The discussion that was whispered in the hall soon reached the ears of the two mayors, but their reactions were predictable. They just pretended not to hear.
Zhong Yunqiu, on the other hand, was attentive. After listening for a long time, he found an opportunity to quietly whisper to his boss, "It seems that everyone generally has a positive attitude toward him knowing the mafia."
The people present had this understanding thanks to the notoriously bad security situation in Paris. The security situation here is completely inconsistent with its reputation as the "capital of the world", especially around Chinatown, which is even worse.
In Chinatowns and Chinatowns in Western countries, there is a common strange phenomenon: they must be underdeveloped areas, and the neighbors are either red light districts, slums, or garbage dumps.
This phenomenon has a lot to do with China's over one hundred years of weakness in modern times. If the country is weak, the people will be weak. As a vulnerable group, overseas Chinese have no doubt that the conditions in the areas where they live are not much better. There is no doubt about this.
It is precisely because of this that everyone is moderately optimistic that the Office in Europe can have contact with the Paris Mafia. After all, dealing with the underground society is not the embassy's strong point, and even the officials will deliberately avoid it.
Especially among the people who come, many of them do not even have the status of Chinese citizens. When they encounter similar things, the support they can get is only four words at most: expressing concern that the embassy cannot stand up for citizens of other countries.
Masters who have lost their Chinese citizenship must have had one reason or another. They may not all be worthy of sympathy, but they cannot be beaten to death with a stick, right?
Of course Chen Taizhong could not have imagined that the biggest reason why the Phoenix Office in Europe would spread like wildfire in the Chinese community in the future was actually caused by Anthony's visit. Not only did he not think of it, but no one present also thought of it.
Therefore, the beautiful female mayor was quite dissatisfied with her secretary being so gossipy. However, in front of so many people, she really couldn't say anything, so she could only look at her calmly, but her eyes were full of condemnation.
the taste of.
However, Zhong Yunqiu didn't take it seriously. Whether she wanted to admit it or not, Chen Taizhong was just one of the "Five Poisons" in Fenghuang City. If he went abroad and got into trouble with the underworld, he would definitely leave a scandal to others. She thought she had to help him.
Clarify some facts.
The night came amidst the tension and noise. Chen Taizhong invited Duan Weihua to dine in a small restaurant separated by a screen. However, Mayor Duan was in high spirits. He kept talking and laughing with others, and the master was filming with a camera.
, I was so tired that I couldn’t stand it any longer.
At around 6:20, Nangong Maomao and others came again. In such a lively situation, Mayor Duan and Mayor Wu could not overemphasize the concept of hierarchy. In fact, all the people present except overseas Chinese were eating in Beijing.
Master, even if they want to emphasize, others still have to care, right?
However, this kind of occasion is what Duan Weihua likes the most. He is a political cadre, and he pays most attention to the image of being close to the people, and he is not afraid of dealing with ordinary people. If he is in Phoenix, being too friendly may slightly damage his majesty.
But aren’t we in Paris now?
In fact, Nangong Maomao, Mr. Yu and others came over to say hello. Seeing their neither humble nor overbearing expressions, Mayor Duan vaguely guessed that these people were probably not just businessmen in the capital.
The mayor of Phoenix City knows as much about things in Beijing as anyone else, so his attitude becomes more and more amiable. Even if he can't make friends with anyone, he shouldn't make trouble for himself, right?
Wu Yan, on the other hand, felt a slight thump in his heart when he saw Nangong Maomao, but who was Mr. Nangong? A master with raised eyebrows would naturally not show anything strange.
Next, it was time to eat. Chen Taizhong asked Duan Weihua for instructions, "Mayor Weihua, do you want to come to the buffet or go to the small restaurant to eat Chinese food? Both are very fast."
"I will do as the Romans do and obey your master's arrangements." Mayor Duan smiled and patted him on the shoulder. He didn't have the airs of a big mayor at all. "But I have to make arrangements for other guests first."
