Chapter 642: The Mayor arranged for me to report

The Mayor accompanied Vice Provincial Governor Lin downstairs, and the first stop of the inspection was the Industrial Park.

I only learned of the full schedule for the day from a schedule handed to me by the Mayor's secretary after he went downstairs.

Vice Provincial Governor Lin would inspect the Industrial Park in the morning, return directly to the Municipal Government conference room to hear a report on the park's work, eat in the government canteen at noon, and inspect the Public Security Bureau's new office building and the 110 alarm center in the afternoon.

I found my name on the schedule; just as the Mayor instructed, I was arranged to report on the Industrial Park's work.

Coming out of the building, I was startled by the scene before me. The lineup accompanying Vice Provincial Governor Lin's inspection was very powerful, with no fewer than twenty small cars lined up neatly. Leading the way were police cars, the police lights on the roofs making people's eyes dizzy. Bringing up the rear were also police cars, the police lights flashing just as wantonly.

Traffic had been controlled, and not a single miscellaneous vehicle could be seen on the road at the hotel entrance.

Deputy Director Qin personally cleared the way; he stood next to the lead police car holding a walkie-talkie. Seeing us come out, he said something into the walkie-talkie, and I saw all the car doors open.

Vice Provincial Governor Lin sat in the first car, a luxury minibus, with the Mayor accompanying him. Following the minibus was the Mayor's private car, with no one else inside except the Mayor's secretary. The following cars were arranged from high to low, and finally, I saw the Hengyue City Petition Bureau's car, which was actually a dilapidated Jinbei van.

I couldn't get into other departments' cars; until the appointment was officially issued, I was still a member of the Municipal Petition Bureau.

Watching the accompanying people get into their respective cars and the doors close one by one, I ran over to the Jinbei van. Just as I was about to get in, a shout came: "Where is Petition Bureau Director Chen?"

I stopped and hurriedly answered.

A person ran over hurriedly, handed me a disc, and said: "The Mayor wants you to go to the conference room to prepare first; don't accompany the inspection."

I clutched the disc and asked him: "What is this?"

He told me hurriedly: "The Industrial Park's promotional video, specifically for the leaders to watch."

He turned and left, and I said to the Jinbei driver: "Brother, we are going to the Municipal Government."

I knew the Jinbei driver, and he knew me. After all, I was his Director, so he very politely helped me open the door and invited me to get in.

As soon as I sat down, the driver complained: "There are good cars in the bureau that aren't allowed to be driven, and you have to make me drive such a broken car out. Director Chen, look, which unit's car isn't beautiful? A car is a person's face! Look at our car again; it's simply trash."

I laughed: "The Jinbei is not bad; it's a good car."

The driver said indignantly: "Isn't this making you look bad? A dignified Deputy Director sitting in a Jinbei van to accompany provincial leaders, whose face is being lost?"

I straightened my face and said: "Drive! Stop meddling in other people's business."

Actually, how could I not be angry in my heart? Lilian was embarrassing me! There was a high-end luxury sedan in the Petition Bureau, usually used by Lilian. When important leaders came or the bureau had to go out to handle business, Lilian would usually give the car to others. But today Lilian didn't come, and the car was nowhere to be seen.

After being scolded by me, the driver stopped talking and drove back to the Municipal Government with pursed lips. I saw the grievance on his face and actually wanted to laugh.

The Municipal Government was as busy as ever, not changing at all because provincial leaders had come.

I got out of the car and headed straight for the conference room; the government staff were waiting for me.

The conference room was on the tenth floor, and I was startled when I went in.

The conference room was crowded with many people; they were all provincial news units, and from the badges hanging on a few, they were central news agencies stationed locally. Long guns and short cannons were ready, just waiting for Vice Provincial Governor Lin to come.

As soon as I entered, two people came up to me and asked: "Are you Director Chen?"

I nodded, not knowing what to do next.

"The preparation work is all done. The meeting process has also been fully implemented. Director Chen, your task is to make a specific report on the planning and construction work of the Industrial Park after the video is played."

I said "Um," remembered the disc someone gave me before I came, so I took it out and handed it to him: "This is the disc for the promotional video; you take it and try it."

They asked me in astonishment: "We have already prepared, who gave you this disc?"

I said: "Just now at the entrance of the Hengyue Hotel, someone from the Municipal Government gave it to me."

