When they arrived in Guangdong Province, a patrol boat immediately came.

After some negotiations, knowing that this was the Huo family, the patrol boat immediately turned around and led the way in front.

Huo Zhenting explained to Zhang Shaoping: "Before I came, I had already made a phone call to the Guangdong Province, and this patrol boat should have been sent by them to pick us up. ”

"Your Huo family's signboard is too good, just a phone call, you can ask them to send someone to pick you up!" When Zhang Shaoping heard this, he was simply envious, jealous and hateful.

"It's me who has the big face in the Huo family, I'm a fart!" Huo Zhenting rarely burst into a foul mouth, shrugged his shoulders, and said, "You can invest more in the future, and you will definitely be able to enjoy this kind of courtesy!" ”

"Not really! A sign as good as your Huo family, how can money buy it? I'm afraid I won't be able to get to that level in my lifetime. Zhang Shaoping sighed.

Old man Huo has made friends all over the world, from the high-level central government in the mainland, Hong Kong and Macao tycoons, down to the three religions and nine streams, and the pawns of peddlers. Even, the entire Hong Kong and Macao wealthy Chinese consortium is faintly looking forward to Old Man Huo.

The Huo family has this great god, who doesn't give some thin noodles?

There is a popular joke in Hong Kong: In Hong Kong, Lee Siu-kee goes shopping, and there is at least a dozen followers around him; If Li Jiacheng goes shopping, there is at least a platoon of bodyguards. But if it is the children of the Huo family shopping, one person is enough.

Although the Huo family is not the richest, it is definitely the most powerful, and there is no one. Zhang Ziqiang, the thief king of the later century, was so rampant that he couldn't do it, he could be called lawless and crazy, but he was such a group of people, but he didn't dare to attack the children of the Huo family. It can be seen how grand the power of the Huo family is in Hong Kong.

Therefore, Zhang Shaoping's sigh is not without reason.

The steamer followed the patrol boat and stopped at the Lianhuashan Wharf in Panyu. There were five buses parked on the wharf, and more than a dozen men were standing, and it seemed that they had come to pick up Zhang Shaoping and his party. Everyone got off the boat, exchanged a few words with the staff who greeted them, and then got into the car one after another. The bus was full of people and soon hit the road.

Panyu is a suburb of Suicheng, which has not yet been developed and is very desolate. It is about a little more than an hour's drive from Lianhuashan Wharf to the city.

Zhang Shaoping took Chen Guanzhong, Pan Ming and others to a car. A staff member surnamed Qian accompanied the whole process on the bus, introducing the history and sightseeing spots of Suicheng and the preferential policies for investment. Along the way, in addition to the bad road conditions and severe bumps, everyone did not feel bored.

When they arrived in the urban area, the provincial government and the municipal government went out together to welcome Zhang Shaoping and others.

At this time, Xi Lao had been transferred to the central government, and the first secretary who presided over the overall work of Guangdong Province was Ren Lao. This is also the vanguard of the reformists, shouting the slogan that "opening up is not only in Shenzhen, but everywhere in Guangdong Province." He and his partner Liu Lao have just submitted a review to the central government this year because of the problem of "too open" Guangdong Province, which has been attacked by diehards. But even so, the two old men still "go their own way" and strictly implement the policy of reform and opening up.

Seeing these two old men, Zhang Shaoping was a little excited, this is a great pioneer who can leave a strong mark in the 30 years of great changes in the land of China.

This is not the first time Huo Zhenting has come to the mainland, he has come to Suicheng, since he and Ren Lao and Liu Lao met for the first time two years ago, this is the fifth time that Huo Lao has met with them on behalf of Old Man Huo. Therefore, he became the introducer, and introduced Zhang Shaoping and Yang Minde in a familiar manner.

