Chapter 967: Learning from Dong Zhuo to Yield Diaochan!

At 7:10, Tang Ye arrived at the restaurant where Haibin was hosting the banquet.

The restaurant was located in the city center; it looked extremely imposing from the outside, and the interior decoration was quite luxurious. A waitress wearing a form-fitting cheongsam led Tang Ye into a private room.

Seeing Tang Ye appear, Haibin immediately walked up, "Tang Ye, long time no see. You look radiant and have become even more handsome!"

Tang Ye smiled and flattered him, "Boss Hai, you are too kind."

Haibin introduced a middle-aged man to Tang Ye, "This is Section Chief Kuang from the Provincial Development and Reform Commission."

Tang Ye shook hands with Kuang Zhong'an and said with a smile, "Section Chief Kuang, we have met before. When Secretary Shi and I went to the Development and Reform Commission to handle some business, he was the one who received us at the time."

Kuang Zhong'an was precisely the person who had treated him and Shi Yao like air that day.

Kuang Zhong'an clearly knew that Tang Ye would be attending tonight, so he said with a smile, "That first meeting, there were many things I didn't handle well. Similar situations will absolutely never happen again in the future."

Tang Ye smiled faintly, "I will still have to rely on Section Chief Kuang's support in the future!"

Kuang Zhong'an laughed heartily, "That goes without saying."

Kuang Zhong'an thought to himself, having eased the conflict with Tang Ye today, Director Gao shouldn't pursue the matter, and his promotion to Deputy Division Chief would be secure.

Besides Kuang Zhong'an, there were several other staff members from the Provincial Government at the table, but they were not in core positions.

Tang Ye secretly pondered that Haibin had indeed put effort into this dinner party today.

After some pleasantries, everyone took their seats.

Before the dishes were served, Haibin glanced at Li Youyou, "I set up this private dinner tonight specifically to invite Troupe Leader Xue and the Song and Dance Troupe dancer Li Youyou to come and liven things up. How about this, before we eat, let's ask Teacher Li to dance for us!"

A group of people turned their gazes toward Li Youyou.

Li Youyou was unwilling in her heart, but due to the occasion, she stood up.

Tang Ye glanced at Li Youyou, could read her reluctance, and letting his gaze fall on her high heels, he said with a smile, "General Manager Hai, Teacher Li is wearing high heels, I think that won't be necessary!"

Haibin smiled, "I didn't expect Secretary Tang to be a man who cherishes the fairer sex! She can just take off her high heels and dance."

Li Youyou took a deep breath, feeling somewhat angry inside.

Xue Ying felt secretly distressed, pondering how to help Li Youyou out of this.

Seeing that Li Youyou wasn't moving, Haibin said with a smile, "I'm not intentionally making things difficult for Teacher Li. I am providing you with an opportunity to demonstrate your abilities. The Provincial Song and Dance Troupe is going abroad for training next month, and the list will be finalized soon. If you perform an improvised dance beautifully, I believe you will definitely be able to secure a spot."

For Li Youyou, a dance was something she could perform with ease.

But her grievance lay in the fact that Haibin was forcing and humiliating her.

The key was, she had no choice!

Li Youyou took off her high heels and walked toward the center of the stage.

Tang Ye spoke up at this moment, "Boss Hai, our meeting tonight is mainly to eat, drink, and catch up. How about we postpone Teacher Li's performance? When the atmosphere is right, we can watch Teacher Li's graceful dance then, how about that?"

Seeing the moment Li Youyou took off her shoes, Haibin actually felt a great sense of satisfaction inside.

His arrangement for Li Youyou was, in fact, a compliance test!

Through repeated coercion, he made the other party become his mental slave, thereby satisfying his own perverted desires.

Out of respect for Tang Ye, Haibin let Li Youyou off the hook for the time being.

All kinds of dishes were available.

Liu Cheng, however, sensed something was off; he leaned into Haibin's ear and whispered, "Why do I feel like Tang Ye seems to have a good impression of Li Youyou?"

A flash of surprise crossed Haibin's eyes, "Tang Ye is a man with very strong principles."

Liu Cheng smiled enigmatically, "No matter how strong one's principles are, there are still weaknesses. Tang Ye doesn't care about money, but I think he might be interested in women. Why don't you learn from Dong Zhuo and yield Diaochan, and give Li Youyou to him."

