Xi Men County's Guoli Hotel ushered in its groundbreaking day today. As the only four-star hotel in Xi Men County that was about to start construction, the groundbreaking ceremony of the hotel was undoubtedly very grand. It attracted the attention of the Xi Men County's party and government officials. Wang Dongchen, the County Party Secretary, the Deputy County Party Secretary, Chen Xing, and other leaders attended the groundbreaking ceremony.
The hotel was located at the edge of the Shanty Town, which was bordered by the highway. There was a large piece of vacant land here. The County Party and County Government planned to transform the Shanty Town and carry out large-scale development and construction on this land to develop a new urban area.
The Guoli Group obtained the eighth plot with the best location here. There was no need to demolish this vacant land, which saved a lot of trouble. Moreover, it was next to the highway leading to Hai City. There were many investors who had their eyes on this plot, but in the end, only the Guoli Group and the Zhao Group from the provincial capital and Hong Kong respectively had the ability to persist until the end. In the end, the Guoli Group still obtained the eighth plot with a slight advantage.
As the main leaders of the county would attend the groundbreaking ceremony, the standard of the ceremony was also very high. In the morning, the County Public Security Bureau and the Chengguan Town Police Station jointly sent people to maintain order in this area.
The groundbreaking ceremony was set at 9: 30 in the morning. The chairman of the Guoli Group, Zhao Guoli, and his entourage had arrived at Xi Men last night. They stayed in the Xi Men Hotel in Cheng Gong Building. When they got up in the morning, Zhao Guoli and his entourage were all dressed up. Zhao Qing and her husband, Sun Xiang, also came to Xi Men together. Today was an important day for Zhao Guoli. The Guoli Group mainly invested in the hotel and real estate industry. Over the years, with the help of his wife, Zhao Yiping's connections in the official circles, Zhao Guoli had gained a lot in the business world. This time, he had invested a huge amount of money to build a four-star hotel in Xi Men. Zhao Guoli had made up his mind.
The Guo Power Group sounded very famous and it was also a little famous in the provincial capital, but it was mostly because of Zhao Yiping. Zhao Yiping was the deputy mayor of the provincial capital, and the business people of the provincial capital more or less had to give face to Zhang Guoli, the deputy mayor's husband. If one really wanted to compare the strength and ranking of the company, Zhao Guoli's Guo Power Group was not even ranked in the provincial capital.
Now that Zhao Yiping had been transferred to Hai City, it was obvious that he had also set his sights on Hai City. This time, the Guoli Group's Xi Men Hotel was a big deal, and it had taken a lot of effort. Although the Guoli Group was rich, it was quite difficult to come up with three or four hundred million in real money. Moreover, the construction of the hotel was going to start construction soon. the hotel would be, and the money would flow out like water. Zhao Guoli Group had borrowed a huge sum from the bank. this time, the Guoli Group.
Seeing this, some officials wanted to ask, "Didn't the country already issue a decree that the family members of leading cadres are not allowed to do business in the areas under their jurisdiction?" If there was such a question, Yi Qiu would have laughed. She could only say that this question was not strange at all. The central government had repeatedly issued orders, but the "undercurrent" of leading cadres' family members running businesses could not be stopped. In fact, it was getting bigger and bigger. In some places, it was no longer an "undercurrent" but an "overcurrent". There were many family members of leading cadres running businesses. There were countless of them. As the old saying goes, "If you don't use your power, it will be invalidated when it expires." "Even if you have power, you must use it when it expires." As a person living in this world, it was inevitable that they would have emotions and be restrained by all kinds of interpersonal relationships. Who didn't have aunts and aunts? They worked so hard to obtain power, and it was all for the sake of a better life for themselves and their family.
So, was the central government's repeated orders really useless? Not really. Once the higher-ups tightened their grip, the people at the bottom would at least put on some superficial effort. In fact, the cadres were well aware that the rectification was nothing more than thunder without rain. For the time being, they would just listen to it. Who would seriously rectify it? It was not that the Party and government cadres did not fear the central government's ban, but they had not seen the real "severe" rectification. The so-called "strict prohibition" sounded convincing, but it was nothing more than a "ban on speech". They would just ignore it. If they were not strict once, it could lead to disaster.
