The pinnacle of power: starting with having sex with a female leader-Chapter 490: Get Right to the Good Stuff!

Shen Manwen was probably too beautiful, which made the representatives of Lingshan Town very enthusiastic in their speeches.

The atmosphere was incredibly lively.

It wasn’t until the meeting drew to a close that Shen Manwen turned to Cheng Yuan, "Director Cheng, you were once the Deputy Town Chief of Lingshan Town. Do you have any good suggestions for the development and construction of Lingshan Town?"

Cheng Yuan raised his eyebrows; Sister County Chief was testing him!

However, he was prepared and not afraid of being put on the spot!

In fact, he had already discussed these ideas with Lan Songtao, who was quite supportive, but unfortunately, Lan Songtao had been promoted and left Lingshan.

Ma Guorong had been suppressing Cheng Yuan since then, rendering his brilliant strategies useless.

Now, he finally had the opportunity to present them publicly.

Cheng Yuan cleared his throat and looked around.

"Hello everyone, my name is Cheng Yuan, and I was once the Deputy Town Chief of Lingshan. I believe many of you know me."

The crowd immediately started heckling.

"Town Chief Cheng, alive you are one of our Lingshan people, dead you’d still be a Lingshan ghost, of course I know you!"

"Town Chief Cheng, no need for formalities, we’re all family here, get straight to the point!"

...

Cheng Yuan gently pressed down with his hands, and the crowd quieted down.

Standing up, Cheng Yuan deeply bowed to the representatives.

"As the former Deputy Town Chief of Lingshan Town, I must first apologize to all the representatives! I failed to completely eradicate poverty in Lingshan, and that responsibility is mine!"

The crowd began clapping furiously!

"Town Chief Cheng, you’re a leader who really gets things done. We often saw you doing research in the villages! In just two months, you visited every village in Lingshan Town! The lack of development in Lingshan isn’t your fault."

"Town Chief Cheng, if anyone is to blame, it’s Ma Guorong, he’s the one who messed up Lingshan! Thankfully, Secretary Yan took over, and things have started to improve."

Cheng Yuan clasped his hands together, expressing his gratitude for everyone’s understanding.

"Representatives, since you all consider me one of your own, I’ll cut straight to the chase!"

The crowd immediately fell silent, eagerly looking at Cheng Yuan, wondering what miraculous advice he might offer.

"If we want Lingshan Town to eradicate poverty and elevate the lives of eighty thousand residents, there is only one way forward, and that is to attract investment!"

Attract investment?

The spark of hope in everyone’s eyes instantly dimmed.

They had thought Cheng Yuan would offer some constructive advice, but it seemed he was just making grandiose statements.

Even Yan Wenzheng felt somewhat disappointed.

Lingshan Town was just a small, ordinary town with no geographical advantages; why would big corporations come to invest in Lingshan?

Even Ji County, competing against Qin Island Development Zone, wouldn’t find it easy.

However, disappointed as they may have been, no one voiced any doubts; after all, Cheng Yuan was the Regent, Shen Manwen’s man!

Seeing the lack of enthusiasm among the crowd, Cheng Yuan was undeterred and continued, "Actually, Lingshan Town has a significant advantage, and that is Lingshan itself! Behind Lingshan, there is the city’s second-largest lithium mine!"

Yan Wenzheng gave a wry smile, "But the mountain behind Lingshan was leased out by Ma Guorong three months ago. Even if it has a lithium mine, it now belongs to the leaseholder Zhu Wenhu."

Cheng Yuan smiled slightly, "Secretary Yan, I have reviewed the leasing agreement, and Zhu Wenhu leased the mountain under the guise of an orchard—he lacks the qualifications and rights to mine lithium."

Yan Wenzheng’s eyes brightened!

"If that’s the case, we could offer Zhu Wenhu some compensation to reclaim the mine!"

"Exactly!"

Yan Wenzheng furrowed his brows again, "Even if we have the mine, where do we attract investors from? This side of Lingshan Town lacks such talent!"

Cheng Yuan patted his chest.

"Before long, I might be responsible for some of the investment attraction tasks, and the investment efforts of Lingshan Town should fall within my job scope."

Yan Wenzheng immediately became excited!

"If we could bring in a lithium battery factory, it could solve employment issues for several thousand people."

Cheng Yuan laughed.

"Secretary Yan, you need to think bigger! A mere lithium battery factory? What about an electric vehicle factory, a high-tech materials factory, and other associated upstream and downstream enterprises? We should aim for a full industrial park! An industrial park belonging to Lingshan Town!"

An industrial park owned by Lingshan?

Yan Wenzheng, stimulated by Cheng Yuan’s grand vision, felt his blood boil, and so did the other representatives!

If Lingshan could build an industrial park, they could rake in...

Cough, cough.

How many employment issues could that solve?

Cheng Yuan asked in a sophisticated tone, "Secretary Yan, in your opinion, what’s currently the biggest thing our Lingshan Town lacks to build an industrial park of our own?"

Yan Wenzheng, truly a leader focused on getting things done, pinpointed the issue immediately!

"Talent! Specifically, professionals whose expertise directly matches our needs!"

With a snap of his fingers, Cheng Yuan asked, "Secretary Yan, how do we solve this talent issue?"

Yan Wenzheng reflexively said, "We can offer high salaries to lure them from outside..."

He stopped mid-sentence, suddenly choked up.

Their Lingshan Town’s foundation was too weak; how could they compete with the Qin Island High-Tech Zone or the Development Zone for talent?

Even the county seat was out of their league.

Yan Wenzheng looked at Cheng Yuan with hopeful eyes, "Director Cheng, this was your proposal, surely you have a way to fill the talent gap?"