Shi Zhonghua, director of the Qiantang Municipal Construction Bureau, has been unable to eat or sleep well for nearly two months.

At 9 a.m., he had just sat down in his office when he picked up a few approval application and ruling documents on the table and browsed through them, feeling increasingly irritated.

It's always real estate applications and factory area applications. Can't anyone have a longer-term vision?

It's not that Director Liu really hates these approvals. In the past, these were projects that could bring economic benefits, so of course he wouldn't have objected to them.

But the situation is different now. Starting two years ago, Qiantang experienced unprecedented and frequent smog, and the air quality deteriorated significantly. And now is a crucial moment for Qiantang's bid to host the World Expo.

What is the World Expo? It is a large-scale international exhibition showcasing human achievements in the social, economic, cultural, and technological fields. Its reputation and influence are enormous internationally.

Conversely, the requirements for bidding to host the World Expo are also very stringent.

The economy is certainly an important indicator, but Qiantang is not lacking in economy; what it lacks is a natural environment and green space, a blue sky and fresh air.

To increase the success rate of the selection process and to highlight the unique characteristics of Qiantang, simply planting trees is not enough.

This year, the city leadership set a goal at a meeting to increase the ecological greening area of ​​the Qiantang River by 4 million square meters, which is equivalent to an ecological circle of more than 6,000 mu. The city's financial allocation is only responsible for 30% of this.

What about the rest? Of course, it's about attracting investment, with various businesses cooperating to make up the difference.

However, even if this ecological greening project is eventually developed into a tourism industry and various companies are given shares, it will take many years to see results. It's uncertain whether tourists will be willing to pay for it, and who would be willing to spend a lot of money? But if an Olympic sports center were built, there would be no shortage of investment.

Shi Zhonghua spent half a year working on this, holding several meetings with various companies, but with little effect.

What is ecological greening? It's not just about planting a few trees. It's about ensuring vegetation diversity and restoring and protecting the ecosystem, which requires a significant investment of money.

In recent years, the economic environment has been sluggish, and various enterprises have also faced some difficulties. Moreover, for the garment service industry and industrial sector, which account for the majority of Qiantang's economy, ecological greening cannot generate any economic benefits for them. There should be a limit to the amount of money donated.

These companies don't engage in tourism development, and all the beautiful scenery of Qiantang is concentrated in West Lake, so what other areas are there for tourism development?

Therefore, even now, the total area of ​​ecological green spaces that have been established, including the 30% allocated to municipalities, is only 60%.

Shi Zhonghua cannot actually force companies to pay him.

Last time, Shengtian Group planned to develop a large-scale ecological mountain farm club. Although it was only a few hundred acres, it was still an ecological project, and Director Liu happily signed his approval.

The vegetation of the mountains surrounding Xiaoshan was devastated in the early years. Almost all the trees in the mountains were cut down, not to mention the animal food chain. There were also many quarries. So, before the vegetation was restored and the ecology stabilized, those mountains could hardly be considered as ecological green areas. Shengtian's construction of the ecological clubhouse inevitably required a heavy investment of trees to maintain the ecological balance.

However, it is said that the relocation work with the residents was not done well, so the project was shelved.

He sat down in the chair and sighed.

Director Shi is upright, young and energetic, and his career urgently needs some highlights to set him off. If the bid for the World Expo fails this time, the municipal leaders will inevitably bring up the ecological greening issue when they look for problems.

Although there are extenuating circumstances, it will still leave people with the impression that the person has done a poor job.

Just as I was getting annoyed, the phone on the table rang.

Shi Zhonghua picked up the internal phone.

"Hello, Director, Fan Tiantian, the president's assistant at Shengtian Group, would like to speak with you."

Shi Zhonghua had some impression of Sheng Tian: "Bring him in."

After a click of the button, the voice on the phone changed to a clear, pleasant female voice.

Fan Tiantian stayed at the same five-star hotel as before. Instead of returning to Kyoto with her father, she planned to clean up the mess left by Liu Weiliang.

