Qi Tongwei: Sign-in relationship started during student days

Chapter 962 Governor of Japan

For the next two days, Tian Fengyi behaved much better and did not make any more plans for evening activities.

He also proactively suggested that members of each department return to the hotel to summarize the day's work.

An inspection tour is not a superficial visit; what matters most is what you see and what you gain.

Qi Tongwei agreed and also divided the inspection team into several groups according to their respective strengths.

Officials who are connected with enterprises should go and connect with the enterprises; those who want to understand government affairs should go and investigate local government departments.

With the introduction of Liang Lu and Wu De, Qi Tongwei began to frequently appear at various banquets in Bavaria, thus gaining access to higher social circles.

Having been in politics for so many years, he has come to realize more and more that the most important thing to get things done is to rely on connections, especially connections with higher-ups.

He was able to develop Beishan with the support of provincial leaders from Handong and Hanjiang, and he was able to get advertisements on the Spring Festival Gala thanks to the Zhong family's influence.

On a larger scale, major national projects are never something that can be won by any department organizing a team. The higher-ups discuss and decide on most of the details and finalize the cooperation before the lower levels begin negotiating the details.

Qi Tongwei needed to secure investment for Beishan, but relying on his subordinates wouldn't be enough; he had to negotiate himself because he held the highest position there, and no one else was qualified.

Today he is going to a banquet hosted by a prominent Bavarian businessman, recommended by Ude. This businessman's family is very powerful and ranks among the top in Germany. Their business also involves industry and they are currently looking to expand and build factories, making them a high-quality client.

Therefore, Qi Tongwei attached great importance to it.

On the way to the gathering place, Qi Tongwei was listening to Liang Lu introduce the situation of this big businessman.

Just then, the phone rang. Liang Lu answered it, and her expression immediately changed.

Qi Tongwei asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"

Liang Lu said, "I heard that a Japanese governor is also attending this gathering, supposedly for investment purposes."

"That's quite an unexpected encounter," Qi Tongwei said calmly.

Japan's administrative titles differ from those of China.

There are 47 first-level administrative divisions, including 1 metropolis (Tokyo), 1 circuit (Hokkaido), 2 prefectures (Osaka and Kyoto) and 43 counties (such as Kanagawa and Aichi). These are collectively referred to as "prefectures and cities".

The magistrate is a first-level administrative official, the top leader of a county.

Although this county is roughly the size of a county in China, it is equivalent to a province in China in terms of administrative level, and is considered to be at the provincial level.

However, whether it's a province or a county, those are all overseas and have no hierarchical relationship with Qi Tongwei. What he needs now is to outmaneuver the other party and secure the investment.

The relationship between China and Japan is well known to the world.

It's really annoying when a little something like "little life" pops up at this time.

Qi Tongwei felt that this was too much of a coincidence; the Japanese governor hadn't come earlier or later, but had to choose today of all days.

Qi Tongwei said, "Have someone investigate this guy's background as soon as possible."

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The car drove out of the city and stopped in front of a castle in the suburbs forty minutes later.

This is a castle that blends Gothic and Baroque styles, making it quite unique.

The white limestone exterior walls gleamed in the sunlight, their spires soaring high into the sky.

The castle's outline is meticulously designed with an asymmetrical layout, with staggered towers and arches interwoven, and each window inlaid with stained glass, reflecting colorful light in the changing light and shadow, as if stepping into a fairy tale world.

The moat and drawbridge surrounding the castle add to its medieval knightly castle charm.

"Qi, welcome."

As soon as he got out of the car, Wu De, who was waiting at the door, came up to him, opened his arms, and gave Qi Tongwei a warm hug.

Qi Tongwei said gratefully, "Mr. Ude, you are too kind."

"Qi, you are a friend of us Germans, and I cannot neglect my friend."

Yes, we are friends.

Liang Lu smiled and said, "Tongwei, this Mr. Ude seems to have a good impression of you."

Qi Tongwei smiled meaningfully, "Because we are friends."

Ude's fondness for him is not only due to the fact that the favorability rating has reached 30%, but also because of the way Ude has been trying to please him these past few days.

In the past few days, during his meeting with senior Bavarian officials in Ude, Qi Tongwei inevitably discussed many topics related to Germany, and naturally, the topic of Mr. Xi inevitably came up again.

In Germany, the people still hold Mr. Heinrich in high esteem.

But this respect is often misunderstood by people in other countries.

In the eyes of others, Mr. Hitler was a Nazi, a demon, and someone who caused indelible harm to hundreds of millions of people around the world.

But this is not the case for Germans. Their feelings toward Mr. Hitler are very complicated because he created Germany's most glorious era, and that alone can overshadow many of his shortcomings.

Just like the First Emperor, in the hearts of the Chinese people, the founder is always admirable. Even though history books write extensively about him as a tyrant, they still cannot erase the phrase "standardized writing, standardized cart tracks, and swept across the six kingdoms".

This ultimate glory is etched into the soul.

Therefore, although many of them would avoid talking about this issue in public, they still deeply respected the head of state and were eager to gain recognition from other countries.

Therefore, Qi Tongwei used subtle and euphemistic language in his evaluation of Mr. Xi.

While avoiding mentioning the harm the other party has caused to the world, they carefully selected many comments that the other party would like to hear, based on the comments about Mr. Xi in the online world in later generations, such as his views on the squid people.

Qi Tongwei told Wu De that many famous emperors in Chinese history shared the same attitude towards the squid people.

For such a treacherous people, annihilation is undoubtedly the most correct choice.

He then recounted some of the measures taken by Chinese dynasties against Jews, which struck a chord with Ud, who immediately regarded him as a confidant.

Even when recommending other high-ranking German officials to him, Ude would cite Qi Tongwei's remarks, and surprisingly, they worked; quite a few officials expressed goodwill towards him.

Liang Lu blinked, not bothering to get to the bottom of it. After so many years of marriage, she was already used to Qi Tongwei's amazing methods of winning people over.

This can be seen from the young talents in Shengtian Group who were arranged by Qi Tongwei; they all almost regard Qi Tongwei as the ultimate truth.

As they walked toward the castle, Qi Tongwei took the opportunity to inquire about the situation of the young magistrate from Wu De.

Ude said, “Oh, he’s also a friend of ours, Qi. You know, our country and they were allies back in World War II. After the war, we went through a tough time together.”