Chapter 43 Development (Part 1)

  After the signing ceremony, Leng Bingxue returned to school and continued his simple elementary school life. Meanwhile, all investment-related matters were carried out under the leadership of Zhu Jianjun and Liu Wentao.

  The most important thing is to first establish the Hong Kong Fei Yuan Investment (Chuan Shu) Co., Ltd. Under Yan Zhengchang's personal arrangement, all aspects gave the green light, and in less than three days, the full set of procedures for establishing a company, including business registration and taxation, were completed, and someone was sent to deliver them to Zhu Jianjun at Changfu.

  Wang Peiyuan also specially approved several rooms in the municipal party committee's guesthouse as a temporary office for Fei Yuan Investment (Chuanshu) Co., Ltd. All expenses were waived, and they would move out after the Fei Yuan Building was completed.

  Don't look at the municipal party committee's guesthouse, it's called a guesthouse, but that's something ordinary people can't get involved with or imagine. The decoration inside is no worse than an ordinary three-star hotel. To live in it, it's not just about having money, it requires a certain status and identity.

  This is also the first time that an office has been set up in the municipal government's guest house, which also shows the local government's attention and support for this investment and project.

  The next task is to recruit personnel. Liu Fusheng has returned to Hong Kong and is temporarily in charge of investment work there, leaving only Zhu Jianjun and Chen Yaxin in Changfu. The HK$300 million investment involves supermarkets, tourism, hotels, agriculture, and many other aspects, with a lot of work to be done. With only two people, it's impossible to handle everything, so apart from introducing individual senior executives from Hong Kong and abroad through headhunting companies, they naturally need to recruit a large number of local employees.

  Many people have been concerned about and looking forward to the recruitment of Fei Yuan Company, with an investment of 300 million Hong Kong dollars and so many projects launched. Will there be a shortage of people? Especially some well-informed ones had already submitted their resumes through various channels before the recruitment advertisements were published in newspapers and on TV. Some had handed them over to service personnel at the municipal party committee's reception office, while others had asked officials to pass on their resumes. There were all sorts of resumes, filling a big bag to the brim, with more pouring in continuously. Zhu Jianjun and Chen Yaxin didn't know where to start.

  There was no way out, so Zhu Jianjun had to ask Leng Binghan for help again. After all, there were more than 60 positions in this first recruitment, most of which were senior managers or above, and they would also be the backbone members of Hong Kong Fei Yuan Investment (Chuan Shu) Co., Ltd. in various aspects in the future.

  Zhu Jianjun has the ability, but his cultural level is relatively low and he was born with some deficiencies that cannot be made up for in just a few months. Chen Yaxin is not bad, but she grew up mostly in Hong Kong and is not very familiar with the mainland situation. Although the investment in Changfu is only 30 million yuan, which is a small amount of money that can be quickly recovered in the international financial market, this investment is extremely important to him and cannot afford any mistakes.

  No choice but to continue taking leave, born with a laborious fate, can't help it. Feeling cold and desolate in my heart, very depressed.

  Talk is cheap, things can't be delayed any longer, there are less than two months until the end of July.

  Leng Bing Han immediately asked for leave and followed Zhu Jianjun to the reception office. Due to time constraints, Hong Kong Fei Yuan Investment (Chuan Shu) Co., Ltd. has not yet purchased a car in Changfu, and the car they are currently riding is a Santana temporarily lent by the Municipal Economic and Trade Bureau for Zhu Jianjun's use, with a driver also dispatched by the Municipal Economic and Trade Bureau.

  The car was indeed very fast, and in just 20 minutes, Leng Bing Han arrived at the municipal guest house. As he got off the car, Leng Bing Han suddenly said to Zhu Jian Jun: "It's time to buy a car, let's temporarily buy two Crowns and one business car for now!"

  The driver of the Municipal Bureau of Commerce and Trade was over 40 years old, usually not talkative, and drove very carefully. Therefore, Liu Wentao assigned him to drive for Fei Yuan Company for a period of time. Originally, he was not very willing, although he was just a driver, but after all, he considered himself a government employee. However, Director Liu gave the order personally, this was a political task and he could only obey. After a while, he felt that the people from the Hong Kong company were quite pleasant to get along with, they even sent him some small electronic products from Hong Kong, such as an electronic watch. This was not worth much in Hong Kong, but on the mainland, in a small place like Changfu, it was a rare thing. His initial unhappiness had long since dissipated without a trace.

