Behind the scenes

Chapter 42

"Invited me to dinner a few times, and gave me a cashmere sweater from Erdos. It said it was cold, so this dress kept me warm."

"Didn't I give you money?"

"No. But..." Principal Ma seemed to be in an ideological struggle, "However, when I went home and opened my clothes, there was a red paper bag inside. When I opened it, it was 1000 yuan." Speaking of this, the sweat on Principal Ma's forehead popped up again.

"Well, since you can take the initiative to tell these things, it is progress and you should be praised. However, the things and money will be returned in the future. They are bribing representatives, which is illegal." Fang Group There was a gentle smile on Chang's face, but his tone was very serious.

"I know this. I knew it was not a good thing when I gave it to me. I didn't wear any clothes, and I didn't move any money. I kept them at home. If you don't believe me, you can go home with me immediately to get them." Principal Ma said. Standing up to go home to pick up things, he was stopped by team leader Fang, "Principal Ma, we believe in you. Please just sign the record. We will notify you when you want to return it, and of course we will keep it secret for you." Yes, you don’t need to carry any burdens, you still have to do your school work well when you go back.”

Principal Ma signed the record and wiped the sweat from his forehead as he left the room.

Then came Mrs. Lu, a special teacher from the Teacher Training College, Principal Pi, a full-time professional, and Professor Niu from Xianghan University. Of the three, Professor Niu and Mr. Lu knew nothing. He voted for Liu Rong, but he didn't know who put a small red envelope in his meeting document bag, which contained 1000 yuan. He was so frightened that he didn't dare to say anything, and secretly hid the money.On the first day of contact with five people's representatives, three of them were found to have problems, and they all made written records, which made the case a breakthrough. Team leader Fang was very happy and sent away the last Professor Niu. Five people went down to the small restaurant on the second floor, wanting to meet the five representatives of the people, and also toasted Principal Zhong, but in the small restaurant on the second floor, only Principal Zhong sat there blankly. There.Team leader Fang found out after asking that none of the people who had finished the conversation came back to say hello to her, and they all left the hotel secretly.Principal Zhong said: "Why don't they say hello to me? It's normal for organizations to talk to them. Why do they seem to regard me as a traitor? Besides, I don't know any secrets at the National People's Congress. ah!"

Team Leader Fang said: "They are embarrassed to come back to see you. Some of them are not at peace. How can they have the thought to come to eat and drink with you. Now that the five of them have left, the investigation team of our Provincial Party Committee Five people come to eat with Principal Zhong, come, let us all sit down."

The five members of the investigation team sat down around Zhong Xiuwen.Team leader Fang raised his glass, "Principal Zhong, the people in our investigation team admire you very much and admire your loyalty to the party's cause. After you retire, you still care about our cause and help our investigation team carry out work. We have done a lot of help, for which we are grateful. Our investigation team would like to offer you a toast and wish you good health."

Everyone toasted together, and Zhong Xiuwen said with a smile: "I am really happy to be able to do some work for the party after retirement. Your arrival has really given me hope. Come on, let's have a drink!" Zhong Xiuwen took the lead in drinking the wine.

Gu Yishun, secretary of the municipal party committee, really became popular.In front of the hotel in Xianghan City, Zhao Qingming, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, slammed the car door and walked away. The scene, like a frozen photo, was deeply engraved in his mind.The governor and so many leaders of the provincial department were in front of him. At noon, he didn't even eat a meal, which showed how angry the secretary of the provincial party committee was.He has worked in the provincial party committee for all these years, and it was the first time he saw the secretary of the provincial party committee get so angry.Especially the words that Secretary Zhao said before getting in the car: "If you can't solve it, you should write a resignation report earlier." It kept echoing in his ears.Watching the secretary and the governor's motorcade leave the hotel, he didn't look at anyone, didn't say a word, got into the car and returned to the municipal party committee.I didn't eat lunch, I lay on the sofa alone, closed my eyes, and thought quietly.

Someone knocked on the door, but he didn't open it.The phone rang a dozen times, but he didn't answer it.He didn't open the door of the office until after three o'clock in the afternoon. The secretary came in and said that Mayor Liu had been waiting outside for more than three hours.After thinking about it, he still agreed with Liu Rong to come in.Liu Rong made a self-criticism as soon as he entered the room, "Secretary Gu, the machinery factory is not doing well, and the responsibility lies with me. I will review and take responsibility. I..."

