Li Kaishan looked at Chen Xing calmly. Chen Xing frowned, which Li Kaishan noticed. Li Kaishan didn't speak, but his eyes flickered slightly. Li Kaishan remained silent.
Mayor Li, how big is the financial gap of the city this year? Chen Xing thought for a moment and said.
If it was only the financial gap at the city level, it would be at least this amount. Li Kaishan showed his palm to Chen Xing.
One billion? Chen Xing frowned even more.
Yes, at least one billion. Li Kaishan looked serious. This was only the financial gap at the city level. Except for a few counties and cities with better economic conditions, the financial gap was even bigger.
Chen Xing could only smile bitterly at this time. The situation Li Kaishan said was far more serious than he had imagined. Even if he went to the province to ask for funds, it was impossible to get so much. Maybe he couldn't even get a fraction of it. He had to beg everywhere to pretend to be weak.
Mayor Li, the financial gap is so big. Why does the city want to reconstruct the old city? I think we can put this project on hold for now. Chen Xing glanced at Li Kaishan.
Secretary Chen, the project has already started. If we suspend it, will the disadvantages outweigh the advantages? Li Kaishan answered subconsciously. But after that, Li Kaishan was stunned for a moment. When he came to his senses, he couldn't hide the ecstasy in his heart. Li Kaishan quietly looked at Chen Xing and told himself to calm down and not to show anything.
Chen Xing nodded slightly. Li Kaishan was right. The project had already started and the demolition work had been completed. The city now had to subsidize the residents who were relocated every month. If the project was suddenly suspended, the pros and cons would have to be seriously considered.
Secretary Chen, the old city reconstruction project was the core project of the city. If we really consider stopping this project, we have to discuss it with the Standing Committee. Li Kaishan reminded Chen Xing and stared at Chen Xing. It seemed that he was persuading Chen Xing, but his heart was almost in his throat. Li Kaishan was afraid that Chen Xing would give up his idea because of his persuasion. If so, Li Kaishan wanted to slap himself.
Discuss it with the Standing Committee? Chen Xing said to himself. At this time, he suddenly thought of what Huang Jianghua had inadvertently told him just now. Xu Yuanfei, the United Front Minister of the Municipal Party Committee, was not in the unit for a long time and spent most of the time in his home in Beiyuan City. As a member of the Standing Committee, he was the main leader of the city. Xu Yuanfei had been absent for a long time. Didn't other people in the city have anything to say?
After a moment of silence, Chen Xing looked at the time and made a decision in his heart. The Standing Committee would be held in the afternoon. Chen Xing didn't tell Li Kaishan his idea now. He planned to inform him at the last minute in the afternoon.
Mayor Li, about the money, we can only think of a way slowly. Now we can only let the grass-roots cadres tide over the difficulties first. I will go to Nanzhou City again in the next two days to find the leaders of the province and see if I can get some funds. Chen Xing shook his head helplessly.
Secretary Chen, you have just led a team back from Nanzhou City to attract investment for two or three days. Now you have to go to Nanzhou City again. Won't you be too tired? Li Kaishan looked at Chen Xing and his face was full of self-blame. Alas, it's all our fault. We don't have the ability. To be honest, I really feel bad seeing Secretary Chen running around like this. We are all leaders of the city, but we can't give you much help.
Mayor Li, it's not right for you to say that. Whether you have helped me or not is not reflected in this aspect. How can such a big city like Wangshan City be governed without everyone's efforts? Can I serve the four million people of Wangshan City alone? In fact, not only the cadres of the city, but also all the cadres of the districts, counties, and grass-roots townships, everyone is contributing to the city. Everyone is the same. Chen Xing smiled and waved his hand.
Secretary Chen, only you have such a big mind. Li Kaishan said sincerely.
Mayor Li, don't flatter me. I'm ashamed. Chen Xing shook his head, stood up, and walked to the map of Mount Wang hanging on the wall behind his desk. It was under the national flag and the party flag. Chen Xing stared at the very detailed map of Mount Wang. The two districts directly under the city, Fengshan District and Wangjiang District, were marked in great detail on the map, including the industrial areas and development zones of the city.
