Chapter 383 Bell
After chatting for half an hour, drinking half a cup of wine, the food they had been filled with was almost the same. Zhou Liwen looked into the distance and saw Shi Wen not see in the crowd. Maybe she was talking to someone else. After all, this place is very big and there are many people coming today.
"Batty"
"Hi Bell"
Hearing the hello, Baptist turned around and looked at him with a smile on his face. A man of about the same age as him walked towards Zhou Liwen with a female companion. This person named Bell seemed to be Baptiste's friend. After meeting, the two gave a very affectionate gift and hugged him.
"This is Elaine, Baptiste, my friend." Bell smiled and introduced the girl beside him to Baptiste. Baptiste gently held Elaine's hand and gave a kiss, while admiring the other person's beauty.
"My old friend, how are you doing recently? I heard that you have been promoted to the president of the French region? Congratulations." Bell asked with a smile.
"It's just the French borough." Baptist replied modestly, but the qualities on his face could not be concealed. Although he was transferred from headquarters to French borough as president, his level had not changed, but after all, he is now a prince. As long as he makes some achievements in this position and returns to headquarters in a few years, he will definitely be able to enter the top leadership of the group. With his current age, he has a bright future.
"What are you doing after leaving Siemens?"
"I opened a small company myself and still do products from the previous industry. Batty, maybe you need to greet you in some businesses." Batty took out the business card from her pocket with a smile. Batty took it and took a look, nodded and said, "This is no problem. As long as it meets the requirements of the group, I will of course cooperate in sales."
"Then will we be happy to cooperate?"
"Happy cooperation"
The two shook hands and laughed at the same time. At this time, Baptist remembered Zhou Liwen who was chatting just now. He turned his head and saw Zhou Liwen still sitting in his original position, holding a wine glass in his hand and sniffing it lightly.
He greeted Zhou Liwen, and Baptist introduced them: "Introduce you, Bell, my old friend, used to be the regional director of Siemens, and now it is the board of directors of a machinery company. Bell, this is a friend I just met Bavc."
"Hello"
"Hello"
Zhou Liwen shook hands with the other party with a smile, and Bell also smiled, but when he saw Zhou Liwen clearly, he was slightly stunned, but this expression was fleeting in an instant, and if others had not paid attention to it, he would not have noticed it.
As he spoke unnutritious polite words, the three of them added a little girl in a vase and chatted for a few casually. After a while, Bell seemed to remember something and said to Elaine beside him: "Don't you want to meet friends in the entertainment industry? Barty and Boris have a good relationship. Barty, when I came here just now, I saw Boris right in front. Can you please give Elaine...?"
"Boris? He is here too?" Baptist asked in surprise. Seeing Bell nodding, he immediately smiled and said, "It is my honor to serve the beautiful lady. Elaine, come with me. I think Boris will be very happy to give you a chance."
"Really? This is so good," Elaine said in surprise, then she took Baptiste's arm casually. Baptiste and Zhou Liwen said sorry, but Zhou Liwen didn't care, shrugged and said he was casual, and then saw him take the girl elsewhere.
After Baptiste left, Zhou Liwen was about to sit back and continue to wait for the boring time to pass. At this time, Bell, who had his eyes retracted from Baptiste's departure, took the initiative to ask Zhou Liwen.
"Mr. Bavc, are you Mr. Zhou?"
Zhou Liwen was stunned. He never expected that Bell would recognize him and immediately smiled and said, "I don't know who Bavc Zhou you are talking about, but if you mean that you came from the United States, maybe it's me."
Bell instantly smiled like a chrysanthemum, and reached out to Zhou Liwen again with enthusiasm: "I really didn't expect to see you here, Mr. Zhou, you are my idol. I resigned from Siemens and started my own business, and was influenced by you..."
Zhou Liwen never expected to meet his fans in such a place, and the other party was a Frenchman. He reached out and shook him again, and said with a smile: "I can't talk about idols, but I'm still very happy about what you said. By the way, just call me Bavc, my friends call me like that."
Bell's half-bald head was red with excitement and nodded repeatedly.
"Why didn't you ask me directly who I am just now?" Zhou Liwen and he let go and asked jokingly, while lifting their chin in the direction Baptist left.
"Since you haven't become the protagonist of the cocktail party, I think you don't want to reveal your identity, so you didn't ask about your identity directly. And I think you don't like too many people to know who you are. Although Baptister knew you a few minutes earlier than me, didn't you tell him?"
Zhou Liwen couldn't help laughing. This Bell is really an interesting guy. He is much better at observing words and expressions than Baptist. No wonder he has the courage to resign from Siemens and start his own business. You should know that Siemens is much larger than Delheits Group. As the regional director, Bell is not inferior to Baptist, the president of the French region, and he even has much more resources than the other party.
He was able to quietly save Baptist and his female companion first, and then confirm his guess to Zhou Liwen, which proved that Bale was a person with strong observation and comprehensive consideration of problems. Zhou Liwen had some appreciation for such a smart person.
