The mayor said in a low voice, "I won't talk about that diplomat. He is the American representative of the office stationed here. Let me explain to you about Williams. His company is an entertainment company. It should be one of the top 30 entertainment companies in the United States. They opened a branch here mainly to find and sign some stars. Although our entertainment industry is indeed very weak, it is inevitable that some good seedlings will be found. Moreover, the signing fees and remuneration are often much cheaper than the local stars."
Xiao Bing nodded to show that he understood.
The mayor said, "After this entertainment company opened a branch in our country, it immediately became the largest entertainment company in the history of our country. In recent years, it has also produced many local stars in our country, which has also driven some economic growth."
The Minister of Commerce said, "The entertainment industry is not particularly valued in our countries in Africa. After all, our country is not developed enough. The most important thing is to find a way to complete the industrialization reform. Factories and the like can help us accelerate the industrialization revolution, and it can also let more people enter the factory to work, helping many people find jobs. But even so, our Congo knows that a country's prosperity doesn't only depend on being able to produce steel, but it also needs to progress in the cultural industry to be respected and respected by other countries. Therefore, this company is also highly valued in our country, and has received great preferential treatment in all aspects. "
Xiao Bing praised, "You can think so much before the economic really takes off. You have begun to respect the cultural industry first. I quite agree with you and admire you very much."
The Minister of Commerce said, "But you know that the entrepreneurs from big countries are all very arrogant. They look down on our local entrepreneurs and even many of our local officials. In their opinion, this piece of cake is not big for them, so they can throw it away at any time. But our country needs them, so they are often very arrogant."
Xiao Bing said "oh", but he could not say anything. In fact, Xiao Bing had long known this mentality of many people. So a country could only be respected when it was truly prosperous. If the economy of Cathay did not take off, it would also be difficult to gain such great respect. For example, when Cathay had just started the reform and opening up, foreign businessmen often received much more courtesy and generous treatment than local entrepreneurs. At that time, how much better was Cathay than here?
So if you want to gain people's respect, you must first develop. Development is the most important thing.
At this time, a few Americans finally came in from outside. Although Xiao Bing did not know them, he could tell who was who at a glance. The American on the left, who seemed to be in his fifties, should be Henry. He had the temperament of an official, and there were two guards following him closely.
The one on the right, who looked to be in his forties, should be the general manager of the Zhonghe Group, Williams. This man had the calculation of a businessman, and his eyes were full of arrogance. He was followed by a white bodyguard who never left his side, and in his arms was a blonde girl with fair skin, a slender waist, and a pair of exposed breasts.
Seeing so many people present, Williams immediately said with a smile, "Mr. Mayor, why didn't you invite me to such an important dinner party? Am I not a famous local entrepreneur?" The mayor took a deep breath and stood up with a smile.
The mayor took a deep breath and stood up with a smile on his face. Although it was said that Africans were more easy-going, it was impossible for the mayor to not have a little shrewdness since he was able to reach such a high position. Although he was a little dissatisfied with Williams' uninvited visit, the mayor still said with a smile, "Mr. Williams, how could we ignore you? It's just that today, we only invited some local people. We didn't dare to invite foreign businessmen, otherwise, there would be too many people. Haha, since you are here, let me introduce you. Deputy Minister Xiao, this is the general manager of the Zhonghe Group's branch in Congo.
Xiao Bing nodded lightly, still sitting there, and did not stand up to be polite.
There was some dissatisfaction in Williams's eyes, but he did not say anything. Strictly speaking, Xiao Bing was the deputy minister of Huaxia, so there was no need to be too polite to him. As the general manager of the branch, he might have a little face in Congo, but in Huaxia, it was really nothing.
Now that Huaxia's economy was soaring, there were countless local well-known entrepreneurs. Many multinational groups in the world were also stationed in Huaxia. Their Zhonghe Group was only ranked in the top 30 entertainment groups in the United States. Even in Huaxia, there were many entertainment companies that were more powerful than the Zhonghe Group. Ye's Group had now entered the entertainment industry, and its strength was also a level higher than the Zhonghe Group. So this kind of person … Even the general manager of a branch was indeed a small figure in front of Xiao Bing.
The mayor was happy and continued to introduce, "And this is Mr. Henry, the director of the United States Office in Congo."
This time, Xiao Bing stood up, nodded slightly, and shook hands with Henry. Then Henry also said politely, "Deputy Minister Xiao, I've heard a lot about you."
