Chapter 48: Crazy Words

When Zhao Guodong came out of the inspection of Tenglong Electronics Co., Ltd., it was almost eleven o'clock. Mei Yeping, Secretary of the Party Working Committee and Director of the Development Zone Management Committee, Meng Daquan, Deputy Directors, Hu Futian, Director of the Development Zone Management Committee Office, and Lang Bin, Director of the Investment Promotion Office, followed him on the old Toyota Coaster of the Municipal Government.

It is said that when the machine tool factory and the metallurgical machinery factory had the best performance, one was bought for each of the municipal party committee and government. It took several years to use it. However, the car was well maintained and the things from the Japanese were very fine. They were also very good at guessing the psychology of Chinese people and in line with the use habits of Chinese people. It is no wonder that their durable consumer goods have always had a very stable customer base in China.

The mechanisms of Huaiqing Development Zone and Ningling Development Zone are slightly different. The Party Working Committee Secretary and Director have always been single, and the Party Working Committee Secretary of the Development Zone has never been a city leader. This makes Zhao Guodong clearly feel that the status of the development zone in the minds of the Huaiqing Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government is obviously not as important as that of Ningling's development zone. This probably has a lot to do with the industrial structure of Huaiqing. After all, until now, Huaiqing's economy still mainly relies on five major factories to support it.

The performance of Huaiqing Development Zone is also very unsatisfactory. On such a large territory, roads like chessboards and grids are crisscrossed, road infrastructure and so-called three-way connections are already available, and the environmental greening is also quite good, but we have not seen two decent companies, which made Zhao Guodong quite puzzled before.

If you want to say that the conditions are many times better than that of Ningling Development Zone. At least the geographical location and infrastructure investment are not comparable to that of Ningling Development Zone. However, Zhao Guodong feels even worse than when he was working in Ningling Development Zone. It is lifeless and lacks the uplifting vitality and vigor.

Due to financial limitations, although the development zone planning has been basically done, infrastructure construction has not been kept up. Basically, enterprises that invest in and build factories have finalized the land. Three-way follow up immediately. On the surface, it seems that on the one hand, the development zone attaches importance to it, and on the other hand, it can also show the efficiency of Ningling's public service work. The reason is that due to financial limitations, it is impossible to promote infrastructure construction on a large scale.

The road planning, street light construction, communication facilities, environmental greening, and land leveling in Huaiqing Development Zone are already quite in place. It can be said that most of them have become familiar places to enter development and construction immediately as long as the investment is finalized. If the hardware facilities are not as good as Mianzhou and Jianyang development zones, they are not inferior to the development zones in other cities and cities in the province. However, Huaiqing's investment promotion work has never entered the normal track.

Zhao Guodong inspected several enterprises in the development zone, with the main purpose of understanding the whole story of these enterprises entering Huaiqing Development Zone, why these enterprises entered, while other enterprises were unwilling to enter, which was what were the main obstacles that hindered the investment promotion work in Huaiqing Development Zone.

Before the investigation, Zhao Guodong also discussed with Mei Yeping. Mei Yeping was the secretary and director of the Party Working Committee of the Development Zone Management Committee who came to the position last year after Gu Yaohua was dismissed. He has been in office for less than a year. He turned out to be the deputy director of the Municipal Economic Commission and was personally appointed by Chen Yinglu after coming to Huaiqing. It is said that there are some differences with He Zhaocheng on this candidate, but Zhao Guodong thinks that this person is quite flexible and has some ideas, but he has not yet found a breakthrough point.

"Lao Mei, this morning, these companies are probably the leading companies in the development zone?" Zhao Guodong said while flipping through the information in his hand: "The situation is difficult to satisfy. No wonder Secretary Chen and Mr. He said that the development zone has good foundation and complete hardware facilities. Not to mention anything else, this is a disguised saying that your development zone has such good basic conditions, but the work has not been picked up."

Mei Yeping also had contact with Zhao Guodong several times and knew that Zhao Guodong's style was like this. When he was right, he just kept going straight. However, the deputy director Meng Daquan, Hu Futian, Yu Ji, Lang Bin and others who were sitting next to him couldn't help but change slightly.

