Smith-Wasenberg was full of energy when he set out, oh, maybe it could be said that he was frustrated, but in just two days, how could he become so depressed?
On the 23rd floor of Ginza Marumoto Building in Tokyo, the assistants in Smith's office hid far away when they saw Mr. Smith. He is usually an amiable and easy-to-serve boss. When he is in a bad mood, he is no different from ordinary bosses.
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The fashionable and beautiful secretary Ms. Kato doesn't seem happy either. In the past, when Yuko Kato came back from a business trip with her boss, she always looked triumphant.
With a gloomy face, Smith buried himself in the large sofa and stared blankly at the phone at hand. Should he pick it up? That was a question.
From where he was sitting, he could see the pink cherry blossom emblem on the top of the Sakura Building opposite. The reason why he chose this place instead of following Iike Yukimi's suggestion to enter the office with better conditions in the Sakura Building was that Smith wanted to keep his distance for the time being. Looking at it now
Come on, this distance may have to be maintained for a while.
Yes, Smith has not yet thought of giving up the word, despite severe warnings. In his view, what he is doing is a career full of risks and challenges. He is weighing whether he should request greater authorization from the committee? If it is forcibly taken
To go to the Jingchi family, he needs an additional budget of at least 500 million US dollars and a higher level of support. Those on the committee will not agree easily. In their eyes, he is just a little crocodile. Smith knows this very well.
The door opened, and the wind chime hung by Miss Kato behind the door made a pleasant tinkling sound; Smith yelled irritably: "Get out!"
"Watson, your temper is really bad."
Hearing this voice, Smith jumped up. Not many people could call him Watson; at this moment, the person standing in the office should not be in Japan at all.
"Karl, why are you here?"
Carl is a charitable old gentleman with a silver-tipped cane, his curly silver hair is neatly trimmed, and he also wears a silver crocodile ring on the ring finger of his left hand. He sat down opposite Smith, cordial and polite
He said to Yuko Kato: "Dear Miss Kato, please close the door when you go out; we don't want coffee, and no one is allowed to disturb us within an hour."
The heavy soundproof door was closed, and Karl smiled and said: "You are too nervous, Watson; please sit down and tell us your experience in the past two days. The committee needs to share this mistake with you."
Smith didn't know what went wrong. He had been solely responsible for the case, and no one of his men could reveal information to the committee without his permission. However, Carl came in the name of the committee, which proved that he had no resistance.
rights, only the obligation to report.
Half an hour later, Carl finished listening to Smith's report and put out his half-smoked cigar.
"Fortunately, things haven't gotten out of control yet. Watson, you did a good job."
"But..." Smith didn't think he did a good job.
"It's nothing more. To be precise, the Ichi family's affairs are over here. I said you did a good job because you haven't officially entered the Sakura Building yet. It's not a shame to quit now. At least, they should admit that they owe us
Personal relationship. Miss Xuemei will feel guilty because of your withdrawal."
Karl also stared at the Sakura Building opposite. Smith knew that he could only listen now, not ask questions or argue, which was meaningless.
The authority of the committee cannot be questioned. Any opinions can be raised at the annual meeting. He can only strictly implement every word Karl says now, so he must listen to every word he says and understand both the literal and sub-literal meanings.
All meanings.
"Within a week, you can summarize the preliminary work, and you can ask for a reasonable price as remuneration for the consulting services provided by Nisrohr Law Firm."
When Smith saw the document that contained his hard work, he screamed: the so-called reasonable price has no meaning at all. What Carl said is that if you ask for remuneration in the name of Nisrol Law Firm, you will definitely not get a few dollars.
"Can I know the reason?" he asked unwillingly.
"There are two reasons. First, we found that you made a mistake and the investigation of the Ichi family was too superficial. 76% of the middle-level cadres in Sakura Building are from Kyoto University. This data is included in your report. Why is this data not included?
Has it attracted enough attention from you? You may think that the Ichi family is from Kyoto and has a good impression of the children from their hometown. However, among their senior cadres, this figure is 90%. Yes, many of them have European and American education
Background, it is a system project. These people have one characteristic in common: orphans. Have you not investigated this?"
"Carl, I made a mistake." Smith thought of the children on the pasture and seemed to understand a lot.
"Any family that can last for more than a hundred years is not simple, especially in Asia. Their cultural background is completely different from what we understand. The Jingchi family has lasted for eight hundred years. They have their own core concepts. This is needless to say.
Doubtful, under the current circumstances, it is impossible for us to control this cherry blossom, although she is so charming." Karl had retracted his gaze, lit the cigar again, and extinguished the greedy light in his eyes.
"So, what's the second reason?"
"I'm glad to hear your question. This proves that the committee has a good vision." Karl puffed out a puff of smoke; "I just talked about the cultural background of Asia. You should know that there is another family also from Asia. Recently,
, a member of this family once visited Miss Jingchi Xuemei. This is the second mistake you have made."