Bell is indeed a smart person. He did not take this opportunity to discuss business matters with Zhou Liwen. Instead, he talked about the scenery of France and the scenery of various places with Zhou Liwen. In addition, Bell worked in Siemens before and has been to Europe and most other regions of the world, including of course the United States and China. He knew that Zhou Liwen was a Chinese, so he talked with Zhou Liwen well with this entry point, especially when he realized that Zhou Liwen was quite interested in some French wineries, he took the initiative to talk about the history of French wine, the origin and the allusions of some famous wines, which made Zhou Liwen listen to with relish.
"If you need to accompany you this time, I can arrange your next itinerary for you. I also know that there are several wineries that are more than a hundred years old. Although they are not as famous as those big brands, their wine collection is very good and is very popular in some traditional aristocratic circles in Europe."
Zhou Liwen asked with interest whether these wineries are willing to sell. Bell told Zhou Liwen that he could help inquire about the specific situation. Although these wineries have a long history and their owners are relatively traditional, the benefits of traditional operations are not optimistic. If Zhou Liwen really intends to acquire them, as long as they can pay a good price, it is still not a big problem to win one or two of them.
"It's a pity that my next itinerary has been arranged and I will go back soon, so I won't spend much time in Europe..." Zhou Liwen said, although a hint of regret flashed in Bell's eyes, he still nodded with a smile, and Zhou Liwen continued: "However, I am very interested in your suggestions. Let's do this. Can I entrust you to help collect information about these wineries? I want to take a closer look at their location, scale and other necessary information before making a choice."
"Of course there is no problem with this." Bell was ecstatic and agreed immediately.
Then, Zhou Liwen gave Bell an email address and asked him to sort out the information and send the things directly to his email address. As for Zhou Liwen's phone number and other phone calls, Bell did not take the initiative to ask for it. In his opinion, it would be a good result to be able to take this opportunity to get on the line with Zhou Liwen. As long as both parties keep in touch and get what Zhou Liwen has entrusted him to accomplish, are you still afraid that Zhou Liwen won't take care of him in the future?
Although Bell is engaged in machinery and electronic equipment, there is a big difference from Zhou Liwen's main business in this regard. But this difference is nothing in the business world. Not to mention that Zhou Liwen and Cisco controlled a chip factory and a huge foundry under its jurisdiction. Chip factories and foundry require a large number of various equipment in production. This is a business opportunity. Even without these, it is no problem. With Zhou Liwen's connections and resources, giving Bell a chance at that time will be enough for his company to make a fortune.
After recording Zhou Liwen's email address, Bell solemnly handed her business card to Zhou Liwen. Zhou Liwen took it and took a look, nodded and put it in her pocket. Just when she was about to say something to Bell, Shi Wen finally came back.
"What are you talking about? You're so happy?" The bright and charming Shi Wen appeared beside Zhou Liwen. She asked with a smile, and at the same time, her left hand gently clasped with Zhou Liwen's right hand.
"This is Mr. Bell. We were just talking about some stories about European history." Zhou Liwen said with a smile.
Shi Wen reached out and shook hands with Bell. When Ball saw Shi Wen, his eyes were almost straightened because Shi Wen didn't know him, but he knew Shi Wen. This Chinese woman is an independent director of France Telecom. She also owns shares in several large companies. She is a very famous figure in the European business world. As for her husband, it is even more amazing. Although it is not as powerful as Jean Luc Lagardele's father as the master Jean Arnold Lagardele, it is much more wealth than the Lagardele family. Moreover, their family also has ancient aristocratic titles and is a well-deserved senior European figure.
But looking at this scene, it seems that Shi Wen and Zhou Liwen have a very close relationship. It is obvious that they came together as men and women today. Is this woman divorced now? She is with Zhou Liwen? But it doesn’t seem surprising that they are both Chinese after all. In addition, Zhou Liwen wants to be rich in money. To be handsome is not bad in the eyes of Westerners. More importantly, Zhou Liwen is only in her 3 years old now, and this woman’s husband is much larger, so she has to choose this way if she wants to change herself.
Bell was thinking about these messy things in his stomach and was thinking about it. It seemed that Zhou Liwen knew what he was thinking, and immediately introduced with a smile: "We are old classmates. This time her husband couldn't come back for a while, so I became this temporary male companion."
Bell suddenly realized and smiled and expressed his understanding. As for whether he could understand it, God knew. Zhou Liwen ignored these things and said to Shi Wen: "What's going on over you?"
"It's over, everyone has to chat a few times. This is the French cocktail party. You're not angry if you leave you alone here?"
"How could that be? Mr. Bell and I had a great time talking." Zhou Liwen said with a smile. When Bell heard this, he heard it, he opened his 100,000 pores on his body, not to mention how comfortable it was.
Shi Wen didn't expect Zhou Liwen to say good things to Bell, but she was also a very smart woman. She immediately nodded to Bell with a smile and asked about the situation of Bell's company. The change in the other party's attitude made Bell ecstatic. She quickly handed over the business card and briefly talked about his company's main business. After hearing this, Shi Wen nodded slightly and said something she hoped to have the opportunity to cooperate in the future. This sentence made Bell very happy and her whole face was full of energy.
