Chapter 108: The Cao Family and the Zhang Family
Wang Chao made money from stocks, and was trying to be lazy in the afternoon, when he suddenly received a call from Wei Lai, it turned out that Prince Kang's Mansion in Yanjing City was going to be repaired, and the city handed over this job to Huayuan Group.
However, the construction schedule is a little tight, and it is necessary to seize the time to repair the project in order to coincide with the Asia-Pacific Economic and Trade Conference to be held in Beijing in October, when many foreigners will come, and it is said that the leaders of the two countries have designated to visit here.
Wei Lai, as the chief engineer of Huayuan, has a certain right to make suggestions in terms of subcontracting, and this time he also suggested to Tianyi Gujian to do, saying that although the project handed over to them last time has not been completed, the other party has seen it several times and is very satisfied, and the other is the master of Tianyi's general manager is the famous contemporary ancient architecture master Yu Wencheng, so the other party's level is also very high, not to mention that the overall presiding over the repair is the old man Yu Wencheng, the project presided over by the master, and the apprentice is not allowed to share the pie, which seems to be unreasonable. The group agreed.
Only then did he call Wang Chao, and Wang Chao answered the phone and was about to drive away, when he suddenly received a call from Cao Aoxue, it turned out that this also told Wang Chao that there was a job to repair Prince Kang's mansion, and asked him if he could answer it, and when he heard that Wang Chao was going to pick up this job, the other party seemed to be a little surprised, but then said that he would wait for him to meet the two of them, and then hung up the phone.
"Strange. This Wang Chao is very well-informed in the news, the city just said that it would be repaired, how would he know, does he have anything to do with Huayuan Group? Cao Aoxue on the other end was puzzled, but she was more interested in Wang Chao, not only because her sister was under this guy, and she was said to be very fond of him, and secretly helped him a lot, and even used the relationship of her Cao family in Inner Mongolia, "Could it be that this guy has any background." Otherwise, I am usually very easy-going. But how can my sister, who is very assertive in big things, help him so much"
Wang Chao not only thought in his heart, "This Cao Aoxue is so well-informed, he just heard Wei say this, he knew about it, it seems that he should know it earlier than Wei Lai." This woman is not simple". This is the last definition Wang Chao gave her.
Arrived at the agreed place. It is the headquarters of Huayuan Group, Chen Jingxuan has arrived, and he is already in the city. It was much closer than Wang Chao coming from Duzhou, and the two walked into the lobby side by side, only to see Wei Lai waiting for them in the rest area on the first floor, and when he saw Wang Chao arrive, he hurriedly beckoned him to sit down.
"Wang Chao, Mr. Chen, this work is stricter than the Chinese American courtyard last time, this time it is to be visited by foreign leaders, so it can't be sloppy at all, by the way, Mr. Chen, this time our group invited your master Yu Lao to be the director of the project, you know"
"Yes, my master called me on the way here, hehe, I didn't expect that the two of us would also have the opportunity to work together, and I would like to thank Director Wei for this opportunity."
Wei Lai waved his hand, "It doesn't matter who gives whom a chance, your master's gold brand is here, when the group was going to subcontract, I suggested that I give you a part of it, and it is also to bring out the relationship between your master and apprentice, so this time you have to go all out."
Wang Chao and Chen Jingxuan nodded together, and then Wei Lai took them to the 6th floor of the company, which is the group's conference room.
In addition, next to him, Wang Chao also saw Cao Aoxue in a black skirt and smiling at a glance, but he didn't expect her to sit here, I don't know what identity she is, it shouldn't be the identity of Huayuan Group.
"Mr. Ye, Mr. Wang Chao and Mr. Chen Jingxuan and Mr. Chen of Tianyi Gujian that we invited have arrived, can we start the meeting?"
There was a middle-aged man with a round face and a serious face sitting in the middle, saying that the middle-aged man was also in his fifties, combing his back hair, and was talking to Yu Lao next to him, when he heard Wei Laiyi say, he nodded, coughed, and suddenly the conference room was silent.
This Mr. Ye is not a simple person, he is the second generation of the "prince" who is red, red and specialized, his father is General Ye, one of the founding generals, can be described as a general, Huayuan Group is run by him, but this person is very low-key, usually does not accept media interviews, rarely in public on the road, is a mysterious figure.
Mr. Ye first briefly talked about the importance of the ancient building repair, and then said that the company was entrusted by the Yanjing City Government to repair the four-in-four-out Kangwang Mansion in more than three months, which can be described as a tight time and heavy task, so he invited friends from other units to help, but although the time is tight, but the quality must be guaranteed, so the ancient building master Yu Lao was invited to be the engineering director, and the municipal government also has people to participate in the repair supervision throughout the process, hoping that everyone can work together in the repair process to do a good job in Yanjing City.
