Seeing Andrei standing still with a mouth, Chen Hongtao smiled. Among the few people at the window, the only one who was serving food was the old lady with a serious look on her face, holding a small notebook to the foreigner.

"Sherley, say something! Ask this lady if she wrote it wrong?" Andre held a roll of US dollars in his hand tightly, as if he had been robbed.

Although Liu Miaoyan did not agree with Chen Hongtao's behavior of speaking out loud, she seemed to want to laugh but dare not.

"There are so many money, and they come quickly. It's a pity that he can say it! But these foreigners really look very rich." Liu Miaoyan secretly looked at Andre and thought.

At this time, the foreigners in the investment inspection team and the staff of the Ministry of Commerce had not yet walked out of the canteen and restaurant. The situation at the window quickly attracted the attention of others.

As for Andre's words, although the blonde girl Shirley, who was standing aside, looked strange, she did not respond. Instead, she kept looking at Chen Hongtao.

The translator brought by an inspection team came first. After learning about the situation, his face couldn't help but feel shocked.

"They are robbing. They dare to ask for 20,000 US dollars for four tables of banquets. Tell them, I can only pay 2,000 US dollars, and we won't pay a penny more." With Chen Hongtao present, Andre was not going to have a too much attack and said in a low voice to the translator.

For a moment, the male translator couldn't help but fall into a dilemma. He really didn't know how to deal with this kind of dispute, for fear of making a big deal.

Seeing the male translator's expression of a silence, Chen Hongtao talked and laughed on his face, and said to the male translator in Mandarin: "Please tell this gentleman that although our place is broken, the consumption standard is not low. Have you seen the wine and food on that table? I won't talk about the 15 or 16 bottles of Maotai in the State Banquet. Even those dishes are all pure natural green foods, and the prices are naturally high. Pork pheasants and turtles are considered wild animals, right? They are not easy to eat this kind of thing in the United States."

When the male translator heard Mu Hao's words, Liu Miaoyan could hardly hold back her smile and secretly complained that Chen Hongtao's face was so thick that all the wild animals were tidying up!

However, Liu Miaoyan could tell at this time that Chen Hongtao said he wanted to collect 20,000 US dollars from foreigners, but he was not serious, and it was more like a stingy response to Andre in front of him.

Until the translator explained Chen Hongtao's words in English and explained them in a low voice, Andre's expression was already extremely wonderful, as if he had seen a ghost.

"General Manager Chen Hongtao, I apologize for my reckless offense just now. But I charge 20,000 US dollars for a meal, which is too much!" After all, Andre is not a young man who has just been in contact with society. After hearing the translator's explanation, he immediately realized that Chen Hongtao was likely to understand English, so he immediately apologized to Chen Hongtao.

Seeing Andrei's solemn expression, Chen Hongtao looked easy-going and friendly: "Maybe our Chinese economy is not comparable to yours, but this does not mean that we will always be behind. I personally do not exclude foreign companies from investing in China. After all, while you make gold, you can also bring real benefits to the people of our country and improve the living standards of the people! But you must remember that respect is mutual. While you look down on our country and the people, you will definitely not be respected by those you underestimated."

After the translator carefully explained Chen Hongtao's words, Andrei was not angry, but looked at Chen Hongtao with his eyes, but instead had a hint of surprise: "General Manager Chen, I just said nothing, I'm sorry."

"It's okay. In order to show your welcome and friendship to you, foreign friends, we will waive some meals and charge you 10,000 US dollars. If you don't have to lose it, it won't work." After successfully attracting the attention of all the foreigners in the investment inspection team, Chen Hongtao walked out of the canteen with a soft smile on his face.

Just when Andre heard that four tables of meals were ordered to stop Chen Hongtao and wanted to call Chen Hongtao, Shirley beside him pulled him and whispered: "Brother, have you forgotten that we still have many important things to do later? Since General Manager Chen has confirmed what he has, I believe other companies in the inspection team can understand it."

Until then, other foreigners in the inspection team also learned about the meal fee. Unlike the dissatisfaction of the personnel under major companies, most of the heads of the company did not get entangled in the meal fee, but instead developed a strong interest in the young general manager of Mingzhu Group.

The meal expenses were jointly borne by a number of companies in the inspection team and distributed to each company, with only a few small amounts of money. After a brief discussion by several company managers, Andrei paid the money very readily this time and returned to the office building of the Mingzhu Group headquarters with many foreigners.

On the way back to the office building from the cafeteria, the blonde girl Shirley took the lead in finding Liu Miaoyan, speaking Mandarin with a slightly foreign accent, and spoke cordially at Liu Miaoyan: "This beautiful lady, our Handerson International Consulting Company hopes to start business cooperation with Mingzhu Group in China. I wonder if you can help us introduce General Manager Chen Hongtao?"

