After work on Monday, Fang Zhicheng received a call from the county party secretary's office. He took out a "Golden Street Project Execution Report" that he had prepared long ago from his drawer and walked quickly to the main building. Five minutes later, Fang Zhicheng pushed open the door to the inner room. Sun Weiming's face was solemn, making the atmosphere rather depressing.
It was the first time that Fang Zhicheng saw Sun Weiming having such an attitude towards him. In the past, Sun Weiming always adopted an inclusive attitude and tried to win over Fang Zhicheng, but this time, it was obvious that Fang Zhicheng had touched the bottom line of what Sun Weiming could accept.
"Director Fang, please take a seat!" Sun Weiming pointed at the chair in front of the desk and ordered in a cold voice.
Fang Zhicheng nodded, sat down on the chair with a natural expression, raised his head and met Sun Weiming's eyes, not timid at all.
Fang Zhicheng could guess how Sun Weiming felt. He suddenly received the news that the "Golden Street project would be settled in Dongtai", but he had no idea about it before. This feeling of being ignored and sidelined was hard for him to accept.
As the top leader of Dongtai, he was totally unprepared for such an important project that was about to take place in the county and completely lost the initiative.
"Don't you think you should say something to me?" Sun Weiming tapped his fingers on the table twice, as if suppressing the anger in his heart.
Fang Zhicheng calmly handed over the Golden Street project information and said softly, "Please calm down, Secretary Weiming. I'm just about to report to you."
Sun Weiming took the materials, flipped through them casually, snorted, and said, "Why didn't you inform me in advance of such a big project?"
Fang Zhicheng explained calmly, "This project is too big, and I was not sure about it in the early stage. It was not until Secretary Song went to Yunhai and personally negotiated with Mr. Jiang Wenlan that I realized that the project was very likely to be located in Dongtai. It's not that I didn't inform you before, but the information I know is not much more than Secretary Weiming."
Fang Zhicheng cunningly pushed all the blame onto Song Wendi.
Sun Weiming suddenly understood Qian Dechen's original anger. Fang Zhicheng was indeed a time bomb in Dongtai. He could ignore the rules of official hierarchy and talk directly with the municipal party secretary. If he was not careful, a power vacuum would be created for the top leader.
The Municipal Party Committee Office had just sent a notice, requiring Dongtai County to prepare for Jiang Wenlan's visit. Sun Weiming was confused because he had no idea who Jiang Wenlan was. After asking, Sun Weiming learned that a nearly 10 billion investment project was about to be settled in Dongtai.
The feeling was not surprise, but anger! Because according to the normal process, the projects that Dongtai has attracted investment should be reported by the county to the city, but now the city has issued the order, the procedure has changed, and the credit has been transferred.
Simply put, it is difficult for Sun Weiming to get enough returns from this 10 billion project.
Chapter 0276: Difficulty in choosing between public and private
Sun Weiming thought he was a good friend of Fang Zhicheng and gave full support to the work of China Merchants Group, but Fang Zhicheng was not grateful. Instead, he pretended to obey and did not stand from his own perspective, so that he missed a great opportunity to gain political achievements. The 10 billion project was enough for Sun Weiming to accumulate enough political achievements and be promoted rapidly in a short period of time, but because Fang Zhicheng did not disclose the news in advance, Sun Weiming lost this opportunity.
Sun Weiming was extremely dissatisfied with Fang Zhicheng, so he called him to his office and scolded him in person. However, from Fang Zhicheng's attitude, he did not take him seriously at all. Sun Weiming was a person who could tolerate and be kind, but in this situation, he could no longer control his emotions.
"Fang Zhicheng, you are the director of the Investment Promotion Bureau. You must remember your duties. You were completely unaware of a 10 billion investment project. This is an extremely serious dereliction of duty. I think you must reflect on yourself and make a self-criticism after you go back." Sun Weiming finally showed his fangs and used his official power to hit Fang Zhicheng.
Fang Zhicheng was not timid or silent. He calmly explained, "Secretary Weiming, you misunderstood me. I did know the news very early, but I was not sure whether the project would be successful, so I did not report it directly to you. The Merchants Group receives thousands of pieces of information every day. It would be unscientific if I reported every piece to you. I think that the final completion of the Golden Street project is still thanks to the coordination of the city leaders. We will do a good job of reception according to the requirements above, and the city will also help us coordinate and solve the rest of the work."
Fang Zhicheng had very good reasons. Even if he told Sun Weiming in advance, it would probably be hard for Sun Weiming to imagine that the project would actually be settled in Dongtai. Moreover, with Sun Weiming's identity, he would not have much chance of competing with Jiang Wenlan.
Fang Zhicheng's implication was that he hoped Sun Weiming would recognize the reality and not be greedy. Such a large project was not something he could swallow, so he should be prepared to make sacrifices.
Afterwards, Sun Weiming calmed down and patiently communicated with Fang Zhicheng, telling him to be sure to communicate with Fang Zhicheng before starting work and not to be too passive. Fang Zhicheng naturally pretended to be obedient and conducted self-examination on the situation that caused this time.
The moment Fang Zhicheng stepped out of the county party secretary's office, the conflict between the two was completely triggered. Although Sun Weiming had been trying his best to win over Fang Zhicheng, the rift between the two widened with this conflict.
