1988: Back to the human world for a few years

Chapter 416: The Third Kind of Fairness (1)

When Yang Mo rushed to Sanba Road as notified, he found nothing.

A staff member who deliberately stayed there told him that the other party had already left for Binhu Avenue, and then pointed to the Crown behind him... Mr. Zhao had explained that in order not to disturb the crowd, it would be best for everyone not to take such a conspicuous means of transportation.

After saying that, he glanced awkwardly at the 28-inch truck next to him that had some paint peeling off. The meaning was self-evident.

Yang Mo raised his wrist and looked at his watch. Only seventeen minutes had passed since Xiang Hui notified him.

Although I knew that under the "four no's and two direct" rules, some big guys, in order to ensure that seeing is believing, arranged various random raids almost at will, and a small grasshopper like me was far from being important enough for them to stop and wait for me.

But Yang Mo was still a little unhappy.

You were the one who asked me to come here as a "guide", and in this damn hot weather,
As soon as I received the news, I rushed here in a sweat, but you changed the place without saying a word, and left me like a thrown away dog, running over obediently following the smell of your feet?
And he rode a 28-inch bicycle?

Hey, hey, hey, even though there is a huge difference in identity, the two sides are not from the same system after all. Isn't this too disrespectful?
As a reborn person who had had enough of the humiliation in his previous life, Yang Mo hated this feeling.

As the saying goes, a man without desires is strong. Since he has never thought of jumping into the administrative system to develop, and has no intention of relying on the administrative system to carry out subsequent plans, it is natural that he does not need to care too much about other people's opinions.

Glancing at the staff with embarrassed expressions and the other party's 28-bar truck that was neither pushed over nor not pushed over, Yang Mo smiled, waved his hand, then gave the driver a few instructions, turned and walked to the side of the street, waved at a taxi that had just driven over, then turned in, and disappeared from the other party's sight in a flash.

Looking at the staff member's stunned expression through the rearview mirror, Yang Mo curled his lips.

We are not newbies, we all know each other!
Who the hell has the heart to play this formalistic game with you!

………………

Ten minutes later, the taxi stopped thirty meters away from Binhu Avenue.

After getting off the bus, Yang Mo took out the handkerchief bought by Miss Mu from his trouser pocket and wiped the sweat from his forehead and neck. Then he easily found Ye Tao and the deputy monitor who were sitting in the soda kiosk not far away, as well as the ordinary-looking old man next to them.

Glancing at the "masses" scattered in the crowd within a 30-meter radius, who looked normal but whose expressions and small movements were actually out of tune with the others, and watching the other citizens casting suspicious glances at him from time to time, Yang Mo couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth;
Ah……

"Hello, Mr. Zhao, I am Yang Mo from Dahua Company."

Although Yang Mo had actually gradually become indifferent to being asked to be a guide today, this did not prevent him from showing a respectful smile that was in line with social expectations and enthusiastically gave a brief self-introduction to the old man.

However, he was very self-aware. After introducing himself with the simplest words, he shut up and didn't even extend his hand... He was just a junior officer, so how could he be qualified to shake hands with others?

Mr. Zhao looked at his watch in surprise, then turned his head to glance at the taxi that was turning around. He just smiled lightly, nodded at Yang Mo, and then focused his attention on the dark crowd not far away.

........................

As one of the busiest streets in DZ City, Lakeside Avenue was bustling with traffic at this time, but it was far from the congestion it would become in later generations. The space that could be "freed up" at some small crossroads in non-core sections could easily accommodate one or two hundred people... and if it was at the end of those streets, the space that could be freed up would be even greater.

Therefore, before the mid-90s, these small intersections would from time to time be used by businesses for various promotional activities including raffles and roadshows.

However, as Dahua Company settled in Texas, these small intersections gradually took on another purpose... With Yang Mo's insistence, some work processes that Dahua Company felt needed to interact with the masses or be announced to the public would also be carried out here, and the results would be announced on the spot.

So Mr. Zhao, who had just arrived, might have been surprised by the dense crowd not far away, but for the citizens of Texas today, it is no longer surprising.

But it so happens that although the activities being carried out here today also need to be announced to the public and require public participation and interaction, the content is very different from the past... What is being held here today is the preliminary selection phase for the public bidding for the DZ City Light Industrial Products Project.

Ok……

That’s right, these are the orders that Yang Mo insisted Ye Tao throw out.

