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The convoy of several vehicles left Hanxi Province and entered the Xiping Expressway, which leads from Hanxi Province to Pingyang.

This expressway, a project that was decided upon during Yao Zhengru's time, was fully completed this year. It is one of the most important transportation projects of Hanxi Province in recent years, led by the Hanxi Provincial Department of Transportation and jointly funded by Hanxi City and Pingyang.

After it opened, this expressway became the expressway with the highest traffic volume in the entire Hanxi area, without exception!

Sitting inside the car, I watched as buses bearing the logo of Pingyang Transportation Group drove by one after another.

"Are all these buses from Pingyang?" Hou Jincheng, the director of Yanjing Business, couldn't help but ask as he sat in the car.

Sitting next to Hou Jincheng was Hu Guangsha, Director of the Electronics Department of the Ministry of Information Industry.

They were invited to attend Dongling High-Tech's annual meeting this year. Not only them, but also many departments in Beijing, including the Economic and Trade Commission, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, the Development and Reform Commission, and the Foreign Exchange Department, sent personnel to attend.

Hou Jincheng and his group just arrived a little earlier because they had important matters to discuss with Dongling High-Tech. Others might arrive later for various reasons, or they might not arrive in Pingyang until the day of the annual meeting.

It's the end of the year, and it's the busiest time for all departments in Yanjing. But no matter how tight the schedule is, they all sent people to Pingyang, which is basically to express their support for Dongling High-Tech.

This year, Dongling Hi-Tech's performance exploded, earning it a place on Fortune magazine's list of the world's top 500 companies.

The significance of this is not only for Dongling High-Tech, but also for those who endorse Dongling High-Tech. They have also received sufficient career rewards, proving that their efforts over the years have not been in vain, and this is one of the achievements in their careers and resumes!

Therefore, this year's Dongling High-Tech Annual Meeting attracted representatives from Hanxi Province, Yanjing, and even some other cities.

Accompanying Hou Jincheng and his companion in the car were reception staff from the Hanxi Provincial Government Office. They turned their heads and saw the buses outside.

"That's a bus that Pingyang Transportation Group is collaborating with Oriental Times Shopping Mall."

Pingyang Transportation Group now has the largest fleet of intercity commuter vehicles in western Hubei!

The officials from the Hanxi Provincial Government addressed Hou Jincheng and Hu Guangsha.

Upon hearing that these buses were taking people to the Oriental Times Shopping Mall, Hou Jincheng and Hu Guangsha exchanged a glance, both seeing surprise in each other's eyes.

As the director of the commerce department, Hou Jincheng had naturally heard of Oriental Times Shopping Mall before, but he never expected that even the buses that transported customers to and from Oriental Times Shopping Mall would be of such a large scale.

The resources invested by Oriental Times Shopping Mall exceeded their expectations.

Now, Pingyang Transportation Group's strength is among the top in the entire Hanxi Province, and even in the surrounding provinces. At least in the area of ​​intercity transportation, Pingyang Transportation Group is in a class of its own.

As they approached Pingyang city, the first thing Hou Jincheng and Hu Guangsha saw was a massive traffic jam!
Among them, license plates from other places accounted for more than half, and Hou Jincheng even saw license plates from Guangzhou and Shanghai.

"These few days are the time for Dongling High-Tech to hold its annual meeting. Heads of Dongling High-Tech's branches all over the country, and even overseas heads, will rush back to Pingyang."

I heard that many celebrities, including Hong Kong stars, will be performing at this year's Dongke Annual Meeting. Their fans have flocked to Pingyang, and there are significantly more people entering Pingyang than there are in Pingyang itself!

The receptionist from the Hanxi Provincial Government addressed Hou Jincheng.

Originally, the Dongling High-Tech Annual Meeting was a time for various regional leaders to return to Pingyang, pay their respects to the headquarters, and maintain relationships.

In addition, this year's annual meeting featured many big-name celebrities as performers, attracting a large number of their fans.

In response, Dongling Hi-Tech released some tickets for the annual meeting to fans who had traveled from afar, as they couldn't let these people come for nothing.

Besides the reasons mentioned above, there is another reason: shopping for the Chinese New Year. Many families from within Hanxi Province and surrounding provinces and cities bring their families to the Oriental Times Shopping Mall to buy New Year's goods.

The sudden influx of people caused a surge in foot traffic throughout Pingyang, and the area around the Oriental Times Shopping Mall was packed with people.

After finally entering the city, as Hou Jincheng passed the Oriental Times Shopping Mall, he saw a huge, dark mass of people appear before him.

Today, the Oriental Times Shopping Mall has begun limiting the number of customers. Managers in mall uniforms, along with personnel from the Pingyang Tourism Administration and the Pingyang Police Station, are maintaining order at the scene.

They knew that the Oriental Times Shopping Mall would be crowded, but the scene before them was still completely beyond their expectations.

Subsequently, when passing by restaurants and other places in the city, they were basically packed, and there were even queues.

Such a scenario is not uncommon in later generations. Popular tourist cities during holidays, or certain cities that become viral online, will experience a surge in traffic, with two to three million tourists arriving in just a few days.

In just three to five days, hotels, restaurants, scenic spots, and gift shops were completely full, generating five to six billion yuan in revenue.

The current commotion in Pingyang is far from the scene of later generations, when all the meat in the city was eaten up, hotels were fully booked, and parking lots were completely full.

However, although it cannot compare with the booming tourism revenue of later generations, Pingyang's GDP can still increase by several hundred million in the days leading up to the Lunar New Year.

