Chapter 1731: Rumors Spread

Just when Bao Feiyang was conducting in-depth research, contacting relevant parties, and staying up late every day to design the plan, there was a news that had spread in the compound of the district party committee and district government, and even in the mouths of the people of Huixun District.

"Have you heard? The new head of Bao District made a military order at the Standing Committee, saying that he wanted the World Expo to be held in our Huixun District!"

"The World Expo will be held in our Huixun District? That is impossible, doesn't it mean that it will be held in Chundong New District?"

"That's right, the World Expo is a window to show the world our Pujiang, what is our Huixun District in Pujiang, it is a place where the old and the young are poor, how can such an important thing be put in our Pujiang?"

"But Mayor Bao did say so, and in order to hold the World Expo, he also said that he would let the Pujiang Iron and Steel Plant move away and make room for the World Expo!"

"Hey, sure enough, there is no hair on the mouth, and the work is not firm! This bag chief is too young, and it seems that he hasn't figured out the situation yet!"

"If the World Expo can really be held in our Huixun District, it will definitely be a good thing. But...... This is impossible, the city has long planned to hold the World Expo in Chundong New District, what is he Bao Feiyang to be able to make the city change its original plan?"

"That's right, he's just an acting district head, and he hasn't turned a regular ...... yet."

"The problem is here, I heard that this acting district chief is too young, and he is worried that he will not get enough votes at the representative meeting, so he will release this kind of satellite to fight for votes!"

"Hmph, it's very simple for him to win votes, just do a few more practical things for the people, what do you do with this kind of satellite?"

"That's right, if the deputies are stupid, will they believe him like this?

"Yes, the district party committee also said that if you want to hold the World Expo, you must first relocate the Pujiang Iron and Steel Plant and make room for it, and the city will soon determine the bid plan for the World Expo.

"Well, then wait and see, if he can't even make the promises he made, then he is a guy who has no hair, but likes to talk big, and has no practical ability, such a person must not become the head of our Huixun District, and no one will vote for him!"

After this news came out, it quickly caused a huge response. The World Expo is a hot topic, and letting the World Expo be placed in Huixun District is undoubtedly a big thing for the residents of Huixun District.

However, everyone didn't believe in the news, they didn't believe that the World Expo would be held in Huixun District, after all, among the more than a dozen districts and counties in Pujiang City, Huixun District was almost the most inconspicuous one.

Not to mention the districts in the main urban area on the west bank of the Pujiang River, each of them is lined with high-rise buildings, and the economic and social development is leading the country. Even if it is several other remote counties, Jingshan District is the traditional petrochemical industry base of Pujiang City, and now it is planning to build a world-class chemical industry zone, Sujiang District used to be as famous as Gusu, it is a famous historical and cultural town, a tourist resort, Jiacheng District has Volkswagen, General Motors and other car companies, it is the automobile city of Pujiang, only Huixun District seems to have nothing, obscurity. It seems that it is possible to hold the World Expo in any district, but it is impossible to put it in Huixun District.

In the eyes of many people, Bao Feiyang did this to deliberately release this kind of satellite in order to attract votes, but in this way, more people have a bad impression of the new acting district mayor.

It's a great achievement, it's ambitious, it's unrealistic, and it's a lot of talk...... Coupled with Bao Feiyang's age, as well as the deliberate promotion of some people, many people feel that this young man is not very reliable, including some representatives with voting rights.

"What, the Pujiang Iron and Steel Plant is going to be relocated? So what are we going to do?"

After hearing the news, the biggest response was the employees of Pujiang Iron and Steel. The benefits of Pujiang Iron and Steel in recent years are indeed not very good, but it can still be maintained, the wages of employees in the steel plant are not high, but leisure, many people are basically messing around, nine or ten o'clock in the morning to the company, more than three o'clock in the afternoon began to pack things, go to the bath, and then get off work, if this is replaced by a private enterprise, it is normal to work overtime until nine or ten o'clock in the evening every day.

Many elderly employees in steel plants, even in their thirties and forties, have become accustomed to this soothing work rhythm, and they simply can't accept it if they change their working environment and work rhythm.

So when they heard that the Pujiang Iron and Steel Plant was going to be relocated, they immediately exploded! Because they knew very well that in a normal enterprise, the employees would definitely not be so idle, and the company would not allow the employees to live in such a mess.

The Pujiang Iron and Steel Plant has to be relocated, a new plant has to be built, and a joint venture has to be made, which means that they can't still live like before, and of course they don't want to.

The day after the news came out, employees of the steel plant went to the workshop, to the company's personnel department, and even the general manager's office to ask questions, give opinions, and even protest.

