Chapter 574
Borrowing Money
The person on the other end of the phone was very excited when he heard Xu Bo'an say that they could have a face-to-face meeting tomorrow, and he immediately said, "That's great, see you tomorrow."
Xu Boan nodded and said, "Okay, see you tomorrow."
After the two hung up the phone, Xu Boan soon received a message, which was the address sent by the other party. The meeting place was set in such a short time, which also shows the other party's anxiety.
Xu Boan found out that the place the other party agreed to meet was actually the Royal Hotel, which seemed even more familiar to him.
But this is understandable. After all, Linshan's Dynasty Hotel is the best in the entire Dongjiang City, so many prominent figures from outside usually choose to stay here temporarily or discuss some matters.
Ever since the last agreement to have a face-to-face discussion on the licensing of the "Rainbow Feather Dance" video, China Film and Television Center has attached great importance to this negotiation.
In order to facilitate contact at any time, the other party quickly arranged someone to wait for Xu Boan's contact.
Since the other party had said that they would meet at the weekend and decide on the specific time later, they didn't want to disturb him. They thought that Xu Boan would contact them in the next few days when he had time. Unexpectedly, they waited for several days until the weekend and there was no call from Xu Boan.
This video is of great significance to their China Film and Television Center. They were really afraid that Xu Boan had forgotten about this matter, or that other companies had preempted him. They were so anxious waiting that they took the initiative to call Xu Boan. Unexpectedly, this time it went surprisingly smoothly.
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The next morning, Xu Bo'an, Malu and Liu Wei had breakfast at the hotel and prepared to drive back to Dongjiang.
As soon as I walked out of the hotel and into Xu Boan’s car, I saw a man diligently wiping the big red pickup truck.
Ma Lu saw this and said with emotion: "I've heard that some high-end hotels in big cities provide car cleaning services for guests. I didn't expect that Jiangcheng now has such a service. It really deserves to be the provincial capital."
Xu Bo'an's eyesight was much better than Malu's. After hearing what Malu said, he said with a strange look on his face, "Haha, you think too much! It's just a motel, not a star hotel. How can it have such high-end services? Their labor costs are also costs."
Malu thought Xu Boan didn't see that his car was being cleaned, so he pointed at Xu Boan's car and said, "Look, isn't that it! If I'm not mistaken, that should be your car."
Malu is actually not very familiar with Xu Boan’s car, but after Xu Boan owned this eye-catching big pickup truck, he liked to show it off.
As the saying goes, if you don’t show off your good things, it’s like walking in fine clothes at night. No matter how good a thing is, if you don’t show off, the emotional value it brings will be greatly discounted.
So Malu vaguely remembered that Xu Bo'an's car was a rare big red pickup truck, but detailed information such as the license plate number was not his own car, so it was impossible for an ordinary person to remember it.
Xu Boan chuckled and said, "The car is indeed mine, but the person who cleaned it is not a hotel staff. Look carefully who it is!"
While chatting, the two of them came closer. Malu looked with wide eyes and realized that the person wiping the car was Sun Yuan, whom he had just met last night.
Sun Yuan was carrying a red bucket and was about to pour water when he saw the two people coming over. He hurried over and said attentively, "Good morning, both CEOs. I just got up this morning and had nothing to do. I heard from the hotel staff that this car belongs to you two. When I was cleaning my car, I helped you clean it as well. But after all, I'm not a professional, so please bear with me if it's not cleaned cleanly enough."
Liu Wei didn't have dinner with Xu Bo'an and the others yesterday, so she didn't know who Sun Yuan was. Seeing this man's attitude at this time, she couldn't help but sigh that Xu Bo'an was really capable. She didn't expect that even though he came to another place, there were still people flattering him.
Malu looked at Sun Yuan, who was lowering his head so low, with a puzzled look on his face, wondering what this guy was up to.
After all, last night, Sun Yuan was still mocking him, but now he did a 180-degree turn in such a shocking way. It's simply amazing!
Xu Boan said calmly: "Mr. Sun, it seems that we are not familiar with each other yet. I need you to help me clean the car."
Sun Yuan rubbed his hands and smiled awkwardly, saying, "Manager Ma and I are colleagues after all. I was drunk yesterday and my mind was confused, so I said those nonsense. I hope the two leaders will not take it to heart. I really know I was wrong."
