Chapter Forty-Eight: Mr. Zhang's Inspection, Liangshan's Welcome
Shenzhen and Hong Kong are close at hand, but Zhang Qian rarely goes home, not because she has a bad relationship with her parents and brothers, but because she is afraid of seeing the intimate image of her ex-husband and current wife. Her ex-husband Wang Kang is a well-known entrepreneur in Hong Kong, and he likes to participate in social welfare and charity activities, so he often appears on TV and newspapers. He was naturally followed by her before, but now that they are divorced, they have been replaced by Wang Kang's current wife Zhao Jie, Wang Kang's former secretary. Zhang Qian watched it and recalled the past before the divorce, which was inevitably sad, so even if she had to go home with her parents for work, she rarely watched Hong Kong TV and newspapers, for fear of evoking the pain of the past.
Recently, Zhang Qian finally made a decision to go home once, because the local products that Li gave her from her hometown in Daliang Mountain, look at it for almost a year, except for the fried hazelnuts and pecans, she usually eats them as snacks, and the rest are well placed in the cabinet. She also often wants to give some gifts to her parents to express her filial piety, but she doesn't want to go back to that sad place. In addition, Li often mentioned to her that the leaders of his hometown warmly invited her to visit Daliang Mountain, sightseeing, and hoped that Zhang's Group would invest in the tourism development of Daliang Mountain. She can't make the decision in this matter, so she must ask her father, Chairman Zhang, for a ruling. These two events, though not so important, often haunted her mind, and she finally made the decision to go home.
When she was about to get off work that afternoon, Zhang Qian said to Li, "You come to work tomorrow and bring that little squirrel to me to see." Li was very happy and said, "Mr. Zhang, you don't know, now this little squirrel has been trained and matured by me, it's fun!" If you put your hand on the cage, it will come and kiss your hand when it thinks it is fed. When you are happy, you will stand upright on your hind legs and hug your front paws together to make a gesture to you. Zhang Qian also liked it when she heard it, and said, "Really? You didn't bother to show me the last time you brought it up. You bring it up tomorrow, and I'll tease it. It's better to change to a squirrel cage, the rattan one is old and the color is not bright enough. β
The next day, Li really brought the squirrel and went to the bamboo weaving market to buy a cage with a round bamboo frame and wire; The cage is divided into two levels, the upper one for the squirrel's activities and the lower one for its droppings. Zhang Qian hurriedly came over to take a look. After such a long time of careful feeding and conditioning, the squirrel looks much better, its coat is soft and shiny, and it is oily and smooth; Seeing that people are friendly, they no longer panic and rage; The two eyes are always open and round, and they look very energetic. Li handed Zhang Qian two chestnuts and said, "You feed it first, contact and contact the feelings, and it will be familiar with you." Zhang Qian took the chestnut and put it into the cage, and the squirrel really came to eat; While the squirrel was eating, she put her hand into the cage and stroked it gently, but it didn't move. The squirrel ate the chestnut, and under the guidance of Li, it performed the action of wagging its tail again, which made Zhang Qian laugh non-stop.
Zhang Qian played with the squirrel for a while, washed her hands, returned to her seat, and said to Li: "In the afternoon, I want to go back to Hong Kong to see my parents, and by the way, I will give them some of the things you gave me, and let them like it." When Li heard that Mr. Zhang was going back to Hong Kong, he immediately remembered that Township Chief Song and Secretary Wang asked him to attract investment for the tourism development of Daliang Mountain, and planned to remind her again; But as soon as he was about to speak, Zhang Qian stopped him and said, "I know what you want to say, don't you want our company to invest in the tourism development of Daliangshan?" I haven't forgotten. To be honest, this is mainly for this reason when I go back this time. β
Li Yi was happy when he heard this, and thought to himself: I really responded to the words of Township Chief Song, the iron pestle is sharpened into a needle, and the work is natural. Mr. Zhang is finally willing to pay attention to the tourism development of Daliang Mountain, and she personally went to talk about it, and it seems that the investment is promising. He immediately stood up and said, "Mr. Zhang, thank you!" He bowed to Zhang Qian as he spoke. Zhang Qian smiled and said, "Just thank me like that?" Li hurriedly said: "In the future, I will work harder; Next time I go home, I'll bring you some more souvenirs. Zhang Qian shook her head: "Don't bring any more souvenirs." As long as you work hard and do what you order, I'll be satisfied. "Yes, I will!" Lee agreed.
