Chapter 7 Investment Promotion and Attraction

  The fleet from the city did not stop, and Yang Min, the head of the High-tech Zone, received a phone call on the way. Although Wang Lin didn't know what was said in the call, he soon found out from Yang's actions. Yang got straight into the car and ordered the driver to speed up to the front of the fleet, leading them to the hotel.

  They are big businessmen from the capital, shouldn't they at least eat and drink their fill before going to inspect? Besides, it's almost noon, can't let them go out under the scorching sun, right? For both public and private reasons, there is reason to let these big customers from Yanjing take a short break in the hotel first. Don't worry about whether they rest or not, at least we have to show our hospitality, right?

  Wang Lin got into the car with another office attendant and hurriedly followed the district head's car. No matter what, they couldn't let their leader run ahead and lead the way, or else he might hold a grudge. As for some things in the official circle, Wang Lin may not have been very clear, but Driver Ren was crystal clear. He was just a small driver, and even if something went wrong later, the top would first blame the two public servants behind him, but this driver couldn't escape either.

  Losing the leader's face is not something that anyone can bear. The motorcade whizzed by, and with the development of the high-tech zone in recent years, not only has the economic situation improved greatly, but also the vision of the common people has gradually increased. In the past when it was just starting to develop, when the common people on the road saw a motorcade, especially one with police cars leading the way, who wouldn't stop and watch for a few minutes? As the economy developed, the frequency of motorcades increased, and the common people also became accustomed to these things.

  After about twenty minutes, a fleet of cars slowly drove into the Jinhua Hotel. This is the designated hotel for government units in the high-tech zone, and usually receives guests here. The hotel manager had been preparing since receiving Wang Lin's phone call that morning, and now that the time was almost up, he led several service staff to stand at the hotel entrance early.

  In a hotel like this, especially one designated by the government, what you need to pay attention to is these superficial things. Otherwise, if you're not careful, you won't know which big shot you've offended. As they say, "a strong dragon doesn't oppress the local snake". The boss who can open and run a hotel like this must be someone with backbone. But just because the boss isn't a pushover doesn't mean that government officials will go easy on them. In the end, it's the hotel managers and whatnot who will definitely get the short end of the stick.

  A row of people stopped the car, and the hotel manager rushed to the front of Yang Min's car, carefully opening the door for him and welcoming him out with great courtesy. The hotel manager only recognized Yang Min's car as well as those of other district government leaders, but not those from the city, so he could only rush to Yang Min's car, while several service staff went to welcome the others.

  Yang Min, who had just gotten off the car, didn't even have time to exchange pleasantries with the hotel manager before hastily rushing to another car. He displayed a completely subordinate demeanor in front of Yang Min. However, at this moment, Wang Lin was already standing beside one of the cars. Wang Lin didn't know who was sitting inside the car, but he clearly understood the leader's intention. As a subordinate, if you can't grasp the leader's intentions, then your career is basically over.

  As soon as Yang Ming got off the car, Wang Lin sensed something and quickly ran to one of the cars, opened the rear door with a respectful attitude, without caring who was inside. Today's guests were all big shots, whether they were businessmen or city leaders, none of whom could be compared to Wang Lin, an ordinary office worker. It was better to lower his posture as much as possible.

  The people in the car lightly said thank you, and then slowly got off the bus. Wang Lin was only looking down at the ground with his head bowed, as everyone present was a big shot in front of him, who dared to raise their heads to look at them? However, upon hearing this voice, Wang Lin felt somewhat familiar. He couldn't help but raise his head and take a glance, and suddenly he had a strong urge to faint. How could it be her?

  Isn't the person in front of him Zhang Ling, whom he just met yesterday? And last night, Zhang Ling even made a special phone call to him. How is it possible? Such a young woman has already entered the Zhang Group, such a large company? Moreover, judging from her seat on the car, Zhang Ling must be a heavyweight figure.

  Zhang Ling just thanked Wang Lin and didn't say anything else. However, from Zhang Ling's expression earlier, Wang Lin seemed to have sensed something. If nothing unexpected happens, Wang Lin will probably receive a call from Zhang Ling tonight. In this kind of situation, it's indeed not suitable for Wang Lin to greet Zhang Ling, after all, there are big shots around. Since he knows Zhang Ling and is keeping it a secret from his superiors, when the superiors find out later, although they won't blame him on the surface and might even praise him, who knows what they'll think in their hearts, maybe they'll even give him a veto.

