Behind the scenes

Chapter 23

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When Ma Guanjun gave Liu Rong the agreement for Jiang Dashan's purchase of the machinery factory, he was very excited.He knocked lightly on the door of the mayor's office, then walked quickly to Liu Rong, and handed over the draft agreement with both hands. "Mayor Liu, this is the draft of the agreement between the two parties for the purchase of the machinery factory by Dashan Company, please approve it." He watched Liu Rong take over the agreement, and added: "It took a lot of effort, both sides have done something A big concession, otherwise, there will be no prospect now."

Liu Rong briefly read the agreement, and asked, "Have you communicated with the Municipal Labor Bureau about the old-age insurance for retired workers and the insurance for active workers?"

Ma Guanjun was stunned for a moment, and after thinking about it, he shook his head, "Not yet. But I don't think there will be any problems."

"You can't rely on estimates. For such a big matter, the labor department in the city must have a clear attitude. Otherwise, the company will be sold and the workers' worries will be left alone. No way!" Liu Rong said. There was no smile on his face.

Ma Guanjun wanted to hear the mayor's praise, but he didn't expect a hot face to touch a cold butt. He didn't know that Liu Rong was unhappy because of the incident at Xiangyang Primary School at this time. "Mayor, then I will go to the Municipal Labor Bureau as soon as possible. If it is done, I will sign the agreement as soon as possible. I am anxious. After finishing this matter, I have to go to Hainan as soon as possible!"

"Yes. We must hurry up. Try to get a result this week." Liu Rong nodded in agreement.

Ma Guanjun went to the Municipal Labor Bureau, but got frustrated.The veteran director of the labor bureau didn't pay attention to the new deputy secretary-general at all, and shook his head when he saw the agreement, "We don't care about the business of buying and selling companies. If you pay labor insurance, we will give you a pension. If you don't pay Yes, we definitely can't send it."

"Can we deal with it as a special situation, take over the workers first, wait for Dashan Company to develop the land, and then make up for you after earning money." Ma Guanjun said.

"How can this work? They don't pay, how can I pay workers? You are the secretary-general of the government, don't you even understand this most basic policy?"

Ma Guanjun also got a little angry, "Isn't this the era of reform? There are so many rules and regulations. How to deepen the reform? Isn't your labor bureau also a functional department of the government? Don't you make reform decisions?"

The director of the labor bureau gave him a blank look, "It's true that the labor bureau is a government department, but it's up to the mayor to speak. Whatever the mayor says, I, the labor bureau chief, will do what I want."

Ma Guanjun has been the Secretary-General for more than two months, and it is the first time that someone has given him such a big blow.I went back to the office and scolded the Director of Labor severely. After scolding, I thought about it. The Director of Labor is 59 years old, and he is about to retire. Why do you have the same knowledge as him? Anyway, this matter still needs to be done. .After thinking about it, he had to go to the mayor and tell Liu Rong everything about going to the Labor Bureau.Liu Rong said: "It is reasonable for the director of the labor bureau to disagree. The state has policies on labor insurance, and no one has the right to speak out. How about this? Let Jiang Dashan use his business assets as collateral to borrow some money from the bank. Wait until the land is developed, earn money and return it to the bank, wouldn’t that be all right?”

When Ma Guanjun heard this, he nodded again and again: "The mayor is smart, the mayor is smart."

But when he told Jiang Dashan, Jiang Dashan shook his head, "The bank is not good at talking, and they don't want to give loans."

Ma Guanjun came back and reported this to Liu Rong. Liu Rong thought about it and said, "As for the payment, I will find the presidents when I have time."

The mayor personally came forward, and Jiang Dashan's property was used as collateral, and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China lent 200 million.With money, you can pay labor insurance, and things will be easier.Ma Guanjun presided over the grand meeting of selling the machinery factory in the Grand Council Hall on the second floor of the hotel. The leaders of the counties and urban areas, the leaders of the industrial committees and bureaus directly under the city, and the directors of the enterprises were all notified to attend the meeting. The reporters from the provincial and municipal news units A lot came.Jiang Dashan and Huang Caifa signed the agreement on behalf of the buyer and seller respectively.Mayor Liu Rong made his final speech, congratulating the success of this enterprise reform, and hoped that the whole city would learn from Director Huang of the machinery factory and private entrepreneur Jiang Dashan, and continue to lead the sale of enterprises to deep.That night, Xianghan City TV station made the headlines of this news.

