I'm in the county town, and you say I'm a big shot?

Chapter 344 Emergency Meeting

Bai Ou continued her analysis.

“You make a fortune investing in Shanghai and in the stock and futures markets, but in Nanxin, you don’t seem to value that much. You value social benefits more.”

“How can I not value it? I’ve earned more from this Lakeview Residence project than any other developer,” Fang Qingye argued.

"Then let me ask you, if there were no Nanxin Lake, would you have simply built a housing development? Even a high-end development in a prime location?" Bai Ou countered.

Fang Qingye thought about it carefully, then shook her head.

"will not."

Perhaps at the time I was thinking of competing with Country Garden for this project, but now it seems I'm more concerned about the renovation of Nanxin Lake.

After hearing this, Bai Ou's eyes crinkled into beautiful crescent moons with laughter: "Isn't that right? The answer is already clear."

"Heh, you really do know what I'm thinking," Fang Qingye laughed. "No wonder you've been following me around since we were kids."

"You're so annoying!" Bai Ou said playfully, raising her little fist to hit him, but Fang Qingye caught her, and the two walked hand in hand again.

“However, Huacheng Development is not your company alone. Song Qingdong also holds shares. I wonder if he will have a different opinion on this matter?” Bai Ou asked.

Fang Qingye pondered for a moment, then shook her head and said, "No, he will agree with my opinion."

"why?"

"Haven't you noticed that Song Qingdong has changed in the last two years?" Fang Qingye asked rhetorically.

"What has changed?"

"Initially, the plan was to gradually hand over the Kerry Group to Song Dacheng, without considering Dahai at all. But now we're starting to involve Dahai in some of the Kerry Group's decision-making."

"That's true." Bai Ou nodded. "Because of you? You have a particularly close relationship with the sea, and it's possible that you'll help the sea in the future?"

"That's part of it," Fang Qingye didn't deny. "But it's not the whole story, because Song Dacheng's performance was unsatisfactory, or rather, his views on certain things have changed."

“In the past, I worked hard to make money, even at the cost of cutting corners and building shoddy projects. But now it’s different. I’ve started to pay attention to my reputation. For example, when I proposed abolishing the three sets of blueprints, Qian Weimin vehemently opposed it and even secretly colluded with Song Qingdong to kick me out of Huacheng Company.”

“If Song Qingdong had really done that back then, I really wouldn’t have been able to do anything, because my shares were less than the two of them combined.”

“However, Song Qingdong didn’t do that. Instead, he sided with you, so Qian Weimin had no choice but to leave the company,” Bai Oujiao said with a smile.

"Yes, so this time, I think he will still agree with my idea. This is the first time the county has built such a large-scale affordable housing project. Whether the houses can be completed on time and whether the quality can be guaranteed is being watched not only by the county leaders, but also by the relevant leaders in the city. After all, the problems that Nanxin encountered in building affordable housing will be encountered by other counties and districts."

Fang Qingye was right.

In an office in the Jinghai Municipal Government building, Executive Vice Mayor Zhang Pengyuan was looking at the latest progress report on the commencement of affordable housing projects, compiled by the Municipal Housing Management Bureau from various counties and districts.

The situation is not optimistic.

Of the three districts, one city and two counties under the jurisdiction of Jinghai City, only two counties and districts have started construction on affordable housing, while the rest are still in the preparation stage. The slowest is Nanxin County, which has not even found a developer yet!

Zhang Pengyuan frowned, threw his pencil on the desk, and called out, "Xiao Gao!"

Immediately, a young man in his late twenties wearing glasses and sporting a buzz cut walked out from another office; it was his secretary, Gao Yuan.

"What's going on? Nanxin is the county with the most real estate developers in the city and county area, except for the three districts of Jinghai! How come we can't find a single developer to build this affordable housing?!"

Gao Yuan glanced at the report, thought for a moment, and said, "How about we call County Chief Lu and ask about the specifics?"

"If I don't go after Lao Lu, I'll beat up Lao Hu! How can he be a Party Secretary!"

Upon hearing this, Gao Yuan immediately picked up the landline on his desk, dialed a number, and handed the receiver to Mayor Zhang.

"Hello, Secretary Hu? This is Zhang Pengyuan. I saw the report from the Municipal Housing Management Bureau today on the progress of affordable housing development in various counties and districts. Your Nanxin is moving very slowly."

