Siheyuan: I am different He Yuzhu

When Lou Bingcheng arrived at the Hong Kong John Bull Government Building on time with Li Wenfeng, holding an invitation, ready to participate in a symposium held by the Hong Kong John Bull Government on friendly consultations to resolve Hong Kong's water supply shortage, they ran into Chairman Zhang of the Hong Kong Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and Chairman Liu of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions, who were also attending the meeting, at the bottom of the Hong Kong Government Building.

Lou Bingcheng greeted them warmly: "Hello, Chairman Zhang and Chairman Liu!"

President Zhang and President Liu also responded: "Hello, Mr. Lou!"

Then, Lou Bingcheng asked: "I wonder what the two presidents think of today's meeting?"

Chairman Zhang replied: "Today's meeting will definitely be very exciting. I heard that the Hong Kong government authorities have specially invited many representatives to attend the meeting in order to quickly quell social unrest. The Hong Kong government authorities invited us to come here, hoping that we can endorse what they said to the representatives today. As for whether this water supply crisis can be quelled, it depends on whether the Hong Kong government authorities can satisfy the representatives."

"What do the two presidents think?" After hearing what President Zhang said, Lou Bingcheng couldn't help but secretly admire President Zhang. After all, he was a well-known figure in Hong Kong and knew such inside information.

"We are naturally following the agreement we made with Mr. Lou before. We will help the representatives of public opinion at the critical moment. Mr. Lou, see you at the venue." After saying this, President Zhang smiled slightly and walked towards the Hong Kong Government Building.

Lou Bingcheng first watched Chairman Zhang and Chairman Liu enter the Hong Kong Government Building. After the two figures completely disappeared, Lou Bingcheng squinted his eyes and looked at the place where the two figures were, and whispered: "Wenfeng, we have to spend some time to make friends with the people in this building in the future, otherwise we will be like blind people."

"Please rest assured, boss. I will start making arrangements as soon as I finish today's meeting." Li Wenfeng said hurriedly.

Lou Bingcheng nodded in satisfaction and said with a smile: "Let's go, it's almost time for us to go in. Let's see what the difference is between these Western officials and the bald officials I met before!"

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Lou Bingcheng led Li Wenfeng into the venue under the guidance of the staff. He found that his seat was arranged in a corner. Lou Bingcheng did not show any displeasure on his face. Instead, he calmly took Li Wenfeng to sit in the corner. After Lou Bingcheng sat down, he began to patrol the venue to look for Chairman Zhang and Chairman Liu. Li Wenfeng immediately whispered: "Boss, you don't need to look for them. Chairman Zhang and Chairman Liu are not in the venue. I guess they should have been invited by government officials to have a private conversation."

Lou Bingcheng nodded slightly, indicating that he understood. He then inquired about the layout of the venue. His seat was on the right side of the rostrum. Opposite the rostrum, there were cards of representatives of public opinion. At this time, representatives of public opinion came into the venue one after another and sat in the representative area. A moment later, President Zhang and President Liu came to the venue accompanied by a blond foreigner. President Zhang and President Liu came to the first row on the left side of the rostrum and sat down, while the blond foreigner walked to the rostrum.

When the time came to 10 a.m., the door of the venue was immediately closed, and the blond foreigner said, "Hello everyone, I am Charles, special assistant to Sir Robert Black, the Governor of Hong Kong. Today, I am entrusted by Sir Robert Black to discuss with you how to solve the water supply problem that concerns the people of Hong Kong. Now, please allow the representatives to express their demands."

"Hello, Mr. Charles. My name is Shao Qingfeng. Today, I am entrusted by the representatives present here to represent them in presenting their demands. The demands of the representatives are as follows: First, the Hong Kong government should completely stop the desalination project; second, the Hong Kong government should actively communicate with the Lingnan provincial government and strive to complete the water supply agreement with the Lingnan provincial government as soon as possible. Lingnan province will be responsible for supplying water to Hong Kong and completely get rid of the problem of tight water supply in Hong Kong; third, the Hong Kong government authorities must properly solve the water supply problem of residents in the water outage areas. If the Hong Kong government does not agree to these three demands, the people will not stop the demonstration."

