How can I justify myself as a Magnate if I don't indulge myself?-Chapter 521 - 239 Venting Anger Towards the Leader

"Mr. Gu, this is Mr. Zhang Yongbing from Wanghu County."

While Gu Heng and the negotiation team, including Jingjing, waited quietly, Mr. He and a series of leaders from the Investment Promotion Bureau and others returned to the conference room.

Only this time, the one standing in the central position was no longer He Yong, but a seemingly younger man, chubby and probably in his 30s, not yet 40.

Listening to He Yong's introduction, Gu Heng also stood up, smiling and said, "Hello Mr. Zhang."

Zhang Yongbing had already sized up Gu Heng the moment he entered the conference room and was also familiar with some basic information about him, knowing that the young man before him, at least a decade younger than himself, was a billionaire.

Hua Country is power-oriented, but there have to be limits.

The system meant he didn't need to treat Gu Heng with reverence, but he still owed a successful man like him the due respect; hearing Gu Heng's greeting, Zhang Yongbing quickened his pace, walked over to Gu Heng, shook his hand warmly, and said with a friendly smile, "Hello Mr. Gu. The summer break is approaching in a few days. Every year at this time, student vacation safety is a top priority. I was just dealing with some documents and was delayed for a while. Please accept my apology."

Gu Heng didn't care about the truth of Zhang Yongbing's words and maintained a hypocritical smile on his face: "Basic public services are the most important after all. Besides, I have just arrived not long ago."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, all the twenty-plus people in the conference room took their respective seats.

As the investment conference began, the IDE Capital investment team handed over the prepared foreign investment intention letter to Zhang Yongbing's secretary, who distributed the documents efficiently to everyone.

Yet this brief two-page intention letter was being read quite seriously by the group of leaders...

It had been many years since Wanghu County had any investment, and for these bureau chiefs and directors, it was mostly about biding their time.

Previously, without opportunity, they had no choice but to accept their fate. Now, with an opportunity before them, no one wanted to give it up.

Among the projects that IDE Capital planned to invest in, if there were any under the jurisdiction of their department, even if it was only a tiny part of this investment, it would be enough to grant them considerable political achievements.

Just like that...

The vast conference room suddenly quieted down.

Except for the sound of flipping through documents, there wasn't even a hint of noise.

Twenty minutes later, as Mr. Zhang, sitting at the head of the table, put down the documents in his hand and pushed them aside, the other leaders, no matter if they had finished reading or not, placed their documents down as well.

Some leaders who saw projects relevant to their jurisdiction in the investment intention letter visibly brightened.

But for those who didn't find relevant projects, although disappointed, did not show it.

Investment cooperation was still under discussion, wasn't it?

As long as it was being discussed, there was hope.

If it really didn't pan out, when it was their turn to speak, they could brazenly ask for something.

Compared to achievements, what was losing a bit of face worth?

Seeing that Mr. Zhang had put down the document, the leader of the investment team, after seeking confirmation from Gu Heng with a glance, rose from his seat as well.

"Good day, leaders. I am Mr. Lu Chuan, project manager from Investment Department Three of Jingcheng IDE Capital Management Co., Ltd., and I am currently in charge of the frontline operations for our company's investment activities in Wanghu County."

Following Lu Chuan's remarks, with Mr. Zhang's lead, the leaders gave a small round of applause to welcome him and then awaited Lu Chuan's follow-up.

Although Lu Chuan was only the project manager of Investment Department Three, he was a senior executive scouted from Sequoia Capital (Hua Country), accustomed to big events; such a county-level meeting hardly excited him. While at Sequoia Capital, he had attended city-level and even provincial fringe meetings, fully confident to handle this situation.

If excitement were called for, he was more thrilled by Gu Heng sitting beside him.

As a potential candidate for senior management, Lu Chuan was acutely aware that as the company was moving towards group structuring, if he could make a significant contribution in this investment or gain Gu Heng's favor, it was highly likely he could be directly promoted to a director level, officially stepping into the upper management.

With this in mind, Lu Chuan adjusted his emotions and spoke again.

"Our company places great emphasis on this investment, and three days ago, we dispatched a 15-member research team to conduct a preliminary and shallow market investigation in Wanghu County. We will continue the study and strive to establish a long-term collaboration with the local government of Wanghu County, jointly developing the local features of Wanghu and achieving a triple-win situation."

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"Based on the results of our research, our company is currently proposing two major investment projects and five medium and small investment projects."

"The leaders must have seen the investment projects proposed by our company already.

The two major projects include the tourism industry and the manufacturing industry.

As for the five medium and small projects, we will discuss them later. Let's focus on these two major investment projects for today's discussion. What do you leaders think?"

"Okay, investment is a major project concerning public welfare. We must be meticulous and responsible. Today's meeting is just to set out a general direction, and the details can be negotiated later.

Mr. Lu, you can start by sharing your investment views."

Following Lu Chuan's completion, Mr. Zhang, the highest-ranking leader present, voiced his opinion.

"It is like this, Wuchang Lake within the jurisdiction of Wanghu County is very famous. However, after our research showed that development plans for Wuchang Lake mostly involved fisheries, there are some small-scale tourism operations but with minimal success. The main reason is that the investment is too modest to attract tourists' attention."