Chen Taizhong thought about it and thought that behind the small screen partition, there were three tables. It was really difficult to arrange the seats. "How about you and Mayor Wu go to my office to have Chinese food, and I go to greet the guests?"
To put it bluntly, this is still a question of respect for the leader. Don't think that just going to Chen Taizhong's director's office to set up a table is a privilege, which proves the difference between leaders and ordinary people. However, the Chen family is convinced that if they come to Beijing
My friends won't care about this formality.
Duan Weihua glanced at Wu Yan casually. He shook his head with a smile, "No need, right? Let's just put out the buffet. Everyone can eat whatever they want. In extraordinary times, it doesn't matter if you make do with it."
This was the decision of the mayor, and he ignored Mayor Wu's reaction at all, but Wu Yan's mind was not on this. Above, seeing others starting to organize, he took a chance and walked to Nangong Maomao, his red lips parted lightly, "Nangong
Boss, thank you for your help. My father is recovering well. I will make a special trip to see you later to thank him.
"Haha" Nangong Maomao smiled casually, looked away, and replied softly, "Mayor Wu is too polite and too loyal. Just thank me. Your identity is sensitive, so don't get stuck on such trivial matters."
While he was talking, he actually walked away. This shows that the word "you" in his mouth really has no sincerity and is just for the sake of his family's face.
Wu Yan was not angry because of this. She and the Chen family were two in one, and it was very happy that her lover was able to enjoy herself among that group of people.
If it was a buffet, it would be much easier. Chen Taizhong gave a slight gesture, and someone pushed the dining car up, and the concierge on the side "quickly set up the tables and chairs. Thanks to Abel, I temporarily found 80 for the European Office,"
To attract people.
These people have no problem handling large banquets. Paris may lack other talents, but there is absolutely no shortage of concierge talents. You can say that Parisians are arrogant, but if you grab anyone with a cart, they will tell you ten
If you look at the etiquette and procedures related to palace banquets in the eighth and nineteenth centuries, you can't help but sigh.
Almost in the blink of an eye, the hall became full. When Mr. Yu saw this, he chuckled and said, "Director Chen, your place is still a bit small. It would be nice to make it bigger."
I have to admit that these words were a bit of a slap in the face, but Mayor Duan had a smile on his face and didn't seem to care at all. He thought to himself that it would be strange if Taizhong couldn't even answer these words well.
"Everything is in vain, it's better to be frugal, as long as you can work." Chen Taizhong replied with a smile, thinking that this is what you can say, Mr. Yu, who wants you to lead Ma Xiaoya to debut? I don't
Just compare with you.
"Besides, I'm only busy for a few days. I count these few days. If I rent a big house, it will be a bit of a waste of time and money." Mayor Wei Hua has always emphasized that taking from the people and using them for the people, I will keep this in mind.
of."
As he spoke, he licked his lips at the dining car and looked around with a smile, "You may have never imagined that Mayor Weihua's favorite food is pine rice." For this reason, I specially brought two kilograms of pine rice from Phoenix.
This is the farmer’s son, our mayor!”
Ugh, disgusting! Ninety percent of the people present thought so. This pine rice was specially brought to France from China. The cost is probably higher than that of Thai fragrant rice. You have the nerve to say that you are frugal.
Yuan Se, on the other hand, nodded slightly and said to himself, I always thought that I had been dormant for so many years and had the qualifications to fly into the sky when the conditions were ripe. But look at Director Chen's face, well, I still have a lot to do.
"Taizhong, what do you think Biduo is going to do? Let's eat together." Duan Weihua interrupted him with a smile, seemingly not caring about Classmate Chen's compliments to him. However, no one expected that Mayor Duan was resentfully complaining in his heart.
You are the farmer, and your whole family is a farmer!