Mayor Zhao is in the limelight now. It is said that more than a month of debt clearance has caused the entire Huaiqing City to be filled with noise. He ordered the Power Supply Bureau to shut down power outages of debt-deposited enterprises, mobilize the Public Security Bureau to deduct cars, ask the tax and audit departments to conduct a special inspection of the debt-deposited units, issue a blacklist to the banks, ask the banks to stop loans to the debt-deposited enterprises, and require relevant departments and districts to prohibit the debt-deposited enterprises from taking on public works, and use almost all administrative resources that the government can use. Every hand is a vicious trick to kill them.

I heard that Mayor Zhao was coming to the development zone for investigation a week or two, which made all the cadres in the development zone frightened. The situation in the development zone was not satisfactory. As we all know, Mayor Zhao heard that he was a very picky person for work. If he was not careful, he would be unceremonious and cold-looking, which made people unable to get out of the market.

It is said that at the annual work meeting of the construction and building materials industry and real estate industry, the sarcasm caused several bosses to lose their debts and were in a mess. At the dinner, many business owners were afraid that Zhao Guodong would stay for the banquet and asked first whether the other party would stay. Moreover, the ban he issued became the most popular topic in Huaiqing's construction and building materials industry and real estate industry.

"Mayor Zhao, the development of our Huaiqing Development Zone is indeed not ideal..." Mei Yeping didn't mind. Although it was Zhao Guodong's first time to visit the development zone, after the municipal government's work division officially confirmed the leader in charge of the development zone as Zhao Guodong, Mei Yeping had already reported this issue twice. Zhao Guodong still basically agreed with his point of view and also had some understanding of the actual situation of the development zone, so he also had a clear idea.

"Old Mei, this is not undesirable, it is very bad!"

Zhao Guodong interrupted Mei Yeping without hesitation. Although Mei Yeping had reported the situation in the development zone twice before, he still did not expect that the situation in the development zone would be so bad.

In the more than a year since Gu Yaohua capsized, the development zone has not introduced a decent enterprise. The original development zone introduced enterprises have also been investigated by the discipline inspection and supervision departments and the procuratorate for issues involving land and infrastructure. They have suffered a lot of trouble. Although no measures have been taken against the personnel of the enterprise, there has not been a final conclusion on this matter. This has made several business owners in the development zone feel fearful. In their own words, if they had not invested such a large piece of land, they would definitely not be willing to stay on Huaiqing's land.

"I know your difficulties, but I don't listen to objective reasons today. What I want to talk about is the existing problems. As a first-level department of the Development Zone Management Committee, your Development Zone Management Committee team has studied the current situation and existing problems in the development zone? How much energy has it spent to study and formulate countermeasures? If a countermeasure is taken, how many have you implemented?" Zhao Guodong's eyes were like lightning, and his words were like a knife. "I went to four enterprises today, three enterprises have already entered normal production and operation, and one enterprise is shutting down production. It is said that there is a problem with working capital. Lao Mei, you are still doing a good job in this regard. At least it has not led me to all the prosperous enterprises, and it has also seen the poor operation of the development zone enterprises."

Mei Yeping and others were all calm and calm and listened to Zhao Guodong's comments. It was not that he didn't want to, but that he didn't dare. With Zhao Guodong's work style, you might as well honestly present the current situation of the development zone. If you should be criticized, you should be scolded. If you should be scolded, you should be scolded. If you should be concealed, you should be killed.

"The legal representatives of these four companies are here. You have also seen that I have specifically put you aside and communicated with them separately. I just want to ask them what the biggest problem they are facing now, what the most worrying about, and what the problem that the government most hopes can help them solve is that simple."

The car slowly slid around the development zone avenue. Even the driver knew that this was not the time to return to the development zone management committee. Mayor Zhao was in high spirits and could not interrupt his interest in talking.

"They were still a little concealed at first. I told him that I was the new deputy mayor, and now I am in charge of the development zone. I will bear the responsibility for the poor doing the development zone management committee. I will be responsible for the things that the development zone management committee cannot handle. As long as it complies with laws and regulations, as long as I can, I will do my best to help the company develop."

