Dong Xuebing's words truly stunned many people.
No one had expected Secretary Dong to come over and correct Jiaolin County's mistake. Not only did he save them from embarrassment, but the atmosphere instantly changed. Secretary Dong’s previous words were just the information from the documents, stated as they were. However, only Secretary Dong speaking out was effective in this situation because he is the top leader present—the highest-ranking official among all the officials in attendance.
After hearing Dong Xuebing's explanation, Zhou Zhongxiang was very surprised. “I didn’t realize Secretary Dong knew so much about our company.”
Dong Xuebing smiled. “Naturally. How could we not know Mr. Zhou’s big name?” He pointed to the young staff member from the commerce bureau who had made the mistake. “It’s just that our young colleague is new and not yet very familiar with the business, so he doesn’t know Mr. Zhou well, haha.”
Zhou Zhongxiang found it quite pleasant. Even the usually serious man cracked a rare smile. “Secretary Don is too polite. You even remember our company’s listing date. I feel quite honored.”
The two exchanged a few more words, and the atmosphere warmed up.
Next, Dong Xuebing didn’t neglect the others. He turned his attention to Wang Ying, who had introduced herself earlier, and the middle-aged man who hadn’t spoken much, smiling as he addressed the commerce bureau staff member who had made a mistake again, “Xiao Chen, let me educate you a bit more. This is Ms. Wang Ying, and this gentleman is Mr. Zhang Shuaibing. Although Ms. Wang and Mr. Zhang’s companies haven’t gone public yet, their business scale is no smaller than Mr. Zhou’s. For example, that hot property in the Shanghai New Area—news just reported that Ms. Wang bought that piece of land. Everyone in the industry knows about it. As for Mr. Zhang’s company, while it is transforming and stepping into the media industry, the capital accumulated through real estate is astronomical. It is one of the earliest real estate moguls in the country. How many of the old real estate tycoons don’t know Mr. Zhang? You should learn more. Even with such famous real estate bosses, you still got it wrong. What are you doing in the commerce bureau?”
The young staff member from the commerce bureau kept nodding, promising, “Yes, Secretary. I will study harder and won’t make such mistakes again.”
Wang Ying was quite pleased. “Secretary Don is elevating us too much.”
Zhang Shuaibing also looked at Dong Xuebing again, thinking this county secretary was impressive. Even the commerce bureau staff handling the details got their information wrong. Dong Xuebing remembered everything so clearly without a single mistake. No wonder he became a county secretary at such a young age. Indeed, you can’t judge a book by its cover.
Meanwhile, people from the county were whispering to each other.
“Damn, Secretary Dong memorized it all.”
“How could he? There were a hundred investors, and he knew them all.”
“I had to study for three days to remember this stuff, and I still forgot a lot. Secretary Dong’s so busy these days, hardly sleeping, coming home by ten or eleven every night, and heading to the cultural event by five or six every morning. How could he have the time to do this? Plus, the investors are supposed to be handled by the county government. Why would Secretary Dong remember all these details?”
Just then, another group of investors from the same plane arrived.
It was three people, but they arrived one after another, clearly not familiar with each other.
Zhang Dongfang and Wei Zhixuan quickly went over to greet them. “Hello, welcome, welcome.”
Each time he said those words, it felt like the sincerity wasn’t quite there. Dong Xuebing glanced at his watch; his flight wouldn’t arrive soon. Since he had already stepped forward, he might as well go all out. Dong Xuebing placed great importance on attracting investors because, ultimately, whether it was bringing in celebrities or hosting events, the ultimate goal was still to attract investment from these investors—this was the fundamental purpose.
Therefore, Dong Xuebing went up again, smiling, “Oh, this must be Mr. Chen from Dongyu Group, right?”
Mr. Chen looked surprised. “We’ve met before?”
Dong Xuebing smiled. “Never met, but I’ve seen you on TV. Your group has been making quite a splash lately, acquiring several electronic component factories. Your name is quite well-known.”
Mr. Chen smiled back. “You’re too kind. Who are you?”
One of the commerce bureau staff immediately said, “This is our county’s Secretary, Dong Xuebing.”
Mr. Chen’s expression changed, and he warmly shook Dong Xuebing’s hand.
Dong Xuebing didn’t neglect the other investors either. After briefly speaking with Mr. Chen, he turned to another middle-aged man. From overhearing some of the commerce bureau staff’s whispered conversations, it seemed this man was also an investor but not on their invitation list. They were stumbling over how to address and interact with him.
Dong Xuebing smiled and extended his hand, “Mr. Dong.”
Mr. Dong, who had been watching them speak and converse, didn’t expect someone to call out his surname suddenly. He had a clear self-awareness; he was just an average-sized businessman, not very well-known, and wasn’t even invited on the list. This situation left him somewhat puzzled.
Dong Xuebing shook his hand. “I saw you on TV during a charity auction earlier this year. I remember you bought a screen, and all the proceeds went to a school. I’ve always respected philanthropists, so it’s a great honor to have Mr. Dong visit our county to explore investment. Welcome.”
Mr. Dong was quite surprised. “I just came on my own.”
Dong Xuebing said, “It was our oversight. We didn’t think we could invite you. We definitely would have sent you an invitation if we had known.”
Mr. Dong laughed, thinking that the county secretary was incredibly amusing.
For the rest of the time, Dong Xuebing helped the county officials welcome the investors. Several planes had landed, and investors began to arrive one by one. The staff from the commerce bureau were already overwhelmed and made frequent mistakes. But Dong Xuebing would step forward whenever this happened and call each investor by name. With dozens of people from all over the country, Dong Xuebing seemed to know them.
Zhang Dongfang and the commerce bureau staff watched in amazement.
“It can’t be just memorizing the information, can it? Maybe he has a memory like no one else’s. But even people not on the invitation list, people with no information in the records, he knows them?”
“Oh my god, his ability to recall is just… amazing!”
Zhang Dongfang and the others were wide-eyed. It wasn’t just the hard work of memorizing the data that was impressive—it was the fact that Dong Xuebing seemed to have a mental Rolodex of everyone, even those not officially invited. His capabilities were truly remarkable.