Official Career Storm

Chapter 1740: Chapter 1740

Shi Qin thought she had heard wrong.

The matter instructed by Wu Qiangwei, Sun Jiajun told her not to bother with it.

Although these words had a certain domineering CEO vibe, the problem was, Sun Jiajun himself wasn’t a domineering CEO.

He hadn’t yet established any prestige in the City Government.

Shi Qin timely showed gratitude and said, "How can I let Mayor Sun be troubled..."

"I’ll talk to Mayor Wu this afternoon, someone else will take care of it, so don’t contact them for now," Sun Jiajun interrupted her.

Shi Qin was very surprised; his expression and tone did not seem like a lie meant to comfort her.

She composed herself and gently responded with a "hmm," obediently refraining from further questions.

Once he finished eating, Shi Qin packed up the lunch box and took it away.

Sun Jiajun lit a cigarette, still replaying the scene from the morning meeting in his mind.

Today’s meeting was completely unexpected for him.

What bothered him the most was Yang Gaolin’s attitude.

He never imagined that the first time he chose a side, he would choose incorrectly!

It wasn’t just him; Zhou Zheng and the others were also caught off guard.

After all, if the park issue was not handled well, Yang Gaolin might not be able to preserve his reputation.

No one would have expected that Yang Gaolin didn’t care at all about his reputation.

However, at least within the city, he and Zhou Zheng were still on the same side.

He stubbed out the cigarette and went to Wu Qiangwei’s office.

"Mayor Wu, I’ve thought it over carefully, and I believe the matter of negotiating with the enterprises must be implemented as soon as possible, without delay," Sun Jiajun said with a serious face.

Wu Qiangwei said, "I’ve already asked Director Shi to contact them."

"Director Shi? Shi Qin?" Sun Jiajun frowned, "Isn’t she unsuitable for this?"

Wu Qiangwei said nothing, just looked at him quietly.

Sun Jiajun kept his brow furrowed, portraying a look of heavy concern and intense effort regarding the matter: "None of those entrepreneurs are easy to deal with, and Director Shi usually handles documents more than anything. She might not be able to handle this."

Wu Qiangwei smirked internally, guessing that Shi Qin had gone to him.

"Oh? Then who does Mayor Sun think would be more suitable?"

"I think..." Sun Jiajun deliberately paused for a few seconds and said, "Director Song. He is capable and experienced; he was the one in charge before. If Director Song steps in, I think there won’t be any problem."

Wu Qiangwei’s smile turned colder, "Has Mayor Sun forgotten? The comrades from the Central Disciplinary Inspection Committee are still in the investigation stage; Director Song cannot intervene at the moment."

"I forgot about that..." Sun Jiajun said, "Then let Director Zhou handle it."

Wu Qiangwei said, "I think we should seek Director Shi’s opinion."

She picked up her phone and called Shi Qin, "Director Shi, could you come over?"

Sun Jiajun squinted slightly; this woman certainly had skills, turning things around on him.

In this situation, how could Shi Qin admit she was incapable?

She would have to charge ahead against her better judgment.

Otherwise, Wu Qiangwei could eventually use her incompetence as a reason to gradually marginalize her and replace her with someone capable.

Soon, Shi Qin arrived and saw Sun Jiajun there, guessing he was probably there for her sake.

"Mayor Wu, Mayor Sun." She sat down to the side.

Wu Qiangwei said, "Mayor Sun thinks you’re limited in capability and proposes changing someone else to contact the enterprises in the park. I brought you here to ask for your opinion."

Shi Qin twitched slightly, saying, "I indeed don’t have much experience, but I’ll definitely do my best to complete the task."

Wu Qiangwei said solemnly, "Not your best, you must! If you’re not confident, don’t feel pressured; tell me now, and I’ll let Director Zhou do it."

Shi Qin cursed internally, saying not to feel pressured, but with words like that, how could she not feel pressure?

"I am confident!" Shi Qin nodded seriously with determination.

"Confidence is good." Wu Qiangwei smiled, "You go ahead, report to me tomorrow."

