Chapter 6 Circle Trap 3 (Endgame) Part 3-2

On the second Tuesday of March, after nearly a month of intensive preparations, the summit forum planned by ICE for the First Resource Group with the theme of "New Generation Industry Application New Generation First Resource" was finally held at the Great Wall Hotel banquet The hall was held as scheduled.This day is Xiao Tan's holiday. He, Professor You, and Xing Zhong, the boss of Xinyuanlian Group, seem to be the hosts of the forum. What makes him a little regretful is that Pete couldn't come, so Yu Wei had to make a forum on behalf of ICE. A short speech, but Yu Wei can't overwhelm Xiao Tan's limelight at all, he's just a puppet at best.Another regret is that Mr. Zheng, the executive vice president and general manager of the information technology department of the First Resources Group, and the core figure of the NOMA project, did not show up. However, Xiao Tan is already very satisfied. The headquarters of the First Resources Group and various provincial companies have come Many senior executives, new friends and old friends keep Xiao Tan busy.

The forum ended at about 4:00 p.m. Xiao Tan shuttled through the crowd to bid farewell to the VIPs one by one, and then sent Professor You and Xing Zhong from the venue on the second floor to the outside of the lobby, until Xing Zhong saw off Professor You in an Audi A8 After leaving, he returned to the grand banquet hall to relive the sense of accomplishment just now.The hall has become empty in a blink of an eye, the banners have been taken off, and a lot of meeting materials are scattered on the carpet. Rearrange the tables and chairs. It seems that there will be another event in the evening. Linda is packing up equipment and booths with a few girls from the public relations company and Xinyuanlian Group. Among the children, he showed his ability to make jokes.

Suddenly, Xiao Tan felt tremors coming from the thick and soft carpet under his feet. He quickly realized that someone was walking towards this side with heavy steps. He turned his head and saw Yu Wei in a suit and leather shoes holding a bag in his right hand. Panting with a golf bag full of clubs, he was striding over.Xiao Tan hurriedly and subconsciously moved some distance away from Linda, but Yu Wei stopped a few meters away from him, threw the heavy ball bag on the carpet, and called out loudly: "David, come here!" Seeing that the visitor was not friendly, Xiao Tan had no choice but to bite the bullet and walked over, accosting: "This forum is doing well today, thanks to you and Linda's full support."

When Xiao Tan approached, Yu Wei kicked the ball bag and ordered: "You carry it, I have something to tell you." After speaking, he turned around and left the crowd, and walked to a corner of the banquet hall . Xiao Tan recognized the ball bag at a glance, and felt even more flustered. While following Yu Wei's order, he stepped forward to pick up the ball bag and said hurriedly: "Hey, you know the SingTel executive we invited from Singapore Why is it so good? Because he is not from the real SingTel, he is a consultant from our ICE Asia-Pacific region, how about it? This fake client’s testimony is absolutely false, right?"

Yu Wei went to the corner and turned around, looked at Xiao Tan coldly, pointed at the golf bag, and asked, "You don't know this one, do you? Tell me, what's going on?" Xiao Tan put down the ball bag, rubbed his hands together and said, "How did this get into your hands? Is it given to you by Mr. Zheng?" Yu Wei put his hands on his waist and said angrily: "You still have the face to ask me?! Tell me, who asked you to give something to Mr. Zheng? What is not good to give, who asked you to give the club?!" Xiao Tan was very surprised: "What's the matter? Last time I invited Mr. Zheng to participate in this forum, the ones who stayed there, Mr. Zheng likes to play golf? This set of HONMA clubs is very good, I I went to the specialty store below the Kerry Center to buy it, and it cost a lot of money."

Yu Wei squinted his eyes and asked, "How good is your stroke?" Xiao Tan replied blankly: "Me? I can't do it. I haven't played for a long time, and my level fluctuates. It's more than a hundred strokes." "Do you know how many strokes Zheng always has?" Yu Wei asked. "Boss Zheng should be a master, he must be much better than me." "Bah! Are you worthy of being compared with Mr. Zheng?! Who in the circle doesn't know Mr. Zheng's golf is of a top-notch level? Every year, he is like a migratory bird. He stays at Jinshitan when it's hot, and goes to Guanlan or Boao when it's cold. You Do you think he’s an arty rookie? Do you think he’s just playing around? Many people in the first resource know his song "Eighty Expressing Hearts", which he wrote with great joy after he scored 80 for the first time."

