Upon hearing this, Ou Jian, with a tone of reproach, said, "Comrade Peng Peng, how can you speak of the leadership in such a way? I have heard that Executive Chen has been busy with investment promotion lately, and even if there's not a single penny today, this spirit is still worth learning from."

These words cranked the mockery towards Chen Fang up to the max.

In everyone's eyes,

Chen Fang's face was definitely going to hit the floor today.

Just at this moment,

Nie Quan, the Director of the Mayor's office, rushed in.

He said to Dou Qingquan, "Mayor Dou, Mayor Zhao Yiping is here."

Upon hearing this,

Dou Qingquan didn't hesitate at all and turned his head to walk towards the entrance.

Suddenly, Zhao Yiping came in, accompanied by his secretary Yang Shao and several other unfamiliar faces, all smiling.

"Mayor Zhao, why are you here? You should have told us in advance, so we could have greeted you at the highway exit,"

Dou Qingquan said, nodding and bowing.

Zhao Yiping waved his hand and replied, "No problems, no problems. I heard today is our Economic Development Zone's investment conference. I brought the comrades from the Technology Industrial Park to learn a thing or two. I'm not here as a leader today, but as someone who's come to learn the ropes."

"Mayor Zhao, today's signing event is managed by Executive Chen,"

Said Dou Qingquan.

Zhao Yiping pretended to be surprised,

And looked towards Chen Fang, saying, "Oh? It seems I have come on the right day, Executive Chen's capabilities are well known to everyone; you all should indeed learn a bit from him."

The comrades from Wulan City's Technology Industrial Park naturally responded submissively.

Zhao Yiping walked up to Chen Fang and said, "Executive Chen, our Technology Industrial Park started late, and today I've not only brought the leaders of the park to learn, but I've also brought a group of business leaders interested in investing in the park to look and learn. I trust you wouldn't mind?"

"Of course I don't mind, with Mayor Zhao present, it's only natural for Chen Fang's face to shine a little brighter,"

Said Chen Fang.

Zhao Yiping nodded and turned to Yang Shao, saying, "Young Yang, please invite the business leaders in to take a seat."

"Okay."

Yang Shao nodded and then went out.

About a minute later, under his lead, a group of people entered in single file, around a dozen in total. Chen Fang looked closely and saw that these dozen people were none other than the very enterprises he had visited one by one previously.

With these dozen enterprises,

Chen Fang had been turned away without exception.

Without guessing, one could tell that Zhao Yiping brought these people over with the purpose of humiliating him.

"Executive Chen, do you need to get acquainted with these business leaders? If so, how about I play the role of the introducer?"

Zhao Yiping said with a face full of pride.

Chen Fang waved his hand and replied, "I appreciate Mayor Zhao's kindness, but since they've chosen to invest in the Technology Industrial Park, they don't really have anything to do with our Economic Development Zone anymore."

"Hahaha... Alright, since Executive Chen is not interested in making their acquaintance, Zhao will not be overly sentimental either. Mayor Dou, can we start the signing event now?"

Zhao Yiping asked.

Dou Qingquan checked his watch,

And said, "It's about time, let's start. Mayor Zhao, please take your seat!"

Zhao Yiping waved his hand and replied, "Like I said, I am here to learn today. You all take your seats, you take your seats, I'll just sit here."

After that, he sat down in the front row of the audience seats.

Dou Qingquan said with a smile, "Fine, Mayor Zhao as you wish, then let's begin. Ladies and gentlemen, please be seated."

The leaders from Guyang City and the Economic Development Zone took their seats on the main stage in sequence.

The time had already reached around 9:45 AM, but up until now, not a single one of the investors Chen Fang claimed would sign contracts had shown up.

Everyone knew it was nothing more than an empty show.

In their eyes, Chen Fang was just trying to delay.

But this tactic was not going to change any outcome.

Very soon.

Another ten minutes had passed.

It was nine fifty.

Only ten minutes left until the signing ceremony would begin.

It was about time.

Zhao Yiping exchanged a glance with Dou Qingquan.

Dou Qingquan, understanding the situation, turned to Chen Fang and asked, "Executive Chen, where are your clients? Do you need to give them a call to hurry them up?"

"No need, they'll make it on time," Chen Fang said.

As soon as he had spoken,

the Political and Legal Committee Secretary Ou Jian snorted coldly and said, "Executive Chen, I think you had better make a call to confirm. Everyone is quite busy, and we wouldn't want to end up with a wasted effort and embarrassment for you when it turns out to be all for nothing."

"Exactly, Executive Chen. Look at the time, if you really haven't secured any clients, it's no shame to tell everyone, and it would save us from wasting our time," Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee Yang Guanghong couldn't help but remind him.

Chen Fang heard this

and smiled, saying, "What? You all can't wait to see Chen Fang embarrassed? Can't you even wait this little while longer?"

"Executive Chen, that's not it. What do you mean 'looking forward to your embarrassment'? Everyone is concerned about the welfare of Guyang City. Only five minutes are left; I don't think there's any point in waiting. We might as well call it to an end," Dou Qingquan said, sitting upright seriously.

Indeed.

The long-anticipated event was close at hand.

Yet, by the entrance, there was no indication of any arrivals.

Zhao Yiping knew this deep down.

Standing up, he spoke, "Comrade Chen Fang, you're causing a scene. Do you really think we're here just to keep you company like tutoring a prince? Is it right for all of us to play house with you?"

The atmosphere,

which had been warm, dropped to freezing with these words.

Now it wasn't just Dou Qingquan's faction that had objections; the sentiment was spreading throughout the Economic Development Zone.

After all the painstaking preparations,

it seemed to be turning into a farce.

Who could swallow such an insult?

"Alright, let's not wait any longer. Let's call it off. Comrade Chen Fang, you owe an explanation to the standing committee, the Economic Development Zone, and all the citizens of the city. This has gone too far," Dou Qingquan said as he saw the time had arrived.

He threw his cigarette butt on the ground, pretending to be outraged as he stood up.

As he spoke,

everyone who had been on edge relaxed all at once.

Just when everyone thought that today's drama had concluded, suddenly the sound of Yu Zhengchuan could be heard from the entrance: "Jinxi City's Yuechi Technology Chairman Zhang Jianfeng has arrived."

At the sound of this voice,

everyone jolted alert.

They all turned to look at the entrance.

They saw a middle-aged man in a suit with an air of elegance slowly walking in,

followed by his subordinates.

Seeing this, Gu Zhengqi, the founder of Pu Hua Technology, had a sinking feeling.

Yuechi Technology was also a company that produced electric vehicles, but unlike the fledgling Pu Hua Technology, Yuechi Technology was an established electric vehicle company.

They started with bicycles.

And were outstanding in the bicycle field.

After transitioning to electric vehicles, they too were very prominent, currently ranking second in the national electric vehicle market, a true top-tier company within the industry.

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