These days, farmers and honest people are no longer a compliment. No one pays attention to the roots of the people. Mayor Duan really doesn’t come from a peasant family. In the words of this era, he is from a small bourgeois family. Now
In other words, it is petty bourgeoisie.
Generally speaking, if you don't drink, eating is always fast. Everyone ended the fight in about twenty minutes. The alcoholic master wanted to have a drink or two, but seeing Mayor Duan wolfing down the food, it was still very wise.
I gave up the idea of having a drink.
However, the removal of the dining car did not mean that the banquet was over. Several concierges moved the tables and chairs to the corner of the room, and the dessert cart was pushed up again. At the same time, there were also carts filled with beer and red wine.
Mayor Duan was not surprised by this. Little Bourgeois, even if he was not very familiar with these things, had heard about them to some extent. Moreover, it was not like he had never been abroad, and he had seen similar scenes more than once or twice.
Since the meal started, the crowds of people waiting gradually disappeared, leaving only the people from Fenghuang City and Nangong Maomao, a dozen visitors from Beijing. Everyone felt a little bored as they sat and enjoyed some desserts and after-dinner wine.
"How about we all go out for a walk together?" Chen Taizhong saw that everyone seemed to have no interest. He just made a suggestion, but unexpectedly a phone call came. The caller was Shao Guoli, "Taizhong, is there a dance tonight?
"
"Tomorrow night." This is what the Chen family planned. After all, hiring those models costs money. It would be bad if they invite models every day and cause controversy. Unexpectedly, Mayor Duan turned around with a smile and said, "What are you doing tomorrow night?"
?”
"Dance," Chen Taizhong secretly complained in his heart, but still had to smile on his face, "There are still a few friends living outside. We held a small dance here yesterday. They were quite satisfied."
"Then let's go ahead. I told you to make whatever arrangements you want." Duan Weihua chuckled, "I haven't danced for several years. Alas, I don't know if I can't dance anymore."
"Okay" Chen Taizhong picked up the phone again, looked at Wu Yan, Zhong Yunqiu and Ma Ya who were present, and thought about how he still had to contact Bella and Grace. He couldn't help but wailed in his heart: At the dance tonight, half of the women are
It's my own.
"I feel uncomfortable after a long flight. I'm going to take a rest." Wu Yan stood up calmly, nodded to everyone, and went upstairs.
Duan Weihua smiled and nodded, looking like "I knew it was like this".
A distinguished guest has arrived
The impromptu dance party in the evening was also a success. Bella and Grace happened to be going home from get off work. After receiving a notice from Chen Taizhong, they invited six more friends over. nbsp;nbsp; They have the right to invite cocktail parties these two days, and the market is quite good. , some people buy into the impromptu greeting.
Although Mayor Duan claims that he has not danced for many years, once he does dance, he is still quite skilled. However, what he is familiar with is the old three and four steps that were popular decades ago. When others dance with him,
It's a bit boring.
However, regardless of the models, Mr. Su, or Mr. Yu, these beautiful women from the capital, they are all sensible masters, so naturally they will not find him old-fashioned. One of the models even quietly gave Mayor Duan a piece of cake.
Just getting a business card and being laughed at by the mayor and refusing to dance is enough to solidify the friendship between the Chinese and French people. Just don’t leave your phone number, right?
In the middle of the ball, Wei Minghe and Shao Guoli also rushed over. They went on a shopping trip during the day and went to a fashion show in the evening. They were talking about how to seduce the model they liked on the stage.
Well, when I heard that the European Office was holding another dance party, I came over excitedly without thinking.
When Chen Taizhong saw them coming, he had to introduce him to Mayor Duan again. What kind of person was Duan Weihua? When he saw the expressions of Jiu Bingermao and others, he knew that the background of the two of them was definitely not related to the government. These two people
It also gave Mayor Duan face, especially Shao Guoli, who actually put away his arrogant face.
