Chapter 236 This time we can actually stay in the tallest building in the country. We will have something to talk about when we go back.
After leaving the Provincial People's Hospital, neither of them had the heart to go out and play.
The sudden appearance of a new life caught both of them off guard.
After returning to the guesthouse, Deng Hongxia, who was still staying there, immediately came out to check after hearing the sound of the door opening in the next room.
After all, Su Wenchen and Jiang Li went out together after breakfast.
Normally, I wouldn't come back so soon.
Walking to the door, Jiang Li said a little embarrassedly when she saw Su Wenchen supporting Jiang Li.
"You don't have to be like this. I've only been pregnant for a month, and I can't even tell!"
“Not so delicate!”
Su Wenchen smiled and nodded.
"Yeah, I know! I just don't have any experience!"
"I'm afraid you're too tired!"
Looking at Su Wenchen's expression, Jiang Li chuckled.
"Stupid!"
At this time, the door next door opened and Deng Hongxia came out to check. When she saw the two people coming back, she suddenly became curious.
"Hey! Didn't you two say you wanted to go shopping at the Provincial Department Store?"
"Why are you back so early? Why didn't you buy anything? Did you forget to bring money?"
Su Wenchen smiled and waved his hand.
"No, no, it's because Ali found out she was pregnant, and I brought her back because I was afraid she would be tired!"
As he spoke, his hand unconsciously touched Jiang Li's belly, which was not yet bulging.
Deng Hongxia on the other side was stunned at first, then she smiled and congratulated.
"Congratulations, I know you want to go to a big city, so I want to go with you to see the world first!"
Then he took a look at Jiang Li's belly.
"How many months? It looks like you're not pregnant yet."
Hearing Deng Hongxia's words, Su Wenchen couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.
"It's only been a little over a month, but Ali hasn't shown any symptoms at all. It seems like she loves her mother!"
Jiang Li slapped Su Wenchen's hand in annoyance.
"The doctor said it's normal to have no symptoms for such a short period of time."
"By the way, do you want to call your parents first?"
"Don't worry about me. We're already at the guesthouse, so I might as well go talk to Sister Deng!"
Su Wenchen thought about it and agreed directly, but still asked.
"Okay then, what about your dad? Should we notify him?"
Jiang Li thought about it and shook her head.
"Forget it. It's a bit troublesome to call his workplace. I'll just write a letter when the time comes!"
Su Wenchen nodded and glanced at Deng Hongxia.
The other party immediately waved his hand.
"I happened to be alone in the guesthouse and was bored, so I didn't want to disturb you two."
"Go and get busy!"
"I just came out to buy some things for the kids. Do you have enough money? If not, ask me for some first!"
Obviously, Deng Hongxia still wants to make friends with Su Wenchen!
Su Wenchen quickly rejected the other party's kindness.
"Sister Deng, there's no need for that. We should have enough money."
After saying that, he left the corridor and walked towards the front desk of the guesthouse.
On the other side, Su's mother received a call at the brigade headquarters. At first, she complained to Su Wenchen why he made the call for no reason and thought he was wasting money.
However, after hearing that Jiang Li was pregnant, he immediately stopped showing any disgust.
However, in order to save on phone bills, Su's mother only gave a few instructions and hung up the phone after more than 50 seconds.
After coming out of the brigade headquarters, Su's mother walked directly around the fields and where there were many people.
"Hey, Xiulan, aren't you already enjoying yourself at home? Why are you still coming to the countryside?"
Su's mother replied with a smile.
"Auntie, isn't my daughter-in-law pregnant? I'm going to the county and buy some good cloth to make the clothes in advance. I'll wash them several times so they're soft!"
When I heard what Su's mother said, I immediately understood that she was here to show off.
After all, if you want to go to the county, you can just take the main road. Why walk along the fields?
Aren’t you just expecting others to ask?
However, as the captain's daughter-in-law, her sons are more promising than each other, and most people will not take the initiative to make enemies with her.
So everyone started to congratulate him.
