Back to the teenage years

Chapter 567 Hitting the road
Wei Nan obviously wanted to meet Zhang Yunqi.

Because when Zhang Yunqi rushed to the Xiangnan Office in Beijing, Liu Ming had already made an appointment with Wei Nan. Wei Nan was not dissatisfied with them for not notifying him in advance, and smiled and asked the three of them to go directly to his office.

Wei Nan is thin and should be in his forties, but he is approachable. His position is not low, he is at the level of a director, half a level higher than Li Yufei's uncle Xie Yun, half a level lower than Yang Jiarong, and at the same level as Li Xiaoman's father Li Hongjie. Of course, the director of the Beijing Office is not the same as the chief official at the local level, not to mention Yang Jiarong, who is already a member of the Standing Committee.

In the office, Wei Nan saw Zhang Yunqi and subconsciously stared at his face for a long time. He said in surprise: "Minsheng Secretary-General told me that Mr. Zhang is a young talent in our Xiangnan and asked me to treat him well, but he didn't tell me that Mr. Zhang is so young."

Zhang Yunqi smiled and said, "Director Wei, you are too kind. I just look young. Director Wei, this is a brief introduction and materials of our Aihua Electronics. Please take a look first."

As soon as Zhang Yunqi finished speaking, Liu Ming next to him handed a stack of materials in his briefcase to Wei Nan.

"Okay, I'll take a brief look first." Wei Nan took the materials and started to look through them, but he didn't stop talking: "Minsheng Secretary-General means that the Beijing Office should connect resources and assist Mr. Zhang in obtaining the Quality CD Special Fund for Aiwa Electronics. So you should have no problem with the qualifications, right?"

Liu Ming next to him continued, "Don't worry about this, Director Wei. Aihua Electronics' technology research and development, process level, market operation, capital chain, etc. are second to none among domestic peers. I have compared the application details of the special fund, and the qualifications fully meet the requirements. In addition, our market share and brand awareness are among the best in the industry. This time we come to Yanjing to prepare for a series of large-scale new product launches. Our goal is to achieve a monthly sales target of 80,000 units in April, and establish Aihua Electronics' industry position as the number one domestic VCD brand in one fell swoop."

Wei Nan's eyes lit up when he heard this. He nodded and said slowly, "That's good. I feel relieved. Actually, I've also learned a little about this special fund. The most critical thing here is the expert review. I'm sure you all know this, but this can't be done by accident. I think we should still follow the special fund application rules and work with an external expert team to evaluate the technical path of domestic movement development and identify the key links that need to be broken through. After all, a good blacksmith must have a strong body."

Wei Nan emphasized the last few words.

Zhang Yunqi smiled and listened carefully. Wei Nan obviously knew the purpose of Aihua Electronics to connect him with technical experts from major scientific research units through the province, and to open up the path of technical review in advance! But he couldn't say these words clearly, and saying them would be a mistake. But there is nothing wrong with saying this.

As for the last point he made, a blacksmith must be strong himself. Zhang Yunqi also understood, what is the hardest thing in the world? Money!
Zhang Yunqi smiled and said, "Director Wei, that's what I meant. Aiwa Electronics is preparing to invest 500 million yuan in the early stage to set up a special fund for technology research and development, and to form an external expert team with each unit to carry out industry-university-research cooperation."

Wei Nan immediately understood what was going on. Aiwa Electronics was very wealthy. He asked in a friendly manner, "In terms of technical cooperation, does Aiwa Electronics have a general framework?"

Zhang Yunqi knew that he had to have a legitimate reason to spend the money, so that those experts who had little money in their pockets could feel at ease and happy when they took the money.

This is an easy matter to handle.

He said: "In addition to the verification of the domestic movement R&D technology path used for this project, conducting related research projects and VCD technology seminars, etc., I have four points for Director Wei's reference. First, Aiwa Electronics, Tsinghua University, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences will carry out technical research and joint R&D around optical heads and servo systems, and decoding chip algorithm optimization. Second, invite these technical expert teams to serve as Aiwa's technical consultants and provide optical design consulting services. Third, set up the Tsinghua-Aiwa Optical Storage Joint Laboratory for long-term technical cooperation. Fourth, Aiwa and Tsinghua University will cooperate to train engineers. Aiwa will select technical backbones to study optical storage courses at Tsinghua University, and Tsinghua graduate students can come to Aiwa Electronics to participate in project development."

