Chapter 2675 Drawing a pie

Yang Qinghe had calmed down considerably by this moment. When he saw Tang Shaoying, he immediately stood up and said, "Leader, I was a little impulsive in the meeting just now. I apologize..."

Tang Shaoying waved her hand and said, "You don't need to reflect on yourself. I understand how you feel. In fact, I am the one who should be doing the reflecting."

Yang Qinghe was stunned: "Leader, what do you mean?"

Tang Shaoying asked him to sit down, then said, "I'm responsible for all aspects of the work. I'm responsible for public security, people's livelihood, economy, and transportation. I have to take care of all of these. I thought Liu Fusheng was very capable, so I was a little negligent in economic matters. Otherwise, the current situation wouldn't have happened, causing you, Pengcheng, to suffer."

Yang Qinghe hurriedly said: "Leader, this has nothing to do with you, please don't say that."

Tang Shaoying shook his head and said, "I was the one who recommended Zhixiong Group to you, but now it's been snatched up by Yangcheng. I apologize from the bottom of my heart... Of course, I kept you here not just to apologize, but also to ask what you, Pengcheng, are thinking about next."

Yang Qinghe was silent for a moment, then said, "Leader, Pengcheng has lost face this time. Zhixiong Group used to cooperate very well with us. The newspapers and news reported it extensively, and the people of Pengcheng were also very enthusiastic."

"Now that the Zhixiong Group has run away, leaving behind a mess, we've been badly criticized by the people of Pengcheng. Many Pengcheng companies are even considering relocating to Chaojiang and Yangcheng. After all, through this incident, everyone has seen clearly who is the province's favorite son and who can get more support from the province."

"The pressure from all these aspects came together, and that's why I lost my composure. Otherwise, I wouldn't have behaved like that in the meeting... Oh, boss, I feel so frustrated."

Tang Shaoying smiled and listened to Yang Qinghe finish his complaints. He poured him a glass of water and said, "Comrade Qinghe, your situation is indeed a bit awkward. The matter of Zhixiong Group is a foregone conclusion and no one can change it. However, I do have an immature idea."

Yang Qinghe asked, "Leader, can you help Pengcheng attract investment of a corresponding scale?"

Tang Shaoying smiled and said, "I don't have that much ability. What I mean is, since we can't change the actual situation, we can only start with public opinion."

"Oh? Public opinion?" Yang Qinghe didn't seem to understand.

Tang Shaoying said: "The current mainstream public opinion is that Vice Governor Liu led Guangzhou to poach Shenzhen's talents, bringing the Caesar Group and Zhixiong Group to Guangzhou. This is an indisputable fact. This kind of public opinion will make Shenzhen very passive and give the outside world the impression that it is inferior to Guangzhou."

Yang Qinghe sighed, "It can't be helped. Liu Fusheng is in charge of the economy, after all, and Sun Hai is the mayor of Yangcheng and the head of the Department of Commerce. Anyone would think the same way."

Tang Shaoying said: "All of this is based on the premise that Zhixiong Group takes the initiative to leave. If it is Pengcheng that takes the initiative to terminate the cooperation with Zhixiong Group, then it will not be considered that Yangcheng has snatched Pengcheng's investment."

Yang Qinghe was stunned and said, "Why would Pengcheng take the initiative to terminate the cooperation? We have no reason to do this."

Tang Shaoying smiled and said, "There are many reasons. For example, you discovered that there was a problem with the source of funds for Zhixiong Group's investment."

Yang Qinghe frowned and said, "I've investigated, and there doesn't seem to be any problem with their source of funds. But Zhao Youzhi has a criminal record."

Tang Shaoying laughed heartily: "Comrade Qinghe, you are good at economics, but in other areas, there is still a lot of room for improvement... Zhixiong Group is backed by the richest man in Hong Kong Island, and Zhao Youzhi is a member of the Zhao family in Yanjing."

"However, there are other elements in the Zhixiong Group."

Yang Qinghe: "What do you mean?"

Tang Shaoying said mysteriously, "There are some things I can't tell you right now. You just need to understand that I'm sincerely helping you and Pengcheng... Like you, I can't stand officials who abuse their power and bully others."

Yang Qinghe hesitated and said, "If we take action against Zhixiong Group, what will happen to Yangcheng's economy? Did you already know that there was something wrong with Zhixiong Group, so you let Liu Fusheng and others come and grab resources?"

Tang Shaoying smiled slightly. He was very satisfied with Yang Qinghe's performance because he knew that Yang Qinghe was a smart man and would definitely be able to see through the clues.

"Comrade Qinghe, you have to understand that when Liu Fusheng and Sun Hai were fighting for resources, they had no idea that there was something wrong with the Zhixiong Group."

This sentence is equivalent to acknowledging Yang Qinghe's guess.

Yang Qinghe took a deep breath and said, "The implementation of a project not only relies on external investment, but the local government also has to make a lot of efforts, such as demolition and reconstruction, transportation network, and even water and electricity pipeline projects. If there is a problem with funding, the local government will suffer huge losses, and the local people will be very disappointed..."

Tang Shaoying waved her hand, interrupting Yang Qinghe. "The key to this matter is that the local officials and project leaders will be held accountable by higher-level governments. Even the disciplinary department will have to investigate. Even if no problems are uncovered, their political futures will be severely impacted because this represents a major blunder on their part."

Yang Qinghe looked at Tang Shaoying in astonishment, his expression somewhat terrified.

Tang Shaoying ignored him and continued, "I know you have a good relationship with Liu Fusheng and the others. Even if Liu Fusheng took away your resources and took away Pengcheng's high-tech industries, you never thought of fighting him to the death."

"Comrade Qinghe, your spirit of not competing with the world and focusing on practical work is commendable, but the situation we are in is not entirely clear. Sometimes, if you show weakness, it will attract many people to take advantage of you and make you die."

"You consider friendship, but others won't think so."

Yang Qinghe hesitated to speak.

Tang Shaoying said, "Let me be frank. After this is accomplished, I will have all the tech companies that have relocated to Chaojiang from Pengcheng, Yangcheng, Zhucheng, and even other cities return to Pengcheng. What do you think?"

Let all high-tech industries in Chaojiang area be transferred to Pengcheng?

Yang Qinghe's expression finally changed.

Nowadays, the science and technology industry is developing most rapidly in the world. Previously, the collective exodus of high-tech companies from Shenzhen caused the city's economy to decline by more than 20 percentage points in an instant.

If they all moved back, Pengcheng's economy would surely grow by leaps and bounds, and the effect would be much greater than any investment from Zhixiong Group.

Seeing that he was tempted, Tang Shaoying added fuel to the fire and said, "I can also contact the Yellow River Group and ask Mr. Li to pay for the mistakes made by the Caesar Group and inject a huge investment into Pengcheng."

Yang Qinghe was completely moved. The Yellow River Group was a large international company with unquestionable financial strength. All of its projects were top-notch.