  After Zhang Ling got off the car, she was supported by a middle-aged noblewoman who got off from the other side. The age of this middle-aged noblewoman made Wang Lin somewhat unbelievable. Could it be that she was Zhang Ling's sister? Judging from her appearance, this middle-aged noblewoman was at most in her thirties, which was a particularly charming age.

  "Auntie, what's so special about this Zhongzhou city? Why does the company have to invest here?" A young man who got out of another car saw that Wang Lin had already opened the door for Zhang Ling before him and felt a slight displeasure in his heart. But thinking that the other party was just an ordinary person, not posing any threat to himself, he also let go of it.

  Only the middle-aged noblewoman beside Zhang Ling smiled slightly, but didn't say a word, with an air of superiority. Zhang Ling, however, frowned slightly and responded somewhat impatiently: "Hancheng, do you think the whole country is like Beijing? Please understand our country's current situation before coming out next time?"

  "Xiao Ling, don't be angry, I was just saying that, why take it so seriously? You think so too, Auntie?" The man called Han Cheng had no embarrassment on his face at all, still shamelessly lingering here, as if this situation wasn't the first or second time, Han Cheng had already gotten used to it.

  By listening to their conversation, Wang Lin somewhat understood the reason behind it. Zhang Ling really had a big background, and that middle-aged woman was absolutely Zhang Ling's mother, the Zhang family group. Moreover, judging from other people's attitude towards Zhang Ling's mother, they seemed to have some fear. It was likely that her position within the Zhang family group would not be low, but what exactly it was, Wang Lin couldn't guess.

  After entering the hotel, the hotel manager walked in front and led these guests to the room that Wang Lin had previously arranged. As he watched each member of the Zhang's Group inspection team enter the room, Wang Lin finally put down his hanging heart. There were more than 20 people coming, and all of them were single suites. If they really followed He Zhongxiang's words to book rooms at that time, today would be Wang Lin's last day.

  Fortunately, Wang Lin was quick-witted and had already booked ten rooms, also asking the manager to pay attention to the surrounding rooms not being given to other guests for now. After all, who knows how many people are coming with Wang Lin? The hotel wouldn't reserve them for too long anyway. Once the businesspeople arrived after 10 o'clock and checked in, it didn't matter if they gave the other rooms to other guests. There weren't many people booking rooms at the hotel that morning either, so they wouldn't suffer any losses.

  District head Yang Min seems to have become a busy person, first drilling into the city leader's room and communicating with the leader for a while, then running one by one to the merchants' rooms, also showing our high-tech zone's hospitality. He Zhongxiang is not idle either, personally taking charge of arranging banquets for the merchants. The most idle ones are Wang Lin and another accompanying staff member, who stand bored in the corridor, staring at the ceiling and counting sheep.

  Lunch was extremely rich, but there was no place for Wang Lin. The people sitting were all big shots, even the district head Yang Min had to be careful with his attitude, and someone like Wang Lin didn't dare sit down to eat with them, it would shorten their lifespan! So, Wang Lin and another accompanying staff member each held a bottle of Wuliangye in their hands, followed by a waiter carrying a tray with a bottle of red wine on it. Whenever they saw an empty glass on the table, they quickly went forward to refill it.

  The meal lasted nearly two hours, but fortunately it wasn't just a simple dinner and drinks. The leaders had things on their minds, so even when drinking they were restrained and didn't let loose. This made Wang Lin feel much more at ease. However, during the meal, District Chief Yang Min and Deputy Mayor Tang Qiuji dominated the conversation, constantly boasting about how great Zhongzhou City was and expressing their hopes that the Zhang Group would set up operations there.

  It's just a set of words to win over customers, both Yang Min and Tang Qiuji have said what they can, whether it will be successful or not depends on their own assessment results. After lunch, the customers had an hour of rest time, then at 3 pm in the afternoon, the customers would go for on-site inspection.

  Originally, he wanted to thank Wang Lin for finally being willing to take a rest, but was interrupted by an order. He Zongxiang personally took Wang Lin and another office staff member to the grassroots level for a final inspection to see if there were any omissions that might give customers a bad impression and affect their investment plans in our high-tech zone.

  Just after hearing this, Wang Lin, who had been serving for a whole morning, felt like cursing. You guys are all full, but I haven't even moved my chopsticks yet. The little bit of fried dough sticks and soy milk we had for breakfast has already been digested. But there's no way out, the leader is leading the team in person, they don't have a chance to sneak away and buy something to fill their stomachs, so they can only follow the leader with an empty stomach to conduct a surprise inspection.