Chapter 1429

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

After Zhang Sheng arrived as the protagonist, this commendation conference proceeded according to procedure.

First the Town Party Secretary spoke, then the Town Mayor, the Deputy Town Mayor, and then Wang Xiaohua, the Director of the Poverty Alleviation Office, gave speeches in turn.

The content of the speeches was naturally all by the book.

Because the real honest truth never gets spoken at formal meetings.

Many things are only laid out and discussed at the social drinking after the meeting.

After the Town Party Secretary, Town Mayor, Deputy Town Mayor, and Director of the Poverty Alleviation Office all finished speaking, only then was Zhang Sheng invited to take the stage as the finale speaker.

This seems to show they value Zhang Sheng, yet they also made him go after all the leaders.

But to say they don't value him, they arranged for him to speak as the grand finale.

The commendation conference progressed very smoothly.

After the meeting ended, the County TV Station's reporter even conducted a special interview with Zhang Sheng.

"Mr. Zhang, may I ask how you view this poverty alleviation donation?"

The reporter was a young woman who had not long graduated from university; her eyes held the unique clarity and purity of a liberal arts student.

Zhang Sheng said:

"My thinking is very simple: to try to help more people who need help. Shangang Town is the most impoverished township in our county city; there are too many impoverished people here who need help. As one of the Ten Outstanding Entrepreneurs of the County City, it is very necessary, and I have this responsibility, this obligation, to help those ordinary people mired in poverty, and to respond to the country's call for the policy of 'the rich getting rich first to help the poor get rich later'."

Zhang Sheng's answer could be said to be flawless, even somewhat lofty.

He is just this kind of person; in front of the public, he displays the very positive image of a philanthropist, an industrialist, a person of compassion.

Ordinary ordinary people simply cannot possibly know his true face.

Because besides television, the information they can access about Zhang Sheng is extremely scarce.

And the information the grassroots ordinary people access is mostly information that has been filtered, information that others want them to see.

This is the so-called information gap, and the information gap creates an opportunity gap, and the opportunity gap creates a wealth gap.

After the interview ended, it was already noon.

The Town Government side had long since arranged the social drinking.

Town Party Secretary He Gaofeng enthusiastically invited Zhang Sheng and the others to go together to He Ji Restaurant at the Town Street Entrance for a meal.

Originally before, the Town Government civil servants held their social drinking at the New Era Restaurant next to the Town Government.

The New Era Restaurant, after passing through several people's hands, from Niu Chunsheng to Wang Erhai, and then from Wang Erhai to Liang Xinghua, ultimately met the fate of bankruptcy.

And the old Cook of the New Era Restaurant, He Dahé, opened a He Ji Restaurant at the street entrance, and slowly built the business up again; even the Town Government people, not minding the distance, made special trips to gather and dine there.

In the words of those leaders, it's only Old He's cooking that has that authentic taste!

If Liang Xinghua saw this scene, who knows what he would think; back then it was he who personally fired He Dahé.

But Liang Xinghua doesn't have this chance either, because he has already gone to Xiangbei, and can never come back.

One can only say that sometimes, this thing called fate, you really can't blame heaven or earth or others; more often it's caused by one's own hand.

Your cognition determines your choices, your choices determine your fate.

A private room was opened at He Ji Restaurant, and nearly ten leaders together with Wang Xiaohua hosted Zhang Sheng.

As soon as Zhang Sheng entered, he said with a smile:

"Everyone, sorry about this. I just took Cephalosporin this morning, so I can't drink alcohol. Wang Erhai, President Wang, will drink in my place. President Wang is also everyone's old acquaintance, so everyone don't stand on ceremony!"

With Zhang Sheng saying this, the Town Government leaders in their hearts were certainly not too happy.

Knowing today they had to attend the commendation conference, he actually took Cephalosporin in advance?

Isn't this just not giving them face?

And this just happens to be a show of strength Zhang Sheng gave them.

Township leaders, if Zhang Sheng gives you face, then you count as leaders; but if he doesn't give face, then you're nothing.

After all, Shangang Town is this poor and remote place; Zhang Sheng never even thought about coming here to develop in the future.

If not for Wang Xiaohua's sake, he might not even have come to attend this commendation conference.

"No problem, we put people first. President Zhang's health is important; drinking alcohol is a small matter instead. Everyone agree?"

He Gaofeng spoke with a smile.

Everyone chimed in agreement, all smiling and saying nice words.

This matter was considered to have passed, neither lightly nor heavily.

Zhang Sheng gave Wang Erhai a look, and Wang Erhai said with a smile:

"I'll toast everyone a cup on President Zhang's behalf first!"

Then he raised his glass and drank it down in one gulp.

Everyone responded in turn, all drinking their cups down in one gulp.

This social drinking opened with such a start; naturally what followed was all kinds of mutual toasting.

Zhang Sheng was the protagonist of the meal, and Wang Erhai was the one helping Zhang Sheng block alcohol; naturally he became the target of everyone's toasts.

So Wang Erhai drank one cup after another, cup after cup, without any chance to stop.

Wang Xiaohua watched, and couldn't help but feel heartache.

But he knew, this was something his Second Brother had to endure.

This matter Zhang Sheng already had the intention of blaming him; that's why he brought him along to block alcohol. This counts as a way of punishing Wang Erhai.

Wang Erhai now obediently helped Zhang Sheng block drinks, so everything that happened before that matter was naturally brushed aside.

However, Wang Erhai helping block drinks gave rise to another problem: Zhang Sheng was sober from start to finish, and persuading him to come invest in a real estate project in Shangang Town while he was of sound mind would be extremely difficult!

At this, He Gaofeng spoke up to test the waters:

"General Manager Zhang, I've heard your company is thriving in the County Town; have you ever thought about expanding your business?"

Zhang Sheng immediately replied with a hearty laugh:

"No, no, that's all just surface glory. Secretary He doesn't know this, but my Huangsheng Group's debt ratio has already reached two hundred percent! Capital turnover pressure is unprecedented, so since this year, Huangsheng Group has begun planned debt resolution — cutting whatever business should be cut, shrinking whatever should shrink. As for expanding business, I truly don't even dare think about it, and I don't have that capability either."

Zhang Sheng's words directly blocked off every angle.

Leaving He Gaofeng momentarily at a loss for how to respond.

Zhong Hongtao and the other Town Government leaders also didn't know what to say.

After all, Zhang Sheng had already put it so bluntly; they couldn't possibly keep pushing him to invest in real estate, could they?

If they really did that, it would show they don't know how to conduct themselves or handle affairs.

After all, Zhang Sheng isn't some minor figure these Town Government leaders can ride roughshod over.

On the contrary, they still have to politely beg Zhang Sheng to come invest in Shangang Town!

If they truly want to ride roughshod over Zhang Sheng, they can only wait until his investment is actually secured in the Town before they can make a move on him.

Souring the relationship now is obviously not a wise move.

At this, He Gaofeng and Zhong Hongtao both involuntarily looked toward Wang Xiaohua.

They could only pin their hopes on Wang Xiaohua.

After all, Wang Xiaohua not only gets real things done but also has high emotional intelligence and knows what to say; in this situation, only he can find a way to break the deadlock.