Chapter 889

Su Yang naturally gave thousands of thanks; with Secretary Guo's nod here, Mayor Wang there definitely has no problem; the matter of the mayor, secretary, and organization department head all nodding, surely there will be no problem.

After finishing greetings with Secretary Guo here, Su Yang was about to go and say a few words to Mayor Wang Huai Zhong, thanking this mayor for his continued support, when he saw another motorcade approaching.

Wang Huai Zhong also saw Su Yang walking toward him, and he said, "Let's go greet Vice Provincial Governor Huang first; we can talk later."

Today, besides Vice Provincial Governor Huang, other provincial officials also came, including the Transport Department Head, Zhaikai, who was conspicuously present.

Su Yang instantly understood; it seemed that Transport Department Head Zhao would soon also be called Secretary Zhao.

Of course, a County Standing Committee Member like Su Yang could no longer rank at the front.

Municipal Party Committee Secretary Guo Haiyan walked in front, followed closely by Mayor Wang Huai Zhong and Organization Department Head Lu Zhi Xin, along with the other municipal leaders, and behind them were the County Standing Committee Members.

So Su Yang simply did the same as last time in Xiushui Xiang, not even trying to move forward; with his role, he was just a minor figure, and under normal circumstances he wouldn't even get a chance to step forward and show his face, so he just stayed in the back.

At this moment, Xie Yuanpeng walked over from the side: "County Magistrate Su, this time you've really given us investors face; such a high-standard signing ceremony is usually only held in the city, and in the county I've honestly never encountered anything like it."

Su Yang said, "That's because with Chairman Xie's support, we attracted investment from various business bosses, which led to Vice Provincial Governor Huang's attendance today."

Of course, more importantly, it's the effort and hard work of our Investment Promotion Office comrades, especially Director Xie these days, who's worked himself to the bone; when the signing takes place, I will definitely tell the Organization Department that commendations must be given where due. Of course, I mentioned this before, but now it's better to implement it.

Xie Yuanpeng beamed: "This is an internal matter of your organization; as an outsider I shouldn't interfere too much. I just have a question, not sure if I should ask it."

Su Yang said, "Chairman Xie, we're not meeting for the first or second time; as the saying goes, 'first time shy, second time familiar,' we're already completely familiar, so go ahead and say whatever you have."

Xie Yuanpeng said, "County Magistrate Su, to be frank, how much longer will you be working in our county? I need to make preparations."

Su Yang was stunned by the question: "What do you mean by how long I work, you need to prepare? Do I need your preparation to go out and work?" But after thinking, he seemed to understand something, and he said, "Chairman Xie, you're overestimating me; I'm just a brick of the organization, to be moved wherever needed. Besides, I've only been in our county for a short time—I must serve at least a year."

Of course, it's also possible to stay in our county for several more years; the investment promotion work and all the development plans have just been laid out, and I still earnestly hope to see our work bear fruit here and to see the Common People genuinely profit.

Xie Yuanpeng laughed heartily: "As a businessman, I don't understand Within the System affairs, but cadres as capable and daring as County Magistrate Su, who can also get things done well, are rare; so not only Lieshan Xian needs you, I estimate that places across the National Level needing cadres like you are many."

Su Yang shook his head: "Chairman Xie, that's overpraise; there are plenty of capable young cadres nationwide, so if I can do well in the work at hand, that will be the best report to the organization."

Xie Yuanpeng looked at Su Yang and smiled, saying nothing more. Although he is not Within the System, his business has grown this large, and his ties to the System are countless; indeed, one could say his business empire could reach this size only because someone has been backing him all along, and that person is also the one who has supported his investments all the way.

Therefore he clearly knows that someone like Su Yang will definitely not stay in one place for too long, especially at the grassroots. On one hand, cadres like this will be vigorously cultivated by the state.

On the other hand, the various complex connections behind Su Yang will not let him stay here.

Most importantly, Su Yang has the quality of a fire-fighter; Lieshan Xian's biggest tumor, Geng Miao, has been removed, and now the basic situation of Lieshan Xian has also stabilized.

Then, as long as development gets on track, as long as all investment enterprises land successfully, as long as the planting and breeding bases can initially take shape, in fact Su Yang's mission is already accomplished.

If he continued to stay in Lieshan Xian, that would actually be a waste of Su Yang. He naturally wouldn't say this outright to Su Yang, because he knows that among Su Yang's social circle, many people understand these principles; a few words are enough, and saying more would be counterproductive.

Afterwards, he also greeted the other investment bosses and exchanged contact information. Everyone praised Xie Yuanpeng's abilities, and they also flattered Su Yang in various ways; Su Yang responded politely and courteously.

Vice Provincial Governor Huang spent more than ten minutes greeting these leaders; seeing the massive crowd that stretched out of sight, he said, "Time's about up; let's just start directly, everyone don't waste our limited time on empty pleasantries."

Afterwards, the ceremony's host Zhao Nanxing announced the signing ceremony's official start, and then Vice Provincial Governor Huang took the stage to speak. This time, Comrade Huang spoke for a bit longer, a full half hour, but his words, both explicit and implicit, affirmed Su Yang's development plan, affirmed the initial results of the investment promotion work, and affirmed this model and its future prospects.

What is rather rare is that he also explicitly pointed out the performance of the county's Investment Promotion Office, which greatly encouraged Xie Yuanpeng and the other staff of the Investment Promotion Office, because an office at their level would not necessarily attract the attention of a Vice Mayor, let alone an Executive Vice Governor. Of course, Xie Yuanpeng also wouldn't know that this was something Su Yang had previously consulted with Vice Provincial Governor Huang about.

Finally, the representatives of Lieshan Xian and the business representatives signed on the spot. Originally Zhao Nanxing intended to represent the County Party Committee and County Government in signing, but Secretary Guo said on the side:

"Investment promotion work is handled by Comrade Su Yang, and the overall planning is also his doing; why not let him represent your county?" Secretary Guo's proposal also received approval from Vice Provincial Governor Huang.

Zhao Nanxing felt unhappy inside but didn't dare to utter a single "no", thinking that if it had been Governor Zhao who came this time, Su Yang wouldn't have had anything to do with it; unfortunately Governor Zhao didn't come. The business representative was naturally Xie Yuanpeng. Under the flashing lights of various media, smiling Su Yang and Xie Yuanpeng each signed the cooperation agreement and took a photo together.

After the ceremony, Vice Provincial Governor Huang and the county's cadres smiled and nodded, then said, "Lieshan Xian's work has been done very well; the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government have given high affirmation to your work, hoping you can maintain the current development momentum and truly get the economy off the ground."

"From now on, try to avoid those meaningless, empty formalities as much as possible, and put our limited time into necessary work. So, today we might as well end this ceremony here; everyone return to your work posts. Su Yang, come with me in the car."