When Zhao Hongbing and his secretary Lingzhi walked away, the mayor returned to his office.

The treasure he pressed at the beginning was indeed not wrong, thinking of Zhao Hongbing's previous subversive move to buy short treasury bonds, as well as the report he obtained. He has not been able to slow down so far, he asked Zhao Hongbing for details, and Xiao Zhao said......

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Li Xudong is in his forties, a typical Hong Kong person, Mandarin is not particularly good, mixed with a special Hong Kong accent. He is not tall and inconspicuous in the crowd, but he is an extremely shrewd and capable person.

After Zhao Hongbing's fame, he was also influenced by the good side, and he is now the executive deputy director of the Department of Finance. Don't underestimate the addition of the word "executive" to his position, which means that he may soon be promoted to director.

When the United Chamber of Commerce was first established, the mayor mobilized some officials to pay attention to it, but even if he took care of the mayor's face, not many officialdom people joined.

Zhao Hongbing himself also went around asking for connections, and among these few people, there was Li Xudong.

Zhao Hongbing and Li Xudong get along well, and he is also supportive of the work of the president of the Zhao Hongbing United Chamber of Commerce. However, when Zhao Hongbing began to speculate on national bonds, he did not have much direct contact with Zhao Hongbing.

Most of the time, the two are in touch on the phone. Zhao Hongbing wanted to see him many times and invited him to dinner, but he was politely refused.

Zhao Hongbing can understand Li Xudong's approach, because Huaxia Guo's decision to set up the treasury bond market in Hong Kong on a pilot basis is, on the one hand, to recognize the fruitful results of civil servants like Li Xudong in grasping financial work on Baodao.

On the other hand, it is also the mayor and Li Xudong's superiors, who have done a lot of persuasion work to win them from the Ministry of Finance of Huaxia State. This is a political achievement that he has carefully cultivated with his hard work, and of course he does not want to cause trouble by causing trouble.

After all, it is controlled by Zhao Hongbing, and he Li Xudong is the manager on behalf of the official, and he has more contact, even if he has nothing to do, he will be rumored to have something, which is called "three people become tigers".

Zhao Hongbing took advantage of his permanent residence in the Shenzhen center and proposed on the phone that he wanted to meet no matter what, but he didn't expect Li Xudong to agree after thinking about it.

In fact, Zhao Hongbing didn't say why he wanted to see him, and Li Xudong didn't ask why he wanted to see him at all. However, Li Xudong knew too well why Zhao Hongbing came to him this time, and he didn't need to ask at all, this was called tacit.

Just two minutes after five o'clock, Zhao Hongbing called Li Xudong. Li Xudong really hasn't left the office yet, and he specially told the full-time driver today that he doesn't need to pick him up from work. After asking Zhao Hongbing for his specific location, Li Xudong left the office.

Ten minutes later, Li Xudong found the place where Zhao Hongbing had parked and got into the car.

Li Xudong sat down and asked, "Xiao Zhao, are you going to take me there?" ”

Zhao Hongbing said: "The old place, the Victor Hotel, okay?" ”

Li Xudong of the Victoria Hotel knows that the last time he met Zhao Hongbing more than a year ago was also in the Victoria Hotel, where the environment is good, the key is that it is inconspicuous and not very noticeable.

The two of them chatted about their daily routines and recent environmental trends, and soon arrived at the Victoria Hotel.

At this time, the other bosses and Lingzhi knew that there was a distinguished guest and were already sitting and waiting in the box.

When Zhao Hongbing pushed open the door of the box and invited Li Xudong in. Li Xudong's face was obviously stunned, but he quickly regained his composure. However, this slight change did not escape Zhao Hongbing's eyes.

After the guests were seated, Zhao Hongbing immediately introduced Li Xudong to everyone, and also introduced the two bosses and Lingzhi to Li Xudong one by one. Finally, he apologized and said, "Director Li, I'm very sorry. I didn't tell you beforehand that there were still these two bosses coming to dinner today. The main reason is that they want to get to know you too much, and I'm afraid that you won't come if you know about it beforehand. ”

Li Xudong had regained his composure at this time, and he laughed and said, "Xiao Zhao, you are an honest man, and when you established the United Chamber of Commerce, you never told a lie. I didn't expect you to do this kind of thing. Haha"

Li Xudong made a joke that made everyone's emotions relax.

The slightest worry in Zhao Hongbing's heart was also removed, today, Zhao Hongbing did not tell Li Xudong in advance that there was such a person to eat with, it was indeed intentional. On the one hand, he was worried that Li Xudong would not come if he knew about it, and more importantly, he was afraid that he would not be able to find out Li Xudong's attitude.

The dishes were quickly served, and Zhao Hongbing opened the two bottles of liquor and filled them for everyone. When it was his turn to pour wine for Li Xudong, he blocked the mouth of the cup with his hand, indicating that he didn't have to pour it if he didn't drink.

Zhao Hongbing persuaded: "Director Li, I know you don't drink, but since you have given me face today." Just give face to the end. I'll give you a cup and put it here, and it's up to you whether to drink it or not, or how you drink it. Do you think this will work? ”

Li Xudong saw that Zhao Hongbing's words were sincere, and he didn't necessarily force himself to drink, so he removed the hand blocking the wine glass and let Zhao Hongbing pour a glass.

After the wine was poured, it was opened, and everyone naturally got up to toast Li Xudong. Li Xudong saw that such a toast was not a solution, so he took the initiative to get up and said: "Everyone, I, Li Xudong, am indeed not good at drinking, and I never drink alcohol. Xiao Zhao knows this. ”

Zhao Hongbing echoed on the side: "I confirm this, I have had dinner with Director Li a few times, no matter who accompanies him, Director Li really didn't drink." Zhao Hongbing was telling the truth.

After Zhao Hongbing's proof was completed, Li Xudong continued: "All of you in power are economic talents in Shenzhen, although I haven't met before, but of course, I, who is in charge of finance, have heard of your name a long time ago. ”

"To show my heart, don't stay away from our relationship. I'm going to make an exception tonight, but because I don't have much to drink, this one is a glass for all of you. Don't be picky, I'm so sincere, and you'll let me go. ”

Li Xudong was originally the highest-ranking person at the table tonight, and he was the guest invited by Zhao Hongbing that everyone wanted to see. What's more, Li Xudong can drink this glass of wine, which is already very face-saving for everyone. So, everyone was busy saying yes.

So, Li Xudong picked up the wine glass and said, "Everyone is so happy, then I will do it first as a respect." ”

After speaking, Li Xudong drank all the wine, and it was very crisp, and the others also dried up the wine in the cup one after another.

After Li Xudong sat down, Zhao Hongbing hurriedly put some vegetables in his bowl and asked him to press the wine. Li Xudong waved his hand and leaned back on the back of the chair without speaking, nor did he eat food.

After a while, Zhao Hongbing, who was sitting next to him, saw Li Xudong's face as red as Guan Gong. At this time, Zhao Hongbing really believed that Li Xudong was indeed a person who couldn't drink, and couldn't help but be very grateful to Li Xudong for giving him face like this.

Everyone saw that Li Xudong really couldn't drink, so they drank by themselves. However, because Li Xudong was present and it was the first time they met, the other bosses did not dare to drink as presumptuously as usual.

After relieving himself for a while, Li Xudong also saw everyone's restraint.

So, he asked the waiter for a bowl of rice, and after eating it quickly, he stood up and said, "Everyone, you are happy to drink." I've finished eating, so I'll take my leave. ”