Ye Qingrou rolled her eyes at Fang Zhicheng and said angrily, "Humph, Sister Yun is still the best. Brother, you always bully me."
Fang Zhicheng couldn't help but feel a little weird when he saw Qi Yun and Ye Qingrou had united their front unconsciously. He thought to himself that this woman's moods were really ever-changing. They were tit-for-tat just now, but now all their anger was gone.
Fang Zhicheng smiled and said nothing more. After all, if the two women lived in harmony, he would undoubtedly be the biggest beneficiary.
After dinner, the three returned to the guesthouse, and Fang Zhicheng took the initiative to call Ye Meizi. Ye Meizi was quite surprised to hear that Ye Qingrou went to Dongtai. After hesitating for a long time, Fang said, "If Uncle San knows about this, it will be bad."
Fang Zhicheng smiled bitterly and said, "Why don't you take some time to persuade her to go back?"
Ye Meizi nodded and said, "Okay, but I'll trouble you to take care of her during this time."
After hanging up the phone with Ye Meizi, Fang Zhicheng received a bedtime text message from Ye Qingrou, "Thank you, brother. Although I am very tired today, seeing you makes my heart come alive again. Although I know that you don't like me very much now, I am confident that I can win your heart through hard work."
What a bad fate! Fang Zhicheng deleted the text message, covered his face with the pillow, and growled in frustration.
Chapter 0232: Difficulty in Selecting a Location for an Office
The day after Ye Qingrou came, she caused trouble for Fang Zhicheng. She was bored in the guesthouse and couldn't stand the loneliness, so she begged to go to work with Fang Zhicheng. Although Fang Zhicheng decisively refused, she still followed him to the office like a tail. During the work, Ye Qingrou went out once and brought back a lot of snacks, and she also gave a lot to Fang Zhicheng. Fang Zhicheng gradually got used to Ye Qingrou's weird personality and stopped paying attention to her. He thought it would be better if she was under his nose. If he really forced her to wander around outside, who knows what trouble she might cause.
Wei Xiaoyan came in around nine o'clock with a stack of materials. Seeing Ye Qingrou holding her laptop and eating potato chips, she smiled and said, "Where did this Shuiling girl come from? Is she a relative of Director Fang?"
"She's my sister!" Fang Zhicheng answered first. Ye Qingrou rolled her eyes at him. If Fang Zhicheng had answered a little slower, she would definitely have said, I am Fang Zhicheng's wife.
Wei Xiaoyan smiled and piled the materials in front of Fang Zhicheng, reporting: "This is the plan to set up offices in Yunhai and Shenzhou. Please take a look." The original plan was to set up three offices. After discussion within the bureau, according to the existing staff and financial budget, the Yunhai and Shenzhou offices will be established first, and the establishment of the Yanjing office will be postponed.
Fang Zhicheng nodded, thinking that Wei Xiaoyan was quite good at handling affairs, and that she had considered all aspects of setting up an office in the materials. However, Fang Zhicheng felt that there was something wrong with the arrangement of the office personnel, and he could not help but frown.
Wei Xiaoyan secretly thought that Fang Zhicheng was indeed very sharp-eyed and had spotted the problem in the materials, so she took the initiative to explain, "Some of the clerks on the office's list were appointed by the county party committee's organization department."
The Organization Department of the County Party Committee specified that this was a cover-up, implying that several of these people were related to each other.
It's not that the people with connections are bad, but they have not been formally selected and assessed, so their quality is inevitably uneven. Fang Zhicheng decided to build the Yunhai and Shenzhou offices into a powerful weapon for attracting investment. Now that impurities have been mixed in, it is inevitable that he will feel dissatisfied.
Fang Zhicheng threw the materials to Wei Xiaoyan and said in a deep voice: "If these people want to join the Merchants Group, I have no objection, but if they want to join the office, I cannot agree."
Wei Xiaoyan glanced at Ye Qingrou and whispered, "Among them are people designated by Secretary Sun and County Magistrate Xing..."
Fang Zhicheng glanced at the table with his fingers and said solemnly: "Incorporate their personnel into the China Merchants Group first. If they want to go to the office, they must be treated equally and must go through many assessments. This matter has nothing to do with you. If anyone from above questions you, you can use me as a shield."
Wei Xiaoyan secretly thought that Fang Zhicheng's tone was unusually tough, and smiled bitterly, "That's the case over there."
Fang Zhicheng hummed, and then asked, "How is the site selection for the office going?"
Wei Xiaoyan took out a document from the materials and pointed it to Fang Zhicheng for review. "The location for Shenzhou has basically been determined. The location is arranged on the fifth floor of Nanyang Building. Nanyang Building is a business podium building, which houses the headquarters of more than 30 listed companies and the headquarters of more than 10 foreign companies in China. The location advantage is excellent, and the rent is not very expensive, within an acceptable range. However, there are some problems on the Yunhai side. We have two locations. One is the Pudong Building where the Yunhai Chamber of Commerce is located. It is very difficult to move in, and the rent is not cheap. The other is the New Bund Building, which is mainly for foreign-funded enterprises. This is also a location that requires strong connections to move in, and the rent is relatively cheaper."
