Rebirth of Merry Career

At ten o'clock in the morning, the number of people in the hall gradually increased, and officials from all over the booths were also filled with officials from all over the place. Not long after, there was a burst of warm applause at the door.

Zhou Jing followed the sound and saw the deputy governor Huang Yalin, surrounded by a group of people, walking in like stars holding the moon. Huang Yalin is about 50 years old, not tall, but has a strong aura. He just entered the house , All eyes of the audience were focused on him.

This Vice Governor Huang had served in Nanyue a few years ago, and had 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 kinds of people in Wuyang City. strong support.

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

In his speech, Huang Yalin emphasized that the provincial party committee and the provincial government will make great efforts to attract investment, and will provide financial and policy support for key projects. He eagerly hopes that entrepreneurs from the southern Guangdong region can come to Jiang State inspections to find investment opportunities.

After the speeches, the entrepreneurs began to negotiate with officials from all over the country. Many booths were full of people, and reporters from the TV station carried cameras and wormed their way through the crowd. They were extremely busy.

Compared with the bustling scenes at other booths, Zhou Jing's side seemed particularly deserted. There was nothing to do about it. Firstly, the location of the booth was relatively remote, which happened to be in the northwest corner. Secondly, the positions of the two were too low. Can't arouse the interest of businessmen at all.

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

There are not a few people who hold this kind of thinking. Many businessmen gathered around Vice Governor Huang and several major leaders of the prefecture and city. Apart from exchanging business cards and exchanging sincere talks, they just took photos together.

In the sound of the shutter "click", the vice governor Huang Yalin stood in front of the rostrum with a happy face, taking pictures with many entrepreneurs from the Lingnan area. After nearly ten minutes, he was free to take the secret delivery. Mineral water, took a sip, frowned and said: "Xiao Liu, have you contacted Jinghu Group?"

Secretary Liu hurriedly bent down, and said in a low voice, "I've already called, but the reply they gave was that Chairman Chen is going to attend an important meeting in the capital, so he can't come."

"That's it!" Huang Yalin frowned slightly, with an unconcealable disappointment on his face.

You must know that Jinghu Group is a private enterprise with assets reaching tens of billions. It has more than ten subsidiaries under its jurisdiction, and its economic strength is extremely strong. It is the target that many provinces are competing for. someone special.

Chen Guangyao was born in a high-ranking family and had a lot of friends. Many of his friends were prominent political stars in the Chinese political arena. They held a lot of power and had great energy. For such a person, Vice Governor Huang naturally hoped to make friends with him. of.

However, the Chen family acted very low-key and rarely showed their faces in public. The people who could get in touch with them were all mysterious figures in a very small circle. For many people, they only heard their names and never met them.

Huang Yalin went to the capital for meetings on business trips several times, and tried every means to meet Chairman Chen, but failed to do so. This time, through the old leader's relationship and sincere invitation, he was very hopeful to meet him, but at this time It seems that it will fail again.

Seeing that the leader looked ugly, Secretary Liu guessed a little bit, and said in a low voice: "Governor Huang, although Chairman Chen didn't come over, people from Jinghu Group revealed that Chairman Chen's daughter is likely to come to Wuyang City , It’s just that the specific time has not been finalized yet, they gave a mobile phone number, but I have not been able to get in touch.”

After hearing this, Huang Yalin became hopeful again, and hurriedly said: "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 Huang." Secretary Liu nodded lightly. He knew very well that a few days ago, there were rumors in the province that Lin Haichuan, the executive vice-governor, would be transferred from Jiangzhou Province to serve as the deputy secretary of the provincial party committee. , Those who stared at this position all started to move.

Deputy Governor Huang is a foreign cadre, and his foundation in Jiangzhou Province is very shallow, and his relationship with Ji and Governor is also very mediocre. He is obviously at a disadvantage in the competition. up.

Moreover, Vice Governor Huang is also very old. If he cannot be promoted in the past few years, his career path will go downhill. What is waiting for him is likely to be transferred to a department like the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. I'm idle.

Secretary Liu has followed Huang Yalin for many years, and knows that this old man is ambitious and refuses to admit defeat easily. If he can connect with the Chen family and clear things up, he may be able to turn the situation around before the end of the year and win over the extremely important executive deputy governor. s position.

Huang Yalin stayed at the meeting site for half an hour, and accompanied by several officials, he left the event center. After the TV recording ended, the number of merchants in the venue decreased significantly, and many people left early.

Zhou Jing was very anxious. He took some leaflets, walked to the door, and distributed them to the businessmen who came to the meeting, but the effect was not obvious. project, not at all interested.

Some people who came to the booth didn't spend as much time looking at the materials as Qin Xiaoqian. Most of them took the opportunity of talking to ask for Qin Xiaoqian's business card and obliquely asked for a private appointment.

