Chapter 3670: Candidate for Municipal Committee Secretary

Of course, having a decision did not mean it could be decided immediately, because this loan would ultimately be signed with the Yanbei Provincial Government, and it also involved several cities along the route of these two projects. The operation was very complex. The expressway part also involved the formation of an expressway management company by several investors.

Therefore, Nelson still had to go to the provincial capital to meet with the relevant leaders of the Yanbei Provincial Government and talk about the cooperation this time. And this trip to the provincial capital was, of course, accompanied by Su Xinghui.

That day, Su Xinghui accompanied Nelson to the provincial capital. Nelson had stayed in Linshan City for three days and had seen many places in Linshan. Although he didn't say it, Su Xinghui could see that Nelson was quite satisfied with the situation in Linshan; otherwise, he wouldn't have gone to the provincial capital.

The two arrived in Yanzhong. Yanbei Provincial Committee Secretary Wu Jianbai, Governor Fang Zhonglin, Vice Governor Wang Guoxiong, and others met with Nelson together, with Su Xinghui accompanying them. This lineup still made Nelson feel very honored.

The two sides had an in-depth conversation in a cordial and friendly atmosphere. Fang Zhonglin, on behalf of the Yanbei Provincial Government, expressed the position of the Yanbei Provincial Government with great sincerity, promising to use fiscal revenue as collateral to finance from the World Bank, hoping that the World Bank could uphold its consistent position and support infrastructure construction in economically backward areas of China.

The original intention of the World Bank's establishment was to support infrastructure construction in economically backward areas. Therefore, in fact, these two projects in Yanbei Province were very much in line with the World Bank's purpose. However, in actual operation, it often tended to favor more economically developed areas because such areas had stronger repayment capabilities. Anyway, even if they were more developed areas, they were still considered backward areas in the world.

In such an atmosphere, Nelson basically agreed to provide financing support for these two projects and discussed some specific terms. Of course, a formal contract could not be signed yet because these two projects had not been formally approved by the National Development and Reform Commission. It would have to wait until formal approval before a formal contract could be signed. Now it could only be said to be an intentional cooperation between the two sides.

Although it was only an intentional cooperation, both sides recorded the content of the talks and organized a memorandum, which was signed by Fang Zhonglin on behalf of the Yanbei Provincial Government and Nelson on behalf of the World Bank. When the formal approval came, the views of both sides would not be confused.

After the talks ended, the Yanbei Provincial Government hosted a banquet for Mr. Nelson. At such a banquet, Mr. Nelson did not drink as he did in Linshan; he drank very gently, fully showing his well-educated gentlemanly side.

That evening, Wu Jianbai, Fang Zhonglin, and Wang Guoxiong also met with Su Xinghui separately. This time, they were satisfied beyond measure with Su Xinghui's performance. With this funding from the World Bank, there were no more problems with these two projects. The next step was the procedural work, which was expected to be completed by the end of this year, with formal approval.

This timing was very important. Once formally approved, the funds would be in place. Once the funds were in place, many preparatory tasks could be carried out on time. By doing the preparatory work well before the spring blossoms, a lot of construction time could be saved.

Before this, the provincial leaders had not even dared to think about this project because the total investment of the expressway and high-speed railway was too huge. However, unexpectedly, Su Xinghui almost single-handedly facilitated this project, which truly gave them a huge surprise.

When Wu Jianbai met Su Xinghui, he also told him a piece of news: the candidate for the Linshan Municipal Committee Secretary had been decided, and it was the Deputy Secretary-General of the Provincial Committee, Qian Jianan.

This news was absolutely a pleasant surprise for Su Xinghui. Qian Jianan had a close personal friendship with him, and this person's character was also quite good; he was a gentle and honest gentleman. If he went to Linshan, he should not have any conflict with Su Xinghui.

Su Xinghui really hated those power struggles. He wished that all comrades in the team could work with one heart and build Linshan together. Although he also knew that this was basically impossible, he was trying to work in this direction. This time, he shared the credit for the large project with other Standing Committee members, which was also for this purpose.

The Provincial Committee had been slow to finalize the candidate for the Linshan Municipal Committee Secretary, which once made Su Xinghui very worried, fearing that the appointed Municipal Committee Secretary would not get along with him, which would be troublesome. Now, hearing the name Qian Jianan, Su Xinghui was finally relieved.

From Wu Jianbai's tone, Su Xinghui could also hear that the Provincial Committee's decision to send Qian Jianan to Linshan this time must have also gone through a relatively fierce struggle. However, this candidate also showed that the Provincial Committee wanted to prioritize stable development for Linshan and did not hope for any more mishaps in Linshan, which was also equivalent to full support for Su Xinghui.

Wu Jianbai was, of course, well aware of the personal friendship between Su Xinghui and Qian Jianan.

Su Xinghui asked, "Secretary Wu, when can Comrade Qian Jianan go to take office?"

Wu Jianbai smiled, "It seems you are looking forward to this day?"

Su Xinghui said, "Of course I am looking forward to it. I have been looking forward to it for a long time. A team cannot be without a head! In addition, Linshan City now has so many large projects, my energy must be mainly focused on these projects, so I really don't have much energy to manage the work on the Municipal Committee side. It would be best if the Provincial Committee could send a Municipal Committee Secretary there sooner."

Su Xinghui's words were very sincere. Although he was now presiding over the work of Linshan City in an all-around way and had all the power, it sounded great, but it was indeed too tiring.

There was no need to mention the work on the municipal government side; that was his main job, and he absolutely dared not neglect it. In the short time he had been in Linshan City, he could be said to have asked about everything, big and small.

And he dared not relax the work on the Municipal Committee side either, because the mining disaster had made the situation in Linshan City unstable for a time, with people's hearts in a panic. Therefore, he certainly dared not entrust all the work of the Municipal Committee to Zhong Yuze. After all, he was the one named by the Provincial Committee to preside over the work in an all-around way, and if anything happened, the primary responsibility would be his.

Although Su Xinghui was energetic and had super work ability, Linshan City was such a large city, and all kinds of work were complicated, which made Su Xinghui feel tired.

Now that the Provincial Committee had chosen Qian Jianan as the candidate for Municipal Committee Secretary, Su Xinghui was naturally looking forward to Qian Jianan going to Linshan sooner.