Holding Ren Lao's strong and powerful hand, Zhang Shaoping was full of excitement and greeted respectfully: "Hello Ren Lao!" The boy's surname is Zhang, his name is Shaoping, Zhang is the bow chief Zhang, Shao is the introduction of Shao, and Ping is the Ping of peace. ”

Ren Lao smiled: "Mr. Zhang, yes, I've heard of you, young talent!" ”

Zhang Shaoping didn't even dare to say it, and said: "Just call me Xiao Zhang, just call me Mr. Zhang, don't dare to do it." ”

However, Zhang Shaoping was also curious about when his fame became so big, and even this old man said "I've heard of you". "I don't think I've done anything earth-shattering, have I?" Zhang Shaoping was puzzled.

Huo Zhenting also said on the side: "Old Ren, I have a bad relationship with Ah Ping, you call me Xiao Huo, but you call him Mr. Zhang, this is too raw and different." ”

Zhang Shaoping nodded and said, "That's exactly the reason." ”

"Hahaha...... since that's the case, I'll rely on the old and sell the old, and call you Xiao Zhang."

Zhang Shaoping smiled: "It should be." That's what sounds like it's intimate. ”

"Xiao Zhang, the motherland is in ruins, the people of the whole country are still working hard for food and clothing, and now we are desperately hoping that your wealthy overseas relatives will come back to invest and set up factories! Today, I will be cheeky and tell you the truth, the motherland's reform and opening up, no money, no technology, poor and white, to put it mildly, we are just staring at your pockets, trying to find ways to get your money out. ”

Ren Lao did not shy away from the current dilemma, and said it very bluntly.

This simple attitude made everyone who heard it admire. No matter how many criticisms there were of officials in this era, such as rigid thinking, stubborn conservativeness, vulgarity and unculturedness, and so on, there is one thing that cannot be compared with later generations, that is, the older generation of the present generation is all high-spirited, arrogant, and single-minded people.

Regarding Ren Lao's words, Yang Minde retorted seriously: "Ren Lao is wrong. ”

When Ren Lao heard this, he was surprised and said, "Oh, where did I say something wrong, Miss Xiao Yang, please say." ”

Yang Minde blinked and said playfully: "Who said that the motherland is poor and white?" The motherland has mountains, rivers and scenery, and some people have land and policies. As long as we have these, I believe that the hinterland will certainly be able to develop. ”

Hearing this, Ren Lao, Liu Lao and other Guangdong provincial dignitaries were stunned for a while, and then laughed heartily.

Zhang Shaoping admires Yang Minde's art of speaking! It is no wonder that in later generations, this woman was able to rise like a comet and establish a textile kingdom, directly controlling the livelihood of sixty or seventy thousand people. Just what she said just now shows that she has an extraordinary future.

The banquet for Zhang Shaoping was arranged in the guest house of the provincial capital. The dishes are not rich, far less than the level that Zhang Shaoping usually goes to the restaurant, but as far as Guangdong Province is concerned, it has already come up with the best to entertain them.

In the evening, Guangdong Province said that it was to take care of Zhang Shaoping's fatigue, and did not arrange programs, such as the most popular ballroom dance in the mainland. In the guest house, there were televisions in the rooms where they were staying, but there were only two television stations at this time, one was the Central Television Station and the other was the Pearl River Channel in Guangdong Province.

The TV programs in the mainland are too barren, and there is nothing to look at at all, and Zhang Shaoping and others can't arouse the slightest interest. Everyone took a hot bath, rested early, had a good night's sleep, and refreshed their spirits.

On the second day of arriving in Suicheng, there was still no investment in the morning. Guangdong Province sent two staff members, a man and a woman, to accompany Zhang Shaoping and others to wander around, and everywhere they went, they introduced the place in a big way.

"This is the soon-to-be-completed White Swan Hotel!"

Huo Zhenting took Zhang Shaoping, Yang Minde and others to the sand of Suicheng, pointed to a 34-story skyscraper in front of him, and said proudly.

