Chapter 40 Corporate Salon
The sea breeze by Pinqing Lake still carries a trace of life's contentment.
Today is February 28, 2025.
The late spring cold at the end of February made pedestrians on the roadside wrap up their clothes involuntarily.
In the car, Jiang Miao looked at the old faces on both sides of Binhai Avenue, his eyes a little lost. At this time, he was driving to Pinqing Lake Enterprise Service Center with Jiang Haibo, Ke Yong, Li Zixuan and others.
Several small electric donkeys quickly shuttled through the traffic, ignoring the traffic lights at the intersection.
Ke Yong stepped on the brakes, and the pickup truck slowly stopped at the red light.
Suddenly Jiang Miao's eyes narrowed.
"Speed up!"
"What?" Ke Yong thought he heard wrongly.
"Speed up and rush over!" Jiang Miao shouted again.
Without thinking too much, Ke Yong immediately released the handbrake, then changed gears and stepped on the accelerator.
The pickup truck flew through the traffic light intersection like a sharp arrow.
Three seconds later.
boom! A large truck transporting iron pipes rushed out of the opposite lane at the traffic light intersection and crashed into the spot where the pickup truck had been parked.
Five or six cars at the intersection were knocked crookedly. What was even more terrifying was that the iron pipes that flew out due to inertia penetrated several cars in front of them.
Ke Yong, who had already driven more than 200 meters, stared at the rearview mirror dumbfounded, breathing heavily in his chest involuntarily: "Huhu..."
Jiang Haibo and Li Zixuan were also shocked.
Jiang Miao did not explain anything, but said: "Continue! If someone from the police comes to ask, just say that we are in a hurry. Don't stop at the next few traffic lights and rush directly."
"Yes." Ke Yong also regained his composure.
The reason why Jiang Miao noticed the problem just now was because when he was on the road, he would habitually observe those large trucks, dump trucks, and concrete mixer trucks.
When the large truck came quickly from the opposite direction, he noticed that the other party was going too fast. He looked at the identification panel and found that its braking system was malfunctioning.
At that moment, he made the most correct choice and let Ke Yong run through the red light.
In the car, Jiang Miao closed her eyes and rested, and reviewed the data of the large truck in her mind. The identification panel could store all the data that had been recorded.
Soon he found the fault data of the large truck's braking system: "The brake valve of the air brake was aging, resulting in the inability to brake. All parts of the air brake system were manufactured in 2014, and most parts of the large truck were manufactured in 2014." The manufacturing time was also 2014, and the degree of aging is almost the same. It seems that I was overthinking it. ’
In this case, human factors can basically be ruled out.
It's no wonder that Jiang Miao was too suspicious. The main reason was that it was too dangerous just now. If he had been slower for a few seconds, the large truck would definitely hit his car.
I ran through four red lights in a row.
The pickup truck parked on the roadside in front of the Pinqing Lake Enterprise Service Center.
Li Zixuan submitted an invitation letter to the organizer's reception staff.
The greeter looked at the invitation: "It turns out to be Mr. Jiang from Hailufeng Agricultural Technology Company. Mr. Jiang, please come this way."
This time, Jiang Miao and others came to Pinqing Lake to participate in the "Pinqing Lake Corporate Salon".
The corporate salon is a long-term exchange event hosted by Shanmei officials, including exchanges between official institutions and enterprises, and between enterprises.
It is held once a year and once every month, and the theme of each one is different.
This month’s theme is “New Opportunities, New Era, New Technologies”.
As soon as Jiang Miao entered the venue, Li Ke from the tax bureau, whom he met before, spotted him and waved from a distance, and he also led his employees to get closer.
"Li Ke, it seems that you are recovering well."
"Oh? With Mr. Jiang's words, I feel relieved." Li Ke was obviously suffering from pancreatic cancer, and then he pulled Jiang Miao towards his circle.
"Mr. Jiang, this is our Huang Bureau..."
"Bureau Huang, this is Mr. Jiang Miao, the founder of Hailufeng Agricultural Technology Company..."
"Hello!"
"Mr. Jiang is young and promising. Your company was a major taxpayer last year, ranking 16th in the city."
Jiang Miao smiled and said: "It's all luck!"
"Hahaha, Mr. Jiang is so humble."
After socializing for more than ten minutes, Li Ke took him to meet relevant personnel from the Bureau of Industry and Information Technology and the Bureau of Commerce.
Just when the official staff and Jiang Miao were having a heated chat.
Not far away, the CEOs or representatives of other invited companies were also discussing in low voices the rising star of Hailufeng Company and Jiang Miao.
However, those companies are clearly divided into several circles.
There is the state-owned enterprise circle, which has a somewhat aloof and independent feel.
There are the urban business district, Lufeng business district, Haifeng business district, and Luhe business district, which are small circles of local leaders.
There are small circles composed of foreign companies, such as the Pengcheng Business District in the Shenshan Cooperation Zone.
People are divided into groups and things are flocked together.
The term "township party" is an unavoidable topic and reality in China, and now Jiang Miao has to join these various small circles.
Of course, Jiang Miao does not intend to get too deep into these small circles. Small circles have benefits, and there are also some troublesome interpersonal relationships.
Therefore, just taste it and stop. There is no need to pay too much attention to it. For Jiang Miao, his stage is the whole world, and Shanmei is just a small pond.
