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Chapter 1375

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The electronics factory cafeteria set up six ten-person tables, with two cases of special-supply Yugong liquor and one case of Jiang Xiaomei placed next to each table.

That table full of dishes looked even more sumptuous than what he ate at the guesthouse last night, with not only seafood but also game meat.

Xiong Zhaoming smiled with satisfaction after seeing it. Did he really care about what he ate or drank?

Of course not; what he cared about was the enterprise's emphasis on him as a leader.

Yesterday at the winery, the so-called standard reception meal was an insult to him, a slight and lack of respect for him as a leader.

But today at the electronics factory, except for the misunderstanding of going to the wrong gate, he finally regained his dignity as a leader overall.

What made him happiest was that he could see it from Liu Qingjun's attitude and this noon reception meal.

The electronics factory, or rather, Liu Qingjun as the director, was not on the same page as Zhou Andong.

According to the attitude at the winery yesterday, today's Liu Qingjun would definitely be the same.

But now look, it's completely two different things, which shows that Zhou Andong is not popular in the electronics factory.

"Come, come, come, everyone sit." Liu Qingjun greeted: "That, Wang Fengling, you must accompany the female comrades of the inspection team well. If the leaders are not satisfied, I will deduct your bonuses."

Wang Fengling was only in her thirties; not only was she beautiful, but her figure was also top-notch, and mainly, she was eloquent.

The few women from the inspection team were so flattered by Wang Fengling that their feet felt like they were floating, and the smiles on their faces never disappeared.

Wang Fengling said very boldly: "Director, don't worry. If the leaders don't drink me under the table, don't even think about leaving the table."

These words immediately drew a burst of laughter. A bald man peeked lecherously at Wang Fengling's rather impressive chest area.

"Director Liu, the female comrades have people to accompany them, but you can't forget the male comrades either."

"Of course I won't forget the male comrades." Liu Qingjun said with a smile: "The young men I arranged today are all veterans of the drinking battlefield; I guarantee they will accompany the leaders well."

The bald man wanted to say that what we need is female comrades to accompany us, but since he hadn't had a drop of alcohol yet, his brain was still clear, so he didn't say it out loud.

After everyone was seated, Liu Qingjun first raised his glass: "On behalf of the vast number of staff at the electronics factory, I welcome the arrival of Department Director Xiong and all the leaders. I'll drink first as a sign of respect."

Liu Qingjun didn't hesitate at all; a glass of white liquor, which could hold over two taels, was downed in one gulp.

"Good!"

Someone shouted 'good', and the atmosphere immediately became enthusiastic, and they started exchanging toasts.

Wang Fengling held her glass: "Sister Sun, this Jiang Xiaomei is a fruit-flavored wine; the alcohol content isn't high, it's about the same as a beverage. Drinking a little bit is fine."

"Yes, yes, yes!" One of the women said: "Sun Mei, everyone is quite happy. This Jiang Xiaomei is called white liquor, but it's actually a beverage. Drinking a little is fine."

Sister Sun was about forty years old. Hearing Wang Fengling and her colleague urging her, she could only nod and agree.

As time passed, the people from the inspection team were all getting a bit tipsy.

Even when Xiong Zhaoming spoke, his tongue was thick.

However, besides those from the electronics factory accompanying them, there were two other people who were relatively sober.

Those were Factory Director Wu and Factory Director Zhang; both had insisted on not drinking a drop of alcohol the whole time.

No matter who urged them, they just wouldn't drink, which left those from the electronics factory accompanying them with no way to handle it.

The two didn't drink and ate very quickly. After putting down their chopsticks, they left the cafeteria.

Standing at the entrance, they lit a cigarette, and Factory Director Wu took a deep drag.

"Do you feel that something is very wrong?"

Factory Director Zhang tilted his head slightly, watching the two cars driving over from a distance.

"It is indeed very wrong; Liu Qingjun is a bit overly enthusiastic."

Factory Director Wu nodded: "I can feel that something is wrong, but I can't figure out what they want to do."

Factory Director Zhang's eyes narrowed slightly, watching the two cars getting closer and closer.

"You'll understand soon."

Factory Director Wu was stunned. At this time, the two cars had already arrived nearby and stopped at the cafeteria entrance.

