Those years when I raised bosses

Tong Tong asked the real assistant of Yuetong Capital to book him and Qi Feng the most expensive hotel in the capital of country W.It is said that this was designed by an architect in the United States in the 80s.Tong Tong doesn't know much about the architectural style. Anyway, the construction technology is really meticulous. Of course, the time and cost of construction are not comparable to domestic fast-paced projects.

In country W, to build a single office building with seven or eight floors, the normal construction period is at least five or six years. A building of this size can even be properly decorated within two years in China. As for the civil structure, the decoration of the lower floor has already started, and the simultaneous construction is overtime.It cannot be said that the workers in country W work slowly, but that the local officials and low-level workers strictly implement the vacation system. They work eight hours a day until they get off work. On Saturdays and Sundays, the work number must be turned off. .

For example, there is an office building leased by a Chinese company, and a local man is hired to drive the elevator. When he arrives at 7:[-] p.m., he must leave work, and the entire elevator will be locked.Employees of enterprises in our country often work overtime until eleven or twelve o'clock, and have to climb stairs to get home from get off work.How much is paid, and the elevator drivers don't work overtime.There are also barbershops, clothing stores, printing agencies and even restaurants, which are closed on Saturdays and Sundays. It is absolutely impossible to open during non-working hours. Some shops open late and close at noon during working hours.If you want to get a haircut, you must ask for leave during working hours or change shifts with others to make it possible.People don't care about the loss during the closed period, what they pursue is leisure and life.

Like the 24-hour printing agency in China, the service industry that picks up the package and prints it to the designated place, or works 7 days a week from early morning to late night, does not exist in W country.However, in country W, the people's happiness index has always been high.

Judging from the perception of the city, the capital of country W is more upscale than many colonized countries in Africa.Especially in the 80s and [-]s, when the level of foreign construction was actually at its peak.There are many high-rise buildings along the way from the airport to the city center, and the infrastructure such as roads and interchanges is relatively complete. The climate is very good and green and lush. People who live in northern my country all the year round will never see this kind of warm and green urban environment.Of course, from the perspective of the pattern of international airports, it is far inferior to the configuration of big cities in my country.Even the airports in the second and third tier cities in the west of my country have more runways and larger buildings than here.

There is no direct flight from the domestic flight to the capital of country W. If you transit through Europe, you can arrive at two or three o’clock in the afternoon on the same day when you depart early in the morning. In fact, you have a jet lag of one day, and the return journey will take 1 hours to start. Each flight takes more than 30 hours, and the fastest transfer is 10 hours. If you accidentally miss it, you can only wait more than 4 hours before continuing to fly back to China from Europe.

Even if the so-called one-day flight is for the outbound trip, Tong Tong actually ate at least five meals on the plane. Luckily, Tong Tong was in business class, and the standard of meals was relatively high, and he could sleep with his legs stretched out.Qi Feng was in the economy class, and she looked a little pale after getting off the plane.The appearance of femininity, especially if it is a woman, is particularly easy to attract pity.Tong Tong is good-looking, helping a pale lady through the customs, obviously easy to receive preferential treatment, and the speed of release is extremely fast.

I heard it before I went. The locals know that Chinese people are rich. If you go there for business or investment, you will definitely be asked for a tip when you enter the customs, or you will be locked in a small dark room to check the boxes.In fact, it is not as serious as the rumors, especially after our country has recently stepped up its efforts to provide all-round support to country W, at least the customs here will no longer be so informal.

Show your country's passport, no matter what the other party asks, just say loudly in Chinese that I am an engineer, and those who come to build bridges, pave roads and build houses will most likely be allowed.Only because there are foods that do not meet the local regulations in the luggage, such as mustard sauce, or brand-new electronic products, and a large amount of rice that has not been declared to the customs, are they invited to the "Little Black House" for separate inspection.

After passing through the customs safely, Qi Feng's mental state suddenly improved, and he walked like flying with a huge suitcase.According to Wang Xuan, the ten strong men are not Qi Feng's opponents.Tong Tong seriously suspected that she was pretending just now, and she was afraid that there was something shady in her box, so she could check less if possible.

Fang Hui's large state-owned enterprise had sent "advanced troops" to station in this city a few months earlier.As soon as Tong Tong and the others got out of the airport, someone picked them up and showed their work permits. Tong Tong also deliberately compared the photos of the person who picked them up, and boarded the car after confirming that they were correct.