The reason why Fang Zhicheng intensified the conflict was that he saw the right opportunity. If the Golden Street project became the credit of Sun Weiming, it would mean that Sun Weiming had completely secured his position as the secretary of the Dongtai County Party Committee and would continue to interfere in investment promotion work in the future, which would be detrimental to his work.
Moreover, Sun Weiming's behavior of restraining himself through Zou Yu and Xiong Dechao in the early stage caused Fang Zhicheng to be deeply jealous. Fang Zhicheng was not the kind of person who was willing to become someone else's pawn. Sun Weiming wanted to use him as a stepping stone for his promotion, so how could Fang Zhicheng let him do so easily
Sun Weiming has indeed gained absolute control in Dongtai, but Fang Zhicheng does not take him seriously because of his special status. Fang Zhicheng's real boss has never changed, and it has always been only Song Wendi. It seems that during the confrontation between Sun Weiming and Qian Dechen, Fang Zhicheng has become Sun Weiming's pawn, but at the municipal party committee level, Sun Weiming is still Song Wendi's pawn after all.
If Song Wendi wanted to suppress Zhang Guoxin at the county level, he had to start with Qian Dechen. Sun Weiming provided clues at this critical moment, and then with the instigation of Fang Zhicheng, Qian Dechen showed his true colors. Sun Weiming then took advantage of the situation and gained a chance of survival.
If Sun Weiming couldn't see through this relationship, then Fang Zhicheng would have no need to continue to perform with Sun Weiming. The relationship between Sun Weiming and Fang Zhicheng should be equal, even though their levels were very different. Fang Zhicheng's identity as a municipal party secretary also made him an outlier. When he was in the municipal party committee, the municipal party secretary Ding Nengren was in his prime, but Fang Zhicheng was not afraid of him, let alone Sun Weiming, who had just taken power
Fang Zhicheng has been trying his best to maintain a good relationship with Sun Weiming, but excessive concessions will make people look down on him. Judging from Sun Weiming's various actions, if Fang Zhicheng does not fight back, Sun Weiming will interfere in the affairs of China Merchants Group more unscrupulously.
The China Merchants Steam Navigation Company was his own piece of land, and Fang Zhicheng was formally notifying Sun Weiming of this fact.
After Fang Zhicheng left, Sun Weiming's face showed a cold expression. He did not expect Fang Zhicheng to be so disobedient to him. Although he knew it was not easy to win over Fang Zhicheng, he never expected Fang Zhicheng to punch him so viciously.
Do we really want to turn China Merchants Group into a no-man’s land
Sun Weiming couldn't swallow this!
Attracting investment is the best way to highlight one's political achievements. If one does nothing about it, then doesn't that mean that one's political achievements will have nothing to do with oneself
Sun Weiming can't stop being greedy!
"Fang Zhicheng, since you are so unkind to me, then there is no need for me to be unjust to you." Sun Weiming thought for a while, reached out and dialed Qi Yun's phone, "County Magistrate Qi, please come to my office for a moment, I have something to tell you."
About five minutes later, Executive Deputy County Magistrate Qi Yun knocked on the office door. Sun Weiming, with a smile on his face, pointed to the sofa and asked Qi Yun to sit down. He also made a cup of tea for her and said, "County Magistrate Qi, I asked you to come here today because I have two things to consult you about."
Qi Yun held the teacup, sat upright, nodded and smiled, "Secretary Weiming, please speak!"
Sun Weiming cleared his throat and said, "First, I have received a message from the city government saying that an important investor will come to Dongtai for field research in the near future. The standard this time is higher than that of the Qi Group. I hope you can do a good job in reception. Second, Dongtai Merchants Investment Service Co., Ltd. has been established. I think it is not appropriate to hand over the ownership of this company to the Merchants Bureau. I hope you can come up with a suitable plan for me."
Sun Weiming had two requests. The first one was a normal work arrangement, but the second one made Qi Yun full of doubts.
The registered legal person of Dongtai Merchants Investment Service Co., Ltd. is Fang Zhicheng. At the original Standing Committee meeting, it was also clear that the company would be under the responsibility of the Merchants Bureau. Now that Dongtai Merchants Investment Service Co., Ltd. has officially started operations, Sun Weiming is asking for adjustments to its powers and responsibilities. Isn't this killing the donkey after it has done its work
Qi Yun opened her notebook and wrote down the highlights on it. She said, "Secretary Weiming, I am very confused about the second point. Dongtai Merchants Investment Service Co., Ltd. was independently established and prepared by the Merchants Group. If the ownership is changed now, it would be inappropriate!"
"What's wrong with that?" Sun Weiming waved his arms, showing impatience. "Dongtai Merchants Investment Service Co., Ltd. is not private property. In the final analysis, it is an asset of the county government. I think the Merchants Bureau is not capable of continuing to operate it. Is there a problem with the process and system when it is handed over to the county government to lead it?"
Qi Yun saw that Sun Weiming had made up his mind and knew that it was useless to argue now, so she could only perfunctorily say, "I understand what Secretary Weiming means. After I go back, I will communicate with the other deputy county heads to see which department should be in charge of this company."