These orders will have the most basic information and requirements such as category, quantity, specification, delivery date, delivery price, etc. posted on major information boards and at the door of Mo Mo Bai Chao store for public display. No matter you are a tertiary industry unit under Dahua Company, or other small and medium-sized state-owned units in Dezhou area, or even a township enterprise or a private enterprise, if you have the confidence and interest, you can all register and apply, and then complete the audition and re-selection within 10 working days, and finally participate in the bidding, and then the results will be announced on the spot in a relatively open environment.

Anyone who knows something about this should know what it means to publicize all bidding details in advance and only evaluate the most basic but also the most important conditions... This is very different from traditional bidding, and Yang Mo suggested that the DZ city authorities adopt such an innovative operation in this matter, and he also has his own considerations.

"The seventh bidder in this round, DZ Zhengyu Plastic Products Factory, submitted products... 450*580 plastic washbasin by compression molding, 25L plastic drinking water bucket with lid by blow molding."

As a staff member raised the microphone and announced loudly, several workers in gray uniforms immediately came with a stack of large washbasins and several large buckets, and then handed the samples to the people around who raised their hands.

Judging from their attire, those workers in grey uniforms must be employees of Zhengyu Plastic Products Factory. As for those who raised their hands for samples, some of them were ordinary citizens, but most of them were employees of other factories.

This is not surprising.

On such a hot day, apart from a small number of enthusiastic people, most of the people who are still willing to brave the heat to watch the primary election activities are actually rival bidders.

This is also a deliberate move by the organizers. After all, in terms of professionalism, these competitors are much better than ordinary citizens. If you want to prevent everyone from gossiping, you have to take out the products for selection and let these competitors have a look at them, and then point out all the problems.

Although in a sense, this is a way of "comparing the worst" rules... your peers are generally unlikely to say anything good about you and will always find all kinds of faults with you, but precisely because of this, products that can enter the subsequent selection stage under this circumstance are actually more guaranteed in quality.

So after picking out a lot of problems such as "the rough edges are not cleaned up", "the material is too soft", "the edges are too sharp", "the smell is too strong", etc.

Zhengyu Plastic Products Factory, which was originally affiliated to the tertiary industry unit of Dahua Company, had to lose its qualification for subsequent selection in disgrace because after on-site quality inspection, it was found that the raw materials contained too many impurities and the phthalates and dioxins content exceeded the standard.

ten minutes later.

Mr. Zhao watched with great interest as a township enterprise from Yucheng successfully made it to the re-selection stage with its 25L drinking water barrels made by blow molding. Then he turned his head to look at Ye Tao.

"Xiao Ye, since we sat down, four of the tertiary industry units under Dahua Company have already failed. I heard that in the bidding for other projects during this period, most of the tertiary industry units under Dahua Company have also failed... After all, since its establishment, Dahua Company has made an indelible contribution to the economic development of your Dezhou. As the host, don't you think of giving them some proper care?"

"I heard that the preliminary bidding held today involves the business of durable goods in the rural areas of Dezhou, Lanling and even the surrounding areas of the two cities, and it is underwritten by the Xialiu Sales Agency, which has a good reputation in the rural areas... The demand is really not small, and it is not comparable to ordinary projects. (Thanks to a book friend whose username is a string of numbers. This business was suggested by this book friend)"

Seeing the old man's smiling face, Ye Tao's heart tightened. He was a little unsure whether the other party was testing him or probing him. He could only smile bitterly: "Mr. Zhao, to be honest, it's not that I don't want to let you go, but... Mr. Yang insisted on doing so!"

Anyone who could become a standing committee member naturally could not be a straightforward person. Since he could not figure out the other party's intentions, playing football was naturally the best choice... Yang Mo was not from the administrative system anyway, so even if what he said was not pleasing, he could easily make up for it with this relationship.

Mr. Zhao glanced at Ye Tao with a slight smile, and then turned his gaze to Yang Mo. Yang Mo first cursed Ye Tao for being disloyal, then put on an expression common to the younger generation and smiled at the old man: "Mr. Zhao, big trees can't grow in a greenhouse. Even if Dahua Company has a solid foundation, it can't withstand the endless demands of so many tertiary industry units... If we don't break the greenhouse glass and make up our minds to let them face the wind and rain on their own, it is very likely that in the future, one household will cry and every household will cry."

At this point, Yang Mo, who didn't want to get involved too much, sold out Ye Tao directly: "In fact, I am also following the idea of ​​General Manager Ye... General Manager Ye believes that old industrial areas like Dezhou have too heavy a historical burden. After experiencing nearly a decade of slow development, they have caught up with the economic winter in the past two years, and everyone's mood has become even more negative; so, instead of continuing to rely on transfer payments from above to survive, it is better to give it a try."

Having said that, Yang Mo shut up.

