The Ambitions to Conquer the Official Career-Chapter 637: Everyone Wants to Roll In

Having just been transferred back from Shisong County, Zhang Chaoping notified everyone to attend a meeting.

When Ji Yang entered the meeting room, nearly everyone was already there, and Zhang Chaoping arrived just as he came in.

After everyone exchanged handshakes and greetings, they sat down.

"Comrades, thanks to everyone’s efforts recently, the situation in our entire city has undergone some changes. The purpose of today’s meeting is to understand the work everyone has been doing and to facilitate our next steps," Zhang Chaoping directly started speaking.

Vice Secretary Zuo Lin smiled and said, "I see everyone has been working hard. The work on attracting investment has been done very well. From what I gathered, the repair work for the damaged houses in various counties is almost complete, and we are ready to move on to deeper developments. The county I am responsible for has also nearly completed its resettlement work, the damaged houses have been reconstructed, and those that really couldn’t be occupied have been resettled anew. Additionally, I have already made contact with some businesses, and an investment of five million might be forthcoming, which counts as some progress."

Zuo Lin spoke about this matter with a smile on his face, clearly satisfied with his own work.

Zhang Chaoping smiled and said, "Comrade Zuo Lin has done a good job. The same is true in my area. While carrying out party affairs, we have accomplished similar work; the overall repair work for the damaged houses is nearly finished. Additionally, I have contacted some business-minded people, and it is estimated that an investment of about eight or nine hundred million might be forthcoming. If they come, we could quickly launch our work."

After saying this, he turned to the Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, Gao Min, and asked, "Comrade Gao Min, I’ve heard that the project you’re discussing might accumulate tens of millions. Can it be successfully negotiated?"

Gao Min smiled and replied, "The proposal is ready, and there shouldn’t be too many issues. The county I’m responsible for just happens to have stone resources. The companies have seen the potential for stone development there, and if it goes well, surely there will be good profits."

"Everyone is putting effort in. Comrade Yonglin’s area also reportedly has several million in investments under discussion; how is that going? Is there any need for help from the municipal party committee?" Zhang Chaoping then looked toward the Executive Deputy Mayor, Chen Yonglin.

Chen Yonglin said, "It seems everyone’s work is about the same. My area is doing the same, and also concerning investment, we’re currently in discussions, but the business owners still have some doubts about investing in our city."

"That needs you to talk to them directly and clarify our investment attraction policies."

As the conversation bypassed Ji Yang, everyone swiftly and targetedly reported their work, making Ji Yang seem somewhat isolated.

Seeing all this, Ji Yang realized that Zhang Chaoping had ulterior motives, intending to use this as a chance for everyone to showcase their achievements.

Compared to them, during this period, Ji Yang had only been supervising the repair work in Shisong County and indeed hadn’t made much progress, making it understandably why Zhang Chaoping thought Ji Yang was all talk.

For a moment, under Zhang Chaoping’s guidance, everyone enthusiastically discussed their work, making it seem like the entire situation was under Zhang’s control.

The team members also observed covertly, realizing that today Zhang Chaoping aimed to reduce Ji Yang’s prestige.

Though it was apparent to everyone, no one spoke up; rather, they cooperated with Zhang Chaoping in discussing matters.

Considering Ji Yang had become the mayor at such a young age, it was impossible for them not to feel envious; with all kinds of thoughts in mind, they inadvertently cooperated when Zhang Chaoping targeted Ji Yang.

If it had been an ordinary official, facing such a situation would surely be panicking, but Ji Yang, having witnessed much before, simply didn’t care about their conduct.

Only after everyone had spoken, did Zhang Chaoping, with a smile, turn to Ji Yang and ask, "Comrade Ji Yang, how is the situation in Xincheng?"

During this time, he really had kept a close watch on Ji Yang’s situation; although he had heard that Ji Yang had visited the site for the new city several times, he hadn’t seen any significant actions, which made him doubt Ji Yang’s capabilities.

Keep in mind, even Zhang Chaoping himself had to use personal connections to bring in some small-scale investment ideas from past acquaintances; Ji Yang, despite having some connections, was unlikely, given his youth, to have many and even less likely to attract participants for building the new city.

Although Ji Yang was aware of their thinking, he didn’t wish to reveal it just yet and let them feel good about themselves for a while longer.

"My area’s situation isn’t much different from everyone else’s. Shisong County’s dangerous house reconstruction work is also completed, as is the resettlement work; we are now ready to start investing in the construction of Xincheng and Shisong County."

Ji Yang spoke very simply, causing everyone, seeing his response, to shake their heads internally, assuming Ji Yang really hadn’t achieved much.

Zhang Chaoping said, "These matters can’t be hurried. The situation in Ximu City is just like this; everyone’s work is quite challenging. As long as we are determined to do our job well, I believe that with everyone’s continued efforts, we can definitely succeed."

At this moment, Zhang Chaoping felt quite good, believing he had achieved a partial victory.