Chapter 220: Planning abroad, to follow or not to follow?
The plane slowly lowered its altitude, passing through layers of clouds, like an elegant dancer stepping down the steps of the stage.
The sunlight slanted in from the plane window, intertwined with the warm lights in the cabin, adding a touch of warmth to the end of the journey.
As the height continues to decrease, the scene on the ground gradually becomes clearer. The runway is like a ribbon welcoming returnees, quietly spreading in front of you.
The moment the tires touched the ground, with a gentle bump, the plane stopped steadily on the runway, as if a traveler after a long journey had finally found his home.
Zheng Haiming and others couldn't wait to get up and prepare to get off the plane.
In fact, after the plane lands, you have to wait at least ten minutes before you can actually get off the plane.
"Xiaojiang, you have worked hard on this business trip. Let's rest at home for two days to catch up on the jet lag, and then go back to work in the factory."
After the group left the airport, Zheng Haiming said a few words to Jiang Hui and others, then got into his own car and headed home as eager as an arrow.
When these people return to China, they have naturally communicated their itinerary with the country.
Whether it's Zheng Haiming, Chen Qi, or Zhu Jiansheng, they all have drivers coming to pick them up.
Jiang Hui must have followed Zhu Jiansheng.
"Thank you, Factory Zheng. I will report back to you in the factory in two days."
The leader has asked you to rest because you are jet lagged, so Jiang Hui will not be polite.
There are really a lot of things that I want to confirm in the past two days in order to prepare for the next steps.
"Dad, this time we went to General Motors for inspection, and the host Austin received him very warmly."
"Now that we have returned home smoothly, should we give him a call later to express our gratitude?" ?”
Jiang Hui now wants to know the specific situation in the United States.
In China now, it is not that easy to know the changes in international crude oil futures prices.
It would be best if you could talk to Austin directly on the phone.
"It is indeed necessary. Let's go to the post and telecommunications office together tomorrow to call him back."
Zhu Jiansheng knew that Austin would invite them to inspect this time, and the most important thing was to let Jiang Hui go.
So Jiang Hui proposed to call to express his gratitude, and he fully supported it.
“Go to the post office and call?”
“Don’t we have a telephone at home?”
When Jiang Hui asked, Zhu Jiansheng couldn't help but feel a little speechless, and said: "There is a telephone at home, but it is difficult to make domestic long-distance calls. It is mainly used in the city. Do you still expect to make international long-distance calls?"
“These days, if someone’s phone is used to make international long-distance calls, you may be monitored as a spy.”
Zhu Jiansheng also knows that he is his son-in-law, and he will call you from time to time. He will appear ignorant of some of the "common sense" issues of this era.
Fortunately, Jiang Hui's performance in other aspects was excellent, and Zhu Jiansheng could only think that no one is perfect.
"Doesn't it mean that if Austin wants to find me, there is no way to call our house?"
Jiang Hui thought that when he was in the United States, he left his home phone number with Austin and Linda.
This is all useless work on the relationship, and the other party simply cannot get through.
"It will definitely be impossible to get through in the past two years. After technological advancement in the future, the situation may slowly change."
Zhu Jiansheng gave the answer with certainty.
This made Jiang Hui feel a little helpless.
Is it so difficult to make a phone call?
But Zhu Jiansheng took it for granted.
You must know that in recent years, if you want to install a telephone, it depends on your level. Only leaders at the department or bureau level can apply to install a telephone at home.
But there are too few lines at this time, and so many leaders in the capital can only wait in line. It is even more difficult for ordinary people to pretend to be drunk. It is too common to find someone to approve the note through relying on connections.
Even after a few years, the problem of difficulty in installing telephones has not been solved so quickly.
It is common for installation to take several months to half a year. Some users have not installed a phone for three to five years.
Besides, at this time, ordinary people cannot afford the initial installation fee of several hundred to thousands of yuan.
Jiang Hui obviously still lacks some understanding of these things.
"Then go to the post office and call Austin tomorrow."
Even if you don't want to, you can only accept this fact.
Otherwise, what can be done?
