Chapter 143 A messy Christmas Eve (1)
At Beijing Airport Lu Zheng and Iris received Mr. Shandrew and Mrs. Shandrew.
Mr. Lu Zheng met him once, but this was the first time Mrs. Lu Zheng, a Western beauty in her thirties, was more charming than Hollywood actresses. Although Iris was beyond her adolescent, how could her mother not be a great beauty?
Mrs. Xiaoshandru was very curious about Lu Zheng. She flew to the first class cabin in Ice City. She changed seats with Mr. Xiaoshandru and sat next to Lu Zheng and chatted with Lu Zheng. She was not satisfied with Lu Zheng and Iris' marriage, nor did she have the right to express her opinion. However, since Iris chose this Chinese, she seemed to hope to chat with her son-in-law and learn about her daughter's chosen husband.
Lu Zheng could hear that Mrs. Shandru didn't know much about the East, and it was no wonder that Western celebrities have always been full of arrogance and prejudice, and this is even more true for the East.
Mr. Hill Drew obviously lacked interest in this trip, so he put on a blindfold after changing seats with Mrs. Hill Drew. He had little communication with Mrs. Hill Drew.
Lu Zheng met Mr. Shandrew last time and found out that Mr. Shandrew was a playboy and had an affair with many Hollywood actresses. Perhaps, no matter how sexy and charming Mrs. Shandrew was, men were always unsatisfied, and the flowers in the house would never have the fragrance of wild flowers.
Mr. Drew and his wife brought two tall bodyguards with them. In addition, Laura, who came with Lu Zheng and Iris, had a total of seven people. When they left the airport hall, they naturally became the focus of attention. However, although Lu Zheng was the only oriental person with them, in the eyes of others, Lu Zheng's identity is naturally a translator and the like, and it is not very eye-catching.
Lu Zheng also acted as a tour guide and translator. He took a taxi and bargained for directions, and he took the initiative.
At the exit of the airport, seeing Lu Zheng go to negotiate with the drivers, Mr. Xiaoshandru said with a little dissatisfaction: "Isn't he a member of the privileged family of the Communist Party? In China, shouldn't he have a lot of privileges? Why do you have to handle these trivial things yourself and waste time."
Mrs. Drew Xiaoshan looked at Lu Zheng's back with charming blue eyes and said, "I think he is so good. He is different from you. I can feel it."
Mr. Xiaoshandrew muttered a few words in a low voice, as if he was a little resentful. Perhaps he was unwilling to travel a long distance to China.
Iris stood upright beside her mother, wearing a black retro military coat, her pink and jade carved, which was both cute and slight as a female officer, and she was so exquisite that she was indescribable.
She seemed to have never heard of Mr. Shandrew's complaints. Perhaps she had learned to filter out her father's nagging since she was very young.
Lu Zheng found two taxis, which made Mr. Xiaoshandru a little dissatisfied. Lu Zheng smiled and said, "It is not easy to distribute three cars."
At Lu Zheng's suggestion, the two bodyguards of the two taxis with Xiaoshandru and his wife took the co-pilot of two taxis, and then the two taxis were taken, Lu Zheng, Iris and Laura took the same car. The two taxis slowly drove out of the airport as Lu Zheng said.
It had just snowed in the ice city yesterday, covered in silver, and this crystal clear northern city was like ice sculptures, which was particularly enchanting.
Lidu Garden is the only villa area in the Ice City today. It is said that due to the high cost, the property is not selling well. Although after the snow, this villa located on the banks of the frozen river like a shiny ice belt is like a dream house in the fairy tale kingdom. However, there is no one who lives in the villa area. It is empty and looks very desolate.
Even the taxi driver asked Lu Zheng in surprise after stopping the car: "Brother, these villas bought by foreigners from here? Have you been cheated?"
Lu Zheng can only give him a smile.
This villa area was developed by local developers in Bingcheng, but it is a bit ahead of time. Not many locals in Bingcheng can afford it, and few outsiders will use real estate as investment. Moreover, even if they invest in real estate, they will not come to Bingcheng.
However, Iris is full of confidence in the real estate that China has just relaxed. Buying land and properties in various cities in China is also one of her hobbies. There is a special team of Chinese agents to operate for her. Usually, she gives orders to the agents through Mrs. Amariya.
Although Lu Zheng admired Iris's gaze and knew the surge in real estate after the loosening of the real estate market ten years later, he was not very interested in hoarding land in China and earning his own money. However, he would not involve Iris's little interest. Anyway, even if Iris doesn't participate, there will be other hot money coming in. It's just a matter of time.
