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Chapter 516 Contact (Complete)
🕑 Added 2023-08-29 16:14:47 +0000 UTCTransformers Begin : Table of Content/Chapter List
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(Note: Xia Country is the depiction of area region of China.)
"National Asset Management Bureau?"
In an instant, Sun Cheng's mind flashed with information about the National Asset Management Bureau, and he guessed the identity of the other party.
"It seems that the National Security Bureau has finally passed on the matter concerning me to the president's office, otherwise it wouldn't be the National Asset Management Bureau sending someone!"
The National Asset Management Bureau, also known as the National Asset Management Bureau of Xia Country, is a high-level department just like the National Security Bureau, despite the fact that both names end with the word "bureau."
For a long time, hypocritical people in Europe and America have often attacked Xia Country as a country that is half capitalist and half socialist.
When Xia Country was included in the "Bawa Agreement" list of countries subject to export controls, the excuse given by the European and American powers was that Xia Country's domestic policies have always suppressed the development of private and foreign enterprises since the Xinhai Revolution.
They attacked the Xia Country government for investing heavily in state-owned enterprises, "competing with the people for profit," and even imitating the Soviet Union by formulating six five-year industrial development plans.
To this day, the state-owned assets managed by the Xia Country government have grown from nothing to surpass the total scale of Soviet Union state-owned enterprises, reaching nearly three times its peak.
This is also why the United States and Europe have become increasingly hostile towards Xia Country in recent years. The so-called dispute over national systems is just an excuse.
What they truly fear is that Xia Country's state-owned enterprises have filled the gap in the country's industrial, especially heavy and military industries, giving Xia Country the opportunity to return to the pinnacle of world powers.
The European and American powers once colonized Xia Country for hundreds of years in modern times, and still harbor ambitions for Xia Country. Compared to a gradually powerful Xia Country, what they want more is an Asian granary and a dumping ground for their products, like Ukraine.
In Xia Country, the government department responsible for managing all state-owned enterprises is the National Asset Management Bureau.
Because he had already deduced several possible scenarios for the meeting beforehand, Sun Cheng was prepared even though he didn't know who was coming to see him.
So, he just closed his eyes slightly and quickly reviewed the meeting situation he had deduced in his mind before nodding and getting up.
"I understand. Are the people from the National Asset Management Bureau in the reception room?"
"Yes, they have been waiting for you for over half an hour!"
The competent CEO assistant replied and also naturally helped Sun Cheng, who was adjusting his clothes, to smooth out the wrinkles that were difficult for him to handle at the back of his shoulder.
Sun Cheng nodded slightly. His new assistant had been working for almost half a month, performing perfectly and diligently. Not only was she adept at handling the work he assigned her, but she also excelled in some trivial matters.
Sun Cheng, who had been a little reluctant to have a new assistant, was now starting to hesitate about whether to promote her to a higher position.
The Corporation's reception room was located on the third floor and was originally the main office of a small game Corporation. After Sun Cheng leased the entire building, he spent money to redecorate and furnish the reception room, turning it into the reception room of Cybertron Corporation.
Without any hesitation, he politely knocked twice on the reception room door before pushing it open and walking in.
As soon as he stepped into the reception room, Sun Cheng quickly scanned the room, which was only about 70-80 square meters in size, and remembered the images of the four men, each dressed differently and of different ages.
"Very sorry, because our Corporation has just been upgraded to a Group, we have had a lot of meetings recently, and we have kept you waiting," Sun Cheng said, noticing that the four visitors' eyes were all focused on him.
He liked to take the initiative, so he nodded politely and asked straightforwardly, "My assistant told me that you are from the National Asset Management Bureau. Is there any hardware that you need to purchase from us?"
The four visitors were all around the age of 30-40, with two slightly older men, one slightly overweight and the other balding. The two younger ones had standard builds and were very decisive in their movements, with one wearing a pair of black-framed glasses and the other always smiling, giving a good first impression.
In the "Transformers Universe," Sun Cheng had once asked Yuri, who had a background in the CIA, to specially prepare two sets of CIA training courses for agents because of his curiosity. He had also studied them himself. Among them, there were two courses that trained agents to judge the target's work and identity in the shortest possible time based on their clothing, demeanor, and habits, in order to more efficiently screen valuable targets.
So, at the first opportunity, Sun Cheng made an identity judgment on the four visitors in his mind.
"... The fat one has a beer belly and needs to hold onto the edge of the sofa when he stands up. He probably doesn't exercise much and is likely to be engaged in clerical work..."
"... The balding man's watch looks familiar. It seems to be a domestic 'Shen Cheng' brand watch..."
"... The fingers of the man with black-framed glasses are slightly bent, possibly due to mouse hand, and he may often deal with computers..."
"... The smiling tiger doesn't reveal too much, and should be very good at concealing his own situation..."
The four visitors who had been waiting for him in the reception room for over half an hour had all shown excellent composure and restraint.
Seeing Sun Cheng come in and apologize, they all smiled and nodded at him.
But before they could introduce themselves, he went straight to the point.
This efficiency surprised them all, and they exchanged glances, seeming to communicate their opinions.
Sun Cheng then saw the balding middle-aged man wearing the domestic Shen Cheng brand watch speak up first, "Hello, Mr. Sun. We came to visit you today without prior notice, so please don't mind. Let me introduce myself first. My name is Yuan Yicheng, and I am the deputy director of the procurement department under the National Asset Management Bureau."
He then pointed to the three others who came with him, "This is Wang Yuan, Director Wang, responsible for special equipment procurement at the National Asset Management Bureau, and this is Captain Sun Long from the Equipment Department, and Chief Liu Yunqing from the National Security Bureau."
"We received instructions from above. We heard that you can obtain some special equipment and technology that the country needs, so we were sent to take a look!"
The four people came from three different departments, and it seemed that the commotion he had caused earlier was quite significant.
Yuan Yicheng's introduction of himself and Wang Yuan was somewhat detailed, but the other two only knew that they came from the Equipment Department and the National Security Bureau, respectively, and their ranks and positions. It seemed that they had agreed on a unified statement beforehand.
It appeared that Sun Cheng's efficient attitude of going straight to the point had made the visitors feel that there was no need for further pleasantries.
But this rhythm actually made him very comfortable because in the "Transformers Universe," he had contacted and negotiated with the human countries' forces in this way.
The familiar rhythm gave Sun Cheng a sense of control once again.
He smiled and shook hands with Yuan Yicheng and the others who extended their hands, then made a gesture of invitation, "Please sit down, and I already know why you are here. In fact, I did receive some notifications not long ago that someone would come to visit me soon."
After speaking, Sun Cheng sat down first on a soft sofa in the conference room and took out the intelligent smartphone that had transformed into Xiao Wu from his pocket, placing it on the coffee table in front of him.
"So, what kind of equipment and technology does the country want?"
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