rebirth against the times

On the last day of the exhibition, both parties were working hard. In addition to personally leading the team to distribute promotional materials around the venue, Chen Xiangbin also invited the media to conduct special interviews for Xinlong County, and even found a way to use the large LED screen on the central stage of the venue.

Advertising for Xinlong County made Xinlong County the limelight on the last day of the exhibition.

Of course, Xiao Zhen was not idle. He still led his team to work steadily. He also paid return visits to investors who were interested in Xichuan County two days ago, and won a lot of praise.

Near noon, Xichuan County and Xinlong County both received investment projects worth around 300 million yuan again. Although they were evenly matched, Chen Xiangbin became increasingly anxious. If this continued, he would definitely lose this competition.

At this time, Chen Xiangbin's phone suddenly rang.

This was an unknown caller. The caller's tone was stiff. He seemed to have no thoughts of his own and was just being ordered by someone else. The caller asked Chen Xiangbin to have lunch at a five-star hotel near the venue, and told Chen Xiangbin that if he went

There will be a big surprise waiting for him.

Chen Xiangbin didn't pay attention at first. When there were still more than ten minutes left before the agreed time, the other party called again. This time the other party directly told Chen Xiangbin that if he wanted to win the final victory of the investment fair, he should go there and that the other party would only be there.

Wait ten minutes at the agreed place. If Chen Xiangbin doesn't go, then don't bother him again.

After answering the phone, Chen Xiangbin's mind went blank for a while. The other party actually mentioned the competition with Xiao Zhen. This was Chen Xiangbin's Achilles' heel, which made him not want to give up any possible opportunity even though he had doubts.

After a lot of struggle, Chen Xiangbin finally arrived at the hotel on time, and under the guidance of the waiter, he went to the agreed private room.

The moment the door of the private room opened, the people inside stood up and greeted him enthusiastically: "Hello, Secretary Chen, it's a pleasure to meet you..."

Chen Xiangbin looked at the people in the private room strangely and asked blankly: "Are you...?"

The venue became more lively in the afternoon. Many companies that had some intentions in the previous two days finally reached cooperation intentions with local governments at the last moment.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, the closing ceremony of the Hundred Counties Style Exhibition will be held. At the closing ceremony, some representative projects will be arranged for on-site signing, and then the investment promotion situation of each county will be announced. Finally, the conference leader will give the closing speech. After the ceremony

We also arranged for representatives from various regions to have dinner with business representatives. Therefore, many companies that have reached cooperation intentions at this exhibition will come to the venue at this time. Even Bai Shuo and Liang Ying came to join in the fun.

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However, what makes Xiao Zhen feel strange is that Chen Xiangbin has not been seen since noon.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, it once again secured an investment of 300 million yuan, seeming to have steadily surpassed Xinlong County.

At 4:30 in the afternoon, the exhibition areas in each county began to close one after another, and the entire investment promotion situation also entered the final statistical stage. At this moment, Chen Xiangbin reappeared in the venue with a relaxed look.

"Haha, it's more than 600 million today. Not bad. Congratulations." Chen Xiangbin unexpectedly congratulated Xiao Zhen.

"Haha, Secretary Chen is afraid that he will be too embarrassed to lose in a while, so he came here in advance to build a closer relationship?" Tian Wenwen said quietly.

"I'm afraid it's not that simple. This Chen Xiangbin is not someone who can afford to lose." Yuan Xiaowen stared at Chen Xiangbin coldly, feeling that things were not that simple.

Before he finished speaking, Vice Governor Dong walked over in high spirits.

"Haha, you are both here. Our Bashu Province has had a good fight this time. The amount of investment has even exceeded that of many major coastal provinces. Xiao Xiao, your small Xichuan County has pulled back this time.

An investment of more than 4 billion is incredible."

Winning the praise of Vice Governor Dong, everyone in Xichuan County was very happy and felt that the hard work of the past few days was worth it.

"What is even more surprising and worthy of praise is Xinlong County, Xiao Chen, you really did not disappoint..."

Vice Governor Dong's next words made everyone quiet down again instantly.

Chen Xiangbin smiled slightly and said: "Where... It is only because of the good leadership of Vice Governor Dong and the strong support of all brothers that our Xinlong County can achieve such good results."

Various doubts appeared on everyone's faces, but no one said a word. They all knew that there must be more to Vice Governor Dong's words.