Moreover, the reason why this trend of doing business could not be stopped was not only because of the lack of enforcement from the central government, but also because there were too many interests involved in it. If they really wanted to punish it, how many leaders would want to punish them in the end? Once the fire was too big, it would bring trouble to themselves. None of the cadres would take it seriously. Of course, since the central government had continuously issued orders to strictly enforce the ban, most of the people at the bottom would also make an issue of it. No matter what, they could not ignore the "spirit of the document" of the higher-ups. Weren't Party members and cadres all about awareness? Therefore, there were policies from the top and countermeasures from the bottom. Many of the family members of the Party and government cadres moved from being in front of the stage to behind the scenes. However, the so-called behind the scenes was just an excuse. Everyone was well aware of the truth.
When Zhao Guoli's Guo Power Group was founded, Zhao Yiping was not yet the Deputy Mayor of the provincial capital. At that time, the Guo Power Group was not called Guo Power Group, but Guo Power Company. It survived by helping people to take over some small projects. It could not make a lot of money and could only be said to be half-dead. It was also because of Zhao Yiping's help to introduce the projects. Otherwise, the company would have closed down long ago if it was just by itself. At that time, although Zhao Yiping was also working hard in the Municipal Party Committee and did not have much real power, there were still some people who respected her, so it was not a problem for her to take over some small projects.
During those two years, Zhao Yiping served the Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, Ge Jian-ming. Finally, she won the trust and appreciation of the big boss. With a wave of her hand, Zhao Yiping, who was just a woman, immediately became the Deputy Mayor of Jiang City, a sub-provincial city with real power. She was a department level official in her early forties.
Although it was not rare for a department level official at this age, Zhao Yiping was a woman, and she was in charge of a lucrative position. She was in the limelight for a while, especially when everyone knew that she was the official with the Zhou Clique on her forehead. The power of Ge Jian-ming, the Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, was well known in the provincial capital. Nobody knew when it started, but there was a saying in Jiang City, "There's a secretary, but there's no mayor". It did not mean that there was no mayor in Jiang City, but under Ge Jian-ming's power, the mayor was almost overwhelmed. He was so low-key that people could not help but ignore the fact that there was a mayor in Jiang City.
As mentioned before, Zhao Yiping was not only ambitious, but she was also very powerful. To put it bluntly, she was even a little arrogant. As the saying went, the kind of general leads the kind of soldiers. From this, it could be seen that Zhao Yiping's power did not come out of nowhere. Ge Jian-ming could cover the sky with one hand in Jiang City, and he was unbelievably powerful. When Zhao Yiping served as the Deputy Mayor, she did not pay much attention to the mayor. With the support of Ge Jian-ming, Zhao Yiping was very active in the political circle of Jiang City.
Later, when Zhao Yiping was transferred to Hai City to serve as the Mayor, she took another key step in her career. Ge Jian-ming was behind her. Ge Jian-ming, the Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, was not just a nominal title. In the ranking of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Ge Jian-ming ranked third, just behind the Provincial Party Committee Secretary Jiang Min and Governor Zhang Guohua. He was even above the Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Liu Jian.
Zhao Yiping was used to being domineering in Jiang City. When she first came to Sea City, she was naturally restless. However, the Secretary of Sea City Municipal Party Committee, Zhou Mingfang, was also a domineering person. Based on Zhou Mingfang's achievements in Sea City, Zhou Mingfang indeed had the capital to be domineering. Not to mention, he was also a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee. When two domineering leaders met, it was easy to imagine what kind of chemical reaction would occur. Zhao Yiping's spoiled habits in Jiang City made it impossible for her to be willing to be an obedient child. Therefore, Zhao Yiping had no choice but to rub Zhou Mingfang's tiger butt. In the end, everyone knew that Zhou Mingfang allowed Zhao Yiping to do whatever he wanted in the beginning. Later on, he gave Zhao Yiping a harsh warning. If he was not afraid of Ge Jian-ming, who was behind Zhao Yiping, Zhou Mingfang would definitely not mind teaching Zhao Yiping a lesson.
Before Zhao Yiping became the Deputy Mayor, the state's regulations prohibiting the family members of leading officials from doing business in the place where they held office had not come out yet. Of course, Zhao Yiping was not considered a leading official at that time as he was still languishing in the Municipal Party Committee. Therefore, when Zhao Yiping was running the Guoli Company, the state did not have any relevant regulations that prohibited the family members of leading officials from doing business. It just happened to be the first year that Zhao Yiping became the Deputy Mayor, and the relevant regulations were also released. However, regulations were still regulations. As mentioned above, there was no rain, and the prohibition was nothing more than a 'ban on words'. The so-called regulations did not have much of a deterrent force, and the leading officials under them could only listen to it for the time being.