The blonde girl suddenly spoke Mandarin, which was really surprising to Liu Miaoyan. It was not uncommon for Chinese people to learn English, but a foreigner spoke Mandarin is definitely a new thing. Although the pronunciation of the blonde girl Shirley is not too standard!

"I didn't expect you to speak Chinese! If we General Manager Chen knew about it, we would be very surprised!" Liu Miaoyan thought of Chen Hongtao in front of the blonde girl and said that the tall foreigner's young man was stupid, and his pretty face looked a little strange.

Discovering that Liu Miaoyan was paying attention to Andre's eyes, Shirley had already begun to introduce to Liu Miaoyan in Mandarin: "This is my brother Andre, the president of Handson International Consulting Company."

Although Andre didn't know Chinese like Shirley, he knew that his sister was introducing herself. She showed a gentlemanly smile on her face and greeted Liu Miaoyan in simple English.

"My name is Liu Miaoyan, and I am General Manager Chen's secretary. I will convey your wishes to General Manager Chen later, but I cannot assure you whether he will see you." Liu Miaoyan replied cautiously to Shirley.

For a moment, not only Shirley, but also representatives from other companies expressed their willingness to meet Chen Hongtao through translations.

Liu Miaoyan never expected that after her unscrupulous boss, Lion, not only did the representatives of these foreign companies did not express their dissatisfaction, but seemed to have been aroused from interest and wanted to meet Chen Hongtao alone.

Chen Hongtao, who returned to the general manager's office, didn't wait long before Liu Miaoyan knocked on the door and walked in.

"Mr. Chen, the representatives of foreign companies want to see you. Judging from their appearance, they seem to have the idea of ​​cooperating with our Mingzhu Group. Do you want to see them?" Seeing Chen Hongtao's faint smile sitting on the boss's chair, Liu Miaoyan took out a roll of thick US dollars from her pocket and placed it on the table.

"These foreigners are really rich! The expenses of a meal can make up for the profits of our company's business!" Chen Hongtao flattered his mouth and smiled and put 10,000 US dollars into the drawer of the desk.

Just as Liu Miaoyan secretly whispered Chen Hongtao's unfaithful heart and was waiting for the reply, Chen Hongtao did not immediately express his opinion. Instead, he smiled at the beautiful secretary and asked, "What do you think cooperation means?"

It seemed that Chen Hongtao would ask himself, and Liu Miaoyan thought for a moment before answering: "With those strong and powerful franchises from foreign businesses, you should be able to get a lot of funds and good projects, right?" Afterwards, Liu Miaoyan's eyes were filled with some expectations.

To Liu Miaoyan's surprise, Chen Hongtao shook his head: "Cooperation means sharing profits with others. While obtaining funds and projects of foreign companies, we have to pay huge intangible capital! The background of our group does not allow us to be together with foreign capital, at least not at home at present. It is okay to contact them, but it must be based on us as the leader and dominating them to develop abroad."

Liu Miaoyan still knew a little about Chen Hongtao’s political background, but she did not expect that Chen Hongtao would give up such good domestic development opportunities and instead looked at foreign countries that were difficult to get help.

It can be said that with the political background of the Chen family, if foreign capital can join in business, it will be almost unfavorable in China. However, it is precisely because of the background of Mingzhu Group that Chen Hongtao gave up such an opportunity for development without hesitation.

"The man and woman who just paid the bill are from the international consulting company, right? Take them in to see me first." Just as Liu Miaoyan was puzzled by the idea of ​​Chen Hongtao's disobedience to play cards, Chen Hongtao, who was sitting on the boss's chair, had already made arrangements.

As a secretary, although Liu Miaoyan is skeptical about Chen Hongtao's ideas, she still has to follow Chen Hongtao's arrangements to do things.

Before leaving, Liu Miaoyan seemed to have thought of something. Jiaoyan smiled and reminded Chen Hongtao: "That blonde girl named Shirley is very good in Chinese. Mr. Chen, you can communicate with her in Mandarin and you will not have any problems."

Seeing Chen Hongtao's face full of surprise, Liu Miaoyan had a little pride hidden in her beautiful eyes, and then she left the door.

I have to say that Chen Hongtao did not notice what Liu Miaoyan said before.

In Chen Hongtao's impression, a foreigner can speak Chinese, although it cannot be called magical, it is definitely rare.

It didn't take long for Andre and Shirley to Chen Hongtao's general manager's office by Liu Miaoyan. Seeing that the two did not bring an interpreter, Chen Hongtao showed a slightly happy smile on his face. He stood up enthusiastically and greeted them in Mandarin and sat on the sofa. He exchanged a few words with the brother and sister, and roughly got to know the brother and sister.

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