Chapter 1028: County Magistrate's Office Meeting

Five minutes before nine o'clock, the deputy county magistrates arrived one by one. Su Xinghui and Fang Yinqian hurriedly stood up and greeted them one by one.

The deputy county magistrates also greeted the two of them, and Fang Yinqian hurriedly left his seat to brew tea for them.

The last to arrive were Chen Hongfu and Tian Xiaopeng. The two walked over side by side, chatting and laughing, entered the conference room, nodded and greeted the people present, and then sat down.

Tian Xiaopeng smiled and said to Su Xinghui, "Comrade Xinghui, you arrived quite early."

Su Xinghui said with a smile, "County Magistrate Tian, I came back to the county seat after work yesterday afternoon."

Tian Xiaopeng nodded, "That's good, no need to get up early this morning."

Tian Xiaopeng's attitude was very cordial, as if there were no hard feelings between him and Su Xinghui at all. This made Su Xinghui have to admire the depth of his city—his ability to control his emotions was too strong.

Of course, last time in Pengjiawan, he had still tested the limits of Tian Xiaopeng, which also proved that Tian Xiaopeng had not yet truly cultivated to the level of Wang Mang and Sima Yi. However, if Tian Xiaopeng, who was in his early thirties, had already cultivated to the point of not showing his emotions, then this person was truly too terrifying.

Tian Xiaopeng looked at his watch and said, "It is now nine o'clock, so let's start the meeting. The main topic of today's meeting is that the World Bank inspection team is coming to our Shangjun County to inspect the Changjiangdaqiao project. They will arrive in Shangjun County tomorrow, so today we will discuss the reception plan for tomorrow. Since the site selection for the Changjiangdaqiao project is in Pengjiawan Township, and the other party specifically named Comrade Su Xinghui to participate in the reception, Comrade Su Xinghui is invited to attend our meeting today."

Tian Xiaopeng scanned everyone and said, "Now let Comrade Su Xinghui introduce the detailed situation, because it was Comrade Su Xinghui who handled the initial contact with the World Bank's China office."

Su Xinghui nodded to Tian Xiaopeng and then began, "I first made contact with Mr. Hackett, the chief representative of the World Bank's China office, when I went to the capital to apply for the Changjiangdaqiao project to the State Planning Commission before the New Year. I introduced our Changjiangdaqiao project to him. At that time, Mr. Hackett was very optimistic about this project, and he indicated then that once our project was successfully approved, he would lead an inspection team to come here to inspect it."

Chen Hongfu said, "Then this Mr. Hackett is still very trustworthy and sincere. It seems that the possibility of them passing our loan application this time is not small."

Tian Xiaopeng asked, "Comrade Xinghui, may I ask how likely you think it is that the World Bank will pass our loan application?"

Su Xinghui said, "It should be said that the possibility is quite high, because our Changjiangdaqiao project has a perfect fundraising plan and repayment plan. The operational nature of this Changjiangdaqiao is also quite good. After the Changjiangdaqiao is built, the annual traffic volume will be quite large, which is clearly written in our project proposal. And because the economic development of our county and the Newhe County on the opposite bank is quite good, our repayment ability is beyond doubt."

The deputy county magistrate in charge of the economy, Zhuang Zize, asked, "Township Head Su, can you say how much this possibility is? Can it be quantified? If it cannot pass, do we have any backup plans?"

Su Xinghui pondered for a moment and said, "I think the possibility of passing is at least over 70 percent. If it really cannot pass, of course there are backup plans. However, if the World Bank can provide us with loans, we can obtain technical support from their construction experts and supervision experts, which is very important for the success of this project, so we had better strive for it with all our might."

Tian Xiaopeng said, "Of course we must strive for it with all our might. Among various financing methods, World Bank loans have the lowest cost, and there is also technical support, which is very important."

Su Xinghui said, "I have another suggestion. I suggest asking the old gentleman Hou Guangbi of the Hou Group to help us do some work."

Tian Xiaopeng said, "Old Gentleman Hou?"

Su Xinghui said, "Yes, Old Gentleman Hou has a very good relationship with the World Bank. In fact, it was he who suggested that I apply for a loan from the World Bank, and it was also he who helped me contact the people at the World Bank's China office. He is also one of the investors in our Changjiangdaqiao project. If he helps us do some work, I think it will allow us to achieve twice the result with half the effort."

Chen Hongfu said, "If that's the case, then Comrade Xinghui, you go and contact Old Gentleman Hou to see if he is willing to help us do some work." ===== CHAPTER 1030 =====