First update, a new month, looking for subscriptions, monthly tickets, and recommendation tickets!!!
…
After Secretary Tang left, Tangcheng and Tang Feifei also left. Even Li Rui said goodbye to Qin Fang and left. Qin Fang guessed that he came mostly because of Tangcheng.
However, this was also good. After these people left, Qin Fang felt a lot more relaxed.
"So many people?"
When he came out to send Secretary Tang and his family off, Qin Fang didn't pay much attention. At that time, the entire lobby was very quiet, and Qin Fang didn't feel that there were too many people.
But now, when he took a look, the huge lobby was already full of people. Even the hall on the second floor was full. There were some private rooms that were empty. It was not that no one wanted to sit in them, but the people who came preferred to squeeze with others. Even so, Qin Fang roughly looked at the number of people. There were no less than three hundred people … It had almost reached the limit that Fang Feixue could bear.
"Boss, why don't you invite Director Ye and the others into the private room?"
Xiao Qing also had a bitter smile on her face. She had invited some familiar guests, but these people had invited their friends. Qin Fang was even more ruthless. When Director Ye and the others saw that Secretary Tang had come in person, these directors informed many of their colleagues and friends to come over. Not only the cadres of Ninghai City, but also many of the provincial-level cadres had come.
This was not surprising. Secretary Tang was about to become Secretary Tang, and these cadres would soon become Secretary Tang's subordinates. If they could curry favor in advance, they would naturally do so …
What's more, the rumor that Qin Fang was the son-in-law of "Secretary Tang" was getting more and more mysterious.
"Well, I'll try …"
Qin Fang smiled bitterly. "Brother Xiao Qiang, you have to help me …"
Fortunately, Ning Weiqiang and Ning Yumo didn't leave. Their relationship with Qin Fang was different from the relationship with the Tang family, so there weren't too many taboos. Qin Fang didn't know these cadres who took the initiative to come over, but with Ning Weiqiang in front of him, it was much more convenient for him to do things.
"Haha, you brat … You owe me a favor this time!
Tsk tsk, make me another serving of that dish later. I'll bring it back for the old man to try … "
Ning Weiqiang didn't refuse. With Secretary Tang's approval, Qin Fang was officially on the same level as them. In addition, the relationship between the two was very good, so naturally, he would agree. However, he took the opportunity to make a small request.
"That's no problem at all!
Actually, that was just the first pot. There are still some small portions left for outside … But now it seems that I'll forget about it. I'll cook another pot for Uncle Ning to bring back! "
Qin Fang nodded. This was originally planned by Qin Fang. It wouldn't take much time to make another one. Once unfamiliar, twice familiar!
In fact, with this first attempt, Wen Yi also learned from the whole process. Now, even she could do it. At most, it would be a problem after two more experiments.
Ning Weiqiang actually didn't do anything. Most of these cadres were gathered together and sat in conspicuous positions so that Secretary Tang could see them at a glance.
Now, Ning Weiqiang simply picked a few people to discuss. These cadres got up and went to the private room under the guidance of Xiao Qing.
They were all national cadres. When Secretary Tang was there, they naturally had to be low-key. But now that Secretary Tang was gone, it was good that they could stay. It was really inappropriate to let them continue to sit in the lobby, not to mention that there were two gangs in the lobby. Now, they went to the private room as they wished.
After a few rounds, basically, these cadres all went into the private room. A few tables were vacated. The waiter immediately removed the wine and dishes quickly and replaced them with a new table. The guests who were crowded together were invited out. This temporarily relieved the current awkwardness.
"Qin Fang, this is Minister Li of the Provincial Party Committee's Publicity Department. He is also the director of the provincial satellite TV. If you want to advertise your store next time, you can look for Minister Li. I believe that he will definitely not refuse. He will probably even waive the advertising fee for you …"
Ning Weiqiang smiled and introduced the person sitting at the head to Qin Fang. Occasionally, he couldn't help but tease one or two words.
"Hello, Minister Li. I would like to propose a toast to you … Let's toast first!"
Qin Fang was slightly surprised when he heard it. The Provincial Party Committee's Publicity Department was a member of the Provincial Party Committee. He didn't expect that even he would come in person.
However, when Ning Weiqiang spoke, he secretly mouthed something to Qin Fang. Qin Fang understood what it meant. It turned out that this was a deputy. However, even if this Minister Li was a deputy, he was definitely the most powerful deputy to be in charge of the provincial satellite TV.
Qin Fang naturally didn't dare to neglect. He immediately raised his glass and proposed a toast.
"Xiao Qin, you're good …"
This Minister Li didn't look down on Qin Fang because of his young age. When Qin Fang proposed a toast, he also raised his head and drank a glass of wine. He was very respectful.
