Chapter 657: You know that 2 Mao has an unfinished aircraft carrier, right?

Chang Haonan and Wu Yifan were scheduled to meet at noon the next day.

After all, although this kind of thing may be regarded as work, it actually doesn’t require much effort. The main thing is a personal connection.

Considering that the things to be discussed between the two involved a lot of secrets, it was naturally impossible to just find a restaurant outside to eat.

But if you choose to do it in the Torch Group or the conference room of the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, it seems a bit too formal and unreasonable.

Therefore, in the end, through Liang Zhuoping, he temporarily booked a private room at the guest house of the Aviation Industry Corporation.

To be honest, although the company is about to be dismantled, Chang Haonan and Liang Zhuoping are still not very familiar with each other.

But it's not worth bothering Ding Gaoheng for such a trivial matter.

Fortunately, with the former's current status in the world, many things don't even require a facial recognition, just a name.

Even Liang Zhuoping couldn't refuse to give him face.

So I finally booked it.

Because it is considered an internal unit, and we considered doing business with foreign customers or suppliers here when we first designed it, confidentiality is fairly well maintained.

Coincidentally, when Zhu Yadan parked the car in a nearby parking lot and Chang Haonan got out of the back seat, he happened to see a familiar figure not far away who had also just parked the car.

"Old Wu!"

Chang Haonan quickened his pace and walked over.

Wu Yifan also saw Chang Haonan speeding towards him from a distance as soon as the car stopped. He quickly opened the door and got out of the car with a little clumsiness.

In his last life, he had been trying to lose weight for twenty years, and his body shape had not been reduced until Chang Haonan was reborn. Unless Chang Haonan entered the weight loss drug industry in the future, there was obviously no reason to lose weight successfully in this timeline.

The two shook hands and then lightly bumped each other's shoulders.

They haven't seen each other for two years, so the changes are naturally not small.

"Old Wu, your business is quite big. In two years, you have opened this business..."

Chang Haonan looked at the seventh-generation Mercedes-Benz S600 next to Wu Yifan and joked. At the same time, he turned around and led the other person towards the guest house outside the parking lot.

“I originally thought about buying it in a few years, but at the end of last year I heard that it would be discontinued, so I decided to buy it after hesitating for a while.”

The latter is not a pretentious character. After hearing this, he put his hands on his hips and replied:

"Let me tell you, when I first went to our school to report in 93, I saw a car like this at the door. I thought it was really majestic at the time. Later, I dreamed about when I could buy one myself..."

While Wu Yifan recalled his original intention of doing business, he followed Chang Haonan's footsteps:

"Moreover, when I go out to discuss business, many customers recognize this thing. When I drove the Lada before, I was not allowed to enter some places... Now that I have switched to a Mercedes-Benz, others can sign the contract much more easily... "

It was easy to tell from his tone that he was quite satisfied with the car.

In fact, the fact that other people sign orders more efficiently may not necessarily be directly related to the car. It may also be simply because their business scope is larger than in the past and they have gained a reputation.

However, after all, after spending such a large amount of money to buy something that I have wanted for a long time, I always have to find an excuse to convince myself.

"But then again."

When he said this, Lao Wu and Chang Haonan had already stepped onto the steps outside the guest house door together.

The staff inside opened the door and allowed the two of them to walk straight in.

After entering the door, the former looked around to make sure there was no one around before continuing:

"Come to think of it, I really thought that I was pretty awesome for building such a huge career just two years after graduation. But last year I accidentally discovered that you are not a human being..."

"I have heard about the reputation of Torch Group from Ermao, but I didn't pay much attention to it at first. Then one day I watched the news and found that the face of the general manager of TM Group looked a bit familiar. When I took a closer look, it turned out that It’s you…”

Although Wu Yifan is also a serious college student, he comes from a wild background when it comes to business. Naturally, he does not have that formal feeling. On the contrary, he is a bit more gangster than when he was still in school.

This is also a common characteristic of grassroots businessmen in this era.

We are still in the last barbaric era of doing business in the sea. If we don’t have enough background, we can only be ruthless.

At least that's how it appears on the outside.

However, Chang Haonan and he have been friends for two lifetimes. Hearing such familiar speaking habits, he felt like "everything is now familiar."

"You can't say that."

Chang Haonan shook his head. After all, the old Wu next to him had made a lot of money even in his previous life, so he still had to respect his abilities:

"After all, the Torch Group is the country's breadwinner. It has the backing and endorsement from above. You really worked hard from scratch. We are not on the same track, so it's not easy to compare directly."

