Since 1979 I have been in the tide of the times

Chapter 479

Since the 80s, Xu Kangnian has always stared at the cars speeding by on the streets of the capital with squinting eyes.

It's a pity that department-level cadres like him can't have a car according to the national leading cadres' car allocation regulations. There are so many cadres like him in the capital. Congested.

Sometimes Xu Kangnian thought in his heart that it would be great if he was not working in the capital, but a local cadre. Although according to the regulations, those local cadres are not qualified to be assigned cars, but after all, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and many cadres have curves to save the country. own car.

Owning a car of your own is almost an unattainable dream for most men in the eighties and 90s.

The Beijing Municipal Construction Committee where Xu Kangnian works owns many buses. He and other division-level and department-level cadres in the unit often borrow cars from the drivers of the unit on Sundays and holidays, learn to drive, and get addicted to the car until they finally get the bus. Book.

But he didn't have a car of his own until he retired in the early 90s, and he couldn't even afford a Xiali that cost tens of thousands of dollars.

This time, Song Yu called him in Wulin City and asked him to go to a car dealership in the capital to choose an off-road vehicle worth about 40 yuan as the matching car for Xiangyang Electronics.

Hearing this on the phone, Xu Kangnian couldn't believe his ears. He quickly excused himself by saying that he was used to the work style of hard work, and Xiangyang Electronics' office funds should be very tight, so he could save as much as he could.

The reason why Xu Kangnian said this was entirely out of habit. It was as if before retirement, when the leader came to talk to him and wanted to promote him, he would definitely refuse on purpose, pretending to be indifferent to fame and fortune.Say something about Lao Zhang is also good, with high moral character, and Lao Li is also good, with strong professional ability.

It wasn't until he found out that the leader really wanted to promote him by beating around the bush, then he said reluctantly, "Since the leader trusts me so much and puts such an important burden on my shoulders, I must work hard to promote him." Good job!"

Now hearing Song Yu say that Xiangyang Electronics would spend a huge sum of 40 yuan to equip him with an off-road vehicle, Xu Kangnian made the same gesture again.

But Song Yu didn't have the time to fight Xu Kangnian's guerrilla warfare like a superior leader. He said bluntly: "Old Xu, why are you talking so much nonsense? If you tell you to buy it, you can buy it! This is our Xiangyang The treatment given to you by Electronics, I hope you will work hard for Xiangyang Electronics in the future! I know you have a driver's license, so hurry up and buy a car, and come to Wulin City as soon as possible after getting the license plate, you are needed here!"

When Xu Kangnian hung up the phone, he felt like he was about to float up like a balloon.

He quickly walked out of the house and stood blankly on the street. After standing there for a long time, he realized what he should do now - immediately find a 4S store to choose a car that he likes!

This time, the purpose of choosing a car is very strong, that is, to pick an off-road vehicle worth around 40 yuan.

In the mid-90s, most of this type of cars were imported, and the domestically produced 212 didn't cost so much money at all.

Xu Kangnian, who is in his sixties, ran all day without feeling tired at all, and he didn't even feel thirsty.

After visiting several 4S shops, he finally picked out an imported Mitsubishi Pajero.

Xu Kangnian walked around the Pajero like a donkey pulling a mill, and he liked it very much.

When he got married back then, his comrades said that his lover was beautiful, like the heroine in the movie Sentinel under the neon lights.But even so, when Xu Kangnian met his wife for the first time, he was not as excited as he is now!
After watching for a long time, Xu Kangnian asked tremblingly, "How much is this car?"

In the 90s, the car sellers in the 4S store were very arrogant. The girl in her early 20s looked at Xu Kangnian, who was obviously a retired old man, and replied, "Which model are you asking? This car is based on The prices of different configurations and displacements are not the same, and they vary greatly.”

"How much is the cheapest?" Xu Kangnian asked.

"The cheapest one is 36." The car salesman replied.

Xu Kang felt very satisfied, and the price met the standard of about 40 that Song Yu told him.

However, according to the good habit of asking for instructions and reporting more that he has developed over the years as a cadre, Xu Kangnian hurried outside to find a phone booth to call Song Yu and asked, "Mr. Song, I am optimistic about a Mitsubishi Pajero. It only costs 36 yuan. Do you think it's okay?"

