C11 Affability

In July and August of 2003, almost all of them were on good days. President Ke helped us settle the company's affairs, and then Chief Mao of the Tourism Bureau introduced us to a few cooperation projects. One of them was the planning of Jinyun's resort, and the other was a tourism development project with a large number of Jingning.

Originally, I had booked a room, but in the end, Chief Mao said: "Lin, now that you're starting a business, you can come to our Lishui to start a business. I just hope that you can get the facts from our Lishui and eat a working meal, and by the way, your benefactor also happens to be coming to the bureau later on, so we can go eat together!" When I heard this, I added: "President Ke?"

"Who else could it be other than her? Ah!" Chief Mao said, "Lin, you have to learn more from President Ke, she's amazing, this time investing three hundred million in Jingning projects, so she brought two assistants with her, even though President Ke doesn't talk much, she talks less, does more, and that's what you youngsters need!"

I nodded earnestly.

Not long after, she really did come. She dressed up in such a way that you could be shocked with a single glance. That aura … that was truly not something that an ordinary person could possess.

"Hey, beautiful lady Ke, come in!" Chief Mao said, then smiled and said, "Hmm, Hello Chief Mao, I've brought the revised project proposal, so it should be fine this time!" She placed a thick stack of projects on the table, and Chief Mao first poured a glass of water for her, then sat back down and said, "I think it's alright. Hah, I'll take a closer look, this is already at the dining area, and Comrade Lin is also here, shall we have a meal?"

At this moment, she seemed to realize that I was sitting on a sofa at the side. She turned her head and looked at me for a moment before smiling. "Hey, Lin, why did you keep quiet after meeting your benefactor?" As she said this, Chief Mao laughed.

I hurriedly stood up and walked in front of her to extend my hand, she also extended her hand, I shook her hand and said, "President Ke, hello, by the way, did you go last time when we opened? I originally said that when the director came back from Suzhou to treat you, the director would be busy over at the newspaper office, but he never came back, and so —"

She frowned, then smiled and said, "Ah, don't just stand there and eat and drink. That's not good, you guys should drink less wine, no need to treat me. Oh, right, just ask your director to bring me two jars of green spring tea from Suzhou. It's over there, right? My dad loves that tea!"

I hurriedly said, "No problem, don't worry, it's over there, I'll definitely get him to bring it back!" I hastily replied, "No problem, don't worry, it's over there, I'll definitely get him to bring it back!"

Then we went to the fast food restaurant next to the tourist bureau and had a simple meal. During the meal, Commissioner Mao said, "Xiaolan, take a seat at Lin's side!" She quickly shook her head and said, "No, no, I'm afraid of him, heh!"

She also told me not to talk about it, but she took the initiative to suggest it. "You're afraid of him," she said, "so tell me, what's so new about it?"

She sat by herself and laughed and said, "Nothing, last time at dinner, he accidentally knocked over my cup, oh!" I also laughed, and Bureau Chief Mao also laughed and said, "As a young man, Lin has just graduated from school, so he's quite capable. Perhaps he's too nervous, but seeing such a beautiful girl of your age —" Then the three of them laughed again.

At dinner, she turned to me and asked, "How's the company?"

I reported, "Three departments have been set up for the time being, including ten people, a sales department, a planning department, and an administration department. Thanks to Chief Mao and some friends, we are about to open up.

Commissioner Mao said: "Lin, that won't do, you are merchants, so don't say it first, the profits are more important. Don't just watch me report it to your sister like this, how can I maintain it without earning anything. You also let off the investment Xiaolan gave you, right?"

I hurriedly said, "Yes, that's right, my plan is for the first year. We can basically maintain it, and the employees' salaries can all be paid, and then there will be a bit of a profit. After all, to be honest, we want to become more powerful and make a more influential tourism culture and propaganda company. That way, we can have more energy to advertise our Lishui's local tourism resources!"

Chief Mao said, "Hmm, Lin is right. It's like this. If you eat water, don't forget to dig a well —"

She thought for a moment, wiped her mouth, and said, "Do you want to use those channels to advertise?"

