Westerners have different habits from Chinese people. This family dinner was not a sumptuous meal, just ordinary. Moreover, neither party said anything during the meal. After a simple meal, Fang Zida invited Marcos to come to his study and cooked some food. After a pot of coffee and both parties sat down, the formal conversation began.
"Your new secretary is good." Taking a sip of coffee, Marcos said with a smile. Although he did not directly participate in the previous formal meeting, he had been watching and admired the professionalism of Fang Zida's secretary. , this secretary had never been seen before, and he only said one sentence during the entire meeting. Most of the time he just silently recorded and listened, but it was these inconspicuous tasks that Marcos admired very much.
"You have good taste, old friend. Chen Xun'en, also known as Chen Brai, used to be an editor at the Commercial Daily and has only been my secretary for half a year. He is a very good young man." Fang Zida replied with a smile, and Chen Xun'en became his The secretary was also a coincidence. At first, he was recommended to Yang Du by Jiang Zhiqing. Later, when Fang Zida found out, he directly took the person from Yang Du and served as his confidential secretary. Speaking of Chen Xun'en, I'm afraid many people don't know who he is, but when it comes to Chen Brai, few people in later generations don't know that this man is a famous "literary man" whose work ability can be said to be second to none in the entire Republic of China.
After saying a few words about Chen Xun'en, Marcos gradually turned the topic to business.
"The United States has made concessions, and these are the revised terms." Taking out a document from the leather bag he carried and handing it over, Marcos said with a smile: "Frankly speaking, I personally think that some conditions can still be negotiated."
"Oh!" Fang Zida raised his eyebrows and opened the document and read it carefully. Indeed, the terms were much looser than before. Some terms that were completely unacceptable to the Chinese government were deleted. Of course, there were many terms that Fang Zida was not satisfied with. The words were still a little too much, beyond his expectations.
After ten minutes, close the file. Fang Zida looked up at his old friend and asked with a smile: "Tell me your conditions, my friend."
Marcos smiled cheerfully and said, "Fang, you didn't disappoint me. These are my conditions." Marcos took out another item and handed it over. You must know that Marcos is a businessman, and he is not doing anything. Lei Feng never forgets to reward good deeds. This time. He racked his brains to help Fang Zida in this way, even at the expense of betraying his own people's interests. In the end, it was for his own interests. Marcos is self-aware. His financial resources and the foundation of the United States are simply unable to compete with the consortium, let alone the U.S. government and military. The only way to get a share of this deal is from Fang Zida.
Fang Zida has long been aware of Marcos¡¯s little plan. Marcos understood his intention as early as when he handed him the first document. This was also one of the bottom lines for him to be fearless in the meeting. Now, it should be time for a showdown between the two sides.
After taking Marcos¡¯ request, Fang Zida looked at it carefully, looking at him and nodding slightly. As expected of his partner back then, Marcos, a cunning Jewish businessman, knew very well that Fang Zida had bottom lines that he could not touch. There are those who can give in. Among these conditions, except for a very small part that has a direct relationship with the Chinese government, most of the rest are just some supplements for Russia's reconstruction and China's privileged interests in Russia. Even if Fang Zida fully agrees to these requirements, it will not harm the national interests. At the same time, Marcos can also use these to enable his family and assets to develop rapidly in the next few years.
"Old friend, you have a big appetite." After closing the document, Fang Zida shook his head and said with a smile: "You ask for too much, and it seems to me that it is too difficult"
"No, no, no!" Marcos said quickly: "Old friend, I don't think the asking price is high. You must know that compared with the greedy consortium, my request is only a very small part, and it does not touch the interests of your country at all. . For you, these requirements are absolutely achievable, not to mention that you can also get generous rewards for helping in this area, right?"
"Hahaha! Old friend. Are you so confident?" Fang Zida smoked a cigar and shook his head: "To be honest, I can completely refuse the requests of the American consortium and the military. We must know that the victory of this war depends on ourselves. Rather than the United States or even the United Kingdom, France and other countries. Now, the war has been won. The Western world wants to take advantage of this. Will I give away the gold coins I have put in my pocket to outsiders in vain? As for you, my friend, As a friend, of course I can provide some business conveniences appropriately, but it is definitely limited and not as demanding as you are asking now."
It seemed that he had known that Fang Zida would answer this way. Marcos was not surprised, but just smiled lightly: "Of course, there is nothing I can do about it. As the Prime Minister of China, you can make such a decision. However, there are some things you may still want to do." It is not clear that this meeting not only represents the American consortium,The interests of the government, military and other Western countries, but also the demands of an Asian country. If China does not want to offend the whole world, I think it is worthwhile to provide convenience within an appropriate scope. "
"Asian countries? You mean Japan?" Fang Zida frowned slightly and asked thoughtfully.
Marcos nodded: "Yes, as a member of the Allied Powers back then, Japan was an ally of the United Kingdom. And with the rise of China in the Far East, Western countries must find a partner in the Far East that can contain China. Japan, both in terms of geographical location and History is always the best choice. I think you should be very clear about this."
Fang Zida was silent for a while. In fact, he had felt that there was a Japanese presence in this meeting before, but it was just not confirmed. Now, Marcos clearly told him that Japan was one of them, which allowed Fang Zida to completely confirm this matter. The reason why he just made excuses to reject Marcos was not that he couldn't fulfill the other party's requirements, but that he wanted to squeeze out more benefits, especially to elicit some of Marcos' words. Now that his goal was achieved, he knew what to do next.
"Well, you are right my old friend, the world still needs friends. But friends also need to help each other. In addition to the concessions you made in some aspects before, I wonder if we can go further? "
"Fang, you shouldn't be this prime minister. You should have gone to the United States with me in the first place. If we had continued to partner as before, I'm afraid our current wealth would have surpassed that of some large consortiums." Marcos said, dumbfounded, and then He thought for a while and said: "Well, I can tell you that there are some things that cannot be compromised. Apart from these, I will not interfere in other issues. The extent to which we can talk can only depend on God's will."
Marcos¡¯s answer made Fang Zida feel reassured. At least he got the other party¡¯s bottom line. With this step, the subsequent meeting would basically not be a big problem.
On the third day after the private meeting, the second meeting officially began. This time, based on the other party¡¯s second request, Fang Zida took the initiative to come up with a cooperation agreement drafted by the Chinese side. In this agreement, Fang Zida made modifications to the other party's conditions, including agreeing to the cooperation between the U.S. military and the Chinese National Defense Force, agreeing that part of the huge loan for Russia's post-war reconstruction would be borne by the U.S. consortium, and agreeing to invest in Russian oil fields, joint development of mines and the transfer of some Russian commercial interests. Fang Zida also rejected the terms involving other aspects.
This reply half surprised and half delighted the members of the three-man group. For Eisenhower, he had fully achieved the military's goals and helped the government and consortium secure some of Russia's reconstruction interests. And Marcos is a soy sauce player in it. No matter whether the consortium, the government or the military get more, there is almost no profit for him. His main interests are those negotiated privately with Fang Zida.
Of the three, the most dissatisfied is of course Richard. For him, the Chinese government's cooperation agreement only completed half of the task. As a result, he could not explain to the United Kingdom, France or even Japan at all. This was something he could not accept under any circumstances, but Fang Zida's toughness could not make Richard decide to refuse categorically. After all, two of the three of him felt that these agreements still reflected the good attitude and sincerity of the Chinese government. For this reason, Chad could only continue to contact the country and report the situation to wait for approval from the country.