83: The news spread

After the two meetings concluded, the entire Heping Town seemed to come alive, and all the Cadres mobilized.

Some businesses along the street, as well as some villagers, were also mobilized.

Everyone worked together to clean up; the Town Government was the same, as were several key villages.

Some damaged roads were also organized to be repaired by designated personnel.

Cadres were specifically sent to the only hotel of any scale in town to supervise, urging them to tidy up, replace all toiletries with brand new ones, and prepare for the arrival of the Investor.

The government would cover the relevant costs, but the prerequisite was that the hygiene and all other aspects must meet the standards.

Upon hearing that an Investor was coming to Heping Town to invest, the hotel owner was also happy; after all, who wouldn't want their hometown to develop better and better?

Therefore, the owner readily agreed and promised to handle the reception well, ensuring they wouldn't cause any trouble for the government.

Even the local homestyle restaurant in town had someone specifically visit to tell them to prepare extra ingredients in advance.

Close to the end of the workday, while the two cars carrying Lin Zifeng and his team were still driving on the Expressway, the Provincial Development and Reform Commission had finished tallying the results of this trade fair and immediately notified each Prefecture-level City.

The Investment Promotion Bureaus of each Prefecture-level City reported their City Level's gains at the trade fair to their respective main City Level leaders, as was standard practice.

In every trade fair held at the Provincial Level, Chunhua City always ranked towards the bottom.

But this time, it had actually improved by three places compared to the past.

When the director of the City Level Investment Promotion Bureau first received the notification, he thought the staff at the Provincial Development and Reform Commission had made a calculation error!

Because the total amount of the Letter of Intent to Invest signed by Chunhua City was 205 million, but the notification stated 270 million, a full 65 million more.

After calling repeatedly to verify, he finally understood what happened: it turned out that Yushu County had actually signed a Letter of Intent to Invest worth 65 million at this trade fair.

And it was a township under Yushu County, which made the director of the City Level Investment Promotion Bureau feel it was truly incredible.

But regardless, this was a good thing for Chunhua City, so he truthfully reported the details to the several City Level leaders one by one.

Upon hearing that their ranking in the trade fair had improved by three places, the City Level leaders were naturally very happy and took note of Heping Town.

Jiang Shiyu was even happier and called Jiang Yufei directly, causing Jiang Yufei to just mumble "uh-huh" and "ah" to brush him off.

Knowing that it was probably inconvenient for his daughter to talk, Jiang Shiyu didn't mind; having received a definite answer, he couldn't help but feel happy for his daughter.

Municipal Party Secretary Cao Mingxiu even specifically called Wan Guoliang to express his congratulations and encouragement for the results Yushu County achieved at this trade fair.

Wan Guoliang was initially a bit dazed, but then he remembered the matter of Lin Zifeng taking people to the trade fair. He was ecstatic, thanked Cao Mingxiu profusely, and promised to keep up the good work before the two hung up.

After hanging up, Wan Guoliang immediately called Lin Zifeng.

Seeing that it was a call from Wan Guoliang, Lin Zifeng signaled for the others to be quiet before answering.

"Secretary Wan, hello, this is Lin Zifeng. I wonder if you have any instructions?"

"Secretary Zifeng, I just received a call from the main City Level leaders. The leaders said that our Yushu County had a fruitful haul at the Provincial Level trade fair, signing a Letter of Intent to Invest worth 65 million.

I was a bit puzzled at first, but then I remembered that your Heping Town had applied to participate in the trade fair.

In our Yushu County, only your Heping Town filed an application. The one that signed the Letter of Intent to Invest is your Heping Town, right?"

Wan Guoliang's voice carried a hint of eagerness and joy.

"Secretary, that is indeed the case. Our trip to the trade fair this time yielded quite good results."

He gave a straightforward answer.

"Hahaha, that's wonderful! I didn't expect you to really achieve something. This fighting and enterprising work spirit of yours is very commendable.

Secretary Zifeng, give me the bottom line: how much confidence do you have that these investments will land in our Yushu County?"

Wan Guoliang asked with anticipation.

"Secretary, although I don't have absolute certainty, I can still guarantee a 70% chance that the two projects we attracted will land in Heping Town."

Actually, according to his own judgment, he had more than 90% confidence.

The reason he was so confident was that the two projects they were attracting investment for were very targeted; there was no exaggeration or false advertising.

It was through his contact with the other party that he made this judgment.

Therefore, his report to Wan Guoliang was still very conservative; he didn't want to overpromise.

"Good, good, good, very good. You must seize this rare opportunity and host the Investor well.

If there is anywhere you need support or help from the County Party Committee and County Government, just ask. I guarantee that I will fully support your work; there must absolutely not be any mistakes in the work."

Lin Zifeng thanked Wan Guoliang for his support and gave his assurance before Wan Guoliang hung up the phone.

Afterward, Lin Zifeng's phone almost never stopped ringing.

Not only did County Head Qian Dagang call, but all the Standing Committee Members of the county, except for Zhou Xiong, the Minister of the Armed Forces Department, also called him.

First, to inquire if the news from the City Level was true; second, to praise and affirm their work, and also to express strong support for their efforts.

Even Jiang Yufei received a call from her cousin, Zhang Yuhan.

Therefore, the matter of Heping Town securing investment spread throughout Yushu County even before they returned, and it was spreading rapidly.

After all, as a relatively economically backward Yushu County, no township had ever set such a precedent before.

Even the Secretaries and town heads of other townships soon received this news.

Some were envious, and there was no lack of people whose eyes were red with jealousy, because this was solid political achievement!

Some people started to have crooked thoughts, but these people knew that since the investment was hard-won, it was completely impossible to snatch it from them, even if they wanted to.

If things went wrong, not only would they fail to achieve their goals, but they would also forge an irresolvable grudge with Heping Town.

The only way was to find a way to get the main county leaders to directly pressure Heping Town, and then see if they could pick up the ready-made results.

There were many people with such thoughts.

Therefore, after the township Secretaries and town heads who had good relationships communicated with each other, some of them reached a consensus.

They would either call their Old Leader privately or go directly to the County Party Committee and County Government to find leaders they were close to and state their demands.

To make their demands sound reasonable, they also stated that they didn't want to snatch the investment Heping Town had brought in, but just wanted the county to fight for an opportunity for them.

That was for the Investor brought in by Heping Town to visit their township for an inspection; whether they could get the Investor to invest or not would depend on their own abilities.