"Don't talk about special circumstances! You must know very well that the Central Economic Work Conference at the beginning of this year emphasized the need to accelerate the construction of affordable housing. The Jinghai Municipal Party Committee and Government have already taken this work as a political task! How am I supposed to report to Secretary Liu and Mayor Wang if things continue like this? I'll just ask you one question: Can construction start on schedule? Can it be completed on time and with guaranteed quality?!" "Yes? Good! I'll be waiting for your news in the next couple of days!" Zhang Pengyuan hung up the phone after saying that.

In the office building behind the Nanxin County Party Committee compound, Hu Huaiwen's face was ashen.

He took a deep breath, trying to calm himself, and called out, "Xiao Duan!"

His secretary, Duan Ping'an, immediately came over from the half-open office across the hall.

"What's the matter, Secretary Hu?"

Hu Huaiwen glanced at his watch: "It's 8:20 now. Notify all members of the County Party Committee Standing Committee and the main leaders of the Development and Reform Bureau, Housing Management Bureau, Land and Resources Bureau, and Finance Bureau to come to the County Party Committee Standing Committee meeting room at 9:00 sharp!"

Duan Ping'an originally wanted to ask about the meeting's content, but seeing Hu Huaiwen's extremely unpleasant expression, he swallowed his words.

"Okay, I'll have the county party committee office notify them right away."

As the duty officer of the county party committee office made one phone call after another, the most powerful people in Nanxin County began to drive to the county party committee compound from different places.

Miao Hongbin is at home worrying about finding a job for his child after graduation.

It turns out that my son, Miao Wei, graduated from university this year with a degree in computer science. He was determined to work for big companies like Alibaba and Tencent. Unfortunately, his degree was only a bachelor's degree, not a master's or doctoral degree, and he didn't graduate from a top-tier university (985). As a result, some of his resumes disappeared without a trace, and some were rejected during interviews.

But his son is unwilling to come back to take the civil service exam, and he doesn't want to work for state-owned enterprises or small factories. He didn't find a job during the fall recruitment season, and now he's in the spring recruitment season, but there are even fewer opportunities. The fact that his son still doesn't have a job makes his father very anxious.

She wished she could submit his resume and go to the job interviews on his behalf.

He often argues with his wife about this, and today was no exception. The couple was arguing fiercely when his cell phone suddenly rang. Seeing that it was the county party committee office's landline number, he knew it was an emergency and immediately told his wife, "County party committee office phone!"

The daughter-in-law immediately shut up.

Miao Hongbin then answered the phone: "A meeting at 9:00 sharp in the executive meeting room? What's the topic?"

"Not sure? Didn't Secretary Hu say? Okay, I understand, I'll be there right away."

I put on my coat and shoes, and hurriedly opened the door and went outside.

"Car keys!" His wife hurriedly picked up the keys from the coffee table and gave them to him.

Miao Hongbin glared at her, but still took the keys.

"Drive slowly and be careful!" The wife quickly walked to the door and shouted to her husband, who had already entered the elevator.

Miao Hongbin went to the underground parking lot, drove his Camry straight to the county government compound, and on the way, he felt more and more uneasy.

Secretary Hu isn't the type to hold meetings all the time, so the fact that he suddenly convened a meeting with the Standing Committee members and several department leaders today means something big must have happened.

What exactly is this big deal?
Miao Hongbin pondered as he drove.

If leaders from the Public Security Bureau and the Petition Bureau are not involved, then it is not a matter of public security or stability maintenance.

Without a safety management bureau, the problem isn't with the factory or mine.

Aside from these three major events, it seems there's nothing particularly urgent in the county.
Flood control? Flood fighting? Typhoon?

It's not the right time yet.

Housing Authority?!
Miao Hongbin suddenly thought of something and couldn't help but shudder. His hands gripped the steering wheel and the car veered off course, almost crashing into the car next to him. He quickly straightened the steering wheel again.

"Are you crazy?! Can't you drive?!" came an angry shout from the car next to us.

Miao Hongbin didn't have time to be angry; he already knew the content of the meeting that evening.

The construction of policy-based affordable housing is severely delayed, and he is in charge of urban construction and housing management!
(End of this chapter)