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Mike heard Ju An's response and was momentarily speechless, only saying after a while: "Alright then! Tomorrow afternoon they will send someone to discuss cooperation with you."
"Can't they talk about it earlier? Dilly-dallying around, tomorrow morning would be better. After the discussion, I can head back to the ranch directly." This anxious person knew so quickly that research was needed, and negotiations shouldn't be delayed. What's the point of these people rushing around like a swarm of flies without a leader?
"Even if they got the message and found a suitable new investment project, the company still needs to do an assessment and all that. And their experts are quick, they'll fly over tonight. Plus, there's the legal stuff, you should notify Nien early so he understands what happened before, what percentage you can hold, all these things need to be done by people. You don't think that tomorrow morning everyone will just sit at the table, chat randomly for a bit, sign the contract and shake hands, do you? Their company might have many people who can't sleep tonight, and you're complaining that they came too late."
He scratched his hair, actually he had been thinking that way in his heart, so he never took this kind of joint research seriously. What great achievements can you study out from space things? He really didn't think much of it.
"Alright, let them assess it properly, looks like we'll have time tonight. I know now, if Miles' climbing wall can be delivered on time tonight, I might even bring two friends over."
"Alright then, don't forget to inform Nian, maybe their law firm will have a few more overtime workers," Mack said with a smile before hanging up the phone.
Ju An heard the beeping sound coming from the receiver, so he picked up Nian's phone. After two rings, he heard Nian's voice: "Hello, An. What's up?"
"Ah, Ni En! Tomorrow there's something else I need to trouble you with. A company is interested in the anti-corrosion layer of today's thing and wants to collaborate on some research with me. I think it would be best if you went to negotiate tomorrow."
Nien said after listening: "So urgent, then I need to prepare the materials, and we will also bring professional personnel to assess it later, the time is a bit too tight".
"Do you want to evaluate too?" Ju An immediately got a headache, this guy evaluates everyone, what's the point of being buddies?
Nien said strangely, "Of course, if we don't guarantee your interests, how can we roughly understand the possible uses of this new anti-corrosion material? Let's take a look at the market prospects and so on. All these need to be done by professionals, get their reports, and we can make a rough prediction about the contract, but it can't be completed in one negotiation, the most likely is just the first step. First invest some money, see if there are any results, no results then give up, have results then continue to add investment, and then the proportion will be discussed."
"This guy still has a few steps? Alright, you all continue researching, I just wanted to mention this matter to you, and it was just Mac who called me on the phone." Ju An patted his forehead and said. In his heart, he thought, with so many steps, where does that guy have time to waste here.
"Of course, investment always needs to avoid risks. Suddenly putting in a large sum of money without thinking, not even researching what it's about, investing is not gambling. Alright, I know, the bill will be sent to you later." Nian said with a smile. Then Ju An just said "alright" and hung up the phone.
Lying in bed for a while, I got up comfortably. After dressing and washing my face, I entered the space and took out a fruit, then walked downstairs while eating it.
Went downstairs and walked away, sat on the sofa in the living room to watch TV for a while, there was really nothing to do, it was completely quiet all around, felt particularly uncomfortable, always felt like something was missing.
He pulled out his mobile phone and called the ranch, and when Thomas answered, he mentioned that it might take him a few more days to return, and asked him to arrange for Thanksgiving vacation.
After chatting for a while and hanging up the phone, Ju An went out and strolled around Wang Fan's neighborhood. It was indeed a multi-million dollar community, with greening that was beyond reproach. The trees in front of and behind each house were more numerous than those in Ju An's own yard. Some houses were purely American-style, like Wang Fan's, while others had a completely modern feel, with each one being distinctly different from the others.
The roads and lawns in the neighborhood are very clean and tidy, which is worthy of its reputation as a high-end community. After walking for a while, I met several foreign women who were chatting with each other, and when they saw me, they nodded and smiled and said hello to me.
As I was walking, I saw a young guy holding 5 or 6 dogs on leashes, with a small bag in his hand containing several piles of dog poop. He was walking the dogs on the street. After thinking for a moment, I realized that I had encountered a professional dog walker. The guy looked at me with surprise and walked over to me, smiling and greeting me: "Hey! Hi, first time seeing you, just moved in?"
