Someone got out of the luxurious Mercedes-Benz limousine and opened the door for Zhang Xin. One of them opened the door and the other stood on the roof of the limousine, as if he was worried that Zhang Xin would accidentally hit his head on the roof when he got out of the limousine.
Zhang Xin had only alighted from the car and there were already two people serving her. There were also another two people standing beside her. One of them was helping Zhang Xin with her coat, while the other seemed to be helping her carry her bag. Zhang Xin's extravagance made Chen Xing and the other leaders present look at each other in dismay. Their expressions were all similar. These celebrities' extravagance was even greater than the leaders'. Even if it was a provincial level official getting out of the car, it would not be so exaggerated. The true high-level officials' style was actually more down-to-earth. At the very least, they had to present an image of being close to the people and would not be so high profile and ostentatious.
Zhong Ling led a few people from the company to welcome Zhang Xin. Zhang Xin was the spokesperson signed by their company and she was very famous now. As the chairman, it was reasonable for Zhong Ling to personally welcome her. As for Chen Xing and the others, they stood at their original spots. A celebrity like Zhang Xin was indeed famous, but it wasn't worthy for them to welcome her.
Zhang Xin obviously saw Chen Xing. He was a little surprised. When he talked to Zhong Ling, he seemed a little absent-minded. From time to time, he glanced in Chen Xing's direction. There was an irrepressible surprise in his eyes. He had been busy for a year and wanted to take a few days off to spend time with his family. However, he received a call from Zhong Ling, so he had to agree. Zhang Xin was a little unhappy that he could not spend the New Year with his parents at home. Instead, he had to attend the opening ceremony. If it were not for the contract, Zhang Xin would not have come at all out of respect for the artist's professional ethics and the contract. Now that he unexpectedly met Chen Xing, Zhang Xin's bad mood suddenly became better.
Miss Chang, these are the leaders of the county and the officials attending the opening ceremony today. Zhong Ling introduced Chen Xing to Zhang Xin. Chen Xing was not a leader of Ximen County, so Zhong Ling deliberately introduced him separately. She did not know that Zhang Xin knew Chen Xing, so she did not notice that Zhang Xin looked at Chen Xing differently.
Mayor Chen, nice to meet you. Zhang Xin shook hands with Chen Xing solemnly, showing great respect to Chen Xing, the mayor. However, no one noticed that Zhang Xin was gently scratching Chen Xing's palm with his little finger. His clear big eyes seemed to be sending something to Chen Xing.
Nice to meet you. I've heard a lot about Miss Chang. Chen Xing smiled and withdrew his hand calmly.
Chairman Zhong, since everyone is here, let's begin. Qian Cheng said with a smile.
Zhong Ling did not refuse this time. She said yes with a smile, made a gesture of invitation, and invited Chen Xing and the others to walk to the rostrum, which was specially built with a red carpet for the opening ceremony. Because of the unexpected arrival of Yang Zhen, the member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and the secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee, the originally arranged seats had to be adjusted temporarily. Chen Xing and Yang Zhen, who had the highest ranks, naturally sat in the middle. However, Chen Xing refused this seating arrangement and waved his hand with a smile. I'm here to attend the opening ceremony as a friend of Chairman Zhong. I'm not a leader, so don't count me in. I can have a seat on the side, or I can stand.
Mayor Chen, how can you do this? If you don't sit, we won't dare to sit. Fang Xiao said with a smile.
"Mayor Fang is right. Mayor Chen, don't refuse." Qian Cheng also nodded with a smile. He was angry that Fang Xiao had taken his seat several times today, but in front of Chen Xing, he had to pretend that he didn't care.
"No, you leaders of the county can sit where you want. Don't worry about me." Chen Xing shook his head with a smile.
Hearing Chen Xing's words, Yang Zhen also didn't want to sit in the main seat. He said with a smile that he could sit beside Chen Xing, and there was no need to change seats for him. Both of them were quite firm, so Qian Cheng and Fang Xiao had to give up persuading them.
