Chapter 48: The Difficult Task

  Chen Gong was startled, "Xiao Jie, don't be impulsive, first invest a few hundred million to see the effect. Your company has so many physical projects, but does it include production? Does Xiao Jie have some good project in hand?"

  Xiao Xingya replied that there was no project, and she said that as long as there is money, projects are plentiful, and if you want to do it, do it big, one or two hundred million is nothing, in these years she has made a lot of money from real estate.

  Chen Gong saw that Xiao Xingya was determined to help himself, so he said that he would personally choose a location for the Hai Tian real estate, choosing a good plot of land near the new bridge in the main city area.

  Chen Gong thought to himself, how come he's now completely relying on a group of women for help. No way, he had to genuinely and sincerely go out and pull in a few projects.

  The investment service center and the director of the business department established by the pipe committee were both held by Yuan Weihua, so Chen Gong was naturally his direct subordinate. Of course, he had to give Chen Gong some pressure, not letting him have it too easy.

  Yuan Weihua now has many opportunities to report to the new mayor, and one day he even called Chen Gong together to go to the municipal government.

  After passing through the city government gate, Chen Gong consciously looked towards the registration office. Good guy, that annoying Wang Secretary was here again.

  Apart from the driver and Yuan Weihua, there was only Chen Gong in the car, so he got out to register. Old man Wang Shuji asked him, "Young man, I remember you, didn't you come looking for Mayor Wei last time? He's been transferred, who are you looking for?"

  Because this ghostly troublemaker got Huang Zhengming, the secretary, in trouble, Chen Gong naturally didn't have a good impression of him. "My backing is also being moved, harming me to be so passive now." "Old man, I've already written it down, take a look yourself. Old man, how can you still work as a security guard at such an old age?"

  The ghost is troublesome, seeing Chen Gongren being young and not respecting the elderly and loving the young, also not being polite. "The municipal party committee and government don't manage me, what qualifications do you have to manage? Ah, you're here to find the mayor again, be careful not to overstep your bounds." After finishing speaking, Wang Secretary left his seat and entered the security room.

  Yuan Weihua also stuck his head out, "Do you know that old man?"

  "I don't know," Chen Gong replied.

  "I don't know you, what are we talking about? Hurry up, the leader is still waiting for us." Yuan Weihua muttered to himself, that old man seemed familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before.

  Secretary Wang of the Discipline Inspection Commission generally does not attend meetings, and it is all handled by the Executive Deputy Secretary. He himself is always hidden very deeply, so there are not many people who know him, and ordinary staff members are also informed that they cannot reveal his identity.

  Chen Gong said, "This old man, are you daring to provoke a secretary? One day he'll investigate and throw you in, then you'll understand his ferocity."

  Chen Gong followed Yuan Weihua to the office of the newly appointed Mayor Zhao.

  Zhao Bo is very approachable, as long as someone is a doer, Chen Gong is willing to follow him. "Mayor Zhao, nice to see you again, don't work too hard, I saw you last time and you were fatter than now."

  Yuan Weihua had always attached great importance to the relationship between superiors and subordinates. Seeing Chen Gong being so presumptuous, he hastily criticized Chen Gong, saying that he disrespected his leaders and made jokes about them in a very unserious manner.

  Chen Gong felt like slapping Yuan Weihua in the face. The municipal leader didn't mind, but as a subordinate, you have many bad habits. I'm talking to the mayor and you, a district party secretary, are interrupting.

  Zhao Bo smiled and told Yuan Weihua not to mind so much, now everyone is a member of the park management committee, they should open up and chat more, if everyone follows the hierarchy clearly, who will do this job, the instructions from above are one set, and the ones below do another set.

  Yuan Weihua immediately nodded, "Right, right, Mayor Zhao is indeed a kind and amiable official who cares about the people. Now that you've arrived in Fuhai, our city's people will be blessed. I won't say that Fuhai will change completely in one year or two years, but it's definitely possible." Yuan Weihua had saved enough face in front of his subordinates, and it turned out he was also a bootlicker in front of his superiors.