Wu Yan had already entered the room, but he still heard the news from Zhong Yunqiu. He thought to himself that I had to leave quickly, otherwise it would have been really awkward if I hadn't met that person named Shao.
After Mayor Duan observed carefully for a while, he raised his hand to greet Chen Taizhong, "Whose children are these two Taizhongs?"
"Yeah." Chen Taizhong introduced it casually, and Duan Weihua was slightly surprised. Forget about the Wei family, there was only one candidate, an alternate member of the Politburo. The Shao family was very prosperous. Although it was not as good as the Wei family, now it is
It's thriving.
"Is it possible for the two of them to invest in our Phoenix?" He asked softly, and at the same time he sensitively noticed that these two children would only ask those foreign models to dance, but they didn't pay much attention to Nangong Maomao and the othersnbsp;
nbsp;They are all from the capital, so it seems they are really divided into different levels.
"Their coming is not necessarily our blessing for Phoenix." Chen Taizhong sighed softly, "Moreover, they are used to developing in big places, why do you think Subo would like us here?"
"That's true." Duan Weihua nodded with a smile, but he felt regretful. He didn't know that if these two people were introduced, the political structure of Phoenix City would change again. It's just that he had eaten too much and had no support.
Unfortunately, every time I think about this, I always want to be able to meet someone and do whatever I want.
Now he had a chance, but unfortunately, it was a little late. Thinking of this, he glanced at Chen Taizhong and said that Xiao Chen was prospering in Beijing. It seemed that the rumors were indeed true.
It was around ten o'clock when the dance ended. During this period, there were many foreign models exchanging phone numbers with others. However, this is also one of the meanings of the existence of the European Office, to promote non-governmental cooperation and exchanges between the two sides. Mayor Duan
Seeing it in my eyes, I can't accuse him of anything.
With him as the top leader of the Phoenix Municipal Government, although Bu Guoli and Wei Minghe may not care in their hearts, they have restrained themselves a lot on the surface. They did not just take the models and leave like yesterday, but left on their own. However, when they went out
What will happen next is something that no one can witness.
The Office in Europe, which had been bustling for a day, finally calmed down and everyone went into their respective rooms to rest. Because there were too many people, Chen Taizhong and Yuan Se could only make do with the sofa in their own offices.
Wu Yan was tossing and turning and couldn't sleep. She didn't sleep well in the unfamiliar environment. Thinking about tomorrow's listing, Taizhong finally took this a step further and felt a little excited for a while.
Zhong Yunqiu couldn't sleep next to her. Due to the tightness of the room, everyone also knew that Secretary Zhong often worked late at Mayor Wu's house when he was in Phoenix. So the two of them were willing to squeeze into a big bed, but there was no one.
I feel something is wrong.
It was her first time to go abroad. She slept all the way on the plane. After she came to the European Office, she fell asleep for a while and suffered from jet lag. She is not very sleepy now. When she heard her boss tossing and turning beside her, she couldn't help but ask, "Don't you want me?"
Comfortable?"
"Not really." Wu Yan listened to her words and simply turned on the wall lamp on the wall, straightened up and leaned against the bed, "Bring over the schedule we prepared this time, and I will take a look at it again."
"What are you looking at? Let's rest." Suddenly, a male voice sounded. Mayor Wu was used to his family being invisible, so he didn't care. Zhong Yunqiu was frightened. He followed the voice and saw that his family appeared at the door of the bathroom.
, looking at the two of them with a smile, Xiaobai, do you think I didn’t?
"Go, let's go." Wu Yan snorted and raised his hand to chase him away, "Duan Weihua is next door. You are so brave!"
Well, I know this. I almost went through the wall by mistake just now. Chen Taizhong smiled, walked up and sat on the edge of the bed, stretched out his arms and hugged her, could it be over if you just keep your voice down? Haha, Xiaobai, if you didn’t mean it
To seduce me, why are you sleeping on the same bed as Yunqiu?"
