Chapter 060 Entering the Hongmen Banquet
In the past, I always thought that the time to go shopping with women was the slowest. Today, I finally knew that what was more fucking than shopping with women was to wait for the leader to talk. I arrived at the gate of the municipal party committee compound at nine o'clock. I thought it would be almost enough to wait for 30 minutes, but I didn't expect to wait for almost two people outside. Hours,
If it hadn't been for Zhao Zilong's chat with me here, I guess I could have slept directly.
At about eleven o'clock, the door of the municipal party committee compound opened, and three Mercedes-Benz and my Land Rover rushed out of it. Zhao Zilong sat up straight and said, "Master, get ready to go in."
"Go in. Mayor Zhao hasn't called yet." I said,
"The guests have left. In less than a minute, the phone call for you to go in will come right away." Zhao Zilong laughed and said,
Although Zhao Zilong is usually unreliable, he still has eyesight. As he said, as soon as the three Mercedes-Benz passed, Mayor Zhao called.
Because it was getting late, I said that I would come back tomorrow, but I was refused by others, so I had no choice but to say hello to the doorman and drove into the municipal party committee compound.
In appearance, the Municipal Party Committee compound is a slightly higher-end community, which is just a well-guarded community. However, this is only on the surface. Who knows if there is a large group of people living in front of them under the guise of serving the people, but behind them are some male thieves and female prostitutes.
Under the guidance of Zhao Tianhe, we went up to the 18th floor and knocked on the door of the old governor's room. The door was opened by a middle-aged woman in her thirties. She smiled at us and let us in.
The old governor's room is not very big, about 100 square meters, and the decoration is not luxurious. At an average level, the living room is filled with strong smoke. It seems that the guests have just left.
"Haha, Lao Zhao, this is your son-in-law." The old man sitting in the middle seems to be in his sixties. Although he is full of silver hair, his momentum has not diminished. Looking at Zhao Zilong and me, he can't help laughing and saying, "The young man behind him is also interesting. He wears a cotton-padded jacket on his upper body and a pair of big trousers on his lower body. He is poor and can't even wear trousers."
Zhao Tianhe's eyes also fell on Zhao Zilong. He shook his head and smiled, "Old leader, maybe this is the performance art of young people. Ha ha, Yu Wang, just came to say hello to the old governor."
"Goodbye, old governor, Mayor Zhao." I hurried over and said with a smile, "I came in a hurry and didn't bring anything. I bought two cigarettes downstairs by the way... Don't be surprised."
"Nonsense, you are obviously tidling the leader." Zhao Tianhe stared at me,
"Oh, I'm not a leader now." The old governor smiled kindly: "Soft Zhonghua, not bad, not bad, come on, sit down, what are you doing standing?"
Zhao Zilong and I sat opposite the old governor. Without waiting for me to speak, the old governor said to the middle-aged woman who opened the door, "Xiao Zhang, I just chatted with those little young guys for a long time, and I'm a little hungry. You prepare a few dishes, take out a few bottles of thatched milk in my room by the way, and I'll have a few drinks with them."
"Okay." The middle-aged woman answered and went to the kitchen to be busy.
"Old governor, don't bother." I'm a little worried,
"What?" The old governor looked at me with a smile: "Is it that your family is soaring now that you don't like home-cooked dishes? Hey, that's no way. We're poor, but we can't afford to go to the West Lake Hotel."
"Hey, old governor, our master doesn't mean that." Seeing that I was a little embarrassed, Zhao Zilong smiled carelessly and said, "He thinks it's so late, which affects your rest."
"It's only eleven o'clock. It's just midnight snack time. I can still hold on with this old bone." The old governor smiled and said with a serious look, "Yu Wang, Tianhe has told me about you... Um... How to put it, I personally feel deeply guilty about your imprisonment, but I hope you don't blame Tianhe. In officialdom, you are often involuntarily."
The old governor actually said such a sentence, which surprised me a little: "It's been so long. I don't remember it. Besides, if it hadn't been for such a while, I wouldn't have today's achievements... Maybe it's a little arrogant to say that achievements in front of you, but I'm satisfied that I can develop like this in my life."
"From penniless to billionaire, this can be called an achievement in front of anyone." The old governor nodded with satisfaction: "Tianhe and I have studied it. This week, we will launch the selection of the top ten most influential youth in Fujian Province. The results will be released and an award ceremony will be held on Sunday. Can we attend?"
"Ah." Although Zhao Tianhe had told me in advance, I was still a little surprised to hear the old governor say this. I hesitated a little. I shook my head and said, "Old governor... I'm a professional player. There are too many things in the game recently. I'm afraid I don't have much time."
