Chapter 2674 Little Effect

Li Caesar smiled and said, "That's not true. It's our honor to have you join our group's cooperation with the Yangcheng Municipal Government. At the same time, having you here also adds a bit of stability to the cooperation. After all, you are a provincial leader. We will feel more at ease if you personally check in for us."

On the surface, he was trying to smooth things over for Liu Fusheng and compliment the provincial leaders, but in reality, what he meant was to confine today's cooperation to the scope of Yangcheng and Caesar Group.

Liu Fusheng smiled and said, "Mr. Li, you're too kind. I'm just doing my best."

After the greetings, the two sides held formal talks.

Most of the content was discussed by relevant departments of Yangcheng and executives brought by Li Caesar and Zhao Youzhi. Liu Fusheng and Li Caesar did not seem to play any substantive role, but only they understood that the initial greetings were the focus of the negotiations.

Time passed minute by minute, and this negotiation achieved great results.

Caesar Group and Zhixiong Group have respectively signed letters of intent for strategic cooperation with Yangcheng for huge amounts of money, and these letters of intent also have Liu Fusheng's signature, which means that the agreement is guaranteed by Liu Fusheng or Guangdong Province.

The two parties agreed that the projects will be detailed in the shortest possible time, so as to turn the letter of intent into a formal cooperation agreement.

After the talks, as expected, the news quickly reached Pengcheng.

This led to Yang Qinghe slamming the table at the subsequent provincial work conference.

He lamented, "The current economic situation in eastern Guangdong is not optimistic. Every city, and even its subordinate districts and counties, are vigorously developing their economies. Under such circumstances, it is understandable that there is competition among various regions."

"However, I believe this kind of competition should be healthy and in accordance with the rules, rather than poaching each other's talents and resources. Furthermore, they should not use their positional advantages to suppress the economic development of other cities. Provincial leaders, in particular, should be fair."

Yang Qinghe looked around and said, "Pengcheng is indeed a separately planned city and does not pay any revenue to the province, but this does not mean that we are excluded from eastern Guangdong. Here, I want to remind certain leaders that they must think twice before doing anything."

His speech was sharp and merciless.

Everyone knew that he was talking about Liu Fusheng and Sun Hai, who had poached Zhixiong Group's investment, because after Yangcheng and Li Caesar signed the letter of intent for investment, Zhao Youzhi terminated the negotiations with Pengcheng.

Everyone can understand why Yang Qinghe was angry. When Tang Shaoying instigated Yang Qinghe to join the foreign business delegation to Chaojiang area, Yang Qinghe did not promote Pengcheng, nor did he try to win over any foreign businessman.

What about now? Liu Fusheng and Sun Hai had actually poached Pengcheng's talents and openly snatched their resources. This was certainly not a very decent move.

Tang Shaoying, the meeting's moderator, quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "Comrade Qinghe, don't get too excited. If we have any disagreements, we can talk about them slowly."

Yang Qinghe seemed to be getting angry. He said in an unhappy tone, "I also think that most problems can be resolved through negotiation, but today I must emphasize Pengcheng's attitude and bottom line... Following the unanimous decision of the Pengcheng Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, I will be leaving this meeting to express my dissatisfaction and that of the entire Pengcheng."

After saying that, Yang Qinghe stood up decisively and left the venue without hesitation.

Tang Shaoying feigned calling out "Comrade Qinghe" several times to no avail. He could only sigh heavily and said to Liu Fusheng, "Comrade Fusheng, you are the leader in charge of the province's economic development. Please tell us about this situation. Comrade Sun Hai can also share your views. After all, you are the leader of the Department of Commerce and have led Guangzhou to sign many major projects and achieve fruitful results in attracting investment. You are the most qualified to speak on the issues raised by Comrade Qinghe."

This move was too cruel. Tang Shaoying was like adding insult to injury. He swung his hand and slapped Liu Fusheng and Sun Hai in the face.

Sun Hai was about to say something, but Liu Fusheng signaled him with his eyes not to be impulsive for the time being.

Liu Fusheng said: "I don't think this is a big problem. Comrade Qinghe also said that this is an era of eight immortals crossing the sea, each showing their own magical powers. It doesn't matter how many companies we have negotiated with each region. What matters is how much real money we can eventually bring in to develop the local economy."

"Moreover, the competition between Guangzhou and Shenzhen is inherently healthy. Everyone puts forward their conditions and shows sincerity, and then the companies make the selection. What's the problem with that?"

"Does this mean that if one city negotiates with a company, other cities are forbidden from getting involved? Negotiations represent effort, and successful negotiations are the true success. Getting frustrated and blaming others is absolutely unacceptable."

Wow.

There was an uproar in the conference room.

Anyone could hear that Liu Fusheng was publicly criticizing Yang Qinghe.

This seems to mean that Liu Fusheng and Yang Qinghe are about to openly break up.

Tang Shaoying was secretly delighted, but a look of displeasure appeared on his face. "Comrade Fusheng, we are government officials, not businessmen. We have faith and cannot be profit-driven. We need to unite as one to better serve the people. Your statement seems a bit ill-considered."

Liu Fusheng was speechless.

Tang Shaoying changed the subject: "Of course, I'm also very clear that you are in charge of the province's economic work arrangements. Your perspective and starting point are definitely different from those of local leaders. I don't blame you for what Comrade Qinghe just said, but the comrades in Yangcheng need to give me a reasonable explanation."

This sentence was naturally said to Sun Hai.

Tang Shaoying knew very well that Liu Fusheng had to protect Sun Hai at this moment, so he acted as if pointing the finger at Sun Hai.

Sure enough, Liu Fusheng said, "I am in charge of the work of the entire province. I must make a comprehensive assessment of the companies I have contacted. At the same time, the investment attraction strategies of cities such as Yangcheng and Pengcheng must also be guided by me. I think the best way to handle this matter is to stop here. There is no need to involve other comrades."

Everyone thought Tang Shaoying would argue with Liu Fusheng, but Tang Shaoying actually said cheerfully, "Okay, since Comrade Fusheng has the full situation under his control and is willing to take responsibility for it, let's just leave it at that."

"I have complete confidence in Comrade Fusheng's ability to work. All the provincial leaders and I are looking forward to Comrade Fusheng creating brilliant achievements."

With just two casual words, the matter was over.

It seems that Yang Qinghe's protest by leaving the meeting had little effect.

The meeting continued and the topic shifted to other areas.

After the meeting, Sun Hai and Liu Fusheng left the scene, while Tang Shaoying walked into the lounge and met Yang Qinghe.

Just now, Yang Qinghe left the meeting room and was invited here by Tang Shaoying's secretary to communicate with the leader privately.