The precautions here are strict and cautious. In fact, there are allusions.It is said that a wealthy businessman from my country came to Country W alone a few months ago. The local friend originally arranged for someone to pick him up, but when the gang found out, he took the first step and sent a Chinese face to pick him up, and kidnapped the rich businessman. He got in the car and took it to the wilderness to rob it.Fortunately, they only wanted money, not murder.After this incident, if you come to pick up someone at the airport again, both parties must verify their identities with each other to avoid further incidents.

After getting settled in the hotel, Tong Tong and Qi Feng visited the embassy as usual.Counselor Zhao personally met the two, and just chatted casually with Tong Tong about business matters, while Qi Feng disappeared without a trace as soon as he entered the embassy.

Tong Tong finished his business here and said goodbye to leave, but Counselor Zhao said: "Qi Feng may not be done yet, why don't we talk about other things?"

Tong Tong didn't dare to ask more questions, so he changed the topic to the health of the president of country W.The president of the country has been suffering from cancer for many years, which has been reported in the media.As a normal businessman, he is worried about the president's health, and he is afraid that his physical problems will lead to changes in the domestic situation. Other people will ask about these things.

Counselor Zhao didn't tell Tong Tong those falsehoods, but said mysteriously: "The domestic team of medical experts who specialize in the health problems of important people have also studied this matter. They have given a series of conservative treatment plans, including medicines. At present, we are looking for the right time to persuade the president of the country to accept our proposal. When necessary, special measures may be used to make those who try to obstruct them too busy to speak out.”

Tong Tong was quite anxious and said, "However, is it possible to cure cancer with the current medical methods? At most, it can only prolong life and delay death. In the end..."

"We will also make preparations and contingency plans for these things in advance. Even the routes and personnel arrangements for emergency large-scale and even armed evacuation of overseas Chinese have been prepared in advance. For example, even Pana, which has not yet established diplomatic relations with my country, has There is a retreat for accepting overseas Chinese, and it is very likely that in the not-too-distant future, the country will successfully establish diplomatic relations with our country."

Counselor Zhao sighed, "With the growth of our country's economic strength and military strength, we hope that every compatriot working overseas will be able to rest assured and receive more respect and more comprehensive and effective protection. In Africa, In many war conflict areas, as long as a car with the Chinese national flag is planted, it can pass safely; as long as the yellow skin and black eyes speak Chinese, it can be respected and trusted. Because our doctors have been running around in that land all year round to save lives and heal the wounded, because our infrastructure is everywhere. That continent brought them new hope. Now that we have come to South America, the development situation here is not the same as in Africa, but I still hope that our passport can really become a talisman and let everyone be proud of it.”

After dinner at the embassy that night, Qi Feng was busy with her business, left the embassy with Tong Tong and returned to the hotel.

That day, Qi Feng, who had always been taciturn, suddenly invited Tong Tong to her room.Tong Tong was a little uneasy, but he vaguely guessed something and couldn't bear to refuse.

With sufficient funds, Tong Tong booked Qi Feng the same business suite as himself, with two rooms inside and outside, the outside room for receiving guests and the inside for resting.The two sat on the sofa outside and talked.

Qi Feng opened a bottle of red wine at the bar, poured out two glasses, and said: "Actually, in country K, if I could complete the task, no one on the plane would have any accidents. Later, I was confused and thought about it." Is it true that women are not suitable for my current job. But in the end I figured it out, I like it very much, my life is far more exciting than the ordinary people you know. This time I made the most adequate preparations And the worst plan. Even if you sacrifice your life, you have to complete the task to be worthy of the trust of the organization. Don't worry, I have already cleaned the house and there is no monitoring."

"Miss Qi didn't drink, why does she seem a little drunk? It seems that you shouldn't mention your private affairs to me." Tong Tong tactfully persuaded.

Qi Feng smiled restrainedly: "Yeah, maybe he was fascinated by the handsome guy and got carried away for a while?"

Those male agents in spy films will have an affair every time they appear on the scene.Now Tong Tong feels that he and that Qi Feng are a bit reversed in gender.However, would it be rude to take the door away now? Besides, with his skill, if the other party really wanted to do something to him, he would not be able to resist.

"Why is Mr. He shaking? Is the temperature of the air conditioner in the room too low?" Qi Feng deliberately joked, handing the wine glass to Tong Tong, "I thought Mr. He must be familiar with dealing with girls with his appearance. I didn't expect that So innocent."

