Yao Ronghua, a high-ranking official of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, was received by the municipal government upon his arrival in Donghua. Shen Hua was unable to intervene. Even when Yao Ronghua came to Meixi Steel Factory for investigation, Sun Yalin had to coordinate with him to temporarily add it to the itinerary.

  However, Tan Qiping decided to personally entertain Yao Ronghua and his party, so Shen Hua didn't have to worry that Meixi Steel Plant would be left out.

  Afraid of the news leaking out in advance, after receiving a phone call from Xiong Wenbin and confirming that Tan Qiping had met with Yao Ronghua and his party at the Nanyuan banquet hall, Shen Hua informed Du Jian and He Qing She that Municipal Party Secretary Tan Qiping might accompany senior executives from Ye Xin Bank to visit Meixi Steel Factory for inspection.

  Du Jian and He Qing wouldn't have suspected that Shen Huai knew the inside information a moment earlier than them. In fact, half an hour later, the municipal party committee office called the town to prepare for the reception.

  Shen Hua, under the pretext of temporary maintenance, stopped production on the first production line in the morning, so that the unsightly black smoke would not emerge from the towering chimney; instead, several printing and dyeing factories with severe wastewater pollution needed to be urgently shut down, causing a commotion in the town.

  Shen Hua spent the entire morning at the steel mill, ensuring that the electric furnace steel workshop was organized and produced smoothly. Tan Qiping and Xiong Wenbin were also worried that Mei Xi Town would not be prepared enough, so they didn't come over until the afternoon.

  Meixi Town has nothing to do with Yeshin Bank, after all; the loan of Meixi Steel Plant is also one of the few businesses that Yeshin Bank has in Donghua, and the share is quite heavy. The high-level executives of Yeshin Bank inspect the production status of Meixi Steel Plant to determine the quality of this loan, which is reasonable.

  Shen Huai, He Qing She, Du Jian and others, including County Party Secretary Tao Jixing and County Party Secretary General who rushed over from the county, welcomed the high-level delegation of Yixin Bank Provincial Branch led by Municipal Party Secretary Tan Qiping, Vice Mayor Liang Xiaolin, and Municipal Party Deputy Secretary-General Xiong Wenbin to visit the steel plant.

  Shen Hua took on the role of interpreter without hesitation, starting from the safety demonstration at the entrance of the factory area, passing through the administration building, storage and transportation department warehouse, raw material warehouse and steel billet warehouse, to the electric furnace steel production and training base. This tour lasted for an hour, during which Shen Hua kept talking non-stop.

  After visiting the Mei Xi Steel Plant, Tan Qiping accompanied Yao Ronghua and others back to the city, calling for Tao Jixing and Shen Huai to accompany them.

  When Tao Jixing invited Shen Hua to sit in his car, he even stretched out his hand and pulled him over. Du Jian looked at it with a heart full of worries. Even if Shen Hua didn't have Tan Qiping standing behind him, just because he had managed the steel factory into its current state, he knew that the position of the town party committee secretary was about to be taken away from him.

  "Xiao Shen, this is a surprise attack," Tao Jixing said with enthusiasm but not without some resentment as he pulled Shen Huan into his car and followed the convoy to the city. "After you reorganized the Meixi Steel Factory, it has become what it is today. To be honest, I'm quite surprised. The county government's concern for Meixi Town was indeed somewhat insufficient, and I felt a bit embarrassed in front of Secretary Tan today..."

  "The town also suddenly received a notice from the municipal party committee office, and I took advantage of my acquaintance with Secretary Bear to know half an hour in advance that Secretary Tan would bring accompanying guests to visit the steel plant,"

  Shen Huai arrived in Meixi Town and took office, but it was only three months before he met Tao Jixing twice. Once was when he went to the county to report, and the other time was when Tao Jixing came down to convene a mysterious life meeting. Shen Huai knew that Tao Jixing was Wu Haifeng's man, and also knew that Du Jianen was the only one who could cover the sky in Meixi Town, with Tao Jixing supporting him from behind. He wasn't familiar with Tao Jixing and couldn't see through what he was thinking, but just said:

  "The rectification of the steel factory over this period has had some effect, but it's still not stable enough. I was planning to report to the county after a while, but unexpectedly, the representative from Industry and Commerce Bank suddenly proposed to visit the steel factory, creating such a big scene, which also left me unprepared."

