That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1347 What is brotherhood, what is friendship?

"A project worth at least several hundred million, just like that, you've ruined it? Cui Jinghao, what exactly did you do today?"

"I didn't do anything!"

Cui Jinghao was severely scolded, and he felt extremely aggrieved.

He simply followed protocol and spoke with Li Ye in a friendly manner, hoping that Li Ye would inform Jin Peng so that everyone could sit down and have a proper discussion about the aluminum project in Qingshui County.

If we can get Jin Peng, the big boss, to be more considerate and generously support everyone's work, it would be a win-win situation for everyone.

But in less than two hours, they actually revealed their intention to "withdraw investment" to the top leader of the unit. That's incredibly disrespectful!
[You're just a lowly factory manager in Beijing, what makes you so great? Your dad's still in Qingshui County!]

[It's not like I'm making you lose money or bleed, why are you in such a hurry?]

After being scolded on the phone, Cui Jinghao, his face ashen and hungry, turned to find Li Ye, intending to have a serious talk with him.

But when he rushed to the hotel where Li Ye was, Li Ye was no longer there.

"Excuse me, where did Comrade Li Ye go?"

"do not know."

"Then when will he come back?"

"I don't know."

"Then I'll leave my phone number so he can call me back when he gets back."

"inconvenient."

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Cui Jinghao now truly understood the airs of these people from the ministries in Beijing. Many people had come to see Li Ye these past few days, and Liang Furu had instructed them to avoid him if possible. Just now, Li Ye had specifically instructed him not to see this person, so he was even less friendly.

Cui Jinghao gritted his teeth and said with resentment, "Then please inform Li Ye that our provincial department has entrusted me with full responsibility for the Qingshui County aluminum project, and hope that he will contact me as soon as possible."

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A moment later, Li Ye, having received the news, called Fu Yingjie: "Yingjie, Cui Jinghao just came to see me again, saying that your department has handed over the entire aluminum project to him?"

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Fu Yingjie, sitting opposite him, was stunned for a long time before saying incredulously, "Li Ye, Cui Jinghao came to see you again? And said he was in full charge?"

Li Ye said, "Yes, he just left here not long ago. From what I heard, he wanted to get in the way of Sister Qiaorong's project. You should know what the consequences would be if such a big project were to be blocked, right?"
So if he really is in charge, this project will likely have to be located in the south or Beijing.

Hao Jian hasn't faced any difficulties in Pengcheng over the years. Now, Brother Peng is helping out everyone who's from his hometown. It's not that he can't do without Qingshui County.
So tell me the truth now, what is your department's attitude towards private heavy industry?

If you encourage private heavy industry, then you should immediately convey to your superiors the message that "this matter cannot be accomplished without you," and I will cooperate with you to try and get you in charge of this project.

If your department is ambiguous about private heavy industry, or even has significant opposition, then forget about it. This isn't a small business worth tens of millions; if it gets halfway through construction and then doesn't comply with policy, people could die.

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Li Ye and Fu Yingjie had a good relationship, so he spoke very frankly: if you could help with this, I would give you a hand.
If your factional infighting leads to the destruction of Jin Peng's project, then brother, you should speak up as soon as possible. Don't let our money go to waste and damage our friendship.

Fu Yingjie was the most clever one in the group of eight, so Li Ye believed that he could understand what he meant.

However, after Li Ye finished speaking, there was no response from the other end for a long time, which made Li Ye very helpless.

Although Fu Yingjie did not stay in Beijing and returned to Dongshan, Li Ye's father, Li Kaijian, was still in Qingshui County. They usually had a good relationship and kept in touch, but since such a large amount of money was involved, no one could be ambiguous.

After all, China is a vast country, and the response speed to policies varies from place to place. The speed in the north is generally slower than in the south, and there are often two equally conflicting opinions within the same department.

Therefore, if there is too much resistance to settling down in Qingshui County, Jin Peng's plan to "woo his wife" will have to be changed accordingly.

"Hey, Yingjie, what's wrong? Can't you hear me?" "No, I heard you clearly, Li Ye."

