After lunch in the cafeteria, I received a call from the county government office, asking me to meet with County Magistrate Zhang during the afternoon shift.
This was a little beyond my expectation. Why was County Governor Zhang so eager to see me on the first day of work after the Spring Festival holiday?
I drove to the county government early in the morning and sat in the car, bored, waiting for the afternoon shift.
I entered the county government building five minutes early. Zhang Xiaodong's full-time secretary Xiao Chen warmly invited me to his office and served me tea. These people around leaders are extremely sensitive and they love those who are close to the leaders.
I asked Xiao Chen: "How is the leader feeling today?"
He said mysteriously, "The leader went to talk to County Party Secretary Liu for an afternoon, and when he came back, I saw that he was in a good mood."
Before he finished speaking, Zhang Xiaodong cleared his throat at his door, implicitly conveying that he had noticed my arrival and motioning that I could enter his office. I quickly exchanged a tacit look with Xiao Chen, and then quietly walked into Zhang Xiaodong's office.
He had obviously just returned from the bathroom, wiping water droplets with a tissue in his hand, with a warm smile on his face: "You're here earlier. When you come to my place in the future, please come in directly at any time. Don't be polite."
I nodded and sat across from him. "It's so urgent. What instructions does County Governor Zhang have?"
He glanced at me tenderly and asked in a gentle tone, "How is the connection with Xiaoshan Development Zone?"
I understood that he was asking about Director Chen of Xiaoshan Development Zone coming to our place to sign a contract, so I answered, "I called Deputy Director Zhang on the third day of the Chinese New Year. He happened to be going back to Northeast China for the New Year. He meant that Director Chen there had no activities scheduled during the week of March 19 to 23 and the week of April 9 to 13. We will choose a suitable time and set an exact date, and they will arrange the relevant itinerary. What do you mean?"
He looked through the calendar on the table, thought for a moment and said, "This matter should be done as soon as possible. I suggest setting it up for the week of March 19, but we still need to wait for Mayor Zhou's schedule to be confirmed. You wait for my further notification."
I said, "Today is February 25th, and there are still more than 20 days until March 19th. Isn't the preparation time a bit rushed?"
He hesitated for a moment and said, "Let's just leave it at that for now. We'll talk about it after we get a reply from the city."
I said, "It's just a small matter, you can just call and arrange for me to go. You are so busy all day, why bother to take time out to see me?"
He snorted coldly: "What? I asked you to come here in person, what else do you think?"
I said, "I dare not. I will come whenever you call me. It is my great honor to hear your teachings in person."
He shook his head with a slightly bitter smile and said, "Guan Hongjun, Guan Hongjun, I really can't do anything with you. You are always so dishonest with me. Actually, I called you here today for another thing I want to hear your advice on. Don't you always have a lot of ideas?"
I nodded quickly and said respectfully, "If the leader has any instructions, please feel free to tell me. It's not a suggestion, I'm just trying my best to relieve the leader's worries."
He pondered for a moment and said, "It's still about that piece of land. The Land and Resources Bureau has already drafted a land bidding plan and issued an invitation to potential bidders, but the response has been poor. To put it bluntly, there is not even a shadow of a big fish. Even the two real estate companies Mingjia and Fangyuan, which were originally interested, have withdrawn. "I don't plan to bid for it. This seems to confirm your original judgment. Now the planning of the new city has been settled, but no one is interested, and the development is in a dilemma. This afternoon, I went to Secretary Liu to discuss countermeasures with him. Secretary Liu said that the person who tied the bell can only untie it, and we have to ask you, the "initiator", to come out, maybe you can come up with a solution."
I said, "I have thought about this matter carefully and have come up with a plan."
He said, "Wait a minute, call County Mayor Liu over. After all, he is an expert in this area."
As he was talking, he called his secretary. I said, "Why don't we call Wang Changwu over and ask her to advise us."
Hearing this, he shook his head slightly, his eyes flashing with a complex light, which seemed to carry a hint of helplessness and subtlety.
I knew in my heart that he must have heard the rumors about him and Wang Yanshu.