After the dinner, Yang Dechang saw that Zhao Ling looked tired and asked in confusion, "Mayor Zhao, did the talk today go badly?"
Zhao Ling slowly opened his eyes and said, "Don't mention the project. Someone else has already taken the lead."
Edward Yang was puzzled and asked, "There are five places for the joint military and civilian airport. Are there no places left?"
Zhao Ling sighed and said, "Hanzhou has the quota, but the credit was taken by someone else. I met Fang Zhicheng while having dinner today."
Edward Yang asked, "Secretary of the Xiaguang District Committee?"
Zhao Ling said in a deep voice: "The dinner we are having today is three levels lower than the one he had. You can imagine the result."
Yang Dechang understood Zhao Ling's depression and said, "You mean, Fang Zhicheng is also striving for the military-civilian airport project? And the people he invited are more powerful than the ones we invited?"
Zhao Ling nodded and said, "I'm going back to Hanzhou tomorrow. Please buy me the earliest train ticket."
Zhao Liang had encountered setbacks in the past, but this failure was more serious than any other. This was because Zhao Liang had a deep sense of crisis. He originally thought that no one could replace him in terms of running for money, and even the municipal party secretary Xia Lanshan had to rely on him.
However, Zhao Liang now finds that Fang Zhicheng, with the support of the Su family, will have more advantages than himself in running projects in the future.
He had unknowingly lost the core competitiveness that he relied on to survive in the Hanzhou officialdom. Moreover, the person whose resources far exceeded his own also had a grudge against him, which made Zhao Liang feel bored.
Chapter 0680: Riding the Wind and Breaking the Waves From Now on
As Zhao Ling and others had speculated, Fang Zhicheng's dinner was indeed for the civil-military airport project. Fang Zhicheng was just accompanying them, but Su Lin obviously had his own ideas and bluntly asked Wang Zhengrong and Wen Jianjun to allocate a quota to Hanzhou.
Wang Zhengrong, Wen Jianjun and Su Lin have known each other for many years. For them, the location of the project is not very important. The key is the project construction funds and standards, which require strict accounting and auditing. There are not many companies in China that can build airports now, and the Western Airport Group has this qualification. Su Lin has many identities in the aviation field in Shanzhou. He has invested in many state-owned or private enterprises related to aerospace. He is also the director of the Western Airport Group and has a lot of say in the Western Airport Group. Therefore, if Su Lin can give a suitable price, the funding pressure of the military-civilian airport project can be reduced a lot.
Although some decisions are not written down in black and white, as long as the intention can be reached at the dinner, there will generally not be too many twists and turns later on, with only some details to be discussed.
After the dinner, Fang Zhicheng sat in the car and saw Su Lin, who was a little tipsy, and said softly, "Third uncle, thank you."
Su Lin hugged Fang Zhicheng and said with a smile, "You are my nephew, why are you so polite? I have seen the list of cities that have recently applied for military-civilian airports, and Hanzhou is on it, so I brought you here. Don't worry, those two guys still have to give me this face, and Hanzhou will definitely be one of the cities where they will be settled."
Although Su Lin drank a lot, he was very rational and spoke logically. "You have been in Yanjing for so long. Now everyone probably knows that you are a member of the Su family. If you return empty-handed, it would be a bit unreasonable, so you should bring a project back. Although the investment in the airport this time is not large, only about 500 million, it will still have a great driving effect on the later development of third- and fourth-tier cities like Hanzhou. If a city wants to develop and want to be promoted without an airport, it is a bit unreasonable."
Fang Zhicheng thought to himself that Su Lin was right. If Hanzhou wanted to rise, transportation was a major flaw and a bottleneck that must be broken through. If an airport could be built, it would greatly help improve the city's character.
Fang Zhicheng smiled and said, "Third uncle, you think long-term."
Su Lin twisted his mouth and said, "You don't think that Third Uncle is unreliable like others do, do you?"
Fang Zhicheng said: "You are the kind of person who appears foolish despite being wise. You may seem unreliable on the outside, but in fact you have a very smart account in your mind."
