Chapter 886 Lucheng Scenery
The World Cup is over.
Song Yuanchao and Qin Zhengguo returned to China. Just like when they came here, they went back to Hong Kong first. When they arrived in Hong Kong, Lin Yan, Ying Caixia and the children were already waiting for them.
Shao Heping had gone to Lucheng, Qiongdao, to take up his post last month. They had agreed to meet in Lucheng after he returned from Italy. It was summer, the best season for tourism. Neither Lin Yan nor Ying Caixia had been to Lucheng before, and Niuniu was also on summer vacation. The two women discussed and decided to go with Song Yuanchao. Song Yuanchao went to talk about their men's affairs, while Lin Yan and Ying Caixia took the children to play.
Qin Zhengguo couldn't go. There were many things to deal with both at the Hong Kong headquarters and in Pengcheng during his absence. Although they had been communicating with us by phone when in Italy, some things could not be done by phone alone, especially since the VCD project was already being implemented. Qin Zhengguo was responsible for the subsequent production, marketing, etc., so he couldn't leave at all.
After resting for two days in Hong Kong, Song Yuanchao and Qin Zhengguo's families crossed the border and went to Pengcheng first. After arriving in Pengcheng, Qin Zhengguo stayed, while Song Yuanchao and his family took the company's car to Qiongdao. It took about two days to cross the sea and reach Qiongdao, and then arrived in Lucheng.
Shao Heping, who had received the call a long time ago, took his secretary to pick up Song Yuanchao and others at the national highway entrance in advance. After exchanging greetings, Shao Heping asked Song Yuanchao's car to follow him. After entering Lucheng and driving south for a while, they came to a place with beautiful environment. This is the Lucheng Guesthouse. Although it is called a guesthouse, it is better than an ordinary hotel. If it were not for Shao Heping's arrangement, ordinary people would not be able to stay here.
"Isn't this place inappropriate to live in?" After getting off the car, Song Yuanchao couldn't help asking as he looked at a small Western-style building hidden in the shade of trees. Their identities were just businessmen, and the specifications of this guesthouse were not low at first glance. Not to mention that Song Yuanchao was no longer in the system now, even when he was in the system before, he could not live here because of his level.
"It's not that exaggerated." Shao Heping said with a smile: "This is the Municipal Party Committee Guesthouse, but it also functions as a sanatorium. It is usually empty. If it was before, it would be impossible for you to move in, but now it's different. Lucheng is now a special zone. Since it is a special zone, many things are handled specially. The economy is the first priority. You can just live here and rest assured."
After listening to Shao Heping's words, Song Yuanchao finally felt relieved. Moreover, Song Yuanchao understood some of Shao Heping's unspoken words. There are many immigrants in Lucheng now. After the policy about Lucheng was announced, many sensitive businessmen or speculators came to the local area to look for opportunities. After all, Pengcheng has a precedent. Now Pengcheng has developed to its current scale in just a few years, especially those businessmen who initially invested in Pengcheng, almost all of them made money.
After the example of Pengcheng, when the development policy of Lucheng was determined, how could these people give up such a good opportunity? In just a few months, the number of people coming to Lucheng increased several times compared with before, and the arrival of a large number of outsiders also put great pressure on Lucheng, which was originally backward, especially hotels, inns, and guest houses. Now it is difficult to find a room. Even some private hotels with slightly better conditions have been booked by outsiders.
Apart from these people, there are also various other people in society who are destabilizing factors for public security.
When Song Yuanchao and his companions came to Lucheng, Shao Heping not only had to receive them well, but also had to prevent some accidents from happening, so he specially arranged for them to stay here.
In addition, Shao Heping also told Song Yuanchao that he had arranged two people to accompany Lin Yan, Ying Caixia and the children. These two people, one male and one female, were comrades temporarily transferred by Shao Heping from the local public security team. Accompanying Lin Yan and the others could help avoid any accidents.
After thanking Shao Heping, Song Yuanchao and his friends moved into the small building that was arranged for them.
The small building was very clean. Although not as good as those in Shanghai and Yanjing, it was considered very good in Lucheng.
Lin Yan and Ying Caixia took the children upstairs to pack their luggage, while Song Yuanchao and Shao Heping were drinking tea, smoking and chatting in the living room on the first floor.
Song Yuanchao asked Shao Heping how he felt about arriving in Lucheng. Shao Heping smiled and said, "The road ahead is long and the task is arduous," then he sighed deeply.
"What's wrong? Not going well?" Song Chaoyuan asked.
"The key is still lack of money. I am now mainly responsible for economic work, but it is not so easy to get economic work going. Lucheng has always been a tourist city. There are not many local enterprises, and the annual fiscal revenue is pitifully small. Not to mention compared with other cities, even when I was the district head of Gusu, the fiscal revenue of one district was many times that of the entire Lucheng."
"Right now, the funding from above is really limited. Everyone in Lucheng is jealous of these funds. Every day, departments that want money almost break down the threshold of my office. I'm not a god, so how can I come up with money? I came to pick you up today to avoid the limelight. Otherwise, if I stay in the office, I will be driven crazy by those people."
