Confessions of a Salesman

Chapter 640 Cao Keping's Official Prestige
Where is the problem?I can't tell for a while, I just feel that something is not right.

An An and Lin Wan'er probably have never seen such a big scene. When they arrived at the hotel, An An whispered to me: "I thought only the leaders would be treated like this!"

I smiled and said, "I didn't expect that either. If I didn't know, I thought the President of the United States was visiting China! It's so grand that I'm too embarrassed to negotiate terms!"

Lin Wan'er immediately asked, "What conditions do you want to put forward?"

I put away my smiling face and said, "What does it have to do with you?"

Lin Wan'er said with a playful smile: "I'm just curious, what conditions do you think you have to use in order to repay someone's hospitality of this scale?"

I frowned and said, "Didn't I let them do this? According to what you said, is it because I go to your house? If you entertain me on such a scale, do I have to make an exchange?"

Lin Wan'er knew that I was upset, and said aggrievedly: "I was just joking with you, do you need to be so serious?"

I also felt that my attitude towards her was a bit too much recently, so I said in a moderate tone: "This is on someone else's land, we have to be careful in what we say and do!"

Lin Wan'er said nonchalantly: "They must be asking for something from you now, what are you afraid of?"

I patiently explained: "Business is mutual, and you can't say who is asking whom? Even if you have the upper hand, you must maintain a normal heart. There is nothing wrong with being humble!"

Lin Wan'er snorted, and walked over to have a private conversation with An An.

In the evening, Cao Keping sent someone to pick me up. I told Lin Waner to wait for her and An An at the hotel. I can go by myself. If I am hungry, I can order food directly at the hotel.

Now Wan'er quit, tears fell down, and she said aggrievedly: "Why can't I go? What's wrong with me?"

I said with a straight face: "An'an is my assistant, she didn't say anything! What are you? What capacity are you going with? Tonight is not a normal reception, there are city leaders here, and I took you with you If it's not going well, how can I introduce you? You honestly stay in the hotel for me, and you are not allowed to go anywhere!"

Lin Wan'er began to play with her child's temper. It stands to reason that if a young and beautiful girl has a child's temper, either I will soften my heart, or I will find it touching.But the more I looked at it, the more annoying I was, and I shouted loudly: "If you do this again, I will buy a plane ticket tomorrow and send you back to Shenyang first! You are so old, why are you so ignorant?"

After finishing speaking, he ignored Lin Wan'er and boarded the car that had been arranged in advance.

From a four-star hotel, I came to another four-star hotel, the name of the hotel: Tongling Hotel.

Cao Keping was waiting for us at the door early in the morning.

After getting out of the car, I hurried over and said, "Mr. Cao, I'm so sorry to have you waiting here for me!"

Cao Keping said kindly: "What's the matter? When I come to my land, I have to do my best to be a landlord. Come on, let's go in. The leaders of the city are here, waiting for you!"

At the end of the room, one of the largest boxes, the waiter pushed open two doors, and there was a huge round table inside, with a hollow in the middle, and flowers on it.

A group of people stood at the door, and no one sat down. When they saw us coming, they all greeted us.

Cao Keping introduced to me one by one: "This is the Deputy Mayor Gao who is in charge of the economy of TL City, this is Director Liu of the Provincial Development and Reform Commission, and this is Director Wang of the CPPCC Office..."

Listening to Cao Keping's introduction, I murmured in my heart, none of the people in this group is an official, why are they all so polite to Cao Keping?Are you here first, waiting for us?Isn't this the style that this group of leaders should have?

After being seated, Cao Keping asked me: "Mr. Chen, what wine shall we drink today? Last time your 99-year-old Moutai got me drunk. Today I also brought a good wine from my collection. Let's You must not get drunk!"

Before I could speak, Director Liu said with a smile: "There are not many people who can get Mr. Cao drunk! It seems that Mr. Chen's drinking capacity is amazing?"

I thought to myself, as far as Cao Keping's drinking capacity is concerned, the two of them are no match for me. If it's not for politeness, then Director Liu's drinking capacity is not too bad!

But he said: "Mr. Cao is famous for his good drinking capacity. How could Mr. Cao get drunk the last time he drank? He is modest!"

Here Director Wang said meaningfully: "I'm afraid that people are not intoxicated by alcohol, but people are intoxicated, right? I heard that Mr. Wanzhong Chen has a group of beauties under his command!"