In the afternoon, Zhang Qian really brought some of the souvenirs that Li gave her back to Hong Kong. Parents rarely see their daughters come back, and they inevitably suffer from lovesickness; When he saw it, he was very happy. Zhang Qian gave the souvenirs she brought to her parents: she gave the tiger skin to her father, saying: "This is a winter tiger skin, the fur is thick and fine, and it is ripe to make a mattress, which is said to cure arthritis." She gave her mother two white fox skins and said, "These two white fox skins are pure and white, and there is not a single miscellaneous hair." You ask someone to cook it out to make two scarves, and one for each of our mothers and sons. He took out the big Ganoderma lucidum and said, "This big Ganoderma lucidum is the most rare, so I will give it to the second elder to nourish the body and prolong life." β
The parents were very surprised and said, "These are all good mountain goods, where did you buy these things?" Zhang Qian said, "Guess? The mother looked at a few things and guessed, "I don't see anything for sale in Hong Kong." Shenzhen belongs to the mainland, about to sell? The father denied it, saying, "No way." These are all original goods, which have not been processed, and there will be no sales in the Shenzhen market. I guess it must have come in from the trail. Zhang Qian praised and said: "It's still my dad who is well-informed, and he can guess accurately!" She explained: "My special assistant Li is from Daliangshan, Hebei Province. I heard from you that our hometown was originally Beiping, which belonged to Hebei Province before liberation, so I recognized him as a fellow countryman. Last year, Li had something to do and wanted to go home, so in order to save time, I borrowed my car from him and drove it back, and when he came back, he brought me some local products from Daliang Mountain. In addition to these, there was also a bag of hazelnuts and a bag of pecans, all carefully selected and fried, crispy and fragrant, and I ate them as snacks. He also gave me a little squirrel, which can make a trick and wag its tail, which is so cute that I left it to play by myself. β
My father picked up the skin and Ganoderma lucidum and looked at it carefully, and said happily: "These are all authentic and good mountain goods, and you will never be able to buy such a real thing on the market." He is a native of Daliangshan, and it is not outrageous that you recognize fellow countrymen. In terms of ancestral hometown, our hometown is not Beiping, but really Liangshan City; My grandfather came to Peking to do business before moving to Beiping. β
"According to what you say, my fellow really didn't admit his mistake?"
"No mistake. We are all descendants of Yan and Huang, although we moved to Hong Kong to do business, Lao Gen is still in the mainland, and there are still a few of our close relatives in Beijing. Besides, if you are doing things in Shenzhen, he is your special assistant, and if you recognize your fellow countryman, he will do his best to do things for you and will not deceive you. β
"He did his best to do things for me, he never deceived me, he just kept making trouble for me."
"How dare he make trouble for you?" The father was amazed and asked, "What trouble are you looking for?" Does he like to be troublesome and cause trouble? β
"Actually, it's not too troublesome or troublesome. Here's the thing: in recent years, Daliangshan has been engaged in tourism development and lacks funds; When their local leaders heard that Li had recognized me as a rich fellow, they asked Li to bring me a letter and invite me to visit Daliang Mountain. Where do I do this? So I'll come back and ask for your instructions. β
Hearing this, my father smiled helplessly and said, "It seems that this young man is quite scheming, and after sending such a little mountain goods, he wants us to invest in shares and do things for him?" β
"No, no, don't get me wrong, these are two different things: Li thanked me for lending him the car; Hoping that we will invest in the shares, it is the opinion of their local leaders. β
"In the end, it's the same thing, you dare to say that Li doesn't want us to invest in shares?"
"Of course, he also thinks about their hometown."