“You still have to be careful when talking on the phone. Many international long-distance calls are subject to special attention.”
Zhu Jiansheng is worried that Jiang Hui will have no taboos when talking to Austin. Some unnecessary trouble.
These words really reminded Jiang Hui that he not only had to call Austin, but also Linda.
If someone really monitors the phone, there will really be unnecessary trouble after some information spreads.
It seems that in the short term, I should not call Linda directly.
Just then, after your crude oil futures contract reaches the conditions specified by you, if you want to use the funds in your account to invest in stocks, how to notify Linda becomes a problem.
I really need to think about this issue carefully.
Weng and son-in-law chatted along the way, but soon returned to the courtyard.
“Dad, call daddy!”
Jiang Yuxuan, who is almost nine months old, can already call her parents vaguely.
After Jiang Hui returns home, he will definitely tease him a lot.
This time I went abroad for half a month, and when I came back, I felt that the little girl had changed a lot.
Now I can stand holding a chair by myself.
When Jiang Hui went abroad, he could only crawl on the ground.
"Bah, bah, bah, bah~"
The little girl didn't recognize life at all. When she saw Jiang Hui, she struggled out of Zhu Lin's arms and tried to pounce on Jiang Hui.
"You are so tired, hurry up and take a shower first."
Smoking, drinking, etc. are all allowed on airplanes these days.
Jiang Hui himself doesn’t smoke, but he can’t stand someone smoking on the plane.
So as soon as Zhu Lin got closer, he smelled a strong smell of smoke.
"Xiao Jiang didn't sleep much on the plane. Take a good bath and sleep first."
"Anyway, Zheng Haiming gave you two days off, so you have plenty of time to spend with the little girl."< br>
After Zhu Jiansheng handed over his luggage to Fang Zhen, he consciously prepared to take a shower.
Jiang Hui, who loves cleanliness and likes to take a shower every day, naturally has no objection.
After taking a shower, you will definitely not be able to sleep if you go to bed at this time.
The whole person is still in a relatively excited state.
Take out some of the things you bought in your suitcase, especially some items specially purchased from the United States, which are worth introducing to Zhu Lin and the others.
The next day, Jiang Hui got up very early.
There is a time difference between China and the United States. If you go to the post and telecommunications office late, it will be already past nine o'clock or even past ten o'clock in the evening in the United States, and it will be very difficult to get through the phone.
I should have left Austin's home phone number instead of the one at the company.
However, after a lot of trouble, what surprised Jiang Hui was that the call actually got through.
“Jiang, you finally called me.”
“I called you many times yesterday, but I couldn’t get through, but it made me anxious.”
"Later Linda advised me to wait and calculate the time. You will almost have to call me."
On the other side of the phone, Austin was very excited.
As time changes little by little, the information related to Baghdad and Persia slowly increases.
There are also more and more news reports.
In the past, everyone just thought that the two countries had similar names and similar geographical locations, so they thought the relationship should be okay.
It's actually nothing like that.
Although Baghdad and Persia are adjacent, their races are completely different. Baghdad belongs to the Arabs.
The land they are located in has always been the main core area of the Arabs.
The Persian race is Aryan and has no blood relationship with the Arabs.
There are differences in language and culture between Persia and Arabia. They have been at war with each other throughout history. There is a great gap between them and they hate each other.
Although the two places also believe in Islam, there are also divisions within Islam. The ruling class in Baghdad is "Sunni", while the whole of Persia belongs to "Shia".
In the eyes of many foreigners, the two sects belong to the same sect, but they are in the same boat. They have been "fighting" each other since the death of the "Prophet" Muhammad, and have even fought many wars.
In the Middle East, Sunnis are the majority, and almost the entire Arab world is Sunni. Shia is a minority, with Persia as the core and radiating to neighboring countries.
It can be said that Baghdad is the junction of Sunnis and Shiites, and conflicts are prone to break out.
The military strength of both countries is actually very strong.
Baghdad has 400,000 troops, 2,200 tanks, more than 3,000 heavy artillery pieces, and 470 fighter planes.
