The next morning.
After exchanging greetings with Liang Junsheng, Chen Mo drove to the provincial party committee villa.
The villa area has an elegant environment, strict guards at the entrance, and tall trees in the yard. Some decorations for the Spring Festival can be vaguely seen, which are exquisite but not noisy.
Chen Mo didn't bring many people with him; only Zhou Zheng drove, and Qin Feng accompanied him.
Liang Junsheng was waiting at the door early.
As soon as Chen Mo got out of the car, he immediately greeted him with a smile.
"Brother Mo, Happy New Year!"
"Junsheng, Happy New Year."
Chen Mo took several boxes of gifts out of the car.
They are all very ordinary teas and local specialties of Jiangcheng, not expensive, but very suitable.
Liang Junsheng glanced at it, and his eyes showed more admiration.
The gift was presented in a very appropriate manner, neither stingy nor overstepping any boundaries.
Given Chen Mo's current wealth, giving him something expensive would only make him seem inconsiderate.
"My dad is waiting for you in the study," Liang Junsheng said in a low voice. "He heard you were coming and even postponed his morning plans by half an hour."
Chen Mo smiled and said, "Governor Liang, you're too kind."
Liang Junsheng looked at him and suddenly lowered his voice: "Brother Mo, my dad said yesterday that he is very interested in the industrial plan for Jiangcheng."
Chen Mo's eyes flickered slightly; it seemed that today's trip wouldn't be in vain.
In the study.
Liang Wenyuan was wearing a dark sweater and was flipping through documents.
Seeing Chen Mo enter, he put down the materials in his hand, smiled, and stood up.
"Xiao Chen is here."
"Governor Liang, Happy New Year."
"sit."
Liang Wenyuan didn't put on airs and personally poured him a cup of tea.
"They even made a special trip to the provincial capital during the Spring Festival. That's very thoughtful of them."
"I should have visited you sooner," Chen Mo said after sitting down. "I've always remembered the justice that Governor Liang upheld regarding the Jiangcheng gold mine incident."
Liang Wenyuan waved his hand.
"I just got things back on track. But the real surprise is you."
Looking at the young man before him, he realized only now how weighty the word "young" truly was.
"Jiangcheng has been making quite a stir lately. Gold mines, rare earth mines, the integration of Xingxin Mining, and the fluorochemical industry chain. Xiao Chen, you're moving very quickly."
"Time waits for no one." Chen Mo picked up his teacup and said softly, "west Province has a good foundation, with resources, land, and labor, but in the past, its industries were too scattered, with more selling raw materials and less doing deep processing."
"Coal, salt lakes, lithium, fluorite, rare metals—if these things are simply mined and sold, all that's left is tax revenue and pollution."
"What's truly valuable is what goes downstream."
Liang Wenyuan suppressed his emotions and said, "Continue."
Chen Mo didn't take out the manuscript; he had already mentally rehearsed these things countless times.
"Jiangcheng's small size makes it suitable for pilot projects. Xingxin Mining will control upstream resources. Deer Technology will collaborate with Duofuduo and Tianci Materials to enter the fluorochemical and lithium battery materials industries."
"Jiangcheng Industrial Investment will undertake local supporting projects, and the industrial park will facilitate project implementation."
"Once the industrial chain is established, we will expand to Changhu City, the provincial capital, and even the entire western province."
"In the next decade, new energy vehicles, energy storage, and consumer electronics will all drive an explosive growth in demand for lithium batteries."
"Whoever can control resources and materials in advance will be able to gain a foothold in the next round of industrial competition."
Liang Wenyuan looked at Chen Mo quietly without saying a word. He knew that Chen Mo was not talking nonsense. With an investment of up to 20 billion yuan in front of him, who in west Province today would have the courage to act like this?
A thought suddenly occurred to Liang Wenyuan.
Perhaps the Lu family wasn't supporting Chen Mo, but rather betting on him in advance.
The two are completely different; the former is a vassal, while the latter is an equal, or even a future strategic ally.
A high school senior can control a huge amount of wealth and has unparalleled vision and courage. If I were the Lu family, I would probably do everything I could to help him.
The study was quiet for a moment.
Liang Wenyuan suddenly laughed.
"Xiao Chen, it seems Zhou Mingyuan has struck gold."
Chen Mo smiled and said, "Secretary Zhou has great courage. Whether Jiangcheng can succeed depends on whether the county is truly willing to make the decision."
"Mingyuan is a man of vision," Liang Wenyuan nodded. "However, industry isn't something you can just draw on paper. Resource integration will encounter a lot of resistance; the mining industry in Western Province is a complex and murky place."
Chen Mo felt a slight stirring in his heart, but did not respond to Bei He's topic.
He simply stated, "That's why rules are even more necessary. Only with clear rules will capital dare to enter, and only then will companies dare to invest long-term."
"If it's still a matter of who has the bigger fist, then the resources of the western province will forever remain in the stage of extensive development."
Liang Wenyuan glanced at him; his words already carried a hidden meaning.
However, Chen Mo did not make it clear that even if Liang Wenyuan wanted to help, he did not have the opportunity to intervene.
Moreover, as a member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, he felt it would be difficult to take the initiative to speak up.
So he could only pretend not to know.
The conversation ended half an hour later.
Liang Wenyuan personally escorted Chen Mo to the door of the study.
"Xiao Chen, come visit the provincial capital more often when you have time."
"Young people should also express their opinions more on many things in the western province in the future."
"Governor Liang is too kind."
