Excellent little farmer

"How come the leaders of the province don't know about such a big thing? The other party said it was an inspection invitation sent to them by the Jiangzhou Provincial Highway Construction Leading Group Office. Governor Qin has only vaguely heard of your highway office. We have this idea, but no one here knows the specific situation, so we can only ask Director Wenhan to clear up our doubts."

Although Chen Ligang's question was somewhat displeased, he did not seem to be disgusted with the matter. It was just that the provincial leaders were not clear about the matter and felt a little unhappy.

Huang Wenhan was shocked in his heart. This must be the trick of Ye Qingquan. But whether this is a trick or a good thing is still unclear. It seems that the leaders are in a good mood. Could it be that these companies are really interested? Jiangyu or Jianggui expressways?

"Governor Chen, I know about this. At the beginning, several comrades from the Expressway Office believed that given the current financial situation of our province, we could expand financing channels in many ways, especially the success of the Jingtong Expressway bot, which gave us great inspiration and encouragement.

However, because Jiangzhou is located inland, we are not sure whether foreign investment is interested in entering infrastructure construction in the mainland. Therefore, after understanding the policy requirements of the State Planning Commission and the Ministry of Transport, we just sent out some invitation letters. They are welcome to come to our Jiangzhou to inspect transportation infrastructure and investment environment. "

"However, our original intention was not to expect them to make the trip immediately, nor to expect them to take action on the Jiangyu and Jianggui expressways. We just invited them to come to our province for inspection at the appropriate time. We did not expect them to The reply came so quickly.”

Huang Wenhan was also a little surprised by my methods. I only briefly mentioned my thoughts in this regard at the time. He also agreed to invite me on a trial basis, but he did not expect that it would attract the attention of so many Hong Kong-funded consortiums. Huang Wenhan Wenhan didn't know what method I used to make these consortiums so interested.

"If they are interested in Jiangyu Expressway and Jianggui Expressway, then what's wrong?"

Su Xianyi laughed, waved his hand slightly, and said: "This is a good thing. Whether it is a bot or a joint venture, we in Jiangzhou can open the door and welcome foreign investment. As for the method, we can discuss it. Wenhan, it’s good that your Transportation Department can have such a forward-looking awareness, but you should pay attention to communicating with the province first.”

"Governor Su criticized the Expressway Office for being a bit too arrogant. However, we did not expect that they would be so interested. We just invited them generally to inspect our investment environment."

Huang Wenhan immediately admitted his mistake. He was not sure what kind of contact I had with the other party after I sent him a letter and phone call, but it certainly couldn't be as simple as just an invitation letter.

Meng Mingchun, director of the Provincial Planning Commission, glanced at several provincial governors and interjected: "If foreign investment enters the expressway project, it may require approval from the State Planning Commission. In addition, there may be some requirements from the Ministry of Transport."

Chen Ligang waved his hand and said in a more serious tone: "These are not problems. Things that have already had precedents should be much easier to handle. Compared with reducing the pressure on our finances, I think these difficulties can be overcome. Now we need to confirm Unfortunately, we still don’t know the intentions of these consortiums.

If they really came for the Jianggui and Jiangyu Expressways, are the various preparations we have made before sufficient? Are there any additional preparations that need to be made? If there is a true willingness to invest or cooperate, then we must work ten times or a hundred times to ensure the success of the matter. "

"Li Gang said it well, Wen Han, since it is your expressway office that is contacting this matter, then you should immediately arrange a specific contact person to understand the early contact situation.

I think it is impossible for the other party to come here just after receiving an invitation letter. Our investment environment in Jiangzhou is not that good yet. Our comrades from the Expressway Office can introduce these people to Jiangzhou for inspection. It is already a good investment in Jiangzhou. A success, even if Jiang Yu or Jiang Gui Expressway fail to join this time, it can be regarded as laying the foundation for future cooperation. "

"Hutchison Whampoa Group is Hong Kong's leading conglomerate, and its subsidiary Cheung Kong Construction is Hong Kong's number one construction company. It has considerable investments all over the world, and several other companies are also quite large, so this is a very rare opportunity, regardless of whether it is related to Whether there is any possibility of cooperation with the two highways we have now, we must seriously receive these guests. This is also the best platform to recommend our Jiangzhou to Hong Kong investors."

Su Xianyi's words were the final word.

"Well! Wenhan, the governor has already said that our province has the same opinion, that is, Hong Kong capital is welcome to invest in infrastructure construction projects in our province, especially the Jiangyu and Jianggui expressways. You go back Immediately arrange the specific handling comrades of the expressway office and immediately devote themselves to the preparation work for receiving visitors from Hong Kong." Qin Yifeng added.

Huang Wenhan nodded quickly and agreed: "Yes! Okay, I will notify them to come back from Pennsylvania right away."

