Lin Chen and Jiang Ning arrived at the printing factory manager's office, where Shen Bo was already waiting for them.

"They said they'd arrive at 10 o'clock, and they'd be here soon, so I'm actually a little nervous."

Shen Bo used to be a printer; he'd never seen anything like this before!

He looked at Lin Chen again. Lin Chen was wearing a Zhongshan suit and leather shoes, which made him look more like a leader than Lin Chen, who was only wearing work clothes.

Since his failed attempt to sell books at Xinhua Bookstore, Lin Chen has taken on the title of sales director at the printing plant.

Shen Bo had him adopt the identity of a printing factory employee so that when he went out to sell books, he could represent the factory.

Unexpectedly, he looked more imposing than the factory director just by wearing a simple Zhongshan suit.

Soon, the sound of car horns rang out at the factory gate.

Lin Chen told Jiang Ning to rest in the office while he and Shen Bo went downstairs to greet her.

Jiang Ning walked to the window and looked at the doorway through the glass.

A black sedan pulled up in front of the door, and two men in suits stepped out.

The manager of the science and technology bookstore, with a very business-like demeanor, immediately extended his hand upon seeing Shen Bo and Lin Chen.

Shen Bo paused for a moment, then quickly stepped forward to shake Lu Zheng's hand with a broad smile: "Welcome, welcome."

When Lin Chen shook hands, he smiled calmly, only holding the front half of the hand, appearing composed and at ease.

Jack, a foreigner with slightly curly brown hair, had a very good impression of Lin Chen after shaking hands and kept looking for opportunities to talk to him.

Lin Chen gestured for him to proceed.

"Let's go into the office first; a translator will be here soon."

After arriving at the office, Lin Chen introduced Jiang Ning to them.

When Jack saw Jiang Ning, he saw that she had her hair up, a gentle smile on her beautiful face, and was wearing an open coat. Even though she was pregnant, she still had the unique elegance and intellect of a young married woman.

Attracted by her beauty, he even reached out his hand and said "Hello" in Chinese.

"Hello." Jiang Ning smiled and nodded.

"Haven't your translators arrived yet? To be honest, my English isn't very good either. I can manage a few sentences about the weather, but I can't handle anything as technical as that," Lu Zheng asked anxiously.

Jack is quite punctual, and Lu Zheng was worried that he would get impatient while waiting.

At this moment, Gao Xiaolan, with her hair completely down, wearing a long trench coat and lambskin shoes, walked over with an apologetic smile.

"I'm sorry, Song Jia had something come up and asked me to come and help."

As she spoke, she deliberately struck a pose with her hair in front of Jack.

Jiang Ning couldn't believe it. When did Song Jia become her friend?

"Gao Xiaolan, what did you do to Song Jia?" she asked directly.

Gao Xiaolan pouted, feigning grievance:

“What can I do to Song Jia? She said she couldn’t come and asked me to be her translator. If you don’t need her, I’m leaving.”

Lu Zheng, unaware of the details, only saw that the translator had arrived and said:

"Now that the translator is here, let's go take a look at the workshop."

Shen Bo hurriedly reached out his hand:

"Alright, everyone, follow me!"

Lu Zheng was originally a staff member of the Ministry of Commerce. After the Ministry of Commerce was dissolved, he took over the bookstore under its jurisdiction.

The bookstore was on the verge of bankruptcy, but fortunately Jack invested and added a lot of foreign language books and periodicals, which brought the bookstore back to life.

Jack, who was selling review materials, didn't understand the importance of the college entrance examination to Chinese people. Out of caution, he came to conduct a survey.

Led by Shen Bo, they visited various workshops.

Seeing the machines inside running non-stop, Jack felt reassured.

"Miss Gao, could you please introduce this machine to me?"

Jack suddenly stopped next to a printing press and said to Gao Xiaolan.

Gao Xiaolan paused for a moment, then began to speak in English.

However, her spoken English was really bad, and it hurt Lu Zheng's ears to listen to her.

Damn it, he's not even as good as him!

Inaccurate pronunciation, unclear enunciation, and lack of knowledge of professional terms—with this level of competence, how dare he become a translator?

Jack's previously satisfied smile gradually froze.

“Miss Gao, with your English level, how can you be so confident as a translator?” Lu Zheng said without holding back.

After saying that, he looked at Lin Chen again.

"We've seen the situation at your factory, and I'll give you a definite answer when we get back. If we refuse to cooperate, it's directly related to the perfunctory translator you hired!"

It wasn't very harmful, but it was extremely insulting. Gao Xiaolan almost cried after hearing these words, and said in a pitiful voice:

"What's wrong with my English? This is how it's taught in school. Do you think your English is any better than mine?"

Lin Chen was so angry at her words that he almost had a heart attack. What kind of twisted logic and heresy was this? If she wasn't good enough, she shouldn't have come over. And she wasn't humble at all.

"Gao Xiaolan, shut up. Here's two yuan, hurry up and go." He took out two yuan and stuffed it into her hand.

Seeing that she was about to leave, Jiang Ning stopped her in her tracks:

"Wait a while before you leave. Let me show you what English proficiency is all about."

Then, she spoke to Jack in fluent English:

"I'm sorry, this translator wasn't hired by us. If she left you with a bad impression, I apologize."

Now, let me introduce this machine...

Jiang Ning spoke for five minutes straight, and Jack followed her explanation, gaining a comprehensive understanding of the machines in the factory and realizing how significant the college entrance examination is for young people in China.

If the review materials could be published in Shanghai, it would definitely cause a sensation.

Of course, if he's still not comfortable with it, he can take a thousand books for free to test the waters first, and then place an order if the response is good.

After hearing her proposal for cooperation, Jack immediately clapped his hands:

“Good idea, let’s do it that way. Lu Zheng, I’m very satisfied with this inspection. We’ll get back and start the publicity work, and once the thousand books arrive, we’ll launch them on the market immediately.”

During their visit, several of Shen Bo's acquaintances came to place orders with him, which further strengthened their confidence in cooperating.

They were very efficient; upon returning to their office, they drafted a cooperation agreement, stipulating that if the trial run of the book was successful, they would place an order for 100,000 copies at 70% of the book's price.

If sales are good, we will place additional orders.

After the agreement was signed, Jack wanted to shake Jiang Ning's hand to express his praise, but Lin Chen grabbed his hand instead.

"It's a pleasure to work with you."

Jack looked slightly disappointed: "It was a pleasure working with you."

“Miss Jiang, you can visit Shanghai sometime. I will definitely treat you well,” he said deliberately in English that Lin Chen couldn’t understand.

Jiang Ning smiled and declined, "Mr. Jack, I can't go. My husband will be jealous."

Gao Xiaolan was furious watching them flirt in English.

Why wasn't she lucky enough to attract the attention of foreigners?

So what if he can speak a few words of English?

Sooner or later, she will trample Jiang Ning under her feet!

However, before she could even rise up and sing her praises, as soon as Lu Zheng and his entourage left, Jiang Ning grabbed Gao Xiaolan and demanded sharply:

Where exactly is Song Jia?