Xiao Tan smiled and said, "That's why I did what I liked, otherwise why would I give him a club?" "Bah! You also deliver Mr. Zheng's clubs?! You have more than 100 clubs, which are not at the top level, and you deserve Mr. Zheng to replace the clubs you sent?! Do you understand that clubs are divided into 'American regulations' and 'Japanese regulations'? '? Do you know that Mr. Zheng has always used 'American standard' poles? Do you understand that changing poles is a big deal for masters like Mr. Zheng? Last year in the United States, he asked me to accompany him I went to Phoenix City just to participate in PING’s tryout meeting, and I decided to change to a PING putter after thousands of choices. A master of your level will give him a set of putters. If he is magnanimous, he will only treat you It’s okay if you don’t know much, if he is more sensitive, he will think that you are slapping him in the face. You, you flattered the horse’s hoof, you really don’t have the slightest professional level!”

Xiao Tan was stunned, not sure whether Yu Wei was mocking his golf skills or criticizing his sales methods, then looked at his eyeball bag and asked anxiously: "Mr. Zheng returned the things? It was fine last time, I Leaving the club in the conference room, he didn't say anything." Yu Wei's eyes seemed to burst into flames, he tried his best to suppress the anger that was about to explode, and said: "If it's just because you blame your ignorance, Mr. Zheng will give away the club at worst, but now he has blamed ICE. He blamed me! Of course it is impossible for him to come to this meeting today. I can imagine how dissatisfied he is with ICE now. This set of rods was given to me by his subordinates just before they left, saying that they Zheng The boss ordered that whoever represents ICE at this meeting today should return this thing to him. I, Yu, have never been so embarrassing. They called me to the parking space outside the lobby and took the ball bag from the trunk with my own hands. When you move out, you have to give them a receipt on the spot in public, saying that you have received a gift returned by Mr. Zheng, and it is confirmed that it is correct. This is all a good thing you David did!"

Although Xiao Tan was standing facing the corner, he still felt the thorns on his back. Apparently, Linda and the girls were all looking at him. In order to make Yu Wei lower his volume, he first lowered his voice and said, "Why is this happening? Mr. Zheng did this It’s too embarrassing to come down.” Xiao Tan's demonstration did not have any effect, and Yu Wei almost roared: "Why...you still have the nerve to ask why?! Have I warned you not to invite people from various provincial companies without authorization? Mr. Zheng has always insisted on doing The "big concentration" advocates that the entire NOMA project should be planned, selected and implemented in a unified manner by the headquarters of the first resources. Do you understand how delicate the relationship between the headquarters and the provincial companies is? He has always opposed us to go down to the provinces Work requires us to only talk to the headquarters. We all go to the provinces secretly to talk. Is it easy to achieve today’s relationship?! It’s better for you to invite the Shanghai company and the Guangdong company who don’t listen to the headquarters to come. At the banquet, you swaggered and sat on an equal footing with the people in the headquarters, aren't you slapping Mr. Zheng in the face? Can Mr. Zheng not slap us in the face instead?"

"But this event is not just organized by our family. The people from various provinces are mainly invited by Professor You and Xing Zhong. I can't stop them from coming, can I?" Xiao Tan spread his hands in denial. "They have their own plans and use the stage we set up to sing their plays. What is the relationship between Professor You and Mr. Zheng? They put all the responsibility on us with one word; Xing Zhong is even more eager for Mr. Zheng to treat him We have an opinion, if we are monolithic with Mr. Zheng, will he still have a chance? Do you have any brains?!" Yu Wei was about to explode.

