Chapter 27 Chapter 27 The First Place in Embarrassment
Yang Dai didn't know what Xia Ziqing was thinking, but she could tell from his tone that Xia Ziqing had to go to the county town today.
Before Yang Dai could say anything, there was another noise outside the door.
"Comrade Yang Dai." Zheng Huasheng walked over from outside. "The car has arrived. Comrade Yang Dai, please pack up. We can set off now."
Zheng Huasheng said this and nodded to Xia Ziqing who was standing beside him.
Xia Ziqing looked at Yang Dai and knew that he probably wouldn't get an accurate answer from Yang Dai today, so he simply shifted his target to the comrade next to him.
"Hello, comrade. My name is Xia Ziqing. I'm an educated youth who came from Shanghai to work in the countryside." Xia Ziqing watched Yang Dai enter the room to get something, and took the initiative to step forward and introduce herself.
"Hello." Zheng Huasheng didn't understand what kind of person this educated youth was, but he didn't ignore him either.
"I heard the county food factory is going to the guesthouse today to discuss business with foreign merchants. Can I come along?" Time was tight, and Xia Ziqing didn't have time to beat around the bush. He just went straight to the point. "When I was in high school, my English grades were among the best in my class. I even went with my English teacher to intern at the Foreign Affairs Hotel and the Friendship Store."
Xia Ziqing spoke confidently, not feeling the slightest bit guilty. "Comrade, I think today's an opportunity. Can I join your translation team for this negotiation?"
"Don't worry, I won't say anything I shouldn't. I just want to get familiar with the English language environment."
Seeing that the other person's expression had softened, Xia Ziqing stepped up his intensity and began to introduce himself in English.
Zheng Huasheng's English level is not very good, as he only started learning it recently, but he could hear that Xia Ziqing spoke fluently and with a confident expression.
"Comrade is willing to take the initiative to help. Our food factory is very happy." Zheng Huasheng smiled and agreed to Xia Ziqing's request.
"Then let's go." Zheng Huasheng saw Yang Dai walking out of the room with things and didn't want to waste any time.
"You two ladies, sit in the back seat." Zheng Huasheng personally opened the car door and let the two get in.
Yang Dai had not heard Xia Ziqing's voice before, and now she raised her eyebrows when she saw Zheng Huasheng's actions.
Comrade Xia Ziqing seemed to be a little more powerful than she had imagined.
"This car was specially approved by the county government, which can save us a lot of trouble." Zheng Huasheng sat in the passenger seat and explained specifically when he saw Yang Dai looking at the decoration inside the car.
The food factory in the county town is not big, and even the factory director relies on a bicycle to make a living. If it were not for the support of the county government this time, Zheng Huasheng would not have been able to borrow this car at all.
Yang Dai retracted her gaze and handed the draft she had prepared to Zheng Huasheng, "I have prepared two different styles, please take a look first."
Zheng Huasheng sat in the passenger seat and read the manuscript carefully. Yang Dai leaned back slightly and closed her eyes to feel the feeling of sitting in the car.
This was another thing she had never seen before.
Although it is not as spacious as a carriage, the seats are quite comfortable and it is very fast.
Moreover, this car is very stable and you won’t feel any bumps. Compared to a bicycle, it is a completely different experience.
But the number should be small. After all, even the food factory does not have this kind of car, and it needs to be borrowed from the county government.
While Yang Dai was still judging the car under her, Zheng Huasheng was already extremely excited. He said several good words in a row and his face turned red.
Zheng Huasheng's actions were so big that even the driver who had been silent beside him was scared.
Yang Dai was about to say something when the driver stopped the car.
We have arrived at the guesthouse.
There were two people standing at the door of the guesthouse, one old and one young.
He is the director of the county food factory and a translator specially hired for the job.
When the factory director saw two female comrades getting off the car, he was stunned. Fortunately, Zheng Huasheng quickly introduced them.
"This is our packaging designer, Comrade Yang Dai."
"This person is an educated youth from Shanghai. He has previous experience as a translator there. I specially invited him to come and help us."
As soon as Zheng Huasheng finished his introduction, the young comrade standing next to the factory director's face suddenly turned grim.
This translation job was a hot commodity, and he had put in a lot of effort to get here, always thinking that he was the only one.
Unexpectedly, another person suddenly appeared.
The translator glared at Xia Ziqing unkindly.
Xia Ziqing already had a bad impression of this bad translator because of his memories from his previous life.
Seeing him being so rude, of course I glared back at him, unwilling to suffer any loss.
Fortunately, the factory director and Zheng Huasheng were busy worrying about today's negotiations and had no time to pay attention to the two people's meaningless lawsuit.
Yang Dai saw it, but she didn't say anything.
The factory manager stared at the watch on his wrist, wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief, and stamped his foot, "Let's go in."
