Even Xu Lei, the President of the Magic City Head Office, had to personally come forward to welcome him.
And it was said that Xu Lei had even established a private secretarial team of six people specifically for him.
There were originally very few people within CMB who could have private secretaries.
Yet Jiang Cheng was directly assigned six people, which meant his net worth must be absolutely staggering.
Given this background, the group naturally did not dare to neglect Jiang Cheng.
Even if they were the Director of the Education Bureau of this county, the Deputy Director, the Director of the Bureau Office, the Section Chief of Personnel, the Section Chief of Basic Education... so what?
Facing this 'great Buddha,' after some discussion, the group decided to mobilize everyone and head out to welcome him together, giving Jiang Cheng the highest level of reception.
Seeing so many people approaching, Qi Hong greeted Jiang Cheng and then immediately stepped forward to extend his hand to the leading Middle-aged Man, saying, "Director Chen! Good afternoon! It's been a long time."
The leading Middle-aged Man chuckled as he shook Qi Hong's hand, then looked at Jiang Cheng and said, "Bank Manager Qi, this must be the Mr. Jiang you mentioned, right?"
"Yes, this is our bank's distinguished guest, Mr. Jiang Cheng."
After speaking, Qi Hong, as usual, bowed his waist and respectfully introduced each of the people in front of them to Jiang Cheng in detail.
At this introduction, not only was Chen Bin surprised, but even Jiang Cheng couldn't help but be secretly amazed.
To have people of this level mobilize en masse to welcome him—it seemed his reception was indeed quite grand.
After a brief round of introductions, Jiang Cheng was directly invited to the Director's Office.
This was originally just a small county town, and usually, no big figures would come here for inspections.
With a big shot like Jiang Cheng arriving all of a sudden, everyone appeared a bit flustered.
Especially for a big boss who was here to give money, everyone was extra polite, fearing they might make even a single mistake.
After they were seated, Director Chen even took the initiative to personally brew tea for Jiang Cheng.
After some pleasantries, Director Chen couldn't wait and said to Jiang Cheng, "I've already heard the gist of Mr. Jiang's matters from Bank Manager Qi. Our Education Bureau is also very happy about this. Once again, with a grateful heart, I express our thanks to you. Your kindness will allow the children of Changyi to have better development in the future..."
Seeing everyone speaking flattering formalities, Jiang Cheng also smiled and said, "As the ancients said, 'When poor, one attends to their own virtue; when wealthy, one benefits the whole world.' To be able to help children overcome difficulties within my capacity makes me personally very happy as well..."
Looking at Jiang Cheng's firm tone, the group couldn't help but feel that he was practically glowing at this moment.
Director Chen looked on with even more admiration, even standing up from his chair and excitedly patting Jiang Cheng's shoulder, saying sincerely, "Truly, a young hero! Having a new generation with such heart and high awareness is a great blessing for the country. If you ever come here in the future, the Education Bureau is your home. If there's anything you need us to do, everyone will do their best to help..."
Jiang Cheng didn't take these formalities seriously and gave a slight smile.
Then, in a calm and steady voice, he said, "Director Chen, I'm just a bit curious. Why has the reconstruction funding for Changyi Hope Primary School never been approved? Looking at the state of that school, it seems to have a history of several decades."
At the mention of this, Director Chen's expression became somewhat helpless as he sighed, "It's not that it wasn't approved. We submit it for review every year, but the funds just don't come down. I'm anxious in my heart, but what can I do..."
"What about our country's poverty alleviation policy? Doesn't Changyi meet the standards for poverty alleviation?"
Director Chen was helpless once again. "I understand your point and your skepticism, but for many things, we have to look at the big picture, especially since our country is so vast..."
"Our country is in a stage of rapid development. Since its founding, the fact that our country could develop so quickly in just a few decades is also a stage of sacrificing the 'greater self' to achieve the 'lesser self'..."
When Director Chen said this, Jiang Cheng couldn't help but give a sarcastic smile.
However, Director Chen continued, "In these decades, we haven't just achieved nine-year compulsory education; schools have been built across almost the entire country, allowing the majority of people to have access to schooling..."
"But development isn't limited to education. Transportation, industry, aerospace... we need to move forward in all these areas together. Every step of development requires money..."
"With so many aspects developing simultaneously, a single cake naturally has to be broken into several pieces, unfolding slowly bit by bit."
"Changyi is indeed a bit dilapidated. I submit repair funds every year, but... sigh, let me put it this way: Changyi at least has a Hope Primary School. Some remote mountain villages haven't even had a Hope Primary School built yet. The children there have no school to attend and no access to education..."
Under the Mind Perception Skill, Jiang Cheng discovered that Director Chen's sad and powerless expression was actually genuine.
This was contrary to the outcome he had imagined in his heart.
Although it was quite different from what he had thought, it was still a good result... Seeing that Director Chen was telling the truth, Jiang Cheng nodded and didn't continue the topic, then joked, "In that case, it seems I came at the right time this Mid-Autumn Festival..."
Director Chen knew that Jiang Cheng had taken his words to heart.
He looked at Jiang Cheng with eyes full of gratification. "Yes, your appearance has given the children a different Mid-Autumn Festival. They will probably remember it for a lifetime."
Knowing that Director Chen was genuinely concerned about Changyi, Jiang Cheng stopped the pleasantries and got straight to the point.
"I came here this time mainly to communicate with you all regarding the planning for the reconstruction of Changyi Hope Primary School."
Jiang Cheng explained his plans and the approximate scale of the school.
As he spoke, the mouths of everyone present couldn't help but hang slightly open. By the end, everyone was staring blankly at Jiang Cheng, not knowing what to say for a moment.
Among them, it was Chen Bin, who ran the construction company, who reacted first.
After all, among everyone present, he was the one who would benefit the most.
With a look of joy on his face, he asked Jiang Cheng, "Mr. Jiang, if we build according to this plan of yours, the price won't be cheap. I'm afraid it can't be built for less than five million."
He had originally thought the Hope Primary School Jiang Cheng wanted to build would at most be a small school a few stories high, with construction costs around a few hundred thousand at most.
But he hadn't expected Jiang Cheng's goal and requirements to be so large.
To suddenly land a multi-million dollar order—how could he not be excited?
Jiang Cheng nodded calmly. "I naturally know this. Money is not an issue. My requirement is to build the school's perimeter first. Everything else needs to be completed before the end of the winter break. The construction must not affect the students' learning progress, and most importantly, the construction quality must be the best. There must be absolutely no 'tofu-dreg' projects."
Although the construction time was a bit short, for the sake of several million, Chen Bin naturally patted his chest and gave Jiang Cheng his guarantee.
Seeing Jiang Cheng and Chen Bin finalize the construction details, everyone present couldn't help but sigh once more: With such a youth, why worry that our China will not flourish!
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