Chapter 826

"Since things have come to this point, Xu Liguo and Zhao Kai naturally need to state their position."

"Entities: Xu Liguo, Zhao Kai. Also maybe "talk" not entity. So list Xu Liguo, Zhao Kai."

"Zhao Kai said: 'Getting project approval from the Transport Department by year-end is indeed a hassle. To be honest, whether it's paving or widening roads in your county, even the Welcome Avenue, I can take care of it with just a word.'"

"Entities: Zhao Kai, Transport Department, Yingbin Avenue. Also "county" maybe generic but not a named place? It says "your county" but not a specific county name. Not in glossary. So list Zhao Kai, Transport Department, Yingbin Avenue."

"Besides, I can reallocate funds from other projects to prioritize yours. But highway projects are not easy to approve. As it stands, dozens of highway projects have been submitted, with over a dozen already formally approved; some, because of their high difficulty, long span, and involvement of many regions, have even been brought before the Provincial Party Standing Committee."

"Entities: maybe "Provincial Party Standing Committee" not in glossary. Not needed. No named entities from glossary besides maybe none. No specific names. So none."

"These projects have been on the schedule for two full years; some of the local officials originally responsible have now become provincial leaders, yet the projects still haven't broken ground. Now we are forced to squeeze in another one, and you even want to jump ahead of all the others, which would consume their resources."

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"I can only tell you this: don't worry about the project approval; I'll say hello and have it settled within a week. But whether it can get underway and whether the Finance Department can allocate funds is not up to me; Director Bai needs to speak with the leadership about that."

"Entities: Finance Department, Director Bai. Also maybe "they" not. So list Finance Department, Director Bai."

"Otherwise I'd have offended all the other local officials and still couldn't help you finish this project. My situation is simple: I can take care of everything I can within a week and hand it over to you; for what I can't do, I believe you'll understand."

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"Su Yang repeatedly expressed his thanks; he was aware of some of the situation, but he hadn't realized that so many places were waiting to build highways, and that they were all being personally handled by the local top officials."

"Entities: Su Yang. Also maybe "top officials" not. So Su Yang."

"He is a cadre who doesn't even rank as a county top official, yet he came to push this project. Without this behind-the-scenes connection, he probably wouldn't even get to see a division head, let alone a bureau chief. Having this promise, he is already quite satisfied, and what comes next is certainly not something the Transport Department can control."

"Entities: maybe "county" generic, "division head" not in glossary, "bureau chief" not. No specific names. So none."

"Xu Liguo said: 'Old Zhao has already explained the situation at the Transport Department to you; let me also tell you about our side. Actually, our situation is far more complicated than theirs; they simply have sorted out all these projects, and that's it.'"

"Entities: Xu Liguo, Old Zhao, Transport Department. So Xu Liguo, Old Zhao, Transport Department."

"Our funds were already used up in the year's initial budget, and to be frank, most local finance departments have reached the point of 'spending next year's money this year.' Even the funds that should have been allocated to municipal projects in various cities haven't been disbursed—not because they're unwilling, but because they simply have no money."

"Entities: maybe "local finance department" not in glossary exactly; we have Finance Department and Provincial Finance Department. "local finance department" is not listed. Should we include? The glossary only includes specific terms; we should only list those that appear exactly as in glossary. Since "local finance department" is not in glossary, we should not list it. However "Finance Department" appears? Not directly; the phrase is "local finance department". It contains Finance Department but with modifier. The instruction: "List every NAMED entity / coined term in these lines: characters (incl. the protagonist & minor ones), places, sects/clans/factions/peoples, official & sect ranks/titles, techniques, cultivation realms/pills/treasures, named beasts/items, fan-fiction names. EXCLUDE common words/objects, generic forms of address (not ranks), real-world brands/apps/celebrities, internet slang, and bare generic genre words. Output ONLY names that ACTUALLY APPEAR in these lines — never invent or copy an example word. Reuse the EXACT English from the glossary above for terms already listed." So if a term appears with a modifier, it's not exactly the glossary term. Should we still list the base term? Probably not, because we must reuse exact English from glossary for terms already listed. If the line contains a variant not exactly matching, we should not list it unless the exact term appears. So we will not list local finance department. However later lines mention Secretary Sha and Provincial Finance Department. So we will list those when they appear."

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Do you know any inside information about this matter? If you do, you might as well tell me.