Just one day later, Xie Changfeng returned to Qin Mu's office and informed him of Xie's Real Estate's final decision.
"President Xie, Xie's Real Estate is a company with long-term development goals and a selfless heart for the country and its people. I am very pleased and admire them greatly."
Qin Mu stood up solemnly, shook Xie Changfeng's hand, and said sincerely.
Xie's Real Estate's decision was within Qin Mu's expectations. He knew they were eyeing his family background and planning to make a significant bet, but this didn't diminish his admiration for their ambition!
The reason was simple: a project worth hundreds of millions, with an initial fee of only five million—could an ordinary person do that?
Not to mention Xie's Real Estate, even a slightly larger company wouldn't do it.
In business, most people seek stable profits. For Xie's Real Estate to go all in, almost risking their entire fortune, there are only two outcomes: either bankruptcy and becoming penniless, or becoming a super-rich tycoon.
This ambition is something most people wouldn't possess.
"County Chief Qin, let's skip the formalities. I'm here today to finalize the specific framework for our cooperation."
Xie Changfeng said solemnly, "If you confirm the cooperation, I'll go back and make the necessary preparations. We'll await your order to sign the agreement, and then Xie's Real Estate will construct these two roads as quickly as possible. We'll show you that Xie's Real Estate truly has the technology and capability to contribute to the development of transportation in Huaining."
"Of course, it's confirmed."
Qin Mu said with great certainty, "If you're not in a hurry, you can wait..." "I'll be at the county government meeting in a few hours. The Transportation Bureau will come up with a detailed road construction plan. After it's approved at the meeting, I'll speak directly with Secretary Liang of the County Party Committee. If there are no problems, we'll finalize the cooperation agreement and sign it as quickly as possible so you can start construction sooner!"
"Okay, I'll wait for you at the county government."
Xie Changfeng readily agreed. What he needed to do now was to finalize the cooperation. He wanted to showcase the strength of Xie's Real Estate to County Head Qin on such a large project, letting him see what construction speed really meant.
Xie Changfeng, accompanied by his sister, followed Jiang Haoxuan into a small conference room.
"Mr. Xie, Ms. Xie, please rest here for a while. We only have simple tea. Thank you for your trouble. I'll come and inform County Head Qin as soon as I have news."
Jiang Haoxuan said with a smile before leaving.
"Brother, how long are we going to wait here?"
Xie Yao asked casually, playing with her phone idly.
"At least three or four hours!"
Xie Changfeng replied casually.
What?
Three or four hours?
Xie Yao was stunned. "Does it really need that long? The county magistrate has already made the decision, and they still need to hold such a long meeting? It's just two roads to be built, can't they just give the order directly?"
She couldn't understand why something that seemed so simple was taking so long.
"Is that long? Three or four hours is already very fast."
Xie Changfeng rolled his eyes and said, "The system emphasizes democracy above all else. No matter what decision the top two leaders make, the necessary procedures must be followed!"
"Regarding the road construction, even if County Chief Qin makes a decision, it first needs to be approved at the county government work meeting. Then, the meeting results need to be presented to the county party secretary for approval before the matter is considered basically finalized!"
Hearing this, Xie Yao couldn't help but frown and said, "It's so complicated, too many procedures!"
"This is already a simplified procedure."
Xie Changfeng smiled and said, "If the top two leaders don't get along, a single matter can drag on for a month, or even several months."
"Now we'll see how efficient County Chief Qin is."
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At the county government work meeting, all members of the county government's party group were present. Additionally, Pan Wen, director of the Transportation Bureau, and Song Liangping, deputy director of the Finance Bureau, attended as heads of relevant departments.
"Today's meeting will focus on discussing the road construction issue."
Qin Mu, as the county head, presided over the meeting and said, "As everyone knows, the county government's next focus is on attracting investment, but the two main roads connecting the county to Jiangzhou and the provincial capital are very dilapidated; to put it bluntly, they're practically impassable!"
"Those transportation conditions will only deter potential investors!"
"So, Comrades Chen Xin and Pan Wen, I discussed the road construction issue. How is your road construction plan coming along? Please show it to everyone."
That was it!
Chen Xin immediately replied, "County Head Qin, Director Pan and I have been working overtime these past two days and have finished it. Please have everyone else review it!"
After speaking, Pan Wen, the director of the Transportation Bureau, distributed the completed road construction plan, and almost everyone present received a copy.
After reviewing it, many of the attendees wore strange expressions.
On the surface, the plan seemed flawless. The renderings, the future traffic capacity, and the anticipated future significance were all incredibly grandiose; one glance would elicit enthusiastic praise.
However, everyone present was intelligent. Even those not in charge of finances had a general understanding of the county's budget.
This plan, even with the full support of the city government, couldn't be completed, let alone by the county's finances!
The total cost was five hundred million!
Is this supposed to be road construction? It's practically bankrupting the county's finances!
No matter how much the entire county tightened its belt, it was impossible to scrape together that much money.
Therefore, Chen Xin and Pan Wen's proposal wasn't genuinely about building the road; on the contrary, it was designed to embarrass County Chief Qin.
Isn't this blatantly making things difficult for him?
"Comrade Pan Wen, did you personally prepare this plan?"
Qin Mu raised an eyebrow after reading it, looking at Pan Wen and asking.
"Yes...yes!"
Suddenly being stared at by County Chief Qin, Pan Wen felt a little uneasy. He trembled and quickly said, "Actually, the general direction of this plan is...it was County Chief Chen who emphasized it to me. He said...that when building roads now, we need to plan for the long term, consider the development for decades to come, not just focus on the present. If we're going to build one, it should be a high-grade, wide road, using the best materials, so it can be sustained in the long run."
Pan Wen's first thought in his nervousness was to shift the blame.
After all, he was just a bureau chief. By shifting the blame to Chen Xin, the deputy county chief, he could withstand County Chief Qin's wrath.
"Damn it!"
Chen Xin hadn't expected this guy to betray him!
What a coward!
"Comrade Pan Wen, what do you mean by this? Wasn't the direction of the road construction determined by the two of us? Why are you saying this now?"
Chen Xin was also getting angry and immediately questioned him.
As they talked, both of them blushed slightly, clearly trying to shift the blame.
"I'm just asking, who's in charge of the direction of this project?"
Qin Mu glanced at the two of them and asked calmly.