looked at the slightly dim light by the window, curled her lips slightly, and followed.

The overall layout of the lobby lights was very interesting. The more central the position, the brighter it was, making the dining tables below reflect light.

And at the very edge, by the window, the light was the dimmest.

Dim didn't mean dark, because it wasn't pitch black, just that the tone was much milder.

Paired with the night view in the garden and the white window gauze fluttering in the evening breeze, choosing this place was truly a good spot for romance.

It's a pity; a thirty-something young woman and a twenty-something young man sitting together had an inexplicable meaning, making anyone who saw it think nothing good was happening.

Of course, this occasion today looked very serious, because this was a very serious and solemn activity.

"How was the scenery on the second floor?"

Seeing Li Xuewu sitting down and looking out the window while sipping red wine, Jing Yunong asked Li Xuewu with a teasing tone.

Li Xuewu shrugged, put down his wine glass, and said to her amusingly: "Just as you see, but not as you think."

"Is that so~"

Jing Yunong smiled, her eyebrows raised slightly, sipped her red wine, her face full of "I believe your ghost" expressions.

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows, looking calm, with an expression of "believe it or not, anyway I believe what I said."

"I'm a serious person~"

"Ah~~~"

Jing Yunong responded amusingly, as if she had just found out.

This made Li Xuewu chuckle along, shaking his head slightly and saying: "In this world, the things I can't bear to let down the most are fine wine and beautiful women~"

"It seems I guessed right~"

Jing Yunong smiled and put down her wine glass, losing her usual leadership airs, and teased again: "The fine wine is still here, where did the beautiful woman go?"

"The beautiful woman has always been here."

Li Xuewu smiled wickedly, picked up his wine glass and clinked it lightly with Jing Yunong's, watching the other party take a small sip.

Mmm~ the older the wine, the richer it is~

"Heh~"

Jing Yunong saw Li Xuewu flirting with her and tilted her head amusingly, looking out the window.

She was truly dumbfounded; she was more than a dozen years older than him, yet he was doing this with her.

"It seems you have a taste for both beautiful women and fine wine~"

"Not even one percent as good."

Li Xuewu smiled slightly, pointed at the other party's wine glass and asked: "What kind of wine do you usually like to drink?"

"Oh? How so?"

Jing Yunong had already done enough work today; now she wanted to rest and see how much this young man was worth.

"Wine is like women, women are like wine~"

Li Xuewu smiled, sipped his red wine, shared some fruit with her, and said: "They complement each other."

"This is the first time I've heard of this."

Jing Yunong sized up Li Xuewu, not caring that the other party peeled grapes and cut watermelon for her.

"If I say I like drinking white liquor?"

"Women who drink white liquor have many noble people."

Li Xuewu gave the answer readily and signaled the waiter to bring a glass of white liquor for him and Jing Yunong.

Picking up the wine glass, under Jing Yunong's amused and interesting gaze, the two clinked glasses and drank it all.

"Hiss~"

Jing Yunong was stimulated by the white liquor, blinked hard, exhaled a breath of fire, and couldn't help but straighten her body.

"Passionate, fiery, with an endless aftertaste~"

After Li Xuewu drank it, he showed her the bottom of the glass and said this sentence that made her agree but not dare to repeat.

"Let me say again~"

Jing Yunong's face was slightly rosy, but her eyes still carried wisdom. She moved the white liquor glass aside and asked: "If I say I like drinking red wine?"

"Hehe~"

Li Xuewu swallowed the fruit in his mouth, picked up the red wine glass, and signaled the other party to raise their glass.

Jing Yunong smiled, and cooperated by clinking glasses with him.

"Ding~"

Li Xuewu imitated the other party's movements, put the wine glass to his mouth, but didn't lift it immediately, and suddenly replied: "Women who drink red wine have many lovers."

"Pfft~"

"Cough cough~"

Li Xuewu didn't drink, but Jing Yunong had already drunk.

She really didn't expect that Li Xuewu could say such things.

Seeing her in such a sorry state and still not forgetting to glare at him, Li Xuewu amusingly handed her a tissue.

