At 11: 30 am, at the entrance of the Shangri-La Hotel, an extremely luxurious motorcade drove into the entrance of the hotel. After the cars stopped, a dozen bodyguards in black suits and black sunglasses got out of the Mercedes-Benzes and quickly stood in the key positions. Then, two bodyguards ran to the Bentley in the middle.
The hotel doormen knew that it must be a big boss at first glance. They didn't dare to help open the door at all. If they did, they would definitely be pushed away by those rude bodyguards, so it was better not to go up and ask for trouble.
Two people got out of the Bentley. One was wearing a very well-fitting suit, and the other was wearing a very beautiful white dress. The woman was beautiful and had a beautiful appearance. But when the man came out, the doormen couldn't help but be surprised and almost dropped the walkie-talkie in their hands. Wasn't that the poor guy who smoked 10 yuan a pack of Zhongnanhai at the entrance of the hotel yesterday? Why did he get out of the Bentley?
And the next scene made the doormen feel even more incredible. The breathtakingly beautiful woman actually went up and put her arms around the poor guy's hand with a smile.
"F * ck, all the good guys have been f * cked by dogs, and all the good cabbages have been taken by pigs!" The doormen secretly cursed the unfairness of the world. It was simply impossible for a poor guy who smoked 10 yuan a pack of cigarettes to sit in the same car with a fair, rich, and beautiful woman.
Under the contemptuous eyes of the doormen, Liu Zuiqing took Jiang Cheng's hand into the lobby of the hotel. At this time, there were already people waiting in the lobby. Several clean men came up and said to Liu Zuiqing with a smile, "Miss Liu, this way, please. Mayor Wang and Secretary Song have been waiting for you for a long time!"
Liu Zuiqing returned the courtesy with a smile and thanked the staff, "Three grams of oil!"
His standard British accent immediately made the staff at the scene admire him from the bottom of their hearts. Several people crowded around Liu Zuiqing and Jiang Cheng and entered the elevator.
Liu Zuiqing's bodyguards quickly began to control the hotel. They occupied a favorable position to investigate suspicious people and protect the boss's life.
But when they arrived, they found that the hotel had already been tightly controlled. The people of the Public Security Bureau had already tightly protected the entire hotel in order to prevent accidents. After all, this was a high-level meeting. There were rich people and big leaders here. Safety was the first factor.
Originally, Jiang Cheng didn't want to attend this banquet, because he knew too well about the ways of these officials. As soon as they came up, they kept drinking, and then when they were half drunk and half awake, they would sign the contract, and then everything would be fine.
This was the same as the reform and development of the past. Nothing had changed in the past few decades, and even the methods were still the same.
However, Liu Zuiqing insisted that Jiang Cheng come. She said that if he didn't come, she wouldn't come either. She would just go back on her word to the mayor. It didn't matter if she invested or not. She didn't care about such a small amount of money.
There was no need to mention how uncomfortable Jiang Cheng felt. He thought to himself, It's fine if you don't invest, but I'm in trouble. If I can't persuade you today, who knows what kind of methods these two leaders will come up with to mess with me in the future!
In desperation, Jiang Cheng accompanied Liu Zuiqing to the hotel to eat the meal he didn't want to eat the most.
At this time, in the most luxurious private room in the hotel, Song Lian and Wang Huasheng were excitedly discussing the future direction. The two used to be superior and subordinate. Later, when Secretary Ma fell from power, Song Lian was promoted to the Municipal Party Secretary, and Wang Huasheng replaced Song Lian to become the mayor. The two of them formed an extremely powerful combination. In the whole province, they were the only pair of first and second leaders who did not have any political disputes.
The secretary of the Provincial Party Committee valued both of them very much. After all, they were both young and promising officials. They would have a bright future in the future. However, in Governor Zhu's heart, they were like a thorn in his back. The officials he worked so hard to promote were investigated for corruption, and he was almost pulled out of the radish and brought out of the mud. Fortunately, in the end, he cut off his wrist and abandoned Secretary Ma.
However, Governor Zhu was extremely unhappy with the pair of Generals Heng and Ha in Jiangnan City. The better their achievements were, the more uncomfortable he felt. Therefore, Governor Zhu always made things difficult for them when making development tasks and planning tasks.
Take this year's economic growth plan for example. The overall target was 9%. However, Governor Zhu set a target as high as 15% for Jiangnan City, which was impossible in the past.
Jiangnan City was a city that lacked resources. The largest source of income in the entire jurisdiction was the lithium resources located in the western part of the Jiangnan area. This was the largest lithium battery production base in the province. Many mobile phone manufacturers produced their batteries here.