While talking, the two of them had already taken the elevator and arrived at the reserved private room on the top floor.

For a business banquet, the dishes have naturally been ordered long ago, so after opening the private room door and until the dishes are served, no one will disturb you unless you specifically call for it.

Wu Yifan sat opposite Chang Haonan and continued what he had just said:

"Hey, the national rice is not something that everyone can eat. Besides, in today's environment, many people are starving to death with iron rice bowls. However, you can make a lot of money here. This is Level... To be honest, sometimes I regret not studying as hard as you when I was in school..."

The communication between the two is a bit flattering. Compared with the common mutual compliments that are completely casual, the main difference is that they are careless.

So no one felt awkward or unable to continue chatting.

Moreover, when he said this, Wu Yifan had a look of regret on his face.

However, the little regret in his heart was quickly dispelled by Chang Haonan:

"Forget it, everyone's talents are different. The main thing is to find something that suits you. Otherwise, you won't get twice the result with half the effort..."

This is obviously a statement of high emotional intelligence.

Low EQ: People must be self-aware...

Let alone this life, even if Chang Haonan was a complete blank slate in his previous life, he was still much better than Old Wu in terms of academics.

The latter is really not the type to engage in research. On the contrary, it is more suitable for him to enter the world.

"..."

Lao Wu held his forehead with one hand and showed a helpless expression, "As expected of you, boy."

At this moment, the doorbell in the private room suddenly rang.

It means that a waiter is outside.

In this kind of private occasion, it is naturally impossible to rush in directly when the food is served. You must wait until the guests give permission before entering.

On a small cart, there were six dishes, four hot and two cold, plus a soup.

"This can't exceed the reception standards, right?"

After the waiter left, Wu Yifan shook out his napkin and asked in a semi-joking tone.

He has traveled all over the country for so many years, and naturally knows that the six dishes and one soup in front of him are nothing at all according to the standards of a business banquet. He just remembered the hard life Chang Haonan had when he was in college. He usually rarely added a second dish, but now he finally I just got ahead of myself, so I just made a joke.

The latter also smiled and waved his hands:

"What's wrong with this? The standards set for you are based on the standards for receiving the highest-level foreign customers. That is to say, our relationship does not need to be proved by ostentation. I only asked them to serve six dishes. Really If I change it to someone I don’t know, then 12 is not too many..."

Is it a waste? It is indeed a bit wasteful.

But the general background of this time is like this. The standard of reception is too low, and it is easy for the other party to think that you are looking down on others.

Immediately afterwards, Chang Haonan also remembered his stingy persona when he was in school, so he added another sentence in the same joking tone:

"Besides, if you can't finish eating, you can still pack it away..."

Wu Yifan was also happy:

"I'm afraid it's inconvenient to pack a business banquet..."

"Of course it's inconvenient for me, but I can let the driver pack things secretly in the back without anyone knowing..."

After the fun was over, the two finally got down to business.

"Old Wu, I have seen all the things you have brought back in the past two years. There are indeed many kinds of things, but in general they are scattered, and most of them are superficial and not too in-depth."

The purpose of Chang Haonan's trip was almost obvious, so there was nothing to beat around the bush and he went straight to the point:

"So, the superiors sent me here this time to see what kind of channels you have in Ermao, and to try to see if we can systematically introduce some technologies and products that are useful to us, including talents, of course. "

Wu Yifan's expression soon became serious:

"As for channels, we have actually established contacts with many companies or research institutions in Ermao. As for going deeper..."

He looked a little embarrassed:

"After all, we are just a private company. Although our scale has grown a bit now, our ability to resist risks is still relatively poor, so we have always been able to maintain mutual trust and cooperation through small fights."

"The reason why I want to cooperate with the organization is that I can improve my ability to resist risks and take on a few big orders."

Chang Haonan nodded slightly when he heard this.

What the other party said does make sense.

"Then...if we don't consider the risk issue for the time being, can you get anything worth mentioning through your current channels?"

"Is this..."

Wu Yifan hesitated for a moment, and then, although he knew there was no one else here, he still lowered his voice:

"Brother Nan, you know that Ermao has a half-finished aircraft carrier on the Black Sea, right?"

"what?"

This sentence was absolutely shocking and made Chang Haonan confused for a while:

"Can you buy that thing back?"

Of course he knows about the Type 1143.6 aircraft carrier, which is the Varyag, the second ship of the Kuznetsov class.

But in the original timeline, this semi-finished aircraft carrier was not brought back by Wu Yifan and the others.