Chapter 759: Secretary Guo Asks Su Yang for Help

Su Yang, what's the matter?

I've heard about everything on your side; I was originally planning to give you a call, but you've been rather rash this time—don't do this again, or how will I explain things to the boss here?

After the call was connected, Lai Junchen spoke in an elder brother's tone to blame him.

Su Yang said: "Thanks, Lai Ge, I'm fine; I'm just giving you a call to report my situation. This time I'm reporting work to Municipal Party Committee Secretary Guo; Secretary Guo means he wants to invite you to a meal, see when you're free."

Lai Junchen understood upon hearing, he lowered his voice and said: "I need to ask the boss about this matter; I'll get back to you later, probably in about half an hour."

After saying that, he hung up the phone.

Su Yang then earnestly said to Guo Haiyan: "Secretary Guo, Lai Ge's side means he needs to consult the leadership, so he might reply a bit later; when he does, I will definitely report to you right away."

"If you have nothing else here, I'll temporarily return to the county. Now, after Geng Miao's incident, our county urgently needs to open an agricultural trade market to solve the daily living problems of the common people; I've already negotiated with the relevant investors, only some details remain to be settled—I fear delay will make them think our county lacks sincerity."

"You also know our county's business reputation has always been poor; securing an investor is already difficult, so I must seize the opportunity in one go."

"Only then can our reputation improve, subsequently attract more investors, stabilize Lieshan County's economy, gradually shift from this bad state onto a healthy development track. Another thorny issue is the severe losses of Twin Ditch Large Koji Winery; for the coming months, fiscal funds cannot cover wages, and I also need to work on comforting the comrades."

Guo Haiyan hearing this thought: "Su Yang, you little brat, though you look young, your experience is not lacking; you're trying to use this opportunity to force me to allocate funds to your county."

He said: "In that case, your county's situation is special; I'll greet the Municipal Finance Bureau, allocate your near-half-year rigid expenditures first, but only for half a year; after that, you'll have to rely on yourselves."

"You must focus on attracting investment; without Lieshan County's Twin Ditch Large Koji Winery, you can't let the county government look like it's about to collapse. Of course, attracting investment is one of your key tasks; another is to resolve the mess left by Twin Ditch Large Koji Winery."

"Whether those wines they left can be disposed of is a minor matter; the key is how to place over a thousand workers—that's the focus. On this matter, the city can't help you much; you must rely on yourself."

After his words fell, he directly picked up the desk phone and dialed a number: "Finance Bureau? Check Lieshan County's fiscal expenditures for the past six months, roughly how much needed? If so, allocate it all at once."

Normally such matters would be handled by his secretary calling, but to show importance he made the call himself. As for the Finance Bureau, logically by year-end they'd have no money left, but since the Municipal Party Committee Secretary spoke, they'll have to scrape together some funds even from the cracks.

No matter how turbulent Lieshan County's situation, no matter how much Jinzhou Municipal Party Committee is affected this time, a Finance Bureau absolutely dares not adopt a wait-and-see attitude now; even if Guo Haiyan ultimately suffers undeservedly, removing a bureau chief would be as easy as eating and sleeping.

Su Yang also knows the thorniest issue is actually the mess of Twin Ditch Large Koji Winery. Earlier, Geng Miao spread rumors everywhere because he wanted to target the winery, causing it to halt production and leading to laying off one-third of staff.

Now it's fine—the whole winery will shut down, so his charge will be solid; at that point those people will likely hate him enough to want to tear him apart alive.

Of course, at this moment he also has no time to worry about those, because Lai Junchen's message came: Guo Haiyan will also be punished this time, though in a more dignified way; the boss here will not accept her.

But you shouldn't tell him so directly, after all he's not involved in other matters, so you'll have to wait until Lieshan County's affairs are fully resolved before it's his turn. So you can tell him about the meal, but you need to wait a bit; the boss here is temporarily busy.

In front of Guo Haiyan, Su Yang couldn't reply to the message on the spot; he could only say to Guo Haiyan: "Thank you, Secretary Guo, for your care; the common people of Lieshan County will surely be grateful to you. Just now Lai Ge replied to my message, he said having a meal is fine, but he needs to finish being busy this period; the exact time, he'll call you directly."

Guo Haiyan's brows furrowed slightly, yet she said: "Yes, Lai Dasmi is very busy; people wanting to have a meal with him are likely already booked until next winter; being able to squeeze in a slot for me would be a blessing. If you have work to be busy with, go ahead; now the county mainly pins its hopes on you alone."

Su Yang left Guo Haiyan's office, got into his car, and called back Lai Junchen: "Lai Ge, you're not setting me up; according to what you said, Uncle Huang's side cannot accept him, and just now they specifically mentioned allocating fiscal relief funds to our county because of the phone call."

Lai Junchen then said indifferently: "He is the Municipal Party Committee Secretary; if your county cannot meet its rigid fiscal expenditures, who else would solve it if not him? I said I would have a meal with him and not go back on my word, but that doesn't mean the boss will definitely accept him there."

"By then, when things are about to wrap up, I could have a meal alone with him; that's fine. At that point, he'll probably know roughly what the final outcome will be."

"Forget it, knowing too much about these things might affect you. However I can leak you a message: this Municipal Party Committee Secretary is likely unable to stay in office; the current focus of discussion is just where he'll go. But you must keep this confidential, because the province hasn't reached a final conclusion either."

Su Yang hummed in acknowledgment; to him it's as if he already knew the result. But the Municipal Party Committee Secretary position, if arranged as a cold bench, is really not easy to arrange.

If that's how it goes, this provincial showdown is actually already over, Uncle Huang has gained the upper hand? If that's truly the case, then… never mind, I'd rather not think too much; after all, this is a matter of provincial bigwigs, I just need to focus on doing my own work well.

After hanging up, he originally wanted to shout for Shi Haotian to drive back to the county, but his pocket phone rang again.