Chapter 391 Buying an official?

   "Mr. Zhong, thanks to you this time, otherwise not only our Jiangdong City's finances will lose a lot, but even the reputation of attracting investment will be seriously affected."

  In the small conference room of the Jiangdong Municipal Party Committee, Zuo Zhong, member of the Standing Committee of the Jiangdong Municipal Party Committee and secretary-general of the Municipal Party Committee, held Zhong Shi's hand tightly, shook it vigorously, and kept thanking him.

"Secretary Zuo, you're welcome. I'm helping the elders in my hometown. Anyway, I also left Jiangdong City. Although I live outside now, my determination to serve my hometown has not wavered for a moment!" Zhong Shi's face With a polite smile, his eyes flicked to Zhang Yuanchao, who was sitting by the side, taking care of himself from time to time.

According to Zhang Wei's introduction, Zuo Zhong is only forty-two years old this year, but his face is very old. He looks at least fifty years old. His dark face is full of grooves, his rough hands are full of calluses, and he is dressed in plain clothes. At first glance, people will not think that he is an official, but a lively old farmer.

"Why did my uncle choose such an official to be his secretary-general?" Zhong Shi muttered to himself, but his face was full of smiles, "Secretary-General Zuo, I am here to visit relatives in a private capacity this time. In such a matter, I felt a little strange, so I did a little favor. Don't say thank you anymore, as long as you are a person with a sense of justice, you will take action when you encounter such a thing. "

"Mr. Zhong is a person who does big business, and his sense of social responsibility is stronger than that of ordinary people." Zuo Zhong glanced at Zhang Yuanchao nonchalantly, and then said, "In my opinion, Mr. Zhong's sense of responsibility is better than that of the people in our government." Some of our officials are much stronger. I really don’t know some of our officials, I don’t know how they are..."

   "Okay!" Zhang Yuanchao coughed lightly and interrupted Zuo Zhong, "Secretary-General, go and do your work. Mr. Zhong and I still have something to talk about."

   Zuo Zhong saw that he had expressed his meaning well, so he stopped talking, greeted Zhang Wei, Zhong Shi and others with a smile, and left.

   "Dad, what's going on, why is there something in the words of the surname Zuo?"

When Zhang Yuanchao, Zhang Wei, and Zhong Shi were the only ones in the meeting room, Zhang Wei put away his dignified and dignified posture, and walked up to Zhang Yuanchao with a smile, "Look, I've grown a little bit more capable. Investors can recognize it, now you can rest assured!"

  Zhang Yuanchao snorted coldly, glanced at his son with a hippie smile, and didn't answer. Then he nodded at Zhong Shi and asked, "Xiaoshi, when did you come? Have the family arrangements been made?"

"It's all arranged, and we're all resting in the hotel now!" In front of Zhang Yuanchao, Zhong Shi didn't dare to take it too seriously. Anyway, he was a senior member of the party. "By the way, uncle, what did Mr. Zuo mean just now?" , Why do I think his words are weird?"

   "These are all caused by the change of term. You guys, don't get involved." Zhang Yuanchao shook his head and wiped his hair casually, "Since you want to hear, let me talk about it."

  Ma Siyuan is a local cadre who climbed up from the grassroots step by step. He doesn't have a strong background and is not very good at economics. Therefore, after news of Zhang Yuanchao's possible departure came out, although he knew that he had little hope, he still went out everywhere, hoping to improve his impression in the short term, and strive to be a high-ranking official in Jiangdong City.

   At this time, an investor who claimed to be from Hong Kong entered his field of vision. This Hong Kong man named Zhou Weiming claimed to be worth over 100 million yuan, and he owned an international trading company in Hong Kong, specializing in import and export business. Since the current market conditions in Hong Kong are not good, he went north to see if there are better investment opportunities.

As soon as the two parties came into contact, Zhou Weiming expressed surprise at the prosperity of Jiangdong City, and then kept saying that Jiangdong City should have a four-star landmark building, firstly to reflect the achievements of Jiangdong City's reform and opening up; secondly, it is convenient to entertain the Quartet coming investors.

