Chapter 1866

Chapter 1866: Chapter 1866

Song Guanchao walked into the office, casually pulled out a chair, took the tea Shay Xue handed him, and said thank you.

After Shu Xue left, Wu Qiangwei said, "I’ll give you a short vacation."

"A vacation?" Song Guanchao was stunned for a moment. Why give me a vacation for no reason?

Wu Qiangwei said, "You will be very busy in the coming year. Take care of your personal matters. Once they’re settled, focus all your energy on work. Is half a month enough?"

Song Guanchao blinked and immediately understood: "Have you decided?"

Wu Qiangwei nodded.

Song Guanchao smiled and said, "I don’t have anything to handle here, and even if I did, I could manage."

Wu Qiangwei said, "Prepare yourself. I’ll have Shu Xue contact Mayor Sun and the others for a meeting later."

"Alright." Song Guanchao was pretty surprised; he thought Wu Qiangwei would be quite hesitant, but unexpectedly she made a decision so quickly.

Since it’s decided to restart the Cultural Industrial Park, initial research is essential.

Song Guanchao returned to the office and called Zhou Xingjian: "Old Zhou, are you familiar with the district chief of Wensong District?"

Zhou Xingjian said, "Du Qin? Not familiar, but I have some understanding of him. Why do you ask about him?"

Song Guanchao said that the Mayor is preparing to restart the Cultural Industrial Park in Wensong District, and Zhou Xingjian was quite startled upon hearing that.

"Mayor Wu wants to restart... this, this..." Zhou Xingjian frowned, thought for a while, and asked, "Is Mayor Wu certain?"

"It’s confirmed, and there will be a meeting to discuss it shortly. I know what you’re thinking, and you don’t need to worry about uncertainties. Since they’ve decided to restart, there will certainly be corresponding backup plans. By the way, tell me about this Du Qin."

Zhou Xingjian composed his thoughts and said, "Du Qin is 55 this year, the oldest district chief in Jiangzhou. He previously served as the Deputy Secretary-General of the City Committee, and after being transferred to the district chief position, he hasn’t moved since. He’s not very ambitious, a people pleaser."

Song Guanchao clicked his tongue twice: "Someone from the City Committee ended up as a district chief?"

Zhou Xingjian said, "When he was the Deputy Secretary-General, the secretary was Yang Gaolin. Secretary Yang is someone you’ve dealt with before, so you should know. He’s not really into party struggles and uses people regardless of their affiliations. As long as you have the ability, it didn’t matter if your organizational ties were with the City Committee or City Government; he would promote you."

Song Guanchao asked, "So Du Qin is quite capable?"

Zhou Xingjian shook his head: "I’m not really sure; it was too long ago. Back then, I was just a minor officer, and the district chief was too far removed from me."

Song Guanchao responded with an "hmm" while Shu Xue called and notified them to attend the meeting.

"Let’s go." Song Guanchao picked up his notebook and pen and walked ahead.

When they entered the conference room, Zhu Shixian and Chang Hai were already there.

"Director Song." Zhu Shixian smiled and nodded at him; she was now fully on Wu Qiangwei’s side.

Chang Hai also nodded slightly at him, as a form of greeting.

After the chemical park pollution incident, Chang Hai rarely appeared publicly, and most daily tasks were delegated to his subordinates.

His current state is somewhat like semi-retirement. He himself is also inclined towards this.

But Wu Qiangwei definitely won’t let him retire so early; if he resigns, who would take over?

Wu Qiangwei currently doesn’t have that many capable people to use, so Chang Hai must hold onto the Vice Mayor position.

Gradually, the other Deputy Mayors and Han Lan also arrived.

Liang Jianfeng was the last one to arrive; he usually wasn’t at City Government and stayed at the Municipal Bureau to lead work.

Sun Jiajun sat to Wu Qiangwei’s right, opened his thermos cup lid, and sipped tea with an innocent expression.

"Everyone’s here, let’s begin the meeting," Wu Qiangwei said, "I’ve gathered you all to discuss a matter; I plan to revive the Cultural Industrial Park in Wensong District."

The expressions on everyone’s faces were different.

The usually serious Chang Hai had a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Zhu Shixian was also surprised but didn’t make any additional movements.

Chang Youcai pondered for a moment, sneaking a glance at Song Guanchao.

Xue Mingde maintained a smile on his face, while Liang Jianfeng and Sun Jiajun had no reaction; they weren’t clear about the Cultural Industrial Park’s situation.

However, they also noticed others’ reactions and realized that there might be some issues with the park. ℴ

Sun Jiajun adjusted his posture slightly, eager to hear others’ opinions.

"I have no objections." To everyone’s surprise, the first to speak was Chang Youcai.

Xue Mingde hesitated slightly, wanting to speak but not wanting to be the second to do so.

So he reached out for the tea on the table, planning to bide some time.

Zhu Shixian wasn’t as reserved, directly saying, "Mayor Wu, since its establishment, less than thirty companies have settled in the Wensong District Park."

She believed Wu Qiangwei understood what she was implying.

Over the years, only less than thirty companies have settled, implying that the government’s original planning and expectations for the park ultimately failed.

Chang Hai said, "I disagree. The Wensong District Park is already obsolete, with no need for revival."

Only then did Xue Mingde speak up, "The park lacks transportation facilities, there’s no large supermarket nearby, and only two vegetable markets to meet the daily needs of local residents. Reviving it poses significant challenges. I’m not optimistic."

They expressed their opinions, either tactfully or directly, and apart from Chang Youcai, all were skeptical.

Wu Qiangwei wasn’t angry because their opinions contrasted hers completely.

She understood they were too familiar with the park’s situation, and that’s why they didn’t want her to fall into a trap.

Instead, Chang Youcai’s immediate, meaningless agreement seemed more like he was happy to see Wu Qiangwei willingly fall into the pit, with no good intentions.

Listening to them, Sun Jiajun and Liang Jianfeng also grasped the implications.

"If the park is really as Mayor Zhu and the others described, I also disagree," Liang Jianfeng said.

"What’s Mayor Wu’s plan?" Sun Jiajun didn’t egg her on to jump into the pit; that would have been too blatant.

Wu Qiangwei said, "Last year, Jiangzhou’s economy experienced a decline, and earlier this year, at a Provincial Government meeting, Governor Lu also mentioned it. Boosting the economy, job creation, and expanding domestic demand are the main policy directions this year."

"To boost the economy, I have two plans. First, select some quality companies from the city and provide them with policy, economic, and manpower support to sell their products beyond Jiangzhou, reaching Nanjiang, nationwide, and even globally. Building our Jiangzhou City brand."

"Second, attract investment."

"The scale of investment attraction this year will be significant. I plan to integrate these companies, but rebuilding the park is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and costly. The Wensong District Cultural Industrial Park is already in place, so I intend to reuse it."

Listening to Wu Qiangwei’s logically sound speech, the few people didn’t relax but rather felt an increasing pressure.

Talk is easy.

Plans are, ultimately, just plans.

No one dared to guarantee smooth implementation.

Moreover, the two plans Wu Qiangwei proposed were both quite challenging.

For a moment, the conference room fell silent, with the Deputy Mayors finding it difficult to continue the conversation.