"This trade fair looks quite lively!"
The middle-aged man standing in the very center sighed at the entrance of the venue, and several people immediately echoed his sentiment.
"Yes, it's clear that your decision to agree to hold the sales event was particularly wise."
The middle-aged man shook his head. "It's not that my decision was wise. Economic development requires flexibility, and as the economic center, Shanghai should set a good example."
Having said that, the middle-aged man said nothing more, waved his hand and said, "Let's go in and take a look!"
These people had a powerful presence. Upon seeing this, Luo Jianwen, the president of the chamber of commerce that organized the trade fair, hurriedly stepped forward and gestured for the ticket checkers at the entrance to make way.
Before they even entered the exhibition hall, they could smell all sorts of fragrances inside.
The most dominant flavor is definitely the hot pot flavor, but there are also many pastry aromas and a very tempting seafood smell.
Oh, there's seafood at the venue today?
As soon as they entered, Luo Jianwen and his group were blocked by a wall of people and could not move forward.
Fu Wan and her companions were putting all their effort into entertaining the endless stream of merchants.
Some of these people are interested in seafood, while others are interested in canned fish.
In fact, quite a few are even interested in going out to sea to fish!
Especially after seeing the photo of Fu Ming holding a bluefin tuna, several customers who like fishing kept pulling Fu Ming aside, wanting to hear him talk about the details of fishing at sea.
Fu Ming was serious at first, but as more people came, he became too busy to keep up and simply started shouting a few words.
"You can just come to our village and fish as much as you want!"
"real?"
The group was overjoyed, exchanged glances, and then wanted to ask for the exact location of Fu Family Village.
Seeing this, Fu Wan simply handed them the flyers.
"Comrades, the address and phone number are above. If you want to go sea fishing, please call us half a month in advance."
If the weather is good, we can take you out to sea for a fee per person.
But don't come if the weather is bad. If it's windy and rainy, the beach won't be fun either.
Upon hearing this, the group seemed to understand something. Seeing that Fu Wan and the others were busy, they didn't join them anymore, but instead bought several more kilograms of squid tentacles.
Hey, this stuff is really good. It would be great to take it home and have it with drinks.
Since they already have the address and contact information, they can ask again when Fu Wan and the others have some free time.
Luo Jianwen frowned immediately when he saw the disorganized crowd in front of him.
When the leaders come to inspect, wouldn't they be angry to see such a mess?
He glanced furtively at the senior leader behind him, and seeing that the leader's face was expressionless, he felt a chill run down his spine.
These high-ranking leaders have always kept their emotions hidden, and even we ourselves don't know what they're thinking.
Everything can only be guessed.
Luo Jianwen wiped the sweat from his brow and hurriedly waved to the security guard beside him, "Go, quickly get those people to disperse. If they all block the entrance, no one can go in!"
Upon hearing this, several security personnel stepped forward, and Hao Jian followed them.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way! What are you all doing gathered here? Hey, booth number four, are these all shills you hired?"
Hao Jian spoke sarcastically, while Fu Wan was exhausted, as the number of orders on her hands had long exceeded their expectations.
But seeing that customers were indeed blocking the way in front of her stall, she hurriedly called on Fu Ming to have everyone line up.
Fortunately, the customers who hadn't yet made a purchase or tried the product were quite cooperative, and the road was cleared in just a few minutes.
However, Hao Jian wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to make some extra money.
"I say, it's strange of you people. Why are you fixated on this stall? There's a canned food stall next door too. Why don't you go check that out? Why do you have to block this place?"
He remembered that booth number five gave him a tip of 1,000 yuan!
Even after he finished speaking, no one moved. Hao Jian became even more impatient and pushed Fu Wan and the others in her group away.
These words and actions were clearly meant to drive him away. Even if Fu Wan didn't want to argue with him, she couldn't hold back anymore.
She had originally planned to settle accounts with Hao Jian after the exhibition ended, but now he was going too far.
"Comrade Hao, these are all my customers. What right do you have to move them to other stalls?"
"That's right, we're human beings, not livestock. Where did you come from? Why didn't I see you pushing those foreigners over there?"
Hao Jian was surprised that Fu Wan dared to confront him so directly, even with so many people around. His face immediately darkened, and he snatched the number plate from their stall.
"Violating the rules will result in the cancellation of your booth qualification. Since you won't listen to advice, I'll have to take a hard line!"
"Get out of here right now, your qualifications have been revoked!"
Fu Wan wasn't afraid of him at all; she had already been in a very good mood today.
She pulled out her mobile phone to call the police, accusing them of extortion and blackmail. She refused to believe that the people at the trade fair could be so domineering.
At that moment, a strong and resonant voice suddenly rang out.
"What's going on? What are they doing?"
Fu Wan looked over upon hearing the voice and discovered it was a kind-looking middle-aged man.
He was surrounded by a number of equally distinguished people, and the local merchants queuing nearby immediately recognized the middle-aged man.
"You are... Mayor Qiao?"
Qiao Zhenguo smiled and nodded. "It's me. I see you've got quite a commotion here. Tell me, what happened?"
Although Qiao Zhenguo was smiling, Luo Jianwen next to him was so nervous that his teeth were trembling.
His eyes were fixed on where his cousin Hao Jian was. What was that idiot doing there?
Bullying ordinary people in broad daylight!
Since Qiao Zhenguo asked the question, many of the bolder people around him spoke up.
"Oh Mayor Qiao, which department does this man belong to?"
You have no idea, he was so impressive just now!
We really liked the seafood these guys were selling, and we wanted to hear them talk about fishing and catching fish, but as soon as they arrived, they tried to send us away.
They want us to buy from the stall next door! What's wrong? Did they take a bribe from them?
A local aunt with beautiful curly hair launched into a tirade, leaving Hao Jian looking ashen-faced. Little did he know that the person with his cousin was actually the mayor of Shanghai!
Qiao Zhenguo glanced at Hao Jian, and Hao Jian felt the hairs on his body stand on end.
"It's my fault, it's my fault! I'm sorry everyone, I... I apologize to everyone!"
Hao Jian's swift admission of defeat stunned Fu Ming, who was standing nearby.
"He also took our money. Boss, as soon as we came in, he led us to the toilet and told us to set up a stall there."
When we showed weakness, he demanded we pay the booth fee again. "Boss, I've been working hard all day, and I haven't even recouped my investment yet!"
A woman's voice rang out again, and everyone looked up to see the proprietress of the stall selling Suzhou-style pastries across the street.
"Local businesses don't have to pay, but businesses from other places have to pay twice. Boss, please be the judge for us!"
Qiao Zhenguo's expression also turned ugly. He glared at Luo Jianwen and then looked at Fu Wan.
"Comrade Xiao Fu, he also took money from you twice?"
Fu Wan nodded, then suddenly realized what she meant.
"Do you know me?"
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