Chen Mo bowed slightly.
Liang Wenyuan patted Liang Junsheng on the shoulder, telling him to see Chen Mo out.
When he left the provincial party committee compound, Liang Junsheng personally saw him off to his car.
"Brother Mo, my dad's in a good mood today," Liang Junsheng said with a smile. "What did you two talk about? The way he looked at you just now was completely different from how he looked at me."
"We chatted about Jiangcheng."
"That's all?"
Liang Junsheng clearly did not believe it.
Chen Mo smiled but offered no explanation.
Before the car door opened, Liang Junsheng casually remarked, "Before the Lunar New Year, the provincial government hosted the chairman of an East China Mining Group named Shen Zhennan. He's quite powerful and wanted to acquire mineral resources in the western province. I think he even discussed investment with several provincial departments."
Chen Mo paused slightly as he held onto the car door.
Shen Zhennan, East China Mining.
It seems the Liang family does indeed know some inside information.
"East China Mining?" Chen Mo asked casually. "From another province?"
"Yes, a mining giant in East China."
Liang Junsheng said, "I only heard my dad mention it at the dinner table. Shen Zhennan is quite shrewd. He made his fortune in coal mines and non-ferrous metals in his early years, and later engaged in resource mergers and acquisitions, taking over many local mining companies."
"This trip to the western province is ostensibly for investment research, but in reality, it's probably aimed at fluorite, lithium, and rare metals."
At this point, Liang Junsheng suddenly realized something.
"Brother Mo, has Xingxin Mining been buying these things lately?"
Chen Mo smiled.
"This is the direction we're heading."
Liang Junsheng's eyes narrowed slightly: "Brother Mo, has something happened at Xingxin Mining?"
Chen Mo glanced at him: "Yes, there's been some conflict, but don't worry, I can handle it."
Liang Junsheng wanted to say something more, but remembering his father's previous instructions, he finally said, "Brother Mo, just say so if you need anything. Although Huadong Mining is powerful, this is still the western province."
Chen Mo nodded, then said goodbye and left.
Liang Junsheng watched the Audi drive away, then turned around and quickly went into the house, stopping his father who was about to change his shoes and go out.
"Dad, Chen Mo didn't mention anything about Beihe County to you in the study just now?"
Liang Wenyuan stopped what he was doing, hung his coat back on the coat rack, and turned to walk towards the living room: "Why did he bring it up with me?"
"Didn't you already know? About the situation in Beihe. Chen Mo came to pay his respects today, wasn't he here to ask for help?" Liang Junsheng followed, looking puzzled. "Why did you just hint that I should speak up?"
Liang Wenyuan sat down on the sofa and shook his head: "He didn't ask for help, but only made a slight allusion, and then put Jiangcheng's plans, the future of lithium batteries, and the transformation direction of the entire western province on the table."
At this point, a hint of admiration flashed in Liang Wenyuan's eyes: "If he doesn't mention it, I won't ask him."
Chen Mo knew very well that companies that relied on power for support would eventually fall under the weight of power itself.
"He wants to use Shen Zhennan to prove that even without using the Liang family's name, Xingxin Mining can still carve out a path to success in west Province."
"A single punch can ward off a hundred more..." Liang Junsheng took a deep breath and exclaimed in amazement, "A high school senior can actually calculate people's hearts and the situation to this extent. Are we just going to stand by and do nothing?"
"Helping someone doesn't mean rushing to remove all the stones in their path. If I intervene now, I can certainly suppress Huadong Mining, but that would be tantamount to announcing to the mining circle of the western province that Xingxin Mining is my private property, Liang Wenyuan. That would actually be planting a seed of trouble for them."
Liang Wenyuan looked up and instructed, "Go and investigate something. Find out who Shen Zhennan met in the provincial capital before the New Year, especially Zhao Qiming."
Liang Junsheng's spirits lifted: "You suspect...?"
"If the incident at the Jiangcheng gold mine last time didn't teach the younger generation of the Zhao family a lesson, and they still dare to reach out, then that would truly be a slap in my face." Liang Wenyuan's expression turned completely cold.
Liang Junsheng immediately nodded and noted it down, but he still had a slight concern: "Dad, what if Chen Mo really pushes Shen Zhennan too far, and Huadong Mining uses its connections from other provinces to put pressure on its superiors? Shen Zhennan's background is not simple."
Liang Wenyuan picked up his teacup, his gaze falling on the courtyard outside the window: "Western Province welcomes capital, but it doesn't welcome tyrants who come to carve up territory. Chen Mo's statement today that clear rules are essential for long-term capital investment hit the nail on the head."
He turned to his son and coaxed him gently, "Junsheng, think about it. If it's just Xingxin Mining and the local bullies in Beihe fighting over mines, that's a conflict of interest, not worth the provincial standing committee member getting involved."
"But what if Chen Mo could extrapolate this matter to the conflict between local gray-market profit chains, unscrupulous outside capital, and the industrial upgrading of Western Province?"
Liang Junsheng's heart jolted, and his mind suddenly cleared.
"I understand!" Liang Junsheng exclaimed excitedly. "By then, your intervention won't be about favoring Chen Mo at all, but about restoring order to resources in Western Province and safeguarding the transformation of local industries!"
Liang Wenyuan calmly set the tone: "As long as his logic is sound and his evidence is incisive, the province will naturally accept the knife he's handed over. Go ahead and investigate thoroughly."
"Understood!" Liang Junsheng took a deep breath, turned around and strode away.
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