"I really didn't expect that Xinlong County could win the largest investment project at this exhibition at the last moment, with an investment of more than 4 billion... Haha..." Vice Governor Dong did not hide his inner feelings at all.

excited.

When the doubts were revealed, everyone exploded.

"Ah! What? Four billion?"

"An investment of four billion?"

"What is going on? It turns out that this is the king of bombs in the hands of Xinlong County..."

Just when everyone was surprised, Xiao Zhen suddenly asked: "Four billion? Could it be... could it be the lead, mercury and ethylene project of Locke Group?"

After being reminded by Xiao Zhen, everyone in Xichuan County who had come into contact with Locke Group suddenly woke up and looked at Chen Xiangbin.

Chen Xiangbin nodded: "Yes, it is the American Locke Group. It is indeed a large international consortium. It invested 4 billion yuan in its first move. With this project, the total investment that our Xinlong County has brought back this time will exceed 60 billion yuan."

Yi, I'm really sorry, haha..."

"No, we can't have this project!" Xiao Zhen said flatly.

Chen Xiangbin was stunned for a moment and responded: "Why can't you have it? Should such a good project be given away to others?"

"Locke Group has contacted us in Xichuan County before, but I rejected it..."

"Haha..." Before Xiao Zhen could finish his words, Chen Xiangbin said disdainfully: "I think you can't eat the grapes, so just say the grapes are sour! I know that Locke Group has talked with you, but they don't treat you at all.

I was not very satisfied, so I turned to our Xinlong County. Why do you think you have no reason to reject others when such a good project is delivered to your doorstep?"

"I refused because after investigation, I found that this project has huge environmental problems. Once introduced, it will cause serious pollution to the environment in the area..." Xiao Zhen said seriously.

"Hmph!" Chen Xiangbin snorted coldly: "Which industrial project now has no environmental protection risks? If there are hidden dangers, we should prevent them. If there are problems, we should deal with them. Is it possible that ordinary people will be full of fresh air? Besides, this project has passed international certification.

Yes, as long as supporting treatment projects are put into operation in a timely manner and daily management is done properly, the impact on the environment can be reduced to a very small level."

At this time, Vice Governor Dong also said: "It is impossible for industrial projects to be completely free of environmental protection problems. However, China is a big manufacturing country after all. Should we not develop it when there are environmental problems? Secretary Chen is right,

What we need to do is to face up to the problem, strengthen supervision, properly govern, and minimize the harm..."

Xiao Zhen explained eagerly: "Vice Governor Dong, this project is not an environmental issue at all. Its harm is very great. If necessary, I can ask my friend to send the complete project report as soon as possible, etc.

It’s not too late to make a decision after careful research.”

"Are you kidding? Good projects don't wait for anyone, and Locke Group doesn't have to cooperate with our Bashu Province. Besides, this project will be officially signed at the closing ceremony soon..." Chen Xiangbin said angrily.

"Well, yes, our province has submitted this project to the leadership group of the conference as a key project. It will be officially signed as a key project at the closing ceremony at five o'clock. By the way, I am here to inform you of Xichuan County's ecological agriculture project.

It has also been submitted to the conference leadership group as a key project. This project is very unique, and I think the conference leadership group will definitely pay attention to it. You are also ready to prepare, and you may also perform the signing procedures at the ceremony soon."

Xiao Zhen wanted to argue, but Vice Governor Dong patted him on the shoulder: "Okay, it's getting late. Get ready."

After saying that, he turned around and left. Chen Xiangbin snorted very dissatisfiedly at Xiao Zhen, and followed Vice Governor Dong away.

"Are we still losing?" Deputy County Magistrate Lin said in confusion, looking at the back of Deputy Governor Dong and his entourage as they left.

"Winning or losing doesn't matter, but even if the contract for this project is signed today, I will truthfully report the situation to the province after I return and do my best to prevent the implementation of this project." Xiao Zhen said firmly.

But when he looked back, Xiao Zhen suddenly discovered that the faces of everyone in Xichuan County had expressions of disappointment and unwillingness. Some comrades simply sat on the materials that had not yet been collected, showing their very tired state.

Xiao Zhen knew that everyone had been up early and late at night these days, with high concentration of energy. Now that the event was over and they were hit again, everyone was already overwhelmed. It was time to comfort everyone.