Next, the opening ceremony was hosted by Zhong Ling. As the chairman, Zhong Ling spoke a few words on behalf of the company, and then invited the leaders of the county to give speeches.
The process of the opening ceremony was actually very simple. The key was that Zhang Xin, a very popular star, was invited. The atmosphere of the opening ceremony suddenly became different. Compared with what kind of leaders were invited and what the leaders said, many people present were more interested in Zhang Xin, a big star. Many people held up posters of Zhang Xin and shouted something.
Just as Chen Xing had said, in today's opening ceremony, the cadres had to serve as Zhang Xin's foil. Even the media invited by Zhong Ling Company had their cameras pointed at Zhang Xin. However, most of these media were entertainment reporters. For example, the official media invited by the Xi Men County Government knew their priorities. They knew when to focus their cameras on the leaders and when to give them a close-up. It was easier to edit the footage when it was on TV. However, what made people at a loss whether to laugh or cry was that there were more media and entertainment reporters than the official media reporters. This also created an illusion that today was a special press conference for Zhang Xin.
"Mayor Chen, we will hold a reception at the hotel of the resort at noon. You must come." Zhong Ling took some time to say to Chen Xing.
Stay for lunch? Chen Xing frowned and then looked at Zhong Ling with a wry smile. "Zhong Ling, it seems that I have to spend all my time with you today."
"Chen Xing, since you are here, why are you in such a hurry to leave? Anyway, I don't care. You have to give me face and stay for lunch." Zhong Ling looked around. Seeing that Yang Zhen was not listening to them, her tone suddenly became friendly. She stared at Chen Xing, as if she was acting coquettishly to Chen Xing.
"Well, it's rare for you to come here. You didn't ask me for anything when I dragged you here to invest. Speaking of which, I owe you a big favor. It seems that I really can't leave." Chen Xing nodded with a helpless smile and agreed. He did not deliberately put on airs just now. It was just that his return time was indeed very tight. He had to catch a flight in the afternoon on the first day of the Lunar New Year, and he had to get up early to catch a flight back to Nanzhou on the third day of the Lunar New Year. It was his turn to be on duty that day, so Chen Xing had to rush back no matter what. At most, he could only stay at home for one day and two nights. Last night, he had arranged to have dinner with his family and relatives to make up for the reunion dinner on the eve of the Lunar New Year.
Today, Chen Xing originally planned to go to the provincial capital immediately after attending the opening ceremony of the tourist area. He also had to pay a New Year's visit to his old leader, Zhou Mingfang. Zhou Mingfang was Chen Xing's first benefactor and had a special place in Chen Xing's heart. Since Chen Xing was back, no matter how tight his schedule was, he had to make a special trip to see him.
As for the time in the evening, it had been reserved by Huang Kunming, the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee. Huang Kunming called him personally and said that he wanted to sit down and have dinner with him. As the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, who used to be Chen Xing's leader, how could Chen Xing refuse him? After dinner with Huang Kunming, he still had to go to the Organization Minister of the Municipal Party Committee, Zhang Mingde. This Organization Minister, who had been promoted from the position of the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, also had a special relationship with Chen Xing.
Originally, Zhang Mingde wanted to treat him to lunch, but Chen Xing said that he had to go to the provincial capital, so Zhang Mingde changed his invitation to dinner. However, he didn't expect that Huang Kunming had booked it in advance. When Zhang Mingde heard that it was Huang Kunming, he couldn't say anything. He could only smile bitterly and say that after Chen Xing and Huang Kunming finished dinner, he would go to his place for a cup of tea. No matter how late it was, even if it was at 12 o 'clock. Anyway, the meaning was very clear. Chen Xing left early in the morning on the third day of the New Year. If Zhang Mingde didn't hurry to sit down with Chen Xing and exchange feelings with Chen Xing before he left, he wouldn't feel happy.
Therefore, Chen Xing really didn't have much time to rest this time. On the way to Ximen in the morning, he joked with Yang Zhen that celebrating the New Year was more tiring than fighting a war. It was not a lie at all.