Give it a try?
What are you betting on?
And what does this have to do with the question I just asked?
The old man felt uncomfortable with Yang Mo's half-said words. Seeing that Yang Mo didn't dare to say much, and remembering that he was just a small cadre in a central enterprise after all, he had no choice but to turn his attention back to Ye Tao.

After the ball was passed back, Ye Tao glanced at the deputy squad leader beside him who was watching his nose and heart, with an attitude of "I would rather die than let my friend die than let me die". He was so depressed that he almost vomited blood. Helplessly, he could only smile bitterly: "Mr. Zhao, what Mr. Yang meant is that this is an important part of creating our Dezhou area's business environment. As the saying goes, when you are poor, you must change, and when you change, you will be prosperous. In addition to not being able to feel sorry for our children endlessly and letting them learn to walk on their own... we must also show our attitude truthfully and give the people and other companies confidence and hope."

At this point, Ye Tao added in a low voice: "The reason why we hold many events that we think need to be made public to the public in a busy area like Binhu Avenue is because of this consideration... For companies and investors, evaluating the quality of a place's business environment is not just about listening to what the media says, but seeing things with your own eyes. Among all the factors, there is probably nothing more attractive than a transparent and fair environment mechanism."

The old man suddenly understood.

It turns out that this is a trick to make a fortune.

It is no wonder that domestic commercial projects are still basically based on TOB. Although the foreign trade sector has gradually formed a pattern dominated by private groups with more and more ice-breaking journeys, domestic commercial projects, especially in the north, are still mainly centered on local competent authorities and local core state-owned enterprises, and other companies are in a subordinate position in business.

So the question is, under this situation, most companies that don’t have strong strength need these units to support them;
China is a society based on personal relationships. Under this rule of rewarding one's job, if you don't have enough connections and relationships, it will be difficult to get business locally... Even local companies are like this, let alone companies from other places?

Therefore, this is an important reason why most of the current domestic investors will stay in their hometown and will not easily invest in other places... Those who have worked in enterprises know that their hometown is not always a good place. It is not that they do not have the money to invest elsewhere, nor that they do not want to invest elsewhere, but many times, they just do not have the confidence.

But what DZ City is doing now is clearly telling everyone that the rule here is not "giving food to others" but "stealing food to others".

As long as you have the ability and your products meet the requirements and standards, you can come here to build a factory (these projects that DZ City invites to public bidding have no requirements in other aspects, but only requirements on qualifications and registration places, and companies must be registered in Texas). If you have the ability, you can take all these projects.

It is difficult for people who have never done TOB/TOG business to imagine the appeal of such business to those ambitious business owners and foreign investors... What these people lack is not strength and capital, but a relatively fair competition opportunity!

what?
You say that all businessmen are cunning and sly, how could they believe everything you say? Besides, the public announcement on Lakeside Avenue is just a preliminary selection. Who are the companies that finally won the bid? Are there any tricks involved? Who the hell knows!
Please!

Could you please clarify what Dahua Company is like? Is there any need to explain their current status and influence in Texas?

Even the tertiary production units under Dahua Company will be shot down if their product quality does not meet the standards or they cannot stand out in the public preliminary selection stage and enter the next round. Do you still think that Texas is just talking?

Think about it, if even a golden signboard like Dahua Company is useless, how powerful must other local units be to be able to ignore the rules and directly get the bid?
Besides, from the preliminary selection to the re-selection and even the final bidding, every link is open to the public, and almost every bidder needs to face a lot of criticism and nitpicking from his peers. If there is any unconvincing trick in the process, with the current media and public opinion environment in DZ City, it would be exposed to the world... How stupid do people have to be to do such a brainless thing surrounded by countless foreign media!
Understanding the truth, Mr. Zhao looked at Ye Tao deeply.

The young man is good, and Dahua Company has found a good bone. If other units were used as sacrifices, there might be various doubts, but using Dahua Company's subordinate units as sacrifices would be enough to shut up most people.

He smiled and said, "Xiao Ye, how many bidding projects have you put out in DZ City this time, and what are their levels?"

Ye Tao was sweating coldly when he heard this. He didn't even dare to look at the deputy squad leader next to him. He answered obediently: "Mr. Zhao, to be honest, there are a total of 176 projects planned for public bidding this quarter, including 141 foreign trade light industrial orders and 35 local light industrial orders, involving a total contract amount of 1747.5 million yuan... accounting for about 18.4% of the total light industrial product order amount this quarter. Due to qualification issues, the heavy industrial product orders this quarter are not open to the public."

Anyone with a little social experience can hear what is hidden in Ye Tao's answer.

