Next day.
It was sunny and sunny in the morning.
The reporters from Xin Hua News Agency will be arriving at Yan Tai County at 9.30 am, and Dong Xuebing woke up early. After breakfast, he rushed to the Investment Promotion Agency's headquarters for an emergency meeting. After that, he drove his Camry to the County's Party Committee Building without Guo Panwei. Zhao Xinglong and a few of the County Government's staff are ready. When Dong Xuebing arrived, Zhao Xinglong asked his staff to prepare the car, and they went to Deputy Party Secretary Cao Xupeng's office.
About ten minutes later.
Zhao Xinglong looks at his watch. "It's 9.30 am. They should be arriving soon."
Cao Xupeng, who was sitting behind the desk, asked. "Xiao Dong, is the itinerary ready?"
"No problem. Don't worry." Dong Xuebing took out the itinerary and looked at it. "All the projects are ready, and there should be no problems."
Ring … ring … ring … Zhao Xinglong's phone rang.
Zhao Xinglong reached into his pocket and answered. "Hello? It's me … what's wrong? What? Where did they go? "Dong Xuebing's face changed." Where is the exact location? What time did they arrive? Ok … ok … I got it. " After hanging up, Zhao Xinglong looked at Cao Xupeng. "I had just received news that the reporters from Xin Hua Agency did not come to the County's Party Committee. They had gone to the Investment Promotion Agency's new pork processing plant to cover the progress of the project. The land had just been set up, and there's nothing to see there."
Cao Xupeng frowned. "They did not even greet us. Are they trying to create trouble?"
"Why do I feel they are not here with good intentions?" Zhao Xinglong asked.
Dong Xuebing is also furious. He did not expect these reporters to stand up the County's leaders. "These reporters are too arrogant. They did not come to the County's Party Committee, and they want us to go and greet them? What is the meaning of this? Do they think they are the Central Government's leaders? "
Cao Xupeng stood up. "Let's go. They are too arrogant and did not think our County is important."
Zhao Xinglong and Dong Xuebing followed Secretary Cao downstairs.
Dong Xuebing knows this is not a matter of putting on airs. This is basic courtesy. Since the Provincial Xin Hua News Agency Branch had informed them about this interview, it will be a 'public interview'. The relevant department leaders must accompany them. If they don't want this, they might as well not inform them and conduct a secret interview. Now that he had informed them, he didn't even inform the county government before going down to scout the site? Are you messing with us?
On the road.
Dong Xuebing called the boss of the factory, Liang Zeyuan. "Hello, Manager Liang. I'm Dong Xuebing."
"Oh, Chief Dong, I was about to call you." Liang Zeyuan asked. "Why are there so many reporters at the factory? From Xinhua News Agency? I was at the construction site and rushed over after hearing from the workers. Now, those three reporters are interrogating the construction workers. Is this arranged by the Investment Promotion Agency? If so, I will cooperate fully. Brother Dong, I will definitely give you face. Haha. "
Dong Xuebing briefly told him what happened.
Liang Zeyuan frowned and said, "In other words, these people came here on their own? Won't they be delaying our construction? "
"I'm sorry, Old Liang." Dong Xuebing replied. "We also don't know about this beforehand. If we know, we will inform you first."
"It's fine. What's there to talk about? Alright. I will try my best to get the workers to cooperate with us. Haha … I understand." After Dong Xuebing drank three bottles of Maotai, Liang Zeyuan drank alone with Dong Xuebing once, and they are close. That's why Liang Zeyuan must give Dong Xuebing face.
10 am sharp.
The County's vehicles arrived at the pork processing factory's area.
Part of the funds had just arrived, and the construction of the cold storage is still in its early stages. This area is still empty, and there are only some materials and sand on the surface.
After alighting, Cao Xupeng led the team over.
Liang Zeyuan, who was at the construction site, saw them first and walked over. "Mayor Zhao, Chief Dong."
Dong Xuebing introduced. "This is Secretary Cao from the County's Party Committee."
Liang Zeyuan immediately shook their hands and greeted them.
Behind them, a few people who were talking to a construction worker heard the noise and turned around to look. They didn't ask the worker anything and turned around.
Dong Xuebing looked at them from head to toe. There are two women and one man in their late twenties, and the two women from Xin Hua News Agency are wearing badges. One of them is Wang Na, and the other is Wang Ting. They are from the Provincial Xin Hua News Agency branch. Both of them are not good-looking, but they have a sweet temperament. The other young man is not wearing his badge, and he should be the Xin Hua News Agency branch's staff that Mayor Zhao mentioned. He had come to the Provincial Government to visit his relatives, and that's why he came with his former classmate. Dong Xuebing does not know who his classmate is.
