Chapter 480: When the Plot Begins

"Does Li Ge also think this proposal is feasible?"

"Hmm, it's not bad, but the area around the University Town involves too many factors; it still needs careful consideration."

There are too many mobile vendors next to the University Town, and these are all people who need to make a living; otherwise, Li Dakang would have long since moved to clear out such vendors who affect the city's appearance.

Although Zhao Ruilong understood Li Dakang's thoughts, he wanted to establish his own food city sooner.

"Li Ge, then how long do you think it will take? Our Shanshui Group can also contribute some effort."

Businesses built next to the University Town are basically never bad, so even if Shanshui Group invests capital in the early stages, they can slowly recoup their costs in the later stages.

"Hmm, I will bring it up at the meeting; wait for my news."

"Alright."

After Zhao Ruilong left, Li Dakang rubbed his chin; the area around the University Town is basically all fixed, old storefronts, and they were all built in recent years.

He had no reason to demolish them, but this food city plan would indeed be a great help to the city's appearance.

"Food city, food city..."

Li Dakang muttered as if possessed, but he could never find a perfect solution, so he had to helplessly let it go.

The next day, Li Dakang proposed the food city plan at the meeting to discuss it together, hoping to pool wisdom and solve this problem.

"Mayor Dakang, why not change the food city into a food street? As far as I know, there are many spacious alleys near the University Town that could perfectly be planned into a food street."

"If developed and guided in the name of the government, I believe the common people will buy into it and actively participate."

Li Dakang's eyes lit up upon hearing this; this was equivalent to giving mobile vendors a fixed stall, which would not only solve the city's appearance issues but also create a special food street for the University Town.

"Good, very good! Secretary Yuliang's suggestion has simply opened my mind," Li Dakang said with great joy.

He did not ask for others' opinions anymore and began making arrangements the moment the meeting ended.

Gao Yuliang smiled and shook his head; this expert at handling the economy was also very decisive.

It was fortunate that it was he, the Municipal Party Secretary, who made the suggestion; if someone else had proposed it first and Li Dakang had still gone his own way, then his face as Municipal Party Secretary would have looked somewhat unpleasant, even though he knew Li Dakang was not targeting him.

In the office, Li Dakang scribbled over Zhao Ruilong's proposal, then handed it to his subordinates to refine, and finally to him for the final decision.

The next day, in Li Dakang's office, there were not only Zhao Ruilong but also leaders of relevant departments.

"General Manager Zhao, you take a look at this proposal first, and the others can talk about their implementation progress."

"Very well, Mayor Li."

Zhao Ruilong took the cover of the freshly printed proposal, and it was surprisingly a food street renovation plan, not his food city construction plan.

Zhao Ruilong's expression changed slightly, but he still patiently read on; as he read, although it was not a food city, it had the same effect.

After he finished reading, the relevant departments also reported to Li Dakang, and now the only thing missing was money.

Although the streets were spacious, they still needed renovation, and it even involved some demolition work.

"General Manager Zhao, your Shanshui Group is a local enterprise of our Handong, and this project can be considered as proposed by you; are you willing to take on this project?"

"Naturally. If Mayor Li can contribute to the economic development of Lvzhou, we are naturally duty-bound."

"Hahaha, good. I will report it truthfully to the province; you should also be the priority partners for the food street plans in other cities' University Towns."

"Thank you for your trust, Mayor Li. Our Shanshui Group will certainly not let the city's expectations down."

With the Shizhengfu declaring and leading the promotion, and Shanshui Group participating, this result made both sides very happy.

Things went exactly as Li Dakang had said; the food street renovation project construction for all thirteen cities was contracted to Shanshui Group.

This time, Zhao Ruilong sincerely felt a sense of achievement, and it was also the greatest achievement he had attained on his own since he started his career.

Compared to the bustling activity of Shanshui Group, Huilong Group was much more low-key.

After Zhao Lichun took charge of Linhu Province, as his child, Zhao Xiaohui naturally could not continue to cultivate deeply in Linhu Province, and Huilong Group also began to shift its focus to other provinces.

In addition to the land Zhao Ruilong had secured in Handong, the current Huilong Group was also preparing to imitate Oriental Group and establish its own pharmaceutical companies in various provincial capitals.

At this time in Pudong, Modu, Zhao Xiaohui was leading people to conduct on-site market research; she intended to push her pharmaceutical company into the international trade market here.

Just like that, time blinked and arrived at the year 2015; after nearly nine years of development, Oriental Group had already become the largest multinational corporation.

Any single industry under its name, if taken out separately, was a domestic giant; it had already influenced all walks of life in the country, and many of its company philosophies had become industry benchmarks.

In these nine years, Zhang Ping'an successively sent off his maternal grandmother, maternal grandfather, and his master, and in the following years, he sent off his two uncles.

The Yi Zhonghai couple, Liu Haizhong couple, and Yan Bugui couple in the Siheyuan also passed away one after another, and He Daqing naturally did not escape either.

There were also Zhang Ping'an's eldest sister and second sister, who all passed away one after another; San Jie and San Jie Fu, Lao Jia, also lived past a hundred and still passed away two years ago.

His second uncle and third uncle also passed away in almost the same year, both having lived past one hundred and ten; his four fathers-in-law also all passed away at over a hundred years old.

Zhang Ping'an's parents, especially his father, were already one hundred and twenty years old this year; although his body was still sturdy, his Qi and blood were insufficient, and the Space Water had a negligible effect on him; his mother was younger and in much better condition than his father.

Not to mention others, even Zhang Ping'an himself was eighty-one years old; although his body was not much different from when he was young, his hair was black, his skin was full, and his Qi and blood were abundant; he looked at most like he was in his early fifties.

Zhao Lichun, just like in the original drama, was transferred to Sijiucheng after stepping down as the Provincial Party Secretary of Linhu Province, becoming a Vice Chairman of the CPPCC, a Vice-National Level position.

In these nine years, Li Dakang completed the leap from Mayor of Lvzhou to Municipal Party Secretary of Lincheng, and then to Municipal Party Secretary of Jingzhou and Provincial Standing Committee Member.

Gao Yuliang was no worse, from Municipal Party Secretary of Lvzhou to Municipal Party Secretary of Jingzhou, and then to his current position as Full-time Deputy Secretary and Political and Legal Affairs Committee Secretary.

Qi Tongwei also went from Deputy Mayor of Jingzhou and Director of Public Security Bureau to Deputy Director of the Provincial Public Security Department, and then to Vice Governor and Director of the Public Security Department.

Chen Hai and Hou Liangping, one was a Deputy Procurator-General and the other was the Director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau; both were Deputy Department Level Cadres.

Hou Liangping had now laid his cards on the table with Liang Lu; Liang Lu knew the fact that Hou Liangping had other children, but she could do nothing about Hou Liangping now.

Now they were only maintaining their marriage for the sake of the children, and it was not so easy for Hou Liangping to get a divorce.

At the same time, Hou Liangping had also poured his emotions into the adopted child; twenty-plus years of getting along could not be broken just like that.

Chen Hai eventually ended up with Lu Yike, and the two now also had a son.

After these years of development, Huilong Group was already a giant in the pharmaceutical industry, and the medicine exported every year could circle the Earth several times.

Shanshui Group's development was equally rapid; almost all entertainment venues in Handong Province had its presence.

It also invested in the textile industry five years ago and had branch factories in every city in Handong, with Tongzhou being the most prominent, gathering a large number of textile factories.