Chapter 168 Invitation truth

"How could this be an invitation to celebrate the birthday?" Li Tian asked Xu Hongtao in surprise after reading the text on the invitation. The invitation letters he had come to his hands over the past few days were indeed diverse. In addition to celebrations and commendations, he was invited to attend some charity banquets, opening ribbons, and campus reports and speeches, but he had never received invitations for his birthday.

"Who is Song Dingbang? I seem to have seen this name somewhere, but I can't remember the specific image of this person. Also, why did he invite me to the birthday party?" After searching in his mind, Li Tian looked at Xu Hongtao with a questioning look, hoping that he could give an answer.

"You just came to Beijing and were not familiar with this place, so it was normal not to know him. Song Dingbang is a household name in Beijing. He is now the first deputy secretary of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee and the third leader among the leading cadres of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee. He is a big shot with all eyes. He also attended the opening ceremony of this World Youth Championship and sat in the front row of the rostrum." After Xu Hongtao said this, Li Tian finally remembered that on the day of the opening ceremony of the World Youth Championship, when he came on stage to take the oath, as the representative of all participating athletes, he saw this name on the name plate in front of the rostrum where leaders at all levels were sitting. At that time, he thought the name of this person was quite generous, so he left some impressions.

"It turned out to be him! But why did he invite me to the birthday party? I am not an athlete from Beijing and have no relationship with him." If it was the invitation from the leader of Province G, Li Tian could understand it. After all, he came from Province G, and he won a lot of honor for the province, and it was normal for the provincial leaders to be valued.

"I can't answer you this question. Judging from the content of the invitation, this birthday party was held for the 80th birthday of Song Dingbang's father Song Yongkang. At your age, you can't be related to older people like him!" Xu Hongtao looked at the invitation several times, but he just couldn't see any of them.

"What kind of person is Song Yongkang like?" Li Tian was sure that he had never heard of this name. Except for his deceased grandfather, he had never known such a large elder.

"When mentioned Song Dingbang before, we have to mention the Song family in Beijing, which is one of the real families in China that hold real power. The Song family, Ye family, Liu family and Chen family are called four major families in the upper class, which shows how prominent the Song family is in China. And this Song Yongkang is the oldest generation in the Song family, and Song Dingbang is his youngest son. Song Yongkang participated in the revolution at the age of 17 and fought against the Japanese devils.

After experiencing the Liberation War, he was also on the front line when he resisted the U.S. aggression and aid Korea. His military merits have been accumulated and he has become a senior leader in the army. It can be said that he has been rushing out of the rain of bullets throughout his life. He has served as the important position of Minister of the General Logistics Department of the People's Liberation Army for two consecutive terms since 1992. He has been the old boss in the army. Although he has retreated from his position a few years ago, now

Staying at home to support his old age, but no one can see the huge energy of the elderly. The huge network of personal connections cultivated and accumulated in the central government for decades is not something that we ordinary people can imagine. If it were not for the Song family's deep political background, Song Dingbang would not have served as the first deputy secretary of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee at the age of 42, and became one of the youngest ministerial cadres in the country. This time, the secretary of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee Jia Lin is about to retire, and Song Dingbang is likely to become the next top leader of Beijing. This time, Song Yongkang held a birthday party, and I think even the President and the Prime Minister would have to go to congratulate him in person. After all, there are only a few older founding generals like him who are still left." After all, Xu Hongtao has been in Beijing for so many years and has made friends with some powerful classes, and he still has some understanding of these things.

"Oh my god! What do you mean by what? I just started to be four major families. After a while, the Minister of the General Logistics Department of the People's Liberation Army, and finally even the President and the Prime Minister emerged. How could such big shots invite me to attend the birthday party? I am just a small track and field athlete." Xu Hongtao's statement made Li Tian stunned. According to Xu Hongtao, the people attending the birthday party this time were definitely people of extraordinary status. He never thought that one day he would deal with these "legendary big shots".

"Song Yali!" Suddenly, the name flashed through Li Tian's mind.

"Yes, it should be her,... no, it must be her!" The more Li Tian thought about it, the more he felt that this explanation was the most reasonable. He knew not many people named Song, and there were only a few of them in total. Those who lived in Beijing and some of the elders in his family held military positions were Song Yali, a friend he met in Germany. Since the preparations for the World Youth Championship, he has been busy all day long and almost forgot about the fact that he had made an appointment with Song Yali to travel to Beijing together.

Thinking of the fact that when she was in Germany, Song Yali told him that she returned to China mainly to celebrate her grandfather's birthday. When the two returned to China, they were trapped at the airport. After she called home, she immediately dispatched military vehicles to help rescue the siege. If someone at home was not a senior military leader, it would be impossible. It would be very consistent with Song Yongkang's identity. Combining these two aspects, Li Tian can now 100% conclude that this invitation must have been invited by Song Yali in secret from her family and in the name of her elders. After all, with her current social status, she is not qualified to attend such a banquet at all.

"Are you saying that the girl who invited you this time was actually the girl who helped you slip out of the airport that day?" Xu Hongtao was not clear about Song Yali, but when Li Tian expressed his inference, he also fully agreed.

"Brother Xu, since this is just an invitation from Song Yali, should I attend tomorrow's birthday party?" Although Li Tianyi has always been very bold, he still felt uneasy in his heart to face these top leadership in China.

"Go, of course you have to go, why not? This is a rare and good opportunity. Now I don't know how many people are trying to get such an invitation but it is unavailable. How can you waste it easily? Even if it was just Song Yali invited you privately, what's the matter? It's normal to attend a friend's grandfather's birthday party." Xu Hongtao immediately said as if he was taken for granted.

"If you can get a good relationship with the Song family at the banquet, then you will definitely go much smoother in your career in the future. You have also seen in the past few days that there are many things in China that you can't solve with your strength. Often, the decision above is likely to cause you to fall into a big fuss. Even if you still have nothing to do with the Song family, attending this banquet is a big gain. Think about who are qualified to attend the banquet. Compared with them, the leaders of the General Administration of Sports of China are nothing. You can be with them, such as the "big people" at the same time.

At the meeting, what do you think of them? Such things spread the fastest. I believe that in a few days, the above will guess your relationship with the Song family. You don’t need to admit or deny these speculations. In this way, those who want to target you must first think about it in the future. This will also create a relaxed environment for yourself. You don’t want these messy things in China to always affect your normal training and competitions!" Xu Hongtao analyzed the benefits in a thorough manner, although it was a bit a bit like a fox and a tiger.

"Okay! I'll go." Li Tian was scared by the situation in the past few days. If this continues, he doesn't know how many days he can last. He just won the World Youth Championship, just won the World Youth Championship. If he wins the World Championship in the future, it will be even more terrifying.

"Okay, we'll make up that. You'll have a good rest tomorrow. I'll come here to pick you up at 7 o'clock in the evening and prepare a birthday gift for you. You won't be worried." Xu Hongtao left after explaining to Li Tian.

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"Second sister, do you tell me that Li Tian will come to the birthday party of the day? You didn't even call him, how could he know that the invitation was sent by you?" In a pavilion in a very simple courtyard, Song Jianjun no longer knew how many times it was to ask Song Yali the same question. As Li Tian's loyal FANS, after the end of this World Youth Championship, his admiration for Li Tian deepened several percentage points again. As Li Tian's die-hard sports fan, it was a pity that he had never had close contact with Li Tian, ​​and Li Tian, ​​who had always dreamed of, has not yet signed the autograph. So he took advantage of his grandfather's 80th birthday and urged his second sister Song Yali to invite her good friend to come to participate.
Chapter completed!