1988: Back to the human world for a few years

Chapter 532 I'll make up a story for you

There are many rains in the Qingming season, and pedestrians on the road want to break their souls.

Before we knew it, it was early April.

Although there are still two days until Qingming Festival, businesses in cities and counties in Dezhou have already felt what it means to have a hard time.

Without it.

It is true that DZ City Urban Development Fund Company has been making too big moves in recent times.

In mid-March, a surprise audit was conducted on 3 large enterprises that had received assistance from the Urban Real Estate Fund. Then, based on irrefutable evidence, 14 non-performing assets were offset and divested.
I originally thought that this was just a guy named Yang fighting with someone in the air, and that he would be done with just showing his fangs. Anyway, this kind of thing is very common, and the 14 units that were used as a sacrifice can only say that they were unlucky.

I originally thought that the matter would come to an end, but in late March, for some reason Yang Mo went crazy and once again conducted a surprise audit of a number of companies participating in the light and heavy industrial products exchange program.

Although among the companies subject to surprise audit this time, only two can barely be considered as key listed companies, and the rest are medium-sized enterprises, and even a few small enterprises, the number of companies subject to surprise audit is huge, a total of 2 companies, with the number of non-performing assets planned to be divested as high as 31, and the number of on-the-job workers affected exceeds 118!
This has put everyone in a difficult position. When you, Mr. Yang, took action against the first batch of enterprises, didn’t the city government just accept it with a wry smile?
You've already won a game, why are you still coming! ?
However, although people could not understand Yang Mo's approach, the surprise audit of the second batch of companies still caused great panic.

Although local enterprises in the conventional sense are not qualified to participate in the fight between the gods, absolutely no one wants to be the innocent victim.

To make matters worse, as the second batch of companies entered the restructuring negotiation stage of asset divestiture, news came out through unofficial channels...The Urban Development Fund Company has a big appetite this time, and the list of companies for the third batch of surprise audits is being drawn up.

At this point, everyone was completely unable to sit still, and the panic reached its peak in an instant.

The support funds provided by your Urban Development Fund Company are very generous; under the Jincang pre-payment model, the light and heavy industrial products exchange plan can save companies with poor operating conditions from the brink of death in one fell swoop.

But a business is a business, and an individual is an individual!

You have given the factory a lifeline, for which we are extremely grateful, and we are happy to follow your so-called management guidance;

But who can stand it if they call out names one by one and start surprise audits?
After your audit, although the company's main business is still fine, we factory directors will be invited to have tea with the disciplinary inspection department!

Just when these factory managers, who were in a state of panic, were planning to hold a staff meeting and reluctantly remove their factories from the light and heavy industrial product exchange plan in order to avoid giving the Urban Real Estate Fund Company a reason to conduct a surprise audit...

The Urban Property Fund Company suddenly sent out invitations to heroes, and Yang Mo personally appeared at an industry upgrading symposium hosted by Ye Tao, which was attended by more than 300 companies.

Although this conference talked a lot about the importance of environmental protection to the sustainable development of enterprises, and also mentioned the controversial plastic ban and environmental protection policies in Europe, it even listed with a sad face a number of examples of harm to the health of nearby residents caused by indiscriminate discharge of pollutants in recent years.

But everyone finally understood that Executive Director Ye, with Yang Mo standing behind him, was planning to support the environmental protection equipment manufacturing industry, and then build the basic foundation of this industry by forcing everyone to install sewage treatment equipment.

Yang Mo's subsequent remarks also confirmed that this move was not that simple at all. Whether it was advocating a group of companies to jointly draft an industry pollution self-discipline agreement, or advocating the establishment of a pollution monitoring agency, all of them showed that Yang Mo intended to put a rope around the necks of various companies and make environmental protection a rigid demand.

Although it is not pleasant to put a rope around your neck, it is much better than being audited by others and then being sent to the disciplinary inspection department for tea.