In just five minutes, a lot of information was revealed, one is that the project was commissioned by the Yanjing Municipal Government, the second is that the time is tight and the task is heavy, and the third is that the repair process is further supervised by the people of the Zhengfu.
After finishing speaking, he said that he would introduce Miss Cao Aoxue, the principal of the municipal government.
Only then did Wang Chao understand that this Miss Cao was entrusted by the municipal government, could it be that she was serving in the city?
Next, I heard Cao Aoxue explain it, it turned out to be the assistant to the mayor of Haiding District of Yanjing Municipal Government, and this Kangwang Mansion is in Haiding District, no wonder.
After she finished speaking, Yu Lao stood up again and made a speech, saying that she would never live up to the trust and entrustment of the municipal government, and would definitely complete it on time and ensure the quality of the repair.
After that, the two of them got up and left, and less than a minute after they went out, Wang Chao's mobile phone was adjusted to vibrate and received a text message, "Mr. Wang, give me a call after the meeting later, let's sit together, Cao Aoxue!" ”
At this time, Mr. Ye was also immediately, Mr. Liu, director of the project department of Huayuan Company, presided over the meeting, and asked everyone to report the repair project according to the strength of their company, and then the PPT showed that the entire Kangwang Mansion was divided into several pieces, and each piece was marked with a different price. At that time, each enterprise can divide a number of pieces, of course, within the scope of its ability.
Wang Chao and Chen Jingxuan looked at the PPT, discussed, and reported two yuan, with a total price of 3 million yuan. They didn't contract more, it's better to be safe, let's ensure the quality first, even if it doesn't make money this time, as long as you show your face in front of Huayuan and the ancient construction company here, everyone is familiar with each other first.
It went well. I got those two. The subcontracting agreement was identified with Huayuan, and then the raw material procurement was discussed, and in order to ensure the quality of construction, the raw materials were purchased by Huayuan Group. These enterprise subcontractors are almost equivalent to the "clean-up" of the contract. The profit is quite a lot.
After the discussion, the atmosphere gradually became warmer. The subcontractors in the room introduced each other and then left one after another.
Walking out of the Huayuan headquarters building, Chen Jingxuan returned to the company to convene employees to discuss. Wang Chao called Cao Aoxue and made an appointment to meet at a club that Wang Chao had never been to.
When I got there, I saw that this club was located in a small alley courtyard, and there was a very small sign on the left side of the door "European and American Alumni Club", if you just look at the appearance, the decoration is not conspicuous, and there are not a few cars parked at the door, and it is not much bigger than the ordinary courtyard.
After a few glances at the door, the door was opened, and a bodyguard wearing a suit and a headset on his ear appeared in front of him, "Sir, who are you looking for?" ”
"Miss Cao invited me over"
This nodded, turned sideways to invite Wang Chao in, and said casually, "In the second Luoyang Hall."
Wang Chao walked in and found that there is a hole in this, a rockery in the courtyard, there is a pavilion on the mountain, the rockery is hung with an artificial waterfall, the water flow is turbulent, a pond below, the pond is winding and secluded, there is a wooden bridge with nine curves, and the opposite side is a round door in the courtyard, and there is only the sound of the turbulent water flow in the whole yard, and then I turned around and found that the bodyguard was gone.
Walking along the Jiuqu Bridge to the moon gate on the opposite side, I saw a tall waiter-like woman wearing a cheongsam flash out of it, "May I ask who you are looking for, sir?"
"I made an appointment with Miss Cao"
"Okay, please come with me" After speaking, he took the lead and led Wang Chao to walk inside.
The style of the second courtyard is not the same as the first entry, a Western-style building, bypassing the two rooms to the door of a room, knocking lightly on the door, Cao Aoxue's voice came from inside, "Please come in"
Wang Chao entered inside, not only his eyes lit up, this Miss Cao's dress changed, a very homely shirt was put on her body, and her chest was more and more towering, and there was a tea set on the table, she was actually making tea, it seemed that the tea had just been brewed, and the aroma of the house was full of energy, Wang Chao was in good spirits, this kind of tea should be at least the best oolong of more than 10,000 yuan.
"Mr. Wang, you came in time, I just made tea" After speaking, he waved his hand, and the waitress closed the door and quietly withdrew.
"I didn't expect Mr. Cao to be well versed in the essence of the tea ceremony."