Persia’s military strength is theoretically stronger, with 800,000 regular troops, more than 500 fighter planes, 1,700 tanks, and more than 1,000 large-caliber artillery pieces.
Under normal circumstances, Baghdad would definitely not dare to attack Persia easily, but due to special reasons, Persia abandoned its martial arts, making Baghdad feel that it had a chance to win.
So, Lao Sa dispatched 1,200 tanks and 80,000 infantry troops in three groups to attack Silinburg in eastern Persia, Mehran in the center, and Khorramshahr in the south.
Facing these sudden enemies, Persia was completely at a loss.
They never expected that such a scene would happen.
So the situation became one-sided.
"Austin, I would like to thank General Motors for your warm hospitality during this trip abroad. You are welcome to come to China to communicate when you have time."
Jiang Hui didn't know what Austin wanted most. What was being exchanged? First came a set of official polite greetings.
This made Austin feel itchy.
"Jiang, how long do you think this conflict will last?"
Knowing that he might not get any useful answer to this question, Austin still asked.
After all, this is related to whether he will invest in oil futures for a long time in the next step.
“I don’t know yet, but it looks like the actions in Baghdad are not small, and they probably won’t end in a short time.”
“Austin, your news There must be more sources than me and more information can be obtained.”
Jiang Hui's words were not meant to deal with Austin.
In fact, Baghdad will take action, and the relevant departments in the United States know it.
They even provided some support, but this information will not be disclosed easily.
Even though Austin is no longer considered middle class in America, he is still far away from the ruling class.
“Jiang, there are all kinds of media talking about it now. I have been watching relevant news all day.”
"Our company is also internally evaluating the impact of this matter on the future development of the automobile industry."
Austin and Jiang Hui exchanged relevant content casually.
The war broke out just two days ago, and all kinds of news are emerging one after another.
However, a lot of the information is messy, and there are even many contradictory contents.
He didn't know how to judge.
"The automobile industry has been impacted by the rise in oil prices, and is destined to develop in a more fuel-efficient direction in the future."
"However, large-displacement engines still have their own fixed market, and it is impossible to Disappeared so quickly.”
When it comes to the topic of the automobile industry, Jiang Hui has no special scruples.
Normally speaking, the content of the exchange between him and Austin should be in this regard.
Even if they are monitored, the content of these conversations can completely withstand inspection, so there is no need to worry.
Besides, with so many phone calls, it is impossible for every phone call to be carefully monitored.
Especially the process of how Jiang Hui and Austin got to know each other, many people know about it.
This time, I have just returned from an inspection trip to the United States. It is only natural to make a phone call to communicate and thank me.
“As a result, the development of Japanese car companies may become faster and faster in the future, which is very detrimental to General Motors.”
“They have done a good job in fuel efficiency. It’s really good.”
Austin has very mixed feelings about Japanese car companies such as Toyota, Honda, and Nissan.
In the early years, he completely looked down on these car companies and felt that the cars they made were not good cars.
But now the car companies he once looked down upon have put great pressure on General Motors.
It can be said that the situation is constantly changing.
“Yes, if the engine wants to save fuel, we must work hard on refined production and control...”
Following Austin's topic, Jiang Hui started chatting casually.
That is, Jiang Hui, who is not short of money, dares to call like this. If an ordinary family makes this call, it will probably go bankrupt.
The cost of at least a few hundred yuan, or even a few thousand yuan, is simply beyond the reach of ordinary families.
Even Jiang Hui only exchanged pleasantries for less than ten minutes before quickly ending the conversation.
Of course, in the end he firmly expressed his investment views on crude oil futures.
After a 20% increase, it will all clear out.
It depends on whether Austin will follow or not.
He even told Austin that he would write a special letter to Linda and ask Linda to check it when the time comes.
Obviously, Jiang Hui wants to tell Linda the next arrangement through a letter.
The Iran-Iraq war has just broken out, and it will definitely take some time for oil prices to reach a high point. Although it takes longer to write an international letter and mail it, it is still not too late.
(End of this chapter)