At four o'clock in the afternoon on the third day of the Municipal Committee Standing Committee meeting, Gu Yishun called Liu Rong's office. "Mayor Liu? I'm Gu Yishun, are you free tonight? I'll treat you to a drink."

Hearing this, Liu Rong was stunned, and didn't react for a while.He wondered if there was something wrong with his ears.

"Then it's a deal. At five o'clock, in the No. [-] restaurant of the hotel, you call the people." I... I'm fine. "

"Secretary Gu, what's the matter?" Liu Rong still couldn't help asking.

"There are still things. The investigation team from the province has been here these days. We can't put too much air on us and don't even invite people to eat!"

No matter what, Liu Rong still admired Gu Yishun from the bottom of his heart. After all, he was sent by the provincial party committee, and his thinking was indeed farther than his own.

It wasn't until we arrived at the hotel that we found out that the municipal party committee office had already arranged the dinner.Gu Yishun led Liu Rong and Li Zimin up to the eighth floor, and went to see the three deputy directors of the investigation team. Gu Yishun shook hands with the three of them as soon as they met, "It's all my fault, it's all my fault, the three hall chiefs Come here, I didn't even have time to have a meal with you, so now I'm apologizing, apologizing." When Gu Yishun was the deputy secretary-general of the provincial party committee, he knew these people very well.The three deputy directors knew that he came down to exercise, and there was still time to go back when he was done, so they respected him very much.

"Secretary Gu, you are so busy and still come to see us in person."

"Secretary Gu, you are getting younger and younger!"

"Secretary Gu, you are being so polite to us now, when you go back and become the provincial leader, don't forget about us!"

Gu Yishun laughed out loud.After laughing, he said: "As soon as your investigation team came, our work was under pressure. Comrade Zimin personally took charge of the aftermath of Xiangyang Primary School, and Mayor Liu Rong strongly supported it. The Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee specially studied this issue. Now I It is necessary to formally report to the provincial investigation team that all the matters concerning Xiangyang Primary School have been resolved. The City No. [-] Construction Company compensated [-] million, and Xiangyang Primary School was cancelled. The number will be allocated for the construction of these three schools. In this way, the district, the school, the students, and the parents are also satisfied. It is in line with the spirit of the state to adjust the school layout. The collapsed house is not a school building, but a building The office building built by the company is undergoing maintenance and reinforcement. That is the company's own business, and has nothing to do with our investigation. Through this incident, we have received a profound education. We will draw inferences from one instance and pay close attention to the quality of the project. Turn bad things into good things. This is the result of my report to the provincial investigation team on behalf of the municipal party committee. The comrades in the municipal party committee office are working overtime to draft the official written report, and it can be delivered tomorrow morning."

When the deputy director of the provincial education committee heard this, he immediately said: "Since the municipal committee has handled the problem so well and there is an official report, then we will obey the municipal committee and bring the municipal committee's opinion back to the province."

The deputy director of the Provincial Department of Construction said: "Then you send the report early tomorrow morning, and our investigation will be over, so hurry back to the province."

"Don't, don't, just stay a few more days, find a place to play again, you have worked hard enough these few days. Let's go down to eat, and call out to the comrades in the investigation team." Gu Yishun enthusiastically As he said that, he visited the directors of the investigation team from room to room, and shook hands with everyone cordially, very enthusiastically.

In the evening, a large table in the No. [-] small restaurant is of the highest level in the hotel.Gu Yishun, Liu Rong, and Li Zimin played against the three deputy directors of the Provincial Education Commission, the Provincial Construction Department, and the Provincial Supervision Department. They drank baijiu one by one and enjoyed it very much. By the end of nine o'clock, the six bottles of Moutai had already There is not a single drop left.

Tian Zaisheng didn't know his factory had been sold until he saw the news from Xianghan City while watching his 12-inch color TV at night.His family lived in a one-story house behind the machinery factory.This is the dormitory built when the machinery factory was built in the early years. Now it is very dilapidated. The roof leaks, the house is in the cellar, and there is no heating. It can be regarded as the worst slum in Xianghan.Tian Zaisheng's wife retired from the machinery factory the year before last, and the factory gave her a monthly payment of 80 yuan, which was not enough. Fortunately, she was in good health, and she relied on picking up scraps to sell every day. His youngest son was also a lathe worker in the machinery factory. , I have been laid off for almost two years, and I have nothing to do, so I have to ride a rickshaw. My daughter-in-law divorced her son last year and took the child back to her natal family, but she took her son and her one-bedroom apartment. The son has no choice. I had no choice but to go back to him, and the three of them huddled together in an old one-story house.After Tian Zai read the news, he cursed, "Damn it, why don't we workers know about such a big deal as selling a factory?"

