When Li Guodong heard Yuan Fangguo's introduction about Wang Ping's situation, he couldn't help but look surprised. Logically speaking, if he was really a second-generation figure, all levels would definitely greet him, but at the moment he had no information about Wang Ping at all.
However, Li Guodong did not give Yuan Fangguo an answer immediately. He began to recall in his mind whether there were any clues.
Soon, he seemed to remember that last year, there seemed to be a second-generation figure who invested in Chengdu, but this guy's reputation was not very good.
In order to verify the authenticity, Li Guodong called the district's Investment Promotion Bureau in front of Yuan Fangguo.
The director of the district investment promotion bureau was a little nervous when he received a call from Li Guodong. Ever since Li Guodong became a senior official in the main urban area, his drastic measures have made all the leading cadres in the district very uncomfortable. Even the director of the public security bureau was late for a meeting for a few minutes, so Li Guodong directly ordered him to stand throughout the meeting.
The director was so nervous that he said the wrong thing. He started by calling Li Guodong "Mayor Li", which made Li Guodong a little confused.
"Stop yelling nonsense." Li Guodong scolded sternly.
"Oh, Secretary Li, I misremembered that." The Merchants Bureau Director quickly explained, "Secretary Li, what are your instructions?"
"Did a second-generation figure named Wang Ping invest in our district last year?"
"Wang Ping?" The director of the Investment Promotion Bureau began to ponder. After thinking for about twenty minutes, he told Li Guodong with a firm face that there was such a second-generation person.
"Has he ever invested in our district?"
"No, he's somewhere else."
"Find out what's going on with Wang Ping." Li Guodong ordered.
The director of the Investment Promotion Bureau did not dare to delay and said he would check it out immediately.
After hanging up the phone, Li Guodong turned his gaze to Yuan Fangguo. "Xiao Yuan, I'm asking someone to check now and will get back to you shortly. By the way, your company has already bought this piece of land. When do you plan to start planning it?"
“We’ll start planning and designing next week.”
"Hurry up and try to complete the project before next year's National Day." Li Guodong said meaningfully.
When Yuan Fangguo heard that the project would be completed before National Day tomorrow, he immediately understood what Li Guodong meant and nodded, indicating that there was still a year left and there would definitely be no problem.
After chatting with Li Guodong in his office for half an hour, it was time for dinner. Li Guodong called Yuan Fangguo home, asked his wife to cook two dishes, and the two of them started drinking.
Yuan Fangguo had been to Li Guodong's home several times before and was quite familiar with Li Guodong's family. Therefore, this time he was not polite and just acted as a hands-off boss.
"Zhenxing Group is trying to make a comeback now." Li Guodong said to Yuan Fangguo while his wife was still cooking.
"I saw them participating in the auction this afternoon. I always felt that they were against us and kept raising the price." Yuan Fangguo also said bluntly.
"Humph, they just want to add some topical information. Although the preferential policies that Ziyang City offers to Zhenxing Group are much better than those in Jiangliu District, their business environment is far worse than that of Jiangliu District. That's why they came back with such a shameless face."
"Secretary, I'm a little confused. They knew they had offended you before, yet they still participated in the auction this time." Yuan Fangguo said with a puzzled look on his face.
Li Guodong said, "Perhaps their real destination isn't the district I govern. They just want to disgust you and make you pay more."
"Aren't they afraid that I won't participate in the auction?" Yuan Fangguo frowned.
Li Guodong thought for a while and said, "This may be a place of doubt, but Zheng Guomin is also an old fox, cunning and treacherous, and his thoughts are hard to guess. Just like their group is going to move out of Jiangliu District, he is so naughty that basically everyone knows it, except Lao Zhang and I who are still in the dark." Thinking of this, Li Guodong felt angry. He is not a wise man, he has his own joys and sorrows, and his own little tricks in his heart. It's just that most of the time, he will use the black hat on his head to control his words and deeds well. Now that he is with Yuan Fangguo, who has a deep personal relationship with him, he temporarily takes off the sacred halo on his head and becomes like an ordinary citizen.
"I guess I have a pretty big grudge against him." Yuan Fangguo couldn't help but smile.
"What are you afraid of? You're a big name in the business world now. When I was in Jiangliu District, I was planning to make you a committee member."
"Forget about my ability." Yuan Fangguo said modestly.
"Excessive modesty is a form of pride, but I wonder what Old Zhang is thinking right now." Li Guodong said, "Work hard, kid, and your future will definitely be high."
"Thanks for your good wishes. I am planning to follow you." Yuan Fangguo said with a smile.
"Follow the organization. There is no future for you if you follow me. I am trying to control my temper now." Li Guodong said with a self-deprecating look on his face.
Yuan Fangguo was about to ask why when Li Guodong's wife came out wearing an apron. "Xiao Yuan, you have to talk this hot-tempered guy down. Last week, the doctor said his liver function isn't very good."
"Did you hear that? My liver function is not good, which is related to the fact that I get angry a lot every day." Li Guodong said with a smile.
"The secretary is a man who has a clear distinction between love and hate. It's normal for him to get angry a little. But my sister-in-law is right. Sometimes you still have to control yourself when you need to. After all, your body is your own."
"Okay, I'll listen to you and be less angry next time. Is the food ready?" Li Guodong asked his wife.
"It will be ready soon, you can put out your chopsticks."
"Have a drink with me tonight, and I'll ask Chen Hanjie to take you home."
"Okay, then I'll have a few more drinks with the secretary, my mentor." Yuan Fangguo said as he walked into the kitchen and picked up the dishes and chopsticks.
Li Guodong seldom drinks alcohol on weekdays, but this time Yuan Fangguo was there, so he drank to his heart's content that night. The two of them drank a whole bottle of Luzhou Laojiao, which was almost four taels for Li Guodong and six taels for Yuan Fangguo.
The two drank from around seven in the evening until around nine in the evening, and only stopped when Li Guodong's son came home from evening study.
Chen Hanjie, the leader's driver, also lived in the same compound. Li Guodong called him on the pager, and Chen Hanjie arrived in less than five minutes.
When he returned home in the evening, his girlfriend Song Yiting called him from Hong Kong.
"Dear, I've taken about ten days off and will be in Chengdu tomorrow afternoon."
"I'll arrange for a driver to pick you up. I have a meeting this afternoon."
"Well, the day after tomorrow I think..." Song Yiting hesitated to speak.
"I'll go with you." Yuan Fangguo said loudly.
"Well, what are you doing?"
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