Chapter 554: Important Figures

mely tricky. 。But since the county magistrate has spoken, it must be important. 。Lu Li immediately agreed and said: "Okay, County Magistrate Fang, I'll take care of this." 。The following day afternoo...Xiao Zheng also gave her a slight smile. 。An Ruyu's heart felt as if something had melted away. She wanted to keep looking at Xiao Zheng, never taking her eyes off him. 。She knew today's events had inevitably embroiled the An Hai Hotel in the local power struggle. 。If it weren't for Xiao Zheng's arrangements, Anhai Hotel's business would probably be greatly affected. The project might even end in failure! This would result in immeasurable losses for her personally, for the interests of the Anhai Group, and for the lives of local people!

Luckily, Xiao Zheng is here! The crisis has been averted!

After smiling at her, Xiao Zheng turned his gaze away. 。An Ruyi felt something was missing in her heart, but she also understood Xiao Zheng. After all, the opening ceremony hadn't ended yet, and the competition with their rivals was far from over. Xiao Zheng still had to be extra careful and keep his spirits up. 。An Ruyi didn't want to share Xiao Zheng's heart either. 。Provincial Party Committee Deputy Secretary Lu Zaihang and Municipal Party Committee Deputy Secretary Xiao Jingyu were both watching the stage, neither of them showing any smile on their faces. 。This indicates that the current situation has not yet reached a point of clear skies. 。But, the heart of Provincial Committee Secretary Xiong Qi was undergoing a clear change. 。Just now, he still thought that the leaders of Anhai Hotel and An County were trying to fool him. He thought they wanted to use fake numbers to attract the attention of higher-ups, achieve some political achievements, and get promoted. 。Moreover, Xiao Zheng, the deputy county head of An County, also violated his regulations by taking calls at the event site!

Xiong Qi was almost certain to take strict action against the cadres of An County, especially those like Xiao Zheng. However, just then, a sudden change occurred. 。The team for the “Sword Rain” press conference has arrived!

Secretary Xiongqi once held a key position in Zhonghai, having experienced many major events and large-scale occasions. Movie premieres in Zhonghai were commonplace, but something like "Sword Rain" attracting hundreds of people, with admirers and fans arriving from big cities in over forty cars to this small village hotel was unprecedented. 。News reporters at the event scene certainly wouldn't miss this red-hot moment! Cameras and photography equipment were all pointed towards the Lincoln car, the van, and the countless luxury cars behind them!

At this time, Xiao Zheng had already started walking towards the Lincoln car at the edge of the lawn with a steady and fast pace. 。Just as he was about to reach the Lincoln car, the door opened and a woman stepped out from the passenger seat. Her hair was like blue snails, her neck was like jade teeth, she wore a white suit on top and a long skirt on bottom, her figure was graceful and unmatched, and her confident expression was even more alluring. After getting out of the car, she smiled slightly at the stage. If it wasn't Fang Ya, who else could it be

Seeing Fang Ya get out from the passenger seat of the Lincoln car, Xiao Jingyu's tightly stretched face finally revealed a hint of a smile. 。At this moment, Sha Hai jumped down from the rear traveling car and opened Lincoln's left car door. A man stepped out, dressed in a Tang suit, with a kind face. Though unremarkable in appearance, there seemed to be a Chinese cultural wisdom hidden within him. This man was Li Jie, the director. 。Today, many attendees and journalists at the meeting erupted in cheers, shouting "Li Jie Ren!" Everyone knows that Li Jie Ren is an internationally renowned director and the only Chinese director to have won a Golden Man award! To date, he remains the sole recipient of this prestigious honor worldwide. 。When Li Jie got off the bus, he still said to Sha Hai, "Brother, you've worked hard today. Let's have a drink and chat later!" To put it plainly, what Li Jie values most is Sha Hai, who understands his films. 。Sha Hai said, "Not busy, let's talk tonight," and then walked around to Lincoln's other side, opening the back door of the car. 。From the other side of the back seat, a man in his forties came down. 。The man, in a jacket and dark blue trousers, was quite different from Li Jie. He didn't look like someone from the art world at all; his attire seemed more like that of a politician. 。Most of the people present there didn't know this person. 。Even Xiao Zheng doesn't know. 。Deputy Secretary Lu Zhixing observed the situation from afar. When he saw someone coming down from the back seat, his eyes lit up and a hint of a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. 。 。Just then, he recognized the person who came with Li Jie. A smile finally appeared on his face. Although he didn't say a word, he felt happy in his heart and thought to himself, "Fang Ya is Fang Ya after all!"

Of course, it wasn't just Lu Zaixing. Even Xiong Qi, the provincial secretary on stage, was startled when he saw the person getting out of the Lincoln car. He exclaimed in surprise, "Director Liu!" Then, involuntarily, he walked down the stage. 。Tan Siming also saw Liu Shisen, but he couldn't recognize who this person was at first. Besides hearing the term "Director Liu" from Secretary Xiong's mouth, Tan Siming had no idea about the other person's background.

