Chapter 4660: Waiting for the rabbit

Zhu Xiufang said "Oh." Hearing Li Qike say he wouldn't be back tonight, her first reaction was to think of Zhao Desan. Not long after the couple left the house, Li Qike returned. He had a micro-camera he had just bought from a computer mall tucked in his arms. Taking advantage of the fact that no one was home, he sneaked into the bedroom, checked the layout, and hid the camera in a bonsai tree he deemed safe. He connected the power, aimed the lens at the large Simmons bed in the bedroom, and, thinking everything was ready, left the house.

Zhao Desan was still reclining in the car, listening to music and smoking, waiting for Sister Wu to come out of the Municipal Committee. By this time, Wu Min had already reached the second floor of the Secretary Building and arrived at the Secretariat. A fair-skinned young secretary smiled respectfully and said, "Secretary Wu, are you looking for Secretary Yang?"

Wu Min knew this person was Yang Tianyu's new secretary, surnamed Ma, so she said to him, "Secretary Ma, is Secretary Yang in? I have something urgent to report to him."

Secretary Ma knew that Wu Min was the only female District Committee Secretary in all of Xijing City and that she had good relationships with the city's leaders, so naturally, he didn't dare to be negligent. He smiled respectfully and said, "Secretary Yang is currently talking with Director Wang from the Finance Bureau, and Minister Zhao from the Organization Department is coming to report work later. Since Secretary Wu has an urgent matter, I'll have Minister Zhao come later after Director Wang finishes, so you can report first."

"Many thanks, Secretary Ma." Wu Min smiled, chatted for a few words with another secretary she knew in the Secretariat, and seeing Finance Bureau Director Wang walk out of Municipal Committee Secretary Yang Tianyu's office door, she went up to greet him with a smile, then gently knocked on Yang Tianyu's office door.

"Come in!" Hearing the person inside the office call out to come in, Wu Min hurriedly pushed the door open gently.

Yang Tianyu looked up and saw it was Wu Min. Toward women, men always had a particularly enthusiastic attitude. Without asking why Wu Min had come, Yang Tianyu greeted her with a smile, saying, "It's Secretary Wu, please sit, please sit."

Before Wu Min's buttocks even touched the chair, she hurriedly said to Yang Tianyu, "Secretary Yang, I have something I want to report to you. It's about the investment promotion in our district."

"Don't be in a hurry, sit down and talk slowly." Seeing Wu Min's anxious expression, Yang Tianyu signaled her to sit down unhurriedly.

After Wu Min sat down, Yang Tianyu asked unhurriedly, "What happened? Secretary Wu ran all the way here so early in the morning?"

Wu Min looked at Yang Tianyu with a somewhat dejected expression and said, "Secretary Yang, last time our district went to Hainan for investment promotion, we talked to a large Hong Kong-funded enterprise. The other party also came to our district to inspect some time ago and was very satisfied with our district's conditions. Originally, the district had made all preparations for their investment and factory construction, but that Hong Kong-funded enterprise sent another fax saying they wouldn't invest in our district. After much inquiry, our district learned that it was because the neighboring Baoping City had also privately contacted this Hong Kong-funded enterprise, which is why they changed their minds at the last minute."

Yang Tianyu leaned back in his boss chair, squinting slightly as he looked at Wu Min's depressed appearance, and asked unhurriedly, "Why? Our Chanba District's conditions are not worse than Baoping City's, right? Although the current hardware conditions are not as good as Baoping City's, the development potential is far greater than Baoping City's, and the transportation is convenient. Why would they change their minds?"

"I learned that Baoping City offered that Hong Kong-funded enterprise very favorable policies, not only waiving the land acquisition fees for the factory but also waiving taxes for three years. Our district's finances are tight, and we can't afford such a heavy cost, which is why that Hong Kong-funded enterprise intends to invest in Baoping City..." Wu Min told Municipal Committee Secretary Yang Tianyu everything about the Kaide Group changing its mind halfway and what she later found out about the investment negotiations with Baoping City. "That company requires our district to provide the same favorable conditions as Baoping City before they are willing to come."

Hearing District Committee Secretary Wu Min's report, Yang Tianyu's expression became serious. He lit a cigarette, took a puff, and began to think thoughtfully.

"The matter happened a week ago, and you're only reporting it to me now. Is it because you have no other way that you came?" Yang Tianyu suddenly asked.

"..." Seeing that Municipal Committee Secretary Yang Tianyu had seen through her thoughts, Wu Min smiled awkwardly and said, "It was my dereliction of duty not to report it in time, but I really was thinking that Secretary Yang, you are busy with official business every day, and I didn't want to add to your troubles. Besides, this matter was originally my duty, but now, with my ability, I really can't handle it, so I..." Wu Min and Yang Tianyu had met more than once, so from her heart, Wu Min was not afraid of Yang Tianyu.

