Chapter 308 Shanghai Stock Exchange
After the business was discussed, it was natural to prepare for the dinner.
The scope of the dinner party should be slightly controlled. After all, although such things will eventually become known to everyone, they cannot be publicized before they even start. Therefore, the number of people is limited to a certain number.
Most of the officials were local people from Haizhou, which made Jiang Ningyue feel like she had joined the local faction.
Before the banquet even began, many local officials were already exchanging pleasantries with Jiang Ningyue, even exchanging WeChat accounts. However, Jiang Ningyue didn't take it seriously. When "Questioning Haizhou" found out about them, she would definitely not show any mercy.
Jiang Ningyue asked curiously, "Sister Lin, is anyone else coming?"
Logically speaking, Lin Xuemei, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and Minister of the United Front Work Department, and Wu Rui, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and Executive Vice Governor, were both present, but no food was served, only some fruits and pastries. Isn't this a bit inappropriate?
Lin Xuemei smiled and said, "Secretary Cai said he would come, so he should be here soon."
Jiang Ningyue nodded.
Secretary Cai, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Cai Hanwen. After Secretary Shen's transfer, he became the leader of the Haizhou local faction. Secretary Cai had a good reputation in Haizhou officialdom, but his faction did indeed have the most problems and flaws.
Of course, local factions are prone to problems.
As the two of them started talking about Secretary Cai, many people started walking out. They had received the news that Secretary Cai had entered the hotel. Soon, Cai Hanwen walked in, surrounded by a group of people.
Lin Xuemei and Wu Rui also stood up and exchanged a few polite words with Cai Hanwen with a smile.
Cai Hanwen responded to the two with a smile, and then chatted with a few people from Mithril International.
Lin Xuemei then introduced, "Secretary Hanwen, this is Jiang Ningyue from the Organization Department. It was because of her that the directors of Mithril International came to Haizhou in person."
Cai Hanwen said with a kind smile, "Minister Xuemei needs no introduction. When Comrade Xiao Jiang returned from Shannan Province, it was me who led the team to Shannan Province to welcome him."
"There is another connection." Lin Xuemei nodded with a smile.
Everyone settled into their seats, and the central topic was naturally Mithril International. After all, guests were welcome, and they couldn't be ignored. To Jiang Ningyue's left sat Nina, and to her right was Lin Xuemei. Nina chatted with Wu Rui and Cai Hanwen, while Lin Xuemei chatted with Jiang Ningyue.
"Xiaoyue, how old are you this year?"
"26." Jiang Ningyue replied.
"What a great age," Lin Xuemei sighed, then changed the subject and asked, "Do you have a boyfriend?"
"No..." Jiang Ningyue's face was a little embarrassed. In fact, few people talked about this with Jiang Ningyue. When they did bring it up, they would see that Jiang Ningyue was unwilling to talk about it, and they would not talk about it again.
But Lin Xuemei's words were clearly not aimless. When she heard Jiang Ningyue's answer, she smiled brightly. "Work is important, but life can't be neglected either! I also know quite a few young, handsome, and capable guys. I'll introduce you to them later."
"Hehe... forget it, Sister Lin, I'm not interested."
"That won't do. It will be too late to look for someone when you're 30..."
Lin Xuemei pulled Jiang Ningyue over and started to chatter.
Although Lin Xuemei kept talking, Jiang Ningyue knew in her heart, was she the kind of gossipy person who liked to introduce people to marriages?
Obviously not.
Logically speaking, someone of Jiang Ningyue's level would not be involved in the issue of taking sides in the province.
Furthermore, while she wasn't originally from Haizhou, she wasn't parachuted in. After all, she'd worked her way up from there. Now, she was leading the "Questioning Haizhou" show, and her style was forceful. When some bureau-level and even vice-provincial-level officials tried to make indirect calls, Jiang Ningyue pretended not to understand and ignored them.
Lin Xuemei, a local, naturally wants to find ways to win over such people. So what is the best way to win them over?
Money? Jiang Ningyue had plenty of it. Who didn't know that she could live comfortably all her life just by relying on the copyrights of her scripts and songs?
