Go to Xu Jiming's house for a special visit? Ma Xingwei felt that this sounded strange, since they met, everything was discussed by the three of them at the wine table, or on the phone, and he never went to the house to talk about things, and Zhou Jianping still didn't know where Xu Jiming's family lived.

"Jianping, why did you suddenly remember to visit his house? Just call him if it's urgent, don't be in a hurry and wait for the next meeting, I don't think there's any need to go to his house. Ma Xingwei said.

"Xingwei, I've known Brother Jiming for so long, and he has helped me so much, I always want to thank him, but I've never been to his house." Zhou Jianping said.

"Hey, brothers, you don't need to be so polite, besides, everyone can see that he is helping you, in fact, to help himself." Ma Xingwei is such a smart person, in the previous series of events, he has long seen the doorway.

"That's what I said, but between me and Brother Jiming, after all, it's different from you, there are some things to do, and what to do."

Ma Xingwei was silent for a moment, as if he was thinking about something, "Jianping, is it for the next step to purchase the land of the cement products factory?" If it's because of this, it doesn't hurt for you to go to his house, I can tell you the address where his house lives, and you can call him downstairs, just ......"

"Xingwei, if our brothers have something to say, you can say it directly, don't have any taboos."

"I mean, if you feel the need to visit his house, it's better for you to go yourself, there are some things that are not so easy to do, and besides, I have to take the time to contact the appraisal firm. You say, don't you? ”

"Well, you're right, then we'll split up."

Ma Xingwei guessed correctly, Zhou Jianping's purpose in looking for Xu Jiming was to buy funds for land. Zhou Jianping believes that there is nothing to exchange between him and Xu Jiming, and if he wants to get a loan to buy land, get together again as before, and invite him to have a meal and drink, I am afraid that Xu Jiming will say a lot of difficulties, and in the end he may not be able to solve any problems, so this time to deal with Xu Jiming, Zhou Jianping is ready to take a different approach than before.

The next day was Ma Xingwei's first day to work in a law firm, and there was a lot of work to be done during the day, and when he was about to get off work, he called Xiao Shen of the Founder Appraisal Firm.

This Xiao Shen and Ma Xingwei had only one acquaintance at first, and later he knew that Ma Xingwei had the qualification to practice as a lawyer, so he often consulted Ma Xingwei on some legal issues related to property rights, so the two had a certain deep friendship.

After the two sat down, they ordered some wine and food, and Xiao Shen spoke first: "Lawyer Ma, may you find me----? ”

"Oh, don't worry, wait for the food to come up, let's talk while eating." Based on Ma Xingwei's social experience, he certainly won't show an impatient look.

After chatting for a while, after waiting for less than ten minutes, the wine and food were ready, and Ma Xingwei raised his glass to invite, "That's right, I have a very good buddy, he wants to buy a piece of land, which is actually the factory of a bankrupt company, and it is said that he hired your unit to do an evaluation." ”

"Lawyer Ma, ......what do you mean?"

"There is a situation here, your unit was hired by the party who sold the land, but the assessment fee was paid by my friend."

"Oh, your friend pays the assessment fee, it's funny, it's usually who hires who pays the assessment fee."

"Because the hirer doesn't want to pay for it, they don't have the money."

"And what does your friend think?"

"My friend is a private business owner, and his idea should not suffer at least the appraised value of the land."

"Lawyer Ma, you know that I am just an assistant appraiser, I don't count this matter!" Xiao Shen had a helpless expression.

"I know that you can't tell me, but the purpose of looking for you is to know who has the final say in your office."

"Who has the final say----, Xiao Shen thought for a while, "It should be the appraiser in charge of the specific assessment who has the final say with the director." ”

"Can you help me make an appointment with the director and the appraiser?" Ma Xingwei said bluntly.

"It should be possible, the director is more likely to make an appointment, but we have three appraisers in the firm, and now I don't know who will evaluate the land that your friend wants to buy, how to make an appointment?"

"Well, this is indeed a problem, otherwise, you go back to the unit as soon as possible to find out which appraiser is operating specifically, and once there is news, you want to make an appointment with the director to meet."

On the morning of the third day, Ma Xingwei received a call from Xiao Shen, saying that he had inquired about the specific appraiser, and Ma Xingwei asked Xiao Shen to make an appointment with the director and the appraiser to meet at the Hongsheng Hotel that night.

At six o'clock in the evening, in the reserved private room, Ma Xingwei met with the people of Founder Appraisal Firm, and Xiao Shen first introduced: "Lawyer Ma, this is the director of our firm, Mr. Xue, this is the appraiser; Director Wei and Mr. Xue are lawyer Ma, a partner of Mingjie Law Firm. ”

The guest and host shook hands, and Ma Xingwei invited Director Wei and Teacher Xue to sit in the guest of honor positions on both sides of him, and Xiao Shen sat opposite him. "When I met for the first time, I didn't know the preferences of the guests, so I suggested ordering my favorite dishes, no less than two dishes per person. Director Wei, please. Ma Xingwei handed over the menu.

The host said first, and the guests were not polite, and finally it was Ma Xingwei's turn, and he ordered three special dishes.

After three rounds of drinking, Director Wei first asked: "Lawyer Ma, I heard Xiao Shen say that you have a friend who wants to buy a piece of land?" ”

"Oh, my friend is the owner of a private company, and because the business is expanding, he wants to buy a piece of land, and it is said that the current owner of the land hired you to do the appraisal."

