Chapter Thirty-Six Three Quotas

  "Sorry, Director Qi, I'm late. In a moment, I'll punish myself with three cups. Chen Gong, you must take good care of Director Qi today. If there's anything that doesn't satisfy him, I'll hold you responsible." Huang Zhengming sat down and first exchanged a few pleasantries with the others present.

  Qizi Wei hastily stopped him, "Secretary Huang, you'd better drink less, this afternoon we still have to go to the scene to take a look, let's all drink less."

  Huang Zhengming can't be bothered, isn't it that you want to be the deputy mayor? Putting on airs like this, he's a straightforward person who doesn't fear heaven or earth. "No way, Qinghe is just a simple place, take a look at the road and the location, that's all. The rest of the morning has been reported to you already. Now our strength is weak, but in the future it can be great. This afternoon, we'll spend no more than two hours. At noon, we must drink more, if Director Qi doesn't drink, then you're looking down on me Huang Zhengming. If you become deputy mayor in the future, won't you be even more distant?"

  Huang Zhengming severely reprimanded Qi Ziwu's army, Huang Zhengming is an old secretary, and there are big figures behind him. Qi Ziwu didn't dare to be arrogant in front of Huang Zhengming, the two drank together, and the act of self-imposed three cups was unnecessary.

  Qizi Wei, in order to probe the opinion of the new bridge's number one hand, said: "Come on, Secretary Huang, I represent the research group and offer you a toast. This time it's all thanks to your good work in Xin Qiao District. After the industrial park is built, we can often invite me over to take a look. By the way, Secretary Huang, the conditions in Linshan Town are very good, suitable for building a large-scale industrial park. The other towns, including Qinghe Town, are not bad either."

  This is obviously the attitude of Huang Zhengming, Huang Zhengming can't directly point to a township and tell Qi Ziwai that every township is very good, which one to choose depends on the democratic opinions of the research group and the final concentrated opinions of the municipal leaders. No matter which township it is, it belongs to Xin Qiao District, and Huang Zhengming will fully support it.

  Huang Zhengming deliberately raised his voice when speaking to Chen Gong during the dinner party, so that people at nearby tables could hear him. He asked Chen Gong to drink a few more cups with Director Qi, and Director Qi finally made a big gesture, saying that Qinghe Town might be included in the reserve list, even if it's not the first or second, it can't escape. After finishing speaking, he also smiled at Director Qi, which made Qi Ziwu also express his attitude in front of everyone, "The top three are guaranteed to have no problem with Qinghe Town."

  Qizhi Wei relaxed a bit, Song Huiyun picked up the drink and wanted to have a drink with Qizhi Wei, saying that people like Director Qi who are so generous are rare nowadays. Qizhi Wei then poured cup after cup into his belly, Mao Renguang, Wu Xiaobing, and finally He Fei, all competing with Qizhi Wei in drinking.

  Huang Zhengming was actually slacking off and didn't drink much, unlike Qi Ziwai who was already almost drunk. The two of them half-pulled and half-pushed each other to the bathroom together.

  "Secretary Huang, let's get to the bottom of this. Is someone giving you a heads up about Qinghe Town? You actually came here in person." It seems that Qi Ziwei wasn't drunk to the point of being disoriented, and his mind remained clear-headed throughout.

  "Director Qi, there are some things I shouldn't say and can't say. I just hope that this time Qinghe Town can pass the final review of the municipal leaders in the final scoring, and not be eliminated at the first hurdle. What you told me earlier about being second place, I took it seriously." Huang Zhengming looked at Qi Ziwai very solemnly.

  Qizi Wei didn't know what was wrong with Huang Zhengming, but he knew that if Huang said the previous words didn't count, Huang might turn against him and affect his smooth transition to vice mayor. So Qizi Wei patted his chest and promised Huang that Qinghe Town would definitely be ranked after Lingshan Town, anyway, he firmly believed that Lingshan Town would be the final winner.

