The Official Ladder: I ascend to the pinnacle of power, wielding the power of life and death.

"Okay, I've got it. I'll get back to you when I hear anything."

Jiang Yiming smiled and said, "However, you should also be prepared that once Minister Zhenlin leaves, my say in personnel matters will be somewhat diminished."

"I understand, it all depends on his fate."

After discussing it, Jiang Yiming invited Tang Guangyong to the dinner party that evening.

Afterwards, he took Ding Li to Linjiang City.

Although he and Ding Nan did not reach an agreement, Ding Nan had helped him after all, so he felt obligated to visit her.

The reason for choosing this time to go is that it's during working hours, so I can go directly to Ding Nan's office, say a few polite words, and leave, avoiding being bothered by her.

"Secretary Jiang, the items you arranged to be delivered to Director Yang Hao of the Health Bureau and Director Jiang Wenjing of the Finance Bureau have been delivered."

Ding Li reported.

"Ok."

Jiang Yiming nodded.

Nowadays, there are too many people to visit, so he can only visit a few important people and send gifts to the rest as a token of courtesy.

Yang Hao and Jiang Wenjing could understand, since he was the deputy secretary of the county party committee and had many people to visit, so it was impossible for him to visit them one by one in person.

Around 3 p.m., Jiang Yiming arrived at the Linjiang Municipal Party Committee compound.

Jiang Yiming called Ding Nan.

"Secretary Ding, are you in your office? I'd like to sit in your office for a while."

You've come to Linjiang City?

Ding Nan's voice was full of joy: "I'm very busy right now and don't have time to see you. Find a hotel to stay in and get some rest. I'll cancel my engagements tonight and come see you so we can have dinner together."

"I'm sorry, Secretary Ding, I have already made appointments with Mayor Zhu Jun, Standing Committee Member Long, and Minister Ma tonight, and I have to rush back. If you don't have time, have your driver come down and meet me. I brought you some local specialties; please try them."

Jiang Yiming knew this was a trick, so naturally he didn't dare to stay.

Don't let it happen again like last time, or he'll be in trouble.

After a few seconds of silence on the other end of the line, Ding Nan finally spoke, "I'll make time to see you. Wait downstairs, and I'll have my secretary bring you up."

"Okay, Secretary Ding, see you later."

After Jiang Yiming hung up the phone, he saw a young girl walk down.

"Hello, is this Secretary Jiang?"

"Hello, I am."

"I am Secretary Ding's secretary, Xiao Li. Secretary Ding asked me to pick you up."

"Okay, I'm done."

Jiang Yiming followed the female secretary to Ding Nan's office.

"Xiao Li, I'll pour the water myself. You can go out now."

"Okay, Secretary."

The female secretary was somewhat surprised. Apart from the mayor and the party secretary, this was the first time she had ever seen Secretary Ding personally pour tea.

After the female secretary left, Ding Nan smiled and said, "I'm so happy that you came to see me. Yiming, can you stay until tomorrow?"

"I'm sorry, Secretary Ding, I have to rush back to work in Xinping County tomorrow, and I have made appointments with several leaders in the city, so I can't break my promise."

Jiang Yiming said, "We are so grateful to Secretary Ding for Minister Zhenlin's matter."

"Don't be so polite with me. I'm willing to do anything for you."

Ding Nan's gaze remained fixed on Jiang Yiming, making him very uncomfortable.

"Secretary Ding, this is some black tea that I specially asked someone to bring. Black tea has the effects of refreshing the mind, relieving fatigue, and anti-aging. You can drink it when you have time."

After putting his things down, Jiang Yiming stood up and said, "Secretary Ding, you're quite busy, so I won't bother you any longer."

"Yiming, are you in such a hurry to leave?"

Ding Nan grabbed Jiang Yiming's hand, making him very embarrassed.

“Secretary Ding, it will take more than two hours to get back to Yiyang City. It would be very bad if we got back too late.”

Jiang Yiming withdrew his hand and smiled, "I'll come to see Secretary Ding again when I have the chance."

"You said you'd come visit me when you have time."

Seeing that Jiang Yiming was determined to leave, Ding Nan didn't know how to stop him anymore.

She personally escorted him to the door before reluctantly returning to her office.

Jiang Yiming breathed a sigh of relief, feeling as if he had escaped from a tiger's den.

"Return to Yiyang City."

In the evening, Zhu Jun, member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and Executive Vice Mayor; Ma Qiyun, member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and Minister of the Organization Department; Long Shaolin, member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and Secretary of Mingyang District; Gao Wenchang, Deputy Secretary-General of the Municipal Party Committee and Director of the Municipal Party Committee Reception Office; Tang Guangyong, Deputy District Mayor of Mingyang District and Director of the District Public Security Bureau, and others arrived one after another.

Everyone gathered together and drank to their heart's content.

Around 8:30, the dinner ended, and Jiang Yiming was about to return home when he received a call from Wang Lin.

"Brother Jiang, you came to the city and didn't even call me. That's not very nice of you."

"Brother Wang, you're a big boss at your company, and you're too busy with work to bother you."

Jiang Yiming laughed.

"Now that you're here, I have to decline your invitation no matter how busy I am. How about this, I'll call Mr. Du, and we'll find a place for a small get-together."

"Okay, but I just had a drink, so I can't drink anymore later. I'll call my brothers to drink with you."

"no problem."

After agreeing on the terms, Jiang Yiming called Jiang Yongchen and invited him to the drinking party.

Jiang Yongchen is a businessman. By interacting with Du Hongyuan and Wang Lin, he can not only expand his network but also gain insights and broaden his knowledge.

Wang Lin and Du Hongyuan are both very successful businessmen, whose abilities and business acumen are unmatched by ordinary people.

Normally, business owners who want to sit down for a meal with them don't even have the opportunity.

"Okay, I'll be right there."

Jiang Yongchen naturally didn't want to miss the opportunity to learn from his seniors.

The four men found a roadside barbecue stall, drank beer and chatted. No one nearby would have guessed that one of them was the richest man in Yiyang City.

"Brother Jiang, I've eaten at your Shrimp King restaurant. It tastes good, but your development speed is too slow."

Wang Lin laughed and said, "You are Brother Jiang's brother, so you are my brother too. I'm just saying a few words, please don't mind."

"How could that be? I would be more than happy to receive guidance from President Wang."

Jiang Yongchen quickly replied.

"My personal suggestion is that you take the franchise development path. Your brand already has a certain reputation, so invest more effort in advertising to make the brand even more well-known. Then develop a complete business model and attract franchisees."

"Franchisees are required to strictly replicate the business model stipulated by the headquarters, including layout, production standards, sales, procurement, organizational structure, service, and training. Franchisees only need to pay a certain percentage of management fees and an initial franchise fee to enjoy all the successful resources of the headquarters. The headquarters perfectly replicates this model to guarantee the franchisee's profits."

"In this way, your total investment cost will be reduced significantly, the development speed will be many times faster than before, and the benefits will increase exponentially. As for how much it can increase, it depends on the advertising effect and how to help franchisees make money afterwards."

"At the same time, you control the supply channels, and this link itself has a certain profit margin. If you do it well, the benefits will definitely not be low."