At the famous Radisson Hotel in Haidong District, in the luxurious box, Chen Mingyuan saw the Liu family's father and daughter after a long absence.

"Mingyuan, the idiom is different than it used to be. This idiom can't be more appropriate for you. In just two years, you have been promoted to the ranks of department and department. Come on, let me toast you first and wish you success in Haidong District."

You can also achieve great things." Liu Ting raised her wine glass with a smile. After not seeing each other for several years, Liu Ting has changed a lot. She is less arrogant and extravagant than a young lady, and has more mature and stable charm.

Liu Ting's father, Liu Zhida, also smiled and said: "It is good news for us entrepreneurs to have District Chief Chen in Haidong District. District Chief Chen is famous for his economic skills."

Chen Mingyuan smiled modestly and said: "You two are trying to make me laugh by singing along like this. I just came to Haidong District, and I will have to rely on the support of Mr. Liu and many entrepreneurs for many things in the future."

"You're welcome, District Chief Chen is useful, feel free to say anything." Liu Zhida's smile became even stronger. It is said that there are people in the DPRK who are easy to get things done. The previous violent turmoil in the officialdom of Haidong District indirectly cast a shadow on many companies.

, Since ancient times, the cooperation model between officials, businessmen and powerful people has a long history, especially in economically strong areas like Haidong District, where the connections between many business owners and institutional officials are very popular.

Now, suddenly, a group of officials have been sacked. In addition to uprooting many relationships, many businessmen have also been involved. This has caused a lot of confusion and panic. The damage to business interests is inevitable, which makes people even more worried.

Unfortunately, the situation is so confusing that the wealthy businessmen in Yongcheng, including Liu Zhida, have trouble sleeping and eating, fearing that future changes will affect their families.

In view of this, Liu Zhida was almost ecstatic when he learned that the new district chief was his daughter's college classmate, Chen Mingyuan, who was the No. 1 secretary of the provincial party committee at that time. Not to mention the young man's tough tactics and background, he himself

It’s something I’ve experienced before. The key thing is that if we can connect smoothly, we can not only protect our own business interests, but also gain a strong protective umbrella in Haidong District in the future.

Chen Mingyuan took a sip of wine and suddenly said: "Looking at Liu Ting's appearance, it's time to get married, right?"

Liu Ting's face turned red and she looked a little embarrassed.

Liu Zhida laughed and said: "District Chief Chen is really accurate. To tell you the truth, I just got engaged a month ago and plan to get married by the end of the year. I hope District Chief Chen will come to support me."

"I'm sure to drink this cup of wedding wine." Chen Mingyuan raised his glass and said with a smile, "Liu Ting, congratulations to you."

Liu Ting also raised her glass and said thank you. After drinking the wine, she suddenly asked: "What about you and Xia Yuan?"

Chen Mingyuan was startled for a moment, then smiled and said: "She and I have been separated for a long time..."

Liu Ting let out a surprised sound, and Liu Zhida hurriedly kicked her daughter under the table. She really doesn't want to open a pot, but can she inquire about such private matters casually?

"Sorry, Mingyuan... I don't know." Liu Ting defended in a panic.

Chen Mingyuan waved his hand and said: "It's okay. We all went our separate ways after graduation, and we don't have much contact on weekdays. It's not surprising if you don't know... But I'm getting married on Monday next week."

Liu Ting said "Oh" and hurriedly congratulated her father, but she felt a little emotional in her heart.

Originally, she thought that Chen Mingyuan and Yin Xiayuan were right for each other. Unexpectedly, they could not withstand the polishing of time and reality, and eventually they were different from each other...

Chen Mingyuan didn't want to talk more, so he changed his mind and said, "By the way, how has Mr. Liu's business been doing in the past two years?"

"It's very good, especially the Mr. Ye who was introduced by District Chief Chen before. I have nothing to say. He's so capable that he can be called a heroine in the business world." Liu Zhida gave a thumbs up and was full of praise: "Before, I

I partnered with Mr. Ye to engage in luxury goods trading. We originally planned to give it a try. Unexpectedly, the market opened up in just two years. Now, in the entire luxury goods field in Yongcheng, from bags, perfumes to jewelry, just me and Ye

The overall company comes out on top”

"That's good." Chen Mingyuan smiled. In the incident of exposing the fake officer, the Liu family and his daughter owed Mu Jiayin a favor. Later, Mu Jiayin brokered the business cooperation between Ye Qingxue and Liu Zhida.

The Liu family had the advantage of being in Yongcheng and vigorously developed the luxury goods trade.

The next moment, Liu Zhida sighed with some boredom: "However, the market situation in recent days is not very good. To be precise, everyone's market situation is not good..."

Chen Mingyuan's heart was as clear as a mirror, and he smiled and said: "Could it be that Mr. Liu feels that the turmoil in the officialdom has affected the business of entrepreneurs?"

Liu Zhida laughed and said nothing.

Chen Mingyuan shook his head and said: "This kind of thinking is unacceptable. Officials have their own official ways, and businesses have their own business. We are engaged in a market economy. The government is only a supervisor and guide at best. The real development must rely on your own enterprises. If everything is done

If everything is linked to officials, wouldn’t it become a bureaucratic economy?”

Liu Zhida's heart tightened violently, and he quickly apologized: "District Chief Chen criticized me because I was confused."

Chen Mingyuan smiled openly, "It's okay. After all, the chaos within the government will inevitably lead to a negative mentality in the market and the people. It's understandable. I personally hope that the environment in Haidong District can calm down as soon as possible." After a pause, he asked.

