Fortunately, Secretary Huang from the village came over. Xing Baohua had to accompany the foreign guests and leaders, and also arrange for people to move things, moving whatever was missing.
This shows that the factory lacks a central figure to coordinate various aspects of the business.
To put it bluntly, we're missing a factory office director. Even though Liu Quan and even Xiao Bomei are helping out, they lack leadership.
He even personally took charge of the work; once he left, there was no one to direct and coordinate. Xing Baohua had to personally take charge and make arrangements.
The chaotic scene made the city leaders shake their heads in dismay, and they couldn't do anything about it, which could only be attributed to the electronics factory's lack of preparation.
Jiang Tao, the director of the Municipal Government Office, took a break and said to Xing Baohua, "Didn't you receive any notice beforehand to prepare? I'm worried for you all, seeing how flustered you are."
Xing Baohua said apologetically, "Yesterday, that Mr. Rudin told me that his colleague was coming, and I thought it would be two or three people. Who knew..."
That means you came with so many people without even giving us a heads-up! The lack of preparation is due to your sudden arrival.
Of course, you can't say it like that; they're all leaders, and you can't afford to offend any of them.
Xing Baohua even tried to curry favor with the leaders of the postal and telecommunications system. How could he possibly expect to make a living in the postal and telecommunications industry in the future?
Secretary Huang went blind after leaving his office; ever since he arrived, he's been focused on work and directing the workers more smoothly than Xing Baohua ever was.
Everything was arranged in an orderly manner. Town leaders also joined the preparations upon their arrival.
The town has taken care of lunch; someone has already been sent to arrange it.
They even sent people to the supply and marketing cooperative to get cigarettes and tea when they were short of them. Anyway, this wasn't the first time the town had encountered this kind of situation, so they had experience with it.
Xing Baohua went to the temporary office, invited the Ericsson staff out, and sat down in the spacious workshop to drink water and discuss matters.
Director Jiang of the municipal government turned to a young man and asked, "Have the people from the municipal television station arrived yet?"
"We were notified before departure, so we expect to arrive soon."
"Go to the intersection to meet them, and don't take the wrong road," Director Jiang instructed.
Zou Wenjuan and Xiao Bomei stood behind Xing Baohua, serving her tea and water like secretaries.
There were also some fruits, melon seeds, candies and the like on the table.
Xing Baohua pointed to the teacup on the table and said to the Ericsson team, "ZG green tea, please have a taste."
“I’ve tried it, it tastes good, but it would be even better with some sugar. I would like it even more if you had coffee here.” These were the words of Bob, Vice President of Ericsson.
"Sorry, I really don't have any coffee here. People in China rarely drink that stuff. If you like it, bring some with you next time," Xing Baohua said with a smile.
The other foreigners laughed; it was clearly a joke.
But it took on a different meaning in the ears of the Chinese people. The translator in charge of foreign affairs also translated it truthfully to the Chinese people present.
After hearing this, Director Jiang called over the town leaders and asked them to send someone to make a phone call to tell the people in the city office to deliver the coffee before noon.
At the same time, she was also resentful towards Xing Baohua. If you don't have coffee, you can find a way. Why make guests bring their own?
After chatting for a while, Xing Baohua led the group on a tour of the factory.
Although you can see the entire interior of the workshop just by turning your head while sitting at the entrance.
However, the necessary procedures and rituals should still be followed.
Audio equipment, educational devices.
These are the actual items that can be seen in the electronics factory.
To Xing Baohua's surprise, Bao Luo was also an audiophile.
He said he had even built one himself, which gave them something in common.
After hearing about its performance, he expressed interest in buying one, but after asking about the price, he fell silent.
When Director Jiang heard the translated price, his eyes widened – thirty thousand US dollars. Wasn't that a rip-off?
The orders were passed down, eventually reaching Secretary Huang's ears. Director Jiang's instruction was for the factory to be generous and give a set to the foreign guests as a token of our friendship.
Secretary Huang found an opportunity to approach Xing Baohua and convey the message from above.
Xing Baohua glanced at Director Jiang, then ignored him. It's not like it's your property; you can't just give it away like that. Even if it's state property, you can't be this generous! Thirty thousand US dollars, not Vietnamese dong.
Bob was clearly taken aback by Xing Baohua's price and stopped mentioning the audio equipment.
They tested both devices in front of the prepared learning machines. Clearly, the two Ericsson executives were not interested in the learning machines.
It was almost noon.
Xing Baohua planned to take them to a hotel in the city for a meal. Little did he know that the town had already made arrangements.
Xing Baohua gave a thumbs up to the town leaders for their excellent logistical support.
At lunchtime, the people Liu Quan had arranged to pick up the television set in the morning returned.
Fewer than before, only 15 television sets. Liu Quan thought to himself, 15 sets it is. He connected all the cables in the same order that Xing Baohua had done last time.
While eating at the town government canteen, a young man from the Post and Telecommunications Bureau asked Zou Wenjuan, "You look familiar. Have you sung on TV before?"
Recently, Zou Wenjuan has been disgusted by these things. Upon hearing the other person's words that they recognized her, she immediately said, "I've never sung like that?"
After speaking, he walked directly to Xing Baohua's side, pulled out a chair, and sat down next to him.
Many people thought Zou Wenjuan looked familiar, but because of the occasion, they didn't ask. They all thought they just looked alike.
Hearing her say she'd never sung before, everyone guessed it was her. The leaders and their entourage present were all shrewd and knew exactly what was going on!
The young man from the General Administration stopped asking questions and returned to his table to continue eating.
The TV station staff arrived, and although they were late, it at least made Director Jiang look a little better.
After all, it's going to be on TV news, and accompanying foreign guests to inspect businesses and organizations increases the chances of them appearing on the public eye.
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