In a small town, you may not have a business mind, but you absolutely cannot do without connections. Zheng Qian is such a person. He has a brother-in-law who is the deputy director of the Organization Department in the city. This brother-in-law has taken good care of him and even personally acted as a go-between.
In the past two years, the business has grown bigger and bigger, but to put it bluntly, it has just taken on more and more projects. In reality, it is just a shell company and does not look like a business at all.
But that's Zheng Qian's mindset. From the very beginning, he didn't rely on his own abilities to do business, but on connections. So after he made money, he would only use the money to maintain those connections and then use those connections to get projects.
Zhang Xingguo was actually a bit annoyed by Zheng Qian, but there was nothing he could do. After all, Zheng Qian's brother-in-law was the deputy director of the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee, while he himself had been working in the position of section chief for several years.
If I want to be promoted to deputy director level, the county's recommendation is one thing, but I also need to get past the municipal party committee's organization department.
Just as Zhang Xingguo was pondering this, Li Xiuyuan and Zhou Yi pushed open the door and walked in.
"Secretary Zhang, I'm sorry I'm late." Li Xiuyuan greeted Zhang Xingguo with a smile as soon as he entered the door.
"No, I was free this afternoon, so I came a little early. Xiuyuan, let me introduce you. This is General Manager Zheng, the boss of Zhengda Construction Company in our central town." Zhang Xingguo introduced Li Xiuyuan and Zheng Qian with a smile.
Li Xiuyuan also sized up Zheng Qian. He looked to be under forty years old, with a somewhat frivolous and casual demeanor, and his eyes were unrestrained. Such a person was either truly capable or spoiled.
"Mr. Zheng, this is Deputy Mayor Li Xiuyuan."
Zheng Qian was also looking at Li Xiuyuan. He was too young, and didn't even look as old as the followers beside him. He couldn't help but feel a little contemptuous of him.
Li Xiuyuan waited for Zheng Qian to speak, but the other party remained silent. Li Xiuyuan smiled, made no other move, and simply walked to the other side of Zhang Xingguo, pulled out a chair, and sat down.
He never expected that Zhang Xingguo would introduce such an oddball.
Zheng Qian raised an eyebrow at Li Xiuyuan's actions, not expecting this young man to be so arrogant.
Seeing the two of them acting like this, Zhang Xingguo had a headache. Neither of them were easy to get along with. Li Xiuyuan, that young man, was very arrogant, and this Zheng Qian was also difficult to deal with.
"President Zheng, don't let your youth fool you, Xiu Yuan. He's incredibly capable and highly trusted by the leadership. The new rural construction project in Meilin Village is doing a fantastic job," Zhang Xingguo said with a smile.
This statement, seemingly praising Li Xiuyuan, was actually a subtle reminder to Zheng Qian: if you want to make money, be more polite. Although you say you have connections, they are not without influence, and they have a lot of say in the new rural development project.
“Secretary Zhang, I can tell. Capable people are often arrogant. This Deputy Mayor Li must be a capable person,” Zheng Qian said with a smile, though his words were rather blunt.
Zhou Yi's expression changed, and he was about to speak, but Li Xiuyuan smiled and shook his head slightly, stopping Zhou Yi from doing so.
Then Li Xiuyuan said, "President Zheng is too kind. Secretary Zhang is too kind. I was just following the leaders' instructions and doing some work. All the achievements are the leaders' credit."
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