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The director of the Development and Reform Commission was nodding nonstop on the side. ”Yes! Chairman Tang is right! Only in this way will the top external funds dare to truly follow up!”

Li Jiping pondered for a moment, then stated decisively, ”The city will give its full support! Five hundred million—we’ll immediately study the budget arrangement!”

The voices around the negotiation table rose and fell one after another.

Deng Yazi kept pressing the shutter while listening.

But her gaze was gradually drawn completely to Tang Song.

She watched him sitting there, composed in manner and clear in speech.

From the routes for capital injection, to the model for industrial implementation, and then to the future plans for talent training...

A vast and magnificent blueprint, enough to completely change the fate of this city for the next ten years.

Was clearly laid out before her eyes in his unhurried narration.

She heard an unprecedented, grand concept called an ”industrial ecosystem fund of funds.”

Rongliu Capital would use this as leverage to gradually pry loose more than ten times the amount in social capital from top institutions nationwide, pouring it into this inland city that had long been forgotten by capital.

She also heard that this massive fund would carry out an ”upgrade” of Quan City’s existing industries.

Helping them break through technological barriers and enter TY Precision’s world-class supply chain system;

Injecting artificial intelligence and new energy technologies into those traditional industrial enterprises still struggling in hardship, helping them complete intelligent transformation;

And ultimately, centering on a future project called ”Xuanji Light Realm,” to build a complete, hundred-billion-level smart hardware industry chain on the soil of Quan City...

Deng Yazi only felt her scalp tingle.

What did a hundred-billion-level industry chain mean?

It meant tens of billions, even up to over a hundred billion in average annual tax revenue, enough to fundamentally ease Quan City’s strained fiscal situation.

It meant tens of thousands of high-tech, high-paying jobs, enough to give countless young people drifting outside like her a reason to return home and develop.

It meant this weary, lifeless old industrial city would gain a real opportunity to switch lanes and overtake!

In the negotiation room, the atmosphere had reached a fever pitch.

The city government leaders had long since lost their former composure.

Each one’s face glowed red, bodies leaning slightly forward, eyes flashing with an uncontrollable, blazing light, like a group of travelers in the desert who had just seen an oasis.

Mayor Li Jiping was so excited that he clasped his hands together, nodding vigorously over and over.

The results of this negotiation far exceeded their expectations.

They even far exceeded the highest expectations at the provincial level.

Deng Yazi looked at Tang Song not far away and suddenly thought of that eighteen-year-old boy.

The one who had stood in front of the camera saying ”Peak Meeting,” ”I’m going to make big money, strike it rich, and give back to my hometown.”

All these years she had always thought that he, like herself and everyone around her,

Had long had his edges worn smooth by reality, running around everywhere just to make a living.

Yet she hadn’t expected that the high-spirited boy of the past would, in a dazzling, almost unreal way she had never imagined, ultimately fulfill the promise he made back then.

He hadn’t just caught up with the light.

He himself...had become light.

In fact, she herself deeply loved her hometown.

Back then, the reason she chose to return and join Quan City TV Station was that she hoped to use the pen and camera in her hands to record the changes of this city, to uncover those overlooked bits of beauty, and to contribute a tiny bit of strength to the development of her hometown.

An indescribable surge, mixed with shock, joy, and pride, gradually welled up in her heart.

Soon, as the secretary reminded them, the chatter gradually died down.

As the time for the official start of the anniversary celebration approached, everyone rose to their feet one after another.

”Click—” The sound of the shutter rang out.

Tang Song shook hands cordially with Mayor Li, saying steadily, ”Mayor, please rest assured. This afternoon, Rongliu Capital will have a complete team arriving in Quan City to be responsible for docking with the city on the specific implementation plan. There’s no need to wait on the detailed work—we’ll push forward the execution and landing of the plan as quickly as possible.”

That single sentence sent a jolt through everyone present.

Li Jiping froze for a second, his voice even carrying a hint of excitement. ”Good! Chairman Tang, you really are decisive and efficient! I didn’t expect you to be so well prepared and so straightforward! Having an outstanding son like you is truly the glory of Quan City!”

The Development and Reform Commission director, County Party Secretary Zhang Chengming, and the others around them all nodded in praise, unable to hide the shock in their expressions.

In their usual experience, negotiations to bring in top-tier capital took at least several months, sometimes as long as a year or more.

But Tang Song’s final, resolute stance completely upended their understanding.

Tang Song paused, his gaze sweeping over the group, then he lifted his hand slightly toward his side and introduced, ”In addition, Mayor, please rest assured: Qingning is not only the head of Qingmi AI, she’s also one of the future core leaders of the Xuanji Light Realm project.”

As his words fell, everyone simultaneously turned their eyes to Liu Qingning.

Shock and fervor intertwined.

They had already heard Tang Song specially introduce her as the general manager of Qingmi AI, a subsidiary of Qingning Technology; they hadn’t expected that she would also be involved in a strategic project like Xuanji Light Realm, which could be called a ’future industry hotspot.’

No wonder that in his earlier planning, Tang Song had unhesitatingly incorporated the hardware segment into Quan City’s strategic layout.

Liu Qingning stepped forward slightly, her expression calm and poised.

In her clear and resolute eyes, there shone a sharpness and composure utterly disproportionate to her age.

”Leaders, please rest assured, this is my hometown. For the future cooperative projects in Quan City, I will give my all and do my very best.”