Almost most of the villas in Lidu Garden in Ice City were bought by Ice. Lu Zheng thought about the value of this area where every inch of land was valuable, and he couldn't help but admire Ice. This area ice city will gradually be developed into a tourist area and a scenic protection area. There will be no more land for residential villas. Now the developers have taken advantage of loopholes. However, the villas are not easy to sell, but more than ten years later, this only villa was speculated at a sky-high price by the super rich in China.
In Villa No. 1, Mrs. Amaria, Louise, Anna had already rushed over and cleaned up the room. But they were not familiar with Ice City after all, so they didn't use them to pick them up.
Lu Zheng asked Mr. Drew Xiao and Mrs. Drew Xiao rest for a while and the jet lag fell. He was going to the big travel agency to hire a tour guide who was familiar with the local situation, rent a business car, and then design the route for the two-day self-guided tour.
Mr. Drew Xiaoshan was boring all the way. When he heard Lu Zheng say he was going to the city, he said he would not rest and go with Lu Zheng.
In this way, Lu Zheng, Xiao Shandru and Laura took one of the taxi they had just sent and went straight to the Songjiang International Travel Agency as the taxi master mentioned. In fact, the travel agencies in Ice City all sprung up like mushrooms after a rain last year. The taxi master said that Songjiang Travel Agency is quite large in scale and is engaged in international groups, but mainly in local business, and its storefront is also in the bustling area of the city. You can often see buses marked by their travel agency, and the minibuses are running in the city. So, when Lu Zheng asked the travel agency, he was the first to think of Songjiang.
Songjiang Travel Agency occupies two floors on the third and fourth floors in the Guomao Building. It is indeed quite large in scale and it feels very modern.
Lu Zheng told his purpose at the reception desk. After a few phone calls, the front desk lady quickly invited Lu Zheng and others to the lounge, which was received by a manager named Zhang from the travel agency.
Manager Zhang is a middle-aged man in his forties. When he heard Lu Zheng say that he wanted to hire a private tour guide and hire a minibus, he said in embarrassment: "Sir, our tour guides are all with the group, and there is no precedent for lending to private tours yet.
Before Lu Zheng could speak, Mr. Xiaoshandru had already taken out a green banknote and put it on the table. He said a few words in a gusto, thinking that there was a block from Manager Zhang's expression.
Lu Zheng had no choice but to act as an interpreter and said, "Manager Zhang, help me, know you have worked hard, help me to arrange it." There was no one outside the glass door of the lounge, so Lu Zheng handed the US dollar bill to the folder in front of Manager Zhang. In fact, what Mr. Xiaoshan Drew said was naturally not so polite.
Manager Zhang has seen the world and knew that this was Zhang Baiyuan's US dollar bill. If it was placed in the black market, it would be exchanged for 1,000 yuan. His heart was shocked, but he couldn't help but close the folder, and the US dollar bill was stuck in the file.
Manager Zhang coughed and said, "Then please wait for three of you, I'll think of a solution."
Manager Zhang went out for a walk, and when he came back, he was already smiling. The folder in his hand was not the one he had just now. After entering the house, he said, "I reported to our Mr. Wang on the phone. He is not in Bingcheng, so I will give it to me to handle it with full authority. We hired a tour guide privately. Mr. Wang said that this business can be carried out, but the problem is that. In terms of charges, we should follow the tour group. Our tour group has a tour guide service fee of basically 200 yuan a day. Do you think it's okay?"
Lu Zheng laughed: "Just kill foreigners, you have a bad impact. Be fair, it will not harm your travel agency."
Manager Zhang laughed and asked tentatively: "Mr. Lu, do two foreign friends understand Chinese?" Seeing Lu Zheng shook his head, Manager Zhang's eyes lit up and said: "Then this is it, how do you get the rebate? We can all talk about it. Of course, our service quality will definitely satisfy foreign friends. It is also worth it to be able to choose such a high-end travel agency for them, and it is also worth collecting additional service fees. Are you right?" Obviously, Lu Zheng was regarded as an interpreter.
Lu Zheng said helplessly: "It's only two days after tomorrow. How much can I get kickbacks? It's not enough for you Manager Zhang to say anything, Manager Zhang, be fair, that's one hundred dollars. Why do you have to help Mr. Sandru win the rights?"
Manager Zhang smiled and said, "He looks rich and does not care about this drizzle." After all, he felt a little guilty and thought, "Let's do this, I'll help you choose an international tour guide who often leads foreign tour groups. He speaks very well in English and can communicate with your guests. This is better. You are a foreigner's family, right? Which country is from?"
Lu Zheng said: "German, but English communication is fine."
Manager Zhang said: "That's good. It just so happened that our gold medal tour guide, Ms. Gu, is here. I asked her to meet you. After all, you are a private group. We also need to consider personal safety, and Ms. Gu himself agrees."
