Chapter 1935

Chapter 1935: Chapter 1935

Song Guanchao chuckled and said, "If he just wants one or two companies to eat some fiscal subsidies, I’d turn a blind eye, just treat it like being bitten by a dog, it’s no big deal. But he’s opening his lion’s mouth, asking for dozens of companies right from the start. I might as well give him all the subsidies."

Qu Xiangru said, "He’s making exorbitant demands, can’t you bargain? It’s impossible to give him everything he wants. As long as negotiations are possible, sit down and talk, and reach a mutually acceptable agreement."

"I understand the reasoning. I didn’t intend to block the way, but this second generation is an idiot. He’s not playing by the rules and is forcing me to turn against him."

Song Guanchao put her down from his lap, walked over to sit across from her at the desk, and said, "And this bastard is quite arrogant. If one negotiation doesn’t work, he resorts to dirty tricks."

"What did he do?"

Song Guanchao told her about the honey trap incident and the protest with banners stalling the entrance yesterday.

Qu Xiangru frowned, stayed silent for a while, then asked, "Are you sure these actions were all his doing?"

"I wasn’t sure initially, but yesterday confirmed it." Song Guanchao sneered twice and relayed the careless words Jiang Heng had spoken over the phone.

Qu Xiangru frowned even deeper. The "second generation" group, in this age of rapid information dissemination, has been demonized.

Among ordinary people, there are good and bad folks, and the second generation is the same.

In fact, there are more excellent individuals in the second generation than otherwise.

Only a minority is both foolish and bad.

The labels "arrogant" and "lawless" have become associated with the second generation because the negative impact of a few individuals has been amplified.

The wealthy are ultimately a minority, while those enjoying the 996 blessings are society’s main components.

This leads to a natural jealousy and even hostility from the masses towards the wealthy.

Any slightly outrageous act by the second generation is magnified infinitely.

What’s more, there have been instances where some second generations have done things universally condemned and illegal.

But if researched thoroughly, it becomes apparent that the truly high-profile, outrageous, and law-ignoring second generations are indeed few.

Especially since Wei Shoucheng was the former richest person in Jiangzhou, wealthy families place far more emphasis on the education of their descendants, beyond what regular families can compare.

The money spent on education is beyond ordinary imagination.

To put it bluntly, with such tremendous educational investments, even a dog could become outstanding.

Therefore, Qu Xiangru doesn’t believe Wei Zejun would engage in such foolish activities.

But Song Guanchao has confirmed certain facts, enough to prove Wei Zejun is behind these actions.

This can’t be explained away as a "misunderstanding."

"Snap."

Song Guanchao flicked a business card onto the table: "Wei Zejun invited Governor Fan to pressure me. This bastard thinks he can handle me."

Qu Xiangru asked, "What are you planning to do?"

Song Guanchao replied, "I’ve already had someone send him a message. I can pretend nothing happened with the earlier incidents. But if there’s a next time, I won’t be polite."

Qu Xiangru wanted to persuade him, but was unsure where to start. She knew his temperament. In the past, he would have already acted. Now his restraint shows his consideration for the greater picture.

Moreover, he is being rational enough in this situation.

After a few seconds of thought, Qu Xiangru said, "If he causes more trouble, don’t rush to handle it, inform me first."

Song Guanchao said, "There’s no need for you to step in, and besides, it’s not suitable for you..."

"I’m the Executive Deputy Governor. When key projects in the city face resistance, it’s my job to step in!" Qu Xiangru interrupted with a tone allowing no refusal.

Song Guanchao didn’t want her involved, since he could resolve it himself.

But seeing her expression, Song Guanchao knew that further refusal would only piss her off, so he nodded helplessly, "Alright, I’ll talk to you first, and you can take the lead."

Song Guanchao didn’t want to continue discussing, stood up, and said, "Let’s save our stomachs for tonight. I’ll come find you after work."

He turned and left, hearing Qu Xiangru’s soft hum behind him, which made him smile as he pushed open the office door.

Returning to the City Government, Song Guanchao called Wang Xiaowu at the guesthouse, asking him to reserve a few rooms since high-level managers from foreign enterprises were visiting tomorrow.

Tomorrow, Rao Yinyin, the regional director of Sam’s marketing department, was coming to Jiangzhou for an inspection, one of the most important among the foreign enterprises he was responsible for.

Although he helped Yao Xianwang resolve the trouble, in business matters, whether the foreign retail chain store can establish in Jiangzhou depends on the final assessment.

Few people know about this inspection, including Wu Qiangwei and Zhou Xingjian.

However, Song Guanchao did not let his guard down.

Obviously, Wei Zejun was collecting information secretly; otherwise, he wouldn’t target the executives of the inspecting foreign enterprise.

No matter how well he kept secrets, if someone was intent on investigating, it would eventually be uncovered.

But since Wei Zejun had Governor Fan step up to pressure him, such incidents like yesterday’s should not happen again before he makes his stance clearer.

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"Mayor Sun, how are things?"

Zhou Zheng specifically called to inquire about the progress.

Sun Jiajun felt slightly embarrassed, explaining to him that the plan didn’t succeed and shifted the blame onto Song Guanchao.

It’s not that our side is too weak, but the opponent is too cautious.

Zhou Zheng hadn’t expected such a simple task to be messed up.

Song Guanchao is formidable, but while one is open, the other is covert. Despite his strength, you hold the advantage of first moves. How did it go wrong?

Zhou Zheng understood his abilities were average, but his incompetence exceeded Zhou Zheng’s expectations.

Zhou Zheng started contemplating whether he should consider changing allies.

After hearing no response from Zhou Zheng for a while, Sun Jiajun also felt anxious, "There’s a saying about not being able to guard against theft every day. He can evade once or twice, but can he continually evade? For us, succeeding even once is enough. Secretary Zhou, isn’t that the case?"

His words weren’t wrong.

Zhou Zheng thought internally, although this guy’s abilities lacked, his thinking was pretty quick.

"Haha, Mayor Sun is right. Well, stay attentive."

Exchanging a few pleasantries, Sun Jiajun hung up the phone.

The earlier conversation not only eased Zhou Zheng’s dissatisfaction but also inspired Sun Jiajun.

Investment attraction is an ongoing task. This is just the beginning, what’s there to fear?

Besides, can Song Guanchao stay in Jiangzhou forever?

Can he appear every time immediately?

Thinking of this, Sun Jiajun’s eyes suddenly brightened.

Yes, I can find a way to send him away during the foreign enterprise inspection!

As long as he’s not in Jiangzhou, the plan is already halfway successful!

But this leads to a new problem.

If it’s a fairly important foreign enterprise, Song Guanchao will definitely host and accompany them for the inspection.

An unimportant foreign enterprise— even if something happens, it might not deliver the expected results.

In his view, the best target is the executives of Sam.

Sun Jiajun pondered for a long time but couldn’t devise a way to send Song Guanchao away. He looked at his phone and called Zhang Yan, hoping to spark some inspiration through their conversation.