Having said that, even a fool would know that Sun Yuan was afraid of Zheng Chunxia after seeing how familiar she was with Xu Boan yesterday.
Although the Jiangzhou Provincial Highway Management Company where Zheng Chunxia worked was the Party A, they wouldn't be so bored as to help him take revenge on Sun Yuan without his help.
Could it be that Sun Yuan is suffering from paranoia? Does he think he will take revenge on him?
It shouldn't be the case. They are all adults, and Sun Yuan has reached his current position, so he must have experienced many ups and downs. Although he is not the kind of person who will not give up until he sees the Yellow River or shed tears until he sees the coffin, he is at least in the state of not giving up until he sees face. It doesn't make sense that he would come here and admit his mistake when he hasn't even been threatened by anyone. It is absolutely unscientific.
Xu Boan was just wondering when suddenly the phone rang.
Seeing that it was Zheng Qiudong calling, Xu Boan walked away two steps and answered the call.
As soon as the call was connected, Zheng Qiudong on the other end of the phone greeted warmly: "Hey, brother Bo'an, I hope I didn't disturb your rest.
Xu Bo'an said with a smile: "Thank you for your concern, Mr. Zheng. I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. Now I have nothing to worry about. I don't have so many things on my mind. I go to bed early at night. I have developed a good habit of going to bed early and getting up early." Zheng Qiudong laughed and said: "Haha, I really envy you for having the courage to leave at any time. Unlike me, I don't have any skills. I can only rely on work to take in and do some business to support my family."
Xu Boan knew that Zheng Qiudong couldn't have called him so early in the morning just to chat. In addition, Xu Boan was also going to get on the highway early, so he took the initiative to bring up the topic and said, "Mr. Zheng, you can't leave the company. It would be a big loss for our company if we lost you. By the way, Mr. Zheng, I'm about to return to Dongjiang. Do you want to go? If you go, we can keep each other company."
People of Zheng Qiudong's level have a full-time driver, so strictly speaking, Zheng Qiudong doesn't have to worry about returning to Dongjiang. He can go anywhere and anytime.
However, there are also situations where in order to create opportunities, the driver is allowed to drive back by himself.
Therefore, Xu Bo'an's invitation did not seem out of place.
When Zheng Qiudong heard that Xu Bo'an was about to leave, he hurriedly said, "Thank you for your kindness, but I still have some things to deal with here. Director Su sent me here to take care of some things with the highway management company, and they haven't been completely settled yet. I just happened to be in some trouble, so I wanted to ask you for help."
Xu Boan smiled slightly, and there was indeed something wrong. However, Zheng Qiudong was kind to Xu Boan, and Xu Boan was a grateful person, so of course he would not play tricks with Zheng Qiudong. Xu Boan immediately said: "Mr. Zheng, how can you look down on me? You have nothing to say to me. Now that I can finally be of use to you, just tell me what you want."
Zheng Qiudong was very happy to hear this. Xu Bo'an's words gave him enough face.
At this moment, Zheng Qiudong was not the only one calling Xu Boan. His brother Zheng Chunxia was sitting next to him.
After hearing what Xu Bo'an said, Zheng Qiudong looked at his brother with a smile on his face, and his meaning was very clear: "See, my brother is doing pretty well!"
Zheng Chunxia waved her hand, signaling Zheng Qiudong to get down to business and stop showing off.
Zheng Qiudong then said to Xu Bo'an: "Brother Bo'an, it's like this. When I came here yesterday, Director Su gave me some sour medicine, saying that it was the hangover medicine you gave him, and it was very effective. He asked me to drink it before entertaining guests, so that I can better greet guests.
I drank a lot yesterday, but you saw me when we met, I didn't look drunk at all, all thanks to your hangover medicine. You are amazing, this medicine is so effective. "
Xu Boan said modestly: "Thank you for the compliment, brother."
Zheng Qiudong smiled and said, "How can you flatter me? I am speaking the truth. Although I entertained the distinguished guests well at the banquet yesterday, I later learned that one of the distinguished guests I entertained was hospitalized due to drinking too much. I heard that he is still not completely sober. I wanted to send some sobering medicine to the distinguished guest, but after contacting Mr. Su, he said that he had no more. I have no other choice at the moment, so I was thinking about whether I could share some with you. It doesn't need to be too much, just enough to help the distinguished guest sober up. Otherwise, not only will the banquet yesterday be in vain, but it will also affect all aspects of our relationship."
