Chapter 2132

The conversation between Deng Zhangli and Zhang Xuan lasted less than two hours. After the conversation ended, Deng Zhangli communicated with Zhou Andong, learned in detail about the arrangements for the event held by the Yugong Group in the evening, and clearly stated that he would attend the event in person.

The Yugong Group is the pride of the people of Jiangzhou, the industrial pillar of the entire province, and the leader of domestic private enterprises, playing a crucial role in the national private economy.

It can be said that among national private enterprises, the Yugong Group has huge influence and a pivotal status, with no one surpassing it.

Whether from the perspective of enterprise scale, profitability, or tax contribution, the Yugong Group is far ahead, occupying the top spot among private enterprises.

For such a high-profile group company, Deng Zhangli, as the Mayor of Jiangzhou, naturally wouldn't miss the opportunity to participate.

This not only showed his high attention to the development of the Yugong Group but also highlighted the government's strong support for local enterprises.

By actively participating in such activities, Deng Zhangli hoped to further promote the development and growth of the Yugong Group, while also making greater contributions to the prosperity of the city's economy.

Because there was a very important person attending the event tonight: the famous cultural scholar, former Deputy Director of the Provincial People's Congress, former Chairman of the Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and former Curator of the Provincial Museum of Culture and History, Shi Zhongyuan. Although this old man had long retired, his influence in the cultural field had never retired.

At that time, when the group invited this old man to participate in the event, they were actually holding the attitude of "hitting a pole to see if there are dates." It would be better if he could be invited, and it wouldn't matter if he couldn't.

Because this old man never participated in those messy activities. Sometimes, he would even refuse invitations to some official activities.

But what people didn't expect was that after the Yugong Group's invitation letter was delivered, the old man agreed without even thinking, which made everyone very happy.

Only in this way, the event specification was invisibly raised. Wu Huilin, the group president, definitely had to attend, and the municipal party committee and municipal government definitely had to invite someone with enough weight, so it could only be the Secretary and the Mayor.

Therefore, the Yugong Group had already invited Chen Wenqi and Deng Zhangli before, but Chen Wenqi didn't have time. He had been conducting research in towns and townships during this period, so only Deng Zhangli could attend.

At 11:30, Zhou Andong and Zhang Xuan had a meal at the municipal government. After returning, Zhang Xuan held a meeting for her two subordinates. After she left, the bank's business in Jiangzhou would be handed over to them.

Actually, two people weren't enough; a team of five or six people was needed. But after all, this was the big boss's territory, so everything would be given the green light, and there was no need to worry at all.

The procedures were handled by special personnel, the office space was helped by the Yugong Group, and the renovation was done by 365 Home Furnishing. The only thing they needed to do was recruit people.

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On the embankment on one side of Sakura Avenue by the Jiangzhou River, a long pavilion was set up, with a red banner hanging on it, which read: Jiangzhou River Night Talk: Great Beauty is Not Alone · Ten Directions Can Be Examined—Yugong Liquor Aesthetics Seminar!

Five eight-immortal tables and many chairs were placed in the pavilion. Several little girls wearing Yugong Group brooches on their chests, wearing white shirts, navy blue skirts above the knees, black silk stockings, round-toed low-heeled leather shoes, and long hair in buns were busy.

These little girls were carefully selected by the group, all tall, long-legged, and pretty. They placed teapots, teacups, notebooks, and Hero fountain pens according to their positions.

And beside them, reporters from provincial, municipal, and Yugong Group TV stations had already set up their cameras, and there were also many newspaper and magazine reporters.

Zhou Andong was going to the group. He didn't stop after crossing the South Bridge, just took a look in the car and came straight to the industrial park. As soon as the car stopped at the gate of Yugong Liquor Industry, the telescopic gate opened slowly, and then the new Old Chen ran out of the guard room, learned from Old Zhao, stood straight, and saluted Zhou Andong.

Zhou Andong's mouth twitched, he opened the car window and asked with a smile: "Old Chen, are you on duty today?"

"Yes!" Old Chen stood tall: "Team Leader Zhao is on the night shift."

"Alright!" Zhou Andong nodded: "You go ahead!"

Wang Wentian drove the car into the gate, and Old Chen scratched his head and sighed inwardly.

Last time the Chairman came back, he chatted with Team Leader Zhao for a long time and even gave Team Leader Zhao a cigarette.

He only asked me one question. It seems I still have to work hard. Even if I can't replace Team Leader Zhao's position in the Chairman's heart, I have to guard against others replacing me.

Thinking this, Old Chen clenched his fists and muttered: "Old Chen, the revolution hasn't succeeded yet; you have to work twice as hard."

Zhou Andong naturally didn't know that Old Chen's inner drama was so rich. He got out of the car and entered the factory. The employees greeted Zhou Andong happily when they saw him return.

Amidst the greetings of "Good Chairman" all the way, Zhou Andong came to Wu Huilin's office on the sixth floor and raised his hand to knock on the door.

"Come in!"

Wu Huilin's head was buried in a thick stack of documents. Hearing the sound of the door opening, she said without even raising her head.

"What's the matter?"

Zhou Andong said with a smile: "General Manager Wu is so busy; I really came at a bad time."

Hearing Zhou Andong's voice, Wu Huilin looked up, and a smile appeared on her face.

"When did you come back? Why didn't you notify us in advance?"

"Arrived last night." Zhou Andong took out a cigarette, lit it, and sat down: "I'm not unable to find my way home; why would I notify you?"

Wu Huilin rolled her eyes at him: "Did things go smoothly in Japan?"

Zhou Andong leaned lazily against the sofa: "Very smoothly. I estimate that the news will be released within a month."

Wu Huilin nodded, stood up, and stretched her somewhat tired body: "I was wondering if you could make it back for tonight's event."

"Whether I attend this event or not doesn't matter; it's mainly for media promotion." Zhou Andong asked: "How is the flood in Longjiang Province?"

"Very serious." The expression on Wu Huilin's face became serious: "Heavy rain in Mako, Lalin River, Woken River, and Ren River in the Songhua River basin has caused major floods in the middle and lower reaches of the entire Songhua River.

In Harbin alone, 123 towns and townships were flooded, with a disaster-affected population of over 400,000, setting the largest flood and disaster situation for small and medium-sized rivers since the founding of the country."

The expression on Zhou Andong's face also became solemn: "Not just the Songhua River basin. Since mid-June, the Yangtze River basin, Haihe River basin, and Liujiang River basin have all experienced major floods, and the disaster situation is very serious."

Wu Huilin nodded: "During this period, I have been paying attention to the weather forecast. Yesterday, I asked the subordinates to contact the Municipal Meteorological Bureau. Starting tomorrow, it will rain for a week, and the city has already launched a flood warning."