Qian Jin smiled shyly and said, "Whether to invest or not, I still have to wait for my think tank to study and investigate before we decide. I don't dare to guarantee the two leaders now. After all, I represent Vermilion Bird. It depends on the trust of hundreds of thousands of shareholders!"
Qian Jin's words were very appropriate. He was not like those ordinary rich second generations who were hot-headed and fooled by a few good words from a few leaders into saying how much money he was willing to invest. He was not stupid. Who would do something that had no benefits?
Wang Huasheng was obviously just being polite, but the meaning of his words that he hoped the Vermilion Bird Group to invest in Jiangnan City was already very obvious.
The two sides got to know each other in the lobby of the Xintai Hotel. Then Secretary Song of the Municipal Party Committee and Mayor Wang Huasheng held a special welcome party in the Xintai Hotel. At the meeting, Wang Huasheng praised the Vermilion Bird Group. He almost said that they were the hope of Jiangnan City's leapfrog development.
Qian Jin and Ning Weiyang sat on the stage and looked at each other without saying a word.
After the welcome party, it was lunchtime. Secretary Song of the Municipal Party Committee had other reception activities, so he left first, and the task of entertaining the Vermilion Bird Group fell on Wang Huasheng's shoulders.
Wang Huasheng booked three of the most high-end rooms in Xintai. One was used to entertain Qian Jin and his assistant Ning Weiyang, and the other two were for his entourage.
During the banquet, Wang Huasheng, Qian Jin, and Ning Weiyang exchanged toasts and drank happily. Of course, he also made a detailed introduction of the good investment environment of Jiangnan City.
There were a total of six people in this private room. Wang Huasheng brought his secretary Yu Xiaobai and two people from the tourism bureau. The remaining two were Ning Weiyang and Qian Jin.
Halfway through the meal, the secretary Yu Xiaobai came back from the toilet. He whispered in Wang Huasheng's ear, "Mayor, Jiang Cheng from the brewery just called and said that he has something important to tell you! I told him you were busy. "
Although Wang Huasheng drank a lot, he was not that drunk. When he heard that it was Jiang Cheng who called, and it was something important, he wanted to call back to ask. However, there were still guests here, and they were eating happily. If he rashly left the table to make a call, it would be a bit disrespectful.
Therefore, Wang Huasheng didn't think too much about it and continued to drink with Qian Jin and Ning Weiyang. The meal didn't end until one or two in the afternoon.
At noon, everyone was drunk. Many of the guests from the provincial capital were already drunk. Naturally, they could not carry out the inspection project that they had originally planned in the afternoon.
Under Mayor Wang's instructions, two of the most expensive presidential suites and ten standard suites were booked in Xintai for the guests from the provincial capital to rest.
Two presidential suites and ten standard rooms cost a total of forty to fifty thousand yuan a day. Two of the presidential suites cost as much as forty thousand yuan a day, which was eighteen thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight yuan a day for a presidential suite.
This did not include today's lunch money and venue fees. When the hotel manager came to Wang Huasheng with today's list to sign, Mayor Wang, who was usually calm, couldn't help but tremble. When he looked at the words "a total of one hundred and fifty thousand" on the list, he asked the hotel manager in surprise, "Why does it cost so much?"
The hotel manager replied with a smile, "It's like this, leader. You ordered a total of two bottles of French Lafite for lunch today. These two bottles of wine cost tens of thousands. There are also a few dishes that are the hotel's signature dishes. The ingredients used are all airlifted from France, so it's so expensive!"
In fact, the hotel manager said in his heart, "This is considered expensive. You don't know how those really rich people live in hotels. Their daily expenses are hundreds of thousands. You have dozens of people eating, and the room fees are only less than half of their expenses. How can this be called expensive?"
After listening to the manager's explanation, Wang Huasheng's hands trembled. He held the pen and signed his name. Yu Xiaobai, the secretary standing next to him, obviously saw Mayor Wang's trembling. He knew that if he couldn't get the Vermilion Bird Group's investment this time, Mayor Wang would be scolded to death by people's saliva.
One hundred and forty to fifty thousand a day. The inspection period arranged by the municipal government was a total of five days. This did not rule out unexpected factors such as weather. If the guests were tired and the weather was rainy, the inspection date would have to be postponed. But if the date was postponed, the guests still had to stay and eat. If it was delayed for one more day, they would have to pay more than a hundred thousand. The price of attracting investment was too high.
Even if today was over, the guests were drunk and naturally had to rest in the hotel. However, as a local official, Mayor Wang couldn't. He had to continue working, otherwise, he would let down the trust of the party and the people.
