In name only: The land of Handong, I shall rule its fate.

Ah!

Wen Yiyan was a little flustered when he was suddenly called out. Wait, wasn't he just criticizing Tian Guofu a second ago? And now he's been dragged into this? Is this right?

"When I came back from my business trip across the ocean, you said it was almost done, and that you'd give me a little more time and it would be done soon. Now several months have passed, and where is it?"

"What process? What stage are we at? Have we encountered any difficulties? What support do we need?"

Lin Zhiyuan stared straight at him, "I've been waiting for your work report. You don't come to me privately, and you don't speak on this matter at the Standing Committee meeting, so I had to ask you myself."

Many Standing Committee members glanced over, thinking, "Oh right, one thing after another happened before the new year, and we've almost forgotten Wen Yiyan's outrageous behavior."

After all, Wen Yiyan had been unusually low-key lately, even giving up her hobby of chatting with Shen Shanhe about partnering up the mountains.

"This...that..."

Wen Yiyan looked to the left and then to the right, but dared not meet Lin Zhiyuan's gaze.

"Minister Wen!"

Lin Zhiyuan sneered, "Don't tell me that I took the blame for you and that the matter is left unresolved."

"It's nothing! Nothing!"

Wen Yiyan waved his hands repeatedly and said through gritted teeth, "It's just that we've encountered some trouble with the recommendations. Recently, a large number of southern merchants have indeed expressed their intention to invest and build factories on the mainland. In particular, our Handong has a deep historical connection with them and is their primary target."

"At the end of the year, I discussed the implementation plan for the new 12-inch fab in mainland China with representatives from Hexin. However, the representatives clearly told me that their subsidiary, United Technologies, already had production facilities in Handong. Considering the company's strategic development layout and capacity mismatch, they would not consider Handong. Ultimately, the project was taken over by Fujian Province."

"I met with Li Jing again. Li Jing was even more blunt, saying that the supporting industries related to the display screen in Handong are not well-developed. AUO has finalized a plan but has not built it yet, so they are not considering it. Now they are getting very close to Hanjiang."

"Other industries, such as new materials, have been invested in Donghai, and Liancheng is also working on a new materials base project."

"This situation involves fundamental corporate strategic decisions and has nothing to do with external factors, so I didn't report it."

Speaking of which...

Wen Yiyan gave Lin Zhiyuan a resentful look. It was Lin Zhiyuan who started the display screen project and supporting supply chain industry in Hanjiang back then.

Now that they've shot themselves in the foot, how can you blame them?

"And then? What did you do?"

Lin Zhiyuan did not give up and pressed on relentlessly.

"Yes! Yes! I am working."

Wen Yiyan was so nervous that cold sweat poured down her forehead, and she even had a craving for Sichuan cuisine, but her face was flushed with an unnatural redness. "I didn't stop after I encountered a stalemate. I've been helping Secretary Dakang with his work."

All eyes turned to them.

Now it was Li Dakang's turn to feel uncomfortable. He glared at Wen Yiyan, who couldn't keep his mouth shut, with dead fish eyes, and coughed a few times in a fake manner. "Actually, this matter is still unresolved, so I haven't reported it to the provincial party committee and government, but the project has always existed."

Li Dakang went around in circles for a long time but didn't tell a single truth.

Get to the point!

Liu Changsheng couldn't stand it anymore and banged on the table as a warning.

"Forehead…"

Li Dakang scratched his head and fiddled with the pen in his hand. "To put it bluntly, it's about further expanding and accelerating the urban development circle of the six cities along the edge of Handong and the Han River."

Oh, so that's what it is!

Everyone understood immediately. This concept was not new. The Regional Economic Coordination Council was established in the mid-1980s, and the first version of the Jingzhou Metropolitan Area Plan was launched in 2002. It has been promoted over the years.

The core idea is that land is cheaper in Handong and along the Han River, and that industries are being transferred from Handong to Han River.

But judging from Li Dakang's hesitant expression, it's clear that he wants much more than that.

"The three cities east of the Han River are already closer to Jingzhou because of the high-speed rail connection. This year, another new high-speed rail line is going to be built, so I thought I might as well give our neighbor a hand as well."

"I absolutely did not do anything for them."

"I just can't stand seeing them suffer. Let's create opportunities together and move towards prosperity together."

Tsk!

The more you explain something, the more you realize what you're lacking.

The Standing Committee members also understood that Li Dakang clearly wanted the three brothers to be his enclave in Jingzhou, just like Luzhou was the backyard of Shanghai.

"Right? There's potential, isn't there?"

"Xiaochu is right next to the Xinzhan High-tech Zone, and to the east is our Jingzhou. With Xiaochu acting as a bridge, I don't see how the representative of Hexin can still say that Handong has no supporting industrial chain for display screens."

"What Hanzi has, we in Handong have too."

Wen Yiyan spoke with great conviction.

Lin Zhiyuan's lips twitched as he listened. Good heavens, you guys aren't even putting on an act anymore. How could the Hanjiang team agree to such banditry?

However, judging from their expressions, it was clear that they didn't take the Hanjiang team seriously at all and were bullying them relentlessly.

"The six cities on the periphery have now become an important industrial and economic development corridor for the development of Handong."

Wen Yiyan also felt that his words were a bit off-topic, so he straightened his expression and said a hard truth that everyone agreed with. But then he changed his mind again, "But I think that the sense of identity for regional development should not only include the economy and industry, but also the life and culture of sister cities."

"So I discussed a whole host of follow-up plans with Secretary Dakang, including the rights and benefits of the three brothers' citizen cards, the five social insurances and one housing fund, and the mutual circulation between these and Jingzhou and even the entire Handong area, as well as equal treatment in civil service examinations and admissions..."

Seeing the increasingly strange looks in everyone's eyes.

Wen Yiyan unconsciously lowered his voice, "Of course, all of this still needs to be approved by the joint resolution of the Provincial Party Committee and the approval of the three brothers next door."

"However, we've already discussed and agreed on the first step."

"The first Han Super Football League is going to be held in Handong in April, right? We plan to invite the three brothers to participate as special guests. They won't be counted in the rankings, but they will be treated equally in all other aspects."

Good heavens! Good heavens!

Do you even understand what the Handong Provincial City Football League is? If you involve the three brothers, how can outsiders tell whether they are from Handong or Hanjiang?

孽 孽!

Lin Zhiyuan found himself speechless. "Wen Yiyan, I respect you as a talented person. Every single thing you do is like dancing on the edge of a knife."

I'm afraid the Buddha's Palm won't be enough to kill you!

The Standing Committee members all shook their heads; it was impossible for this matter to have been discussed at the Standing Committee meeting before. But they all gave Li Dakang a look, indicating that he understood.

Li Dakang understood instantly.

If you succeed, you'll be a hero of Handong; if you're punished by heaven, it's all your fault. Oh, no, you can also drag Wen Yiyan into it.

Only one person showed a look of frustration.

Damn it!

Why does that bastard Jingzhou have three good brothers, but Luzhou doesn't?

No, this will lead to a situation where one gains at the expense of the other!

He needs to think of a way; how daring can a person be...?