  As the driver, he didn't know Cold Ice and even less about Zhu Jianjun coming to Su Qi's village to pick up this little kid. But all of these had nothing to do with him, as long as he drove his car well. However, when the little kid said that last sentence, he was quite astonished - did this little kid also understand cars? And then he mentioned two Crowns and a commercial vehicle, while the big boss Zhu Jianjun from Hong Kong seemed very pleased?

  Can't understand, really can't understand!

  Watching the big and small figures disappear at the entrance of the municipal party committee's guest house, the driver shook his head and stopped the car in the parking space, picking up a rag to clean the car. As a driver, just do what a driver should do.

  Glanced at the pile of resumes in the room, smiled coldly. Civil servants are not as popular as they were in later generations. With reform and opening up, foreign-funded enterprises have entered mainland China, with high welfare, high salaries, and good development platforms, making them very welcome. In my previous life, didn't I also want to enter a foreign company besides taking the civil service exam?

  Zhu Jianjun saw Leng Bingxue's icy expression and thought he was also intimidated by the numerous resumes, so he chuckled: "There are still some resumes that Chen Yaxin is looking at, these resumes are constantly increasing, even in a short while, many will be stuffed through the door gap. There are also many officials of all sizes who come to ask for a job for their relatives through connections."

  "Don't worry about the relatives of those officials for now, at most they will just be given priority consideration under equal conditions." Leng Yichen sat down and took a sip of water, sneering: "This is already very considerate of them, don't worry that they will cause any trouble, whoever dares to stir up trouble will be directly kicked out of class."

  "Alright, I know. Even CCTV News has reported it, and I believe no one will dare to make trouble." Zhu Jianjun also said confidently. After the provincial party secretary attended the signing ceremony and was interviewed by CCTV, he is now confident and doesn't care about these small matters.

  "This matter seems to be a lot and complicated, but it's not that complicated if we deal with one thing at a time." Leng Bing Han thought for a moment and said: "The most urgent task is to recruit several office clerks and receptionists first. After they take their posts, let them help with the initial screening, notification, reception and arrangement of interviews for other positions. Won't that make things much easier for you?"

  Zhu Jianjun's eyes lit up and he said with a smile: "Haha, Han Shao, I'm really stupid, how didn't I think of that? You must have a way."

  Soon, Zhu Jianjun quickly selected seven or eight resumes that looked good with Chen Yaxin, and Leng Binghan also thought they were okay after reviewing them, so he let them be notified to come for an interview.

  These girls received the interview notice and couldn't help but exclaim with joy, tidied up their things, put on makeup, changed into their most beautiful clothes and rushed to the municipal party committee's guest house.

  He was an administrative personnel expert from his past life, having interviewed no less than one or two thousand people for recruitment. Interviewing these few people was naturally a piece of cake for him. Although he couldn't appear in person, it was enough that he could come up with ideas. He had plenty of ways to select suitable and satisfactory employees.

  After several rounds of testing and interviews, three girls were left to join the company for a trial period: 21-year-old Wang Si Jia, 20-year-old Zhao Jing, and 19-year-old Su Yi. The trial period was three months, with a salary of 80 yuan/month, which would increase to 120 yuan/month after becoming a regular employee. This salary level was already higher than that of Leng Yun Qian, the district committee secretary who was at the deputy departmental level.

  Upon receiving this good news, the three girls who didn't know each other before hugged and cried with joy, overjoyed to the point of being speechless. They were also extremely grateful to Zhu Jianjun, having no idea that the cold and distant person they thought was just someone's kid earlier was actually their big boss who decided their fate. Such a job opportunity is hard to come by. From now on, as long as they work hard, they can be considered white-collar workers like those in the movies.

  Zhu Jianjun gave them a brief training under the cold and icy reminder, and let them officially start their work at Hong Kong Fei Yuan Investment (Chuan Shu) Co., Ltd.

  Within a week, Leng Bing Han helped Zhu Jian Jun interview over a hundred people and carefully selected around twenty talents of various types. Although this was still far from meeting the company's development needs, for now, the construction of Fei Yuan Building, three-star hotel, second-class highway, tourist attractions, etc. were all needed. As long as the funds were in place, there would be personnel to do budgeting and bidding, organize contractors, and supervise construction. Other massive work could only begin after these constructions were completed. What Leng Bing Han urgently needed now was to speed up Su Qi's investment projects, especially the afforestation of Che Dingshan and the renovation of Anning River embankment, which were pressing matters. These people would barely suffice for now, and other personnel would be recruited gradually as needed in the future.

  As there is a large amount of infrastructure work to be done this time, construction companies from all sides have come like cats smelling fish, each showing their skills. Apart from those in Changfu, many have come from the province, and even Guangdong, Shenzhen, and Xiamen have also rushed over upon hearing the news.

