That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1346 Are you serious?

The aluminum industry import project that Li Ye recommended to Jin Peng is progressing very smoothly.

Because in these tasks, both Li Ye and Jin Peng were "favorites" within the inspection team, providing a great deal of assistance to the team's work.
It's just a matter of bringing in another project. They're still raising their own funds, and in the end, the credit goes to the inspection team. Everyone is giving them the green light and full support.

Liu Qiaorong also rushed back to Qingshui County, mobilizing her connections in the county and city to help secure the project's approval.

However, just when Li Ye thought the project would proceed smoothly without any obstacles, a slight setback occurred in Dongshan Province.

Fu Yingjie called Li Ye, saying dejectedly, "Li Ye, I failed in my duty this time. When I reported it the day before yesterday, everything seemed fine, but today they say they need to reconsider."

Li Ye thought about it for a moment and wasn't too surprised.

The implementation of such a heavy industrial project is certainly not as simple as opening a soy sauce shop; the approvals and supporting facilities at every stage are all troublesome.
However, Li Ye and Fu Yingjie thought that giving away a project to Dongshan Province for free wouldn't be a difficult thing, but now it seems that the young people were thinking too simply.

However, Li Ye wasn't discouraged. He comforted Fu Yingjie, saying, "This is normal. Such a big project involves too many aspects. Don't worry. I reckon the county and city governments will definitely try to pull strings with higher-ups. If we all work together, it will be much easier."

"Okay, I'll keep an eye on things here too."

Since the project is going to be located in Qingshui County, the county and city governments must be anxious, so Li Ye believes that things can still be done.

However, the day after Fu Yingjie called Li Ye, a section chief surnamed Cui from the Dongshan Province's inspection team for geese found the hotel where Li Ye was staying.

However, Li Ye was currently under "protection," so Lao Shao received the other party first and then notified Li Ye.

"Li Ye, this Director Cui says he wants to talk to you about the aluminum project. What do you think?"

After a little thought, Li Ye figured it out.

"Then I'll take care of her!"

Li Ye smiled and agreed, and then he met two very imposing "fellow villagers".

"Director Li, right? Oh, I'm Cui Jinghao, from Qinglin County, which is only about a hundred miles from your Qingshui County."
I really didn't expect you to be in the ministry's inspection team. If I had known earlier, we would have met you when we visited you a few days ago."

"Really? Haha, I'm quite surprised too. I think I heard a few days ago that an inspection team came from Dongshan Province. I was thinking of going over to see if I knew anyone there, but I've been so busy here that I'm like a spinning top, barely having time to breathe."

Cui Jinghao paused, pondering the meaning of Li Ye's words.

Sun Xianjin was supposed to come to Suzhou, but he didn't this time. Considering that both Li Ye and Sun Xianjin are from Qingshui, was Li Ye's question about "whether he knows anyone" implying something?

But he quickly laughed and said, "Yes, yes! We've heard you're very busy here, with projects coming one after another. But we're in a terrible situation. We arrived late, completely clueless, and haven't achieved anything after all this time. We get scolded by our wives every day!"

"Hey, you can't rush these things. When we first arrived, we also ran into obstacles everywhere, but we eventually made a name for ourselves in Tula and built up our reputation."

Li Ye now knows how to practice Tai Chi. When someone tries to get close to him and exchange pleasantries, he just laughs it off and avoids getting down to business.

Another comrade accompanying Cui Jinghao, seeing that Li Ye was "not very cooperative," reminded him, "Director Li, this is Director Cui from our Industrial Bureau. He heard that your hometown is going to introduce an aluminum smelting project from Su'e, so he came to find out more."

[It was you who was causing trouble.]

Li Ye smiled and looked at Director Cui without saying a word, like a loyal listener waiting for the speaker's speech.

"Don't call me Director Cui, just call me Old Cui."

Cui Jinghao said with a smile, "It's like this, the day before yesterday, the leaders from our hometown saw that we hadn't made any progress here, so they first scolded us, and then brought up the matter of Qingshui County applying for an aluminum project."

When we heard that the project was brought in from Suzhou, we thought, "Why don't we lend a hand? It's a project from our hometown, so we have a responsibility to help out."

[Your sister has no choice but to help, and you're taking advantage of me like this, and you still have the nerve to call it helping?]

Li Ye inwardly scoffed, but outwardly smiled and said, "There does seem to be an aluminum project, but our team already has someone specifically in charge, so I'm not too sure. But I'll ask around for you later and let you know as soon as there's any news."

"." The smile on Cui Jinghao's face vanished instantly.

He hadn't expected Li Ye to be so disrespectful, daring to spout such "nonsense" at him.

So he changed his approach and said casually, "Alright, but there's one more thing we'd like to know. We heard that the person who applied for the aluminum project in Qingshui County is a woman surnamed Liu."

This woman's husband has been doing business in Soviet Russia for years; I think his surname is Jin. Could he be the famous Mr. Jin from Moscow?

You've been asking pretty detailed questions!

Li Ye smiled faintly: "Director Cui is right. The couple are both native Qingshui people, so now that they have some ability, they want to do something practical for their hometown. As long as the project is implemented, not to mention taxes, it can at least solve the employment problem for thousands or tens of thousands of people."

"It really is them? Oh dear."

Cui Jinghao said with some regret, "You know what, that Comrade Liu is indeed a remarkable woman, but she used to work in light industry and doesn't have the experience in heavy industry, so the department is quite worried about her project."

"Haha~"

Li Ye chuckled and said, "So all our hard work has been for nothing?"

Cui Jinghao was stunned.

Li Ye's words were flippant and lacked sophistication.

But Cui Jinghao also understood that Li Ye was reminding him that he shouldn't think that his sabotage would have no consequences. By hindering the implementation of this project, he had not only put Liu Qiaorong in a difficult position, but also offended a whole host of people in Qingshui County.

A large company with tens of thousands of employees can provide many people with opportunities for advancement. If you ruin someone else's plans for your own selfish reasons, when the tables turn, others will not let you off easy.

Cui Jinghao narrowed his eyes and said with a smile, "This matter is not yet settled! For such a large industrial project, it's our responsibility to the local government to be cautious and meticulous."

Li Ye nodded and said, "Director Cui is right. Such a large project definitely needs to be handled with caution. Actually, this project was originally intended to be located in the south, since the business environment there is more open. However, Liu Qiaorong felt that it would be easier to get support from a local area."

Choi Kyung-ho's face finally darkened.

He felt that Li Ye was threatening him—if this place doesn't want me, there are plenty of other places that will. Do I need to hang myself on this tree?

. . . . . . . . .

Cui Jinghao and Li Ye talked for a long time, but they didn't come to any conclusions. Moreover, when it was time to eat, Li Ye still hadn't prepared the meal.

"This is outrageous! Are we giving him face? Doesn't he know that he's not afraid of officials, but only of those in charge?"

"Director Cui, don't be angry. Whether this matter succeeds or fails, it won't cause us any loss. Even if it really doesn't work out, we can always let him off the hook at the last minute."

"Hmph, don't believe them. A bunch of country bumpkins. Without the protection of their hometown, do you think they'd dare? Aren't they afraid of being taken advantage of? They're just bluffing."

"."

Cui Jinghao and his henchman stormed off, plotting how to make things difficult for Liu Qiaorong along the way.

However, as soon as they returned to their residence, they received a phone call from home and were severely reprimanded by their boss.

"Xiao Cui, what's going on? Why are you changing the location of the aluminum products project in Qingshui County? People are trying every means to bring projects back home, are you trying to push them away?"

"."

Cui Jinghao was stunned.

[Are you serious?]

(End of this chapter)