Nine in the morning.
County Family Compound, Dong Family.
"Old Sun, aside from the Investment Bureau, were there any other personnel changes?"
"Comrade Luo Haiting was promoted to deputy director. Nothing else changed."
"Director Luo got promoted? Didn't the office appoint a Top Leader?"
"Mm. The higher-ups felt that Comrade Pan Wei's seniority was still too limited, so Director Luo would continue serving concurrently as office director for now. Pan Wei might take over in the future."
"What about Jia Yan?"
"Director Jia wasn't reassigned..."
Dong Xuebin grunted. It seemed Hui Lan had basically brought the Investment Bureau under her control.
After a moment, Sun Shuli suddenly said, "Several Japanese investors may be coming over soon. Do you think..."
"You're the director now." Dong Xuebin smiled and patted his arm. "You don't need to report to me anymore. Just do a good job with the Investment Bureau and don't let the leadership down..."
Sun Shuli blinked. "Those Japanese investors were contacts you made at the Tokyo Investment Conference. Otherwise, should I ask County Chief Huilan for instructions?"
County Chief Zhao Xinglong was in charge of investment promotion, so if Sun Shuli needed to report to someone, it should have been County Chief Zhao. He had no standing to approach County Chief Xie. Still, Sun Shuli was making his position clear: he would closely follow County Chief Huilan's lead. It was a subtle declaration of allegiance.
Dong Xuebin nodded and said nothing more. Old Sun really knew how to conduct himself. If he had not come today, Dong Xuebin might truly have held it against him. But Sun Shuli had not only paid him a sincere visit, he had even brought gifts, leaving Dong Xuebin with nothing to criticize.
More than ten minutes later, Sun Shuli left with a nervous heart,