Fang Zhicheng smiled and nodded, and said softly: "You just need to show up for this dinner tonight, and I will take care of the rest."
Seeing Fang Zhicheng say this, Shen Wei reluctantly called Pang Jinghua, the executive deputy head of Shuangtan Town.
Pang Jinghua had always been obsessed with the two beautiful young women, Shen Wei and Qin Yuming. Seeing that they were willing to take the initiative to treat him to a meal, he was naturally very happy.
Around 6pm, Pang Jinghua rushed to the third floor box of Jindu Hotel in the county town, accompanied by Wang Guangtai, the deputy mayor in charge of attracting investment, and Zheng Xiang, director of the town government's investment attraction office. After entering the box, Pang Jinghua saw Shen Wei and Qin Yuming, and forced a smile on his fat face, sighing, "I didn't expect Ms. Shen and Ms. Qin to be so polite and make such a big show in the county town."
Shen Wei shook her hand and said with a smile: "It's not us who are inviting you to dinner tonight, but someone else."
"Oh?" Pang Jinghua was a little surprised and asked with a smile, "Who is it?"
Shen Wei turned her wrist and said calmly, "It will probably take another five or six minutes to get there. Please be patient, Mayor Pang."
Pang Jinghua felt unhappy when he saw that Shen Wei was still very cold. He thought to himself that Shen Wei was too ungrateful. Since she invited him to dinner, why did she put herself on such a high pedestal? He thought to himself that this project would not allow them to settle in Shuangtan Town.
Shuangtan Town has already completed this year's investment attraction target ahead of schedule, and even exceeded it by a large margin. The Party Secretary and the Town Mayor will definitely be promoted due to their achievements, and I can take advantage of this to move up one level. Generally, the Executive Deputy Town Mayor is the successor to the Town Mayor, so there is a strong voice for Pang Jinghua to take over the position of Town Mayor. Pang Jinghua now has a lot of power, especially in terms of project attraction, where he has absolute say.
After waiting for a while, Pang Jinghua tried to strike up a conversation with Shen Wei and Qin Yuming, but he didn't expect that the two women ignored him and didn't act like hosts at all, which made Pang Jinghua feel disappointed. At the same time, he also began to wonder if the two women had invited some powerful people.
The door was pushed open, and Fang Zhicheng and Li Hui walked slowly into the box. Pang Jinghua was slightly startled, and finally realized what was going on. He thought to himself that they had invited the director and deputy director of the China Merchants Group. No wonder Shen Wei and Qin Yuming were so arrogant.
Although the status of the Merchants Bureau in the county government has risen, it is not the kind of department that has absolute say in the townships below. Compared with the Finance Bureau, Industry and Commerce Bureau, Taxation Bureau and other departments, it is still a little weak. However, the surface work still needs to be done well.
Pang Jinghua stood up and shook hands with Fang Zhicheng and Li Hui with a smile, saying, "Director Fang, Director Li, I didn't expect to meet you two today. It's a great honor."
Fang Zhicheng pulled Pang Jinghua to sit down and said with a smile: "I have met Mayor Pang several times, but I have never had any private contact with him. I heard that my two sisters are going to invest in projects in Shuangtan Town, so I will personally host a meal for Mayor Pang so that we can exchange feelings. I hope you can take care of me in the future."
"Okay, okay!" Pang Jinghua glanced at Shen Wei and Qin Yuming, feeling a little unhappy. He thought to himself that these two women were just simple-minded. Could they make him nod and agree just for a meal? However, he remained calm and gave Fang Zhicheng full respect in front of him.
After a few drinks, Pang Jinghua tactfully pointed out that Shuangtan Town was facing many difficulties, mainly land issues. Because many projects were settled in Shuangtan Town, there was now a shortage of land resources. In particular, demolition had encountered great difficulties, and financial appropriations were not timely, resulting in frequent conflicts with the people during the demolition process.
Fang Zhicheng knew very well that Pang Jinghua wanted to tell him that the reason for not supporting Yuming Media Group with land policy was not his personal reason, but a series of comprehensive factors, which he could not solve alone. Moreover, he also mocked Fang Zhicheng implicitly, saying that the director of the investment promotion bureau did not know the hard work of the grassroots and thought that the project was done after it was attracted. In fact, a series of tedious matters were needed for the project to take shape.
Li Hui frowned secretly after listening to this. Pang Jinghua's tone of voice was a little too high. Now that large projects were continuously being settled in Shuangtan Town, wasn't it all because of the China Merchants Group's bias in resource allocation? But now he was complaining that China Merchants Group allocated too many indicators, which was a kind of pressure and a mistake. Isn't this just shooting himself in the foot
So she coughed a few times on purpose, but Pang Jinghua pretended not to hear it. He and Li Hui had worked together before, but that was many years ago, and they were not very close at the time. Pang Jinghua thought that as long as he remained polite on the surface, that would be enough.
As for the County Investment Promotion Bureau, Pang Jinghua also had some complaints, because there were indeed too many large projects in Shuangtan Town now, which made it a bit difficult for him to cope with them, so he couldn't help but say it directly.
Moreover, in his opinion, the key reason why Shuangtan Town is doing well in attracting investment is the good relationship between the town party secretary and the county party secretary Sun Weiming. Chen Zhongyao, the town party secretary, is a township cadre that Sun Weiming pays close attention to. Shuangtan Town has received so many projects because Chen Zhongyao has a strong relationship, which has nothing to do with the Investment Promotion Bureau.
