One investment of 100 million yuan!
Three investments of 10 million yuan each!
This goal isn't particularly difficult for Songhu County, but achieving it won't be easy either. The difficulty lies in the company investing 100 million yuan.
Companies of this caliber are hard to find. With 100 million yuan in investment, they'd be treated like royalty anywhere. Why would they choose a place like Songhu County?
"One 100 million yuan investment, five 10 million yuan investments."
Unexpectedly, Qiu Xiangqian directly revised the target, adding two more 10 million yuan investments.
"Mayor, this..."
"Songhu County is already lagging behind; we must strive to catch up. Your county committee and government shouldn't be preoccupied with difficulties. Where aren't there difficulties?"
Qian Wen tried to say more, but Qiu Xiangqian didn't give him a chance. "You are state cadres, and even more so, cadres of the people. A little hard work and a little more effort won't hurt!"
"Let's go with this task. Work hard this year, and we can achieve it!"
Well...
Qian Wen had no choice but to agree.
Who could refuse the mayor's strong request?
"Huaining County!"
After mentioning Songhu County, Qiu Xiangqian immediately turned his attention to Huaining County, his primary target for the day.
"Mayor, let me say a few words first."
Liang Guan stood up and said, "County Chief Qin has no prior experience working in local government and may not have much understanding of investment promotion. Perhaps… I could offer some suggestions?"
"What's your hurry!"
Qiu Xiangqian, seemingly angry, said, "Comrade Qin Mu is young and quick to learn. He's done an excellent job in Huaining. I can say that his abilities are no less than anyone here!"
"Even you, Liang Guan, can't compare to him!"
Is he insulting me?
Hearing this, Liang Guan might have been angry under normal circumstances, but now, he was secretly amused, even thinking: The mayor's acting is getting better and better, so convincing!
This is clearly a ploy to flatter Qin Mu!
He's going to keep praising Qin Mu, making him propose some difficult investment promotion tasks, which he'll ultimately fail to complete.
"Mayor, I agree with what you say."
Liang Guan feigned helplessness, saying, "County Chief Qin is exceptionally diligent and meticulous in his work, and he also has excellent relationships with major business leaders. I have no doubt about his abilities, and I believe he will definitely achieve extraordinary results in attracting investment!"
"That's right!"
Qiu Xiangqian nodded, saying, "As long as Comrade Qin Mu gets serious, there's no task he can't complete!"
"County Chief Qin, you came from the military, yet you still thrive in local government. Tell me yourself, what is the target for Huaining County?"
"Don't hold back! Be bold, dare to raise the bar, and achieve it!"
Interesting!
Is this a trap he's dug for himself?
Qin Mu listened to their entire conversation and roughly understood that they were deliberately praising him to force him to mention more investment targets.
In front of the top two leaders of all the counties and districts in the city, if Qin Mu mentioned too few targets, he definitely wouldn't get away with it.
A perfectly legitimate and open conspiracy!
Qin Mu couldn't refuse!
He had caused such a stir in Huaining County, and he had some dealings with Tianke Group. Qiu Xiangqian and Liang Guankuai's words could be considered to have some basis in fact.
Sure enough, being too high-profile before always brings trouble.
"Huaining County's economic development is indeed very backward. As the head of the county government, I should focus my efforts on this aspect."
Qin Mu said calmly, "Huaining County's annual investment target is initially set at one investment of 1 billion yuan, three investments of 100 million yuan, and five investments of 10 million yuan..."
These words stunned everyone present.
Crazy?
Such an arrogant tone?
He even dares to call for investments of 1 billion yuan?
What large enterprise would even look at a backwater like Huaining County?
A 1 billion yuan investment is a huge project in the entire city.
"Comrade Qin Mu, be a little bolder!"
But Qiu Xiangqian clearly felt it wasn't enough, and immediately said, "A billion-level investment is indeed difficult. How about adding two more hundred-million-level investments?"
Adding more?
Mayor Qiu really wasn't going to let Qin Mu off the hook!
Adding again and again!
"No problem, I'll listen to the mayor."
To his surprise, Qin Mu agreed immediately, without any hesitation.
Uh…
Could it be like this?
Qiu Xiangqian, sitting above, was completely stunned. He thought Qin Mu was going to haggle with him, but instead… he agreed directly.
What did this mean?
It meant he hadn't asked for enough!
He had been careless!
This kid had tricked him!
Qiu Xiangqian's mood instantly soured!
"Mayor Qiu, our target for Huaining County has been set. I believe other counties are more capable and competent than us, so their targets certainly can't be lower than this, right?"
Qin Mu suddenly added, "Otherwise, I'm worried people will gossip, saying things like, 'Mayor Qiu, do you have a problem with Huaining County? Setting such a high target, isn't that clearly targeting Huaining County?'"
This…
The heads of the other counties in the meeting room immediately felt a sense of foreboding.
Isn't this a disaster?
If Huaining County's target is so high, won't theirs also be raised accordingly?
In that instant, everyone lost their schadenfreude. They had been watching Qin Mu being targeted by Mayor Qiu with amusement, but now, their mood instantly soured.
"Comrade Qin Mu is joking."
Qiu Xiangqian's expression changed slightly, and he immediately said, "Setting investment targets is based on the perspectives of each region and its leaders. Since you are capable, naturally the task intensity should be increased."
"Mayor, I can't agree with that. The other comrades here are all more capable than me, and their county-level economies are stronger than Huaining County's. They should all definitely have their task intensity increased."
Qin Mu said calmly, "Please don't show favoritism, otherwise, the comrades will have complaints."
This…
Qiu Xiangqian realized he had been careless, focusing only on increasing the intensity for Qin Mu while neglecting the other counties.
If everyone increases their intensity, then this year's targets will likely be difficult to achieve.
"County Head Qin has a point. Since everyone is increasing their intensity, then let's increase it together."
Songhu County Head Qian Wen immediately stood up to agree. His earlier target had been artificially raised by Qiu Xiangqian, and he was naturally somewhat resentful, so he immediately spoke up for Qin Mu.
If we can't finish it, then we all fail together!
What kind of skill is it to bully only economically backward counties?
"Did you all hear that? Now, you all need to say something!"
Qiu Xiangqian couldn't argue anymore. He looked at Qingcheng, Xiujiang, Dahu, and other counties, demanding they submit their investment targets.
With Huaining County, a backward county, as a representative, the economically stronger counties could only continue to push for higher targets.
The atmosphere in the entire meeting room suddenly became much heavier.
How could they possibly complete such a daunting task?
Wasn't this just blatantly humiliating them?