"Then...then I'm also kind. Isn't it just to help you build a good relationship with the first resource by spending so much time and energy on such a big forum?" Being scolded is a matter of level, and it cannot be suspected of being a matter of motivation. "Good intentions?" Yu Wei narrowed his eyes and stared at Xiao Tan's face, and said, "So you did something bad with good intentions? You threw all the blame on me! Mr. Zheng is not mad at you David at all, What are you in his eyes?! He is angry with ICE and me! How did he explain to his subordinates? "Whoever represents ICE at the meeting today, return this set of clubs to whom." I have to accept this set of poles for you, I have to kowtow to him to apologize for you, I am so regretful now, I shouldn’t have come to this meeting today, let alone give a speech on stage, now say It's too late." Yu Wei lowered his head and stomped on the carpet fiercely, the resentment and regret in his chest still had no way to vent, Xiao Tan kindly advised: "Don't worry too much, it's not your fault, Peter didn't come today, If you don’t come again, it will appear that ICE doesn’t pay much attention to this forum, you think, if you don’t speak on behalf of ICE, who will represent it?” Yu Wei suddenly raised his eyelids and glanced at Xiao Tan with a vicious look, and said with a sneer, "If you didn't tell me, I was so angry that I almost forgot. Peter called me during the meeting in the morning. What did he say? It should be very clear, right? He told me that this project of First Resources will also be the major account in the Asia-Pacific region in the future, and he wants me to cooperate with you. It’s a retreat, isn’t it aimed at the NOMA project?! If you have the ability, just look me in the eyes and tell me!” Xiao Tanqiang cheered up and looked into Yu Wei's eyes, but he didn't dare to answer. Yu Wei's eyes were like black holes that could swallow him up. He opened his mouth, but only let out a dry laugh. Yu Wei raised his head and let out a long sigh, depressed Said: "A good project, it will be ruined in the hands of you and Peter..." Then he walked towards the side door of the grand banquet hall. Xiao Tan woke up suddenly, hurriedly chased after him and said, "What about this set of clubs? Give it to other customers? Why don't you use it." Yu Wei stopped, turned around slowly, pointed to the logo embroidered on the side of the bag and asked, "Do you know what HONMA means?" "Honma, the Japanese surname is like Honda and Toyota." Xiao Tan finally had the opportunity to prove that he is not a layman in golf. Yu Wei sneered and said, "Yo ho, you still have some knowledge, so I will let you learn more today. During World War II, there was a famous war criminal in Japan. He was the commander of the Japanese army stationed in the Philippines and beat MacArthur very hard. Miserable, he also fought in our China before he was transferred to the Philippines. Do you know which battle he fought in? Nanjing! He was responsible for the Nanjing Massacre! His name is Masaharu Honma, and his surname is also This 'HONMA'! Just remember, I only use 'American standard' clubs, I never use Japanese clubs!" *** Just as Yu Wei was angrily reprimanding Xiao Tan in the grand banquet hall of the Great Wall Hotel, Hong Jun was driving his Passat from north to south under the Sanyuan Bridge not too far from them in the northwest direction. In the car sat the Cork he had just received from Singapore. Although the flight was only an hour late, Cork complained all the way, from the air traffic controller at Changi Airport in Singapore to the pilots of Singapore Airlines and finally to the baggage delivery system at Capital Airport, which seemed to prove that everything and everyone was Against him.Hong Jun sensed Cork's anxiety from his behavior. He was completely different from Cork, who was complacent when he came to Beijing for the first time more than a year ago. The success of the trip is also very important to Kok, which makes Hong Jun's heart hang high. Kirk's complaints finally came to an end, but he was not interested in the scenery along the way. Instead, he looked at Hong Jun from the side and said with a smile: "Jim, you look good, and it seems that the progress these days should be good." Hong Jun is really in a good mood these past few days. The meeting with Freeman has been finalized by the senior officials of the Ministry of Information Industry and the National Development and Reform Commission. The Ministry of Education and several colleges and universities that have been donated are very enthusiastic, and a special team has been set up to be in charge of meeting with Freeman. Vizier is coordinating the software donation, and everything is ready for a grand and grand donation ceremony. According to the private disclosure of the leaders of the Ministry of Education, they also hope to further expand the momentum of this matter and strive for a higher level to come forward to meet