Chapter 867: Welcoming Wang Ge

「No matter what brother, in my Zhao Jianqiang's eyes, it's just a pile of dung. 」 I laughed.

「You're just bragging. Alright, let's go eat. The cafeteria has already stir-fried spicy chicken. 」 Xiao Feng stood up.

So I followed Xiao Feng to the cafeteria to eat.

Wang Ge arrived on the afternoon of the fourth day.

Secretary Qin immediately called me to help with the reception.

I quickly had Xiao Shitou drive me to the Zaocheng Grand Hotel to meet Wang Ge.

Inside the Zaocheng Grand Hotel, red flags fluttered and drums and music sounded.

They used a grand ceremony to welcome Wang Ge's arrival.

I, together with Secretary Qin and Manager Yu, welcomed Wang Ge.

As soon as Wang Ge got out of the car, kindergarten children presented him with flowers.

Seeing this scene, Wang Ge truly felt somewhat overwhelmed by the honor.

「Oh my, Secretary Qin, Jianqiang, you've made too big a fuss. 」 Wang Ge looked at us, somewhat embarrassed.

Wang Ge's complexion was much better than before. It seems the power source can now be used in sync.

I quickly reached out my hand,

「Wang Ge, thank you for coming. 」

Secretary Qin even wanted to mobilize all the people of Zaocheng to welcome you, Wang Ge.

I know you like to keep a low profile, Wang Ge, so I kept it brief.

Wang Ge took my hand and said: 「Jianqiang understands me, Secretary Qin—I want to criticize you a bit; from now on don't hold such elaborate ceremonies. 」

「I'm not some VIP. 」

Secretary Qin laughed and said: 「Mr. Wang, your coming to our Zaocheng makes our humble abode shine. 」

I represent the over three million elders and fellow townspeople of Zaocheng in welcoming Mr. Wang's arrival.

Play music, fire cannons.

At Secretary Qin's command,

Various kinds of earth-red, thunder-shaking cannons were set off.

This way of welcoming was planned together by me and Secretary Qin, deliberately staged for Wang Ge to see,

to let him know that we welcome him with such grandeur, indicating his importance.

At this moment, Wang Ge covered his nose and said,

「I can't stand the smell of gunpowder; let's hurry into the hall. 」

We then hurried into the hall,

Upon entering the hall, Wang Ge looked around, as if searching for someone,

「Wang Ge, who are you looking for? 」 I asked.

「Why haven't I seen Hou Laoban? 」 Wang Ge asked me at this moment.

Wang Ge also knows Hou Laoban; it's truly something how Hou Laoban hooked up with Wang Ge.

I said: 「Hou Laoban, because he wasn't up to the task, Wen Han dismissed him; the new manager of Zaocheng is Manager Yu. 」

Manager Yu, come over; let me introduce you—this is the famous Wang Ge from Sijiucheng.

Manager Yu quickly came over and bowed.

「Hello Mr. Wang, I'm Yu Han. Please take care of me. 」

Wang Ge glanced at Yu Han,

didn't say much more,

just nodded,

then said to me: 「Jianqiang, are the rooms ready? I'm tired and want to rest upstairs. 」

「Wang Ge, please wait a moment before leaving. I heard that upon your arrival, the Zaocheng song-and-dance troupe has specially rehearsed a program for you. 」

「Please rest after the ribbon-cutting. 」 I gestured with my hand for Wang Ge to look at the hotel hall.

Sure enough, the hall already had a stage set up,

on it stood many heavily made-up actresses,

they were clapping their hands to welcome Wang Ge.

Wang Ge felt a bit embarrassed,

「Jianqiang, you guys really… don't do this kind of formality. 」

「Oh well, after the ribbon-cutting, I'll just leave. 」

「Okay, okay, please Wang Ge, go on stage. 」 I said.

Secretary Qin brought Wang Ge onto the stage,

Wang Ge thought they would directly cut the ribbon.

He didn't expect Secretary Qin to grab the microphone and start speaking.

「Respected guests, good afternoon everyone, 」

「next we will welcome Mr. Wang's arrival with the most enthusiastic applause. 」

Everyone clapped together.

