The mayor and the secretary had just finished lunch. Not long after they sat down to rest, the driver, Old Wang, heard the secretary say that they were ready to go. Old Wang didn't even dare to smoke the cigarette in his hand. He quickly put out the half-smoked Double Happiness and started the car.
Old Wang was Wang Huasheng's uncle. Before Wang Huasheng became the mayor, he was a long-distance transport driver for others. He had decades of driving experience, and his driving skills were very stable. Wang Huasheng saw that his uncle was already so old, but he still had to run long distances to support his family every day. He felt that it was very hard, so he arranged for his uncle to be a driver in the municipal party committee.
Although Old Wang was Wang Huasheng's uncle, he was only a few years older than Wang Huasheng. Usually, they didn't look like uncle and nephew, but like two brothers. Therefore, Old Wang never called Wang Huasheng nephew, but like others, he called him Mayor Wang.
Besides, now that his nephew was the mayor, he couldn't take advantage of his seniority and call the mayor nephew in front of his secretary, many officials, and the public. This was obviously looking for trouble for himself!
Therefore, Old Wang also drove his own car in a low-key manner. He didn't go out every day, but he rested in the city hall. After work, he went home. His salary was very stable, and there were benefits during the Chinese New Year. His life was much better than before.
After a while, Wang Huasheng walked out of the office building. He just drank a little too much with the guests from the provincial capital at noon. Although he was sober now, his face was still very red. When he breathed, the smell of alcohol was still very strong, but this was nothing. It was all for work!
Wang Huasheng's speed was very fast. He wasn't like those ordinary officials who would drag it out for one or two hours before going for a meeting or an inspection. When he arrived at the destination, he would ask his secretary to tell him where the leader was just now. The meeting was late, so he rushed over immediately after the meeting ended. His purpose was to not let everyone wait for too long.
Of course, the people and officials didn't know the truth. Not only would they not feel annoyed because of the leader's tardiness, but they would also be happy because of it. The leader was so busy that he didn't rest after the meeting and rushed here without stopping. The leader was really working hard!
Of course, even if some people knew about the leader's schedule, they would not expose it. Instead, they would praise the leader's work attitude, saying that the leader was a good leader of the people and a good public servant of the people!
Wang Huasheng had never done such things. His schedule was completely open to the public. It could be found on the official website of the municipal government and on Weibo.
Wang Huasheng was an upright man. He never used his power for personal gain, nor was he corrupt. The only thing he did use his power to do was to get a driver position for his uncle. But this was not against the rules. The relationship between the leader, the secretary, and the driver was not trivial. The three of them complemented each other, especially the secretary and the driver. The leaders had to use people they trusted. Otherwise, where they went and what they did, they would be completely seen by others. It could be said that these three people were connected for good or bad.
The secretary, Yu Xiaobai, warmly helped the mayor open the back door. He put his hand on the leader's head and beckoned the leader to get in the car. It was as if he was afraid that the leader would accidentally hurt his head.
When Old Wang saw that the leader and the secretary had gotten in the car, he released the electronic handbrake and started the shiny Audi A6 slowly driving out of the gate of the municipal government.
The traffic was very smooth along the way. The traffic jam that was mentioned in the radio at noon was not seen. Ten minutes later, the Audi A6 arrived at Jiang Cheng's brewery.
Old Wang parked the car in the reserved parking space. As soon as the car stopped, a few men trotted all the way over. Old Wang and Secretary Yu knew the man who took the lead. It was the owner of the brewery, Jiang Cheng.
Jiang Cheng trotted in front of the crowd with a smile on his face. He said to Wang Huasheng with a smile, "Mayor Wang, you're a busy man. It's really difficult to see you for a year. Today, I finally got you here. Come on, let's eat first. Secretary Yu, Master Wang, this way please!"
Jiang Cheng motioned for the three to follow him. Behind Jiang Cheng were two men wearing work clothes with the logo and words of Jiangnan Brewery printed on them.
Wang Huasheng looked at the logo on the work clothes and praised, "Not bad, Little Jiang. The logo is very good. It's very energetic. It's not as old-fashioned as the old factory's advertising logo. Very good. Young people should be energetic."
Indeed, on Jiang Cheng's new work clothes, the new logo was a mountain and a rising red sun. The whole logo looked full of vitality. The mountain was Yu Mountain, the national forest park of Jiangnan City, and the river was Yu River. Coupled with the rising sun, the whole image was very good. People who were familiar with Jiangnan City could tell where it was at a glance!