Before he could speak, the young man's dogs had already surrounded him, sniffing at Ju An. He reached out to scratch one of the golden retrievers behind the ears, and Ju An smiled, saying, "No, I've been staying at a friend's house for the past two days, just out for a walk. That's the house over there."
"Oh! Is that a guest of Mr. Wang's family, who just moved in not long ago? He asked me to look after his house several times when he went out earlier, and my home is just over there in that villa." The young man pointed to a larger villa behind him than Wang Fan's.
"You're all alone walking so many dogs, it's quite tiring" Ju An stretched out his palm, and the golden retriever happily licked it a few times.
The young man smiled and said: "Today is considered less, at most I have walked twelve dogs, all of which are dogs in this community."
Many American kids, when they get a bit older, will do some odd jobs to earn money, such as babysitting for girls, walking dogs or delivering newspapers for boys. This can help train the kids and also give them some pocket money.
A young man walking his dog, chatting as he strolled, saw a small sandbox in the middle of a lawn where several toddlers sat playing with small shovels, while their mothers stood nearby watching them and chatting.
After taking a stroll, I felt the relaxed atmosphere in the neighborhood and returned to my quiet home. After some random thoughts, I figured out why many American families like to keep pets. If a newlywed wife stays at home all day without keeping a dog or a cat, she'll likely go crazy.
In the living room, I was bored watching TV, starting by sitting, then lying down, and almost falling asleep, before finally waiting for Wang Fan to come back under the stars and moon.
As soon as Wang Fan entered the door, Ju An complained: "This damn thing, you don't even know to come back early, I'm about to go crazy, there's not a single living thing in the house, not even two mice are raised".
Wang Fan put down the things in his hand and said, "I just went to buy some stuff and happened to go to Ke La's place. Her fridge was empty, so I helped her get some milk, beer and other things."
"This shortcut saved us forty or fifty minutes, you're a filial boyfriend, and you even brought an ice box to care for your girlfriend, damn it, Ke La's temper can actually tolerate you, this kind of guy." Ju An said with a smile.
Wang Fan tidied up the things on the floor, put some of them into the refrigerator, and turned to Ju An saying: "She's not very mindful of her diet, a bit careless, sometimes she forgets to buy many things, and often has to work overtime, so the fridge is often empty."
After hearing Wang Fan say that, he shook his head: "Don't worry about your own affairs, I estimate that my brother will still be here for a few more days. There is a company that wants to study the anti-corrosion layer on my bamboo slips. By the way, tomorrow there is an old foreign friend who has a party at night, and I'll go attend it. Do you want to bring Kola along too?"
"I'm not going, I just agreed to have dinner with Kora tomorrow night and then go watch a movie, really no time." Wang Fan shook his head and said: "Right! You little guy get up quickly too, hurry up and cook for me. I specifically bought carp from the Chinese supermarket, tonight you make a braised fish in soy sauce, then make some garlic four-season beans, and then braise some small pork ribs, and just stir-fry two small green vegetables. Brother also bought four preserved eggs, tonight we'll drink some white wine."
"Come on! I'm not your mom, and I won't even order for you." He slowly got up from the sofa.
Wang Fan said, "It was just you and Wei Dong who came to eat Chinese food for a few days, the rest were Western food, that stuff is convenient to make, but eating it can only fill your stomach, now that you're here, you can help me alleviate my hunger."
"Then what about your future with Kora? Will you be eating Western food or Chinese food every day? And why isn't Kora here today?"
"What can fill your stomach, you know what American police are like, the salary is not high and it's dangerous! Now, a cop makes just over $50,000 a year, which is considered good. When I first started, it was only $30,000 to $40,000, that's nothing in New York."
"How can there be so few, shouldn't it be more? With so many unemployed, the police still can't fill their quota?" Ju An turned her head and asked, then put down the vegetables on the kitchen counter and started busying herself.
"Wang Fan shook his head and said, 'Not enough recruits, not many people are willing to do it. I heard from Kola that every year a lot of police officers leave, New York police get praised but the salary is lower than many cities, the quality of life is not as good as Seattle police, and it's dangerous too. The mayor always cuts the number of police officers, saying it's to reduce expenses, but in fact, it's just a trick to fool voters. Who can bear with this kind of treatment? Sometimes the newspaper mocks us with a few words, scolds us like we're some kind of idiot. If you work until retirement, you might get a decent pension, but if you make one mistake, forget about it.'"