Reborn in 1976, teach him how to be an official

Under normal circumstances, Zuo Yixian would not dare to go to Chuzhou, but Liu Hongyi was the son of the second secretary of the Chuzhou Prefectural Party Committee, which made this matter feasible.

Zuo Mingyuan must have left something for his descendants.

"This clue deserves attention."

The white-haired leader, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke.

Everyone's eyes fell on his face.

"Xiao Liu, it seems your guess is very likely correct. Zuo Yixian really wants to achieve something through you."

"So, you keep in touch with him. He might try to lure you with something from abroad, but you can accept it and try to make him let his guard down."

"Okay, Chief!"

Liu Hongyi quickly agreed.

"Also, Yifan, immediately have the ministry contact the leaders of Jingjiang Province and have them notify the comrades in Chuzhou to protect Zuo Mingyuan's ancestral home. If possible, it would be best to conduct a comprehensive search of the home to see if you can find any clues."

"If we find anything, maybe we can capture Zuo Yixian."

"Yes!"

The middle-aged leader answered with his chest puffed out.

It is not advisable to directly and secretly arrest Zuo Yixian.

After all, his apparent identity is a senior business representative of the Japanese Plastic Products Co., Ltd. Even if we know for sure that he is a commercial spy, as long as he has not committed any illegal or criminal acts in the country, we cannot take such extreme measures.

The country has just made the important decision to open up to the outside world, and it is unreasonable to arrest visiting foreign business representatives here.

It will cause very bad effects.

At the level of a white-haired leader, all aspects must be considered. One cannot just consider the issue from the perspective of one's own department.

As expected by the Secret Front, Kenichi Aoki took the initiative to show his closeness to Liu Hongyi.

Outwardly, the negotiations showed some progress, with agreement on the general direction, but the situation became stagnant over various specific details. This was especially true regarding production equipment. The Japanese side only agreed to refurbished, used equipment, and the price was quite high, while the Southern Plastics Factory wanted new equipment.

Japan said that it is not impossible to provide new equipment, but it will cost extra.

The amount of the increase far exceeded the budget of the Southern Plastic Factory.

On this point, the Southern Plastics Factory had little wiggle room. They had no say in the foreign exchange budget, not even their parent company, the Plastics and Leather Products Corporation.

During the break in the negotiations, Director Zhou of the plastics factory was so angry that he started cursing in the room.

"Lose my mother", "lose my life", "a foster brother", and other Southern Three Character Classics were blurted out and cursed endlessly.

There was an atmosphere of impatience in the lounge.

After Director Zhou had scolded him for a while, a deputy director spoke up, "Director, how about you just agree to their terms first? Second-hand goods are second-hand goods, as long as they're usable. We'll buy new ones when we make some money."

Several other deputy factory directors also nodded in agreement.

Now everyone is in the same mood, which is to sign the cooperation agreement as soon as possible and "put the money in the bag".

Director Zhou was a little shaken by his deputies' words. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Liu Hongyi, who was sitting next to him drinking tea, seeming to be hesitant to speak. He hurriedly said, "Commissioner Liu, do you have any suggestions?"

After dealing with him for a period of time, Director Zhou no longer dared to look down on this young man.

Even the people from the Japanese delegation praised Liu Hongyi's translation work.

Liu Hongyi said, "Director Zhou, my advice is that if possible, you should buy new production equipment. Work efficiency is only one aspect. Another point is that buying second-hand equipment is not necessarily cheaper."

"On the surface, the price is much cheaper than a brand new one, but after buying it, it will occasionally break down. We can't repair it ourselves, so we have to spend foreign currency to hire engineers from Japan to come all the way to Nanfang City to repair it. This will delay production by at least a week or two, and the repair costs are expensive. The little money we save now will soon be all taken away by them in the name of repair fees."