Chapter 1687: Arriving in Shanghai

Shanghai!

More than ten small cars were driving steadily on the road. Liu Guangjun, the Executive Vice Mayor of Shanghai, handed Zhou Andong a cigarette.

"Chairman Zhou, look over there, that's Pudong. Have you ever thought about putting the headquarters of Xiangjiang Qiudongfang's domestic branch in Shanghai? As long as you agree, you can set the conditions. How much land you want, as long as it doesn't exceed the planning scope, we can all consider it."

Zhou Andong smiled, took the lighter, and lit the cigarette for Liu Guangjun.

Liu Guangjun personally went to the airport to pick him up and even made such a big scene.

He wasn't picking up Zhou Andong of the Yugong Group, but Zhou Andong, the General Manager of Xiangjiang Qiudongfang's domestic branch.

"Leader, you don't need to worry about this. However, I came here this time not just for No. 12 The Bund, but also for No. 4 The Bund."

Liu Guangjun understood Zhou Andong's subtext: I am here for No. 12 and No. 4 The Bund, so naturally there will be investment projects that meet the regulations.

"What project is it?"

Zhou Andong opened a crack in the car window, and the smoke in the car was instantly rolled away by the strong wind.

"The Overseas Trust Bank of Xiangjiang is opening a branch in Shanghai. In addition, Jiandong International of the UK is also going to establish an angel investment in Shanghai."

Liu Guangjun wasn't happy, but rather puzzled: "How could the Overseas Trust Bank of Xiangjiang opening a branch in Shanghai let you, Chairman Zhou, come to talk about it? And what kind of company is this Jiandong International?"

Zhou Andong said with a smile: "In October last year, Xiangjiang sold 100% of the equity of the Overseas Trust Bank, which was fully acquired by Jiandong International. And the largest shareholder of Xiangjiang Qiudongfang is also Jiandong International."

Liu Guangjun understood instantly, and this time he was really a bit excited: "Chairman Zhou, as long as the branch of the Overseas Trust Bank of Xiangjiang settles in Shanghai, you can make any conditions you want. As long as it doesn't violate principles, we will do our best to satisfy them."

"Leader, to tell you the truth, I am a Chinese born and raised in the black soil, eating sorghum rice and drinking the water of the Jiangzhou River."

Zhou Andong smoked a cigarette, tilted his head to look at Liu Guangjun, his eyes incomparably serious.

"Although I am a representative of capital, my heart is as red as it can be. So, you can rest assured that as long as I can give the shareholders of Jiandong International a decent explanation, I won't make any excessive demands."

Liu Guangjun was stunned for a moment, and then the emotion in his heart surged out: "Chairman Zhou, I have watched your speeches and some interviews, but I didn't have much feeling. But now, I can truly feel your red heart for the country and the people."

"Hey!" Zhou Andong sighed: "What red heart? I just did what a Chinese should do. I believe that as the country's economy gets better and better, there will be more capable and ambitious businessmen like me."

Liu Guangjun shook his head and was about to say something when the car stopped. Immediately after, the car door was pulled open from the outside by Shao Hua, the General Manager of the Municipal Reception Center.

"Mayor!"

Shao Hua first greeted Liu Guangjun, then extended her hand very enthusiastically.

"Chairman Zhou, welcome to Shanghai as a guest."

Shao Hua was a woman, thirty-five or thirty-six years old, not beautiful, but the flavor of a young married woman was very strong.

Zhou Andong shook hands with her: "I like Shanghai very much. This is a very romantic city with a rich history and culture, and many legendary stories have been staged here. This is not my first time here, but every time I come, I can have a different feeling."

Liu Guangjun said with great emotion: "At the end of the 19th century, The Bund gradually became a piece of fat meat fought over by various invading countries. Management agencies, banks, hotels, etc., of various countries' concessions came here to develop one after another.

In the 1920s and 1930s, after continuous renovation and construction, The Bund formed three worlds: The British Bund road was wide, with banks and money shops lined up, becoming the financial center of Shanghai and even the Far East, known as China's Wall Street.

The French Bund road was not as wide as the British Bund, and the buildings were mostly office buildings, wharves, and warehouses. The Chinese Bund in the South City had narrow roads, dense buildings, and many wharves. It was originally the water gateway of Shanghai and a distribution center for agricultural and sideline products, and it was also a concentration of banks and money shops in the Chinese world, which was also quite prosperous.

The dividing line between the concession and the Chinese world was a small river called Yangjingbang, which gave birth to the now widely known Yangjingbang culture. In the Shanghai dialect, mixed languages and things were simply collectively referred to as Yangjingbang.

And the essence of The Bund was a place of Chinese-foreign competition, and it was very cruel, so various legendary stories were staged here every day. Some were passed down, and some were submerged in the long river of history."

"Mayor, Chairman Zhou!" Shao Hua made a gesture of invitation: "Let's go, let's go in and talk."

A group of people crowded Liu Guangjun and Zhou Andong into the reception center and went straight to the banquet hall.

Tang Lin was waiting here, and seeing Zhou Andong, he walked over with a smile.

"Brother Dong, you're finally here. Mayor Liu has been holding onto me every day, asking when you would be able to come over."

Liu Guangjun said with a smile: "There's no way around it. In order to further improve urban infrastructure and make it the frontier of Pudong's development and opening up, The Bund must be repositioned, so the major building replacement project was launched. Municipal departments withdrew to attract domestic and foreign commercial institutions to move in.

But the city handed this task to me, and the pressure is too great. And you, Chairman Zhou, are the first investment institution to give us feedback, so naturally I have to keep an eye on it, lest the duck that reached the mouth flies away again."

Zhou Andong laughed along: "I'm here, Leader, you can put your heart into your stomach."

"Can't put it into the stomach now." Liu Guangjun joked: "Only when we sign the contract and your investment lands can I put my heart into my stomach."

At this time, someone said: "Executive Vice Mayor Liu, Mayor Sun is here."

Everyone hurriedly turned their heads to look, only to see a middle-aged man wearing a suit, with a thin figure and black-rimmed glasses, walking over with big strides.

"Comrade Zhou Andong, I'm late, don't be offended."

Liu Guangjun introduced: "Chairman Zhou, this is our Mayor, Comrade Sun Ximing."

"Leader, you're not late, you're just in time for us to eat."

Sun Ximing laughed out loud: "I just came for the meal time."

"Sit, sit, sit!" Liu Guangjun let everyone sit down: "Don't stand."

Everyone sat down, and Sun Ximing asked Shao Hua, who was standing on the side: "Everything is ready, right?"

Shao Hua hurriedly said: "Everything is ready."

"Then serve the dishes. Chairman Zhou has been on a plane for more than three hours, he should be hungry."

Sun Ximing picked up a bottle of Yugong liquor, opened it, and personally poured the wine for Zhou Andong.

"Chairman Zhou, can you sell us more of this Yugong liquor? I really love drinking it. The important thing is that this wine doesn't go to your head."

"Leader, logically speaking, since you've spoken, I definitely have to give you this face." Zhou Andong looked embarrassed: "It's just that the production of this special supply type is really not high." ===== CHAPTER 1688 =====