Of course, you can also choose to withdraw from the light and heavy industrial products exchange plan. In this way, the Urban Development Fund Company will have no financial audit rights over you, and you don’t have to worry about being suddenly knocked on the door and invited to have tea... But this also means that your company’s products will have no sales channels. Unless you are a strong man sent from heaven, you will most likely enter a stage of waiting to die. Then, as a factory director, you can only wait to be reorganized and step down in the contemptuous and gloating eyes of the employees.

Therefore, in response to Yang Mo's implicit hints, a number of companies realized that they were in a situation of "either seeking death or waiting for death". After repeatedly weighing the pros and cons, they finally stood up and expressed their agreement with Yang Mo's series of initiatives.

It is better to live a miserable life than to die a good death. As long as Yang Mo stops conducting surprise audits, it is not difficult to accept for his own unit to spend a little more money to install a few sets of sewage treatment equipment... After all, he is his God of Wealth, so he can just regard it as a tribute.

As for whether the rope around my neck will suddenly tighten one day in the future...

Please, we are not fools. As long as you have a better eye in the future, that rope will not be able to strangle you so easily.
Besides, it is still uncertain whether I will still be in my current position by then. The most important thing is to live in the present. Even if something unexpected happens in the future, we can deal with the future later!

In short, a meeting that lasted less than three hours made Ye Tao, the executive who had been silent for nearly three months, suddenly become more important again. There was a hint of awe in everyone's eyes when they looked at him that had not been there for a long time.

The man standing behind Ye Tao showed everyone his ferocious face, "You can be the God of Wealth who throws money everywhere, or you can be the King of Hell who takes your life with just a snap of his little finger." He should have been busy with a series of subsequent things, but a few days later, he leisurely took his fishing rod and went fishing on a section of the South Grand Canal.

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"I have to admit that you are such a monkey. You are always jumping around and never have a single day of peace. It's only been less than half a year and you have already caused such a big mess again... Since you are so troublesome, why don't you just transfer to my side!!"

Upon hearing the security personnel announce the appearance of Yang Mo, an unprepossessing old man put down his fishing rod and turned away with a look of both anger and amusement.

Yang Mo looked shy and reserved. He leaned over and rubbed his hands in embarrassment. "Oh, you said that group of people too. If they want to complain, they can complain. At most, I will go to the provincial government with them to argue. But I ended up disturbing you and making you, Mr. Zhao, go all the way for such a small matter... I am ashamed! Ashamed!"

Elder Zhao glared at the young man who looked like a good boy at the moment and said, "Humph! A trivial matter? This is not a trivial matter! Two provincial enterprises, 2 municipal key enterprises, and dozens of enterprises above a certain scale have been investigated successively, and all of them have found irrefutable evidence... Xiao Yang, do you know how much impact this matter has caused to the organization!?"

After saying that, Mr. Zhao glanced at him and said, "This is just Dezhou, and you are just the general manager of a city real estate fund company. If the scope is expanded to the entire province, and if you are a cadre of the disciplinary inspection department, wouldn't you poke a hole in the sky!?"

"Huh, do you know what those southern media said about this matter?!"

Yang Mo naturally knew what Mr. Zhao meant by this, and he rubbed his hands shyly: "Oh, Mr. Zhao, it's not as serious as you said."

"What's the point of breaking the sky or not? Facing problems, solving problems, and preventing problems have always been the working methods advocated by the organization. Where in the world is there real perfection?"

"Besides, most of the problems in those units were caused by financial irregularities caused by objective historical circumstances. Although they were wrong, they were understandable. Most of them were innocent crimes... Even the well-known European and American companies were not necessarily better than those units at this stage, right?"

After saying that, Yang Mo licked his face, put down the small stool he brought with him, and sat down.

Seeing this, Mr. Zhao snorted without comment, then pointed to a middle-aged man in his fifties sitting next to him and said, "Let me introduce you, Xiao Gao... Xiao Yang, why don't you say hello?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Mo quickly stood up from his stool and held out his hands: "It turns out to be Brother Gao. I am Yang Mo. I am sorry for my neglect just now! Don't blame me!"

Mr. Zhao did not introduce the man's true identity, and this was not a formal occasion, so Yang Mo simply used the private title of Brother Gao.