Freeman. The possibility is still very high.In fact, Kirk has been in hotline contact with Hong Jun for the past few days, and he is well aware of any latest developments, but Hong Jun still gave a brief report. Anyway, people never tire of hearing good news. Sure enough, Kirk felt a little relieved, and asked again: "When will that guy Wayne arrive?" "He may fly over from Shanghai at night, and it is said that he has an important appointment in the afternoon." Hong Jun laughed through his nose, and said, "I'm afraid he is unwilling to come to the airport to pick you up, so he deliberately arrives later than you Beijing." Kirk shrugged his shoulders and said contemptuously: "Who cares if he comes to pick him up? Freeman will arrive tomorrow night, and he will arrive later than Freeman. By the way, Jim, in the next few days Today, we need to arrange things for Wayne to spend as little time with Freeman as possible." Soon they arrived at the Beijing International Club Hotel. Hong Jun provided the headquarters with the information of several ultra-luxury hotels in Beijing in advance. It is said that Freeman personally ordered this one, because he has always had a good impression of the hotels under St. Regis.Hong Jun stopped the car, and the doorman stepped forward to open the car door. Kirk stretched his right leg out of the car, turned his head and patted Hong Jun's shoulder, and said half-jokingly: "I hope you will change the door when I come to Beijing next time." car." Just as Hong Jun was about to move the car from the entrance of the lobby to the parking area, his cell phone rang, and he quickly picked it up. It was Liu Zheng.Hong Jun has been looking forward to Liu Zheng's call all the time these days, but every time the call comes, he feels uneasy about his life or death.Hong Jun pretended to be calm and said with a smile: "Finally, I have waited for your call. It has been nearly forty-eight hours since I heard your voice last time." Liu Zheng was also using a mobile phone. She first sighed softly, and then said as calmly as possible: "It's a pity, you didn't get good news this time." Liu Zheng's subtle whisper was like a thunderbolt to Hong Jun. Although he had predicted the bad news thousands of times in his heart, when the bad news came, he was still not prepared enough.Liu Zheng said regretfully: "The secretary of 'No. 3' came to me just now, and he told me about the situation. This time, it seems impossible. The schedule of 'No. It was empty, but it was crowded by something else." Hong Jun foolishly agreed, and Liu Zheng comforted him softly: "As I told you at the beginning, there is no way to do this kind of thing. There are too many factors at work, and it cannot be controlled by anyone's power, so don't worry about it. Take it too seriously, explain it to your boss, and arrange his other schedules." Hong Jun didn't give up, and asked again: "Then... my boss will arrive tomorrow. I will find a way to let him delay his departure for a few days. When the 'two sessions' are over, do you think there is still a chance?" "Impossible." Liu Zheng replied bluntly, "I have already asked, 'Number 3' will leave Beijing as soon as the 'two sessions' are over, this time there is no chance." Hong Jun couldn't remember what comforting words Liu Zheng said, and what words of thanks he said himself. He barely parked the car, and Cork's call came. He is now very strange to any news Hong Jun receives. Concerned, Hong Jun said weakly: "I'll come up and meet and talk." Hong Jun walked into the ambassador suite specially reserved for Cork. Cork was standing in the middle of the living room with unopened suitcases on the luggage rack beside the wall. Hong Jun avoided Cork's eager gaze and said with a wry smile: "It's not good news. , I can't see 'No. 3' anymore." Kirk stood still for a moment, then suddenly collapsed on the sofa as if he had fallen apart, put his head in his hands and muttered, "Today is such a bad day!" *** On Thursday morning, the spring was cold, and Hong Jun arrived at the company before eight o'clock. The empty office made Hong Jun feel even colder, but the coolness also dispelled his sleepiness and cleared his mind.Freeman arrived the night before, and Cork, who led the team to greet him, waited from the airport until Freeman checked into the presidential suite of the International Club Hotel and told him hesitantly that he would not be able to see the highest level of the Chinese government this time, Freeman Man listened blankly for a while, then shrugged his shoulders, said nothing, and turned to play with the Chinese business card prepared for him on the writing desk.Kirk muttered to Hong Jun in private, full of depression, that Freeman's silence was a very bad omen.Hong Jun also understands that it is not terrible for the boss to lose his temper. What he is afraid of is that the boss will save up his temper and cash it out with interest at a certain moment. He thought to himself that if