"You mean, Blue Stone?" Smith showed an incredulous expression; "They also intervened!"
"My dear, Blue Stone's intervention was very sudden. We think it was forced by you. According to their usual habits, it is impossible for them to behave so fiercely, oh, it can even be said to be rash."
Smith held his head and thought about the whole process, but found no clues. Karl saw his doubts and did not remind him. He just smoked a cigar quietly. As a member of the committee, Smith-Wasenberg needs to have enough wisdom and intelligence.
Introspection, no one will help him at this time.
"Is he the Chinese doctor? Is he a member of the Blue Stone family?" Smith finally thought of it, and Karl smiled with relief.
"We believe you will understand. Yes, Li Xiang seems to be just a brilliant doctor. Three days ago, Mr. Lan Yu suddenly went to Crocodile Island for vacation. When we were fishing together, he mentioned everything you have done here, and there is a
A doctor named Li Xiang. He suggested that you should turn your attention elsewhere. This is already a very severe warning. Although we are not afraid of them, conflict with Blue Stone is not a pleasant thing after all, and it will harm the interests of many people.
.The committee believes that under the current circumstances, it is more in everyone's interest for the time being to let both Sakura and Blue Stone owe us a personal favor. Perhaps the Blue Stone has a longer history than the Sakura. You should pay attention to this, Watson."
"Understood, thank you for coming so far to see me. Miss Xuemei will get a beautiful report within a week. It is better to give it to Miss Xuemei as a gift. She needs to use it to consolidate her position in the family. As for Nice
Karl, I will give the profit from Rolle Law Firm to Ms. Yuki Ike as a birthday gift."
"I'm glad you can think so. Before I came here, I thought I would have to waste more words." Karl nodded with satisfaction, then asked worriedly: "Watson, what are you going to do? Don't..."
"How can I? I just want to go to Tokushima before I leave. A solid fortress should be broken from the inside. This is what you often say. Wouldn't it be nice to leave a few more gifts for Miss Yukimi? Thank you.
I came up with this idea after being inspired by . We all know that without a group of reliable and capable family members, Sakura would not have been able to survive for eight hundred years. They must have a strict training process. I happened to discover the screening place for these people, which is good
, is Tenye Ranch. However, no family can be monolithic. You see, cherry blossoms have five petals. The current situation is: Ms. Yukimi Iike is the weakest one as the owner, the Matsui family, and the Ikeda family
They all have their own interests, and they have grown up inside the cherry blossoms for eight hundred years. There is only one God, and the devil is everywhere. The slaves are tempted by time to become masters, and I want to help them. When this cherry blossom begins to wither,
We can come back and enjoy her delicious food."
Carl stood up slowly, looked at the Sakura Building opposite, and smiled happily at the same time as Smith: "Mr. Smith. Wasenberg, you are the most annoying little crocodile I have ever seen. I am very pleased to see that Mr. Watson
The Sen family will soon have a giant crocodile. But dear Watson, may I know where you plan to go next?"
"Such a question... Carl, you just said that Bluestone owes us a favor, right? Then I'll go to China. I like Asia more and more. The women here are very flavorful. I really like to play the role of God.
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"You are so cunning. It is a good idea to let Blue Stone make amends as soon as possible. They are very powerful in China. But be careful not to cross the bottom line."
"You can rest assured that I know what the little crocodile can and cannot do. It's turning into a mountain of gold, isn't it? I should probably visit another strange friend first."
"Strange friend? Watson?" Carl's sense of smell told him that the young man beside him had discovered a new prey.
"I once suggested to Ms. Xuemi to deny a plan. To be honest, it was entirely out of consideration to weaken Ikeda Kazuo, who is the tentacles of the Ikeda family extending to China; the plan itself is still very interesting. By reviewing this plan, I found that
A very interesting friend, my intuition tells me: he needs our friendship. With the current financial situation of the Jingchi family, if Miss Xuemei accepts my gift, she will not be able to meet his needs. "
"Well done Watson, friendship lasts forever. Since there is friendship, count me in this time." Carl patted Smith on the shoulder, praising him for being able to figure out how to use the cards in his hand to pursue his goals in such a short period of time.
The best interest was surprised, and then he asked for a share of the pie.
The old crocodile wanted to join, and Smith was just asking for it; he immediately made another request: "You are so cunning, Uncle Carl. I need another authorization."
"Of course, we all need it. The plan should be made more beautiful, and maybe it should be slightly reserved in some aspects. Watson, you should know that, just like this cherry blossom, the committee is not all your own people. You are still young and cannot
The performance was too perfect.”
"Thank you for the reminder, Uncle Carl. Japan is a very beautiful country. Please allow me to arrange a wonderful trip for you. Miss Yuko will accompany you throughout the holiday. She has silky charm."
"I only have three days."
"Miss Yuko will be very sorry if you don't even have three days."
The two people looked at each other and laughed, both touching the crocodile ring with their hands.