Back to the teenage years

Chapter 544 Heart Together

Zhang Yunqi drove to the city.

He hadn't been to this place for a long time. Led by Li Hongjie's secretary, he walked through the high stone steps and up the stairs. People who knew him nodded and greeted him sincerely.

As the richest man in Jiangchuan City and the largest private entrepreneur in the eyes of the people, Zhang Yunqi controls two major groups and dozens of companies. The business areas involved cover agriculture, catering and food, hotels, electronic manufacturing, real estate, and finance. He is not only the largest engine of Jiangchuan's private economy, but also deeply affects the people's food, clothing, housing and transportation here.

Yang Jiarong once said a sentence that has been passed down in Jiangchuan to this day: "Whoever blocks Zhang Yunqi's way is blocking the way for Jiangchuan's economic development!"

The city's support for this 19-year-old young man is truly unprecedented.

Of course, his feedback to Jiangchuan City is also unprecedented.

No one can deny that the "Jiangchuan Model" and "Yunxi Experience", which have been listed as key reform experiences by the National Development Research Center and vigorously promoted in southern Hunan, have fundamentally changed the underlying infrastructure of Jiangchuan's economic development. The electronic information industry in Jiangchuan City represented by Aiwa Electronics has developed rapidly, and upstream and downstream industrial chains have gradually taken shape, playing a huge role in accommodating redundant staff, reemployment and entrepreneurship of laid-off workers, revitalizing and developing the private economy, and maintaining social stability.

An obvious phenomenon is that in the 90s, the most important issue for all places was how to solve the wave of layoffs caused by the restructuring of state-owned enterprises. However, compared with other areas in southern Hunan, Jiangchuan currently has no problem in this regard. What is even more remarkable is that the GDP of Jiangchuan City has soared and has already ranked second in the province.

This is the core reason why Yang Jiarong was able to go to the provincial capital!

When the secretary invited Zhang Yunqi in, Li Hongjie stood up and walked over. He had a square face, was tall and strong, had eyebrows and eyes that were somewhat similar to Li Xiaoman, and had an especially hearty laugh: "Mr. Zhang, long time no see. Don't forget that Jiangchuan is your hometown and native land."

Li Hongjie's words were quite meaningful. At present, Zhang Yunqi's industries were indeed gradually shifting from Jiangchuan to the provincial capital Lijin. It was normal for Li Hongjie to have any thoughts or concerns in this regard.

Li Hongjie followed Yang Jiarong all the way up, and he knew very well how Yang Jiarong got there. At a time when economic development is king, he cannot avoid Zhang Yunqi, a young man who has a huge influence on the development of Jiangchuan's private economy. He also needs Zhang Yunqi to create greater achievements to go further.

Zhang Yunqi smiled and waved the materials in his hand, and said sincerely: "Secretary Li, no matter how far I go, my heart will always be with the 438.21 million people in my hometown. I am always willing to contribute a little bit of my strength to this thriving land under the leadership of Secretary Li."

"You can easily tell the population of Jiangchuan City and accurately calculate it to two decimal places, which means you have never forgotten it. So I would like to thank you on behalf of the 438.21 million people of Jiangchuan." Li Hongjie took the information from Zhang Yunqi with a smile: "Let's talk business first."

Zhang Yunqi nodded and sat down on the sofa.

In fact, Li Hongjie's secretary had already reported Zhang Yunqi's purpose of visit, so he had a certain understanding of it.

Li Hongjie sat down at his desk, wearing glasses and reading. Not long after, he took off his glasses, tapped his fingers on the table, and said, "This is a good thing. If we can get it, we will get special funding support from the ministry, which will be good for Jiangchuan's industrial development and the city. But how confident are you?"

Zhang Yunqi didn't know how to answer this question. He thought for a while and said, "Everything depends on human effort. The special project of the department must have its own technology and review standards. As far as I know, the department is already promoting this matter, so we need to get involved in the early planning stage to influence the standard setting of this project to the greatest extent and let the higher authorities fully consider the actual situation of Jiangchuan."

