Chapter Thirty-Seven: Undercurrents

  The board of directors' inquiry left Otsu Yunosuke in a cold sweat after it was over, despite his thorough preparation beforehand. The company's directors asked one sharp question after another, leaving him somewhat at a loss for words.

  In fact, thinking about it makes sense that the president suddenly convened such a meeting. Just for 50 tons of vegetables, the directors are naturally somewhat dissatisfied. So for Okita Makoto, who is doing the report, there must be some difficulties.

  "Thanks for your hard work, Otsu-san!" said President Yamazaki of Wan Hong Corporation, patting Otsu Yuriko's shoulder in his office. Overjoyed, Otsu bowed deeply to Yamazaki.

  "This is what I should do, President..." However, Otsu Yurika turned to Yamazaki Michi and said: "I just hope that my efforts can create more profits for the company..."

  "Great!" Yamazaki was very satisfied with Otsu's performance, but he smiled and said to Otsu: "The company will remember your contributions. For the time being, you may only be in the position of regional manager in China, but as long as you achieve results, a brighter future awaits you ahead!"

  "Hai! I'd like to ask for your continued guidance, President Yamazaki!" Otsu Yūji was over the moon with excitement, and it was clear that President Yamazaki was taking him under his wing.

  With such a commitment, as long as you make achievements, your position will naturally not be less than others.

  "This vegetable project is a great opportunity, if you need the support of the headquarters just speak up." However, Yamazaki sat down in the chair and faced Otsu Yuka.

  "If you can take down the Chinese cultivation and planting base, then our Wan Hong can at least occupy 60% of Japan's vegetable and meat market!" As soon as Yamazaki said this, a hint of sharp light flashed in his eyes.

  "We have estimated the costs of our counterparts, and in fact, this time's prepayment has already exceeded their actual costs. Simply put, their costs can even be compressed lower! And quality is still guaranteed!"

  Yamasaki said, tapping his hand on the desk repeatedly.

  "Otsu, do you know what this means?! This means that once we can control this resource, we can even become the only vegetable and meat giant in all of Japan!"

  "A green and safe production base, with costs that are second to none. Plus, being adjacent to the sea makes transportation convenient, and the distance is not too long. Just think about it, adding our Wan Hong's capital to all this, who in Japan, or even in the whole of Asia, can compete with us?!"

  "General Manager Gao has a broad vision and is admired by everyone!" Dajin Yun heard this and became even more excited.

  "Now it's your turn to take the lead!" Yamazaki stood up again, patting Otsu Yū's shoulder and saying: "Remember, you must win this project. And remember one more thing: do not let the Chinese establish their own brand in this field, otherwise..."

  "Ah! Otsu understands!!"

  At this time, Liang Sanping did not know that Daijin Rong had already opened his bloody mouth and was pouncing on him. He is now busy running around with Professor Liu to handle the relevant procedures.

  At this time, even accepting gifts from foreign companies is a very troublesome thing. Not only does the Foreign Affairs Department need to confirm it, but also various departments and units need to coordinate with each other.

  When coming in, you need to go through once, and when picking up, you still have to go through once. However troublesome it may be, Liang Sanping still has to follow Professor Liu on this trip.

  No way, if you don't go to those thirty humidifiers, you won't be able to extract them. Holding the total bureau's approved note, smiling and apologizing countless times, and giving away a lot of cigarettes. It was finally possible to run all these departments down.

  At the warehouse entrance in the port, Nelson smiled and hugged Professor Liu Lao and Liang Sanping. Then he took them to a warehouse marked with the number "8".

  After the warehouse manager had checked their documents, he opened the big door with a creak.

  "Here! This is your cargo, hurry up and transport it out. We still have to load other goods here..."

  Li Sanping smiled and thanked him, stuffed a pack of Daqianmen into the warehouse manager's hand. The warehouse manager took the cigarettes and walked away with a smile on his face.

  Professor Liu had already rushed to the front of a pile of cargo boxes, opened the oil paper cloth and saw that several brand new fog machines were quietly placed there.

  "That's right! That's right... It's just like what we saw in the data, it's this model!" Professor Liu smiled and pointed at the label on the humidifier, saying with a flourish: "With these, we can conduct direct experiments now!"

  The old man touched these hot fog machines as if he were touching his own grandchild, with such gentleness. He was afraid that one careless move would damage them.

  "Xiao Liang! Xiao Liang! Didn't you find people to move the machine? Hurry up and call them over now, we're about to prepare the vehicle skin to transport the machine back to Qiong Island!"

  "Alright!" Liang Sanping laughed and turned to let the trucks that had been dispatched from the headquarters come in to load the goods. At this time of year, the railway had not yet reached Hainan Island, so all materials entering the island needed to be transported by truck and then ferried back at the dock.

