Chapter 316: The Locomotive

Li Dongling patted Zhu Zhao Jiang on the shoulder and gestured toward the bar on the top floor of the Yuhe Star-Rated Hotel. Subsequently, a bottle of liquor was sent over by the service staff.

Li Dongling personally poured a glass of liquor for Zhu Zhao Jiang, "On behalf of the Dongling Gao Ke headquarters, I wish you success. I hope that in the future, I can hear good news from the mobile phone overseas market department!"

"A train runs fast, all relying on the locomotive to lead." "An incompetent general tires out three armies," "A weak soldier makes a weak army"—all these famous quotes speak to the role of the leader.

For things like developing the overseas market, one must select a qualified commander; otherwise, ten years of work might be destroyed in one day!

"Tonight, go to the courtyard behind the headquarters for a welcome banquet. You can have a good rest these few days; you'll have plenty to be busy with in a while!"

After Li Dongling stood up, Zhang Ao also said to Zhu Zhao Jiang. The Brazilian market was just one of the overseas markets that Little Smart had set its sights on. There were many other markets that needed to be broken into.

Although the food made by the chefs at the Yuhe Leisure Resort and the Pingyang Grand Hotel might taste a bit better, Zhang Ao and the others were still accustomed to choosing to have dinner in the courtyard behind the Dongling Gao Ke headquarters, or holding a celebration banquet. The participants were mainly Li Dongling, Ren Yuefeng, Hu Zixian, Yao Luoying, and some of their relatives and friends.

Zhu Zhao Jiang felt a boost in spirits after hearing this. He had also heard rumors about those few rows of courtyards behind the headquarters. Being invited to participate basically meant becoming one of Dongling Gao Ke's "own people," and being accepted by a group of Dongling Gao Ke's old guard and professional manager factions.

Perhaps, in the eyes of Li Dongling, Ren Yuefeng, and Zhang Ao, this was just a meal, but in the eyes of some people, it had become a circle with special meaning.

After Li Dongling gave Zhu Zhao Jiang a few instructions, he walked toward the outside, then sat on the Mercedes-Benz driven by Yang Zhi Gao and drove toward Pingyang city center.

On the stretch of road from the suburbs to the outskirts of the city, the speed was quite fast, but when they were about to enter Pingyang city center, it actually started to get a bit congested.

Li Dongling looked outside and saw that unlike when he first returned to Pingyang, when the streets were full of bicycles, now there were quite a few bicycles, buses, motorcycles, vans, and even Santanas and large trucks on the street. Even when approaching the streets near the Dongling Gao Ke headquarters and the Dongling Gao Ke Electronic Industrial Park, the number of these vehicles was actually quite a bit more than the number of bicycles.

Some of these vehicle license plates were from Pingyang and Hanxi, while others were from all over the country, clearly coming to Pingyang from other places.

Li Dongling hadn't paid attention for a while, and quite a few new storefronts had appeared on the street, mainly various restaurants, clothing stores, barbershops, small shops, etc. But besides these daily life stores, there were also some stores selling VCDs, audio stores, bathhouses, optical and watch stores, sports stores, inns, and karaoke bars and dance halls that young people liked to go to now.

Li Dongling looked at the latter's storefronts. These stores were clearly newly emerged. This also showed a bit of Pingyang's current economic situation and how the local Pingyang people's lives were. Only after solving the problem of food and clothing would these needs appear. Only with demand would there be a market!

The car passed through the city center and stopped in front of a tea house with an antique style. The surrounding environment gave people the feeling of being in a bustling city but living in an empty valley. Translating it into human language, drinking tea here wasn't about the tea; it was about the environment, the "force," and the tea was very expensive...

When Li Dongling and Yang Zhi Gao went in, they met a few people coming in and out. Looking at the clothes on several people and the posture on their bodies, they understood immediately, understanding who the main crowd of this tea house was.

Seeing Li Dongling, those few people were clearly stunned, obviously recognizing Li Dongling. One of them had a smile on his face, clearly preparing to step forward, but at this moment, a person walked out of the tea house, interrupting that person's footsteps.

"Li Zong, Yao... is already waiting for you upstairs!"

Seeing this person come out, the people around also understood that today Li Dongling was going to meet someone. They immediately extinguished the idea of chatting with Li Dongling, but they all nodded to Li Dongling to show their favor, wanting to leave an impression in Li Dongling's heart to facilitate pulling relationships in the future.

"Li Zong, come up with me!"

The person who walked out of the tea house was very enthusiastic toward Li Dongling.

"Sorry for the trouble, Secretary Chen!"

Li Dongling looked at Chen Linfeng and nodded, counting as accepting his favor. Anyone who could be a big secretary was a person who was slick and sophisticated. In terms of human relationships, they were quite in place.

"Mayor Yao has been busy all day today. He finished talking with investors from other provinces in the morning and just finished talking with several leaders from the provincial capital in the afternoon. Now he's just waiting for Li Zong to come over!"

Li Dongling looked at Chen Linfeng and nodded, counting as accepting his favor. A big secretary could do this, and he was quite capable.

Chen Linfeng said these things to Li Dongling, pointing out a few things that Yao Zhengru was busy with today without a trace, selling a bit of favor to Li Dongling, and taking the opportunity to tell Li Dongling about his boss's current state, so that Li Dongling would have a sense of proportion later.

Regardless of whether Li Dongling needed these, Chen Linfeng did what a big secretary should do, which could be described as watertight.

