Chapter 10 The Developer's Background

  The next day, Liu Siyuan found Zhang Jinsong again and said: "Zhang Ge, I plan to go to Beihong District today. Is there anything you want me to take care of?"

  Zhang Jinsong patted him on the shoulder and smiled: "Little Liu, I've also expressed my opinion on this matter, and I said it last time too. Secretary Zhang directly pointed at you, so just let go and do it."

  Liu Siyuan hastily said, "It can't be put that way, Secretary Zhang did indeed point me out, but I'm also working under the leadership of Director Zhang and Director Yao. Elder brother Zhang has rich experience, so he must give more guidance to his younger brother."

  Zhang Jinsong saw his unusually sincere attitude and smiled: "I don't have much to instruct, it's just that after Little Liu goes down, he also needs to pay attention to uniting with comrades, the comrades in the district below also have their difficulties and need more understanding. Developers also have their own difficulties, after all, they have made contributions to the construction of Hanjiang City, so we should show more respect."

  Liu Siyuan nodded as if he understood, and after a while, Zhang Jinsong said: "Call Secretary Zhang and tell him you're going to Beihong District, it's too far, borrow his car for use."

  "What? Is this suitable?" Liu Siyuan exclaimed in surprise.

  "Director Zhang is with Mayor Chen at a meeting in the province today, so you don't need to use the car. You can ask for instructions and rest assured," Zhang Jinsong said firmly.

  Liu Siyuan had no choice but to call Zhao Feng, who politely transferred the call to Zhang Zhengkun. After listening to Liu Siyuan's hesitant request, Zhang replied generously: "No problem, for work, I'll call Old Tan and have him accompany you on a trip to Beihong District."

  After hanging up the phone, Liu Siyuan sincerely said: "Brother Zhang is indeed awesome, following Brother Zhang I have gained a lot."

  Zhang Jinsong smiled and said, "You little guy doesn't have to flatter me anymore. After all, you're also a deputy director-level cadre. Pay attention to your image." He waved his hand and sent him away.

  As he walked downstairs, Old Tan was already waiting with the Santana 2000 that belonged to Director Zhang. The Santana 2000 wasn't a great car, but it was Director Zhang's personal vehicle after all. Once Liu Siyuan got in, he understood why Zhang Jinsong had asked him to borrow the car - it was clearly meant to intimidate others by association.

  As expected, when Liu Siyuan arrived at the district government, Shen Lianchun, the deputy head in charge of urban construction, came out to greet him, followed by a middle-aged man with a refined and elegant demeanor.

  Vice Mayor Shen is also a deputy director-level cadre, and it's somewhat condescending for him to go out and greet Liu Siyuan, who has just been promoted to deputy section chief. However, thinking that he is actually welcoming this car makes more sense. This car now represents the authority of Secretary Zhang, and when a vice mayor encounters the municipal secretary-general, they naturally have to show deference.

  "Thanks for your hard work all the way here." Shen Lianchun came up and warmly shook Liu Siyuan's hand.

  Comrade Liu Siyuan was called Liu Ke for the first time, and it felt quite pleasant. He hastily apologized: "I'm really sorry to keep Mayor Shen waiting."

  "It's nothing, the municipal leaders came to inspect our work, this shows that we haven't done enough, it's a spur for us." Shen Lianchun hastily said, then turned his head to introduce Liu Siyuan. "This is Comrade Yin Mo, Director of the Construction Committee of Beihong District."

  Liu Siyuan hastily greeted: "Director Yin, hello."

  The latter also shook hands and smiled: "I've also heard of Liu Ke's great name."

  Liu Siyuan was taken aback, how did his reputation spread to Beidong? Yin Mo saw him looking puzzled and explained: "My lover works in the municipal government, Yang Fei, Liu Ke also knows her, she mentioned that Liu Ke is a young and promising good comrade who dares to do and dare to be."

  Liu Siyuan suddenly enlightened, said: "Director Yin is so lucky, he has taken our city's number one beauty back home."

  Shen Lianchun and others also burst out laughing, the atmosphere was very harmonious.

  Liu Siyuan was then led into the conference room, where several relevant developers were already waiting. The entire afternoon, the meeting turned into a complaint session for the developers, with Liu Siyuan's notes filled with various reasons why they couldn't develop the land on time. Next, Shen Lianchun and Yin Mo spoke in turn, with Shen Lianchun expressing that while the district government understood the difficulties faced by the developers, contracts were contracts, and he hoped everyone would overcome their difficulties to make a contribution to Hanjiang City. Yin Mo stated that since these developers had breached their contracts, they should be dealt with according to the contract, and if fines were due, then fines should be imposed, but considering the emotions of the developers, the amount could be controlled somewhat. He then asked for Liu Siyuan's opinion.