Freeman really broke out in silence, he must be silent perished. Hong Jun has always been envious of the vigorous energy of Europeans and Americans. After a long flight, Freeman is not at all tired, but hale and hearty, calling everyone to go to the bar for a drink. It seems that jet lag does not work on him. Naturally, Kirk and Wayne are eager to coax Freeman was happy, and hurriedly brought everyone to the press club bar on the first floor of the hotel. Although they only checked in one day earlier than Freeman, they had already wandered around the bar all night without paying attention to each other.Hong Jun has always been interested in clubbing, and the Yankee and the two Aussies are not paying attention to him, because there are three beauties lingering around, one is the public relations director brought by Freeman from the headquarters, and the other is Kok brought the marketing director of the Asia-Pacific region from Singapore, and one was the marketing director of the Greater China region from Hong Kong under Wayne.Although the time was tough, Hong Jun still stayed with him very dedicatedly until the bar closed at 1 o'clock in the morning. Everyone went back to their rooms to rest, but he, the host, had to rush home in the cold wind. In the next few days, Hong Jun will serve Freeman all the way. During the day, there are full activities. In the evening, he must have dinner with foreigners before drinking, so he can only go to the company early in the morning to deal with some daily affairs.Just after eight o'clock, the phone rang suddenly. Hong Jun thought it was Phoebe, but was surprised to find that it was Liu Zheng!Hong Jun smiled and said, "It's so early? The central government is ahead of the people of the whole country, haha." Liu Zheng ignored it, but asked straight to the point: "Your company makes software, right? Does that mean you care about intellectual property rights?" Hong Jun was at a loss, and replied ignorantly: "Of course, how much is a CD? What is valuable is intellectual property rights, which is the lifeline." Liu Zheng asked again: "Your company has been operating in China for many years, do you think China has any problems with the protection of intellectual property rights?" Hong Jun was even more confused, so he said truthfully: "No, there is no problem of piracy with our large-scale software, and even if we ask customers to use it, they will not use it, ha ha." Liu Zheng said: "I'm watching the internal reference, and the interview written by that reporter has been published. I think what you said to him is quite good." Hong Jun suddenly realized, and said: "No wonder what you asked sounds so familiar to me. The reporter asked me the same question last time. I said that Visier is very satisfied with the overall business environment in China, and it is very convenient to do business in China. There has been no infringement of intellectual property rights for many years. Whether customers, software developers or scientific research institutions respect our company's intellectual property rights, we feel that the measures taken by the government to protect intellectual property rights are very effective. The problem our company is currently facing in China is mainly how to deepen the understanding of the Chinese market as soon as possible and how to improve the attractiveness of our products to Chinese customers, rather than the issue of intellectual property protection.” Liu Zheng said calmly: "'No. 3' meeting with your boss may have a turning point. After a while, Luo Mi should call you in person. Are you in the office?" "Really?! Yeah, it's the first time I arrived at the office so early today." Hong Jun was pleasantly surprised and still noticed that this was the first time Liu Zheng had mentioned Da Mi's surname, and asked suspiciously, "Why do you want to come to the office all of a sudden?" See you? Arranged a time?" Liu Zheng teased, "You, don't just worry about your little business, but also care about national affairs, okay?" Hong Jun switched the computer screen to the page of a news website, and said happily: "Yes, I will take care of it right away. Hey, your kindness to me is deeper than the sea, how should I repay you?" "Stop rambling, I have to call Luo Mi quickly." Liu Zheng hung up the phone after finishing speaking. The great news that fell from the sky made Hong Jun so excited that he really wanted to run to the empty office area outside the door and shout, but he immediately forced himself to calm down and quickly scanned the webpage on the screen.Suddenly, a piece of news caught his attention. When he opened the link, the summary read, "The Secretary of Commerce of the United States will visit China in the near future and is expected to start consultations with the Chinese side on the protection of intellectual property rights and the imbalance in the trade between the two countries."Hong Jun read it word by word, and realized that it was the keyword of