Chen Xing pointed to the map and suddenly turned to Li Kaishan. Mayor Li, I plan to build two districts and one city in the city. One is an agricultural high-tech zone, one is a manufacturing industrial zone, and one is a science and technology city. Together with several industrial areas and development zones in the city, we will initially form an industrial pattern of six districts and one city.
Oh? Hearing Chen Xing's words, Li Kaishan also stood up. Just now, they were talking about the financial gap, but Chen Xing suddenly changed the topic to the industrial park. Li Kaishan couldn't keep up with Chen Xing's train of thought.
Looking at the map, Li Kaishan followed Chen Xing's words and asked, "Does Secretary Chen have any ideas for development?"
"I have a general idea, but it hasn't taken shape yet. After coming to Mount Wang, I have been thinking about the development of Wangshan City. Wangshan City is still in the preliminary stage of development. We can't take the old road of pollution first and then treatment later. Considering the conditions and actual situation of the city, I think Wangshan City can become a new ecological agriculture and manufacturing processing city. The two are not in conflict. Of course, what I said now is only theoretical. Development is to cross the river by feeling the stones. In the future, we can only explore while developing." Chen Xing said.
Secretary Chen was right. Development was to cross the river by feeling the stones. This sentence was similar to the chief designer's saying that reform was to cross the river by feeling the stones. Li Kaishan said with a smile.
Chen Xing glanced at Li Kaishan and shook his head with a smile. Chen Xing didn't like this kind of flattery.
"Forget it, let's not talk about this. We should take it one step at a time. Now the thing in front of us is how to solve the problem of money, which is a big problem." Chen Xing smiled bitterly.
"Money is not omnipotent, but we can't do anything without money. That's the truth. A hero can be defeated by a penny, but we lack a lot of money now." Li Kaishan echoed Chen Xing's words and smiled bitterly.
They talked in the office. After confirming that Chen Xing would go to Nanzhou again tomorrow, Li Kaishan didn't stay any longer. He said goodbye to Chen Xing and left. When he came down from the office building of the Municipal Party Committee, Li Kaishan looked back at Chen Xing's office and walked to his car thoughtfully. No one knew what he was thinking.
Li Kaishan didn't dare to sound out Chen Xing's opinion on the old city reconstruction project, nor did he dare to let Chen Xing see his real attitude. On the surface, he wanted to maintain the old city reconstruction project. He needed to do enough superficial work to show Zhang Lixing and the others, because he didn't want to have a direct conflict with Zhang Lixing and the others. Now he could only bear it and wait for the opportunity. But deep in his heart, he hoped that Chen Xing would make a clear statement on the project. This was an opportunity for him. Unfortunately, Chen Xing just mentioned it and didn't say anything else, which made Li Kaishan feel a little regretful.
Back to the Municipal Government. Li Kaishan looked up and said to the driver. Apart from the driver, he was the only one in the car.
Nowadays, Li Kaishan rarely took his secretary with him. He knew very well that the secretary beside him could no longer be trusted. He had long been bribed by Zhang Lixing and the others to monitor his every word and action.
Glancing at the driver in front of him, Li Kaishan sneered faintly. Even this driver couldn't be trusted, but Li Kaishan still pretended to treat him as his confidant and the only trustworthy person. On the one hand, Li Kaishan expressed his distrust of the secretary, and on the other hand, he pretended to treat the driver as his confidant in order to numb Zhang Lixing and the others. This was also the cleverness of Li Kaishan. The secretary and the driver had been bribed, and they had been in bed with him for a long time. However, he pretended to be clear and confused at the same time, so that Zhang Lixing and the others were still in the dark. On the surface, he didn't hide anything from the driver in front of him, which was one of his means to numb Zhang Lixing and the others.
In the spacious office, Zhang Lixing sat comfortably in the office's leather chair. He had a cigarette in his mouth and was puffing out clouds of smoke.