  Tao Jixing didn't believe Shen Huai's words. Earlier, when Shen Huai was leading everyone on a tour, he seemed confident and composed, but Tao Jixing couldn't find any flaws in him.

  Before the senior executives of Yexin Bank arrived at Meixi Town, Secretary Tan accompanied them to visit Tianheng Building and Municipal Steel Factory. Tao Jixing could guess that Shen Hua knew more valuable information, and asked, "I heard that Secretary Tan hoped that Yexin Bank would buy the entire Tianheng Building, is that true?"

  Shen Huai thought, was this Tao Ji Xing asking on behalf of Wu Hai Feng?

  "How would I know?" Shen Hua smiled and replied to Tao Jixing, "I'm still puzzled, I thought Secretary Tan wanted Industrial Bank to lend money to Municipal Steel Factory to solve the problem of tight production funds..."

  Tao Jixing saw that Shen Huai's words were tight, and he couldn't ask out substantial things, so he didn't get annoyed, and casually asked about Shen Huai's work situation after arriving at Meixi Town.

  Shen Hua has been in Meixi Town for a short time, and apart from rectifying the steel plant, there are very few practical things that can be done. However, Shen Hua took the opportunity to propose building bridges, expanding roads, and raising funds to build houses.

  Talking about making the county finance bleed heavily to subsidize Meixi Town, which may be cut off at any time, Tao Jixing became ambiguous again.

  Watching Tao Jixing change the subject, Shen Huai thought: Mei Xi Town's grandma is not close, uncle does not love, wants to develop, still have to rely on oneself.

  Yao Ronghua and his entourage had originally planned to return to the provincial capital in the afternoon, but since the municipal party secretary of Donghua City personally hosted them and arranged a dinner reception, they could only change their schedule and stay behind for the dinner before returning to the province.

  Tan Qiping was also considerate and arranged for a dinner party to be held in the Nanyuan as soon as possible, so that Yao Ronghua could set off early. The team drove into the Nanyuan just as dusk was falling.

  Today, in addition to the predetermined accompanying personnel, Tan Qiping specifically asked Gu Tong, the director of the Municipal Steel Factory, to attend the dinner party. At noon, he also changed his schedule temporarily and visited the Municipal Steel Factory. After arriving at Meixi Steel Factory, Shen Huai saw that Gu Tong's face was so gloomy that it could squeeze out water. He was scolded by Tan Qiping with words that were neither hard nor soft, just like a grandson. It's not hard to imagine that Gao Tianhe must have been caught off guard by this surprise attack and is now thinking of countermeasures with a difficult expression...

  In the previous meeting, Tan Qiping had directly proposed to Yao Ronghua and other high-level officials of Yisheng Bank the idea of selling the Tianheng Building property as a whole, and designated Vice Mayor Liang Xiaolin, Deputy Secretary-General of the Municipal Party Committee Xiong Wenbin, and City Steel Plant Manager Gu Tong to form a professional liaison group to be responsible for this matter.

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  After the dinner party, Yao Ronghua and others set off to return to the provincial city. Tan Qiping had a conversation with Tao Jixing and others before leaving Nanyuan to return to their residence, asking Shen Huai to see him off.

  "You're doing pretty well today, the situation at Meixi Steel Factory is even better than I imagined," Tan Qiping said as he sat in the car, letting Shen Huai sit in the back row with him. "The representative from Yeshin Bank mentioned going to visit the Municipal Steel Factory this afternoon...the situation there is much worse than Meixi Steel Factory...Old Bear, am I right?"

  Tan Qiping was not very familiar with industry and economy, and had already formed the habit of asking Xiong Wenbin for advice in this regard.

  Xiong Wenbin nodded and said, "The situation at Meixi Steel Factory is indeed surprising; if the management of the municipal steel factory can reach the level of Meixi Steel Factory, the city's finances will improve a lot this year..."

  He wasn't bragging, he had previously learned about the production rectification of Meixi Steel Plant from Zhao Dong and Yang Haipeng, but after all, he hadn't seen it with his own eyes. Today, taking a look, even with his professional vision, he didn't think that under current conditions, he could do better than Shen Hua.

  Especially today's explanation, Shen Hua explained from the beginning to the end in an hour, showing extremely high professionalism and management quality. This is undoubtedly one of the most satisfactory places for the top leaders of Industrial Bank:

  Commercial banks are more willing to lend to regular companies managed by professional personnel; for commercial banks, this means lower risk and stable returns.

