Fang Zhicheng heard Zhao Qingya's confidence and said with a smile: "Your evaluation far exceeds my expectations."
Zhao Qingya shrugged and said, "This is the inspiration your plan brought to me."
Fang Zhicheng twisted his mouth and said, "I find our conversation a little weird."
Zhao Qingya smiled and said, "I still prefer such a serious conversation..."
At about 4:30 in the afternoon, the competition for the payment of the intention deposit peaked again. Li Hui, director of the Investment Promotion Bureau, found Fang Zhicheng in a corner with a smile on her face and reported in a low voice: "County Magistrate Fang, I just asked someone to count and found that 50 companies have reached the intention today. Almost all the entrepreneurs who attended the meeting participated in the bidding. The intention deposits received have reached more than 50 million, and the balance of more than 10 million will continue to arrive in the future."
"Sixty million?" Fang Zhicheng heaved a long sigh. With this inflow of money, Dongtai's financial situation can finally be eased, and everyone can have a good new year.
Fang Zhicheng coughed lightly and whispered to Li Hui, "There is something you need to deal with quickly."
Li Hui showed a puzzled look on her face and asked, "Please speak!"
Fang Zhicheng smiled faintly and said, "Hurry up and go to the hotel to rebook the banquet. Raise the standard by one, no, two levels."
Li Hui was slightly stunned and speechless. In order to save money, the hotel standards originally booked for the entrepreneurs attending the meeting were very ordinary, even a bit too shabby. Now that Fang Zhicheng saw that the meeting was very effective, he instantly changed his attitude and wanted to raise the standards.
From this tiny detail, we can see that County Chief Fang is not very generous, and is still a petty-bourgeois philistine in his bones! However, no matter how you look at it, County Chief Fang is a little... cute...
In the county party secretary's office, Sun Weiming was smoking a cigarette with a serious expression. Deng Hongguo was sitting on the sofa feeling a little uneasy because he could feel the anger in Sun Weiming's heart.
Deng Hongguo suggested in a low voice: "Fang Zhicheng is collecting intention fees from enterprises. This method is already illegal. I think we can ask the Commission for Discipline Inspection to intervene?"
Sun Weiming looked up at Deng Hongguo, thinking that this guy was blinded by hatred and had lost his mind. He said dimly, "Why let the Commission for Discipline Inspection intervene to investigate Fang Zhicheng? Although he received the intention fee, all the money was paid into the public finance account and later used to distribute year-end bonuses to civil servants throughout the county. Although his method was crooked, his purpose was correct. Moreover, the city has already issued a document on this matter, tacitly acknowledging the existence of this method. It would be a big mistake to catch him now."
Deng Hongguo's face flashed with embarrassment, and he said, "I was just complaining."
Sun Weiming shook his head, thinking that although Deng Hongguo was loyal, he was sometimes too reckless and could not compare to Fang Zhicheng's careful thinking. He tapped the armrest of the sofa twice with his fingers and sighed, "We can only put this matter aside for the time being."
Fang Zhicheng's behavior made Sun Weiming more and more shocked. In less than ten days, he successfully raised 60 million yuan in intention funds through a PPP model bidding meeting. If it were someone else, no one would have the courage and determination to do so.
More importantly, when Fang Zhicheng first started planning these things, no one knew where his next move would be.
If one word is used to describe Fang Zhicheng, it is "unrestrained". His style of doing things is quite different from that of himself or other officials, making people more and more unpredictable. Facing an unknown enemy, it is impossible to fight against him.
The fiscal deficit crisis in Dongtai County finally disappeared after Fang Zhicheng's operation. Most of the civil servants in the county received their year-end bonuses on the eve of the holiday. Although the wait was a bit long, the result was good, with a slight increase compared to previous years.
However, the county party secretary Sun Weiming did not seem to be in a very good mood. He was very angry at several meetings at the end of the year and criticized almost everyone without naming them.
Surprisingly, Sun Weiming did not show any dissatisfaction with Fang Zhicheng. Instead, he highly praised Fang Zhicheng for completing the task of distributing year-end bonuses. "You all need to learn from Comrade Zhicheng. You should pay attention to the way and method of doing things. You won't make mistakes if you follow the rules, but it will be difficult to stand out. Our Dongtai is now at the forefront of reform and opening up. It is no longer suitable to carry out work with the old methods..."
Fang Zhicheng found this somewhat irritating for some reason. It seemed like he was being praised, but on second thought, it seemed like he was just attracting hatred for himself.
