13. The 40th day before death (1)
Ye Zichen naturally couldn't sit at the same table as Zheng Ze, no matter how arrogant he was, he still had to have basic politeness and respect, otherwise he would hang a few leaders in the city like something. So when it was time to open the table, the two had no chance to talk, but with the previous stubble, Zheng Ze couldn't run to the corner as expected.
When he sat down, Zheng Ze sat at the table at the door, with Liu Dong on his left and his former partner on his right.
Before, Liu Dong was surprised by Ye Zichen's sudden arrival, so he was restrained and didn't dare to speak more, but he didn't plan to let Zheng Ze go when he seized the opportunity, as soon as the wine was full, he took the cup and covered Zheng Ze.
Liu Dong looked at the main table from the corner of his eye, and asked in a low voice, "Do you know that young master?" โ
"I can't talk about acquaintance." Zheng Ze didn't squint and said, "I just heard others talk about him." โ
Liu Dong squeezed his eyes: "Then you offended him there?" โ
Zheng Ze shook his head, looking inexplicable. He couldn't figure out where he had offended the eldest young master, and provoked the other party to treat him like this. But fortunately, I finally went down the steps, otherwise it would have been the same as the situation just now......
"I think you'd better be careful." Liu Dong sighed and said earnestly: "That eldest young master is not a good person, we pay attention to a harmony word in business, and some people ...... It's better to mess with less, and if he doesn't get happy, it won't do you any good. โ
"I know." Zheng Ze borrowed the wine in his hand to toast Liu Dong and said politely, "I'll pay attention." โ
Liu Dong didn't say anything anymore when he heard this, today he didn't miss the appointment first, but he also tried his best to make up for it, although the result was a little unsatisfactory. But in any case, the transaction is not benevolent, and the cooperation with the Zheng family will continue in the future. After taking the wine and toasting back, Liu Dong didn't say anything anymore, and turned around to talk with others.
As everyone knows, most of the domestic business is negotiated at the wine table, so how can everyone let go of such a rare opportunity to come. So after a while, the wine table came alive. Taking advantage of this gap, Zheng Ze simply began to eat, firstly, he was really hungry, and secondly, the dishes of "Tianyi Pavilion" were indeed delicious.
Of course, he didn't stay out of the matter all the time, and a polite greeting was also necessary. When he was free, he would look towards the main table, and he wanted to laugh inexplicably when he looked at a bunch of familiar people who stepped forward to rub their faces. This group of people didn't even know whether Ye Zichen was a cat or a tiger, so they tried their best to climb the relationship, don't be cheated by the time, then they will regret it.
But it's not necessarily true, the pit dug by the Ye family may be that they know that there are blades inside, and some people are lining up to jump in. After all, people's backgrounds are there, and it is better to please than to offend.
Zheng Ze has actually heard a lot about Ye Zichen, and Qi Shaofeng has talked about it for fun.
Speaking of which, Qi Shaofeng is actually not a gossip person, and he doesn't disdain to talk about trivial matters in the house, but he is different to Zheng Ze. The two have been playing since they were children, and they have almost nothing to talk about, so there are some topics that are not humane to outsiders, and the two can also talk about them from time to time, including Ye Zichen.
Qi Shaofeng rarely admires anyone, but Ye Zichen is a rare one. He not only sighed once that Ye Zichen's personality and style of acting had an appetite for him, but once he also laughed and said that if it weren't for the young master's back to the Ye family, he would have started early in the morning.
However, Zheng Ze also knew that it was all a joke, these were jokes that could only be made by the two of them, with the relationship between the two of Ye Qi, it was absolutely impossible for the two to have something.
And although the beauty is beautiful, there are too many thorns, and if you are lucky enough to pick flowers and fall into the thorns, it is a little worthless. Although Qi Shaofeng is arrogant, he still has a bottom line, he has his own set of principles, and he will not touch a person like Ye Zichen no matter what.
However, what Zheng Ze didn't know was that what he said just now had caused a misunderstanding. What he thought was that Ye Zichen would know his relationship with Qi Shaofeng if he checked it casually, and his friend's friend was a possible partner to work with, so he would always give a little thin face. But who knows, Ye Zichen did give thin noodles, but not because of the person he thought, and whether this face is easy to use or not is another matter.
But that's all for later, and the meal was still very harmonious under the organization of the leaders in the city. Zheng Ze doesn't know how many people will scold Ye Zichen behind his back, but on the surface, he is still happy and happy.
As for Zheng Ze...... Although he returned in vain, he was not discouraged. Although Liu Dong can't go through here, there are always other ways.
When he returned, he called Jane and identified several other companies that he was interested in working with. Due to the tight time, he did not delay, and made an appointment two days later, striving to deliver the project in hand as much as possible.
Zheng Ze thought well, with Zheng's reputation and assets, how could a huge city business district not find a partner. But he didn't expect that the magic was one foot high and one foot high, and no one was willing to cooperate with him for two consecutive days.