In the past, the old brewery was a simple sun without any background. The whole logo looked plain. So after Jiang Cheng bought the brewery, he immediately changed the image of the brewery. He added the iconic geological features of Jiangnan City, Yu River and Yu Mountain. The overall image looked better.
Jiang Cheng smiled and said to Wang Huasheng, "Leader, you flatter me. Let's go eat first. The food is getting cold!"
Wang Huasheng was really hungry at this time, so he didn't say any more official words. Led by Jiang Cheng, they went out of the factory gate and went to the factory canteen next door.
The factory cafeteria was supposed to be inside the factory, but because it was behind the factory, a boiler exploded at the place where the cafeteria and the factory were connected. Therefore, the factory cleaned up the place, moved the boiler away, and built a wall to completely block the road between the factory and the cafeteria. From then on, if the employees wanted to go to the cafeteria to eat, they had to go out from the gate to the cafeteria.
Jiang Cheng invited the mayor and his secretary driver into the newly renovated canteen. A table in the canteen was already filled with sumptuous dishes. There weren't many dishes, just four meat dishes, three vegetables, and a soup. Because the mayor said on the phone that he didn't want to eat fancy food and wine, Jiang Cheng only asked Zhu Xiaoqiang to stir-fry three ingredients and a few home-cooked meat dishes. These were not sold in high-class hotels, because it was only ten yuan outside.
But since they came to the brewery, it was reasonable not to drink white wine, but they had to drink some beer. Jiang Cheng specially took ten bottles of freshly brewed Jiangnan Eight Degrees from the factory, ready to let the mayor have a taste.
When Wang Huasheng saw the beer bottles on the table, he immediately shook his head and jokingly scolded, "Little Jiang, I already said, don't drink. I really can't drink anymore. If I drink anymore, I'll really get drunk!"
Jiang Cheng pressed Wang Huasheng down on his seat, picked up the bottle and poured him a small half cup of beer. He said to Wang Huasheng, "Mayor Wang, this is the beer that our brewery has just produced. It has already been tested and verified by the relevant government departments. We are now in production, and we can produce a few dozen tons per day. This is the first batch of beer that was just produced today. I took it out to show my respect to you. You should at least give me some face and taste it! Anyway, it's only eight degrees beer, you won't get drunk! "
Wang Huasheng saw that Jiang Cheng was being so kind, so he reluctantly picked up the cup and took a small sip. As soon as it entered his mouth, a refreshing sweet taste spread in his mouth. Even Wang Huasheng, who had been through the trials of drinking for a long time, couldn't help but be stunned.
A few seconds later, Wang Huasheng's eyes widened as he looked at Jiang Cheng. He asked in surprise, "This is the beer produced by your brewery? Why is it completely different from the beer produced by the brewery in the past? "
Jiang Cheng saw Mayor Wang's expression and knew that he must have been shocked by the beer he produced. He replied, "Of course, I spent a lot of money and poached a lot of talents to brew this fine-brewed beer. The taste is naturally different from the ordinary beer in the past!"
Wang Huasheng frowned and asked, "Fine-Brewed beer? What is fine-brewed beer?"
Wang Huasheng didn't know much about beer. In his understanding, beer was nothing more than brewed wheat, water, and some other things. How did it relate to fine-brewed beer? He was also confused about it.
Jiang Cheng looked at the few people present and knew that they definitely didn't know about it. He explained, "Mayor Wang, in last year's beer market, Americans spent a total of 100 billion USD on the beer industry, and fine-brewed beer accounted for as much as 16% of that. Moreover, they were all produced by very small breweries, so the output is very limited.
My assistant poached a very talented market analyst from the United States. He believes that the population of the United States is only one-sixth of China's population. Since Americans can drink 100 billion USD in a year, why is it that the Chinese only have 180 billion RMB in sales from beer alone? "
Wang Huasheng was also very curious. He asked, "Why is that?"
"Because of our national conditions and China's traditional wine culture!" Jiang Cheng said resolutely.
"Wine culture?" Secretary Yu, who was sitting on the side and listening, interrupted.
"Yes, it's the wine culture. In China, drinking baijiu has always been our people's tradition. Leaders drink it, civil servants drink it, and classmates drink it. People who drink beer are basically bars, KTV, barbecue stalls, and other entertainment venues. But another reason is that our beer in China is too cheap!"
Yu Xiaobai was already stunned. He asked in confusion, "Too cheap?"
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