Chapter 457: 457
Gun-Ho felt relieved that he came with Chan-Ho to China and that he didn't lose his wallet because of him . However, the tattoos on Chan-Ho's arms sort of bothered him .
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'As long as he wears long sleeves, no one would notice his tattoos . But, during the summer when he has to wear short sleeves, I might not be able to take him with me on a trip or to a meeting with some important people . '
The following morning at 9 am, the Audi that was sent by the Foreign Affairs and Trade Office of Antang City was waiting for Gun-Ho at the front entrance of the hotel .
"Did you have good sleep last night, sir?"
The staff from the Foreign Affairs and Trade Office asked . She was wearing a black business suit .
"Yes, I did . Where did you stay last night?"
"We stayed in Chodaeso (similar to a motel in Korea) . "
Once the car got out of the city, a road in the countryside was unfolded . Beautiful countryside scenes were opened in front of Gun-Ho one by one . Gun-Ho enjoyed the view of a field filled with rapeseed flowers, a small village, and a small creek .
Gun-Ho and Chan-Ho eventually started dozing off in the car . When they woke up, the car was still moving .
"It's far . "
"It must have been at least three hours by now . We are not there yet, right?"
They departed the hotel at 9 am, and they finally arrived at a small town around 1 pm .
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"We are in Antang City now . "
Antang City was less developed and less sophisticated than Guiyang City, but it was still a city . It had a high population density along with tons of buildings . There were so many cars on the roads as well . But still, since it was a provincial city, many three-wheeled rickshaws were easily found .
The car stopped at a hotel . The hotel was small but looked cozy .
"Why don't you check in the hotel and unpack your luggage in your room? Someone from Antang City will be waiting for you at the lobby . "
After leaving their luggage in the hotel room, Gun-Ho and Chan-Ho came down to the lobby . The same lady from the Foreign Affairs and Trade Office was waiting for them in the lobby .
"Please come with me . We are going to a restaurant, and we will meet people from Antang City there . "
The staff took Gun-Ho and Chan-Ho to a restaurant in the hotel . It seemed that they reserved a room there for them to have more privacy . In the room, there was a round table with ten chairs around it . Gun-Ho and Chan-Ho sat at the table . The staff lady from the Foreign Affairs and Trade Office and the chauffeur who drove the Audi joined them . The chauffeur wore dark sunglasses . When the four people sat at the table, a waitress came to the room and served them tea .
When they were sipping the tea, four men with sturdy builds entered the room . The man who was wearing a t-shirt and carrying a small bag under his arm greeted them .
"Ni hao!"
The lady staff quickly stood up and introduced the new man to Gun-Ho .
"This is our deputy mayor of Antang City— Mr . Lixian Zhang . "
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The deputy mayor took out his business card from the small bag that he was carrying under his arm and gave it to Gun-Ho . Gun-Ho also handed his business card to him . The deputy mayor didn't forget to give his business card to Chan-Ho . Chan-Ho took it with his hands showing his utmost respect .
The deputy mayor introduced three other men who he came with, one by one . They looked older than the deputy mayor .
"This is our transportation department's director . "
The director of the transportation department smiled broadly and extended his hand to Gun-Ho for a handshake .
"Ni hao!"
"This is the owner of Chantu qiche (intercity bus company) in Antang City . "
"And this is our chauffeur . "
The third man must be the chauffeur who drove the other three men here .
Food started coming out .
The deputy mayor started talking .
"Thank you for coming all the way to Antang City . I've heard a lot about you from Director Seukang Li of Shanghai City . I was told that you are a progressive businessman with outstanding management skills . "
"I'm so flattered . I just have a few small factories that I'm running . "
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Since the conversation was being done in Chinese, Chan-Ho couldn't understand a thing . He just focused on eating the food on the table with a beer . The other Chinese men also kept eating without chipping in the conversation between Gun-Ho and the deputy mayor .
The director of the transportation company eventually chipped in .
"The highway between Antang City and Guiyang City was recently completed . It was part of the great five-year term project of the People's Republic of China for the purpose of our traffic development in the west area . The project is still ongoing, and we want to modernize our bus terminals and shuttle systems accordingly . We believe it will greatly improve people's convenience and life in the community . "
"Hmm . "
Gun-Ho pretended that he was paying full attention to the explanation and writing down some notes .
The deputy mayor picked up a deep-fried freshwater crab with chopsticks and placed it on Gun-Ho's and also Chan-Ho's plate .
Gun-Ho put his palms pressed together in front of the chest, which he learned from a Chinese martial arts movie, to show his appreciation, and said, "Oh, xiexie (thank you) . "
Chan-Ho, who was watching Gun-Ho's move, mimicked his gesture . He put his hands in front of his chest with his palms pressed together and said, "xiexie . " It came out awkwardly though .
The deputy mayor toasted Gun-Ho as he indicated Gun-Ho as his friend from another country .
He shouted, "Ganbei . "
The deputy mayor continued to talk .
"If you join us in our project as a partner, I will support you unconventionally at the government level in any way I could help . Also, I guarantee you that you would be able to send profits resulting from our partnership to your country without any problem . "
Gun-Ho responded .
"I used to have a joint company in Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province before . I will be straight with you . So, in this business partnership, you are suggesting that you would provide the land to build the bus terminals on, and you are asking me to construct the buildings on it . Am I correct?"
"That's correct . We will be using the same land where the old terminals are located . For the buildings, we already completed the design . "
"Hmm, so you are not getting new land, but you are bringing the same land that is currently in use…"
The bus company's business owner chipped in .
"Finding new land is not efficient at this point . It will take time, and we will need to figure out the zoning issues as well, not to mention that the current location is the best location for the purpose . If we use the current location, we would save troubles advertising a new location . After finishing our meal, we will visit the location together . "
"How large is it?"
"It's 50 mu . "
'50 mu? So, it's about 10,000 Korean pyung . It would be smaller than the Seoul Express Bus Terminal but about the same size as Dong Seoul Bus Terminal . '
Gun-Ho was trying to figure out if it was worth investing in .