Li Hongjie understood what Zhang Yunqi meant and said, "You don't have to worry about the city. As long as it's good, can drive the economy, and is beneficial to the people, we will definitely give it our full support. Let's do this. Let the Municipal Development and Reform Commission, the Finance Bureau, the Municipal State-owned Investment, and the Electronic Industry Bureau hold a meeting to study it. Create some highlights around Jiangchuan's electronic information industry. After the Provincial Department of Electronic Industry has given its opinion, we can go to the ministry."

That's all I have to say.

Zhang Yunqi raised his hand to check the time and said, "Secretary Li, I'll go back first."

Li Hongjie put down his teacup and said, "I think it's getting late. It's rare for a busy man like you to come down. Xiaoman just happened to be back too. How about having a simple meal together tonight?"

Zhang Yunqi was a little embarrassed by this, and after thinking for a while, he tried to say tactfully: "This is a bit unfortunate. Director Xie Yun just asked me to have dinner with him tonight, and it's a bit difficult to refuse." Li Hongjie said, "Oh," "Xie Yun is an old friend. We worked together in Tibet for two years." At this point, he lit a cigarette and said, "He should be here for the schistosomiasis issue. Alas, there are too many of these things in Jiangchuan this year."

Zhang Yunqi smiled. It was not easy for him to interrupt this matter because once he did, it would be a matter of money. After thinking for a while, he said, "Secretary Li, are you free tomorrow night? I will host you and Xiaoman at the Yunbo International Hotel for a simple meal."

Li Hongjie waved his hand and said, "It's better to do it today than to wait for a day. It's just the right time to meet Xie Yun. It's rare for him to come down, so we should show our hospitality."

Zhang Yunqi nodded and said yes.

After the conversation, he came out of the city and drove directly to Chuncheng Hotel.

Chuncheng Hotel is the city's designated reception unit, and leaders are basically entertained here. Naturally, Zhang Yunqi had come here many times before. His biggest impression was that the beauties there were one in a hundred.

After parking the car, when Zhang Yunqi walked to the door, he saw the deputy director of the Health Bureau, Zhu Xianchun, scolding someone with a dark face: "You messed up what I told you to do this morning? Did you know that Secretary Li would be here? Go and talk to Director Liao later and ask Secretary Li to sit in the lobby as well!"

The news that Secretary Li was coming spread very quickly. The person who was criticized was Liu Bin, the head of the Personnel Section of the Health Bureau. He forgot to book a private room when he ordered food in the morning, and now several rooms were booked. The matter was left here, and a leader of the provincial department also kept questioning with a gloomy face.

Zhang Yunqi was not familiar with them and did not say hello. He asked the waitress for a pot of tea and sat down in the hall. He saw Liu Bin, with a bitter and desperate face, begging the guests at the door of each private room. However, the people who had dinner were already seated inside and they were basically there to entertain the guests. If he stood up casually, it would be embarrassing for the private room and the guests, so he was unwilling to stand up.

In less than a cup of tea, Li Yufei arrived.

It has been hot and sunny recently, and the temperature at night is not cold. Li Yufei is wearing a light blue cotton dress. Under the warm street lights, her facial features are clear and her beauty is flawless. A silver hairpin hangs on the end of her long hair like clouds. Under the blue dress are a pair of long and thin legs, slender and soft, which brings out a clear breath in her beautiful face, as if the noisy sound at the door has weakened a little.

There is also Li Xiaoman beside her.

Zhang Yunqi didn't know why the two of them came to Jiangchuan at this time, as the school hadn't been on holiday recently.

As he was thinking about this, the two girls walked into the hall arm in arm, and came over when they saw him.

Li Yufei shouted, "The clouds are rising."

Zhang Yunqi nodded: "Come over and have some tea."

Li Xiaoman said, "Boss Zhang, why did you sneak into Jiangchuan without even saying hello?"

Zhang Yunqi laughed and said, "No wonder people say that Gongda only produces famous brands. Your professional level as a top student of Chinese language is not up to standard at all. I sneaked down here, how can I still say hello to you?"

Li Xiaoman sat down next to Zhang Yunqi and poured herself a cup of tea: "You are the best at bickering."

Then she glanced at Li Yufei, who whispered to Zhang Yunqi, "That Lu Yuanzhou is coming too. It looks like he's in the same group as her uncle."

Zhang Yunqi took a sip of tea: "Money only goes with power."

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