While washing the dishes, his wife said, "You stinky worker, what are you doing with so much effort, whether you sell it or not, it's none of your business."

"The factory is owned by our workers. If we sell the factory, what should we do? Damn it, the official will just slap his ass and leave, no, we can't just listen to this matter, we have to think about it." Tian Zaisheng said I got off to put on my shoes, and my wife said, "It's so late, what are you doing?"

"I'll go find Factory Manager Jiang and check with him." Tian Zai stepped out of his house, walked three houses to the right, and arrived at Factory Manager Jiang's house.

The director of the factory, Jiang Siping, is 66 years old and was the deputy director of the machinery factory before retiring. At the age of 16, he joined the People's Liberation Army when Siping was liberated. Seeing that he had no name, the company commander gave him the name Jiang Siping after thinking about it.Tian Zaisheng opened the door and went in. Seeing that Director Jiang was also watching TV, he sat down on the edge of the kang, "Director, did you see the news about the sale of the factory just now?"

"Hmm." Jiang Siping was very thin, with all white hair, nodded, and threw a pack of poorly packaged cigarette cases on the kang over.Tian Zaisheng was not polite, took out the cigarette case, took out a cigarette, lit it with the lighter, took a puff and said, "Old factory director, you can't watch them mess around like this, the factory is sold, what will we do in the future?" live!"

Jiang Siping nodded and said: "Such a big matter is to be discussed with the workers of our factory. Aren't our workers the owners of the factory? Don't we have to rely on the working class wholeheartedly? I really don't understand, I don't understand. !"

"Old factory manager, I'm thinking about it now. I can't just let them sell the factory. I need to find a place to talk about it. Don't watch the leaders sitting on TV, but now those who engage in corruption and do bad things are all What kind of leaders are these? I don’t believe them for a long time. You have been the factory manager, what do you do with this?” Tian Zaisheng took a deep puff on his cigarette while talking.

Jiang Siping thought for a while and said: "It is inconvenient for me to come forward. No matter what I say, I am still a member of the Communist Party and a retired cadre. No matter how poor I am now, no matter how sad life is, I can't take the lead in helping our Communist Party. Having said that, what they did was also to discredit the Communist Party. Rebirth, you are a real old worker. It is better for you to come forward and reflect everyone’s thoughts. If the factory can’t solve it, you can look up it. When I watch TV, don’t the mayors of companies who sell companies speak? When I was the deputy director of the factory, I always liked to say such a sentence. I'm getting old, my legs and feet are not good, it's okay to give me some ideas, tell me to run ahead, and now I can't run anymore!"

"Old factory manager, I understand this. I'm here to ask you for advice. I'm not afraid of anything, and I'm willing to go all out for everyone's sake." Tian Zaisheng pinched off the cigarette butt he had already smoked, and started again. He took out a cigarette from the cigarette case, put it on his ear, and left Jiang Siping's house.

When Tian Zaisheng returned home, he couldn't fall asleep. Usually he snored like thunder after lying on the kang for a few minutes.My wife said: "What's wrong with you, I can't sleep without the usual snoring." Tian Zaisheng said: "Let the old factory manager tell me, I really thought about something. This brain is not enough, I can't sleep anymore!"

At eight o'clock the next morning, Tian Zaisheng came to the factory. He entered the factory director's room and saw that the factory director was leading several deputy factory managers and accountants to a meeting. Factory Manager Huang pushed him back, "You go out first, our team is in a meeting, come back later if you have something to do." Tian Zai thought about it, and then withdrew.

Walking around in the empty factory office building, he felt that it was not interesting, so he went downstairs and came to his first workshop. The door of the workshop was closed tightly, and a small door under the main door was opened, and he entered. In the workshop, turning around in front of rows of dusty lathes, he came to the 120-type bed he drove. It has been more than a year since he opened this bed. This bed has been with him for so many years. I have trained countless apprentices on this bed, and I have already broken up with the bed before I retire, and now I have to say goodbye to the factory and these beds forever.He picked up a rag on the ground and wiped the dust off his own bed. He wanted to start the bed, but he pressed the button, but the bed didn't work, and the power to the workshop had been cut off.Looking at the beds, thinking of the scenes of laughing with everyone in the workshop in the past, a feeling of sadness arises spontaneously, and a few tears can't stop falling from my eyes.He walked out of his first workshop, and went to the second and third workshops.At this time, some people had already come to the factory. They all knew that the factory was sold after reading the news yesterday. These people also wandered around the factory aimlessly.

