After Shen Mengzhao returned to the provincial capital, he quickly wrote an in-depth feature based on the interview content and successfully published it in the provincial newspaper. The publication of this feature article allowed Shen to experience the powerful influence of the news media for the first time. Once the article was published, it quickly attracted the attention of relevant departments. The Provincial Reform Commission immediately decided to send a deputy to the signing site in person to show its importance; at the same time, the Provincial Radio and Television Station also sent many reporters to conduct a comprehensive follow-up report on the signing ceremony.
The signing ceremony was a complete success. It not only formally established the cooperative relationship between the two development zones, but also attracted a large number of investors to our development zone. In this matchmaking activity with Xiao, they enthusiastically recommended more than a dozen companies and signed preliminary investment letters of intent with our development zone, covering multiple industries such as clothing, footwear, and auto parts.
Later, at the commendation meeting for investment attraction held in the county, the county government highly recognized the outstanding performance of the development zone and awarded it the honorary title of "Advanced Investment Attraction Group"; 놖 was also awarded the honor of "Advanced Investment Attraction Individual" for his outstanding contribution to investment attraction; and Lin Xun was selected as an "Outstanding Entrepreneur" for his significant achievements in investment in the development zone. These honors made 놖 an instant focus of the whole county and also pushed 놖 to the forefront of public opinion.
Soon, the relationship between 놖 and Lin Xun became the focus of gossip among the people of the county. Under this situation, 놖 could no longer participate deeply in the operation of the Hongcheng Real Estate Company newly established by Lin Xun. Unless it was absolutely necessary, 놖 and 놖 also tried to reduce the opportunities to meet as much as possible, and could only communicate through the phone or Cui Yingying, the "correspondent".
I remember that Zhang Weitang came to the development zone to see me in April 2007. As soon as he entered my office, he had a sad look on his face, repeatedly apologized to me, and explained in detail how he betrayed and framed me for the sake of profit.
She waved her hand to signal him not to continue: "Mr. Zhang, let's not talk about the past. You are a businessman, and your biggest flaw is that you cannot stand on the moral side when it comes to interests. But people should always look forward. This time you participated in the investment in Hongcheng Real Estate. Although I spoke well of you in front of Mr. Lin, whether the cooperation can go smoothly depends on your future performance."
He almost nodded and said yes repeatedly.
I knew he must have something to say, so I said, "Just tell me what you want to say."
He hesitated for a while, and finally spoke: "This time we cooperated in this real estate project, and invested 50 million, which is almost all of our family assets. I trust Lin more, but I am a little worried about her brother Yu Zhiming."
놖 couldn't help but ask curiously: "Are you familiar with Yu Zhiming?"
He said: "I wouldn't say we are familiar with each other. I got to know him through General Lin. It was just because we had a common hobby that we became close for a period of time."
놖's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately felt that this was a chance for him to find out more about Yu Zhiming, so he eagerly asked, "What kind of hobby is it?"
He said slowly: "Go to Macau..."
놖 almost blurted out: "Gambling!"
He nodded. "We went together the first two times. I lost about a million, and he lost about the same. I love money like my life, and I'm not good at gambling, so I never went again. But according to a friend of mine who is a smuggler in the provincial capital, Yu Zhiming seems to be addicted to gambling. He goes there several times a year, and I've probably lost tens of millions of dollars."
놖 probably knew that "shuike" was a synonym for underground money brokers, so he looked at him seriously and asked, "Is this news accurate?"
He nodded repeatedly, saying firmly, "It's absolutely reliable, because all his funds were illegally transferred out of the country through his 'smuggler' friend."
I thought Yu Zhiming had plundered Lin Mushroom's property for other investments, but I never expected that he would lose all of it at the gambling table, and he was completely wiped out. The seriousness behind this made me tremble with fear.
Then he asked, "Have you ever mentioned this to General Lin?"
He shook his head, looking helpless: "As the saying goes, a distant relationship cannot alienate a close one. If you say it, and it causes General Manager Lin and her brother to fall out, then you will be in trouble both inside and outside."
놖 criticized: "This is your big problem, you always consider your own gains and losses first when doing things."
He smiled bitterly: "I know I did something wrong, and I will correct it in the future."
The question continued: "Since you already knew about this, why did you gladly accept when Mr. Lin invited you to buy shares? Aren't you worried that these money and meat buns will be gone forever?"
He said frankly: "That's why I came to you, hoping that you can persuade Mr. Lin that the management of Hongcheng Real Estate must be taken over by me. This is beneficial to both of us and is also a way to save Yu Zhiming."
놖 smiled and said, "Boss Zhang, you are really smart. This job of offending people and being used as a gun finally fell on 놖's head."
He hastily explained, "Guan Ren, please don't misunderstand me. It's true that my words don't carry much weight, but you are different. There are rumors that you and General Lin have a close relationship and may be getting married soon. Your words naturally carry a lot of weight."
놖 laughed and asked, "Do you really want us to become a family?"
He nodded repeatedly, smiling: "You and Mr. Lin are now my two biggest supporters. If you can get married, it will be double happiness, good things come in pairs."
She deliberately stared into his round eyes and asked half jokingly and half seriously: "If we really get married, how much gift money do you want?"
He thought for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said as if he had made up his mind: "One... one million, do you think it's enough?"
Hearing this, Wang laughed out loud: "Boss Zhang, just for your kindness and sincerity, Wang has no choice but to get married."
