Chapter 2377 - 2185: Hurry Up and Pick Me Up! (5)
Chapter 2377: Chapter 2185: Hurry Up and Pick Me Up! (5)
Even though Song Jiaren drank too much last night, she must be aware of what happened. Yet she dared to invite me for dinner the next day and even chose such a secluded private room. That means Song Jiaren already had this in mind, so Wang Xianfu spoke frankly, either it’ll work out or it won’t.
"Mr. Wang, you’re a producer of variety shows, with a lot of power. You meet TV stars daily, so why would you be interested in someone like me, a fresh graduate unfamiliar with the world?" Song Jiaren asked Wang Xianfu with her head cocked.
Song Jiaren shouldn’t have asked such questions.
To someone like Wang Xianfu, he wasn’t interested in Song Jiaren at all. In his eyes, Song Jiaren was just an add-on in the business deal.
"Ha ha ha ha, Miss Song, I’m just talking business with you. The transaction between us is purely business." Wang Xianfu said to Song Jiaren.
Song Jiaren looked at Wang Xianfu’s lecherous face, feeling a wave of disgust.
Meanwhile, in another private room at the same restaurant, Song Xiaodong was dining with two other people: Deputy Mayor Han Yang and xx Television’s Director Sun Xuezhong.
"Mr. Song, it’s just an advertisement, no need to trouble Deputy Mayor Han for an introduction. You could have sent someone to find me directly." Sun Xuezhong said to Song Xiaodong.
"Ah, you shouldn’t say that. I had wanted to meet Director Sun personally for a long time but never had the chance. This time, my slimming tea factory is negotiating sponsorship cooperation for your TV program, so I thought this was a perfect opportunity to meet and get to know Director Sun personally. I also know that Director Sun and Deputy Mayor Han were college classmates, sharing a good friendship. So, I asked Deputy Mayor Han to help me get a chance to know Director Sun." Song Xiaodong said to Sun Xuezhong and Deputy Mayor Han.
"Mr. Song, you’re being too courteous. Although we’ve never met before, I’m quite familiar with you. Mr. Song is a well-known entrepreneur in Minghe, always appearing in the local news. Although we haven’t met, I recognize your face!" Sun Xuezhong said to Song Xiaodong.
"Mr. Song asked me for help, and I thought, it’s been a while since we last met. This development zone is keeping me so busy, I’ve grown distant from old classmates. So, why not take the opportunity to sit down and have a drink with you!" Deputy Mayor Han said to Sun Xuezhong.
"Oh, Deputy Mayor, your presence is an honor for a small director like me!" Sun Xuezhong jokingly said to Deputy Mayor Han.
"This is a private gathering, don’t give me that official work attitude!" Deputy Mayor Han said to Sun Xuezhong.
"Alright, alright!"
"Actually, I really should be involved in this matter." Deputy Mayor Han said to Song Xiaodong and Sun Xuezhong.
"Why’s that?" Sun Xuezhong asked Deputy Mayor Han.
"Because I was the one who encouraged Mr. Song to open the slimming tea factory in Beishan District Development Zone." Deputy Mayor Han said to Sun Xuezhong.
"Really? There’s such a thing?" Sun Xuezhong asked Deputy Mayor Han.
"You see, at the beginning of the year, the city leadership changed, adjusting Minghe’s economic management goals. They clearly proposed optimizing the economic composition, expanding investment attraction, promoting industrial upgrading and structural adjustment, and rationally planning economic zones. So I thought I could finish up my former leader’s work, fulfilling his wishes, while responding to the city’s work arrangement. I tore down the shantytown in Beishan District, cleared it out, and courted a group of investors to set up an economic development zone in Beishan District." Deputy Mayor Han said to Sun Xuezhong.
"That’s a good thing, attracting foreign investment to stimulate the economy, create jobs, and boost consumption. There’s also political achievement, and people benefit from it." Sun Xuezhong said to Deputy Mayor Han.
"Of course, it’s a good thing. But standing from different positions, people have different views, right? To adjust the economic structure and attract investment, I gave some green lights and policy and tax benefits to foreign investors. They are naturally happy, but local people aren’t. They’re spreading rumors, saying I, Han Yang, favor outsiders over locals." Deputy Mayor Han said to Sun Xuezhong.
"You tell me, how can the economy thrive without investment? Even if you give local people preferential policies, do they have the money to invest? It’s absurd!" Sun Xuezhong said angrily to Deputy Mayor Han.
Chapter 2189 The Director’s Little Brother-in-law
"Ah, perhaps they can’t be entirely blamed. Honestly, I was a bit naive about this matter. You tell me, aren’t all investors the same, whether it’s Mr. Song from Minghe or those outsiders?"