However, how could a few lithium mountains support the economy of such a large city? Jiangnan City lacked industrial machinery. Although the industrial zone had been built, it was still very small. Most of the factories were clothing factories.
In line with the basic policy of protecting the environment and nature, enterprises that caused serious pollution were not allowed to exist in Jiangnan City. That was why the air quality of the whole city was so good all year round. Jiangnan City was ranked as one of the top ten livable cities in the country.
However, the economy still needed to develop. The tourism industry was not doing well. The film and television city had fallen into a state of stagnation due to the flood. It was only half completed, and the city had already spent 5 billion yuan from the municipal finance. If the construction continued, there would be no money left.
Therefore, Wang Huasheng and Song Lian were so worried these days that their hair had turned white. The real estate was a bubble economy. It was not doing well now. Moreover, Jiangnan City had a small permanent population. Most of them were locals who owned houses. However, there were not many people who moved to the city from the countryside. The entire city, including the floating population, was only 1.4 million. It was far from reaching 2 million. It was still far from the goal of becoming a big city.
In order to revitalize the economy, invigorate the economy, and develop and strengthen the development of the western economy, Wang Huasheng and Song Lian had been attracting investment everywhere. They had been to the provincial capital, big cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. They had also been to the State Council many times.
However, these actions were of no use. You were the leader in Jiangnan City, but in big cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen, your status was not even as high as that of a district mayor. Especially in Beijing, any division chief could ignore you. What was so great about a prefecture-level cadre?
Therefore, after several actions, the two were rebuffed. Now that there was such a particularly rich Buddha here, if Wang Huasheng and Song Lian did not take the initiative, it would be a waste of the opportunity. Therefore, in order to complete the task set by the province this year, Song Lian and Wang Huasheng were willing to throw away their dignity. Today, they must get the girl from Liu's Group!
Liu Zuiqing did not know that these two provincial officials had already set their eyes on her pocket and her money. However, Liu Zuiqing did not care about this at all. She paid off hundreds of millions of debt to Jiang Cheng without batting an eye. Investing another few billion was nothing. However, Liu Zuiqing had already made up her mind. She was going to invest in Jiang Cheng's name.
Jiang Cheng did not know that this young lady had a cunning mind. He was dragged into the private room by Liu Zuiqing. When he entered the private room, he found that Song Lian and Wang Huasheng were already waiting inside, accompanied by seven or eight middle-aged men who looked very powerful. Jiang Cheng knew that these people were often seen in the news, such as deputy mayors and ministers. However, Jiang Cheng was not familiar with these people. He could not even call out their names. He only knew Wang Huasheng and Song Lian.
When Song Lian and Wang Huasheng saw the main characters enter, their faces immediately brimmed with a very amiable smile. They stood up with a smile to welcome the two of them. The other officials, such as the deputy mayor and ministers, also hurriedly stood up to welcome them, their mouths uttering words of welcome.
Liu Zuiqing knew the customs and etiquette of Chinese people. Since everyone here was so enthusiastic, she had to shake hands with them one by one. After a round, everyone took their seats.
The people had arrived, and the dishes were ready to be served. The director of the office of the Municipal Party Committee hurriedly called the waiter to start serving the dishes. In less than two minutes, the waiter outside filed in and began to serve the dishes.
During the meal, Wang Huasheng asked Liu Zuiqing eagerly, "Would you like to drink red wine or white wine?"
When Liu Zuiqing heard that she wanted to drink wine, she immediately wanted to say that she didn't drink at work. But before she could say it, Jiang Cheng pinched her snow-white thigh and said, "She can't drink white wine. Let's go to the red wine. Waiter, two bottles of 1982 Lafite!"
Liu Zuiqing realized that Jiang Cheng was speaking for her just now. She almost forgot that it was impossible to eat with these officials in China without drinking. Fortunately, Jiang Cheng answered for her first. Otherwise, she would have almost embarrassed the leader.
Liu Zuiqing had to smile awkwardly, "Red wine is fine. Let's have Lafite!"
At first, Wang Huasheng was in a good mood. After all, it would be much easier to talk business if the customer could drink. However, Jiang Cheng's words almost made him choke.
'82 Lafite. This kid really has good taste. He didn't even ask how much a bottle of this wine cost.
That was not the most shameless thing. The most shameless thing was that he asked for two bottles at once. Now on the market, 1982 Lafite was at least seventy to eighty thousand yuan per bottle. In a five-star hotel, it was even more expensive, at least thousands to tens of thousands. Two bottles of Lafite would cost more than a hundred thousand yuan.
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