Whether it was Zhu Hongtao or not, there was no harm in being careful.
This nail had to be removed as soon as possible. Li Dong didn't want to fail miserably.
Li Dong didn't want to wait for Hu Sicheng any longer. Not to mention when Hu Sicheng would be promoted, even if he was promoted, Hu Sicheng might not stand up for him.
After thinking about it, Li Dong made a few calls.
…
The next day, Li Dong finally met the boss of the Yaohai Branch, Wu Jianguo.
Wu Jianguo was in his early fifties. He was tall and burly, and he walked with a majestic gait.
Seeing Li Dong's shy face, Wu Jianguo didn't take it seriously. He laughed loudly at Chen Pinghe, who was next to him. "Old Chen, I'm not late, am I?"
Although Chen Pinghe was the director of the Industry and Commerce Bureau, which was the same rank as Wu Jianguo, he couldn't act tough in front of Wu Jianguo.
Although Wu Jianguo was late, Chen Pinghe still laughed. "You're not late. You're just on time. Old Wu, let's sit down and talk."
After Wu Jianguo sat down, Chen Pinghe smiled and introduced Li Dong. "Old Wu, this is Chairman Far away, General Manager Li."
Li Dong quickly got up and stretched out his hand. "Hello, Chief Wu."
Wu Jianguo's heart skipped a beat, but he didn't show it on his face. After shaking hands with Li Dong, he said with a smile, "General Manager Li is young and promising. I only feel old when I see General Manager Li."
Li Dong complimented, "Chief Wu, you're in the prime of your career. You're not old."
Wu Jianguo smiled and didn't continue to chat with Li Dong.
After getting to know each other, they didn't talk about anything else. Chen Pinghe and Wu Jianguo mainly chatted at the table.
Li Dong listened on the side and sometimes got up to help pour wine.
The meal lasted for about an hour. Chen Pinghe said, "I'm going to the bathroom first."
Wu Jianguo knew what he meant and nodded without saying anything.
After Chen Pinghe left, Wu Jianguo said calmly, "General Manager Li, I'm a rough guy. I'll be straightforward."
Li Dong quickly smiled and said, "Chief Wu, feel free to speak your mind."
"Business is business. There's no point in doing those messy things!" After Wu Jianguo finished speaking, he saw that Li Dong was about to speak, so he reached out and interrupted Li Dong.
She continued, "I'm already in my early fifties, and I don't want to continue to climb up. I just want to quietly stay in Yaohai until I'm old. You guys do business properly. It's only good if you're good and I'm good. I'm not happy with you guys messing around all day. "
Li Dong frowned. Was this a warning?
Speaking of which, it was Zhu Hongtao who was looking for trouble, and it was useless even if he called the police. It was impossible for Wu Jianguo not to know the inside story.
Blindly bowing down to these officials was not the way to go. Since Wu Jianguo spoke impolitely, Li Dong did not have to lower his head.
Before Wu Jianguo could continue, Li Dong smiled and said, "Chief Wu is right. When doing business, we naturally hope to make money peacefully. But sometimes, even a rabbit will bite when it's cornered. I had no choice. "
Wu Jianguo was unhappy. Was this a threat?
Without waiting for him to speak, Li Dong continued, "Speaking of which, I really don't have much time to waste with those hooligans. Far away will open 30 branches this year. I don't even have enough time to make money, so I don't have to bother with those villains. I only have one branch in Yaohai. If I really want to close it, then so be it. I can still afford to lose a few million. "
Wu Jianguo was stunned and said subconsciously, "Isn't there only one Faraway Supermarket?"
After asking, Wu Jianguo knew that he had probably made a mistake this time.
Sure enough, Li Dong smiled and said, "Of course there's more than one. Faraway Supermarket will have more than 30 branches by the end of the year, including the branches under construction. Far away's plan next year is to open 100 branches. If I really can't do it in Yaohai, I'm going to give up temporarily and take a step back. Don't you think so, Chief Wu? "
Wu Jianguo frowned. One branch was naturally different from a company with 100 branches.
Regardless of whether Li Dong was really going to open a hundred stores or not, the thirty stores that Li Dong mentioned before should not be false. He would be able to find out the truth once he got back.
Originally, Wu Jianguo was prepared to give Li Dong a warning. Now, Wu Jianguo was in a difficult position.
