Chapter 539

Lu Fan sincerely said: "General Yu, Panshixi and Nanyuan City's requirements for food safety coincide, which is the most solid foundation for our deep cooperation. Wanhe Agriculture and Animal Husbandry is committed to developing green agriculture, producing pollution-free, pure natural high-quality agricultural and sideline products, which can form complementary advantages with Panshixi, achieving a strong-strong union."

I, on behalf of Nanyuan City and Wanhe Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, sincerely invite General Yu to invest and start a business in Nanyuan. I can guarantee that Nanyuan will provide Panshixi with the most superior support policies and the fairest business environment, allowing Panshixi to take root, sprout, and grow vigorously in Nanyuan, from here to the whole province and even the whole country, creating even more glorious achievements!

Panshixi's eyes revealed a hint of hidden worry; he hesitated a moment and said: "Secretary Lu, just because of your emphasis on food safety and your deep concern for the people, I can confidently invest in Nanyuan. However, if you ever leave Nanyuan, the policy may lack continuity, and I fear my investment will go down the drain!"

Lu Fan smiled slightly and replied: "General Yu, first, our cooperation with Panshixi will become a normative document of the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, which will not be changed overnight. Moreover, even if I leave Nanyuan, I should be promoted, right? That would mean my position is higher, so isn't it better able to support your company's development? If you think Nanyuan has great potential, then please, General Yu, invest boldly! For such a good enterprise as Panshixi, I am willing to act as a 'protective umbrella'."

Upon hearing these heartfelt words, Panshixi was deeply moved, but advancing into Nanyuan is a major strategic decision for the company. Panshixi said: "Secretary Lu, thank you again for your recognition of our Panshixi. I will carefully consider investing in Nanyuan and reply to you as soon as possible!"

Lu Fan nodded and said: "Good, I hope we can cooperate happily! General Yu, what do you think of Wanhe Agriculture and Animal Husbandry as a company?"

Panshixi said without hesitation: "The prospects are broad and full of potential; I have already seen a future rising star!"

Lu Fan said: "I hope Wanhe Agriculture and Animal Husbandry can become a strategic partner with Panshixi, working hand in hand, cooperating for mutual benefit, advancing together, and building dreams forward!"

Feng Guanqiao -> Feng Guanqiao

Zhao Haorui -> Zhao Haorui

The undergraduate batch two admissions enrollment work has officially begun. Admission information shows that our school has sufficient student sources, the application-to-plan ratio is 105% of the planned number, application scores have reached a new high, and the minimum application scores for both liberal arts and sciences exceed the provincial cutoff line by more than 30 points.

On July 27, Lu Fan, accompanied by Zhang Bolii, Party Secretary and President of Zhongjing National Medical University, visited the school's admissions enrollment information center in turn, greeted and consoled the admissions enrollment staff, and expressed sincere condolences and thanks to the hardworking admissions enrollment personnel.

The head of the Admissions and Employment Office reported our school's this year's application enrollment situation. From the current situation, the school has sufficient student sources, the application-to-plan ratio is 105% of the planned number, the highest application score is 548 points, exceeding the provincial cutoff line by 30 points. Preliminary professional score distribution shows that the majors of Clinical Medicine of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture and Tuina continue to be hot.

After listening to the report, Lu Fan delivered a speech, giving full affirmation to the admissions enrollment work and congratulating the achievements of the first batch of admissions.

On the morning of July 28, the Nanyuan City Government News Office held a press conference on the economic operation situation of Nanyuan in the first half of 2024. The meeting was hosted by Ye Liangyuan, Director of the Municipal Statistics Bureau, and responsible comrades from relevant units, who introduced the economic situation of Nanyuan in the first half of the year and answered journalists' concerns.

At the meeting, it was learned that in the first half of the year, the entire Nanyuan City upheld confidence, mustered vigor, and worked diligently, effectively promoting the conversion of growth drivers and quality improvement. The resilience and momentum of high-quality development continued to strengthen, the city's economic operation remained stable and improving, major economic indicators' growth consistently outperformed the province, and 12 indicators ranked first in the province.

The meeting emphasized that external environmental uncertainties remain numerous, and sustaining economic recovery and improvement still requires effort. In the second half of the year, Nanyuan City will anchor its annual goals and tasks, exert forward momentum to effectively implement already determined macro policies, consolidate the positive momentum of the first half's steady economic improvement, seize the golden quarter of the third quarter, run well the second-half relay race, launch an assault on a trillion-yuan GDP, and strive to create a new landscape of high-quality economic development for the entire city.

The most eye-catching and shocking news at the meeting was: In the first half of the year, the city's gross domestic product reached 500.1 billion yuan! It dazzled everyone's eyes!

The Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government immediately communicated and praised Nanyuan's historic best achievement! This undoubtedly is a high recognition and great encouragement of the hard work and outstanding achievements of Nanyuan's cadres and masses.

