Reborn as a Noble's Son-Chapter 763 - 719: Dongying People Making Trouble_1

Chapter 763: Chapter 719: Dongying People Making Trouble_1

The arrogance of the people from Dongying, the feeling that they snub everyone else, was something that Nie Zhenbang had witnessed before. There existed a well-known saying amongst them. They would use top-quality products themselves, send second-rate products to Europe and America, and sell third-rate products to Huaxia.

Nie Zhenbang chose not to comment on the countless casualties that the war had inflicted upon his people, resulting from the relationship between Dongying and Huaxia.

Since the inception of the economic reforms, foreign investment has been pouring into the country. The various investments made by people from Dongying on the mainland almost always yielded successful returns. This trend nurtured their condescending characterization unknowingly

However, such attitudes were bound to fail when confronted by Nie Zhenbang. At this moment, the excessively presumptuous views expressed by the representative from Sumitomo Corporation caused visible displeasure amongst the attendants, especially Tang Bingquan and Lu Chengdong. The words uttered by him were a direct insult to Governor Nie.

Tang Bingquan immediately rose to his feet and said, “Mr. Kameda, you need to mind your language. This is Comrade Nie Zhenbang, our governor of Bashu Province.”

But Tang Bingquan’s words had no effect on Mr. Kameda from Sumitomo Corporation. With a look of utter disdain on his face, he said to Nie Zhenbang, “Governor, I, Kameda Nobu, am formally protesting to you on behalf of Sumitomo Corporation of Dongying. We had already reached a verbal agreement with the Red Star Factory. Now, you are defaulting on your promises, and you will have to bear all the resulting consequences.”

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At this point, Nie Zhenbang appeared unperturbed, ignoring his comments altogether. He sternly said, “What is happening with the Public Security Bureau of the City? How did they allow these irrelevant people to barge into this meeting. Secretary Bingquan, I suggest some thorough housekeeping at Tianfu City Public Security Bureau. This meeting is convened by the governor’s office, in other words, it’s a government discussion meeting. How can these irrelevant individuals be allowed to barge in? Is there no order left in our government operations? Someone get these people out of here immediately.”

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Tang Bingquan understood, Nie Zhenbang was merely using this situation to take a dig. The mention of restructuring the Municipal Public Security Bureau was nothing but an excuse. The real objective was to get these Dongying attendants kicked out.

Immediately, he nodded and ordered, “Li Jianwu, arrange for the city police to escort these people out.”

With that command from the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, Li Jianwu, the Vice Mayor and concurrently the Director of Tianfu City Public Security Bureau, felt as if he had been handed the ultimate authority. Everyone championed against the people from Dongying. Originally from the Army, Li Jianwu disapproved of their audacity, especially their disregard for the Governor of an entire province. Now, with this command, he would immediately spring into action. Even if there was a diplomatic dispute or an incident, and even if the sky fell, someone taller would hold it up. With Governor Nie present today, he would be the one to deal with the consequences first.

Immediately, Li Jianwu gave a signal, and the few policemen standing nearby quickly swarmed in and lead Kameda Nobu and his companions towards the exit.

At that moment, Kameda Nobu was confounded. Throughout his time in Huaxia, he was accustomed to the local government and officials bending over backwards for Dongying investors. Being a representative of Sumitomo Corporation stationed in Huaxia, he had a deep understanding of the Huaxia system. He knew that for local governments, attracting foreign investment was a significant achievement and key selling point. Hence, Kameda Nobu developed an air of haughtiness based on their constant appeasement, regardless of their status.

However, this sudden move by Nie Zhenbang left Kameda Nobu speechless. He was filled with fury. He began to rant, uttering a series of fluent sentences in Japanese.

The translator by his side meticulously translated his words, “This is a gross act of betrayal on all your parts. I am going to report this incident. I am going to ensure that all the officials of Bashu Province are disgraced. You all just wait, a time will come when you will have to beg me.”

His words made Nie Zhenbang’s expression darken. As he heard the frustrating shouts echoing through the hallway, he sternly said, “Outrageous! My grandfather was able to force you Dongying invaders to surrender. Today, I, Nie Zhenbang, am eager to see what tricks you can pull.”

These words made quite an impact, especially on Tang Bingquan and Lu Chengdong. Tang Bingquan looked startled, wondering how he could have forgotten about the prestigious lineage of the man in front of him, who was from an authentic and truly revolutionary background.

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Room 1701, Block A, 17th Floor, Limin Building, Tianfu City

This is the location of the Tianfu City Office of Sumitomo Corporation.

At this moment, within the office, Kameda Nobu was furious, smashing the complete set of purple clay tea ware on the table to the ground.

Meanwhile, Kawakawa Keiji, the acting Section Chief of Sumitomo Corporation’s Tianfu City Office, stood upright next to him. He spoke up in a low voice, “Sir, since the officials of Bashu Province are being so arrogant, I suggest we inform the media in our country and Huaxia about this incident. Then, we should release a press statement stating that we have been unjustly treated and have decided to pull out from this investment.”