I know that you are a busy man, so I won't force you to stay for long. You can leave after lunch. Seeing that Chen Xing agreed, Zhong Ling's smile was particularly bright. It was unknown whether she was happy that Chen Xing stayed or happy that Chen Xing couldn't persuade her.
Since you have asked, how can I refuse you? Chen Xing smiled and suddenly remembered that he had met Zhang Ying's younger sister outside the Guoli Hotel just now. He had said that he wanted to go to the little girl's house to have a look, but he didn't think about it carefully before he said it. His time was always tight. Now that he suddenly remembered it, Chen Xing smiled bitterly. Time was tight enough. If he was delayed here at noon, he didn't know how he could arrange his time.
Thinking of the joy in Zhang Ying's younger sister's eyes when she heard that he wanted to go over, Chen Xing sighed slightly in his heart. The little girl cared about his words very much. How could he stand her up?
Looking up, he saw that it was Zhang Xin who was giving a speech to promote the tourist area. Chen Xing turned to Zhong Ling and said with a smile, "I see that most of the people here today are here for Superstar Zhang. As leaders, we should leave early and give the time to Superstar Zhang. With her promoting the tourist area, it will be much better than us sitting here. The effect is also hundreds of times better.
Mayor Chen, even if you are in a hurry, you don't have to be in such a hurry. " Zhong Ling rolled her eyes at Chen Xing, and Yang Zhen happened to see her look. Yang Zhen's heart skipped a beat. He quickly turned his head back and looked straight ahead, thinking that he didn't see anything. Although he said that, Yang Zhen started to mutter to himself. Why did Zhong Ling and Chen Xing look so strange? He had a feeling that Zhong Ling's eyes were very ambiguous no matter how he looked at them.
Because Chen Xing was in a hurry, Zhong Ling also wanted to shorten the already very simple opening process. She asked Chen Xing and the leaders of the county to leave first. As for Zhang Xin, Zhong Ling and Zhang Xin talked for a while. They hoped that Zhang Xin could promote the tourist area alone for a while. Their company hired a professional photography team and wanted to shoot a promotional video at the last minute. To Zhong Ling's surprise, this time, Zhang Xin agreed without hesitation.
"Is Mayor Chen leaving?" Zhang Xin suddenly asked.
"No, Mayor Chen will attend the noon banquet. Miss Chang, after you finish the promotion, I will ask someone to invite you to the resort hotel in the tourist area." Zhong Ling smiled.
"Okay, thank you, Director Zhong." Zhang Xin nodded with a smile.
"It's okay. I should be the one thanking Miss Chang for her support." Zhong Ling smiled. She was a little surprised that Zhang Xin suddenly became so easy to talk to. Did these artists really have such noble professional ethics?
Chen Xing and the others walked to the tourist area to attend the noon banquet and visit the tourist area. This was the first time that Chen Xing had visited the tourist area after it was built. In addition to the beautiful natural landscape, some artificial landscapes created by Zhong Ling's company were undoubtedly very unique, which matched the natural landscape of the tourist area. The Nordic style holiday villas, restaurants, cafes, hotels, shopping streets and other buildings in the tourist area were all unique, adding a bit of modern atmosphere to the natural landscape.
Zhong Ling acted as a guide for them and personally acted as a commentator. She smiled and introduced the architect who designed these buildings. The whole resort was designed by a well-known architect invited by their company from the world, and they didn't know how much money they had spent on it.
Chen Xing watched as they walked and didn't notice that Yang Zhen had gone to the side to answer the phone. After a while, Yang Zhen answered the phone and walked over. Yang Zhen walked a little closer to Chen Xing and whispered, "Mayor Chen, Zhao Guoli called. Hey, he called the Ximen County Bureau to put pressure on them. He knew it was my order, so he came to me and asked me what I wanted to do. I said I just asked someone to check the hotel sauna, nothing else.
Don't worry about him. " Chen Xing curled his lips.