"..." Tong Tong didn't want to explain, the disadvantage of good looks was reflected here.If it wasn't for this face, the female agent should be able to control it. He gritted his teeth and drank the wine in one gulp. After drinking, he covered his head and said, "I'm a little dizzy. Maybe I drank too much wine. If Miss Qi has nothing else to do, I will go back to my room to rest first."

Qi Feng didn't mean that at first, it was nothing more than a busy day at work, to tease the handsome guy to relax, but he didn't expect that the acting was too realistic, and the emotional display was amazing, which scared the handsome guy away: "Oh, you should rest. That's right , if we meet again in China in the future, remember to buy me a drink, okay? Red wine is not strong enough, I actually like baijiu the most, Moutai, Wuliangye, Hengshui Laobaigan will do.”

Tong Tong was too busy responding.

In country W, Tong Tong took advantage of the momentum of our country's large state-owned enterprises to start at a very high level, and he would get a bit of courtesy when looking for projects to discuss cooperation, and was even invited to participate in the president's private banquet in his hometown.

It is said that it is a turnkey project contracted by our country. The social housing project in the president's hometown has been completed. The construction period is short and the quality is high, which is far behind the projects undertaken by other countries at the same time.The president flew over to cut the ribbon and delivered an important speech by the way.This project is the responsibility of a large Chinese company, and the relevant personnel and main representatives of Chinese companies who will participate in similar projects in the future have been invited.

Country W does not have the developed high-speed rail or railway carrying capacity that our country has. To go to the president's hometown, one needs to take a plane first and take off from the president's dedicated airport.When they got off the plane at the local military airport, the president, the vice president and several invited senior officials each had an open military jeep. These senior officials, including the president, acted as drivers and drove in person. Divide into several guests.

The car Tong Tong was in was driven by the Minister of Energy, and Qi Feng took the initiative to go to another car.Tong Tong didn't insist on pulling Qi Feng to be an interpreter, guessing that she might have other important things to do.Unexpectedly, after that farewell, they never saw each other again in this life.

It is different from the big domestic leaders traveling, clearing the streets, and guards of honor clearing the way for protection.The local president and senior officials are almost all elected by the people. It is said that the president often drives to give speeches in poor areas by himself, and never brings an escort when he goes out.

This time, when inviting guests to their hometown, apart from issuing identity cards to each guest in advance, they did not do too much security work.Even the things we are familiar with routinely, such as entering and exiting the airport, entering and exiting the compound of our home, there is no minimum security check.The people along the way are not the kind of people who have been rehearsed in advance to welcome, but come spontaneously and loosely one after another.Just to listen to the president's speech and celebrate the completion of the project together.They never feel that the president is high above and untouchable.Many children will run to the president to ask for a group photo.

You don't need to hang big banners or media exaggeration, but you can still feel that in the president's hometown, he is a person who is loved and supported.

The banquet lunch was held in the open air in the lower courtyard of the president's own hometown. Several sheds were temporarily built on the dirt, and tables were laid out with tablecloths spread out.It's a bit cruder than banquets in rural areas in China.The focus was on participation. At the banquet, not only the senior officials of country W and local artists present, but also the president himself sang an impromptu song. His first-class singing skills are definitely not inferior to ordinary stars.

That meal really opened up Tong Tong's knowledge. He took a lot of photos with a digital camera.No way, in 2011, the functions of mobile phones were still very limited, not to mention taking photos and videos and posting them to Moments.Or a digital camera is more practical.

That trip to the president's hometown was not in vain, and the people on the same car and plane were all high-ranking officials, dignitaries and elites. After returning, Tong Tong's worth doubled.Tong Tong later negotiated a gemstone mine project and planned to hold it for three to five years. If there is a good buyer who can take over the offer, he will give priority to selling it to make a profit.

Before and after Tong Tong's project was signed, Qi Feng never appeared again.In order not to delay work, Counselor Zhao introduced a Spanish language intern who is said to have just graduated from China Foreign Affairs University and came to work in country W to replace Qi Feng as Tong Tong's assistant.

This intern is only 22 years old. Although he is going abroad for the first time, he speaks Spanish very fluently, comparable to the locals. He is serious about his work, flexible in thinking, good at communication, smart, studious and knowledgeable.The only disadvantage is that she has yellow skin, small eyes, single eyelids and a flat nose bridge. Her appearance is definitely not comparable to beauties in China.But his appearance, in the eyes of foreigners, is absolutely full of oriental charm, especially when he wears a well-fitting cheongsam, with long black and straight hair hanging loose, exquisite and petite like a childish appearance of a middle school student, wherever he goes, he is sought after by the locals as a beauty , There are countless suitors.