Especially those who had other ideas, thinking that Jiang Li had not been pregnant for half a year, they were secretly hoping that Su Wenchen would get divorced.
Now that they heard their hopes were dashed, everyone could only congratulate Su's mother against their will.
Looking at the unhappy expressions on some people's faces, Su's mother was very happy.
After all, many of these people privately scolded her daughter-in-law as a hen that doesn't lay eggs, as if she didn't know.
She walked over here to tell these people not to have such wishful thinking.
Su Wenchen didn't know about what was happening in Pingcun Brigade because the ten-day foreign affairs training was about to end.
The content of the foreign affairs training is not foreign language training or anything like that, because I can’t even learn a few words in these few days.
Basically, they are instructions on some prohibited matters.
For example, pay attention to your words and actions, do not contact foreign businessmen privately, do not give gifts privately, and any gifts from foreign businessmen must be reported to the organization!
Anyway, it's basically all about prevention and confidentiality.
So I wasn’t tired at all during this period, and every day was pretty much like attending class.
On the last day of the foreign affairs training, the director of the Provincial Revolutionary Committee also came to hold a farewell party for the group.
With the end of the foreign affairs training here, the Lan City foreign exchange earning team began to pack up and prepare to leave the provincial capital and take a special train to Guangzhou.
Of course, it's not just them. This time they are going as a province. The provincial bicycle factory, as well as Baocheng's pig bristle processing factory and casing processing factory are all included in the Canton Fair's exhibition catalogue.
Woo——!
As the special train slowly entered the station, Su Wenchen looked at the special train in front of him and found that it seemed to be no different from other trains. They were all green-skinned trains that were very common at that time.
As the train stopped, a group of people, led by Director Zhu of the Provincial Foreign Trade Bureau, gradually began to verify their identities and board the train.
Just after checking my things and walking into the carriage, I saw Lei Bailiang walking towards me.
Su Wenchen greeted directly.
"Team Leader Lei, what a coincidence, you're also in the car!"
Lei Bailiang smiled and waved his hand.
"What a coincidence! I'm from the Security Department of the Ministry of Foreign Trade. I'm responsible for checking and escorting you."
"How's it going? How many orders are you confident you can close this time?"
"To be honest, you're the only leather company on display this time. I think you have great potential."
Su Wenchen thought about it and said directly.
"I think our successful orders don't depend on how many foreign investors are interested in our products, but on our production capacity."
"Even if we try our best this year, by the end of the year when we skin them, only about 20,000 Yuehua rabbits will be ready for market."
Hearing Su Wenchen's confident words, Lei Bailiang replied with a smile.
“So confident!”
"You have to know that last year, due to the impact of synthetic fibers, the price of rex rabbit fur in the international market dropped significantly."
"These days, ordinary premium-quality Rex rabbit fur is only around ten dollars a piece."
"High-end furs like field mouse and blue-purple-colored premium rex rabbit skins have also dropped to around $20. Although high-end furs have been less impacted, their prices have still been pushed down."
"However, since this is our first high-end leather exhibition, your price will serve as a reference for future leathers. Have you decided on your order price?"
Su Wenchen spread his hands.
"The final decision will depend on their ability. After all, if we give this high-end fur a mysterious value, it can be sold for far more than its original price."
"So it still depends on how well we communicate with foreign companies. After all, our production is limited, so we have to sell at a higher price to make enough profit."
Lei Bailiang also knew that what Su Wenchen said made sense. He watched as Director Zhu and the people from their province finished their inspection.
Say it directly.
"Then it depends on your performance. I wish you bring back a big order."
Su Wenchen also responded with a smile.
"Don't worry, Team Leader Lei, we will definitely not let the organization down."
Lei Bailiang was about to say something when he saw Director Zhu rushing over.
"Director Lei, you are watching this personally!"
Lei Bailiang nodded.
"Well, Director Zhu, your province is in carriage number three. Now that everything has been checked, take your people there!"
Director Zhu, who still wanted to continue to build a relationship, could only smile and nod when he heard this.