However, at that time, it could be said that Zhao Yiping had been 'spoiled' to the point that he had developed a habit of being overbearing. He scoffed at the few regulations written in black and white and did not take it to heart. There were countless families of leading officials who were doing business. She did not know how many family members of leading officials who were more powerful than her were doing business. Zhao Yiping had been struggling in the system for so many years, so she was very clear about this. She knew that even if the regulations were to be implemented, it would only be a drizzle and would not be taken seriously. Therefore, Zhao Yiping did not really ask her husband to do anything about it.
After so many years, Zhao Yiping's Guoli Company had evolved into the Guoli Group with Zhao Yiping's rise in power. It began to take shape and its business grew bigger and bigger. Although it could not be compared to those big companies with billions of assets, it was still a considerable amount of assets. Although the state issued one after another the regulations regarding the business of the children and family members of leading officials, Zhao Guoli still sat firmly in his position as the chairman of the group. Nothing happened.
Of course, it should be mentioned here that during these few years, Zhao Guoli had resigned from his position as chairman once and retreated to control behind the scenes. That time, it was because an important leader in the central government was becoming more and more unscrupulous towards the business of the children and family members of leading officials. It had reached an uncontrollable point, so the leader made some harsh remarks. At that time, everyone was in a state of panic. Many of the children and family members of leading officials moved from the front of the stage to behind the scenes, afraid that they would be shot at if they stood out. At that time, in order to avoid arousing suspicion and to let her husband keep a low profile, Zhao Yiping resigned from his position as chairman. Later on, it turned out that it was all bark and no bite. Thus, Zhao Guoli became more and more brazen. He felt that there was no point in living in seclusion behind the scenes, so he came out and became the chairman again. After a few years, everything had been smooth sailing.
Dad, you are very spirited today. In the hotel room, Sun Xiang and his wife, Zhao Qing, got up, washed up, and dressed up. Then they went to Zhao Guoli's room. It was only 8: 30 am, still a little early for the groundbreaking ceremony. It would only take seven or eight minutes to get to the venue by car from the hotel. They were not in a hurry and still had time to drink their morning tea. At this moment, the person who spoke was Zhao Guoli's son-in-law, Sun Xiang.
Sun Xiang also had his own company, mainly involved in the real estate business. He had also invested in a car dealership. At that time, Lee Zheng wanted to use the county government's plan to buy public vehicles to curry favor with Sun Xiang. Now, Lee Zheng had become a thing of the past.
This investment is the biggest investment I have ever made since I started my business. I spent more than 300 million just to buy that piece of land. Once the construction of the hotel starts, I will have to invest a lot of money in the later stage. Fortunately, I took a loan with the bank with that piece of land. Otherwise, the company's capital chain would really be broken. Although Zhao Guoli was smiling, his expression was somewhat indignant. If it wasn't for the Zhao Group interfering in the end, they wouldn't have to pay such a high price to get that piece of land. At that time, if no one bid for that piece of land, they could use their connections to pressure the county and get the land at a low price. What a pity.
Zhao Guoli's smile was a little painful. Today was a day to be happy, but when he thought that hundreds of millions of real money had been spent just like that, he felt as if a piece of his flesh had been ruthlessly cut off. It was very painful.
If he had known that this would happen, he would have used more ruthless means. He didn't believe that he could not scare that woman. Kang Fu, who was standing next to Zhao Guoli, said with a gloomy face. The series of panic events were completely instigated by him behind Zhao Guoli's back.
Forget it. Let bygones be bygones. Dad, don't be distressed anymore. Today is a happy day for you. After the hotel is built, I believe that the money will roll in. Sun Xiang comforted his father-in-law with a smile.
Even if they really couldn't make much money in the future, with such a piece of land in their hands, they wouldn't lose money in the future. Zhao Qing smiled. Dad, don't think too much. If you want to think, think of something happy.
