"Why is this wine gone?" Jin Shanshan's eyes were about to burst into tears. She picked up the bottle, took a look at it, raised her head and asked, "Who did this? Tell me!"
Bai Zhe advised: "Minister Jin, please don't get excited..."
"How could I not be excited? I asked the hotel to keep this bottle of wine specially for me. I have kept it for two years, but you drank it as soon as you came up?"
Bai Zhe scratched his head and said with a smile, "Isn't there still half a bottle left?"
Lian Hai couldn't hold it in any longer and shouted: "You guys are just messing around!"
Jin Shanshan raised her hand and pointed to the door: "Get out, everyone!"
"Yes, get out!"
At this moment, Lian Hai didn't care about his face anymore. In order to win Jin Shanshan's heart, he chose to fall out with Bai Zhe directly.
[What happened to someone in the provincial committee? In the end, you are just a small town mayor. How dare you ride on my head? You are simply lawless! 】
Hearing the mayor's personal eviction order, Qi Chao and others were stunned. They were playing Dafa and accidentally drank the Lafite collected by the head of the Propaganda Department of the Municipal Party Committee. Isn't this seeking death?
Qi Chao was fine, he didn't think too much about it.
But the four girls were so frightened that they didn't dare to speak out. For a while, they stood nearby and didn't know what to say.
"Brother Zhe, how about we go and leave the room to the mayor." Li Ke stepped forward and whispered.
Bai Zhe smiled and patted the back of her hand and whispered comforting words: "Don't worry, it's okay."
【fine? 】
Lian Hai and Jin Shanshan were confused when they heard Bai Zhe's words.
[It was you, Bai Zhe, who took the lead in drinking our celebration red wine. It should be said that we are the ones who are fine, right? 】
"Comrade Bai Zhe, as the mayor, I tell you that you must solemnly apologize to Comrade Jin Shanshan for today's incident." Lian Hai waved his sleeves and turned his hands away, looking at Bai Zhe with majestic eyes.
[You have to take care of this matter, otherwise you will be responsible for the consequences. 】
The air was instantly filled with the smell of gunpowder. According to normal logic, Bai Zhe must immediately bow his head and apologize to the two of them, and then use the utmost sincerity to make up for his mistakes. Only then can the incident be settled and his official career be smooth sailing.
He actually raised the issue to the level of work attitude. If he said this during the day, it would definitely be a disaster for Bai Zhe.
Seeing that it was irreparable, Qi Chao stood up and said: "Mayor Lian, it's just a bottle of wine. We will pay you how much. Don't embarrass my brother."
"Do you think this is a matter of money? As a party member, how can I be so superficial in my understanding of the issue?"
Lian Hai slapped Qi Chao back.
Qi Chao glanced at him: "Damn it, if my father hadn't told me not to cause trouble, let alone the mayor, even if you were the secretary of the municipal party committee, see if I don't call you a bastard to death!" 】
Lian Hai didn't pay attention to Qi Chao's eyes, but looked straight at Bai Zhe.
The air in the room suddenly became quiet, except for the shallow spots of the rotating light that were still swaying under the fluorescent lamp.
Bai Zhe lowered his head and smiled gently at the corner of his mouth.
[It seems that if I don’t come up with something, Lian Hai will be eaten today. 】
"Mayor Lian..."
The moment he raised his head, Bai Zhe's eyes suddenly turned cold.
"I heard that Venus Pharmaceutical Factory is your leading company?"
Lian Hai was stunned: "What did you say? Venus Pharmaceutical Factory?"
"Yes." Bai Zhe stepped forward and said casually: "At noon today, I went to see Mr. Qiao. What was he talking about about the Venus Pharmaceutical Factory..."
As he spoke, Bai Zhe picked his ears with his little finger, then blew off a little dust on them, and continued: "But I don't believe this at all. What he did is nothing more than a dog jumping over the wall and a rabbit biting people in a hurry. What do you think? Is it right?"
When Bai Zhe finished speaking and looked at Lian Hai's face, his heart was suddenly hit hard by a heavy hammer.
【Am I going to be exposed? 】
"Ah, yes! You are right!"
Lian Hai was shocked and nodded quickly.
"Then, can I toast to the mayor and Minister Jin tonight to wish our friendship will last forever? What do you think of my proposal?"
Lian Hai and Jin Shanshan looked at each other, turned around and nodded heavily: "Okay, this is a good idea!"
Others had no idea what was going on and just looked at everything happening in front of them.
What a bizarre thing, Bai Zhe just said a few words, and the atmosphere at the scene became subtle in an instant.
The two people who were originally at war with each other now seemed to have been cast by magic, nodding and bowing to Bai Zhe, the mayor of the small town.
Qi Chao was completely convinced and stood motionless watching Bai Zhe's movements.
[This, is this too bizarre? 】
"Haha, come on, Shanshan, go and pour two more glasses. Let's toast with Comrade Bai Zhe and these young comrades. Congratulations on our friendship and congratulations on our gathering tonight."
When Lian Hai turned the corner, he also pushed Jin Shanshan. Jin Shanshan, who was still in the clouds, saw Lian Hai's reaction and knew that Bai Zhe must have caught something important about him, so she immediately changed her position. With a smile on his face, he quickly agreed and walked to the wine cabinet.
They all knew that this was not a place to talk about favors, but about rights. At this moment, the center of power seemed to have shifted unknowingly.