"That's fine, I won't interfere with Director Lei's work!"
Seeing this, Su Wenchen nodded to Lei Bailiang and went to the carriage where their province was.
On the way, Director Zhu looked at Su Wenchen curiously.
"Director Su, do you know Director Lei?"
Director Zhu was very polite to Su Wenchen because he knew his relationship with Director Li from the province.
Su Wenchen said with some surprise.
"Director Zhu, don't you know? It was Director Lei who brought people to our site for inspection."
Director Zhu was a little surprised to hear Su Wenchen say this. He didn't expect that the Ministry of Foreign Trade would actually send the director to lead a team down in person, and he hadn't even greeted them yet.
Thinking of this, he began to understand why the higher-ups had been so ambiguous about Yuehua Rabbit this time.
Even the pricing is different from before, allowing them to decide the price themselves.
Because at that time, we were not sure. This was the first time that high-end leather was exhibited. We had no reference cases on how to sell it and how much it could be sold for.
Especially since this kind of fur is appearing internationally for the first time, it is unknown whether it will be popular or not.
Obviously, the above is ready to see the results.
If it is popular and can earn a lot of foreign exchange, then it is a good treatment. If it is unpopular and cannot be sold, then naturally there is no good treatment.
After all, we can't earn foreign exchange, so what kind of treatment do we expect from the higher-ups? After all, the Yuehua rabbit leather looks good, but it's too good to meet domestic conditions.
If you can't earn foreign exchange, then it's really useless.
So Director Zhu still reminded Su Wenchen.
"Director Su, you must seize this opportunity and don't get too excited. If you fail, you might not get another chance next time."
"No matter how much it is, as long as you make a deal this time, you can come back to the exhibition later."
"If the atmosphere gets cold, that might not be the case."
Su Wenchen was a little surprised when he heard what Director Zhu said, because he had no friendship with the other party. In fact, if the other party was a petty person, there might even be some grudges between them.
He really didn't expect the other party to remind him.
So he responded with a smile.
"Don't worry, Director Zhu. We definitely determine the price based on the purchasing intentions of foreign merchants. I don't know how many orders we have completed."
"But I definitely won't go back empty-handed!"
Su Wenchen also knew that the Ministry of Foreign Trade had given them the pricing power this time, and they were probably a little hesitant.
Maybe it is also to see how foreign businessmen accept this kind of fur, and then decide what status to give this product.
This is also a method often used in their country. Don’t worry about whether you can ride it or not. Just get on the horse and try it out first and you will know. Then you can make appropriate adjustments step by step based on the actual situation you encounter.
Therefore, Su Wenchen must get enough orders before he can get preferential treatment in foreign trade.
On the other hand, Cao Xinmin from the Municipal Textile Industry was becoming increasingly dissatisfied with Su Wenchen's self-confidence.
Because the more orders Su Wenchen gets, the less unique their city's textile industry will be in Lan City, so it would be strange for him to be happy.
So I couldn't help but say.
"Humph, everyone can brag! We still need to get actual orders first, otherwise no matter how much we say, it will be useless."
However, Cao Xinmin knew that he could only say some discouraging words because he had seen the other party's samples.
It was because he had seen the sample that he disliked the other party so much.
If the other party is a piece of garbage, he will only happily praise the other party's products as being excellent, because this will make their city's textile products appear better.
Su Wenchen didn't care at all when he heard the other party's sour words, and just nodded in agreement.
"What Director Cao said makes sense. Ultimately, it all comes down to the transaction volume. Director Cao, do you want us to have a competition? Forget about the money. How about whoever wins treats the other to a meal?"
Hearing this, Cao Xinmin shook his hands.
"How can this kind of thing be compared? I'm too lazy to say anything more to you. Director Zhu, I'm going to go to my seat and rest first."
Obviously, he would not do such a thing. The other party was a newly-established foreign exchange-earning industry. Even if he lost, it would not matter. After all, it was normal for the transaction volume to be low in the first year.
If they lose, it would be so embarrassing as they will be surpassed by others in the first year.