On New Year's Eve, after standing guard for the last day, when he was getting off work, it suddenly started to rain and snow outside. This year was a warm winter, and there were only a few days below zero in the whole Yinzhou, so Fang Zhicheng only wore a thin woolen coat. He tucked his neck into his collar. At this moment, a "beep" horn sounded suddenly beside him. Fang Zhicheng followed the sound, rolled down the car window, revealing an exquisite face with a slightly timid look at the corners of his mouth.
"County Magistrate Fang, let me take you home..." Wu Haiyan came to other government departments to do some work. When she drove out, she saw Fang Zhicheng walking in the wind and snow without an umbrella. After hesitating for a long time, she finally took the initiative to invite him to get in the car.
Chapter 0399 A Woman Who Becomes More Beautiful the More You Look at Her
Fang Zhicheng got into Wu Haiyan's car, sat in the passenger seat, took out a cigarette box, thought for a moment, and asked Wu Haiyan, "Do you mind if I smoke a cigarette?"
Wu Haiyan nodded, Fang Zhicheng took out a lighter and prepared to light it, but then put the cigarette back. Wu Haiyan asked in confusion: "I really don't mind, just smoke it."
Fang Zhicheng looked at Wu Haiyan's pretty face, changed the subject, and asked with a smile: "Mr. Wu, how is the construction of the golf course project going?"
Wu Haiyan frowned slightly and sighed, "The overall project is progressing smoothly, but there is a landfill nearby. We have coordinated many times but have not achieved good results. I came to the government today to find County Magistrate Luo, hoping that he can help me solve the problem."
After Fang Zhicheng took office as the executive vice-county magistrate, investment promotion and key projects were assigned to Luo Hui.
Seeing Wu Haiyan was in trouble, Fang Zhicheng took out his cell phone and called Luo Hui, "Lao Luo, I'm with Mr. Wu from Sun Hung Kai Properties. We need to pay attention to the golf course project. It's a key project and we can't let it go."
Luo Hui smiled bitterly and explained, "I have asked about the landfill before. This landfill is the largest garbage disposal station in Dongtai. If we want to move this landfill, so much garbage in the city must be transferred out. I am trying to find a way. Please give me some time, County Mayor Fang!"
Fang Zhicheng nodded and laughed softly into the phone to ease the awkward atmosphere between him and Luo Hui. "I'm not forcing you to do this. The company is seeking help, and we must serve them at all costs. Please give me some time. When can it be resolved?"
Luo Hui pondered for a moment and said hesitantly, "It will definitely not be solved before the New Year. Generally, workers need to wait until the 18th day of the first lunar month after the New Year to start work. I will try to properly resolve this matter by the end of the first lunar month. Is that okay?"
Fang Zhicheng knew that Luo Hui didn't have many options, and some things couldn't be rushed. He smiled and said, "Okay, Lao Luo, I'll leave this matter to you. You must not let down the chain and disappoint the company."
After hanging up the phone with Luo Hui, Fang Zhicheng and Wu Haiyan smiled and said, "I just asked County Magistrate Luo. It's almost the Spring Festival, and the workers are starting to take holidays. So we have to wait until the beginning of next spring to move into the landfill."
Wu Haiyan's expression relaxed and she said with a smile, "I went to see County Magistrate Luo just now, but his answer was ambiguous. Now that I have asked for the specific time, I have a clear idea and can make the next plan. Thank you, County Magistrate Fang!"
Fang Zhicheng waved his hand and said, "It's not the first day we met, why be so polite? Although I am not in charge of investment promotion and key projects now, if you encounter any problems in the future and need to coordinate and solve them, you can still come to me."
Wu Haiyan sighed in a low voice: "County Magistrate Fang, you are really serious and responsible. There are not many pure officials like you now."
Fang Zhicheng saw that Wu Haiyan had something to say, and asked in confusion: "Boss Wu, have you encountered any problems, so you have a problem with us civil servants?"
Wu Haiyan quickly shook her head and said with a smile: "I was just speaking casually, how dare I have any opinion?"
Fang Zhicheng frowned and said slowly: "Mr. Wu, it is natural that you have some ideas. Although the government is trying to change its role and become a service provider, in the process of contacting enterprises or ordinary people, it often fails to truly serve the people. Things like being arrogant and showing off often happen. However, I think most officials are able to recognize their roles and are working hard to cooperate with enterprises to do a good job in various tasks."
Wu Haiyan smiled and said, "I just said it casually, but I didn't expect County Magistrate Fang to say so much. Just because you are doing things for us sincerely, I will never speak ill of civil servants easily in the future."
"That's right!" Fang Zhicheng smiled faintly, "It's better to guard against the people's mouths than to guard against the river!"