Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 822 is never-ending.

Hu Jun turned and strode towards the door. An Xiaohui stood there calling out, "Comrade, comrade, don't go!" She was anxious to chase after him, but Xiaowei said, "It has nothing to do with you. Why do you have to stick to him? Doesn't he have any guests at that table? Why don't they care? Just sit there quietly."

Chen Hui curled his lip: "How much money can a sintered metal part make? They're gone, so be it."

An Xiaohui said, "Everyone who came today has money, millions or tens of millions. It would be such a waste for one of them to leave. What if he could invest a million or two?"

Xiao Wei asked, "You guys still have a mission?"

An Xiaohui nodded: "Five hundred thousand, at least five hundred thousand. After that, I'll give a bonus of five hundred thousand for every additional five hundred thousand. If it reaches five million, I'll give ten thousand."

Chen Hui said, "That's too little. I remember in Fengtian, it's a percentage-based commission, right? Three percent or five percent?"

Xia Maosheng said, "They're borrowed. You're saying that person is an employee of the investment promotion bureau, or a regular employee of another department with investment promotion tasks. It's not like it's the school's turn."

Xiao Wei asked, "Do you have a mission?"

Xia Maosheng said, "No, it's not high enough. Your father-in-law has it, but after we went through this round last year and this year, no one dared to say anything to your father-in-law about it, and he doesn't want the money."

Chen Hui said, "That's right. Uncle Wang had those six buildings demolished by you. He's a big shot at work. When something happens, Uncle Wang's word carries a lot of weight. Everyone thinks Uncle Wang is definitely fair. He doesn't care about that little bit of money. And he really doesn't care."

Xia Maosheng laughed and said, "Actually, this is quite a headache. You know, Uncle Wang is in charge of urban construction, and he's really busy with housing projects now. How much do you think they'd have to give Uncle Wang to make him satisfied? Then they'd behave themselves. There are no problems in Fengtian, everyone's well-behaved, and it's very worry-free."

Xiao Wei said, "Isn't that a bad idea? Won't my father-in-law be targeted? How many people will talk about him behind his back?"

Chen Hui said, "Do you think my father-in-law is just for show? He's perfectly fine. Just you wait and see, next year your father-in-law will definitely be living in the living room, and that chair that Old Wang is going to be his, no doubt about it."

Xia Maosheng chuckled and said, "I need to hurry up and try to get a section chief or deputy bureau chief position before your father-in-law gets promoted."

Xiao Wei said, "That's easy. Urban construction is the priority right now. You just need to write a proposal on urban construction reform, and it will be fine as long as it's approved."

An Xiaohui listened with her big eyes wide open, then nudged Xiaowei's arm and said, "Hey, let's talk about something serious, shall we?"

Xiao Wei turned to look at her: "What did you say?"

An Xiaohui asked, "What do you do? How much money can you invest?"

Xiao Wei said, "Guess."

An Xiaohui blinked: "Fifty...one million? Do you have it? What do you guys do?"

Xiao Wei said, "Didn't you look at any information before you came? I think they should have investigated us quite thoroughly, otherwise why would they have invited us?"

An Xiaohui stared in surprise, her mouth agape. "Huh? You had an invitation? I... I thought you came on your own."

Chen Hui pointed at An Xiaohui and said, "This silly girl must have been tricked. You definitely didn't originally arrange for us to be at this table, right? Someone must have switched you at the last minute, right?"

An Xiaohui nodded and asked, "How did you know? No, I was just a little late and got called to your table."

Chen Hui said, "It seems that the people who sent us the invitation and the people we're hosting today are not the same group."

Xiao Wei said, "Who cares? They're all government agencies anyway. What they do internally is none of our business. Are you full?"

The group looked at each other and realized that, except for Ga Zi, they were all about the same. Ga Zi said, "I'm about the same too."

Xiao Wei said, "Eat your fill, there's no rush. Take your time eating. We'll just chat for a bit." He then took out cigarettes and offered them to everyone.

Chen Hui asked An Xiaohui, "How was it? Disappointed? Everyone else was older, they looked rich, and there were several of them at each table. We young people, on the other hand, were the only ones at each table."

An Xiaohui said, "It's nothing, I'll be back at work in a few days anyway. Besides, I can't drink, and I feel you guys are very nice."

Xia Maosheng laughed and said, "This silly girl has no concept of money."

An Xiaohui said, "How can you say I don't understand? I'm not stupid. Do you think I'd steal from your pockets? Anyway, I'm a teacher, I like being a teacher, and my salary is enough for me."

There were at least twenty tables set up in this banquet hall, and Xiaowei and his group were sitting in the corner on the right. The hall was filled with the strong smell of baijiu (Chinese liquor); to put it bluntly, anyone with a low alcohol tolerance would probably pass out from just smelling it. Several tables had staff accompanying guests who were clearly already drunk, yet they were being jokingly forced to drink more by the guests. It was never a fair situation; each table had seven or eight people, and only one person was there to drink with them.

There were five tables in the middle that were clearly the main tables, with one-on-one companions for each person. The companions looked older and were sipping their drinks while talking in hushed tones. It was hard to tell whether the companions were drinking or listening, but their faces were all rosy and their eyes were practically watering.

"It's them. You see, how do you plan to settle this? If you're not going to help, I'll handle it myself." Xiao Wei turned his head and saw Hu Jun and a man standing by the table. It was too noisy in the room, and he didn't even notice them coming over.

The man said, "I'm from the investment promotion office. Hello. You see, there was a little unpleasantness earlier. Could you please apologize to Boss Hu? It's nothing serious, right? Just a drink. Having more friends means having more options, having more enemies means having more obstacles. It wasn't a big deal to begin with, was it?"

Hu Jun glanced at Xiao Wei and the others from the side and said, "Don't say anything else, just drink a bottle, and I'll consider this matter over."

The man said, "Brother Hu, do you think chugging a whole bottle is too much? Let them each have a glass; that's about right."

Hu Jun said, "Okay, I'll give you face and change to a small glass." A small glass refers to a glass that weighs about four ounces.

An Xiaohui stood up abruptly, her face flushed. Xiao Wei pulled her back and said, "Just watch, don't get involved."

Chen Hui said, "Call your bureau chief over here; you can't handle this."

Hu Jun said, "Who do you think you are, demanding to see the bureau chief the moment you open your mouth?"

The man smiled and said, "Excuse me, boss, our director is a bit busy. This isn't a big deal, but could you do me a favor? It's just a drink. We appreciate you coming to our investment conference. Whether you invest a lot, a little, or not at all, it's the thought that counts. But it wouldn't be good if you had a conflict with us investors, would it? I specially invited Brother Hu."

Hu Jun said, "Those little brats are too damn arrogant. They don't appreciate any respect. They don't give me any face at all. How am I supposed to get by like this?"

Xiao Wei said, "You guys are really something. This guy just showed up out of nowhere and expects me to drink, and if I don't, I'm considered disrespectful. You, on the other hand, are only given a drink as an apology. Why are you all so demanding? What about us?"

(End of this chapter)