404: Chapter 404 Zhou Nan, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, took the initiative to approach him.

"Secretary Qin, in accordance with your instructions, we have handled the matter of Liu Laosan seriously and conducted an in-depth investigation..."

Liu Laosan has been placed under investigation and will be prosecuted on charges of extortion.

At the same time, his business license has been revoked, and he is permanently banned from the tourism industry, among other penalties.

The punishment was extremely severe!

After hearing the report, Qin Chuan nodded with satisfaction. "Director of the Culture and Tourism Bureau Ji Jie, you have done well."

Seeing that Qin Chuan was satisfied, Director of the Culture and Tourism Bureau Ji Jie felt a weight lift from her heart.

Next, she began reporting on tourism-related matters to Qin Chuan, speaking with intimate knowledge and providing clear data, unlike some officials who know nothing when asked.

After listening to the report, Qin Chuan's expression turned grave, and he said slowly, "Are you saying that our tourism data is declining?"

Director of the Culture and Tourism Bureau Ji Jie replied, "Compared to the same period last year, our data is indeed declining; both the total number of tourists and the total tourism revenue have dropped."

Qin Chuan asked, "Have you analyzed the reasons? Why is this happening?"

Director of the Culture and Tourism Bureau Ji Jie replied, "We have conducted an in-depth analysis. Beyond the tourism environment and the need to improve service awareness, the main issues are high ticket prices, high accommodation costs, and so on."

Qin Chuan completely agreed. Before taking office, he had specifically visited Dongjiang City as an ordinary tourist, and these problems indeed existed.

"Director of the Culture and Tourism Bureau Ji Jie, I suggest that you lower the admission prices for major scenic spots and expand the scope of free entry. For example, change the free entry for children under 1.2 meters in height to those under 13, or even under 15, and allow free entry for all seniors over 60."

"Additionally, ticket prices for major scenic spots should be lowered. Charging two or three hundred for a ticket is a bit too expensive. I think a few dozen yuan is enough, at most a little over a hundred..."

Qin Chuan spoke at length.

Director of the Culture and Tourism Bureau Ji Jie noted everything down and said, "Secretary Qin, what you said is absolutely correct and has enlightened me. I will implement this immediately and draft official documents."

Qin Chuan nodded approvingly, becoming increasingly satisfied with Director of the Culture and Tourism Bureau Ji Jie.

Provincial capital, Governor's office.

Governor Meng Xianglong was listening to a work report from Deputy Secretary Zhou Nan, a member of the Municipal Standing Committee of Dongjiang City.

After hearing the report and providing appropriate instructions, he changed the subject and asked, "Comrade Zhou Nan, today is Qin Chuan's third day as the Municipal Party Secretary, right?"

Deputy Secretary Zhou Nan was surprised.

Why would Governor Zhou ask this? Could it be that Secretary Qin and Governor Zhou have a deep connection? If that is truly the case, then I must get closer to him.

Perhaps noticing Deputy Secretary Zhou Nan's surprise, Governor Meng Xianglong smiled. He did not hide anything, intending to give a hint to his subordinate.

"Comrade Zhou Nan, Secretary Wu Qiaoxi is no longer the Municipal Party Secretary of Dongjiang City. For Dongjiang City, one era has ended, and a new one is about to begin. You must unite closely with the new Secretary and achieve great things."

These words only deepened Deputy Secretary Zhou Nan's curiosity.

"Leader, please just speak plainly. I only half-understand what you mean."

Governor Meng Xianglong said, "It's very simple. Build a good relationship with Qin Chuan and follow closely in Comrade Qin Chuan's footsteps; it will only benefit you."

Glancing at the office door and seeing it was closed, Governor Meng Xianglong revealed, "Comrade Qin Chuan's background reaches the heavens, do you understand?"

That one sentence was enough!

If a Governor says someone's background reaches the heavens, then it truly does.

In addition to being shocked, Deputy Secretary Zhou Nan nodded vigorously. "Rest assured, Leader, I will definitely unite closely around Comrade Qin Chuan."

Qin Chuan had not expected that the first member of the Municipal Standing Committee to proactively enter his office would be Deputy Secretary Zhou Nan.

"Secretary Qin, sorry to disturb you."