  Liu Siyuan thought to himself, "You've already thought of everything for me, what opinion can I have?" He flipped through the materials casually and said, "I'm also very happy to sit down with all the developers today. As for the difficulties faced by the developers, I personally understand them too. Regarding the opinions on how to handle it, I'll discuss it with Mayor Shen and Director Yin later."

  Those developers also said some nice words and then dispersed.

  "Liu Ke, what do you have to say about the fine?" Yin Mo asked as he chased after him, seeing that all the developers had left.

  Liu Siyuan knew that as long as he nodded, the matter would be settled, but subconsciously he always felt that something was missing. Ah yes, he hadn't asked Fang Xinyi's opinion yet, maybe... After thinking for a while, he decided to use a delaying tactic and slow things down.

  Then he said: "Today I saw many developers, thank you Director Shen and Director Yin for the arrangement, but it seems that I didn't see Director Huang of the District Land Resources Bureau today?"

  Shen Lianchun's face changed slightly, and he smiled: "Director Huang has an important meeting today and can't leave. Otherwise, I'll let the deputy director of the Land Bureau come over?"

  "That's not necessary, and there's also that developer called Tianyu who occupied the land in Binjiang. I took a look and found that not only is the area the largest, but the geographical location is also the best. Why didn't I see Tianyu's representative today?"

  Shen Lianchun's face changed again, and at this time, Yin Mo interjected: "Liu Ke, I remember informing Tianyu, maybe they're busy too. However, most developers have come today, so it doesn't matter if one family is missing. Everyone has similar difficulties anyway."

  Liu Siyuan didn't really want to make things difficult for them, he just needed an excuse, so he smiled and said: "That's right, Huang Ju and Tian Yu are both busy with work, it's understandable. How about this, I won't be able to invite Huang Ju, but it would be good to see Tian Yu, can you help me contact him, Director Yin? We'll wait until they have time."

  Shen Lianchun and Yin Mo were also old officials, how could they not see that Liu Siyuan was stalling for time, although they didn't understand the purpose of his stalling.

  "Alright then, Liu Ke has had a long day of meetings and must be tired. Let's have dinner together tonight." Shen Lianchun said with a smile.

  Liu Siyuan declined for a while, but eventually went with them. It was his first time to let others treat him alone, and this meal was quite luxurious. Including Liu Siyuan, there were only six people accompanying, but they spent over 2,000 yuan, which left Liu Siyuan speechless due to his low salary.

  After dinner, Shen Lianchun suggested playing mahjong again. Liu Siyuan couldn't refuse, after all, since the other party was giving him face, he couldn't be too proud. Moreover, Liu Siyuan knew that the other party was giving face to Secretary Zhang, not himself, so he had to be even more low-key. With this principle in mind, whether it was during dinner or at the mahjong table, Liu Siyuan always kept a low profile and didn't become arrogant due to the other party's enthusiasm.

  However, this mahjong is a bit strange. The ones playing cards with him are Shen Lianchun, Yin Mo and a female comrade from the district government, who looks quite pretty. But still not enough to make that laptop notice and give a beauty alert. Speaking of which, that laptop has been in a state of long-term hibernation for several days recently. Several times Liu Sanyuan asked it questions but got no response, he could only sigh helplessly.

  Liu Siyuan was not good at mahjong to begin with, and he was worried that he would lose a lot of money. Unexpectedly, he ended up being the only winner, with the other three losing, and he won over 5,000 yuan, far exceeding his salary. After some thought, he figured they must have let him win on purpose, essentially giving him the money. He hesitated for a moment before accepting it. Sometimes, it's better not to challenge certain unspoken rules.

  After returning home, I always felt that the more than 5,000 yuan was a bit hot in my hands. After hesitating for a while, I called Fang Xinyi and made up an excuse to say that I had been promoted and wanted to invite her and Ding Hui to dinner.

  "I'm fine, but it's better if you invite Tinghui yourself, and don't mention that I called you first." Fang Xinyi reminded over the phone.

  Although a bit confused, Liu Siyuan still did as he was told and quickly called Ding Hui. The latter seemed very happy to hear about his promotion and naturally agreed to dinner without hesitation.

  The next day at work, Liu Siyuan reported to Zhang Jinsong about the situation in Beihong District yesterday. The latter frowned and hesitated for a moment before saying: "Little Liu, there are some things that I didn't want to say, but I also can't just watch you step on a mine."

  "Ah, thank you for your guidance, Brother Zhang." Liu Siyuan said humbly.

  "Do you know who is the boss of Tianyu?" Zhang Jinsong asked mysteriously.

  "Who? The background is quite large?" Liu Siyuan suddenly had some feeling.

  "That's quite a big deal, the chairman of Tianyu is named Hu Tianfang, who happens to be the only son of our municipal party secretary, Secretary Hu."