Chapter 53: An Awkward Dinner
Under the operation of a noble person in Hudong City, the Shanghai-Kunming Expressway (Hudong Section) project that Xu Wenjie participated in the operation was officially approved, which means that their secret plan for many days finally ushered in a harvest day.
The Shanghai-Kunming Expressway is a pilot project in response to marketization, which belongs to the BOT nature model (construction-operation-transfer), that is, the private capital is responsible for the preparation and construction, and then the operation fee is recovered within a certain period of time, and finally transferred back to the government free of charge. The society has corresponding needs, but the government cannot come up with enough funds for a while, so it adopts the form of concession to invest and operate by private capital under the supervision of the government, so as to solve the corresponding contradictions.
Shanghai-Kunming Expressway is another expressway connecting Hudong City and Southern Jiangsu Province, because of the rapid economic development of Hudong City in recent years, the original two direct highways in neighboring Southern Jiangsu Province can no longer meet the demand. Shanghai-Kunming Expressway is a highway connecting from Hudong City to Kunzhou City, Southern Jiangsu Province, with a total length of 146 kilometers, of which (Hudong Section) is 67 kilometers long. Shanghai-Kunming Expressway (Hudong Section) is expected to invest 2.68 billion yuan, the construction period is 2 years, and the charging period is 30 years, which is a promising potential stock in the industry. After some open and secret battles, a new company from Hudong City finally obtained the right to operate the project, and it is said that it has strong financial resources and strong background support behind it.
This company, which can take the cornucopia of Shanghai-Kunming Expressway (East Shanghai Section) into its arms in the eyes of people from all walks of life, is naturally toasting to the nobles in the club today. As soon as the project was won, there were already people who privately contacted and wanted to add 3 billion yuan to the original price of 2.68 billion yuan to request the acquisition of all the company's shares. What this means. It shows that he made a huge profit of 320 million out of thin air without moving anything. Since the market price can reach 3 billion, it is needless to say whose pocket the 320 million profit flows from. According to the momentum of economic development in eastern Shanghai and southern Jiangsu. The company's shareholders valued the highway at far more than 3 billion, so they immediately rejected the other party's bid after negotiation, claiming that it was not for sale. They unanimously believe that the valuation of this highway will definitely double in a few years.
If Qin Ran was here, then he would definitely nod his head and admit the viciousness of the other party's eyes. Five years after the completion and operation of the future highway, the highway is profitable due to the huge traffic flow. Under pressure from the public to reduce the cost of living, the government finally bought back the right to operate the highway in advance, spending 5 billion yuan. This is the result of the biggest concession obtained by using public power to oppress the other side and without calculating the amount of earnings for five years. After all, at that time, the annual road toll revenue reached 600 million. And it is rising year by year, not to mention that there are still 25 years of operating rights in the future.
The most newest shareholder, Xu Wenjie has invested tens of millions of real gold. However, it holds less than 10% of the shares. However, even with such a small number of shares, the income generated by tens of millions has become hundreds of millions of assets. Of course, compared with the nobles of the white wolf with empty gloves, his own income is still greatly inferior. is like the "big brother" in front of him, relying on the ease of maneuvering in the Huanhai shopping mall. Basically, you only need to move your mouth to get more than several times your own benefits.
"Lao Xu. Happy today, let's have a few more drinks. Now you believe that Big Brother didn't lie to you, right? ”
The burping "big brother" patted Xu Wenjie's shoulder and said.
Xu Wenjie called the other party "big brother", but the other party still cordially called him "Old Xu".
"Big brother, thank you for your support, being able to know a noble person like you is a blessing that I cultivated in my previous life. Come, I salute you for this cup. ”
Knowing his catties, Xu Wenjie hurriedly respectfully courted the "big brother".
At this moment, the box door opened. A middle-aged man came in from outside.