"Oh, why did Mr. Wang say this" After speaking, a pair of bright eyes glanced at Wang Chao playfully, Wang Chao touched his nose a little unnaturally, he rarely deals with women, and when he met a superb beauty, he was a little uncomfortable, but he returned to normal in an instant, said,
"In our country, tea drinking has a history of more than 2,000 years, and the earliest tea ceremony came from the Tang Dynasty, and later generations gradually formed a unique tea ceremony with Chinese characteristics with the increase in the amount of tea people drink, which is very different from the so-called tea ceremony of the Wa Kingdom"
"Oh, I wish I would hear the high opinions"
"I don't dare to be, it's just my personal opinion. The definition of the tea ceremony by the Wakoku people is the art of performing the second is the movement of the body as a medium. Personally, I think that the traditional Chinese Lao Tzu's Tao is Tao and very Tao. The name is famous, the very name can best explain the tea ceremony, the tea ceremony is not a kind of body movement, but more importantly, a state of mind, an attitude and philosophy of life born or into the WTO, but unfortunately I am only a shallow learner, it is difficult to make a specific definition for him. However, looking at Miss Cao's move, it already has the meaning of a tea ceremony, but heavy tea is not heavy, casual and not rigid."
"Mr. Wang's high theory, admiration and admiration, it seems that we are heroes who see the same, I also dare not be interested in the so-called tea ceremony of the Japanese people who twist and pinch on the surface, pretending, and do it recklessly, come to Mr. Wang, replace wine with tea, and find a common hobby for us, floating a big white" After speaking, he took a cup of tea and drank it all, but the tea was not swallowed immediately, but stayed in the mouth for a while, and first savored the fragrance of tea.
After drinking two cups, Cao Aoxue changed her words, and then asked when she poured tea, "Mr. Wang, I can't see through you, hehe, as far as I know, you were still a courier last year, of course, I don't mean to belittle, but in just one year, such earth-shaking changes have happened to you, I can't help but be surprised."
Wang Chao was secretly taken aback, "Why would she investigate herself?" But the mouth said,
"Yes, sitting reminds me of a saying: although the road of life is long, there are only two or three steps on the critical side. I'm also being supported by others, and I'm just beginning to wake up and work hard, hehe, but no matter how hard I try, I'm still different from you, I'm a pure grassroots, mud leg."
"What's wrong with the mud legs, if it weren't for those mud legs, we wouldn't have the life we have now. I'm just amazed at what you've experienced, and I don't mean anything else. To tell you the truth, our Cao family is also the number one in Yanjing, if you need any help, just say it, ordinary small things can still be settled. By the way, I heard that you did it with the ordinary people of Niujie a few days ago, so it stands to reason that you shouldn't, and they have a good relationship with your future father-in-law."
Wang Chao was even more surprised, he didn't expect that they could all investigate this, and it seems that this Yanjing City is not so calm on the surface, there is still a struggle in secret, and they actually have a better relationship with Zhang Xinyu's father in Niujie? That should be the relationship between Zheng Wei's father, thinking of this, he secretly kept an interest in this Miss Cao, but he said,
"Hehe, I really don't know about this, I'm just a businessman, I don't get involved in the affairs of the government, and Xinyu and I are in free love, and they won't have anything to do with their family."
"Hehe, Mr. Wang, what you think is too simple, do you think that the people of Niujie made peace with you because they were afraid of you? Your father-in-law greeted them, otherwise it would have been so easy to stop, as far as I know, Zheng Wei's pursuit of Zhang Xinyu was tacitly approved by his father, and Mayor Zhang didn't seem to object, so you forced your hand to intervene, which can be regarded as ruining their plan, and it is normal to find you trouble later. But Mayor Zhang seems to be very optimistic about you and is very protective of you."
Wang Chao drank tea and listened to her in silence, his face was neither surprised nor panicked, and this calmness also made Cao Aoxue secretly give a thumbs up, thinking that this Wang Chao is really amazing, a young man from the countryside has never experienced anything, and he can have this calmness, which is rare!
I don't know that Wang Chao thought a lot in his heart, "The Cao family where Cao Aoxue is located does not seem to be on the same front as the Zhang family, otherwise I wouldn't have said so much, but why did she tell me so much, it is said that it is already a secret, if no one tells herself, it is estimated that she can hide it from herself for a lifetime, it seems that people are not in the officialdom, and they still think very little about these intrigues", but after thinking about it again, I was calm in my heart, "No matter whether you Zhang family or Cao family, I am just good with Xinyu, who are you, don't pull me in, don't use me as a stick, Otherwise......." (To be continued......)