Chapter 212: Passing the City-Level Preliminary Round!

Wen Rong's face flushed red to the roots of her ears in a flash.

"He is just a workplace villain who treats his subordinates like donkeys and is as slippery as a loach; how could I possibly like him?"

After a long while, her best friend slowly replied: "I'm actually quite curious as to what kind of sacred being could stir our Rongrong's heart into such a mess."

Wen Rong frowned and replied very seriously, "Stop teasing me. He has a girlfriend, and I heard the wedding date is near. I have no interest in getting involved in other people's relationships."

Her best friend's reply this time was very cautious.

"Rongrong, you are in danger right now; you must pull back from the brink. I feel that his coldness toward you is more like it was done on purpose."

"What do you mean?"

Wen Rong actually knew what her best friend meant, but she needed someone else to confirm it.

"He is likely tempted by you, which is why he is deliberately keeping his distance, fearing that feelings might sprout between you two." Her best friend let her imagination run wild.

Wen Rong couldn't help but laugh: "Now that you put it that way, I feel relieved all of a sudden. Actually, there's no need for him to deliberately distance himself from me; I wouldn't have any thoughts about him at all. I'll just thank the heavens if he stops squeezing me at work and stops making things difficult for me."

Her best friend quickly sent another message: "There is another possibility: he is deliberately using this method to provoke you so he can attract your attention."

Wen Rong was both annoyed and amused: "That's too outrageous. I have to go write my materials."

She had just set her phone aside.

Tang Ye walked in with a document and instructed: "Hurry and change the data in the second paragraph on the fifth page of this material. This data is wrong; Mayor Jiang and Mayor Xiao will need this material for their meeting later. You must be more careful when checking data next time; it's a good thing I took a look, otherwise, it would have caused a huge mess."

Wen Rong opened the material to take a look.

Sure enough, the highlighted data was incorrect; it was data from 2004.

It was Fu Yajun who had reported it to her; why had she been so negligent at the time?

Although she knew in her heart that she was at fault first, being criticized by Tang Ye like this still made Wen Rong feel a faint sense of grievance.

Tang Ye submitted the corrected material to Jiang Jing.

Afterward, he followed Jiang Jing to the conference room to attend the meeting.

Sitting next to Tang Ye was Li Miao, Mayor Xiao's new Secretary.

After Jin Ming fell from power, Li Miao had hit the jackpot, being promoted directly from Deputy Section Chief to Section Chief.

However, judging by the attitude of the other section chiefs toward Li Miao, they did not hold this newly promoted Chief Secretary to the Mayor in high regard; instead, they all took the initiative to greet Tang Ye.

This made Li Miao feel very uncomfortable.

The first half of the meeting consisted of routine procedures, conveying the spirit of the meetings from the Central Committee and the province.

It was only when entering the second half that the focus shifted to discussing recent key work within the city.

When Jiang Jing mentioned that the Provincial Agricultural Reclamation Group planned to open up a New Reclamation Area.

Mayor Xiao's expression became noticeably grave.

"The Provincial Agricultural Reclamation Group intends to open two new farms in the province within the next five years, which is closely following the national policy of building a new countryside. Our Hanzhou is right next to the provincial capital, and this geographical condition is unique; we have every opportunity to secure this project."

Xiao Jingyu immediately stated his position: "All departments at all levels in the city must closely revolve around the New Reclamation Area and make the supporting work flawless. Comrade Jiang Jing, if you have any needs, don't hold back; just bring them up, and we will all put our heads together and work together to solve the problems."

Jiang Jing nodded slightly and said with a serious expression: "The most urgent matter right now is how to choose the main body for the project application. The province hopes that our city can provide a reasonable suggestion. Last week, I went to Suiyuan, Chongjiang, and Tianling to conduct research; these places each have their own strengths and weaknesses, but if we are to take them to the province to compete with other cities, we still need to deliberate."

Xiao Jingyu understood what Jiang Jing meant immediately.