Cao Keping was not angry at such a joke. Instead, he smiled and said: "Intoxication, that is intoxication! You don't know, the beauties under Mr. Chen are like a cloud, and the high-level people are basically all beauties. Mr. Chen is just one of the flowers." Hong, his office environment really frustrates others, envying the dead!"

I laughed and said, "Men and women are matched, so you don't get tired of working! Since the early days of Wanzhong's establishment, the ratio of men to women has been one to one."

Cao Keping said with a smile: "There must be beautiful women who are willing to come. Light industrial companies like ours can't recruit beautiful women! They don't want to come if the treatment is better. After all, the working environment is not good!"

Director Liu said: "This shows the charm of Mr. Chen!"

Cao Keping pointed to Director Liu and said, "Aren't you attractive? But you're not a bunch of male secretaries, and I haven't seen how many beauties there are in your unit!"

Director Liu said with emotion: "There are too many monks! Now, there are quite a few people who are willing to take the civil servant exam, but who are they? Or they have family connections, and they will leave after entering our unit with gold plating, or they have no Those who are capable, but don’t want to go out, have no competitiveness, do you think there can be beautiful women here? We are no better than your company, rich and powerful, we can pay as much welfare as we want, we can’t, the government’s establishment, wages You can't die from hunger, you can't eat enough, and you can't keep people! Those who are a little bit attractive will be poached by you entrepreneurs before long."

Cao Keping shook his head and said, "Don't tell me, I am also run by the government. You have to tell Mr. Chen that you should learn from Mr. Chen and see how he retains talents?"

I hurriedly said with a smile: "Our company's talent turnover also reaches an average of 14% per year, which is also very high, but the top management has not changed much. The situation of each enterprise is different. Although we do not guarantee income in drought and flood, we still have basic salary plus performance appraisal. The structure is pretty much the same."

Vice Mayor Gao, who was sitting by the side, hadn't participated in it all this time, so he asked me, "I heard that your provincial and municipal government departments also compete for posts, citing the competition mechanism of enterprises. Is it true?"

I nodded and said: "Yes, that is to say, we will start from our province and do pilot projects. One is to reduce the office costs of administrative agencies, and the other is to prevent overstaffing and not shitting in the latrines. Isn't the whole country advocating better troops and simpler administration?"

Deputy Mayor Gao nodded and said, "It's better to go faster in the coastal areas! This is really something we can learn from!"

Cao Keping said impatiently: "Old Gao, today we only talk about Fengyue and nothing else. Put away your face of worrying about the country and the people! We will help you improve Tongling's economy and let you transition smoothly. Already!"

I looked at Deputy Mayor Gao, and I wasn't angry at all. Instead, I said a little embarrassedly: "I'm used to it! How about I offer a drink? Mr. Chen, who came from afar, welcomes your way!"

I hurriedly stood up, handed the cup to the deputy mayor Gao, touched it, and drank it down.

Deputy Mayor Gao had a drink with him, and then Cao Keping yelled: "Break the rules! You have to be punished! Mr. Chen, we are all friends, so there is no reason for a friend to toast. Stand up and drink, you have to be punished! Drink again A cup!"

I smiled and said, "Is there still such a rule? Okay, I accept the punishment!" After finishing speaking, I drank another glass.

Deputy Mayor Gao also picked up the cup and said, "Then I'll accompany you for a cup, it's my fault!"

As I was drinking, I realized that this group of people were all looking forward to Cao Keping. Even a leader like Deputy Mayor Gao would speak respectfully to Cao Keping. It seems that Cao Keping is indeed a powerful figure in Tongling.

As soon as he drank too much, Cao Keping naturally talked more, and while putting his arms around my shoulders, he whispered in my ear: "Don't look at them, there are five of them, they used to be my subordinates, old Gao, old Liu, old Wang, these are my buddies for many years, I dare not say anything else, but on the three-acre land in Tongling, my old Cao can still speak loudly!"

I hastily echoed: "I can see it, I can see it!"

Cao Keping continued: "Now you understand why I am so angry when I go to your company, right? However, this matter is over, and from today onwards, brother, I will take you to make a fortune together, let's work together!"

I nodded and said, "Definitely, definitely!"

Still the same as last time, Cao Keping, who drank too much, was full of ugly looks again. After drinking, he proposed to dance again.

