424: Chapter 424 Listed as a National Key Project

Following reports from Jiangnan Provincial TV Station, CCTV, and other media outlets, many people now knew that Dongjiang City would receive an investment of over 500 billion yuan to establish the country's largest R&D and production base for chips and lithium batteries.

Qin Chuan received a large number of congratulatory calls.

For instance, his former subordinates from Wanshun County called one after another, including Sheng Huaian, who had already been promoted to Deputy Mayor.

"Secretary Qin Chuan, an investment of over 500 billion... I'm so envious my eyes are turning red! Congratulations, congratulations!"

Qin Chuan was very happy to receive Sheng Huaian's congratulatory call, and the two chatted on the phone for a long time.

Where some were happy, others were naturally unhappy.

Minister He Jilin and Minister Qu Boming were drinking together, discussing this very matter.

As city leaders, they should have been very happy about such a massive investment, but neither of them could muster any joy.

Minister He Jilin frowned and said, "Comrade Boming, things cannot continue like this."

Minister Qu Boming nodded in agreement. "Indeed. That man named Qin has brought in such a huge investment. After this incident, his prestige in Dongjiang City will soar to unprecedented heights, and many people will flock to him. This is unfavorable for us, and it's not a good situation for Mayor Liu either."

Minister He Jilin said, "It seems we need to think carefully. We can't just sit and wait for death; we must come up with a good solution."

What was even harder for the likes of Minister He Jilin and Minister Qu Boming to accept was that the Dongjiang City chip base project was first listed as a Jiangnan Province key project, and only a few days later, it was enlisted as a national key project.

A national key project meant state support, various policy preferences, a green light all the way, and even the ability to handle special cases with special measures.

Baoli Group contributed the most to this project, and they also possessed several models of lithography machines, theoretically capable of mass-producing chips down to approximately 10 nanometers.

After it was enlisted as a national key project, the citizens of Dongjiang City noticed major movements in the High-Tech Industrial Park in the eastern suburbs. Multiple engineering teams moved in, and a large amount of construction machinery began work.

Today, after finishing a few documents on his desk, Qin Chuan waved his hand and said, "Xiao Zhang, accompany me for a walk."

Without bringing anyone else but his secretary, Deputy County Mayor Zhang Tianxiong, Qin Chuan traveled light and first arrived at the chip industrial park, which had already begun construction.

The area spanned a vast territory; not only would it house the country's largest chip manufacturing base, but it would also feature a powerful chip R&D center.

Seeing the massive amount of construction machinery and the bustling activity, Qin Chuan felt a sense of anticipation for what this place would look like once completed.

Leaving the chip industrial park under construction, Qin Chuan noticed that right next door, across a six-lane boulevard, a large residential community had also begun construction. The developer was the famous Boss Xu.

Qin Chuan chuckled to himself. Their sense of smell was truly keen, starting real estate development nearby so quickly.

Qin Chuan even thought to himself that he must keep a close eye on Boss Xu's real estate projects. They absolutely could not be left unfinished; otherwise, the ordinary people buying the homes would be miserable.

As a transmigrator, Qin Chuan knew very well that Boss Xu would eventually owe trillions in debt, leaving many housing projects unfinished.

Glancing at the housing project about to start construction, especially the grand community gate being built, Qin Chuan thought that he must instruct the relevant departments to be cautious with pre-sales and maintain strict oversight.

Boss Xu's consistent style was to build the community gate before the project even started, sell all the houses first, and as for when construction would actually begin or when the houses would be delivered, that was a matter for the future.

"Let's go, get in the car."

Sitting in the car, Qin Chuan took another look at the grand gate under construction, then waved his hand. "To Dafeng School. Park the car a bit further away; let's not alert the school leadership for now."

Why go to Dafeng School?

Because early this morning, Qin Chuan had checked the system messages, and one of them was related to Dafeng School.

Yesterday, parents of students discovered that the meat in the school canteen was rotten, the steamed buns were moldy, the potatoes were sprouting, and there were cockroaches in the prepared dishes.

At noon today, many parents would come to the school to demand an explanation, and the matter would escalate significantly. Since he knew about this, Qin Chuan planned to see it for himself.

The issue of students' meals was no small matter.

He also planned to take this opportunity to thoroughly rectify the city's schools, not limited to meals, but also various arbitrary fees and so on.

The car was parked quite far away, a full two or three hundred meters from the school gate. Qin Chuan led Deputy County Mayor Zhang Tianxiong into the school. Surprisingly, the security guard at the gate only glanced at them and did not stop them or require registration.

Dafeng School was a key municipal school with a large scale, thousands of students, and nearly ten thousand people including faculty and staff.

The school had an Elementary Division and a Junior High Division, with twenty to thirty classes per grade. The campus was large, but not long after the two entered, they heard a commotion.

Deputy County Mayor Zhang Tianxiong pointed out, "Leader, there are quite a few people ahead. It seems something has happened."

Qin Chuan waved his hand. "Come, let's go take a look."

This was an office building of the school. In front of the building, at least dozens of parents were filled with righteous indignation, surrounding several men to demand an explanation.

Among them, the balding man was the school principal.

"Principal Li, would your own children eat rotten meat? Would your children eat cockroaches?"

"Where is your conscience? Has it been eaten by dogs?"

"Call the police! Call the police! All the rotten and moldy food in the school must be sealed up!"

"..."

Facing so many indignant parents, Principal Li Jiandong was not flustered at all because he had no fear; his backing was very strong. His cousin was a member of the Municipal Standing Committee and the minister of publicity, Minister He Jilin. Even the district's Education Bureau Director was very polite in front of him.

Being able to become the principal of such a key school like Dafeng School and enjoy the treatment of a section-level official was not because Li Jiandong's ability was outstanding, but entirely due to the support of his cousin, Minister He Jilin. For this, he also knew how to be "grateful."

Two months ago, when his cousin's son got married, he gave a cash red envelope of two million yuan. During holidays, he never failed to send various gifts.

Li Jiandong's eyes turned sharp as he pointed at the parent who was shouting the loudest. "What is your name? Which class is your child in?"

This parent was not afraid either. "What? Is Principal Li planning to retaliate? Since I dared to come today, I'm not afraid of you. At worst, my child will transfer schools."

Heh, is transferring schools something you can just do whenever you want?

Li Jiandong said, "We won't retaliate, but if you cause trouble, refuse to listen to persuasion, and affect the school's order, we will call the police to arrest you."

Qin Chuan stood to the side, taking everything in.

This principal is truly arrogant.

Using the system to check, he learned of his relationship with Minister He Jilin and also found out about Li Jiandong's corruption. He smiled meaningfully.