Wei Nan nodded. He was a little impressed by this young guy. No wonder Liu Minsheng attached so much importance to him.

Thinking of this, Wei Nan put down the materials, stood up and made a cup of green tea for Zhang Yun, and said, "Mr. Zhang has considered it very comprehensively, but can you come up with a specific industry-university-research cooperation plan tonight? I can contact several persons in charge at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Tsinghua University in advance. If they have any revision suggestions, we can also improve them over the weekend. We will directly discuss cooperation on Monday next week and try to get this done as soon as possible, so that we can speed up the application for the digital optical disc special fund and the verification of the technical path."

Wei Nan's words made Zhang Yunqi feel that he took this matter more seriously than he did, so he nodded and said, "Okay, Director Wei, I'll ask Liu Ming to send you the plan tonight."

Wei Nan smiled and said, "Then I feel relieved. To be honest, Mr. Zhang, I can feel that Secretary-General Minsheng attaches great importance to this project. His attention represents the attention of Secretary Xianxun, and Secretary Xianxun's attention represents the attention of the entire southern Hunan region. So we have to do a solid job in this matter and strive to win this special fund." Zhang Yunqi could hear that there was something else behind Wei Nan's words.

You know, as a staff member of the local Beijing office, Wei Nan's biggest advantage is that he can represent the province to establish connections with various ministries and people from all walks of life in Yanjing, and he has a wide range of resources of big figures. This is why Wei Nan was able to help Aiwa Electronics contact so many heavyweight industry experts in such a short time.

The problem is that the traditional view is that the position of director of the Beijing office is a heavy responsibility, it is easy for them to be blamed, and the prospects are relatively limited, so many people work there until retirement.

Wei Nan is so young, he should be somewhat unwilling.

However, if he wants to be transferred back to the local government to govern a region like Yang Jiarong and Li Hongjie, then how to use the large number of connections in his hands to make some outstanding achievements for the province is very important. If these connections are used properly, it will not be difficult for him to be transferred back to the local area and take up an important position.

It was the mid-90s when the reform and opening-up wave swept across the country. The market economy was in vogue, and attracting investment was undoubtedly the greatest achievement. The Beijing Office itself had the functions of connecting with provincial central enterprises and attracting major investment. Aiwa Electronics was the leading private electronic enterprise in southern Hunan. If Aiwa Electronics was successful, he would be able to brag about it to the provincial government. Therefore, Wei Nan's suggestion of Hu Xianxun to Zhang Yunqi was self-evident.

Previously we discussed the interests of the experts, and now we will discuss the protection of Wei Nan.

Zhang Yunqi doesn't mind using Hu Xianxun's line to carry out his duties.

He smiled and said, "Director Wei, our Aihua Electronics is a mixed-ownership enterprise established by combining provincial and municipal state-owned capital. It has pioneered multi-level state-owned holding platform industry investment and financing in China. Secretary Xianxun really attaches great importance to this. He repeatedly urged me to do a good job in this electronics industry and blaze a new path for the 'Southern Hunan Model' of Chinese-style reform and opening up."

At this point, Zhang Yunqi changed the subject: "So I am under a lot of pressure. I cannot live up to the trust of my leaders. So I also hope that Director Wei can steer the ship for our hometown enterprises, guide the development of economies of scale and emerging industries in southern Hunan, retain those southern Hunan people who have gone to sweatshops in coastal areas, and make new contributions to the modernization of our hometown."

Wei Nan smiled more approachably.

This young man is really on the right track in all aspects.

He had insights and ideas, and there was some truth and falsehood in his words. It seemed as if he had said nothing, but he knew everything he wanted to know.

He said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang, I feel so stressed wearing this hat of yours, but it is our duty to contribute a little to the economic development of our hometown. If Mr. Zhang has any needs, the Beijing Office will definitely connect you with them!"

It was enough for Zhang Yunqi to just hear these words.

He saw that it was getting late and Chu Jian should have finished school. He also wanted to invite Chu Jian's classmates to have dinner together tonight, so he smiled and chatted briefly with Wei Nan, and made an appointment for dinner on Monday night. Then he stood up to say goodbye and left with Wang Guibing and Liu Ming.

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