Yang Zhen's phone call was just a small interlude. Chen Xing didn't care about Zhang Guoli's thoughts. Although Yang Zhen didn't want to confront Zhao Yiping directly, it was just checking the hotel sauna. Yang Zhen wasn't afraid that Zhao Yiping would fall out with him. No matter how overbearing Zhao Yiping was, she wouldn't dare to stand up for this kind of thing. But then again, according to Zhao Yiping's character, Yang Zhen knew that he would definitely be hated by him. He had to be more careful in the future. Otherwise, he wouldn't know when he would be tricked by Zhao Yiping.
The noon banquet was held in the resort hotel. This was a hotel built according to the standard of a four-star hotel, but it hadn't been officially evaluated by the Tourism Bureau. As soon as Chen Xing sat down, Yang Zhen happened to find time to go to the bathroom. Seeing that there was an empty seat next to Chen Xing, Zhang Xin directly sat down next to Chen Xing.
Miss Chang, I've arranged a seat for you. It's here. Zhong Ling was stunned. Then, she pointed to the seat next to her and said with a smile. She didn't expect Zhang Xin to move so quickly. She picked the empty seat next to Chen Xing and sat down.
Director Zhong, don't bother. I can sit anywhere. Zhang Xin smiled. The smile on her face was so innocent that Zhong Ling couldn't say anything else. She couldn't tell Zhang Xin that she couldn't sit in that seat.
Director Zhong, I can also sit anywhere. At this time, Yang Zhen came out and said to Zhong Ling with a smile. He didn't think too much about Chen Xing and Zhang Xin, but he was still gossiping about the special relationship between Zhong Ling and Chen Xing.
Ah? This is Secretary Yang's seat? Then I'll get up … Zhang Xin was surprised. She opened her eyes wide and was about to stand up.
It's okay. Miss Chang can just sit down. There's nothing special about this seat. Yang Zhen smiled casually. She had already sat down. He couldn't really ask Zhang Xin to get up and change seats.
Chen Xing glanced at Zhang Xin. How could he not know that Zhang Xin was doing this on purpose? He sighed in his heart. As expected of an actress. Her acting skills were so good that ordinary people could only look up to her. If it wasn't for the fact that he knew his own family well, he would have thought that Zhang Xin had unintentionally sat in the wrong seat.
Soon, Chen Xing couldn't sigh anymore. His heart tightened. He felt that someone was gently rubbing his calf under the table. Chen Xing didn't need to look to know that it must be Zhang Xin's slender legs in black silk stockings. The smooth legs in silk stockings tickled his heart. He turned to look at Zhang Xin. Zhang Xin also turned to look at him. There was something inexplicable in her eyes.
Mayor Chen, try the food of our hotel's chef and see how many points you can get. Zhong Ling said to Chen Xing with a smile. She didn't know that Chen Xing and Zhang Xin were flirting under the table.
Okay. Chen Xing nodded with a smile. He was a little absent-minded. He thought that Zhang Xin was too bold. They hadn't seen each other for so long and hadn't contacted each other. Of course, Zhang Xin texted him from time to time during festivals because Chen Xing basically didn't reply. In this case, Zhang Xin still dared to flirt with him as soon as they arrived.
At this moment, his phone rang. Chen Xing was relieved. He stood up and said with a smile, "I'm going to answer the phone."
Chen Xing walked outside and noticed that it was a call from Zhao Qing. He frowned again. He had saved Zhao Qing's number, but it had been a long time since Zhao Qing's number appeared on his phone screen.
Mayor Chen, are you taking revenge on the Zhao family? Zhao Qing's words came from the other side of the phone when the call was answered.
Miss Zhao, what do you mean by that? Chen Xing raised his eyebrows. Zhao Qing's words made his good mood worse. He directly called Zhao Qing Miss Zhao. It seemed polite, but it also showed that they were strangers. Chen Xing was even more rude. Miss Zhao, do you think that the Zhao family is so great? Do I need to take revenge on you? To be frank, I don't care about taking revenge on the Zhao family because you don't deserve it.
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