C352 The Slap on His Face
C352 The Slap on His Face
Why is this old man smiling at me? And he is smiling so slyly. Could it be that he is trying to plot against me?
For a moment, Xue Chen's heart was filled with vigilance.
From ancient times until now, the officials had been especially cautious. Now, Lin Jiahua's smile made Xue Chen feel baffled. How could he not be on guard?
One should know that the officials were all very cynical. The ability to cheat people was not something ordinary people could compare with.
In an instant, everyone on the first platform sat down.
The so-called Bidding Convention was actually similar to normal banquets. First, there was a host giving an opening speech, then there was an important leader giving a speech.
Of course, this so-called important leader referred to the mayor of Fengxiang City, Bao Yichuan, and the deputy secretary of Fengxiang City, Lin Jiahua.
Perhaps Bao Yichuan and Lin Jiahua both knew that their subordinates were getting impatient from waiting, so they didn't keep blabbering. They only said some formal words of thanks and other topics before quickly ending and entering the bidding process.
In fact, the so-called bidding was just to submit the information prepared beforehand. Then, the government staff would verify and evaluate the value of the company, as well as whether the credibility and liquidity of the funds were enough to support the development of the entire Jinxiu Land.
However, the so-called evaluation was basically just a show show. After all, these people had already gone through a round of selection. Since they had come here, it meant that they had the ability to develop the Jinxiu Land.
Now, they just wanted to find a better and more suitable person to do it.
Therefore, it was just a show. They wanted to see who had more money and then give a comprehensive evaluation.
The evaluation was simple, but it was not simple at all. After all, the evaluation was comprehensive, and it was difficult to give an answer in a short time.
Wait a minute. After everyone handed over the proposal, Lin Jiahua immediately said, "Thank you for your support for the development of the Fengxiang City."
Lin Jiahua first said a bunch of thanks and then said, "Since our staff needs to evaluate your proposal and the overall strength of your companies, it will take a lot of time. I think you all can understand."
Everyone nodded immediately. They were all people who had stayed in the mall for a long time, so they knew about this process.
"That's why we need everyone to wait patiently. We will announce the results at noon tomorrow at the latest. But before that, we arranged lunch for everyone!" Lin Jiahua's voice echoed through the conference room through the microphone. "I think many of you here are old friends. Because of the busy business, we do not have much time to interact with each other. This time, we can take advantage of lunch time to have a good chat with each other."
"Therefore, I hope that everyone can move to the 20th floor of the hotel. We have already prepared a sumptuous dinner for everyone there!"
After hearing Lin Jiahua's words, all the investors looked satisfied. They all agreed with Lin Jiahua's words.
After that, under the arrangement of the Fengxiang City staff, all the investors left the meeting room and headed to the 20th floor.
About ten minutes later, all the investors left the meeting room.
After seeing all the investors leave the meeting room, the mayor of Fengxiang City, Bao Yichuan, looked at Lin Jiahua and said, "Secretary Lin, who do you think will take down Jinxiu Land this time?"
Lin Jiahua smiled. "It's hard to say. We will only know after the experts have evaluated."
"What? Mayor Bao already has a candidate?"
"I don't think so, but I personally think Shen Xuening, Jiang Ehuang and Lu Tianci, Chu Yuze, Faang Tianhao and others are very likely." Bao Yichuan said seriously.
Lin Jiahua nodded in agreement with Bao Yichuan's words.
Although these people were very young and might not be as valuable as others, they were indeed the most promising.
Even though there was a certain disparity in their value, it was because these people were young. Their future accomplishments were limitless. Moreover, China was currently wantonly nurturing new generations.
Therefore, it was very likely that one of these people would become the final winner.
"But I personally think Jiang Ehuang and Lu Tianci are better!" Bao Yichuan opened his mouth again and said, "I wonder which one Secretary Lin is more optimistic about?"
"Me?" Lin Jiahua smiled and said, "What's the use of me being optimistic? Let's wait for the experts to decide. We can discuss it later."
Lin Jiahua stood up from his chair and left the meeting room.
He looked at Lin Jiahua's back. Bao Yichuan couldn't help but say, "Old fox!"
Initially, Bao Yichuan wanted to confine Lin Jiahua with his words. He wanted to see who he was optimistic about, but Lin Jiahua did not say anything.
But he couldn't be blamed for this, could he?
They were all members of the system. If he said something wrong, the other party would very likely use this as an excuse to expand a small matter infinitely.
Furthermore, in the government, it was very difficult for the municipal committee and the municipal government to work together. There were both openly and covertly fighting everywhere. Of course, the most intense fights were between the mayor and the municipal committee secretary.
After all, they were the leaders of these two groups!
However, these were in line with the balance of power in China's government. They were more beneficial to the leaders of the Provincial Party Committee so that they could weigh the pros and cons so that they could balance the situation.
