Chapter 215: Chapter 171: Chairman Jiang’s Influence

After listening to Brother Peng explain the situation in detail, Qi Yun finally spoke, “Have you arranged it?”

Brother Peng sighed, “I brought it up, but they didn’t respond at all. There’s no way to start.”

Upon hearing this, Qi Yun immediately frowned. People like this were often the hardest to deal with.

“Alright, I’ll find a way to handle this matter.”

After hanging up the phone, he looked at the tea leaves in his hand, thoughts turning in his mind.

He then picked up his phone and dialed a number he had never called before.

“Hello, Chairman Jiang, it’s Qi Yun.”

“I was wondering if you’re free today. I’d like to pay you a visit.”

“Haha, alright, I’ll come over now.”

“…”

Half an hour later, Qi Yun, holding two boxes of exquisitely packaged tea, appeared in front of a villa.

He rang the doorbell, and shortly after, a man who looked like a butler came to open the door.

“Are you Mr. Qi? Chairman Jiang is waiting for you in the living room, please follow me.” With that, the butler bowed slightly and led the way.

Qi Yun followed behind, passing through a flower bed to enter the villa.

In the living room, Chairman Jiang was sitting on a carved rosewood chair, holding a cane. Upon seeing Qi Yun enter, he nodded slightly to signal him to sit down.

Qi Yun placed the boxes of tea on the tea table beside him and said with a smile, “Chairman Jiang, I’ve always wanted to find the opportunity to visit you but was worried about disturbing your peace. Today, a friend sent me some tea, so I brought it over for you to taste.”

Chairman Jiang, holding the cane, looked at the tea boxes with a faint smile, “You are thoughtful. My door isn’t high. If you want to drink tea with me, you can come anytime.”

Qi Yun just listened and didn’t take it to heart.

Although both of them had the same position as members of the zx committee, leaving aside the other party’s vast business empire, the influence in both political and business circles and various network resources were far beyond what he could compare to.

A provincial chamber of commerce president basically represents the top people in the local business circle.

If it weren’t for Vice Secretary Peng helping with the introduction, he wouldn’t even be able to get in the door.

At this time, the butler brought a cup of brewed tea. After taking it, Qi Yun thanked him and then, with a smile, looked at Chairman Jiang and replied, “Haha, since you said so, then I will take it seriously. I will definitely come to bother you often in the future.”

Chairman Jiang smiled gently, “All guests are welcome, I naturally welcome them.” Then, he took a sip of tea, then looked at Qi Yun with deep eyes and continued, “Your visit today is probably not just for tea, right?”

Since both knew the intent, Qi Yun wasn’t embarrassed and replied with a smile, “Chairman Jiang, your insight is impressive. Indeed, there is something I want to ask your advice on today.”

“Hmm.” Chairman Jiang put down his teacup, leaned back on the chair, the Buddha beads in his hand still slowly turning, and opened his mouth slowly, “I have a deep friendship with Secretary General Peng. Since he values you, consider yourself one of us, so feel free to speak up.”

Hearing this, Qi Yun no longer hid anything, sat upright, and said seriously, “Then, I must thank you in advance, Chairman Jiang. Here’s the situation…”

He briefly explained the difficulties encountered on the freight side.

After listening, Chairman Jiang nodded expressionlessly, then picked up the phone on the table and dialed a number.

After giving a few instructions, he looked at Qi Yun and said, “We have cooperation with the railway bureau. I’ve already asked my secretary to help you with it.”

Hearing this, Qi Yun was delighted, quickly got up to express his gratitude, “Thank you, Chairman Jiang.”

The matter that he couldn’t solve even with money, the other party settled it effortlessly with a few words. This is the very real difference in class.

Although he is now in the process of climbing up, it still takes some time and opportunity to completely cross that ladder.

Chairman Jiang waved his hand, not minding at all, his expression still calm, “No need to be so polite, it’s just a trivial matter.”

“We old guys are getting on in years, and the current business world is rather dull. We hope to see more young people like you joining in.”

“…”

After chatting for a while longer, Qi Yun saw that it was about time and stopped disturbing Chairman Jiang further. After expressing his thanks once more, he got up to leave.

Not long after leaving the villa, he received a call from an unknown number, with the other party asking if he was available now, wanting him to come to the freight department.

After hanging up, Qi Yun sighed once again at Chairman Jiang’s incredible influence.

The purpose of the call was obvious. In such a short time, the matter was already settled.

He immediately informed Brother Peng and then headed towards the railway bureau.

Half an hour later, the two met at the entrance of the freight department, with Brother Peng accompanied by the human tank, Xie Mengmeng.

