Even if Santana's car is still a relatively capable car, but in this era when there is no highway, it took more than three hours to run from Langliu to Xingcheng, and when I went around the Xingcheng area, it was just time for lunch.

Fortunately, the place that President Chen said is easy to find, as soon as you cross the Xiaojiang River from the west of the city, it is the main street of Daximen, which is officially called Wuyi Road. Now Wuyi Road is still four lanes, and in a few years to 2001, it will be expanded to eight lanes, and then renamed Wuyi Avenue. The Star City Hotel mentioned by President Chen is located on this street.

It is said that today's such a thing, Xiao Chen should have set a place to invite guests, but President Chen took the initiative to make an appointment here, Xiao Chen remembered the uncle's tone, and felt that the relationship between the uncle and this President Chen seemed to be good, so he didn't insist too much.

Now that he came here and met President Chen, Xiao Chen knew that the Xiaonan Branch of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China was not far away, and the Star City Hotel was one of their main reception points.

The meeting between Xiao Chen and Governor Chen was very successful, and the official description is that after an in-depth exchange of views, the two sides reached a consensus. In fact, Xiao Chen didn't know that President Chen didn't take the loan of 20 million yuan in his eyes at all, and now there are more projects that need to find bank loans, especially the projects of state-owned enterprises, this project is interceding and has to be approved; There are also people who intercede on that project, and they have to be approved. As a provincial branch, how can it be put in his eyes if there are more loans approved every year, only 20 million?

And being able to take such a meagre 20 million public funds in exchange for knowing the only male of the third generation of the Xiao family, President Chen felt that he had made a fortune. It's only 20 million, even if Xiao Dashao is all tossed clean, what's the matter? In these years, there are fewer companies tossing losses? How many bad debts and dead debts of the bank are really only known by the bank itself, but anyway, it is the country's money, who cares so much about him.

Besides, as soon as Xiao Chen met him, he handed him a market research report and business plan with a thickness of more than 30 pages and some other documents, explaining that President Chen is also a person who has seen the world, so he naturally knows that this Prince Xiao is really doing a lot of political achievements.

President Chen knows too well the power of the Xiao family, as long as Prince Xiao is willing to use some "resources", how can such a small and medium-sized enterprise be unsuccessful? As long as it's not a pig in charge, it can definitely be done. So, even if it is calculated in this way, this loan will not be lost, it is the best of both worlds, why not do it?

However, he really missed a point, that is, Xiao Chen really did not plan to use any "resources", he really wanted to build up the economy of Dingqing District by himself.

Eating with President Chen, Xiao Chen was very satisfied. President Chen was very particular about eating, and in order to entertain Xiao Chen, a person he thought was extremely important, today's private rooms, dishes, and even waiters were all selected by the Star City Hotel, which was naturally very classy. Don't look at Xiao Chen, even when he eats with his grandfather in the capital, he just eats according to his grandfather's almost shabby eating method, but this doesn't mean that he hasn't eaten exquisitely. On the contrary, during the New Year's holidays or when others have a treat, as long as Xiao Chen is present, almost all of them are extremely stylish. For example, there are some restaurants opened by the imperial chef in the late Qing Dynasty in the capital, although the imperial chef himself is very old, basically he will not cook in person, but because of the title of the imperial chef, the price in the restaurant is not only extremely high, but also the rules are very big, such as the meal to be reserved three days in advance, the dishes can not be ordered by yourself, what dishes you make when you go, you will eat what dishes...... Wait a minute. But when it comes to Xiao Chen and the people who can invite the Xiao family out to eat, there is no such restriction, and the reservation is to make an appointment, but it is to ask the people to prepare the ingredients earlier......

But even if Xiao Chen is so "knowledgeable", he is still quite satisfied with today's meal. And thinking of President Chen's cooperation at work, Xiao Chen's mood was even better. Governor Chen said that this loan did not need to be signed by Xiao Chen, and let the legal person of Far Eastern, that is, the new boss Li Liwei, come by himself, Xiao Chen naturally knew that Governor Chen was taking precautions for him, so that even if Far Eastern Rare Gold messed up and lost the money here, there would be nothing to do with him Secretary Xiao. Xiao Chen originally had a hard temper, so he wanted to sign it himself, but after thinking about it, as long as he was fine, his own people would naturally be fine, and the desire to fight for a moment on this issue was not done by a wise man, so he smiled and thanked President Chen for his thoughtfulness.