"Secretary Xiong, how did that Bao Feiyang in your district do things? Before there was a plan, there was already a lot of uproar, and the employees in the factory knew about it, which made us very passive!" Bai Zongyi, general manager of Pujiang Iron and Steel, made a phone call to Xiong Bihong and said very dissatisfied.

As a key enterprise under the city, Bai Zongyi, general manager of Pujiang Iron and Steel Plant, is also a department-level cadre, the same level as Xiong Bihong and Bao Feiyang. Previously, when Xiong Bihong said hello, Bai Zongyi was not very cold, Pujiang Iron and Steel is a municipal enterprise, even if it is to be restructured, it is also a matter of the city, and Huixun District wants to meddle in the restructuring of Pujiang Iron and Steel, which is a bit out of bounds. However, as a large state-owned enterprise, Pujiang Iron and Steel used to have a variety of supporting enterprises and facilities, such as kindergartens, schools, and infirmaries...... But after the reform and opening up, these three industries have been stripped a lot, and some of the functions undertaken by the previous enterprises have also been handed over to the locality, Pujiang Iron and Steel is located in Huixun District, and it is inevitable to deal with the locality, so Xiong Bihong's face still has to be given, and he agreed to let Bao Feiyang come to the factory for research.

Bao Feiyang is the deputy secretary and acting head of Huixun District, on the same level as Bai Zongyi, Bao Feiyang wants to come to the factory, Bai Zongyi is also very face-saving and receives him personally, but when he saw Bao Feiyang, he didn't expect Bao Feiyang to be so young, he thought that Bao Feiyang was the secretary of the new acting district head. After knowing that the young man in front of him was Bao Feiyang, Bai Zongyi was suddenly disappointed, what could he understand at such a young age?

As the manager of Pujiang Iron and Steel, Bai Zongyi is very aware of the situation of Pujiang Iron and Steel, and knows that if the status quo continues like this, it will be difficult for Pujiang Iron and Steel's operation to improve. However, with the foundation of Pujiang Iron and Steel Plant, there is no need to worry about not being able to operate in a short period of time. On the one hand, as long as the market is good, relying on the old relationships accumulated over many years of operation, and the support of the government, there is no problem for steel mills to maintain breakeven, and even make a slight profit. On the other hand, even if the market situation is not good, the government will give priority to the purchase of Pujiang Iron and Steel products, plus tax rebates and subsidies, and the enterprise will not be unable to maintain.

In the past two years, the economy has entered deflation, and Pujiang Iron and Steel has been able to rely on tax rebates and subsidies in the city to maintain, but at least it has maintained stability. In addition, the main business is not profitable, but the company's investment in the stock market and bonds has also made some money, plus its several joint ventures, the overall performance is not ugly.

Regarding the plan proposed by Huixun District, Bai Zongyi didn't have much of a cold, although the current Pujiang Iron and Steel Plant looked like he was not dead or alive, but at least he couldn't die, and there would be no big mess. Bai Zongyi has been the general manager of Pujiang Iron and Steel Plant for more than a year and less than two years, and according to his plan, if he works in Pujiang Iron and Steel for another year or two, he can find an opportunity to leave here at any time and take up a post in other places, such as serving as a district or county magistrate.

But if the Pujiang Iron and Steel Plant is relocated according to the plan of Huixun District, the risk will be too great. Not to mention anything else, after the relocation of an old factory, the resettlement of workers is a minefield, and if he is not careful, he can be crushed.

Bai Zongyi has read a piece of news, which is the most concerned about the current people, and it is also the most focused issue at the moment, that is, the problem of laid-off employees, which is the main contradiction in the current society. On the one hand, if there is a problem in this, his career is likely to end directly. On the other hand, even if there is no problem, but the relocation of the enterprise has created a large number of laid-off workers, which is also causing trouble to the leaders, because after the relocation of Pujiang Iron and Steel, the laid-off workers in Pujiang City are likely to directly increase by thousands or even tens of thousands, and the government work report at the end of the year will definitely be difficult to write, which is causing trouble to the leaders, which will also affect Bai Zongyi's career development in the future.

Therefore, in Bai Zongyi's opinion, Huixun District is looking for trouble for him, and they also let young cadres like Bao Feiyang do this kind of thing, which is simply nonsense.

However, since the person came, Bai Zongyi couldn't drive Bao Feiyang out, but except for the first time he came forward to receive him, after spending a few minutes chatting with Bao Feiyang, he never appeared again, but asked the people below to cooperate with Bao Feiyang to understand the situation.

But what Bai Zongyi didn't expect was that Bao Feiyang had only been in the factory for two days to investigate, and before he had discussed the specific relocation plan, various rumors appeared in the factory, and some old employees went directly to his office to ask him for an explanation......