99: Chapter 99 I will only sign a contract with Secretary Qin Chuan

Vice President Yu Zhen, Secretary Guo Shunmin, and the others arrived in Dongzhou City as night fell.

As the Municipal Party Secretary, Secretary Guo Shunmin naturally hosted a banquet to welcome Vice President Yu Zhen's group. Everything was prepared at the Municipal Party Committee Guesthouse.

It was a large private room with four tables laden with a sumptuous feast.

Under Secretary Guo Shunmin's warm invitation, Vice President Yu Zhen took his seat.

Then, with a look of surprise, he inquired, "Where is Comrade Qin Chuan? Did he not come over?"

Indeed, where was Qin Chuan!

Not only was Qin Chuan missing, but not a single leader from Dahe Township was in sight.

Secretary Guo Shunmin waved Secretary Zhao Shaojun over. "Secretary Zhao, where are the comrades from Dahe Township? Did they not come along?"

It had never crossed his mind that Secretary Guo would personally ask about those small fry from Dahe Township.

Stunned for a moment, Zhao Shaojun immediately found an excuse. "Secretary Guo, I thought there would be too many people, so I didn't have them follow us. Not just the people from Dahe Township—aside from a few county leaders, no one else from our county came."

This was simply preposterous!

Secretary Guo Shunmin unleashed a barrage of criticism, giving Secretary Zhao Shaojun no face at all in front of so many people.

He had originally wanted to show his face and put on a good performance, but he was cursed out before things even began. Secretary Zhao Shaojun was quite frustrated.

The hatred in his heart for Qin Chuan increased by several degrees.

That son of a bitch, it's all because of Qin Chuan!

Vice President Yu Zhen felt it was enough and waved his hand. "Secretary Guo, it's fine if Comrade Qin Chuan didn't come. We'll see him tomorrow anyway."

Only then did Secretary Guo Shunmin stop his scolding.

Gradually, the atmosphere became lively.

Secretary Guo Shunmin personally toasted Vice President Yu Zhen and the others several times.

An investment on the scale of ten billion!

This was the largest single investment since he had taken office as the Dongzhou Municipal Party Secretary. The formal contract would be signed tomorrow; just thinking about it was exhilarating.

The dinner lasted for a full hour or two.

In Dahe Township.

Qin Chuan, Ma Zhengnan, and the others were also drinking and eating together, not dispersing until after eight in the evening.

The next day.

After waking up early, Qin Chuan habitually checked the updated messages from the system.

1. This morning, Vice President Yu Zhen prepares to sign the formal cooperation contract with you, but discovers the representative signing is Secretary Zhao Shaojun. He flies into a rage and announces the cancellation of this investment.

2. This morning, Executive Vice County Magistrate Yu Kenan leads a team to forcibly take over Jiucailing Coal Mine. Due to his crude methods, a violent conflict occurs, and he is severely beaten by the coal mine workers.

After reading the system messages, Qin Chuan smiled.

Vice President Yu Zhen only wanting to sign the contract with him was within expectations. When he first contacted Shenlong Energy Group to form this partnership, it was through the Qin Family's connections and channels.

They were doing it out of respect for the Qin Family, which was why they were investing in building a large-scale Thermal Power Plant in Dahe Township. Otherwise, why would they place a ten-billion-level investment in the tiny Dahe Township?

As for the second piece of information, Qin Chuan thought to himself that Executive Vice County Magistrate Yu Kenan fully deserved to be beaten!

Qin Chuan remained in Dahe Township.

He went to work as usual, sitting in his office, handling documents, and listening to work reports from his subordinates.

While the person involved, Qin Chuan, remained calm and unruffled, the news had already spread throughout Sanjiang County and even Dongzhou City. More and more people were learning about Shenlong Energy Group's ten-billion-level investment.

"Incredible! A ten-billion-level investment landing in tiny Dahe Township. I really envy them!"

"They have a massive coal mine with reserves exceeding a billion tons, and now with this large-scale Thermal Power Plant to match, Dahe Township's development is going to accelerate again!"