After listening to Shao Qingfeng's words, Charles pondered for a while and said, "Mr. Shao, I have understood your demands. I can now reply to you on behalf of the Governor Sir Robert Black. The Governor is willing to agree to all your demands, but requires the people to end the demonstrations as soon as possible and let Hong Kong society return to stability."

"How long does the Hong Kong government plan to take to communicate with the Lingnan provincial government? The people can't just keep waiting unconditionally!" Shao Qingfeng asked.

"Mr. Shao, please rest assured. Before the meeting begins, I have already talked with Chairman Zhang of the Hong Kong Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Chairman Liu of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions. After the meeting, the two of them will represent the Hong Kong government to go to Lingnan Province to negotiate with the Lingnan Provincial Government on Lingnan Province's water supply to Hong Kong. According to the plan of the Hong Kong government's Water Affairs Bureau, in the early stage, Pengcheng Reservoir will supply 50 billion gallons of water to Hong Kong every year to alleviate the tense water shortage in Hong Kong. At the same time, we request the Lingnan Provincial Government to expand the water supply capacity of Pengcheng Reservoir. Ultimately, the Hong Kong government plans to purchase no less than 150 billion gallons of fresh water from Lingnan Province every year, which is equivalent to a daily water supply of about 6200 million gallons. By then, the problem of water shortage for the people of Hong Kong can be completely solved." Charles patiently read out the Hong Kong government's plan to solve Hong Kong's water supply problem.

After Charles finished reading, he gestured to President Zhang and President Liu on the left side of the rostrum. President Zhang and President Liu quickly stood up from their seats and saluted everyone in the venue. Then President Zhang said, "I am the president of the Hong Kong Chinese General Chamber of Commerce. At the invitation of Mr. Charles, the special assistant to the Governor, President Liu and I will set off for Baiyun City tomorrow to negotiate on the water supply issue with the Lingnan Provincial Government on behalf of the Hong Kong government. We will definitely live up to the trust of 300 million Hong Kong people and strive to complete the water supply with the Lingnan Provincial Government as soon as possible, so that the Hong Kong people can say goodbye to the situation of difficulty in getting water and get water as they please."

"I wonder if Mr. Shao and the other representatives of public opinion are satisfied after listening to what Chairman Zhang and I said?" Charles asked Shao Qingfeng.

Shao Qingfeng began to communicate with the representatives behind him. After a while, Shao Qingfeng stood up and replied to Charles: "We are satisfied with the Hong Kong government's plan. After the meeting, we will persuade the people to end the demonstration and return to their families."

"Since Mr. Shao and the representatives have no other opinions, I declare today's meeting over." After saying that, Charles walked out of the meeting room.

Lou Bingcheng came to President Zhang and President Liu and said with a smile: "President Zhang, President Liu, you two kept such an important matter from me, which is a bit unfair!"

"Please forgive us, Mr. Lou. It was not our intention to hide this from you. It was only after we parted with you today that Charles, the Governor's Special Assistant, informed us of this matter," said President Zhang with a hint of apology.

"President Zhang, that's too much. I was just joking with you and President Liu! I would like to wish you two success in advance." Lou Bingcheng said to President Zhang and President Liu with his hands clasped together. After that, Lou Bingcheng walked to the two of them and whispered, "Please, for the sake of our common origin, please try to get more preferential treatment for the mainland."

"Please rest assured, Mr. Lou, the two of us will always remember where we are." President Liu said solemnly.

"Mr. Lou, I would like to invite you to join the Hong Kong Chinese Chamber of Commerce. What do you think?" President Zhang said with a smile.

"It is what you wish, but I dare not ask for it." Lou Bingcheng responded.