Power? Even the local faction couldn't give Jiang Ningyue what she wanted. Besides, she already had a backer who supported her.
The only way is marriage.
But this was a bit difficult. Aside from her family's limited resources, what else about Jiang Ningyue wasn't top-notch? Her looks were even better than those of celebrities in the entertainment industry, and her abilities were undeniable. At just 26, she already held a deputy division-level position, working in the Provincial Party Committee's Organization Department.
Moreover, with Li Chunyan's support, her only shortcoming was compensated.
What kind of talented and suitable match should I introduce to her?
It seems that we need to discuss this in detail later. If someone from the local faction married Jiang Ningyue, then Jiang Ningyue is also from the local faction, right?
Jiang Ningyue was upset after hearing this and pretended to go to the bathroom. After returning, she glanced at Lin Xuemei furtively.
Seeing Jiang Ningyue's expression, Lin Xuemei showed a helpless smile on her face, "Eat, eat, sister won't say anything more."
"Hehe." Jiang Ningyue smiled foolishly. Lin Xuemei also laughed helplessly. She picked up a piece of fried crab with her serving chopsticks and put it in Jiang Ningyue's bowl. "Eat it quickly."
"Thank you, Sister Lin."
When other people saw this, many envied Jiang Ningyue's good fortune, having unexpectedly won Lin Xuemei's favor. Many also sighed secretly, thinking that Minister Lin hadn't made much progress.
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After eating and drinking, they each left. Jiang Ningyue and Nina left. Jiang Ningyue did not go home these days, but stayed in the hotel with Nina, Irene and others.
Nina is preparing to leave tomorrow. Her family is quite traditional, so they still want to spend Christmas together.
Meanwhile, Irene had already begun a massive promotional campaign for SR Cosmetics. This campaign, of course, wasn't targeted at Greater China, but rather the global cosmetics market. Irene had also been keeping a close eye on Greater China, with promotions now appearing in subway stations, elevators, the internet, variety shows, TV dramas, and major websites across major cities.
In short, any SR cosmetics ad could be placed. As the spokesperson for SR Greater China, Gu Meng also reaped a significant amount of traffic. In Jiang Ningyue's words, "Gu Meng" is everywhere on the streets these days.
As a spokesperson, she naturally has to cooperate with the company's endorsement activities, so Gu Meng has been very busy recently.
Jiang Ningyue had little to do after facilitating the signing of the contract between Mithril International and the Haizhou government. She had also finished reviewing the video of the Organization Department's Party Building Inspection. She would only need to do a final review after New Year's Day.
So, she took a special leave, filled out an "application form for leaving the sea", and ran to Shanghai with Irene and Lin Chenxi.
This time, the early promotion in Greater China, that is, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, has been completed. Now the first stop in China is the key promotion city, Shanghai.
After arriving in Shanghai, Jiang Ningyue and the other two went to the hotel to stay and finally met Gu Meng.
At this time, Gu Meng was changing into her dress, as her makeup and dress for tomorrow had not yet been ordered.
After the three of them came in, Gu Meng first hugged Jiang Ningyue excitedly, then took her hand and said, "Look, that one will look good on me tomorrow."
"Oh my god..."
Jiang Ningyue looked at Gu Meng. The pure white dress she was wearing exposed her back and shoulders. "Aren't you cold?"
As she spoke, Jiang Ningyue touched Gu Meng's back and arms.
Gu Meng's heart warmed, and she replied with a silly smile: "Shanghai is not bad, and it's in a shopping mall. Besides, you can also use a heat pack."
Jiang Ningyue held Irene with her other hand and said, "This is Irene, the director of Gale Medical and your client. Ask her for her opinion."
Gu Meng certainly knew that his ability to sign the contract had a lot to do with Irene, so he immediately shook hands with Irene with a humble attitude.
Irene's expression was quite calm, with a brilliant, well-honed smile. Even Hollywood celebrities wouldn't dare put on airs in front of her, let alone Gu Meng. But since Jiang Ningyue had asked her to choose, she also helped select a dress and makeup.
Now that the big boss has spoken, the rest of the people naturally have no objections.
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