Li Da Kang arrived at the Provincial Committee and overheard some people discussing Jing Hai City.
“I can't believe Jing Hai City can secure a project worth hundreds of billions. They've truly turned over a new leaf.”
“Jing Hai City is by the sea, so the conditions are already great. It was just that the previous two provincial party secretaries were incompetent and held it back.”
“This Secretary Xu is something else......”
“Wasn't he just Zhao Li Chun's secretary? How did he suddenly become so powerful.”
“He was a hidden dragon, and now the dragon has returned to the sea, soaring through the heavens.”
“It's too early to say if he's a dragon or a worm. We'll see after the project is actually completed.”
“Isn't this Secretary Li Da Kang?”
Seeing Li Da Kang, the officials at the Provincial Committee greeted him enthusiastically.
After all, Li Da Kang was a member of the Provincial Committee Standing Committee.
“What were you guys saying about Jing Hai City?”
Li Da Kang wondered if he had heard wrong, fearing that his secretary's news was true.
“You don't know? Jing Hai City got a project worth hundreds of billions, it seems to be electric vehicles.”
An official said.
“Electric vehicles, those things don't seem to sell well.”
Li Da Kang frowned.
China had started promoting electric vehicles a few years ago, providing massive subsidies, and many brands emerged.
But sales were always poor, relying solely on subsidies to break even.
It seemed like this company was just using the investment to scam subsidies.
“It’s said to be an American company, I'm not sure about the details.”
The official said.
“I’ll go ask Secretary Sha.”
Li Da Kang said.
Then he walked all the way to Sha Rui Jin's office.
He knocked on the door.
“Come in.”
Sha Rui Jin's voice came from inside.
Li Da Kang opened the door and went in, saying, “Secretary Sha, I heard Jing Hai City got an electric vehicle project, is it true?”
Sha Rui Jin chuckled and said, “Your ears are pretty good, are you worried they’ll surpass you?”
Li Da Kang also smiled and said, “What do I have to be afraid of? We're all on the same team. If they really have the ability, I should congratulate them.”
Sha Rui Jin said, “Then what brings you here?”
Li Da Kang said, “It’s about the Da Feng Factory. I want to apply for a special fund......”
He explained his difficulties.
Previously, Sha Rui Jin would have likely approved it.
After all, Li Da Kang was a key player under him, and Jing Zhou was the eldest son of Han Dong Province.
Sha Rui Jin also needed to fully support Li Da Kang for his own achievements.
However, the situation in Jing Hai City had changed Sha Rui Jin's thinking.
He pondered for a moment, showing a touch of dissatisfaction, “Secretary Li Da Kang, can't you even handle such a small matter?”
Li Da Kang said bitterly, “The money was all borrowed by Cai Cheng Gong. Now he's been arrested, and there’s no money to pay back, and I can't do anything about it. I also asked the Shan Shui Group, they are willing to sign a new contract, but they only want to pay the previous price, at most one hundred million. The problem is that the Guang Ming Feng project is out there, and the land value has risen to over ten billion. The workers are unwilling to sell at the old price, they’re asking for twelve billion. Where am I supposed to get that money?”
Originally, Shan Shui Group was involved in bribing judges, but Chen Qing Quan took all the blame.
Gao Xiao Qin agreed to pay another hundred million to buy the land in order to further exonerate herself.
As a result, Li Da Kang ignored the underlying issues and stopped pursuing the Shan Shui Group.
But even with Shan Shui Group's one hundred million, it couldn’t solve the problem.
“Twelve billion! Li Da Kang, you wouldn't be thinking of asking me for twelve billion to buy that land, would you?”
Sha Rui Jin said dissatisfiedly.
“Yes, I'll pay the money back to the province after the Guang Ming Feng project breaks even.”
Li Da Kang said.
“Impossible. Don't even think about it. You caused this mess, you solve it yourself.”
Sha Rui Jin decisively refused.
“Secretary Sha, you're being too blunt.”
Li Da Kang was surprised and felt a bit wronged.
He sensed that Sha Rui Jin was different from before.
In his mind, even if Sha Rui Jin didn't agree, he would at least think about it before answering.
Or give a few billion as a gesture, and he would figure out the rest himself.
He didn't expect Sha Rui Jin to refuse outright!
“If I wasn't blunt, you'd start bargaining with me. I'm very busy, and I don't have time to waste on your lip service. Figure it out yourself.”
Sha Rui Jin said.
“No, this is such an important matter, you don't even have time to talk to me for a few minutes?”
Li Da Kang felt a chill in his heart.
He looked at Sha Rui Jin with the pathetic eyes of a neglected child.
“Don't look at me like that, playing the victim won't work on me. If you can't even handle twelve billion, you might as well stop being the Jing Zhou Party Secretary.”
Sha Rui Jin showed no sympathy for him.
Li Da Kang wasn't some beautiful woman, playing the victim just looked creepy.
Seeing Sha Rui Jin's indifference, Li Da Kang’s heart ached...
Seeing his reaction, Sha Rui Jin, feeling a bit exasperated, pulled out a document and said, “Look at Jing Hai City, under such conditions, they secured a project worth hundreds of billions in just over a month.”
Li Da Kang’s expression turned gloomy, and he mumbled, “I knew it, it must be because of Jing Hai City.”
Sha Rui Jin couldn't stand seeing him like this, so he said directly, “Yes, it's because of Jing Hai City. They have their conditions, you have yours. You made the Guang Ming Feng project into this mess, how dare you.”
Li Da Kang understood that Sha Rui Jin's previous kindness towards him was all for his own use.
Now that he wasn’t performing well, Sha Rui Jin started to despise him.
His heart ached, but Li Da Kang quickly recovered his composure, stepped forward, and took the document to look at it.
After looking at it for a while, Li Da Kang asked in confusion, “What is this Tesla company, I've never heard of it.”
At this time, Tesla was not yet famous, and most people in China didn't know about it.
“Look at you, you don't even know what company it is. How are you supposed to attract investment?”
Sha Rui Jin was even more dissatisfied.
In fact, before seeing this report, he hadn't heard of Tesla either.
“I've been busy lately, I don't have time to pay attention to foreign companies.”
Li Da Kang explained with frustration.
“Then you need to pay more attention, try to attract investment from the US, don't just keep asking me for money.”
Sha Rui Jin said.
Li Da Kang secretly rolled his eyes, thinking: This is the first time I asked you for money, and this is your reaction.
At the same time, looking at the document in his hand, he felt even worse.
It was a feeling of impending disfavor.