Gu Yishun didn't even look at Liu Rong, and interrupted him very politely, "It's useless to say anything now, you must solve the problem of the machinery factory within three days. One way is to void the original sales agreement Let’s talk about what the factory will do in the future, let’s go.” He walked out of the office while talking, which made Liu Rong very embarrassed.

Liu Rong left the Municipal Party Committee, returned to the government's own office, found Ma Guanjun, and scolded him severely. His attitude almost killed him. Ma Guanjun lowered his head, not daring to show his anger one time.Liu Rong was tired of scolding, and after thinking about it, scolding alone was useless, and he had to find a way to solve the problem. He asked Ma Guanjun to find Jiang Dashan immediately.

After a while, Jiang Dashan rushed over. He already knew what happened at the Xianghan Hotel at noon, so when he entered the room, he didn't have a smile on his face.Seeing him coming in, Liu Rong didn't go up to shake hands with him, but pointed to the sofa with his fingers, signaling him to sit down.Jiang Dashan sat down, Liu Rong didn't look at him, but frowned and looked out of the window with a sullen face.There were only the two of them in the room, and neither of them spoke. After a long period of silence, Jiang Dashan couldn't hold back and spoke first, "Mayor Liu, do you have anything to do with me?"

Liu Rong looked away from the window, and looked at Jiang Dashan, "You are a well-informed person, I don't tell you what happened at noon, you must know everything, the workers complained, the secretary of the provincial party committee got angry, and he didn't even eat lunch. I'm leaving. I won't go into details about what you know. From 12:30, I went to see the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee. He didn't see me until after three o'clock. He only said a few words. Within three days To solve the problem, the original sales agreement is invalidated. You will understand what I want to do with you. "

"Mayor Liu, we have signed an agreement to buy and sell companies. The agreement is protected by law. Whether it is the secretary of the Communist Party or the mayor, they must administer according to the law. You can't do whatever you want. When you bought the company If you don’t buy it, you need to be mobilized, and now it’s you who want to take it back, Mayor Liu, I don’t agree with this.” Jiang Dashan’s attitude was very firm.

Liu Rong looked at Jiang Dashan and said, "You did it yourself. We signed an agreement, but did you implement it? If you implement it, can the workers sue? We have sued, and we are actively Come forward to solve it, but you insisted on getting a few people to fight and smash it. As a result, the matter got bigger and bigger. At this point, the secretary of the provincial party committee and the secretary of the municipal party committee have all sent a message, you let me be the mayor If you want to keep the mayor, what should you do? Is the mayor resigning to support you, or to ease the situation, and we will talk about it later when there is a chance."

"Well, of course it is to keep the mayor. Without you as mayor, we will not be able to get along in the future!" Jiang Dashan said repeatedly.

"Since you have realized this step, then this agreement should be abolished. How to operate it, you should discuss it with Ma Guanjun and the others."

"Mayor, then, what about my loss? I stripped the factory building, sold the machinery, and paid the workers a month's wages. I can't do it for nothing!"

"The wages you paid can be refunded to you in the future. As for other losses, some of them are not easy to give to you. Now everyone in the city is watching you, especially our government. Someone is watching you from behind. Otherwise, This matter can't be so bad, don't you know who this person is? With him by my side, many things are difficult for me to deal with!" Liu Rong said as he walked to Jiang Dashan's side, warming his hands He patted him on the shoulder, "You don't need the money, let's plan for justice in the long run."

Jiang Dashan stood up from the sofa, "I know that old guy didn't play a good role in it, and ruined a lot of good things about me, Jiang Dashan. I, Jiang Dashan, are not easy to mess with. For the mayor's sake, I suffered this loss and lost this face, but in the future, I must make it up, that old bastard, I can't spare him either."

