Chapter 564

Another day passed, and the joint delegation from Yulin City and Qingyang City finally arrived in the capital to run the project. This speed was already very fast. In the past, government agencies wouldn't have had such high efficiency. This time, it involved such a large project, and Su Xinghui had already made progress; how could they dare to be negligent when they wanted to get it done before the New Year?

Such a project would have a huge impact on the economic development of both Yulin City and Qingyang City.

The delegation from Yulin City included You Junwen, the Vice Mayor in charge of the economy, Cai Zhengfa, the Director of the Municipal Planning Commission, Chen Hongfu, the Executive Deputy County Magistrate of Shangjun County, as well as Hu Xinjia, the Director of the Shangjun County Transportation Bureau, and two staff members.

The delegation from Qingyang City included Li Jun, the Vice Mayor in charge of the economy, and several other personnel equivalent to those from Yulin City.

They brought all the supplementary materials Su Xinghui had mentioned last time, and they brought several copies in case of need. These materials were also stamped with official seals.

Since they had come this time, they naturally couldn't stay at the Friendship Hotel with Su Xinghui, as that would exceed the standards. They could only stay at the Hudong Provincial Office in Beijing. For the sake of work, Su Xinghui had to move to the Beijing Office as well. Once he moved, Lu Xiaoya had to move too; otherwise, the Friendship Hotel and the Beijing Office were too far apart.

That day, they had a dinner at the Beijing Office. This dinner was to celebrate Su Xinghui's breakthrough in his work and also served as a work arrangement meeting.

During the dinner, the two Vice Mayors, You Junwen and Li Jun, were still somewhat reserved, but the others had no capital to be reserved in front of Su Xinghui. Everyone knew that being able to open up a situation for such a project in the capital was not an ordinary person, not to mention that Su Xinghui's name had appeared in the "Hudong Daily" several times, and Secretary Gu had met with him. He himself was also a section-level cadre; who would dare to put on airs in front of him?

During the meal, Cai Zhengfa, Chen Hongfu, Hu Xinjia, and others frequently toasted Su Xinghui. Su Xinghui did not refuse anyone, and he also took the initiative to toast others frequently. He didn't have any arrogance at all and looked incredibly humble and cautious, knowing how to position himself correctly.

You Junwen watched in amazement. He was in a relatively high position and had heard the story of Su Xinghui confronting Ge Honglin in Jiangcheng. A dignified Vice Mayor of Jiangcheng being rendered speechless by such a small town mayor as Su Xinghui was truly a strange thing. And today, seeing Su Xinghui so humble and cautious was an even stranger thing.

To be honest, You Junwen didn't approve of Su Xinghui's actions. Ge Honglin was not only much higher in rank than Su Xinghui, but in terms of age, he was old enough to be Su Xinghui's father. Su Xinghui didn't give Ge Honglin any face at all—that was just too much.

But looking at him today, Su Xinghui wasn't as much of a jerk as the rumors said. It seemed rumors couldn't be fully believed.

Thinking of this, You Junwen raised his glass to Su Xinghui and said, "Little Su, come, let's have a drink. Look, where should we start tomorrow?"

Su Xinghui raised his glass, drank with You Junwen, and then said, "Tomorrow we will prepare the application materials, and then we will formally submit the application materials to the State Planning Commission."

Li Jun also smiled and toasted Su Xinghui, saying, "We are completely in the dark about the State Planning Commission. We'll need you to put in more effort for this work."

For the cadres of Qingyang City, they basically hadn't worried about anything for this project. If this Changjiang River Bridge were built, it would basically be a huge pie falling into their laps for nothing. Therefore, they were even more polite to Su Xinghui, who had contributed the most to running the project.

Su Xinghui said, "It's fine. This time, under the care of the city and county leaders, the work of the relevant departments of the State Planning Commission is almost done. There's no big problem in getting this project finalized. The most critical thing is speed. We will strive to get this project finalized before the Spring Festival."

Hearing Su Xinghui's words, everyone at the table looked at each other. Was Su Xinghui's statement too outrageous? Finalize this project before the Spring Festival? You have to know, there was only half a month left before the New Year. Could such a large project be finalized in such a short time?

Before they came, they thought their task was to submit the materials and formally enter the application process. To truly finalize the project, it would take at least half a year. Running a project at the State Planning Commission required being prepared for a protracted war.

Now Su Xinghui actually wanted to finalize the project in such a short time? This made everyone dare not believe their ears.

You Junwen even stuttered, "Little Su, you, you just now, just now said what? Before the Spring Festival, you, you can finalize, this project?"

Su Xinghui smiled, "I don't dare to guarantee it 100%, but I will strive to finalize it before the Spring Festival because the work of all relevant departments of the State Planning Commission is almost done."

