Before noon, Dong Xuebin sat in his office reading a copy of the city's Economic Morning News.
In a highly conspicuous spot at the bottom of the front page, the words "Dafeng County" stood out prominently. The article covered Dafeng County's upcoming Investment Conference. It was no small event; not only would domestic businessmen be gathering, but Dafeng County had even invited shareholders from several well-known companies and Korean investors. County Chief Li Feng was personally leading the conference. From the article's placement, it was clear how much importance the city attached to it. They were building momentum for Dafeng County.
Li Feng went to Beijing two days ago! So it was for the Investment Conference!
Dong Xuebin frowned, his expression darkening.
Knock, knock. Someone knocked on the door. Jiang Hailiang had come to report on work.
"Hailiang, perfect timing." Dong Xuebin tossed him the newspaper. "Have you seen today's city Economic Morning News?"
"Not yet."
Jiang Hailiang froze for a moment, then took the newspaper and glanced at it. His eyebrows jumped. After reading for two minutes, his face turned black. "What does the city mean by this? County Investment Conferences have always been placed in the back pages. Our county's conference the year before last was even on the very last page. Why did Dafeng County get the front page? And Dafeng County just slapped our county in the face! They just stole our project! Then the city pulls something like this? Who are they trying to show off for? Isn't that way too biased? Is Dafeng County their biological child while our county was raised by a stepmother?"
Dong Xuebin asked, "How many projects did Dafeng County usually sign at its Investment Conference?"
"Six last year." Jiang Hailiang pondered. "The total investment exceeded one hundred million."
"What