Have all the district and village officials left? " Zhang Lixing puffed out a smoke ring and looked at Liang Jing, who was standing beside him.
They had left long ago. After crying about being poor, it was time for them to leave. They wouldn't dare to make trouble in the Municipal Government. Liang Jing nodded and said.
Hey, now that Li Kaishan has a headache, Chen Xing has a bigger headache. By the way, did Li Kaishan go to see Chen Xing just now? Zhang Lixing curled his lips.
Well, when I came here, Mayor Li had gone to the Municipal Party Committee. Liang Jing nodded.
He knew that Li Kaishan was useless. Apart from standing in the latrine, he didn't know what use he had for being the mayor. If Secretary Jianfei hadn't had an accident, how long could he have been the mayor? Zhang Lixing snorted. His eyes were full of unwillingness. He and Chen Jianfei had been plotting to let Li Kaishan apply for retirement from the provincial government, and then let him take over as the mayor. If Chen Jianfei had not been confident that the provincial government would appoint him as the mayor after Li Kaishan's retirement, the plan would have been carried out long ago. He didn't expect that Chen Jianfei would suddenly kick the bucket. Zhang Lixing felt depressed when he thought about it. Chen Jianfei was a healthy man who ate and drank well and looked strong. How could he suddenly have a cerebral hemorrhage? Chen Jianfei was nearly 1.8 meters tall. Except for being a little fat, his body was better than anyone else's. He didn't look like a man in his fifties at all. Who would have thought that he would leave just like that?
Mayor, now the city is short of money, and people come to the city to complain about being poor. Mayor Li must have gone to the Municipal Party Committee to talk about money with Secretary Chen. Liang Jing asked.
Apart from this, what else could it be? Do you think Li Kaishan can produce money? He didn't have that ability. Zhang Lixing's face was full of disdain. "But this is also good. It is in line with my guess. Secretary Chen doesn't have a headache now. He is young and immature. He has become the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee at such a young age. No wonder he is so high-spirited. Does he really think it is so easy to be the top leader?
Zhang Lixing sneered. Li Kaishan was not in his eyes. He had something on Li Kaishan. Even if Li Kaishan might not be as honest as he thought, Zhang Lixing also felt that Li Kaishan could not make any waves as long as he was on guard. Only the newcomer Chen Xing had become the most unstable factor. He didn't know what he would bring to Wangshan City. Zhang Lixing was afraid that the vested interests of his group would be destroyed.
"Mayor, you are still the best. Everything is under your control." Liang Jing flattered him at the right time.
"Of course, even you are under my control." Zhang Lixing stared at Liang Jing and reached out to pull her over.
"Mayor, the door is not closed." Liang Jing was startled and struggled to hide to the side. If someone passed by outside, they could see it clearly.
"Whoever sees it, I will kick him out of the Municipal Government and send him to the grassroots level." Zhang Lixing smiled sinisterly.
Liang Jing's face was red. Zhang Lixing said it lightly, but she was not so thick-skinned.
"Mayor, I'd better leave first. I guess Mayor Li may be back soon." Liang Jing didn't want to stay any longer and said.
"Okay, then you go first. When Li Kaishan comes back, you can find out what is going on and report to me later." Zhang Lixing nodded.
Liang Jing didn't expect that Li Kaishan would come back so coincidentally as soon as she came in. When he saw her coming in, he nodded slightly.
"Sit down." Li Kaishan gestured to Liang Jing, and he seemed to be in a good mood.
"Mayor, I can stand." Liang Jing said in a low voice.
"Why? Are you becoming more and more distant from me?" Li Kaishan glanced at Liang Jing and said with a faint smile. He knew that Liang Jing was still a little reluctant, but it was not strange. Anyone who was forced to do something would not feel comfortable.
"No, mayor, you are the leader, and I am a subordinate. Naturally, there should be a hierarchy." Liang Jing said lightly.
"What a hierarchy. Well said." A cold light flashed in Li Kaishan's eyes. This sentence hit his heart for no reason. He thought that he, the mayor, was like a decoration in the past two years. His subordinates were disrespectful to him, and they even dared to contradict him, especially the group led by Zhang Lixing. They didn't take him, the mayor, seriously at all.