They took it, hesitated for a moment, but still called the person in charge of the equipment over, asked him to replace the disc prepared earlier, and inserted the disc I gave them into the disc player.

Taking advantage of this time, I had to sort out the content I wanted to report. So I asked them to send me a few sheets of paper and a pen, walked to a corner of the conference room, browsed through the promotional booklet, and wrote down the outline for the report on the paper.

I have a characteristic: my eloquence is generally above average. As long as I have an outline, I can speak for several hours and guarantee that not a single sentence will be repeated.

Ever since I learned that Guo Wei was serving as the Deputy Director of the Municipal Industrial Park, I had conducted a bottom-line investigation of the Industrial Park's situation. It is no exaggeration to say that the Hengyue City Industrial Park had long taken shape in my heart; I had a very grand plan, which was worlds apart from the city's previous planning.

The Hengyue City Industrial Park covers an area of 1,500 mu; if it were fully built, it would be almost half of the new Hengyue City.

The city's original plan was to integrate old enterprises and move the enterprises in the urban area to the park. I simply calculated that Hengyue City had as many as ten old enterprises in the urban area, and these old enterprises referred to large factories with no fewer than 2,000 employees. These large factories were all labor-intensive enterprises, from textiles to metallurgy, from diesel engine manufacturing to tractor vehicle production. Any one of these enterprises occupied more than 1,000 mu of land. If they were all moved into the park, not only would this land be far from enough, but the funds for relocation would also be an astronomical figure.

From the establishment of the Industrial Park to the present, three full years had passed. In these three years, aside from land acquisition and "three connections and one leveling," there had been no other progress.

The Hengyue City Industrial Park was a chicken rib—tasteless to eat but a pity to discard. When the Industrial Park was first established, it happened to catch up with the good opportunity of the whole country vigorously launching projects. The Municipal Committee and Municipal Government couldn't watch other cities doing things vigorously while they remained indifferent, so they introduced the Industrial Park plan. Who would have expected that after it was introduced, they would feel it was a difficult child to give birth to.

After figuring out the situation of the Industrial Park, a bold idea arose in my heart. I hadn't told anyone about this idea, but it had already become familiar in my own heart.

Today is a good day! I closed the booklet and closed my eyes to pretend to sleep.

I want to take this opportunity to lay out my plans and ideas.

I secretly made up my mind; this was an idea of "dying to live." I am not willing to be a Deputy Director of the Petition Bureau; I cannot let my youth and aspirations go to waste.

Thanks to the Mayor, it was he who gave me this opportunity. Thanks to Vice Provincial Governor Lin; it was his arrival that gave me a platform to display my skills.

Just as I was closing my eyes and thanking everyone, my shoulder was pushed. Opening my eyes, I saw Chen Meng standing beside me with a smile.

I stood up in surprise and asked her: "Why are you here?"

"I'm a reporter, can I not come?" She retorted with a smile and asked me: "Why are you here? Such a high-standard meeting, are you qualified to attend?"

My face flushed, and I said coyly: "The Mayor arranged for me to report."

"You report?" Chen Meng's face changed colors several times; I could even see her panic and unease.

"What's wrong with you?" I asked.

She calmed herself down, smiled lightly, and seemed to be talking to herself: "How come I didn't know you were reporting? How could it be you reporting?"

She left me and turned to go out.

I was confused by her strange expression. What was wrong with me reporting? Why would she panic? Could it be that she had hidden feelings?

I chased after her, but there was no one in the corridor; it looked empty.

Something will happen! This premonition arose and grew wildly like wild grass. I became uneasy, and my heart suddenly felt as if I had lost my soul, feeling lost and dejected.

Just as I was looking for Chen Meng in a state of unease, the elevator door opened, and someone ran out, shouting as they walked: "He's here, he's here."

I knew it was Vice Provincial Governor Lin who had arrived, so I hurriedly followed the people into the conference room.

As soon as I sat down, I felt something was wrong, so I had to get up and walk out of the conference room, standing by the elevator door waiting for Vice Provincial Governor Lin and the Mayor to come up.

The elevator door dinged again, and my face was instantly covered with smiles.

Who would have expected that the person who came out was not Vice Provincial Governor Lin and the others, but Chen Meng.

"Where did you go?" I whispered, telling her: "The Provincial Governor has arrived."

"I know!" She said lightly, looked at me deeply, and stopped talking.

I signaled for her to stand aside; she sighed, turned around, and entered the conference room. ===== CHAPTER 643 =====