Haha, I didn't think too much. I just mentioned it casually. In fact, I'm very happy that I can get this piece of land. " Zhao Guoli nodded with a smile. Looking at his daughter and son-in-law in front of him, the smile in his eyes became more intense. They were a perfect match. Moreover, in recent years, the young couple also loved each other very much. Zhao Guoli increasingly felt that his original decision was right. Fortunately, at that time, he firmly opposed his daughter and Chen Xing's relationship. Otherwise, his daughter might not be so happy today. No matter what, Sun Xiang's family should be well-matched with his family. Chen Xing's ordinary family also wanted to climb up to the Zhang Family. It was like a toad lusting after swan meat.
As he thought about it, Zhao Guoli unwittingly recalled how he had separated Chen Xing and Zhao Qing a few years ago. In his heart, he felt that what he had done back then was the right thing to do. However, when he thought about it again, Chen Xing had actually risen to where he was today without a sound. Zhao Guoli could not help but feel a little resentful. That brat was quite a troublemaker.
Dad, what are you thinking about? Zhao Guoli was lost in thought. He didn't hear Zhao Qing and Sun Xiang talking to him at all. Zhao Qing couldn't help but ask loudly.
Ah? Nothing, nothing. Zhao Guoli was stunned for a moment. His eyes fell on his daughter and son-in-law a few times, and then returned to normal. Suddenly, he inexplicably thought that Sun Xiang's father was also the dignified Executive Deputy Minister of the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee, who was in charge of official hats. Needless to say, he had a lot of power in his hands. However, in this position, it would be difficult for him to rise in the future even if he wanted to. Zhou Mingfang was still in the prime of his life. When would Sun Xiang's father become successful?
With a creak, the door of the room was pushed open from the outside. Lin Mao rubbed his sleepy eyes and walked in. Looking at Zhao Guoli and the others, he said with a smile, "You guys got up really early. It's just a groundbreaking ceremony. Look at you guys getting up so early in the morning."
This time, Zhao Guoli came to Ximen to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the hotel. Zhao Qing and Sun Xiang had nothing to do, so they followed him. Lin Mao also happened to hear Sun Xiang mention this matter. After asking carefully, he found out that Ximen County was the county where Chen Xing was the head of. Lin Mao immediately shouted that he wanted to join in the fun. As for what he thought in his heart, only Lin Mao knew.
"F * ck, what do you know? This time, your Uncle Zhao has spent all his wealth. How can I not pay attention to it?" Zhao Guoli laughed and scolded. Seeing that Lin Mao walked in without knocking on the door, he did not feel that there was anything wrong. Both the Zhang Family and the Lin Family were cadres of the Zhou Faction in Jiang City. When Zhao Yiping was the deputy mayor, the two families had been close. Zhao Guoli treated Lin Mao as a junior, so he did not treat him as an outsider.
"Uncle Zhao, don't worry. I have a hunch that your hotel will definitely prosper and make a fortune after it is built. At that time, you will definitely make a lot of money." Lin Mao patted his chest with a serious look.
"I see that you don't do proper work all day. When did you become a charlatan?" Zhao Guoli shook his head with a smile. Actually, he was quite happy when Lin Mao said that.
Uncle Zhao, look at what you're saying. Do you think I'm a conman? I'm being serious. If your hotel's business isn't good, then there's no justice. I believe that Uncle Zhao will definitely make a lot of money. At that time, I'll bring guests from the provincial capital to Xi Men to support you. Lin Mao smiled and sat on the sofa casually. He had a lot of scoundrel friends, so it was not difficult for him to pull some guests over.
"Forget it. Those friends of yours will go back and forth with you for two or three hundred kilometers every day. Won't they all cry to the heavens?" Zhao Guoli shook his head with a smile.
As they were talking, Zhao Guoli's cell phone rang. When he saw the caller ID, Zhao Guoli's face was a little proud. The caller was the secretary of the county committee, Wang Dongchen. Zhao Guoli picked up the phone, smiled and said a few words, then hung up the phone. His face was even more proud. Wang Dongchen said that he wanted to come over and sit down. Assistant Kang, you go to the door and watch. If Wang Dongchen arrives, you give him a hand signal. No matter what, the other party is the secretary of the county committee. Since he came in person, we have to give him some face.
Although Zhao Guoli said so, the look on his face was very casual. The other party was the leader of the Xi Men, but in his eyes, he was nothing. He really didn't put the other party in his eyes. Just based on the other party's age, after this term as secretary, he was afraid that he would almost retire to the second line. There was no potential to dig out. Zhao Guoli also didn't put him in his eyes. However, now that he was doing business in the Xi Men, there was no harm in having a good relationship with the other party.
