In the following days, Pan Shigui kept calling to ask about the stock investment. Shen Hua kept putting him off and eventually stopped answering his phone calls altogether. When Pan Shigui tried to call again, he could only reach the party committee office's switchboard, where Huang Xinliang would intercept the calls.

  Wu Haifeng may not be able to directly support the restructuring as the director of the Municipal People's Congress, but he has held important positions in Donghua for many years. He and the Zhou family have a significant influence in Donghua that cannot be ignored. Especially in the case of Meixi Steel Plant's restructuring, Gao Tianhe and Tan Qiping both remain silent, making the role of the Zhou family even more prominent. Members of the Tangzha District Standing Committee are also willing to give face to the Zhou family unless there is a special conflict of interest.

  Shen Hua did not know what kind of deal the Zhou family and Yang Yuguang had behind his back. Although Pan Shihua did not get a clear answer from Shen Hua, he intentionally dragged out the voting matter to increase pressure on Shen Hua. However, after the Labor Day holiday, Yang Yuguang directly called Shen Hua to the district office and clearly stated that he would insist on the reform plan and bring it to the Standing Committee meeting for discussion at the fastest speed.

  Yang Yuquan was able to make his position clear before the district standing committee meeting, and Shen Huai knew that this boot had finally landed. Even if Pan Shihua openly opposed it, it would not play a decisive role.

  "During this period, the district party committee organized young cadres from streets, towns and district-affiliated organs and enterprises to make up for their economic lessons, but it's hard to find a good teacher. I know you used to be a famous teacher at the Provincial Economic Academy, with theoretical knowledge and practical experience and achievements, are you willing to come to the party school to give a few lectures?" After finishing the main topic, Yang Yuquan again brought up the matter of inviting Shen Hua to give a lecture at the district party committee's party school.

  "Under the correct leadership of Secretary Tao before and now Secretary Yang, Mei Creek Town has achieved some results. I personally don't have much to brag about. My courage is not small, but what I fear is that standing on the podium will mislead the younger generation." Shen Huai said, although he didn't like to take on multiple roles everywhere, since Mei Creek Town was merged into Tangzhai District, this was the first time Yang Yuguang showed him closeness, so Shen Huai naturally wouldn't refuse.

  "Young cadres should have a sense of pride, don't be too humble. This matter is settled." Yang Yuquan's voice was very loud, even when the two people were sitting in the office facing each other talking, his loud voice still made people mistakenly think he was shouting at someone.

  "Then I'll get vaccinated first. If I'm not good at lecturing and the students boo me off the stage, Secretary Yang shouldn't criticize me too harshly." Shen Hua said.

  Yang Yuguan, who rarely spoke or smiled, let out a rare "haha" and picked up a file from the corner of his desk. Seeing that Shen Hua was also very aware of the situation and stood up to bid farewell, he got up to see him off at the office door.

  Yang Yuquan saw Shen Huan leave after closing the door through the gap, thinking: It's not too hard to get in touch.

  Coming down from the third floor, Shen Hua knocked on the door and walked into Zhou Yu's office, sitting down with his legs crossed, taking out a cigarette and lighter from his pocket; Zhou Yu pointed to the no-smoking sign on the corner of the table.

  Shen Hua ignored the meeting and pulled out a cigarette, putting it in his mouth, asking Zhou Yu: "After you arrived at Tang Zha District, have you seen Secretary Yang smile?"

  Zhou Yu said: "You just came out of Secretary Yang's office, and you're already talking behind his back. Aren't you afraid that he'll hear about it and be even more displeased with you?"

  "No," Shen Huai smiled slyly, "Secretary Yang just smiled at me, and I was thinking, am I the only one who gets this treatment?"

  Zhou Yu saw Shen Hui deliberately putting on a self-satisfied look, and knew that it was impossible to be serious with him. Seeing no way to stop him from smoking, he had to compromise and walk over to open the window, then handed him a paper cup.