Cao Xupeng extended his hand. "I represent Yan Tai County's Party Committee to welcome all of you from Xin Hua News Agency."
"Nice to meet you, Secretary Cao." Wang Na, Wang Ting, and Dong Xuebing shook hands with Dong Xuebing.
After getting to know each other, Dong Xuebing found out this young man is called Li Shengbing. He is a reporter from Xinhua News Agency. He is a good-looking man, but Dong Xuebing noticed Li Shengbing looked at him when he introduced himself as the Chief of the Investment Promotion Agency. Dong Xuebing is pissed off by that look.
Zhao Xinglong is also unhappy with them, but he did not show it. "Which area are you all going to focus on?" Wang Na replied.
Wang Na replied: "It's not a main point. We are just walking around and looking around. When we drove here this morning, we passed by this area and wanted to take a look around. We did not want to disturb all the leaders. Investment promotion work is tough. This time, we have conducted in-depth interviews with a few counties and have a better understanding of the situation. That's why we did not go to the County Party Committee. Oh, but all the leaders came over.
Cao Xupeng laughed. "It's alright. We are here for work."
After chatting for a while, Zhao Xinglong told the reporters. "Chief Dong is in charge of this pork processing plant project. You can ask him if you need to know anything."
Wang Ting is holding a camera and notebook. She seems to be in charge of filming and recording.
Wang Na should be the Provincial Branch's team leader. She looked at Dong Xuebing and laughed. "Alright. I was just about to ask. I had asked around, and this processing plant is a new project. Is it still not approved? " Cao Xupeng and Zhao Xinglong frowned when they heard what Dong Xuebing said. They could tell Dong Xuebing is not here for an interview and is here to nitpick.
Li Shengbing narrowed his eyes. "Building a factory without approval? Is this against the procedures?" Dong Xuebing looked at Wang Na and replied.
Dong Xuebing looked at Yu Meixia and replied indifferently. "The land had been approved, and the factory is still in the midst of construction. This is not a special situation. This is because the County will consider the investors and Yan Tai County's situation. Normally, these projects will be approved as they are under construction. This is considered a benefit for the investors. If they wait for the higher-ups to approve the project after the investments are in place, it will take one to two months.
Li Shengbing looked at Dong Xuebing. "Chief Dong, are you complaining about the approval department's speed?"
Dong Xuebing's face changed. "Reporter Li, I did not say that." Damn! Why are you trying to slander me?
Li Shengbing looked at Wang Ting, and Wang Ting wrote down everything in her notebook.
"I don't need to record this." Dong Xuebing was furious.
Li Shengbing laughed. "We are just asking." Dong Xuebing was furious.
Li Shengbing's status is not ordinary, but this interview is led by the Provincial Branch. You are from the head office and had only accompanied your classmate to visit your relatives. Strictly speaking, you have nothing to do with this interview. You are not involved in this interview, and you are not allowed to speak. How dare you try to act cool in front of me? We had worked so hard to get the investors to invest in the County's economy, and you are trying to find fault with us. What's the meaning of this?
After walking around the construction site, Li Shengbing and Wang Na asked a few more sensitive questions in the next ten minutes. However, they did not ask any questions about the good aspects.
Dong Xuebing's face turned pale.
After the interview, they boarded their vehicles.
Before leaving, Liang Zeyuan pulled Dong Xuebing aside and asked worriedly. "Brother Dong, will there be any problems? I had found the materials and workers. If those people from Xin Hua News Agency cause any problems, will they ask us to stop production and wait for approval? We had invested all our money, and every day we stop production is a day of losses. "
Dong Xuebing quickly comforted him. "Old Liang, it will be fine. Don't worry."
Liang Zeyuan glanced coldly at the three people's car. "This bunch of people. Once they stir up a good thing, it will definitely change!"
After returning to the car, Dong Xuebing took a deep breath. "Secretary Cao, Mayor Zhao, is this still an interview? I think the leaders are here for an inspection! Especially that Li Shengbing. What has he got to do with this? Why is he interfering? They are making the investors nervous. If this continues, we will not be able to start our work. It's good enough that the investors did not withdraw their investments. Are they trying to chase the investors away? "
Zhao Xinglong replied. "Lower your voice."
"Don't blame Xiao Dong for being anxious." Cao Xupeng's face changed. "These people from Xin Hua News Agency are unreasonable. Our previous interviews are not this difficult. I think our County had offended someone, and someone is trying to make things difficult for us."
Zhao Xinglong clenched his fist. "I think so too."
Cao Xupeng felt something was amiss when he changed the itinerary. He thought about the attitude of the reporters and felt the need to report to Party Secretary Xiang. If not, he might be humiliated by these reporters. These negative news must not be published in the newspapers. If not, who would dare to invest in their County?!
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