"Oh, Director He, I'm so sorry …" The leader, a man in his thirties, said with a fake smile, "When we were about to leave, Director Lin stopped us and said that he had a meeting … This … We didn't dare to disobey the leader's summons! I'm so sorry … "
Since they had said so, He Kun couldn't show his displeasure. He laughed and said, "Haha, Section Chief Qi, it seems that Director Lin thinks highly of you! Your future is limitless! "
Section Chief Qi waved his hand and said, "You're too kind … Director Lin just cares about his subordinates. As subordinates, we have to know our limits!"
Stop pretending to be a wolf! He Kun cursed in his heart, but the smile on his face didn't fade. He said, "Come, Section Chief Qi, let me introduce you. This is Boss Xia, the chairman of the Southeast Taoyuan Company, Xia Ruofei. Brother Xia, this is Section Chief Qi Min, from the Chinese Medicine and Ethnic Medicine Department of the Drug and Cosmetics Registration and Administration Department. Both of you are young and promising. You should get to know each other later!"
Xia Ruofei had been watching coldly for a while. Seeing that He Kun was introducing him, he smiled and took the initiative to reach out his hand. "Section Chief Qi, nice to meet you!"
Qi Min just glanced at Xia Ruofei with a condescending gaze, then squeezed out a snort and nodded slightly as a greeting. He ignored Xia Ruofei's outstretched hand.
Xia Ruofei couldn't help but frown.
This Section Chief Qi really gave him a very bad impression. He had agreed to a dinner with someone, but in the end, he dawdled until eight or nine o 'clock. Moreover, he was full of nonsense and acted as if he was number one. In addition, he was also arrogant when he greeted him, which made him feel even more disgusted.
He Kun saw this and quickly gave Xia Ruofei a look, then continued to introduce the other two people to Xia Ruofei.
Although the two people's attitudes were a little lukewarm, they were much better than Qi Min's.
One of them was called Lu Ping, a senior staff member. The other was the oldest, Guo Ziyang, a deputy investigator in the department. His rank was half a level higher than Qi Min's, but the three of them were obviously led by Qi Min.
This was not uncommon in the system. A deputy investigator might not have as much authority as a section chief, and his words were not as powerful as the section chief. When he came out, he would naturally follow the section chief's lead.
Moreover, He Kun's main purpose this time was to invite Qi Min.
Because the Heart Nourishing Soup belonged to the category of Chinese medicine preparations, the final decision on the project was made by the Chinese Traditional Medicine and Ethnic Medicine Department of the Drug and Cosmetic Registration Administration Department, and it was Qi Min's department that was responsible for it.
He Kun quickly invited everyone to take a seat. As for Xue Jinshan and the others, He Kun did not introduce them at all.
However, when Qi Min's gaze swept across Bai He, he couldn't help but take a few more glances at her, a strange light flashing in his eyes.
Xia Ruofei saw this and couldn't help but frown.
He Kun raised his wine glass and said, "Come, Chief Qi, leaders, let's have a drink together! It's fate to be able to meet in Beijing! "
Qi Min nodded with a smile and said, "Director He, you're giving me face by thinking of me first when you come to Beijing! This glass of wine must be bottomed up! "
After that, Qi Min clinked his glass with He Kun's and then turned a blind eye to Xia Ruofei and the others, directly raising his head and downing the glass of wine.
He Kun saw all of this and couldn't help but frown secretly. He felt that Qi Min's attitude today was somewhat strange.
He Kun had done similar things in the past. After all, the profits of Chinese medicine were considerable, and in recent years, many pharmaceutical companies had been developing Chinese medicine.
The authority of the Chinese Traditional Medicine and Ethnic Medicine Management Department had also naturally risen.
In the past, it was easier to make an appointment with Director Lin of the Chinese Traditional Medicine and Ethnic Medicine Management Department, but this time, he directly refused. It was not easy to make an appointment with Qi Min. Although this little section chief's words were relatively polite, the meaning of rejection was quite obvious.
Especially when facing Xia Ruofei, Qi Min was simply arrogant and didn't put Xia Ruofei in his eyes at all.
One must know that He Kun had hinted on the phone that Xia Ruofei was different from ordinary pharmaceutical company owners, and that the leader of the Southeast Provincial Party Committee had personally asked for help.
However, Qi Min still didn't give him any face, which was indeed a little unusual.