"You mean the land of the cement products factory under the sub-district office, right?"

"It looks like the original cement factory."

"What do you mean your friends are looking for us?"

"Here's the thing, it's up to the neighborhood office to hire you to do the assessment, but the assessment fee has to be paid by my friend."

"It's a bit strange about this, usually whoever comes forward to us to do the assessment and who pays the assessment fee." Teacher Xue said.

"It's not that the sub-district office doesn't have money, and besides, they don't want to pay for it."

"Lawyer Ma, what do you want us to do?" Director Wei said tentatively.

"My friend paid the appraisal fee, and of course he didn't want to lose money on the price of the land."

"Since we are a third-party evaluation agency recognized by the government department, we must have a certain degree of credibility, rest assured, we will make our own assessment according to the actual situation." Lao Wei had a businesslike tone.

"I fully believe that. Come, Director Wei, Teacher Xue, I respect the two of you! ”

"Lawyer Ma, your friend is the owner of a private enterprise, and if he wants to buy such a large piece of land, the company seems to be developing well!" Director Wei said.

"It's okay, in fact, the scale is not too big, the company is not in the growth stage now, the original place is too small, some time ago the expansion of production, he wants to buy this piece of land, is leased before the expansion." Ma Xingwei explained.

"How good it is for him to continue to lease, it will cost a lot of money to buy the land." Teacher Xue, who rarely speaks, said.

"He has also calculated this account, and at the moment, leasing is the most suitable, but in the long run, it is very risky."

"Why is that?" Teacher Xue was puzzled.

"You may all know that the ownership of this land belongs to the local street, and the lease contract is signed every three years, if the street changes leadership during this period, and the contract is renewed for three years, who knows what will happen?"

"This friend of yours is very thoughtful and reasonable, and he is an iron-clad official who deals with government agencies, and the promises made to you today may be transferred away tomorrow, and a group of new leaders will be transferred the day after tomorrow, and they have their own policies or plans, and the promises of their predecessors may become a dead letter, and you will have to obediently re-cooperate with him. It is very far-sighted to buy this land to prevent future troubles. Director Wei said approvingly.

"Actually, my friend's factory just expanded production some time ago, and he really didn't have much money in his hands, so he decided to buy the land because of what Director Wei said."

"No wonder he is willing to pay the assessment fee out of his own pocket, and he can only admit it when dealing with a poor unit like the sub-district office."

I don't know if Xiao Shen did it intentionally or unintentionally, after the first glass of wine was drunk, he went to the bathroom. Taking advantage of Xiao Shen's absence, Ma Xingwei took out two envelopes from his handbag, one for each person, and quickly stuffed them into the hands of Director Wei and Teacher Xue.

This move was naturally unexpected by Director Wei and Teacher Xue, and they were just about to speak, shhhh Ma Xingwei made a gesture to speak, and then said: "This is a little hard money from my friend for the two of you, please put it away quickly." At the same time, he raised his glass, "I salute the two of you, please take care of me!" ”

Putting the envelope in his bag, Director Wei said, "Lawyer Ma, what kind of care does your friend need?" To what extent? For the sake of fairness, we can't go too far. ”

"Is there a scope for the assessment results? Is it okay to go low or high? ”

"If it's low, it's high----," Director Wei exchanged glances with Teacher Xue, and it seemed that they had reached an agreement.

When Xiao Shen came back from the bathroom, the scene was the same as before, as if nothing had happened.

......

After the wine party, the three guests of the appraisal office took a taxi home together, and when they shook goodbye to Director Wei and Teacher Xue, Ma Xingwei mentioned again "Please take care of me", and Director Wei and Teacher Xue gently patted Ma Xingwei's arm, indicating that they knew what they knew.

Almost at the same time, Zhou Jianping carried expensive cigarettes and alcohol, and according to the address given to him by Ma Xingwei, he came downstairs to Xu Jiming's house and found No. 502 of Unit 2.

Dangdang! With a sound of "someone is coming" from the house, the door of No. 502 opened, and it was a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy who opened the door, "Who are you looking for?" ”

"Little friend, is this Xu Jiming's house?"

The little boy did not answer, but shouted into the house, "Dad, looking for you." ”

Xu Jiming came to the living room from the back room, looked up and saw Zhou Jianping standing at the door, "Jianping, why are you?" Xu Jiming was very stunned and stunned for a while.

"I'm coming to see you, will I let me in?" Zhou Jianping smiled and said to Xu Jiming.

"Oh, please come in!" Xu Jiming came back to his senses and hurriedly let Zhou Jianping into the house.

After entering the house, Zhou Jianping put the things he was carrying on the table next to him, Xu Jiming didn't have time to pay attention, but shouted into the room: "Xuemei, a guest is here!" ”

As the door of the back room opened, a woman in her forties came out, "Let me introduce, this is Ma Xingwei's old classmate and my good friend Zhou Jianping, who is now the director of Jiansheng Food Factory, which is his own business; Jianping, this is my lover Ye Xuemei, and the eldest sister of Ma Xingwei's daughter-in-law Xiaomin. ”

"Hello, eldest sister!"

"Welcome to the house, Jiming has talked about you a lot."

Zhou Jianping and Ye Xuemei greeted each other.

Xu Jiming asked Zhou Jianping to sit down on the chair opposite the coffee table, "Jianping, why didn't you tell me before you came?" It sudden. ”