Zhang Qizhi knew he couldn't compete with the Central Eighth Bureau for the Dami Stadium deal; the latter had a strong brand. His only hope now was the Dami Headquarters, the tallest building in central Shandong, which Xing Baohua had mentioned.

As for landmark mascots and such, they were completely forgotten.

"Mr. Xing, could you tell me more about the bidding plan from the rice headquarters?"

"No, I don't even know how to build it right now. We still need to see what the design institute has to say. We'll discuss the bidding process again after a while, when several world-renowned design institutes come over." Xing Baohua dismissed Zhang Qizhi with just a few words.

It's impossible for Zhang Qi not to be angry about not getting any benefit, but there's nothing he can do about it.

He was, after all, an outsider parachuted in, with no roots in central Shandong. To be honest, the fact that he was able to get through his term peacefully shows that he is capable.

He will find it difficult to move forward if his subordinates do not support him.

There's no comparison with Wei Laisong; firstly, Xing Baohua supported Wei Laisong. Xing Baohua invested in and built the factory that Wei Laisong was interested in.

This can also be considered as contributing to the local economy.

Zhang Qizhi hasn't really made any moves in this regard. He originally had plans, but they were disrupted by several rice projects.

These days, businesses have to pay taxes in two installments: one to the national tax bureau and one to the local tax bureau.

Local taxes are the main source of revenue for local governments to develop urban construction.

Zhang Qizhi wanted to renovate several parks in the city and repair the dilapidated roads.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. Xing Baohua pulled off a huge move, and all his associates with vested interests came knocking on his door.

They look glamorous, but accomplish nothing.

Sure enough, after Zhang Qizhi reported to that person, the stadium in Da Mi was directly taken over by the Eighth Division. It is said that it was introduced by some Poly Company, but he didn't know what Poly Company did.

He didn't know, but that person did!

They are all state-owned enterprises, not to be trifled with. Don't be fooled by their military-to-state transformation; their governing bodies are of a high level, and the local authorities have no say in their affairs.

Even if you bully her, her family members won't take it lying down.

Just like the Eighth Bureau in later generations, its headquarters was originally located in the provincial capital of Shandong. It was the kind of place that generated hundreds of millions in annual profits and taxes. Rumor has it that it had a falling out with the local authorities and, in a fit of anger, moved its headquarters there.

Local authorities could only watch helplessly. Of course, there are many versions of this story.

According to official sources, the Eighth Bureau relocated its headquarters to Shanghai to support the development of Jiangdong in Shanghai.

Actually, it's beneficial for the local area to move out of the Eighth Bureau. They could treat the Eighth Bureau like a lord. Not only did they stop giving money to the local area, but the local area also had to support them with all sorts of facilities. Sending this lord away is what's good for local development.

Just like this time when the Central Eighth Engineering Bureau came to central Shandong to compete for projects, local construction companies couldn't compete with any of them. How can this benefit local tax revenue?

Zhang Qizhi and the person behind him both knew that there was no benefit to be gained from exchanging with Xing Baohua. Why would Xing Baohua associate with them? The rice nowadays is not the same rice from that place anymore.

If you hand over two mega-projects to Shanghai and Shenzhen, someone will step in to protect them, at least until the projects are completed.

At this point, anyone who touches Xing Baohua is threatening their own interests and will become an enemy of everyone.

Originally, Zhang Qizhi was placed in central Shandong to reap the rewards, but instead of reaping the rewards, he became an obstacle.

We can't replace him. We put in so much effort to promote Zhang Qizhi in the first place. We invested a lot of money in exchanges of interests and personal favors. If we do it again, we won't have the resources.

That person originally wanted Zhang Qizhi to help introduce him to Xing Baohua so he could talk to her personally.

After the two bank presidents tested the waters, they also learned Xing Baohua's attitude.

Don't be fooled by the fact that they brought a billion yuan; in Xing Baohua's eyes, it's nothing. He can get hundreds of billions of yuan in a single day just by talking.

When Xing Baohua was in trouble, Poly Group and China Merchants Group, together with the four major banks, provided him with support of no less than 10 billion yuan.

This favor needs to be repaid, which is why Poly introduced the Eighth Engineering Bureau. The Pengcheng project is probably also about repaying a favor to the China Merchants Group.

With the departure of the person behind Zhang Qizhi, the pressure on Zhang Qizhi has been halved.

No one knows who spread the word, but Zhang Qizhi didn't get anything good when he went to see Xing Baohua.

There are various versions of the story, one of which says that Zhang Qizhi was arrogant and went to ask for a project, only to be met with Xing Baohua's response, "Why should I give you face?"

Some even say this is to vent Wei Laisong's anger. Don't underestimate Wei Laisong just because he's no longer anyone important; he has strong connections, and most importantly, his family has powerful and influential connections. And this is how Xing Baohua was able to use these connections.

What can Zhang Qizhi offer Xing Baohua? Just ask for projects.

It was even said that the main construction unit for the stadium project was found by Wei Laisong, and Xing Baohua personally made the decision.

If Wei Laisong were still in office, he would never have chosen a state-owned enterprise; he would have strongly advocated for the No. 1 and No. 2 Construction Companies of the city to undertake the contract, since some of the profits would go to the local government.

They gave it to state-owned enterprises, but the local governments didn't get anything out of it and were just anxious.

As for subcontracting, whoever is the toughest can grab it! The Eighth Engineering Bureau also has a string of other companies following behind them.

Once the China Eighth Engineering Bureau secured the general contracting work, they had already lined up and divided the profits. Local units trying to compete would only succeed if the client intervened.

The heads of the No. 1 and No. 2 Construction companies in the city had already taken action; they have a very close relationship with DaMi! They contracted everything from the construction of the DaMi factory to all the facilities.

Unfortunately, Zhang Qizhi got involved this time. Everyone knows that Zhang Qizhi is an outsider. When he asks Xing Baohua for projects, he won't give them to the Luzhong units, but only to his cronies.

Now, the No. 1 and No. 2 Construction Teams in the city can't even get a sip of soup, and they're really upset with Zhang Qizhi. They used to be the ones eating the main dishes, but now? They can only watch others eat meat and drink soup.

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