"I knew it." The old governor was quite generous: "However, even if you don't have time, you have to send someone to receive the award... Well, but forget about this little brother. After all, it's a formal occasion, and wearing big trousers is not good."
The casual joke of the old governor made us all laugh out loud. I suddenly felt that in fact, the old governor seemed to be no different from the grandpa next door.
Not long after waiting, the middle-aged woman brought out a few small dishes from the kitchen, peanuts, hollow vegetables, clams, steamed squid, and three bottles of thatch pulp. It's very simple, but also very expensive.
"Come on, one bottle per person tonight. No one is allowed to leave before drinking." The old governor was very interested. As he handed me the wine, he smiled and said, "Yu Wang, you are not bad. I watched the CCTV5 program tonight, and even Director Li has a high evaluation of you."
"It's all about the game. It's not a big deal." I laughed,
"Very good, young people are very modest." The old governor smiled with some regret and said, "It's a pity that my age is not suitable for playing games... Hey, I think we also had a martial arts dream at the beginning."
"The old governor, you are modest. If you enter the game now, I'm afraid we may not be your opponent." I gave a flattery naked,
"Haha, that's what you said. I'll buy a helmet tomorrow. If I can't beat you in the one-on-one PK, don't blame me for being angry with you in reality." The old governor smiled and said,
The old governor has been very enthusiastic since we entered the door. The topic has always revolved around virtual competition. With a few glasses of wine, I have more words, and the atmosphere is very harmonious.
The wine and vegetables on the table were almost cleaned up, and the time was approaching. The old governor suddenly changed his face and said solemnly, "Yu Wang, I heard that your Haitian Group has annexed the former Bay Hotel."
"Old governor, the word merger is not very appropriate." I said, "Regular purchase."
"It's all the same." The old governor looked at me and said, "I used to go through business."
"No." I shook my head,
"Then I'll tell you." The old governor was very serious: "The shopping mall is like a battlefield."
"I know." I'm a little strange,
"Oh, someone bought the woman around a boss and arranged a perfect set, which led to a case. Then he did not hesitate to use a huge amount of energy to dredge all kinds of relationships and put the boss in prison. Have you ever seen this kind of thing before?" The old governor's face was flushed, but there was a light in his eyes that made me unpredictable.
My heart trembled. Although I didn't say it clearly, it was simply referring to the Wudao and Ziqi to deal with Ximen Xiaoqing.
"If you really think that this is the mall, or the means of the mall is just like this, then you are very wrong." The old governor sighed, "The tip of the iceberg is not even the tip of the iceberg. The game in the mall involves officials at all levels and the evil forces. If you want to go further on this road, you must be prepared."
I was silent. Zhao Zilong, who didn't drink a sip of wine beside me, smiled and said, "Hey, old man, why do I think you are scaring my master? The old governor seems to have something to say and know something. Can I also say my opinion?"
"Ouch, say it." The old governor smiled and looked at Zhao Zilong curiously.
"Please tell the old governor to tell those who engage in moths that my master is a good person. He hasn't done anything bad. Don't come to find something in three days." Zhao Zilong curled his lips carelessly and said, "Isn't it just a game, a battle of interests? Come with dignity. Don't do some crooked ways, or be careful to kick the iron plate."
"The origin of the little brother doesn't seem simple." The old governor frowned,
"In front of the old governor, we don't have any history." Zhao Zilong laughed,
"Ha ha." The old governor smiled faintly and said, "Yu Wang, don't feel bad. There are endless means in the market. Even Tianhe, even I can't cover you."
"Old governor, I don't understand." I asked, "I asked myself that I didn't do anything against the law. Why do you want others to cover up in normal business? And I believe you know better than me that Mayor Zhao will not do anything against the principle."
"A bloody knife is not necessarily a good knife. A soft knife really hurts." The old governor smiled at me and said, "You're right. Mayor Zhao won't do anything against the principle, and I won't do it either, but... Someone called me and asked me to treat you to a snack and chat. I can't refuse. I believe you can understand."
"Hongmen Banquet." Three words came to my mind and I said them,
"The Hongmen banquet doesn't count." The old governor said sincerely, "At least I think both of you are good. If there is anything in the future, Tianhe will not help you. You can call me."
With that, the old governor took out two business cards: "Although I'm retired, I still have some residual energy. If there is anything in reality, call me, but if it's in other fields... I can't do anything."
I took the old governor's business card in muran. I was a little stunned. Damn, it seemed that there was something around my neck.