In the tea room.
Wei Xiangzuo, Gu Baishun, Yu Zheng and seven or eight other people sat opposite each other, looking at the money bags on the ground with different expressions.
The group to be won over tonight is the Longcheng Xinghai District Coders Association. In addition to Wei Xiangzuo and Yu Zheng and others, there is also Cheng Tian, the top leader of Xinghai District, and two of his trusted senior executives. Yu Zheng also brought two people with him to run errands for him.
There were no outsiders in the room. The president of the association of Xinghai District reached into his purse and took out a stack of cash. While fiddling with it, he said, "Old Wei, Baishun, we are familiar with each other. Now that things have come to this, we have nothing to be embarrassed about."
"Yes, just say what you want to say." Wei Xiangzuo nodded.
"In addition to money, I also want a position as the chief councillor of Xinghai District Council after this." Cheng Tian was also very realistic: "To be honest, doing this kind of thing is also risky. We are also afraid of retaliation from the garrison."
Wei Xiangzuo pondered for a while and said, "I can't make the decision on this. I'll make a phone call."
"Okay." Cheng Tian threw the money and replied while crossing his legs.
Wei Xiangzuo lowered his head and dialed Su Tianyu's number, briefly explaining the situation to the other party.
Gou Liuzi thought for a moment and said, "You can agree to it, but don't let him make it public. Otherwise, everyone wants a chief councillor, and it will be difficult for us to handle it."
"Okay." Wei Xiangzuo responded and hung up the phone. He looked up at Cheng Tian and said, "That's settled then."
"Great!" Cheng Tian didn't hesitate and stretched out his hand to pull the two money bags to his side: "I am a trustworthy person. I have taken your money, even if Tan Hengqiang put a gun to my head, I will not change my mind."
Wei Xiangzuo stood up upon hearing this and replied simply, "They can't fight openly."
“Haha, good!”
The two shook hands and the agreement was formally reached under the table.
Cheng Tian from Xinghai District will vote for Wei Xiangzuo as branch president in the referendum meeting to be held later. In addition, one hundred key coders selected by Xinghai District will also vote for Wei Xiangzuo.
To this end, Lao Li's team paid 7 million in cash. This was the advance payment for canvassing votes. If the matter was successful later, the 100 key coders would also receive red envelopes of the same amount.
After the discussion was over, Cheng Tian escorted everyone out of the tea room before turning around and returning.
On the side of the road, Gu Baishun waved at Yu Zheng: "That's it for now, we'll leave first, Mr. Yu."
"Wait a moment, Baishun." Yu Zheng also tasted the sweetness today, because the seven million in the other two bags were for him.
But this money is not purely a bribe for canvassing votes, because Yu Zheng is not the chairman of the district, he cannot influence the voting results of a certain district, at most he can give Wei Xiangzuo a vote for elder. Although this vote is also worth a thousand gold, it is definitely not as much as seven million.
To put it bluntly, this money is a kickback given to Yu Zheng for helping to run the operation. He is responsible for attracting people, and Wei Xiangzuo is responsible for giving him "sales commission".
When Gu Baishun saw Yu Zheng calling him, he immediately walked over and said, "What's wrong, Mr. Yu?"
"I didn't lie to you, Xiao Gu. If I said that the people from Xinghai can be brought over, then they can definitely be brought over." Yu Zheng put his hands behind his back and asked with a smile, "We are still trustworthy in doing things, right?"
"Ah, it's good, it's going smoothly." Gu Baishun nodded and replied: "What's wrong, do you have any other ideas?"
Yu Zheng paused and said, "What everyone means is that the bonus should be increased a little bit."
Gu Baishun smiled when he heard this: "Cheng Tian has already taken the money, why does he want to add a little more? Where should he add it?!"
Yu Zheng sighed, "Everyone feels that the money given to the people below is too little. Look, at the beginning of the referendum, there are 100 voting representatives in a district, and you only give a total of 1 million yuan, so each person can only get 10,000 yuan. Isn't it a little too little?"
Gu Baishun paused for a moment and said, "Mr. Yu! The price we agreed on at the beginning was 5 million for one branch and 3 million for one elder. Later you said it was too little, so I negotiated with the higher-ups and raised the price to 700. I was also willing to take out 1 million to arrange grassroots votes, right?"
"Yes!" Yu Zheng nodded.
"The price has just gone up, and you're raising it again. Haha, how can I talk to the higher-ups about this?" Gu Baishun looked embarrassed. "If I do this, the higher-ups might think I'm trying to get some benefits! Isn't that a bad idea?"
Yu Zheng looked at Gu Baishun and said, "Brother, this is what I think. If we succeed in this, and you and Wei Xiangzuo come to power, do you still need the support of these brothers? To put it bluntly, the money for buying tickets... is not for you to pay, it is all reimbursed by the leaders and the secret fund. If you give more, the brothers will get the benefits, so who will they remember? Old Li? Haha, his position is too high, we can't contact him, you know what I mean?"
Gu Baishun was silent.
"Also, the garrison and Zhang Ming are also asking for a price increase! The referendum will start soon, and now is the stage of fierce competition." Yu Zheng continued, "If you spend more money, you can win over two more fence-sitters. Otherwise, if you give too little, it will be difficult for me to win votes from the grassroots! People nowadays only care about money, what do you think?"
Gu Baishun looked at him, lowering his head in thought.
"One more million for each district." Yu Zheng patted Gu Baishun on the shoulder and said, "This way, it will be easier for me to do things. Otherwise, I might not be able to negotiate with Xintai District. They set a very strict price."
When Gu Baishun heard this, he raised his head with a smile and looked at Yu Zheng: "Okay, I'll make the decision. Add another million!"
"I told you, you are a smart person and you understand everything immediately!" Yu Zheng replied with a bright smile.
"That's it, we'll be leaving first."
"Okay, I'll go back too."
After the two finished chatting, Gu Baishun bent down and got into Wei Xiangzuo's car, waving goodbye to Yu Zheng and others.
On the way back, Wei Xiangzuo looked at Gu Baishun and asked, "What did Yu Zheng say to you?"
"Haha, the price is going to increase again!" Gu Baishun sneered and replied, "He said that the grassroots votes in each district should be given an extra million. If he doesn't give him more, he won't attract grassroots votes."
"This old bastard is a bit too greedy! Before the matter even begins, we're already asking for cash. Seven million yuan for each district president. Just nod and you can get the full amount. Is this condition low? Damn, who else can be so straightforward except us?!" Before Wei Xiangzuo could say anything, Xiao Er, who was driving, started to curse: "I think he's a little confused."
"He thinks that we can't do without him now! If we want to canvass votes, we have to use him, haha." Gu Baishun grinned, "It's okay, just give it to him. You don't need to tell me later, I'll talk to Su Tianyu."
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late at night.
In the Tongji Society compound, Su Tianyu was eating barbecue.
Daxiong walked over and asked casually, "Brother...you...did you transfer anyone from the Zhou family?"
Su Tianyu was stunned for a moment: "Ah? What do you mean by transfer?"