While Li Dong was discussing Wang Aiqun's group, the people in the private room were also discussing them.
Director Chen chatted with Wang Aiqun for a while, and when he found out that Li Dong's group came from Jiangbei, he couldn't help pondering.
After a brief chat with Li Dong's group, Director Chen didn't ask any further.
After a while, someone knocked on the private room's door, and Wang Aiqun's secretary hurried to open it. Although Wang Aiqun and Director Chen didn't greet them, they didn't put on airs and stood up.
Of course, this wasn't for Li Dong, since Wang Aiqun didn't know who Li Dong was at this moment.
This was for Wei Hengzhi. Although Wei Hengzhi was only a Deputy Division Chief, his position was low, and no one dared to belittle him.
Although Director Chen's rank was higher than Wei Hengzhi, the CSRC's rank was still lower than the National Development and Reform Commission's.
…
When Li Dong followed Wei Hengzhi in, Wei Hengzhi greeted Director Chen and introduced with a smile, "Director Chen, this is Li Dong from Jiangbei, General Manager Li, the Chairman of Far Away."
After Wei Hengzhi finished his introduction, Li Dong quickly said politely, "Director Chen, I have eyes but failed to recognize Mount Tai. Please forgive me for not seeing the real Buddha."
"General Manager Li is too polite." Chen Long smiled.
Although he was being polite, Chen Long's brows were slightly knitted. He didn't expect it to really be this guy.
His furrowed brows quickly calmed down, and Chen Long introduced again, "This is Zhongbai's Chairman, Wang Aiqun, Director Wang."
When Wang Aiqun heard that Li Dong was Far Away's Chairman, she was a little stunned. But when Chen Long introduced him, she calmed down and quickly shook hands with Li Dong. "General Manager Li, it's fate that we cross the same boat for a hundred years."
Li Dong chuckled and said, "Of course it is. Moreover, Mr. Wang and I are fated to meet again. There are tens of millions of people in Beijing. I think it is fate that we can meet again."
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Li Dong laughed and said, "I've made a fool of myself in front of everyone, but I do feel that I'm quite fated with Director Wang."
Chen Long chuckled and said, "It's good to be fated. Director Wei and General Manager Li, please sit down. Let's have a few more drinks later."
After the two of them sat down, Chen Long said again, "General Manager Li and President Wang are both elite leaders in the retail industry. One of you is in Jiangbei, while the other is in Jiangcheng. Since you've met today, you should have a good drink."
Li Dong and Wang Aiqun didn't act pretentious. They raised their glasses and drank happily.
Then, the four of them toasted each other a few more times, and the atmosphere was harmonious for a while.
Seeing that the atmosphere was good, Wei Hengzhi wanted to give face to Li Dong, so he said, "Director Chen, Far away is preparing to issue a batch of bonds soon. At that time, I'll have to trouble you to help the CSRC."
Li Dong also hurriedly got up and said, "This matter has really caused trouble for Director Chen."
The corner of Chen Long's mouth twitched slightly. After a while, he said vaguely, "As long as the materials pass, nothing will be a problem."
Wei Hengzhi's eyelids suddenly twitched. Li Dong didn't hear it, mainly because he didn't have much time to deal with people in the government.
Seeing that Chen Long agreed, Li Dong immediately smiled and said, "Thank you, Director Chen. I'll drink first as a sign of respect, Director Chen."
Li Dong drank the wine in his glass in one gulp, but he noticed Wang Aiqun shaking her head at him from the corner of his eyes.
Li Dong was stunned for a moment, but he didn't ask anything.
After drinking, Li Dong and Wang Aiqun exchanged business cards and then left the private room with Wei Hengzhi.
…
As soon as they left the private room, Wei Hengzhi's face darkened.
Li Dong frowned and didn't say anything. Wei Hengzhi looked back, and a trace of anger flashed in his eyes. He snorted and said, "Come, let's go back and talk!"
Li Dong nodded. At this time, Zhang Lanyu also came over. Seeing that the two of them didn't look too good, Zhang Lanyu whispered, "What's wrong?"
"It's not convenient to talk here. Let's go to your room."
Zhang Lanyu wasn't stupid. She didn't ask any more questions and followed the two to the elevator.
…
As soon as they entered Li Dong's room, Li Dong couldn't help asking, "Old Wei, what's going on? Wang Aiqun winked at me before, and now you're acting like this. What's wrong? "
"Haven't you sensed it yet?"