intellectual property that linked Freeman's meeting with the US Secretary of Commerce's visit, two seemingly unrelated events. At this time, the phone ringing echoed in the empty office. Hong Jun stabilized his emotions, grabbed the direct line phone, and a man's deep voice came out: "Excuse me, are you the person in charge of Visier Company?" "Yes, I'm Hong Jun, and I'm in charge of Visil's various contacts in Beijing." "Okay. We have noticed an article on Internal Reference, which mentioned your company's views on our country's overall business environment and our country's protection of intellectual property rights. Are these views only your own or your company's? What does the chairman of the company, Mr. Freeman, think?" The other party asked politely. "With regard to the status of China's intellectual property protection, I'm afraid I have the most say in Visier, because I know the actual situation here best, and I have fully communicated with the company's senior management on this issue, Freeman Sir also agrees with my opinion." Hong Jun gave the other party an affirmative answer, and at the same time tried to highlight his influence in the company. "Okay. You must know that our country, especially the central government and various ministries and commissions, have always attached great importance to the protection of intellectual property rights. Protecting intellectual property rights in accordance with the law is not only good for foreign businessmen like you who come to China to carry out business activities, but also for our country to implement science and education. The strategy of rejuvenating the country and building an innovative country are of vital significance; our country has done a lot of work in protecting intellectual property rights for a long time, constantly establishing and improving the legal system required for protecting intellectual property rights, and strengthening the promotion of the importance of intellectual property rights Education, of course, still has such and other problems.” The other party changed the topic and said very sincerely, “The chief has always paid great attention to intellectual property protection issues, and also paid great attention to investigation and research. The industry and even the entire high-tech industry are very representative. The software industry is a typical innovative industry, and the protection of intellectual property rights is the key to the healthy and rapid development of the software industry. What issues do you have the most right to speak about. This time, Mr. Freeman, the chairman of your company, is visiting China. The chief thinks this is a good opportunity, and hopes to hear Mr. Freeman’s comments on our country’s intellectual property protection in person. Since time is tight, I will contact you directly for your opinions and suggestions.” Hong Jun kept these words in his heart verbatim, because he knew that the other party was setting the tone for the upcoming interview, and when the other party paused for a while, Hong Jun hurriedly said: "Okay, no problem, don't worry, I I will definitely pass on what you said to Mr. Freeman." The other party continued to say calmly: "We understand that Mr. Freeman's visit to China is very sincere. Your company has also cooperated with the Ministry of Education and many key universities. This is a very good thing. Education The Ministry of Commerce has also reported it. But we want to make some adjustments to the main topics of the interview, mainly to listen to your opinions and suggestions on intellectual property protection, so we will not arrange comrades from the Ministry of Education to accompany you, and comrades from the Ministry of Commerce should participate .” Hong Jun knew that the other party was not asking for his consent, but he was so happy that he couldn't help but respond: "Okay, no problem. When is the meeting scheduled?" "The specific time and place still need to be implemented, and the Ministry of Commerce will notify you." "Okay, then we will be ready at all times, and always obey the chief's call." Hong Jun's face was full of joy. "Don't say that, you are foreign guests after all, we will arrange as soon as possible and try to notify you as soon as possible." The other party also relaxed, and added, "By the way, you don't care about the relevant media reports, we will have Unified arrangement." Hong Jun agreed: "Of course, this is not just a small matter of our company, everything is subject to the overall situation." "Okay, do you see any other questions?" The other party said politely. "Hmm, can I ask, what's your name?" Hong Jun asked softly. "Oh, I'm so sorry, because Liu Zheng had just finished talking with you on the phone and forgot to introduce myself. I'm sorry, my surname is Luo, and I'm a staff member next to the chief." Mi Luo sincerely apologized. After confirming the identity of the other party, Hong Jun dared to ask: "Secretary Luo, I would like