Chapter 11
The gift was a big and fresh salmon from the Arctic Ocean.
Oh dear! What’s going on with the Arctic Ocean? I didn`t even know how to cook.I called him back to express my gratitude.He was laughing.
Then I called Henry to update. Henry told me that their parents were survivors of the Tangshan earthquake in 1976. Because they experienced a very big disaster, the survivors established a hometown liaison association to encourage and help each other.
They also kept friendship among their children. So he hoped that I wouldn’t be too surprised at his recognition of this vip friend in Beijing.
At the beginning I thought that either he was showing off or it’s just the real life of people at a special level. After Henry`s explation.I calmed down and how luckily I was. That fish was really big for me.Thanks.
Meanwhile, Alexie got assistance from the logistical supplier concerning the discount on the canteen cost. Also He had to purchase some raw materiel at high unit price to keep sure operation of factory.We were burning around 600K monthly since the new policy.
Two months later, our Taiwan supplier Mark called me in an excited tone, saying,
“Ken, you’ve made it! I just saw that your company received approval on the website of the Chinese Science Management Office. You guys are on the top of that list from Beijing. Congratulations!”
”Ken.Good job.I know how tough it is in the north.”
I was bewildered at that moment. Later, after Mark updated him, Alexie called me back. My mind was blank at that time. Speechless.
Then I needed to fly back to Beijing for more dinners to express my gratitude for the help. Additionally, I invited Alexie and this VIP friend to have dinner in Shanghai.
During the dinner, Alexie asked this new friend to offer further assistance in the GZ Environment Bureau for the new application of a new factory within the landlord of our factory.
That VIP friend was so kind as to call the GZ guys directly in front of us. We received a yes again shortly. This time, it was truly astonishing. But I began to have concerns about what he truly desired or if it was merely a game for him regarding meeting foreigners. I had to maintain a proper distance in case something got out of his control.
Even one moment, I started to wonder if this vip friend got no friends but how come. People would love to get close to him or his power, right?
I shared my concerns with Alexie. Alexie asked me to calm down. He said that usually when he played cards in the casino, he always asked for two hands. If one hand got bad cards, but another hand got good cards. Then we got no balance on risk. In this time, he had done everything he could. So we had no other choice.
At that moment, Alexie told me that he was building a new small factory with JK and Constan only inside the land which all other partners had paid for in GZ. I asked that if the other partners agreed immediately. Alexie confirmed again that he and Jk got operation power to control everything.
Now I look back for this lesson.The logical is simple here.You borrow land for your new business with key partners from your first business instead of all parters together.You spilit partners and why other partners will agree on it if they got no shares in the new business.
After this mission of Beijing was completed, I gained more jobs from Mr.Alexie