Chapter 907: Connections Are Everywhere

In the evening, Lan Xingguo treated guests to dinner.

When Li Dong came to Sichuan, he didn't dare to say that there was a long line of people for dinner, but there were quite a few people who wanted to have a meal with Li Dong.

The Sichuan Provincial Government, the Provincial Department of Education, municipal governments, and even some counties all wanted to invite Li Dong to dinner to set up a relationship.

Yuanfang's business is getting bigger and bigger now, with hundreds of millions and billions of investment at every turn.

In 2008, hundreds of millions of investment was enough to make some municipal government agencies follow your ass to curry favor.

Fortunately, the coastal areas have no shortage of investors.

But for provinces in the southwestern region like Sichuan and Shu, it is really not that easy to attract investment.

Many local governments have even given clear policy preference, whoever attracts investment will be promoted to a higher level.

If you can attract Yuanfang to invest, then wait for promotion and get rich.

As for Yuanfang's strength, there are still doubts in other places, but no one in Sichuan and Sichuan.

How can the Yuanfang Group, which has invested hundreds of millions in building schools, have no money to invest?

But Li Dong was in no mood to talk to them, even the provincial government, he refused on the pretext of being unwell.

Li Dong didn't believe that the province didn't know anything about the following matters, but the Sichuan and Sichuan provincial government chose to ignore them, which made Li Dong feel bad about them.

...

I haven't seen Lan Xingguo for some days, and Lan Xingguo has aged a lot.

Exhaustion is exhaustion, but Lan Xingguo's mental state is not bad.

Seeing Li Dong, Lan Xingguo laughed heartily as always: "Mr. Li, you are a rare visitor!"

Li Dong stepped forward to give him a hug, and then said with a smile: "I'm such a rare visitor, so don't make fun of me, big brother."

"Who made fun of you, I'm serious. Think about it, you, a big boss, spent billions of dollars on Sichuan Airlines, but you didn't come to see it for half a year. It's not a rare customer."

Li Dong smiled and said, "That's because I believe in Big Brother Lan."

"Hahaha……"

Lan Xingguo laughed, then looked at Shen Qian, and then at Li Dong.

Li Dong introduced: "This is Shen Qian, who is now the chairman of Yuanfang Charity Foundation."

Lan Xingguo had already guessed who Shen Qian was, but after Li Dong's introduction, Lan Xingguo still smiled and said, "Miss Shen, it's a pleasure to meet you!"

Shen Qian also hurriedly extended her hand to shake him, and said with a smile on her face, "I've heard about Mr. Lan's name for a long time, but it's a pity that I haven't had the chance to meet him. Today I finally fulfilled my wish."

"Ms. Shen was joking. I should have said that I have admired you for a long time. In 1993, when I changed jobs and came back, Secretary Du had not left at that time. He happened to be my immediate boss.

At the beginning, I always wanted to come to visit, but unfortunately, Secretary Du left before I could make up my mind to visit with the cheek.

In the blink of an eye, more than ten years have passed.

At the beginning, I heard people say that Secretary Du's daughter was smart and smart, but seeing Ms. Shen now, she really lived up to her reputation.

If I had known this earlier, I should have had the cheek to visit Secretary Du once. "

Shen Qian covered her mouth and laughed, Li Dong rolled her eyes and said: "I said, big brother, are you telling the truth, not to mention how old Shen Qian was back then, and how did you meet Secretary Du at that time. "

"Hahaha……"

Lan Xingguo's voice was like a bell, and his laughter kept echoing in the private room.

After a while, Lan Xingguo said: "This is true, I just came back from changing jobs in 1993, Secretary Du is already the deputy secretary of the provincial party committee, I really can't do it.

But there is a saying that your big brother is not joking, you really heard people talking about Miss Shen back then. "

Hearing this, Li Dong glanced at Shen Qian, and asked curiously, "Is it true, did you still have such a great reputation at that time?"

Shen Qian rolled his eyes at him, what an idiot!

At that time, Du Anmin was the third-ranked boss in Sichuan and Sichuan, and she was Du Anmin's only daughter, so people naturally paid attention.

Lan Xingguo heard what happened to him, is there anything strange about it?

Ignoring Li Dong, Shen Qian asked Lan Xingguo to sit down.

Lan Xingguo was not idle when he sat down, and continued the topic just now: "Dongzi, do you know how I knew Miss Shen back then?"

When Li Dong heard this, he immediately said with interest: "Listen to Brother Lan's meaning,

Don't have any secrets? "

Even Shen Qian herself was curious now, didn't Lan Xingguo know about herself because she was the daughter of the deputy secretary of the provincial party committee?

Lan Xingguo laughed and said, "It's interesting to talk about it, I just came back from changing jobs at that time.

My son is going to transfer to No. 48 Middle School...