Qi Yun called the person from earlier, and shortly after, a bespectacled young man came running over to lead them to the director’s office.

In the office, two middle-aged men were talking about something. One of them had a noticeably large belly and didn’t seem very happy.

When Qi Yun and his group entered, the other man stood up to greet them, with a friendly smile on his face, he proactively extended his hand and said, “Welcome, I’m Kang Guodong from the freight department.”

Qi Yun reached out and shook hands, a faint smile on his face as well, “Hello Director Kang, I’ve heard so much about you. I’m Qi Yun.”

Kang Guodong laughed and said, “Oh no, Qi, you’re too kind. Please, have a seat.”

With that, he invited everyone to sit on the sofa and instructed a young man by the door, “Go make some tea.” The young man quickly responded and went out to prepare the tea.

After everyone sat down, President Peng gave Qi Yun a look, hinting that the guy with the beer belly was the deputy director mentioned on the phone before.

Qi Yun discreetly glanced at the person, then turned to Kang Guodong and said, “Director Kang, we’re here to trouble you today.”

Kang Guodong waved his hand with a smile, “Where’s the trouble? You’re our customer, and our job is to serve you well. How can it be trouble?”

Both of them laughed heartily, tactfully avoiding the subject of Chairman Jiang and previous incidents.

This level of diplomacy could take the beer belly guy over two and a half years to learn.

“With Director Kang saying that, I’m relieved. If our company falls short in any way, I hope you’ll guide us, and we’ll make timely improvements.”

Kang Guodong nodded with a smile, “Qi, you’re too modest. Although your company is newly established, I believe that under your leadership, it’ll grow quickly.”

Just then, the young man who had gone to make tea returned with several cups.

Kang Guodong personally took a cup and handed it to Qi Yun. “Qi, we have limited resources here, nothing fancy, so please forgive us.”

Qi Yun quickly accepted the cup with both hands, smiling as he replied, “You’re too polite, Director Kang. I’m not picky; having tea is already wonderful.”

“And dealing with someone like Director Kang is more satisfying than any good tea.”

The two laughed again, then Qi Yun gave President Peng a look to start the main topic.

President Peng scooted forward, sat up straight, and said, “Director Kang, it’s like this, our business with Da’E is just starting, and we are still relatively small in scale for now…”

After President Peng finished speaking, Director Kang agreed without any unnecessary words and signaled the young man standing by the side to prepare the freight contract.

For something this small, it usually wouldn’t require his direct involvement; everyone knew what’s going on.

When the contract was signed, Kang Guodong looked at the beer belly guy and said, “Yonggang, no matter how tight the capacity is, always prioritize Qi’s goods.”

The beer belly guy responded indifferently, his expression showing little respect.

Seeing this, Qi Yun was surprised but not unfamiliar with such behavior.

Although the railway bureau had been restructured, it still couldn’t operate like a company where superiors have absolute control over subordinates.

Even though he’s a deputy director, he still manages specific areas that require his approval.

Moreover, everyone’s got their own way of doing things.

In such a large group with complicated internal relations and countless connections…

Once the business was completed, Qi Yun had no intention to stay longer and immediately got up to say goodbye.

Kang Guodong very politely saw them to the bureau’s entrance before turning back.

After they left, President Peng took out a cigarette, handed it over, and asked with a smile, “Where did you find such solid connections?”

Qi Yun took the cigarette, lit it, and took a deep drag, shaking his head with a faint smile, “You have to pull some strings.”

President Peng nodded slightly, released a smoke ring, and said again, “Do you think we should arrange anything else for the deputy director?”

Being old hands, he could naturally see the intrigue in the office earlier; the beer belly guy seemed to compromise on the surface but evidently wanted to challenge Kang Guodong.

So it’s hard to say whether this guy might secretly try something against the rules later.

Qi Yun, however, wasn’t too worried. He patted President Peng on the shoulder and said with a smile, “If he dares to cause trouble, Kang Guodong won’t let him off easy.”

The freight department’s biggest customers are the local large enterprises, all of which are chamber members.

Now the chamber president’s secretary personally called to address this small issue. If problems still arise, that’d be a slap in their face.

But, while that’s the reasoning, the development of the matter was beyond Qi Yun’s expectations…

Seeing Qi Yun’s confidence, President Peng just nodded without saying more and looked at Xie Mengmeng, “Mengmeng, the path is all set, you have to take care of this business well.”

“You’ve already started hiring salespeople, so once they come in, you can interview them personally.”

Upon hearing this, Xie Mengmeng’s face turned red with embarrassment, “President Peng, can you call me by my full name?”

President Peng was taken aback for a moment, then laughed heartily, “Alright, alright, do well, and I’ll introduce you to someone later.”

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