By evening, the news had spread to every corner of the town, and everyone knew that something big had happened in the area. No one doubted it was fake anymore.
Inside the private room, Lu Feng and Zhu Lidong were having dinner. The food was quite good. Zhu Lidong said, "Mr. Lu, Du Guoying called and said that Nokia wants to ship some goods over and needs your signature."
"No need for my signature, just ship it directly, the sooner the better. Have Du Guoying talk to Elmi, preferably a shipment worth several hundred million, but it can't be less than one hundred million." Lu Feng said, eating his mutton offal in silence.
"Okay, I'll call him back in a bit."
"Things here should be almost over. At most, we'll see how it goes by the end of the month. I didn't expect the county to be the one to set up this big net in the end. How many fish we can catch depends on them," Lu Feng muttered.
For small counties, such things happen all the time. Many counties are dirt poor, and they are willing to mortgage their local industries, tax revenues, and businesses for money, and develop at all costs.
Although such a thing is not very honorable, being able to raise some funds to operate locally is already very tempting.
After the meal, Lu Feng walked out of the private room and instructed Zhu Lidong, "Have Hei Zi make some preparations. These are probably turbulent times. Just tell him that I'm not short of money. Ten or twenty thousand is just an appetizer, and a million or two hundred thousand is not a big deal either. Let him figure it out himself."
Upon receiving the news, Hei Zi was overjoyed. It was like a windfall, and it was exactly what he loved—a delicious combination of seafood and meat. Inside the dance hall, Hei Zi returned to his seat and addressed the crowd: "Let me tell you guys, you all better be on your best behavior lately. President Lu is the boss. If President Lu says to slaughter a sheep, we absolutely won't slaughter a dog, understand?"
"knew!"
The next day, Boss Niu made a threatening statement, saying that he would teach Lu Feng what it meant to be a local bully. He said that ten sheep had died, and he would compensate Lu Feng with ten million yuan for each sheep, totaling one hundred million yuan. Otherwise, he would make sure that Lu Feng could not leave the county.
The county's phone lines were unusually busy today, with a constant stream of calls. Even businesses in the provincial capital started inquiring about things here, fearing that companies from other provinces might snatch the benefits.
Lu Feng called County Chief Ye and invited him to lunch at the hotel, but Huang Hongsheng and his group were unable to arrange a meeting with County Chief Ye.
Around noon, Lu Feng prepared three tables of food for Hei Zi, letting them eat and drink nearby. A dozen minutes later, County Chief Ye arrived. After exchanging pleasantries for a while, they were invited into a private room. Huang Hongsheng and his group were in a private room to Lu Feng's left, while Ge Quanshun was in a private room to his right.
"Please sit down, please sit down!" Lu Feng said politely, personally pulling out a chair for County Magistrate Ye.
"Xiao Lu, you're quite good at doing things. You've been here for a while now, how do you feel about our place?" County Chief Ye asked.
"What a beautiful and talented place! The young ladies are lovely, and the young men are full of energy!" Lu Feng praised. "Most importantly, with a great leader like you, everyone's face is brimming with vitality!"
"You flatter me. Today, we'll just have dinner and won't talk about anything else. As you know, the Northern Economic Forum starts the day after tomorrow. We'll be selecting a few companies to cooperate with. It's very simple: whoever offers the best terms will be our partner, and we'll only select a maximum of two." County Chief Ye is so clever. He doesn't make things clear, he just lets everyone compete. In the end, he quietly gets everyone to sign up, and no one can escape.
"You'd better cooperate with us, we're a big company!" Lu Feng's voice rose several times as he shouted, "Do the rest of them even deserve to be called companies? What are they? Let me tell you, if you cooperate with me, you don't need two slots, one is enough!"
The noise was so loud that it could be heard clearly from both sides. Huang Hongsheng and the others had just picked up their chopsticks but put them down again, losing their appetite.
Mr. Niu was furious. Lu Feng was a complete fraud. He had told him it was all an act, but he had almost fallen for it himself.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. Boss Niu slammed his fist on the table and shouted, "Damn it, do you think I'm afraid of him, a local? Let's mess with him!"
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