Chapter 632: The First Card

Xu Mengda had already figured out my purpose for coming to the provincial capital. But he deliberately pretended not to understand, constantly discussing with me his wedding to be held on National Day.

I was anxious, but it wasn't easy to say it directly. Seeing that Gan Lu had already obtained the approval from the Provincial Development and Reform Commission and was preparing to return to her Yongning City, on the night before sending her back, I invited Gan Lu to a coffee shop to drink coffee.

This time, Gan Lu didn't mention us splitting the funds from the Development and Reform Commission. She kept saying that the Provincial Development and Reform Commission had a lot of money, but only allocated less than ten million to her. Taking this bit of money back, holding a launch ceremony would spend most of it, and it couldn't solve any problems at all. She was a clever daughter-in-law, but without rice in her hand, she couldn't make a meal.

I envied her very much, saying that if I had five million, I would be content. With five million, I could do a lot of things. It was a job of throwing a brick to attract jade. With five million, why worry about not attracting ten million, one hundred million?

Gan Lu rolled her eyes at me and said, "Why don't people say you are Chen Feng? Without a single cent in your hand, you could move a township government to another place and actually build a new town. I, a woman, only know how much money to do how much work, and can't change."

I smiled and said, "Why don't you, Mayor Gan, just transfer this ten million to me? I'll be responsible for helping you attract investment for your city's development zone."

Gan Lu looked at me in surprise and said, "Your courage is really not ordinary. You can even say such things. I'll give you three words, do you want them?"

I hurriedly nodded and said, "Want, of course I want."

Gan Lu giggled and said, "Catch it! Thinking beautifully!"

I said dejectedly, "Mayor Gan, you can't play with me like this!"

Gan Lu smiled, "Chen Feng, don't pretend in front of me. How much energy you have, can I not know? This ten million, will you look at it? If you, Chen Feng, don't get funds three or five times more than mine, you won't return to your Hengyue City even if you are beaten to death."

I smiled bitterly, "You look too highly of me. In the provincial capital, I open my eyes to darkness, who will help me?"

Gan Lu comforted me, "A lucky person has his own heaven's appearance, I believe in you."

After the coffee was finished, I wanted to refill. But Gan Lu didn't want to drink anymore, saying that drinking too much coffee would make her unable to sleep at night. Tomorrow morning, people from her city would come to pick her up, and she had to rush back to Yongning City to attend the municipal committee work meeting before going to work in the afternoon.

Since she didn't drink, I didn't force her. I accompanied her out of the coffee shop and walked along a bustling street.

After walking for a while, I reached out and called a taxi, stuffed Gan Lu into the car, waved at her, and said, "Mayor Gan, if you can't contact me within ten days, it means I'm already dead. If there's anything else, please burn paper."

Gan Lu spat and said, "Crow's mouth!" Then she beckoned me to lean over and whispered in my ear, "As long as you handle Meng Xiaoyu, everything can be solved."

I looked at her in confusion. She smiled faintly and said, "Meng Xiaoyu, this person, likes calligraphy and paintings the most. The older the age, the more he likes them. As for whether the calligraphy and paintings he collects are authentic or fake, only ghosts know."

My heart moved, and I asked her softly, "Where does he usually like to collect them?"

Gan Lu looked around and said, "Cultural Relics Street, go find a person named Pan Pangzi, he will help you."

I gave an 'oh' and asked, "Doesn't he like beauties? Like you."

Gan Lu blushed and scolded, "Chen Feng, if you dare to joke with me like this next time, I'll make you die very ugly."

The taxi driver urged impatiently, saying that it was rush hour now, and he didn't have time to grind with us. If you want to go, go; if you don't want to go, get out of the car.

I glared at the driver and said, "What kind of attitude is that?"

Gan Lu didn't want to cause trouble, so she hurriedly smoothed things over and let the driver drive.

Watching Gan Lu go away, I sighed long and pondered whether to play the first card.

My first card was Xu Mengda, strictly speaking, Xu Mengda's father, Xu Da.

As the Minister of the Provincial Party Committee Propaganda Department, Xu Da was one of the figures in the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee. Although he hadn't left the propaganda department for his whole life, the cadres who walked out from under him covered all departments of the Central Province.

Xu Da's word carried weight. Xu Da's one word was worth a thousand gold.

The only key to opening Xu Da's door was Xu Mengda. I had inquired about Xu Da's situation. This old man had a fierce personality all his life, didn't fear power, and hated evil like an enemy. But any person had their own soft rib. Xu Da's soft rib was here at Xu Mengda.

Xu Mengda knew my purpose clearly, but he talked about other things. In the end, I couldn't help but ask him for help.

"Brother Xu." I stopped talking.

Xu Mengda drank tea slowly and said, "If you have something to say, just say it. Don't swallow it, being mother-in-law-like is meaningless."

I smiled sheepishly and said, "I have a matter, I want to ask the old man to do me a favor."

"What matter?" Xu Mengda didn't even look at me and beckoned Xue Bing over, "Teacher Xue, is everything ready?"

Xue Bing nodded and said, "Mengda, rest assured, everything is ready."

Xu Mengda smiled with satisfaction, turned his face to me, and said, "You continue, what kind of matter, it feels like you are in a difficult situation."

