Fifty million a day, trapped in the county town, can't spend it all.

"What's going on?" Cheng Kainian asked, puzzled.

Zhang Yang recounted what happened at the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau.

Cheng Kainian slammed his hand on the table, his tone turning serious: "President Zhang, don't worry, I'll help you coordinate this matter immediately."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yang smiled and said, "Then I'll have to trouble Director Cheng."

Cheng Kai cleared his throat lightly: "No trouble at all, after all, your business is a key project that our county is focusing on attracting this year."

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Yang pondered for a moment.

From beginning to end, I was just a pawn on the chessboard.

However, Zhang Yang was not in a hurry. Any conspiracy or trickery was insignificant in the face of his massive strength, which was worth more than 180 billion yuan a year.

At noon, Cheng Kainian sent a message: "President Zhang, I've made an appointment with the director of the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau tonight. We'll all get together then and I'll resolve this matter for you."

"Okay, give me a location later."

Zhang Yang looked at Cheng Kainian's message and shook his head.

In the afternoon, Zhang Yang was resting in his office.

Luo Qingqing knocked on the door.

"Enter."

"Mr. Zhang, we've recruited all the people you initially needed. Would you like to take a look?"

Zhang Yang waved his hand: "You guys handle it. I trust you're professionals. Train them on the factory rules and regulations, and once the contract is signed, get them ready to start work."

"Understood, Mr. Zhang."

......

As it was nearing the end of the workday, Cheng Kainian called Zhang Yang.

"Hello, Director Cheng."

"Mr. Zhang, let's book the Yuefu Banquet. You can just go there later."

"Okay." Zhang Yang glanced at the time on his phone. "It's almost lunchtime. Let's eat and chat later."

"Okay, see you later."

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Yang called Xiao Li, then got up, tidied up, and went downstairs.

The Yuefu Grand Banquet was held in an extremely remote alley, where there wasn't even a place to park. However, it had one advantage: it was only about a hundred meters away from the county government.

Xiao Li parked his car directly in a roadside parking space.

Zhang Yang walked to the Yuefu Banquet Hall, gave Cheng Kainian's name, and the staff led him to the door of a private room.

Zhang Yang gently pushed open the door and went inside. There were already three people sitting inside.

Cheng Kainian was chatting with one person, while another person stood by with a smile.

"Sorry to keep you all waiting," Zhang Yang greeted with a smile.

"Mr. Zhang," Cheng Kainian immediately stood up to greet him, shaking hands with Zhang Yang before introducing him, "This is Zhu Dajun from the Housing and Construction Bureau, Director Zhu."

Zhang Yang reached out and shook hands with Zhu Dajun.

Zhu Dajun has a righteous look on his face and a buzz cut.

"Hello, Director Zhu."

"Please, Mr. Zhang!"

After shaking hands with Zhu Dajun, Cheng Kainian pointed to another person next to him and introduced him: "This is Chen Chao, the head of the Construction Management Section of the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau."

"Hello, Section Chief Chen!"

"Please, Mr. Zhang!"

After exchanging pleasantries, everyone sat down. Zhang Yang offered each of them a cigarette and lit one for himself.

"Mr. Zhang, could you briefly explain the situation to Director Zhu about your matter?" Cheng Kainian cut straight to the point.

Zhang Yang stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray, thought for a moment, and said, "I'm so sorry to trouble Director Zhu with such a small matter. It's like this..."

Zhang Yang recounted in detail what happened when he went to the Construction Management Department that morning.

Zhu Dajun frowned as he listened, while Chen Chao's face turned pale.

"Director Zhu, tell me how to handle this?" Cheng Kainian stared directly at Zhu Dajun. "Shouldn't you streamline the procedures for your subordinates?"

Zhu Dajun took a deep breath, his eyes darkening, and unleashed a torrent of words at Chen Chao: "Call Li Hongqun over right now. I want to see how he does his job."

Chen Chao, his face ashen, called Li Hongqun: "Come to the Yuefu Banquet right now. Director Zhu and Director Cheng are both there."

"Okay, section chief, I'll be right there."

Li Hongqun was overjoyed. This was a meeting of leaders, and he was able to participate. Did this mean he could finally have a chance to interact with the leaders?

Li Hongqun arrived at the private room in high spirits, and saw Zhang Yang in addition to several leaders. A bad feeling rose in his heart.

After greeting everyone, he was about to sit down.

bang——

Zhu Dajun slammed his hand on the table, startling Li Hongqun so much that he immediately stood up straight again.

"Li Hongqun, Section Chief Li, how exactly are you handling things?" Zhu Dajun stared intently at him.

Li Hongqun's heart skipped a beat, and he sighed inwardly. His face turned pale and then red, and he looked at Chen Chao with a helpless expression.

Chen Chao also looked gloomy and chose to ignore it.

"I... Director Zhu, I don't understand. What makes you say that? I've always followed the procedures." Li Hongqun had no choice but to defend himself when he saw this.

Zhu Dajun pointed at Zhang Yang: "Do you know Mr. Zhang? All his materials comply with regulations. How did you do it?"

"Mr. Zhang's application materials did not include an environmental impact assessment report..."

Zhu Dajun was furious. "Damn it, they're still spouting nonsense at this hour!" he yelled, unable to contain himself. "You son of a bitch... if you don't explain yourself, you should go somewhere else!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yang barely managed to suppress a laugh. This Zhu Dajun really had a temper; in front of so many people, he didn't give Li Hongqun any face at all.

It's such a huge document that it can't be approved.

Li Hongqun was completely dumbfounded. He hadn't expected Zhang Yang to have such a powerful background. It was just a small matter, so why did it escalate to such a huge extent?

Something was wrong. His mind raced. It was clear that Zhao Yongchang hadn't explained things clearly to him.

Fuck!

"Director Zhu, Director Cheng, Section Chief Chen, General Manager Zhang, I misunderstood this matter," Li Hongqun quickly admitted after realizing his mistake. This matter could be considered a big deal or a small deal, depending entirely on how everyone present defined it.

I originally thought coming here would be a good thing, but I didn't expect it to be a pig-slaughtering feast, specifically for killing this pig.

He was instantly filled with rage and cursed Zhao Yongchang's ancestors for eighteen generations.

Zhang Yang then interjected, "Section Chief Li, this is probably the first time we've met today. We shouldn't have any past grievances, right? But the way you handled things today... it's hard not to suspect something."

Li Hongqun was covered in sweat: "This... how could this be? It's my own fault for not understanding the requirements of the document."

"Oh?" Zhang Yang waved his hand and looked at Zhu Dajun. "Director Zhu, this project is the county's biggest investment attraction project this year, and it's turned out like this. Isn't this a delay? If it were someone else, wouldn't things be even more difficult?"

Zhu Dajun glanced at Cheng Kainian, who also looked ashen-faced, and knew that things were not going to end well today. He stood up, pointed at Li Hongqun, and cursed, "You will handle this matter yourself tomorrow. As for the rest, we'll let you know when it's resolved."

After saying that, he turned to Chen Chao and yelled, "Look at the kind of people you brought! We're having a meeting tomorrow morning to go through the business processes again!"

......

After the dinner party ended, Zhang Yang and Cheng Kainian walked at the back.

Cheng Kainian lowered his voice: "Zhao Yongchang will probably quiet down for a while, but you should still be careful."

Zhang Yang lit a cigarette: "It's okay, I just want to focus on my career. It would be best if he could stay quiet for as long as possible."