"So, it's not that Li is making trouble for you, it's that you're making trouble for me: if you don't recognize this fellow, we can ignore their affairs; Now that you have recognized this fellow, and the leader of his hometown also knows, we can't ignore it; Otherwise, the people in our hometown will scold us for being rich and unkind; This is a big taboo for our foreign businessmen! β
"I didn't expect this layer. So what are you going to do? β
Chairman Zhang thought about it seriously and said, "This way: Didn't they invite you to visit Daliang Mountain?" Promise them that you will personally go and investigate. If the construction of their scenic area is not large-scale and not up to the grade, we will donate some money to them, so that we can express a little heart to our hometown; If the scale has been formed and the prospects are promising, we will invest in the shares, and in the future, we will also have a foot in the tourism industry in the mainland. β
Zhang Qian was naturally happy when she heard this, and said, "So you think so." Perhaps this is an opportunity to develop in the Mainland. There are too many foreign-funded enterprises in the coastal areas, and many of them are developing in the interior. Tell me, how much to donate? How much is the investment in shares? You give me a frame, and then I can do it. β
Zhang Dong carefully considered it and said: "Donation, between 500,000 and 1 million, but express our hearts." Invest more shares, not too much for the first time, between five million and ten million. This is just a rough outline. I trust your vision, the specific number, at your discretion. β
Zhang Qian spent a day at home with her parents, and returned to work at Shenzhen Electronics Company on the third day.
Li saw that Mr. Zhang was back, and he was anxious to know whether Chairman Zhang agreed to invest in the tourism development of Daliangshan, and wanted to ask several times, but saw that Zhang Qian was busy reviewing documents and talking to someone, so it was inconvenient to speak. Finally, seeing that she was busy and was about to speak, she heard Mr. Zhang say, "You also let me rest and rest." Pour me a glass of water. Li hurriedly poured a glass of water, brought it to her with both hands, watched her drink it again, and then said:
"Mr. Zhang, can I ask questions now?"
"What's the matter?"
"It's about you asking Chairman Zhang to invest in the development of Daliangshan tourism."
"Oops! I forgot about it! β
Li stayed for a while, and then felt that it was impossible, so he smiled and said:
"Mr. Zhang is joking again, the day before yesterday you said that you went back to Hong Kong to ask Dong Zhang for instructions on this matter, how could you forget?"
"You don't believe it? This time I really forgot. "Zhang Qian is serious.
"Then you can call Zhang Dong and ask for instructions again."
"What? Are you in a hurry? β
"It's not that I'm in a hurry, it's Secretary Wang and Township Mayor Song of Qingfeng Township, they are still waiting for me to reply, and they often call to ask; Yesterday, they called Momo again to ask about the progress. I said that Mr. Zhang had already returned to Hong Kong to ask the chairman for instructions, and Mr. Zhang would have news when he came back. Tao was very happy to hear this, and immediately reported to Secretary Wang and them. Secretary Wang personally called again, asking me to tell them as soon as I had news. β
"Is that really the case?"
"How dare I deceive Mr. Zhang."
"Okay, please tell them: next week, I will personally visit the Daliang Mountain Tourist Scenic Area; As for whether to invest in shares, a decision will be made after investigation. - This is the opinion of the chairman. β
"Really?"
"When did I cheat on you?"
"You lied to me just now."
"Just now, it was a joke, teasing you; Now it's true. Next Monday, you and Secretary Wang will accompany me to fly directly from Shenzhen to Liangshan City, and then take a car to Daliangshan Scenic Area. You go and inform Secretary Wang and ask her to book three tickets for Monday. β
"Yes. Thank you, Mr. Zhang! β
Li bowed deeply to Zhang Qian and immediately went to inform Secretary Wang to book a ticket; Then he called to tell Tao and Secretary Wang the news, and told them to prepare early.