If they were united, then it was very likely that they would make it big and weaken the authority and leadership of the higher ups!
All the leaders in the city were united and became an existence that could not be splashed with water. Then why the Provincial Party Committee?
Although Lin Jiahua was not a secretary and was only a deputy secretary, he had a lot of authority in Fengxiang City. Most of the time, Lin Jiahua's words had to be weighed by the municipal committee secretary.
He, Bao Yichuan, had to do the same.
Bao Yichuan wanted to kill the Secretary of Fengxiang City. But he couldn't do it with the power of a mayor, so he had to work with the others.
Moreover, he had to be a big shot.
This big shot was obviously Lin Jiahua.
But what about Lin Jiahua?
He had never participated in this. He was completely alone. No matter how you fight or how you fight, it has nothing to do with me. No one is going to drag me down with you.
It was Lin Jiahua's attitude that made many people of the Fengxiang City Government stand on the same side as him.
After all, it wasn't just one or two people who didn't want to get involved in the fight between the city council secretary and the mayor.
Bao Yichuan wanted to rope Lin Jiahua in, and so did the Municipal Party Secretary of Fengxiang City.
But they just wouldn't do it.
Bao Yichuan wanted to see who Lin Jiahua thought highly of through this matter, and then secretly make that person win the bid. This way, he, Lin Jiahua, would owe him a favor.
However, Lin Jiahua didn't care about it at all. It was as if he didn't care about who would win the bid.
This made Bao Yichuan very helpless. He couldn't do anything to Lin Jiahua, this old fox.
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At the same time, under the lead of the staff arranged by the Fengxiang City Government, all the investors who participated in the bidding had arrived at the 20th floor. They had arrived at the place where the Fengxiang City Government prepared lunch for them.
It was more appropriate to say that they were preparing for lunch than to hold a banquet.
The entire twentieth floor was filled with all kinds of snacks and red wine.
Wasn't this according to the atmosphere of the banquet?
After the investors entered the 20th floor, they immediately picked up a glass of red wine with ease. Then, they started to walk around the 20th floor. With this, they began to chat with people they were familiar with and were unfamiliar with.
For these people, they were already used to coming to this kind of occasion. At the same time, they were very clear about it. It was essentially the same thing as a charity party, nothing more than building connections and consolidating business relationships, or making deals!
Among so many big shots, Shen Xuening, Wenren Xueji, and Jiang Ehuang became the most dazzling existences.
After all, these three were fully deserving of being beauties.
One must know that no matter where a beauty went, she would receive attention. Moreover, Shen Xuening and Jiang Ehuang's reputation in the business world was not small. Adding the two of them together, it made many big shots want to befriend them.
As for Wenren Xueji, although her status was not as good as Shen Xuening and Jiang Ehuang, she had good looks and was naturally very popular.
Of course, other than Shen Xuening and the other two women, Lu Tianci, Chu Yuze, Faang Tianhao and other young people were also very popular. But comparatively speaking, Lu Tianci was more easily sought after by everyone.
The reason for this was naturally related to Lu Tianci's reputation and background.
This banquet, no, lunch, was going on like a raging fire. Everyone was expanding their network to consolidate their relationship in the business world. However, Xue Chen found a quiet place alone and sat down. He drank red wine and ate desserts with a leisurely look on his face.
However, Xue Chen did not stay quiet for long. Qin Shou walked towards Xue Chen with a glass of red wine.
"Hey, buddy, why are you here alone?" Qin Shou patted Xue Chen's shoulder gently. "Other people are expanding their connections. Why don't you go?"
"Then why don't you go?"
"Do I need to go?" Qin Shou said arrogantly and domineeringly, "I don't know how many people want to get close to me."
Xue Chen was speechless when he saw Qin Shou's arrogant look.
At this moment, Lin Jiahua, who came up from downstairs, saw Qin Shou and Xue Chen together. He immediately walked towards them.
When Qin Shou saw Lin Jiahua walking towards him and Xue Chen, he immediately said proudly, "Did you see that? Lin Jiahua, this deputy secretary, is looking for me!"
Not long after Qin Shou finished speaking, Lin Jiahua came to Qin Shou and Xue Chen's side.
"Young Master Qin!" Lin Jiahua said politely to Qin Shou. At the same time, he glanced at Xue Chen out of the corner of his eye.
"Is anything the matter, Secretary Lin?" Qin Shou asked with a high and mighty attitude.
"I don't know if Young Master Qin can lend me a hand. I want to talk to Xue Chen."
Lin Jiahua looked at Xue Chen.
Qin Shou's face immediately darkened when he heard Lin Jiahua's words.
He was just bragging to Xue Chen, but now he was slapped in the face. And it was a slap in the face!