The Mitsubishi truck factory Li Ye and the others were going to was not in Tokyo. The journey was rather long, at least two hours, which gave Li Ye more time to observe.
Secretary Zhong pulled out several more newspapers and asked Liu Muhan, "Section Chief Liu, could you please take a look? Are these newspapers also saying that Japan's economic situation is better than the Lighthouse's?"
Liu Muhan skimmed through them and translated, then nodded. "More or less! Since last year, Japan's economic development has been extremely rapid, exceeding the expectations of many Western economists.
"When I went to the Lighthouse a few months ago, I heard people there say that the Japanese seemed to have more money than they could ever spend, buying whatever they saw.
"Last year, Japan's Mitsui spent six hundred million dollars to buy the Lighthouse's Exxon Building, the Sumitomo Group bought 666 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, and Mitsubishi even wanted to buy Rockefeller Center.
"These buildings weren't just ordinary buildings. They were landmark structures, equivalent to places like the Temple of Heaven and Yellow Crane Tower in our country."
Liu Muhan was a gifted storyteller. With just a few thin newspapers, she vividly conveyed the Japanese people's current "arrogance," rousing everyone in the vehicle.
But then she changed the subject and asked with a smile, "Secretary Zhong, these financial news items don't really have much to do with our project. Why have you suddenly become interested in them?"
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Secretary Zhong was momentarily at a loss for words, but Old Gu said in a deep voice, "Little Liu, that's not right. These matters have a great deal to do with us. The economy determines everything.
"Think about it. If the Japanese truly have more money than they can spend, will our negotiations this time