"That's great."
Diba said happily, her eyes narrowed into a crescent shape.
She had been worried that she would lose money after contracting this hotel, but if she contracted the official reception business of the provincial supervisory committee and the provincial government, it would be difficult for her to lose money. After all, the annual official reception cost a huge sum of money.
"Don't be happy too early. Governor Cheng is relatively clean, and the congress advocates the construction of a clean government and puts an end to eating and drinking at public expense. It is estimated that the provincial supervisory committee will soon formulate a series of restrictions on official reception."
But Ding Ning poured cold water on her head.
"Ah!"
Diba opened her mouth wide in shock and looked at Yang Qifei in disbelief.
Yang Qifei smiled bitterly and said, "Can we still have a pleasant chat?"
"Really?"
Diba sighed in disappointment and said hesitantly, "Then, do we still contract it?"
"Why not contract it? The terrain here is so good, and the provincial supervisory committee will escort us. What a good thing. "
Ding Ning said with a light smile.
"But, will we lose money?"
Diba said hesitantly.
"No."
Ding Ning said confidently.
"Why are you so confident?"
Diba asked in confusion.
While they were talking, they had come to the banquet venue, the largest and most luxurious private room in the hotel.
"Sorry, I'm late. I've kept you waiting."
Ding Ning said hello to Governor Cheng, Feng Jie, and others who stood up to show their respect, and secretly winked at Diba. "It's a secret."
Seeing him keep them guessing, Diba wanted to punch him into a panda's eye.
But she was also a person who liked to keep them guessing. How could she do that kind of inelegant thing in front of so many people? She could only nod to everyone with a smile, gnashing her teeth and threatening him in an inaudible voice, "Humph, you dare to keep us guessing. You will sleep on the sofa tonight."
Ding Ning smiled and pretended not to hear her. He muttered in his heart, "A woman who says one thing but means another. Is she threatening me? Hehe, you are still far from that. "
Tomorrow, he would go back to Ninghai. He did not believe that Diba would be willing to let him sleep on the sofa alone.
During the banquet, Governor-General Cheng was in a good mood, probably because he got the news that Ding Ning was going to contract the guesthouse of the Provincial Supervision Committee or because his daughter was successfully rescued and brought back. He kept toasting Feng Jie and others with a smile on his face.
The other leaders were also very enthusiastic. Their faces were full of smiles, and they even used honorifics. Feng Jie, who did not usually drink, was too embarrassed to refuse. He could only bite the bullet and gulp it down.
Although the elites that Feng Jie brought along were good at business, their alcohol tolerance was really not that good. How could they withstand the indiscriminate bombardment of these alcohol-tested veterans? In just a short while, all of them were like Feng Jie, staring blankly and talking with their tongues tied.
Fortunately, Governor-General Cheng had a sense of propriety. Seeing that they were almost drunk, he ordered everyone to stop toasting and began to beat around the bush to ask Feng Jie about his impression of Wu City.
Ding Ning, who had been pretending to be drunk, suddenly realized and smiled bitterly in his heart. This Governor-General Cheng really did not play by common sense. First, he got Feng Jie half drunk, and then he tricked him to see if he had the intention to invest in Wu City. After all, when one is drunk, one speaks the truth.
If Feng Jie was sure that he had the intention to invest, the province would probably put the treasure on Longteng Group. If he didn't have the intention to invest, Governor-General Cheng might not waste time on them and would go to make other preparations.
This was also human nature. At Governor-General Cheng's level, although he was not a businessman, he knew how to maximize the benefits and would not put all his eggs in the same basket.
This also made Ding Ning realize that some unknown changes might have happened. An unknown third party must have shown the intention to invest in Qingjiang, so Governor-General Cheng used this method to test Longteng Group's attitude and then make a choice.
Ding Ning was a little unhappy about this, feeling that his hard work to open up the situation was taken by someone else halfway, but he could understand Governor-General Cheng's way of doing things.
After all, he was a person who distinguished between public and private interests. His position was there, and he naturally wanted to seek the greatest benefits for Qingjiang Province, which he represented. This was also something that could not be blamed.
However, he was very curious about who this mysterious third party was. How could he make Governor-General Cheng think that the other party could wrestle with Longteng Group?
Feng Jie was indeed a business elite. Even if he was drunk, he still abided by his bottom line. No matter how Governor-General Cheng tested him, he always gave an ambiguous answer. Although he expressed his attitude that he would definitely invest, he did not say how much the investment would be and what his bottom line was. This made Governor-General Cheng resentful.
It should be known that businessmen pursued profits without any friendship to speak of. Once Governor-General Cheng got his bottom line out of his investment, Longteng Group would be passive in future negotiations, and their interests would be tightly controlled. There would definitely be profits, but it would be compressed to the extreme.
Feng Jie was an elite who had served as a senior executive in the world's top 500 companies. If he could get his bottom line out of his investment because of a drink, then he would have wasted all these years.
"Haha, Manager Feng, you drink first. Excuse me for a moment. There are a few friends from Yan Jing. I'll go next door to toast and come back soon."
Governor-General Cheng apologized and left the banquet accompanied by Yang Qifei.
Seeing that Feng Jie was watertight, he knew that he could not get anything out of him even if he tried again, so he simply gave up.
Although he did not meet his expectations, knowing that Longteng Group would definitely invest in Qingjiang, he was reassured. Of course, the more investors, the better. With investors competing with Longteng Group, Qingjiang Province would obtain the greatest benefits.