When Tian Zaisheng pushed open the door of the factory director's office again, the meeting was about to end, only to hear the factory director Huang say: "Everyone should hurry up these few days, settle the bills quickly, and sell the things that should be sold quickly. We are about to enter the factory. We must take care of the affairs." The meeting dispersed, and he looked at Tian Shengsheng and asked, "Old Tiantou, what's the matter, please tell me!"

"How much did the factory sell for?"

"Well, why are you asking this?" Director Huang rolled his eyes hard at Tian Zai as if he didn't know Tian Zai.

"I'm a worker, don't they all say that the worker is the master of the factory? I want to know." Tian Zai said word by word.

"Do you know what's the use of not knowing. As leaders, we are all thinking about you workers, so you don't have to worry about salty carrots!"

"No, I just want to know."

"Whether you are mentally ill or not, how much you sell has nothing to do with you. It's okay, you go, I have to go out and report to the city leaders!" Director Huang is already impatient.

Tian Zai stood there motionless, with no intention of leaving. "I just want to know how much the factory sold for. If you don't tell me, I won't let you go." Tian Zaisheng was well-known in the factory for his stubbornness, and he ran to the dark one by one.Huang Caifa also knew this.He looked at the motionless Tian Zai, "Okay, okay, let me tell you, the factory didn't sell for a penny."

"What?"

"Why? It's worthless!"

"Such a large factory and such a large site, how can it be worthless?" Tian Zaisheng raised his eyes.

"What do you know?! More than 300 retirees have to pay their insurance premiums, and more than 1000 current employees have to be arranged by others. If they can't arrange it, they have to pay living expenses, buy pension insurance, and have loans owed by the factory to the bank. Debts owed to others must be borne by the buyer, after all the calculations, there is no money left."

"After selling the factory, what do you do here?"

"I heard that they want to engage in real estate. Oh, why are you asking this? Is this something you worry about? The sale of the factory is approved by the city government. If you have any opinions, go to the city. You go, I have to report to the city Lah!" Factory Manager Huang finished speaking with an unhappy face, and left first.Tian Zaisheng looked at Huang Caifa's leaving back, thought for a while, and then went home to find Jiang Siping.

As soon as the agreement of Dashan Company to purchase the machinery factory was signed, Ma Guanjun didn't stop, and flew to Hainan the next morning.On the plane, he drank the coffee delivered by the stewardess, looked at the white clouds outside the window, and thought about his work as the deputy secretary-general for more than two months.Although there was an explosion accident in the chemical general plant, I did not fall into any responsibility. It was very difficult to sell the company, but I made a good start by relying on my own ability. Vigorously, the deputy secretary-general's "first three kicks" were kicked away.If he continues at this pace, by the end of next year, Secretary-General Chen may take up a deputy position at the Municipal People's Congress or the CPPCC because of his age, and the position of Secretary-General of the Government may be his own.Remove the adverb and work for another year. If Liu Rong becomes the secretary of the municipal party committee at that time, he may become the deputy mayor himself. If this develops, the road ahead will be smoother.Thinking of this, he couldn't help smiling slightly.He looked away from the window, closed his eyes, and leaned back on the aviation chair. He was too tired, and he wanted to use these few hours to rest.

The plane arrived at Hainan Airport at one o'clock in the afternoon. His college classmate, Deputy Secretary-General Jia of the Haimen Municipal Government, was already waiting for him at the airport.Deputy Secretary-General Jia used to work in the province as the director of the department. Later, when Hainan was established as a province, he came with a director of the department.The two haven't seen each other for several years, and the cordial handshake is very warm.Get in the car of Secretary-General Jia and go to the hotel from the airport.It was the first time for Ma Guanjun to come to Haimen. He looked out from the car and saw half-built buildings one after another not far away, so he asked what was going on. At that time, there was a surge of wind and clouds from all over the country, and people came to invest in Hainan. Many projects were launched at once, and the land was also speculated. They are all, and the house price is also very low, if you Xianghan City Government has money and wants to invest here, we welcome you, and the policies are also particularly favorable."

(End of this chapter)