Chapter 213: Another Extortion
Liu Hongmin looked at the anxious Jeff Xiaozuka and said indifferently, "Whether you compensate me or not, it will not affect our discussion on the mutual review of textbooks."
Jeff Kozuka was stunned. We have already paid the compensation, and you just said it doesn’t matter whether we compensate or not. Then didn’t we pay in vain?
"Mr. Liu, this is not very kind of you."
Liu Hongmin spread his hands, "You are the ones who have to pay the compensation. I didn't force you to pay the compensation."
Xiaozuka Jeff took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart. He tried his best to force a nice smile, "Then Mr. Liu, can we talk about the mutual review of textbooks now?"
"Of course!" Liu Hongmin extended his hand and asked Jeff Kozuka to sit down, then asked, "Mr. Kozuka, what kind of department is your International Education Information Center?"
When Jeff Kozuka heard this, his heart suddenly tightened and he had a bad feeling.
"Mr. Liu, the International Education Information Center is a formal education department in our country that specializes in international education affairs. Our educational cooperation with other countries is all carried out by this department."
"Educational cooperation..." Liu Hongmin dragged out the tone, and then asked suddenly: "And collect intelligence by the way?"
"Cough cough cough-"
Jeff Kozuka started coughing violently, and it took him a long time to stop. Just like during World War II, many departments in their country have the responsibility to collect intelligence. Not only them, but any department in charge of international affairs in any country actually collects intelligence. However, no country would blatantly put the name of the intelligence center on its department.
They didn't even try to cover it up. This is how the Japanese were so brazen. Even the US, which has global hegemony, knows how to cover it up.
"Mr. Liu...Mr. Liu, please don't misunderstand."
"I didn't misunderstand." Liu Hongmin said with a smile: "It's the International Education Information Center! It's normal to conduct international education exchanges and collect some intelligence at the same time, isn't it?"
"without……"
Liu Hongmin knocked on the table lightly. "Mr. Xiaozhong, you don't have to lie to me about something that everyone knows. Or do you think I'm someone you can deceive with just a few words?"
Xiaozuka Jeff sighed in his heart. After such a long time of contact, he already had some understanding of Liu Hongmin. Liu Hongmin was a typical Northeastern person, a donkey who followed the will of others. If you followed his will, he would be easy to talk to. If you went against him, he would kick you in the face.
"Okay! Mr. Liu, I admit that this was our mistake. Please also tell me what we should do to cooperate in mutual review of textbooks."
Liu Hongmin smiled and said, "Since Mr. Xiaozhong admitted that it was your fault, then please compensate us for our losses."
Jeff Kozuka: I knew it, I knew it, that bastard Liu Hongmin just wanted to extort money from me again.
But he had no choice. Only by winning this cooperation could he avoid being used as a scapegoat by the locals. As for being ripped off, let him! Anyway, he didn't have to pay for it.
However, in order to avoid criticism from his local community, he still wants to help his local community save money as much as possible.
"Mr. Liu, I don't know how we can compensate you."
Liu Hongmin said: "You collected our intelligence, which seriously hurt the friendship between the two peoples, so shouldn't you compensate our people for their mental damages? Our people are friendly people, and we don't ask for much, just a symbolic one dollar per person."
Jeff Kozuka breathed a sigh of relief. One yuan per person is indeed not much. China's population is only 11 billion... Wait, 11 billion RMB? Wouldn't that be more than 3 million US dollars?
"Mr. Liu, this is too much." Liu Hongmin said sarcastically, "Mr. Xiaozhong, your country is a developed country, and the economy has been very prosperous in the past two years. I heard that many people have called for the purchase of Wall Street. Why? It's only one dollar per person, can't you afford it?"
Jeff Xiaozuka said: "Mr. Liu..."
Liu Hongmin raised his hand, "Mr. Xiaozhong, do you think the friendship of our people is not worth even one dollar?"
Xiaozuka Jeff opened his mouth, but the word "not worth it" never came out. If he said it, Liu Hongmin, the bastard, would probably get angry again.
"I will report back to the mainland."
Liu Hongmin nodded, "As long as you are willing to admit your mistakes and compensate, then the mutual review of textbooks will be easy to handle."
Jeff Kozuka nodded, "Then Mr. Liu, I will come to see you after the local reply."
Liu Hongmin: "No problem, I'll wait for good news from Mr. Kozuka."
Kozuka Jeff stood up and bowed, his attitude was extremely respectful. After leaving Renjiao Club, his expression turned angry.
"Asshole, you are so greedy."
But he had no choice but to report the matter. As for how the mainland decided, it had nothing to do with him.
Just as Liu Hongmin was about to leave work, his leader walked in with a smile, "Comrade Hongmin, I was just next door, and I heard your conversation with Jeff Kozuka. Isn't 11 billion a bit too much? Will the Japanese give this much money?"
Liu Hongmin smiled and said, "Leader, it depends on the bargaining skills of the devils to ask for a high price and pay it back. However, if it is still Jeff Kozuka who negotiates, we can get at least 10 billion."
The leader laughed happily, "If we can really get 10 billion, then our funds will be more than sufficient."
Liu Hongmin glanced at him and said, "It's a big taboo to eat alone!"
The leader said speechlessly: "Comrade Hongmin, it is not a good habit to disturb people's sweet dreams."
Liu Hongmin smiled and said, "Daydreaming is not a good habit either."
The leader also laughed and said, "I'm used to being poor, so it's inevitable that I'm a little unbalanced when I suddenly see so much money."
"I understand, I understand." Liu Hongmin said, "When I first became rich, I was inevitably a little arrogant. However, leader, since the reform and opening up, our country has become richer and richer. In the future, more and more funds will be allocated from above, and we must adapt as soon as possible. Otherwise, if our mentality is unbalanced, we may do wrong things."
The leader's eyes gleamed, he heard the warning in Liu Hongmin's words. But he didn't take it seriously. Without this money, the funds of Renjiao Club were so limited, and after deducting the salaries of the staff, there would not be much left. He had to spend every penny carefully, so he didn't have any other thoughts.
"Asshole!" The person in charge slammed the table and asked Jeff Kozuka, "That's hundreds of billions of yen. How dare you agree to it?"
Xiaozuka Jeff spread his hands speechlessly, "This is Liu Hongmin's asking price. The specific amount can still be discussed. However, I suggest that this matter should be left to the local authorities to decide, and let them send someone to negotiate."
The person in charge nodded and said, "I will report to the local government immediately. Let them handle the compensation negotiations, but you must handle the mutual review of textbooks."
"Then I will go to Liu Hongmin tomorrow to discuss the mutual review of textbooks."
(End of this chapter)