So he would not do something that would not benefit him no matter how you look at it!
Director Zhu watched Cao Xinmin leave without paying any attention to him. Last time, their Lan City Textile Factory suffered a loss from him.
I deliberately asked someone to say something in front of him, causing him to misunderstand, and almost offended Director Li.
Therefore, he did not have a good impression of Lan City Textile Factory, but as one of the pillars of foreign exchange for the province, he could not deliberately make trouble for the other party.
So he said it directly.
"Okay then, everyone please find your own seats and rest!"
"Don't run around in the carriages if you have nothing to do."
After hearing this, a large group of people dispersed and went to find their own bunks.
Although the Beijing-Guangzhou line from Beijing to Guangzhou had already been opened at that time.
However, the speed of the train was still not comparable to that of the later ones. The whole journey took more than two days, so their carriages were all hard sleeper trains with upper and lower berths.
Su Wenchen first sent Jiang Li to the comrade's bunk, and then returned to his own bunk.
Thanks to a dedicated security team along the way, their carriage was not disturbed by any complicated people.
Only members of the delegation from the neighboring province and a few people who might be familiar with Director Zhu came over to chat.
Of course, both sides are more interested in finding out what products the other party will exhibit this year, and there is also secret competition between the provinces.
After all, this is also one of the political achievements.
Guangshi.
Guangshi Hotel.
One bus after another stopped at the hotel gate.
Representatives from various provinces who came to attend the Canton Fair got off the buses one after another. Almost every one of them raised their heads to look at the Guangzhou Hotel in front of them, which is currently the tallest building in China.
As a 27-story building that was just built two years ago, it was definitely a shocking sight for people at that time.
Compared with the surrounding four- or five-story buildings, it stands out like a crane among chickens.
After Su Wenchen got off the car, he also looked up at the tall building.
Looking at the giant red banner hanging on it, warmly welcoming the opening of the Canton Fair.
There is also a constant flow of traffic and people in Zhuhai Square ahead.
There are obviously a lot of cars and bicycles, and the clothes they wear are not much different from other places, but the traffic volume is obviously much greater.
Su Wenchen felt that the level of modernization in Guangzhou at this time was probably higher than that in Shanghai.
At least Su Wenchen had never seen so many cars in Shanghai.
However, as the only area that can receive foreign businessmen at this time, Su Wenchen was not surprised, because you can't let foreign businessmen come and ride bicycles!
Maybe the rural areas around here are not that different from those in other provinces.
But when Su Wenchen stood in the city center, he felt that it was not much different from some modern small cities in later generations.
Even the atmosphere is obviously much more relaxed than in other cities.
Perhaps it was because the Canton Fair was opening, delegations from all provinces across the country, overseas Chinese, and friendly businessmen from various countries flocked to the city.
If you create a very solemn atmosphere at a time like this, who would dare to do business here?
Jiang Li pulled Su Wenchen's sleeve with a look of shock on her face.
"Achen, this building is so tall!"
"I haven't seen such tall buildings in Beijing!"
After hearing Jiang Li's words, Director Zhu said with some emotion.
“This is the tallest building in the country!”
"We were actually assigned here this year. We're really lucky. In the past, we usually stayed at the Liuhua Hotel. The worst time was when we were assigned to the Hongmian Hotel. There were twelve people in one room, and all the bunk beds were wooden. They creaked every time we turned over."
"And it's a public restroom, so the sanitary conditions are beyond words."
Su Wenchen was a little confused when he heard what Director Zhu said.
"Director Zhu, is the accommodation arrangement here just a matter of luck? Or is there some other explanation?"
Seeing that Su Wenchen was a little confused, Director Zhu still explained.
"It's not just luck, it's also based on level. For example, Jiangsu and Sichuan are both major silk-producing provinces. Their provincial foreign trade bureaus are wealthy, so they set up provincial-level offices in Guangzhou to arrange centralized accommodation for people from their provinces."
"Don't listen to other people's orders!"