Shao Heping complained to Song Yuanchao, it was really difficult for him. As the executive vice-president of Lucheng, he was now very courageous.
Although Shao Heping was very capable, he couldn't make money even if he had no rice. However, Lucheng needed money to develop. Shao Heping, who had just arrived in Lucheng, was overwhelmed by these trivial matters.
Song Yuanchao nodded to show his understanding. He knew something about the situation in Lucheng. In fact, it was not only Lucheng, but also the whole Qiongdao Island. When Qiongdao Island belonged to Guangdong Province, it could still benefit from Guangdong Province. But now that Qiongdao Island has been established as a separate province, it can no longer benefit from the previous benefits. Although the government has given policies, it has not given much funding. Many tasks have to be solved by ourselves.
The Coconut City in the north is slightly better because there is an old enterprise in the north, and this old enterprise is the Coconut Group.
As a domestic beverage peer, Coco Tree's beverages are unique in the domestic market. A few years ago, this old state-owned enterprise ushered in rapid development through internal reforms, and the coconut milk beverages it launched on the market are very popular. Although Coco Tree's share of the entire beverage market is not large, due to the special nature of its products, there are few competitors in the same category, so the benefits generated are still good.
Unfortunately, the Coconut Group does not belong to Lucheng. It is a company from a sister city in the north, so Shao Heping has no way to benefit from it.
As they were chatting, there was a knock on the door. Shao Heping's secretary went to open the door and walked in a moment with two young men.
"Leader, the people have arrived." Shao Heping's secretary reported to Shao Heping.
Shao Heping nodded, stood up and said to Song Yuanchao beside him: "These two are the public security comrades arranged to accompany Yan Zi and the others. This is Comrade Liu Hua, and this is Comrade Sun Li."
Song Yuanchao extended his hand to the two young men with a smile on his face and shook hands. Shao Heping had just told Song Yuanchao privately about the two young men. They were comrades temporarily transferred from the public security department to accompany Lin Yan and the others. They were both very skilled and trustworthy. They would accompany Lin Yan and the others to travel in Lucheng in the next few days, serve as tour guides and be responsible for the safety of them and the children.
"Hello Comrade Liu Hua, Hello Comrade Sun Li, I'm sorry to bother you over the next few days. I would like to express my gratitude in advance."
"This is what we should do, Mr. Song." The two young men answered neither arrogantly nor humbly, and at the same time they secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Before receiving the order, they were all guessing what the identity and personality of the person in charge would be like. Because in the past few months, many people of all kinds have come to Lucheng, and as public security officers, they have also come into contact with many of them.
To be honest, they don't have a very good impression of some foreign businessmen, especially those from Hong Kong and other places, or those with certain backgrounds. Many of them have an arrogant and contemptuous attitude.
Liu Hua and Sun Li couldn't help but have such concerns before meeting Song Yuanchao, but they couldn't refuse the task assigned to them by their leader. They had thought about it before they came. If the other party was difficult to approach, then they would be patient and try to get through these few days and complete this task.
Unexpectedly, when they met Song Yuanchao, they found that he not only looked elegant but also very polite. He showed respect to them and expressed gratitude as soon as he opened his mouth, which gave them a very good first impression.
When Song Yuanchao asked Lin Yan and Ying Caixia to go downstairs to meet Liu Hua and Sun Li, Lin Yan and Ying Caixia were equally kind to them without any airs. The children were also very polite and called them "Uncle Liu and Aunt Sun" politely, which made Liu Hua and Sun Li feel more relieved.
After chatting for a few sentences and getting to know each other, Shao Heping asked for Song Yuanchao's opinion and told Liu Hua and Sun Li that Song Yuanchao and his team had just arrived today and needed to rest for a night and come back at eight o'clock tomorrow morning. He would leave Lin Yan, Ying Caixia and the children to them for the next few days.
There is no need to worry about the car. When Song Yuanchao came, he drove two cars. He drove one car himself as a means of transportation in Lucheng, and the other car was given to Liu Hua and the others. The driver would also follow them.
Liu Hua and Sun Li said that they understood and would definitely complete the mission. Song Yuanchao smiled and said that they didn't need to be so nervous, it was nothing more than taking them to have fun in Lucheng, and he also believed that with them there, there would be no problem with the safety of Lucheng, but it was their first time to come to Lucheng, and he hoped that Liu Hua and Sun Li would be good tour guides and take them to see the beautiful scenery of Lucheng.
As soon as these words were spoken, Shao Heping on the side also laughed, and after saying a few more words, he sent Liu Hua and Sun Li away. After they left, Shao Heping continued to chat with Song Yuanchao for a while, raised his wrist to check the time, and apologized to Song Yuanchao that he had something to do in the office and had to go back.
But don't worry, they should have a good rest in the afternoon, and he will come over in the evening to welcome them as a host. No one will go out to eat, the seafood in the guesthouse here is good, so we will eat the special seafood here tonight.
