See Chen Siyuan come in.
A group of people in the room immediately stood up and greeted him with a smile.
Director Zhang walked quickly to Chen Siyuan, stretched out his hand and shook it again and again.
"Old Chen, it's not easy to treat you to a drink! Look, we have been waiting for you from 5:30 until 8 o'clock... Come on, take a seat, I will introduce these people to you... Hahaha..."
Director Zhang gave up his main position to Chen Siyuan.
Chen Siyuan was already disgusted by the strangers surrounding him. But for Director Zhang's sake, he did not immediately turn hostile. Instead, he sat down in the main seat with a cold face as Director Zhang pulled him.
Normally, if someone asked him to sit in the main seat, he would definitely be humble and refuse a few times, but today, he didn't want to sit here for a long time, and he was too lazy to put on a show.
Chen Siyuan just sat down.
Director Zhang pointed at the people around him and introduced them to him with a smile, "Old Chen, County Magistrate Chen, let me introduce you to you. This is the returned overseas boss Sun Ligui... That is Ding Zihao... And that one, you should know him, our famous local lawyer Wang... They are all good brothers. In the future, we will have to rely on you, County Magistrate Chen, to support our brothers... Hahaha..."
The words sounded nice, but they stung Chen Siyuan's ears.
He only took a glance at Sun Ligui and the others and confirmed their identities. They were most likely companies participating in the bidding for the ancient city.
Sun Ligui smiled and walked forward to shake hands with Chen Siyuan...
Chen Siyuan ignored him, frowned, picked up the teacup and took a sip, and asked, "Mr. Sun, forgive me for being frank, I am a nobody in the county, if it's just eating and drinking, then there's no problem, but I'm afraid I can't help you with anything else. Thank you for your concern..."
In order to get in touch with Chen Siyuan, Sun Ligui used all his connections and looked for people, and finally went through a lot of trouble to find Director Zhang and meet Chen Siyuan through Lawyer Wang... After all this effort, could it be as simple as just having a drink?
Facing Chen Siyuan's rejection, Sun Ligui was obviously embarrassed for a while. He forced a smile and said, "County Mayor Chen, what are you talking about? You are the executive deputy county mayor of Shannan. Apart from the county mayor, you are the one who has the final say in the county government. How can your words be ignored? You are too modest... Besides, you are now the deputy commander of the ancient city project and have tens of billions of projects in your hands. No one dares to underestimate you... Haha... You are too modest and low-key..."
A group of people followed Sun Ligui and began to flatter Chen Siyuan, laughing foolishly...
From what Chen Siyuan heard from Sun Ligui, it seemed that Sun was very familiar with the work he was in charge of and must have inquired about him privately. He felt even more disgusted with this kind of businessman who was good at taking advantage of opportunities.
So he stood up, ignoring everyone's surprised looks, and pulled Director Zhang out the door.
"Old Chen, what are you doing? Everyone is in the room... We can talk about it later!" Director Zhang was embarrassed, but he could only follow Chen Siyuan out the door.
Sun Ligui and others were dumbfounded by the scene, not knowing what Chen Siyuan was up to...
Ding Zihao whispered to Sun Ligui, "Brother Sun, this County Magistrate Chen doesn't seem to be interested in us! He doesn't even take us seriously. In my opinion... this kind of person is hard to win over. Let's skip him and go directly to other leaders."
Sun Ligui glared at Ding Zihao and said, "No one knows the outcome until the end! Some people just have weird tempers. If we can't even tolerate this, what kind of business are we doing? Be patient and wait!"
Ding Zihao knew he had said something wrong and shut up immediately. As businessmen, they were inferior to others and it was common for them to be looked down upon by others... As the saying goes, money is hard to earn and shit is hard to eat... In the face of money and interests, dignity is dispensable!
Sun Ligui and others sat in the box waiting, each with a gloomy face and feeling depressed.
Chen Siyuan pulled Director Zhang outside the box and immediately stopped pretending. He asked with a gloomy face, "Old Zhang, you and I are old friends. Don't you know my temper? Why didn't you tell me in advance if you wanted to introduce a stranger to me? If you had told me in advance that there were businessmen present, I would not have come at all!"
Seeing Chen Siyuan angry, Director Zhang quickly explained with a smile, "Old Chen, you are too cautious! I am also in the system, and we are at the same level, both department-level cadres... I would like to advise you that not all businessmen can't play, just like these people in the room, they are all very righteous. Besides, we are just having a meal and drinking some wine together to get to know each other... You don't need to be so cautious, right? Now that you are here, if you don't go in, where will I put my face?"
Face, face!
It’s all because of face!
Chen Siyuan had to attend the drinking party organized by Director Zhang just for the sake of face. Wasn't the overall purpose to give Director Zhang enough face?
But for your sake, he can't abandon his bottom line and associate with just anyone, right?
It looks like you're just having a drink, but what if someone records your video during the process and comes back to blackmail you?
It’s better to be careful!
Chen Siyuan sighed and said, "Director Zhang, you don't understand the pros and cons! Didn't you hear what the businessman surnamed Sun said just now? He knows me inside and out, and he's obviously after the project I have! If he has the ability, let him bid directly, and don't have to win me over. Besides, the vote in my hand can't determine the final result! Don't blame me for not giving you face, I really can't eat this meal! I'll come to you later to apologize to you!"
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