Officialdom: Reborn in the 90s, all I want to do is quit my job and make money.

Li Dakang and Liang Wenyuan both felt a sudden jolt in their hearts.

coming!

That little bastard, that familiar expression, that damn tone! He's about to start causing trouble again!

"What do you want to do?" Li Dakang asked, his fingers clenched as he held his teacup.

"Don't be nervous, Mayor Li." Lin Yu shrugged. "I was just promoted, you know? I'm a deputy director-level cadre now, I should at least have some of the awareness of a deputy director-level cadre, right?"

"I just feel that Nanjiang is a land of etiquette, and we cannot neglect our international friends."

He glanced at Li Dakang, then at Liang Wenyuan blocking the doorway, and smiled.

"Prince Abdullah has come from afar and is a distinguished guest of our Nam Giang. What are his plans for the rest of his trip in Han River and even in our Nam Giang province? Does our city or province have a specific reception plan?"

plan?

Li Dakang and Liang Wenyuan exchanged a glance, both of them stunned.

Damn it, I just got off the train and I'm already completely bewildered by the mess you've made.

The governor promoted you so quickly to prevent you from being abducted by human traffickers.

Everyone's attention is on you right now, who the hell has time to care about that Middle Eastern tycoon's schedule!

"The plan... is being formulated." Li Dakang stammered, a natural reaction from a seasoned official.

"It's being drafted?" Lin Yu's brows furrowed immediately. "Mayor Li, Mayor Liang, this won't do!"

"This efficiency is too low! It doesn't reflect the speed and sincerity of Nanjiang!"

Li Dakang's eyelid twitched.

This kid, does he really think he's a leader? He's already bossing us around?

"Then what should we do according to Xiao Lin... no, Deputy Director Lin's opinion?" Liang Wenyuan spoke at the door, deliberately emphasizing the words "Deputy Director Lin".

Lin Yu completely ignored this implication.

He jumped up from his chair and paced back and forth in the office, looking very serious.

"Mayors, have you considered why Abdullah dared to poach people right in front of the governor?"

"Why?!" He suddenly stopped in his tracks, asking himself the question.

"Because in his eyes, we are poor! We are backward! We can't give him what he wants, and we can't give me what I want!"

"He felt that my being here was a waste of my talents, a misuse of my abilities!"

Li Dakang and Liang Wenyuan's faces turned ashen.

Those words are so damn hurtful.

It's true, but can you please not say it so confidently?

"Therefore!" Lin Yu's voice suddenly rose, "We must prove to him that he is wrong! Utterly wrong!"

"We want to show him the strength of Nanjiang! The depth of Nanjiang! The future of Nanjiang!"

"We need to let him know that his little bit of money, his so-called laboratory, and even his army are utterly insignificant compared to the power of our Nanjiang Province!"

"We must make him ashamed of his ignorance and arrogance!"

Li Dakang and Liang Wenyuan were intimidated.

Is this kid... on drugs? Why is he suddenly so full of a sense of collective honor?

Did the governor's promotion really work? Has this kid finally been brought under control, had a change of heart, and decided to wholeheartedly contribute to the organization?

"How do you want to prove it?" Li Dakang asked suspiciously.

This was exactly what Lin Yu was waiting for.

He walked to his desk, picked up a piece of white paper and a pen, and set them up.

"My idea is that we can't just go through the motions with visits, inspections, and symposiums. That's too petty and narrow-minded!"

"If we're going to do it, let's do it big!"

"I propose that the Provincial Development and Reform Commission take the lead, with the cities of Hanjiang and Jiangcheng jointly hosting, to immediately prepare for and hold a strategic summit on 'Nanjiang-Middle East Future Cooperation'!"

boom!

The words "strategic summit" made Li Dakang and Liang Wenyuan's minds go blank.

Both of them were stunned.

Holy crap?

Just because of a few words from a Middle Eastern tycoon, you're going to hold a provincial-level strategic summit?

Do you think this is just playing house?!

"Nonsense!" Li Dakang blurted out without thinking. "Do you know how much preparation work and budget it takes to host a provincial summit?"

"Money is not a problem!" Lin Yu waved his hand dismissively. "The problem is, do we dare to think about it, and do we dare to do it!"

He walked up to the two men and looked at them.

"This is not just a summit; it's an opportunity to showcase Nanjiang's strength to the world!"

"Just imagine, we'll book all of Prince Abdullah and his entire Middle Eastern delegation to our best five-star hotel! Let them experience what it means to be treated like royalty!"

"The opening ceremony will be held right here at our Han River Sports Center! The lighting, the stage, the fireworks—it has to be top-notch! Let those Middle Eastern tycoons see what a grand spectacle looks like!"

"During the summit, we will organize the province's best enterprises and showcase our finest projects for an unprecedented investment negotiation conference! Bring them all, regardless of whether they're textiles, chemicals, or machinery! Pack them up! Make them look high-end!"

"We'll also invite the best performing arts troupe in the province to perform for them! Let them experience the profoundness of our Eastern culture!"

Lin Yu became more and more excited as he spoke, spittle flying everywhere.

Li Dakang and Liang Wenyuan were terrified and felt their scalps tingle.

This is not a summit, for God's sake!

This is fucking money-burning!

At Lin Yu's pace, not to mention the municipal finances, even emptying the provincial finances wouldn't be enough!

"Lin Yu!" Li Dakang finally couldn't hold back any longer, slamming his hand on the table and standing up. "Calm down! You're dreaming!"

"I'm not being delusional!" Lin Yu retorted, his neck stiff. "Mayor Li, don't you understand? We're not spending money, we're spending strategy! We're spending face! We're spending the future of Nanjiang Province!"

He lowered his voice, leaned close to Li Dakang's ear, and whispered.

"Think about it, we've made such a big scene and made Abdullah feel so comfortable, what will he think?"

"He'll feel that our Nanjiang Province truly has the strength and genuinely values ​​him!"

"By then, forget about him poaching me; he'll probably be begging and pleading to invest his money in Nanjiang!"

"Billions, even tens of billions of US dollars! Compared to that, what's the little money we spent on hosting the summit?"

"This is what it means to create the best conditions first, so that you can attract the biggest investment! Every penny spent now can be earned back tenfold or a hundredfold in the future!"

Li Dakang remained silent.

Liang Wenyuan also fell silent.

Looking at Lin Yu's sincere face, they felt a mix of emotions and their thoughts raced.

Have to admit.

This kid's twisted logic... damn it, it actually makes some sense.

Elevate vanity projects to a strategic level.

They portray their spending spree as a necessary means to attract investment.

That little bastard, he's wasting his talent by not getting involved in pyramid schemes!

but……

What if?

What if he actually manages to make it happen?

A provincial-level strategic summit, with investments of billions or even tens of billions of US dollars...

This achievement is so great! So great that it made their hearts race!

Seeing the changing expressions on their faces, Lin Yu sneered inwardly.

Hehehehehehe...

Hooked.

You old Deng's, all you think about is your political achievements.

I'll promise you an incredible benefit!

Just you wait! Once you get the money approved, I'll show you how to burn through it! By then, forget about promotions, you'll be lucky if you don't get fired!

"This...this is a huge deal."

Finally, Li Dakang was the first to regain his composure. His voice was somewhat hoarse as he said, "Mayor Liang and I can't make the decision. We must...we must report to Governor Zhao immediately!"