Oh, that is, the current Shudu Shiwai, which was later renamed.

When I was sending my son to school, in the principal's office, I happened to overhear the principal of No. 48 Middle School discussing Ms. Shen with several teachers. "

Shen Qian smiled and said, "Discuss me, what are you discussing about me?"

"Praise you, it's been more than ten years, I forgot some words. But at that time, it seemed that someone wrote you a love letter. In 1993, middle school students are really brave.

But you are more courageous. I heard from the principal that you read the love letter directly on the school radio.

The young man who wrote the love letter heard that he was taken away by his family, and no one dared to write you a love letter after that. My son told me about it later.

My son often told me about this when he came home. As soon as I heard his tone, I knew that the young Muai was tempted.

At that time, I frightened him, if you dare to fall in love, you will definitely have to be publicized by the big radio, and then I will not bring him back.

Once frightened by me, my son would not dare to fall in love even in college, not to mention middle school.

A few years ago, I was so anxious that I regretted scaring him, so it was not because of Secretary Du that I had heard of Ms. Shen's name. "

Shen Qian couldn't help laughing after hearing this, Li Dong scratched his head a little and said, "And this matter, Brother Lan, why didn't you mention it?"

Lan Xingguo said with a smile: "Why are you talking about this? You are small-minded. I'm afraid you will settle accounts with my son."

Li Dong had black lines on his face, and Shen Qian smiled even more happily.

Seeing this, Li Dong joked: "With your appearance, someone wrote you a love letter in middle school, why do you feel so unreliable?"

Shen Qian's smile suddenly subsided, and said angrily: "What do you mean by my appearance, what do you mean!"

"Wears big glasses, sports head, looks like a boy..."

"screw you!"

Shen Qian rolled his eyes at him, then snorted softly, "You don't know what I was like at that time..."

"It's not like I haven't seen your photo when I applied for the job."

"What do you know? I didn't understand it on purpose. I'm afraid that you people judge people by their appearance. I have been popular since I was a child."

"Blow, keep blowing!"

"You're the one who blows!"

"..."

Seeing that the two were talking and forgetting that they were here, Lan Xingguo said with a smile: "I said, you two, should I order food, the eldest brother is still hungry."

Shen Qian came to her senses immediately, blushing and said, "Boss Lan, I'm sorry, I made you laugh."

Lan Xingguo laughed and said: "It's okay, young people, our kid is the same, young people nowadays are much more cheerful than we were back then, that's a good thing."

Several people were chatting and laughing, and when the food was served, Li Dong and Lan Xingguo drank several big cups.

Li Dong has always respected Lan Xingguo.

Lan Xingguo, who came from a military background, is generous in his conduct and actions, and has a hearty personality.

Although he is approaching his sixtieth year, Lan Xingguo is not that old-fashioned, and has a strong ability to accept new things.

Speaking of which, Lan Xingguo is still a great talent. He has published literary reports, written novels, written scripts and even made them into TV dramas.

If he was a few dozen years younger, he would definitely be the target of thousands of young girls.

After a few glasses of wine, Lan Xingguo didn't forget the business, and talked about the situation of Sichuan Airlines.

Although these things have been reported before, and Yuanfang even sent directors to Sichuan Airlines, but what should be said to Li Dong has to be said.

"Before the restructuring, Sichuan Airlines had a total of 37 Airbus 320 series aircraft.

After the restructuring, Sinotrans and Yuanfang took cash as shares, and we also had sufficient funds for development.

In the second half of last year, we added another 10 320 series aircraft and introduced 8 321 series aircraft.

According to Sichuan Airlines' plan, we will introduce some 330 series airlift aircraft in the next year or two.

In addition to fleet expansion, our routes have also achieved breakthrough development.

In September last year, we opened our first international route from Shudu to Seoul.

This year, we will soon open the route from Shudu to Baodao, and we will continue to open routes around the world one after another.

The group has set a goal not long ago, and strives to have the assets of the group exceed 20 billion and the fleet size to exceed 80 before 2010..."

Li Dong listened carefully. When Yuanfang became a shareholder of Sichuan Airlines in 2007, its total assets were less than 10 billion.

At that time, Yuanfang used 2.5 billion to acquire 25% of the equity, which was actually an inflated high.

However, after a small year of development, it is not unreal to say that Sichuan Airlines' assets have reached 10 billion at this time.

Now Lan Xingguo actually said that Sichuan Airlines' goal is to break through 20 billion in total assets in 10 years, which is really a bit of Li Dong's style, quite dare to say.

It is difficult for other companies to double their assets in two years, but it is not impossible.

And airlines say they want to double, the difficulty is really big.

Regardless of bragging or not, Li Dong still admitted: "I believe Brother Lan can do it, and I think Brother Lan can set his goals higher.