  It's not as simple as local officials wanting to stuff two people into Fei Yu Company, the level of personnel behind is higher than one another, so high that even Wang Peiyuan doesn't dare to provoke them easily. However, under the cold and icy insistence, Zhu Jianjun insisted on following international conventions, publicly holding a bidding meeting, categorizing all construction projects for bidding, those who are qualified to participate in the bidding not only need to have national recognized qualifications but also need to have considerable strength, because all participants must pay 20% of the bid amount as a guarantee.

  Although this move has offended some people, it is reasonable and in line with the rules, and others cannot find any excuse to oppose it. At first, some people were even prepared to jointly boycott Feiyuan Company, if no company showed up at the public bidding meeting in the end, then Feiyuan Company's move would become a huge joke.

  However, Leng Bing Han seemed to have been prepared early on. Fei Yuan Company had ample funds and at the time of issuing the tender announcement, it was stated that all projects would be paid in full upfront. This move caused a huge stir, and the alliance formed by those with ulterior motives quickly disintegrated.

  At this age, the market competition is extremely fierce. In order to occupy the market, they not only need to build various relationships and pave the way with money, but also often have to invest in construction. As a result, originally profitable projects are layered and subcontracted, and if the final recipient does not cut corners, there is no way to make a profit, resulting in a large number of tofu dregs projects, and even having to bother with the final payment collection.

  Fei Yuan company surprisingly pays first and then constructs, although it requires paying 20% deposit, but greatly avoids various hidden dangers, saving the company a large amount of cash, and profit also has sufficient guarantee. Just this point is enough to make everyone abandon what's called alliance. At the same time, I think to myself, if you don't participate, that's even better, I have one less competitor.

  The result was that when they arrived at the scene, everyone was there, not a single one missing. They exchanged pleasantries with each other, but in their hearts, they were secretly criticizing and mocking each other, without realizing that they were all the same.

  Through public bidding, Feiyuan Company quickly selected several powerful construction companies, and after handling all the formalities, the construction work was launched rapidly, unfolding in a lively and intense manner.

  To ensure quality, Cold Ice and Frost specially invited an internationally renowned supervisory company from Hong Kong to supervise the construction progress and quality throughout the process.

  With money and manpower, as well as equipment, the work efficiency was naturally very fast. Plus, Leng Bingxue attached great importance to quality supervision, so the quality was guaranteed. In less than a month, without mentioning other places, more than 5 million plants of various types were planted on the originally barren top of Chetou Mountain, from the tallest spruce trees to various fruit trees and low-growing vegetation. Places prone to landslides also underwent reinforcement treatment.

  The Anning River embankment was also thoroughly repaired, and when the repairs were being carried out, local villagers came to help voluntarily, some transporting soil, others building dams. After all, it was related to their own interests. If the embankment collapsed and a flood occurred, the people who suffered losses would still be these ordinary folks. Moreover, the Fei Yuan company's processing plant was about to start construction soon, and at that time, they would also need to hire people. At this point, building good relationships might make it easier to get hired later on. Under such circumstances, not only was the progress greatly accelerated, but the embankment was also reinforced with sand, stones, and cement, and its height was increased by two meters compared to before.

  On the day of completion, Leng Bingxue walked on this widened and heightened solid river embankment, gazing far at the lush Qiaoding Mountain, his emotions inevitably fluctuating. Although he had come to inspect almost every day since construction began, he had never felt as relaxed as today. He couldn't help but think that with this done, the tragedy wouldn't happen again.

  At the end of July, the heavy rain finally arrived as scheduled. Cold and icy, standing in front of the window, looking at the pouring rain outside, without any intention of stopping. Although I have done everything I can, whether it is really effective or not, my heart still has some anxiety, just like a high-stakes gamble, until the final reveal, no one can say who will win or lose.

  After such a big rain, Wang Peiyuan and Leng Yun'ai were also very worried. They also listened to Leng Binghan's suggestion. At the beginning of the heavy rain, they communicated well with the troops, who were all ready to go at any time, preparing to rush to the rescue at any moment. The leaders of each township also arrived at the dangerous places as early as possible, preparing to deal with various sudden events at any time. At this time, if something really happened and one was not on the scene, it would be a very serious dereliction of duty, and the official hat on one's head could not be kept, and serious criminal liability would be investigated.

  Leng Yun also couldn't stay idle, wearing a raincoat and bringing people to inspect everywhere. He was originally a pragmatic cadre, at this time, how could he stay at home or in the office?