After seeing Zhang Weitang off, 놖's mood became extremely complicated. After thinking for a while, 놖 finally called Cui Yingying: "Miss Zijuan, if it's convenient for you now, can you come to 놖's office?"
She laughed as clear as a silver bell on the other end of the phone: "Brother Guan, are you bored in the office again and want to make fun of me? I won't go."
놖's tone became serious, with a hint of unquestionable: "Cui Yingying, 놖 orders you to run over here within ten minutes."
She was obviously startled by what 놖 said, and her voice was trembling: "Okay...Okay, 놖 will be there right away."
After hanging up the phone, an inexplicable feeling of control surged in my heart, and I couldn't help but reveal a slightly evil smile.
As expected, she ran from Daxun to 놖's office at a running pace. She was out of breath as soon as she entered the office. She even forgot to close the door and ran hurriedly to 놖.
놖 remained silent, but just signaled her with his eyes to close the door first.
She was stunned for a moment, then turned around to close the door. When she came back, she suddenly asked a seemingly unrelated question: "Is Macau fun?"
Due to the intense exercise, her brain was not getting enough oxygen, and before she had time to think, she blurted out, "Apart from the casino, there's nothing particularly fun."
놖 continued to ask: "How many times have you accompanied him there?"
She gasped and said, "This time."
놖 nodded gently, and said in a softer tone: "You are running so fast, sit down and rest for a while."
At this moment, she suddenly realized and her face changed slightly: "Guan Ren, the questions you just answered were all spoken casually. You don't even know what you are talking about."
She said cheerfully, "It doesn't matter if I don't know what I said. I was just chatting with you. Please relax and don't be nervous."
She sat limply opposite him like a puppet that had lost its strings, her expression filled with despair.
She said, "Yingying, I have already obtained quite solid evidence about Yu Zhiming's gambling in Macau. It doesn't matter whether you tell the truth or not. But I am soft-hearted and I still want to give you a chance to redeem yourself. This opportunity only comes once, and it is rare and fleeting. I hope you can seize it. If you still don't tell the truth, then I can only regretfully take the blame for exposing Yu Zhiming's gambling. You can imagine what Yu Zhiming will do to you when he finds out about this. However, if you are willing to speak up, I will stand up to protect you without hesitation. I will do my best to protect you in your work with General Lin and your future career development. Yingying, this is a choice, a choice that affects your future. I hope you can consider it carefully. "
She bit her lips tightly, tears falling like pearls from a broken string, her pretty face now tearful, making people feel pity. I couldn't bear it, so I said softly: "If you don't want to say it, I won't force you. You can leave now."
She raised her head suddenly, her eyes shining with trust: "Brother Guan, I trust you. From the first time I met you, I felt that you were a good person. Whatever you want to know, just ask, and I will tell you."
놖 asked softly: "What is your relationship with Yu Zhiming?"
She whispered, "After graduating from university, I applied for a job at Mingjia Real Estate. I started as a receptionist, but he later transferred me to work as his secretary."
놖 further asked: "Is there no deeper relationship? For example..."
She shook her head firmly: "I understand what you mean. There is nothing innocent between us. There is no romance between men and women."
놖 continued to ask: "When did you find out that he had developed a gambling habit?"
She recalled: "It should be that after he went to Macau a few times, he felt that his luck was not good, so he took me to Macau on the pretext of a business trip. He exchanged more than one million chips for me and let me gamble on the roulette machine. At first I won some, but soon I lost it all."
놖 nodded, her eyes flashing with resentment: "I didn't expect that he would ask 놖녈 for an IOU of one million. 놖 asked him, wasn't 놖 gambling for him? But he said, why should 놖 bet for him, this one million is 놖 loaned to you. Although 놖 knew the trick, she had no choice but to sign the IOU."
놖 asked: "Is this the handle he uses to threaten you?"
She nodded, her eyes full of helplessness: "Yes, I am like a puppet, letting him manipulate me. If I resist a little, he will use this as a threat."
He asked, "Why did he send you to the forest mushroom?"
She replied, "Keep an eye on Mr. Lin. Once money is credited to Mr. Lin's account, I will be responsible for notifying him."
놖 asked curiously: "Is it that simple?"
She whispered, "There is one more mission, which is... to lead you."
놖 asked in surprise: "Why?"
She explained, "He heard that General Lin and you have a special relationship, and he was afraid that you and General Lin would really get married, and then he would not be able to search General Lin at will."
놖 asked again: "Does his wife know about these things?"
She shook her head. "As far as I know, they are separated and his wife has no idea."
I couldn't help but wonder: "Since he asked you to lead him, why didn't you do it?"
She pouted: "Maybe my acting is too bad, you didn't take the bait at all."
놖 couldn't help but laugh: "You are just doing your job, you don't really care about me. You know, I can't resist temptation."
She said seriously, "No, Brother Guan. When I first met you, you looked a bit lustful, so I thought it would be easy. But I didn't expect that you were very determined inside and knew that this task was impossible to accomplish."
I felt a little proud of her praise, so I asked, "What instructions did he give you recently?"
She replied: "Let 놖 hire financial personnel at Hongcheng Real Estate to cover up his misappropriation of funds."
"How could he think he could lead this company?" she asked doubtfully.
She whispered, "Because Mr. Lin has already agreed that Zhiming will manage this company."