460: Chapter 460 This guy has a big attitude.

With this speculation in mind, Qin Chuan said slowly, "It seems Mayor Zhou and his team have returned empty-handed again this time."

In the month of November alone, Deputy Secretary Zhou Nan had personally traveled to the capital three times. This was the third trip. The progress from the previous two had been minimal, consisting mainly of submitting materials, entertaining, giving gifts, and establishing connections.

They had originally hoped to achieve some breakthrough on this third trip, or at least secure approval from one or two ministries, but it looked like their hopes had been dashed once again.

The approval process for a large-scale civil airport is very cumbersome, requiring signatures and clearance from multiple ministries. The most difficult ones to deal with are the National Development and Reform Commission and the Civil Aviation Administration.

After five o'clock in the afternoon, Deputy Secretary Zhou Nan, accompanied by Vice Mayor Cheng Yuzhu and others, returned to Dongjiang City. The others dispersed, and he and Vice Mayor Cheng Yuzhu knocked on the door and entered the office of the Municipal Party Secretary.

Because he knew they were returning in advance, Qin Chuan had not left work, even though it was past five o'clock, and remained in his office.

Deputy Secretary Zhou Nan looked dejected. As soon as he entered, he lowered his head and said, "Secretary, we knew the difficulty would be significant, but we didn't expect the approval process to be this hard!"

Qin Chuan comforted him, "Don't be anxious. Take things slowly; we will succeed eventually."

Seeing that the Secretary was not displeased or angry, but rather appeared amiable, Deputy Secretary Zhou Nan felt slightly better. He then gave a brief report on the situation regarding their trip to the capital.

"We have already submitted all the relevant materials and ensured they are complete. During this trip to the capital, I met with the heads of relevant departments, including the National Development and Reform Commission and the Civil Aviation Administration..."

After reporting, Deputy Secretary Zhou Nan sighed, "The resistance from the National Development and Reform Commission and the Civil Aviation Administration is the greatest. In particular, Director Tan, who is in charge of approvals at the Civil Aviation Administration, explicitly stated that the possibility of approval is low and advised us to give up."

After listening, Qin Chuan said, "If there are difficulties, we will overcome them. Giving up is not an option. You have worked hard. Rest for a few days. Once I finish handling some urgent and important matters on hand, I will go to the capital myself."

Deputy Secretary Zhou Nan could only place all his hopes on Secretary Qin Chuan.

He thought to himself, Secretary Qin Chuan has connections in the capital, and I've heard those connections are quite strong. If he steps in, perhaps we might succeed.

If the matter is resolved, that would be great.

Everything is ready except for the final push. Once the approvals come through, our Taohua Airport can begin construction.

Qin Chuan said, "Old Zhou, although the approval faces difficulties, I believe it will eventually be granted. We need to start considering the matter of raising funds. I have already had professionals calculate it, and the total investment will be around 63 billion."

63 billion is not a small sum.

For any prefecture-level city in Jiangnan Province, coming up with such a large amount of money all at once is difficult. Dongjiang City's economic conditions are better, but there is still pressure.

Deputy Secretary Zhou Nan said, "Secretary, my main focus for the next stage will be raising funds."

"Good. You raise the funds at home, and I will lead a team to run things in the capital."

The two agreed on this. Seeing that it was past six o'clock in the afternoon, Qin Chuan waved his hand and said, "Let's go eat, and we can continue our discussion while we're at it."

A few days later.

After Qin Chuan finished handling the urgent and important matters on hand, he led a team to the capital. It was basically the same group as last time, including Vice Mayor Cheng Yuzhu. Mayor Zhou was absent, but Secretary-General Tian Chaoqun and secretary Deputy County Mayor Zhang Tianxiong were added.

In addition, there was also Zhu Qingxi.

Since her husband was returning to the capital, she naturally had to go back with him to visit her parents-in-law and also check on their pair of children.

They arrived in the capital around four o'clock in the afternoon.