But just because he doesn't want to go deeper doesn't mean that others don't want to communicate with him in depth.
For example, Gu Haijing, the boss of Haijing Company, which is also in the aquatic nursery field, took the initiative to approach. "Mr. Jiang, hello, I am Gu Haijing from Haijing Company."
Without reaching out to hit the smiling person, Jiang Miao also smiled and stretched out his hand to shake hands: "Hello, Mr. Gu, I am Jiang Miao. Nice to meet you."
Gu Haijing does not wear a suit and collar like other entrepreneurs, but wears a more Chinese-style linen suit. His skin is dark and red. When shaking hands, Jiang Miao can feel the roughness of the other person's palm. This is a man who often works on the front line. of entrepreneurs.
"Mr. Jiang, your eel artificial breeding technology is very powerful. I wonder if you are interested in cooperating?"
Jiang Miao smiled and shook his head: "Not in the last one or two years."
"Oh? That's really a pity. I am very optimistic about this technology, but it was stolen by the Ryukyu people. It's a pity!"
"Our company is going through the legal process, and I believe justice will come."
Jiang Miao's dumbfounded answer made Gu Haijing feel speechless, but he didn't show it, but smiled and blessed: "Then I wish Mr. Jiang all the best. This is my business card. If there is anything If you need, you can call me.”
"Thank you." Jiang Miao took the business card, then took out his own business card from his pocket and handed it to the other party: "Mr. Gu, this is my business card. Please take good care of me in the future."
"Definitely."
After leaving Jiang Miao, his youngest son Gu Yiming, who followed Gu Haijing to see the world, said with an unhappy face:
"Dad, that kid really doesn't know how to appreciate praise."
However, Gu Haijing immediately straightened his face and reprimanded his ignorant son in a low voice: "What kind of occasion is this? Do you know how to be polite? If you have anything to say, talk to me when you get home! Otherwise, come back right away."
"I know..." Gu Yiming quickly lowered his head.
"Take care of yourself." Gu Haijing turned around and ordered his assistant: "Xiao Zheng, watch this kid later and don't let him talk nonsense."
"Yes, Mr. Gu."
"Dad! It doesn't have to be like this, right?"
"Hmph, trouble comes from words. To do business, you must be friendly and make money. If you speak openly like you, you will only make enemies for yourself. The so-called business is not about benevolence and righteousness. If the other party is unwilling to cooperate, that is the freedom of the other party."
Gu Haijing was rejected by Jiang Miao just now, and he did feel a little uncomfortable, but he had been in business for so many years and had learned to be unfazed by favors and humiliations.
Based on the idea that one more enemy is worse than one more friend, he did not show dissatisfaction in front of Jiang Miao.
As for the behavior of the younger son Gu Yiming, he made enemies for himself. How could Gu Haijing not be angry?
…
More than an hour of communication ended.
Jiang Miao's face almost froze with laughter, and this time the commendation session of the corporate salon finally began.
As the host announced the commendation session, Jiang Miao breathed a sigh of relief and quickly took Jiang Haibo, Li Zixuan, and Ke Yong to their seats.
The moderator's cadenced voice filled the venue.
The first batch of company representatives to take the stage to receive the award did not include Hailufeng Company, because the first batch was to honor the top ten tax paying companies last year.
The second batch is to commend the top ten investment companies, and there is also no Hailufeng Company.
It wasn’t until the third batch that it was Hailufeng’s turn.
This batch is to commend innovative enterprises. Hailufeng Company, which developed the technology of artificially breeding eels, is among the list of commendations.
Jiang Miao and representatives or CEOs of nine other companies came to the stage and received the certificate of commendation from the person in charge of the Bureau of Industry and Information Technology.
"Mr. Jiang, keep up the good work!"
"Director Li is so polite, he is all contributing to his hometown!"
Everyone carries the sedan chair.
Then the group of commended business representatives stood together to take a group photo, followed by the three groups of commended business representatives and official representatives who stood to take a group photo together.
After completing a set of procedures, more than an hour passed.
Until almost half past eleven at noon.
The host solemnly announced: "Dear leaders! Distinguished guests! The third and second Shantou Meipin Qinghu Enterprise Salon has come to a successful conclusion! Please leave the venue in an orderly manner!"
Bang bang bang…
There was thunderous applause.
Jiang Miao also smiled and clapped. He applauded sincerely, because this corporate salon made him physically and mentally exhausted. After all, he had to deal with all kinds of people and did not have the freedom he had when he was in the company.
Now it's finally over.
As soon as he walked out of the venue, Jiang Miao complained in a low voice: "Old Jiang, this meeting is too tiring. It is more tiring than me doing research in the laboratory for several days. You should do it for me next time!"
"Boss, this is my first time to participate in this kind of activity. It's really a bit tiring." Jiang Haibo was also exhausted both physically and mentally.
"Ayong, drive, let's go have a meal."
Ke Yong nodded and quickly drove over.
Jiang Haibo wiped his glasses and asked: "Boss, where are we going to eat?"
"How about Luhe Leicha?"
"Lu He Leicha? It's okay, I haven't tried it yet."
After a while, Ke Yong drove over in a pickup truck.
After getting on the bus, he ordered: "Go to Kuishan Market on Tonghang Road."
"Kuishan Market? Let me find the navigation."
(End of chapter)