I said, "It's like this, our director has more than 20 years of tourism experience, as well as these social connections, the newspaper promotion is one thing, this is a newspaper that we are very powerful, from East China Region to the whole country, we can basically all go there, and then there is the television, we also have friends with several television stations in Jiangnan, of course, these relationships are all related to the director, and every year, East China does have a large number of visitors to Lishui, especially from Suzhou, Wuxi, Shanghai, Hangzhou, and there are also places where they seek cooperation from scenic areas, building up friendly relationships with the tourist areas in Jiangsu province, and interviewing each other, just like a network —"

Hearing this word, she smiled and nodded, "That's good. Tell me the details. After all, the times are changing!"

I said, "Well, that's mainly what I'm thinking about right now, the internet age is here, I think any industry can rely on the internet to develop, not just IT industry, take Ctrip, you can do it right now, I think this one is more insightful for them, in 1999 they thought of developing a travel industry through the internet, and then there's another one, they started off with a lot of money, but of course we can't compare to them, we're mainly looking to cooperate with these networks right now —"

She kept nodding her head and finally smiled and said, "That's right!"

Chief Mao was also pleased, "Xiaolan, Lin is not bad. Don't look young. When I didn't know Lin, Director Wu told me about him. He had a good idea. It's very rare for young people nowadays to have such thoughts!"

She kept looking at me with that appreciative gaze and saying, "Do good, there are opportunities at any time. Not only are you in a good time, but there are also opportunities for you to invest in us. More importantly, they took advantage of that opportunity, and there will be many opportunities in the future. If you can seize a new opportunity, I can also invest in you."

When I heard this, I was extremely excited. I confidently said: "President Ke, don't worry. I will do my best!"

"Here, for our common cause, a toast," he said.

The three raised their glasses, and as I drank, I stole a glance at her, and she glanced up at me, and I seemed to sense something very different, and she admired me.

For a young man to be able to be admired by a woman he liked, that was truly an incomparably happy matter.

After the meal, Chief Mao wanted to go back to the station. I wanted to go back to the office. President Ke also wanted to go back.

Chief Mao said:" Lin, let your sister send you back, and also give you a ride. By the way, when the company is operating normally, you guys should also get a car. From now on, you have to go to some counties with Jingning, and it's not convenient to ride on a bus for two hours!

I said, "Uh-huh!"

She drove a red BMW 5-Series car, which wasn't considered a high-class car for her, but it was very suitable for her. After I got in, she drove the car and drove out of the tourist office, stopping by the side of the road. She stopped and looked ahead, saying, "Lin, you said very well, I have a few words to say to you!"

I said, "President Ke, please give me your instructions!"

She hurriedly smiled and said, "It's not an instruction, but a suggestion from an older sister."

I nodded.

She said: "Actually, there are only three words, I think I need to tell you, these are: Honesty, Flatness, Dream, a man, first, must be honest, this is the root of being a human being, cannot be slippery, cannot be dealt with, also not honest, every step you take leaves a mark, every year you have to sum up every year, to make a fact, and then you have to dream, this is very important, we don't only have to do things, we also have to leave footprints, we also have to not work very well, are just a successful businessman, making a lot of money, maybe a million dollars for you now is everything, you will make more in the future, but I think you have more dreams, to do the world tourism company's first class culture, this is one of the ways of seeking for real." "It's not that important, I'm now using capital to realize my dream --"

I said, "En, President Ke, I completely understand. You're right!"

She turned around and looked at me with a smile. "Don't call me President Ke, just call me Sister Lan!"

I nodded. "Are you not afraid of me?"

She smiled and looked outside. She smiled and said, "After hearing what you said just now, I felt that you were very honest. A child with sincerity isn't anything to be afraid of. Oh right, are you busy this afternoon?"

I said, "You're busy, you tell me!"

"Oh, my son has come back from abroad. This child always wants me to play chess with him, I'm very stupid, always losing, he doesn't like me, if you are not busy, come to my house for a while and accompany my son! You know how to play chess, right? His grandfather taught him! "

I said quickly, "Yes! "Hairy?"

"Ah, how do you know?" she asked me, frowning.

I said, "That night, you said Momo's name in your sleep —"

The moment she heard about that night, her face immediately turned red, and she hurriedly changed the topic: "Okay, I just bought a house at Lishui, it's not far from here!"

I was so happy that day, not only did she appreciate me, but she also took me to her house, and I also saw her lovely son, Momo.