"I learned it and what surprised me was that the most worried about these business owners was not the domestic economic sluggish caused by the Asian financial crisis last year, nor was it the shortage of liquidity or poor sales channels. What they were most worried about was whether the Gu Yaohua case would involve them."

When Zhao Guodong mentioned this sensitive issue, both Mei Yeping, Meng Daquan, Hu Futian and others couldn't help but prick up their ears and wanted to hear Mayor Zhao comment on this topic that could touch the nerves of every Huaiqing person.

"I don't know what problems Gu Yaohua has in land transactions and infrastructure projects of these large-scale enterprises, and I didn't ask. That was a problem with the Commission for Discipline Inspection and judicial organs. But I believe that it is unlikely that these foreign bosses come here to invest and take the initiative to bribe Gu Yaohua. If this is the case, I think the judicial organs should have taken action long ago. If they were asked for bribes, it would not exist. The responsibility lies with Gu Yaohua. To be precise, our party cadres have such borers, and our party committee and government have their responsibilities, not investors' problems. Now that the discipline inspection and judicial organs have investigated and dealt with Gu Yaohua with super strength, this shows the attitude of our party and government. We will never be ruthless in this type of corruption case that harms the interests of investors, and we will resolutely investigate and deal with it seriously."

"I also know that these business owners also have other concerns, that is, if they cooperate with the discipline inspection and judicial organs in investigations on these issues, will they be taboo and hostile to the successors who come later? I also clearly told them that the city's cadres and masses applauded and cheered for the investigation and punishment of the Gu Yaohua case. Don't think of the quality of Huaiqing cadres so badly, and don't think that if you have to obey the so-called unspoken rules when doing some business in Huaiqing, Gu Yaohua can only represent the past and represent a small group of people. Today's serious investigation and punishment by the discipline inspection and judicial organs prove everything."

"So I also assure them that they are welcome to production and operation in Huaiqing. The Huaiqing Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government and the Development Zone Management Committee will make every effort to give them the greatest care and help in terms of policies, laws and morality."

Zhao Guodong's words were very sensational, which shocked them very much. If you dare to express this attitude in front of the company's boss, you have to bear certain political risks. However, for Mei Yeping and others, touching is touching, but in the final analysis, it must be implemented. How to unlock the current dilemma in the development zone is the key.

Just as Zhao Guodong learned, the impact of the Gu Yaohua case has spread. For enterprises, whether Gu Yaohua is investigated or not, they are unwilling to see it. This proves that there are such interests and legal risks in Huaiqing Investment. This is the main reason why Huaiqing Development Zone is now deserted. How to break this dead end?

Zhao Guodong noticed that everyone in the car was attracted by his words, including Qin Xiangnan, deputy secretary-general of the municipal government and director of the government office, who accompanied him to investigate and investigate.

"My idea is to hold a meeting on investment promotion in the near future. In addition to inviting some business owners in Huaiqing, we should also invite some business and business representatives who are interested in our Huaiqing to participate in Andu, Wuhan, Changsha, Chongqing and other places. At the same time, I would also invite the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Provincial Procuratorate to send personnel to our investment promotion meeting to give a brief introduction to the Gu Yaohua case to eliminate all kinds of concerns and doubts about us Huaiqing. I will also ask Secretary Chen and Mayor He to make a solemn commitment to creating our Huaiqing friendly business environment, strive to ensure the environmental security, service friendly business, and enrich business business, and ensure the continuous improvement of our Huaiqing investment environment and the policy continuation. We should transform our Huaiqing geographical location advantages into environmental advantages, natural conditions advantages into cost advantages, and clean government advantages into policy advantages, so as to encourage our Huaiqing Development Zone to become the first-class development zone in the province!"

Zhao Guodong's remarks shocked everyone in the car. This is not just as simple as Zhao Guodong's crazy words. Anyone can do it when holding an investment promotion meeting, but it is necessary to invite the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Provincial Procuratorate to explain the Gu Yaohua case to eliminate the impact. This is not something that the Huaiqing Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government can do. This must be communicated with the province. Moreover, such a sensitive topic is not enough without the main leader.
Chapter completed!