Hearing these words, Li Weifang felt an unknown evil fire in his heart. He wanted to grab the bowl of cold porridge in front of him and throw it at Dong Zhiheng. He finally restrained his inner impulse and pinched it with his left hand under the cover of the tablecloth.

He slapped his thighs several times and controlled himself not to run away on the spot. He watched Dong Zhiheng finish the phone call coldly and told himself with a smile: "Li Chu, Hu Pingtao said he was in the elevator and came down with Mrs. Guo and the others."

A few minutes later, the Guo family's mother and daughter, Hu Pingtao and others walked into the private room No. 5.

Guo Lingyu put on a set of brand-name sportswear, looked in high spirits, and sat down with her mother with a smile.

Although Mother Guo is wearing a hearing aid, she looks very good. The important thing is that she still wears the jade bracelet on her wrist, as if nothing happened yesterday.

Li Weifang was stunned.

He wiped his eyes vigorously with the back of his hand to make sure he saw correctly.

A burst of ecstasy suddenly surged deep in his heart, and all the previous negative emotions were suddenly wiped away. Li Weifang suddenly felt a little hungry, and his eyes shifted to Hu Pingtao. In surprise, he asked urgently: "Xiaohu, the case

broken?"

Hu Pingtao smiled and nodded: "The Lijiang police attach great importance to this case and completed the preliminary trial yesterday. They dealt with it overnight and completed taking pictures and taking samples of the evidence. Chen Zheyong called me at around five o'clock this morning and sent the police

The bracelet was delivered to the hotel and returned to Mrs. Guo."

Li Weifang frowned, clapped his hands hard, and laughed with ecstasy and excitement: "Okay, great."

Guo Lingyu specially arranged for Hu Pingtao to sit next to her. She smiled and said: "I really have to thank Xiaohu for this incident. If you hadn't discovered it in time, we would have been fooled by Sun Tiantian."

Hu Pingtao said with a smile on his face: "This is what I should do."

Su Xiaolin sat next to him, with a wicked smile, and quietly scratched Hu Pingtao's palm with her fingertips.

The movements are gentle and slow, no one notices.

Seeing the two of them sitting together again, Dong Zhiheng felt angry for a while, but he couldn't get angry in such a situation. He could only purse his mouth tightly, gritting his back teeth hard, his face was gloomy, and he said nothing.

He cursed himself countless times in his mind.

You should not have brought Amelia Su to participate in this event. You are really shooting yourself in the foot.

Except for Lu Jie, no one noticed Dong Zhiheng's emotional changes.

Mother Guo was in high spirits. She said with a smile: "It's getting late. There will be activities later. Let's go get something to eat! When I return to the provincial capital this time, I will treat you to a meal. I hope you will appreciate it when the time comes.

Everybody come!”

…

A few days later, the provincial capital.

Mother Guo specially chose a private restaurant with a good reputation. The banquet list was divided into two parts: one was the former members of the group, and the other was officials from the provincial department. After all, there would be contacts in the future, so it was important to establish contacts in advance.

Three tables.

Hu Pingtao wanted to sit with Su Xiaolin, but was forced to sit at the main table by Li Weifang.

The food was very sumptuous, and I toasted with a glass of white wine on the table without feeling drunk at all.

Without it, the cup is too small.

The glass is very delicate, but the wall is too thick and the capacity is only about the size of an adult's finger joint.

Special for toasting.

Guo Lingyu filled up the empty cup in front of her, stood up, raised her hands, and greeted Hu Pingtao sitting opposite with a smile on her face: "Xiaohu, thank you."

Returning to the provincial capital from Lijiang, I said similar things a lot along the way, but this time it was the most formal.

Hu Pingtao, wearing casual clothes, smiled and nodded in response. Today's occasion was different from the past, as there were only two provincial leaders present.

Watching him drink up the white wine in his glass, Mother Guo smiled and said, "Don't just drink, eat more food."

Although there was less wine, the stimulating effect on the brain was not reduced at all. Hu Pingtao was not busy with chopsticks. He thought for a moment, raised his head, and said seriously to Guo's mother: "Mrs. Guo, when you come back this time, what impression will you have on our Yunnan Province?"

How about it?"

This topic was a bit unexpected, but it was also reasonable. Everyone present focused their attention on Guo Mu.

"The impression... overall is good." Guo's mother responded quickly. She held the hearing aid with her left hand and said with a smile: "I am revisiting my old place this time. I won't talk about Li Jiang and Dali. I will just say

The provincial capital. Compared with when I was a child, it has changed so much that many places are unrecognizable."

Hu Pingtao smiled and struck while the iron was hot: "Many cities are promoting old city renovation projects, and our provincial capital is no exception. Mrs. Guo, if you come back in a few years, you will see even more places that you will not recognize."

Guo Lingyu nodded slightly next to her mother: "Yes! Mainland China has changed a lot in recent years. I often travel between the imperial capital, Shanghai City, and Shenzhen City. The changes in that area can only be described as "changing with each passing day." Without personal experience, it is impossible to understand

Can’t feel it.”

Hu Pingtao smiled and said: "Mrs. Guo, Ms. Guo, you are also half from Yunnan Province. It is useless to just shout slogans to change your hometown. Everyone must contribute!"

