Chapter 1865:

Chapter 1865: Chapter 1865:

After Wu Qiangwei assumed office for a period, she had once understood.

She did not intentionally ignore it, but rather had self-awareness.

With her ability, she couldn’t possibly revitalize this industrial park.

Moreover, the province also knew about this industrial park, so why hasn’t it been mentioned by the province after all these years?

Isn’t it because it can’t be resolved?

Furthermore, those citizens who initially bought homes and fell into the pit have all accepted reality.

If the government were to bring it up again at this time and ultimately couldn’t make it happen, wouldn’t that be giving people hope only to extinguish it with their own hands?

Doing so would be really unacceptable.

She considered it carefully for a few seconds and shook her head: "If the Cultural Industrial Park can be left untouched, it’s best not to touch it."

Song Guanchao said solemnly: "Mayor Wu, this is our last chance. If we don’t move, Secretary Zhou is likely going to move!"

Using the official title made Wu Qiangwei calm down to carefully scrutinize this matter.

As he said, if she didn’t restart the Cultural Industrial Park, would Zhou Zheng let it go?

Definitely not.

If Zhou Zheng wants to build a high-tech park, he won’t spend time and money to rebuild from scratch.

After all, there’s one already available.

The only risk lies in public opinion.

Restarting it isn’t an issue, as long as the industrial park can be revitalized, it’s definitely a good thing for those who have already bought homes there.

Even if housing prices remain stagnant, it would still be more convenient to live in a lively place.

The fear is having ideas but being powerless, resulting ultimately in empty promises, leaving homeowners delighted for nothing.

At that time, Zhou Zheng’s reputation would plummet to the bottom.

Similarly, if Wu Qiangwei were to take the lead in activating the park, she would face the same risks as Zhou Zheng.

Whether to activate it depends on the assurance of revitalization.

In her mind, Wu Qiangwei searched through the personal connections she could leverage. If it’s just about bringing in a few companies, with her accumulated connections, it’s not a problem.

If she spends more time running around, offers some good policies, or if the City Government directly introduces policies friendly to startups, she can bring in some companies.

However, even if all efforts are combined, they can’t support such a large industrial park.

For an industrial park, even at a smaller scale, it requires at least a hundred companies just to show some vitality.

For the scale of the Cultural Industrial Park, at least several hundred companies are needed to claim revitalization.

"Without intervention from the province, it’s very difficult to revitalize," Wu Qiangwei said.

Song Guanchao replied, "There’s Governor Lu."

Wu Qiangwei shook her head: "We can’t pin all our hopes on outsiders."

Song Guanchao said, "Then I’ll put in more effort, run around more this year."

Wu Qiangwei forced a smile: "Do you know, once the industrial park is restarted, there are only two outcomes. Either soar into the sky or fall into the dust. Both you and I would lose any chance of a comeback."

"I know." Song Guanchao looked into her eyes: "Are you willing to gamble once?"

Wu Qiangwei hated gambling, in any form, she despised it.

Restarting the industrial park, to her, amounted to gambling.

A gamble without any confidence.

Success or failure all hinged on it.

This huge uncertainty made her very uncomfortable and lacking in security.

"I’ll think it over." Wu Qiangwei still didn’t make an immediate decision, and Song Guanchao could understand.

He indeed had assurance, but he couldn’t say it.

He didn’t want Wu Qiangwei to know about the people he knew, the connections he had.

After Song Guanchao left, Wu Qiangwei sighed softly.

She realized she was somewhat lagging behind Song Guanchao’s pace.

His approach was recklessly aggressive, without regard for consequences, or perhaps it was confidence.

This made her feel uneasy.

She also thought of the blind date during the New Year period, and recalled what the elders at home said, those things about Secretary Gao.

An inner sense of urgency arose.

She didn’t want to step into a marriage without a foundational relationship.

Nor did she want to become a slave to interests.

If she hadn’t met Song Guanchao, she might have compromised.

But there’s no "if."

Outside, no one knew when it turned dark; during this period, Shu Xue came in several times to refill her tea, noticing Wu Qiangwei in deep thought, she didn’t disturb.

At 7:30, Wu Qiangwei’s brows slowly relaxed.

She felt perhaps she should take a gamble.

If she won, she would advance further, taking on the role of City Secretary.

If she lost... marriage wouldn’t be subjected to familial interference anymore either.

She shook her head, trying hard to adopt Song Guanchao’s way of thinking, not to consider the consequences, not to think about what would happen if things didn’t work out.

Have confidence!

So, just like that, let’s restart the Cultural Industrial Park.

...

Zhou Zheng today held an internal meeting, which strictly speaking couldn’t even be considered a meeting, it was just a few standing committee members sitting together for a brainstorming session.

He wasn’t really planning to develop an industrial park; it was just an offhand comment to hear what others thought.

Wang Jinming took his words seriously, thinking he was really going to do it, and thus called Wu Qiangwei to give her a heads-up.

Who knew, it backfired, making Wu Qiangwei aware, leading her to decide on restarting.

So far, Zhou Zheng did not have a clear idea.

His personal connections were average, his economic guidance work was also average, and for the years he served as Mayor, he lived off the legacy left by previous leaders.

In the evening, while having dinner with Zhang Yan, he brought up the matter too.

Inadvertently, words revealed his distress.

During the New Year, while paying respects to Secretary Tian, he received a few pointers. At the time, he felt spirited, thinking he could make a go of it.

However, once it came to implementation, he found he couldn’t make a start.

Zhang Yan’s eyes gleamed as she pondered for a while, then said: "Investment attraction is nothing more than running around. At the very least, as a head, city resources can be allocated at will, and some preferential policies can be offered. What you need to do is carefully select reliable projects."

Zhou Zheng gave a wry smile: "It sounds easy, but is hard to do."

"Of course it’s hard. If it were easy, wouldn’t everyone be a chief?"

"You’re not in the standing committee yet; once you join, there’ll be even more difficult things to handle. If you intend to back out, I think it’s better not to do it."

"Don’t provoke me; I’m just talking to see if we can brainstorm some ideas." As difficult as it was, he hadn’t thought of giving up just yet.

Without trying, he wouldn’t be reconciled.

Zhang Yan said: "If you really have the heart, let the Investment Promotion Bureau show you the investment attraction directory, study it carefully. Then, send a few competent people to conduct research domestically and abroad to see if there are any companies looking to expand or sell. These potential resources won’t come running to you; they need you to spend time and money to find them."

Her words did give Zhou Zheng some direction, as his eyes sparkled with thoughts, and he began to calculate in his mind.

...

The next morning, Yang Qin and Hu Yong came to the City Government to sign an investment memorandum, leaving a copy with the City Government.

Song Guanchao also offered some incentive policies on-site, generally minor but better than nothing.

After seeing off Yang Qin and Hu Yong, Shu Xue approached him: "Director Song, the Mayor has asked you to come over."