Zhang Wen's name

Office of the Governor of Handong Province.

"Zhang Wen, congratulations! Shanghai will send representatives to hold an exchange meeting with your Handong."

Zhang Wen felt like the sky had fallen after hearing this.

"Teacher, where did you hear this news? Is it true?"

Wang Zhenhua found it amusing to hear Zhang Wen's nervousness.

"Hey, Zhang Wen, what's gotten into you? How come you're so capable on the phone?"

"Teacher, I didn't want to either. He didn't sign off on those projects in Shanghai, so how can it be considered that we stole them?"

"Zhang Wen, I have good news for you. The Party Secretary of Shanghai is coming. You'd better pray for good fortune."

Zhang Wen was now genuinely panicked; the Party Secretary of Shanghai was a vice-national level official.

"Teacher, you must save me! I'm your last disciple. If I'm killed, there will be no one to take care of you in your old age."

"Zhang Wen, don't worry, I'll avenge you if you get killed."

"Teacher, how could you just stand by and watch someone die?"

"Teacher, how can we help him? He's in the same grade as me."

"Alright, your disciple has no choice but to accept his fate. After all, his teacher is incompetent."

"Alright, Zhang Wen, they're not here to cause you trouble; they're here to thank you."

This time it was Zhang Wen's turn to be surprised.

"Teacher, why is he thanking me? He's thanking me for poaching so many of his clients."

"No, that's not it. Didn't you tell me last time to ask Wang Weiguo to investigate why the research institute left? When Wang Weiguo found out, he was shocked to discover that they were owed six months' worth of wages."

Zhang Wen looked on in astonishment; this was really outrageous.

"Teacher, how could someone as wealthy as Shanghai be in arrears?"

"It's not a problem with Shanghai, it's a problem with the management of these institutions. The Shanghai government provides funding, but these bastards took the money and invested it, and you know what happened next."

"Is this outrageous? How can they just transfer money like that? Is there no oversight?"

"It's because there's a mole within the research institute. It's just a pity for those researchers who have been owed wages for so long."

"Don't worry, they're doing very well in Luzhou. In fact, Handong is the least likely to delay paying wages. Our money is directly deposited into our accounts through the city-level system; there's no middleman involved."

"Then your workload isn't too heavy, and you can distribute it on time within the stipulated period."

"Teacher, we can submit it earlier, it's not that much difference."

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhenhua realized that the man from Handong truly lived up to his reputation as a powerful figure, speaking with unwavering conviction.

"Zhang Wen, you're doing a good job. As long as there are no problems in the city, there shouldn't be any issues with wage arrears."

"Teacher, what's the deal with these people from Shanghai coming here? They're not really here to cause me trouble, are they?"

"They really came here to communicate with you."

"Many of the industries in Handong are industries they don't want, mostly manufacturing."

"They're here to exchange ideas, so treat them well and don't act like you do on the phone."

"Okay, teacher, I will definitely communicate well."

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The Hantong Provincial Government Building.

Provincial leaders, headed by Sha Ruijin and Zhang Wen, waited at the entrance for the Shanghai delegation.

Ten minutes later, a bus slowly pulled up in front of the Hantong Provincial Party Committee building.

"Welcome Secretary Li and Mayor Wang to our province for exchanges."

After greeting Zhang Wen, Mayor Wang walked over to him.

Zhang Wen realized something was wrong and immediately tried to slip away.

"Comrade Zhang Wen, where are you going?"

"Mayor Wang, I'll go to the cafeteria to see if the food is ready."