Rebirth of the Industrial Tycoon

Large-scale exhibitions will definitely have a leisure area, providing some simple entertainment facilities, of course, the most important thing is various catering services, selling drinks and food.

When Li Weidong went to participate in the Canton Fair, there was a food festival in the square outside the venue, selling various Cantonese-style snacks, which also attracted a lot of tourists.

In the exhibitions held in European and American countries, there is no shortage of various delicacies, and the prices are not expensive.

For example, in the exhibitions held in the United States, there are nine out of ten people who sell hot dogs, even the top fashion festivals such as the New York Fashion Show are no exception. The audience below happily eats hot dogs.

The exhibitions held in Germany are definitely not without beer and sausages, and of course there are other foods.

Li Weidong rented a booth directly. He intends to sell orange juice, not only squeeze it in front of customers. If customers want to do it themselves, Li Weidong doesn't mind customers trying it.

It is definitely easier to rent a juice booth in the leisure area than to get a regular booth in the exhibition area. The organizer will not be too busy to compete with a juice seller.

Thanks to Li Weidong's exhibition of orange juice machines this time, he can set up a booth in the leisure area and use this method to rub off on the exhibition. If Li Weidong is selling washing machines, he can't open a laundromat on the spot!

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The orange juice booth on Li Weidong's side has been prepared, and the domestic exhibitor group has also arrived in Cologne to start the exhibition.

Cai Qianjin looked at the air fryer placed on the booth with a smug smile on his face.

"Ten years is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge! Li Weidong, I can't cure you at the Canton Fair, but at this Cologne Electrical Appliances Fair, I made you fall into a big trouble! This time, I finally avenged the revenge of the year! "Cai Qianjin secretly said in his heart.

At the Canton Fair, because of the loss of the patent for the air fryer, there was a grudge between Cai Qianjin and Li Weidong.

Li Weidong and Cai Qianjin are not the same province. No matter how long Cai Qiang is, he can't reach other provinces. Even if Cai Qianjin wants to retaliate against Li Weidong, he can't find a way.

This tone, Cai Qianjin held back for several years, and finally found an opportunity in the Cologne International Electrical Exhibition.

When Cai Qianjin knew that Ma Dexing had reported five exhibitors, and one of them was Li Weidong's electrical appliance factory, Cai Qianjin realized that his opportunity had come.

Cai Jinjin found several foreign trade colleagues from other provinces, and responded to the ministry that it was unfair that there were five companies in one province exhibiting products, but not even one in other provinces.

Sure enough, in order to reflect fairness and to appease those provinces that did not have companies participating in the exhibition, the ministries had to cut a quota and distribute them to companies from other provinces.

And this is exactly Li Weidong's quota. After all, among the five companies, only Li Weidong's company is not well-known and has no background of state-owned assets, while the others are well-known brands, so persimmons have to be soft.

Cai Qianjin searched for a relationship again, and asked for this quota, which also explained the truth that crying children have milk to drink.

"I don't know what Li Weidong's expression will be now. He must be full of disappointment! I really want to appreciate his current appearance, but unfortunately, this is Cologne, Germany, and he is not qualified to come here!"

Cai Qianjin was thinking about it, and suddenly felt that not far ahead, a Chinese who looked very much like Li Weidong.

"I always think about that Li Weidong in my mind, now everyone looks like Li Weidong!" Cai Qianjin thought to himself, and then pressed the Qingming Point with his hand.

Then Cai Qianjin opened his eyes, perhaps due to psychological effects, and his vision became much clearer.

"Eye exercises are still very useful!" Cai Qianjin thought to himself, and then looked in the same direction just now.

Cai Qianjin, who could see more clearly, was surprised to find that the man in the distance did look a lot like Li Weidong, almost exactly the same.

Two seconds later, Cai Qianjin finally realized that that person was Li Weidong!

"I have no eyes, that person is Li Weidong! Why did Li Weidong come? Isn't his qualification to participate in the exhibition already cancelled? How can he still come to participate in the exhibition? And we really don't have him in our pavilion!"

Cai Qianjin called me bad, and immediately followed, intending to find out.

I saw Li Weidong watching around like a horse, walking slowly towards the leisure area, and then in front of a booth, he ordered a sausage with tomato and vegetable salad, and ate it happily.

"Li Weidong still has the heart to eat, and he still enjoys seeing that expression. Could it be that he really found the booth through other means?"

Cai Qianjin has personally experienced Li Weidong's methods. If someone tells Cai Qianjin that Li Weidong can get the booth through other means, Cai Qianjin will really believe it!

"Does this Li Weidong really have three heads and six arms? Even this can't fix you!" An unwillingness emerged from Cai Qianjin's heart.

In the next second, Cai Jinjin rolled his eyes, thinking about it.

"I guess the leaders of the department don't know about this, right? I'll go to the leader to find out what they have to say. If the leader really doesn't know, I will take advantage of the situation and sue Li Weidong, saying that he is unorganized and undisciplined, and he participates in the exhibition privately! In this case, even if there is no way to take him in Cologne, after returning to China, he will have his good fruits to eat!"