"This is Director Xu of the Provincial Public Security Bureau …"
Ning Weiqiang introduced another person. Qin Fang naturally drank another glass of wine.
"This is Director Tao …"
"This is Director Fang …"
"This is …"
In this way, Ning Weiqiang introduced one person, and Qin Fang immediately toasted him with a cup of wine. In this way, there were ten people in a private room, and ten cups of wine. After several private rooms, Qin Fang drank a lot of wine.
Needless to say, Ning Weiqiang knew a lot of people. Basically, he knew all the cadres who were present. Of course, most of these cadres were cadres above the division level. Ning Weiqiang didn't have the time and didn't have the mood to know them.
However, now these people were known to Qin Fang. Although he wasn't familiar with them, he knew them. After a round, Qin Fang received a bunch of business cards. All of them said that if Qin Fang needed help, he could call them as much as possible for help.
Qin Fang wasn't a fool who just entered society. He knew that these were just some polite words. The credibility depended on the closeness of the relationship between Qin Fang and Secretary Tang.
If one day Secretary Tang said that he had nothing to do with Qin Fang, these people would probably immediately turn hostile. In contrast, the speed of the cadres in the officialdom turning hostile was much faster than flipping a book.
After toasting these cadres, he naturally had to take care of them outside. So, Qin Fang led Xiao Qing and toasted them one by one outside table.
Familiar friends, such as Qin, Tang, and Xiao's classmates, naturally drank a few more glasses. Especially at Tiger's table, he drank at least ten glasses before Tiger was willing to let him go.
For those who were not familiar with him, Qin Fang simply dealt with them. One glass was enough. Drinking a second glass was already giving them face.
For Ye Xiang, Xiao Liang, and other officials, Qin Fang drank a few glasses with them. He also had a chance to meet these officials. Although these small officials could only be regarded as third-class officials in Ninghai, and only Ye Xiang and a few others could be regarded as second-class officials, they more or less still had some power in their hands. Some small things didn't need to be handled by high-level people. It was most appropriate to ask them to deal with it.
After going around like this and toasting each table, Qin Fang drank a lot. If his prop box didn't have enough capacity, Qin Fang would have already collapsed. But even so, Qin Fang had drunk no less than three catties of white wine.
In the end, Qin Fang was pulled back to Minister Li's private room by Ning Weiqiang. All the people who could sit here were cadres at the department level. Only they were worthy of Ning Weiqiang and Qin Fang's personal accompaniment.
"Xiao Qin, I heard that your restaurant is going to participate in the food festival competition held in Ninghai?"
Minister Li asked with a smile. Obviously, he got the news from Ning Weiqiang.
"Yes, Minister Li!"
Although Qin Fang didn't understand why Minister Li asked this, he still nodded to confirm it.
"Boy, if I hadn't heard about this and told Minister Li in advance, you probably wouldn't have been able to enter the competition …"
Ning Weiqiang said with a smile. At the same time, he explained the nature of this competition. "Although it's called the Ninghai Food Festival, in fact, this competition is jointly held with the province. Most of the participating teams are very famous catering companies in various prefectures and cities in Jiangnan Province. They all need to be invited by the Publicity Department of the Provincial Party Committee … Of course, if you don't want any ranking, then I'm talking too much …"
"Jointly held with the province?"
Qin Fang was also surprised. The food festival was organized by Tang Feifei, so Qin Fang didn't ask much. He didn't know there was such a thing, so he was very surprised.
However, he was not stupid. Since Ning Weiqiang had said so, and Department Head Li had taken the initiative to ask, how could he not understand? "Department Head Li, then I'll have to toast you a few more times today. You have to open the back door for me …"
"Haha … I'm very serious. I won't open the back door for anyone. Everything is done according to the rules and strength!
But … Fangfeixue's strength is still very strong. How can she not be qualified to participate? "
Minister Li said with a smile, but at the same time, he had already agreed. This made Qin Fang feel relieved.
However, they didn't drink the wine in the end. It was because after two rounds of toasting, everyone drank a lot, especially Qin Fang. He drank a lot. When others drank one cup, he drank nine cups. The positions of these cadres were not low, but they knew that Qin Fang was the prospective son-in-law of Secretary Tang. Naturally, they didn't dare to drink too much. Later, they didn't let Qin Fang continue to drink.
In any case, Qin Fang had a friendship with these cadres, which would be more convenient for Qin Fang's business in the future. At the same time, Qin Fang also got the admission ticket for the upcoming Ninghai Food Festival. Otherwise, it would be really frustrating if he lost the qualification for the competition because of insufficient preparation at the last minute.
(To be continued.
If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for recommendation and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)