"Is that Xiaoye specifically responsible for this matter?"

Qin Yifeng also vaguely knew that the deputy director of the Expressway Office was Huang Wenhan, a young man transferred from a county-level city below. It was said that he had good abilities and was very energetic in doing things.

"Yes, that's him."

Huang Wenhan smiled and nodded, and he pushed me out without losing any time, saying: "It was also his idea that we could consider running two expressways at the same time.

He also collaborated with a comrade from the Provincial Construction Bank’s Regulations Department to write an article about drawing on international practices, broadening financing channels, and increasing efforts to introduce foreign capital to speed up the construction of highways in our province. He invited consortiums from Hong Kong, the United States, Singapore, and Malaysia to come It was also he who planned and implemented the inspection and investment matters of our province. "

"Oh?"

Su Xianyi raised his eyebrows and said: "Wenhan, please send this article he wrote to my office and let me take a look. Our transportation construction in Jiangzhou has lagged behind. If we want to develop ahead, we must take multiple measures. When it comes to raising funds, it is indeed difficult to catch up with brother provinces and cities by relying solely on our own strength.”

At this time, the person in charge of the Provincial Foreign Affairs Office interjected: "Governor Su, here are two letters of reply from JK Investment Group of the United States and Quanfu Investment Company of Singapore. They also responded to the invitation letter issued by the Provincial Expressway Office. They replied that they would send a delegation to Jiangzhou in the near future, and this was a reply sent through their respective countries’ commercial counselors in China.”

"Well, Wenhan, it seems that the comrades in charge of your expressway office are very efficient in their work! This expressway office has only been established not long ago, and it is actually beyond our expectations that it can attract so many foreign investors at once."

Su Xianyi laughed, nodded repeatedly and said: "We all extend our arms to welcome him warmly. As long as it can promote the economic development of our Jiangzhou, we must make good use of everything that can be used."

When I received a call from Secretary Huang Wenhan, asking me to rush back to Yuzhou immediately, Liu Xianlin and I were chatting. Although I knew that the possibility of Jianggui Expressway being launched in a short time was very slim, Liu Xianlin was still unwilling to give up the last bit. Hope, to achieve the most perfect, you must be meticulous.

"Secretary Liu, it seems that things have changed." I pondered for a while and decided to reveal the news to the Pennsylvania side to encourage the morale of the Pennsylvania side.

"what?"

In fact, Liu Xianlin vaguely heard something when I answered the phone just now. When he heard this, he immediately became energetic and said quickly: "Tell me, what has changed?"

"Yeah! That's right. We sent out an invitation letter to participate in the investment in highway construction in our province in the early stage. Now we have received a response. Several investment groups from Hong Kong and abroad have shown considerable interest."

I secretly breathed a sigh of relief. I also knew in my heart that Liu Xianlin was facing a lot of pressure. He had been in Pennsylvania for more than a year. Although there was some improvement in his work, it was far from reaching the goals Liu Xianlin had set for himself. And Jiang He was personally responsible for the Gui Expressway. If it really failed, it would have a considerable impact on his career and future.

"really?"

Liu Xianlin's voice was so excited that his voice trembled a little, and he stood up immediately. He was always proud of being elegant and calm, but at this time he could not suppress his inner excitement.

In previous exchanges, I have mentioned a little bit that I have done some tentative work before, such as contacting some well-known foreign investment consortiums and some investment companies interested in entering infrastructure construction projects in the mainland, and after having After the initial expression of interest, invitation letters were sent to these consortiums and companies, accompanied by fairly detailed non-confidential information.

"It should be like this. Director Huang's secretary called just now and said that Director Huang has just come out from Governor Su. It seems that the province is active in introducing foreign investment into infrastructure construction, including highway construction. attitude, this is a rare opportunity.”

I can't help but be a little excited. If foreign investment can be introduced into the construction of expressways, Jiangzhou can at least save a lot of money for other aspects of transportation construction.

Liu Xianlin stood up and walked back and forth in the office. After a long while, he stopped and said decisively: "This is an opportunity that Pennsylvania cannot lose again. If we lose this opportunity, our entire Pennsylvania party and government team will be a generation of sinners!"

In any case, even if the local government of Pennsylvania City tightens its belt and pays more, we will still promote the construction of Jianggui Expressway! "

When I returned to Yuzhou and passed by Qingjiang, I brought a bouquet of flowers with me to visit Xu Zhengmin, who was still resting in the hospital. The ward where only the two of them were left felt like they were reunited, smiling and letting go of grudges.

Xu Zhengmin obviously also got some inside information, and he seemed to be in much better spirits, but this drama had to be played for a while, or at least it had to be made more natural.

"Xu Chu, it seems our play was not in vain." I put the flowers in the vase with a smile.