Chapter 99: A train worth 10 million

The next day, around 2 pm, Zhou Ming, Du Peng, Su Han, and Li Chengtong arrived at the coffee shop of Hotel No. 1. They had already made an appointment with Zhang Hui, who would bring Eugene over to meet them and discuss the railway procedures with them.

'Don't worry, Manager Su. We are also here to help this country tide over its difficulties with this shipment. And Consul Zhang has contacted the Kremlin, so there will definitely be no problems. I also believe that the Northern Russians are very generous and will not care about trivial matters. Maybe Mr. Yugins has already forgotten about that incident. What do you think, Miss Karelina?'

Li Cheng saw that Su Han was still a little nervous and uneasy, so he spoke a few words of encouragement to her. Finally, he turned to ask Katerina, who nodded in surprise, 'Yes, that's definitely the case.'

Since Katerina had always been very elegant and mature in front of them, they were both a little surprised to see her daydreaming.

Zhou Ming understood a little about this, because when he and Su Han walked out of their room together this morning and met Kalina in the living room, she behaved very strangely. She blushed, kept her head down, and didn't dare to look at Zhou Ming and Su Han even once. She looked like a mistress who had been caught by the wife of the house. If Zhou Ming hadn't been holding Su Han's hand at the time, he would have thought that he had spent the night in Kalina's room.

In fact, compared to Katerina, Zhou Ming also felt a little guilty. He was not really a blockhead, so how could he not feel Katerina's feelings for him? But he had never broken through that layer of windows paper with her, and of course he didn't know how to break through it.

Now that he is so brazenly living in the same room as Su Han, and she happened to see him in the morning, it really gave Zhou Ming some headaches. God knows if she will be angry. Last night, he and Su Han were reunited after a long time and he was a bit excited. He doesn't know how soundproof the room is and if it will affect her in the next room.

Perhaps if he were the romantic playboy Lu Xiaobu, this would not be a problem at all, but that would require the ability to stay pure in the midst of temptation, which Zhou Ming obviously did not have. So he had no idea how to handle the situation. He knew he didn't know what to say to Katerina, and despite being a reincarnated soul, he really had no experience dealing with women. In the end, he just let things drag on.

However, at this time, Su Han suddenly took Karelina's hand and said to her, 'Dear Miss Karelina, today's event is very important for both me and Zhou Ming. I know that you come from a very noble background and are a very responsible girl, so I believe that you will do a good job as our translator today, right?'

Su Han's words surprised Li Cheng and Tong Gang, because her words were just right. I never imagined that the women around Zhou Ming were all very capable in addition to being beautiful.

Lin Muqing in Gangcheng City needless to say, she is already the chairman of the Gangcheng United Investment Fund. Her strategic deployment of joint investment makes even people like Li Chenghe and Tong Gang nod their heads. Otherwise, they would not have been so at ease as to completely hand over this company to her. However, they have not yet realised that Su Han, who looks very young after coming out of the country, is also like this.

When Karelina heard this, she was first taken aback, but then she put away the look of confusion she had just had, nodded and said, 'Manager Su, don't worry, I'm sure I can do a good job.'

Karelina was also stimulated by Su Han, because she had already seen the excellent side of Su Han and acknowledged the woman's excellence, but her own pride and self-esteem would not allow her to lose to Su Han.

After about a quarter of an hour, Zhang Hui walked into the café with three Northern Russians. When they saw him walk in, Zhou Ming and Li Chengtong both stood up. Zhang Hui introduced them to each other, but in fact, they recognised Zhou Ming and the others at first glance without any introduction. The reason was that they had heard about Mr. Yujing's deeds from Du Peng and Su Han yesterday, and today, seeing the nouveau riche-like ring bracelet on his hand, it was hard for people not to recognise him.

Zhou Ming and Li Chengtong had just greeted Eugene, and Eugene said, 'Are these friends from China? Hello, I'm Eugene...'

Eugene's words stopped abruptly because he saw Du Peng and Su Han following Zhou Ming, and he raised an eyebrow and said, 'So you're here too? It seems the world is really small!'

Eugens could speak Chinese, and his Chinese was very lame, but it definitely made people understand the meaning. Therefore, Du Peng guessed that there was no way to avoid something, so he took the initiative to come forward and say to Eugens, 'Hello, Mr. Eugens, I am very happy to meet you here.'

'But I am not very happy to see you,'

Eugens said very impolitely, which made Zhou Ming and Li Chengtong both sigh inwardly. It seems that this Siberian tycoon is really very difficult to please.

