Inside the Huangyuan Hotel, after Zhang Xingguo returned, Zheng Qian asked him directly, "Secretary Zhang, how did it go?"
Zhang Xingguo shook his head: "Li Xiuyuan won't agree."
"He won't agree? How dare he not agree? Secretary Zhang, in my opinion, he's just a greenhorn. You can just give the order directly. Why bother with him?" Zheng Qian might be a little more restrained in the county, but in the central town, he's used to being arrogant.
He has a brother-in-law who is the deputy director of the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee. It's not that he dares not offend anyone, but everyone gives Zheng Qian face.
Over time, Zheng Qian developed this habit; he didn't take a deputy town mayor seriously at all.
Zhang Xingguo narrowed his eyes and said, "President Zheng, I don't have that ability. With Mayor Hou supporting Li Xiuyuan, even if I force it to the town party committee meeting, I still can't get through to your Zhengda Company."
“I’ll talk to Mayor Hou. Mayor Hou is quite pragmatic,” Zheng Qian said.
Zhang Xingguo smiled and asked, "Are you confident?"
"I'm not sure, but I can have my brother-in-law talk to Mayor Hou," Zheng Qian said nonchalantly. Zhang Xingguo felt helpless looking at him. He wondered what kind of dirt Zheng Qian's sister had on Deputy Director Chang.
She's become so obedient to her brother-in-law, completely disregarding the consequences. What kind of behavior is this?
A member of the municipal party committee's organization department, a deputy section chief, was willing to step forward for such a small matter. However, he was still happy to see it happen.
Zhang Xingguo nodded and said, "Okay, if that's the case, then things will be simple. If you're confident, you can hold back for now and wait for the official public bidding, then we can make the final decision."
Upon hearing this, Zheng Qian's eyes lit up, and he slammed his hand on the table, saying, "Secretary Zhang, this is a brilliant move! Didn't Li Xiuyuan want to put the bidding openly? In the end, it was Zhengda Construction that won the open bidding. Let's see what they're really like then."
Zhang Xingguo remained silent, a smile on his face. There was another advantage to doing this: if Zhengda Construction had any problems, Li Xiuyuan would ultimately be held responsible.
If I had rejected Li Xiuyuan's public bidding proposal in advance and selected Zhengda Construction Company instead, I would have been the first person held accountable by the county if anything went wrong on the project.
Despite the considerable influence of Deputy Director Chang within the Municipal Party Committee's Organization Department, how could he possibly speak up for me if something went wrong? Besides, when the county's interests are involved, even if Deputy Director Chang were willing to stand up for me, it probably wouldn't make any difference.
Therefore, it would be too far-fetched for him to openly oppose it. But if it were to be put out to public tender and the contract was awarded to Zhengda Company, then even if something went wrong with Zhengda Company, it would be Li Xiuyuan's responsibility.
After all, it was Li Xiuyuan who proposed the public bidding, and the process was also carried out in Li Xiuyuan's manner. As for the final decision on Zhengda Construction Company, that was a collective decision and had little to do with him personally.
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