Fu Yingjie said in a deep voice, "First, I need to tell you, Li Ye, that our department just relayed the instructions from above a few days ago, encouraging private enterprises to participate in the construction and development of heavy industry."

So when I first proposed Peng Ge's aluminum project, I received the support of our supervisor. I just went to report the situation to No. 1, and he also asked me to try my best to get the project implemented in Qingshui County.

But now that you've said it, I understand who's been causing trouble. What bothered me earlier was that Cui Jinghao is my best friend.
We were assigned to the provincial department in the same year and shared a single dormitory room. He even wore my clothes. When he was first promoted to deputy section chief, he complained to me about his girlfriend, who looked down on him for not having a high-ranking official position despite his age.
The leader called us in for a talk, and we had to choose one of us. I gave in to him both times.

"At the time, I felt that I was several years younger than him, and he had finally found someone he liked, so it wouldn't matter if I waited a year."

“When I was drinking with him before, I mentioned Sister Qiaorong’s textile factory. He knows about our relationship. He’s practically stealing it from me!”

"Moreover, I had originally planned to go to Sogo this time, but a project I was working on ran into some problems at the last minute, and the part of the problem was related to him."

Li Ye paused, as if he understood something.

Was Fu Yingjie betrayed by his brother? Any man would be upset if his best friend suddenly appeared and stole his opportunity, right?

So Li Ye said calmly, "Now that things have come to this, do you still have any concerns?"

"No more worries."

Fu Yingjie said dejectedly, "Ever since I was promoted to section chief, my true friends have all changed one by one. Cui Jinghao is the last one."

"Advanced, what you're saying isn't quite right, is it?"

Li Ye said in a strange tone, "So, we're not your true friends? Xiao Yan, Hu Man, Dayong—weren't any of us sincere to you? Don't be so heartless!"

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"Yes, yes, yes, I was wrong, Li Ye, I was wrong. I was talking about friends after we start working, which is not the same as friends like this."

"Stop with the nonsense, get on with the work. I'll put in a good word for you with Director Liang later, and you can tell your superiors that the ministry is taking this project very seriously, and several other units are vying for it."

"Yes, yes, I'll get it done right away, I'll get it done right away."

Fu Yingjie put down the phone, let out a long sigh of relief, and smiled somewhat ashamedly.

Since graduating and not staying in Beijing, he felt that he would likely drift further and further away from Li Ye, Hu Man and others. After all, he was no longer the boy he once was and knew that no friendship in the world lasts forever.

So after he was assigned to Dongshan, the provincial capital, he tried hard to make new friends. But after all these years of hard work, he still had to rely on his former brothers for support.

Shortly after the first phone call with Li Ye today, the leaders of Qingshui County contacted the city, the city then contacted their connections in the province, and finally got through to the top leader of Sun Xianjin's unit.

This efficiency, this speed, is not something that can be allowed to continue just because some people have high hopes for Cui Jinghao.

For the top leader, it doesn't matter who is in charge or in charge of the project, as long as it ultimately produces political achievements.

Cui Jinghao is in Suzhou, and he said he could bring in more projects, so let him do whatever he wants.

But if things go wrong, who would dare to associate with Choi Kyung-ho?
Sun Xianjin composed himself, carefully reviewed his prepared statement, and then went to report the situation to the unit's top leader.

This kind of report requires skill. You can't just tell the top leader, "No one but me can do this project. You have to let me lead it."

Do you think government agencies are your private property?

Therefore, when Sun Xianjin knocked on the door and entered the office, he did so with a humble and apprehensive feeling.

But as soon as he entered, before he could even speak, the person opposite him looked up at him and said, "Xiao Fu, you've come at the right time. Immediately hand over your work to Section Chief Qiao and prepare to go to Su'e. I don't care what method you use, you must get this $100 million aluminum project settled in Dongshan."

"One hundred million dollars."

Fu Yingjie had a thousand words in his heart, but at this moment he couldn't say a single one.

What are brothers? What are friends? This is it!
Cui Jinghao, does he even deserve it?
(End of this chapter)