   Originally, Zhou Weiming did not set the plan at the five-star level, he knew that too much was too late. But with a slap on the head, Ma Siyuan set a five-star standard. Since it's all four stars, why not improve it a bit? Besides landmark buildings, it is natural to do the best. Regarding his decision, Zhang Yuanchao did not object. Since he was already the one who was going to leave, it was natural to decentralize power appropriately.

  The two parties signed the investment letter of intent soon. But not long after, Zhou Weiming was invited by another city. At this moment, Ma Siyuan couldn't sit still. If this investment was taken away by other cities, his political achievements would be ruined. Now he decided to take a big step back in the original investment letter of intent, even at the expense of finance. A large part of the budget was set aside to advance Zhou Weiming's start-up funds.

  In the original signed agreement, Zhou Weiming invested a total of 40 million US dollars to build a five-star hotel. The amount was divided into three phases and arrived in succession. The investment in the first phase was about 5 million US dollars. The government, on the other hand, cooperates in the form of land shares, and is also responsible for demolition. Due to the trouble in exchanging foreign exchange, the government needs to deposit 5 million RMB into the account set up by the other party as a start-up capital. This capital will be repaid after the exchange is completed with interest.

  Some people once doubted the security of this account, but if the other party really entered 5 million US dollars, then it would be about 40 million RMB, and repaying the mere 5 million RMB is not a problem at all. So Ma Siyuan only hesitated for a moment, and decisively suppressed these voices.

  But after other cities have brought Zhou Weiming over, it is said that the conditions are better than this one. After getting the news, Ma Siyuan was very anxious, after all, it was related to his future. So he privately sent someone to contact the Hong Kong businessman again, increased the amount of the government's start-up capital to 15 million yuan, and at the same time lowered the original promised land price by 20%, and at the same time sold an extra piece of nearby land, persuading the other party to continue. An increase of US$10 million in investment was enough to bring Zhou Weiming back.

  After the talks were closed again, Ma Siyuan began to spread the news with great fanfare. When the contract was officially signed, he asked everyone to attend to witness this "historic" moment.

  As the top leader, Zhang Yuanchao will naturally make his debut at this time. Although this political achievement will not be counted on his head, no matter what, it is still necessary to show the harmony of the team. But today, when the two parties were about to write, the secretary received a call from Zhang Wei, who revealed an important message: this so-called "Hong Kong businessman" might be a liar.

   This news was so important that Zhang Yuanchao didn't dare to make a claim. You must know that Ma Siyuan and others led a team to inspect Zhou Weiming's office in Shenzhen and Hong Kong before, to confirm that the other party did sign the contract after the fact. Now things have taken a 180-degree turn. Know what to do.

However, upon hearing Zhong Shi's opinion, and the other party's promise that "if the investment is delayed, we can compensate", Zhang Yuanchao immediately asked people to suspend the signing of the investment agreement, and at the same time asked people to control Zhou Weiming first and investigate the situation first. Let's talk after knowing the details of the other party.

  This move naturally made Ma Siyuan lose face. Fortunately, he did not invite a higher-level leader, otherwise it would not be as simple as losing face. After the incident happened, the local media in Jiangdong City were immediately told not to publicize the incident for the time being, and to wait for the results of the investigation by the municipal party committee and government to report. Therefore, this incident has not been publicized yet.

   Ma Siyuan was naturally ashamed and angry when he was exposed in broad daylight. He took it for granted that Zhang Yuanchao was unwilling to let him be in the position, so he deliberately did this kind of "hindering investment" to frame him. After returning to the office, he immediately asked Zhang Yuanchao to convene the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee to discuss this matter.

  The Standing Committee has been in full swing for two hours, and the two sides are naturally at odds with each other, unwilling to back down even a single step. And during this time, Zhong Shi had already checked out the details of that Zhou Weiming. It turned out that this Hong Kong man was originally in the smuggling business. Recently, the rumors were too tight and he couldn’t continue. So he went to the mainland and transformed himself into an investor from Hong Kong. He swindled and deceived many mainland officials who were eager to invest. .

  When Land Rover found the address in Sham Shui Po, they found that it was a dilapidated office building that was already facing demolition. Outside the corresponding floor, the nameplate of the trading company had been thrown on the ground. Immediately, Land Rover's people went to Shenzhen and Hong Kong to investigate again, and found that there was nothing but an empty shell. The busy scene that Ma Siyuan saw was just a performance by some temporary workers. It's a place.