When they walked out of the airport, Qin Chuan said, "Let's separate for now and regroup tomorrow. You all find a hotel to stay in; Zhu Qingxi and I will head straight home."

Secretary-General Tian Chaoqun said, "Secretary, why don't we drop you home first?"

Qin Chuan waved his hand and said, "No need. I know the capital well. See you tomorrow."

The next morning, Qin Chuan met everyone at the entrance of the Civil Aviation Administration.

The first unit they visited was the Civil Aviation Administration. This was the one Qin Chuan considered the most difficult, as he basically had no connections there.

As for the National Development and Reform Commission, while others viewed it as very difficult, Qin Chuan felt it was quite simple. If he went himself, success would be guaranteed, because the head of the National Development and Reform Commission was a protégé of his father, the kind who would come to visit during festivals and holidays.

Of course, Qin Chuan could use his family connections to give the leaders of the Civil Aviation Administration a heads-up, which would guarantee the approval for the airport would pass.

But that definitely wouldn't do. He was already a Municipal Party Secretary; if he asked his family for help with everything, what would that look like? He was confident he could handle it himself.

Vice Mayor Cheng Yuzhu and the others had been to the Civil Aviation Administration several times and had met Director Tan, who was in charge of approval work, having dealt with him a few times.

Yesterday, they had even specifically contacted him to make an appointment, and today they came to visit at the scheduled time to discuss matters regarding the airport approval.

Everyone was familiar with the layout and went straight to the door of Director Tan's office.

Just as they were about to knock, a young man of about twenty-seven or twenty-eight asked, "Who are you all? Are you looking for Director Tan?"

Vice Mayor Cheng Yuzhu quickly said politely, "Hello, Secretary Li. We are from Dongjiang City in Jiangnan Province. This is our Municipal Party Secretary, Comrade Qin Chuan, here to visit Director Tan."

Even though a Municipal Party Secretary of a prefecture-level city was standing before him, Secretary Li's reaction was lukewarm. He said indifferently, "Director Tan is not in his office; he has gone out."

What!

They had clearly made an appointment yesterday, yet he wasn't there.

Qin Chuan said, "No rush. We'll just wait for a while."

Everyone went to a lounge not far away and sat there waiting. This wait lasted over an hour.

Qin Chuan thought to himself, This guy isn't high-ranking, but he has quite an attitude. He clearly doesn't take us seriously at all.

They had already made an appointment by phone yesterday, and both sides had agreed, yet he stood them up without even saying a word.

Seeing that they hadn't seen a trace of Director Tan after waiting for over an hour, Qin Chuan waved his hand and said, "Vice Mayor Cheng Yuzhu, call this Director Tan."

Vice Mayor Cheng Yuzhu nodded slightly and dialed Director Tan's number.

To everyone's surprise, when the call went through, the other party hung up directly.

Fine, perhaps he had some emergency and wasn't convenient to answer. A full few minutes later, Vice Mayor Cheng Yuzhu called again, and he hung up again.

Helpless, Vice Mayor Cheng Yuzhu could only send a text message, but the other party still did not reply. Seeing this, Qin Chuan said, "Call again in ten minutes. If he doesn't answer, we'll head back first."

Ten minutes later, she called again, and the other side finally answered. Although she felt a bit of anger inside, Vice Mayor Cheng Yuzhu still used a very polite tone when speaking, careful with her words.

When asking for a favor, one dare not offend anyone.

"Hello, Director Tan. I am Cheng Yuzhu, the one who made an appointment with you over the phone yesterday to meet at your office at 9:30."

"Oh, it's you. I'm quite busy today. I might not have time during the day. How about we talk tonight?"

Having been in the system for so long, Vice Mayor Cheng Yuzhu understood what he meant instantly.

If they were to meet at night, it would definitely involve wining and dining, and then one would have to be sensible enough to offer some benefits.

This guy not only has a big attitude but is also a bit greedy. This is a classic case of preparing to extort benefits.