Chapter 622: Cui Rulin

After waiting for Cui Rulin's call, Yang Tao asked me, "Who is this Mr. Cui? How come I've never heard of him."

I said, "Mr. Cui is Cui Rulin of Zaocheng. The famous Cui Family of Zaocheng is the local bigwig of Zaocheng."

"Come, accompany me to meet Cui Rulin."

"Is it appropriate for me to go with you to see him?" Yang Tao said, looking at me.

"Why wouldn't it be appropriate? Aren't we in a cooperative relationship? There's no secrecy between us." I smiled and walked out of the room.

Yang Tao also smiled and followed me out.

We waited for Cui Rulin in the hotel lobby,

Soon, Cui Rulin entered alone from outside,

The moment he saw me, he hurried over.

"Brother Jianqiang, sorry to keep you waiting. Let's go to the conference room to talk."

I said, "Mr. Cui, how could we not welcome you? We're old friends. Let me introduce you: this is Yang Tao, my friend."

Cui Rulin looked at Yang Tao,

He sighed, "Hello, Ms. Yang, the friends Brother Jianqiang knows are all this outstanding."

Yang Tao proactively extended a hand and shook it with Cui Rulin,

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Cui."

Cui Rulin said, "Jianqiang, let's go. I've already booked the conference room with Hou Laoban."

The three of us then went up together to a small conference room on the third floor of the hotel.

Inside the conference room, Cui Rulin took out a cigarette and offered it to me.

I glanced at the cigarette in Cui Rulin's hand,

"Mr. Cui, I like smoking this White General."

"Indeed, I actually like smoking this as well," Cui Rulin said.

I took out a White General and gave Cui Rulin one,

The two of us sat on the sofa, lit our cigarettes, and started smoking.

After taking two puffs,

I said, "Mr. Cui came to see me, not just to sample cigarettes, right?"

Cui Rulin smiled,

"Of course not, Brother Jianqiang. You're so busy; I must have a serious matter. But, is this place convenient for talking?"

After speaking, Cui Rulin looked at Yang Tao.

He meant that he didn't want Yang Tao to hear.

Yang Tao, of course, understood Cui Rulin's meaning,

Yang Tao consciously stood up,

"Jianqiang, you and Mr. Cui talk, I'll step out for a walk."

I gestured to Yang Tao, "Yang Tao, no need, sit down."

Yang Tao had to sit down,

I then said to Cui Rulin, "Mr. Cui, Yang Tao is a very good friend of mine; you don't need to worry about anything."

Hearing me say that, Cui Rulin laughed, "Jianqiang, that's good, that's good."

I came to see you about my son; I heard Brother Jianqiang a few days ago went to Xue County and met my son,

and offered many valuable suggestions.

You should know that Cheng Shan, that kid, has little social experience,

and also a small courage,

He dares not make many decisions, so he reported to me at the first opportunity.

Brother Jianqiang, what you said in Xue County is very important.

I was moved after hearing that, grateful to you, forgetting past grievances, and being able to voluntarily run to Xue County to help my wayward son.

He is in Xue County, wanting a day to stand out; without achieving results, how could he?

Although he relied on my connections to reach that position, to take another step forward he must work on his own.

How he can strive, given his IQ,

Hmph, this life he's basically reached his limit.

I waved my hand and said, "Mr. Cui, I'm only offering advice; you must know this matter is very complicated and involves huge risk investment."

We can't only see the good side,

We must also see the bad aspects.

I can understand your feelings.

Regarding those suggestions about Xue County,

to implement them concretely requires massive manpower and resources, plus higher‑level support."

After I finished speaking, Cui Rulin,

said, "Brother Jianqiang, from my feeling, you wouldn't run to Xue County to give Cheng Shan advice for no reason.

You must have a mature thought in mind.

What you say is difficult; that's normal.

There's nothing we do that's without difficulty.

I recall Mr. Lu Xun once said,

"In our society, even moving a table could potentially cause someone's death."

Our commotion of that magnitude will inevitably involve interests from all sides.

If there were no difficulty, ordinary people would have done it already; it's precisely because it's difficult that we let capable people handle it.

Brother Jianqiang, you are indeed a capable person.

Today, I have come to meet you,

to convey the opinion of our entire family,

that is, to cooperate with you,

to cooperate with you comprehensively.

We support your proposal; we will face difficulties together.

As for me, I am already retired, cannot decide on higher matters, and I am not a banker, so I cannot support financial issues.

All I can do is have the whole family support you.

Only then can the Cui Family have a longer road ahead.

When I heard Cui Rulin say that, I did not immediately respond.

I took two drags of my cigarette,

looking at Cui Rulin,

then said, "Mr. Cui, regarding this matter I still need to report to Tian Shi and hear his opinion. Some things we cannot decide unilaterally,

developing Xue County's tourism industry is a very good project.

It also involves administrative planning. That includes the jurisdiction of the mountainous areas of Beishan, which currently belong to Lanling County.

If Beishan does not belong to Xue County, Xue County's limited resources alone lack attraction.

It cannot form a scale.

We need to build a large‑scale tourism city,

which will have a huge influence in our Lunan region.

When that happens, the results will be excellent. Of course, those achievements will belong to the leaders of Xue County.

Do you understand what I mean?

If you can support me,

great, tell me about the resources you can mobilize.

I'll handle the higher‑level communication, and you take care of the ground work.

Together we'll get Xue County's tourism industry up and running.

"Brother Jianqiang, I'm very excited.

Of course I understand what you're saying.

After all, my son is in Xue County; he wants broader development, so we must make Xue County vibrant, otherwise he'll be stuck in place his whole life.

How can Xue County develop? It has no industry and no minerals, so it must rely on the tertiary industry.

That tertiary industry is a very good sector,

also aligns with the green environmental protection advocated above,

and can greatly improve the lives of Xue County's common folk.

Such a matter is win‑win, no, three‑way win.

Our Cui Family will also share the glory.

You just said, Tian Shi, you'll handle the communication, and we won't participate.

As for the resources we can mobilize,

I'll explain them to you in detail later.

We'll cooperate with all our strength to get this done.

As for me, for this kid I'll give it another go; sigh, how far he can go depends on him." Cui Chengshan said excitedly.

I said, "Alright, convey the detailed resources to Yang Tao.

I won't interfere further; if you need to mobilize anything later, I'll assign you.

I'll first contact Tian Shi, strive to meet him as soon as possible, present my proposal, and hear his opinion,

so that we can decide whether to proceed.

"Yes, Tian Shi's opinion is crucial, and of course, this whole thing now depends on Brother Jianqiang to handle.

Whether this succeeds or not, Brother Jianqiang accounts for eighty percent.

Tian Shi will just listen to the report,

after all, if Xue County produces results, his face will also have a glow." Cui Rulin said respectfully.

I smiled,

then said, "That's all I have to say,

we've clarified everything we need to between us,

no need to repeat anything, the wine can wait for later.

I'll contact Tian Shi right now.

You discuss further with Yang Tao."