Zheng Qiudong didn't explain it clearly, but Xu Bo'an understood it.
Zheng Qiudong was most likely sent by Su Tai to Jiangcheng to build relationships with Party A's father. Because of his brother Zheng Chunxia, who was from Party A, the other party gave him face and attended the banquet and had a good exchange. It can be said that both the host and the guest were happy.
But Zheng Qiudong drank after taking Xu Bo'an's hangover medicine, so his alcohol tolerance was simply amazing. No one else could drink more than him! Someone must have been unconvinced or drunk too much, and kept drinking, which caused the problem.
If this matter really has bad consequences, not only will it affect the business of the Construction Group, but Zheng Qiudong may also have to take responsibility.
Of course this matter is serious.
Thinking about how kind Zheng Qiudong had always been to him, Xu Bo'an was quite happy and said, "What a coincidence! I brought some hangover medicine with me this time, just in case. Since you need it, I'll send it to you right away. Where are you now?"
Zheng Qiudong's face lit up when he heard that, and he said, "Great, I'm at Jiangzhou Hospital, but I won't bother you to come over. The traffic is so bad here. Just tell me your address and I'll find someone to pick it up right away."
After hearing what Zheng Qiudong said, Xu Bo'an no longer insisted on personally delivering the medicine. Firstly, he might get stuck in traffic and delay things. Secondly, maybe Zheng Qiudong had reasons for not wanting him to go, so it would be inappropriate for him to go.
So Xu Boan said, "Okay, brother, I'll send you the location on WeChat right away, and you can have someone contact me when they get here."
"Okay, it's settled. I'll arrange for someone to go there right away." Zheng Qiudong agreed immediately.
"Okay, brother. I'll wait for you." Xu Bo'an responded.
Zheng Qiudong said, "Oh, brother, when my brother and I met you yesterday, we heard that fat guy yelling at you. I asked him casually and found out that he is also our colleague and a deputy project manager of the project construction unit under my brother. My brother has already arranged for him to give you an explanation. If you are not satisfied, just tell me. We can't just let this go. We can't bear the humiliation."
Hearing this, Xu Boan glanced at Sun Yuan who was not far away, and immediately understood why Sun Yuan did this.
When Sun Yuan saw Xu Bo'an looking at him, he smiled at him in a very servile manner with a flattering expression on his face, and then quickly ran back to wipe the car.
Xu Bo'an ignored him at all, and said to Zheng Qiudong on the phone with a smile: "Thank you very much, brother. Please thank my brother for me. Let's sit for a while when we have time."
"Okay, I've taken note of this and I'll arrange it later. That's it for now. Send me the position as soon as possible." Zheng Qiudong urged.
"Okay bro, I'll send it right away!" Xu Boan hung up the phone and quickly sent his location.
Then Xu Bo'an said to Ma Lu and Liu Wei who were not far away: "I have something to do here and need to wait for someone. Sorry, why don't you go back to the hotel and stay for a while."
After all, Xu Boan was their leader. Since Xu Boan said so, Ma Lu and Liu Wei naturally had no objection and went to wait on the big sofa in the hotel lobby.
Xu Boan watched Sun Yuan continue to clean the car with a smile, and immediately shouted: "Hey, you don't need to clean my car. I need to get in the car to make a phone call. You can go and do your thing."
Hearing what Xu Boan said, Sun Yuan felt embarrassed to disturb Xu Boan's phone call, so he immediately smiled and said, "That's great, I'll go change the water, you go do your thing!"
After saying this, Sun Yuan ran away with the bucket in his hand.
Xu Boan didn't want to make a phone call, but because he didn't have the hangover solution with him, but it was still placed in the bonsai.
After getting in the car, Xu Boan quickly took out a small bottle of hangover liquid, put it with him, and then went to the hotel lobby to sit with Malu and the others.
Xu Bo'an had just walked into the hotel lobby and greeted Malu casually when he heard Malu's phone ringing.
Ma Lu took a look and said to Xu Bo'an casually, "It's Xiaoliang's call."
Then he answered the phone and said, "Hello, Xiaoliang, what's going on?"
Shi Changliang said somewhat embarrassedly: "Brother-in-law, do you have any money? If so, can you give me 20,000 yuan first?" (End of this chapter)