"Secretary Chen has worked hard. When you have time, go to the Yuhe Leisure Resort to fish together and appreciate how the restaurant in the Yuhe Leisure Resort tastes!" Li Dongling said to Chen Linfeng with a smile.

Hearing this, a smile also appeared on Chen Linfeng's face, which was always calm, "Then I will be disrespectful. If there is a chance, I will definitely disturb you!"

Being in Pingyang, now everyone in the Pingyang municipal government who has a chance wants to pull a few relationships with Dongling Gao Ke. That means funding will not be short.

Like now, because road safety is really not very good, there are a lot of robbers and road bullies blocking the road. A truckload of Dongling Gao Ke's goods, a truckload of Little Smart mobile phones, is worth more than 10 million RMB.

To be transported smoothly, besides Dongling Gao Ke forming a security department to escort, they also often ask the Pingyang police to help. For this reason, Dongling Gao Ke donates imported Yamaha motorcycles, police cars, and various materials to Pingyang police, police stations, and other units every year.

Not only Dongling Gao Ke, but companies that now need road transportation all form a relationship with the police. Companies like Moutai and Wuliangye also do this because there is really a need. Robbers on the road really dare to rob. Robbing a truck means a loss of hundreds of thousands. If it happens a few more times, which company can stand it?

As for the effect, it is naturally quite significant. The public security around the Dongling Gao Ke company is now the best area in Pingyang.

Now, whether it is Pingyang or the thieves in Hanxi Province, and the group of people blocking the road, seeing the cars painted with Dongling Gao Ke, generally will not find trouble, because there are predecessors who have tried it for them. Those who dare to reach out randomly are now chewing on steamed buns, and the sewing machines they are stepping on are smoking.

As for those in officialdom, it is even more important to pull a relationship with Dongling Gao Ke. Yao Zhengru is the most obvious example.

After Luo Junwu, who was in charge of Pingyang, was promoted to the provincial level, how many people had ideas about the position he left behind? In the end, it fell on Yao Zhengru. This absolutely cannot be separated from the period when Li Dongling publicly expressed his support for Yao Zhengru. Even rumors were spread that Dongling Gao Ke might move away. Otherwise, it would be hard to say who would get Yao Zhengru's current position.

Chen Linfeng certainly doesn't have as much influence as Yao Zhengru, but when Yao Zhengru's term ends, he will definitely leave Pingyang. There is no accident about this. Everyone understands.

But Chen Linfeng, as Yao Zhengru's big secretary, will most likely be left in Pingyang. He needs the relationship with Dongling Gao Ke even more. Chen Linfeng needs to consider the future.

For Li Dongling, although Dongling Gao Ke's old nest is in Pingyang, and there is no need to worry about being targeted or dog-fart-like things happening here, Dongling Gao Ke, which has become Pingyang's largest taxpayer, is the first one the Pingyang municipal government does not want to see accidents. But in the end, it is also necessary to have a few of one's own people, so that some things are convenient to handle.

"Mayor Yao!"

Chen Linfeng went in first and woke up Yao Zhengru, who was pretending to sleep. Yao Zhengru laughed at himself when he saw Li Dongling, "I'm old, not as good as before. Back then, I was responsible for the task of opening a ditch and led people to work for three days without being sleepy. Now I'm finally old!"

"Sit!"

Li Dongling scanned the tea room. The layout was quite elegant, and a plate of agarwood was lit. The tea room wasn't high-end, but in this era, it looked like it had some "force." In addition, the sound insulation and privacy looked quite good, and it looked quite suitable for talking about things.

Looking at Yao Zhengru, Li Dongling saw that Yao Zhengru's temples were actually a bit white, and the whole person carried a sense of fatigue, but his spirit was not bad. Clearly, Yao Zhengru's actions during this period of time were probably not easy either.

"Mayor Yao is too modest. Now is the time when it is in its prime. There are a lot of things in Pingyang waiting for you to handle!" Li Dongling said.

Hearing Li Dongling's words, Yao Zhengru suddenly sighed, "Yes, can't stop. If you stop, these things may not be completed!"

"A new emperor, a new court." Now these big projects in Pingyang are labeled with Yao Zhengru's label. To put it bluntly, the credit has been recorded in his resume. If he doesn't finish these big projects, it's hard to say whether his successors will recognize this.

Li Dongling opened the topic and said to Yao Zhengru, "I don't know when Mayor Yao started to like tea?!"

Li Dongling knew from Yao Luoying that Yao Zhengru liked alcohol, and it was strong alcohol, not tea.

Shaking his head, Yao Zhengru sneered, "I'm not interested in tea, but it's more convenient to talk about things here."

"This tea house is an industry under the municipal government reception house. The facilities in the reception house are too old. Buying this place and renovating it is a place to talk about things."

"However, the tea and snacks here taste quite good. Your Aunt Han likes to eat them. You can try them!"

After Li Dongling and Yao Zhengru exchanged a few pleasantries, he said directly, "The municipal government wants to cooperate with Dongling Gao Ke on the Pingyang Animal Park project?!"

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"However, the tea and snacks here are actually quite good. Your aunt quite likes them; you should try some!"

After exchanging a few pleasantries with Yao Zhengru, Li Dongling asked directly, "Does the municipal government want to cooperate with Dongling High-Tech on the Pingyang Animal Park project?!"

(End of chapter)