If it were not for the fact that the investor from Yan Jing was his son's friend and a person of great status, he would actually be more inclined to invest in Longteng Group.
Although the people of Longteng Group were too difficult to deal with, and their words and actions were watertight, they did come with sincerity to invest, unlike the investors from Yan Jing, who came because their sons wanted to help them, so they begged for help.
"Dad, why did you come so late? I spent a lot of effort to persuade Childe Gu to invest in Qingjiang. How can I put my face if you neglect him like this?"
As soon as Governor-General Cheng entered the room, his son, Cheng Xu, greeted him and complained in a low voice with an unhappy face.
"Alas, I can't be at two places at once."
Governor Cheng's mouth reeked of alcohol and explained in a low voice. Then he looked at a young man who stood up to greet him and said apologetically, "Mr. Gu, I'm sorry. Before you came, I made an appointment with another investor. It's not good to go back on my word. Sorry, sorry, I really neglected you."
"Governor-General Cheng is too polite."
The young man smiled gently and said indifferently.
How could he not know that this was a small trick of Governor-General Cheng? He deliberately told him that there was another investor who had the intention to invest. He wanted to create a competitive atmosphere to improve the right to speak in the following investment negotiations.
"What investor can be more important than Childe Gu? It's enough to have Childe Gu's investment. Other investors can go where they want to play."
Cheng Xu, who had always been arrogant, snorted coldly when he heard that.
He originally thought that he had done his father a great favor by pestering Childe Gu to invest this time. He did not expect that his father did not appreciate it at all, which made him feel very embarrassed.
"Shut up. What do you know?"
Governor-General Cheng frowned and glared at him unhappily. This son was good at everything, except that he was spoiled by his mother. His playboy habits gave him a headache.
"What I said is the truth. With Childe Gu here, what can other investors do?"
Cheng Xu was still in awe of his father. When he heard that, he shrank his head, but he still muttered unwillingly.
"Ah Xu, don't talk nonsense. As an official, you will benefit the people. Governor-General Cheng is also working so hard for the economic development of Qing Jiang. Of course, the more investors, the better. My investment can't drive the development of the entire Qing Jiang Province."
Childe Gu said indifferently. Although he said he did not mind, he still felt a little uncomfortable being slighted.
He did not care much about the investment in Qing Jiang. If it was not because of his friendship with Cheng Xu, he would not be interested in investing here.
Seeing that Governor-General Cheng seemed to care more about the other investor, he secretly regretted agreeing to let Cheng Xu invest here.
"Alright, alright. Both of you stop talking. President Gu, let's sit down and talk slowly."
Governor-General Cheng's wife, Chen Xiuqin, saw that Childe Gu was a little unhappy. She glared at her husband and hurriedly stepped forward to smooth things over.
Governor-General Cheng took the opportunity to take a seat with a smile. He did not care about Childe Gu's attitude of withdrawing his investment. He even faintly looked forward to it.
It was not that he did not know Childe Gu's identity, but the more such an identity was, the more he had to be careful. Otherwise, it would be troublesome if someone with ulterior motives made a fuss about it.
If it was not that he did not want to disappoint his wife and son's good intentions, he really wanted to immediately reject Childe Gu's investment.
"President Gu, let me toast you and apologize to you again. This time, things have come together, and I have neglected you."
Governor-General Cheng did not put on airs. He poured a glass of wine, stood up, and spoke to Childe Gu with great sincerity.
"Uncle Cheng, you are too polite. There is no reason for an elder to toast a junior. Come, let me toast first!"
Childe Gu's full of dissatisfaction immediately disappeared when he personally stood up to toast. He hurriedly stood up and drank the wine in front of him in one gulp. Even the way he addressed Governor-General Cheng changed from Governor-General to Uncle.
What a joke. With Governor-General Cheng's identity, even if he had a powerful background, he did not dare to let a deputy national leader toast him.
"Little sister, eat. You have lost a lot of weight after coming to Qing Jiang for more than a year."
Seeing that the atmosphere had eased, Cheng Xu looked at Chen Xiaolu, who had been silent all along, and said with some heartache. Although he was a playboy, he truly loved this sister of his.
"It's good to lose some weight. That way, I don't have to lose weight every day."
Although Chen Xiaolu still had a shadow in her heart, she did not want her family to worry, so she could only pretend that nothing had happened and joked.
Chen Xiuqin looked at her daughter with heartache. While picking food for her, she said in an unquestionable tone, "Xiaolu, after the New Year, come back to Yanjing with mom. Since you like to be a reporter, mom will arrange for you to enter Yanjing TV Station."
"Mom, I don't want to. If I go back, dad will be alone here. How pitiful."
Chen Xiaolu said stubbornly and even looked at Governor-General Cheng for help.
How could she not know what her mother was thinking? As a member of the Chen Family in Yan Jing, the concept of a match between two families was quite serious. She would always introduce her to those Young Masters in Yan Jing, just so that she could marry into a rich family.
It was not like she did not know what kind of moral character those second-generation young masters in Yanjing were. Other than relying on their family background to be domineering, what other abilities did they have? She would not like that kind of useless people.
It was not easy for her to use the excuse of accompanying her father to work in Wushi TV Station and escape from her mother's clutches. How could she be willing to go back so easily?
Governor-General Cheng ignored her request for help and pretended not to hear it. He continued to chat with Young Master Gu.
If it was in the past, he would definitely support his precious daughter, but this time, his daughter's kidnapping really scared him. Qing Jiang was not peaceful, so it might not be a bad thing for her to return to Yanjing.
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