“That’s not right. What are the conditions in Jinghai City? What are the conditions in Jingzhou City? Tesla isn’t building a factory here, but they’re going to Jinghai City. Isn’t there something fishy about that?”
Li Dakang couldn’t help but suspect.
“This…”
Sha Ruijin thought about it carefully and thought it made sense.
“Secretary Sha, could it be that Jinghai City is exaggerating the company’s investment amount to get subsidies? Maybe Tesla is a fake company, and they fooled Secretary Xu.”
“I heard that there were some local officials who were eager to achieve results and were tricked by foreign investors.”
“Also, Secretary Xu is so young and inexperienced. This is the first time he’s attracted investment.”
Li Dakang said.
Sha Ruijin nodded slightly.
It was true that local officials were tricked when attracting investment.
And it was happening, and would continue to happen in the future.
Countless science and technology industrial parks would disappear after receiving subsidies.
Some officials even conspired with con artists to get subsidies.
“There is a possibility. It seems like I need to go to Jinghai City for a personal inspection.”
Sha Ruijin said.
“I’ll go with you. I’m experienced in attracting investment. I can tell if it’s a scam in a glance.”
Li Dakang couldn’t wait to expose the scam.
“Alright, we’ll go tomorrow.”
Sha Ruijin didn’t refuse.
Li Dakang was suddenly happy and thought: This must be a scam.
He anticipated seeing Xu Zhao’s ugly face when the scam was exposed.
He still remembered how the Dafeng Factory was disgraced.
Li Dakang didn’t engage in conspiracies and harm others.
But if he had a legitimate opportunity to strike back, he wouldn’t let it go.
...
【You’ve helped a company to be built, and have received an Achievement Package.】
Xu Zhao heard the prompt.
His first reaction was the Tesla reward.
He thought about it and realized: Tesla’s foundation hadn’t even been dug, so it shouldn’t count as built.
“Right, it must be the Qilan Pharmaceutical Company.”
Xu Zhao remembered.
It was the hair growth formula from before.
Gao Qilan used it to open a pharmaceutical company.
Under Xu Zhao’s fast track, the hair growth potion was now on sale.
With its real effect, it would be a bestseller soon.
He opened the Achievement Package.
【You’ve obtained a pair of hypnotic glasses.】
【Hypnotic Glasses: Activate hypnotic function. Just look into someone’s eyes for three seconds and they’ll fall asleep.】
Xu Zhao extracted the reward.
It was a pair of ordinary silver-rimmed glasses.
He put on the glasses and looked in the mirror.
Why did he look like a refined villain?
These glasses, just like the mosquito camera, could be controlled by consciousness.
When the hypnotic function was activated, it would emit invisible hypnotic waves, making people fall asleep quickly.
“What should I use this for?”
“To pick up girls, or to deal with other people?”
Xu Zhao pondered.
Dong dong
Someone knocked on the door outside.
“Come in.”
Xu Zhao said.
The door opened and Zhang Zhenfei entered.
Zhang Zhenfei said happily, “Secretary Xu, the construction team is in place. We can start construction tomorrow. Would you like to hold a groundbreaking ceremony and cut the ribbon together?”
Xu Zhao nodded, “Alright, you guys can choose an auspicious date.”
Zhang Zhenfei said, “Understood. By the way, you promised me…”
Xu Zhao chuckled and said, “You mean the deputy-department level position? Don’t worry. Dong Weigang mentioned over a dozen officials, and we’re dealing with them one by one. I’ll definitely keep one for you. You’ll be responsible for the Tesla project, consider it your achievement.”
Zhang Zhenfei said, “Thank you, Secretary Xu. I promise I will be responsible.”
He left happily.
Xu Zhao looked at the time, he had half an hour before work ended.
He had nothing else to do, so he packed up and left early.
...
The next morning, Zhang Zhenfei notified him to attend the groundbreaking ceremony.
Xu Zhao checked himself in the mirror, his appearance was fine.
As he walked out of his office, he saw Yan Yangxue, Zhuang Yongjie, Zhao Lidong, and others ready to go.
They all had smiles on their faces, as if they were celebrating a happy occasion.
“Let’s go together.”
Xu Zhao smiled helplessly.
“Of course we’ll go together for such a big event. Secretary Xu, please lead the way.”
Yan Yangxue said.
Xu Zhao walked in front, with the others following him.
As they walked out of the municipal committee building, they were about to get in the car when they saw two familiar cars approaching.
“That’s Li Dakang’s car.”
Xu Zhao recognized the license plate.
The two cars stopped in front of the municipal committee building.
Sha Ruijin and Li Dakang, along with their secretaries, got out of the cars.
“Secretary Sha!”
Not only Xu Zhao, but Yan Yangxue and the others were also surprised.
Zhao Lidong was the fastest to react. He quickly walked forward and greeted Sha Ruijin with a flattering smile. “Secretary Sha, why are you here? You didn’t give us any prior notice.”
Sha Ruijin saw so many people and curiously asked, “What big event are you going to do? All the officials from the municipal committee are here.”
Xu Zhao and the others also stepped forward and called out to Secretary Sha and Secretary Dakang.
Then he explained, “Today is the groundbreaking ceremony for the Tesla factory. We are going to participate. Would you like to join us?”
Sha Ruijin said, “Is that so? I came here to see this project.”
Xu Zhao said, “Then let’s go together.”
Sha Ruijin nodded, “Alright, you guys lead the way.”
Then they all got in the cars.
They drove towards the Tesla factory site.
In the car, Zhang Zhenfei said, “Secretary Xu, Secretary Sha’s arrival is a bit sudden. It’s like a surprise inspection.”
Xu Zhao said, “Maybe it is a surprise inspection. The question is, why is Li Dakang following us?”
Zhang Zhenfei said, “Maybe he heard about this project and came to investigate.”
Xu Zhao nodded, unable to think of another reason.
Half an hour later.
The motorcade arrived at the construction site.
Looking from afar, the land had been leveled.
A vast expanse of yellow land was filled with machinery.
A red carpet was laid in the middle, with some flowers on both sides.
The construction leaders were already waiting.
There were also some women wearing cheongsams, serving as waitresses.
“Everyone, please pay attention, Secretary Xu and the city leaders are here.”
They saw the motorcade from afar.
These people immediately went to the entrance of the construction site, their faces full of warm smiles, as they waited nervously.