Lu Zheng nodded.
Manager Zhang dialed the phone and said for a while. Shortly after hanging up the phone, someone knocked on the door outside. A pretty girl came in. She was wearing a dark blue suit. She should be the tour guide uniform of the tour agency. The style was very good and she was particularly elegant.
Manager Zhang smiled and said, "Xiao Gu, come on, let me introduce you. This is Mr. Lu, the translator of Mr. Sandru and his ranks." He also said to Lu Zheng, "This is Xiao Gu, Gu Wenqi, the gold medal tour guide of our travel agency."
Lu Zheng stood up and shook hands with Gu Wenqi, and immediately introduced Gu Wenqi to meet Mr. Xiaoshandrew in English, saying, "Mr. Sandrew, Miss Gu is our tour guide."
Mr. Xiaoshandru didn't even get up, let alone shake hands with Gu Wenqi, but just nodded.
Gu Wenqi smiled as usual and retracted his hand. Seeing that the cigarette on the coffee table in front of Mr. Xiaoshandru had not been extinguished, she took a few steps forward, squatted down, and gently pressed the cigarette butt to extinguish it.
Seeing her actions, Mr. Xiaoshandrew was slightly surprised and naturally felt that this delicate oriental girl was very careful and very fond of people.
Manager Zhang rolled his eyes and said, "Xiao Gu, you accompany two foreign friends to visit our travel agency. Mr. Lu and I will finalize the details." He asked Lu Zheng again: "Mr. Lu, can you make the decision, right?"
Lu Zheng nodded helplessly, knowing that Manager Zhang wanted to spend everyone so that he could talk to him about how to mess with these foreigners. After all, the tour guide plus chartered cars and drivers, and the two-day full service and expenses are still very flexible.
Gu Wenqi smiled in English and said to Mr. Drew, Xiaoshan, "Sir, I will accompany you out for a walk."
Xiaoshan Drew felt bored, so he got up and walked out with Gu Wenqi, without even calling Lu Zheng.
Laura sat upright and did not move. She has always been responsible for Iris' safety. Iris is not here, and her first person is responsible for Lu Zheng, not Xiao Shandru.
Manager Zhang glanced at Laura and thought to himself that this female nigger looked stupid, just be there, Mr. Sandrew's nostrils were upside down, but he must be smart. If he wanted him to be present, he would not be able to tell the cost when he saw any clues.
Manager Zhang smiled and said to Lu Zheng: "It seems that Mr. Shandru is not very satisfied with you."
Lu Zheng smiled bitterly and rubbed his nose. He felt it was already happening. Unlike the last time he met him, Mr. Drew, who is today, seems to look down on him. This is because when he came last time, he never thought that he could really marry his precious daughter.
Manager Zhang said again: "Then let's talk about the details of the cooperation?"
Lu Zheng nodded.
"If you are satisfied with Ms. Gu, plus renting a car, the driver's full service for two days will cost 1,500 yuan in total. There is no car oil or meals. You will take care of all the travel points. You will also be responsible for working hours, the tour guide and the driver's food. In this case, I'll give you two points." Manager Zhang straight to the point.
"What kind of car is it? Although we are seven of us, we should try to have a larger space and feel more comfortable." Lu Zheng said.
Manager Zhang smiled and said, "This price is just an ordinary van. If you change to a minibus with multiple seats, the price will have to be raised up."
Lu Zheng thought about it and said, "You can find a business car with a seat of about fifteen. You need a better imported car. If you don't have one here, I think you can rent it from a big hotel based on your travel agency." If you go out to play, if you feel uncomfortable even when you sit, then there is nothing fun.
Manager Zhang was stunned for a moment. It turned out that this person was going to be a shady person. He smiled and said, "Okay, no problem. There is a 15-seat Mercedes-Benz passenger car in Cameron Hotel, which is specially designed to pick up foreigners. I will borrow it for you, but it is necessary to be a favor. I can't make the decision on other people's cars. You can make a budget of 5,000 yuan. Do you think it's okay?"
Lu Zheng doesn't like to bargain, but Manager Zhang is too bad, and the money is not spent like this. Lu Zheng thought, "Let's do this, I won't bargain. It's 2,000 yuan. You can do it. If you don't, we'll change to a travel agency."
Manager Zhang smiled and said, "What do you think this is? If you think the rebate is small, we can talk about it..."
Before he finished speaking, the door of the lounge was pushed open, and a male employee rushed in quickly and said, "Your foreign guest who just arrived has started fighting with Mr. Jiang."
Manager Zhang's face immediately changed: "Mr. Jiang? Hurry up, take me to see."
Lu Zheng was also stunned. Mr. Xiaoshandru fought with someone? No way?
Chapter completed!