  Huang Zhengming knew that being able to achieve such an effect was already good enough. As long as they were among the top three names determined by the investigation team, they could enter the final PK. The task given to him by his old superior in the army unit had also been satisfactorily completed. His old superior had asked him to ensure that Qinghe entered the second round of screening, but he wasn't entirely clear whether this was due to some connection with Qinghe Town or some other reason.

  Several people at the dinner table later became more harmonious, Song Huiyun as the only female comrade at this table, took the initiative to tell everyone a joke, and further boosted the atmosphere. "One day, several famous generals were chatting together on a big mountain, General Li Zongren said: I am a man of benevolence! General Fu Zuoyi said: I am a man of righteousness! General Zuo Quan said: I am a man of power! General Huo Qubing said: You guys chat, I'll leave first".

  After lunch, everyone went fishing and playing cards in the farmhouse, resting for an afternoon. Then Chen Gong accompanied everyone to visit the three villages that had been selected as potential sites. On their way back to the town government, they also passed by the Qinghe transportation artery which was under renovation. The construction standard was quite high. Everyone stood on the side of the road watching the construction site and nodded in approval. Chen Gong explained his future plans at the same time.

  Qizi Wei, who was a bit more awake after visiting these two places, also felt relieved. If it were really a poor and backward town, I would be scolded to death if I reported it as the second best.

  Although Qinghe is adjacent to the last stop Luhe, the investigation team still chose to return to the hotel in Xinqiao for accommodation. Qi Ziwei really didn't dare to stay in Qinghe anymore, this public relations was too powerful, several leaders of similar levels were together, and Qi Ziwei also felt pressure, so he went back to Xinqiao to live.

  Wang Qiang of Luhe Town was anxious, he had already learned from Liu Yadong that Lishan Town was the first in the research group's impression. He knew that Luhe could not surpass it and only hoped for a miracle, so he was still preparing various materials seriously. Liu Yadong also promised to come to Luhe in person. Yuan Weihua, who was standing behind Lishan, could only have Liu Yadong appear this time. Qian Guangming, the vice mayor who had a slightly more familiar relationship with them, had also become estranged from them due to the Chen Gong incident last time.

  This time, Wang Guoqiang and Liu Yadong's offensive is still a money offensive. As long as they can get the business license successfully, the money will flow into their pockets like water. Now this money spent is called investment, and it's public funds, so there's no need to be frugal.

  Actually, Qi Ziwai has been very tired for the past few days and really wants to return to Fuhai to rest for a few days. There is still Luohai, this poor place, which Qi Ziwai does not want to go to at all. Even the most straightforward person would feel mentally and physically exhausted after several days, who wouldn't want to stay in a good place?

  Luhe Town's declaration and reporting materials are being reported by Wang Guoqiang and Qi Ziwai, led by Wang Guoqiang. The person arranged by Wang Guoqiang has secretly contacted the driver of Qi Ziwai and others, opened the trunk, and put in a standard of one Panda cigarette per person (including the driver) and four bottles of 1573.

  After the meeting, Wang Guoqiang quietly approached Qi Ziwu's ear and whispered, "Director Qi, I've put some local specialties in your car. Each of the brothers has some."

  Qizi Wei glanced at Wang Guoqiang and smiled, "Well, thank you for your kind intentions, Director Wang. Let's find a place to have lunch now, and go to the scene in the afternoon."

  Liu Yadong stepped forward at this time, "Director Qi, nice to meet you, we can make a deal."

  Qizi Wei is the director of the Development and Reform Bureau, Liu Yadong is the deputy district head in charge of construction at Xin Qiao, so they naturally have some connections. After learning about Liu Yadong's relationship with Wang Guoqiang, Qizi Wei thought to himself: since he has come, anyway the third quota hasn't been decided yet, if Wang Guoqiang is sensible, it wouldn't be bad to give the third quota to Luohe Town either. Qizi Wei, who is practical and also an old hand in official circles, although traditional in his ways, has also taken a lot of money on the outside; under circumstances that don't affect the overall situation or principles, taking some hard-earned money is also acceptable, right? Who let there be no more Qing dynasty's silver for supporting officials, does one's family not need to spend money on anything?