  The car quickly drove in, and Liang Sanping gave a pack of Daqianmen to each master. The porter masters were also indispensable, and after saying good things and sending cigarettes, they asked the masters to help move the humidifier onto the car.

  These masters are all from the General Administration, and if one doesn't take good care of others, they will give you a hard time. Those humidifiers would be in trouble. Of course, generally speaking, everyone won't bother with this because it's not beneficial to them either.

  But showing some respect to these masters is also good. Indeed, after getting the cigarettes, the attitude of these masters has improved a lot. After all, they are all employees of the General Administration, and it's indeed a bit humiliating for them to come and help you with your work.

  "Get a move on!" The masters let out a few loud whoops and, under Professor Liu's somewhat worried gaze, they hefted up the steam engines one by one.

  There were masters on the car who continued to pole, and they lifted one by one of the hot fog machines onto the car with a "heave-ho".

  Nelson smiled and took out three small boxes, handing them to Liang Sanping: "These are the items you asked me to help buy."

  Liang Sanping smiled and opened the box to take a look. One of the boxes was filled with calculators. The other two boxes were filled with sunglasses, electronic watches and other items.

  Although there aren't many things, if you add them up, they can probably be sold for a lot of money.

  "Thank you! Nelson, how much do these things cost?" Liang Sanping asked with a smile, while the latter shrugged and said: "There's not much money here, all together it's less than three hundred US dollars."

  "Alright, I'll give you the 300 bucks then!" Liang Sanping smiled slightly and said: "Now the exchange rate between RMB and USD is 1:1.5, so should I give it to you in dollars or RMB?"

  Nelson thought for a moment, then said: "I'm in China now and I'll probably be here for a long time! Even if you give me US dollars, I won't be able to spend them. Why not just give me RMB directly!"

  If it were in Qiong Island, even 150 yuan would be hard to find for Liang Sanping. However, this time the leaders of the two institutions considered the possible expenses and paid out 100 yuan in travel allowance at once.

  Liang Sanping himself has had no time to spend money in recent months. The salary paid by the venue is almost 100 yuan now.

  After arriving in Yangcheng, the expenses were not much after all. He just bought some cigarettes and still had dozens left over. Liang Sanping didn't hesitate to take out the money from his pocket and hand it over to Nelson.

  Nelson smiled and put it into his own pocket without even nodding. Professor Liu was busy staring at the humidifier and didn't notice what happened here.

  Liang Sanping smiled and handed the box to Nelson, who knowingly helped Liang Sanping carry it forward. After putting it in the car, they looked at each other and smiled, then went to help move the machine together.

  "Master, please go slower..." Professor Liu looked at the masters carrying the machine with some worry, while the leader of the moving class smiled and said to the old professor.

  "Don't worry, we've got this under control!" The team leader, a man in his forties, let out a loud "Hei yo!" as he jumped onto the truck and smoothly caught the pole being handed up to him, steadily loading the machine onto the vehicle.

  Watching the masters lift the machine onto the truck, Liang Sanping sighed in his heart. It's really not easy to make some money now. Fortunately, it has developed.

  This time's loss, Liang Sanping has suffered. He owed Nelson a favor, which he had to return. And next, Liang Sanping considered how to make money himself.

  Forget about domestic sales, and don't even think about foreign exchange. The country is currently in dire need of foreign exchange, if Liang Sanping dares to hoard it privately, he will definitely be caught.

  Let's make some small money first, and then we'll have some capital to work with. Liang Sanping thought so. For the first time in his life, Liang Sanping felt that he was short of money.

  In the past, no matter when, Liang Sanping rarely worried about money. At that time, he was already well-fed and well-watered, doing a good job without asking for anything else.

  This is the first time in two lifetimes that Liang Sanping wants to make some money.

  "Honk honk......" The horn sounded twice, and eight cars began to move slowly. Liang Sanping and Professor Liu boarded the car and drove out of the warehouse.

  They will go to Xuwen, where there is a port that can have cargo ships send these machines back to Hainan Island.

  Teito, Otsu Yū walked out of the airport with a calm and composed demeanor. Taking a deep breath, he gazed at this unfamiliar yet somewhat familiar Teito, and smiled faintly. This was where his ascent to greatness began! It had taken him over ten years to rise to the position of Branch Manager in China.

  And now, if I don't produce many more achievements, it will be extremely difficult to get promoted...

  "Matsumoto, you must find out China's attitude towards cooperation. But don't spread this matter for now, not even a hint."

  Otsu Jun said to a tall and thin man in his thirties, dressed in a suit beside him: "This matter, you must expedite! I need to know China's attitude before proceeding with the next step!"

  "Hai! Please be assured, President Shindo, Matsuda will do his best!"