Seeing that Secretary Xiong was walking towards the stage and seemed to be going to greet him, Tan Siming thought that this "Director Liu" must be a very important figure, so he followed suit. 。At this point, Xiao Zheng had already come to Fang Ya's side and said to her, "Secretary Xiong is over there." 。Fang Ya glanced at Xiong Qi, who had already come down the stage, and said to Liu Shisen: "Director Liu, Secretary Xiong is coming over." 。Liu Shisen then said to Li Jie beside him, "Li Dao, let's go and say hello to Secretary Xiong." 。"Li Jie smiled amiably and said: “I accompanied Liu, the department director, " 。Liu Shisen and Li Jie walked towards Xiong Qi, the provincial secretary. Xiong Qi was also striding toward them. 。Fang Ya and Xiao Zheng followed Liu's lead. 。Tan Siming followed closely behind Secretary Xiong. When Secretary Tan Zhen saw Secretary Xiong and Tan Siming walking towards the people getting out of the Lincoln car, he hurried after them, afraid of missing something. 。。Tan Zhen's heart was even more convinced that the Director was inferior to himself, the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, but Secretary Xiong would definitely not be so polite to him. 。What's the mystery here

Liu, the head clerk, was surprisingly polite. "I'm just a lowly clerk," he said, "how could I possibly trouble our esteemed Secretary Xiong" Liu Shisen laughed while speaking, his demeanor radiating a carefree air. 。Instead, Secretary Xiong politely said, "Director Liu, you're being too polite." 。Luckily, I'm here to participate in the event today! Otherwise, it would be a shame not to meet Director Liu. Comrade Fang Ya, why didn't you notify the Provincial Committee for such a big event involving Director Liu" Fang Ya glanced at Tan Siming beside her and said, "Secretary Xiong, you're blaming me wrongly..." 。I reported this to the Provincial Committee Office, but they said that since it was at the director level, there was no need to bother Secretary Xiong! As soon as Fang Ya said this, Tan Siming felt a chill down his spine and broke out in a cold sweat. He hurriedly explained, "Secretary Xiong, the Provincial Committee Office originally had this regulation, reporting to the secretary only for those at or above the deputy ministerial level...""Enough!" Secretary Xiong interrupted him immediately, "This regulation is too rigid, it needs to be revised later!" Tan Siming didn't dare say more and immediately said: "Yes" 。Secretary Xiong said to Director Liu, "No matter what, we warmly welcome Director Liu and Director Li Jie ren!" Liu Shisen didn't dwell on the topic either, and introduced, "Secretary Xiong, I solemnly introduce to you, this is Director Li Jie ren! A true international big director, the first Chinese director to win an Oscar gold statuette! He chose to hold the press conference for his new film in our An County. This is unprecedented! So, following the suggestion of the leadership from the Hua Jing Propaganda Department, I came here with him!"Secretary Xiong immediately said, "Director Li's reputation is renowned internationally and well-known throughout the world..." 。On behalf of the provincial Party Committee, the provincial government and all the people of Jiangzhong, I would like to extend a warm welcome to Director Li for holding the press conference for "Sword Rain of the Hidden Dragon" in our province, Anxian County, and Anhai Hotel. 。However, I'll have to criticize the Provincial Committee of Propaganda and the leaders of An County later. For such a major event, why didn't you notify me earlier Otherwise, I would have definitely gone to greet Director Li personally!

Although Xiong Qi is the Secretary of the Provincial Committee, his position is naturally high, but Li Jie is an internationally renowned director with widespread influence, and he is also the target of the Provincial Committee's United Front Work. Naturally, Secretary Xiong attaches great importance to him. 。More importantly, Liu Shisen, Director of the Publicity Department of Huajing City, showed up today! While others might not know Liu Shisen's identity, Secretary Xiong does! Therefore, he felt that Si Ming lacked work acumen and put him in a passive position when receiving Liu Shisen. That’s why he just said polite words to Director Li, pushing the responsibility onto the Publicity Department and An County in an attempt to make amends. 。To everyone's surprise, Director Li said, "Secretary Xiong, not only can you not criticize the Propaganda Department and An County, but you also have to praise them!" Liu, the director next to him, also nodded in agreement. 。The bear flag is a little strange. 。Only Li Jie said again: "Where should we hold the press conference for our 'Celestial Dragon Sword Rain' We haven't decided yet." 。Investors want us to set the film in major cities like Huaxing and Zhonghai, but I think our movie's most compelling scenes were filmed in Dahuangzhai of An County. It wouldn't have the same unique charm if we shot it in a big city. 。Always playing tug-of-war with investorsver. 。Sun Yiqi was silent. 。He took out a cigarette and didn't offer it to Xiao Zheng. He lowered his head and lit one himself, taking a hard drag but not exhaling the smoke, as if he had swallowed i...