The traditional French cocktail party is very long, and it does not restrict the departure of guests. Zhou Liwen has been here for more than an hour, and she doesn't feel that it's too interesting to stay. She asked Shi Wen what she meant. Shi Wen smiled and said, since she was boring, let's leave. Anyway, they have already arrived, and friends who should say hello have met. Some opinions were exchanged just now, and the purpose of the cocktail party was achieved. It is normal to leave at this time according to the French customs.
Since that was the case, Zhou Liwen suggested leaving. Bell took the initiative to ask whether the car had been arranged, and if there was no arrangement, he could do it for him. Shi Wen smiled and waved his hand, refusing his kindness. But even so, Bell still opened the way for them like a servant, and came to the outside of the winery venue.
After saying goodbye at the door, Zhou Liwen and Shi Wen walked aside and waited for their car to come out of the parking lot. After saying hello to Zhou Liwen, Bell turned around and continued to walk into the cocktail venue. After all, such a cocktail is a rare opportunity for businessmen like them. Although it was an unexpected surprise to meet Zhou Liwen and Shi Wen today, Bell still planned to try his luck back to the cocktail party. Maybe good luck will continue to come today. Besides, his female companion is still inside, so you can't leave alone, right?
But who would have thought that when Bell was about to return to the door, a black shadow suddenly appeared from somewhere and grabbed him.
Bell was shocked and almost called for security. When he came to his senses, he saw that a fat man was holding him.
"Mr. Bell, please give me a chance to explain anyway."
The other party's smiles were filled with helplessness and pleading, but when Bell saw it, he was angry: "I have given you Liu Ji before, but you didn't seize the opportunity. I know that you Chinese like to take advantage of opportunities and be clever in business, but in our Europeans, we believe that business is business and will not change by any factors. Your products have changed the process I requested without authorization. This is an obvious breach of contract and commercial fraud. What else do you have to say? For the sake of our previous cooperation, I have already put you in a code without claiming compensation from you."
"Mr. Bell, it's my fault for making mistakes. I know that the responsibility lies with us this time. We can rework the product, and we will bear all the losses, but I still hope you can give me another chance."
"No need, I will not cooperate with dishonest customers, especially those who have deceived our suppliers." Bell refused with a cold face.
"Mr. Bell, this is not what you imagined. Listen to my explanation..." The fat man refused to let go and begged, knowing that he had been waiting at this door for a long time. He finally waited to see Bell. If he refused to forgive himself and gave him another chance, he would not only lose $300,000 in purchases every year, but also lose $150,000 directly. This money may not be anything to a large company, but for a private company, the loss of this money is a huge loss.
The dispute between the two of them attracted everyone's attention, especially the security guard not far away walked over here with great vigilance. It is estimated that the next step was to ask whether Bell was harassed. If it was confirmed, the security guard would definitely take action. Once the security guard took action, the fat man might be arrested and prosecuted.
"Huh" Hearing the movement, Zhou Liwen and Shi Wen, who were waiting for the car, turned around and looked at the door at the same time. When they saw the fat man who was arguing with Bell, Zhou Liwen was stunned.
"Do you know this fat man?" Shi Wen couldn't help asking when she noticed Zhou Liwen's expression.
Zhou Liwen nodded slightly: "He sat next to me on the plane to France and chatted for a while. He was the owner of a small business."
"Oh..." Shi Wen said without comment.
Seeing that the security guard was about to walk to them, Liu Dahai was probably in trouble next time. Zhou Liwen frowned, said something to Shi Wen, and then walked quickly towards them.
No matter what, everyone always meets each other. Liu Dahai invited himself to join his company on the plane. With this alone, it would be fine if Zhou Liwen didn't see him, but it was obvious that he always had to help him.
"Sir, is this gentleman hindering you? Do you need help?" When Zhou Liwen was about to walk there, the security guard had already arrived first. He heard the security guard ask Bell, and at the same time, he swept towards Liu Dahai with a vigilant look, and one hand was placed on the baton around his waist.
"He..." Bell said angrily, but before he could finish his words, Zhou Liwen shouted first: "Boss Liu"
"Xiao Zhou..." Liu Dahai was stunned when he heard this Chinese sentence, and then he saw Zhou Liwen who was walking towards him and smiling.
"Why are you here at Xiao Zhou?" Liu Dahai slightly let go of Bell's hand and asked in confusion.
"A friend is nearby. Why did Boss Liu, what happened to happen?" Zhou Liwen asked with a smile, but his eyes turned to Bell on the side. At this time, Bell also reacted. Although he was wondering how Zhou Liwen knew this fat man Liu, no matter what, Zhou Liwen came forward and he always had to sell his face. He immediately said to the security guard that nothing was wrong, but it was just a small conflict between friends. The security guard nodded and left.
Chapter completed!