  When Zhang Yuanchao took this urgent fax and threw it in front of Ma Siyuan, his face turned pale and he couldn't say a word. Although he managed to keep the 15 million financial funds, he couldn't escape the responsibility of negligence. This time, the throne of the city's senior officials was completely over, and the speeches he made at the Standing Committee just now were all recorded.

   "So there are so many twists and turns?"

  After listening to Zhong Shi, he touched his nose and felt a little emotional, "But what does it have to do with that Secretary-General Zuo just now? He seems very dissatisfied with that Mayor Ma."

"They also want to improve!" Zhang Yuanchao said with a chuckle, "This time I'm letting them go and let them play by themselves, anyway, I'm the one who is going to leave, and it will be annoying if I hold on to power any longer. But don't worry, no one will dare to tamper with your investment here, and there are too many people relying on the film and television city for a living, and at most they will get a share of the pie."

   "By the way, uncle, where are you going?" Zhong Shi frowned, disapproving of what Zhang Yuanchao said, "Is it really Ganjiang Province? Do you need me to sponsor you?"

"You?" Zhang Yuanchao shook his head with a smile, "Do you think I need you to buy an official? This is a serious violation of organizational regulations and discipline, and you might end up in jail. Let's go this time, even though Gao Sheng is With the senior officials of the Standing Committee, but the division of labor in the government, it is estimated that there will be no good departments. Not to mention, investment promotion, transportation, finance, finance, taxation, these fat and vacant departments will definitely not be allocated to me. At that time, I can only hide my strength and bide my time for a few years, and wait for the right time to talk about it."

   "Buy an official?" Zhong Shi had an idea, thinking of a major event that was about to happen, "Uncle, if possible, you should try to manage water conservancy and land resources. Maybe I can really help."

"Oh?" Zhang Yuanchao raised his thick eyebrows, feeling a little puzzled, "Is there anything to say? These two pieces of oil and water are not very rich, right? As far as I know, the natural resources of Ganjiang Province are not too rich, and water conservancy is a major issue. It’s a thankless job, and I was thinking that if the government divides the labor and distributes the water conservancy, I plan to shirk it.”

"Hey, don't!" Zhong Shi hastily stopped him. Naturally, he couldn't say it. Just this year, a catastrophic flood broke out in the provincial capital of Ganjiang, and even the central government was alarmed. "Ganjiang Province is located in the middle reaches of the Changhe River, and there are many rivers. If so, the pressure here is the greatest, so it is necessary to rectify the water conservancy. Uncle, you should not be too bureaucratic as an official, and you must do two good things for the common people, right? Rectifying the water conservancy is definitely a great thing that benefits the country and the people, and it is possible Good for your work. As for natural resources, uncle, have you heard of rare earths?"

"Rare earth?" Zhang Yuanchao rubbed his chin thoughtfully, "That thing is worthless, and you can buy as much as you want. I guess not many people are willing to invest. You are right. I can indeed start with water conservancy. The flood season is about to enter, and it’s time to rectify it.”

   "Okay, let's not talk about work. Let's go to the hotel and meet everyone first."

  After Zhang Yuanchao made up his mind, he stopped talking and changed the subject in a timely manner. However, with a slight sweep of his eyes, he found that Zhang Wei, who was sitting next to him, was dozing off with his arms propped up. He couldn't help being agitated, and suddenly patted the back of Zhang Wei's head, and scolded dissatisfiedly: "Look at you, you know how to eat, drink and play every day. Are you still promising? Learn from your cousin when you have time!"

   After finishing speaking, he walked out on his own regardless of the dazed Zhang Wei.

   "Hey, I just provoked someone, why is the old guy so angry?"

  Zhang Wei rubbed the back of his aching head, and expressed his dissatisfaction with lingering fear. Without Zhang Yuanchao present, he spoke a lot more presumptuously. When the anger was almost vented, he asked Zhong Shi winkingly: "I said cousin, what did you say, why is the old guy so dissatisfied, didn't I just take a nap?"

   PS: The plot of these two days is a bit off topic, but it will lead to the following thing, mainly to discuss what to do when the money reaches a certain level. Our protagonist can’t be too vulgar, right~

  

  

  (end of this chapter)