"Director Shi, I am Fan Tiantian, assistant to the president of Shengtian Group. I would like to ask you for help regarding our group's eco-club project in Xiaoshan."

"You want my help? Mr. Fan, this kind of demolition issue can only be resolved through negotiation. It's no use coming to me."

"It's like this, Director Shi. There might have been a misunderstanding between Shengtian and the villagers of Xugou Village, which is why the demolition process hasn't been going smoothly."

"However," Fan Tiantian changed the subject, "we found that Xugou Village has many violations, such as unauthorized land approvals and false reporting of livestock breeding."

"The Wu family, the only remaining target of our demolition, is even more outrageous. Their fish soup business is nearly half the size of what was approved. They built a new house without demolishing the old one, and the land they contracted on the back hill clearly exceeded the permitted area. They also have a small chicken farm without any livestock permits."

Hearing this, Shi Zhonghua frowned. Some of these were common problems in rural areas, but when Fan Tiantian brought them up, the Wu family seemed to have a lot of problems.

"What kind of assistance do you want from the Municipal Bureau?"

Fan Tiantian smiled slightly on the other end of the phone.

"Director Shi, you and the Municipal Bureau don't need to do anything. You just need to issue a forced demolition permit to Shengtian based on the Wu family's illegal construction. Rest assured, we will not shortchange you on the reasonable demolition compensation. At the same time, we also plan to expand the scale of the ecological park by 50% to contribute to the ecological greening of the Municipal Bureau."

"What an amazing woman," Shi Zhonghua thought to himself.

...

Wu You's injuries have completely healed, and Zhang Guihua and Wu Jianguo will not find out anything.

So in the morning, we went to the hospital first and applied some fully formulated and tested rejuvenating ointment to Wu Jianguo's body.

Zhang Guihua and Wu Jianguo already knew that Bai Yanxi was at home, and they had a vivid memory of Bai Lao's medical skills, so they did not object to the ointment he prescribed.

Then Wu You went to the Public Security Bureau to apply for a passport. After the passport was issued, he still needed to apply for a visa. Why?

Of course, it's for going abroad, to the United States or other countries where gun ownership is legal.

Having nearly died from the brown bear in the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain jungle last time, how could Wu You possibly let it go?

But this time he's prepared to be fully armed before heading back into the Beast Mountain to get his revenge. He's got plenty of money, and if conditions allow, he plans to move an entire armory into the Beast Mountain.

I had always heard that the efficiency of government departments in China was very low, but the passport application process was surprisingly quick this time. I guess it's because more Chinese people are traveling abroad in recent years, so things have changed.

All you need to do is fill out a form, submit your ID card, and your passport will be mailed to the designated address a week later—it takes less than 5 minutes.

On my way home, I noticed two Audi A8s parked in front of Wujia Garden. Several men and women were standing next to the cars with documents in hand, and a woman in professional attire who looked quite attractive from behind was observing the entrance to Wujia Garden.

The gate at the garden entrance is no longer a simple wooden door; it is now formed by two thick vines intertwined.

This vine is common in jungles. Wu You added rose alchemy to it, and it became a new plant called Rose Thorn Vine.

They grow on the ground at the entrance of the park, but their thick vines twine together and connect at the top, growing into two standard cloud-like shapes that curve open to the left and right.

On the vines, green leaves dotted with roses, their delicate fragrance wafting all around.

Fan Tiantian had seen countless flowers, but she had never seen such a beautiful and incredible plant. If she hadn't been reluctant to disrupt the harmony, she would have picked a rose.

Hearing the sound of a car parking and a door opening behind her, she turned around and met the gaze of a puzzled Wu You.

Upon seeing Fan Tiantian, Wu You's first reaction was, "Beautiful," and his second reaction was, "I'm puzzled."

With fair skin, a slender figure, a curvaceous bust and hips, a radiant complexion, and delicate features, she is clearly a beauty of superstar caliber. What is she doing here?

In the past, Wu You would have been a little reserved when speaking in front of such a beautiful woman, and might not have made eye contact. But now, having experienced great ups and downs and life and death, he can maintain a relatively calm mind.