Jiang Cheng did not hastily agree to Simon.
"Mr. Simon, I have a team behind me, and I can’t make decisions on my own, but I’m willing to ask them and get back to you tomorrow morning."
Jiang Cheng looked at Simon and said, "However, I need to see your sincerity."
In other words, Simon needs to provide some information in advance.
Simon remained silent, his fingers rubbing the handle of the coffee cup.
"Alright!"
The word "alright" brought smiles to both their faces, and a handshake marked the preliminary agreement.
Simon provided some information, Jiang Cheng left him some money, and after agreeing on a time to meet tomorrow, they each left.
After wandering outside for a while, Jiang Cheng went to another coffee shop to find Teacher Qi.
As she pushed the door open to enter the coffee shop, Grandma Qi was struggling to communicate in Hua Xia language with a foreigner.
Jiang Cheng did not go up to disturb them, but found a corner to sit quietly and wait.
An hour later, Teacher Qi was the first to walk out of the coffee shop, Jiang Cheng waited another five minutes before going out.
After meeting outside, they quietly changed clothes and returned to the hotel without saying a word.
At the assembly point outside the hotel, all the Hua Xia people who went out returned.
Leader Qiao handed a packed lunchbox to each person and said, "We went out, got lost, first took the 27 bus, then transferred to the subway, missed the station, rode back, reached Chinatown, ate Kung Pao Chicken, dumplings, fried rice... expenses..."
"Did everyone remember?"
Everyone nodded, remembering every detail.
The group entered the hotel carrying packed food and encountered the people from R country in the lobby.
"What did you eat?"
Leader Qiao pretended not to understand and looked toward Jiang Cheng, who stepped forward to communicate in English, and they chatted in a third language in the hotel lobby.
After a few exchanges, the R country people believed them and stepped aside, whispering: Truly a group that doesn’t know how to enjoy themselves, coming to M country yet still eating Hua Xia food.
The Hua Xia group quietly returned to their rooms and checked the room, integrating information.
"According to the information I obtained, M Group is undergoing internal changes, divided into three factions, all striving to seize the top position."
"There’s room for maneuvering in this."
After Leader Qiao finished speaking, he looked at the others, and Teacher Qi was the first to speak: "I pretended to be an old lady who couldn’t speak English, and no one was on guard against me. While I was at the coffee shop, I coincidentally overheard an M Group member complaining about being dictated by several bosses."
Teacher Qi’s information just corroborated what Leader Qiao said.
After everyone spoke, it was Jiang Cheng’s turn.
Jiang Cheng began by talking about Simon, and after listening, Leader Qiao expressed they could agree to Simon’s request.
"Alright, I’ll contact Simon tomorrow morning; besides Simon, I discovered something else today."
Jiang Cheng recounted meeting an M Group staff member at the coffee shop.
"I remembered the format of the document after seeing it."
"I once translated a pile of documents at the machinery factory, mixed with a lot of unrelated material by foreigners. At that time, I didn’t throw these documents away, but read through all of them."
"I’m certain that a third of those documents are related to M Group; if I’m not mistaken, M Group should be in a financial crisis."
After Jiang Cheng finished speaking, she looked at Leader Qiao and said, "After contacting Simon tomorrow, we’ll have more understanding."
Leader Qiao agreed.
"Alright, on to the next topic."
"We can’t obtain R and H’s base price, but we can tempt them to change it."
Leader Qiao said this and looked at Jiang Cheng, saying, "How well can your accent mimic the others?"
"Perfectly!"


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