How could Haibin be willing? He curled his lip and said, "Li Youyou isn't some green tea like Yin Hong. Once I have her tamed, I'll let her approach Tang Ye then."

Liu Cheng grinned; he knew Haibin was hooked on Li Youyou.

In Liu Cheng's view, there were so many women in the world, why hang oneself from a single tree?

If it were him, if Tang Ye liked her, he would just give her away.

As long as Tang Ye was willing to cooperate and hand over the Yuyan Expressway project, with such huge profits, what kind of woman couldn't he get?

In Haibin's view, Liu Cheng's level was too low compared to his own.

Liu Cheng was satisfied with the most basic physiological desires.

He himself was pursuing a higher level of spiritual needs.

Haibin signaled the waiter to serve the food.

Shrimp, crab, fish, abalone, beef, lamb, chicken, duck...

The waiter filled the glasses with wine, and Haibin raised his glass, "Thank you all for attending tonight's banquet. I will drink this first as a sign of respect."

Everyone raised their glasses.

After a few rounds, Haibin said to Tang Ye in a low voice, "Please step aside to talk."

Tang Ye smiled, "Let's go!"

They came to an empty room next door.

Haibin handed Tang Ye a cigarette.

Tang Ye took it, and Haibin offered a lighter. After the cigarette was lit, Tang Ye did not smoke it, letting it burn on its own.

"Secretary Tang, I know why you came to Xijing this time! You promised before that if there were any suitable projects, you would definitely look after me! I am very interested in the Yuyan Expressway project."

Tang Ye smiled, "I didn't expect Boss Hai to be so well-connected, but this project is being presided over by the new County Party Secretary, so it's not easy for me to intervene!"

Haibin smiled faintly, "I have checked Shi Yao's background; she is new here and still has to rely on you. As long as you support Jinjun Company, there is hope for this project."

Tang Ye remained calm, "This is a poverty alleviation project; the costs are not high, and the returns are not large."

Haibin laughed heartily, "Secretary Tang, hand the 200 million project to me, and I guarantee I can get things done beautifully. In addition, I will arrange an account for you, and 30% of the profits will be yours. How about that?"

Although Tang Ye knew there was a lot of padding in these types of engineering projects, he didn't expect Haibin to offer him 60 million right off the bat.

"If I take 20%, will you still have any profit left?"

"Of course there's profit! Young Master Cheng and I will split 30%, and the remaining 100 million will be used to build the road—more than enough!"

Tang Ye took a deep breath, shook his head with a bitter smile, and said, "Boss Hai, I can feel your sincerity. However, I am a person who never touches money."

Hai Bin smiled and said, "You are a person with firm goals and are capable of accomplishing great things. How about this: I will keep this money for you, and whenever you say the word, we can see what happens. To be honest, on the path of an official career, sometimes you still need money to pave the way."

Tang Ye said, "How about this: let's discuss it again once the project is implemented. This is an important project, and the procedures that must be followed still need to be followed."

Seeing Tang Ye speak this way, Hai Bin thought to himself that Tang Ye did not seem so difficult to communicate with after all!

Hai Bin had originally thought he would have to take out a large sum of money to satisfy Tang Ye.

As it turned out, Tang Ye held himself in high regard and chose to refuse directly.

In this way, the forty million would go into his own private pocket.

Returning to the private room, Hai Bin took the initiative to stand up and went around the table holding his wine glass.

He suddenly remembered something, walked straight toward Li Youyou, and pressed down on her shoulder.

"Teacher Li, isn't it time for you to dance? Let everyone see the strength of an actor from the Provincial Song and Dance Troupe."

Kuang Zhong'an said with feigned humor, "I also loved to dance when I was young."

The others joined in the clamor one after another!

"Teacher Li, hurry up and dance one!"

Everyone started laughing.

Li Youyou felt low.

No one would understand the embarrassment she felt at this moment.

In everyone's eyes, for her as a dancer to dance a piece, perform a talent, and liven up the atmosphere in this kind of setting was the most natural thing in the world.

She took off her high heels and walked toward the platform in the center.

Suddenly.

A crisp sound rang out!

The noisy environment instantly fell silent.

Everyone looked toward the source of the sound.

"Why force her? Have you people never seen someone dance before?"

Tang Ye had smashed his wine glass and suddenly stood up...