"Our bureau doesn't have enough money to set up overseas agencies, and we don't have that many foreign exchange-earning enterprises, so we can only listen to their arrangements. But after all, we are a provincial delegation, so generally speaking, it won't be too bad."
"This time, I was just lucky. The arrangements were made based on the number of foreign businessmen and residents!"
"That's why I asked you to come here with the provincial government. Otherwise, if you come here alone from the city, you won't get this treatment."
"I never thought we'd be able to stay in the tallest building in the country. This will give us something to talk about when we get back."
Soon, delegations from various provinces got off the bus one after another.
The bus slowly drove away and began to pick up the next wave of passengers.
One by one, cadres wearing red armbands came over and began to guide them.
"Welcome everyone to the Canton Fair. I will now take you to the registration and check-in procedures."
"Everyone, follow closely. You should have learned the foreign affairs regulations before coming here. Let me say this a little more: you are prohibited from proactively approaching foreign guests. Even if you do encounter them, you must be neither humble nor arrogant. Also, you are not allowed to accept any gifts from foreign guests."
Su Wenchen found the scene, which was similar to a tour guide leading a sightseeing group, a little funny.
He really didn't expect that attending the Canton Fair at this time would be like this.
But it is understandable. After all, now is not like the future. At this time, we are still more cautious about foreigners, and having overseas connections is really not a good thing.
But ten years later, everything will change. If you have overseas connections at that time, you will probably be envied by your colleagues.
If the relationship is particularly good, sending some imported goods back can cause a sensation in the factory.
It can really be said that fortune has changed.
Since a large group of delegations came together by car, they really looked like a sightseeing group.
Their get-off location was not at the front, so they had to wait for people from the provinces ahead and line up to register one by one.
After a while, a quarrel was heard in front.
"Why should we be treated separately? How come people from the provinces ahead can all move in?"
"I'm sorry, comrade. There are too many people coming from your province, so we can only arrange separate accommodations for most of you."
"If you have any opinions, you can report them to the leadership of our Revolutionary Committee. We are all following the rules."
"Don't worry, comrade. The accommodations are all nearby!"
After hearing this, although the other party was unwilling, there was nothing he could do. After all, no matter how powerful he was in his own territory, he had no choice but to listen to him.
Director Zhu was watching the farce in front of him, pursed his lips and said to Su Wenchen.
“See?”
"This is why I didn't let you bring too many people. There are over a hundred people coming directly, and they definitely can't accommodate them all."
"It's obvious that a lot of people are coming here just to join in the fun."
"Then they all came together like they were going to a big market. Now, except for the leaders, everyone else has to squeeze into the houses!"
"There are only 20 of us here, so they usually feel embarrassed to separate us. Otherwise, it would be difficult to manage us if we were too scattered."
When Su Wenchen heard this, he was a little amused. He really didn't expect that Director Zhu would have such an idea.
To be honest, at first he thought it was a regulation from the Ministry of Foreign Trade!
It turns out that the province imposed the restrictions itself.
But the other party is actually doing this for their own good.
After all, he is the leader of the provincial delegation, and there is no way we can refuse him from staying here.
After registering, Su Wenchen and others followed the staff to their respective floors.
Along the way, Su Wenchen could hear exclamations from time to time. It could be said that it was like a country bumpkin entering the city.
Of course, it's not just Su Wenchen and his friends, basically everyone who comes here is the same.
After all, this hotel was only completed two years ago, and only a handful of people in China have actually stayed here. Now they really feel that the trip is worthwhile.
Even Su Wenchen was taking an elevator for the first time in this era.
And they took a bullet-shaped sightseeing elevator. Through the curved fan-shaped glass in front, Su Wenchen looked at the scenery of the Pearl River and Yuexiu Mountain in front of him, and was secretly amazed.
Along the way, the staff also informed them of the location of the hotel's restaurants and canteens, but they could not enter the top-floor restaurant without an invitation from foreign businessmen.
However, they can enter the foreign exchange store in the hotel, but they need foreign exchange coupons.
(End of this chapter)
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