  After three days of torrential rain, the sky cleared up, and only a minor landslide occurred on Cheotop Mountain, damaging over 1,000 plants. The Anning River embankment withstood the test of this flood, soaked for three days and nights, and was safe and sound. The tragic memory of the icy cold disaster was finally erased by his efforts, and it did not happen again.

  In places other than Suqiu, there were indeed many cases of river embankment collapses and floods destroying fields and houses. However, due to prior preparations, timely military rescue efforts, and proper handling by local leaders and personnel, the situation was quickly resolved without any casualties.

  Compared with other places, the local government of Changfu has taken appropriate and effective measures, which have been highly praised by superiors. Wang Peiyuan and Leng Yunying once again made a name for themselves in local politics.

  Not long after this incident, the Provincial Party Committee's Organization Department sent someone to investigate. Everyone knew that Mayor Wang Peiyuan was going to be promoted. Sure enough, a week later, the appointment document from the province arrived, removing Wang Peiyuan as mayor of Changfu City and appointing him as acting mayor of Shudu City.

  Originally, Wang Peiyuan's next step should have been to become the Secretary of Changfu Municipal Committee, but due to his achievements in attracting Hong Kong investment and this flood relief effort, he quickly caught the attention of Provincial Committee Secretary Yan Zhengchang. With the operation and maneuvering of people behind him, he was able to rise rapidly and directly become the Acting Mayor of Shudu City, the provincial capital, pending formal confirmation after the People's Congress election.

  They are all mayors, but the provincial capital is a provincial capital city. Although they are all at the level of deputy department, they are equivalent to vice-provincial (ministerial) level in terms of political treatment, and are half a level higher than ordinary prefecture-level cities. Moreover, many mayors of provincial capitals may also enter the provincial party committee, and if they enter the provincial party committee in the future, they will be deputy ministerial in name and reality.

  It is no doubt that Wang Peiyuan was promoted and reused if he could be transferred from Changfushi to Shudu.

  Wang Peiyuan himself did not expect that he would suddenly rise to prominence, being transferred from Changfu City to Shudu. If it were any other city, he definitely wouldn't consider it, but now everything in Changfu is going great, and everyone knows that the next step will definitely bring impressive achievements, so he really doesn't want to leave. But now it's Shudu, which means he can't help but be tempted, as it's a huge step forward in his official career!

  It doesn't matter if he's gone, as long as Changfu is still in our hands.

  Wang Peiyuan left, and Huang Hua, the secretary, also retired. The two positions of the first and second in command of Changfu were vacant, and people below said they didn't care, but every day they ran to Wang Peiyuan's office or home, under the pretext of reporting work or seeing him off. In fact, everyone knew that Wang Peiyuan had a crucial say in deciding the next secretary of the Changfu Municipal Party Committee and mayor. After all, the current situation in Changfu requires stability, and it is estimated that even if someone wants to come and grab power, the province will not ultimately want outsiders to affect the development of Changfu. And Wang Peiyuan would not sit idly by and let this happen.

  As expected, the Secretary of Changfu Municipal Party Committee is Zhou Qihong, the former Deputy Secretary. The Mayor is Hong Gang, the former Vice Mayor. Liu Wentao from the Municipal Bureau of Economy and Trade also replaced Hong Gang as Vice Mayor due to his outstanding work in attracting investment.

  Wang Peiyuan had not forgotten that if he was not appointed as the mayor of Shu City, he would have promoted Leng Yunying to be the vice mayor. In fact, he had already started operating in this direction. However, with the current situation changing, Wang Peiyuan directly promoted Leng Yunying to be the deputy secretary of the municipal party committee, once again achieving a cross-level promotion from deputy department level to deputy hall level. He was put in charge of organization, economy and agriculture work, all of which were hot positions in Changfu. Overnight, he became the most popular figure in Changfu. Actually, he had been quite influential before, but after all, he was just a district party committee secretary, unlike now, when he was a deputy secretary of the municipal party committee and also a standing member of the municipal party committee, his influence was even greater.

  All four of them are Wang Peiyuan's absolute direct line, and this appointment is also the result of a high-level game of wits. The outcome was naturally a complete victory for Wang Peiyuan's faction, which made it possible for them not only to seize the position of mayor of Shudu City but also to firmly control Changfu in their hands.

  This also led to a series of vacancies and promotions in Changfu, whether or not they were promoted, everyone was delighted. After all, there was such an opportunity in front of them, even if they didn't seize it, but with the development of Changfu, there would be benefits anyway.

  Although reluctant, he had to bid farewell to Su Qi Elementary School which he only attended for a year, bid farewell to those young friends and followed his father to Changfu to continue his studies.