When he came out of Du Anmin's office, Zhao Nanfang walked him out.
Compared to before, Zhao Nanfang was more polite.
He could not be polite. Judging from Du Anmin's tone just now, their relationship was obviously not ordinary.
Zhao Nanfang was polite, and so was Li Dong.
As the two were being polite, someone next to them suddenly said in surprise, "Li Dong?"
Li Dong turned his head and suddenly smiled, "Brother Ren."
The person he met was none other than Ren Hongbing, his classmate from the Business School.
Ren Hongbing was not an ordinary boss, but the boss of the National Machinery Group. He had just been promoted to chairman not long ago.
As a large state-owned enterprise in Beijing, it was not surprising to meet Ren Hongbing in the city government.
According to the rank, Ren Hongbing was at least the main director or deputy director. Anyway, his rank was not low, and his prestige in the Beijing business circle was not low.
When Li Dong responded, Ren Hongbing knew that he did not see the wrong person.
After seeing Li Dong, Ren Hongbing saw Zhao Nanfang.
Zhao Nanfang had just been promoted. If it was someone who was not familiar with him, they might not recognize him. However, Ren Hongbing had been coming to the city government often recently, so how could he not know Zhao Nanfang?
Zhao Nanfang personally sent Li Dong downstairs?
Didn't that mean that Li Dong just went to see Du Anmin?
Ren Hongbing thought of the previous class gatherings where everyone joked about Li Dong and suddenly understood.
In the past, no matter how close Li Dong and Du Anmin were, Ren Hongbing did not care much.
After all, Du Anmin was in Jiangbei before and they had nothing to do with each other.
But now it was different. The National Machinery Group was not under the jurisdiction of the city government, but under the jurisdiction of the central government.
However, in reality, such a large enterprise was in Beijing, how could the city government ignore it?
Even if Ren Hongbing was promoted to chairman, it had to be approved by the city government. If the city government did not agree, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission would not dare to go against the city government for the boss of a state-owned enterprise.
Ren Hongbing thought for a while, but his mouth did not stop talking.
After greeting Li Dong with a smile, Ren Hongbing looked at Zhao Nanfang and said, "Director Zhao, what are you and Brother Li doing?"
Zhao Nanfang also knew Ren Hongbing. Over the past few days, Du Anmin had met Ren Hongbing a few times due to the restructuring of the National Secret Service.
Upon hearing Ren Hongbing's question, Zhao Nanfang smiled and said, "Hello, Director Ren. I was just about to send General Manager Li out. Do you know General Manager Li?"
"Hahaha, don't you know? Li Dong and I are classmates."
"Classmate?"
Zhao Nanfang glanced at the two of them. There was a big age gap between them, so he didn't know which classmates they were.
However, he was not a talkative person. He smiled and said, "What a coincidence."
At this moment, Li Dong also smiled and said, "Brother Ren, are you here for business?"
"I'm done. I was just about to go out. Director Zhao, why don't you not send us off? I'll accompany Brother Li out … "
Ren Hongbing addressed him as "brother" affectionately, and the smile on his face was even warmer than before.
He didn't even wait for Li Dong to speak and said that the two of them were classmates.
In fact, Li Dong understood that he was just trying to get close to him.
In the past, although Ren Hongbing was warm, he was definitely not as warm as he was now.
The reason why he was acting like this was just to show Zhao Nanfang. Look, I have a very good relationship with Li Dong.
Li Dong and Du Anmin had a good relationship. They were simply natural teammates.
To Ren Hongbing, it was necessary to have a good relationship with the mayor of Beijing.
However, because Du Anmin was new to Beijing, everyone was not familiar with his work style and didn't know what kind of person he was.
Even if they wanted to get close to him, it was not that easy.
He had interacted with Du Anmin a few times and felt that Du Anmin was not that easy to get close to.
Initially, he had a headache. He didn't expect that when he dozed off, Li Dong would give him a pillow.
Li Dong could see all these, but he didn't mind.
Ren Hongbing's status was not low, and he had a wide network in Beijing. In addition, both of them were classmates, and helping each other was beneficial for both parties.
Besides, whether Du Anmin accepted Ren Hongbing or not was Du Anmin's business. In fact, Li Dong could not play any role in the middle.
Li Dong didn't think he could influence Du Anmin's decision. Old Du was soft on the outside but hard on the inside. Whatever his plans were, not to mention Li Dong, even Shen Qian could not change it.
Hearing that Ren Hongbing was going out, Li Dong turned his head and smiled at Zhao Nanfang. "Director Zhao, I will leave with Brother Ren. I will treat you to a meal next time."
"Then I will wait for General Manager Li to treat me." Zhao Nanfang laughed and said, "General Manager Li, take down my number. Next time, General Manager Li can call me if there's anything."
While talking, Zhao Nanfang took out his mobile phone and called Li Dong.
He knew Li Dong's number as he had just called in the morning.
Li Dong didn't care too much. After he finished the call, he saved the number.
Ren Hongbing, who was next to him, secretly clicked his tongue. The attitude of the leader could be easily seen from the secretary.
Li Dong didn't notice, but he knew why Zhao Nanfang made such an unnecessary move.
It was reasonable to say that Li Dong had contacted the city government office before, and he should be able to find Zhao Nanfang by phone.
But Zhao Nanfang left a number. Needless to say, it was his personal phone. Zhao Nanfang even said that Li Dong had something to ask him. This was not polite.
If Li Dong really had any trouble that he couldn't solve, Zhao Nanfang would definitely come forward to help solve it.
Sometimes, the secretary was more useful than the leader.
