Aircraft will arrive in Xiamen, Fujian Province, China under the jurisdiction of an East Coast city. Look down through the porthole, skyscrapers, rows of giant container stevedoring are daily thousands of tons of cargo transported from the port to the rest of the world. If the trip to Xiamen factory of harvest, and soon, our company will also benefit from the purchase of the goods being shipped aboard port.
Came busiest passenger airport exit, can not help a bit excited. I've seen a lot of factories in China, each time to see plants are a new experience, every encounter Chinese people have made me feel very interesting.
This time, the factory had sent me was a young lady named Vivian. Her 20s look, wearing glasses, slender. She greeted me warmly, and then took me to the parking lot, a black Buick commercial waiting for us.
Our company with this plant has been more than two years of cooperation. We are met on a show. Her booth was very small, very eye-catching. But she seemed to feel very comfortable, very positive attitude.
Vivian sincerity and a good listener, she was able to make the show in many sales staff is very unique. My questions, she is very honest answer, not like a lot of other salespeople to rush sales and flights of fancy as its word.
Then we gave her a few small orders, she completed a very good, so we believe that this salesman trustworthy.
Vivian familiar with the product, known as the factory workers themselves, have a good control of the delivery, but also may delay the delivery of the buffer time to make an accurate judgment.
Her English is very good, work very hard, basically every day busy. Whenever a message to her, she always replies the first time, I suspect that she is not 24 hours at work.
For me, Vivian is a typical character of China under the background of rapid economic and social development. She told the country as people feel the vitality and self-confidence. In this country, people are a big step forward with the times together, clear objectives.
Sometimes I think, those of us Westerners, more hard work to catch up with the fast pace of the Chinese people.
Like with workers in other factories, Vivian is the only child at home, was born in a small town in Henan province, the background simple. Parents with all her savings for the completion of their studies, she has also been a good student, enrolled in a second-rate university in Xiamen.
After graduation, her first job was at a small factory to make sales. From 7 school dormitory, replaced three factory dormitory. She felt good. A year later, she switched to now this plant. She occupies a fairly shabby dormitory, living in a single room of 12 square meters.
The last time we met, Vivian told me that she just bought a new LCD TV. Today, I found out that she carry a new bag. I joked with her: "The next time is not going to buy a Louis Vuitton bag?"
She laughed, "No, ah, that stuff is not practical, I do not need."
I asked her: "? So what is it practical," she half-jokingly said: "A boyfriend." Me: "? That you are ready to buy a slightly boyfriend," she sighed: "Oh, there are so easy just fine. "
She told me that her parents had been urging her to hurry to get married. "They're always afraid I'm too old to marry. But I'm not even have time to find a boyfriend. Work too busy."
I asked her: "? Do you like to work right now," she said:. "Okay," I continue to ask: "? What do you think of what it is to work," she said: "To me and my parents have a better life. I want them to something less hard. I'm going to buy a house next year. "
Postscript:
After translation of this article, I think, often have foreign friends or business associates asked me: "? Hey Mimi, how's your weekend" "Do you like your work", my answer is often unconscious "Just ok? . "," Not bad. "kind of thing, the tone is not very cheerful. They would ask me how. Once, another person asked me "How's weekend?" I said, a very cheerful tone: "It was great!" The other very happy.
Our interest is too small, the house became the norm in many leisure. More to develop some small interest, so he is happy to drive the people around you are happy. Let's be a fun person!