"Old Yan, you're late again. Is it another traffic jam on the road! When the road is completed for all of us, you are guaranteed the right of way! ”
Seeing the person clearly, the "big brother" beckoned and shouted.
The person who came was none other than someone else, and he was also an acquaintance of a certain amount of time. This middle-aged man who just arrived is Yan Xuwei, who rushed over from southern Jiangsu Province, and is the most relied on confidant of Feng Shao in southern Jiangsu who could make Qin Ran bow his head in front of him before.
waved his hand in response to "big brother", and then greeted other acquaintances at the table, Yan Xuwei sat down on the vacant seat vacated by everyone.
The cake of Shanghai-Kunming Expressway requires the linkage of eastern Shanghai and southern Jiangsu, and Feng Shao's keen sense of smell will naturally not let go of such an opportunity to feast. It happened that Hudong City took the initiative to come to the door and asked him to help with activities in southern Jiangsu Province, so Feng Shao became one of the shareholders of Hudong Company.
Now that the eastern section of Hudong has been obtained, of course, it is also very fierce in Queensland, southern Jiangsu, and the people here in Hudong City are interested in not going to cross-border participation, after all, the local snakes over there are not easy to provoke. However, there are still exceptions, Sunan is Feng Shao's territory, and if he doesn't travel to CUÒ, the final results announced by the Queensland section should be on the list. Therefore, the biggest winner in the whole audience should be Feng Shao, and the two places can enjoy their own benefits.
For tonight's celebration banquet, Feng Shao was not interested, and entrusted Yan Xuwei to come over, so there was the beginning of the scene. Or, in his eyes, these people here tonight are not qualified to invite him to sit down.
In the dinner party of thousands of families that day, there are naturally other special dinners, at least for He Chengze, who has just returned from abroad.
Invited to Ye Linghan's house alone, he felt a little like a son-in-law, for fear that something would go wrong at the dinner party. As a junior of old friends, He Chengze also grew up under the nose of Ye Linghan's father, so when he heard that he had come to Jiangzhou, the father of the Ye family naturally invited him to the family to set up a banquet and entertain him.
Back to her villa with Ye Linghan, the nanny and aunt were cooking, and the Ye family's father had not come back from work. Seeing this scene, He Chengze felt secretly relieved, so that he could have more opportunities to stay with Ye Linghan.
But he didn't have long to be happy, and he was left alone in the empty living room to watch TV because of the girl's welcome cup of boiling water and the need to go back to the room to do his homework quietly. pressed the remote control turntable in his hand, but He Chengze's heart drifted to the girl's boudoir upstairs. How he wished that the girl would invite him into the boudoir for a visit, because he was eager to get to know Ye Linghan's side. For example, I want to know the furnishings of her room. I wanted to see the books she had read, and I was even interested in the color of the quilt she covered. Unfortunately, this seems to be at least wishful thinking on his part.
All the good things that He Chengze had thought about in advance after coming to Jiangzhou did not happen. So far, the maiden has deliberately avoided him, and really treated him as an ordinary guest.
He thought that he had tried and tested other girls repeatedly, but he seemed to be completely ignored by Ye Linghan, and even on the way back after getting off the bus, the few jokes he had thought of in advance were difficult to make the beauties laugh.
It's tormenting, there are obviously people I want to see upstairs, but I don't dare to go up and knock on the door. The whole house except for the sound of stir-frying came from the kitchen. It's just Jerry's laughter in "Cat and Mouse" on TV. He Chengze began to look forward to the Ye family's father coming back as soon as possible, so that Ye Linghan could no longer continue to hide in the room, and he would not suffer from such a cold reception.
Ye Linghan hid in the room. also knows that this is not hospitality, but if she and He Chengze are alone, they are unwilling, and it is impossible for him to come in and visit the boudoir. At this time, her dissatisfaction with her father became more and more intense. Good end-of-the-road. Why did you suddenly call an outsider to dinner? And it has not been with its own consent. After looking at the time, there was still half an hour before my father came home. It seems that during this time, he had to be wronged by classmate He downstairs and continued to stay alone quietly.
