Rebirth of the Rising Sun

"Haha, Comrade Feng Sizhe, nice to meet you." Hou Weidong seemed to be waiting for Feng Sizhe intentionally. After everyone else left the meeting room, he stayed and stood in front of Feng Sizhe.

"Haha, hello Comrade Hou Weidong, I've heard of your great name for a long time. It's true that meeting you in person is not as good as hearing about you. Sanxiang Province has really made a big move." Feng Sizhe also greeted him with a smile. Everyone can do this kind of superficial flattery. Since the other person is pretending to be flattering, he can do it too.

"Haha, Comrade Feng Sizhe is joking. We in Sanxiang Province have only just signed the contract, unlike Ducheng Province which has already begun to benefit. To be honest, I am very interested in Ducheng Province's economic investment promotion, and I want to find an opportunity to learn from Governor Feng." Hou Weidong appeared to be very humble and even proposed to learn. But who could know what he was actually thinking?

Hou Weidong is modest, and so is Feng Sizhe. "You can't say that. Ducheng Province has a weak foundation. It's not like Sanxiang Province, which has always been a middle-class economic province in the country. The foundation is incomparable."

"Hey, Governor Feng, you are so polite. Haha, I wonder if you have time at noon. If so, how about we sit down and have a good talk together?" Hou Weidong's face was full of smiles, as sweet as if he had drunk honey.

In fact, he was really happy now. Samsung Group was originally going to invest in Guangdong Province, where the investment environment and transportation were far better than Sanxiang Province. But this time, his father took the initiative to give up his position and pushed the good thing to him. In the end, with his efforts, the deal was finally done. Now that he had just succeeded and received praise from Deputy Manager Zheng Zhi, how could he not be happy?

This person was happy and looked particularly happy to everyone he met. For example, when he saw Feng Sizhe, he even invited him to have dinner with him.

Feng Sizhe was still smiling, he saw Hou Weidong's smug look. Normally, he should give face to someone who invited him, but he was extremely upset by what happened at Jingxi Hotel last time. He was publicly undermining his reputation, and he would never let someone who had looked down on him off easily.

"I'm really sorry. Governor Zhuang has just invited me. You know, he is my elder. Haha, I can't not go." Feng Sizhe just refused with a smile.

Facing Feng Sizhe's refusal, Hou Weidong's face changed. He noticed that several governors from other provinces who were about to leave had slowed down their pace. Obviously, everyone was paying attention to everything that happened here, and he was afraid that even his invitation to dinner was rejected and someone else had heard about it.

At this moment, Hou Weidong felt very embarrassed. He didn't expect that someone would be so disrespectful to him.

But Hou Weidong is Hou Weidong after all, a person whom Mr. Hou values ​​and focuses on training. Although he failed temporarily, at least his face has not changed immediately. "So that's how it is. I wonder if Governor Zhuang can count me in. Haha, I am also extremely interested in the economic development of Xihai Province. I just want to take this opportunity to have a good talk with you."

Hou Weidong was able to say this, which meant that he had already put aside a lot of his pride. If he had not been rejected when he took the initiative to invite someone to dinner, he would not have said such a thing. In fact, this was just to save his own face.

Hou Weidong thought that since he had condescended to do so, the other party would definitely agree to his request. But before Zhuang Jianguo could say anything, Feng Sizhe spoke again, "Oh, I'm so sorry. My second aunt just called and said that this time we will have a family gathering with Governor Zhuang, so it's not appropriate to have outsiders present. Comrade Hou Weidong, look at this..."

Feng Sizhe said to Hou Weidong with an embarrassed look, his eyes also wandering around Hou Dashao. He just couldn't believe that such a hypocritical person would not get angry in the face of such provocation.

Hou Weidong was indeed very angry, because he could now prove that the four or five governors who stayed behind were listening to his conversation with Feng Sizhe. First, his invitation was rejected, and then he wanted to intervene but was rejected again. This made him feel that his face was really thrown to the ground today and was really worthless.

But he couldn't say anything. Feng Sizhe had made it very clear that this was not a gathering of provincial governors but a family gathering. He was not a member of the Zhao family, nor was he a member of the Zhuang family. How could he participate in it?

The color on his face changed again and again, and it was obvious that he was trying to suppress his anger politely.

Hou Weidong spent about half a minute trying to hold back his anger. "So that's how it is. Well, I won't disturb your family gathering. We'll talk about it later."

"Well, my schedule in Kyoto has been very full recently, and I'm afraid I won't be able to find any free time." Feng Sizhe laughed, as if he would not stop until he had trampled on Hou Weidong's face.