It turns out that this is the famous White Swan Hotel in later generations! Its symbolic significance is higher than its economic significance, and 30 years later, it has become a living protected cultural heritage that is still in operation.

The White Swan Hotel is the first of the eight Sino-foreign joint venture hotels planned to be built in mainland China to sign a cooperation agreement. In the future, Hong Kong entrepreneurs have followed in their footsteps and participated in various projects.

Thinking of this, Zhang Shaoping couldn't help but ask Yang Minde: "Sister De, you didn't come to Suicheng this time to build a hotel, right?" ”

Yang Minde smiled and said, "It's true to build a hotel, but it's not in Suicheng, but in the capital." And the hotel we planned to build has already started, I came this time mainly to see how the project is going! ”

Zhang Shaoping's heart moved, and he hurriedly asked, "I don't know what the name of Sister De's hotel is?" Next time I'm in Beijing, I'm going to stay there. ”

"Fragrant Hills Hotel."

Sure enough, it was!

Of course, Zhang Shaoping knows the name of this hotel, and the word "Xiangshan" is famous with the growth of the republic. Xiangshan Hotel, the predecessor of Xiangshan Hotel, is the favorite hotel of the central high-level executives, and Mao Weiren, Zhou Weiren, Liu Weiren and so on often come here for dinner.

Yang continued: "The design style of the Fragrant Hills Hotel is very different from that of the White Swan Hotel. The White Swan Hotel is a typical example of Westernization, from design to building materials to interior decoration and services. The Xiangshan Hotel is just the opposite, all of which reflect the elegance of ancient Chinese style and are characterized by antique style. ”

Yang Minde said this, Zhang Shaoping of course knows, Xiangshan Hotel, or Xiangshan Hotel, is located in the northwest suburbs of the capital more than 20 kilometers away in the Xiangshan Park, the scenery is natural, ancient trees, flowing springs, green shade, red leaves, can be described as the water and mountains, towering ancient trees into one...... It is juxtaposed with the White Swan Hotel, and is known as "the White Swan in the south, and the Xiangshan Hotel in the north".

"Brother Huo, isn't your White Swan Hotel still open yet, why did you start doing business?" When Zhang Shaoping saw a car coming, he immediately had a waiter go to open the door, help deliver the luggage, and open the door to welcome, so he couldn't help but be very surprised.

"Hehehe, Guangdong Province is not a modern hotel without high-grade points, but what if there are foreign businessmen, there must be a decent place to stay, right? The White Swan Hotel had to open on a trial basis, operating while constructing and acting as a façade. Huo Zhenting explained with a smile.

"There are a lot of people staying before it opens, and it seems that it is difficult for you to make money in this hotel! As the first Sino-foreign joint venture hotel, just for this name, there will be no shortage of people in the future. ”

Yang Minde smiled: "Everything else is right, but there is one thing you said wrong." The first Sino-foreign cooperative hotel is not the White Swan, but the Zhongshan Hot Spring Hotel in the Cuiheng Tourist Area of Zhongshan County. It is led by Mr. Huo, Mr. He Xian, Mr. He Hongshen, Mr. Ma Wanqi and Mr. Tao Kaiyu, and some wealthy businessmen from Hong Kong and Macao. It opened the year before last and was operating very well, so everyone tasted the sweetness, and then there was a series of follow-up investments. ”

Hearing a series of names spit out of Yang Minde's mouth, Zhang Shaoping was so shocked that he couldn't speak. These characters are definitely tycoon-level, to put it mildly, every one of them stomps their feet, and Hong Kong and Macao will be shocked.

(At everyone's request, the age of the protagonist was changed, and he was two years older, and he could only change it so much, if he changed it again, he would be the same age as Zhou Huimin!) Some chapters need to be reviewed, which is relatively slow, and some places are estimated to have not been changed, so when you read it, remind it, and then change it! Because there are too many chapters to review, it is really not easy to revise! ）