With the spread of this astonishing news, the internet instantly ignited. Across major social media platforms, news websites, and short video platforms, countless videos related to "Nanyuan half-year 500 billion" sprang up everywhere. These videos, from various angles, display Nanyuan's thriving development scene, allowing people to intuitively feel the city's development momentum, which is as irresistible as a bamboo shoot splitting and unstoppable.

In a short time, Nanyuan became the focus of national attention, astonishing the entire nation with its brilliant appearance. Whether it's the rapid enhancement of economic strength or the day-by-day renewal of urban construction, it leaves everyone in awe.

Zhongjing National Medical University -> Zhongjing National Medical University

Nanyuan City Government News Office -> Nanyuan City Government News Office

On August 5, Nanyuan City held a municipal petition work field meeting, observing and learning from the Xijia County Street Office, the Wuqiao Town Petition Reception Center, and the Gefu County Petition Bureau's party-building-led petition work, grid-based management, basic grassroots infrastructure construction, and conflict-dispute investigation experiences.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, a work deployment meeting was convened. Attending were Municipal Party Secretary Lu Fan, Deputy Municipal Party Secretary Wang Hong, Municipal Discipline Inspection Committee Secretary Du Wenlong, Municipal Organization Department Minister Feng Guanqiao, and Executive Vice Mayor Zhao Haorui, along with the secretaries of each county and district and the heads of each municipal department; the meeting was of high specification.

Municipal Discipline Inspection Committee Secretary -> Municipal Discipline Inspection Committee Secretary

Director of the Municipal Organization Department -> Director of the Municipal Organization Department

Municipal Discipline Inspection Committee Secretary Du Wenlong made specific arrangements for the Discipline Inspection Committee's involvement in petition work arrangements, coordinating citywide the construction of petition reporting platforms for 243 townships and towns, by setting up "reporting stations" and "forward posts" beside the common people, promptly resolving the problems reflected by the masses on the spot, striving to achieve the effect of resolving contradictions at the grassroots level.

Du Wenlong said: "Nanyuan has a large proportion of rural population and many historical problems. In recent years, while the economy and society continue to develop, grassroots contradictions have become increasingly prominent. The volume of petition reports reflecting grassroots cadres remains high, accounting for 70% of the city's total petition volume. The number of supervision targets has increased 2.2 times, reaching 210,000, of which 60% are grassroots public officials. Grassroots petition work is weak, reporting channels are not smooth, severely restricting the development of petition work, with frequent occurrences of cross-level and repeated petitions. We must set up petition reporting stations beside the common people, maximizing convenience for the masses to promptly and nearby reflect problems."

Director of the Letters and Visits Bureau -> Director of the Letters and Visits Bureau

Lu Fan said: "The province has made it clear that every Monday morning, the leading officials of each county and district must receive visitors. As I understand, few counties and districts have done so. Taking this opportunity, I emphasize that from now on, every Monday morning we must ensure that either the secretary or the county head personally receives visitors; those counties and districts that fail to do so must personally call me to explain the reason!"

Comrades, a smiling face to greet, a chair to offer, a sentence of greeting and concern, a cup of warm water to warm the heart, a sincere effort to handle matters. Once work is standardized, the public's emotions are eased, complaints decrease, minds are at ease, and the petition order improves accordingly! We must face-to-face listen to the public's demands, on-site research solutions, and have the top leaders push for timely on-site resolution of difficult and complex petition issues.

Ge Village and He County Letters and Visits Bureau -> Ge Village and He County Letters and Visits Bureau

Below, I put forward two requirements; please, comrades, be sure to implement them thoroughly: First, within three months, fully resolve all petition cases in the city, with results that satisfy the masses, and the Municipal Discipline Inspection Committee will supervise the whole process. If you have any petition cases you cannot handle, report them to the Municipal Party Committee, and I will personally handle them!

Second, all counties, districts, and departments should focus on improving the three rates of petition matter handling, adhere to front‑shifting and source prevention, strive to build county‑level petition problems as the "endpoint", must achieve zero registration of cross‑level petitions, zero occurrence of collective petitions, no malicious petition incidents and no negative public opinion hype, and create all as "three‑no" petition counties and districts; at all times, bear the responsibility of petition work on your shoulders, keep petition risks in mind, and grasp solving problems and lawful disposal in your hands.

After the meeting ended, all levels and departments of Nanyuan City surged into a craze for handling petition cases, with top leaders personally taking charge, sharing the Party Committee's worries, reporting to Secretary Lu, serving the people and resolving difficulties, striving to make every petitioner feel fairness and justice in each petition case. Otherwise, after three months, truly handing over the unresolved petition cases to Secretary Lu would be like a fat pig rushing into the butcher's house, offering its neck to the cleaver—essentially seeking one's own death!

On August 1, Bureau Chief Yuan Weiwei came to Huayuan Province, exchanged opinions with Secretary Tang Bing, formulated a work plan, and conducted organizational inspections on leading cadres slated for promotion.

Vice Mayor -> Vice Mayor (glossary)

When the inspection notice was posted, it immediately caused a stir in the Municipal Party Committee compound, and then triggered a shock throughout the city.