After Tong Tong's affairs ended, it was said that the intern was immediately poached by a big state-owned enterprise with a lot of money, and within two years he became the chief translator of Spanish in the company in country W, who was specially connected with senior officials of country W, and had a close relationship with the president himself. There is friendship.

Qi Feng was with her when she went there, and Tong Tong returned to China three months later by herself.Qi Feng seemed to have evaporated from the world.When I heard her news again, there was only one photo of her quietly inlaid on the tombstone of the Martyrs Cemetery.

It was a gloomy weather, like everyone's mood is not bright, sad and sad.When Wang Xuan took Tong Tong there, Qi Hongliang was already waiting there.

There is a fresh bouquet of flowers in front of the tombstone.Tong Tong carried a few large bottles of high-end baijiu, such as Moutai, Wuliangye, and Hengshui Laobaigan, all of which were prepared in pairs.

Tong Tong looked at the strange and young face in the photo on the tombstone, hesitant.

Qi Hongliang said: "She is really a relative of mine. She didn't have the fifth uniform. The photo was taken when she just graduated. Later, when she was on a mission, it is said that not only her face was injured all over her body, but also some kind of partial plastic surgery. Maybe she changed her appearance for work. Isn't her original appearance not ugly?"

Tong Tong nodded blankly.

"I didn't know what her real job was until she died and her ashes were sent back to China." Qi Hongliang secretly turned his face away and wiped away his tears, then adjusted his tone, pretending to be relaxed, "A few years ago, I and When Qin Xue got married, she came to congratulate her, and she was misunderstood as my former confidante. She made me kneel on the washboard all night on the wedding night."

On that day, Tong Tong, Wang Xuan, and Qi Hongliang set up four cups and drank and chatted together. Everyone recalled a past with her, and teased each other with laughter and tears, just like that heroic woman. Still in the world.

Tong Tong is not good at drinking, but fortunately he doesn't drink too much, and falls asleep when drunk, and is sent back to the courtyard by Wang Xuan.For so many years, Tong Tong has never been so unconscious.

Seeing his comatose father, the shadow of He Xiaolu eating cold buns in the village in the city came again when he was a child. Fortunately, the conditions at home are different now, and he has uncle to help. Soon.After waking up, apart from physical discomfort, the memory is still there.

It was still the same Tong Tong who wore the skin of a handsome guy, coaxing his son with soft words and vowing not to drink again.

When Qi Hongliang arrived home reeking of alcohol, he was punished by Qin Xue to kneel on the washboard.Qin Xue finally got pregnant, and she had already agreed to let Qi Hongliang quit smoking and drinking, and if she violated the precept, she would never be forgiven lightly.

Later, Tong Tong learned that Qi Feng's sacrifice was very valuable.At least no one obstructs and opposes the president of country W from accepting the diagnosis and treatment of our country's medical experts.What Tong Tong heard in her previous life was that the president did not choose the "conservative" treatment of our country in the end, but adopted the radical method of chemotherapy and surgery, and died within two years.

In the world that deviated from Tong Tong's memory, the president lived on for nearly ten years.Although since 2016, his physical condition is no longer sufficient to support the overloaded workload, and he has to retreat behind the scenes.But when he was alive, he shocked a large number of opposition groups, allowing the new president who succeeded him to continue to implement the socialist policy of governing the country, insist on standing in the camp of resisting hegemony, and defending one side of the country.

Although country W is still affected by the worldwide economic crisis and deliberately targeted by the United States, the political situation is no longer turbulent and chaotic, and the currency depreciation is quickly brought under control.With the unswerving support of our country and the recognition and assistance of more countries in the world, country W will eventually become a bright pearl on the American continent.

The gemstone mine in Tong Tong's hand, when country W was in turmoil, a large consortium from the country of America took advantage of the fire and robbed it to try to buy it at a low price.Of course, Tong Tong would not sell it cheaply, and kept holding it firmly.Later, with the gradual prosperity of country W and the expansion of proven reserves, the value of gemstone mines and their affiliated processing plants has soared. In 2011, he bought it with a capital of [-] million and invested tens of millions in construction. In three years, there were tens of billions of bids to buy it. There were so many suitors that Tong Tong didn't know who to choose.