Excellent little farmer

At ten o'clock in the morning, the number of people in the hall gradually increased, and the backs of each booth were also filled with officials from all over the country. Not long after, a burst of warm applause suddenly sounded at the door.

I followed the sound and saw the deputy governor, He Xiuhua, walking in surrounded by a group of people, like stars holding the moon.

He Xiuhua is about fifty years old. He is not tall but has a strong aura. As soon as he entered the room, all the eyes of the audience were focused on him.

This Vice Governor He once served in Nanyue a few years ago and also served as the mayor of Wuyang City for one term. He has a good foundation here. Therefore, this investment promotion activity can attract all the people in Wuyang City. strong support.

With his arrival, the investment negotiation meeting officially kicked off. He Xiuhua gave a passionate speech. In his speech, he introduced in detail the development of Jiangzhou Province, as well as Jiangzhou’s geographical environment, natural resources, history and culture. , customs and customs.

In his speech, He Xiuhua emphasized that the provincial party committee and the provincial government will make great efforts to attract investment, and will provide financial and policy support to key projects. He eagerly hopes that entrepreneurs from the southern Guangdong region can come to Visit Jiangzhou to look for investment opportunities.

After the speeches, the entrepreneurs began to negotiate with officials from various places. Many booths were full of people, and TV reporters were very busy with cameras on their hands and crawling through the crowd.

Compared with the lively scenes at other booths, my place seemed particularly deserted. There was actually nothing we could do about it. Firstly, the booth was in a relatively remote location, just in the northwest corner. Secondly, the two people's positions were too low. Unable to arouse the interest of businessmen.

In fact, many businessmen come to participate in such investment activities, not necessarily for investment projects, but to take advantage of such a rare opportunity to make friends with local government officials in order to accumulate human resources and lay a solid foundation for future development. .

There are by no means a few people who hold this idea. Many businessmen gathered around Vice Governor He and several major prefecture and city leaders. In addition to exchanging business cards and talking to each other, they also took photos together.

The shutter's click! Amidst the sound of ', Vice Governor He Xiuhua stood in front of the rostrum with a cheerful face, taking photos with many entrepreneurs from the Lingnan area. After nearly ten minutes, he had time to take the mineral water handed by his secretary and drank it. After taking a sip, he frowned and asked: "Xiao Liu, have you contacted Hongtai Group?"

Secretary Liu hurriedly bent down and whispered: "I have already called, but the reply they gave me is that Chairman Bai has to attend an important meeting in the capital and cannot come over."

"That's it!" He Xiuhua frowned slightly, with a look of disappointment on his face that was difficult to conceal.

You must know that Hongtai Group is a private enterprise with assets of tens of billions. It has more than ten subsidiaries and has extremely strong economic strength. It is the target of many provinces competing for it. Their chairman Bai Xingshu is also someone He Xiuhua wants to meet very much. Special people.

Bai Xingshu came from a high-ranking family and had a wide network of friends. Many of his friends were prominent political stars in the Chinese political arena. They held great power and had great energy. For such a person, Vice Governor He naturally wanted to make friends with him. .

However, the Bai family is extremely low-key and rarely appears in public. People who can come into contact with them are mysterious figures in a very small circle. For many people, they only hear their names but never see them.

He Xiuhua traveled to the capital several times for meetings and tried every means to meet with Chairman Bai, but he never did so. This time, through the old leader's efforts to smoothen the relationship and invite him sincerely, he had great hope of meeting, but at this time it seems that it will come to nothing again.

Seeing the leader's ugly face, Secretary Liu guessed a few things and whispered: "Governor He, although Chairman Bai did not come, people from Hongtai Group revealed that Chairman Bai's daughter is likely to come to Wuyang City. It’s just that the specific time hasn’t been finalized yet, and they gave me a mobile phone number, but I haven’t been able to get in touch.”

After hearing this, He Xiuhua felt a little hopeful and said quickly: "Xiao Liu, this matter is very important. We must contact you as soon as possible. If necessary, we can wait here for a few more days."

"Okay, Governor He."

Secretary Liu nodded lightly. He knew very well that a few days ago, there was news in the province that Chen Ligang, the executive vice governor, was going to be transferred from Jiangzhou Province to serve as deputy secretary of the provincial party committee. In this way, people eyeing this position began to Get moving.

Vice Governor He is a foreign cadre with a very shallow foundation in Jiangzhou Province and a very average relationship with the secretary and governor. He is obviously at a disadvantage in the competition. If he does not use some unique tricks to turn defeat into victory, his chances of promotion are extremely slim. .