Said: "What does Mr. Liu think of the recent chaos in Haidong District?"

With a flash of light in Liu Zhida's eyes, he knew that Chen Mingyuan was asking him the specific reasons for this major corruption case in Haidong District.

Fortunately, he had expected this incident before he came, and he already had a clue in his mind. He handed Chen Mingyuan a cigarette, lit one himself, took two puffs, and then said slowly: "It's still the same, it's related to smuggling.

, What I found out is that the branch of China Overseas Tianyi Group in Haidong District has infiltrated some government officials and customs personnel and is suspected of tax evasion in the trade of diesel, iron ore and vehicles. The amount is said to be quite large.

huge."

Chen Mingyuan nodded, the situation was similar to what he learned.

In fact, Ren Tianping's smuggling business has long been a semi-open secret in East China. This time, the people at the top focused on this handle and focused their firepower on it. Of course, since China Shipping is monolithic, it is difficult to attack, so the gun

Eloquence turned to Yongcheng, where the power of the Zhonghai system was relatively weak. Hong Yuanshan could obviously be seen here...

"What is Mr. Liu's impression of Secretary Cui?" Chen Mingyuan asked directly.

Liu Zhida's face froze, as if hesitant, but thinking that this was a key step in gaining Chen Mingyuan's trust, he said truthfully: "I don't have much contact with Secretary Cui. I mostly know about him through the side of the circle. His reputation,

Haidong District is still very good. During his tenure, he did a lot of practical things, such as protecting the

The construction of the Tax Port and Qiantang Bay, the expansion projects of the Ring Expressway and the South Bus Station are all good things that benefit the people and benefit future generations. Moreover, it is said that they are very considerate and tolerant of the Ministry, and are very averse to forming cliques.

When something like this happened this time, everyone and I actually felt quite complicated, alas..."

Chen Mingyuan nodded slightly, this was also the most objective evaluation so far.

It stands to reason that for a person who has been dismissed from the ministry, the general mentality is to be defeated by others. However, the dismissal of Secretary Cui has made many people sigh and feel sorry. It seems that he does have some real talent.

As for his economic problems, they can generally be summed up in Xu Jie, Hai Rui and Yan Song's arguments discussed by Chen Mingyuan and Ning Lizhong. In a huge country, it is tantamount to fantasy to want all officials to be both upright and courageous.

Under such premise, the only option is to withdraw

The next best thing is to choose some Xujie-type officials who have minor problems with their style but are capable. Then take a step back, that is the "Hai-Rui" type officials who have a clean style but do nothing. And the ones who should be abandoned the most are people like Yan Song.

This kind of corrupt and incompetent official

Thinking of this, Chen Mingyuan asked again: "How is Secretary Jiang?" This time in the official turmoil in Haidong District, most of the people who fell were from the party committee side, but the government side only lost two deputy district committee members.

It's long and obviously somewhat intriguing.

Liu Zhida's expression was horrified and he was immersed in smoking. He seemed to be thinking about his words. After a while, he said, "Has District Chief Chen ever heard of the Yongcheng Merchant Gang?"

Chen Mingyuan nodded. The Yongcheng Merchant Gang can be said to be the largest merchant gang in modern China. It is one of the "Top Ten Merchant Gangs" in Chinese tradition. Its history and scale are even far above the Wenhai Merchant Gang.

Historically famous in the business world at home and abroad

Elites, such as the first Chinese-owned bank in modern times, the first Chinese-owned shipping company, the first Chinese-owned machine factory, etc., were all founded by Yongcheng businessmen.

have made important contributions to the prosperity of

Today, businessmen from Yongcheng are spread all over the world, including many world-class industrial and commercial tycoons. They can be said to be a gathering of elites. Even today's first chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Tung Chee-hwa, can only be regarded as a "junior"

"Actually, most of the current official circles in Haidong District and even Yongcheng have this background." Liu Zhida said with a serious face: "The biggest characteristic of these people is that they are quite united."

Chen Mingyuan immediately understood. Liu Zhida did not say it clearly, but his meaning was very clear: Jiang Fangtan is one of the members of the Yongcheng Business Gang.

"It's not just him. Originally, in Haidong District, the party committee and the government were almost completely separate. The party committee was Secretary Cui's hilltop, and the government was Secretary Jiang's hilltop. Director Cheng and others of the Public Security Bureau were all die-hard followers of Secretary Jiang.

Or." Li Zhida gradually became more courageous. Since it was all about this, he simply

He might as well talk about it, so as not to make Chen Mingyuan feel that he is unreliable, "Originally, Secretary Cui was the most averse to forming cliques, but he couldn't resist the influence of the Yongcheng business gang in the local area, so he could only tolerate compromises, and Secretary Jiang

This person also knows how to advance and retreat. Although there are occasional frictions between the two parties, most of the time they are in peace.

Hearing this, Chen Mingyuan finally understood that the reason why the district government was relatively stable during this official turmoil did not mean how honest people like Jiang Fangtan were, but that the energy of the Yongcheng Gang was too huge, which caused Hong Yuanshan and other high-level officials to

The big boss tried to stop him, so he had no choice but to take advantage of Secretary Cui’s party committee.

The general public knows that you have to pick the weak persimmon. How could Hong Yuanshan have turned against the Yongcheng Gang before his footing was stable?

"When it comes to people named Cheng, I get angry." Liu Ting suddenly said gloomily: "Isn't it because he got married to Secretary Jiang? The whole family's nostrils were almost turned up, especially his bastard son, who was so arrogant
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