"Sorry to keep you waiting." Mike reappeared on the last day of the World's Fair.
Wu Changfeng warmly welcomed him, saying, "I hope there will be good news."
Mike chuckled: "Our board has agreed to make the payment upfront, so you'd better not run away!"
Wu Changfeng said seriously, "Look at my head, that's backed by the country. If any problems arise, the country will come to me first."
“We are old friends, there’s no need to worry about this.”
"Alright, let's sign the contract."
The two parties signed a $400 contract.
Mike continued, "Once I submit the contract, the money will be deposited into your account, and my task will be complete."
Wu Changfeng nodded, then asked, "Mike, what's your email address?"
"Web email?"
Wu Changfeng shook his head.
Mike frowned: "You want my home address?"
"No," Wu Changfeng said with a smile, "It's just an email address; it doesn't matter where it is."
Mike immediately understood and said righteously, "Don't try that on me. I'm an honest man. How could you do this? You're a real disappointment!"
Although Mike spoke eloquently on the surface, appearing as innocent and pure as a lotus flower.
They even made a move to leave immediately.
Wu Changfeng was also taken aback. "Can't I even give you a small thank-you fee?"
Are foreigners really that well-mannered?
Wu Changfeng scratched his head, sighing, "I really did judge a gentleman by my own petty standards."
When Wu Changfeng finished tidying up the contracts, he took a look.
A small piece of paper slipped out from inside, with Mike's email address written on it...
This is insane...
Wu Changfeng laughed. This guy's pretty good at acting!
"I knew it. The main driving force behind the upfront payment for the goods, besides the board's belief that it would save them money, was definitely Mike."
"If I don't show my appreciation, this guy will definitely not help me again if anything happens in the future."
"After all, the rule is to deliver the goods first and pay later. It's an established custom. If you want to go against it, you'll have to pay a price. Who would bother to work for you for no reason?"
Wu Changfeng put away the piece of paper.
The World Expo has come to a complete end.
The mainland team has two days to explore the American territory before heading back home.
During the two days of waiting for the plane.
Wu Changfeng first went to the post office, put the $50,000 general checks he had prepared in China into an envelope, and mailed it to Mike as a thank you.
He then met with Huo Jiaqi.
The two sat facing each other in the hotel.
Huo Jiaqi began his report: "Boss, things aren't going very smoothly here."
"It's nothing," Wu Changfeng said, sipping his coffee. "What are the specifics?"
"I submitted my credentials on the first day, but only received a reply on the second day, asking me to meet on the third day."
"When I arrived, I wasn't received by any Intel executives, but by a mid-level manager named Jack, who was in charge of technology research and development."
Huo Jiaqi continued, "It's a pity, but when I said I was from the mainland, Jack was very surprised. He felt like I was a caveman who was surprised to want to develop a car."
"But when I suggested that we could benefit each other and exchange what we have, they were very dismissive."
"Perhaps we really don't have the leverage to negotiate with them."
"However, technology is a technical matter. I had a very pleasant conversation with Jack, who was also interested in the mysterious culture of the mainland."
"When I saw that things had come to this, I figured we might as well just give up and put the cooperation aside."
Wu Changfeng nodded: "You did a good job. Even when cooperation is not possible, you can still maintain a friendship. That is the biggest gain. At least in the future, Jack will no longer be a stranger to us."
“Yes,” Huo Jiaqi said.
The two chatted for a while, ate their meal, and then went for a walk outside.
Before I knew it, I had arrived at the famous Wall Street.
This place is bustling with activity, filled with top-tier financial professionals.
Looking up at the skyscrapers, Wu Changfeng sighed, "This is the source of all the bloodshed! A place where people are killed without shedding blood."
"Huh?" Huo Jiaqi was a little puzzled. How could someone who works in finance be able to kill without shedding blood?
Wu Changfeng said, "Sigh, I just don't want to get involved in the stock market, otherwise I would definitely let these guys taste what it means to pay for their debts in blood and let blood flow on Wall Street."
Huo Jiaqi couldn't understand Wu Changfeng's words at all.
It's all very confusing.
Wu Changfeng asked again, "Do you know why we came here?"
"Didn't you just wander around?"
"You're wrong," Wu Changfeng laughed. "Wouldn't it be better for us to go to the park for a stroll?"
"Today I'll show you why Minister Tang values me so much."
Huo Jiaqi was completely dumbfounded.
He knew that Minister Tang of the Equipment Division had a good relationship with Wu Changfeng.
But Huo Jiaqi was unaware of the inside story as to why it was good.
After all, he hadn't been involved in Wu Changfeng's affairs since the establishment of the Beijing company.
The two walked into an office building.
There's a sign on it: Enron Corporation.
Huo Jiaqi glanced at the company profile; it was a natural gas transportation company.
The company controls a mile-long gas pipeline in the United States and provides consulting, construction, and other services related to energy transportation.
The two went to the front desk.
Wu Changfeng told him that he wanted to meet with Jia Weike, the chairman of Anran Corporation.
The receptionist obviously won't give the truth.
They simply asked Wu Changfeng if he had made an appointment.
Wu Changfeng didn't know Jia Weike at all; he only knew that the guy was famous in later generations.
But he met a bad end; he was arrested and imprisoned for decades.
It can be said that Jia Weike and several chairmen were blinded by greed; seeing the profits in the stock market, they focused their attention on real businesses.
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