Chapter 1124: Wang Yibin

After finishing the article, it was already early morning. Su Xinghui slept for a while, and after getting up the next morning, he handed the article to Lu Zhenghong. Lu Zhenghong read the article while eating breakfast, nodding repeatedly in admiration.

After finishing breakfast, Lu Zhenghong said, "Hmm, this article of yours is of a high level, especially the concept of a one-vote veto for environmental protection, which is well-proposed. We really need to give environmental protection departments greater power now and increase their law enforcement efforts; otherwise, it will be very difficult to carry out environmental protection work."

Su Xinghui nodded and said, "Yes, you are very right. The environmental protection department's power is not enough, and the law enforcement intensity is too small. The government should give them greater support."

Lu Zhenghong said, "Okay, I will help you publish this article in the internal reference of the Provincial Party Committee, and it is expected to attract attention. By the way, I already called your Uncle Yu last night, and he said he would call Jianggang today to make contact. You just wait at home for these two days; Jianggang might contact me at any time."

Su Xinghui nodded and said, "Okay, I won't go out for these two days."

Yu Yan'an's action was very fast. Around nine o'clock that morning, Jianggang General Manager Wang Yibin called Lu Zhenghong, saying he wanted to pay a visit to the Vice Governor. Lu Zhenghong then made an appointment with Wang Yibin to meet at his office in the provincial government at ten o'clock in the morning.

At nine-thirty, Lu Zhenghong and Su Xinghui set off for the provincial government and waited for Wang Yibin in Lu Zhenghong's office. That morning, Lu Zhenghong turned down several subordinates who wanted to report their work to him and focused on waiting for Wang Yibin.

At ten o'clock sharp, Lu Zhenghong's secretary, Li Shanlin, brought Wang Yibin in. Lu Zhenghong and Su Xinghui stood up to welcome him. Wang Yibin smiled and said, "Governor Lu is too polite."

Lu Zhenghong smiled and said, "General Manager Wang is visiting, how could I dare not be polite?"

Wang Yibin burst into laughter, shook hands with Lu Zhenghong, and then shook hands with Su Xinghui. Then both sides sat down as host and guest. Li Shanlin made tea for him and then went out.

Wang Yibin is not from Jiangcheng. He was transferred to Jianggang from a large steel plant in the north over a decade ago. At that time, he served as the Deputy Factory Director of Jianggang. About twelve years ago, he became the Factory Director of Jianggang, and it was during his tenure that Jianggang started the road of reform and developed more and more rapidly.

When he first took office, Jianggang's annual output had just broken through the "double 2 million tons," but in these ten-plus years, Jianggang's annual output has already broken through the "double 5 million tons," and it is not far from the "double 6 million tons."

Jianggang's output is not only constantly increasing, but product quality has also made significant progress, especially in special steel, where Jianggang is now one of the enterprises with the strongest technical strength in the country.

Wang Yibin has made an indelible contribution to Jianggang's rapid development.

Wang Yibin is nearly sixty years old this year, with a tall stature, half a head taller than Su Xinghui. He is very burly, with a very wide square face, which is a typical image of a northerner, looking very forthright.

Wang Yibin is of a similar rank to Lu Zhenghong, but in front of Lu Zhenghong, he still treats Lu Zhenghong as a leader to be respected. After all, Lu Zhenghong is not only a Vice Governor but also a member of the Provincial Party Committee, and his power is much greater than Wang Yibin's. Wang Yibin, of course, would not try to be on equal footing with Lu Zhenghong here.

Wang Yibin is quite interested in Su Xinghui. When Yu Yan'an called him, he also mentioned Su Xinghui, saying that Su Xinghui is a junior of his, highly valued by Elder Yu, and is a very capable young cadre. He said that he was looking for Wang Yibin because there was a matter very beneficial to Jianggang's development to discuss with him, and he asked Wang Yibin to attach importance to it.

With Yu Yan'an's family background, for him to introduce this young man so solemnly to Wang Yibin, Wang Yibin naturally would not despise him because of Su Xinghui's youth. He had already sized up Su Xinghui when he entered the door, and he also had a very good impression of Su Xinghui.

Su Xinghui is also nearly 1.8 meters tall, which is considered tall in Hudong Province. Moreover, he is tall and straight, with a spirited and imposing manner. He did not feel timid at all in front of these two deputy ministerial-level cadres, Lu Zhenghong and Wang Yibin, with a confident smile on his face, giving Wang Yibin the first impression that Su Xinghui is an outstanding young man.

Lu Zhenghong smiled and said to Wang Yibin, "General Manager Wang, let me introduce you. This is Comrade Su Xinghui, the Town Mayor of Pengjiawanzhen, Shangjun County."