However, although he did not know the other party's true identity, the fact that he was qualified to sit and fish with Mr. Zhao and have Mr. Zhao take the initiative to introduce him meant that his identity was definitely not low.

The middle-aged man surnamed Gao looked with interest at the young man in front of him who was as lively and active as a nephew in front of Mr. Zhao. He smiled gently, then stretched out his hand and shook hands with Yang Mo.

It was widely rumored in the province that Elder Zhao was interested in training this young man, and even wanted to transfer him to the administrative system for further development. He originally thought that this was just hearsay, but now it seems...

The truth may be even more exciting than the rumors.

Thinking of this, Gao Qingfeng retracted his right hand and laughed: "It seems that the rumors outside are not true. They all say that General Manager Yang is arrogant and conceited, and even Lao Kuai and Lao Li have hit a soft nail... Now it seems that General Manager Yang is not so unkind!"

These words seemed somewhat incoherent, as if they were divided into three parts, but they were said to Mr. Zhao with a smile.

Old Kuai?

Among all the people I have met, there is only one with the surname Kuai. Could it be... Kuai Hua?
Old Li...

Well, it should be Li Bo who came down with Kuai Hua?
What this means is that this guy surnamed Gao is from the provincial level, and is at least at the same level as Kuai Hua and the others?
Yang Mo was shocked when he heard Gao Qingfeng introduce himself in a vague way.

Even though Yang Mo, Zhang Wenshun and others left Kuai Hua and Li Bo speechless during the "year-end work meeting" of the Urban Property Fund Company, that was because the Urban Property Fund Company was of a special nature and was half a directly affiliated department of the organization, and the data and evaluation logic produced by Zhang Wenshun and others were extremely rigorous.

This does not mean that Kuai Hua and Li Bo are two insignificant little Karamis... For them to be able to make You Yakun, the deputy monitor, keep them company and even want to report them, it would be strange if their level and weight could be light!
And this guy surnamed Gao can go with Mr. Zhao, and may even be half a level higher than Kuai Hua and Li Bo. What does this mean...

Could it be that the continuous surprise audits on those companies in Texas really have such a big impact?

While he was still thinking about it, Mr. Zhao laughed out loud: "Xiao Gao, where did you hear these nonsense rumors? Xiao Yang was my tour guide for a few days last year. Although this guy doesn't like to talk sometimes, he is just shy. How come he is arrogant because of his talent?"

When Gao Qingfeng heard this, even though he had mastered the art of cultivating his Qi, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch a few times.

Introverted?

Afraid? Mr. Zhao, are you... sure?
Seeing this, Mr. Zhao did not continue to dwell on this issue. Instead, he turned around and threw the remaining half can of rice wine in front of him to Yang Mo, but his face was stern: "Xiao Yang, your surprise audit of dozens of provincial and municipal key units this time has caused extremely bad effects and also put the organization in a very passive position... I tell you, if you can't explain it today, you will definitely be beaten!"

As he spoke, his nose turned up to the sky: "Relying on the organization's respect and trust, you act recklessly without regard for the social impact... You are a rebellious kid!"

Gao Qingfeng's eyes couldn't help but twitch again.

Mr. Zhao, everyone here is a sensible person, why are you making such a fuss?
If the organization really wanted to punish Yang Mo, it would not be you who came, but a special investigation team; the place for today's meeting would not be on the banks of the South Canal, but the office of the Urban Property Fund Company.

But then again, you old man really value this young man in front of you. Even a blind person can see the protective intention in your words, right?

Thinking of this, Gao Qingfeng calmly withdrew his gaze, and then looked at Yang Mo with a gentle expression common in the system, and asked softly: "Boss Yang, from the past, although you have always been difficult to deal with, you are a very sensible person. In the past, you also paid attention to the social impact and the image of a state-owned enterprise. So can you tell me... why did you attack so many brother companies at once this time?"

When Yang Mo heard Gao Qingfeng's question, he was surprised.