Seeing her in a flurry, he reached out to help, but was sensitively pushed away by Jing Yunong.

"Thank you, no need."

Jing Yunong glared at Li Xuewu, as if he were some bad guy, and couldn't get close to her.

Li Xuewu never thought about taking advantage of her, so naturally, he sat back down as a matter of course.

Just as he wanted to pick up a grape to eat, he found that his plate was dotted with a few red blushes.

"Sorry~"

Jing Yunong didn't know if it was from choking or discovering her own rudeness, she complained and apologized embarrassedly.

Li Xuewu waved his hand nonchalantly and said: "It's my fault, I didn't grasp the scale well, I said it too late~"

"..."

Jing Yunong just wanted to show a relaxed expression, but didn't expect Li Xuewu to follow up with that sentence.

What do you mean said it too late!

Do I want to hear that sentence!

Also, what do you mean women who like red wine have many lovers!

"Let me ask again!"

She seemed serious, pouted slightly, looked at Li Xuewu and asked: "If I say I don't like white liquor, nor red wine, but like drinking plain water?"

"Oh?"

Li Xuewu deliberately showed a difficult expression, but it was only for a moment to let her be proud, then he leaned forward and whispered: "You pee a lot~"

"Pfft~"

Jing Yunong really couldn't help it, pursed her lips and leaned on the table, her shoulders shaking.

Li Xuewu didn't hold back his laughter, but laughed out loud, with a proud expression.

Li Huai De searched for them from the lobby, and seeing the two laughing so happily, thought something good had happened.

He walked closer and asked: "What's wrong? Laughing like this?"

"It's Director Li."

Jing Yunong was reminded, straightened her flushed face, although she tried hard to hold it back, one could still see from her pursed lips that she had just laughed wantonly.

And looking at Li Xuewu again, she couldn't help it, covered her mouth, and hurriedly stood up and walked into the garden.

Li Huai De looked at her amused and confused as she went out to sneak a laugh, and asked Li Xuewu: "Did she find a gold nugget?"

"Hehe, maybe~"

Li Xuewu signaled the waiter to take away the plate, and asked Li Huai De: "How about you?"

"Hmm, it's alright."

Li Huai De was obviously hungry too, took a bite of the steak on the plate, chewed hard, shook his head uncomfortably and said: "It's cold~"

"Eat this, it's late at night."

Li Xuewu gave the fruit to him and advised: "Beef itself is hard to digest."

Li Huai De followed his advice, spat out the beef, and wrapped it in a tissue.

He picked up the wine glass from the table and drank a sip, then said to Li Xuewu: "Non-stop, my mouth is smoking~"

"Eat watermelon."

Li Xuewu handed him the cut watermelon and said: "It seems the harvest is quite rich."

"Purely based on experience."

Li Huai De ate a bite of watermelon, saw that Jing Yunong had already organized her emotions and returned, nodded and continued: "Nothing useful, but it feels very useful!"

How big could a slice of watermelon be? He finished it in two or three bites.

Seeing that there wasn't much fruit on the table and it was all cold, he didn't crave more.

He drank another sip of red wine and explained: "The 117 Factory is led by the Deputy Secretary. I specifically asked him about the elements of the group formation process, and what he said was also very vague."

"If you ask me, it's just a bunch of lies."

Li Huai De looked at the two and nodded, asking: "How about you? What's your harvest?"

He asked this and pointed at Li Xuewu: "I saw you go upstairs. What were you doing upstairs?"

Jing Yunong laughed for a while in the garden. At this moment, a flush still remained on her face, maybe from laughing, or maybe from the glass of wine just now.

Hearing Li Huai De's question, she gave Li Xuewu a meaningful look, waiting to see how he would say it.

Li Xuewu took out the notebook he carried with him very seriously, opened it, and reported what he saw and heard upstairs as if he were reporting work.

Of course, he kept the scene of meeting the Hong Kong big shots very simple, mainly talking about those international procurement merchants.

He said it simply, but Li Huai De and Jing Yunong didn't miss this key point.

They knew very well that the room Li Xuewu went to should be the core of tonight's banquet.

