He greeted enthusiastically as soon as he saw Sun Lian Cheng enter: “District Chief Sun, you’re here too!”
Sun Lian Cheng replied with a smile: “Secretary Ding, how are you! Do you know what this meeting is about?”
“Since you and I are both here, it must be related to the Guangming District or the Guangming Peak project, right?”
Sun Lian Cheng pretended to be humble and said: “Actually, Secretary Ding, you being here is enough. Why do I need to be here? But I guess there must be some errands to run. It’s quite suitable for me, you see!”
Ding Yi Zhen laughed heartily: “District Chief Sun, if you’re going to run errands, then what will everyone else do? We have to give everyone a chance to contribute, right?”
“Well, regardless of the power, we’re all serving the people! We can’t just not work because I’m the District Chief, can we?”
“Hahaha, District Chief Sun, your awareness is truly high, something for everyone to learn from!”
“Oh, please, I’m here to learn from Secretary Li and everyone today!”
The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and then Sun Lian Cheng went to greet others.
Officials from the Finance Bureau, Urban Construction Bureau, Industry and Commerce Bureau, Investment Promotion Bureau, Public Security Bureau, Court, and other departments were all present. Sun Lian Cheng had to maintain a good appearance, no matter what.
Even if he didn’t pursue advancement, he at least had to maintain a good facade, so that it would be easier to carry out his daily work!
But Bureau Chief Zhao Dong Lai looked a bit gloomy. I wonder what happened?
Everyone sat down and chatted for a while. Sun Lian Cheng quickly kept quiet.
He was the District Chief of Guangming District, it was true, but his rank was still a bit low.
For example, Ding Yi Zhen and Zhao Dong Lai both held the position of Deputy Mayor, both at the level of a Full Department-level official.
The other Bureau Chiefs were at least at the Deputy Department-level, none of them were lower than him.
The key was that his position as District Chief was a bit far from the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, and often he wasn’t even invited to meetings. Therefore, his actual power wasn’t very significant.
Ding Yi Zhen was much more outgoing, familiar with everyone, and it was normal for him to joke around.
Only Sun Lian Cheng smiled officially, a bit out of place.
Luckily, Sun Lian Cheng didn’t have to wait long, Li Da Kang soon arrived.
“Alright, everyone’s here, let’s begin the meeting!”
“Today we’re going to talk about the Guangming Peak project, mainly about the fact that the Da Feng Factory hasn’t been demolished yet.”
“Since the Guangming Peak project was launched, most of the work has been carried out very well, with orderly progress, and the situation is quite ideal.”
“But there are always some more complicated situations that require us to put in more effort.”
“For example, the Da Feng Factory we’re going to talk about today... Deputy Mayor Ding, how much does your command center know about this?”
Ding Yi Zhen was the District Party Secretary concurrently serving as Deputy Mayor. Sun Lian Cheng usually addressed him as Secretary Ding, putting him on the same level as himself.
But Li Da Kang could call him whatever he wanted.
“Secretary Li, we’ve looked into the issue of the Da Feng Factory. Legally speaking, the Da Feng Factory and that piece of land belong to the Shanshui Group, and the Shanshui Group has paid relocation fees and done all the necessary work.”
“Then why can’t it be demolished?”
“Secretary Li, I think this matter is related to Cai Cheng Gong, the owner of the Da Feng Factory. He’s deliberately delaying the issue for the workers, clearly opposing our government! I heard that he was recently put on the wanted list by the Public Security Bureau. Once he’s caught, we’ll definitely be able to solve this problem!”
Zhao Dong Lai couldn’t stand it anymore and said: “Secretary Li, Deputy Mayor Ding, according to our latest information, the Beijing police have apprehended Cai Cheng Gong who fled to Beijing, and we have already negotiated the escort arrangements. He will be back in Jingzhou in two days!”
Ding Yi Zhen narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: “Comrade Dong Lai’s work ability is strong! That’s great, we’ll all be much more relaxed now!”
Zhao Dong Lai continued: “After deciding to launch an investigation, we have checked Cai Cheng Gong’s information in all aspects, including freezing his bank assets, and finally discovered that Cai Cheng Gong is already insolvent and has no ability to repay!”
“Ah? This, isn’t this a joke?,” Ding Yi Zhen felt a little uneasy.
Li Da Kang said: “Regardless of the situation, the facts are in front of us. The Guangming Peak project needs to continue, and the Da Feng Factory must be demolished. What are we going to do? We can’t just keep dragging this on, can we? Is that how we solve problems? So the government needs to pay, everyone needs to take responsibility!”
Everyone was stunned. They had to pay extra?
Sun Lian Cheng secretly observed everyone. Everyone else was fine, at most, Qian Ju Zhang from the Finance Bureau was a bit helpless.
After all, when it came to money, how could they do without the Finance Bureau?
The other person whose expression was a bit off was Ding Yi Zhen, because he was familiar with the situation in Guangming District, and the District Finance was under his responsibility, decided during the division of labor.
It could be said that Sun Lian Cheng didn’t know much about the District Finance, but Ding Yi Zhen definitely knew it well.
Looking at his current situation, he probably didn’t have much cash on hand, right?
And the land in Guangming District that could be sold had already been sold. The other land was either unsuitable for use or needed to be further expropriated.
For example, agricultural land in the suburbs, if you wanted to sell it for commercial use, you would at least have to expropriate and demolish it, and then go through the process of converting it to commercial land, then you could sell it!
Otherwise, if someone buys agricultural land, it seems like they’re saving money, but they can’t convert it to commercial land on their own!
So now they’re going to drive Ding Yi Zhen crazy. I wonder how he’s going to deal with this!
It was supposed to be Sun Lian Cheng who was facing Li Da Kang, but now there was someone else in front of him, which was truly a relief!
Sure enough, Li Da Kang immediately aimed at Ding Yi Zhen, because Ding Yi Zhen had always been very capable, and the tasks he had entrusted to him were basically all perfectly completed.
“Deputy Mayor Ding, tell me, how much are you taking responsibility for?”
Ding Yi Zhen hesitated for a moment, then took charge in his usual style.
“Secretary Li, you decide. You say how much, and we’ll pay how much!”
“Nonsense! I told you to pay everything, can you? If you can pay everything, then we don’t even need to have this meeting!”
Ding Yi Zhen smiled awkwardly: “Secretary Li, you should know the situation in our district. This money, I guess the Finance and Stabilization departments will have to bear the brunt, and we’ll make up the rest!”
Li Da Kang then turned to Qian Ju Zhang, head of the Finance Bureau: “Money God, what about you?”
Qian Ju Zhang, naturally, was going to be stingy, so he tentatively said: “Our Finance Department will try our best. We can barely squeeze out fifteen million…”
“Twenty million!”
Li Da Kang didn’t give him a chance to refute, because he also knew the situation of the Finance Department, this amount of money wouldn’t be difficult for the Finance Bureau.
Then he turned to Zhao Dong Lai: “Your Stabilization Department will contribute ten million… Don’t say anything, that’s it!”
Then it was Ding Yi Zhen’s turn.
“Deputy Mayor Ding, the rest will be paid by your Guangming District, okay?”
Ding Yi Zhen said with a cheerful smile: “No problem, definitely no problem!”
Li Da Kang breathed a sigh of relief and continued: “Okay, now the Da Feng Factory’s relocation fees are settled. How many employees who hold shares need to be relocated?”
Ding Yi Zhen’s brain suddenly short-circuited. He didn’t seem to know the details very well!
He may have looked at the relevant materials before, but he wasn’t like Sun Lian Cheng, he couldn’t remember everything he read.