Chapter 27: Pinghu Town Has Stood Up!

Representatives from each town and township successively introduced the situations of their respective towns and townships to Dou Fanggang.

Jiao Deyi, Secretary of the Township Party Committee of Zhugou Township, was the first to press the button to light up the microphone.

"County Magistrate Du, let me offer a few humble remarks to spark some ideas! President Dou, we met once the year before last."

Dou Fanggang nodded slightly and said with a smile, "I had a meal with Township Head Jiao at a home appliance industry summit in Guangdong Province. At that time, Township Head Jiao tried his best to invite me to return to my hometown to invest. Because the timing wasn't right, I hadn't been able to fulfill that, so my return this time is somewhat related to the sincerity and enthusiasm Township Head Jiao showed back then."

Jiao Deyi wore a smile, "Compared to a few years ago, Aiou Electric has already grown into a leading enterprise in the domestic home appliance field, and my township is also developing with each passing day; both the investment environment and the investment promotion policies have seen tremendous progress."

"Among the many towns and townships in Tianling, my township ranks at the forefront of the entire province in terms of both total tax revenue and the number of excellent enterprises. Therefore, our cooperation starting now is more mature than it would have been a few years ago, and it will also strike a more brilliant spark."

After Jiao Deyi said these words, the expressions of the other town and township leaders varied.

Some felt disdain; Jiao Deyi was overly confident, which made people feel disgusted and jealous.

Some felt admiration; Jiao Deyi had planned this long ago and was determined to win!

Tang Ye compared Jiao Deyi with Xu Yiping; Jiao Deyi was clearly more outstanding. No wonder Zhugou Township was thriving and could firmly hold the leading position among the many towns and townships.

The remaining towns and townships began their introductions one by one; whether in terms of standard or momentum, they were all slightly inferior to Jiao Deyi.

"It seems Jiao Deyi has this victory in the bag."

"Once Zhugou Township secures the Aiou Electric project, it is going to become the behemoth of our Tianling County."

The others felt that Zhugou Township had the advantage, so they were just going through the motions.

When it was Xu Yiping's turn to speak, he took his speech draft and began to read from it mechanically...

Clichés, dull and dry, enough to make one want to sleep...

Hearing halfway through, Du Chengfeng's expression became uncertain, "Old Xu, stop talking. Let little Tang beside you speak. When the inspection team gave their presentation last time, he spoke very well, and Mayor Zhao approved of him."

Swish!

All eyes instantly focused on Tang Ye.

Tang Ye subconsciously straightened his posture.

Xu Yiping's face flushed red, and an awkward smile hung on his face, "Then I invite Comrade Tang Ye to tell President Dou about the situation in our Pinghu Town! Tang Ye, speak freely; if there are any shortcomings, I will supplement them later."

Jiao Deyi secretly found it funny in his heart: You old turtle, your speech is dry and boring, like feeding everyone sleeping pills. County Magistrate Du couldn't listen anymore, so he let your subordinate replace you! And talking about "supplementing"—you're just finding a way to save face; it's truly shameless.

Jiao Deyi had long been paying attention to Tang Ye. Although this kid was young, he definitely had some real skills; otherwise, it would be impossible for him to be sitting in the speaker's seat.

"County Magistrate Du, President Dou, could we have everyone spend a little time watching the promotional video for our Pinghu Town!"

Du Chengfeng smiled and explained to Dou Fanggang, "The promotional video for Pinghu Town is quite well-made. Shall we watch it together?"

Dou Fanggang nodded slightly.

It was his first time hearing that a Town Government could have its own exclusive promotional video!

Images appeared on the screen.

Novel investment promotion methods, clear image quality, professional copywriting, delicate presentation techniques...

Everyone was stunned.

Their mood was like a Bodhisattva from a village temple entering the City God Temple!

Pinghu Town could produce such flashy promotional material?

How much money must a ten-minute promotional video have cost!

Jiao Deyi's eyes widened like copper bells!

He was very confident in his own eloquence, but in front of the magnificent and highly expressive promotional video, it seemed to become worthless.

Du Chengfeng watched very carefully; compared to last time, the promotional video had been modified in several places.

