Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 345: A Simple Yet Grand Welcome

The reason why the convoy led by Lu Shaohua stopped was because Zeng Aimin and his men were in the small square outside. Lu Shaohua seemed to know this in advance. After the car stopped, he did not wait for Li Shangkui to get out and open the door for him. He got out directly and went to greet Zeng Aimin.

The convoy in front stopped, and of course, Ho Ying-tung and Li Ka-shing and others behind also stopped. However, they did not get out of the cars. Instead, they stayed in the cars and observed everything that happened outside through the glass windows.

Lu Shaohua knew that Zeng Aimin and others would come to the gate of Luohu Station to greet them, but he did not tell Ho Ying-tung and others. After meeting them, he greeted Zeng Aimin with a smile, and then waved in the direction of the convoy, as if asking Ho Ying-tung and others to get off.

Having spent quite some time with Lu Shaohua, Ho Ying-tung naturally knew what Lu Shaohua's action meant. He gave an order to the bodyguard in the car, and then, escorted by the bodyguard, he opened the car door and got out.

Seeing Ho Ying-tung get off the car, Li Jiacheng followed closely behind, and the other two did the same. They all got off the car. The four of them nodded, and then walked towards Lu Shaohua and the others.

Lu Shaohua knew Zeng Aimin and his group, and also knew Huo Yingdong and his group, so he was considered a familiar figure to both sides, so the introduction work naturally fell on him. "Come, let me introduce you to everyone. This is the current mayor of Shenzhen, Zeng Aimin. Oh, he is here to welcome us."

After that, Lu Shaohua hesitated for a while, walked up to the four people, and introduced them. "This is Mr. Fok Ying-tung, the chairman of the Hong Kong Fok Ying-tung Group. This is the famous superman in Hong Kong, hehe, Mr. Li Ka-shing, the chairman of Cheung Kong Holdings..."

Lu Shaohua introduced the other four people, including Ho Ying-tung, to Zeng Aimin one by one. When he introduced Li Jiacheng, he did not forget to tease him. However, to Zeng Aimin, it did not seem like a joke. After all, Li Jiacheng's title of superman had long been known in China.

What else could they say when a mayor came to greet them? After all, he was a figure in officialdom, so Ho Ying-tung and his men naturally did not dare to be rude to him. They shook hands with Zeng Aimin one by one and exchanged a few polite words.

Seeing this, Lu Shaohua nodded with satisfaction, and then began to introduce the second person, who was none other than Lu Shaohua's younger brother, Lu Chang, who is also the current deputy director of the Shenzhen Investment Promotion Bureau.

"Haha! This is the current deputy director of the Shenzhen Investment Promotion Bureau, Lu Chang." At this point, Lu Shaohua paused and emphasized, "He is also my uncle, oh, he is my real uncle!"

Lu Shaohua revealed his relationship with Lu Chang in order to open up the situation for Lu Chang. What? The uncle of the chairman of Phoenix Group, this identity is not something they can underestimate. Moreover, Lu Shaohua has a very good relationship with them, and they feel like one of their own. Lu Shaohua is Lu Shaohua's uncle, so he is also one of their own.

As expected, whether it was Ho Ying-tung or Li Jiacheng, whether it was the director named Li or Chen, they all shook hands with Lu Chang with a smile, and their level of intimacy was much greater than that of the mayor Zeng Aimin.

Lu Chang did not feel superior because of his status. On the contrary, he showed due sincerity and respect, and said with a smile, "Welcome everyone to Shenzhen."

Lu Shaohua, who was standing aside, saw Lu Chang's performance, nodded with satisfaction, and sighed in his heart, "Uncle, you have finally matured."

The 'maturity' that Lu Shaohua referred to was not mental maturity, but maturity in dealing with things. To survive in official circles, the most important thing was to know how to act, and to show different expressions in different occasions. At this time, Lu Chang was undoubtedly qualified.

Naturally, Lu Shaohua did not need to get involved in what happened next. Zeng Aimin, as the "boss" of the group and also the representative figure, had to be the one to introduce his subordinates. So, the deputy mayor in charge of economy and some important officials who came with Zeng Aimin shook hands and greeted Ho Ying-tung and his party one by one.

Ho Ying-tung and his companions also put on their usual smiling faces, looking happy that they could come to greet them.

The number of people who followed Zeng Aimin was limited, and after a while, everyone shook hands one by one. Then, Zeng Aimin, the representative, spoke. "Mr. Huo, Mr. Li, Mr. Zhang, Mr. Chen, on behalf of the Shenzhen Municipal Government, I welcome you to Shenzhen. On behalf of the municipal government, I also extend an invitation to you all. I hope you can spend more time in Shenzhen when you have time."

What does "travel" mean? You don't need to tell me the answer. Huo Yingdong and his family are businessmen. The mayor's invitation to you to travel around Shenzhen is undoubtedly an invitation for them to invest in Shenzhen.

"Haha!" Huo Yingdong laughed. He was the president of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, so he had to speak for himself. "First of all, on behalf of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Mayor Zeng for welcoming us. As for your invitation, oh, it's like this. The purpose of our visit this time is to visit the Phoenix production base. If we have time, we will go around Shenzhen."

