146: Chapter 146 Bring it on if you dare!

Wu Dechang cleared his throat, pressed the button on his microphone, and spoke slowly:

"Leaders, I stand by what I said this morning. This industrial chain status analysis points out so many bottlenecks but offers no concrete solutions. What is the point of this proposal?"

After finishing, he turned his head to glance at the Policy Research Office's seats and continued:

"Some of our departments engaged in theoretical research shouldn't just stop at theory without considering reality. Otherwise, some things just become grandstanding."

Wang Jingmin's expression had already been unpleasant, but now his face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

He had carefully read the report submitted by Zhao Yang, and it was truly refreshing.

However, after everyone discussed it during the morning meeting, it was indeed somewhat difficult to implement.

He knew in his heart that the Governor had highly praised this research report, and he had to firmly stand on the Governor's side.

But the leaders of other provincial departments did not know the Governor's attitude, so they attacked without mercy.

Especially after learning that the main authors of the research report were two young men, they spoke even less tactfully.

Sun Zhendong coughed and immediately stopped him:

"Comrade Dechang, we are discussing the province's future industrial policy. Differences of opinion are allowed, but do not stray from the topic."

By the end, he had deepened his tone, and his eyes had become sharp.

Clearly, he was very dissatisfied with Wu Dechang's remarks.

Sun Zhendong cast his gaze toward the Policy Research Office's seats and asked:

"Regarding the question raised by Director Wu, who will answer it? Speak boldly and confidently; it doesn't matter if you get it wrong!"

His tone had clearly shifted from severe to gentle, and it even carried encouragement.

Sun Zhendong had been working in Jianghan Province for over a month, and he had deep feelings about the cadre work style here.

When encountering new problems or new things, they wouldn't think about how to break the deadlock; instead, they put their energy into passing the buck and bickering.

Regarding issues clearly defined by the Provincial Committee and the Provincial Government, most of them just dealt with it by holding meetings to implement meetings and issuing documents to implement documents.

Cadre laziness and dereliction of duty had already formed a trend. There was indeed a reason why economic development in the central region was lagging behind.

This made him, coming from a developed province, feel very unaccustomed to it.

He had previously criticized the leaders of relevant departments by name multiple times in small meetings. However, the results were minimal, and some people even developed resentment.

With policies above and countermeasures below, these slippery bureaucrats played that game quite smoothly. The problem was, you couldn't even catch them in a mistake.

Sun Zhendong realized that constant suppression would not yield immediate results. Therefore, he wanted to use this opportunity to ruthlessly knock some sense into these officials. Thus, his gaze toward the Policy Research Office was filled with anticipation.

Facing the Governor's question, Liu Jianguo instinctively shrank his neck and played the quail. Zhao Yang had already understood his meaning from Sun Zhendong's eyes.

He pressed the button on his microphone, preparing to answer. But he heard Gao Wenbo beside him whisper: "I drafted the industrial chain status analysis; let me answer this question."

He stood up, holding the microphone in one hand and steadying the microphone cord with the other:

"Regarding the question raised by Director Wu of the Planning Commission, I will answer.

"The industrial status of Jianghan Province has already been clearly stated in the analysis report, so I will not repeat it here.

"The industrial chain bottlenecks pointed out in the report are precisely the focus for investment attraction.

"For example, in Jianghan Province's textile and garment industry, dyeing and finishing have always been weak, or even missing. This causes subsequent garment enterprises to have consistently high costs.

"If we could introduce advanced dyeing and finishing enterprises, we would achieve a full industrial chain integration of spinning, texturing, weaving, dyeing and finishing, printing, and garment manufacturing."

Speaking to this point, Gao Wenbo paused, a cold smile hanging on the corner of his mouth, and retorted:

"If Director Wu still cannot understand, I can give another example."

Zhao Yang exclaimed inwardly. This guy seemed to have a clear head but was actually full of pride; no wonder he had offended Zhou Fei's father, Zhou Shizhong, before. He would probably offend Wu Dechang this time as well. Talented people all have tempers; that saying was absolutely right.

As soon as Gao Wenbo finished speaking, Sun Zhendong waved his hand repeatedly, signaling him to sit down. Seeing Wu Dechang wanting to retort, Sun Zhendong immediately spoke:

"What Comrade Gao Wenbo said is already very clear and very much to the point. I believe that after hearing these words, many people have gained a new understanding of industrial chain investment attraction."

Hearing the Governor mention his name, Gao Wenbo was excited but also looked at Zhao Yang in surprise. I only answered the question just now and didn't introduce myself. How did the Governor know my name? There is only one reason: the Governor knows Zhao Yang!

Zhao Yang met his gaze and nodded. The meaning was: just know it, don't go around spreading it. He clearly felt that Gao Wenbo's gaze toward him became a bit more fervent, and even his breathing became heavier.

Just then, Sun Zhendong continued:

"Director Mingda of the Economic and Trade Commission, take this opportunity while the comrades who drafted it are here to hurry up and ask your question from this morning again."

A trace of embarrassment flashed across Chen Mingda's face. To be honest, he didn't want to ask anymore. Planning Commission Director Wu Dechang's face had just been slapped, and he didn't want to be slapped next. He had almost buried his head under the table just now, but the Governor did not let him off.

Chen Mingda had no choice but to bite the bullet, press the button on the microphone, and lower his voice:

"The suggestion writes about actively laying out future industries. Are those ethereal things really future industries? What if the direction is wrong?"

Cadres in the central region had conservative thinking and were timid; it was not surprising that they raised this question. The future industries were proposed by Zhao Yang, so now only he could answer.

Zhao Yang smiled, picked up the microphone, and stood up. Sun Zhendong had already sent a signal that he was going to lose his temper and criticize people; he had to cooperate well and didn't need to give anyone face.

"To save time, I will only give one example."

"Leaders present, you must all have experience in traveling abroad for inspections.

"Foreign cars have long entered the homes of ordinary people. With the speed of our country's development, in ten years, or even less than ten years, many families will also own private cars."

Speaking to this point, Zhao Yang paused slightly and scanned the room:

"Does anyone refute this? No? Very good. This is a huge market; if we don't lay the groundwork in advance, we won't even be able to drink the soup when the time comes."

Upon hearing this, Chen Mingda couldn't help but mutter:

"We don't have any industrial foundation right now; how can we lay the groundwork?"

Zhao Yang looked at him and couldn't help but laugh:

"Directly buy technology and talent, set up industrial guidance funds, encourage enterprises to innovate independently... Many developed provinces have already taken the first step. Does the Economic and Trade Commission want to go for another inspection?"

After Sun Zhendong arrived in Jianghan Province, he had once sent economic work departments to inspect Donghai Province. His last sentence was practically saying that they had gone on a publicly funded vacation.

Chen Mingda couldn't hold his face, so he put the document in his hand heavily on the table:

"Fine, I have no questions."

Next, the meeting room fell into silence, surprisingly quiet. Zhao Yang was still standing, holding the microphone, looking very much like he was saying, "If you're unconvinced, come fight."

Sun Zhendong scanned the room and asked:

"Which other department has questions? Feel free to ask!"