Chapter 1937

Chapter 1937: Chapter 1937

"The industrial park is in the process of attracting investment now, aren’t you afraid Wu Qiangwei will look for you since you’re not at work during the day?"

Qu Xiangru, with a blush on her cheeks, lay beside him and asked.

"I need to rest well; later at noon, I’ll be receiving important clients."

"What clients?"

"Take a guess... Ow! It’s breaking, let go quickly."

Song Guanchao’s lower body tightened, and he dared not tease her anymore, saying, "Executives from Sam, they are coming over for an inspection today."

Qu Xiangru asked, "Isn’t everyone saying this deal is off?"

"It’s just rumors."

"Does that mean it’s confirmed?"

Song Guanchao retorted, "Do you think it can go through?"

Qu Xiangru said, "Jiangzhou meets all the criteria for foreign supermarkets; as long as there’s no outside interference, there shouldn’t be any problem."

"But before the contract is signed, you’d better not spread the word too much. Not everyone wishes you well; be careful of sabotage."

"Your reminder came just in time; I didn’t even think of that, I should reward you properly."

"Get away!" Qu Xiangru was furious. This bastard not only teased her but also took this as an excuse to continue bullying her.

But where she could resist Song Guanchao, the small hand pushing on his chest was pinned above by him, and then pressed down again.

...

At eleven in the morning, Song Guanchao finally left Qu Xiangru’s house.

After their early morning frolicking, they continued to sleep for a while, replenishing their sleep, and now they were particularly energetic.

The group of Sam’s executives had already arrived and was at the guesthouse.

Zhou Xingjian had booked a private room at a nearby restaurant, Song Guanchao went to the private room first, after ordering the dishes, the waiter opened the door, and Wu Qiangwei arrived.

Unlike the first wave of several foreign companies, Sam’s Supermarket had significant implications for Jiangnan, and Wu Qiangwei paid special attention to it.

"Haven’t they arrived yet?" Wu Qiangwei asked.

"They’re on the way, they should be here soon."

Song Guanchao took the tea handed by the waiter and placed it in front of her.

Wu Qiangwei took a sip of tea and said, "Chang Youcai confessed."

Song Guanchao was dazed for a moment before reacting; she was talking about the museum artifact swap case.

He almost forgot about that matter.

"The provincial opinion is to handle it low-key and downplay its impact. The new mayor candidate, I’ve handed over to Minister Wang."

"Wang Jinming?" Song Guanchao instinctively frowned.

Wu Qiangwei nodded, "I talked with Secretary Gao, and Secretary Gao also advised me not to turn the City Government into a one-man show. Appropriately distributing power might not be a bad thing."

She specifically pointed this out as not wanting Song Guanchao to misunderstand that it was because of Fu Ying’s relationship with him that she didn’t bring it up.

Song Guanchao thought for a moment and nodded, "I hadn’t considered this angle."

He had always thought about centralizing power and making the City Government unbreakable.

But he overlooked that if he did so, he might end up having no friends.

"How’s the progress on the investment attraction side recently?" Song Guanchao asked.

Wu Qiangwei said, "The Investment Promotion Bureau has contacted a few chambers of commerce, and I will meet with these presidents in the next few days to ask for their help in attracting businesses through businesses."

"Additionally, Mayor Zhu proposed attracting investments by way of orders."

"What does that mean?" Although Song Guanchao had been busy with investment attraction recently, sometimes he still didn’t understand some of the professional terms she mentioned.

Wu Qiangwei said, "By using government purchases of enterprise products or services to exchange for some enterprises to invest and set up factories in Jiangzhou."

Song Guanchao responded, "That’s also a solution."

It’s like exchanging money for resources.

The two chatted for a while about the investment attraction work until Zhou Xingjian led the group of executives into the private room.

Wu Qiangwei and Song Guanchao stood up to welcome them. Zhou Xingjian introduced, "Mr. Rao, this is Mayor Wu, and this is Director Song."

Rao Yinyin was about forty, with short hair, not very tall, and had a youthful baby face.