He Kun was also very shrewd, so he didn't show it. After putting down the glass of wine, he laughed and said, "Leaders, let's all eat more! Eh? Why hasn't the Prince's Mansion's medicinal cuisine been served yet? I'll go and urge them … "
After that, He Kun gave Xia Ruofei a look, indicating for him to toast a few more glasses of wine. Then, he took his phone and walked out of the private room.
He Kun walked forward for more than ten meters, turned a corner, and stopped. He then took out his phone and made a call.
"Director Li, I'm Xiao He!" He Kun said enthusiastically.
The person he was looking for was Director Li of the second food safety supervision department of the headquarters, who was an old friend of He Kun's for many years. Director Li used to work in the Southeast Provincial Department of Drug Supervision and was He Kun's old boss.
Many of He Kun's connections in the headquarters were established step by step through Director Li.
Director Li's voice was a little tired as he said, "Xiao He … What's the matter?"
He Kun's heart skipped a beat. He suddenly remembered a rumor he had heard not long ago. In the Yuanshan Pharmaceutical food safety incident, the second food safety supervision department had violated the rules many times during the process of handling it, which had caused a very bad social impact. Director Li, as the head, was likely to be held accountable.
"Director Li, last time about Yuanshan Pharmaceutical …" He Kun asked carefully, "Are you okay?"
Director Li said self-deprecatingly, "Xiao He! How could I be okay? How could you not wet your shoes if you always walk by the river? Yesterday, the leaders of the headquarters talked to me and planned to transfer me to an inspector. "
He Kun couldn't help but slap his forehead. So this was the root of it.
The people in the headquarters all knew that He Kun was on Director Li's side. Now that Director Li had been dealt with and transferred to a non-leader position, their attitude towards He Kun had changed 180 degrees.
Sometimes, the more important the position was, the more obvious the fickleness of human nature was.
"Director Li, how could this matter be so serious?" He Kun didn't know how to comfort Director Li.
Director Li laughed self-deprecatingly and said, "Someone is using this as a pretext to make a fuss! I'm blocking their way, so they're forcing me to make way for them! "
He Kun let out a long sigh.
Director Li asked, "By the way, Xiao He, why are you looking for me?"
He Kun didn't know what to say at all. He could only mumble, "Nothing, old leader. I just happened to come to Beijing today to attend a conference … How about this, I'll find time to visit you tomorrow!"
Director Li said with emotion, "Sometimes, old friends like us are the most reliable! Xiao He, I appreciate your kindness, but you don't have to come, so as not to affect you negatively. "
"I'll come, I'll come …" He Kun said quickly.
After hanging up the phone, He Kun's mind was in a mess as he walked to the private room.
He realized that this matter wasn't going well.
The connections that he had always been proud of had collapsed overnight, and this time, it was Secretary Tian who had personally given him this task. If it was the previous pharmaceutical factory owners who had asked him to do this, he wouldn't care if he couldn't do it. But this time, he couldn't!
After thinking about it, he could only bite the bullet and coordinate with them.
A Chinese medicine preparation project wasn't a big deal, and He Kun felt that as long as he lowered his stance, Qi Min might not completely not give him face.
In any case, he had to pass this test first. As for how he would pass the review when he returned to the headquarters, he couldn't think too much about it for the time being.
With this mentality, He Kun pushed open the door and walked in with a smile on his face.
The atmosphere in the private room was a little strange.
Qi Min, Lu Ping, and Guo Ziyang chatted amongst themselves, toasting each other and leaving Xia Ruofei and the others to the side.
Xia Ruofei didn't embarrass himself by toasting with them, but just frowned and sat in his seat.
The development of the matter was different from what he had imagined.
As soon as He Kun came in, he immediately said enthusiastically, "Chief Qi, I'd like to propose a toast to you on behalf of the comrades at the grass-roots level! Thank you for your strong support for the grass-roots work! How about this, I'll drink this glass of wine, you can do whatever you want … "
Qi Min, Lu Ping, and Guo Ziyang all had a strange look on their faces. After He Kun went out for a trip, he obviously lowered his stance even more.
Qi Min laughed and said, "Chief He, you're too polite! You're a leader, we should be the ones toasting you! "
Although he said that, Qi Min was only being polite. He picked up his glass and clinked it with He Kun's. Then, he really took a sip and didn't drink it in one go.