  "By the way, what conditions did the Zhou family agree with Secretary Yang that made him so resolutely support the restructuring?" Shen Huai asked.

  "Secretary Yang has always supported reform and opening up. This time, the restructuring of Meixi Steel Factory combines these two things, so Secretary Yang has no reason not to support it," said Zhou Yu.

  Shen Hua lit a cigarette and took a drag, looking into Zhou Yu's eyes, expressing his disbelief in her words.

  Zhou Yu inexplicably made Shen Huan feel guilty, turning his face away and saying: "I didn't ask you about the Zhonghe Investment either, it seems we haven't reached the point of mutual confession yet..."

  "The Zhonghe Investment is a private company I brought in, with real foreign exchange investment, small proportion of shares, and not interfering with the steel plant's operation. They want to keep it confidential, what can I do? " Shen Huai said with a sly tone, "How did you persuade the other standing committee members, Zhou family?"

  Shen Hua knew that Yang Yuquan would not have made his position clear to him before the formal Standing Committee meeting if he had not communicated with other voting members. It was not surprising that Yang Yuquan, who was promoted by Wu Haifeng and influenced by Zhou's family, supported the restructuring plan. What Shen Hua found somewhat strange was that other committee members had expressed their views so quickly while Pan Shi Hua remained silent.

  "There's nothing strange about that," Zhou Yu said, "although I still suspect that your so-called 500,000-ton expansion plan is just a bait you've thrown out. But the fact that Tangzhai District can have a steel enterprise comparable to Municipal Steel Factory is indeed a great temptation... Even without too much vested interest, most people would hope for the economy of Tangzhai District to develop greatly..."

  Shen Hua nodded, knowing that some things might be overthought, although the infighting in official circles was normal, but developing the economy and revitalizing the local area were still a trend that few people could change.

  The city steel plant currently has an output value of around 1.5 to 1.6 billion, although the operating efficiency is very poor, but with such a large base, in addition to paying more than 500 million yuan in taxes every year, it also provides employment opportunities for several thousand people.

  Tangzhai District has always lacked large-scale industrial enterprises to support economic development, and Meixi Steel Plant is very important in Tangzhai District. Even without gray interests, the development of Meixi Steel Plant has made local finances more prosperous, and the welfare treatment of party members and cadres relying on local finances has also risen with the tide.

  Shen Hua fell silent, and Zhou Yu observed him with great interest, thinking to himself that if the Mei Creek Steel Factory really lived up to his boasts and reached the scale of a municipal steel factory within three years, then not only would the district take notice, but even the municipality wouldn't be able to ignore him anymore.

  Second Uncle Yang Yuquan discussed the restructuring of Meixi Steel Plant with Zhou Yu also present, somewhat understanding Yang Yuquan's mindset.

  Pan Shihua was transferred to Tangzhai District as Deputy Secretary and District Head, Yang Yü-quán was worried about being replaced, and Shen Huai, who was also from the Tan system, naturally guarded against him.

  Shen Huai in Ying Huang, almost publicly broke with Xiong Wenbin, Su Kuiwen and other Tan system officials, Yang Yuguang absolutely welcomed this result.

  Shen Hua and Pan Shi-hua did not vote, Yang Yu-quan supported Shen Hua's reform of the Mei Xi Steel Plant, in fact, he could use Shen Hua to restrain and weaken Pan Shi-hua, so as to achieve his goal of not being threatened by Pan Shi-hua for the position of district party secretary.

  As long as the city remains silent on the restructuring of Meixi Steel Plant and does not make a clear statement, Yang Yuquan will support the restructuring of Meixi Steel Plant and support Shen Huai's dominance for this purpose alone.

  As for other district committee members, there is no conflict of interest with anyone else. It's hard to figure out the relationship between Pan Shihua, Shen Huai and Tan Qiping, so it's easier to follow Yang Yuguang's lead. The influence of the Zhou family also played a role, and the restructuring was settled in this way.