Wei Hengzhi shook his head and said, "Didn't you hear Chen Long's last sentence? If the materials are fine, then it's not a problem. In other words, as long as the materials aren't up to standard, the CSRC won't let them go! "
Wei Hengzhi gritted his teeth and said coldly, "Chen Long is playing this game with me! If he didn't agree at first, I wouldn't have said anything. But I laid the groundwork, and this old brat only half-heartedly agreed. In the end, he actually tricked me! "
Although Wei Hengzhi wasn't narrow-minded, being tricked in front of Li Dong still made him feel like he lost a lot of face.
He had previously boasted that the CSRC was just going through the motions.
But who knew that after a few glasses of wine, his face would be slapped resoundingly by Chen Long.
Although Chen Long's rank was higher than his, Wei Hengzhi didn't put him in his eyes. However, it was this fellow who made him lose face today.
After Wei Hengzhi finished speaking, Li Dong and Zhang Lanyu both frowned.
Zhang Lanyu was puzzled and asked, "Director Wei, what happened just now? Did Li Dong cause trouble again … "
Before she could finish, Li Dong flew into a rage out of humiliation and said with a darkened face, "Zhang Lanyu, are you taking revenge on purpose? What do you mean I cause trouble? Do you think I'm a troublemaker in your eyes? I'll go toast with Old Wei. Even if I want to cause trouble, I won't make Old Wei lose face with me! "
Seeing the two quarreling, Wei Hengzhi hastily advised, "This matter has nothing to do with Li Dong. I don't know what's gotten into that old brat Chen Long, but logically speaking, he wouldn't go so far as to refute me and Far away's face …"
At this point, Wei Hengzhi's brows twitched slightly, a trace of contemplation in his eyes.
Li Dong and Zhang Lanyu didn't disturb him. After waiting for a while, Wei Hengzhi suddenly asked, "Did you tell Yu Le about the bond issue last night?"
Anger flashed in Li Dong's eyes. He seemed to understand something and shook his head, "No, I'm not familiar with them. However, Chen Rui has some connections in Jiangbei. If he asks around, it won't be a secret that we're going to issue bonds Far away. "
Far away's application had already been submitted to the Provincial Development and Reform Commission, and Duan Peng of the Provincial Development and Reform Commission seemed to have some friendship with Chen Rui.
If Chen Rui was willing to ask around, this matter really couldn't be hidden from others.
Hearing Li Dong's words, Wei Hengzhi let out a long sigh and said with a frown, "That's right. This matter must be caused by that fellow Yu Le."
"Him? In any case, Chen Long is a deputy director. Will he listen to him? "
"I almost forgot about this. Chen Long is Yu Le's cousin. If Yu Le really asks, Chen Long won't necessarily refuse."
Li Dong and Zhang Lanyu's faces were as black as iron. Far away's bond issue was really ill-fated.
They finally managed to get through to Wei Hengzhi with the Development and Reform Commission, but in the end, there was a problem with the CSRC.
The CSRC wasn't even in their consideration because this kind of thing rarely happened.
But this extremely small probability was still encountered by Li Dong. Far away's application was not compliant, and even if it was compliant, it wouldn't be easy for the CSRC to find fault.
It was normal to drag on for three to five months. If they were more serious, they could directly throw the application Far away into the archives. It wouldn't be surprising if there was no result for three to five years.
But could Li Dong wait for three to five years?
Not to mention that he would soon have to pay a huge sum of nearly four billion yuan, he would also need money for his plan to enter Hubei Province and Sichuan Province after the New Year.
If he were to be obstructed at this time, Li Dong would really vomit blood.
If he were to be rejected by the Development and Reform Commission, Li Dong would accept it. But who knew that the CSRC, which was just a middleman, would actually obstruct him. This made Li Dong immediately hate Yu Le and the others.
These bastards, do they really think I'm easy to bully?!
Last night was fine, but in the blink of an eye, these people set me up again. This is too much!
Li Dong's face was gloomy. Seeing this, Wei Hengzhi sighed and said helplessly, "If this was because of something else, it would be fine. But now that Chen Long is obviously supporting Yu Le, it won't be so easy to solve."
"Old Wei, is there no other way? He's just a deputy director. We can find the director of the regulatory department … "
Before Li Dong finished speaking, Wei Hengzhi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Li Dong, you don't understand the inside story. Although Chen Long is only a deputy director, the director of the regulatory department is also held by a deputy chairman of the CSRC, who usually doesn't have much control over the department. Moreover, the other party is a vice-minister, so I'm afraid I can't get in touch with him. Although Chen Long isn't the deputy director in charge of the regulatory department, he's ranked second. Far away, the materials you submit will almost certainly be distributed to him. After all, the person in charge is also very busy and won't necessarily care about such a small matter. "
The CSRC probably wouldn't care too much about the matter of the middleman.