Zhu Hongtao was nothing. He was just a dog that supplied blood to him. Was it necessary to offend Li Dong for Zhu Hongtao?
Wu Jianguo did not believe that Li Dong could do such a big business without any background.
Moreover, he had made it clear that the worst case was to close the Yaohai branch.
Although Wu Jianguo had a lot of power, in the end, it was only in Yaohai. If he really left Yaohai, he would be nothing as a branch director.
But if he let go now, wouldn't he be a joke to others?
Li Dong saw that his expression kept changing and knew what he was thinking. He immediately gave him a way out. "Of course, I won't make things difficult for you, Chief Wu. Just pretend that you didn't see this. I'll get someone to send you the 200,000 that I owe you later. "
Wu Jianguo opened his mouth. So direct?
He wanted to reprimand him, but when he heard 200,000, Wu Jianguo was still reluctant.
Li Dong's reaction was not strange. If it was Hu Sicheng or someone else, Li Dong would not directly mention money.
But people like Wu Jianguo were entangled with a hooligan like Zhu Hongtao. Obviously, he was not an upright official.
There was no need to talk about friendship with officials. Li Dong also did not want to talk about friendship with people like Wu Jianguo. As long as Wu Jianguo remained neutral and did not favor Zhu Hongtao, Zhu Hongtao was nothing.
"General Manager Li, Old Zhu and I have been friends for many years …"
Li Dong spat. What friendship? It was all because the price was not right. If the price was right, then there was no friendship.
However, this Wu Jianguo was too greedy. He was not willing to give in even if it was 200,000.
Li Dong could not be bothered to argue with him. He said directly, "If Chief Wu can get Zhu Hongtao locked up for a few years, I'll return you 300,000."
Wu Jianguo touched his chin. Since he was so straightforward, could he extort more money?
Li Dong saw his expression and knew what he was thinking. He said bluntly, "If Chief Wu is not willing, then forget it. It won't be too late to talk about this after my teacher goes up."
"Who is General Manager Li's teacher?" Wu Jianguo asked anxiously.
"Professor Hu Sicheng."
"Mayor Hu!"
Wu Jianguo was a little confused. Hu Sicheng was an invisible person. He was just a deputy mayor, but what did Li Dong just say?
If his teacher went up, where would he go?
Seeing this, Li Dong was delighted. He was afraid that he would not be able to scare him. He immediately said, "Yes, in the next one or two months, my teacher will probably advance. Chief Wu should know about this, right?"
Wu Jianguo shook his head subconsciously and then returned to normal.
However, he was very surprised. Hu Sicheng could be promoted?
He knew about the personnel changes in the district. The executive deputy mayor had reached the age limit and was going to retire, but no one had thought that it would be Hu Sicheng.
Could it be that Hu Sicheng would take over the position of the executive deputy mayor?
Wu Jianguo was still in a daze, but Li Dong sighed. In the end, he still had to use the tiger's skin to make a big name for himself.
This was the trouble of not having a background. If he had someone backing him up, he would not need to borrow power.
He would not even need to spend money. With a phone call, he would be able to deal with Zhu Hongtao.
It seemed that blindly earning money was not the way to go. Official business, official business. Only with officials could there be business.
Before his business reached a certain scale, it was still necessary to find someone to protect him. But who should he look for?
Not mentioning what Li Dong was thinking, Wu Jianguo was in a dilemma.
If what Li Dong said was false, then it would be fine. But if it was true, then he would be in trouble in the future.
Did he really have to give up on Zhu Hongtao? That guy had been filial to him all these years.
In the end, Wu Jianguo gritted his teeth and said in a low voice, "General Manager Li, I probably have to go out to do something. I can't help you and Old Zhu …"
Li Dong understood what he meant. Not helping either side, this was Wu Jianguo's final choice.
After cursing in his heart, he smiled and said, "Thank you, Chief Wu."
The two did not talk about money anymore, but the two hundred thousand that they had agreed to before was indispensable.
Li Dong breathed a sigh of relief. Not helping either side, and it was two hundred thousand. This money was really easy to earn.
But fortunately, the biggest threat was removed. Without Wu Jianguo, Zhu Hongtao would not be a threat to him.
The two exchanged a few more pleasantries. When Chen Pinghe returned, they did not say much and went their separate ways.
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