The foreign businessmen have stayed in the guesthouse for a few days and have become familiar with many of the customs.
I absolutely do not accept people who are late, no matter what the reason is, and I refuse to meet with anyone who is late again.
But they cannot arrive too early. Although those who come to discuss business will only wait for people in the conference room even if they arrive early, the foreign businessman believes that if those who come to discuss business arrive too early, it will put him under psychological pressure and the deal will not be done.
Although everyone thought this foreign businessman was weird, if they wanted to reach a cooperation, they had to follow his personality.
Yang Dai sat in the conference room, glancing at the decorations inside out of the corner of her eyes.
Yang Dai had never been to a place like a guesthouse in her memory, and there were many things inside that were new to her.
Especially the telephone on the other small table.
Yang Dai had never made a phone call, but she heard that as long as she dialed the number, she would be able to hear the other party's voice after a while.
Even though the two people were thousands of miles apart, their voices were very clear, as if they were communicating face to face.
There is no telephone in Huangzhuang Brigade, and Yang Dai has no relatives or friends thousands of miles away, so she has no chance to use a telephone. Now she can only feast her eyes.
Soon the door of the conference room was pushed open, and a tall man with blond hair and blue eyes walked in. He was wearing a simple shirt and greeted everyone in English when he saw them.
Another person with black hair and black eyes behind the other person translated all the English words of the foreigner and introduced himself at the same time.
The businessman's name is Edel. His family made their fortune in the food company. When he was in school, he accidentally had a meal in Chinatown. Since then, he has always had a good impression of Chinese cuisine. This time he came to China specifically to find an opportunity to see what kind of business opportunities a country with such a rich food can bring him. He was very interested in the biscuits invented by Zheng Huasheng, so he stayed in China for this matter.
Zeng Mingjie, the secretary following behind Edel, has Chinese parents who went abroad a few years ago. This secretary was also born abroad. Although he speaks fluent Chinese, this is his first time in China.
After a brief self-introduction, both parties quickly got down to business.
The factory director handed Yang Dai's drawing to the other party, feeling nervous and uneasy.
In fact, according to the process, Yang Dai only needs to draw the draft, and the food factory does not need to send someone here specially.
But after so many failures before, the people at the food factory were worried.
I thought that if there was anything I was not satisfied with this time, I would let the author explain it directly to this foreign businessman.
The drawing has been handed in, and Yang Dai is not the focus at this time.
Moreover, Chinese and English were mixed and repeated in the room. After a long time, Yang Dai's head started to hurt.
But she was thinking in her heart that she should learn English after she returned. She remembered that she had seen English books when she was organizing textbooks before.
Yang Dai would use these textbooks to pass the time when she was free, but she didn't open the English textbook much, after all, she really couldn't understand it.
But now there is a suitable teacher in front of me, so it is convenient to become his disciple.
"Mr. Edel is obviously very satisfied with both designs and wants to place additional orders. Why did you change Mr. Edel's meaning when translating?" Suddenly, Xia Ziqing's voice became louder and he was very rude to Mr. Edel's secretary Zeng Mingjie.
After finishing speaking, Xia Ziqing looked at Edel decisively and repeated the previous dispute in the simplest words.
After hearing this, Zeng Mingjie hurriedly explained in English, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead while he spoke.
For a moment, the conference room was filled with the sound of people speaking English.
Not only did Yang Dai completely not understand, the factory director and Zheng Huasheng were also dumbfounded.
The three people could only place their hopes on the translator.
After all, there were only four people in the room who understood English, and the other three were busy arguing in English, so naturally they could only rely on him to translate the situation on the scene.
There are three pairs of eyes eager for knowledge opposite.
The translator gave a dry, bitter smile and wiped the non-existent cold sweat from his forehead.
"You don't understand?" The factory director looked at the translator with a look of blame.
The county government intervened in hiring this translator, saying that after a round of competition, the county government finally selected this senior talent, who is also a university graduate majoring in English!
As a result, this university graduate is not as good as the educated youth who graduated from high school and went to the countryside to work in the fields.
When the translator saw the factory director's expression, he felt bitter in his heart and could no longer maintain his smile.
If he had known that this kind of scene would happen today, he would never have participated.
This time I failed to become famous, but I made a fool of myself. I will probably be benched after returning to the office.
No one cared about what the translator was thinking; everyone's attention was focused on Xia Ziqing.
Although I don’t understand English, I can still make judgments based on the various expressions and actions during communication.
"Director, we can sign the contract. Mr. Edel likes Comrade Yang Dai's packaging design very much and has decided to double the order volume this time. Both types of packaging designed by Comrade Yang Dai will be used." Xia Ziqing, with a smile on his face, finally switched to Chinese and announced the good news to everyone.
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