Far away, the CSRC might pay attention to the issuance of bonds, but it was still in the application process, so they might not care.
Hearing this, Li Dong said in a deep voice, "That means if he doesn't agree, we can't issue the bonds?"
"It's hard to say. Even if he can, we can't force him to delay it for a year and a half, don't you think?"
"Then there's no way at all?"
Wei Hengzhi thought for a moment. "It's not that there's no way. In fact, there are still many ways, but other aspects are somewhat difficult. The simplest …"
"Find Yu Le?"
Li Dong saw that he wanted to say something but stopped. He immediately understood what he meant and said it directly.
Last night, Yu Le told him that what Wei Hengzhi couldn't do, he might be able to do, as long as Li Dong could afford the price.
Obviously, this was probably not the first time Yu Le did this.
Now that Yu Le was using this against Li Dong, it was probably to make Li Dong look for him. It could be seen that this guy was not just a playboy, and it was not just for revenge that he wanted to deal with Li Dong.
More likely, this guy probably wanted to make a profit out of it.
After all, after last night, they would definitely learn about Li Dong's identity from Chen Rui.
Although the Faraway Group was not very famous in the capital, a simple check would show that it was not a small group.
He was the CEO of a large corporation, and he came to the capital to ask for help from a poor and remote place like Jiangbei.
Coupled with the fact that the person asking for help involved his cousin's husband, it was impossible for Yu Le not to be tempted.
This was a big fat piece of meat that was delivered to his door. It would be a waste not to take advantage of it. Since Li Dong came to ask for help, it meant that the bonds issued by the Faraway Group were certainly not compliant. How could Yu Le not get a share of the pie at this time?
What's more, Li Dong did not give him any face last night. Not only could he get revenge on Li Dong, but he could also earn some extra money. Why not?
After thinking this through, Li Dong narrowed his eyes and did not speak for a while.
Seeing the atmosphere was a little tense, Wei Hengzhi thought for a moment and said hesitantly, "Li Dong, I'm afraid this matter …"
Li Dong forced a smile and said, "Old Wei, you've already helped me a lot with this matter. I don't dare to trouble you anymore. I'll think of a way to solve it myself. You've embarrassed yourself with me. "
"Sigh, look at how this matter is getting out of hand." Wei Hengzhi said with some regret, "If I didn't enter this big circle, this matter would not be a problem for me. That kid Yu Le would not dare to argue with me. But you also know that I'm a public servant now, so it's not easy for me to do some things. "
Li Dong nodded, "I understand. Old Wei, don't be so polite. Don't take this matter to heart. When I settle the matter with the CSRC, I still need your help. "
Wei Hengzhi saw that Li Dong was polite and immediately smiled, "Then I won't say anything more. In short, if the Faraway Group's materials are in my hands, I promise to help you!"
"Thank you!"
Li Dong said a few more polite words and sent the embarrassed Wei Hengzhi away.
As soon as he left, the smile on Li Dong's face disappeared and he gnashed his teeth, "Bastard! If I don't kill you, my name isn't Li Dong! "
Zhang Lanyu quickly consoled him, "Don't be angry. We're here for serious business. Why bother with them? Don't lose your sense of propriety."
"Don't bother?! Now they're riding on my head, Li Dong, and you want me to not bother? How can I not bother?! "
"Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. You're afraid that I'll bring disaster to Chen Rui? Believe it or not, this matter is most likely instigated by Chen Rui. If it weren't for that bastard, how could that Yu Le know what we're doing in the capital so quickly? "
Li Dong vented his anger, but when he saw that Zhang Lanyu was a little sad and didn't believe him, he said impatiently, "You don't have to worry about me. It's getting late. Go back to your room and sleep. You'll return to Jiangbei tomorrow morning. Since you've helped me solve a big problem with the Development and Reform Commission, I'll treat you to a meal when I'm free. "
"What about you?"
"I'll stay for a few more days. Yuhan still has something to do."
"What about the CSRC?"
"We'll see."
Worry flashed through Zhang Lanyu's eyes when she heard Li Dong brushing her off.
'Is he going to do something out of line by sending me away?'
She had heard in Jiangbei that Li Dong was a vengeful person who would never suffer a loss.
Now that he had suffered two losses in the capital, and they were in the hands of the same group of people, was he really going to let it go?
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