Chapter 1777: Doing Some Coal Business

Seeing Ma Lan down two glasses of wine without the slightest hesitation, Zheng Tulu was truly fond of this female tycoon, who possessed a fierce style but also an excellent appearance and figure. He praised her, saying, "Good, good, Ma Zong truly has a great capacity for liquor, a great capacity indeed."

"Ma Zong has been in the coal business for over a decade; her drinking capacity was honed over time," Liu Jianguo said to Zheng Tulu with a chuckle.

Zheng Tulu knew nothing of Ma Lan's background; he had only heard through Liu Jianguo's introduction that she wanted to get into real estate in Xijing City. Upon hearing that she was actually in the coal business, he became quite interested and said, "So, Ma Zong is in the coal business?"

Ma Lan nodded with a smile and gave an "Mm."

Zheng Tulu then stared fixedly at Ma Lan with a confused look and asked, "Then why did you suddenly think of doing real estate in Xijing? There's almost no land left for development within Xijing City now; everything is expanding outward, and land is very hard to come by." As he spoke, Zheng Tulu turned his head to glance at He Liping.

He Liping continued, "That's right, land is very tight now. Due to policy restrictions from the Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial Government, and the Municipal Party Committee and Government, land release is very slow. It seems that if you want to develop now, only the Chanba Development Zone has decent prospects, and it is rumored that the Xijing Municipal Government intends to carry out primary development there."

It was truly a case of "finding what you are looking for without even trying." Liu Jianguo had been worrying about how to bring up the favor for Ma Lan to Zheng Tulu, and he hadn't expected He Liping's words to lead right into the main business. Thus, Liu Jianguo hurriedly added with a smile, "Exactly, the Xijing Municipal Party Committee and Government do have such an idea. Relevant documents are about to be issued, and many large companies are competing for this opportunity to cooperate with the government. Boss Ren's company was just established; it has abundant capital and is quite capable of handling development. However, because she is new here, she doesn't know any leaders other than me. That's why I brought her to have a meal with Director Zheng and Deputy Director He today, to get to know the two leaders. As the top two figures of the Construction Committee, you two can certainly help with this matter."

As people in the officialdom, Zheng Tulu and He Liping knew the principle of "no one visits a temple without a cause" all too well. Since they were able to grace this drinking party with their presence today, they had already given Liu Jianguo plenty of face. They naturally had an idea of the purpose of this party. After hearing Liu Jianguo's words, and given that Zheng Tulu had a good impression of Ma Lan—especially her alluring temperament, which particularly moved him—he looked at Ma Lan with a smile and said to Liu Jianguo, "Since we've come for this meal, we are all friends. Director Liu, you don't need to say anything; as long as He Liping and I can help, we certainly won't stand idly by."

"Then I am truly grateful to Director Zheng and Deputy Director He." Seeing Zheng Tulu agree so readily, Liu Jianguo appeared extremely excited. He hurriedly picked up his wine glass, leaned forward, and raised it, saying, "Come, Director Zheng, let me toast you first!" ===== CHAPTER 1778 =====