"Hey... what is this smell?" Xiao Zhen suddenly smelled the air.

Everyone's attention was attracted by Xiao Zhen's actions, and they all smelled it, but they didn't smell anything.

"Hmm...I seem to smell crispy grilled lamb chops, um, and cheese-baked prawns..."

What Xiao Zhen was talking about were the dishes that everyone ate at Weizhofang that day that everyone thought were the most delicious, which immediately made the tired people move their index fingers.

"Ah... there are also deep-sea cod rolls and spicy chicken wings. I really want to eat them." Tian Wenwen exclaimed loudly.

Seeing that everyone's appetite had been whetted by him, Xiao Zhencai comforted and encouraged everyone. In order to thank and praise everyone for their hard work in the past few days, he prepared to invite everyone to go to Aizhi Fang for a feast after the ceremony.

A meal.

This encouragement immediately made everyone feel happy, forgetting the previous unhappiness and sweeping away the gloom.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, the closing ceremony started on time, and soon it was time to sign the key projects.

The venue has been rearranged, with thirty-six sets of tables and chairs placed on one side of the conference podium as a signing table, which means that thirty-six key projects will be signed on-site here.

As the leaders of the conference announced the upcoming signing projects, representatives from various regions and enterprises entered the venue in pairs. After hearing about the ecological agriculture project, Xiao Zhen also entered the signing office with Zhang Yao. When the leaders of the conference finished reading out the list, the three

The signing representatives of the sixteen projects also came to the corresponding signing booths.

Xiao Zhenduan sat in his seat and flipped through the contract for a while before he inadvertently raised his head and glanced around. Suddenly he found that Chen Xiangbin was still under the rostrum, looking at the people at the signing place with some embarrassment and disbelief.

Why is Chen Xiangbin still down here? Well... is there the project of Locke Group among the key projects just announced? Xiao Zhen thought about it carefully and seemed to have really not noticed that the signing of this project was announced. Is it possible for such a large investment to be held at the conference?

Do you think it’s not enough to be included in key projects? Or do you have other plans?

Xiao Zhen was in a daze for a moment, but as the leaders of the conference gave instructions to start signing contracts, Xiao Zhen didn't think too much and immediately signed their names on the cooperation framework agreement with Zhang Yao...

After signing the agreement and sitting down in the audience, Xiao Zhen immediately asked about the Xinlong County project, but no one knew what was going on. Even the people in Xinlong County next to him seemed confused.

At this time, the conference continued to announce the achievements of this exhibition. The total investment amount of the conference was close to 300 billion, of which the introduction of foreign investment amounted to more than 100 billion. The investment amount of each county was ranked according to the geographical ranking: 8.9 billion for the Shanghai Bund District, 8.9 billion,

... Xingang District, Shenbu City, 10 billion... Xichuan County, Bashu Province, 4.1 billion, Xinlong County, Bashu Province, 2.1 billion...

Everyone was shocked when they heard this result. Why was the final total investment in Xinlong County only 2.1 billion? Where did the 4 billion project go?

At this time, the staff around Vice Governor Dong came to everyone and explained the reason. It turned out that at the last moment of the closing ceremony, the four-billion-dollar large project in Xinlong County was canceled and Bashu was ordered to

The province stopped cooperation on this project. Because of the sudden incident, the notification came directly to the Bashu Provincial Department of Commerce. After the Department of Commerce reported to Vice Governor Dong, the information was not immediately passed down, and the scene just happened.

Hearing the news, Xiao Zhen breathed a deep sigh of relief and showed a look of joy. It was not that he was gloating, but that he was glad that the project was finally no longer implemented and he no longer had to worry about environmental issues. On the other side, Chen Xiangbin was going crazy.

I asked the staff to struggle over and over again.

After repeated explanations failed, the staff left a message: It is said that this decision was not made by this exhibition, and it is impossible for a leadership group of an exhibition to have the energy to categorically order Bashu Province to stop such a large project.

Only then did Chen Xiangbin come to his senses, and everyone also vaguely felt that this matter was not simple.

In any case, this investment promotion went through several twists and turns and the final result was reversed many times. In the end, Xichuan County still won, and everyone in Xichuan County was secretly excited again.

"Secretary Xiao, you may have to spend a lot more on Aizhi Fang tonight..."