Song Yu knows more about cars, especially imported cars, than Xu Kangnian.

He hesitated and asked: "Is Mitsubishi Pajero so cheap? I think it's more than 50."

Xu Kangnian immediately explained: "I've already asked in the 4S shop, it's the one with the simplest displacement and configuration, 36 is enough!"

Hearing Xu Kangnian's words, Song Yu said decisively: "If you want to buy it, buy the best one, the one with the top configuration, which is more than 50 yuan! I'll call the financial staff of Xiangyang Electronics Headquarters immediately, and then you go to pick it up." Cheque!"

After speaking, Song Yu hung up the phone.

Xu Kangnian was stunned for a long time holding the phone in the phone booth. It turned out that buying a car is as simple as that.

He hurried to the headquarters of Xiangyang Electronics Building in Beijing, got a check for 55 from the accountant in the financial office, and then ran back to the 4S store.

When Xu Kangnian handed over the check to the person in the 4S store, the car salesperson looked at him with admiration as a retired old man.The meat on the buns is not on the pleats, and there are so many rich people in the capital who don't look like mountains or leak water!

When Xu Kangnian drove the Pajero, which cost more than 50 yuan, back to his community, it caused a commotion.

Beijing has been the capital for hundreds of years, and the people here have formed a fixed concept, that is, they all pay attention to rank in everything they do, and they also pay attention to rank in making sedan chairs!
What kind of person can drive a car worth more than 50 yuan in the capital now?At least at the ministerial level, right?
Xu Kangnian walked around the car after getting out of the car, pulled all four doors, and after making sure they were all locked, he smiled and said to the people who were watching: "I'm working for Xiangyang Electronics now, this is what they assigned me. office car!"

His words elicited exclamations, but the reaction was mostly negative.

Some people say that now that private companies make a lot of bad money and are so ostentatious, they need to be rectified.Some people said that Xiangyang Electronics must have been uneasy and kind in giving Xu Kangnian so many benefits, and wanted to use his relationship to contract projects in the capital to make a lot of money.

Hearing all kinds of discussions, Xu Kangnian hurriedly explained: "Don't you know who I am? I'm just a small director. A cadre like me is nothing in the capital! Besides, Xiangyang Electronics has no plans to Contracting a project in the capital, they are planning to build a brewery and a large gymnasium in Wulin City, so they asked me to help. After I arrive in Wulin City, I will be nothing at all!"

When Xu Kangnian returned home, his wife had already cooked the meal, and the two of them sat down to eat.

Xu Kangnian took a bowl of rice and just finished eating halfway, then walked to the window and looked downstairs to see if the Mitsubishi Pajero was still there.

From this time until he went to bed at night, Xu Kangnian would look downstairs at the sedan through the window every half an hour.

After going to bed at night, just an hour after lying down, Xu Kangnian got up secretly and lay down in front of the window, looking affectionately at the Pajero downstairs.

When he got up from the bed for the third time at night, his wife finally couldn't bear it anymore and scolded: "If you are afraid of losing it, you might as well just sleep in the car! The person who steals the car will take you away, I can't see the heart Don't bother! I can't even sleep all day long!"

Hearing what his wife said, Xu Kangnian really put on his clothes and went downstairs, opened the door and got in the car.

He was sitting in the driver's seat, looking at and touching him, he couldn't put it down, and then, as his wife said, Xu Kangnian fell asleep lying on the back seat of the off-road vehicle.

Although it was not as spacious as the bed, Xu Kangnian felt comfortable!
The next day, Song Yu called Xu Kangning and asked about his car purchase.

Song Yu said: "Old Xu, you have to get the license plate as soon as possible, and then come here quickly! Wulin City is urging us to discuss the design of the gymnasium, but we are all laymen in this kind of architectural problems, so come here quickly!"

Ten days later, Xu Kangnian drove his beloved Pajero to Wulin City.

Song Yu took the team to a field game, and Wang Weidong received him.

Wang Weidong arranged for Xu Kangnian to live in the football team's training base.

The first thing Xu Kangnian did when he came to the football training base was to get a bucket of water to scrub his dear Pajero.

"Old Xu, cars are meant to be driven. When this one breaks down, we'll replace it with a better one!" Wang Weidong said.

