Chapter 465: I can still struggle
Turning around, Zhou Anan was a little embarrassed, and immediately called out obediently: "Uncle, what a coincidence."
He secretly calculated the time in his mind and thought that his uncle-in-law should not have seen him get out of the car. Fortunately, that was fine.
If his brother-in-law saw him getting out of the Maserati, he would have no excuse, but he could also say it was someone else's car.
"Well, when did you get back?"
As the director of an institute, Cao Guoan often has social engagements and has not seen his nephew for a long time.
When we met at Lizhou Hotel, I felt very curious.
"I came back yesterday. One of our high school classmates treated us to dinner."
In order to avoid attracting the attention of her uncle-in-law as much as possible, Zhou Anan made up the most appropriate reason.
Although the dining prices at Lizhou Hotel are among the top three in Lizhou, many of his high school classmates are wealthy, so it is completely reasonable for him to treat them to a meal here.
"Is that so? Come over to my house when you have time. I have something else to do. Do you want me to take you home later?"
Without any doubt, Cao Guoan asked with a smile.
I haven't seen my nephew for half a year. He looks more and more like an adult. College life is really a training ground for people.
"No, no, I can just take a taxi back by myself."
"Okay, call me if you need anything."
After looking at his watch, Cao Guoan didn't say much. He just turned around and walked in, his eyes inadvertently swept across a white car.
"OK."
After dealing with her uncle-in-law, Zhou Anan breathed a sigh of relief as she watched him walk into the elevator.
Zhou Anan suppressed the urge to change hotels and treat the guests. Seeing the elevator stop at the second floor, she went to the front desk and changed the previously booked box to the third floor.
It was not the weekend, and there were some vacancies in the private room of Lizhou Hotel, so the change went smoothly.
Without waiting at the front desk, Zhou Anan went to the private room on the third floor first and placed the two packs of Yellow Crane Tower cigarettes she had bought earlier on two seats.
The agreed time was half past five, but at twenty past five, Deputy Director Yu, who looked well-fed, walked into the box with a middle-aged man.
"Mr. Zhou, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long."
Seeing Zhou Anan in the box, Yu Jianghe apologized with a smile.
He would not put on airs in front of this young man who was personally introduced by Secretary Tong.
Arriving a few minutes early also showed that he wanted to make friends with the other party.
If another boss were to treat him, he would definitely be cautious and arrive a few minutes late or on time.
"You're too polite, Director Yu. I just got here too."
After shaking hands with the other party, Zhou Anan shifted her gaze to another unfamiliar middle-aged man. There was no doubt that this was the main person today.
"Let me introduce you. This is Vice President Zhu of Lizhou Bus Company. Lai Fu, this is President Zhou I mentioned to you."
Noticing the other person's gaze, Yu Jianghe introduced the two parties who were meeting for the first time.
"Mr. Zhu, it's our first meeting. Nice to meet you."
After shaking hands with the seemingly extremely intelligent Vice President Zhu, Zhou Anan wasn't sure whether he was easy to deal with, and his words were very casual.
"Mr. Zhou is really young and promising. When I heard Old Yu talk about it, I was a little skeptical. There is a saying that goes, hearing about someone is not as good as meeting him in person."
Zhu Lai Fu was very polite to the young CEO in front of him, and tried to bring the two closer in a joking manner.
Before coming here, he had received advice from Deputy Director Yu.
Nowadays in Lizhou, everyone knows about Secretary Tong who followed the right boss, and everyone is trying to establish a relationship with him.
It is possible that he came to this dinner to thank Deputy Director Yu.
"Mr. Zhu, thank you for your praise."
Listening to the other party's polite words, Zhou Anan felt that today's goal was not too difficult.
The three of them sat down, and Yu Jianghe and Zhu Laifu looked at the cigarettes on the table and smiled knowingly.
When dealing with unfamiliar people, Zhou Anan didn't act too cautiously and just drank a little less.
"Mr. Zhu, I have something I want to ask you. I just opened a movie theater."
After three rounds of drinks, taking advantage of the good atmosphere, Zhou Anan asked about the bus route.
Now the cinema has everything ready, except for a bus route.
Private cars are not yet common nowadays, so public transportation is the preferred choice for many young people.
"There's no problem with this. The city has asked us to expand the range of bus routes as much as possible. I see that there are no buses passing by Mr. Zhou's cinema. There should be at least two bus routes."
He was well prepared. As soon as the other party opened his mouth, Vice President Zhu automatically added a bus route for the other party.
Anyway, it doesn't violate the policy, he is just offering a favor by borrowing flowers.
"Mr. Zhu, I won't say much more about thanking you. I'll toast you a glass."
Seeing that the other party was so straightforward, Zhou Anan couldn't help but express her gratitude and toasted him with a glass.
"Boss Zhou, you are deliberately trying to trick me."
Looking at the other party filling his glass, Vice President Zhu made a joke and then drank a glass with the other party.
The drinking table is the place where people can most easily build closer relationships.
"Mr. Zhu, I see that bus drivers are very hard-working. Our cinema is going to give your company 300 movie tickets as a gift. Do you think it's appropriate?"
Since the other party was so polite, Zhou Anan couldn't help but express her gratitude.
Although Vice President Zhu was just speaking casually, the bus drivers working below still wanted to express their gratitude.
There is no such thing as a certain ticket website nowadays. A full-price 2D movie ticket costs at least 40 yuan.
At that time, there was only one old cinema in Lizhou, and this was the only new-style cinema, so there was no need to discount the movie tickets.
All in all, the value of 300 movie tickets is over 10,000 yuan.
As for where these 300 movie tickets eventually went, Zhou Anan wouldn’t care. All she wanted was an attitude.
"Mr. Zhou, I finally understand why you are so successful at such a young age. On behalf of the more than 100 employees of the company, I would like to thank you for your kindness."
After hearing the other party's words, a smile appeared on Zhu Lai Fu's face.
He agreed to the other party purely out of consideration for Secretary Tong, and did not think about any benefits.
But if the other party takes the initiative to bring it up, the meaning is completely different.
He could have distributed the 300 movie tickets to the company's employees as welfare, which would have won their hearts and minds without costing him any money. This young CEO is really good at dealing with people.
Someone who is so young, has connections, is capable, and is good at communication will definitely not be a small boss in the future.
Next, the atmosphere of dinner was naturally very harmonious.
"Director Yu, I won't let you violate the principles. These movie tickets are for you and your family to relax over the weekend and combine work with rest."
After dinner, Zhou Anan put a small stack of movie tickets into Deputy Director Yu's hands after Vice President Zhu left.
Giving money to government workers is definitely against the principles.
Giving movie tickets as gifts is different. There are a thousand ways to explain it, but none of them can be linked to bribery.
"Okay, then I won't be polite. When your cinema opens, I will definitely bring my family to experience it."
Seeing the other party say this, Yu Jianghe didn't hesitate, took the small stack of movie tickets, and went home to rest with satisfaction.
"call."
Watching the other person driving away in the car, Zhou Anan rubbed his face. He had drunk several glasses of wine before and felt a little uncomfortable.
However, Zhou Anan was in a good mood because the bus route problem to the cinema was solved.
"An An."
Just as Zhou Anan was about to go out to get a taxi, she heard that familiar voice.
"Uncle."
When Zhou Anan saw his uncle-in-law coming towards him, he was actually very resistant in his heart. He would rather the other party not see him.
Or maybe he could still struggle a little longer.
(End of this chapter)
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