  Liu Yadong and Wang Guoqiang called Qi Ziwai into an office, directly handed him a bank card, Wang Guoqiang spread out his palm to make a "five" (5W) gesture, Qi Ziwai nodded and put it in his wallet. "It's like this, Director Liu and Mayor Wang, our research team can only confirm the first three quotas, that is to say, the municipal leaders will discuss again among these three quotas and finally select one. I dare not guarantee that you can get on, but entering the next round is no problem."

  Wang Guoqiang hastily expressed his gratitude to Qi Ziwai, also promising not to give Qi Ziwai a bad name. During this period, he will intensify the rectification work and present a brand new look to the municipal leaders.

  The investigation team returned to Xin Qiao District after a field visit in Luohe Town and held a brief press conference at the district government, informing the leadership of Xin Qiao District that they had determined three towns as candidates after careful consideration: Linshan Town, Qinghe Town, and Luohe Town.

  Most leaders in Xin Qiao district were not surprised by the result, Linshan town is a gold mine, Qinghe town used leadership tactics, and Wang Guoqiang of Luohe town was notorious for being "daring" to spend money.

  "Our investigation team will bring the materials of these three towns back to Fuhai City and submit them to the municipal leaders for further study at the government's executive meeting and the municipal party committee meeting. Before the end of next month, we will inform you of the final results in Xin Qiao. I hope that by then, you can do a good job on this matter." Qi Ziwei didn't stay for lunch in Xin Qiao either. After the brief meeting ended, he hastily left with the investigation team. Although Qinghe Town did not give any red envelopes, the other two towns added up to more than 700,000 yuan. In six days, they earned 700,000 yuan, which is a pretty good achievement.

  Wei Shuqin, after finishing the phone call with Chen Gongtong, knew that they had passed the first hurdle. To encourage Chen Gong to complete this big thing, Wei Shuqin said that as long as Qinghe Town could get the hosting rights of this industrial park, then the two of them would start formal dating. Chen Gong was excited for a while before calming down, is this really so easy?

  Wei Shuqin returned home and said, "Dad, you have to help Chen Gong. He's the town head now, and he and I are already in a good relationship. If he does well in the future, then I'll do well too."

  Wei Shuqin went straight home and threatened her father, who this time did not argue with her. After all, he had said before that if Chen Gong became the town head or bureau chief, he would no longer care about the two of them.

  "Yeah, I'll give it a try at the right time."

  Chen Gong consulted Mao Renguang about the situation in this city, whether it was also like this district, where the municipal party secretary was the only one in charge. Mao Renguang replied affirmatively to Chen Gong: No! The mayor of the city has a local foundation, while the municipal party secretary is often transferred from outside provinces and has no power or influence. As a result, the party committee and government each control their own sphere, forming a true balance. This time, the industrial park was located in a certain place, where the municipal government's right to speak was stronger than that of the municipal party committee. Although the head of the government was also the deputy secretary of the municipal party committee, more than half of the standing committee members were his people.

  Three candidate towns reported to the city, and several deputy mayors of the city had a fierce discussion and scoring. In the end, Linshan Town ranked first with 93 points, Qinghe Town's long-term plan was good, with 85 points, and Luohe Town only scored 80 points. These three scores were also placed on Mayor Wei Chengxu's desk.

  Wei Chengxu looked at the three materials and paid special attention to the planning of Qinghe Town. He read it three times, "Hey, um, yes, it's me. You notify Xinqiao District immediately, I'll go there tomorrow morning to take a look at the three candidate parks in person."