Seeing that the person knocking and entering was Deputy Secretary Zhou Nan, Qin Chuan welcomed him warmly. "Comrade Zhou Nan, what are you saying? Please, have a seat."

The two sat down on the sofa.

As for Deputy Secretary Zhou Nan, Qin Chuan naturally understood him very well, having used the system to find out everything clearly.

Deputy Secretary Zhou Nan was an academic, a highly educated talent, and a relatively upright person. During the era of Secretary Wu Qiaoxi, he did not follow the crowd but had his own opinions. Sometimes, on certain matters, he would argue his case until his face turned red, but because Secretary Wu Qiaoxi had the final say in the Municipal Standing Committee meetings, Deputy Secretary Zhou Nan never won.

Now it seemed that he intended to align himself with him.

Being able to gain the support of the third-in-command was certainly a most welcome event.

After sitting and chatting for a while, both felt as if they had met too late, as they were surprisingly in agreement on several viewpoints and issues.

After chatting for a while, Deputy Secretary Zhou Nan stood up to leave with a smile on his face. "Secretary Qin, please continue to look after me in our future work."

"Of course, of course." Qin Chuan stood up warmly to see him off, walking him to the office door.

He understood very clearly that Deputy Secretary Zhou Nan had aligned himself with him; he had gained a valuable vote and one more supporter in the Municipal Standing Committee.

No, it should be two more supporters.

Minister Xiao Ruojun had always been one of Deputy Secretary Zhou Nan's people. Since Deputy Secretary Zhou Nan had aligned himself with him, Minister Xiao Ruojun would certainly do the same.

Qin Chuan was indeed someone with a system; not only had he investigated the dozen or so members of the Municipal Standing Committee of Dongjiang City clearly, but he had also figured out the factions among them and the relationships that existed between them.

Most of them were from Secretary Wu Qiaoxi's faction, but there were a few exceptions, such as Deputy Secretary Zhou Nan, Minister Xiao Ruojun, and the Military Sub-district Commander Wang Ning.

In the eyes of most members of the Municipal Standing Committee, Wang Ning was very low-profile, basically never expressing any opinions, and only raising his hand whenever he attended the Municipal Standing Committee meetings.

In fact, no one knew that last night, Wang Ning had proactively gone to Villa No. 1 and stayed for twenty or thirty minutes before leaving.

Qin Chuan's second uncle, Qin Zhennan, had been promoted to Commander of the Greater Military Region two years ago. Military region leaders had mentioned this to Wang Ning, and Wang Ning knew that he could no longer just be a "hand-raising" member of the Municipal Standing Committee; he had to support the new Secretary.

That was the reason for his proactive visit last night.

Sure enough, before long, Minister Xiao Ruojun knocked on the door and entered Qin Chuan's office to provide a detailed report on organizational work.

When leaving, Minister Xiao Ruojun said, "Secretary Qin, you can rest assured regarding organizational work; we will definitely maintain a high degree of consistency with the Municipal Party Committee."

"Minister Xiao Ruojun, thank you for your hard work. In the future, if there is anything, you can report directly to me." Qin Chuan warmly and politely saw him to the office door.

Municipal Party Committee Secretary-General's office.

Secretary-General Sun Lanying was reporting to Secretary Wu Qiaoxi over the phone again.

Half an hour ago, she had reported by phone once, telling Secretary Wu Qiaoxi that Deputy Secretary Zhou Nan had proactively gone to see Qin Chuan and had stayed for over twenty minutes before leaving.

Now, she was reporting that Minister Xiao Ruojun had gone to see Qin Chuan.

After she finished reporting, about ten or twenty minutes later, Secretary-General Tian Chaoqun called to notify her that a meeting of the Municipal Standing Committee would be held at 11:00 AM sharp.

After receiving this call, Secretary-General Sun Lanying was stunned for a moment.

Matters like convening the Municipal Standing Committee had always been something she notified others about; even if she didn't notify them herself, she would arrange for those below her to do so.

Since when did Secretary-General Tian Chaoqun start overstepping his authority and calling me directly to notify me about convening the Municipal Standing Committee?

After coming to her senses, Secretary-General Sun Lanying seemed to realize that something unusual was in the air.