He Kun's expression was slightly sluggish, and then he chuckled and drank the white wine in his glass. He even politely showed the bottom of his glass to Qi Min.
Xia Ruofei was even more confused by the situation. What exactly is He Kun planning? Are all the government officials in the ministries and commissions so arrogant? A sector-level official dares to put on airs in front of the deputy director of the local drug administration?
Qi Min had already had a drink before he came, so his face was flushed red. He reached out his chopsticks and put some food into his mouth. As he chewed, he said loudly, "Chief He, the pharmaceutical company CEO you brought here today seems to be very arrogant! I've been here for half a day, and I haven't seen him propose a toast! Does he still want to do his job? "
He Kun quickly said, "Boss Xia, come, come, come. Propose a toast to Chief Qi first."
Xia Ruofei helplessly picked up his glass and stood up. Lu Ping and Guo Ziyang looked at Xia Ruofei with interest.
Xia Ruofei didn't know what was going on, so he walked to Qi Min with his glass.
At first, Qi Min didn't say a word. It wasn't until Xia Ruofei walked in front of him that he suddenly waved his hand and said, "Forget it, I don't like to drink with men!"
Xia Ruofei frowned. Wasn't he deliberately humiliating him? If he didn't want to drink, why did he suggest it? He suddenly said this after someone walked in front of him with a glass of wine. This was domineering to a certain extent.
At this moment, the director Lu Ping said with a smile, "Boss Xia, don't you understand what Chief Qi means? Ask the little beauty from your company to come and propose a toast! "
Xia Ruofei frowned. Before he could say anything, He Kun said, "Xiao Bai, since Chief Qi has called for you, come and propose a toast!"
Xia Ruofei wanted to say something, but since He Kun had already spoken, it wasn't appropriate for him to refuse. After all, He Kun had already lowered himself for his sake.
Although Xia Ruofei didn't know why it was like this, he knew that something must have gone wrong.
Besides, it was normal to propose a toast at the table. Xia Ruofei didn't need to vent his anger on He Kun.
Bai He's pretty face blushed slightly. She stood up a little nervously and walked in front of Qi Min with a glass. She said softly, "Chief Qi, I'd like to propose a toast to you. Please take care of our company's new drug project."
Qi Min leaned back in his chair casually and said, "Well said, well said, let's see how the beauty performs …"
Bai He hesitated and said, "Chief Qi, I can't hold my liquor well. Why don't I drink this glass of wine and you can drink as much as you like?"
Qi Min laughed and said, "I've never drunk casually with a beauty! But since you can't drink, let's do something extra … "
The director Lu Ping's eyes suddenly lit up. He smiled and said, "Chief Qi, you want to drink with the little beauty!"
The deputy investigator Guo Ziyang also slapped the table and said, "That's a good idea! Chief Qi is the most handsome man in our Chinese Medicine Ethnic Medicine Department! A handsome man and a beautiful woman drinking cross-cupped wine. It's really wonderful! "
Xia Ruofei saw this and couldn't help but reveal a trace of sharpness in his eyes. He finally couldn't take it anymore.
Bai He was a fresh undergraduate student who had just left the university campus. She had never seen such a scene before. She was a little at a loss and there was a trace of unconcealable panic in her eyes.
Lu Ping was still proudly saying, "It seems that the beauty doesn't know how to drink cross-cupped wine! Chief, why don't we let Boss Xia and his staff give the beauty a demonstration? "
"I think so!" Qi Min laughed and said, glancing sideways at Xia Ruofei.
He Kun saw that Xia Ruofei's expression was getting worse and worse. He hurriedly kept winking at him, telling him to bear with it.
However, Xia Ruofei wasn't the kind of person to swallow his anger. He had been holding it in before, mostly because he wanted to protect He Kun's face.
However, Qi Min and the other two were insatiable, provoking him again and again. Xia Ruofei couldn't take it anymore.
"That's enough!" Xia Ruofei shouted.
Then, he fiercely threw the wine glass in his hand on the ground, making the sound of glass shattering.
Xia Ruofei's eyes revealed a cold light as he stared at Qi Min. The murderous aura in his eyes made Qi Min shiver uncontrollably.
Qi Min suppressed the fear from the bottom of his heart and said sternly, "Chief He, what do your friends mean? They can't even take a little joke and they want me to work for them? "
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