Chapter 2295

Zhao Siqi said, "County Magistrate, to be honest, I am still in the process of adapting, but I think I will adapt very soon."

Su Xinghui said, "You have done well in your previous positions, and I believe you will adapt quickly."

Zhao Siqi nodded without speaking. He had never been a talkative person, which was somewhat similar to Duan Qi, and this was one of the reasons Su Xinghui chose him to be the Director of the County Government Office.

Su Xinghui said, "You, as the Director, are the housekeeper of the county government. I hope you can manage this house well. If you have any problems, you can communicate more with Deputy County Magistrate Duan. He did an excellent job before and has some experience you can learn from."

Zhao Siqi nodded and said, "I understand, County Magistrate. I will definitely learn humbly from Deputy County Magistrate Duan."

Su Xinghui raised his wrist to check his watch, stood up, and said, "It's time to meet the Hong Kong guest. We can't let others wait for me."

Arriving at the small conference room, Su Xinghui looked at the layout and nodded with satisfaction: "Hmm, it's arranged well."

Hearing Su Xinghui's words, Zhao Siqi finally let go of his hanging heart. He had sought advice from Duan Qi, asking in detail about the County Magistrate's habits and what kind of layout style he liked. Duan Qi was a kind person and had answered very clearly.

Two or three minutes before the appointed time, the Hong Kong guest arrived. This guest was named Le Shaobo, the young master of the Hong Kong Le's Catering Group. Although he was called the "young master," he was actually approaching forty this year.

Le's Catering Group was the largest catering group in Hong Kong, involved in Chinese food, Western food, fast food, food products, and other fields. It had over five hundred branches in Asia and an asset scale reaching several billion yuan. This time, they had opened a "Le's Hailongtang Restaurant" in Chongjin County. Today, Le Shaobo had come to personally invite Su Xinghui to attend the opening ceremony of the Hailongtang Restaurant.

Hailongtang Restaurant was a high-end restaurant specializing in Cantonese cuisine. As the name implied, the main dishes were seafood, and this seafood was transported from the seaside.

Le's Catering Group had been encouraged by Mi Xiuyuan to open a store in Chongjin County. When Mi Xiuyuan was in Hong Kong, he was a regular customer of the Cantonese restaurants under the Le's banner. Now that he stayed in Chongjin County for at least five or six months a year and couldn't eat Le's food, he felt something was missing, so he encouraged Le Shaobo to open a branch in Chongjin County.

Of course, Mi Xiuyuan encouraging Le Shaobo to open a store in Chongjin County was not just to satisfy his own appetite, but also to help Su Xinghui attract an investor.

Mi Xiuyuan naturally wouldn't harm his friend. The Le's Group opening a store in Chongjin County was also profitable. The current Chongjin County was no longer the poor place it had been a few years ago. Now, there were over a hundred enterprises investing in the Chongjin County Economic Development Zone. When the bosses and executives of these enterprises had social engagements, they needed places to eat, and they needed high-end restaurants.

However, in Chongjin County, the high-end restaurant field was basically a blank slate, so now was the right time for the Le's Group to enter Chongjin County.

After Le Shaobo came to Chongjin County to inspect it last year and saw the dense rows of factory buildings under construction in the Economic Development Zone, he immediately decided to open a branch in Chongjin County.

He bought the first, second, and third floors of a commercial building built by the Mi Group in the new district of Chongjin County, renovated it, and used it as the location for their Le's Group branch. At the end of last year, the renovation was completed, and he chose an auspicious day for the branch's opening.

So, today he came personally to invite Su Xinghui to attend their opening ceremony.

Le Shaobo knew very well that the real person in charge in Chongjin County was Su Xinghui. Others could be neglected, but Su Xinghui absolutely could not be. So, he respectfully brought several executives from the Chongjin County branch to the county government to meet Su Xinghui.

Su Xinghui was also very polite to Le Shaobo. As soon as he saw Le Shaobo, he smiled and extended his right hand: "Hello, President Le. I heard that your Hailongtang Restaurant will open in three days. Congratulations, congratulations!"

Le Shaobo said in non-standard Mandarin: "County Magistrate Su, thank you, thank you! On the day of the opening ceremony, please be sure to attend with your wife. You are our VIP at Hailongtang!"