On the door of one of the vans, the words 'Jiangzhou TV Station' were sprayed.

When he saw someone carrying a camera getting off the car, the corner of his eye twitched.

Immediately after, several more people got off the van, carrying equipment like lights and reflectors.

Finally, from the Santana in front, a very handsome young man got off.

This young man was Li Feng, a host from Jiangzhou TV Station, who had interviewed Zhou Andong several times.

Factory Director Wu and Factory Director Zhang watched as the few people from the TV station walked quickly into the cafeteria.

Factory Director Zhang muttered: "Something big is going to happen."

Factory Director Wu's throat rolled: "Zhou Andong wants to skin Xiong Zhaoming alive."

Factory Director Zhang twisted his somewhat stiff neck and looked at Factory Director Wu: "What should we do? Should we go in and give them a heads-up?"

The expression on Factory Director Wu's face was very conflicted. Finally, he gritted his teeth: "What does Xiong Zhaoming's life or death have to do with us?"

Factory Director Zhang was stunned, then immediately reacted: "That's true. We can completely sell Zhou Andong a favor with this matter."

Inside the cafeteria!

Seeing that the people from the city TV station had arrived, a trace of a smile appeared on Liu Qingjun's face, and he whispered in Xiong Zhaoming's ear.

"Department Director Xiong, the Jiangzhou City TV Station heard that you came to the electronics factory for inspection and research, so they sent people over to interview you."

"Oh?"

Xiong Zhaoming was so drunk he was dizzy; he was sitting there a bit unsteadily, his upper body swaying constantly.

"You mean, Jiangzhou TV Station came to interview me?"

"Yes!" Liu Qingjun whispered: "If you don't want to be interviewed, I'll have them go back immediately."

"No, the comrades from the TV station came from so far away, how can we let them go back?"

Are you kidding? Such a good opportunity to show your face, how can you send people away?

Although Jiangzhou TV Station doesn't have much influence, it's still a TV station, and he hasn't been on TV yet.

After Li Feng entered, he whispered instructions to the cameraman to film the entire scene of eating and drinking.

Liu Qingjun greeted them with a smile: "Comrade Li Feng, welcome, welcome."

Li Feng shook hands with Liu Qingjun very politely: "Factory Director Liu, the station heard that Department Director Xiong from the Provincial Industrial Department came to the electronics factory for inspection and research, so they sent me over to do an exclusive interview."

"Come, come, come." Liu Qingjun introduced enthusiastically: "This is Department Director Xiong from the Provincial Industrial Department."

"Department Director Xiong, hello." Li Feng greeted very respectfully: "My name is Li Feng, and I am a host for the Jiangzhou TV Station news program."

"Hello, hello." Xiong Zhaoming suppressed the excitement in his heart, but the corners of his mouth were almost reaching his ears: "I didn't expect Comrade Li Feng to be so young and already serving as a host for the TV station's news program; your future achievements will definitely be limitless."

"You flatter me, Department Director Xiong." Li Feng smiled very politely: "You haven't finished your meal yet, right? Should we wait a while before the interview?"

"No, no, no!" Xiong Zhaoming waved his hand: "Work is the most important."

Then, this guy sighed with great emotion: "In this position, I fulfill my duties. Sometimes when I get busy, I don't even have time to eat. Working on an empty stomach has become the norm, and I've already gotten used to it."

"That's right!" Li Feng nodded in agreement: "Having a good leader like you who is dedicated to his duties is a blessing for the common people."

This flattery made Xiong Zhaoming feel very comfortable, and his already dizzy head became even more so.

"Too much, too much." Xiong Zhaoming said very modestly: "I am just fulfilling my own duties and serving the people."

Li Feng looked left and right and pointed to the table: "Department Director Xiong, why don't we sit here and interview while you eat?"

"Fine!" Xiong Zhaoming agreed very readily: "Let's chat while we eat."

A cold sneer that was hard to detect appeared on the corner of Liu Qingjun's mouth. He turned around and grabbed a chair from the side: "Comrade Li Feng, you sit next to Department Director Xiong."

"Thank you!" Li Feng and Xiong Zhaoming sat down.

The cameraman, lighting crew, and other staff quickly made preparations, and the interview officially began.

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