Mayor Yan Baiyang looked at Feng Yuxing and said to him with a smile: "Since you have come out with such courage for the people, if I don't agree to you, it seems that I, as the mayor, am not very supportive of the cities and counties below. Besides, you are a newly appointed county magistrate!"

When Mayor Yan Baiyang said this, just as the people present showed surprise on their faces, he changed the subject and said, "Comrade Zhixing, you also said that you borrowed it, so when can you pay it back?"

"I'll pay you back within three years, okay?" Feng Yuxing gritted his teeth and fought for the funds.

"Three years? Three years means I won't be able to serve as mayor anymore?" Yan Baiyang refused to budge.

"Mayor, you're a prefecture-level mayor, you can't be so insolent that you can't even come up with 100 million! Then you're not worthy of the title of mayor!" Feng Yuxing said with a look of disdain.

Yan Baiyang: "Don't provoke me, it's useless! If the funds are occupied by you, other cities and counties can only watch helplessly!"

Feng Yuxing: "It should be fine in two years, right?"

Yan Baiyang: "I'll give you one year at most, and you must pay it back! Whether you want to or not, it's up to you!"

Feng Yuxing: "Deal! Thanks!"

This made the eyes of several big men present open wide. The two of them were like two profiteers, one asking for a price on the spot and the other trying to bargain.

It also gave several members of the municipal party committee a new understanding of the mayor's banquet.

"Comrade Baiyang, if you were to go into business, you would definitely be a profiteer. You'd rip this guy off completely, and you still have to say thank you!" Deputy Secretary Du Gong said jokingly.

"Secretary Du Gong! He's quite open. When other cities and counties ask him for money, he's like toothpaste, squeezing out every little bit!" Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary Ouyang Wen also joined in the usual practice of squeezing the mayor's banquet.

"If I were in the higher-ups' organization, I would definitely let Comrade Bai Yang be the president of the bank. He can make money!" Organization Minister Fang Zhuolin also teased the mayor about the banquet Bai Yang hosted.

"Let's see if you guys can be more steady, just like our Secretary Qi!" Yan Baiyang looked down on the people who had just teased him, "Comrade Quan Zhu strongly supports this kid to be the county magistrate, how can I not give him a gift?"

Mayor Yan Baiyang's words were in a humorous tone, but he had his own plans. After his attempt to use the provincial television station Tathagata to cause trouble for Feng Yuxing failed, he felt that if things went well, Feng Yuxing would really take over Jiaoyou County. If he didn't support him on the surface, his political achievements would be questioned.

However, because the amount of funds required is too huge, Feng Yuxing can only solve the current difficulties by borrowing.

In addition, there may be an unexpected effect. Once Feng Yuxing succeeds, he can use the same method to solve the problem when other cities and counties ask him for funds, thereby allowing funds to flow.

"Haha... You three are thinking too simply. Comrade Baiyang is very cunning! If this kid succeeds, the comrades from the cities and counties below will ask him for some funds. He will be very generous then. It's all borrowed anyway, and it can also increase his political achievements!"

Municipal Party Secretary Qi Quanzhu said with a smile.

"Hey! What's all this fuss about? He's using your 'End of the Universe' as a testbed!" Deputy Secretary Du Gong teased, then looked at Feng Yuxing with a look of disbelief on his face, "Be careful, your 'End of the Universe' will turn back into 'Endless Universe'!"

"I can push forward slowly and get it done, but I can't let the people wait any longer. If I can borrow money, I can help Jiaoyou County get out of its predicament faster!"

When everyone present thought that Feng Yuxing had changed his temperament and become a kind person, Feng Yuxing suddenly changed his tone and said, "But Mayor, the value of your support is not very high!"

Feng Yuxing's words caused several city party committee leaders present to burst into laughter.

Originally, several major leaders of the municipal party committee wanted to talk to Feng Yuxing about what they should pay attention to today and topics like how they could only win the battle and not lose. Unfortunately, as the conversation went on, it turned into Feng Yuxing borrowing money from the mayor.

Mayor Yan Baiyang laughed at himself and said, "I was attending the inauguration ceremony of a county governor, and accidentally got 'swindled' out of 100 million by this kid!"

Feng Yuxing: "That's for borrowing, okay?"

Yan Baiyang: "It's also a hundred million that we borrowed!"

. . . . . .

The municipal party committee leaders returned to Zhourong City, and Ai Beibei, director of the county government office, arranged a dormitory for Feng Yuxing.

Feng and Xing finally relaxed their spirits.

Today's afternoon felt like a trip to the next life; I was notified to attend a meeting and was appointed acting county chief.

After the excitement ended, Feng Yuxing seemed to have had a dream, so dreamy that even they felt it was unreal.

His predecessor, Ke Qiqiang, had not had time to move out, so the office director Ai Beibei had to get Feng Yuxing a new apartment with only two bedrooms and a living room. However, Feng Yuxing did not mind, as he was the only one living there now anyway.

Feng Yuxing went back to the Culture and Tourism Bureau. His things were still there, so he went to get them.

Just as I arrived at his office to organize my things, two deputy secretaries-general, Li Blog and Jiang Rongmeng, came running over.

"Congratulations, County Magistrate Feng, and County Magistrate He Jiafeng!" Li Blog said, looking at Feng Yuxing with a smile.

"Congratulations, County Magistrate Feng! I never expected that! When you asked for an official position, many people thought it was a joke, but I never thought you would actually get it!" Jiang Rongmeng said with regret.

"You two didn't leave work just to wait for me, didn't you?" Feng Yuxing looked at Li Bo and Jiang Rongmeng, and he seemed to understand why they were asking this question.

"Of course I'm waiting for you. You asked for a deputy county magistrate. Good boy! They gave you a county magistrate straight away. Now I'm asking you for a bureau chief. Isn't that too much?" Li Blog said this with a righteous look, looking at Feng Yuxing.

"Are you thinking about the position of director so soon?" Feng Yuxing teased Li Blog, "There are two of you, but there is only one position of director. How are you going to divide it?"

"Last time, the position of director was snatched away by you. This time we have to take action first!" Li Blog said a little impatiently, "You are the director now. Isn't it enough for you to get another position of director?"

"Oh! Do you really think Jiaoyou County is my home?" Feng Yuxing said unhappily, "Let me take a look again, I can't guarantee it!"

After Feng Yuxing finished speaking, he packed up his office stuff and went back to the dormitory from the Cultural and Tourism Bureau. He also packed his luggage and would live in the county government's accommodation starting tomorrow.

"The pressure will be huge starting tomorrow!" Feng Yuxing sighed, "I didn't expect that just for a tourism route planning and tourism product development, it would end up like this. In the end, we still have to produce and sell it ourselves!"