Chapter 58 Nodding and Shaking Head
The head of the mold factory was in a state of extreme anxiety.
He hired a good translator, but they can't come today. He gave the office manager a good scolding, yelling, "What kind of person did you hire? So unreliable!"
The office manager frowned, wanting to argue. They'd only been notified yesterday that a foreigner was among the visitors. With such a tight schedule and translators in such high demand, getting even one was a feat. Everything had been arranged perfectly, but who knew this guy had a social engagement last night, partying all night at the Grand World, not keeping his mouth shut either. No wonder he couldn't get up. Could they blame him? It was just incredibly unlucky.
"It's not like we're just leaving a foreigner here without a translator. Or the locals can act as translators themselves; they all speak English."
Ma Xintao nearly choked on his breath. "They're here to discuss cooperation, you know what cooperation is! Look at all the leaders in our government offices, they treat these Hong Kong businessmen like royalty. Who do we think we are? Who do you think you are, making them your translators? You're asking for trouble! Come on, I'll give you this seat today. If you're so capable, go ahead and mess with those Hong Kong businessmen!"
The office director shrugged, not daring to say another word.
What an ugly sight! Small, ugly, and old, with this pretentious attitude. It's disgusting to look at. "Don't show your face today. Let Xiao Qi and Xiao Li receive you."
Xiao Qi and Xiao Li are newly recruited young people, each more beautiful than the last. Their appearance alone would make any man reluctant to make things difficult for them.
Now that things have come to this, all we can do is give them a warm welcome. As for the language barrier during the reception, we'll just have to deal with it as it comes. Luckily, there's only one foreigner here, so hopefully these two girls will be quick-witted.
"Tell HR to hire someone, hire a translator at a high price. We can keep them on hand, but we can't keep acting like this in the future." Ma Xintao waved his hand, telling this eyesore of an old man to get out of there.
The old director went back to his office and instructed Xiao Qi and Xiao Li to make preparations for the reception. He then went to the personnel department and came to receive Yao Fanghua and her entourage, who had been waiting in the conference room.
The old director was humble and subservient in front of Ma Xintao, but he was quite good at putting on airs in front of Yao Fanghua and her group. "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. Here, I'll arrange for someone to take you on a tour of the factory."
Unfortunately, we have an important client to meet with at our factory today. We hope you will forgive any shortcomings in our hospitality.
At noon, ask the cafeteria to prepare some extra good dishes to treat everyone well.
The words left everyone feeling uncomfortable. They had noticed yesterday that the factory workers looked down on them, who had come from afar. Yesterday, the machine factory had been quite restrained, but today they were simply refusing to install anything?
They're from Beijing, a major factory. They used to be treated like royalty everywhere they went, always looking down on others. This is the first time they've been openly looked down upon. Are Shenzhen-listed companies really this arrogant?
But their factory does look different, a little more advanced than theirs. But nobody's willing to admit it.
While they were happily touring the factory, Ma Xintao was already in a state of utter chaos.
Not to mention that foreigner, even these guys from Hong Kong speak English directly.
Damn it, a bunch of ungrateful bastards! Ma Xintao was so angry he wanted to shoot them all. But he still had a servile smile on his face.
It's like talking to a brick wall. He couldn't understand a single word of what the other person was saying. You might as well speak Japanese; at least I could understand a single "baka."
Across from him, people chattered on and on. Ma Xintao either nodded or slowly shook his head. Behind him, a group of people who followed Ma Xintao's lead closely followed their leader, nodding or shaking their heads in unison, with the same amplitude and speed, for fear of making a mistake and ruining important matters.
"Do you even understand what I'm saying?"
Ma Xintao thought that he shook his head in the last round, so he should nod this round.
"No, you don't understand at all!"
Ma Xintao slowly shook his head. The people behind him looked earnest and followed suit, slowly shaking their heads in rhythm.
"I'm going crazy, I'm going crazy!"
Ma Xintao nodded. The people behind him nodded earnestly in return.
The people of the port city were dumbfounded and could only sigh in exasperation. The foreigner, in particular, made a very exaggerated gesture of rubbing his forehead.
Yao Fanghua couldn't help but chuckle.
Their group happened to run into Ma Xintao's group, leaving them unsure whether to advance or retreat. They stood on the factory street, watching from a distance for quite a while. They couldn't understand the gibberish, but that didn't stop them from watching silently.
Hearing the chuckle, the foreigner looked over, his eyes lighting up. He walked up to Yao Fanghua and said, "Beautiful lady, you must have understood what I was saying. Do you speak English?"
Yao Fanghua: "A little bit."
The foreigner's eyes lit up even more. "Great, beautiful lady, do you work at this factory?"
Just as Yao Fanghua was about to shake her head, Ma Xintao whispered in her ear, "Tell him you're our factory's translator. I'll definitely reward you handsomely for entertaining these people!"
What was that silly foreigner mumbling about just now?
Yao Fanghua: ...“He asked me if I worked at this factory?”
Ma Xintao: "Nod, nod immediately."
Ma Xintao nodded first, and the people behind him followed suit.
Yao Fanghua nodded slowly as Ma Xintao stared at her. Having just witnessed this group of people nodding and shaking their heads, Yao Fanghua felt that nodding was a silly gesture.
"Great! Tell them I want tea, not coffee. The coffee here is awful. That last sip almost killed me."
Tell him to go to the warehouse first and start there.
Yao Fanghua nodded and translated truthfully to Ma Xintao.
Ma Xintao was still reeling from the tragedy of Yao Fanghua nodding twice in a row when he heard this and said in a deep voice, "Let's go."
"Are you from Beijing?" He knew that about a dozen section chiefs from Beijing were coming to the factory to visit and learn today. None of them were at his level, so he directly arranged for his subordinates to receive them.
Yao Fanghua agreed.
Yao Fanghua left with Ma Xintao and his group.
The others wanted to go and broaden their horizons, but the people from the mold factory led them in another direction.
This group of people from the port city were clearly led by this foreigner, and he was the one doing all the talking the whole way.
Aiden was a talkative person, and after discovering that Yao Fanghua could not only understand him but also respond, and that her pronunciation was standard, he became even more talkative.
Ma Xintao: "What were you talking about just now?"
"He asked me what this device was for, and I explained it to him."
Ma Xintao: ...Looking at the foreigner nodding in agreement, he probably doesn't understand either.
"Well done. It's okay if you're wrong, just stand up straight."
Pretending to know what you don't is fine, as long as it gets by. Of course, if this girl from Beijing knew, she could ask him. He could explain it in detail, and she could translate it. Wouldn't that demonstrate their mutual value and, more importantly, his ability as a leader?
He's still too young and inexperienced; he needs to be taught.
Yao Fanghua understood that it didn't matter if she made a mistake. After that, she translated everything the foreigner said to Ma Xintao, and then Ma Xintao would translate it back to the foreigner.
Sure enough, after that, Ma Xintao looked at her with even more satisfaction.
With a translator, Factory Director Ma Xintao started to act all high and mighty.
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