Chapter 214: Scraping the Ground Three Feet
The next day, Jeff Kozuka went to Renjiaoshe again. Liu Hongmin was surprised to see him, "Mr. Kozuka, do you agree to compensation?"
Xiaozuka Jeff waved his hand quickly, "Mr. Liu, the local government will send someone to discuss the compensation with you. I came here this time to talk to you about the mutual review of textbooks."
Liu Hongmin asked with a smile: "Mr. Xiaozhong, the compensation issue has not yet been resolved. It is too early for you to mention this now."
Jeff Kozuka said, "The compensation issue will definitely be carried out, but it is no longer within the scope of my job. So, I want to talk to you about the mutual review of textbooks first, so that the negotiation of compensation will not delay the main business."
Liu Hongmin leaned back in his chair and said calmly, "It's meaningless to talk about this now. The previous two years were wasted, and it doesn't matter if we waste another year or two."
Xiaozuka Jeff was silent. Liu Hongmin was just a stubborn bastard. It seemed that the only way was to ask the mainland to send someone to negotiate as soon as possible.
Under the urging of Takeo Kozuka and the person in charge, the Japanese finally sent a delegation to negotiate.
When Jeff Kozuka and five negotiators appeared in front of Liu Hongmin, Liu Hongmin smiled and said, "It's quite a big deal!"
Xiaozuka Jiefu looked proud. These five negotiators were carefully selected. No matter how powerful Liu Hongmin was, he would never be a match for these five negotiators.
"Mr. Liu, this shows how much importance we attach to this negotiation."
Liu Hongmin nodded, "Very good, then let's set the negotiation location at the Jinpeng Hotel! However, you will have to pay for the expenses."
When Jeff Kozuka heard this, he was like a chicken with its neck pinched. Jinpeng Hotel is Liu Hongmin's property and the most expensive hotel in Beijing. The rental of a conference room is 1,000 RMB per day. If Liu Hongmin drags out the negotiation time, it will also be a considerable expense.
The key point is that if Liu Hongmin keeps dragging it out, the mutual review of textbooks may be delayed. Renjiaoshe conducted an internal review and cleared out the people they bribed. If it is delayed any further, who knows how many variables there will be.
Liu Hongmin did not handle the negotiations himself, but instead found five negotiation experts from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs through Ms. Deng.
"Everyone, our bottom line for this negotiation is $100 million. This is the compensation and the basis for future cooperation. However, if the Japanese want to set up another name, let them do it. This will just make them pay more."
The negotiation experts nodded to show their understanding.
"Comrade Hongmin, rest assured, we know what to do."
"Yes, this is a rare opportunity to deduct money from the Japanese. We are honored!"
Liu Hongmin: "Then let's work together. The negotiations will be left to you, and the rest will be left to me."
At Jinpeng Hotel, Liu Hongmin brought the negotiation expert over and called the hotel manager over directly.
"These are comrades from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They are in charge of this negotiation. The hotel must provide a good reception."
The hotel manager nodded quickly and said, "Mr. Liu, I will make arrangements right away and make sure the comrades from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs feel at home."
"Is the meeting room ready?"
"We're ready. To help both parties in the negotiation feel good, we've placed a lot of flowers in the conference room."
The hotel manager came closer and said, "The money has been doubled and included in the expenses." Liu Hongmin nodded with satisfaction, "Come up with some more ideas."
"Ok!"
The hotel manager brought several people to the conference room. After Jeff Ozuka and others arrived, Liu Hongmin introduced the people from both sides, and then the negotiations officially began.
The two sides exchanged verbal attacks, neither of them giving in. The husband said he was right and the wife said she was right, and the first day of negotiations ended just like that.
After checking the sky, Liu Hongmin said to the hotel manager, "Open a room for the negotiators from both sides to rest. Please make sure it is the quietest room possible, so as not to disturb their rest and affect tomorrow's negotiations."
Jeff Kozuka quickly said, "No need, Mr. Liu. We have already arranged a room for them."
Liu Hongmin smiled and said, "Jinpeng Shopping Mall is the most prosperous shopping mall in Beijing. The traffic conditions around it are very tight and traffic jams often occur. Therefore, I think it is better to stay at Jinpeng Hotel. We will definitely provide the highest standard of service for your representatives."
The hotel manager also smiled and said, "Please trust our hotel's service. Our service staff have all been trained by trainers from the Hong Kong Peninsula Hotel."
The negotiators looked at Xiaozuka Jeff, who could only nod helplessly. This is what he was afraid of. There were a lot of flowers in the conference room today. The black-hearted Liu Hongmin directly raised the rent of the conference room to 1,500 yuan. Just a few flowers, and he dared to ask for 500 yuan?
If we book two or three more rooms, wouldn’t the daily consumption be three or four thousand yuan?
Xiaozuka Jiefu still underestimated Liu Hongmin's shamelessness. He also charged the room fees of the five negotiating experts from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Japanese. In order to save money, the negotiating representatives of the Japanese only booked two rooms. But the five comrades from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs booked five rooms. In addition to eating and drinking, the daily consumption was nearly 10,000 yuan.
Fortunately, Jeff Ozuka was smart and asked to see the bill the next day.
"Manager, what's going on? Why should your people's stay in the hotel be charged to our account?"
The hotel manager smiled and said, "Mr. Xiaozuka, according to the agreement between you and our General Manager Liu, the cost of the negotiations will be borne by you. The cost of accommodation, food, etc. for our negotiators will naturally be charged to you."
Jeff Kozuka felt frustrated. Although they didn't lack the money, they were always blackmailed by Liu Hongmin, which was really frustrating.
Liu Hongmin is a bastard who is always trying to take advantage of the situation. He will never miss any opportunity to cheat people out of money.
He handed the bill to the five negotiators and said, "Gentlemen, this feeling is really too frustrating."
The five negotiators felt very sympathetic towards Jeff Kozuka, but they still advised him: "Mr. Kozuka, this amount of money is just a small amount. As long as we can reduce the amount of compensation, it is worth it to suffer a little."
Jeff Kozuka sighed, "Let's try to finish this as soon as possible!"
"We try our best."
The negotiations continued, but the compensation involving hundreds of millions of dollars could not be resolved in a short time.
The total compensation amount was gradually reduced from more than 300 million US dollars to 300 million US dollars. The Japanese negotiators achieved good results every day, so they didn't care about the daily expenses of nearly 10,000 yuan. The hotel manager also had some tricks for food. He specially hired chefs of various cuisines to make delicious food in different ways every day. At the same time, the daily expenses were increasing, rising to more than 10,000 yuan.
(End of this chapter)