Liang Jing felt the ups and downs of Li Kaishan's mood. She looked up at Li Kaishan in confusion. Seeing Li Kaishan's gloomy face, Liang Jing's heart trembled. She didn't know what Li Kaishan was thinking and thought that what she said had dissatisfied Li Kaishan.
"Did the mayor go to the Municipal Party Committee to talk to Secretary Chen about the financial gap?" Liang Jing took the initiative to speak. She didn't like the quiet atmosphere.
"Well, I'm going to talk to Secretary Chen about what to do." Li Kaishan's eyes fell on Liang Jing's face. Without Liang Jing asking more, Li Kaishan had taken the initiative to say that Secretary Chen would go to the provincial capital to fight for funds tomorrow to see if he could get some money.
"Oh?" Liang Jing's expression changed. "It seems that there is hope. After all, Secretary Chen used to be the mayor of Nanzhou. Maybe he has a wide range of contacts in the province. Maybe he can really help us get some funds."
"I hope so." Li Kaishan smiled.
"Mayor, if you don't have any other orders, then I'll go." Liang Jing looked at Li Kaishan's expression and said.
"Go and do what you should do." Li Kaishan's words had a hidden meaning.
Liang Jing's footsteps paused, but she quickly walked out. She knew what Li Kaishan meant. She sighed in her heart. She came here to do exactly what Li Kaishan said. What could she do now?
After leaving Li Kaishan's office, she entered Zhang Lixing's office. Liang Jing felt that she was now like a puppet, playing a tightrope game between two men. If she was not careful, she would fall and be smashed to pieces.
Li Kaishan said that Chen Xing would go to the provincial capital tomorrow to ask for funds? Zhang Lixing suddenly raised his head and looked at Liang Jing. He had just sat down to review documents, but he was not in the mood to sit. He stood up, clasped his hands behind his back, and paced back and forth.
After a while, Zhang Lixing smiled. "If Secretary Chen can really get money, then he has the ability. It's not a bad thing for us. Everyone is happy to see that there is money in the finance, and we can spend it more generously."
Mayor, if Secretary Chen really got the money from the Provincial Government, then all the trouble you have caused him will be in vain. Liang Jing said.
"Humph, do you think it's so easy?" "Besides, it's still unknown how much money he can get. The financial gap of the city is huge. Even if he can get money, it's just to solve the urgent problem first. It's just a small hurdle for him, and there's still a long way to go." Zhang Lixing sneered.
"Oh, you leaders are so cunning. Fortunately, I'm just a small official who runs errands. Otherwise, I don't know how miserable I will be." Liang Jing said with emotion and looked gloomy. What she said was undoubtedly from the bottom of her heart. She was just an insignificant office director, but she was involuntarily involved in these conspiracies.
"Haha, women have their advantages. As long as you know how to please the leaders, you can have a successful career. You don't have to spend as much effort as we do." Zhang Lixing said with a smile. He squinted at Liang Jing's attractive little face. The more he looked at this woman, the more attractive she became. She didn't have a breathtaking feeling at first glance. At first glance, she didn't look very beautiful either. However, the longer he looked at her, the more attractive she became. There was something between her eyebrows that could move people's hearts. There was a sense of coquettishness in her bones.
At noon, the sun was shining brightly in Mount Wangshan. Compared with the chill of autumn at night, Mount Wangshan still had some residual heat of summer during the day. This was a mountain city with a relatively large temperature difference between day and night. It was extremely normal in Mount Wangshan to wear short sleeves during the day and a coat at night.
In the Old Sichuan Restaurant not far from the Municipal TV Station, this was the restaurant that Chen Xing had come to eat the day he first came to Mount Wangshan. It was a short distance from the Municipal TV Station and also very close to the Municipal Party Committee. At noon, Chen Xing came here again. He received a text message on his mobile phone, "See you at the old place, Room 202, Su Yan." Near noon, Su Yan sent a text message. After thinking for a moment, Chen Xing knew it was here. He had met Su Yan twice at this place. There couldn't be any other place besides this place.