Does that mean that this guy named Gao is the protagonist today, and Mr. Zhao is just accompanying him?
I’m afraid this is a bit against Tiangang, right?
Thinking of this, Yang Mo couldn't help but glance at Mr. Zhao.

When he found that this guy was looking at him, Old Zhao glared at him and said, "Why are you looking at me? Xiao Gao is asking you a question! Just tell the truth about what you think, don't try to be sneaky... With your little practice, you want to show off your skills in front of Guan Gong, aren't you courting death!"

Yang Mo understood Mr. Zhao's hint and smiled gratefully.

He didn't quite understand what the older generation was thinking, nor did he quite understand why Mr. Zhao, with whom he had only met for a few days, would be so protective of him and even express it openly in front of Gao Qingfeng... After all, a fact that might be surprising is that Mr. Zhao was not the leader in charge of the economy. Neither the Urban Development Fund Company, Dahua Company, Dongying Command, nor the Drilling Company had any direct affiliation or connection with him.

But this did not prevent him from feeling a little warm in his heart. For those who have not worked in the system, it is difficult to understand how much trouble a series of consequences will have to bear when a leader who is not in your system blatantly comes forward to protect you.

Thinking of this, Yang Mo glanced at Gao Qingfeng who had been staring at him, but turned his head slightly, revealing a wronged expression like a nephew, and looked at Mr. Zhao steadily: "Mr. Zhao, look at what you said... How dare I be sneaky in front of you!"

What I meant was that if you wanted to hear the truth, then I definitely couldn't hide anything; but for the rest of you...

Ha ha.

Although it was quite disrespectful for a department-level cadre to say this in front of two big men, but when it came from Yang Mo, there was nothing wrong with it if you were to think seriously.

First of all, Yang Mo is a cadre of a central enterprise, not an administrative frontline official. Therefore, from a legal point of view, he can completely ignore Gao Qingfeng’s request...even though Gao Qingfeng may be one of the main cadres in the province.

Secondly, the big fund business of the Urban Property Fund Company is, in a sense, an experimental project directly managed by the organization. The dozens of companies that were audited suddenly either received support funds from the Urban Property Fund or participated in the light and heavy industrial product exchange plan led by the Urban Property Fund. Even if you quibble, it is an indisputable fact that these companies have been involved in the relevant business system of the big fund. Therefore, this surprise audit and divestiture of non-performing assets should naturally be regarded as relevant aspects of the big fund's business... Since it is an experimental project directly managed by the organization, it does not necessarily need to be reported to the province, unless you can produce official documents from the organization.

In a word, two different systems can give each other face for various considerations and causal entanglements, and then it’s good for both of you to disturb each other; but if you really don’t want to give this face, others can’t do anything to you.

Old Zhao glanced at the slightly stiff expression on Gao Qingfeng's face and snorted with an ambiguous tone, "It seems that what Xiao Gao said about you being arrogant because of your talent is really true. You have so many bad habits at such a young age. You will suffer in the future!"

"Humph, you don't dare to hide anything from this old man? Look how hypocritical you are... When someone asks you a question, just answer it honestly!"

Yang Mo knew what was going on as soon as he heard it.

There must be too many people complaining, so the organization conveyed instructions to the province, asking them to come and understand the situation. However, Gao Qingfeng took into consideration Mr. Zhao's attitude towards him, so he did not go through the formal procedures right away, but came to contact him privately first... Those who can become big bosses are all shrewd people. After realizing that the organization did not want to punish Yang Mo, Gao Qingfeng naturally did not want to make the situation so rigid right away.

Realizing this, Yang Mo first showed Gao Qingfeng an innocent smile, then spread his hands and shrugged at Mr. Zhao: "Mr. Zhao, how do you want me to answer... Isn't this obvious?"

“If we want to enable all industries in Texas to quickly start upgrading;”

“If we want DZ City to meet the minimum standards for prefecture-level cities in all indicators this year;”

"If we want to explore a set of economic and cultural ecological cycle operation logic in Texas that is suitable for the north, or at least for the Central Plains, we must inject enough initial leverage!"

