Yue Shuhong doesn't smoke, but he is used to thinking and holding meetings in an environment with a group of old smokers.
He was listening to the speech of team leader Zong Wei Zhong.
Zong Weizhong, who is nearly fifty years old, put out another cigarette butt.
"The proposal to recruit personnel from various foreign trade companies has been rejected by the higher-ups."
"They usually have too much contact with foreign guests, and it is very likely that they will accidentally expose Li Jieke's connection in future external contacts."
"So, based on the instructions from our superiors, the opinions of our colleagues at the machinery factory, and our own team's ideas, we now have a total of five candidates to choose from."
"They are all politically qualified candidates."
Zong Wei Zhong first looked at someone in his group.
"The first candidate is Xiao Li, who was recommended by our group to take over the duties currently in charge of Comrade Yue Shuhong."
"Comrade Li Xianchun is a veteran employee of our department."
"I understand some basic English and am more familiar with the key points and rules and regulations of our department."
"His biggest advantage is that he has received training from relevant departments."
"There is a strong sense of self-defense and counterintelligence."
"Comrade Li Xianchun even studied lip reading and Morse code, and has made contributions to our group's diplomatic engagements many times."
Everyone in the conference room looked at the burly Li Xianchun.
They knew in their hearts that Li Xianchun was probably the replacement that Zong Wei Zhong was most optimistic about.
Otherwise, this candidate would not be introduced in such detail.
Zong Wei Zhong did have high hopes for Li Xianchun, but he did not shy away from pointing out Li Xianchun's shortcomings.
Li Xianchun has no problem communicating with others and is very flexible, but his thinking and behavior are very different from those of foreigners.
Zong Wei Zhong could only hope that Li Jie Ke would be more accommodating to Li Xianchun, after all, Li was going to deliver money.
After hearing Zong Wei Zhong talk about Li Xianchun's strengths, everyone thought he was the only candidate, but when they heard about his weaknesses, many people frowned slightly.
After all, dealing with Li Jie Ke is not a counter-espionage pursuit, so Li Xianchun’s biggest advantages are actually useless.
What's the use of knowing how to recognize Morse code?
When Jack Li makes overseas calls, he uses code to communicate with people on the other side of the ocean. Does stockbroker Jack Li understand this? What are real estate and options?
They were also confused.
The only thing that Xiao Li may be better than other candidates is his proficiency in business and regulations.
But this time the conditions given by the higher-ups were very relaxed, and the implementation of several regulations was restricted. Everything was focused on solving the pile of problems that needed to be accounted for as quickly as possible.
"The second candidate was proposed by the Ministry."
"She's a female comrade named Ye Mingyan."
Zong Wei Zhong introduced the second candidate.
"Comrade Ye has worked in foreign affairs departments and public security departments, has studied psychology, and is fluent in English."
Everyone nodded slightly when they heard this candidate.
As expected, there are still many hidden talents in the capital.
They didn't expect that someone proficient in psychology would be sent to their group.
This scarce resource has always been available only to higher-level negotiation teams.
But Yue Shuhong frowned.
"Team Leader, I have some opinions on this candidate."
"Xiao Yue, do you know this Comrade Ye Mingyan?"
"She grew up in a compound," Yue Shuhong said calmly. "It's true that she's proficient in psychology, but I don't recommend letting her participate in economic negotiations and actions."
"Why?"
"She is completely unable to take care of herself..."
"My personal residence is even messier than some of us gay men."
Some people wondered: "This shouldn't be a big problem, right?"
Yue Shuhong could only explain it in a less tactful way: "Let me put it this way, Ye Mingyan, she has no concept of money..."
In fact, Yue Shuhong wanted to say that if this girl from the Ye family did not live in a country with official price setting, she would probably not be able to make a living.
She was surprisingly insensitive to the concept of pricing.
Ye Mingyan's monthly salary is not small, but she still has to borrow money from her childhood friends every month.
Ask her where she spent the money?
She thought about it for a long time but couldn't remember it.
Let her negotiate the commission privately with Li Jie Ke. I guess Li Jie Ke will thank God.
Ye Mingyan's superiors probably didn't know about this shortcoming at all. Yue Shuhong's proposal to reject Ye Mingyan was actually partly selfish.
Firstly, he didn't want anything to happen to Ye Mingyan. Given her concept of money, it would definitely cause trouble if she had to settle the bill later. Secondly, he didn't want to give Ye Mingyan the chance to bother him.
[Note: Yue Shuhong is the male lead who almost became the top character in the original novel, while Ye Mingyan is probably the female third character.]
Zong Wei Zhong really didn't dare to employ someone who didn't have a good economic perspective.
He has a limited budget in US dollars and is afraid that he cannot afford to deal with this girl's troubles.
"Okay, let's look at the third candidate."
"Professor Gao Xiguo from Shanghai Jiao Tong University."
"He's also a member of a certain research group at a Shanghai machinery factory. He's very familiar with the data we need to verify, and Professor Gao also understands English."
"Comrade Lao Gao is one of the teachers at Jiaotong University who is good at chatting."
"Then there's the fourth choice."
"This comrade was recommended by the machinery factory. He's a young researcher on the project team. He's Xiao Hou, Comrade Hou Jianjun."
"Although Comrade Hou Jianjun doesn't understand spoken English, he recognizes some professional vocabulary."
"And Comrade Hou Jianjun is recognized as the most eloquent person in the machinery factory's R&D department."
"He's smart, articulate, and technically savvy. He's definitely a good candidate."
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