Rich in the 70s: I Made a Rugged Veteran a Millionaire novel Chapter 300

Chapter 300: Chapter 300: Hidden Behind the Scenes

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!"

In the afternoon, the tour ended, and finally, M Group sent high-level representatives to host the delegations from the three sides.

A grand banquet thus began, everyone dressed up except for the impoverished Hua Xia.

All three factions within M Group were present.

The information Jiang Cheng obtained from Simon was that one faction supported R country, one faction supported H country, and the remaining faction was neutral.

No matter which faction, they all somewhat excluded Hua Xia, not wanting Hua Xia to grow strong.

So what they needed to do was destroy the other two factions’ support for R country and H country.

After the banquet, when the R country representative, tipsy, went to the restroom, he "coincidentally" overheard someone gossiping.

It turned out that Richard, whom he had been flattering the whole time, didn’t like women.

His not-so-clear mind led the R country person to make a regretful decision.

The two cleaners spreading the gossip, after receiving a $100 reward, put the matter behind them.

As the one who appeared and paid the money, Simon did not arouse any suspicion.

As for Hua Xia, they remained completely hidden in the background.

After the banquet, all three delegations returned to the hotel, ready for official discussions tomorrow.

This night, many things happened.

M Group’s Richard furiously scolded the R country person, who originally thought he held a winning hand, endlessly apologized, and hurriedly revised the quote, using money for a way out.

H country, thinking they were witnessing R’s joke, knew that R had been chastised by one of the supportive forces, also revised their quote, lowering it.

As for Hua Xia, just running alongside.

On the third morning, Simon raised a bright flag outside the hotel, and when the R people came out, he threw the prepared coffee at them.

"You are lackeys! Compensate my company!"