Chapter Twenty-Three Star Project

  The basic five small in the eastern region are making rapid progress.

  In about two months' time, the project was almost coming to an end. At this point, it was also the most tense moment for everyone in the planning department.

  Because it's time to evaluate the project quality.

  Before acceptance, defects in engineering quality belong to the engineering team, and after acceptance, defects in engineering quality will belong to the planning department.

  When sitting on a cold bench, those who plan ahead have never considered such risks - they have never had it, so how can they lose it.

  Now the situation is quite different. Whether it's San Qi's old Feng or Shang Jun, they have all tasted the long-lost flavor of power, and at this time, they begin to worry about losing it.

  "Xiao Su, look, we really have to sign on top?" Shang Jun gazed at the stack of contracts in front of him, very unwilling.

  "You can sign with peace of mind." Su Cheng smiled and sat down opposite Director Shang.

  "I'm worried that those private company guys are only after making money, what if they cheat us and the construction headquarters finds fault with us, then we'll be in trouble. Alas, actually, it would have been better if we had found them at the time... They can't find fault with their own work."

  It's also good to be both a referee and an athlete, Su Cheng snorted and said: "Find them, now they can't even finish 10 basic exercises. Okay, I'll take them with me."

  "How to bring it up?"

  "If the basic five smalls are turned into... political tasks, then even if something happens, they can only help cover it up and cannot find trouble to uncover it, right? In this era, it's still about officials protecting each other."

  Still smiling, Chang said: "What are you talking about? However, whether it's a political task or not, we can't decide. Is Secretary Lin willing to come forward?"

  Su Cheng shook his head and said, "No need, we've made the five little ones into political stars, those above are already protecting them, how can they allow them to be destroyed."

  Politics star is what every official expects, the recent contact has made Shang very confident, and he excitedly said: "Good, rest assured to do it, we fully support."

  The next day, Su Cheng set out on a business trip to Jinan. Following his memory, he found Cui Hongguo, an alumnus who graduated two years ago and was currently working at the Dazhong Daily.

  "Dazhong Daily" is the organ newspaper of Shandong Provincial Committee, with a total of eight editions. Being able to occupy a corner of it can be said to be the dream of local officials. Many rocket cadres were first exposed here and caught the attention of provincial leaders before rapidly rising up.

  Inside the newspaper office, reporters and editors were also on high alert. When Su Cheng saw Cui Hongguo in the building, everyone around him had a hurried expression with their noses upturned.

  At that time, it was the most glorious era for the media. The relaxed domestic environment, open-minded spirit, and most importantly, the continuously increasing sales volume - at a time when people were eager for knowledge, newspapers and magazines were their easiest channels to obtain information. It would take several years for TV to become widespread, followed by the Internet. Since then, local newspapers have been declining.

  Cui Hongguo still had some school aura, and when he saw Su Cheng, he affectionately called him "Su Caizi". After listening to his request, he said with a hint of difficulty: "We've already reported on the basics of Little Five once. If we report on it again, I'm afraid it will be hard to get through the editor-in-chief. Let me ask for you. Whether it can be done or not is still uncertain."

  Just then, a woman ran out from inside and shouted: "Xiao Cui, hurry up and get ready to go to the train station to welcome foreign guests."

  "Where did the foreign guest come from?"

  "The Americans, Xiaoyuan and Xiaoli are not here." The woman said, adding another sentence: "They came from Beijing with an interpreter, just follow them."

  Chui Hongguo nodded, and with a bitter smile, said to Su Cheng: "Look at people nowadays, they all think university students are omnipotent. I'm almost an international student now. If only I had known earlier, I would have stayed in school and studied foreign languages properly."

  Su Cheng clapped his hands and smiled: "You go ahead and busy yourself first, when you're free, I'll look for you again."

  "Alright, I'll send you off." Cui Hongguo apologized as he escorted Su Cheng downstairs. He was considering whether to take the bus or a taxi when he saw Su Cheng pull out a set of keys and jump into a Jeep.

  Cui Hongguo's eyes widened, saying: "Good guy, you actually have a car? The oil field is so rich? No wonder you don't even stay in the central ministries, and your mind is on going to the grassroots... Among our several classes of students, you must be the top one."

  "In ancient times, those officials in the capital also envied the sedan chair of officials from other provinces, but when they were asked to go to other provinces, they didn't want to. Su Cheng smiled and patted the seat, saying: 'Do you want me to send you on your way?'"

  "That's great. Just wait a minute and call our cameraman over." Cui Hongguo shouted loudly from downstairs.

  Two minutes later, Wang Yaowu ran down with a camera box in his arms.

  "Let's go." Su Cheng stepped on the gas pedal and the Jeep suddenly darted out, its tail swishing irregularly.

  This action made Cui Hongguo and Wang Yaowu quickly worried.

  Their concerns were justified.

  Su Cheng, who had no driver's license, would steer the car to the left and then to the right, accelerating and braking erratically. However, he himself was oblivious to this, as when the car turned left, he leaned left, and when it accelerated, he leaned forward.

  So-called "man-vehicle unity" is roughly this level of subversion.

  As for Cui Hongguo and Wang Yaowu, their faces had long been dark and blue, with no light in their eyes.

  The car stopped, and Cui Hongguo jumped out of the jeep at the first time, guarding a big tree by the side of the road, pouring down with a wow.

  Wang Yaowu moved a bit slower, and could only lie on the ground, facing the small tree that was being watered with fertilizer that people may not necessarily want.

  Su Cheng let out a long sigh, thinking to himself that people in this era still don't take enough car rides, and after sitting for a while they can't handle it. It seems like the few people he had given rides to recently all had motion sickness.

  ……

  A large group of foreign guests at the train station.

  Chui Hongguo and Wang Yaowu saw that everyone had come out, so they also rushed up. Su Cheng followed curiously behind them.

  In a world without Hollywood movies, American TV series and adult films, it's been a while since I've seen blond-haired, blue-eyed handsome guys and beauties.

  There were also police officers guarding the foreign delegation, but there were more onlookers among the ordinary people. Everyone was standing far away, pointing and whispering to each other. Su Cheng found a good spot, stood on tiptoes and looked into the distance, and said to the pancake vendor next to him: "Excuse me, can you make one for me with lots of sauce, fillings and chili peppers?"

  "No problem." The chef deftly lifted the ladle and poured a pancake onto the oil pan, then spread an egg on top of it.

  Look at that egg's sturdy appearance, Su Cheng couldn't help but feel a wave of emotion. Nowadays, people are really genuine.

  "Here's 80 cents, take it."

  Su Cheng gave him some coins, but the person next to them overheard their conversation and said: "Nowadays, prices are changing every day. Two years ago, a miscellaneous pancake was 50 cents, now it's 80 cents, it's really hard to make ends meet."

  What they are feeling now is probably the impact of last year's inflation. However, a more severe inflation is still waiting for them after another year.

  The pancake master smiled and said: "Now eggs cost 4 yuan, it's better to say that foreigners are good, they live in the Youyi Hotel."

  Su Cheng heard that and coincidentally went to the Youyi Hotel. He could reimburse his travel expenses, stay in a good room, and at most add a little himself.

  His jeep sped quickly, and although he was late, he still caught up with the foreign delegation.

  Because he was driving a jeep, the several cadres on the periphery did not stop him until Su Cheng opened the steaming paper bag and took out a pancake to eat.

  In front of the revolving glass door, Su Cheng, under the gaze of countless people, bit her pancake and walked in with foreign guests.

  ……