to ask, do you need to draft a meeting outline or speech for the chief, so that the chief can make some preparations?" Luo Mi asked back: "What's the matter with you?" There was a bit of vigilance and vigilance in the voice. "Oh, don't get me wrong. I just remembered that if the chief can give our company some practical guidance and ardent hopes in his busy schedule, it will be beneficial to our company, especially to those who conduct business in China. It will definitely be very helpful." Hong Jun couldn't restrain his excitement. "You mean? Want to ask the chief to write an inscription for your company? The chief never does this." Luo Mi was surprised and unhappy. "No, no." Hong Jun quickly denied, explaining, "The chief can listen to Mr. Freeman's opinions and suggestions without shame, and if he can also raise some hopes for Mr. Freeman, as long as he speaks, there will be a lot of benefits." It means a lot. I have some superficial feelings, and I want to tell you, can I delay you for a minute?" Luo Mi did not answer, and the other end of the phone was quiet. Hong Jun mustered up the courage to say what he wanted to say concisely. Luo Mi listened to Hong Jun in silence, smiled lightly, and said: "We It’s been consistent about that.” Hong Jun took a cold treatment of this great news.Before meeting with the leaders of the Ministry of Information Industry that morning, Hong Jun seized an opportunity and dragged Cork into the toilet. The two stood in front of the adjacent urinals on the left and right. After a few words, Cork trembled all over, and said excitedly: "Really?!" Then he immediately whispered, "You are so smart, don't tell anyone, just you and I know." Hong Jun received the call early in the morning on Friday, and the interview time was set at 5:30 pm that day at Fangfei Garden of Diaoyutai State Guest House.Hong Jun asked a question: "Maybe there are not many people attending the interview here, will it look bad?" The other party asked the specific number of people, Hong Jun said that there would be no more than six, and the other party simply replied, "I know. up". Hong Jun called Cork on the way to inform him of the latest news. When they had breakfast at the Jingyuan Cafe in the International Club Hotel, Cork suddenly proposed a new idea for the itinerary of the day. The original plan in the afternoon was to go to Shangdi During a visit to a software company in Beijing, Kirk said that not only did Freeman not have to condescend to go there in person, but even he himself didn't need to do it, because the other party was only a vice president, and it was more than enough for Wayne to represent Vizier.Freeman was not used to all kinds of formal and serious talks with the Chinese side. He felt overwhelmed by having three meetings in a row on Thursday. This morning was a software donation ceremony and he must not be lazy, so he immediately went downhill. He said that he planned to use the afternoon to listen to Kok's report on the business in the Asia-Pacific region in detail.Wayne was a little surprised, but immediately agreed enthusiastically. After all, it is better to have the opportunity to be the leading role than the second supporting role.Kirk asked Wayne who he wanted to accompany him, Wayne glanced over Hong Jun's face, and named CK who came with him from Shanghai and the marketing director from Hong Kong, and everything was finalized in this way. After the ceremony in the morning, everyone returned to the hotel. Wayne and the others had a rest after lunch and set off.Hong Jun was spending time surfing the Internet in the coffee shop. He kept looking at his watch, and finally waited until a quarter past four, when it was time to act as planned.Hong Jun went upstairs and rang the doorbell of the presidential suite, and it was Cork who opened the door. The two looked at each other tacitly, and Hong Jun shouted excitedly: "Good news! The call just received, 'No. You, Mr. Freeman!" Kirk responded immediately: "Really?! My God, it's unbelievable!" Then he hugged Hong Jun tightly and said excitedly: "Jim, you did a great job, I knew you would be able to do it. " Freeman, who was originally sitting on the sofa, stood up involuntarily, folded his hands behind his head, and murmured after a while: "Oh my God..." Then he walked around the coffee table and asked, "What time? What should we do now?" "Five thirty." Hong Jun glanced at his watch and said, "We should leave immediately." Freeman rubbed his hands and paced back and forth between a pair of sofas, and suddenly asked Kirk, "What should I say to 'No.3'?" Kirk pointed at Hong Jun with a smile and said, "I believe Jim will tell us on the way." Then he said to Hong Jun, "You should inform the others and get the car ready right away." Hong Jun agreed and took out his mobile phone to make a call, and soon said helplessly: "The Mercedes-Benz prepared for Mr. Freeman is not here, and Wayne went out in it." Kirk scolded: "Damn! How can he use