Chapter 1330

Thinking of this, Li Bokun felt relieved that he hadn't had time to lash out earlier; otherwise, he would have completely torn his face off with Su Xinghui, and there would have been no room for maneuver.

The other town leaders also went up one by one to pay their respects to the investors. In front of these investors, they felt they were nothing but complete bumpkins. Only then did they have a more intuitive understanding of Su Xinghui's true strength, and their thinking was quietly beginning to change.

Some who had thought Su Xinghui would not last long because he had offended the county leaders now realized that Su Xinghui was a powerful dragon crossing the river; if he hadn't been sure of himself, he wouldn't have lit these two fires.

It seemed that inviting the investors was the third fire Su Xinghui had lit. Each of his fires burned more fiercely than the last, and looking at this momentum, it seemed he didn't intend to stop at just three fires; if things didn't go well, these fires might just keep burning one after another.

Su Xinghui invited all the guests into the auditorium and asked them to sit down, while the staff of the Party and Government Office busied themselves brewing tea for the guests.

Yu Bo quietly called Su Xinghui out of the auditorium and whispered to him, "Secretary, are so many guests eating in the cafeteria? I'm afraid the cafeteria can't handle so many guest meals. You have twenty-five or twenty-six guests, plus County Magistrate Ling and the others; I'm afraid it's nearly thirty people."

Su Xinghui thought for a moment; this was indeed a problem, so he said to Yu Bo, "Comrade Yu Bo, then let's arrange for lunch at a restaurant in town."

Yu Bo asked again, "And what about the dining standard?"

Su Xinghui said, "We won't set a dining standard today. I'll pay for today's meal."

Yu Bo said, "How can that be? This is official business, after all."

Su Xinghui said, "Many of these people are my friends, not counting as investors, and the new hospitality expense standards are about to be implemented. I cannot be the one to lead in violating the regulations. Let it be this way; this kind of thing won't happen often, and it won't eat me into poverty."

Helpless, Yu Bo nodded in agreement and then went out to book tables at the only restaurant in town.

Su Xinghui sat down beside Yu Ruizhi and asked, "Brother Yu, why did so many of you come today?"

Yu Ruizhi said, "You wouldn't know, would you? Once word got out that we were coming to your place, it spread from ten to a hundred, and everyone knew. Everyone wanted to come. If it weren't for the fear that too many people coming would affect your work, at least several dozen more people would have come."

Su Xinghui couldn't help but laugh; if that many people had really come, it would have been truly astonishing. But even as it was, it was enough to shock everyone in Changshan County.

Yu Ruizhi whispered, "We really shocked them all today, didn't we? From now on, I'm certain no one here will dare to bully you!"

Su Xinghui whispered, "Who would bully me?"

Yu Ruizhi said, "Don't think I don't know. You're an outsider coming here; it would be strange if no one bullied you. With us doing this, they'll have to weigh the consequences before they bully you."

Yu Ruizhi's words warmed Su Xinghui's heart. You have to admit, with Yu Ruizhi and the others acting like this, anyone in Changshan County wanting to do something to Su Xinghui would indeed have to weigh the consequences. Could someone who could casually summon so many powerful investors in just a few days be weak himself?

Su Xinghui said, "Thank you, Brother Yu."

Yu Ruizhi said, "We're who to whom? You're being so polite. By the way, if you need me to do anything, just say it. Investing is no problem either. Although I don't have much cash on hand right now, there's no problem with using assets as collateral for a loan of several tens of millions."

Su Xinghui said, "Come to think of it, there really is an industry here suitable for you. One is tourism; Changshan County has so many mountains, and there are quite a few places with good scenery, though the investment is a bit large. Another is the leather factory you're currently running. You could open another one here. I plan to develop animal husbandry here, mainly raising a type of Matou goat. By then, your leather factory certainly won't lack raw materials."

Yu Ruizhi nodded and said, "Fine, the industry you recommend certainly won't be wrong."