When Mr. Zhao heard this, there was no surprise on his face. He just hummed softly: "18.4%...close to one-fifth."

After nodding without comment, the old man turned his head to look at Yang Mo: "Xiao Yang, what do you think?"

The corner of Yang Mo's eye twitched, and he thought to himself, the deputy monitor is standing right there, why don't you ask him but ask me instead? What does that mean?
Glancing at Ye Tao, whose forehead was sweating, Yang Mo smiled and shrugged his shoulders habitually: "I think Executive Ye is still a little too restrained. Since the public announcement, this series of bidding activities has received very good social response, and it is also very positive for attracting investment in Dezhou... In fact, I think it would be a good choice if this ratio can be increased to about 40%. After all, you have to strike while the iron is hot."

But Yang Mo was not the kind of person who would just kill without burying the dead. After seeing Ye Tao's resentful look, he naturally tried to smooth things over: "But this can't be blamed on Executive Ye. After all, this matter concerns the livelihoods of tens of thousands of employees. If the gap is widened too much at once, the resistance will be too great... Dezhou is only a county-level city after all, and many of the companies' owners are not local. If they all come to us, Executive Ye and his team will really be overwhelmed."

Oh?
Father-in-law and mother-in-law?

Do you think the county-level city platform is too restrictive?
A hint of ambiguous smile flashed in the depths of Mr. Zhao's eyes.

It is said that the three changes in DZ City in January this year are closely related to Dahua Company. Now it seems that the relationship between the two is indeed very unusual.

only……

The main person hasn't even spoken yet, and you, a small cadre from a central enterprise, have jumped out to take the lead. Isn't it too hasty for you to appear too hasty?
Seeing the old man's indifferent expression, Yang Mo shrugged, then turned his head to look at the faces at the scene who were either excited or frustrated, but not angry or unwilling. He suddenly chuckled: "But I think this matter is not that important. Most of the people in the country are still simple, and the people in Qilu are not too cunning... The requirements of the big guys are actually very low. As long as they can see hope, even if it is a tiny bit of hope, in fact, the big guys will be satisfied."

Oh?
The old man looked at the young man meaningfully and said, "Xiao Yang, as a cadre of a central enterprise, you should still pay attention to your words and deeds... It is commendable that you care about the masses, but you should be careful about the scale of your words, and you must not be like some media in the south who always put us in opposition to the masses!"

As a reborn person whose two lives combined were almost half buried in the ground, Yang Mo didn't like this kind of *outline* tone from the bottom of his heart. He frowned slightly for the moment, but finally showed a humble smile and kept silent.

Noticing the disapproval in Yang Mo's smile, the old man frowned immediately. If this wasn't the imperial capital and Yang Mo wasn't from the administrative system, he would have scolded him long ago.

Sensing the old man's displeasure, Ye Tao, who was in the same boat with him, suddenly changed his expression. After a fierce mental struggle, he took a deep breath, leaned slightly towards the old man, and whispered, "Mr. Zhao, you misunderstood. That's not what Mr. Yang meant."

Towards Ye Tao, who was in the same system, the old man was not so polite. He glanced at him and said, "That's not what I meant. Then tell me what it means."

In recent years, they have been troubled by the Southern media's constant attacks, but they cannot lower themselves to engage in verbal attacks. Therefore, after hearing Yang Mo's somewhat ambiguous remarks in a place like Qilu, they could not help but react with stress, and their tone towards Ye Tao became unfriendly.

Facing the old man's seemingly mild but already very unfriendly tone, Ye Tao suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, but since things had come to this point, he could no longer shrink back, and could only smile bitterly: "Mr. Zhao, to be honest, what Mr. Yang said just now was actually talking about a baseline that we have set here in Texas."

“In short, in the next few years, we will try our best to ensure that the people and businesses in Texas can enjoy [the second type of fairness] through various means, and then through various efforts, we will create a relatively good business and social atmosphere, and try to make the people and businesses in Texas reach [the first type of fairness];”

"And what Mr. Yang just said is the baseline for us to ensure the establishment of the second type of fairness... This is not only the baseline for work indicators, but also our psychological baseline."

Second kind of fairness?
First category fairness?
What is this and what?
The old man was a little confused when he heard these two incomprehensible words.

Seeing this, Ye Tao glanced at the deputy monitor next to him who looked calm as usual, and sighed softly: "Mr. Zhao, do you know anything about the [Blood Reward Law]?"

Blood pay law?
What is that! ?

The old man, who was confused by a concept that appeared ten years earlier, looked at Ye Tao in bewilderment...

(End of this chapter)