Chapter 206 Project Research
The first thing Qi Tongwei did after taking office was to carry out field research.
Unlike others, Qi Tongwei's first investigation target was not the municipal agencies or counties and districts, but the projects that were being promoted and state-owned and private enterprises.
He needs to have a comprehensive understanding of Greenvine's economic foundation, as well as the investment and scientific research directions of major companies, so as to formulate better development strategies.
At the same time, he also knew that during this period all units and counties were preparing materials to welcome his arrival. It went without saying that all the materials were a bunch of fancy things and not interesting at all.
He chose not to follow the conventional approach, but to judge the government's work through enterprises, which is much more accurate than looking at government materials.
According to relevant information, almost all the projects under construction in Luteng City are real estate developments, and there are very few other types of projects.
Among the top ten enterprises, four are real estate companies, and three of the other six are also involved in real estate investment.
This economic structure is extremely unreasonable, and it can also explain why Luteng's economy ranks last in Handong.
Of course, as a developed province, Handong is stronger than most inland cities even if it ranks last.
Qi Tongwei took a light-tour style for this investigation, bringing only the city government's secretary-general Zhang Zhihua, the director of the Municipal Finance Bureau Gao Yanjun, the director of the Municipal Audit Bureau Wei Chunhua, and some staff members of the Municipal Government Office.
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"Mayor Qi, this is an old neighborhood renovation project, and it is being constructed by our city's Xinshuai Group." Secretary-General Zhang Zhihua pointed to the construction site not far away and introduced the specific details of the project to Qi Tongwei in detail.
Qi Tongwei stared at the busy construction site in front of him, and a heavy feeling welled up in his heart.
The entire Green Vine seems to be only keen on real estate development, as if there is no other industry besides this.
Just as Qi Tongwei was lost in thought, Zhang Zhihua's voice interrupted his thoughts: "Mayor Qi, this is Ma Shuai, the chairman of Xinshuai Group."
"Hello, Mayor Qi, my name is Ma Shuai, and I warmly welcome you to visit our new place for inspection and guidance." A man with a rather gangster air came up and greeted him warmly.
With years of experience and keen insight, Qi Tongwei quickly made a preliminary judgment of the man.
"Tell me about the details of your project?" Qi Tongwei asked indifferently.
"Mayor Qi, as you know, I am a rough man and don't know much about these things. The project has always been handled by my legal advisor.
Cheng Yang, come and report the project situation to Mayor Qi." Ma Shuai instructed a middle-aged man beside him.
"Okay, Mayor Qi, leaders, my name is Li Chengyang, and I'm the legal advisor of the Xinshuai Group.
This is the project that our Xinshuai successfully bid for in April this year. Construction officially started in June and the project is now more than halfway completed. It is expected to be completed early next year.
The entire project covers an area of 4 square meters, with a total investment of 6 million yuan. It is divided into two parts: one is ordinary residential, and the other is commercial area and office building.
After the project is completed, it will not only solve the housing security problems of 3200 households, but also drive local economic development and provide a large number of employment opportunities. "Li Chengyang introduced it in detail.
Qi Tongwei did not interrupt, but just listened quietly.
To be honest, he was more interested in Li Chengyang than the project. He smelled the scent of a policeman from this person, but he did not point it out.
What Qi Tongwei didn't know was that Li Chengyang was indeed a policeman, but that was six years ago, and it was no secret in Lu Teng.
After the report, Qi Tongwei said, "Tell me about your company's business scope. In addition to real estate investment, what other investments are you engaged in?"
"Mayor Qi, our Xinshuai Group is a pure real estate investment company and is not involved in other investments," Li Chengyang explained.
Qi Tongwei nodded: "Okay, let's do this, let's go to the next project site."
"Mayor Qi, it's already noon, should we have a quick lunch?" Ma Shuai stepped forward and said.
"No need, we have boxed lunches at noon." Zhang Zhihua rejected Ma Shuai's proposal on behalf of Qi Tongwei.
Afterwards, Qi Tongwei and others visited several other project sites, most of which were real estate projects, and there were very few factory buildings and warehouses under construction. It was obvious that Luteng had gone astray.
After returning to the office, Qi Tongwei sat on the sofa and fell into deep thought.
He felt that it was time to put the brakes on the real estate market and not allow real estate to become Greenvine's pillar industry.
However, it is not easy to solve this problem. There are too many vested interests in the real estate industry, and property taxes and land transfer fees are still the bulk of government revenue.
It is definitely not an easy task for Qi Tongwei to put the brakes on the real estate market. Even officials at all levels of Luteng and members of the Standing Committee of the Handong Provincial Party Committee may not be without opposition.
Just look at the situation of several real estate companies and you will know how many of them are actually run by relatives of certain leaders, or even their children.
What Qi Tongwei did was tantamount to undermining their foundation, it would be strange if they agreed to it.
But Qi Tongwei still has to do it. He can't let Lu Teng continue on the wrong path. If he can't improve Lu Teng's finances, his official career will basically be over, and he can only retire as a deputy minister at best.
Although putting the brakes on the real estate market now will face some pressure, as long as we get through the difficulties at the beginning, there will definitely be gains in the future. Besides, Pei Yihong is still in office.
He is not a grassroots person. If he were a grassroots person, he might be directly transferred to a government office with low income and continue to handle the real estate projects as usual.
But he is Pei Yihong's son-in-law and the heir to the Pei family's political legacy. Even if these people are unhappy with him, they can only adopt an out-of-sight, out-of-mind strategy and abandon Luteng's interests, leaving him alone while Luteng ignores him.
After careful consideration, Qi Tongwei decided to start with the time limit for banks and land mining, and of course, policy inclinations.
After thinking it through, Qi Tongwei immediately called Zhang Zhihua and said, "Comrade Zhihua, organize a meeting at 9 a.m. tomorrow and invite the heads of various banks and the Municipal Development and Reform Commission, Finance, Audit, Land, Construction Commission, Industry and Commerce, Taxation and other departments to attend."
"Okay, Secretary Qi." Zhang Zhihua quickly agreed and began to notify each participant.
After Qi Tongwei sent out the meeting notice, he began to look at the information Zhang Zhihua handed to him. He needed to select a full-time secretary.
Zhang Zhihua provided a total of four people to Qi Tongwei. These people were all staff members of the municipal government office. The oldest was 4 years old and the youngest was 32 years old. They had just graduated from graduate school last year.
Judging from their files alone, all four of them are excellent; if they were not excellent, they would not have been recommended by Zhang Zhihua.
Qi Tongwei did not immediately decide who would be his secretary. He decided to investigate before making a decision. In principle, Qi Tongwei was prepared to use a poor child.
Poor children have no political resources and it is difficult for them to be promoted, so choosing them is almost like giving them a new life.
If you choose someone with a good family background, they will not be too grateful to you. On the contrary, they are more likely to leak some information for the sake of their family.