Fang Zhicheng pondered for a moment. He knew the importance of the location of the office. It was like fishing. You must find a good fish pond. There are good and bad locations for fish ponds. Then you can catch food, throw bait, and hook. That's how you can get twice the result with half the effort. Yunhai City and Shenzhou City are the forefront of China's reform and opening up. These two cities are places with many big fish and rich resources for promoting investment promotion. When choosing an office, at Fang Zhicheng's request, a lot of research was done to find some buildings with advantageous resources to rent offices, so that they can attract investment in the later stage.
Fang Zhicheng had known about Nanyang Building, which was one of the most commercially resource-rich podium buildings in Shenzhou. Wei Xiaoyan played an indispensable role in acquiring this place. She used a college classmate who had dated Wei Xiaoyan when she was young and was one of the earliest businessmen to go to Shenzhou to start a business. Through this college classmate, Wei Xiaoyan contacted the director of the Nanyang Building Management Office. She went to Shenzhou many times last month before finally signing the lease agreement.
As for Yunhai, Wei Xiaoyan was a little embarrassed. Although Dongtai was very close to Yunhai, it was very difficult to break into the real commercial center of this city.
Fang Zhicheng nodded and said softly: "I will go to Yunhai next week and deal with this matter personally."
Wei Xiaoyan was slightly stunned, thinking to herself that Fang Zhicheng might have some connections in Yunhai. In fact, in her opinion, it would be enough to just find a position, without going through so much trouble. However, she did not show any expression on her face, and smiled easily: "I wish Director Fang success!"
After Wei Xiaoyan left, Fang Zhicheng took out his phone and found a phone number. It was the number of Ning Xiangcao, the second sister of the Ning family. Fang Zhicheng had recently learned about Huaying Investment Group, a very low-key venture capital company. It currently has nearly 50 investments in China, covering a wide range of industries. Many companies that have emerged in China recently have doubled their profits with the capital input from Huaying Group.
If that doesn't work, Fang Zhicheng is thinking about using his relationship with Ning Xiangcao to choose a strong base for the China Merchants Group in Yunhai.
In fact, even if the location problem of the office can be solved smoothly, Fang Zhicheng will find Ning Xiangcao to open up the Yunhai market later. Fang Zhicheng did not ask Ning Xiangcao for help because he was indebted to her, but he had a good plan in mind. If Ning Xiangcao was willing to support him, he could achieve a win-win situation with one stone.
Fang Zhicheng saw Ye Qingrou yawning and stretching with a large range of motion, deliberately putting on an expression that said, "I'm bored, please talk to me quickly." He stood up helplessly, sighed, and said, "Come on, I'll take you out for a walk."
"Great!" Ye Qingrou had been waiting for this sentence for a long time, but she still tilted her head and asked, "Is it okay if I skip work?"
Fang Zhicheng nodded and chuckled, "Your brother is a leader after all."
Ye Qingrou curled her lips in disdain, then suddenly her expression became complicated, and she said, "Brother, you will definitely become a higher official in the future, can you promise me one thing?"
Fang Zhicheng asked curiously, "What's the matter?"
Ye Qingrou whispered: "Don't be a corrupt official..."
Fang Zhicheng smiled unhappily and said, "Don't worry, your brother is honest and will definitely be a good official serving the country and the people."
Ye Qingrou shook her head and smiled mischievously, revealing a beautiful dimple at the corner of her mouth. She giggled and said, "I asked you not to be a corrupt official not for the sake of the country and the people, but because I think that most corrupt officials are fat. I don't want my husband to have a fat brain and a greasy intestine. It's too disgusting."
Fang Zhicheng was speechless. He walked over and knocked Ye Qingrou on the forehead, then pointed at the garbage near her. Ye Qingrou squatted down obediently, sorted out all the garbage, threw it into the trash can, and then found a broom to sweep the floor again.
After Ye Qingrou finished everything, she reached out and wiped her fair face. In fact, there was no sweat at all. Fang Zhicheng was slightly stunned, thinking that if Ye Qingrou was not throwing tantrums or making trouble, she was still quite charming.
After leaving the government compound, he walked a few steps and waited for a while near the newsstand. He saw Qi Yun walking over from a distance in a black windbreaker. Fang Zhicheng waved at Qi Yun and saw Ye Qingrou's puzzled face, and explained: "I will probably stay in Dongtai for a while. Living in the guesthouse all the time is not suitable, so I want to move out. County Magistrate Qi is free today, so please help me find one."
Ye Qingrou muttered without restraint: "This County Magistrate Qi is too idle. Brother, she also helped you find a house... I always feel that it's a bit weird, are you having an affair?"
Fang Zhicheng's old face flushed, and he tapped Ye Qingrou's nose, pretending to be angry and said, "What nonsense are you talking about! Be careful that County Magistrate Qi hears you. She is my leader. Do you want to kill your brother?"
She originally planned to go to the weekend to choose a house, but she had to go to the city to attend a meeting, so she made some time. Seeing Ye Qingrou standing beside Fang Zhicheng, Qi Yun waved at her. Ye Qingrou had been with Qi Yun last night, and her hostility towards her had decreased a lot, so she smiled.