Wang Ge could only wave his hand in gesture.

Secretary Qin then continued,

「Mr. Wang, being able to grace our Zaocheng amidst your busy schedule is an honor for us Zaocheng people. 」

You should know, Mr. Wang is like the midday sun in today's society. »

I am fortunate today to be able to stand alongside Mr. Wang,

I feel that I am filled with a different kind of power.

Mr. Wang is a role model for our learning,

Mr. Wang is our spiritual strength.

Mr. Wang….""

Secretary Qin's words are so sour I can't bear to listen.

Whenever he pauses, thunderous applause responds.

Wang Ge can only endure it.

Secretary Qin spoke without notes for over an hour, these are words he often writes.

One could say he is well versed.

Secretary Qin finally finished speaking.

At this moment, Wang Ge wiped the sweat from his forehead,

He waved at me, signalling me to come over, as he had something to say to me.

At this time, Secretary Qin handed the microphone to Wang Ge,

He insisted that Wang Ge say a few words.

Wang Ge was somewhat reluctant, as he is not good at speaking.

However, the surrounding actresses' cheers rose wave after wave.

This made Wang Ge somewhat unable to step down from the stage,

If he didn't say a couple of sentences, it would seem as if he hadn't come to Zaocheng at all.

Wang Ge had no choice but to clear his throat and start talking nonsense,

No matter what Wang Ge says,

the people around are all applause.

Especially several beautiful actresses, all gazing at Wang Ge with that direct stare.

Their admiration almost made them drool.

Wang Ge had to grit his teeth and speak words he himself didn't understand.

Anyway, after he finished speaking,

they started the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

After the ribbon-cutting, they then had the actresses accompany Wang Ge in singing and dancing.

They simply wouldn't let Wang Ge rest.

It was all a goodwill welcoming ceremony.

Secretary Qin also arranged for ordinary citizens of Zaocheng to offer wine to Wang Ge, to express that blessing.

We used every welcoming method we could think of.

This kept Wang Ge dazed and confused.

Time quickly passed two and a half hours,

Wang Ge was already nearly exhausted.

I gave Secretary Qin a glance.

Secretary Qin immediately arranged for those beautiful actresses to accompany Wang Ge back to the room to rest.

Wang Ge several times wanted to talk to me, but those actresses kept blocking him.

Wang Ge's bodyguards were all treated in the best way, each receiving a big red envelope.

They were all delighted.

Wang Ge returned to the room to rest, and I and Secretary Qin breathed a sigh of relief.

Actually, arranging such a welcoming ceremony was done deliberately by me and Secretary Qin.

In short, it's just one thing: we try to drag out the time.

Tian Shi said, some matters are best left until he returns to discuss.

We also don't want to talk to Wang Ge about these matters, so we can only come up with some crooked ideas,

Delaying for a moment is just delaying for a moment.

Secretary Qin then quietly said to,

"Jianqiang, has Wang Ge been satisfied this time? Even if people from the United Nations came, the reception would be no more than this. The searchlights alone cost hundreds of thousands of yuan."

I laughed heartily,

"This Wang Ge, if he wants to keep a low profile, we won't let him."

"By the way, have the reporters been arranged for tomorrow?"

"Arranged, tomorrow morning the hotel lobby will be full of reporters,"

Their sole purpose is to interview the elusive Wang Ge." Secretary Qin said proudly.

"Let's deliberately scare Wang Ge a bit—hum, this guy will get angry at the mention of reporters. Actually, they fear exposure the most." I took out a cigarette and passed it to Secretary Qin.

"Jianqiang, these methods won't last long; I don't know when Tian Shi will return." Secretary Qin said.

"Dragging out a day is still a day."

"If we really can't drag it out, I'll handle it; you don't need to worry about anything." I said to Secretary Qin.

"Okay, I'll follow your arrangement. By the way, have you notified Zhuang Shi's side?" Secretary Qin asked.

"Notify, you will inform Zhuang Shi tonight, have him tell Liu Yong that Wang Ge has arrived. See how they respond." I said after taking a puff of cigarette.