Even the secretary of the county committee came to visit. Uncle Zhao, you really have a big face. Lin Mao smiled and flattered Zhao Guoli. He rolled his eyes and said, "Why didn't I see Chen Xing come to visit? Is he older than the secretary of the county committee?"
Just as Lin Mao said this, Kang Fu nodded at Zhao Guoli at the door. Zhao Guoli nodded.
Zhao Guoli immediately stood up and said with a smile, "Let's go out and welcome him."
Zhao Guoli's so-called welcome was nothing more than walking to the door of the room. Wang Dongchen didn't dare to be dissatisfied with such arrogance. Zhao Guoli had the capital to do so. Seeing Zhao Guoli standing there with a smile, Wang Dongchen quickened his steps and greeted him with a smile. "Chairman Zhao, hello, hello.
Secretary Wang, the groundbreaking ceremony is about to begin. Why did you come to my office? I should be the one to visit you. "
Wang Dongchen shook hands with the other party a few times, but he snorted in his heart. If the other party would take the initiative to go to his office, the sun would rise from the west. He had experienced Zhao Guoli's arrogance for the first time. Wang Dongchen felt some disdain for him in his heart. "Isn't he just a man who relies on his wife to make a fortune? To put it bluntly, he's a man who lives off a woman. What's there to be proud about? After leaving Zhao Yiping, I don't even have time to pee." Wang Dongchen thought so, but the smile on his face became more and more enthusiastic.
I have nothing to do in the office, so I thought of coming to Chairman Zhao's place to have a chat. Chairman Zhao has made great contributions to the development of our Xi Men. As a local official, I have to represent the people of Xi Men and get closer to you, right?
Wang Dongchen said these words without blinking. Sun Xiang and Zhao Qing, who were standing behind Zhao Guoli, looked at each other. There was a contemptuous smile in their eyes. Even the secretary of the county committee had to curry favor with them. As for Lin Mao, he curled his lips in disdain.
Seeing the behavior of these young people, Wang Dongchen pretended not to know and walked inside with Zhao Guoli, talking and laughing. After some greetings, they sat down again. Lin Mao sat aside with his legs crossed. He took out a nail clipper and trimmed his nails, pretending that Wang Dongchen did not exist. Wang Dongchen's eyes inadvertently swept over Lin Mao, and the muscles on his face twitched slightly. Zhao Guoli turned his head. When he saw Lin Mao's action, his face slightly stiffened. He coughed heavily. Under the signal of Sun Xiang's eyes, Lin Mao put away the nail clipper.
Chen Xing came out of the county government at a quarter past nine in the morning. When he arrived at the site of the groundbreaking ceremony, Wang Dongchen and Zhao Guoli almost followed Chen Xing's heels. Seeing the two coming together, Chen Xing's eyes slightly narrowed. As for Sun Xiang and Zhao Qing, Chen Xing automatically filtered them out. Today, Chen Xing's emotions would not fluctuate. Only when his eyes fell on Lin Mao, Chen Xing was a little stunned at first, then a trace of coldness flashed in the depths of his eyes.
Secretary Wang, Chairman Zhao. Chen Xing walked up as if nothing had happened and greeted them with a smile. When he saw the proud smile on Zhao Guoli's face, Chen Xing was a little unhappy. Lee Zheng's case seemed to have no impact on Zhao Guoli, but Zhao Guoli had a mayor's wife, Zhao Yiping, so it was normal that he was not affected by Lee Zheng's case. However, judging from Zhao Guoli's appearance, it seemed that he did not want to help Lee Zheng. If Lee Zheng had not helped Zhao Guoli in the land bidding, the groundbreaking ceremony would have been held by the Zhao's Group.
I remember that Chairman Zhao came last time.
Mayor Li had accompanied him the whole time. Today was such an important day. If Mayor Li was still here, he would definitely come. What a pity. Chen Xing glanced at Zhao Guoli with a smile and suddenly said.
The smile on Zhao Guoli's face instantly froze, and his expression was slightly unnatural. He stared at Chen Xing for a moment and said regretfully, "I always thought that County Magistrate Li was a good official who was diligent and loved the people. I didn't expect that he would have such a thing. You really can't judge a person by his appearance. Some people look innocent, but who knows that they are corrupt officials. Some people look young and have a bright future, but who knows whether they will make mistakes in the future? County Chen, don't you think so?
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