However, Yugins did not leave after saying that. He sat down and then said to Zhou Ming and Zhang Hui, 'Why don't we all sit down? I heard your Consul Zhang say that you have something to discuss with me? What is it?'

Li Cheng and Tong Gang exchanged glances, and both saw seriousness in each other's eyes. Because despite his eccentric personality, this Eugene still had some skills. Just such a remark had allowed him to take the initiative. It seemed that one really could not underestimate anyone. Regardless of their personalities, anyone who had reached a certain position without their own means was simply impossible.

'Of course, but although Mr. Eugens speaks Chinese, he doesn't really understand Chinese culture. For us, we usually let our guests sit first, it's more polite.'

Zhou Ming said to Eugens, while greeting Du Peng, Su Han, and Li Chengdong as they sat down. Eugens also looked at Zhou Ming with high regard, but didn't say anything in response.

After everyone had sat down, Zhou Ming first asked Katerina to serve coffee and refreshments. Zhang Hui then said to Eugens, 'Mr. Eugens, this Mr. Zhou Ming, Mr. Tong Gang and Mr. Li Cheng have a shipment of goods that urgently needs to be transported from China to Krisco. We know that Mr. Eugens has a lot of say in Siberia, so we hope that Mr. Eugens can give us more help.'

'What did I think it was about? So it was just that simple? That's easy to say. I'm a businessman too, as long as you can give me enough benefits, anything is negotiable!' Eugens said very generously. However, his next words were not so generous. He just held up five fingers. 'How about this, as long as you can pay me 10 million US dollars for one train, the Siberian railway can be opened for you!'

Faced with Eugens' demand, Li Cheng and Tong Gang took a cold breath at that moment. Zhou Ming frowned and said, 'Mr. Eugens, we are all very sincere about doing business here in Northern Russia. Please don't joke around, Mr. Eugens.'

'Joke? Who's joking with you? How much money can you make with a whole train? It's not surprising that I want to take 10 million out of it,' said Eugens matter-of-factly. But then he slapped his forehead, 'But I seem to have forgotten to ask you, what kind of business are you planning to do? If it's contraband, that won't do. If it's high-priced goods, the fee will have to be increased!'

This time, Su Han answered quickly, 'Mr. Eugens, it's not high-priced goods or contraband, just some of the most common daily necessities, such as clothes, shoes, and socks.'

Eugens was stunned by Su Han's answer, and then burst out laughing. 'I thought it was some kind of ghostly stuff, just some of the most common daily necessities. Do you guys really think you can use the railway to transport them? Do you really think you can ask me? It seems that this is the best you Chinese can do.'

Zhou Ming was furious when he heard what Eugene said: 'Mr Eugene is wrong. At present, basic necessities are in short supply in Northern Russia, so even the most ordinary daily necessities sell very well and make huge profits. Eugene is from Northern Russia and has been in Krisco for some time. I wonder if Mr Eugene has heard of the Cherv Market?'

Eugene exclaimed, 'I know about the Cherv Market. How come it was originally a place for people like you?'

Zhou Ming nodded and replied, 'Yes, now the Chelf Market has set up a management company, which we jointly funded.'

Eugens laughed heartily, 'I see, I said that Chelf Market, a place I had never heard of, suddenly sprung up. It turns out that you were behind the push. It's just that you only sell daily necessities. Your Chinese people's vision is too shallow. What money can be made from these things? It's better to sell jewellery and antiques. Your country, China, is not an ancient civilisation, so there should be a lot of antiques!'

At this point, Zhang Hui could not help but remind Eugens that 'Mr Eugens, smuggling antiques is illegal.'

Eugens then nodded with a sudden realisation: "I forgot that Consul Zhang was still here. Well, let's talk about this in private, and I'm sure we can make a lot of money.'

Zhou Ming, however, said to Eugens, "Mr Eugens, I don't think we need to talk about this in private, because right now I just hope that Mr Eugens can be a bit more flexible with the railway procedures and help us more.'

'Mr Zhou Ming, I don't understand what you mean. I didn't say I wouldn't help. As long as you give me 10 million yuan for each train, I will be happy to help,' said Eugens. 'Of course, I think you only deal in daily necessities, and I'm afraid you can't afford this. Then you should forget about international trade. And I'm a financial tycoon, so I'm not interested in cooperating with grocery store owners.'

Eugens stood up, looked disdainfully at Zhou Ming and Du Peng Suhan, and finally said, 'Of course, if you have anything else you want to cooperate on, I wouldn't mind, but it seems that this is the best you Chinese scum can do!'