After returning to the municipal government, Wang Huasheng suddenly remembered something. Just now at the dining table, the secretary told him that Jiang Cheng had something very important to talk to him about. He took out his notebook and found the number in Jiang Cheng's hand. Then he picked up the landline on the table and dialed it.
Jiang Cheng had just driven back to the company from the train station and was about to go to the restaurant for lunch. He was so hungry that his chest was sticking to his back. Because of some bullsh * t traffic control on the road, Jiang Cheng was stuck on the road for more than an hour.
He took out his mobile phone and looked at the phone number on the caller ID. He found that it was a local landline number. He picked up the phone and said, "Hello, who is this?"
Wang Huasheng was almost sober at this time. He said jokingly, "Is this Xiaojiang? I'm Wang Huasheng!"
When Jiang Cheng heard Wang Huasheng's call, he was happy. It seemed that Secretary Yu had passed on his words. The mayor called at this time, which meant that he already knew that he had just called him.
Jiang Cheng said happily, "Hello, Mayor. I'm Jiang Cheng!"
"Just now, Xiaoyu told me that you have something very important to talk to me about. What's the matter?" Wang Huasheng said to Jiang Cheng in a very kind tone.
Jiang Cheng thought for a moment. He felt that it was not clear to ask for wages for the workers over the phone, and it was not powerful enough to say it. He thought of a way and said euphemistically, "Mayor Wang, have you had lunch? Let me treat you to lunch! "
Wang Huasheng also seemed to understand what Jiang Cheng meant. It happened that he basically only drank at noon, and he rarely ate any food. After going to the toilet just now, his stomach was already empty, and he was very hungry.
He said half-jokingly, "That's great. I was just about to go eat. Since you're treating, it would be impolite of me to refuse. But let me say this first. Don't call me if it's a big meal. I'm fine with home-cooked dishes. Also, no wine!"
Jiang Cheng had already figured out the habits of these officials. Basically, they were all people with very serious problems, such as the mayor. He laughed and said, "Of course, if you want me to treat you to a big meal, I can't afford it. I'm so poor now that I even want to pawn my pants. Where would I have the money to eat a big meal? You and Secretary Song don't pity me, and I can't apply for a bank loan. My life now is not good!"
How could Mayor Wang not hear the complaints in Jiang Cheng's tone? Jiang Cheng was blaming him and Song Lian for not giving him a loan. But now the central government was strict, and the money supply was tight. For a newly established company like Jiang Cheng, if he gave them a loan, it would indeed be against the rules. If this was known by someone with ulterior motives, an anonymous letter could ruin his future.
So for the sake of his future, Wang Huasheng certainly couldn't release this sum of money. But he also didn't want to hurt Jiang Cheng's feelings too much. He was afraid that it would affect his entrepreneurial enthusiasm. As long as Jiang Cheng didn't ask for a loan, everything was fine.
Wang Huasheng smiled and said, "Xiao Jiang, tell me where to eat. I'll go over now!"
Seeing that the leader agreed, Jiang Cheng thought for a moment and said, "Let's eat in our factory's cafeteria. It's clean and cheap. The dishes are all home-cooked dishes. It will definitely suit your taste!"
Jiang Cheng used this trick well. He invited the mayor to his factory's cafeteria. If this was known by outsiders, it would be news. This way, he could increase the social influence of his brewery. Think about it, a factory that even the mayor went to eat in, how could it not be popular!
Of course, Jiang Cheng had another layer of calculation. He was going to call the old employees who hadn't received their salaries and medical insurance premiums to the cafeteria and let them tell the mayor about their situation. Only by letting the mayor really realize the authenticity and reliability of this matter could he possibly get back the money that belonged to them, although this method seemed a bit dirty.
How could Wang Huasheng not know the little plan in Jiang Cheng's heart? But since Jiang Cheng had taken over the mess of the brewery, and now he was in trouble, and Wang Huasheng couldn't help him solve it, then he could only help as much as he could. So, he very generously agreed to Jiang Cheng's invitation, packed his things and walked out of the office.
Coming to the secretary's desk in the outer office, Wang Huasheng kindly asked Yu Xiaobai, "Xiao Yu, have you eaten your fill at noon?"
Yu Xiaobai was preparing for the inspection plan for the next few days. He wanted to rush out before tonight so that he wouldn't be in a hurry. When he heard the mayor suddenly ask him if he had eaten his fill, he was suddenly stunned.
Yu Xiaobai didn't follow Wang Huasheng for a year or two. He was Wang Huasheng's secretary since the Public Security Bureau, so he knew his leader's temperament very well. He was definitely a person who listened to the truth.
He replied awkwardly, "I drank all at noon. I didn't eat much!"
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