Mother Guo couldn't help but laugh: "Xiaohu, you are a very smart young man. You go around trying to persuade me to invest."

"Dian Province is a treasure land." Hu Pingtao did not deny it and continued: "This is a kingdom of non-ferrous metals, a major tourist province, a cultural and economic center in Southeast Asia, and an important transportation hub. Mrs. Guo, it would have been a few years ago.

, I’m really embarrassed to say this. At that time, many supporting projects in the province had not yet been launched, and highways and high-speed rail were still on the drawing board. But it is different now. The roads in the surrounding prefectures are open, and the stations connected by high-speed rail are becoming more and more popular.

There are more and more coming. Let’s talk about Dali and Lijiang! There is a train every two hours, departing from the provincial capital and arriving in half an hour, which is faster than flying.”

Guo Lingyu's heart moved slightly. She put down her chopsticks and looked at Hu Pingtao: "In business, no one is interested in a business that is not profitable. Xiaohu, since you mentioned this issue, besides transportation and tourism, what else can make you happy?

My reason for investing?”

Hu Pingtao exudes a maturity that is obviously beyond his actual age: "Dian Province has a special climate and is suitable for the development of planting industry. The Jinsha River provides abundant water. Let's not talk about mining, let's talk about tea and tobacco, which are our pillars.

Industry. Yunnan Province has inherent advantages in foreign trade, and then there are policy advantages for high-tech industries."

As he said that, Hu Pingtao put his hands on the shoulders of Li Weifang who was sitting next to him, pushed him forward hard, and said with a smile: "I am a layman in this area. It's okay to shout slogans, but you have to ask Director Li for specific questions."

, after all, he is an expert."

Li Weifang was a little flattered, but his heart was full of gratitude to Hu Pingtao, and he kept saying: "Xiaohu, you are being too modest."

Guo Lingyu chuckled softly, her eyes full of admiration: "Actually, when I came to Yunnan Province this time, on the one hand, I accompanied my mother to revisit her hometown, and on the other hand, it was also for on-the-spot inspection. Although the overall conditions of Yunnan Province are not as good as those of the eastern coastal areas

, but the development in these years is really good...but..."

With that said, she turned her gaze to Li Weifang and said seriously: "Director Li, I don't think the plan our group sent you before is of any interest, so I'd better cancel it!"

Hearing this, the smile that had just appeared on Li Weifang's face froze instantly. He was shocked, said "Ah", loosened his fingers, and dropped the chopsticks to the ground.

Last week, when the team was still in Dali, the Guo Group headquarters sent a document containing investment intentions and project-related issues. To put it simply, it is a letter of intent before formal negotiations. Within the scope agreed by both parties,

Set an approximate investment amount.

Invalidation means that the Kuok Group does not recognize this document and has withdrawn its investment intention.

The atmosphere in the venue suddenly changed, and the faces of the provincial leaders present also became cold and solemn.

Zhu Yubin, director of the Department of Commerce, took out cigarettes, lit one, and smoked slowly without saying a word.

Li Weifang has always been responsible for the docking and negotiation with the Guo Group, and today's dinner was also invited by Guo Lingyu. Now that the situation is unclear, Zhu Yubin can't speak, and it's hard to show off in such an occasion. He can only follow his own way, in silence

Be still and observe in the midst of displeasure.

Generally speaking, this kind of occasion is not suitable and smoking is not allowed.

Li Weifang, who was in charge, felt his heart suddenly sinking, and his whole body felt like he was falling into an ice cave.

He quickly said: "Ms. Guo, we can have a serious discussion on specific issues."

Guo Lingyu waved her hand, with a hint of slyness flashing in her eyes, and chuckled: "Director Li, you misunderstood. What I mean is that I will resend you a new letter of intent for cooperation. I will add more to the original one."

Four times the investment amount.”

Four times?

Li Weifang couldn't help but open his mouth, feeling that his brain went blank for a moment, and even breathing became difficult. He was panting rapidly, and the blood in his body was rushing through his veins at an extremely high speed. Everything was so unreal.

An increase of four times on the original basis... Based on last year's data, this is equivalent to 30% of the total annual foreign investment in Yunnan Province.

Zhu Yubin's eyes were full of surprise. His fingers trembled and the cigarette ashes fell on his pants. He quickly slapped them with his hands, making him very embarrassed.

A feeling of happiness like a pie in the sky hitting his head ran through Li Weifang's whole body.

"Thank you... thank you!" He stammered, feeling that nothing could express the ecstasy deep in his heart.

"Haha, you have to thank Xiaohu." Guo Lingyu said: "If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have made this decision."

Mother Guo also smiled and said: "On the way back from Lijiang, I wanted to express my gratitude to Xiaohu. But he didn't want anything. Later, we mother and daughter discussed it and regarded this as a thank you to him.

!”

…

The party lasted until very late.

After returning the Guo mother and daughter to the hotel, Li Weifang and Zhu Yubin were not in a hurry to leave. The driver drove the car to the edge of Green Lake. They got out of the car and walked slowly along the lakeside fence under the light of the street lights.

Zhu Yubin asked with great interest: "Old Li, this young man named Hu Pingtao is quite good! Looking at the situation today, if he were not present, I am afraid that the Guo Group would not be able to get this investment."
Chapter completed!