After Li Ye finished speaking, the look in Qiao Jinfeng's eyes as he watched Yuli visibly turned cold and hard.
Many men in the land of flowers carried certain outdated, feudal fixations.
They could go one or two weeks without bathing, yet they could not accept someone like Yuli.
Lu Zhizhang saw the awkwardness among the three and smiled as he smoothed things over. "Our foreign guests' time is all very valuable. Let's begin discussing cooperation as soon as possible!"
Qiao Jinfeng glanced at Li Ye, nodded, said something to the people from List Company, and the formal talks began.
By this point, Qiao Jinfeng no longer spoke Chinese. Whether communicating with his own colleagues or speaking to people from the First Branch Factory, he used English, leaving Yuli to handle the interpretation.
Li Ye could understand it. It was to prevent the others at List Company from misunderstanding, from thinking that Qiao Jinfeng might favor his homeland and harm List Company's interests.
But after listening for only a while, Li Ye grew intensely disgusted with Qiao Jinfeng. Forget favoring his homeland—this guy was practically a shit-stirring rod, even more foreign-minded than List Company's foreigners.
"List Company cooperates with every major automobile enterprise in the world, so we possess experience far richer than that of any other consulting company. Therefore, the proposal we have put forward is the one best suited to the mainland's industrial foundation."
"If the technological upgrades are carried out according to this proposal, we can guarantee that your side will attain the leading level in the mainland automobile industry."
Li Ye impatiently interrupted Qiao Jinfeng. "Mr. Qiao, how long has it been since you had any contact with the mainland automobile industry? Do you truly understand the mainland's current automobile manufacturing standards?"
"Of course."
Qiao Jinfeng