Pausing for a moment, Kawakawa Keiji continued, “Without us, the people of Huaxia certainly won’t be able to succeed with their technology. At that point, the media will exert immense pressure on them. Moreover, we can join forces with our national enterprises to pressure them further, eventually making them admit their mistake.”

“Fool!”

As soon as the words fell, Kameda Nobu did not hesitate to scold angrily, looking at the sincere and fearful Kawakawa Keiji in front of him. Kameda Nobu roared angrily, “Mr. Kawakawa, don’t you know the situation of the Red Star Factory? The existing technical strength and equipment of this factory, if we can acquire it, will play a crucial role in our company’s layout in Huaxia. It will be able to conquer the previously untapped market for phenol acetone and bisphenol A in Huaxia. By announcing our withdrawal, are you trying to cause a huge loss to the company?”

“Ah! You’re right to criticize, Mr. Kameda. Kawakawa was reckless.”

At this moment, Kameda Nobu seemed thoughtful, and his whole person cooled down. He nodded and said, “Mr. Kawakawa. Your proposal also has its merits. I think we can defame the Bashu Provincial Government and this Nie Zhenbang through the media. Then, through the Consulate General of Dongying in Chuzhou, we can protest to the Huaxia government. With pressure from both sides, I don’t believe they dare to fight back.”

With these words, Kameda Nobu looked serious as if he had been entrusted with a great responsibility. “Mr. Kawakawa. The task of contacting these media outlets is given to you. I believe that you will not disappoint me, nor the company.”

Hearing Kameda Nobu’s words, Kawakawa Keiji looked excited at the moment, brought his feet together, and nodded, “Ah! Mr. Kameda, please rest assured. This news will definitely appear on all major mainstream media outlets tomorrow.”

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“Huaxia Local Government Breaks Faith and Abandons Cooperation Agreement!” This was the headline of the largest newspaper in Dongying, Readers News.

Under this large title, they detailed the issue between Bashu’s Red Star Factory and Sumitomo Corporation. In the article, Sumitomo Corporation was depicted as an innocent victim. Sumitomo Corporation was portrayed as the saint rescuing the Red Star Factory. After making a lot of efforts and sacrifices, the Bashu Provincial Government unilaterally broke the contract and abandoned Sumitomo Corporation.

As soon as this news was published, it immediately aroused the interest of major media in Dongying, and many reporters flocked to interview Sumitomo Corporation’s headquarters.

At the same time, media in Huaxia were also reprinting the original text. At the same time, many media reporters were rushing to Bashu Province.

That’s not all, while this news was making a big splash domestically, the Consulate General of Dongying in Chuzhou also held a press conference at this moment.

The Consul General in Chuzhou, Nishino Hisami, reported in detail the so-called unfair treatment that Sumitomo Corporation had suffered. On behalf of the Dongying Ministry of Commerce, he lodged a serious protest against Bashu Provincial Government and expressed strong dissatisfaction. Moreover, he demanded Bashu Provincial Government to immediately stop this egregious act that hurts Dongying’s business community and clear the obstacles for Sumitomo Corporation’s investment, ensuring the continued cooperation.

This declaration caused an uproar domestically. The matter has already been reported to the central government. At the moment, within the office building of the Bashu Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government. On the fifteenth floor, it was inside Nie Zhenbang’s office.

“Governor, the domestic and foreign media are all criticizing us. They accused our government of not keeping promises and credibility, tearing up the agreement and taking the bridge away after crossing the river. This time, I’m afraid you’ll have to bear a lot of pressure.” Fang Yuan, the Secretary-General of the provincial government, was worried in the face as he stood in front of Nie Zhenbang’s desk.

In the past few days, Fang Yuan, too, had been under a lot of pressure. Reporters from domestic and foreign media swarmed to contact the Provincial Party Committee Propaganda Department to apply for interviews. However, Qin Linlin, who was skilled at pleasing all sides, would never make a decision on this matter without authorization. As a result, it naturally landed on the Provincial Government Office.

Listening to Fang Yuan’s words, Nie Zhenbang seemed quite calm. After the Dongying consul Nishino Hisami formally protested to Bashu Province, both Director Shen and Director Leng had called Nie Zhenbang one after another.

Nie Zhenbang also gave a detailed report about the matter to the two leaders. After Director Shen and Director Leng learned about the details of the incident, they gave Nie Zhenbang a word: “Righteous, moderate, neither humble nor arrogant. Handle it properly.”

In the past two days, the reason Nie Zhenbang stayed silent was not because he was afraid of these people. Nie Zhenbang’s principle has always been, if you don’t do it, don’t do it, but if you do, do it thoroughly. At this moment, he was temporarily enduring, and he was also thinking about how to deal with Sumitomo Corporation and how to make Dongying people lose face.

He was about to speak when the phone on his desk rang. The number displayed was familiar; it was from the office of the Provincial Party Secretary, meaning it was a call from Zeng Taiping.

Seeing this, Nie Zhenbang immediately picked up the phone and smiled, “Secretary Zeng. Hello!” (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)