On Monday morning, as soon as Li, Zhang Qian, and Secretary Wang boarded the plane, they received a call from the magistrate of Liangshan County: "Hey, Xiao Li, please tell Mr. Zhang: Our special car has been greeted in front of the airport in Liangshan City." You give the phone to Mr. Zhang, and I'll talk to her. Li immediately gave his mobile phone to Zhang Qian: "Mr. Zhang, the magistrate of our county, I want to say a word to you." As soon as Zhang Qian took it, there were very enthusiastic words from County Magistrate Niu on the phone: "Mr. Zhang?" I am Niu Xing, on behalf of the 400,000 hometown elders in Liangshan County, I warmly welcome you to visit the Daliangshan Tourist Scenic Area! Have a great trip! "Thank you! Thank you, hometown! β
Mr. Zhang and his entourage got off the plane in Liangshan City, and as soon as they got out of the airport, they saw a young man holding a red sign in his hand, which read: "Welcome to General Manager Zhang of Shenzhen Electronics Company!" Li excitedly pointed to the sign and said to Zhang Qian: "Mr. Zhang, please look, the person who greeted us from County Magistrate Niu is there!" He hurriedly waved to the driver holding the sign: "Hey! Little fellow, Mr. Zhang is here! When the young man saw it, he immediately dropped the sign and rushed over to greet him and help with his things.
The three of them got into the car and came to Liangshan County in less than half a day. The car drove directly into the guest house of the county party committee, and the county magistrate Niu and Xie Hong, the female director of the Tourism Bureau, and the head of Song Township and Secretary Wang of Qingfeng Township were already waiting there to greet them. After the two sides met and introduced, the county magistrate Niu took into account that Mr. Zhang needed to rest from the fatigue of the journey, talked a little, agreed on the inspection schedule, and instructed the service lady to send Zhang Qian and her party to the best guest room in the guest house to rest.
In the evening, the county magistrate Niu set up a banquet in the banquet hall of the guest house to pick up the wind and wash the dust for Zhang Qian and her entourage. The banquet was preceded by a brief welcome ceremony. The magistrate of Niu County first introduced the long-term plan of Liangshan County to build the Daliangshan Tourist Scenic Area for the whole people, and the gratifying achievements that have been made, and warmly welcomed Mr. Zhang to visit the Daliangshan Tourist Scenic Area and participate in the investment and development. Subsequently, Zhang Qian also delivered a brief speech, she expressed her gratitude to the leaders of Liangshan County for their warm invitation and warm reception, and expressed her willingness to make a modest contribution to the development of tourism in Daliangshan.
The welcome ceremony ended and the banquet began immediately. The guests and hosts toasted each other, and the atmosphere was warm and harmonious.
After the banquet, the county magistrate Niu arranged for Xie Hong to accompany Mr. Zhang to take a hot spring bath. Zhang Qian said to Li: "It's okay for Secretary Wang to accompany me tonight, you hurry up and go home and have a look, and ask them for me." Tomorrow morning, just go directly to the Qingfeng Township Tourism Development Company and wait for me, and my tomorrow's inspection will start from there. Li explained some things to Secretary Wang, and went back with Township Chief Song and Secretary Wang - in order to meet Mr. Zhang's inspection tomorrow, Township Chief Song and Secretary Wang had to rush back to Qingfeng Township overnight to make preparations, so Li took their car back together. Along the way, they asked Mr. Zhang about his hobbies and living habits, and Li gave a detailed introduction. When the car came to the location of the township government, Township Chief Song and Secretary Wang got out of the car, explained some things to Li, and then asked the driver to send Li all the way to the spring breeze.
It was already more than nine o'clock when Li returned home, he saw off the driver, pushed open the door of his house, and saw that the family was still talking together, and felt strange, and said, "It's so late, why haven't you rested yet?" The father said, "I guess you are coming back, and the whole family is waiting to hear the news." Tao hurriedly asked, "What about Mr. Zhang and Secretary Wang?" Secretary Wang called, didn't he say that he would stay in a tourist hotel in our township tonight? β
Li explained: "Township Chief Song and Secretary Wang originally planned to do this: at noon, County Magistrate Niu entertained and washed the dust for Mr. Zhang, which is conceivable. In the afternoon, they took Mr. Zhang to the scenic spot of our township, and the dinner was entertained by the township leaders, and after the meal, Mr. Zhang was invited to watch the small troupe of the tourism company perform theatrical programs, and stayed in the tourist hotel at night. However, Mr. Zhang was tired from the journey and asked to rest first at the county guest house, so the reception of the county magistrate Niu was postponed to the evening. It was already dark after the meal, and the county magistrate Niu had to arrange for the female director of the tourism bureau to accompany Mr. Zhang and Secretary Wang to take a hot spring bath. They will come to our township tourist scenic spot tomorrow morning for inspection. Mr. Zhang told me to go home first and wait for them directly at the travel company tomorrow morning. β
Tao became anxious when she heard this, and asked, "What about Township Chief Song and Secretary Wang?" Are you still waiting to pick up Mr. Zhang in the county? β
"No, the county magistrate Niu arranged for them to come back with me in the same car, they got off the bus in the township, and they had to mobilize some people overnight to travel to the scenic spot tomorrow morning. Mr. Zhang and Secretary Wang will be accompanied by Director Xie of the Tourism Office tomorrow morning. β
"When will Mr. Zhang watch our troupe's theatrical performances? We also hired a few actors from the county troupe, which cost money! β
"I can't tell you this, let's see how it is arranged tomorrow, maybe in the afternoon, maybe in the evening."