Mr. Freeman's car?! Tell him to come back immediately!" Hong Jun dialed Wayne's cell phone, and Wayne panicked when he heard it, and hurriedly explained that he was using Freeman's car because he had no plans to go out in the afternoon. Save it for dinner and hurry back to the hotel as soon as possible.Hong Jun conveyed this to Freeman and Keke, and Keke asked, "When will he be back? Will he be in time?" Hong Jun shook his head and said: "It must be too late. We are in the east of the city center, and we are going to the west of the city center, and Wayne is in the northwest suburb. You know, Beijing is famous for its size, and Beijing's traffic jams are also Very famous. We must go at once." Kirk nodded in agreement, and Freeman said: "OK, find me another car, any car is fine, I must not be late." After speaking, he went into the inner room to change clothes. A few minutes later, Freeman came out in a well-dressed manner, but seeing Hong Jun's still sad face, he asked, "What's wrong?" "I just made a few calls, and it may be difficult to find a suitable car." Hong Jun replied. "So the Mercedes-Benz belongs to this hotel? Let the hotel send another one." Cork's surprise at this time was not feigned. "They can't send other cars. Beijing is currently holding China's 'two sessions'. Most of the fleets of major hotels have been requisitioned as conference cars. The rest of the cars have already been reserved by others. They can't find them temporarily. No car." "Then... where about the taxi?" Cork was anxious. "Taxis are not allowed to enter the place we are going to. We can't get off at the gate and walk in?" Hong Jun also blocked the road. Kirk and Freeman looked at each other, and looked at Hong Jun helplessly. Hong Jun said, "Go to the hotel and find a way to find a car. If you can't find it, I have to wrong you to take my car." Kirk looked at Freeman, who shrugged and said, "I don't mind, as long as it gets me there on time." Kirk instructed Hong Jun: "Tell Wayne, we're leaving immediately, and he doesn't have to rush back to the hotel." Hong Jun dialed Wayne's cell phone again, handed it to Cork without saying a few words, and said, "He wants to talk to you." Kirk listened patiently for a while and then asked loudly: "Do you want Mr. Freeman to wait for that car, or do you want Mr. Freeman to wait for you? Let me tell you, there is no such car or no You don't affect Mr. Freeman's meeting with 'No.3'!" He listened again, then handed the phone to Freeman, and said, "He still wants to talk to you." Freeman took the phone and listened to a few words, then smiled and said, "Wayne, I believe 'No.3' wants to see me, not the car I'm in." He hung up the phone and threw the phone to Hong Jun strode towards the door. As soon as he got down to the lobby, Hong Jun's cell phone rang again. It was Wayne. He covered his cell phone and said to Freeman after hearing Wayne's words, "Wayne will go there directly. He asked us to meet at the gate, and then we will meet with you Go in after you change cars." 弗里曼又一耸肩，说：“祝他好运，但愿他能及时赶到。” 洪钧传达完毕又叫韦恩把手机递给那辆奔驰车上的司机，以便他和司机约定碰头地点，等司机接过去，洪钧改用汉语说：“你车上有人懂中国话，所以你只听我说，不要重复也不要回答。记好，一定不要在五点半之前赶到钓鱼台东门，你放心，车上的人拿你没办法。咱们不是说好了嘛，我必有重谢，你去兜圈子吧，哪里堵走哪里。”包车的司机像是领受了一项光荣的任务，回一句：“瞧好吧您呐！” 洪钧独自跑到外面找车，运气还不错，总算找到一辆首汽公司的黑色“红旗”，两侧车门上都没有喷涂出租车公司的标志，车内也没装防护网，洪钧让“的哥”把顶灯一摘，除了“京B”车牌之外倒也很有几分像是辆公务车了。“的哥”问明去处便见多识广地说道：“我们'首汽'的车进钓鱼台没问题，别的公司的车都不行，就我们'首汽'的行。今天遇上我算你走运，本来我也得上'两会'拉任务，刚溜出来拉个活儿。”“的哥”又自告奋勇地要在前面开路，见洪钧婉言谢绝便有些愤愤然，怀疑地问：“你认识路吗？” 洪钧回到大堂一点人数，算上他自己共有五个人，便对科克说：“咱们可以分为两组，一组坐我的车，另一组坐外面这辆出租车。” 科克用目光征询弗里曼的意见，弗里曼一挥手说：“咱们坐Jim的车，路上还要谈事，让她们两位女士坐出租车。” 当弗里曼带来的公关主管和科克带来的市场总监钻入黑色“红旗”之后，门童把车号抄写在卡片上刚要递进车里，洪钧说句“给我吧”就接了过来，等弗里曼和科克都已挤进帕萨特的后座洪钧便坐进驾驶室，说了句：“Let's go.”帕萨特在前，黑色“红旗”在后，由一辆中档私家车和一辆中档出租车临时拼凑伪装而成的商务车队就这样出发了，路人谁也想不到车里居然坐着一位亿万富翁，而他们要去晋见的竟会是党和国家的最高领导人之一。 车刚拐上建国门外大街，弗里曼就急切地对洪钧说：“告诉我所有我需要知道的东西。” 洪钧却正在忙活，他左手捏着方向盘，手指间夹着刚才门童给他的卡片，右手在手机上拨号，嘴里说着：“请给我一分钟时间。” 弗里曼有些不满，嘟囔道：“我希望你要打的真是一个很重要的电话。” 科克忙在一旁缓颊说：“一切都交给Jim处理吧，你可以像信任我一样地信任他。” 就在两人说话间洪钧已经打完电话，扭头冲弗里曼致以抱歉的一笑，解释说：“我是打电话给负责接待咱们的部门，告诉他们这两辆车的车号，他们会马上转告守在大门口的警卫，警卫认车不认人，咱们就可以不用停车直接开进去。” 弗里曼点点头，笑着说：“嗯，这的确是个重要的电话。” 洪钧估计此刻已临近“两会”全天会议结束的时间，担心长安街上可能因会议车辆通行而暂时封路，他便从建国门立交桥拐上东二环路向北绕行。一路上洪钧把罗秘所讲的话原封不动地转述给弗里曼，但并未提及美国商务部长的即将来访，因为两者之间的联系纯属他个人的猜想。 弗里曼心里有了底，最初的紧张不安迅即退去，又恢复了往日纵横捭阖的气派，他仰靠在座位上，问道：“谁来做我的翻译呢？你知道我的汉语水平很有限。”洪钧从后视镜里看见弗里曼朝他做了个鬼脸。 “他们会为你配备专业的翻译。”洪钧回答。 “嗯——，我相信他们提供的翻译一定很棒，可是我还是觉得不太舒服。” 弗里曼沉吟片刻，又挤了下眼睛，笑着说，“我是远方来的客人，对吗？所以我有权提出要求，我想要你做我的翻译。Jim，我相信你可以保证'No.3'不会误解我所说的任何一个词。” 洪钧说了句“OK”，转而半开玩笑地说：“今天细节上没有安排好，让你的座驾从奔驰降格到了我的这辆破车。” 弗里曼的视线在车内四下打量，问：“这是什么车？” “Passat.”洪钧说。 弗里曼一脸茫然，科克说：“德国车，大众公司的。” 弗里曼拍了拍前排座椅的头枕，说：“感觉不坏嘛。”他顿了一下又意味深长地说，“实际上，我并不关心坐的是什么车，我关心的是由谁来开它。” 两辆车一前一后从西二环驶上了阜城门外大街，洪钧看一眼时间，问后座上的两个人：“前面就要到了，我们还要不要等候韦恩，要不要等着换乘那辆奔驰车？” 科克扭头看着弗里曼，弗里曼反问洪钧：“你估计他们能很快赶到吗？” “我估计不可能，现在正是周五下班的高峰时段，他们很可能无法按时赶到。” 科克提醒道：“'No.3'只有短短二十分钟和咱们会面，咱们可以等候韦恩和奔驰车，但我相信'No.3'不会等候咱们。” 弗里曼又习惯性地挥了一下手，说：“不等了，马上进去。依我看奔驰车和你的这辆车没什么区别，都是纳粹造的车。”三个人都笑了起来。 帕萨特徐徐驶入钓鱼台国宾馆的东大门，旁边肃立的武警向车内敬了一个标准的军礼，弗里曼心情很好，也有样学样地扬手还礼，由衷地赞叹：“这小伙子看上去真棒！” 科克却对洪钧说：“从现在开始，不必再接韦恩的电话了。” ***