Su Lin laughed loudly and said, "We in the Su family are actually all evil-minded. I guess you have done a lot of bad things, kid."
Fang Zhicheng quickly said seriously: "I am a very upright person."
Su Lin shook his head and said, "A hypocrite is more terrible than a real villain."
Fang Zhicheng said unhappily: "Am I a hypocrite?"
Su Lin smiled faintly and said, "There is a slight trend."
After spending so many days with Su Lin, Fang Zhicheng and Su Lin have become very familiar with each other. Although the two are nephew and uncle, there is no barrier between them. Su Lin is not the kind of dandy boy that the outside world generally thinks. Although his way of doing things is sometimes out of line, he has his own principles and core.
For example, after getting drunk, Su Lin kept talking about his ideal, which was to make China's civil aviation industry among the top in the world.
Su Lin has been working hard and has achieved certain results.
After Zhao Liang returned to Hanzhou, he took the initiative to report his recent work results in Yanjing to Xia Lanshan. What surprised Xia Lanshan was that Zhao Liang actually proposed to adjust the project location of the military-civilian airport to Xiaguang.
Zhao Ling did not hide it and explained: "The competition for the civil-military airport project is fierce. More than 20 cities are eyeing five spots. Comrade Zhicheng has done a great job in this. If it can be successfully won, Comrade Zhicheng will be the first to win."
Xia Lanshan's eyes flashed, and everyone now knew Fang Zhicheng's identity. After Fang Zhicheng's identity was clear, he immediately used his family resources to bring advantageous projects to Hanzhou, which was good news for Hanzhou.
At the same time, Xia Lanshan also guessed Zhao Ling's idea. According to Zhao Ling's previous hostility with Fang Zhicheng, if he could get the project, he would definitely not put it in Xiaguang. Therefore, Zhao Ling felt unsure about this project, so he pushed it to Fang Zhicheng.
Zhao Liang relieved himself of his responsibilities in advance, which indirectly put pressure on Fang Zhicheng. If Fang Zhicheng could get the project, it would prove that Zhao Liang had the ability to judge people. If Fang Zhicheng could not get the project, it would only indirectly prove that Zhao Liang's ability to run projects far exceeded Fang Zhicheng, further consolidating his position in Hanzhou.
Xia Lanshan said: "I will take the initiative to communicate with Zhicheng about this matter."
Zhao Ling nodded and said with a smile: "I will fully cooperate with Xiaguang District to complete the airport project."
Xia Lanshan raised his eyebrows. If Zhao Ling had behaved a little worse towards Fang Zhicheng, Xia Lanshan would have thought it was more normal. But anyone who saw a hypocritical face would feel contemptuous. Xia Lanshan felt uncomfortable because of Zhao Ling's behavior.
After Zhao Ling left the office, Xia Lanshan called Fang Zhicheng and said with a smile, "I heard that you were not idle during your vacation in Yanjing? You found a good project for Xiaguang."
Fang Zhicheng thought to himself that Xia Lanshan got the news really quickly. He had just had dinner with the two leaders of the National Development and Reform Commission and the General Staff Headquarters yesterday, and he received the news today. He immediately realized that it must be Zhao Liang who leaked the news.
Fang Zhicheng smiled modestly and said, "Secretary Lanshan is talking about the civil-military airport project, right? There is no definite news yet."
Xia Lanshan nodded and said with a smile: "I believe you can bring good news. Hanzhou is in urgent need of an airport, which will have a significant impact on the development of the city. Now the heavy responsibility is handed over to you."
Fang Zhicheng smiled helplessly and said, "Secretary Lanshan, I can only say that I will do my best."
After the call ended, Fang Zhicheng frowned, dissatisfied with Zhao Ling's actions. What was Zhao Ling doing? Seeing that he was unable to lead the civil-military airport project, he pushed all the pressure on himself? This was obviously an attempt to shift the pressure.
Now the military-civilian airport is just a starting point and has not yet taken shape. If he fails to complete the project in the future, Zhao Ling can also take this opportunity to point out that Fang Zhicheng deliberately wanted to steal the credit from him.