  However, thinking of Shen Huan's pretentious attitude at the English Emperor's place that time, it was likely to achieve this effect. Zhou Yu also secretly felt that his calculations were very deep, which was consistent with his performance when Chen Mingde passed away. Thinking of his father's evaluation: Shen Huan, even if he is isolated from the Tan system, is absolutely not a mediocre person...

  Zhou Yu carefully sized up Shen Huai, thinking: Is he really a rare talent?

  "Has a flower bloomed on my face?" Shen Huan raised his head to see Zhou Yu staring at his face, rubbed it, and asked in confusion.

  “……” Zhou Yu felt a bit embarrassed, looked away and avoided eye contact with Shen Huai, changed the subject and said, “The district will make some adjustments, I may be responsible for attracting investment in the district. You are so knowledgeable about economics and quietly brought hundreds of millions of dollars in investment to Mei Creek Town, can you offer some advice?”

  "What's this, is the district going to set up a commerce bureau?" Shen Hua asked. Some areas in Huaihai Province have already established specialized commerce agencies, but the commerce work of Donghua City's districts and counties still falls under the Planning Commission's functions.

  The Planning Commission is the most important department of the district government, unless Zhou Yubin takes over as Executive Vice Mayor, it may be possible to divide the work, but what she said about dividing the work of attracting investment, the greater possibility is that the Investment Promotion Office will be separated from the District Planning Commission.

  "Hmm," Zhou Yu nodded and said, "Secretary Yang has this idea and will discuss it at the Standing Committee meeting..." He also secretly admired Shen Huai's familiarity with government work, but wasn't clear how someone so much younger than himself, who had only been in government for a little over a year, could be so familiar with its inner workings.

  "Businessmen invest in entities, and local tax incentives are only one aspect. Now, all regions are competing for investment, and they can't wait to exempt all taxes, treating investors as big brothers, but ignoring the most fundamental things," Shen Hua said casually in front of Zhou Yu, "The core purpose of businessmen setting up entities is still to make a profit. If the preferential conditions in all regions are the same, which region can provide them with more stable and reliable returns, will naturally achieve better results in attracting investment. After all, it's a problem of building a soft and hard environment. We'll have another chance to discuss this further later, I'm in a hurry to get back to Mei Creek..."

  "Who wants to delve deeper with you?" Zhou Yu said, and felt that speaking like this gave Shen Huan a somewhat frivolous tone, so he restrained his smile and said, "Goodbye, I won't see you off."

  Shen Hua would rather spend time with the beautiful district chief, joking and chatting, but if he stays in Zhou Yu's office for too long, people will start gossiping behind his back.

  Coming out of Zhou Yu's office, passing through the district government hall, I saw Pan Shihua surrounded by a group of people, walking in from outside. Shen Hui smiled and greeted him: "Director Pan has just returned?"

  Pan Shihua's face was gloomy, no longer with the smile he had when he saw Shen Hui before. He nodded slightly, maintaining a superficial courtesy. He didn't expect that Shen Hui had been evading him for days and had actually taken Yang Yuquan's route. By the time he realized it, the restructuring of Mei Creek Steel Factory was already a done deal.

  Pan Shi Hua couldn't keep a smile on his face when facing Shen Huai anymore, feeling that if he smiled again, it would be like slapping himself in the face. But he really didn't understand what was going on between Shen Huai and Tan Qi Ping. Tan Qi Ping had been keeping a distance from Shen Huai, but he and Gao Tian He were tacitly silent about the restructuring of Mei Xi Steel Factory. This matter was just too difficult to grasp.

  Not understanding this, Pan Shihua not only didn't dare to easily turn against Shen Hui, but also couldn't vote against the restructuring of Mei Xi Steel Factory, with that itchy and unquenchable resentment stuck in his heart.