"Okay, okay, Comrade Feng Sizhe is really busy. In that case, I won't say anything. Goodbye." Hou Weidong, no matter how good his temper was or how good he was at pretending, couldn't stay any longer. Today, he really experienced how powerful Feng Sizhe was. Not only in his words, but also in his aura.

It can be said that in all the years since Hou Weidong entered politics, no one has ever ignored his face like today, which made him feel very angry and suffocated, but he really couldn't do anything in such an occasion. Because if he really turned his face and got angry, and loudly reprimanded someone, it would probably reach the ears of some central leaders immediately. If that happened, it would only reduce his impression in front of others, which would be a loss.

Hou Weidong could only endure it, and at the same time, he inevitably greeted all of Feng Sizhe's family members in his heart.

Hou Weidong left angrily. Although he couldn't lose his temper on the spot, the expression on his face told others that he was very unhappy.

After seeing that the promising Hou Weidong was driven away like this, the expressions on the faces of the four or five provincial governors who stayed behind to watch the fun were also very exaggerated. They knew that the meetings for the next period of time would not be too lonely as there should be enough topics to talk about.

"Haha, Governor Zhuang, please." Feng Sizhe's expression remained unchanged, as if nothing had happened just now.

"Governor Feng, please." Zhuang Jianguo gave a bitter smile. This time, Feng Sizhe used him as a shield, and he was afraid that Hou Weidong might be offended. But he was not afraid, because of his marriage relationship with the Zhao family, he actually had no chance to choose his position.

The afternoon meeting ended very early. Vice President Zheng Zhi was absent due to some matters, so the meeting was chaired by another person in charge of the State Council.

Feng Sizhe was sitting in the back row, carefully looking at the documents handed to him by the meeting staff. Suddenly, he heard Zhuang Jianguo beside him whisper, "Governor Feng, Comrade Hou Weidong is not here either."

"Hmm? Hmm." Feng Sizhe looked up at the place where he was in the morning, and then nodded. He guessed that Hou Weidong did not show up, and he should still be discussing some specific matters with Samsung Group.

Seeing that Feng Sizhe didn't seem to care much, Zhuang Jianguo whispered again, "Governor Feng, do you know why Samsung Group settled in Sanxiang Province this time?"

Feng Sizhe didn't care too much at first. Although Sanxiang Province had brought in a lot of funds this time, it was their ability. As the governor of Ducheng Province, he should only appreciate it. But now that he heard Zhuang Jianguo say this, he felt that there must be some story behind it.

"What? Governor Zhuang knows?" Feng Sizhe finally became interested and asked back in a low voice.

After hearing this, Zhuang Jianguo showed a smug smile on his face. "I know a little bit about it. One of my classmates in the Party School happens to work in the Ministry of Commerce. He knows a little about this matter and told me."

"Yeah." Feng Sizhe nodded. He was clear about this. As one of the veteran provincial-level cadres, it was normal for Zhuang Jianguo to have some connections in Kyoto. And now that he was promoted to the position of governor of a province, he believed that those so-called classmates and friends would only get closer to him.

After seeing Feng Sizhe nod, Zhuang Jianguo told him what he had heard from his classmates.

"As far as I know, Sanxiang Province is cooperating with Samsung Electronics on a high-end memory chip project this time. This is a high-tech product and is extremely advanced in the world's technology field. In order to complete this project, Sanxiang Province directly allocated a piece of land at the provincial capital and turned it into the Sanxiang High-Tech Park. Haha, it's called a park, but in fact it only serves the Samsung Group. I even heard that Sanxiang Province will not charge Samsung Group for land use fees within five years, and will be tax-free during this period. It is for this reason that Samsung chose them to cooperate."

When Zhuang Jianguo told him what he had learned, Feng Sizhezheng was stunned for a moment, "If that's the case, without collecting land fees and taxes, how does Sanxiang Province make money?"

"Hehe, it's simple. Samsung Group agrees to lend 20 billion yuan to Sanxiang Province. Of course, this requires interest, and the interest rate is higher than that of the bank." Zhuang Jianguo said with a smile.

"Are they crazy to lend money to Sanxiang Province? Also, does Samsung Group have so much money?" Feng Sizhe couldn't help but exclaimed when he heard this.

Sanxiang Province asked foreign companies to borrow money, and the interest rate was higher than that of domestic banks. Isn't this crazy? Samsung Group is also crazy. They have no real investment, but just lend money to Sanxiang Province. What are they thinking?