Qin Xiaoqian also knows how to read people, and she can tell the clues only from the lustful eyes of those people, so she politely refused. Although the business promotion work is important, it has not yet reached the point where it needs to sacrifice luster.

At noon, the two bought boxed lunches, and after eating at the booth, they continued to wait for the merchants, but it was not until 03:30 in the afternoon that they received two merchants who really had investment intentions, but the conditions they put forward were all harsh. At the extreme, it's hard to be satisfied.

It wasn't until this time that Zhou Jing really realized that he really didn't understand the officialdom too much, and he could even use the word 'layman' to describe it. No matter how logical the theoretical explanations on those materials are, they are ineffective in the face of reality. It seems not worth mentioning.

The unprecedented frustration made him extremely depressed. He didn't say a few words for the whole afternoon. Qin Xiaoqian noticed it and whispered a few words of comfort. She only said that she had expected this situation a long time ago. The first time I came here, it was just for exercise.

When it was time to end, the two silently packed their things and returned to the hotel. After waiting for half an hour, Lin Fusheng, He Yufeng and others came back. They had a great time and brought back gifts in large and small packages.

Everyone went to the restaurant together. After ordering, He Yufeng asked about the investment promotion situation. Qin Xiaoqian hurriedly covered up: "Fortunately, several merchants have investment intentions, but further contact is needed."

He Yufeng had sharp eyes, glanced at Zhou Jing, and knew that the situation was not optimistic, so he hurriedly said with a smile: "You two are really serious, why are you so serious, you finally come out once, and you have to have a good time, just let us tomorrow Let's go to the hot spring together."

Qin Xiaoqian was a little tempted, she turned sideways, and whispered: "Xiaojing, judging from today's situation, there should be very few merchants coming tomorrow, why don't we go out to relax together."

Zhou Jing forced a smile, shook his head and said, "Sister Qin, no need, I feel very tired today, and I want to rest for a day tomorrow, you just go out and play, don't worry about me."

Lin Fusheng pushed down his glasses, and said softly: "Xiao Zhou, the weather outside is very good, don't be bored in the hotel all the time, go out for a walk with everyone, and you will feel better."

Zhou Jing smiled, did not say a word, took a few mouthfuls of food, said something, left the hotel, and walked aimlessly on the road, thinking about all the smiling faces at the investment promotion meeting, and under the flashing lights, Those officials and entrepreneurs who shook hands warmly.

At this time, he had to admit that such a stage always belonged to those high-ranking officials and wealthy businessmen. Before he got power and money, as an insignificant person, he had no way to rank among in.

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

Amidst the shreds of tobacco, a crisp cell phone rang, Zhou Jing picked up the phone, and said softly, "Hi, hello."

A very sweet voice sounded beside my ears: "Hello, we met last night, am I here to pay back the money?"

"Repay the money?" Zhou Jing dusted off the cigarette ash, suddenly remembered the beautiful girl he met last night, couldn't help but smiled wryly, shook his head and said, "No need, just a few hundred yuan, let's forget it."

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

Zhou Jing picked up the beer, took a sip, and said softly, "I'm drinking below, come here."

"Okay, please wait a moment, I'll be here soon." The girl smiled happily and hung up the phone casually.

Zhou Jing drank beer on his own, until a few minutes later, a gust of fragrant wind came, he raised his head, but saw that bright and charming girl, his breath was stagnant, he raised his finger and pointed to the opposite position, and said softly :"sit!"

The girl nodded, pulled out the chair and sat down, looked at him with frowns, and said softly, "Why, you seem very unhappy?"

"It's okay." Zhou Jing smiled faintly, unbuttoned his shirt, and pondered, "Do you want something to drink?"

The girl raised her hand and snapped her fingers, called the waiter, opened a bottle of brandy, pursed her lips and said, "Seeing how unhappy you are, there must be something bothering you."

Zhou Jing smiled and said softly, "I never thought you'd meet again."

The girl glanced at him, and said indifferently: "You don't need to meet, your troubles are already written on your face, why, are you broken in love?"

Zhou Jing shook his head lightly, smiled and said, "No, it's about work."

The girl poured the wine, added ice cubes, lifted the glass gracefully, and said softly: "I haven't asked about your occupation yet."

Zhou Jing took out his business card, handed it over, and said with a smile, "Please advise."

The girl took the business card, glanced at it, then gently put it down, shook the glass and said, "Stop drinking beer, that's boring, drink some strong wine with me, every time you drink a glass, I will invest 500 million in Qingyang. "

Zhou Jing smiled and said softly, "Are you kidding me!"

The girl smiled vaguely, picked up the cup, and said calmly: "I never joke, believe it or not."

Zhou Jing frowned slightly, stared at her for a while, then raised his hand, and said softly, "Waiter, take three more bottles of brandy!"