Even a straw bale should be able to see that something is wrong at this time, let alone a smart person like Zheng Ze. He probed the wind tentatively, and sure enough, he got a lot of information. However, the person who disclosed the information was also a little jealous, and only vaguely told him at the end that the project in his hand had already been decided, and he couldn't help himself.
Zheng Ze was a little anxious at first, but when he heard the news, he calmed down.
It's not that no one wants to take on his project, but that no one dares to take it. Also, he offered such a high price, who was not tempted by the sharp word. It's just that in addition to the current interests, sometimes the long-term development is more important.
As for who can have this ability, these businessmen in this city are secretive...... Zheng Ze also has a spectrum in his heart.
It's just that Zheng Ze is not in a hurry here, but the Qi family on the other side is a little worried.
Qi Shaofeng and Qi's father have not dealt with each other since childhood, and when they became adults, they bought a house outside and rarely went home on weekdays. On this day, Qi's father also called several times, and when he couldn't do it, he was forced to go home.
As a result, as soon as I entered the door, I saw my father, whom I hadn't seen for a long time, frowning, shaking his head and sighing while holding the newspaper in his hand.
Qi Shaofeng's eyesight is good, and he can see the weekly magazine to which the newspaper belongs at a glance. And if he remembers correctly, the position that Father Qi is looking at now should be the financial edition, as for the big headlines of the city's financial edition...... Apart from the eldest young master of the Ye family, who else could there be?
Qi Shaofeng sneered, and asked while taking off his coat, "What did you call me back?" โ
"It's raining outside?" Father Qi raised his head when he heard the voice, and asked as if he had just found someone, "Why is it so late?" โ
Qi Shaofeng covered his somewhat wet hair, and said indifferently: "Light rain, traffic jam, so I came back late." "That's the case in the south, the rainy days in June and July always fall as soon as they are spoken, and he has long been used to living here for so many years. After pulling a few pieces of paper and wiping the rain off his neck, he sat down opposite Qi's father: "Say, what's the matter with calling me back?" โ
"Can't I call you back if it's okay?" Father Qi's brows furrowed even tighter when he heard this, but the relationship between father and son had already fallen to the freezing point over the years, and he had no intention of using it even if he cared about his son, so it was better to be straightforward than to talk too much. He stretched out his hand and patted the newspaper he had just read, and said in a low voice, "You are also Uncle Ye's nephew in this city, you know, right?" โ
"Hmm." Qi Shaofeng leaned on the sofa and said with half-squinted eyes: "I knew it when I first arrived in this city, but people are busy and don't have time to see a little shrimp like me." โ
That being said, in fact, the relationship between the Qi family and the Ye family is very close.
Qi's father's ancestral home is Northeast China, and he was the first batch of college students after the college entrance examination reform. After graduating from university, he was assigned a job, and he originally stayed in Beijing, but he didn't know if it was good luck, and he caught up with the leadership change not long after working.
The new official took office with three fires, even at the top decision-making level. And it can be regarded as a way to clean the previous relationship layer, the team at the top has come to a big blood, and everything above the municipal level has changed its relationship with the previous relatives. As a result, many important positions were vacant, and many middle- and lower-level cadres at that time were eager to take this opportunity to climb up, and Qi's father was also one of them.
Qi's father's immediate boss at that time was Ye Zichen's eldest uncle, named Ye Guangde. Because of his father's relationship, Uncle Ye was reused in that blood exchange and was appointed as the โกโก of a city in southwest China. Before leaving, Uncle Ye called all his previous subordinates together, the purpose was very clear, and he wanted to ask if anyone was willing to go to the southwest with him to open up the wasteland.
But everyone in charge knows that they would rather be in the capital than in the southwest, and they don't know when they will come back. So at that time, even if the prospect was attractive, few people in the bureau were willing to follow along.
It was at this time that Father Qi stood up.
Father Qi is also an ambitious person, and he knows that although he can get a piece of tiles to shelter from the rain on a piece of land in the capital, the future is just like that. So at that time, even if the future was confused, he followed ruthlessly.
It can be regarded as his good luck, not only did he bet on the right luck, but he also followed the right person.
Ye Guangde is a really capable and practical person, and in the few years he worked as a secretary under him, Father Qi really learned a lot. And the most important thing is that he knows how to be virtuous and not avoid relatives, after being promoted to the province, he brought Father Qi up, took over his hand directly, and became the youngest director in the city at that time.
That's how Father Qi went from a college student who had just graduated and didn't know anything, to where he is today. Now one of the two is a โกโก of the province, and the other is a โกโก of the city, and they can be regarded as repaying their original wishes and fulfilling their ambitions.
Someone outside once laughed and said that the Qi family was the spokesperson of the Ye family in the local area, and if there was any movement in the Ye family, just look at the Qi family. Therefore, when Ye Zichen came to this city this time, there would be such a big battle, and everyone was waiting for it.