"This should be the largest investment in our Dongzhou City so far this year!"

"..."

While the whole city was heatedly discussing the matter, Secretary Guo Shunmin and several other municipal leaders had specially put on white shirts and ties, with their leather shoes polished to a shine, making all the necessary preparations.

"Secretary Guo, everything is ready. We're just waiting for the formal signing!"

"What about the media reporters? Are they all in place? Have the reporters from the Provincial TV Station and Provincial Newspaper arrived?" Secretary Guo Shunmin inquired.

"They are all in place. Everything is ready."

"Good, excellent!" Secretary Guo Shunmin nodded with satisfaction.

For such a massive investment, Secretary Guo Shunmin wanted to hold a grand signing ceremony and publicize it thoroughly.

His intention was to build momentum!

Through momentum and publicity, he hoped to attract even more investment.

The signing ceremony was set to be held in the largest and most luxurious hall of the Municipal Party Guesthouse.

To show the importance of the event, the hall was specially laid with a red carpet and decorated with many items, such as festive balloons and banners.

Even before the signing ceremony began, the atmosphere was already fully charged.

Today, Secretary Zhao Shaojun also looked different from usual. He had specially put on an expensive suit, and his hair was combed so sleekly with oil that a fly would slip if it landed on it.

The coal mine already belonged to the county, and the formal documents had been issued. He believed that the representative signing the contract would definitely be him, the County Party Secretary.

His heart was also slightly exhilarated!

This was a huge opportunity to show his face, especially since even the reporters from the Provincial TV Station and Provincial Newspaper had come.

He checked himself in the mirror once more. No problems—perfect.

At ten o'clock in the morning, the signing ceremony officially began.

Secretary Guo Shunmin and the other municipal leaders had already arrived, waiting for Vice President Yu Zhen and his party.

Seeing that the representative signing was Secretary Zhao Shaojun, Secretary Guo Shunmin was only slightly surprised and didn't think too deeply about it.

The County Party Secretary signing on behalf of Dahe Township didn't seem to be a problem; it was a higher specification than a Township Party Secretary signing, showing that Dongzhou City took it more seriously.

A short while later, a convoy of several cars arrived at the Dongzhou City Guesthouse, and Vice President Yu Zhen's group stepped out.

Clearly, they also took this signing very seriously. All were in suits and ties, exuding a strong presence. Led by the Dongzhou City staff, they entered the guesthouse and the signing hall.

Click, click.

Flashbulbs flared as numerous cameras and photographers took pictures of Vice President Yu Zhen and the others.

Walking along the red carpet, Vice President Yu Zhen shook hands with Secretary Guo Shunmin and the others, exchanged a few polite pleasantries, and officially entered the signing phase.

Since all the details had been discussed and the formal contracts had been reviewed by both parties in advance, the signing was merely a ceremony, a simple formality.

Beautiful hostesses wearing festive red qipaos brought the contracts over and placed them in front of Vice President Yu Zhen and Secretary Zhao Shaojun.

Suddenly, Vice President Yu Zhen froze.

The person signing with him was actually Secretary Zhao Shaojun, not Qin Chuan!

What kind of trickery was this!!!

He had traveled thousands of miles to invest specifically to curry favor with the Qin Family. Naturally, he had to sign with Qin Chuan to hand this massive political achievement to him.

Instantly, his expression darkened.

"Secretary Guo, what is going on? Where is Comrade Qin Chuan!"

Secretary Guo Shunmin was also stunned for a moment, then explained, "Vice President Yu, this is Secretary Zhao Shaojun of Sanjiang County..."

He was interrupted before he could finish.

Vice President Yu Zhen was clearly a bit angry as he said, "I will only sign with Qin Chuan. If Comrade Qin Chuan cannot sign, then this investment is cancelled!"

After saying that, he actually walked away with a stern face.

What was the situation!

Almost everyone was completely dumbfounded!!!