In Pang Jinghua's view, the Investment Promotion Bureau is just a department that has been established for less than two years, and it ultimately serves the political achievements of the county party secretary. The county party secretary once clearly stated at a meeting that the focus should be on building Shuangtan Town into a new industrial cluster. This is the government's development plan, and how can the director of the Investment Promotion Bureau change it
Li Hui raised her glass and toasted Pang Jinghua, saying subtly, "Mayor Pang, these two are relatives of our Director Fang, you must take good care of them. As a former cadre of Shuangtan Town, I also ask Mayor Pang to lend a hand. It may be difficult to coordinate, but I believe that with Mayor Pang's ability, there is still a way."
Pang Jinghua hummed and smiled faintly: "Do your best, do your best!"
Chapter 0293: Merchants Bureau also has power
After a few drinks, Pang Jinghua found that Shen Wei and Qin Yuming's attitudes were still indifferent. Even when they came to toast, they were just going through the motions. He became more and more unhappy. "Boss Shen, how about this? If you drink three cups with me, then I will definitely help you fulfill the land policy for the performing arts school and the film and television base that I promised you."
Shen Wei glanced at Pang Jinghua and said with a smile, "Mayor Pang, why do you sound a bit threatening? If I don't drink three cups, then my plan to invest in Shuangtan Town will be ruined, right?"
Shen Wei was somewhat reluctant. Who was Pang Jinghua to dare to speak to her in such a teasing tone? If it were any other time, she would have turned hostile. However, for the sake of her career, she had to swallow her anger.
Shen Wei was a beauty to begin with. Her every move exuded the unique charm of a mature woman. Her subtle, alluring eyes made Pang Jinghua stare at her.
Pang Jinghua raised his wine glass, stood up, walked to Shen Wei's side, and laughed softly: "How can it be a threat? It's just a suggestion. Mr. Shen, don't be too sensitive..."
Shen Wei sighed, and drank three cups in a row with Pang Jinghua. A touch of red appeared on both sides of her cheeks, which was stunning at first glance.
Pang Jinghua was known as the "Pang Wine Immortal" in Shuangtan Town. Two or three kilograms was no problem for him. After toasting Shen Wei, he was about to toast Qin Yuming, but was stopped by Fang Zhicheng.
Fang Zhicheng stopped Pang Jinghua, holding up his wine glass, and said with a smile: "Mayor Pang, I initiated this dinner today. As the host, I want to show my sincerity. How about we have a drink?"
Pang Jinghua was a little unhappy, but was stopped by Fang Zhicheng. He picked up the wine pot on the table and said with a smile: "If you want to drink, you can! Let's do Linghu Chong!"
The so-called Linghu Chong, which is homophonic to "Linghu Chong", means holding a wine pot filled with about 4 liang and drinking it all in one gulp. According to Fang Zhicheng's alcohol tolerance, he would basically die if he drank this glass of wine.
Just at this moment, Li Hui walked out of the box holding her cell phone.
Fang Zhicheng picked up the wine pot and said with a smile: "Today is the first time I have heard of such a term, Linghu Chong. Since Mayor Pang has invited me, I will naturally risk my life to accompany you."
After he finished speaking, he raised his hand and lifted the wine jug. Just as he was about to raise his head, Li Hui came in from outside the private room and handed the phone to Fang Zhicheng. Fang Zhicheng answered the phone and said with a smile: "Secretary Zhong, hello! I heard that there are changes in the two projects of Jinmen Technology and Donghe Fiber Optics. The reason is not my fault. The main reason is that your Shuangtan Town does not have that much strength now to take on so many key projects in one go."
Zhong Youfa was extremely anxious on the other end of the phone, and kept asking, "Director Fang, what do you mean? Shuangtan Town has made sufficient preparations and is holding its breath, just waiting for the project to be implemented."
Fang Zhicheng sighed, glanced at Zhong Youfa, and said, "I didn't say this out of thin air. I'm having dinner with Comrade Jinghua now, why don't you ask him directly?"
After Fang Zhicheng finished speaking, he handed the phone to Pang Jinghua and said with a smile: "Mayor Pang, this is your Secretary Zhong's phone number."
Pang Jinghua was a little confused and didn't know what was going on.
"Hello, Secretary Zhong!" Pang Jinghua changed his attitude and said humbly.
Zhong Youfa frowned and asked in a deep voice, "Lao Pang? I just received two bad news. Jinmen Technology and Donghe Fiber Optics have decided to choose another location, mainly because they heard that our Shuangtan Town's land policy indicators are no longer sufficient. Both of these projects were won by Director Li Hui of the Merchants Bureau, so I tried to communicate with her. Director Li Hui said that this requires Director Fang to coordinate. I just asked Director Fang, and he said that you know the reason, please explain it to me."
Jinmen Technology is the largest private technology company in China that produces and sells telecommunication equipment, involving switching networks, transmission networks, wireless and wired fixed access networks, data communication networks and wireless terminal products in communication networks. At the end of last year, Jinmen Technology received an order from British Telecom Group, and this investment project in Shuangtan Town will serve this order. The order is secondary, and Dongtai hopes that Jinmen Technology can set up a research institute locally, so that the industrial technology content of Dongtai can be greatly improved.