  Zhao Bo has just arrived in Fuhai City, of course, he doesn't want to wear a high hat. "Secretary Yuan, don't give me a high hat, I'm also doing things under the leadership of Secretary Li Xioming, and everyone knows why I came to Fuhai. Secretary Li pointed at me to develop the industrial park, I just hope that in these few years, I can expand the scale of the park and attract more investment."

  Yuan Weihua listened and knew that the time he had been preparing for had arrived. Now, let's see how Chen Gong handles it. If he doesn't do well, he'll be removed from office. "Mayor Zhao, you may not know that Comrade Chen Gong has great potential in attracting investment and has some connections. Before becoming the deputy director of the Investment Promotion Bureau, he was just the deputy director of the Investment Service Center, but at that time, he had already started working on attracting investment. Now, the results are remarkable, with four or five confirmed projects. It's also said that Chen Gong made a lot of effort to bring in the Huaxia Steel Group. At present, Chen Gong has agreed to more than ten intention projects in his hands. Is that right, Comrade Chen Gong?"

  "My god, this Yuan Weihua is simply talking nonsense. If Chen Gong denies it, then a stark contrast will be formed immediately, and the result of the comparison will be that Chen Gong is useless. If he admits it, it's even more terrible, he'll have to find ten or eight projects right away. Chen Gong thought for a moment, 'You deal with me, I'll deal with you too.' 'Mayor Zhao, Secretary Yuan overestimates me, there are indeed some projects, and the next step is to talk to Director of Investment Promotion Department, oh, that's directly talking to Secretary Yuan. If the negotiation succeeds, Secretary Yuan can take credit for it. It's no problem for me to run around a bit. If the negotiation fails, maybe it's because Secretary Yuan's requirements are too high.'"

  Zhao Bo was delighted to hear that, and comrades who can bring in projects are good comrades. "Director Yuan, as the head of the Investment Promotion Office, you must take care of this matter and let more companies come in. This year's target is one large enterprise, five medium-sized enterprises, and over ten small and micro-enterprises. Those that have already signed letters of intent don't count. Is that okay, two directors?"

  Yuan Wei immediately made his attitude clear and guaranteed to complete the task. Chen Gong also followed suit and signed a military order, but he was sweating in his heart. So many projects, could he and Secretary Yuan run to get them done?

  Chen Gong is very good at noticing some details, he specifically raised a question to Zhao Bo, this park has introduced large, medium and small enterprises, isn't it too chaotic, and will it affect the entry of large enterprises?

  After Zhao Bo slowly explained the reason, Yuan Weihua and Chen Gong both felt a certain amount of pressure.

  Originally, the provincial party committee and government would concentrate industry in the south, so they wanted to cultivate a provincial-level industrial park. Due to its proximity to the provincial capital, they temporarily considered Nanjing Industrial Park. If Fuhai develops well, it will compete with Nanjing for the provincial level; if not, one of the quotas for the provincial park will be given to Nanjing City.

  Chen Gong mentioned that if Fuhai Industrial Park can develop rapidly and eventually surpass Nancheng Industrial Park to become a provincial-level park, then what will happen to these numerous small and medium-sized enterprises in the future, as a provincial-level park will have many restrictive conditions for introduction.

  Zhao Bo patted Chen Gong's shoulder, "Little Chen, if the Fuhai Industrial Park goes up, then all the big enterprises in Nancheng will be arranged to come over by the province. And we, the small and medium-sized enterprises that don't meet the conditions, can just let go... you know what I mean."

  Chen Gong nodded, the competition was indeed very fierce. If they failed, the industrial park would become a miscellaneous brand industrial zone, and if the brand was ruined, nothing would be left.

  Before leaving, Zhao Bo gave a stern order: "The task I assigned to you earlier must be completed. Although the requirements are high, it's not just an empty shout. I will also help bring projects here. Comrade Chen Gong, your burden is heavy. Secretary Yuan, as the number one person in charge of Xin Qiao, has many things to attend to and can't take care of everything. You must take the lead on this matter. If there are issues, you can report to Secretary Yuan, but for major issues, you must report directly to me. If the task is not completed, your responsibility will be greater than Secretary Yuan's. If it's not done, you can choose a remote small town to continue being its mayor."