Huo Yingdong's words were very skillful, and he adopted a tactic of euphemism, first blocking the way out with the excuse of visiting the Phoenix production base, and then getting someone to agree. You have to know that the other party is the mayor, and you can't offend him. You can't refuse or agree, so Huo Yingdong left a way out in his words.

Zeng Aimin had known about this for a long time, and he ignored Huo Yingdong's euphemisms and changed the subject. "Since you all have plans, I won't bother you. Oh, I wonder if you are free tonight. If you are, I will represent the city government to host a party and welcome you."

Eat? Huo Yingdong and his friends had eaten all kinds of meals before, so they were not interested in eating. However, this meal was invited by Zeng Aimin, so it was difficult for him to refuse. After thinking for a while, he seemed to have some enlightenment in his mind and said with a smile. "Then I would like to thank Mayor Zeng first. I will definitely be there in the evening."

Huo Yingdong did not refuse, Zeng Aimin smiled and cut to the chase. "Then I won't disturb your schedule. I'll wait for you all tonight. Oh! Xiaohua knows where to eat, and he will lead everyone there tonight."

Ho Ying-tung nodded, then turned his head and looked at Lu Shaohua meaningfully, and the enlightenment in his mind was finally confirmed.

Yes, Ho Ying-tung was not an ordinary man after all. He saw something fishy from this scene. He was just guessing at first, but when Zeng Aimin said the word "Xiaohua", he understood everything. That's why he looked at Lu Shaohua deeply.

Lu Shaohua never thought that this matter could be done perfectly. He understood the meaning of Huo Yingdong's look better than anyone else, but the current occasion was not suitable for saying anything, so he could only pretend not to see it.

A seemingly simple but grand welcome ceremony has come to an end. Zeng Aimin has achieved his goal. He said goodbye to Ho Ying-tung and others and prepared to leave with everyone. However, as the matter was, when Zeng Aimin was about to leave, Lu Shaohua spoke.

"Haha! Uncle Zeng, you are usually very busy, so I can't disturb you." After a pause, Lu Shaohua continued. "Today, I would like to take this opportunity to invite you in a personal capacity to go to the production base to give some instructions."

Lu Shaohua invited Zeng Aimin in a private capacity. How could the smart Zeng Aimin not understand Lu Shaohua's meaning? He glanced at Huo Yingdong and the others, then smiled and said, "It's not an instruction, but it's true that I'm going to take a look."

"Welcome!" Lu Shaohua said two short words.

Since the matter had been agreed upon, Zeng Aimin turned around and whispered a few words to the deputy mayor who came with him. Then he saw the deputy mayor leaving with his men. There was another person who was about to leave with them, and that was Lu Chang.

Lu Chang wanted to leave, but Lu Shaohua would not agree, so he spoke again. "Uncle, if you have nothing to do, come with us."

What else could Lu Chang say? He stopped and asked Zeng Aimin with an inquiring look. When he saw Zeng Aimin nodded, he nodded, turned around and walked back two steps.

The other people quickly dispersed, leaving only Zeng Aimin and Lu Chang, who were also considered his own people. Lu Shaohua didn't say much else, smiled at Huo Yingdong, and asked, "Mr. Huo, do you mind if Mayor Zeng comes along?"

Ho Ying-Tong did not answer, but shook his head and waved his hands to tell Lu Shaohua what he meant, then nodded and smiled at Zeng Aimin.

Huo Yingdong didn't say anything, and Lu Shaohua didn't waste any more time, so he said, "Let's go, everyone."

Zeng Aimin and Lu Chang were both leaders, and they were officials in the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, so they naturally had their own cars. After hearing Lu Shaohua's words, they returned to their own cars and followed Lu Shaohua in the direction of Baoan.

When they arrived at the production base in Bao'an, it was already around two or three in the afternoon. When the car led by Yang Yang arrived at the gate of the base, it was unexpectedly stopped by a man in security uniform. Li Wusheng, who was sitting in the passenger seat, had to get out of the car to intervene.

The current production base is no longer the same as before. Chen Guobang has spent a lot of effort to increase the defense capabilities of the production base. To put it bluntly, the current base is like an iron barrel with layers of strict protection.

As luck would have it, after Li Wusheng got off the car, he walked over to interfere with the security guard. Unexpectedly, when he approached, he found out that the security guard who was blocking the road turned out to be his former comrade-in-arms. After chatting with him with a smile and explaining the people in the car, the security guard almost didn't even think about it, and directly ordered the gate to be opened, and turned aside to let the long convoy in.

Today is different from the past. The buildings in the base are no longer the same as before, especially the main building at the front. After some decoration, it is full of vitality. The first thing Lu Shaohua did when he got off the car was to look at the main building. Then he waited for Huo Yingdong and others to get off the car before asking, "Do you want to take a rest or visit first?"

Huo Yingdong did not reply to Lu Shaohua immediately, but looked around. When his eyes passed over Li Jiacheng and the others, he cast a look to seek their opinions. The latter nodded slightly. Huo Yingdong then straightened up and said, "Let's take a look first."

At last, Huo Yingdong did not stop there and continued, "But..."