42
Green came to Xianghan Chemical General Factory for the second time, and the situation was completely different from the previous one.He sent a fax to Li Zimin from the European headquarters, saying that his assistant was behind his back on the import of equipment, and he was unclear about the situation, so please forgive me.Not long afterward, another fax was sent from Shenzhen, requesting a second visit to the Xianghan General Chemical Plant and explaining the problems that had arisen.Li Zimin took two faxes and discussed with the factory director Zheng Gang and the deputy director of the office Bai Zhi.Zheng Gang said: "This foreigner is purely deceiving us. It will be very difficult to carry out this cooperation. If he is not careful in the future, he will still be fooled."

Bai Zhi smoked and said, "No matter what you say, when people come, they must be received. If they are sincere, they can continue to talk!"

Li Zimin said: "Negotiation still needs to be discussed. It is of course better if it can be negotiated. It is necessary to formulate a reception and negotiation plan, neither humble nor defiant, argue with reason, and strive to negotiate this project well."

According to Li Zimin's intention, Bai Zhi quickly came up with a reception plan, and Li Zimin took this plan to ask Liu Rong for instructions.Liu Rongzheng was annoyed by the matter of the machinery factory. He didn't have the time to read it carefully. He glanced at the paper and said to Li Zimin: "I agree. You can deal with the specific matters. You can make decisions. The Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee has already Authorized, don't always ask me."

Green sent a third fax, telling Xianghan City that there were 18 members of his entourage in this investigation group, and almost all the main personnel of the ATC company had come. He also told the specific flight, and asked the Chinese side to meet him at the airport.Zheng Gang was very dissatisfied with Green's ostentation, he had already done something wrong, and he used such a big posture to scare people. He suggested that he should be left out for a while, and that he and Bai Zhi would be enough to go to the airport, but Li Zimin shook his head and decided to do it himself. He went to pick them up, and transferred two Lincoln limousines from relevant companies, borrowed two imported minibuses from the reception desk, led Bai Zhi and Zheng Gang, and arrived at the airport an hour earlier.

Green led his inspection team to the airport, and when he met Li Zimin, he was very affectionate. He not only held Li Zimin's hand tightly, but also hugged him twice, and Li Zimin acted as if nothing had happened. , warmly invited them to the car, and then pulled the guests to the Xianghan City Hotel.

Eighteen foreign guests came, and there were not enough high-class rooms in the hotel, and there were still a few guests staying in ordinary rooms. At this, Mr. Green shook his head repeatedly.He said that most of the members of the inspection team are directors of ATC Company, and they are noble guests. How can they live in ordinary rooms? Even if they live in ordinary rooms, they cannot be allowed to live in them, but there are only ten high-end rooms in total, and it is not enough to divide them. Xianghan City Hotel had such a condition, so he had no choice but to shake his head.

After the personnel settled down, Mr. Green and Li Zimin had a private talk.Green said: "Mr. Mayor, I brought so many important officials here this time to apologize to you. Due to the fault of the staff below me, and of course my fault, there was an error in the process of ordering equipment. Although it did not cause any loss, it also brought you bad influence, hereby, I formally apologize to you and your city government." After he finished speaking, he stood up and bowed deeply to Li Zimin. "Another purpose of my visit this time is to let the directors have a comprehensive understanding of this project and to implement it as soon as possible. All the agreements signed last time will remain unchanged. If possible, I would like to do something else Projects. For example, after looking at your hotel, the conditions are so poor. When our cooperation project is launched in the future, many people from my company and my customers will come here, but the conditions here..." He said This shook his head.

Li Zimin said: "Mr. Green is a smart man. Our cooperation was very good, but you have cheated in the import of equipment. This is in sharp contrast to your company's image. We can hardly believe it. This kind of thing will happen in the famous ATC company in the world. Of course, as Mr. Green said, this is what your subordinates did, but your subordinates have too much courage and power. If we didn't find out in time , now that some old equipment has been brought in, how can we continue to cooperate? In China, there are too many such incidents in the introduction of equipment, and the lessons are too profound. Does your company still want to take this opportunity to investigate? Our discernment?"

"No, no. This is entirely the fault of my subordinates. This supervisor has already been dismissed by me." Green said immediately.