I told him about the military order I signed in front of the Mayor and coming to the Provincial Development and Reform Commission to ask for funds. Xu Mengda listened to me patiently, didn't interrupt a word, and when I was dry-mouthed, he signaled me to drink tea to quench my thirst.

I told the situation exactly as it was and waited for Xu Mengda to speak with a pair of eyes.

Xu Mengda was a person who could reach the sky with his hands. I knew a lot of his stories. In the Central Province, there was nothing Xu Mengda couldn't handle. Although he was no longer a cadre, his energy was not something ordinary cadres could compare with. Of course, I knew that behind this, there was some influence from the old man Xu Da, but Xu Mengda's conduct, whether in officialdom or among the people, was well-known.

The matter I asked him to handle, in his view, didn't count as a matter at all.

Just as I was waiting for him to open his golden mouth and set the jade law, I didn't expect Xu Mengda to spread his hands and say, "This matter of yours, I can't help, brother!"

The heart that was hanging in my heart fell to the ground instantly, broken into pieces.

I forced a smile and said, "Brother Xu, I know, as long as you go out, there is nothing that can't be solved."

Xu Mengda looked at me deeply and said, "If this is your private matter, I, Xu Mengda, will peel off a layer of skin to handle it for you. The problem now is that this is not your private matter. You are helping the public handle matters, using your own resources, isn't it a loss that outweighs the gain?"

I smiled bitterly and said, "Now I can't care about it. I heard that there will be a new policy coming down from above soon. The core content of the new policy is to stop approving engineering projects like development zones. The industrial park we are currently engaged in in Hengyue City is not a flower frame, but a real thing for industrial projects. Whether Hengyue City can stand firm in the future and whether it can maintain its second position in the province depends on the construction of the industrial park."

After Xu Mengda finished listening to me, he smiled and said, "Even if it's as you said, what does it have to do with you?"

I was so anxious that I almost cried. My throat was dry and astringent, as if a burst of fireworks was continuously passing through my throat and chest cavity.

"If I don't get things done, and the industrial park collapses in my hands, I will be the eternal sinner of Hengyue City!"

"Is that so? Saying it like this, you are determined to win?" Xu Mengda smiled and said, "Even if the Provincial Development and Reform Commission doesn't give you funds, you have no way to introduce funds?"

I sighed and said, "Now it's different from previous years. In any place in the country, as long as it is a first-level government, it dares to walk around with the brand of attracting investment. As long as they hear who has the idea of investing, everyone rushes up, and the conditions offered can make people angry."

"What conditions?"

"In some places, as long as people are willing to invest, even the land is given away for free. Sending land can be understood, the problem is that some people take the land, but don't develop and build. When the land appreciates, they turn around and sell it to others. They don't pay a cent, and the money earned by turning around is full of pots and pots."

The expression on Xu Mengda's face became a bit unnatural. He pondered for a while and asked me, "Are you talking about me?"

I hurriedly shook my hands and said, "Brother Xu, even if you give me eight leopard guts, I wouldn't dare to involve you!"

Xu Mengda smiled and said, "I understand what you mean. You want to take the country's money and do some real things?"

I nodded repeatedly, stretched out a thumb, and said, "Those who know me, Brother Xu."

Xu Mengda smiled, "Change to Mengda, it sounds more comfortable."

He reached out to me and said, "Bring your report, I will go to the old man tonight. However, we brothers have ugly words first, the old man's approval doesn't necessarily mean you can get money from the Development and Reform Commission. He is in charge of ideological propaganda and education work, and has never dealt with money in his life."

"As long as the old man is willing to sign, I have a way to get money." I said righteously, as if there was a mountain of money in front of me, and the dazzling light reflected by the money could blind some people's eyes and open a window.

The report was given to Xu Mengda, and my heart landed safely again.

With Xu Mengda here, I don't worry at all that the old man Xu Da won't sign. With the old man Xu Da's approval, I see what reason Meng Xiaoyu has not to allocate funds to my Hengyue City Industrial Park.

No matter how big Meng Xiaoyu is, he is still a junior in front of the old man Xu Da. Besides, Xu Da is a person at the level of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee. He, Meng Xiaoyu, is like me, one of the people standing outside the threshold of the Standing Committee and looking inside.

The first card was played smoothly, which didn't surprise me.

Whether the first card can suppress the opponent depends on what cards I have in the back.

Before coming to the provincial capital, I had already lingered for a long time. I played the cards in my hand countless times in my heart, imagined countless endings, and every time I played, I was the winner. Therefore, I dared to sign a military order in front of the Mayor and kill to the provincial capital alone.

Xu Mengda had just recovered from a serious illness. After sitting for a while, he felt some fatigue in his body, so he asked Xue Bing to help him rest.

I sat with my legs crossed alone, examining Xu Mengda's club proudly, calculating in my heart that if I took office as the Director of the Hengyue City Industrial Park Management Committee, I would also set up a club like his. I wanted to develop every entrepreneur who came to the park to develop into a member, making my club a base for gathering the wealth of the world.

Just when I was complacent, a light cough came from behind. Turning my head, I saw Xue Bing standing behind me, looking at me with a smile. ===== CHAPTER 633 =====