The rapid pace of attracting investment is illogical.

In the afternoon, Lin Xiao, along with Guo Yuanzheng, immediately visited the investment managers of Chiyun Logistics and Wantong Express.

Lin Xiao took the initiative to visit and communicate, demonstrating a sincere attitude and clear plans, fully showcasing the Zhenxing District's sincerity in attracting investment.

The heads of both companies also clearly stated that they would report to their headquarters as soon as they returned and strive to go to Zhenxing District for on-site inspection in sync with Yunong Group.

That evening, Ding Hongfei, director of the provincial office in Beijing, specially arranged a banquet to entertain Lin Xiao and others, with Guo Yuanzheng and Li Guozhu accompanying them.

Deputy Directors Sun Tianzhen and Wen Lidan, as well as the head of the Comprehensive Section of the Provincial Office in Beijing, also participated.

Throughout the event, Sun Tianzhen wore a wide smile, seemingly having long forgotten the previous venue conflict, and enthusiastically supported the event.

Wen Lidan frequently toasted Lin Xiao, displaying a friendly attitude, and stated that if Lin Xiao ever needed anything when she came to Beicheng, she could contact her at any time, and the provincial office in Beijing would fully cooperate and provide excellent service.

The atmosphere at the dinner was harmonious, and everyone chatted happily for more than two hours.

Over the next two days, Lin Xiao visited several companies headquartered in Beicheng and contacted four more companies to accompany Yunong Group to Zhenxing District for on-site inspections in a couple of days.

Subsequently, Chiyun Logistics and Wantong Express also reported that their headquarters had decided to send a team to Zhenxing District for inspection a week later.

The next day, Lin Xiao took some time to visit his grandparents at the courtyard house, chatted with them for a while, and then said goodbye. He then went to his parents-in-law's house to say goodbye.

That afternoon, Lin Xiao led everyone back to Fengdu, and then drove back to the district.

The following day, Lin Xiao convened a special work meeting of the district committee to comprehensively deploy various tasks related to the reception, coordination, and document preparation for the company's visit.

With only a few minutes left before the meeting officially began, many cadres whispered among themselves:

"After all this time in Beicheng, we still haven't finalized any real investment."

"I guess they'll just bring a few companies over for a formality, give them a tour, and then nothing will come of it."

"I don't think it's that big of a deal, considering how much of a fuss it's made."

"Nothing is impossible; don't leaders all like to put on a show?"

Yang Songfeng, listening from the side, wasn't angry at all; on the contrary, he was secretly pleased and then put on a nice-natured act.

"Secretary Lin's trip to Beicheng to attract investment has brought together so many companies for inspection, which is a commendable achievement."

However, I have even more important news. I recently conducted a special investigation of dilapidated and dangerous housing in the old city area, and I plan to launch a shantytown renovation project. We will leverage the province's special support policies, apply for special subsidies, and attract private capital participation.

The initial draft of the project proposal has been completed, and it is estimated that it can leverage around 1.5 billion yuan in investment. I have already reported this matter to Mayor Cai in person, and the city is very optimistic about it. They have also helped us connect with the provincial department, so the chances of the project being implemented are quite high.

Yang Songfeng's sense of superiority surged forth instantly.

He felt that Lin Xiao's investment promotion in Beicheng only involved a list of potential projects without any concrete results, making a lot of noise but little action. In contrast, Lin Xiao's investment in a major public welfare project worth billions of yuan was a completely different matter.

Previously, Lin Xiao publicly set a target of 1 billion yuan for attracting investment, but this has yet to be materialized.

Once his shantytown renovation project is finalized and implemented, the entire district will see the reality clearly, and everyone will be able to see the actual gap, thus giving Lin Xiao a good slap in the face.

Thinking of this, Yang Songfeng became even more excited.

In addition, he also received word that Wang Yuanze, the municipal party secretary, was about to be promoted and transferred.

Wang Yuanze was Lin Xiao's biggest backer in the city. Once Wang Yuanze was transferred out of Quanzhou, Lin Xiao would lose his strongest support in the city.

The more he thought about it, the more excited he became, and he couldn't help but mutter to himself, "As long as we can get through this period, once Wang Yuanze leaves, Lin Xiao's foundation will be broken, and then the district party secretary will be... haha."

Lin Xiao could tell that Yang Songfeng seemed eager and ambitious.

But he didn't care.

As long as it's for the sake of work and the development of the district, whoever it is, the more proactive they are, the better.

After the work was assigned, Lin Xiao immediately adjourned the meeting.

Two days later, Liu Zhiyang, vice president of Yunong Group, led a team, along with several agricultural input companies, to Zhenxing District for on-site inspection.

Lin Xiao personally accompanied and received the group, leading them on a tour of the industrial park and providing a detailed explanation of the area's planning and supporting facilities.