Su Xinghui said, "Then in a while, we'll go down to the village to take a look around, see the scenery here, and the Matou goats."

Yu Ruizhi said, "Okay."

Ling Anguo began his address to everyone. He extended a warm welcome to these guests who had come to Changshan County, then introduced the situation in Changshan County. He said that Changshan County was a beautiful place with very rich products, and he hoped all the guests could have a good time playing here for a few days; the hospitable people of Changshan County would certainly treat the guests with the utmost enthusiasm.

Next, Li Bokun gave his address to the guests. Compared to Ling Anguo, Li Bokun's address was a bit below standard. He spoke somewhat stutteringly and even missed a few words. However, the guests were quite well-mannered and didn't burst into laughter, though Li Bokun himself felt he couldn't hold his head up and sat down with a red face and ears.

This couldn't be blamed on Li Bokun. Today, he had come to Matou Town nominally to meet investors with Ling Anguo, but in reality, he was looking for Su Xinghui to talk about the quarry shutdown. He hadn't been mentally prepared, and suddenly seeing so many luxury cars and so many powerful investors was too much of a shock. That he could still deliver an address under such circumstances was already a testament to his decent psychological quality.

Su Xinghui also delivered an address. He expressed his gratitude to everyone and then invited everyone to set off now to conduct an inspection in the mountains of Matou Town.

Everyone left the conference room together, got into their respective cars, and set off. Su Xinghui, of course, sat in Yu Ruizhi's Land Rover. He sat in the middle of the back row, with Lu Xiaoya on his left and Yu Ruoqiu on his right. Yu Ruizhi had to condescend to sit in the front passenger seat.

Ling Anguo and Li Bokun still sat in the jeep they had driven over in. Although this jeep was too shabby, they couldn't possibly go and sit in the luxury cars the guests had driven. After all, they were county leaders, and they still needed to maintain necessary reserve.

Ma Sheng, Lu Xianghui, Yin Hualong, and other town leaders and staff members each sat in one of the cars, responsible for acting as guides for the guests.

Li Bokun sat in the jeep, not speaking for a long time. But after a long while, he still couldn't help but say to Ling Anguo, "Old Ling, this Little Su is incredible."

Ling Anguo glanced at him and nodded, saying, "Yes, Little Su has a boundless future!"

Li Bokun could, of course, also see that Su Xinghui had a boundless future, but at the thought of this, he felt melancholy. He really didn't know if his quarry could still start operations. He couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

Ling Anguo looked at Li Bokun and said, "Old Li, why are you sighing? Isn't this a good thing?"

Li Bokun hurriedly covered up, saying, "I'm just worried. Our Changshan County has such poor conditions; I don't know if these investors are willing to invest here."

Ling Anguo laughed and said, "Old Li, we don't need to worry about that. I believe Little Su has a way to make them stay here. What we need to do is be a good backup for Little Su, letting him concentrate his energy on developing the economy. If our Changshan County's economy is to develop quickly, the only hope lies with Little Su."

These words made Li Bokun's eyelids jump. He nodded and said, "Hmm, Old Ling, you're right. We must support Little Su's work."

Due to Su Xinghui's reminder, most of the cars that came today were off-road vehicles with excellent performance. Therefore, within a few minutes, the motorcade drove to Xiuyan Village, entered the village entrance one after another, and stopped at the entrance of the village committee.

Before coming, Su Xinghui had not called the Xiuyan Village committee; he just wanted to let the most real situation of Matou Town be displayed before everyone.

The entire Xiuyan Village was suddenly stirred up. When had they ever seen so many luxury cars? They hadn't even seen any single one of the cars in this motorcade. Without needing the village cadres to mobilize them, almost everyone in the village heard the news and came out to see these luxury cars.

Village Party Secretary Shi Lianxi and Village Director Shi Anlu led all the village cadres out to welcome them. Their faces were both surprised and happy, and also a bit bewildered. Where had so many luxury cars come from? They didn't look like cars that leaders would sit in either.