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

Chapter 553 The plan to appear on television was ruined by Fang Qingye.
"Why?" Zhou Shipei asked hurriedly.

"Director Li didn't say the specific reason, he just said it was an instruction from the county leaders, expressed his apologies to us, and said he would return the 50 yuan we donated."

"How can you go back on your word? Let me ask." Zhou Shipei took out his phone.

"Chairman Zhou, call County Chief Li directly," Zhang Yu reminded him from the side.

"Okay." Zhou Shipei dialed the phone.

"County Chief Li, hello, this is Zhou Shipei. I heard that the interview scheduled for tomorrow has been canceled?"

"Huh? What does County Magistrate Wang mean?"

"The government can't endorse businesses? What does that mean? Aren't we promoting the spirit of entrepreneurship now?!" Zhou Shipei argued.

"Oh no, County Chief Li, I didn't mean to blame you, I was just sharing some of my thoughts."

"Okay, let's get together sometime. Goodbye."

After finishing the phone call, Zhou Shipei's face turned ashen. He then said to Zhang Yu:
“County Chief Li said that County Chief Wang called him yesterday afternoon and asked him to cancel it directly, saying that the county government cannot endorse enterprises and he can’t do anything about the orders of the top leader, the county chief.”

The room fell silent.

After a while, Zhang Yu said, "Everything was fine just two days ago, how come it suddenly changed? Did someone report the situation to County Chief Wang? Otherwise, such a small matter wouldn't have bothered County Chief Wang at all."

“Well… County Chief Li didn’t say, and I can’t just ask him directly,” Zhou Shipei replied.

"Yes, there are a lot of county-level leaders. The officialdom is very complicated," Zhang Yu sighed.

Just then, the young man who had just come in suddenly spoke up: "I know a girl who sells houses. Her company is called Huacheng Development Company. Last night when we were chatting, she said that her company's labor union had just issued a friendly reminder that there were problems with our Hongling Venture Capital P2P project. It split a 1.63 million yuan project into dozens of packages for financing. In the banking industry, this is called splitting a loan. There are huge risks involved. She reminded company employees to be cautious when purchasing."

"The union at Huacheng Development actually issued this?" Zhou Shipei was taken aback. "Who's the company owner?"

"I didn't ask," the young man replied truthfully. "Should I call and ask now?"

“No need,” Zhang Yu said from the side. “You can find out by searching online.”

Zhang Yu immediately opened the laptop on the table and quickly found the company's basic information.

"The company's general manager is Luo Yan, and the chairman and legal representative is Fang Qingye."

Zhou Shipei was surprised: "Fang Qingye? Isn't he the president of Jinghai Bank?"

"Let me check again."

“It’s one person, holding senior management positions in several companies. Mr. Zhou, come and see for yourself,” Zhang Yu said with a smile.

Zhou Shipei leaned over to take a look, and sure enough, it was.

There are four companies in Nanxin alone, as well as companies from Shanghai and Beijing, some of which I've never even heard of.

"I didn't expect Fang Qingye to be so capable at such a young age. I originally thought he was just a bank manager," Zhou Shipei couldn't help but exclaim.

Zhang Yu remained silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "I wonder if Jinghai Bank has issued a similar internal notice?"

"I don't know about that," the young man said.

"I'll go to their bank branch now and pretend to inquire about their investment products. Let's see what we can find out," the young woman, who hadn't spoken until now, volunteered.

"Go, go and come back quickly."

Less than half an hour later, the young woman returned and said as she entered, "Chairman Zhou, President Zhang, I just checked, and Jinghai Bank also sent a similar friendly reminder." "What exactly is Fang Qingye trying to do?" Zhou Shipei's face darkened. "If you don't want to cooperate with me, fine, but why pull this stunt? Personal investments are none of your business!"

Zhang Yu didn't answer, but lit a cigarette before saying, "I'm starting to suspect that the county's sudden halt to our program might be due to this kid's behind it all?"

"Huh? He's that capable? He can persuade the county magistrate, the top official?" The young man was surprised.

“It’s hard to say. Some local business owners are really powerful these days. They’re not only guests of the leaders, but they even interfere in some government affairs,” Zhang Yu said. “Maybe this Fang Qingye really does have that much ability.”

"You don't need to guess anymore, I know why," Zhou Shipei suddenly said with a sneer.

Everyone's eyes were on him.

"Fang Qingye's second uncle, Fang Jianhua, is the deputy county head in charge of industry! I only heard this after I came back."

That's it!

Everyone suddenly realized.

“That’s very likely. Fang Qingye told his second uncle that his second uncle had contacted County Magistrate Wang again!” Zhang Yu immediately analyzed, “Although we don’t have concrete evidence, our guess is probably pretty close to the truth.”

Zhou Shipei nodded in agreement, a fierce glint suddenly appearing on his face.

"Cutting off someone's livelihood is like killing their parents! Fang Qingye, I have no grudge against you, yet you stab me in the back! Playing dirty tricks, huh?"

Seeing the fierce glint in Zhou Shipei's eyes, Zhang Yu hurriedly advised, "Chairman Zhou, you can't do anything reckless! We're doing legitimate business! Even if we don't appear on TV, we can still complete this financing."

“I know that a small act of impatience can ruin a great plan. Besides, Fang Qingye is not someone to be trifled with. He’s a local tyrant. But I’ll remember this. A gentleman takes revenge even after ten years! We’ll see!” Zhou Shipei said coldly.

Hearing this, Zhang Yu felt relieved.

Playing P2P is basically about taking other people's money to make money for yourself. The reputation and image of the company and the boss are very important. If you use any underhanded tricks, who will be willing to invest once you are exposed?

Besides, Fang Qingye definitely doesn't look like someone to mess with.

Time flew by and it was early October, the seven-day National Day holiday was just around the corner.

Zhou Shipei and his entourage left, but before departing, they treated some major investors to a meal. During the banquet, Zhou expressed his gratitude to the investors and assured them that once the company received financing, it would immediately expand its operations, guaranteeing their investment returns. He told them to just wait for good news.

Fang Qingye was not invited.

Fang Qingye didn't go out during the National Day holiday. Bai Ou came back from Shanghai, and the young couple spent all their time together, visiting each other's parents.

However, they now face an awkward problem, especially their mother, Zhang Meili, who privately asked her son, Fang Qingye:

It's been a year since we got married, why isn't Bai Ou pregnant yet?
Is it because you two don't live together often?

Is there another problem or something else?

Why don't you go to the hospital for a checkup?
Fang Qingye was naturally unwilling.

I'm perfectly healthy, why would I need a checkup?!
“Son, then you should work harder and try to hold your grandson in your arms by this time next year, okay?” Zhang Meili looked at Fang Qingye and said earnestly.

Okay, I'll try my best.

While Fang Qingye and Bai Ou were trying to conceive during the National Day holiday, Xia He, far away in New York, was chatting with someone in her living room while holding her child.

(End of this chapter)