Tao thought for a while and said, "When Mr. Zhang comes tomorrow morning, I want to arrange a welcome ceremony and ask the dragon dance team and lion dance team of our troupe to perform." β
"I think it's okay. Township Chief Song and Secretary Wang will come over early tomorrow morning, how to greet them, you can study with them. β
Peach nodded, and then put her mind at ease.
Song and Feng asked Li with a smile: "Big brother, the travel company arranged for my brothers to carry a bamboo sedan chair for Mr. Zhang, is Mr. Zhang heavy?" β
"It's not heavy, even the clothes add up to less than a hundred pounds, and you can carry it alone."
Song smiled, pointed at Kaede and said, "You guessed wrong, right?" also said that the bosses are all big fat people, maybe 200 pounds! I just said that Hong Kong women are thin; Haven't you watched Hong Kong TV dramas, actresses are all like green bamboo poles? β
"It's not all, that fat is fat, can you say that she doesn't have two hundred pounds?"
Lao Li saw that there was nothing important to study, so he said: "Everything is tomorrow, it's not early, let's hurry up and rest." Then everyone dispersed and went back to their rooms to rest.
Tao and Li hurriedly got into bed, and after a burst of clouds and rain, Tao slept in Li's arms, stroked his strong body, and said, "You heard Mr. Zhang say, she came to inspect this time, did she invest or not?" How much do you plan to invest? β
Li took the peach in his arms and said: "Mr. Zhang only said that her father asked her to come to investigate, as for whether to invest or not, and how much to invest, it will not be decided until after the inspection - about to consult her father, Chairman Zhang, to decide." β
"Alas! To tell you the truth, our company is about to run out. The scenic area needs to be built and improved, and it costs money every day, but the income is minimal. There are few tourists, basically from this county and neighboring counties, neither accommodation nor meals, and the ticket money collected is not enough to pay the wages of employees. I haven't been paid for two months. Song and Feng also work for a day and pay a day's wages, and if they don't work, they won't be paid. The original loan could not be repaid, and the bank refused to lend to us again. We are anxious for Mr. Zhang's money to come to the rescue! β
"You don't have the money to spend so much? I have a small troupe in my company, and I just need to perform some shows; Why pay for actors from the county troupe? β
"Slap a swollen face and become fat, in order to put on a faΓ§ade. Township Chief Song said, 'No sycamore tree can't attract a golden phoenix', 'I can't bear the child can't trap the wolf.'" In order to attract Zhang's total investment, they decided to do whatever it takes. Behind your back, you also help us to do the work of Mr. Zhang. β
"You don't need to explain this, when I came back, Secretary Wang and Township Chief Song had already told me. In fact, Mr. Zhang's ability to come to Daliangshan for inspection this time is also the result of my many work; Otherwise, thousands of miles, Mr. Zhang would not have come to us for inspection. In my opinion, since Mr. Zhang is here, and thinks that Daliang Mountain is his hometown, and the conditions of our scenic area are basically perfect, she should invest. β
When Tao heard this, she happily hugged Li and kissed her and said, "With your words, my heart is much more stable." Hold me tight, let's get a good night's sleep, and fight this battle together tomorrow! β