Chapter 72: The Most Popular Person in Tianling County!

Friday afternoon.

Tang Ye combed through the promotional materials for the municipal investment attraction conference once again.

Then, he sent them to Du Chengfeng's Secretary, Xiao Jin.

Secretary Jin had been driven crazy by Tang Ye and Du Chengfeng over the past few days.

In order to make the promotional materials perfect, a single document had been added to, deleted from, and revised dozens of times.

However, Tang Ye's writing skills left Xiao Jin incredibly impressed.

Xiao Jin was professionally trained and had four or five years of experience as a secretary.

Tang Ye was a year younger than him, yet his writing was fluid, his style concise, and it lacked nothing in substance.

Never mind the Secretariat of the Municipal Party Committee, even the Provincial Party Committee's secretarial office couldn't pick out a second person capable of writing materials with such precision.

After Du Chengfeng finished reading the materials, he called Tang Ye directly, "Let's finalize the draft; you've worked hard these past few days."

Tang Ye said with a smile, "This is my job, how could I call it hard work?"

Du Chengfeng smiled and urged, "You should get your work in order over these next few days and arrive in the city a day early so we can attend the event together! The real work lies outside the poem; I hear your tolerance for alcohol is quite good?"

"Secretary, if you need me to protect you, just let me know."

"You kid, you've got some nerve. Do I need you to protect me?" Du Chengfeng was quite confident in his own alcohol tolerance.

"Thank you, Secretary, for taking me to see the outside world. I mean, if you drink too much, I can get you home safe and sound."

Du Chengfeng laughed heartily, "Then that's even less necessary! Get some good rest and maintain a good state. Business socializing is also a battlefield."

Xiao Jin listened from the side as Du Chengfeng and Tang Ye spoke.

Tang Ye's emotional intelligence when chatting with the Secretary was truly high; he appeared to be acting as he pleased, yet he wasn't restrained at all, and his sense of propriety was just right.

Everyone said they were the most popular person in Tianling County.

In reality, the current "it" person was none other than Tang Ye.

Of course, the reason Secretary Du didn't put on airs when talking to Tang Ye was something Tang Ye had earned through his own ability.

If he himself could pull in billions in investment projects, he would receive the same preferential treatment.

A leader wouldn't show an approachable side to everyone.

Most of the time, he would be serious, strict, and occasionally decisive and cold-hearted.

Tang Ye was quite happy to hear that Du Chengfeng was going to take him to a dinner party.

Township cadres might be called local tyrants, but in reality, it was like being in the newbie village of a game; one's vision and social circle were still limited.

But once at the county level, it was different; one could come into contact with national-level capital.

With his own unfathomable alcohol tolerance, it was like a mouse falling into an oil vat!

Tang Ye secretly thought that he should drink a little bit over the next few days to get his metabolism going.

Drinking was just like practicing a skill; besides performing on the spot, one had to maintain intensity in daily life.

It wasn't that Tang Ye loved to drink, but when one is in the world, one is not always in control of one's own actions.

Especially within the system, dinner parties were an important channel for weaving a network of connections.

Moreover, Tang Ye's work focus was on investment attraction, so business socializing was a necessity.

People wear masks when they are sober.

Alcohol can remove the mask; although the true face behind the mask might be ugly, once the masks are removed and the true nature underneath is seen, cooperation can come naturally.

After hanging up the phone, Tang Ye received a call from Gu Wenqin.

Gu Wenqin's tone had become somewhat nervous, "Qi Meiyu just called me to terminate our cooperation."

Tang Ye understood Gu Wenqin's mood; a major client suddenly terminating cooperation meant the loss of a very large order.

"It's fine, it was expected." Tang Ye smiled lightly and asked Gu Wenqin, "That matter I mentioned to you last time, have you handled it?"

Gu Wenqin hurriedly said, "I have!"

Tang Ye said in a deep voice, "Next, Qinge is about to face an unprecedented opportunity. You need to be prepared. The Boman production line must be ready to start at any time."