After Shi Qin left, Sun Jiajun exchanged a few words and then left as well.

Walking along the corridor outside the office, he saw Shi Qin waiting at the stairway, clearly expecting him.

The two exchanged a look, and Sun Jiajun went downstairs, saying over his shoulder, "You tell them to come to the office to find me; I’ll talk to them face to face."

"Okay, thank you, Mayor Sun." Shi Qin exhaled lightly, feeling that having Mayor Sun step in personally should smooth things over.

After all, as the Deputy Mayor, she felt the other party had to show some respect.

...

Chairman Fang instinctively thought about finding an excuse to delay when he received the call; he certainly wouldn’t want to attend a City Committee and Municipal Government meeting.

The matter could undoubtedly be delayed as long as possible.

Given the situation, there wasn’t much he could do.

For him, the most important thing right now was to transfer the money out of the accounts, package and sell off the valuable parts of the business, and liquidate everything possible.

But when Shi Qin told him it was Sun Jiajun who wanted to see him, Chairman Fang hesitated for two seconds and decided to go meet him.

He wanted to see if Sun Jiajun could offer any useful support.

At two in the afternoon, he went to the City Government and met with Sun Jiajun.

"Mayor Sun wanted to see me?" Chairman Fang smiled kindly, showing no anger over the enterprise being shut down.

Sun Jiajun said, "Chairman Fang should already know about the matter from the meeting, right?"

"I’ve heard about it." Chairman Fang said casually, "Does Mayor Sun think there is still room for a turnaround?"

Sun Jiajun shook his head, "I invited Chairman Fang to hope you would attend Friday’s discussion meeting."

Chairman Fang’s smile slowly faded; he took out a pack of cigarettes, shook one out, lit it, and exhaled slowly, saying, "Mayor Sun, you mean to say that my company is sealed off, and I still have to cooperate with you to dismantle my own company?"

His emotional shift was particularly obvious, and Sun Jiajun could clearly feel it.

He understood Chairman Fang was angry and knew he should be angry.

But his anger and dissatisfaction made Sun Jiajun feel disrespected, which made him uncomfortable.

Sun Jiajun kept calm and persuaded, "Chairman Fang should try to cooperate. Besides, the specific plan for closure, suspension, and transfer hasn’t come out yet; it might not necessarily be a bad thing."

Chairman Fang chuckled, "You want to dismantle my company and lay off my employees. Does Mayor Sun know how much we need to pay just in severance compensation?"

Sun Jiajun reassured, "All these matters can be discussed."

"Discuss? Discuss with what?" Chairman Fang said, "Mayor Sun, it’s not that I’m not cooperating with you; it’s just impossible to cooperate! If you’re really going through with closure, suspension, and transfer, I might as well just declare bankruptcy directly."

He ground the cigarette butt into the ashtray forcefully and got up to leave.

He understood quite clearly that Sun Jiajun was useless in this matter and wouldn’t be helpful at all.

At this critical juncture, he wasn’t afraid of offending Sun Jiajun.

In any case, he wouldn’t cooperate with the City Government, nor would he sit down to discuss specifics with them.

What he truly feared wasn’t the compensation for laid-off employees; those were just excuses on the surface.

What he was truly concerned about was once closure, suspension, and transfer started and the enterprise entered liquidation, the money in the account would be used first to settle external debts.

He understood the company’s operations better than anyone else; before being sealed off, after the annual interest payments, there was still considerable profit.

Once closure, suspension, and transfer meant bankruptcy restructuring, creditors would come knocking, following legal procedures.

The money in the accounts would be prioritized to compensate creditors.

While the cash in the enterprise’s accounts appeared substantial, it couldn’t withstand scrutiny at all.

Apart from external debts, there was also the need to pay severance compensation to laid-off employees and compensate citizens affected by pollution...

After going through all that, there would be hardly any money left.

That’s why he was eager to unfreeze, to package and sell off the quality assets.

He was prepared to come today, hoping Sun Jiajun might help.

Unfortunately, this guy was just a waste, completely unreliable.

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