In the past few days, Lin Xiao has organized relevant departments in the district to refine the implementation plan for the agricultural materials trade and logistics city, in conjunction with the plan from Fengdu Urban Design Institute.

The project is located on a vacant wasteland in the southern part of the industrial park, only three kilometers away from the highway exit and five kilometers away from the train station. The transportation is very convenient, making it very suitable for a large-scale agricultural materials distribution center.

"This area is about 500 acres, enough to support a comprehensive commercial city."

"The location of the commercial district is just right to serve the border area of ​​Quanzhou, Ningxia, Wushan and Changze provinces, making it perfectly capable of becoming a regional agricultural supply distribution center."

Lin Xiao even suggested that Yunong Group take the lead and join forces with several other agricultural input companies to build this commercial and logistics city, which would make the business formats more diverse and the intensive effect better.

This proposal has appealed to many business leaders.

At this point, Liu Zhiyang, Vice President of Yunong Group, took the lead in stating: "We have previously explored the investment environment in various areas of Quanzhou and Ningde. Today, after conducting an on-site inspection in Zhenxing District, I believe that building a commercial and logistics center here aligns with our group's development strategy. I will report to headquarters immediately upon returning and strive to initiate the project approval process as soon as possible."

He smiled and looked around, adding, "Of course, it would be even better if our colleagues were willing to cooperate. We can work together to make this project the largest commercial and logistics model in Southwest China, or even an industry benchmark."

Several agricultural input companies in the same industry are all enterprises under the supply and marketing system. Seeing that Yunong Group took the lead in expressing its opinion, and since they themselves were optimistic about this market, they all agreed to join hands in developing it.

After some discussion, an agreement was quickly reached to build an agricultural supplies logistics and trade city in Zhenxing District.

The project is planned to cover an area of ​​600 acres, with a total investment of 2 to 3 billion yuan. It will be built into a modern agricultural input platform that integrates wholesale and retail of agricultural products, product exhibition and sales, packaging and distribution, warehousing and cold storage, cold chain logistics, online trading support and business incubation, and basic living services.

The project is led by Yu Nong Group, which has hired a well-known domestic design firm to design the plan. The final investment amount will be determined after the plan is completed.

At the same time, they also made demands on the district: to widen the main road leading to the highway and high-speed rail station, and to build pedestrian overpasses at two intersections along the way to ensure the efficiency of logistics.

As for other investment attraction policies, we will offer the best conditions that Zhenxing District can provide.

Lin Xiao agreed to these requests without hesitation.

With this project, he has a good reason to apply for special funds from the city to implement the road renovation and, incidentally, solve the problem of several perennial traffic congestion intersections in the urban area.

Liu Zhiyang and his group spent a day in Zhenxing District, and on the same day, they signed letters of intent for investment with the district on behalf of their respective companies.

That evening, Lin Xiao hosted a banquet for everyone in his personal capacity.

The next morning, the group returned to Fengdu and then went back to their respective headquarters to report.

The news spread quickly, sparking various discussions.

"What? They left so soon?"

"I heard they signed a letter of intent to invest two or three billion."

"It's just a letter of intent; any company can do it. It's not really binding. The key is whether it can actually be implemented."

"No way, with Secretary Lin personally involved, it's impossible for him to fabricate such a false article."

Who knows?

"I always feel it's too fast, it's a bit unreal."

"I trust Secretary Lin; he's always been very reliable in his work."

"Wow, that's amazing. They pledged 1 billion before, and now it's doubled."

"If the project can be successfully implemented, many upstream and downstream supporting enterprises will follow, and our district will have more opportunities."

At the same time, the district party committee office also released the letter of intent for signing on the government affairs platform, which immediately attracted a lot of attention.

Many people were amazed by Lin Xiao's large-scale investment promotion efforts, but doubts also existed.

After all, in the past, it would take several months to bring in a project worth two or three hundred million yuan to Zhenxing District. But this time, the intention to reach a deal worth several billion yuan was reached in less than ten days, which made many people feel uncertain.

Upon hearing the news, Yang Songfeng felt a mix of emotions.

He only made a brief appearance on the day the business owners visited, and did not participate in any conversations or learn about the specific situation.

In his view, large projects worth two or three billion yuan usually have a long cycle, sometimes several months or even several years, but the fact that the cooperation agreement was finalized so quickly this time is indeed beyond the norm.

Regardless, a sense of urgency instantly weighed on his mind.

He reminded himself that the shantytown renovation project must be accelerated.

With Wang Yuanze about to be transferred, the city's personnel are facing adjustments. A mere letter of intent does not equate to a project being implemented. At this juncture of personnel change, Lin Xiao cannot be allowed to steal all the limelight based solely on the proposed project.

In fact, who wouldn't want to leave a respectable record in front of the new leader?