Gu Wenqin thought to herself, the big client has already run off, how could there still be an opportunity?

However, she knew Tang Ye's ability; he could often find a breakthrough in desperate situations.

She said with a heavy heart, "In order to purchase equipment for the new production line, I invested all of our previous profits. Now that I've lost Qi Meiyu's large foreign trade order, I suddenly have no confidence. It's not that I'm afraid of the loss, but should I continue hiring employees? I'm afraid I'll have to let them go later."

Tang Ye could understand Gu Wenqin's mood, but many deployments could only reveal their secrets at the right time.

He changed the subject, "I have good news for you: you have successfully been selected for the County Federation of Industry and Commerce and the County CPPCC. From now on, you are a 'red-hat' merchant. I will contact the Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department to see if we can get you an exclusive interview soon."

Gu Wenqin's mouth was full of bitterness, "With the factory facing such a huge blow, how could I have the heart for an interview!"

Tang Ye said with a smile, "For the development of Qinge, you must adapt. If the interview is published in the newspaper, it will take up at least half a page; placing an ad that size would cost over ten thousand yuan. This is free advertising."

Gu Wenqin heard Tang Ye say this, "Then I will wait for the news and will definitely cooperate well."

Tang Ye stroked his chin and called Lin Ziyang.

He told Lin Ziyang to contact several official websites within the province.

In 2005, the internet was already beginning to take shape, but print media had not yet realized they would be replaced, so in terms of advertising costs, even ad space on national portals was cheaper than the cost of space in municipal traditional print media.

As for wanting to post news on websites, the cost and procedures were even lower and more convenient.

Lin Ziyang quickly told Tang Ye the quotes, "Brother Ye, there are still a few that haven't given me quotes. If you ask me, we can just promote it on forums. Forums have high traffic and it's free."

Tang Ye chose several websites with a relatively large number of female users.

"Contact these websites in a few days and post a few advertorials. Don't be afraid to spend money; just make sure the money is spent where it counts."

Lin Ziyang pondered that because Qi Meiyu was no longer cooperating, Tang Ye was thinking of using publicity to make up for the loss.

"Alright, leave this to me."

Lin Ziyang had a better mindset than Gu Wenqin.

Lin Ziyang had been engaged in E-commerce for some time.

He had unique insights into the internet: the camp is made of iron, but the soldiers are flowing water.

One second a major client throws themselves into someone else's arms,

the next second a new major client will appear...

Just as he was preparing to get off work, the door was knocked.

Tang Ye called out, "Please come in."

Cai Meifen walked in wearing red high heels and said with a sweet smile, "Town Mayor Tang, are you free tonight? Let me treat you to dinner."

It was clear that Cai Meifen had dressed up meticulously today.

A purple trench coat, a gray base layer paired with a flowing skirt—the skirt was navy blue—the tight outfit outlined her curves to perfection, revealing a hint of sexiness amidst her charm.

Cai Meifen had invited Tang Ye several times, but Tang Ye had politely declined each one.

Because Tang Ye had helped her escape the shadow of Bi Danian, Cai Meifen had always felt grateful.

More importantly, lacking a sense of security, she now regarded Tang Ye as a "big tree" and was trying every possible way to bind herself closely to him.

Tang Ye had some understanding of Cai Meifen; although she had an ambiguous relationship with Bi Danian in the past, her nature was not bad.

Now that she had invested in the Shashi Factory, she was also his business partner.

Tang Ye thought about it from another angle: wasn't this a chance to practice his alcohol tolerance?

"Call Sun Hai along!"

Cai Meifen took her phone out of her white handbag and made a call to Sun Hai.

Soon, Cai Meifen made an OK gesture, "I also invited a close female friend tonight, Town Mayor Tang, you don't mind, do you?"

Tang Ye was thoughtful and gave a faint smile, "Is it that close friend you mentioned to me last time? I'm quite curious."

Cai Meifen was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly waved her hand, smiled coquettishly, and warned, "A different close friend. Don't you go getting any ideas about her..."