Super first-tier cities: Starting from village committee secretary

He was speaking in the local dialect, which translated to, "Hey kid, where are you from? Here for a loan too, huh?"

Bear Xu put on a polite smile and replied, "A'xi Xiong Ge, here for loan Ge."

"So many people wanting loans," the middle-aged man grumbled under his breath, which translated to, "There are so many people applying for loans, who knows when we'll get to the front of the line."

The middle-aged man didn't continue talking to Bear Xu, and Bear Xu was now certain that everyone present was there to apply for interest-free loans.

Bear Xu's heart couldn't help but sink. Shigan Town had 15 administrative villages, and 5 of them were poverty-stricken villages, but the amount of interest-free loan funds allocated to the town was definitely limited.

Originally, Bear Xu wanted to get to the town government before the other poverty-stricken villages to apply for this interest-free loan, but he was still too late. There were already dozens of people ahead of him in line.

It was all because of the bad roads.

Now it all came down to luck.

Hopefully, those who applied before him wouldn't meet the requirements for the interest-free loan.

Or, when the interest-free loan funds reached him, there would still be plenty left.

Bear Xu found a place to stand, took out a cigarette from his pocket, and patiently waited in line while scrolling through Douyin.

As time passed, people were called out of the reception room one after another, and others came in one after another.

Two hours passed in a flash.

"Next."

After Bear Xu had smoked a total of ten cigarettes, it was finally his turn.

Bear Xu nimbly left the reception room and entered the mayor's office.

The mayor of Shigan Town was named Li Chunfu, a middle-aged man in his early fifties with a full figure and thick hair, who looked very kind.

"Hello, Mayor," Bear Xu said, slightly bowing as he approached the desk.

"You are?" Li Chunfu looked at Bear Xu, feeling that he was a bit unfamiliar, but also somewhat familiar.

"My father is Xiong Jingchun, and my name is Xiong Xu. I was elected as the village committee secretary of Shan Xiong Village two days ago," Bear Xu replied with a mix of restraint and sincerity.

"Oh, so it's Xu Zi."

"I've known your father for a long time."

Li Chunfu was a local of Shigan Town and had known Xiong Jingchun since he was young, considering him an old friend. Therefore, upon learning Bear Xu's identity, the smile on his face grew even wider.

"Is that so?" Bear Xu chuckled.

"Sit down," Li Chunfu said with a smile, gesturing for Bear Xu to take a seat.

Bear Xu didn't stand on ceremony and sat down in the chair in front of the desk. Li Chunfu then said, "I heard from Lao Xiong before that you studied at the University of Science and Technology, right?"

"Yes," Bear Xu nodded.

"A talent, especially in the countryside, we need talents like you even more. I really admire your decision to stay and be the village committee secretary," Li Chunfu said with a smile.

Watching Li Chunfu's words and actions, Bear Xu gradually became more confident and boldly said, "Mayor, it's like this, I plan to start a bullfrog farm in the village."

"Bullfrog farming? That's great, that's wonderful," Li Chunfu repeatedly praised.

"What stage are you at now?" Li Chunfu immediately asked.

"Currently, fundraising has been completed, with a total of 1 million yuan raised from the entire village. The company registration application has also been submitted, and the greenhouse company and bullfrog seedling supplier have also been found."

"I saw the document posted in the group saying that loans were available, so I wanted to get a loan for our bullfrog farming project."

Bear Xu spoke eloquently.

After saying this, Bear Xu stared intently at Li Chunfu, wanting to see his reaction.

Li Chunfu looked very natural. He hissed, thought for a moment, and said, "The town has received a batch of loan funds, and your Shan Xiong Village's bullfrog farming project meets the requirements for interest-free loans."

"Whether from a sentimental or principled point of view, you should be given some loan funds. What amount are you thinking of?"

"3 million," Bear Xu directly applied for the maximum amount.

Li Chunfu hissed again upon hearing this number, and said with a troubled expression, "Our town, the county government only gave us a loan quota of 5 million yuan, but as you know, we have more than just Shan Xiong Village as a poverty-stricken village, we have four others."

"In addition, the town's poverty alleviation units are all beneficiaries of this policy. If the town gives you 3 million yuan in loans, leaving only 2 million yuan for so many units and so many poverty alleviation villages, that wouldn't be appropriate."

Saying this, Li Chunfu picked up his water glass and took a sip of hot water to moisten his throat, then continued to say to Bear Xu, "How about this, I'll approve 1 million yuan for you."

A smile appeared on Bear Xu's face.

His original goal was 1 million yuan, and he asked for 3 million yuan knowing that Li Chunfu would definitely give him a discount.

"Okay, that's fine, thank you, Mayor," Bear Xu immediately agreed.

"Don't thank me so quickly."

Li Chunfu waved his hand, "Applying for an interest-free loan requires materials. You should go back and prepare a copy of your business license, the company's basic information, the company's account information, asset situation, and if there are shareholders, a list of the shareholders, indicating the shareholding ratio, and also write an application."

"Once you have prepared these things, let's find a quiet place, and I'll help you take a good look. If there are no problems, then we'll submit it."

After speaking, Li Chunfu took out a pack of Da Qian Men cigarettes from his pocket, took out one, and handed it to Bear Xu, saying, "If you don't have money, you can't smoke good cigarettes. This five-yuan Da Qian Men will have to do."

"Anything is fine, anything is fine," Bear Xu immediately stood up and took the Da Qian Men that was handed to him.

Li Chunfu lit one for himself, exhaled a cloud of smoke, looked at Bear Xu, and said, "If there's nothing else, you can go back and prepare."

"Okay, thank you, Mayor, then I'll leave first."

"Okay, see you out."

After a brief farewell, Bear Xu left the mayor's office.

When he reached the entrance of the government building, Bear Xu couldn't help but stop, look up at the window of the mayor's office.

For some reason, Bear Xu always felt that Li Chunfu was hinting at something to him just now, but he didn't know what he was hinting at.

Forget it, I won't think so much about it for now. I'll go buy sand and cement first, and when the business license is approved by the Bureau of Industry and Commerce, I'll prepare the materials needed for the loan and give them to Li Chunfu.

Bear Xu shook his head, not wanting to think so much, and soon rode his motorcycle away from the town government to buy cement at a cement shop in the town.

A few minutes later, Bear Xu arrived at a cement shop called Changqi.

Changqi Cement Shop was on the edge of the town, relatively remote. There were many workers carrying cement in the shop, and every worker was covered in lime. Bear Xu also saw a familiar figure among these workers.

"Ji Qing."

Bear Xu shouted towards the shop.

A young worker in the shop turned his head to look over, and it was Xiong Jiqing. When Xiong Jiqing saw that the person calling him was Bear Xu, he immediately put down the work at hand and ran over, scattering the lime on his body as he ran.

"Brother, why are you here?"

Xiong Jiqing said as he took out a cigarette and handed it to Bear Xu.