Looking at Su Xinghui's confident smile, You Junwen was overjoyed. He knew that Su Xinghui wasn't a person who bragged. It should be said that he was a person who often created miracles. He had created miracles in Menguhuling and Pengjiawan, and this time, he would surely be able to create a miracle too.

You Junwen and Li Jun both abandoned their reserve and enthusiastically urged Su Xinghui to drink. This dinner reached its climax.

In the following days, the Changjiang River Bridge project between Xinhe County and Shangjun County formally entered the application process. Tian Xiaopeng, who Su Xinghui had been unsure about, indeed fulfilled his promise. He didn't make things difficult for Su Xinghui at all and readily stamped the official seal.

With the official seal of Tian Xiaopeng's division stamped, the connections of Yu Ruizhi, Chu Zheng, and the others played a huge role. This application material flowed between various relevant offices, and one official seal after another was stamped on it, which meant it was getting closer and closer to the formal approval of the project.

Although the project approval work went smoothly, there were too many official seals to be stamped—dozens in total. If it weren't for the help of Yu Ruizhi and the others, it would probably have taken half a year to get it done.

You Junwen and Li Jun hadn't run projects before, but none of the previous processes had been as refreshing as this one. They didn't even need to wait bitterly at the door of any office in the State Planning Commission. They stayed comfortably in the rooms of the Beijing Office, waiting for the staff who went to run the project to return to the Beijing Office every night to report their progress to them.

Every day when they heard that several more official seals had been stamped, they felt incredibly comfortable.

Su Xinghui didn't go to the State Planning Commission to run it himself. This time, the progress of the project was so smooth that You Junwen was overjoyed. He specially approved Su Xinghui's vacation, telling him he didn't need to stay at the Beijing Office every day or go to the State Planning Commission to run it himself. He told Su Xinghui he could move around as he pleased.

These days, Yu Ruizhi and Yu Ruoqiu also accompanied Su Xinghui and Lu Xiaoya to visit world-famous attractions like the Forbidden City and the Great Wall. In fact, Su Xinghui had visited these places in his previous life, but he hadn't been here in this life, so he accompanied Lu Xiaoya to visit them again.

One day, Yu Ruizhi was strolling through Panjiayuan with Su Xinghui and the others. Su Xinghui was looking casually at the stalls on the side of the road. On this day, he did find some good things in Panjiayuan, mainly stamps and coins, especially several types of coins that would later be worth over 100,000 or even hundreds of thousands; he found several of them.

However, he didn't gain much in terms of other antiques because his expertise was in stamps, coins, and calligraphy and paintings. He didn't know much about porcelain, jade, etc. And the current Panjiayuan, although it had only been open for a few years, was already a mix of fish and dragons, with numerous fakes. Without an expert's eye, it was no longer easy to pick up leaks here.

Even for genuine items, the asking price was high. In the capital, it was the frontier of the collectibles market, and the prices of various antiques were first reflected here. Therefore, no one could expect to pick up a big leak here. Su Xinghui had encountered a snuff bottle with an asking price of tens of thousands, which left him speechless. In another twenty years, this snuff bottle would be worth at most tens of thousands.

Su Xinghui could only take advantage of the low market for stamps and coins to pick up some leaks in that area.

Suddenly, Yu Ruizhi received a call from his father. On the phone, Yu Yan'an told him that Su Xinghui's article had been published in the Internal Reference and asked them to go get it.

Hearing this news, Yu Ruizhi was very happy for Su Xinghui. He drove Su Xinghui home and got the Internal Reference from Yu Yan'an.

Yu Yan'an smiled at Su Xinghui and said, "Little Su, the response to your article is very good. Some central leaders are very concerned about your Shangjun County and have proposed the 'Shangjun Model,' with the idea of promoting it nationwide."

Su Xinghui naturally knew what this meant for him. Of course, he valued more that the Shangjun Model of developing the rural economy according to local conditions could be promoted nationwide. Regardless of the effect of the promotion, at least some farmers would benefit.

Su Xinghui said to Yu Yan'an, "Thank you, Uncle Yu!"

Yu Yan'an said, "You're welcome. Your article being published in the Internal Reference is, of course, a good thing for you, but it's not necessarily all good. You are now focused under the spotlight, attracting attention. 'The tree that stands above the forest will be destroyed by the wind.' There must be many malicious eyes watching you. You must be more careful in your work in the future and pay attention to protecting yourself."

Su Xinghui naturally understood this principle and humbly accepted the teaching.

Seeing his attitude, Yu Yan'an nodded slightly and said, "How is your project running? It's almost the New Year, and you've worked hard. If there's anything difficult, feel free to tell me, and I can help you."

Su Xinghui said, "It's going very smoothly at the moment. I estimate it will be finalized in a few days."