  Chen Gong can no longer describe his grievances. Yuan Weihua, as the director, doesn't take responsibility, and I, as the deputy director, have to bear the blame. Isn't that unreasonable? Moreover, Yuan Weihua and I are fundamentally incompatible, he will definitely think of ways to sabotage my work, this task is not going to be easy to complete.

  Also need to mention the requirements, Chen Gong knew that it's not good to say too much today, "Mayor Zhao, I will no longer serve as the deputy director of the Investment Service Center of the Park Management Committee. I will only be the deputy director of the Business Bureau and focus on running business. After running, I won't follow up on specific projects' aftercare work, really can't handle it."

  Zhao Bo also considered Chen Gong's situation and agreed to it immediately, letting Yuan Weihua only hold the position of Director of the Investment Promotion Office, and not concurrently serving as the Director of the Investment Service Center. The two of them focused on doing a good job in investment promotion.

  The two came down from the city government building, Yuan Weihua answered a phone call and walked over, "Deputy Director Chen, I have to go to the Municipal Public Security Bureau for a meeting now. You can only go back by yourself, sorry about that."

  Damn it, today is the day you told me not to drive, and I haven't even had a chance to arrange for a driver yet. You suddenly said you have a meeting and just left.

  Only one person, Lu Feng, the original secretary, followed Chen Gong to the park management committee. After being transferred, he became a staff member of the current investment promotion office and is now an essential business backbone, from project negotiation to protocol drafting, all of which cannot be done without Lu Feng.

  Chen Gong can only ask for help from Lu Feng now, "Little Lu, I'm afraid I have to trouble you again. Can you handle the things in your hands and drive my car to Fuhai Municipal Government to pick me up? That guy Yuan Weihua has abandoned me."

  Chen Gong walked alone slowly to the government gate, and was seen by that annoying ghost, "Young man, has your leader left first? It seems you can only take the bus back by yourself."

  "Hey, old man, I'm saying you're tired, aren't you? Why don't you retire and go home to play with your grandkids? It's not comfortable for you to work here."

  Wang Zhengyi was very curious and immediately asked Chen Gong to say what was uncomfortable.

  Chen Gong said slowly, this is what follows when you're not comfortable with your leader. The leader says don't look at things you shouldn't look at, don't say things you shouldn't say, there are too many rules. Often in the evenings, they invite this person to dinner and that person to dinner, discussing how much investment this project needs, discussing what stocks to buy into... You think I'm tired of being a follower or not? I also want to fall in love, I want to go home and accompany my parents, it's so unfair.

  Wang Zhengyi listened like a hungry ghost who hadn't eaten for a long time, "Who is the leader you're talking about? Can you tell me? I see that your notebook is registered in Xinqiao District. What level is your leader?"

  "Grandpa, don't say I said this, if our leader finds out that I betrayed him, he'll definitely fire me."

  Wang Zhengyi and others were anxious, and in a low voice said, "I know, I know, hurry up and say it."

  "Hey, it's not like you can do anything about it anyway. The new secretary of Xin Qiao district, Yuan Weihua, is said to have been a corrupt official in the past. Now that he's in charge, he's making the most of it and raking in the money. Just rumors, not that I'm saying it. Old man, just pretend I never came." Chen Gong said with a fearful expression.

  Lufeng drove the car to the entrance of the government, Chen Gong waved at Lufeng and said, "Old man, my classmate from the city has come to pick me up, fortunately I didn't have to take the bus."

  After finishing speaking, Chen Gong walked towards his car - Jietu, Wang Zhengyi watched them drive away from a distance, hmm, took note of it, Xinqiao Yuan Weihua, had to let someone secretly investigate, couldn't wrong a good person, if there's a problem, no matter how big the official is, I've handled a vice mayor before, hmm, this time there's another challenge.