This time, the Provincial Agricultural Reclamation Group was going to open two new reclamation areas, selecting two from thirteen candidate cities, and the competition was fierce.

Therefore, the application entity put forward by the city had to be competitive at the provincial level.

"Everyone, speak your minds; don't hold back." Xiao Jingyu's gaze was like a torch as he looked around, his voice steady and powerful.

The leaders attending the meeting began to state their positions one by one.

From their speeches, Tang Ye keenly captured their respective underlying stances.

After everyone had finished speaking, Xiao Jingyu began to summarize: "Everyone's speeches just now were quite insightful. Comrade Jiang Jing has worked in the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission for many years and is familiar with provincial policies; she must have her own ideas about which place should serve as the application entity."

Jiang Jing's gaze swept toward Tang Ye inadvertently.

Tang Ye understood, and he quickly distributed the materials he had prepared in advance to everyone.

The material was not particularly thick, but the content was very sharp.

Some reported that the Industrial Park in Suiyuan County had problems with land hoarding, where many enterprises left the land fallow after acquiring it; some parks had buildings constructed, but the bosses took the subsidies and ran away, leaving behind a pile of zombie factories.

Others said that the city roads in Chongjiang County were dilapidated, and the back alleys didn't even have streetlights, making it inconvenient and unsafe to walk at night; they were repairing roads all year round, yet the roads were never fixed.

In addition, the Finance Bureau of Lishui County was also exposed for abusing power for personal gain, collecting huge kickbacks during major projects such as the construction of the Finance Hotel...

Looking at these materials, Xiao Jingyu's face became increasingly ugly.

What was the intention behind bringing out complaint materials at this time?

After waiting for everyone to finish reading, Jiang Jing said softly, "Most of these materials are based on hearsay, but they have sounded an alarm for us. This has also sounded an alarm for us. If these scandals are exposed while we are competing for the project with other cities, wouldn't we be missing out on a great opportunity for nothing?"

Xiao Jingyu's face was livid, his gaze like a knife as he swept a glance at Secretary-General Zhao Donglai and said coldly: "Comrade Donglai, hand these materials to the Discipline Inspection Department to verify them thoroughly. If these messy problems are true, they must be dealt with seriously; there will be absolutely no leniency!"

Jiang Jing changed the subject and said softly, "Mayor Xiao, I discovered a strange thing. There are so many complaint materials, but there are no complaints against Tianling County.

After thinking about it carefully later, I figured it out. Over the past period, the government team in Tianling County has undergone adjustments and rectification, their mental outlook has taken on a new look, and the team is young, energetic, and has strong execution.

Therefore, I suggest that we use Tianling County as the application entity.

In addition, I propose to establish an Application Project Leading Group.

Mayor Xiao, you have high prestige, and it would be most appropriate for you to serve as the Team Leader. If we pull together, we will definitely be able to win this project."

Jiang Jing's words were extremely clever.

On one hand, she strongly recommended Tianling County to achieve her own goal;

On the other hand, she gave Xiao Jingyu plenty of face by handing the primary credit to him.

Xiao Jingyu's expression indeed softened quite a bit, "You have considered it very thoroughly; let's do as you say. This project is crucial to the development of Hanzhou, and other comrades must also shoulder their corresponding burdens and be included in the group."

In this way, everyone had a share in participating, which could be considered a fair distribution of benefits, and everyone was happy.

Tang Ye appeared calm on the surface, but his heart was already boiling with excitement.

Although the New Reclamation Zone Project still has to pass the hurdle at the provincial level, it has at least cleared the preliminary round at the city level.

This step is of vital importance.

He admires the methods of Jiang Jing.

One must ensure one's own goals are achieved while also ensuring others have no objections to one's decisions.

This is an extremely brilliant tactic!

Tang Ye suddenly felt he had benefited greatly!

The meeting concluded.

Walking to Tang Ye's side, she said softly, "There are no arrangements for tonight, shall we get together?"

Tang Ye was not sure if Mayor Jiang had other work arrangements.

"I will contact you later."