Town Mayor? Wang Yibin was shocked again. No matter how he looked at Su Xinghui, he wouldn't be over twenty-five. Such a young town mayor is rare in the whole country. He, of course, knows that although a town mayor is only at the section level, this is a solid head of a local government at one level, which cannot be compared with those in agencies and factories. The gold content of this town mayor is much higher than that of section chiefs in agencies and factories.

For example, in Jianggang, it is possible that a team leader in a workshop of a branch factory could be a section-level cadre. Can that be compared to a town mayor? Without comprehensive ability, higher-level leaders would never hand over this position to a young man in his early twenties.

Wang Yibin nodded and said, "Town Mayor Su is young and promising!"

Su Xinghui smiled and said, "General Manager Wang is too kind."

Lu Zhenghong introduced to Wang Yibin what Su Xinghui had done in Pengjiawanzhen, mainly the enterprises he had introduced in Pengjiawanzhen since this year. When Wang Yibin heard that Pengjiawanzhen had actually introduced nearly 300 million yuan in investment this year, and that among the enterprises he introduced, there were large companies like the French Hou's Group, the Hong Kong Mi's Group, and the Xie's Group, Wang Yibin's surprise was even greater, and he looked at Su Xinghui with even more respect.

As the helmsman of a super-large enterprise, Wang Yibin knows deeply that in front of capital, there is no such thing as human sentiment. Even if Su Xinghui has some family background, if there is no profit in investing in Pengjiawanzhen, these large companies could not have collectively gone there to invest.

Otherwise, there are many children of high officials coming down to get gilded; who can achieve such dazzling results?

From this, it can be known that Su Xinghui definitely has extraordinary points.

Seeing Wang Yibin's expression, Lu Zhenghong was very satisfied. Su Xinghui could not introduce these situations himself; that would be self-aggrandizement, which would instead cause Wang Yibin's resentment. Therefore, it could only be introduced by Lu Zhenghong. The purpose of Lu Zhenghong helping Su Xinghui say this was to make Wang Yibin attach importance to Su Xinghui.

If Su Xinghui did not attract Wang Yibin's attention, then Su Xinghui talking to him about the cooperation between Jianggang and the Notte United Steel Company would only be empty talk. Why would Wang Yibin attach importance to what a little kid who has just started out says?

Finally, Lu Zhenghong said, "Recently, Mr. Noel, the Vice President of the Notte United Steel Company, came to Pengjiawanzhen to inspect the investment environment and may invest in building a factory in Pengjiawanzhen. Town Mayor Su feels that if Jianggang cooperates with the Notte United Steel Company to build a factory, it will be beneficial to Jianggang. Therefore, we invited General Manager Wang to come here to discuss this matter with you."

Notte United Steel Company? Waves rose again in Wang Yibin's heart. That is one of the largest steel enterprises in France, with an annual output far exceeding Jianggang, and its technical strength is also far beyond Jianggang. It can be said that although Jianggang is developing very rapidly now, in front of them, it still doesn't count for much. Are they also coming to Pengjiawanzhen to invest and build a factory?

Wang Yibin could not help but look at Su Xinghui again. What magic does this young man have to make so many large companies go there to build factories?

Wang Yibin nodded and said, "The Notte United Steel Company wants to build a factory in Pengjiawanzhen? Then can Town Mayor Su introduce the detailed situation to me?"

Su Xinghui said, "Of course."

Su Xinghui told Wang Yibin about his contact with Noel. Of course, he would not tell Wang Yibin that the Jiangcheng Investment Promotion Office had also had contact with Noel.

Finally, he said, "Although Mr. Noel has not yet revealed their true intentions, I think that if the Notte United Steel Company builds a factory in Pengjiawanzhen, they should build a special steel plant, and the annual output will not be too low."

Wang Yibin nodded. He agreed with Su Xinghui's judgment. If the Notte United Steel Company traveled thousands of miles to China to build a factory, but ended up building a common steel plant, the cost-effectiveness would be too low. Why would they bother? Only by leveraging their technical advantages and building a special steel plant would they have sufficient profit.

Su Xinghui said, "If Jianggang can cooperate with the Notte United Steel Company to build a factory, as long as the negotiation and operation are proper, I believe Jianggang's technical strength in special steel will be able to get many benefits."

Wang Yibin pondered. Although Jianggang's technical strength can be considered first-class in the domestic steel industry, it is a bit embarrassing on the international stage. It can be said that they also urgently need a major breakthrough in technology; otherwise, China will never be able to change the situation of relying on imports for special steel.