"There is an old saying in China, which is called 'If you don't fight, you don't know each other. Execution, if there is a problem, the two sides can negotiate very well. During this period, the infrastructure in the factory has been stopped, causing certain losses, but we have negotiated this time, and the progress can still catch up. If Mr. Green still has new cooperation intentions Of course, we welcome it. As for the criticism of our reception conditions, we admit that the conditions are very poor, so that several distinguished guests are still living in ordinary rooms. As the leader of the city government, I am also deeply disturbed. I just suddenly thought, can we Cooperation, to build a decent hotel or a business center, which integrates food, accommodation, and entertainment, so that the ATC company will not have no place to live. In addition, it can also receive other business friends, which itself is also possible. profitable."

"Good. Good. Mayor Li, your idea is very good. I really want to build a business center. In the words of you Chinese, it is to develop the tertiary industry, but the place must be chosen well. It should not be too prosperous or too remote. And the area must be sufficient." Green immediately took Li Zimin's words and said.

"Well, we can provide you with several places for you to choose from. If you like it, let's talk about the conditions in detail."

"Good. Good." Green kept saying yes.

The two talked for a while and then had dinner.The next day, [-] members of the inspection team went to the General Chemical Plant, looked carefully inside and outside the factory, and then sat down to discuss the next step of implementation.Green said: "Our visit this time is to first apologize to you, and second, to formally invite Chinese experts to go to Europe for inspection. We have already ordered all the equipment for the factory, and the manufacturer is organizing production. We invite your experts to supervise the production at the factory. Until it is considered qualified to leave the factory, our ATC company will be responsible for all personnel expenses during this period. This is our official invitation letter." After finishing speaking, Green took the document from his assistant and handed it to Li Zimin, "We want to ask Mayor Li to lead the staff personally. to Europe."

Li Zimin took the document and smiled, then shook his head, "I'm not an expert, it's useless to go, we will send excellent personnel to go to Europe within the time you specify."

Green also said: "In order to speed up the cooperation process, among our 18 people this time, three experts in civil engineering will stay and participate in the preliminary infrastructure construction of the factory. The equipment and drawings are all designed by them. These three people have been living in China. , We have gone through the relevant procedures for them, and ask the manufacturer and your city to provide support.” Three very smart Europeans stood up from their seats, indicating that they were the ones who wanted to stay.

Zheng Gang laughed when he saw this scene, he knew that Mr. Green was really going to do it this time, and he immediately said: "Our factory will definitely go all out to arrange the work and life of these three experts, and actively cooperate, please Green Don't worry, sir, our factory keeps what it says."

What Zheng Gang said made Mr. Green blush again.Li Zimin hurriedly said: "As the government, we will also arrange foreign experts."

The rest of the time is for the equipment groups, technical groups, and capital coordination groups of both parties to conduct counterpart negotiations and connect work.The translation was not enough, so Li Zimin transferred two English translators from the Municipal Foreign Affairs Office. The three groups negotiated separately. , is a completely busy scene.

Green took Li Zimin's hand and said: "Mayor Li, let them discuss the specific business. Didn't you say how many pieces of land you have? Take me to have a look." The chief engineer came and asked him to lead the way. He looked at several public construction sites in the city, but for some reason, Green didn't like them.Seeing that it was almost time for lunch, Li Zimin thought for a while and said, "Mr. Green, we still have a piece of land, which is a machinery factory that is going to be converted to production. Problem, the agreement will be invalidated. This is an old factory with burdens, but if you buy this company and transfer some young workers to a joint venture chemical plant, you don’t need to recruit any more people. For some retirees, you Buy out the length of service and hand over the money to the city insurance company, and there will be no worries. It would be good if an independent business center is built in this place."

Hearing Li Zimin's words, Green immediately said, "Then let's go and have a look." The car drove to the machinery factory, and Green got out of the car. It took more than an hour to walk around the factory for two weeks. He nodded and said nothing.

After lunch, Green didn't rest. He only brought a relatively mysterious figure along with him. He was not accompanied by anyone from the Chinese side. He only sent a car to take him to the machinery factory.Later, Li Zimin heard that the mysterious figure was Mr. Green's Feng Shui master who had been following him since his fortune.Before dinner, Mr. Green and the Feng Shui man returned to the hotel. He found Li Zimin and asked for all the information about the machinery factory without saying a word.Li Zimin hurriedly arranged for someone to bring a set of materials compiled when the company was sold last time.In the evening, Green led his directors to an overnight meeting.

(End of this chapter)