It's possible there were other cores in other rooms, but that circle was the core of the core regarding the theme of today's trade fair.

After all, the trade fair relies on Hong Kong's power to realize agency realization. These people represent the most core power of the country in Hong Kong.

No wonder Li Xuewu insisted on realizing trade freedom through Hong Kong channels; it turns out he has so many relationships in it.

Jing Yunong just found out, but Li Huai De had long noticed it, and even understood it privately.

For Li Xuewu, the basis of his trust, besides the other party's talent and the situation of the steel rolling mill, was Li Xuewu's background.

They can be said to be the same kind of people, including Dong Wenxue and Jing Yunong, it's a relationship of connections.

And Yang Yuansong and Yang Fengshan are different; they are work relationships, because of work and connections developed based on work.

This label isn't obvious, but it does exist.

It doesn't affect personal choices, but it reminds you all the time, and also makes you distinguished by others.

The look in Jing Yunong's eyes towards Li Xuewu changed a little, with less suspicion and more enthusiasm.

And Li Huai De looked very normal, eating while asking about the situation of international procurement merchants.

Li Xuewu reported his guesses and the situation of inviting these people on behalf of the steel rolling mill to the two in detail.

Jing Yunong kept thinking, while Li Huai De listened and asked, and if there was anything he didn't understand, he asked Li Xuewu to explain it clearly.

At the end, Jing Yunong interjected and asked: "Have you considered environmental factors, special situations, and the risks brought by their identities?"

"Hmm~~~"

Li Huai De stammered, put down his wine glass, and without waiting for Li Xuewu to answer, he said first: "I also talked to them about this problem just now, it's not a big problem."

"Commercial travel groups have always existed, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has approved the procedures, and the above has agreed."

"Especially with the success of this trade fair, foreign merchants who have signed orders are representatives of friendship and advancement, and can carry out travel activities."

"Of course, this doesn't mean there are no restrictions."

Li Huai De wiped his hands with a napkin and continued: "The reception work for commercial travel groups must be carried out under the guidance of the foreign affairs department, including commercial negotiations that take place during the reception, all of which should be reported on time."

"It's equivalent to normal foreign affairs reception, only the subject of commercial reception is us."

Li Huai De gestured with his fingers and said: "Compared to foreign affairs reception, I am more certain that commercial travel groups can bring us absolutely unexpected surprises."

"Just as you expected."

Li Xuewu replied: "International procurement merchants have an accurate eye and keen insight into the commercial map."

"Since they chose Shanghai and Beijing, it shows they have intentions, including the Japanese merchant representative I mentioned just now."

Li Xuewu gently pressed his notebook and said seriously: "I believe the other party is definitely prepared."

"The foreign trade agreement discussed in Beijing this time is worth watching. Commercial travel groups are more like the robins of gold diggers."

"They want to realize the ice-breaking of trade, bypass other interference factors, and inevitably have to take this trip."

"Hmm, I agree with this point."

Jing Yunong thought for a while and explained to Li Huai De: "The trade methods for export commodities mainly include agreement trade, Yangcheng Trade Fair, compensation trade, processing with supplied materials, processing with imported materials, etc."

"Japanese merchant representatives are more willing to import agricultural and mineral raw materials and export industrial materials to the mainland."

"Importing agricultural and mineral raw materials is not restricted by external factors, and exporting industrial materials bypasses commercial blockade restrictions. It's a very clever method."

"After all, there's an ugly daddy."

Li Xuewu pointed out the essence of this problem very bluntly: "Their trade attributes towards the mainland are still mainly based on deprivation. The level of industrial development represents the height of the food chain."

"This is something that can't be helped."

Jing Yunong looked at Li Xuewu and said: "We are backward, but we are all forging ahead, including the steel field you mentioned."

"Don't be anxious."

Li Huai De narrowed his eyes slightly and said to the two: "Eat rice one bite at a time, walk the road one step at a time."

"They just have someone pulling hard, but it's also easy to sprain their waist and lose their backbone."

"There is no problem with our factory's development route. If there is, it's local and can be adjusted at any time."

Li Huai De said confidently: "The trading market of any country has imports and exports. If you only export and don't import, people won't play with you."