Power is not a piece of paper, nor is it an inexhaustible amount of money, but a real authority.
In fact, the power of power is very subtle. Countless people want to grasp it firmly in their hands to take whatever they want from others' power of life and death.
But the more this happens, the more power becomes something high and out of reach.
Everyone knows that with it, it can control the wind and rain, and with it, it can save thousands of people, and evil can kill all the people in the world.
But at the moment, it seems that Bai Zhe has the power firmly in his hands. If he is not careful, Lian Hai and Jin Shanshan will fall into the abyss.
Therefore, money, dignity, these things can all be thrown away in front of him.
"Come on, Mayor Lian, this cup is yours."
Jin Shanshan held the cup with great interest and walked to Lian Hai with light steps. Then they turned to face Bai Zhe.
"With this drink, I would like to thank Comrade Bai Zhe for warming up in advance. Thank you for your hard work."
The two people stretched out their glasses and wanted to clink glasses with Bai Zhe.
Li Ke also quickly handed over the cup.
However, Bai Zhe didn't take it. Instead, he smiled and said, "This wine doesn't taste good. Pour it away and we'll get a stronger one."
"Well……"
Everyone was stunned, especially Jin Shanshan, who felt like the hair on her whole body was standing on end.
[This is the 1996 wine made by the top winemaker of Chateau Lafite. He actually said it didn’t taste good and wanted to throw it away? 】
While the two were stunned, Qi Chao took the wine glass, poured it directly into the sink, picked up a bottle of strong wine and cut it in two, then walked over and handed it to Bai Zhe, casually saying, "This wine is really not that good." Well, let’s drink this.”
Lian Hai looked at the red wine in the glass awkwardly, then looked at Jin Shanshan, hesitated and said, "Then I'll have a drink too, and I'll give this to you."
After saying that, he poured the wine in the glass into Jin Shanshan's glass, quickly went to pick up the strong wine and poured half a glass.
"Come on, men, this is what you should drink. I agree with Comrade Bai Zhe."
Clinking glasses with a crisp ding, Lian Hai raised his head and took a sip.
[F*ck, this is obviously worse than traditional Chinese medicine! 】
But no matter how bad the drink was, Lian Hai didn't dare to show any displeasure and could only swallow a bitter taste.
"Shred..."
Bai Zhe and Qi Chao looked at each other, clinked their glasses again, then took a sip before putting down their glasses.
Jin Shanshan felt disappointed and said: "Actually, red wine is like a woman, you have to taste it carefully."
"Ladies, come on, let's drink."
After speaking, he raised his glass from a distance and gestured to Dong Xiaorui and Li Ke. The five of them also raised their glasses and took a sip.
In order to restore her little self-esteem, Jin Shanshan asked with a smile: "Have you noticed that this bottle of wine is not the genuine Lafite red wine?"
"What? Did Minister Jin say that the bottle we drank was fake?"
Dong Xiaorui hurriedly stepped forward to ask while holding a wine glass.
This was exactly the effect Jin Shanshan wanted, and she said: "No, no, it's not fake, but compared to the big Lafite, this is a secondary brand of Little Lafite."
"But please feel free to taste it, because 1996 was a good year in Bordeaux, so the wine made from the grapes of that year, even the second label, has its own unique vintage memory."
The atmosphere quickly calmed down during Jin Shanshan's explanation. Since Jin Shanshan was willing to take the initiative to bring up the topic, of course everyone liked it. Bai Zhe smiled and praised Jin Shanshan: "Minister Jin is indeed a top intellectual in a female high school. Listen to what you say, there is something in this You must be very knowledgeable?"
Facing Bai Zhe's participation, Jin Shanshan turned around and looked at Bai Zhe gratefully with a smile and explained: "I don't dare to take it seriously, but I just have a little research on wine."
Lian Hai smiled and cheered: "Minister Jin, please don't be modest. I know your status as a second-level sommelier."
Jin Shanshan smiled and nodded gracefully: "Since everyone is so interested, I will show my shame and tell everyone."
"Okay, welcome everyone." Bai Zhe quickly took the lead in applauding.
Amidst the applause of several people, Jin Shanshan smiled and pondered: "When it comes to Lafite, the Chinese only know that the 1982 Lafite is the most famous. Of course, it is also the best and most expensive among many years. But do you know that this Thanks to the creation of the "1855 Wine Grading System", Lafite red wine was ranked first. This is the origin of Lafite..."
"The grapes produced in 1982 were the year with the most suitable rain and the most abundant sunshine from 1855 to 1990, so the grapes produced in 1982 were also the best, and the wine produced from it has a rich taste. The taste is particularly mellow. However, due to the influence of popularity, the red wine reserved that year was quickly sold out. To be honest, more than 98% of the 1982 red wine currently circulating on the market are fake, and it is precisely to expand its influence. To meet the demand, Little Lafite came into being, a new product launched by Chateau Lafite..."
While everyone was immersed in Jin Shanshan's explanation, at the critical point, Bai Zhe smiled and said: "Minister Jin really has a thorough research on red wine, so since this is the second brand Lafite, why are you still interested in this bottle of wine?" Do you have a special liking?"
After smiling and waiting for Bai Zhe to finish asking, Jin Shanshan nodded confidently and said softly in her heart: "This guy is really good. He knows how to compliment people at the right time. I like it very much..."