"Let me think about it first..." Yang Tianyu stood up, left his desk, and sat on the sofa next to Wu Min, saying thoughtfully, "Compared to our Chanba District, Baoping City has no advantages at all. As you said, this Hong Kong-funded enterprise is a large listed company; why would they choose such a place? Even if Baoping City offers them favorable conditions, in the long run, it is fundamentally unfavorable to their company's development layout in the Northwest market. Would they make such an investment? I think the other party is just playing 'playing hard to get,' wanting the district to provide sufficient favorable conditions. Comrade Wu Min, don't you think so?" As Yang Tianyu spoke, he turned his face and looked at Wu Min with expectant eyes.

"Secretary Yang, you are truly insightful. Ginger is indeed spicier when it's old." Wu Min smiled obsequiously, flattering Yang Tianyu. But then again, this Yang Tianyu was the head of the Municipal Committee. The logic that had taken her a long time to figure out, he had seen through the secret behind it just by her giving him a rough account.

"Stop flattering me," Yang Tianyu said with a smile, lit another cigarette, and continued, "Are you looking for me because you want me to step in and put pressure on Secretary Pang of Baoping City, so they don't compete with our Xijing City for this investment project?"

"Yes, as long as Baoping City withdraws, then the Kaide Group will have no choice but to sign the investment contract with our district." Wu Min hurriedly nodded and replied. This was also the opinion she had reached after sitting down with District Mayor Liu Deliang and District Investment Promotion Bureau Director Ma Luke.

"I can't help you with this favor, Comrade Wu Min!" Unexpectedly, Yang Tianyu's answer took Wu Min by surprise. She had originally thought that as long as Yang Tianyu gave Secretary Pang of Baoping City a hint, Baoping City would surely retreat in the face of difficulties. She didn't expect Municipal Committee Secretary Yang Tianyu to flatly reject her idea, which made Wu Min's jaw drop.

"Baoping City is also promoting investment; everyone is competing fairly. Having the Municipal Committee step in to suppress Baoping City is a bit against the rules. This only shows that you, Secretary Wu, lack confidence and aren't sure you can attract the golden phoenix." Yang Tianyu said a sentence unhurriedly that left Wu Min speechless.

"But..." Wu Min wanted to argue a few more words, but was interrupted by Yang Tianyu. He said, "Comrade Wu Min, you have to think of this method yourself. The favorable conditions for investment promotion cannot be changed, but the Kaide Company must be kept in our Chanba District. You haven't been the head of the district for a short time. If you can't handle this matter, then it will be a bit difficult for you, Comrade Wu Min, to come to the city again! This is also an opportunity for you, Comrade Wu Min, to perform. This Kaide Group must be landed!"

Wu Min had never expected the result to be like this. She had originally wanted to ask Municipal Committee Secretary Yang Tianyu to step in and put some pressure on Baoping City to win this investment project. She didn't expect that her report would end up with an ultimatum from Secretary Yang, actually requiring her to sign a military order. This made her feel very depressed. She had to stand up, grit her teeth, and say, "Secretary Yang, please rest assured, I will definitely find a way to win over this enterprise."

Coming out of Yang Tianyu's office, Wu Min felt very uncomfortable, somewhat heavy. Her original plan had fallen through, and now her future was tightly bound to this investment promotion project. What should she do? Personally go to find Secretary Pang of Baoping City and ask them to withdraw? The possibility was not high. Such a large project, for any leading official, was a ladder to climb to the peak of power. As the second-largest city in Hexi Province, the leaders of the Baoping Municipal Committee and Municipal Government might be thinking more than she was about entering Xijing early, or being transferred to the Provincial Committee or Provincial Government. The possibility of persuading the relevant leaders of Baoping City through herself was slim to none.

Sitting in Zhao Desan's car, Wu Min racked her brains for a solution. Zhao Desan, seeing Wu Min's depressed appearance, knew that Secretary Yang had not agreed to her idea. He thought for a moment and said to Wu Min, "Sister Wu, since the Kaide Group wants to play 'playing hard to get,' it means they actually favor our district's investment environment. Why don't we just 'wait for the rabbit'?"

Hearing Zhao Desan's inexplicable words, Wu Min was a bit confused for a moment. She turned her head, looked at him somewhat blankly, and asked, "How do we 'wait for the rabbit'?"

Zhao Desan explained his idea unhurriedly: "Sister Wu, since the other party doesn't favor Baoping City's investment environment, but just wants to get better favorable conditions, as long as we wait for the other party, maybe they will obediently return to the negotiating table?" Zhao Desan judged based on his contact with Selina that she shouldn't give up such a good investment environment in Chanba District; she just wanted to strive for better favorable conditions. With Selina's deep smile and sapphire blue eyes appearing in his mind, Zhao Desan really wanted to use his "ability" to win over this graceful Hong Kong businesswoman and make her firmly invest in Chanba District.

After hearing Zhao Desan's idea, Wu Min smiled indifferently and said, "That's a way, but this method is too passive. We still need other methods to cooperate." Although Wu Min also thought the Kaide Group was playing "playing hard to get," she didn't dare to be absolutely sure that the other party would eat "the grass they had already turned away from," so she didn't dare to fully agree with Zhao Desan's idea.

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