  "The city steel factory doesn't have to be forced, the road will always be walked step by step. Today I saw the appearance of Mei Xi Steel Factory and I think we should also promote the city steel factory," Tan Qiping continued to say to Shen Huai, "As for the Tian Heng Building matter, although I've already assigned Liang Xiaolin, Lao Xiong and Gu Tong to form a liaison group, you still need to keep an eye on this matter at all times..."

  Shen Huai only then realized that the representative of Yeshin Bank had gone to visit the municipal steel factory in the afternoon, and it was likely Sun Ya-lin's idea; this would even more highlight the management of Meixi Steel Factory.

  The loan crisis of Industrial Bank has been safely passed, and it is even possible to increase the loan to Industrial Bank and expand production.

  Can't imagine Sun Ya Lin, who got into a big fight with little hooligans in the disco hall, having such a mind.

  However, the overall acquisition of Tianheng Building is not something that Yao Ronghua and others can make a hasty decision on, as there are still further discussions to be held within Industrial Bank.

  However, in any case, Tan Qiping has already gained the upper hand in the Tianheng Building matter:

  If the matter is successfully negotiated, it will naturally be Tan Qiping's achievement; if not, the blame can be shifted to Shi Gang Factory and others like Gao Tianhe who made the decision to build the Tianheng Building.

  "I think Meixi Town should be assigned to Tangzhai District as soon as possible," Shen Huai took the opportunity to raise the issue of Meixi Town's affiliation while Tan Qiping was in a good mood. "Currently, Meixi Town is still under the jurisdiction of Xiapu County, but there have been rumors about its future for some time, causing tension among relatives. Not only does it not receive financial subsidies from the county, but also has to lend more than 2 million yuan to the county every year as a tax rebate base, which is very unfavorable for Meixi Town's development. After being assigned to Tangzhai District, Meixi Town doesn't want to take advantage of Tangzhai District either, and can even have a three-year transition period for financial self-management..."

  Mei Creek Town was incorporated into Tangzhai District, even if no subsidies were provided by Tangzhai District, and even if it was financially independent, the annual tax rebate base of over 2 million yuan that was withheld from Xiapu County could be recovered.

  "Hehe," Tan Qiping rubbed his head and smiled, saying, "You're not even the town party secretary yet, and you're already thinking about this. The merger of Meixi Town involves urban area adjustments. At the municipal party committee meeting, I'll bring it up as soon as possible. However, Meixi Town can first get in touch with Tangzhai District, and Tangzhai District will also help promote it, so there should be less resistance..."

  Shen Hua smiled, whether Mei Xi Town can be quickly divided and Tang Zha District is still unknown, but with Tan Qiping's words, the Party Secretary of Mei Xi Town has become his own thing. He thought: After Tan Qiping entertained the dinner party and talked to Tao Jixing, it was probably about this?

  Upon returning to his residence, Tan Qiping also kept Shen Huai and Xiong Wenbin behind for a conversation. It wasn't until late at night that he let Huang Xi send Xiong Wenbin and Shen Huai back.

  There was no Tan Qiping, sitting in the car, Xiong Wenbin spoke more casually with Shen Huai:

  "If there's one thing that's not satisfying today, it's that the municipal steel factory has poached too many people from us. Today at Meixi Steel Factory, I can see familiar faces on almost every post... The talent loss of the municipal steel factory is so severe, and production and operation will only get more difficult. At noon, Gu Tong also mentioned this to Secretary Tan."

  "What did Secretary Tan say?" Shen Huai asked.

  "Tan Secretary naturally encourages talent mobility and criticizes Gu Tong's rigid personnel ideology; after visiting Mei Xi factory, Gu Tong's face became even more unsightly." said Xiong Wenbin.

  Shen Huahahaha smiled, in this regard he believed that Tan Qiping would stand on his side. Seeing the worried look on Xiong Wenbin's face for the municipal steel plant, he said: "I know you have feelings for the municipal steel plant, but letting Zhao Dong and others continue to stay at the municipal steel plant will not get development, nor growth, it is unfair to them..."

  Xiong Wenbin nodded, knowing that this was indeed the case. Even if he wanted to worry about the city's steel factory again, there was nothing more to say.