Chapter 1896 Criticism in Public

Liu Fusheng smiled and said, "Secretary Tang trusts you very much. You must not let him down. Doing this well will also benefit us."

Upon hearing this, Gu Hongcheng immediately nodded and said, "Okay, I understand what you mean. Instead of passively waiting, it is better to take the initiative. At least we can get the upper hand."

Liu Fusheng smiled and said, "You can reply to Secretary Tang and tell him that the investment attraction plan has been discussed at the Chaojiang Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee meeting. Since I strongly opposed it, you are alone and cannot make any progress, so it cannot be promoted for the time being."

"The province is about to hold a government work conference. I think Secretary Tang will definitely confront me in public at the conference. Then, I will go with the flow and get this done. Only then will it be considered a success."

Gu Hongcheng said it was no problem with a smile on his face, but he took a breath in his heart. This Liu Fusheng was really cunning. He had arranged the whole process so casually and even used himself as the target of his torture.

Indeed, if he had directly implemented what Tang Shaoying had instructed and Liu Fusheng had not put up any obstacle, this would have been too untrue.

If he did this, setting up obstacles first and then solving the problem, Gu Hongcheng would definitely gain Tang Shaoying's recognition and reward.

The two of them agreed and implemented it immediately.

Not long after, at a meeting of the municipal standing committee, Gu Hongcheng proposed a package of strategies for attracting investment, but Liu Fusheng very straightforwardly rejected them all.

Afterwards, Gu Hongcheng called Tang Shaoying to complain, and the latter asked him to organize the relevant information, send it all to him, and he would find a way to make the matter happen.

Half a month later, the East Guangdong Province Economic Work Conference was held in Yangcheng.

Liu Fusheng, Gu Hongcheng, Sun Hai, Zhao Qiuwei and other main leaders of the three cities of Chaojiang all went to Yangcheng to attend the meeting.

At the meeting, Tang Shaoying, as the full-time deputy secretary of the provincial party committee of East Guangdong Province, delivered an important speech.

First, he highly affirmed the economic development of East Guangdong Province this year, and especially praised the coastal areas such as Pengcheng and Zhucheng for their outstanding contributions at the economic level and their outstanding achievements in leading the country in economic growth.

Afterwards, Tang Shaoying changed the subject and mentioned the Chaojiang area.

Tang Shaoying cleared his throat and said, "As one of the first special economic zones in our province and even in our country, the economic development of Chaojiang in recent years has been very unsatisfactory, especially the economic development level of Jiangtou City, Chaojiang and Jiyang, which has been seriously out of touch."

Liu Fusheng looked up at Tang Shaoying, who said in a serious tone: "In the national and provincial development plans, Chaojiang District will be the leader in leading the development of northern Guangdong. But now, this leader has not played any leading role, and even it has not raised its head. This year, Chaojiang District has repeatedly experienced various vicious incidents and rampant smuggling activities, which have brought serious negative impacts to eastern Guangdong Province both domestically and internationally."

"Here, I would like to ask Secretary Liu Fusheng of Chaojiang City, what exactly do you think and what do you do? Do you have anything to report to the provincial party committee, provincial government, and comrades across the province?"

Wow.

There was a commotion at the venue.

Secretary Tang Shaoying not only criticized the Chaojiang area, but also named Secretary Liu Fusheng.

In this situation, this is equivalent to public criticism and a slap in the face in public.

Things like this rarely happen at provincial work meetings.

Everyone's eyes were immediately focused on Liu Fusheng.

Liu Fusheng smiled and said, "Secretary Tang and the provincial party committee leaders are right in their criticism. I have also noticed the situation in Chaojiang District. We are working hard to improve the business environment. I hope that we can gradually change the backward situation by cracking down on smuggling crimes, rectifying unhealthy practices, advocating integrity and honesty, and attracting investment through multiple channels."

"I can guarantee that in the near future, Chaojiang District will catch up with other sister cities, continue the glory of the old special economic zones, and completely improve its bad image."

What Liu Fusheng said was quite proper. Under normal circumstances, people would stop at the right time and just give a few words of encouragement or criticism.

As a result, Tang Shaoying did not do so this time.

He said seriously, "Secretary Liu, what you said is indeed what you should do, and I also hope that you can do what you say. However, I heard that you want to increase your efforts to attract investment. Isn't that a bit inconsistent with your words?"

"As far as I know, you are very opposed to attracting investment."

Tang Shaoying said this and actually took out a report: "This is a report on the investment promotion plan for Chaojiang District. As far as I know, this report was rejected by you during the discussion of the Standing Committee of the Chaojiang Municipal Party Committee."

"I and leaders of many relevant provincial departments have studied this report. We feel that many of the suggestions and plans in it are very pertinent and feasible. Why do you reject it? Is this what you call attracting investment through multiple channels and changing the backward situation?"

After saying that, Tang Shaoying looked at the staff nearby.

The staff immediately distributed copies of the plan to leaders from various cities in East Guangdong Province who were attending the meeting.

Tang Shaoying had obviously planned this in advance. His purpose was to cause Liu Fusheng's reputation to plummet or even be discredited in the eastern Guangdong province.

Liu Fusheng knew his plan and said calmly: "Secretary Tang, you don't know that our Chaojiang District has already formulated a series of investment promotion plans..."

Tang Shaoying didn't wait for him to finish his words and said, "I know, you are talking about Fuyun Network Technology Co., Ltd. that you introduced from Fengliao Province, right? And Sihai Group? I think this matter is worth discussing. Most of the companies you introduced are from the north, or more precisely, from Fengliao Province."

"They are all concentrated in Liaonan City and Fuyuan City, where Secretary Liu once worked. It is undeniable that Secretary Liu must have a good relationship with these companies in private. You are willing to use your connections to inject fresh blood into the Chaojiang area and promote the development of the local economy. This is worthy of our praise."

"However, Secretary Liu seems to have not yet realized that a true leader of a special economic zone needs to have a certain level of awareness and vision. As the country's first special economic zone, Chaojiang has strong economic strength and huge import and export trade volume. Its economic output value is also among the best among major cities in the country."

"Compared with the economic scale of Chaojiang area, the enterprises introduced by Secretary Liu can be said to be a drop in the bucket. They may play a role in boosting the economy of an ordinary prefecture-level city, but their role in Chaojiang, or even a single Jiangtou City, is questionable!"

"There is another situation, that is, Secretary Liu used Chaojiang's resources to support enterprises that he is familiar with. This is not only a lack of vision, but also abuse of power for personal gain, which is extremely irresponsible behavior."