Du Anmin was in a high position and couldn't manage everything. Li Dong wouldn't directly ask Du Anmin for everything.
In the past few years in Jiangbei, Li Dong rarely asked Du Anmin for help.
Sometimes, it was best to ask Zhao Nanfang for help for some small things.
After saving the number, the two sides exchanged a few polite words, and then Li Dong followed Ren Hongbing out.
…
Out of the city government compound.
Ren Hongbing asked, "Brother Li, will you go to the graduation ceremony the day after tomorrow?"
"Yes, I'm here for this. Sister Wu said that if I don't go, she will come to my house. I don't dare to go against Sister Wu. "
"Hahaha, that's true."
Ren Hongbing laughed and said, "Brother, do you have a meal at noon? If not, I'll treat you. Let's get together in advance."
In just a few sentences, Li Dong had become Younger Brother Li, and Younger Brother Li had become Younger Brother.
These changes in the way of addressing sounded natural, but in fact, it was a test of skill.
Li Dong was not stupid. He laughed and said, "I don't have a meal. I have nothing to do now. Brother, you're treating me, so I have to have a meal."
Then, the two of them called each other brother very affectionately.
Although it wasn't lunchtime yet, the two of them didn't care and got into their respective cars. Ren Hongbing led the way in front, and Li Dong followed behind.
Half an hour later, Ren Hongbing led Li Dong to a private restaurant.
This small restaurant was hidden in an alley. People who were not familiar with Beijing would definitely not be able to find it. However, seeing that Ren Hongbing was familiar with the place, it was obvious that he had been here a lot.
…
It had to be said that the experts were among the people.
In the past, Li Dong didn't really like the food in Beijing. The difference between the north and the south was not to his taste.
However, today, Li Dong had a great appetite.
For lunch, Li Dong actually didn't know what kind of cuisine it was. He didn't even know the name.
The dishes were all ordered by Ren Hongbing. Li Dong tasted a few mouthfuls and felt that the taste was especially good.
The dishes were to his taste. In addition, Ren Hongbing was an expert among experts when it came to dealing with people.
After the meal, the two of them became much closer.
Although they were classmates in the past, there were still some differences in their social circles.
In class, Li Dong was closer to people like Wu Yajun, Yang Shaopeng, and Lan Xingguo. On the other hand, Ren Hongbing was closer to a few bosses of state-owned enterprises.
After today's meal, the two of them could be considered to have entered the same social circle.
Of course, there was no lack of conversation during the meal. As they chatted, Li Dong told them about how he had obtained the land.
This wasn't a secret. Ren Hongbing happened to ask about it, so Li Dong told him about it.
Anyway, there was still some time before the land auction. In addition, Li Dong believed that Ren Hongbing wouldn't spread it, so he didn't hide it.
After he finished, Ren Hongbing couldn't help but be surprised. "Brother, are you really going to acquire this land?"
Li Dong felt that his tone was a bit strange. He said with a straight face, "Yes, I have this plan. Why? Is there a problem with this land?"
"The land is not a problem. But when I was eating with someone not long ago, I heard someone mention that there are a lot of people eyeing this land. SOHO, Vanke, and Poly are all interested. I'm afraid it won't be easy for you to snatch the land from the tiger's mouth. "
"That's for sure. After all, this is the core area of the business district."
Li Dong wasn't surprised. There must be a lot of people eyeing this golden area.
Ren Hongbing saw that he had a card up his sleeve and thought of Du Anmin. Could it be that Li Dong got Du Anmin's promise?
Whether it was true or not, he wouldn't ask.
Moreover, this was not his purpose. After Li Dong finished speaking, Ren Hongbing said, "Brother, if you ask me, you don't necessarily have to build a branch building here in the CBD. The price of land there was not low, and the influence there was greater, but in reality, it was nothing much. In fact, Haidian District is also suitable. It's close to Zhongguancun. There are a lot of large enterprises and headquarters of large groups here. Coincidentally, some time ago, there was a factory here that was going to be restructured. The factory is an old factory from the last century, and the machines are old. Guoji wants to relocate the factory. Once it's relocated, the place will be vacant … "
Li Dong's eyes lit up when he heard Ren Baqian's words. "Brother Ren, where is your factory?"
Ren Hongbing mentioned a place. Li Dong was not familiar with Beijing, so he didn't know.
But according to Ren Hongbing, it was very close to Zhongguancun. It could even be said to be in the Zhongguancun area.
Back then, the land in Zhongguancun was not valuable. The factory had been built for decades, and it was a state-owned enterprise. It occupied a large area, and the land did not cost anything. It was a gift from the state.
The original factory of this kind of enterprise was usually handled by the enterprise itself. It was up to the enterprise to decide whether to sell it or something else.
As long as it was not too excessive, the enterprise could decide how much it was sold for.
Of course, in the end, the government still had to review it.
Ren Hongbing was not generous enough to give Li Dong the land for free. But since they were friends, it was not a problem to give a little discount.
As for the government review, it was even simpler.
Not to mention the existence of Du Anmin, without Du Anmin, as long as the price Far away paid was not too low, the government would not say anything.
After listening to him, Li Dong smiled and said, "Brother Ren, I will go back and check it out. Whether this matter is successful or not, I will remember your favor."
"I just said it casually. Even if I didn't say it, you can find out yourself. What's the point of a favor?"
Ren Hongbing laughed. After that, the two of them did not talk about the land anymore. Instead, they toasted each other and drank.
The meal lasted for two hours. Only the two of them drank one liter of white wine.
Li Dong had not drunk for a while. He did not even know how he got home.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