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In order to allow the Chinese exhibitors to participate in the exhibition smoothly, the organizer of Cologne gave a lot of help to the exhibition group, and the exhibition group also reciprocated, and sent Sun Xinmin to lead the team.

A bureau-level cadre personally led the team, which can be regarded as giving enough face to the Cologne home appliance exhibition.

So Cai Qianjin was in high spirits and came to Sun Xinmin to complain.

After seeing Sun Xinmin, Cai Qianjin made some nonsense first, and then asked, "Leader, besides us, are there any other exhibition groups in China?"

Sun Xinmin shook his head: "This is an international home appliance exhibition. The state sent our pavilion, and it was only through negotiation with the organizer that there would be other pavilions."

"That's not right!" Cai Qianjin pretended to be puzzled, and then said: "Leader, I have to report something to you. I found that in addition to the people in our exhibition group, there are other domestic companies that also come. Exhibited."

"No, are you mistaken? There are also many Chinese and overseas Chinese in Germany. Maybe you meet the local Chinese and overseas Chinese in Cologne, or even international students." Sun Xinmin said.

"The leader is definitely not an overseas Chinese or an international student, because I know that person, his name is Li Weidong, and he has participated in the Canton Fair before!" Cai Qianjin said immediately.

"Li Weidong? I know him. He sold car seat cushions and air fryers back then. He was a celebrity at the Canton Fair. Has he come to Cologne too?" Sun Xinmin asked.

"I saw it with my own eyes!" Cai Qianjin continued: "This Li Weidong is simply unorganized and undisciplined. He actually bypassed the ministry and came to the exhibition privately.

And even if Li Weidong has his own way to participate in the exhibition, he has to report to the ministry! After all, going abroad to participate in the exhibition is to represent the image of the country. In doing so, he simply did not take the leaders of ministries and commissions in his eyes! "

Sun Xinmin frowned. The so-called diplomacy is no trivial matter. If you go abroad to participate in such an important international exhibition, you should indeed report it to the higher authorities.

After all, it was still in the early 1990s, and the country was far less open than later generations. When dealing with foreign affairs, the rules were much stricter.

Cai Qianjin continued: "Leader, I think this kind of behavior that ignores the overall situation and acts privately should be severely punished! Otherwise, if this case is opened, companies will all go their separate ways in the future. This year, if you come to Germany to participate in the exhibition, tomorrow he will go to the United States to participate in the exhibition. , the ministries are completely ignorant, wouldn't that be a mess!

If it doesn't cause trouble, it's fine, but if trouble arises and it involves diplomatic disputes, it will cause trouble for our country. If we deal with it in the ministries and commissions, it will be very passive! "

Sun Xinmin nodded slowly. He felt that what Cai Qianjin said was reasonable. Going abroad to participate in exhibitions is small, but causing trouble is big. If there is a diplomatic dispute, then the country must help wipe the butt! When investigating the responsibility, the foreign trade department must also bear the responsibility.

Thinking of this, Sun Xinmin said, "Seeing is believing. Where is Li Weidong now? Let's ask Li Weidong, what's going on?"

Cai Qianjin was overjoyed, and he immediately said, "He's eating in the leisure area, leader, I'll take you there now."

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Li Weidong originally wanted to have another glass of authentic German beer, but thinking that this is not dinner, it is better not to drink.

At this moment, Cai Qianjin walked over with Sun Xinmin and the translator.

"Leader, look, it's over there!" Cai Qianjin pointed to Li Weidong not far away.

When Li Weidong heard someone speaking Chinese, he couldn't help raising his head to watch, and he seemed to lead Cai Qianjin and Sun Xinmin.

"Sun Si! Why are you here!" Li Weidong immediately greeted him with a surprised expression, and then said, "I didn't expect that in this foreign country, I would still meet a leader!"

"I led the team to participate in the Cologne Home Appliances Exhibition!" Sun Xinmin replied.

Cai Qianjin, who was next to him, added: "Since Sun is the head of our exhibition group, of course he has to be here. It's you, Li Weidong, why are you here?"

Li Weidong glared at Cai Qianjin, and then said, "This is not Director Wang Caiwang, you are here too. I just paid attention to Sun Si, but I didn't see you!"

"Director Wang?" Cai Qianjin was stunned for a moment, then said with an embarrassed expression: "My surname is Cai! My name is Cai Qianjin!"

"Oh, look at my brain, I remembered it wrong, I'm sorry, Director Cai!" Li Weidong said with a smile.

Of course Li Weidong knew that he was Cai Qianjin, but he deliberately pretended to remember it wrongly, first to embarrass Cai Qianjin, and secondly to express that he was not familiar with Cai Qianjin.

Sure enough, there was a strange look in Sun Xinmin's eyes. He glanced at Cai Qianjin and said in his heart that you look like you are very familiar with others, but they don't even know who you are!

Then Sun Xinmin asked, "Director Li, why are you here? Are you here to participate in the exhibition?"

"The leader misunderstood, I'm not here to participate in the exhibition." Li Weidong immediately shook his head, then replied with a smile, "I'm here to sell orange juice!"