Chapter 1239: Ignoring a Key Figure!

Because a change occurred, the negotiation meeting ended.

Gao Qidong returned to his office, and before his chair was even warm, he received a call from Gong Weimin.

"Mayor Gao, come to my office for a moment."

"Understood, I will be there right away."

Pushing open the office door, Gao Qidong found Jiang Jing sitting on the sofa drinking tea and took the initiative to greet her, "Mayor Jiang, hello!"

Gong Weimin gestured for Gao Qidong to sit down, "How is the progress of the negotiations with Jinhua Group?"

Gao Qidong feigned enthusiasm as he explained, "At the meeting, Comrade Han Zhengyi mentioned that Yechuan County has just secured a National Level Project. We have new bargaining chips, so the negotiations with Jinhua Group must all be overturned and restarted."

A smile appeared on Gong Weimin's face, "That is correct. I called you here precisely to discuss this matter. Jinhua Group is a Hong Kong-funded enterprise with strong capital, but now that the Yechuan County Eastward Expansion Strategy has received support from the National Development and Reform Commission, its future development opportunities and potential cannot be mentioned in the same breath as before."

Jiang Jing set down her teacup, "After Ruilin Group received the news, they also developed a strong interest in investing in Yechuan County. They are now particularly interested in that 500-mu core commercial land area."

There was no change in emotion on Gao Qidong's face, but deep inside, waves were surging.

Ruilin Group had just helped Xiyang City clean up the mess left by Zhenao Group; if they joined the competition, Jinhua Group would have absolutely no advantage.

Jinhua Group had positioned itself too high from the start!

Furthermore, Qiao Wansen of Ruilin Group and the County Magistrate of Yechuan County, Tang Ye, had a very good relationship.

Jinhua Group had offended the Yechuan County government leadership to the core.

Although he supported Jinhua Group, Jiang Jing's support for Ruilin at the city level would give them a greater advantage.

"Jinhua Group has been negotiating with us for so long, and they are still very sincere. I believe we should still prioritize Jinhua Group; otherwise, the previous work will have been in vain."

Jiang Jing nodded slightly, "Mayor Gao, you have done a lot of work to secure this project. You even went to their headquarters for on-site research; Gong and I have both seen your hard work. If they had made concessions on the investment terms a week earlier, I certainly would have had no objections. But the situation is different now."

Gong Weimin was in a very good mood at this moment.

One must know that Xiyang City did not have a single National Level Project.

Once this project landed, it would effectively fill a historical void.

This was of immense benefit to Gong Weimin's administrative achievements.

And this result was brought about by Tang Ye.

Tang Ye was Jiang Jing's favored subordinate.

"Mayor Gao, do not hang yourself from a single tree; you can change your approach to the negotiations with Jinhua Group.

You can also tell them not to be fixated on the 500 mu of core commercial land.

The Dong Qu will see major development, and investing in other plots will yield the same benefits.

Of course, we also welcome them to compete alongside other developers in the form of a public bid."

Hearing Gong Weimin say this, Gao Qidong thought to himself that Jinhua Group's chance of acquiring the 500 mu of core commercial land at a low cost had completely gone down the drain.

"Understood, I will communicate this to Jinhua Group!"

"Mayor Gao, Mayor Jiang and I still have matters to discuss. You may go and attend to other work."

After Gao Qidong left, Gong Weimin said with deep emotion, "Mayor Jiang, I finally understand why Yechuan County has been opposing Jinhua Group's investment terms. I misunderstood Comrades Tang Ye and Han Zhengyi before. They have been quietly doing great things, and I thought they were not proactive enough."

Jiang Jing explained with a smile, "Secretary Gong, I only found out after the fact as well. To secure this project, Tang Ye went to Yanjing several times. However, before the project was finalized, he could not make a big splash; after all, success depends on secrecy. To be honest, I only learned the result yesterday."

Gong Weimin nodded slightly, "If Yechuan County had not used the Standing Committee to vote down the Intentional Agreement with Jinhua Group, Jinhua Group really would have picked up a bargain. Fan Shaoqun is a very cunning and greedy person; I was almost fooled by his hypocritical exterior."

Jiang Jing said, "Secretary Gong, Qiao Wansen is still very interested in that 500 mu of commercial land. He is willing to put up one billion to invest in building a commercial complex, creating a super business district around the Xiyang City New Train Station. Of course, everything must be done through fair bidding. With Ruilin Group as a floor, we can recruit more capable enterprises."

Gong Weimin nodded, "Qiao Wansen acquired Zhenao Group and has contributed to Xiyang City. We must give such enterprises more support."

……

Gao Qidong had just returned to his office.

His cell phone began to ring incessantly.

He answered the call and said in a somewhat cold tone, "Chairman Fan, our negotiations must be put on hold."

Fan Shaoqun said with dissatisfaction, "What does this mean? We have been talking for so long. You say you won't talk, and that's it?"

Gao Qidong said helplessly, "Isn't there a new situation? With the landing of a National Level Project, the land price in Yechuan County will at least double. Yechuan has become a hot commodity now. You have competitors, and more than one."

Fan Shaoqun suppressed his frustration, "We are very sincere; we have rejected invitations from many other places and poured all our energy into Xiyang City. Mayor Gao, you cannot waver!"

Gao Qidong said, "Of course I am considering the issue from your perspective. But the pace of the previous negotiations was too slow. If you had made concessions earlier, there wouldn't be so many variables. I still have some work to handle; I will contact you later. If there is any new information, I will notify you in time."

Hearing the busy signal, Fan Shaoqun slammed his phone onto the table.

He was feeling incredibly frustrated at this moment.

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

Now, the cooked duck had flown away.

The Secretary walked into the room.

"Chairman Fan, we checked through our channels, and the news that Yechuan County has secured a National Level Project is true."

"How could Yechuan County secure a National Level Project? Did something go wrong with your intelligence?" Fan Shaoqun always felt something was not right.

"This time, they secured the National Level High-end Manufacturing Incubation Base, and even the Huai Province Development and Reform Commission was somewhat surprised. The person pushing it is Yechuan County Magistrate Tang Ye. He used personal connections to communicate across levels with the National Development and Reform Commission!"

"Tang Ye? The Tang Ye who was kicked off the list during the second round of negotiations?!"

Fan Shaoqun was suddenly shocked.

A blind spot had appeared in his information database.

"Yes, Tang Ye is the County Magistrate of Yechuan County, having been transferred to Yechuan County just last year. In the second negotiation team, Gao Qidong deleted his name."

Fan Shaoqun felt a sense of dizziness!

Afterwards, he flew into a rage……

"What are you people doing? Why didn't you do the investigation beforehand and overlook a key figure!"