Putting his worries behind, Ye Linghan opened his schoolbag and took out the work record book of the school's Youth League Committee. At this time, she recalled in her mind the work matters she had discussed with Qin Ran on the road, and planned to write down the points that she thought would be useful. But thinking about it, she found herself distracted. I can't help but think of the scene of facing Qin Ran face-to-face on the bus and looking at each other speechlessly. Especially when he peeked at the boy who was squeezed by the flow of people behind him, his facial features were deformed, but he desperately supported himself to protect himself, Ye Linghan felt warm in his heart but couldn't help laughing. Because Qin Ran's expression at that moment was so interesting. After thinking about it, I felt that there were still some details to be perfected, and in order to memorize every frame in my brain, the short-haired girl reviewed it from the beginning again, and when she thought of the key point, she couldn't help but laugh stupidly.
Because he knew that there were guests at home, the Ye family's father returned home ten minutes early. When Dad came back, Ye Linghan had no choice but to put away the stupid look just now and obediently went downstairs to prepare for dinner together.
Seeing He Chengze, the Ye family's father briefly asked him about his situation abroad, and the boy had one answer and one answer, which was completely like a formal interview. I don't know if it's because I'm scared from the bottom of my heart, or if the Ye family's father is too majestic, or if there is a generation gap, the conversation between the two is dry and lifeless. Fortunately, the nanny and aunt served the meal, and the family began to eat to avoid too much embarrassment.
He Chengze knew that he had a bad appearance just now, and he was even more confident in his heart, and many of the joke strategies he had originally thought of were useless, so he had to occasionally make a few sentences in the conversation between the father and daughter, and then ate the side. When he knew that He Chengze did not go to Tianjing first when he came back from abroad, but came to Jiangzhou for a tour, the father of the Ye family, who originally thought that the boy had gone out to play after going home to meet his parents, couldn't help but criticize this behavior a little. As a father of the old friend, the father of the Ye family thinks that he has a certain responsibility to manage his children for his old friend, so he mentioned it casually. This made He Chengze, who was eating at the same table, blushed, and felt even more uneasy, and hurriedly said that he would just send his classmates back by the way, and he would buy a ticket to rush back to Tianjing tomorrow.
At this time, Ye Linghan, who knew a little about the inside story, was satisfied with the "good deeds" that his father had inadvertently done, and most of his complaints just now dissipated in his heart. Originally, she was still a little worried, if He Chengze continued to stay in Jiangzhou, her father would be interested again, for example, if she wanted to accompany the boy on a tour for half a day, or if the boy continued to run to the school to "mess up", it would be difficult for her to do it at that time.
He Chengze was embarrassed to sit for a long time, and after fifteen minutes after the meal, he left in advance under the pretext of being in a hurry.
"I have time to go back to Tianjing during the summer vacation, I ...... Our friends will be waiting for you. ”
He Chengze wanted to say that it was me, but in the end, he changed his words to us in time, and he was still powerless to struggle with Ye Linghan who was sent to the door.
This trip to Jiangzhou was in high spirits, but it turned out to be a happy and unhappy departure, and He Chengze himself couldn't figure out how it could be like this.
"Try your best, I'm quite busy here, and there will always be a chance."
Waving goodbye, Ye Linghan said.
Now the school is making up classes, and the school art troupe she founded has to prepare for the opening ceremony and the "two sessions", which all need her leadership and coordination, so when it is foreseeable, she will not be able to return to Tianjing, not to mention that there is another boy here who makes her laugh when she thinks of it from time to time.
Early the next morning, a plane carrying a frustrated man set out on the journey back to Tianjing.
At the same time, in the teaching building of Jiangzhou No. 1 Middle School, Ye Linghan looked at Qin Ran's face with a strange expression, as if he was grasping the other party's handle. (To be continued......)