This makes me very embarrassed, I don't know what kind of dance he is talking about?Usually, if you are happy drinking, you can find a place to sing at most. This is the first time I have heard of dancing.

Deputy Gao took the excuse that he drank too much and left first.

As soon as he walked out of the door, Director Liu said: "This old man is not up to the mark. He wants to make political achievements, but he refuses to give us policies. He has helped him so much. Not only did he not thank you, but he also gave me eye drops from time to time. I said Mr. Cao, how about..."

Sober from drunk, Cao Keping hurriedly said: "Old Gao has not been in office for a long time, and many things are out of his control. What are you in a hurry? Urgently, it's not your turn in this election! Just follow me and make money with peace of mind." , isn’t it good? You are an official fan, what can you do if you get promoted? Without any real power, it’s not as useful as my words!”

Director Wang looked at me, and Cao Keping waved his hands and said, "Don't be so nervous, Mr. Chen is not an outsider, we will soon become strategic partners! We all prosper, we all lose, and so does Old Wang. It is good to be careful, but Your steps are too small. If it's inconvenient, just tell me!"

Director Wang said gratefully: "Thank you so much Mr. Cao!"

I figured it out, this meal was for me to watch!
The topic of this drink revolved around Cao Keping, so as long as the problem came to Cao Keping, it would not be a problem.

Cao Keping originally intended to show me his status in Tongling, but in my eyes, I saw a big problem. He was too bold. Although some practices are not illegal, they are still legal. The edge of the river, which made me change my long-term cooperation with Tongling. I always walk by the river, how can I not get my shoes wet?

After the meal, I was taken upstairs by Cao Keping to a large conference room. When I opened the door, the lights were dim and songs from the 90s were playing. A group of girls in cheongsams stood politely. Two rows, when we walked over, they greeted in unison: "Welcome the leader to inspect the work!" Then collectively bowed.

Cao Keping walked in front with a few leaders in a majestic manner, like a pregnant woman with Liujia, with a big belly, like a military parade. I guess he came here a lot. I walked behind him with my head down, feeling like Like a child who has done something wrong, I feel uneasy.

Although I used to take customers to various entertainment venues when I was just doing sales, but after the national ban, I seldom do such things.

I've never seen a scene like today's. Immediately afterwards, this group of leaders, usually consisting of five people and six people, started their "performance" with the help of alcohol.

Cao Keping was the most unscrupulous, he grabbed the beautiful woman in cheongsam, put his arms around her waist, and danced.

At the beginning, he danced well, but slowly he found that his hands were holding the beauty tighter and tighter. The beauty seemed to be enjoying herself, and kept talking in Cao Keping's ear, making a silver bell from time to time. like laughter.

Maybe it was influenced by Cao Keping, and soon other people joined the battlefield, and everyone danced with a beautiful woman in their arms.

After a while, Cao Keping was tired from dancing, and then he saw me sitting on the side stupidly, walked over, and scolded one of the beauties: "This is the important leader I invited back from Zhuhai, distinguished guests, what do you do?" Can you be slow?"

The beauty foreman said with a tactful smile, "Understood, Mr. Cao, arrange it immediately!"

While wiping his sweat, Cao Keping said to me out of breath: "Xiao Chen, come to my place, just relax and play to your heart's content! What's the matter, we'll talk about it tomorrow!"

While saying this, the beauty foreman brought over a round-faced beauty with heavy makeup and said to me: "This leader, this is my colleague Jia Ling, let her dance with you ?”

I hurriedly shook my head and said, "I really don't know how to do this, I can walk smoothly!"

Cao Keping waved his hand and said, "Can you still dance this kind of dance? You just need to have feet! Of course you have to use your hands too!" Then, he winked at me.

The beautiful foreman slapped Cao Keping with a smile and said, "I hate it, leader!"

Cao Keping took advantage of the opportunity to grab the hand of the beautiful foreman, and walked towards the dance floor.

The round-faced beauty extended her hand generously and invited, "Leader, shall we go dance too?"

I hastily waved my hands and refused, "I really can't!"

The round-faced beauty seemed a little embarrassed and said: "Leader, don't make it difficult for me! We also have targets for this. If you don't dance, I will deduct the bonus!"

I asked curiously, "What bonus?"

The round face took advantage of the situation to pull me up, pulled me to the middle of the dance floor, forced me to put my hands on her waist, and said, "You dance with me, and I'll tell you!"

(End of this chapter)