"Well." Xiao Bing did not say too much. He just gently nodded and then sat down. But according to the level, Henry and Xiao Bing were too far apart. Although he felt a little annoyed, he could not say much.
The officials in Congo were all secretly happy. Only when the country was strong could they have enough confidence. For example, these Americans were showing off in Congo, but in front of the deputy minister of Huaxia, they were nothing.
Xiao Bing could ignore these two people, but the mayor did not dare to. The mayor hurriedly asked someone to bring two more chairs. One was placed next to Xiao Bing, and the other was placed next to the table full of entrepreneurs. Henry sat next to Xiao Bing, while Williams sat at the table next to him.
Henry said, "I've long heard of your reputation, Deputy Minister Xiao. I didn't expect you to be so young. It's really good to be young and have a promising future. Oh, by the way, young people are more impulsive, especially when they are young and successful. They are more likely to offend people they should not offend. Deputy Minister Xiao, you should also be careful. "
Xiao Bing said in an understated tone, "What's worth paying attention to? Those who hate me can slowly hate me in their hearts. If they don't provoke me, I won't bother to pay attention to them. If they provoke me … just crush them. There's no need to think so much. "
"Crush them?"
When the Congo officials heard this, they all widened their eyes and felt their blood boiling. When could they speak like Xiao Bing?
These officials all knew some inside information. How could a small diplomat like Henry be so presumptuous in front of Xiao Bing? The reason why he dared to remind Xiao Bing in that way was that Xiao Bing had just humiliated the United States. So what Henry said just now was not so much on behalf of himself, but on behalf of the United States. But Xiao Bing just casually said, "Crush them." It could be said that he was extremely heroic and did not care about the United States at all.
Henry snorted and said, "Crush them? Deputy Minister Xiao has Huaxia as his backer, so he can naturally say that. But the strongest country in the world may not be Huaxia. "
"Oh?" Xiao Bing glanced at Henry and said with a faint smile, "Mr. Henry, what you said seems to be hinting at something. Do you mean that the United States can easily defeat Huaxia?"
"Of course not." Henry did not expect that Xiao Bing would dare to be so explicit. How could he dare to admit such a thing? Wouldn't it be provoking the conflict between the two countries? Although the United States was a superpower in the world and its overall strength was above Huaxia, the politics of the world was not so simple, especially in the economic aspect. The United States and Huaxia depended on each other. Even in other aspects, the United States would not dare to casually fight with Huaxia. Even if it was in other aspects, the United States would not dare to casually fight with Huaxia. They could not even shed all pretense of cordiality. Because the current world was an era of competition and mutual concessions between the superpowers. It was no longer the era decades ago where people fought each other.
Henry hurriedly said, "What I mean is, sometimes there is no need to cause trouble for our country."
"Oh, I will remember this kind reminder." Xiao Bing said with a smile, "But Huaxia is not afraid of trouble. There used to be a saying in Huaxia. I don't know if Mr. Henry has heard of it."
Henry was displeased, but he still asked, "What saying?"
"If people don't offend me, I won't offend them. If people offend me, I won't forgive them." Xiao Bing said with a smile, "This is the code of conduct of Huaxia people. Well … Mr. Henry, you can learn more about Huaxia and write down these words."
Henry's expression was not particularly good, but he still nodded and said, "I will remember."
"That's good." Xiao Bing smiled faintly.
Seeing that Xiao Bing had humiliated Williams and Henry, the Congolese officials on the side felt very happy. But after all, these two people could not be easily offended. So the mayor hurriedly raised his glass and said, "I am also very happy that Mr. Henry can attend our banquet today. In addition, I would like to welcome Deputy Minister Xiao again. Let's have another drink!"
They all raised their glasses and drank up the wine in the glass.
Then Henry also learned his lesson and no longer used words to provoke Xiao Bing. Xiao Bing saw that he had become obedient. After all, he was the one who had taken advantage of him, and there was really no need to provoke a powerful country like the United States too much. So Xiao Bing did not argue with Henry. The table became happy and harmonious, and everyone began to drink a lot more.
Maybe it was because they were in a good mood, Williams, who was sitting at the table next to them, suddenly pointed to Ban Ningfang, the Congolese female star at another table and said, "How can we only drink without dancing? You … go on the stage and dance for us!"
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