Wu Yan stretched out his hands to push him, but he couldn't move his hands. Instead, he felt that his body was a little hot and his mouth was a little thirsty. The Chen family's evaluation of her was absolutely right. For Mayor Bai, power is
the best**,
At six o'clock the next day, everyone got up and started making arrangements. By eight o'clock, forty or fifty red banners had been hung outside the building of the European Union Office. They were commissioned by various branches and offices to congratulate the resident.
Most of the banners on the establishment of the European Office were from various provinces and cities, as well as from the central government. There were also some congratulations from large state-owned enterprises.
Of course, this is not a direct congratulation from someone else's agency, but someone like Nangong Maomao and his gang are asking for it. Most of the banners are even made by themselves. They are just raising a banner and cannot be taken seriously.
However, if someone wants to make a fuss about this, someone will definitely come out and recognize this banner. nbsp;nbsp; Isn’t it just the establishment of a dispatch agency? Let’s just congratulate it. It’s just a favor exchange between fraternal units. Is there any need to make a fuss?
This is where the energy of Nangong and the gang lies. In fact, what they want to achieve is more than this. However, the European Office is really not that big. It can’t fit in anything else. It can only be hung in it, but it can’t guarantee this. It can suppress that.
some type of.
At eight o'clock, the congratulators arrived one after another. The first group was Nangong and others, and the second group was Kochisa and Henri Gounod. Even before Abel came, he came. Chen Taizhong saw
He nodded secretly: Laoke’s attitude is indeed worthy of praise.
Not long after, An Guo also came. Mayor Duan and Wu Yan were chatting with Kezisa. When they saw him coming, they hurriedly gave up their seats in the middle. Minister An sat down with a smile, and the two deputy ministers began to talk.nbsp;nbsp
; Strictly speaking, this is also the principle of reciprocity, isn’t it?
After a while, Liang Tianxi, the second secretary of the Economic Affairs Office of the embassy, came over accompanied by Director Qiu of the Provincial Foreign Affairs Office. It was Ando Bu, the executive vice president of Ronaprang Point... The last ones to come were Bu Guoli and Wei Minghe.
Although these two guys were working hard, Chen Taizhong still saw a trace of malaise on their faces. He didn't know how ridiculous these two bastards were last night.
The wonderful thing is that An Guo actually knew Wei Minghe, and when he saw him coming, he waved, "Xiao Wei, you can run, what are you doing here?"
"It's Uncle An." Wei Minghe greeted him with a smile, but he didn't show any signs of stage fright. "Taizhong is opening, how could I not come? We have a very good relationship. If you don't believe me, just ask him."
It can be seen from this that some people are confident, and that is not just blown away. Director Wei does not seem to have much airs, but he is not particularly vague when it comes to the powerful deputy minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology. This is also evident from the connections of the Wei family.
Shao Guoli looked a little strange, and quietly pulled Chen Taizhong over to ask. He heard that this was An Guo, so he nodded slowly, "I'm afraid he will be the next minister."
With such a deputy minister present, one would not dare to be too arrogant. However, not long after, another group of people arrived, and the leader was even more intimidating. It was Huang Hexiang, who was about to become the secretary of the Panshi Provincial Party Committee.
Chen Taizhong did not recognize him at first. In fact, he had never met Huang Hexiang. However, he had some impressions of a Qingli girl in this group. Isn't this Huang Hanxiang's granddaughter He Yumeng? Why is she?
Came here.
Next to He Yumeng, there was a middle-aged man who seemed familiar to him, but he couldn't name him. He could only conclude that he must have seen this person before.
Minister An knew the third eldest son of the Huang family. This third eldest son was very special. He was regarded as a standout in the Huang family. Two years ago, he was parachuted from the central government to become the governor of a certain province. The forty-six-year-old official, a member of the Central Committee, was now a member of the Central Committee.