Farewell to President Chen, Xiao Chen contacted Zhang Yicheng again, Zhang Yicheng told him that he was still in the provincial military district meeting, and asked him to wait for him at the Water Palace first.

The Water Palace is a famous characteristic attraction of the Star City, and the main body of the city itself is a water temple, which is famous for gathering the most and the most authentic Xiaonan food and snacks, and most of the people who come here are to taste the Xiaonan food and snacks.

This year, the Water Palace has undergone its third large-scale renovation and transformation, with podiums built on the west and north sides of the main building, and a seven-storey classical-style building on the south side, which solves the problems of no parking lot and too small business hall area.

At present, the renovated Water Palace Food and Culture City is relatively hygienic and formal, where you can eat a variety of Star City and Xiaonan snacks, such as Star City stinky tofu, authentic braised pork, glutinous rice cakes, etc., with a wide variety of colors, flavors, and flavors.

Xiao Chen has also heard the name of the Water Palace for a long time, and when he heard that Zhang Yicheng asked him to go to the Water Palace, he laughed: "Yo, Brother Yicheng really thinks of himself as a Xiaonan person?" ”

Zhang Yicheng scolded with a smile: "Whenever you go to a place, the most important thing is to eat all the famous local delicacies." This Star City, I won't say anything else, the stinky tofu in the Water Palace is a must-eat, if you don't eat stinky tofu, how can you be considered to have been to Star City? ”

Xiao Chen smiled: "What to eat is a trivial matter...... Can my sister-in-law come? ”

Zhang Yicheng smiled: "If you can't, you have to be able to come, our brother Xiaochen is here, can you not entertain you?" ”

Xiao Chen hurriedly vomited and said, "You're disgusting, you ......"

Zhang Yicheng smiled, and suddenly seemed to remember something, and said, "Oh yes, Xiao Chen, you haven't eaten stinky tofu yet, right?" ”

"Nope." Xiao Chen smiled: "I just heard a lot, especially after coming to Xiaonan, I heard more." ”

Zhang Yicheng let out a long sigh, and then said in a somewhat strange tone: "Then when you eat today...... Ahem, this, you may have to pinch your nose at first. ”

"Huh?" Xiao Chen didn't understand.

"Oh, anyway, you'll know when the time comes, I'll hang up first, I'm in a meeting, and I'm going to scold my mother if I don't go in again." After Zhang Yicheng finished speaking, he didn't care what Xiao Chen's reaction was, and hung up all of a sudden.

Xiao Chen had no choice but to accept the phone, pondered for a while, and still called Wang Wenyuan, telling him that he had come to Star City, but he was afraid that he would not have time to meet today, so he would have dinner with Brother Yi Cheng and Wang Ting.

Wang Wenyuan smiled and said, "It's okay, I'll definitely see you tonight." ”

Xiao Chenqi said: "Why? ”

Wang Wenyuan smiled: "What, do you still want to disturb them at night?" ”

Xiao Chen was a little speechless, but he could only admit that what he said was still reasonable, and said, "Okay, then I'll finish eating, and I'll contact you when I break up with them." ”

Wang Wenyuan replied: "Okay, since you are coming to Star City, I naturally want to push everything else, I will wait for you at home for a while, let's go out to sing at night, there is a new karaoke in Star City, which is said to have a good effect." It was not long after it opened, and I happened to open a meat restaurant. ”

Xiao Chen smiled and said, "Okay, I'll go to the Water Palace first." After hanging up the phone, Xiao Chen asked Lao Han: "Does the Water Palace know how to go?" ”

Lao Han said with a smile: "Leader, although I am not particularly familiar with Star City, I will not go wrong with the location of several major organs and famous leisure and entertainment venues." In fact, the route of Star City is not complicated, mainly because there are more overpasses built now, and the construction speed is fast, sometimes I know that it is nearby, but I can't find the way to turn around. ”

Xiao Chen thought about it, Lao Han was driving for Secretary Qi at the beginning, although the deputy secretary of the district party committee didn't come to Xingcheng a lot, but it wasn't very little, and he was naturally familiar with it when he ran. Besides, Lao Han is a person who drives for the leader, memorizing the road is a basic skill, and you basically have to remember it once you run it, if the leader comes here next time, you still need the leader to guide the way, it will definitely be unqualified.

After a short time, the car went from Wuyi Road to Jiefang West Road and turned into the famous Pozi Street.

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