"With the limited foundation of Texas, the small amount of money that the Urban Property Fund Company has, and the uncertain future direction, if I don't quickly divest some of the rotten meat that still has some residual value from those companies that are just getting by within the short window of time left, how can I leverage the next plan?"

As he spoke, Yang Mo's face was full of grievance: "Some things can be said but not done, but some things can be done but not said... Mr. Zhao, if you ask me to put some words on the table, isn't that the same as asking for my life?"

Old Zhao and Gao Qingfeng looked at each other, with a hint of horror in their eyes.

There was nothing wrong with Yang Mo's first few sentences, but the last two were very sensitive. Their rank was far from that of a small department-level cadre, so they naturally knew the implication in Yang Mo's words.

Even if you have already looked up to it,

But this little guy...

Your insight is sharper than you think!

After a moment of hesitation, Mr. Zhao hummed without comment, but his expression became serious: "Can we find an economic and cultural ecological cycle operation model in Texas that is suitable for the north, or at least for the Central Plains?"

"What a loud tone!"

"Tell me, how do you plan to explore?"

Taking the green box panda handed over by Mr. Zhao, Yang Mo first breathed a sigh of relief, but the expression on his face suddenly became bitter: "Mr. Zhao, what I mean is to find out a set of economic operation logic that may be suitable for Dezhou and even the Central Plains, not the [model]... What kind of model to adopt is something that big people like you will take care of, or it will be designed by those think tanks. How can a small department-level cadre like me have the courage to discuss such a topic!"

Try to run through the logic, which can be the responsibility of the experimental project or the sample that has been run;

However, the “model”, especially the model for large-scale application, requires the intervention of public power from all walks of life, especially the administrative system;

There is a huge difference between the two. If private business people use these two words indiscriminately, there is no problem; but if people within the system confuse them, it will cause big trouble.

Seeing this guy being so cautious, Mr. Zhao couldn't help but sneer.

Brat, why are you pretending here? Haven't you done much in the past year or so to use the excuse of being a big shot?
I don't think the authorities in Texas are as bold as you!
Hearing Mr. Zhao's somewhat dissatisfied snort, Yang Mo's expression became even more bitter.

No one knew better than him that with the end of the Gulf War, the great debate that had never really died down had intensified again; just as he said, there were some things that could be done but could not be put on the table. Once they were said, there was no guarantee that one would be immediately involved in this great debate.

After thinking for a while, Yang Mo sighed, and then put the cigarette in his hand to his ear like a miser: "Mr. Zhao, I am just a small cadre with little experience and education. You ask me to talk about those theories, I can't say it;"

"but……"

"In the past six months, more and more intellectuals have come to Texas to have fun, and many of them are novelists. I have heard a few interesting stories... Anyway, the fish hasn't been hooked yet, I wonder if you, Mr. Zhao, are willing to spend some time listening to the stories made up by these intellectuals?"

Mr. Zhao squinted his eyes at a certain little loach and said, "Oh?"

"A story made up by intellectuals?"

"Isn't it some made-up story like Brave New World?"

Anyone who has read this book knows why Mr. Zhao speaks in such a tone.

Yang Mo's forehead was slightly sweaty, but he gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, but no... These intellectuals are not very interested in national affairs, but they are very interested in things like getting out of poverty, so the stories they compiled are quite interesting."

Oh?
Only interested in getting out of poverty and becoming rich?
Old Zhao looked at Yang Mo deeply, then snorted in dissatisfaction and threw the fishing line in his hand out again: "Well, there is still time now, so let's listen to what these intellectuals are talking about... Xiao Gao, can you bear it?"

Gao Qingfeng laughed when he heard this: "Mr. Zhao, look at what you said. When I was young, I liked to hide in my room and read all kinds of novels whenever I had free time... Since there are novel plots that even Mr. Yang finds interesting, I naturally want to listen to them carefully."

Hearing this, Yang Mo gave a bitter smile, pondered for a moment, and finally told the "novel plot" that he had not wanted to share...

(End of this chapter)