In a lady’s suit, she looked like a high school teacher, exuding a youthful vibe all over, you couldn’t tell she was over forty at all.

"Hello, Mayor Wu." Rao Yinyin shook hands with both of them.

...

"How come so quickly?"

Sun Jiajun had just finished handling the broker’s matter when he received a call and learned that Sam’s executives had already arrived.

He thought it would take some time before they came, but he didn’t expect it to be so soon, which caught him off guard.

The broker’s actions required time to prepare, his original plan was for the broker to contact Zhou Xingjian and then have Zhou Xingjian report to introduce to Wu Qiangwei.

But now time was tight, and following the procedures surely wouldn’t suffice.

He thought for a moment, deciding to temporarily abandon this plan and have the broker directly contact the Investment Promotion Bureau.

Ever since Wu Qiangwei made investment attraction a priority, the bureaucrats at the Investment Promotion Bureau had been working full-throttle, each wanting to showcase exceptional abilities at this critical stage to gain Mayor Wu’s attention.

If someone wants to achieve results, there are always those eager for quick success.

As long as you use it well, you can achieve the same purpose.

...

At the dining table, everyone had a pleasant conversation.

After the meal, Wu Qiangwei personally escorted them back to the guesthouse and arranged to continue the inspection tomorrow morning.

After they entered the elevator, Song Guanchao found Wang Xiaowu and instructed in person, "This is a very important client; ensure the security is tight."

"Rest assured, Director Song, I’ll personally oversee things at the guesthouse these days." Wang Xiaowu didn’t dare slack off, after all, he’d seen Mayor Wu personally escort these clients over.

For them to be valued so highly by Mayor Wu, these clients must be of no ordinary status.

In truth, he was a bit puzzled too, not quite understanding what exactly Song Guanchao was worried about.

Normally staying in a hotel, what accident could happen?

It couldn’t possibly be another arson incident like the last time, could it?

Puzzling as it was, he couldn’t ask in detail.

Moreover, even if he asked, Song Guanchao might not answer.

...

In the afternoon, Shu Xue received a call from the Investment Promotion Bureau.

She knew that Mayor Wu’s current focus was on investment attraction, having assigned tasks to the Investment Promotion Bureau, and everyone was incredibly busy.

She was the same, answering and making many calls every day, handling documents from various departments, staying highly alert.

"Okay, send it over."

After hanging up, a message popped up on her WhatsApp, it was a file sent by the other party.

She printed out the file, sorted it in order, reviewed it to ensure there were no problems, then got up to knock on the office door and entered, "Mayor, a colleague from the Investment Promotion Bureau contacted an out-of-town business. It’s a chain beverage company currently seeking investment, with great potential."

Wu Qiangwei browsed through the document, it was a startup primarily focused on coffee.

The file contained detailed data of this company, showing that from its first store opening to now, in just three months, they had opened seven branches, all directly-operated stores.

The customer loyalty and brand influence of directly-operated stores are unmatched by franchise stores.

Although the store was just starting and had barely made a ripple online, if they stayed steady and brought in a professional team and invested in marketing, there was a high chance it could become a popular coffee shop.

Since Wu Qiangwei was not an expert in this field, she put down the document and said, "Send it to Mayor Zhu, let her find experts in this field to study it."

"Alright..." Shu Xue reached out to take the file when suddenly her phone rang.

She grabbed the file, left the office, and only then took out her phone.

It was the same colleague from the Investment Promotion Bureau.

"What’s the matter?"

"Secretary Shu, did you show the company I just sent to Mayor Wu?"

"She saw it."

"What did Mayor Wu say?"

"She wants further research."

"No need for research, contact them quickly. I just received news that Boyu Capital is looking to acquire this coffee brand!"

"What is Boyu Capital?"

"You know Starbucks, right? Starbucks’ retail business was set up together with Boyu Capital. Tell Mayor Wu this information, you have to make contact early; this coffee brand has great potential and could very well become the next Luckin Coffee!"

Listening to his excited tone, Shu Xue maintained composure, hmmed slightly, then turned and knocked on the office door again.