Chapter 1234: Rejecting the Intentional Agreement!

After Tang Ye hung up the phone with Gao Qidong.

He communicated their respective thoughts with Han Zhengyi.

In the end, the two reached a consensus!

They decided to bring this matter up at the Standing Committee meeting.

Wednesday.

The County Party Committee Compound.

The Standing Committee meeting was held as scheduled.

The final agenda item was regarding the Jinhua Group Intentional Agreement.

County Party Committee Standing Committee Member and Executive Deputy County Magistrate Zhao Kaiyuan gave a very structured presentation.

First, he introduced the basic situation of Jinhua Group to the Standing Committee;

Second, he detailed his impressions from the preliminary contact with Jinhua Group;

Third, he recounted the process of signing the Intentional Agreement.

After Zhao Kaiyuan finished his report, Han Zhengyi said calmly, "Please, everyone, share your thoughts!"

The meeting room suddenly went quiet.

Deputy Secretary Shi Guangrong spoke first, "Jinhua Group's five hundred mu of commercial land are all in critical locations, and the costs are very high."

Propaganda Department Minister Li Ping was full of concerns, "The media is hyping this matter up significantly. If we suspend the cooperation now, it will cause great pressure. The outside world will think our government is inactive and has turned a good thing into a bad thing."

Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary Zhao Shuli said coldly, "In my opinion, this is Jinhua Group's strategy, deliberately using public opinion to force our hand. This way, they can seek the greatest benefit at the lowest cost."

After most of the Standing Committee members had spoken, Tang Ye said, "The negotiation team did a massive amount of preliminary work, and the city's leadership even traveled to Hong Kong for research; all of this was to facilitate the cooperation.

However, Jinhua Group's demands are too harsh, and on the whole, the disadvantages outweigh the advantages.

I am full of worry regarding the Intentional Agreement."

At this moment, Han Zhengyi's face was as heavy as water, "Jinhua Group's attitude has always been very tough, and this agreement was signed by Mayor Gao in Hong Kong. We must respect the results of their work."

Tang Ye cut in from another angle, "Jinhua Group is a capable foreign-invested enterprise. The reason they chose to invest in Yechuan is because we have development potential. Negotiations are fair. We cannot let Jinhua Group impose their will upon us.

If Yechuan accepts their harsh investment terms, we are responsible. Because we are officials elected by the common people.

If they are unwilling to make concessions, we can recruit other investments."

The County Party Committee Standing Committee members' eyes darted around; they had figured it out.

At today's meeting, the County Party Secretary and the County Magistrate appeared to have different viewpoints, but in reality, they were covering for each other, deliberately having one play the bad cop and the other the good cop.

In fact, neither Han Zhengyi nor Tang Ye approved of this Intentional Agreement.

Han Zhengyi waved his hand, "Let's stop arguing, everyone. The Jinhua Group Intentional Agreement concerns the development of Yechuan County for the next ten years. We need to treat it with caution; next, we will vote on 'whether to revise the Intentional Agreement'!"

Just as Han Zhengyi had guessed, the result of the vote was that the Intentional Agreement must be revised!

To put it bluntly, they did not recognize the results of the agreement signed by Gao Qidong!

Han Zhengyi's tone was firm, "Comrades, I already know everyone's opinions. You all feel the Intentional Agreement is unreasonable. I will actively reflect this matter. As for how Yechuan develops, I believe the city will listen to the voices of Yechuan's officials."

After obtaining the meeting minutes, Tang Ye found Fan Shaoqun.

This was a strategy Tang Ye had proactively proposed to Han Zhengyi!

Han Zhengyi was the top leader; by not coming forward to state his position, he could leave himself some room to maneuver.

Tang Ye did not have so many scruples...

Hearing that Tang Ye had come to see him, Fan Shaoqun thought he had come to seek peace, so he received Tang Ye very happily.

"County Magistrate Tang, I wonder what business you have with me?"

Tang Ye said, "Yechuan County held a County Party Committee Standing Committee meeting and rejected the previous Intentional Agreement at the meeting. Therefore, a second round of consultations must be conducted."

Fan Shaoqun was greatly surprised, "How can something that was already agreed upon change just like that?"