"If you want to change the current trade situation, you need to be strong yourself."

"I actually want to find the answer at this trade fair."

Li Huai De looked at Li Xuewu and said: "The decision of the shipyard to abandon diesel engine production was a suggestion you proposed."

"This time at the trade fair, I saw the strength of brother units, and they can also build good machines."

"Is it Weichai?"

Li Xuewu nodded and said: "I have also paid attention to them. The diesel engines are indeed done very well, and the technology is also very excellent."

"They have walked their own path."

Li Huai De pointed at Li Xuewu and said: "This is also what I want to say. Our path is very clear. Don't be anxious, don't panic, slowly everything will be there."

"Yes."

Li Xuewu smiled and nodded: "I am still young, I can't stand others surpassing us."

"Hey~ this is a good thing~"

Li Huai De smiled and said nonchalantly: "I just like your temper of not being convinced and just doing it. Any peak can be stepped under your feet. This is what a young man is."

"Don't you think so, Comrade Jing Yunong?"

"Director Li is right."

Jing Yunong smiled and nodded in agreement: "Without ambition, where does the drive come from? Without drive, where does innovation come from?"

After looking at Li Xuewu, she said to Li Huai De: "It is precisely because the steel rolling mill is young, and has young motivation and a helmsman with accurate vision, that we have today's opportunity, isn't it~"

"Look at you!"

Li Huai De smiled and pointed at Jing Yunong, and said to Li Xuewu: "It's still Comrade Jing Yunong who knows how to speak."

"Hahahaha~"

The three chatted freely about their respective insights, and made an immediate summary of the situation at the trade fair and the harvest tonight.

Jing Yunong also made an analysis of several forms of trade from a professional level.

Besides the agreement trade pursued by Japanese merchants, she also focused on compensation trade and processing with supplied/imported materials.

Li Xuewu doesn't like agreement trade, especially the agreement trade at the current stage, and playing with the little devils.

What is agreement trade?

Agreement trade is trade carried out between contracting countries according to the principles and scope of trade agreements.

The payment and settlement methods for this type of trade generally adopt bookkeeping and bilateral settlement methods.

It is not difficult to see the limitations and uncertainty of this trade form from the definition.

This form of trade is generally not one-on-one, and will not give factories the right to decide or the opportunity to operate brands.

The agreement trade executed by foreign trade enterprises at the current stage is executed according to the export trade contract tasks signed by the Import and Export General Corporation with state-owned professional enterprises of other countries that year.

That is to say, agreement trade is still playing the current set of domestic planned production economy.

For the steel rolling mill, if it joins such production activities, it will undoubtedly be tied hand and foot.

Although the order volume is huge, the loss outweighs the gain, and it is not suitable for the developing steel rolling mill.

Li Xuewu prefers compensation trade, because this trade form can borrow a chicken to lay eggs, or even graft flowers onto trees, and possess its own technology.

Then what is the compensation trade he prefers?

Compensation trade is the use of production equipment or interest-free loans provided by foreign merchants to produce export commodities.

Then it is trade that repays the equipment amount or loan with export products or processing fees obtained from processing with supplied materials.

In the negotiations between the steel rolling mill and Ng Fung Hong, there are factors of this trade form regarding the multi-functional food processing plant.

Of course, in order to retain production management and autonomy, the steel rolling mill did not take out loans or sign any compensation agreements.

Because the cooperation basis of both parties is that the multi-functional food processing plant follows technology introduction and OEM production.

Not all enterprises have a natural good feeling for the steel rolling mill like Ng Fung Hong. If you want to break trade barriers, compensation trade is definitely much better than agreement trade.

As long as you master the production technology, you can carry out processing production with supplied/imported materials.

Independent innovation also requires a certain industrial foundation. Closing the door to build a car is not suitable for industrial development.

Jing Yunong knows that Li Xuewu's heart is very big and very narrow, and kindly reminded him to make choices according to the actual situation.

Li Xuewu promised well, but he is used to eating soft rice hard.

If it really doesn't work, at worst, he'll just go all out and let Li Huai De poke the hole upstairs!