The last one was aimed at a government inspection team, while this one was aimed at an enterprise, so it focused more on the investment environment. One had to admit that after the modifications, it made people uncontrollably feel the urge to invest!

The promotional video ended, and Tang Ye smiled slightly, "I believe President Dou already understands the situation in Pinghu Town quite well. What was said in the promotional video were all advantages; next, please allow me to state a few disadvantages."

People usually only promote their good aspects; how could anyone expose their own flaws?

Attention was once again drawn to Tang Ye.

"The permanent population of Pinghu Town is only twenty thousand, which cannot meet your company's labor needs, so we will need your company to recruit people from outside. However, we will cooperate with your company to do a good job in this regard, using the government platform to connect with several schools in the city and sign internship base agreements."

"Pinghu Town does not have good living support facilities. But, looking at it from another angle, employees can focus wholeheartedly on their work. Of course, within three to five years, as the enterprise matures, it will drive the economic development of the town, and various supporting facilities will gradually be perfected..."

Dou Fanggang's expression became solemn; the issues Tang Ye mentioned were things he had also been concerned about.

Although Tang Ye's words couldn't solve the problems, they represented an attitude of willingness to face them together with the enterprise.

The disadvantages Tang Ye mentioned were present in other towns and townships to varying degrees.

This reverse operation during the negotiation process, which evoked empathy, could often achieve unexpected results.

"Town Mayor Tang, you spoke very well. When our enterprise invests, what we fear most is that the government cannot consider problems from the enterprise's perspective. Your ability to proactively put problems on the table for discussion is enough to show that you are sincere." Dou Fanggang clapped to show his approval.

Jiao Deyi had a bad premonition; it seemed he had misjudged the situation. From the very beginning, it seemed he was not the protagonist!

Sitting beside Xia Haiqiao was the Deputy Town Mayor in charge of the economy from the neighboring town. He leaned over to Xia Haiqiao's side and whispered, "Old Xia, this new temporary Town Mayor of yours has real substance! What is his background?"

Xia Haiqiao replied dryly, "I don't know! I'm... not familiar with him."

"Also, did you hire a TV station to make your town's promotional video? It must have cost a lot of money, right?"

"Not clear! It wasn't something I handled!" Xia Haiqiao certainly wouldn't tell others that the promotional video was something Tang Ye had tinkered with himself.

The deputy town mayor from next door twisted his mouth in disdain. This bird-man, how could he know nothing at all!

After Tang Ye finished speaking, Du Chengfeng and President Dou gave their concluding remarks one after another.

The meeting ended.

Next, everyone began to look forward to who would land the investment project worth hundreds of millions.

The County Magistrate's Secretary walked up to Xu Yiping and Tang Ye, "County Magistrate Du invites you two to the lounge to chat with President Dou privately."

Xu Yiping subconsciously touched his spectacle frame!

Had he heard correctly!

Tang Ye frowned, also feeling somewhat surprised!

Xu Yiping and Tang Ye headed to the lounge!

The conference room instantly erupted!

"Pinghu Town has been chosen?"

"Pinghu Town's economy has been at the bottom for years; on what grounds are they getting this project?"

"Old Xia, congratulations! If nothing goes wrong, Pinghu Town is going to land this project. It is said that this time, Aiou Electric is going to invest two or three hundred million to build the largest factory in the East China region."

"With a company as big as Aiou Electric, Pinghu Town is going to rise up."

Xia Haiqiao felt as if a bottle of five flavors had been overturned in his heart!

On the way to the lounge, Xu Yiping's mood was quite complicated.

He certainly hoped the Aiou factory could settle in Pinghu, but the credit would be counted on Tang Ye's head.

Tang Ye, meanwhile, was pondering how to persuade Dou Fanggang!

The cards he held in his hand were too few!

Tang Ye and Xu Yiping walked into the lounge.

Dou Fanggang changed from his previous sternness, his face full of smiles, and he took the initiative to shake hands with Tang Ye, "I must thank Comrade Tang Ye; you are my mother-in-law's lifesaver!"

Du Chengfeng: "??"

Xu Yiping: "???"

It took Tang Ye a long time to react as well; he lightly tapped his forehead, a look of excitement appearing on his face, "You are... Yao Nainai's son-in-law?"