Sooner or later, let's take Southwest Airlines down and become the largest airline in the Southwest! "

Lan Xingguo looked at him with some surprise and said, "The Southwest Airlines you are talking about, is it the reorganized Air China or just the Southwest Airlines branch?"

"If you only talk about the Southwest Airlines branch, it seems almost enough for Sichuan Airlines to get down on the other side.

As far as Air China is concerned, the gap is still relatively large, and there is no chance for the time being. "

Li Dong was a little embarrassed, he really didn't know this well, it doesn't matter if he didn't know, Li Dong followed the words: "Then get rid of Air China, I believe Big Brother Lan can do it!"

Lan Xingguo laughed, and Shen Qian couldn't help laughing too.

This guy doesn't even understand the situation, and he is still firing empty guns here, and he is not afraid of making people laugh.

Li Dong didn't dwell on this embarrassing topic any longer, and changed the subject: "Brother Lan, Sichuan Airlines is still mainly engaged in passenger transport, and most of its models are passenger planes.

But now that shipping is becoming more and more popular, does Big Brother Lan consider leaning a bit on logistics and transportation in the past? "

Lan Xingguo nodded and said: "We have also considered this point, but we are still a little unfamiliar with shipping.

Recently, Sichuan Airlines is learning from several major shipping companies. In the next few years, we may introduce a batch of Boeing B747 and B757 cargo models.

However, Sichuan Airlines still focuses on passenger transportation, and this will not change. "

Li Dong was a little disappointed when he heard this, it didn't meet his expectations.

To be honest, he hopes that Sichuan Airlines can develop in the direction of cargo, so that it can also form a greater cooperation with Yuanfang Logistics.

Unfortunately, he is only a shareholder of Sichuan Airlines, not the controller of Sichuan Airlines.

At this time, Li Dong really thought about holding Sichuan Airlines, and had his own cargo airline, which was competitive in the logistics industry.

Not to mention the current SF Express, it will not work in the future.

Those cargo planes acquired by SF Express in the later period are all old and outdated goods that have been eliminated for many years. How can they compare with Sichuan Airlines.

Seeing his expression, Lan Xingguo said helplessly, "It's not that I don't support you, it's really not right now.

At the beginning of its establishment, Sichuan Airlines focused on passenger transportation.

There are many troubles in rushing into shipping, and we have not developed some cargo routes.

But wait a few more years, and when we figure it out, it is still possible to enter the freight field. "

Li Dong nodded slightly, but didn't force it.

This matter is not up to Lan Xingguo alone, it must be approved by the Sichuan Provincial Government.

And it’s not that Sichuan Airlines doesn’t do cargo. At the beginning, the slogan of the Sichuan and Sichuan government was to build the largest logistics and transportation center in Southwest China.

Although the slogan is a bit empty, it will be a matter of time to do large-scale freight transportation.

After chatting with Sichuan Airlines, Lan Xingguo said again: "I heard that Yuanfang Foundation has been having a bit of trouble with the people below?"

Li Dong smiled lightly: "Brother Lan also knows about this?"

Lan Xingguo nodded and said, "I've heard it said several times that Zhao Nanfang from your foundation is not a good-tempered person either.

But Dongzi, listen to Big Brother's persuasion, this matter should not make a big fuss.

It's really going to make a big fuss, it's not good.

If it doesn't work, those schools will be let out. It's not a big brother bureaucracy, but this kind of thing is really hard to avoid.

The following things sometimes don't make sense with reason, but Secretary Liu personally takes action, and these people will listen at the time, and when Secretary Liu leaves, they will do whatever they want. "

Li Dong snorted softly and said, "I won't let it go! I'm building a school, not a township government or a village committee.

But don't worry, Brother Lan, I won't force this matter. Anyway, Secretary Liu is my fellow, so I can't make him feel ashamed, can I? "

He didn't say that Lan Xingguo didn't remember it yet, once he finished speaking, Lan Xingguo smiled and said: "That's true, I almost forgot about it, it's useless for others to climb up on fellow villagers, but you can.

And you can also borrow the relationship between the Secretary-General and Minister Wang.

With the three of them standing in front, as long as you don't make too much noise, the problem shouldn't be too big. "

"Secretary-General and Minister Wang?"

Li Dong was slightly suspicious, and some didn't understand the relationship between the two of them and him.

Shen Qian, who was next to him, answered, "The secretary-general is my father's old subordinate. When my father was here, the secretary-general worked in the general office of the provincial party committee.

Minister Wang's situation is similar. He had a good relationship with my dad back then, but it's been more than ten years, so it's hard to say how the situation is now.

In short, if you don't look for them, don't look for them. Didn't you say that you have an idea, try to solve it yourself. "

After hearing this, Li Dong smiled happily. He didn't expect this to happen again. It seemed that his plan could be perfected.

Especially that Minister Wang, the position of Minister of Propaganda is sometimes very useful.