Rebirth of Corrupt Officials - Chapter 68

Only today did Jiang Xiaochuan truly enter Chengzhou’s circle.

In a daze, the scenes before his eyes all overlapped with those in his previous life. These officials were sitting together, drinking and chatting, changing glasses, hugging each other, talking about everything with cunning faces, completely subverting their image in front of the public.

However, these were all so familiar.

He was – complicit.

Qu Zhendong picked up the wine from the table and smiled at Jiang Xiaochuan: “Xiao Jiang, this is your first time on such an occasion, so don’t be restrained. Most of the people here know each other.”

Others agreed: “Mayor Jiang is here. Come on…”

“The future is bright…”

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Jiang Xiaochuan said in his heart that naturally most of them knew each other. In this special private room of Rong Family’s Club, there were officials and entrepreneurs of all sizes sitting, all from the provinces and cities. A high-ranking official held real power, but two officials who seemed unrelated on the surface could get along well here.

Qu Zhendong, Li Dakai, Wu Ju, and even Municipal People’s Congress Director Peng Shuyi and others came. However, Jiang Xiaochuan did not see anyone from other parties, such as Lin Shanyi and Qin Yu. The entire table was from the party, after all, they were still power centers.

He picked up the cup and clinked it with Qu Zhendong, looking particularly humble: “Secretary Qu, you invited me, how dare I not come? You are my old leader. Only by following you can I have a direction!” It seemed that Qu Zhendong had been regarded as his life mentor. Although Qu Zhendong knew that he was flattering, but it was still nice to be flattered especially by Jiang Xiaochuan.

“Hahaha… You still know how to talk, so I’m not going to suffer with this old face. Let’s all have a drink.”

Qu Zhendong took the lead, and everyone stood up and clinked their glasses. They also wished Jiang Xiaochuan success, if he didn’t know the nature of this party? He might even think that these people were sincere.

He raised his head and drank up the wine in the cup, and made a calculation secretly. His eyes swept over the delicacies on the table, but he felt a sneer in his heart.

Okay, let them thought he was complicit.

Li Dakai could be regarded as Qu Zhendong’s disciple. Seeing the banquet was about to end and everyone was full and happy, he was about to start talking about things. He wanted to say a word or two.

There were not only officials present, but also several big entrepreneurs, including Dai Xu, who had escaped the interrogation of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, and Hua Feng, the chairman of Huaxin Group. However, Qiu Yu, the president of Lisson Group, was the only one not present, probably because Jiang Xiaochuan was present, so her presence would be detrimental, right?

“Speaking of which, the most recent big move is Chengzhou’s old city reconstruction plan. I am not arrogant, but Chengzhou can be said to be a model city in economic construction. The reconstruction of the old city is second only to Pudong, Shanghai. If this big project for the development of the new district is completed, it will be a glorious achievement for us, and we won’t have to worry about not being remembered in history!”

“Okay!”

As soon as Li Dakai said this, people immediately cheered.

Could the renovation of old cities be compared with the development of Pudong New Area? Jiang Xiaochuan speculated that Li Dakai must have drunk too much and remembered wrongly. The construction of Tiandu New District could be compared with the development of Pudong New District. But the reconstruction of the old city almost had nothing to do with the construction of Tiandu New District.

But Li Dakai was the municipal party committee secretary after all, and it was impossible for him to make such a low-level mistake. This must be a deliberate mistake, specifically to talk about the renovation of the old city.

“The old city should have been renovated a long time ago, but the land in the middle is still vacant. I would have thrown it out as early as possible. It has been left there forever. Our planning bureau’s plan has not yet been released, and the renovation task will be postponed again. In today’s market economy, as I say, this land will be left to enterprises. Director Hua and others are very good at this kind of development.” Li Dakai pointed at Hua Feng and said to him. He made a grand introduction, “This is Director Hua. He has been engaged in development for many years. They have already submitted the bid. I think it is very good. Mayor Jiang, what do you think?”

Li Dakai’s words could not be more straightforward. They were all silent, apparently waiting for Jiang Xiaochuan to speak and express his position. He was the acting mayor, and some things couldn’t be done without him. Otherwise, would Li Dakai still have to tell him this now? He would have given the land to Hua Feng with a wave of his hand.

“I also know that delaying the project for a long time is not the solution. I said a few days ago that the land was to be acquired, but I don’t know who leaked the news. I checked it thoroughly, so I postponed the land transfer announcement time. After the planning is completed, the value of this land can be estimated more accurately. However, Secretary Li said this, I also think it is a waste of time to put this land here. If it is developed by the government, it will take too much effort. It is better to let the market make the decision.”

The meaning was very clear. After hearing Jiang Xiaochuan’s words, Hua Feng’s face suddenly showed a smile that could not be concealed.

Jiang Xiaochuan heard that the Huaxin Group’s capital turnover was not working well recently, but it suddenly accepted a foreign venture capital fund. The investment fund happened to have an unexplained relationship with Qiu Yu. Jiang Xiaochuan had a doubt even if Qiu Yu went abroad, she must keep in touch with Hua Feng. Now one was a mainland company and the other was a foreign company. If they joined forces, they would complement each other. He had to say if this was planned in advance, Hua Feng was not a simple person.

But Jiang Xiaochuan believed in another theory. Hua Feng and Qiu Yu did not expect that they could achieve this step. Everything was caused by unexpected coincidences. Now they were just working together.

If the land project was awarded to the Huaxin Group, it would appear to be awarded to a domestic enterprise. However, if the equity within the Huaxin Group changed, then the profits from this land would all flow into the pockets of others.

And it was such huge profits.

The plan for the renovation of the old city had not yet been released, and the market price of real estate around this land was just over 3,000 yuan per square meter. After all, it was an old city, and its vitality was already declining. However, as soon as the renovation plan came out, the value of this land would immediately increase. Since it was located in a planned prime location, it was normal for the price to double in the future. Li Dakai tried his best to ask Jiang Xiaochuan to give this land to Huaxin Group, but he didn’t know how much money Huaxin Group sent privately?

He wanted to release the land, but in the end, he didn’t want Huaxin Group’s money. He believed that if he agreed, he would receive a large bribe tonight.