The next day, the two rushed to the Wulin Municipal Government to discuss the design of the gymnasium.

The Wulin Municipal Government attaches great importance to this matter. The future Wulin City Gymnasium will be a dazzling city card, and it must be well designed and constructed!
The deputy mayor Qiu Jingrong, who is in charge of education, sports and health, personally received the two people.

Qiu Jingrong asked the staff to spread out the design sketches of the gymnasium drawn by the design institute on several desks for Wang Wangdong and Xu Kangnian to see.

After seeing more than a dozen design sketches, Xu Kangnian asked: "Deputy Mayor Qiu, I heard from Chairman Wang that the city plans to let Xiangyang Electronics invest 1.5 million yuan to build this gymnasium. Although I only briefly looked at a few designs Sketch, but I think if we build according to this drawing, let alone 1.5 million, even 2 million will not be able to get it!"

"How could it be? The Design Institute has a project budget report. I can ask them to show you all the project budget reports. It should not exceed 1.5 million." Qiu Jingrong said with a smile.

Xu Kangnian immediately shook his head and said, "I am quite experienced in municipal construction. In the 50s, I participated in the top ten construction projects in the capital. Of course, I was just a small designer at the time. In the 80s, I To welcome the Asian Games in 1990, several stadiums were newly built in the city. I was responsible for the on-site construction in this respect, so I am still very familiar with the construction. Now it can be said that even 1.5 million won't be taken down! If Deputy Mayor Qiu doesn't believe it, your government can sign a contract with Xiangyang Electronics, and Xiangyang Electronics will invest [-] million yuan, and your Wulin City Government will bear the excess , What do you think?" Xu Kangnian asked.

Hearing what Xu Kangnian said, Qiu Jingrong smiled awkwardly.

"Comrade Xu, isn't that what municipal construction is all about? It's very common to go over budget!" Qiu Jingrong said.

"If this matter is all paid for by your city, then I won't say anything. Such things are indeed very common. Sometimes the budget is added two or three times, and the budget is not enough. When the project is completed, it may have cost 1000 to 7000 million. There is no way, we can only add more!" Xu Kangnian said.

This practice in construction is very common.In order to obtain the approval of the superior for the construction project, the cadres at the bottom will try to keep the budget as low as possible when writing the plan and reporting. When the project is halfway completed and there is no money, the superior authority has no choice but to increase the budget.

But that was all at the expense of the country, and now Xu Kangnian, as a member of Xiangyang Electronics, had to point out the problems in the design.In the future, if the gymnasium is only half built, 1.5 million will be spent. What if the city government says that Xiangyang Electronics did not abide by the contract to finish building the gymnasium, and then forcibly takes back the half-built gymnasium?
Otherwise, the 50 square meters of land promised to Xiangyang Electronics will be forcibly taken back in the name of Xiangyang Electronics' non-compliance with the contract. At that time, Xiangyang Electronics will be defeated.

Of course, this is the worst expected outcome, and the Wulin City Government may be more reasonable than this.But before doing things, you must plan for the worst, so that you can be prepared.

"How about this, Deputy Mayor Qiu, I can take all the drawings back or copy a copy and ask a third-party design institute to do a cost estimate to see how much we will need to build this gymnasium?" Wang Weidong said.

Qiu Jingrong smiled and said to Wang Weidong: "Chairman Wang, I brought your Red Star Beer Team and the 20-ton beer project to me. Now that the Red Star Beer Team has won glory for our Wulin City, I, the deputy mayor, also feel Very honorable! But after all, I am the deputy mayor in charge of physical education and health, and I am not familiar with construction. Well, I will report this matter to several other leaders. It may be that we have a little difference in the construction budget. It’s a mistake, let’s see if we can think of a way to make it up. The city government will come up with a safe plan in a few days.”

On the way back to the football training base with Wang Weidong and Xu Kangnian, Wang Weidong patted Xu Kangnian on the shoulder and said, "Old Xu, it's really nice, it's worthy of being an old building! If it weren't for you, what would we do when the time comes?"

"This problem will be discovered sooner or later. I just saw this in advance. Now that I am also a member of Xiangyang Electronics, I naturally have to consider the problem from the standpoint of Xiangyang Electronics." Xu Kangnian said.

(End of this chapter)