If you go to Panshi to be the secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, if you don't make any mistakes, you will have a great chance of joining the Politburo in the next term. If you go to the next term, it's really hard to say how far you can go.
In any case, everyone unanimously agrees that there is absolutely no problem for the third child of the Huang family to advance to the vice-president level, and at least he will be treated at the level of deputy prime minister. This is a person highly praised by the Huang family. If he cannot reach this status, it will be a shame for the Huang family.
.
Shocked to see such a famous person arriving, how dare An Guo stand there? He hurriedly took a few steps to greet him, Duan Weihua and Wu Yan also walked forward together. This is the advantage of watching TV often, they don't know anyone.
, still don’t know this person?
However, those standing at the door to greet the guests were Chen Taizhong and Yuan Se. Director Yuan looked at Huang Hanxiang as he looked familiar, but did not dare to say a word. He could only stare at his director: You are absolutely right, Huang Hanxiang is not here, but
, it seems that Huang Hexiang is here.
Director Chen didn't care so much. He teased He Yumeng a few times. When he saw her coming, he smiled and said hello, "Xiao Yumeng, didn't your grandpa say he couldn't come? Why did you come running over?"
Huang Hexiang is a little over 1.7 meters tall, but he is very thin. When he saw him greeting He Yumeng, he couldn't help turning his head to look at her. When Xiao Yumeng heard what the other person said, she curled her lips and said, "My grandpa can't come, but my third grandpa is here."
"Grandpa Third," Oh, that's it. Just when Chen Taizhong was about to say something with a smile, he suddenly froze there and glanced sideways at Huang Hexiang, "Are you nbsp;nbsp;, Governor Huang?"
"He is no longer the governor." Huang Hexiang smiled at him and shook his head. He had been dismissed and could take up his post once the procedures were straightened out. "Are you Xiao Chen?"
"Ah, Huang, Huang." Chen Taizhong has already realized who this person is in front of him, but he has been Huang for a long time and actually doesn't know how to call him. Your governor has been dismissed? Has the secretary of the provincial party committee taken office?
Fortunately, his cleverness was not in vain, "Huang Sanbo, hello, hello, hello." It is the honor of the people of Phoenix and the honor of our investment office that you can come to participate in our listing. Let me introduce to you,
"
If you want to introduce, you must introduce An Guo first. This is based on the level. Huang Hexiang also heard about Minister An, so he smiled and nodded, but his enthusiasm was more when he was facing the mayor of Phoenix City, "Wei
Comrade Hua has worked hard, Fenghuang City has done very well in the past two years."
"Secretary Huang, thank you." Duan Weihua didn't care and just talked about the secretary. He nodded with a smile, then turned to glare at Chen Taizhong, "Xiao Chen, just ambush me, for such a big thing,
You didn't even tell me."
"Don't blame him, he didn't know I was coming." Huang Hexiang smiled and shook his head, thinking that the little guy couldn't even recognize me. Didn't you hear it? It's a shame that I came all the way to support him.
I've finally had some free time recently, so I came out to relax. My father said that there is one in Phoenix here in Paris. The Office in Europe is going to be listed.
"Did Mr. Huang say that?" Duan Weihua was more and more dumbfounded when he heard this. He glanced at Chen Taizhong again, but found that he was not the only one. An Guo, Wu Yan, Shao Guoli, Wei Minghe and others all glanced at Xiao Chen.
Although the angles were different and the expressions were different, the movements were as neat as if a soldier had heard the command.
"Mayor Duan, please ask Secretary Huang to sit inside first?" Chen Taizhong didn't care about this, and said to himself, I don't know why people support me, but standing at the door and talking, that's not the case, right?
After hearing this, Mayor Duan let people in as if he was just waking up from a dream, but Huang Hexiang didn't pay attention, but turned to look at Chen Taizhong, "What you called me just now is quite appropriate."
This is what Secretary Huang said, don't follow them in making noises, what should I call Secretary, just Huang Sanbo.