When he came to the second floor, Chen Xing knocked on the door. It was Su Yan who opened the door with unconcealable joy on his face. Su Yan turned sideways and invited Chen Xing in. After looking outside the door, he quickly closed the door.
"I thought Secretary Chen wouldn't come. Su Yan walked to the seat next to Chen Xing and sat down. She stared at Chen Xing with a burning gaze.
"Miss Su sent me a text message mysteriously. I thought there was something wrong, so I naturally came to take a look." Chen Xing's eyes swept over Su Yan. It seemed that a beautiful woman could never be ignored. Chen Xing knew that he was not immune to women, especially beautiful women.
"This lunch is to make amends to you, Secretary Chen. I was also at fault for the last two times. I haven't been able to properly apologize to you, Secretary Chen. I found an opportunity at noon today and thought that Secretary Chen wouldn't pay attention to a nobody like me. I didn't expect that Secretary Chen would come. I still can't believe it." Su Yan looked at Chen Xing and appeared a little excited.
"Miss Su, I don't think you are a nobody. You are a well-known female anchor in Wangshan City. I only learned that you are very famous in the past two days. If we go out together, the people of Wangshan City will probably recognize you, the beautiful anchor of the city TV station, but they won't know who I am." Chen Xing smiled.
"In front of Secretary Chen, if I am not a nobody, what else can I be?" Su Yan smiled self-deprecatingly. She thought of that b * stard Zhang Lixing. If the hotel in Nanzhou hadn't been accidentally destroyed by someone a few days ago, perhaps she would have been succeeded by Zhang Lixing. Moreover, she would have been powerless afterward. What else could she have done but obey?
Perhaps feeling that her mood was a little wrong, Su Yan quickly withdrew her thoughts. This lunch was to apologize to Chen Xing. Su Yan didn't want other emotions to affect her.
Secretary Chen, I heard that you were the mayor of Nanzhou before you came to Wangshan? Su Yan changed the topic.
"Well, what's wrong?" Chen Xing asked.
"It's nothing. I'm just asking casually. I just feel envious of Secretary Chen. But Secretary Chen, you came to Wangshan from a bustling city like Nanzhou. Do you feel like you've come from a big city to a small county?" Su Yan smiled.
"That's not true. As a cadre, I've seen it many times and got used to it." Chen Xing smiled.
"Do I?" Su Yan shook her head and said, "I've also been to many cities on business trips, but I still feel uncomfortable staying in Wangshan. If possible, I want to go to Nanzhou. I don't necessarily have to go to the provincial satellite TV station. I can even go to the Nanzhou TV station. Unfortunately, I don't have that ability."
As Su Yan spoke, she looked at Chen Xing and chuckled. "If only Secretary Chen were still in Nanzhou. Then I would go to you and see if I could get into the Nanzhou TV station because of you, Secretary Chen."
After Su Yan finished speaking, she quickly realized that her words were a little presumptuous. She didn't know how to control her words. She wanted to deliberately express her closeness to Chen Xing, but she was a little too hasty.
Chen Xing just glanced at Su Yan. Before he could speak, there was a rather violent knock on the door. Su Yan frowned. "What's wrong with the waiter in this restaurant? Why is he so rude? I've never encountered such a person before." As she spoke, she got up to open the door.
Su Yan thought it was a waiter. When she opened the door and saw the person at the door, Su Yan was stunned. The man with glasses, a fair and clean face, and a gentle appearance was none other than Pang Hua. He was the son of Sun Ying, the deputy secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, and also the shield she used to deal with Zhang Lixing. Su Yan didn't know why the other party was here. Thinking of Chen Xing in the private room, Su Yan's face turned pale.
Pang Hua didn't walk in angrily. When he saw Chen Xing, Pang Hua was furious and pointed at Chen Xing. "You lied to me that you worked overtime at noon for such a bastard?"
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