As he spoke, Le Shaobo took out a large, gold-stamped red invitation and placed it in front of Su Xinghui. Su Xinghui glanced at the invitation, nodded with a smile, and said: "When President Le's restaurant opens, I will definitely be there."

Le Shaobo also said to Zhao Siqi: "Director Zhao, please be sure to attend as well!"

Le Shaobo knew that Zhao Siqi was now the Director of the County Government Office, and this director was Su Xinghui's "housekeeper." For some business banquets, he had great power to decide where to hold them, so this person could not be offended either.

Zhao Siqi smiled and nodded.

Le Shaobo introduced several executives of Hailongtang Restaurant to Su Xinghui and Zhao Siqi. The Le's Group had over five hundred branches in Asia, and Le Shaobo himself could not stay here all the time, so he had to introduce these executives to Su Xinghui.

Su Xinghui greeted them all very politely.

Su Xinghui still valued Le Shaobo and his Hailongtang Restaurant very much, because the development of Chongjin County could not rely only on industry and agriculture; the tertiary industry was also very important, which was a reflection of Chongjin County's investment environment.

If those investors who came to Chongjin County could not have their various needs met, it would be difficult to keep their investments.

Therefore, every time Su Xinghui went to a place, he regarded urban construction and the tertiary industry as the top priority. This was the necessary path to improve the city's grade and improve the investment environment.

Now in Chongjin County, urban construction had achieved some results. These results were mainly in the new district, where a large number of new buildings had been built. Of course, the renovation of the old city was still far from enough and would take a long time.

And Su Xinghui felt that Chongjin County's tertiary industry was still far from enough.

Currently in Chongjin County, in terms of high-end hotels, only a few investors like the Hou Group had invested in building a few. In terms of the catering industry, high-end restaurants and wine houses were still far from enough, so the entry of the Le's Group was of great significance.

The Le's Group was the largest catering group in Hong Kong and one of the largest in Asia, enjoying a high reputation in Cantonese cuisine and even Western food, and had great influence throughout Asia. Their opening a branch in Chongjin County would be a good boost for Chongjin County's high-end catering industry.

In fact, since Hailongtang truly settled in Chongjin County, the number of high-end restaurants coming to Chongjin County to open stores had obviously increased. Just in the last month, four or five high-end restaurants of various cuisines had come to Chongjin County to find land to open stores, and there were even more low-to-mid-end restaurants.

This made the new district of Chongjin County obviously much more prosperous and lively, and also met the different needs of the new district's residents as well as the bosses and executives of the Economic Development Zone.

This was of course a good phenomenon. Plus, Le Shaobo was introduced by Mi Xiuyuan and could be considered Mi Xiuyuan's friend, so Su Xinghui naturally had to treat him with courtesy.

Su Xinghui chatted with Le Shaobo and his executives for a while. Le Shaobo took out a card and placed it in front of Su Xinghui: "County Magistrate Su, please accept this VIP card!"

Su Xinghui glanced at the card and saw that it was shining with gold. He picked it up and weighed it. The card was very heavy, and it was actually made of pure gold, with "Hailongtang," "VIP," and other words printed on it.

Su Xinghui asked: "President Le, what is the meaning of this?"

Le Shaobo laughed: "County Magistrate Su, it's just a small token. As long as County Magistrate Su takes this card to eat at our Hailongtang, no matter how much you spend, it will be free."

Upon hearing this, Su Xinghui still smiled and put the card back in front of Le Shaobo: "President Le, thank you for your kindness, but I cannot accept this card."

Le Shaobo was stunned: "Did County Magistrate Su misunderstand? I gave you this card with no other meaning. For County Magistrate Su to eat at our place is to look up to us, and I wouldn't dare to charge money. Actually, whether you have this card or not is fine, but having one shows County Magistrate Su's status."

Su Xinghui shook his head and smiled: "President Le, we have discipline and cannot accept this card. Aren't you friends with President Mi? Regarding this point, you can ask him. Once he tells you, you will know that it's really not that I am being unreasonable. But don't worry, I will definitely go to your opening ceremony."

Le Shaobo had no choice but to take the card back. ===== CHAPTER 2297 =====