Movie Variety Show: Starting from a New World

Chapter 1279 New Official Takes Office, Reactions from All Sides

The next day, Saturday, Wei Cheng and Shi Xiaona simply rested at home and tidied up their room.

On Monday, Zhou Fulin attended the municipal government work meeting for the first time with Wei Cheng.

"Secretary Zhang, Mayor Wei, this is Comrade Shen Weicheng, a former Air Force division commander who has been transferred to civilian work and appointed as the director of the Changwu City Police Bureau, while also serving as the commander of the Zhongjiang Province Armed Police Force." The staff member from the Provincial Organization Department read out Weicheng's appointment.

"Welcome Director Shen to work in Changwu City. I hope we can all work together to make Changwu City even better!" Secretary Zhang was a man in his fifties. Given his age, it would be good if he were promoted half a rank before retirement. As for continuing to move up, it would be difficult, so he was rather laid-back.

"Thank you for your guidance, Secretary Zhang. I will!" Wei Cheng said to Secretary Zhang with a smile.

"We're relieved that Director Shen is here. The previous Director Li was killed in an attack by gunmen from a drug cartel. Since the higher-ups have entrusted Director Shen with this responsibility, it means they believe in Director Shen's abilities. We hope that Director Shen can bring those drug dealers to justice as soon as possible, which would be avenging Director Li!" Mayor Wei is only in his forties, which is the prime of his life, so he still has the desire to strive for advancement.

However, after the incident involving Police Chief Li, Mayor Wei's path to advancement was abruptly halted, so Mayor Wei harbored deep hatred for that group of people!

Soon, the news of the new police chief's appointment put pressure on both the legitimate and criminal elements throughout Changwu City.

Although the previous Director Li was equally strict, he was someone you could argue with, but not someone you can compete with now.

"General Manager Zhao, General Manager Ma! What do you two think of the new bureau chief?" It was the same tea room, the same three people, but their moods were completely different.

"Hehe, how should I look at it? Of course I'll sit and watch it," Zhao Xiaosheng said with a laugh.

"Hehe, don't worry, he's just a new bureau chief. We've been operating in Changwu City for so long, are we going to stop working just because a new bureau chief comes? That doesn't make sense!" Zhao Xiaosheng said nonchalantly.

"General Manager Zhao, I heard that this bureau chief has quite a background. Even Political Commissar Zhou of the Municipal Bureau treated him with great respect."

"Hehe, without a powerful backer, it's impossible to get a provincial position as soon as you arrive in Changwu City. This is the first time I've heard of official positions being paired like this, so it's not surprising!" Zhao Xiaosheng remained as relaxed and carefree as ever.

"Mr. Zhao, are you so confident?" Mr. Ma asked Zhao Xiaosheng with a serious expression.

“Old Ma, don’t worry about the details. What are we? We’re businessmen. Although our business is shady, we’re not always in the open, are we?” Zhao Xiaosheng picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said with a light laugh.

"Aren't you afraid this new bureau chief will investigate us? After all, in the entire Changwu City, who doesn't know that our Zhao family and your Ma family are the underground emperors of Changwu City?" Ma Jin said helplessly.

“Old Ma, I actually think this is a good time for us to adjust our plans?” Zhao Xiaosheng got up and sat down next to Ma Jin, whispering to him.

"How do we adjust it?" Ma Jin asked curiously.

“Steel mills need iron ore, but our country has very little iron ore. What do we do if we don’t have enough ore?” Zhao Xiaosheng asked.

“Then it can only be scrap steel and scrap iron,” Ma Jin said.

"How can scrap steel and iron ore get into the provincial No. 1 Steel?" Zhao Xiaosheng asked.

“Of course it’s for transportation! Trucks! Lots of trucks!” Makin said.

“So I think we can join the provincial No. 1 Steel Company in a different way!” Zhao Xiaosheng said with a smile.

"I understand. You mean we control the convoy. Once it enters Changwu City, it must use our convoy, otherwise we won't let it through! Neither trucks nor boats can enter Changwu City! The person who bought the provincial No. 1 Steel has no choice but to cooperate with us!" Ma Jin slapped his thigh and said excitedly.

“That’s right, I’ll set the freight rate as I see fit! We won’t even need to envy the Provincial Steel Company, because by monopolizing their transportation, we can take away most of their profits!” Zhao Xiaosheng added.

"What if the people from the provincial steel company disagree? Will they obediently pay the freight according to our wishes?" Ma Jin asked curiously.

"Hehe, if they don't comply with our conditions, they'll have no choice but to stop work! Then we'll see who suffers the greater loss!" Zhao Xiaosheng said.

“I’m afraid they’ll go to the government! After all, it’s a project supervised by the province, and the Changwu municipal government can’t just ignore it, right? Especially this Mayor Wei, he’s practically desperate for a promotion,” Ma Jin said.

"Does he, the mayor, really have the guts to come to the front lines and solve problems personally? Have we, the Zhao family, raised nothing but useless people in Changwu City all these years? As the saying goes, it's easier to see the King of Hell than to deal with his underlings!" Zhao Xiaosheng said.

"Haha, this is a great idea! It's both discreet and legitimate. They won't have any excuse to cause us trouble!" Ma Jin was completely excited, his eyes full of admiration as he looked at Zhao Xiaosheng.

"Hehe, no matter who it is, once they enter Changwu City, no one can shake off the Zhao family! Not even big shots from Shanghai!" Zhao Xiaosheng said arrogantly.

At that time, Secretary Zhang arranged a working meal for Wei Cheng at the government canteen.

Director Shen,