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The car door opened, and Zhou Liming and another middle-aged man in an executive jacket got out.

Lu Tong and several other state security personnel were also in the two cars behind.

Zhou Liming said with a smile, "Boss Chen, let me introduce you. This is Director Liu from the General Affairs Division of the Shanghai Special Commissioner's Office of the Ministry of Commerce. He will be presiding over today's bidding."

Director Liu immediately extended his hands and took Chen Huai'an's hands.

He said with a smile, "I've long heard of Boss Chen's reputation; you've been a great help to our special commissioner's office!"

His attitude was very warm and friendly, without any airs of a leader.

It seems they must have been informed beforehand.

Even if they didn't know what Chen Huai'an did, as long as the department leaders gave the order...

He should treat it seriously and politely.

They even secretly speculated, because the other person was young, whether he was the son or nephew of some high-ranking leader.

Or, they might be younger members of the family, pushed out to act as front men.

Otherwise, an unknown trading company would appear out of nowhere and be registered in the ministry.

They even sent him, the section chief, to preside over today's bidding meeting.

What puzzled Director Liu even more was that there were clearly other more suitable people, so why was he, the director of the General Affairs Department, chosen?

The General Affairs Department's usual task is to handle the daily operations of the organization.

For example, receiving and sending official documents, organizing meetings, managing and keeping archives confidential, arranging duty shifts, and providing logistical support to ensure that the unit does not stop operating.

The General Affairs Department serves as the hub, primarily responsible for coordinating internal departments and external communications, as well as supervising the implementation of tasks assigned by leaders.

In organizations like the Shanghai Special Commissioner's Office, the General Affairs Department tends to focus more on administrative and logistical support.

Therefore, even if the deputy director of the Trade Management Office were sent, he would be more suitable than him.

It is precisely because of this abnormality that we treat it with even greater caution.

Whatever the reason, the fact that he was chosen to preside over this matter indicates that this young man has a powerful background, and we should not underestimate him just because he is young.

Director Liu, on the contrary, felt that it was precisely because of his powerful background that he needed to manage the relationship well.

Who knows, with the help of another connection the year after next, I might get a promotion.

Otherwise, as you get older, it will be even more difficult to get promoted.

Therefore, if the young man in front of us really has a powerful background, he is definitely a bridge to climb up and down the ladder.

Moreover, they were all cunning foxes. Zhou Liming's polite, even somewhat obsequious, tone only strengthened their suspicions.

However, his guess wasn't entirely wrong.

Chen Huai'an has been highly valued by the central government; what else could he be but someone with extremely powerful connections?

On this land, there is probably nothing he cannot accomplish except for birth, aging, sickness, and death!

If he really asked, with his influence, he could actually get Director Liu transferred to the ministry.

Chen Huai'an smiled and clasped his hands in a fist salute: "I'll have to trouble Director Liu this time."

He had a warm smile and a friendly attitude, and didn't put on airs at all just because the other party was a "minor section chief".

Having more friends means having more options; even if you don't need them, it's still better than being a sinner.

Both sides expressed a desire to maintain good relations, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

The three of them didn't go into the meeting room; they just stood at the door chatting.

Director Liu's task was to represent the official authorities.

Otherwise, if guests arrive and there isn't an official representative present, the credibility will be greatly diminished.

Beep beep~.

Soon, another black sedan drove up outside.

A middle-aged man in a sharp suit got out of the car and walked quickly over with a briefcase in his hand.

He stretched out his right hand from afar: "Director Liu, long time no see!"

His face was full of smiles, and his attitude was very enthusiastic.

There's nothing we can do; he's the supplier, after all.

Moreover, because several large orders were not received, the group's financial report today may look very bad.

Now that we finally have a chance to turn our lives around, we naturally have to seize it.

Behind him followed a young female secretary and a driver, who carefully carried samples in their hands.

"Mr. Xiao, it's been a long time."

Director Liu smiled and reached out his hand, his back straight and a faint smile on his face.

Today I'm representing the ministry, so I'm keeping a straight face.

He then turned around and smiled, "Boss Chen, this is Xiao Zewen, General Manager of Longhua Garment Group."

"Mr. Xiao, this is Mr. Chen, the supplier for this shipment."

Mr. Xiao raised an eyebrow and immediately tried to strike up a conversation with enthusiasm: "Mr. Chen..."

Before he could finish speaking, several more cars drove in.

The CEOs of several other clothing groups also came over in person.

After all, it's a 30 billion yuan order, so no one dares to be careless.

If the order is snatched away by another company and the CEO himself is not present, it will be difficult to explain at the subsequent meeting.

Director Liu calmly greeted the other executives.

Although in terms of rank, he is lower than the heads of several state-owned enterprises.

But today I'm here representing the Ministry of Commerce, so naturally I have to put on the proper airs.

If word gets out that I can't control the situation, it will affect my progress.

Chen Huai'an observed silently and discovered that Director Liu and all the CEOs who attended the meeting actually knew each other.

Even if they weren't very close, they had still met and known each other before.

That's when I understood why he was chosen to preside over today's bidding.

He has credibility because everyone knows him.

Otherwise, it will raise questions about the identity of the parties involved, which could affect subsequent cooperation and delivery.

After all, there are precedents for impersonating state officials.

With Director Liu, whom everyone knows, involved, there will naturally be no more doubts about this bidding process.

Even looking at the huge construction site and the makeshift office that was so cramped it was unbelievable.

With Director Liu, representing the Ministry of Commerce, present, they could only offer a few complaints at most.

I no longer doubt whether it's true or false.

Director Liu seemed worried that people would underestimate him, so he gave them a special reminder.

"This large order was secured by Mr. Chen through the Ministry of Commerce."

Our customers are located in Africa, Southeast Asia, Vietnam and other countries.

You were able to place such a large order this time, all thanks to Boss Chen!

Whether you can get any more orders in the future depends on Boss Chen.

Director Liu described this bidding process as an order brought in by a private trading company, spearheaded by the Ministry of Commerce.

In this way, people will think that the Ministry of Commerce is pulling the strings behind the scenes.

But this young man in front of me must have some really unconventional methods to get the order back.

It is absolutely necessary to maintain a good relationship with him.

Even if I am transferred in the future, I can still use this network of connections.

Could someone who can connect with the Ministry of Commerce be an ordinary person?

Some even speculated that he might be the son of a top-ranking family!

In the past few months, Chen Huai'an has also experienced many ups and downs, and has met even higher-ranking leaders.

He wasn't nervous at all about the people in front of him.

Smiling, he invited, "Now that everyone's here, let's all go into the meeting room."

"Please!"

The group politely raised their hands in greeting and entered the makeshift meeting room one by one.

When the group saw the almost rudimentary arrangement, they were taken aback.

A thought flashed through my mind: Such a frugal style, does this mean the central government is about to make another big move?