However, in Hou Jincheng and his group's eyes, the scene in Pingyang was somewhat shocking and incomprehensible.

Upon arriving at the Yuhe Leisure Resort where we were staying, we found it bustling with people as well.

The hotels in the Yuhe Leisure Resort Area are temporarily closed to the public and are only catering to guests attending the annual meeting. Otherwise, given the current number of tourists in Pingyang, it would be difficult to find a hotel to stay in.

"Welcome, Director Hou and Director Hu!"

At the hotel entrance, Ren Yuefeng, accompanied by several senior executives, greeted Hou Jincheng and his group.

"President Li is currently receiving a guest from the port city. On behalf of President Li, I would like to express my apologies to Director Hou and Director Hu. Director Gu from the Economic and Trade Commission will also be arriving this evening, and President Li will join everyone for the banquet then!"

Ren Yuefeng said to Hou Jincheng and the others, "A sedan chair is carried by people, so Hou Jincheng and the others should be treated with the proper courtesy."

People like Hou Jincheng hold important positions in Beijing. They may not directly manage a particular company, but they have a huge influence on the overall industry trend and policies.

Sometimes, a single decision can ignite an industry, while a single approval can bring it to an end.

For Dongling High-Tech, it is necessary to maintain relationships with various companies in Yanjing, not only to know industry trends in advance, but sometimes even to work with these companies to formulate industry standards!

"Manager Ren, you're too kind!"

Hou Jincheng wouldn't really blame Li Dashan for not coming out to greet them personally; Ren Yuefeng's personal greeting already showed them enough respect.

Don't underestimate the power of steamed buns; Ren Yuefeng, who is stationed at the Pingyang headquarters year-round, is known as the "housekeeper" of Dongling High-Tech.

However, if Ren Yuefeng sets off, no matter where he goes, he will definitely be a guest of honor in the local provincial government and other departments, and no one will dare to underestimate Ren Yuefeng.

"I wonder, which distinguished guest will Mr. Li be meeting?"

Upon entering the Yuhe Leisure Hotel, Hu Guangsha asked with a hint of curiosity, "Anyone who can be specially received by the philanthropist Li must be someone no nobody."

Various thoughts flashed through his mind before Ren Yuefeng said, "It's Mr. Shao from TVB in Hong Kong!"

The news of Boss Shao's arrival in Pingyang couldn't be kept secret from anyone who wanted to find out; it wasn't exactly a secret.

Upon hearing that it was Boss Shao, Hou Jincheng and Hu Guangsha were somewhat surprised, but they simply nodded and did not ask any further questions.

They all knew that some things were better left unasked, but one thing was certain: given Li Dongling and Boss Shao's current status, if news of this were to leak out, it would be absolutely earth-shattering.

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"Mr. Shao, Ms. Fang, it's been a long time!"

At the headquarters of Dongling High-Tech, Li Dongling extended his hand to Boss Shao, who had suddenly come to visit.

"We were the ones who were being presumptuous and disturbed Mr. Li. Please forgive us!"

Mr. Shao looked to be in good spirits. With Ms. Fang's help, he sat down and smiled at Li Dongling.

After Chief Assistant Du Qishan brought tea, Li Dongling nodded and asked everyone else in the office to leave first, leaving only Li Dongling, Boss Shao, and Ms. Fang in the office.

Li Dongling wondered what Boss Shao was up to when he suddenly showed up at the door.

But he said aloud, "Mr. Shao is joking. Hong Kong has returned to China. Both Dongling High-Tech and the mainland welcome Mr. Shao back at any time!"

Boss Shao chuckled. Whether he truly believed Li Dongling's words or not, he was grateful for the favor.

"I came to the mainland this time to attend the unveiling ceremony of the Shaw Building at several universities."

Furthermore, I've made a detour to Pingyang to pay Mr. Li a visit!

"Actually, we were planning to visit Mr. Li when he was in Hong Kong, but he was too busy and unfortunately it was delayed!" Mr. Shao said.

After chatting with Boss Shao for a while, although he didn't find out anything, Li Dongling knew that Boss Shao's visit this time was not a spur-of-the-moment decision, but rather something he had planned while in Hong Kong.

"Mr. Li, we've seen Dongling Hi-Tech's stargazing set-top box project. Would you mind sharing some information with us?"

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Ms. Fang was the first to bring up the topic, asking Mr. Li, the philanthropist.

"In the television industry, Dongling High-Tech is a latecomer. In the face of TVB, the star-gazing set-top box project is like showing off one's skills in front of Guan Yu."

This project has just started development, and a prototype will probably be available some time from now.

"Right now, these are just some design concepts. This project is an internet project, and the plan is to create a platform that will allow users to watch more channels and programs!"

Li Dongling only revealed a little bit of information.

Ms. Fang frowned. She wanted to find out and assess the extent of the impact of the satellite TV set-top box on the television station, but Li Dashan was tight-lipped.

"So, how many TV stations can we watch compared to the current number of TVB channels?" Mr. Shao asked again.

"It might exceed TVB's channel revenue of 'hundreds of millions'!"

Li Dongling wasn't talking nonsense. As for this part, whether it sounded like "one" or "one hundred million" to Boss Shao was anyone's guess.

Ms. Fang was somewhat bewildered. Among Chinese-language television stations worldwide, TVB already had a considerable number of television programs, yet the Stargazing Set-Top Box had even more than TVB. She didn't know exactly how many television channels the Stargazing Set-Top Box would have.

(End of this chapter)