Whether a person is doing well can be seen by whether they are received by others upon stepping outside their door.

On the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, the Military District Commander and the Political Commissioner invited Old Lu for drinks.

On the 26th, Director He and Director Peng together invited Old Lu for drinks, expressing their gratitude for his help last year. Old Lu did say not to report to the bureau leadership, but Han Yu couldn't really refrain from reporting.

On the 27th, Old Lu's father-in-law and mother-in-law hosted a banquet for Old Lu's family.

On the 28th, Han Yu picked up Old Lu from the urban area and brought him to Linghai, where Director Zhou and Political Commissioner Sun entertained Old Lu. After all, the case of the swindling school was jointly investigated by Linghai Police Bureau, Water Police Station, and Changhang Bureau. Old Lu was a big help at the time, so the bureau leadership had to arrange a banquet to thank him.

On the 29th, Zhang Erxiao and Old Zhang invited Old Lu for drinks.

No arrangements were made for New Year's Eve to reunite with family, and the same goes for the first day of the new year.

The banquets resumed on the second day of the new year. Reporter Wang, being half a Si Gang person, heard that Old Lu had come and invited a few Si Gang officials working in the city to entertain Old Lu.

On the third day of the new year, the newly appointed Deputy Mayor of Changzhou City from last year invited Old Lu to dine. Deputy Mayor Shen knew Vice Mayor Hou, mentioning that Changzhou's Vice Mayor Hou was very capable and was also an official who emerged from Si Gang.

On the fourth day of the new year, just when Han Yu finally got a break, he planned to take his senior sister to pay New Year's greetings to Old Lu, only to find out after a phone call that Old Lu was unexpectedly taken away by an official from a military unit across the river from Changzhou!

People inviting him out every day, drinks every day, his schedule packed to the brim, even busier than Deputy Mayor Shen's work. I really worry whether his stomach can endure it.

Since he couldn't pay New Year's greetings to Old Lu, he accompanied his father and mother to Sansing to give New Year's greetings to his grandmother and aunt and uncle. Unexpectedly, just as they were about to leave, the Management Committee's Party and Government Office called to say that Secretary Ye and Mayor Qian had come, urging us to hurry back to Sanhe.

Secretary Ye and Mayor Qian came to the Port District for work inspection during the New Year's holiday, and as a Port District official, one must be proactive.

Han Yu raced to Sanhe non-stop, accompanying Deputy Mayor Shen, Director Miao, and others in escorting Secretary Ye and Mayor Qian as they inspected several major project sites. After dining on the recently completed but not yet officially opened command center dunship, they held a meeting on the old antique refurbished dunship.

The Port District, soon to exchange plaques with East City Development Zone, possesses a first-level financial system, and the Management Committee is planning to set up a development zone finance bureau.

Whether applying for a provincial-level development zone or a national-level development zone, there are mandatory conditions.

For example, how much foreign investment has been attracted, how much exported, how much foreign exchange earned, total output value, and how much output value is distributed per acre of industrial land, all have to meet relevant regulations.

The State Council issued another document, calling for a thorough inspection of land use.

How much industrial land has been approved before and how much can only be used going forward, there can be no bending of the rules, nor can operations proceed as before with boarding first and buying tickets later.

This means that "small enterprises" like Longgang Rice Industry, with a few million in investments, should not expect to settle in the development zone in the future.

Boss Wu's shipyard does not meet the minimum investment standards for settling in the development zone, but it fits the industrial planning of the development zone, and such enterprises can still be introduced in the future.

In short, the next investment attraction efforts should focus on introducing foreign investment and export-oriented products, or enterprises with a total investment of more than 20 million yuan and output value that meets relevant standards.

After Deputy Mayor Shen and Director Miao reported on the progress of investment attraction, Secretary Ye was not very satisfied, tapping the table and emphasizing, "Comrades, we must race against time in project construction, and we must keep up with investment attraction. We must create a provincial-level economic development zone within three years, and strive to build a national-level economic development zone within eight years. All subsequent work must revolve around these two goals!"

"Yes, we will give it our all."

"Merely giving it our all is not enough; our thinking is not liberated enough, and our steps are not bold enough."

Secretary Ye glanced at the notes he had made and looked around at everyone, saying, "Comrade Guang Yu just said about going to East Sea for investment promotion, visiting how many people, and making many trips, running back and forth – isn't this a waste of both travel expenses and time?"

Deputy Mayor Shen asked in a low voice, "Secretary Ye, are you saying..."

"The city does not have an office in East Sea, but the Port District Investment Bureau can set one up there, arranging someone to stay in East Sea for investment promotion!"

Secretary Ye paused, then continued, "The investment promotion office can be said to be Linghai's outward-facing window. The Finance Bureau of the Port District will soon be established, and it will not be long before the Port District has first-level finance, so funding is not particularly tight. We can consider buying two floors in a good location to serve as an investment promotion office."

Mayor Qian nodded his head, echoing, "Although the investment is now substantial, it is beneficial to the Port District and even the entire Linghai for investment attraction. Besides, buying it will add to Linghai's fixed assets."

"Alright, I will arrange for someone to go to East Sea to find a location tomorrow."

"Then there's industrial planning; people say to live off the water if near water, but not only must we live off the water now, we also need to live off the port."

Secretary Ye looked up at Han Yu sitting in the corner and asked, "Comrade Han Yu, no one is more familiar with inland river shipping and maritime transport in Linghai than you. I and Mayor Qian would like to hear your thoughts. What advantages do you think we have? Considering our reality, what kind of businesses can we attract?"

There's actually something involving me—I'm with the police.

Han Yu was stunned, unsure of how to begin for a moment.

Realizing the young man was a bit nervous, Mayor Qian smiled and said, "Xiao Han, I attended a symposium for the education and labor systems before the Spring Festival. The principal of Linghai Vocational School said that they had previously run a sailor training class, and had even invited you to teach a lesson. Tell us, can we develop something in shipping?"

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