Tang Ye explained, "That was what you discussed with Mayor Gao, and it was only an Intentional Agreement, not a formal Investment Agreement. Many details within it were not finalized, so starting the next round of consultations is also necessary."

Fan Shaoqun said with dissatisfaction, "Although the Intentional Agreement does not have legal effect, it has already laid out the investment framework. We are a listed company, and the announcement has already been released; it cannot be changed casually. Even if we are to talk, it should be within the framework, not rejecting the previous negotiation results."

A look of helplessness appeared at the corners of Tang Ye's mouth, "Then please report this matter to the board of directors, Chairman Fan. There is no such thing as a free lunch in this world. We know Jinhua Group has strength, and we also hope to keep Jinhua in Yechuan, but we must strictly follow the rules of the game and cannot make exceptions."

Fan Shaoqun had dealt with mainland officials quite a bit over the years, but this was the first time he had encountered someone like Tang Ye, who seemed very easygoing but had a streak of toughness in his bones.

A coldness was hidden in Fan Shaoqun's eyes, "I understand what you mean. Although Jinhua Group is very sincere, we won't go so far as to press our hot face against a cold butt."

After Tang Ye left.

Fan Shaoqun dialed Gao Qidong's phone number.

"Mayor Gao, what is going on? Just now, the County Magistrate of Yechuan County, Tang Ye, came to see me and said they held a meeting and rejected the Intentional Agreement."

Gao Qidong's heart skipped a beat.

Although he had led the organization of these negotiations and had absolute say in the matter.

However, if Yechuan County did not acknowledge it and opposed it through a collective vote of the Standing Committee, it would create immense pressure.

Gao Qidong was silent for a few seconds, then said coldly, "Chairman Fan, I didn't expect the voices of opposition to be so loud. However, please rest assured, no matter what, I will facilitate Jinhua Group's settlement in Yechuan County. I have an idea: your negotiation team can leave first. By retreating to advance, I will have room to maneuver."

Fan Shaoqun said gloomily, "Fine, I will leave. I hope you can fulfill your promise."

Hanging up Gao Qidong's phone,

Fan Shaoqun sighed gloomily.

He had originally thought Gao Qidong was the person who could make the final decision.

He didn't expect that Gao Qidong's signature could actually be rejected.

The mainland officialdom system was too complex, making one's head ache.

After clearing his thoughts, Fan Shaoqun dialed his Secretary's phone number.

"Book the flight tickets; all personnel are to withdraw from Xiyang City."

The Secretary looked at Fan Shaoqun in surprise, "We haven't finalized the details of the formal Investment Agreement with Xiyang City yet!"

Fan Shaoqun couldn't be bothered to explain too much to the Secretary, "Stop talking nonsense, book the tickets immediately!"

On the other side, Tang Ye received a call from Gao Qidong.

Gao Qidong was furious, "Why didn't you give me a heads-up before going directly to find Fan Shaoqun? Do you still care about principles? Do you have any sense of discipline?"

Tang Ye feigned confusion, "Mayor Gao, the Yechuan County Party Committee Standing Committee specifically discussed the Intentional Agreement. Everyone voted, and it was concluded that there are issues with this Intentional Agreement. It's not that Secretary Han and I have objections; all the Standing Committee Members have objections. I had to inform the enterprise about this matter so they could be prepared in advance."

"Nonsense!" Gao Qidong raged, "You can't accomplish anything, but you can ruin everything. Your foolish actions have caused huge losses for the Government!"

Facing Gao Qidong's fury, Tang Ye was not angry; instead, he was secretly pleased!

Gao Qidong attempted to dictate the outcome of the negotiations.

But, now, the Standing Committee had used a collective voice to tell Gao Qidong!

It involved the interests of hundreds of thousands of common people in Yechuan!

He would not be allowed to act arbitrarily and do whatever he pleased...

He argued logically, "Mayor Gao, if a cooperation cannot be reached, it causes a loss—what kind of logic is that?"

"You interfered with the negotiations, causing a negative impact!

I will report this to Gong!

You had better prepare yourself mentally!"

Gao Qidong hung up the phone in a fit of rage......