The two of them were chatting happily, walking out with cigarettes dangling from their mouths, giving Li Jingyi a sigh of relief.
"How did the talk go?" Li Jingyi walked over slowly and asked in a low voice.
"I had a great chat with Mayor Zhang. He said he'd help us secure this project," Lin Hao replied with a smile.
Zhang Yonghong looked at Lin Hao's smug face and really wanted to slap him, but he kept a smile on his face and said loudly, "Secretary Li, a strong leader never lacks capable subordinates. Director Lin is very competent, you should definitely make good use of him!"
"Mayor Zhang is being humble," Lin Hao said modestly.
"Ha ha ha... I'm just speaking the truth. Come on, let's have the meeting," Mayor Zhang laughed happily.
This meeting was held in the large conference room on the top floor of the group headquarters, hosted by the beautiful Vice President Liao Jiarong.
This well-aged single lady had an elegant demeanor, spoke concisely, and was mature and stable as she first invited Chairman Ma to speak.
Chairman Ma, on behalf of all the employees of Red Era Group, welcomed Mayor Zhang, Secretary Li, and their team to visit the group headquarters for inspection and research and gave a brief introduction about the group and its development history.
Then, Liao Jiarong, as the project leader, talked about the formation of the project preparation team, implying they had assembled some elite forces who would soon head to Wucheng County to take charge of the entire project launch.
The third speaker was Mayor Zhang, mainly introducing the situation in Wuning City and the economic development plan for the next five years.
The fourth speaker was Li Jingyi, who mainly introduced the situation in Wucheng County, detailing some of the county's policies and incentive schemes for investment attraction.
Being the junior official here, Lin Hao maintained a low profile throughout, practically turning himself into air and becoming invisible.
Zhang Yonghong consistently spoke for Wucheng County, hoping Chairman Ma would set the project in Wucheng County, which made Lin Hao relieved.
After all, if this guy decided to burn the bridges, it would be fine if he went to jail, but if Li Jingyi lost this project, it would be difficult for her to establish herself in Wucheng County.
After the meeting ended, it was already dinner time. Chairman Ma invited them to the nearby Panlong Yunhai Grand Hotel for a meal.
A high-standard, high-specification reception was held, with a huge luxurious round table, bright crystal chandeliers, and a table full of delicious delicacies and rich local wines.
Chairman Ma and Mayor Zhang sat together, with Secretary Li sitting next to Mayor Zhang, then the beautiful director of the Investment Promotion Bureau, then Lin Hao, and finally, the deputy director of the Investment Promotion Bureau and the beautiful section chief.
In such formal dinners, the seating order was based on their positions and would never be messed up.
Lin Hao was a first-level cadre, actually at the same level as the beautiful director of the Investment Promotion Bureau, but since she was the head of a first-level department, she sat ahead of Lin Hao.
As for the deputy director and section chief, being deputy-level, naturally sat at the end.
Lin Hao sat between Cheng Jiayao, the director of the Investment Promotion Bureau, and Xu Peiyu, the deputy director, both beauties and probably around twenty-seven or twenty-eight, about the same age as Lin Hao.
Cheng Jiayao was mature and stable, gentle and elegant. Even in a suit, she couldn't hide her proud figure and came off as very approachable.
Deputy Director Xu Peiyu was youthful and beautiful, with a fiery figure, wearing a spaghetti strap dress that was a bit revealing, especially with her full and firm alluring bosom, ready to burst out.
Surrounded by beauties, Lin Hao naturally thought of last night's wild experience, still a bit on his mind.
However, it was clear that these two beauties were definitely experienced in such occasions and quickly got into the drinking mood.
After all, such a dinner was a great opportunity for social interactions. Everyone basically competed with each other on their drinking capacity, with a "don't stop until you're drunk" attitude.
Chairman Ma was the first to speak, mainly welcoming the leaders to Red Era Group for inspection and research on behalf of all employees, then downed a glass directly.
Next, Mayor Zhang raised his glass to thank Chairman Ma of Red Era Group for his warm hospitality and expressed his expectations for the cooperation project between both parties.
The last toast was made by Vice President Liao Jiarong of Red Era Group, who briefly talked about the project plan and thanked the leaders in advance for their support in her work.
After the three leaders spoke, everyone began to take turns toasting, and a smoke-free "drinking battle" commenced.
Sure enough, Cheng Jiayao from the Investment Promotion Bureau, Deputy Director Xu Peiyu, and Section Chief Wang Ya truly had impressive drinking capacities and began to toast immediately.
Besides Chairman Ma and a few executives, Red Era Group also brought along several beautiful ladies from the PR department to accompany, who also had impressive drinking abilities.
Lin Hao, this small figure, kept a low profile, hiding in the back, passively getting slightly affected but handling it well.
However, at such dinners, everyone basically went to toast and it was also an opportunity to get closer to each other.
Once they had drunk enough, Lin Hao also held a glass to start toasting, and after a round, Liao Jiarong came over again.
Evidently, this well-aged single lady executive was quite interested in Lin Hao, having sought him out several times to drink with him.
That night, Liao Jiarong wore a light purple spaghetti strap dress with slender arms swinging gracefully, a heart-shaped gold necklace hanging over her chest set in the valley between her two snow-white peaks.
She walked over slowly, bowing slightly as her snow-white chest came into Lin Hao's view, making his heart race.
"Director Lin, let's have a drink!" she invited with a raised glass.
"President Liao, your dress is very pretty!" Lin Hao praised, clinking glasses with her.
"Oh? So only the dress is pretty, and I'm not?" Liao Jiarong smiled slightly.
"You... you're also very pretty!" Lin Hao replied, half laughing, half crying.
"Pretty for real or just flattering? Director Lin, don't brush me off!" Liao Jiarong teased with a laugh.
Looking the charming beauty up and down, Lin Hao chuckled, "Ha ha ha... President Liao, I wouldn't dare to sweet-talk you, the God of Wealth!"
"What God of Wealth, in the future, when I'm in Wucheng County, I'm afraid I'll need Director Lin's care!" Liao Jiarong said with a smile, her words carrying a double meaning.
"President Liao, you're being polite. Whenever I can help, I will do my utmost! Cheers!" Lin Hao lightly clinked her glass.
"Cheers!" Liao Jiarong smiled and raised her glass.
The two of them finished their drinks in one go, raised their glasses, and the beautiful executive refilled hers before taking Lin Hao to chat on the side sofa.
Meanwhile, the three beauties from the Investment Promotion Bureau took turns, and Chairman Ma was starting to feel tipsy.
The ladies from Red Era Group's PR department were toasting Vice Mayor Zhang Yonghong in turns, leaving him a bit overwhelmed.