Moreover, Vice Governor He is very old. If he cannot be promoted in the past few years, his official career will definitely go downhill. What awaits him is most likely to be transferred to a department such as the National People's Congress and the Political Consultative Conference to take up a casual position. .

Secretary Liu has followed He Xiuhua for many years and knows that this old man is ambitious and unwilling to give in easily. If he can get along with the Bai family and smooth things over, he may be able to reverse the situation before the end of the year and win the extremely important position of Executive Vice Governor. s position.

He Xiuhua stayed at the negotiation meeting for half an hour, and then left the event center accompanied by several officials. After the TV station recording ended, there were obviously fewer merchants in the venue, and many people left the venue early.

I was very anxious, so I walked to the door with some flyers and distributed them to the businessmen who came to attend the meeting, but the effect was not obvious. Many people just glanced at it and turned around and left, as if they had no interest in the projects inside. not interested.

Some people who came to the booth spent more time looking at the information than Wan Yunhan. Most of them took the opportunity of conversation to ask for Wan Yunhan's business card and made roundabout requests for a private appointment.

Wan Yunhan was also good at looking at people. She could tell the clues just from the lustful eyes of those people, so she declined them all politely.

Although the investment promotion work is important, it has not yet reached the point where it is necessary to sacrifice color.

At noon, the two bought lunch boxes, ate at the booth, and continued to wait for the merchants. However, it was not until 3:30 in the afternoon that they received two merchants who were really interested in investing. However, the conditions they proposed were harsh. To the extreme, it is simply unsatisfactory.

It wasn't until this moment that I truly realized that I really didn't understand the officialdom. I could even use the word "layman" to describe it. Those theoretical explanations on the materials, no matter how logical, were ineffective in the face of reality. Seems unworthy of mention.

The unprecedented frustration made me extremely depressed. I didn't say a few words for the entire afternoon. After Wan Yunhan noticed it, she comforted me quietly, saying that she had expected this situation and that she came here just for exercise.

When it was time to leave, we packed up our things silently and returned to the hotel. After waiting for half an hour, Ma Xuebao, Shen Daoqiong and others came back. They had a great time and brought back large and small packages of gifts.

Everyone went to the restaurant together. After ordering, Shen Daoqiong asked about the investment situation. Wan Yunhan quickly covered it up and said: "Fortunately, several merchants have investment intentions, but further contact is needed."

Shen Daoqiong had sharp eyes. He glanced at me and knew that the situation was not optimistic. He smiled quickly and said: "You two are serious. Why are you so serious? You finally come out once and have a good time. Why don't we come tomorrow?" Let’s go to the hot springs together.”

Wan Yunhan was a little tempted. She turned sideways and whispered: "Xiaoquan, judging from today's situation, there should be very few merchants coming tomorrow. Why don't we go out together to relax."

I forced a smile, shook my head and said, "Sister Wan, no need. I feel very tired today. I want to take a day off tomorrow. You just go out and play and don't worry about me."

Ma Xuebao pushed up his glasses and said softly: "Xiaoye, the weather outside is very nice. Don't stay bored in the hotel all the time. If you go out for a walk with everyone, you will feel better."

I smiled, said nothing, ate a few mouthfuls of food, said I had something to do, left the hotel, and walked aimlessly on the road. I kept thinking about the smiling faces at the investment meeting and the flashlights. Those officials and entrepreneurs shaking hands warmly.

At this point, I have to admit that such a stage will always belong to those high-ranking officials and wealthy businessmen. Before I got power and money, as an insignificant person, there was no way I could get into it.

At about eight o'clock in the evening, I returned to the hotel, but instead of going to the room, I went to the bar below alone, ordered a few bottles of beer, and bought a pack of cigarettes. I took one out, lit it casually, and took a deep breath. After taking a sip, he choked and coughed.

While the tobacco was lingering, a crisp ringtone rang on my cell phone. I picked up the phone and said softly: "Hello!"

A very pleasant voice sounded in my ears: "Hello, we met last night. Am I here to pay back the money?"

"Pay back the money?"

I dusted off the cigarette ashes and suddenly thought of the beautiful girl I met last night. I couldn't help but smile bitterly, shook my head and said, "No, it's only a few hundred yuan, so forget it."

"That's not possible. Where are you? I'll go find you. I need to thank you in person." The girl's voice was very soft, but there was a certain firmness in her tone that made it impossible to refuse.

I picked up the beer and took a sip, sighed, and said softly: "Okay! I'll be at the bar down there. Come over."

"Okay, please wait a moment, I'll be there in a while." The girl smiled happily and hung up the phone.