1988: Back to the human world for a few years

Chapter 604 Crossing the River (1)

With the rapid development of Dezhou in the past two years, especially after the formal establishment of the industrial manufacturing cooperation framework of Shandong, Henan and Hebei, some old buildings with low-key appearance but unique interiors have quietly appeared near the canal wharf, which has greatly shaken the status of a certain building near the Dizhi Auditorium.

Yang Mo couldn't say whether he was disgusted or not about this kind of thing. After all, private clubs were something that was bound to appear when the economy developed to a certain stage. The emergence of new private clubs at the Canal Wharf at least showed that the economic siphoning power and distribution effect of Texas had begun to be widely recognized.

However, it must be admitted that at this stage, it is still the overseas Chinese businessmen and Hong Kong people who have to run clubs. Influenced by the eastward spread of Western culture, the decoration style of the initial clubs on the mainland always has a strong sense of cheap KTV, which makes Yang Mo feel that he has chosen the wrong person. In his opinion, repairing these old buildings in their original style and restoring the original layout and objects is ten thousand times better than these incongruous things.

But there is no way, because China has entered its least confident thirty years.

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"Hey, Mr. Yang, you're here... I've heard a lot about you, and today I finally get to see you in person!"

As soon as Yang Mo walked into the private room, a man in his early thirties wearing a brown leather jacket stood up, then came up to him enthusiastically and extended his hands.

This man gives people a strange feeling.

Although he was enthusiastic, his rhythm and movements always gave people a sense of carelessness, perfunctoriness and casualness. His voice was also a little lazy, which formed a strange contrast with the flattery in his words.

Yang Mo saw all of this, glanced at the hand the other party stretched out, and a strange look flashed in his eyes.

Zhao Yongde had already told him about the other party's identity and family background before he came. He was slightly inferior to Zhao Ruilong in "Righteousness of Man", but he was also one of the top young masters.

According to common sense, with a family background like this, it was normal for him to be looked down upon - after all, he was just a department-level cadre, and people of his level in the imperial capital would earn at least 8,000 yuan, so he was really not worth taking seriously.

But as I said just now, that is based on "normal understanding", and the actual situation is often not the case.

The imperial capital is the imperial capital, and the local areas are the local areas. The situations on both sides are extremely different.

In the imperial capital, let alone being a section-level cadre, even if you were two or three levels higher, that wouldn't mean anything - in that kind of place, everyone's authority was strictly locked in a small box. Within that tiny area of ​​your own authority, you could become a real big boss, the kind that even local officials might have to bow their heads to; but outside that tiny area, there wasn't much difference between you and an ordinary citizen.

Therefore, the reason why the culture of making connections and sheer connections is so prevalent there is, to put it bluntly, caused by the environment. Everyone's authority is locked in a small box. If you don't rely on friendship and connections, it's harder than climbing to the sky to accomplish something.

But it’s a different story locally.

If the imperial capital breaks up one responsibility into pieces and cram ten people into one position, then in the local areas, at least one person is assigned to one position, or even several positions, and the framework is far less strict.

This situation has existed for quite a long time, so just like in ancient times, unless you are one of the most outstanding people, the dream of most Beijing officials is to be sent to the local area for training... There is no other way. Putting aside the halos on their heads, the actual power of a department in the imperial capital may not even catch up with that of a powerful section chief in the local area.

Therefore, the contempt shown by the man in front of him at this moment is quite interesting.

The second generation from the capital and the local areas have been exposed to different environments and education since childhood. Unless they have mental or intellectual problems, no young man from the capital would be stupid enough to wear "My father is Li Gang" on his forehead; nor would they be stupid enough to show such a stupid attitude of "I'm meeting you to give you face" to a powerful department-level official from the local area when they meet for the first time.

The man in front of me is at least in his early thirties, but he made an appointment with me through Zhao Yongde instead of the more direct You Yakun. Could it be that his mind is not mature enough?
Obviously unlikely!
Since it is unlikely that he is mentally retarded, his intention is very obvious as he deliberately puts on such a vague and contemptuous attitude right from the start.

Ah……

Thinking of this, Yang Mo smiled, stretched out his right hand modestly, and said to the other party lightly: "Mr. Wei, nice to meet you."

After the contact was released, Yang Mo laughed, walked past the man, and walked towards the back with great enthusiasm: "Hey! Lao Liu, you are here too, we haven't seen each other for a while... Brother, you are so mean, you didn't tell me you were coming today, you are planning to kill me by surprise, right!"

Looking at Yang Mo, who shook hands with Liu Jiong and then shook his head vigorously, a trace of inexplicable emotion flashed in Wei Hongjun's eyes.

First he sent the invitation through Zhao Yongde, his work partner, and then he brought Liu Jiong, the president of a bank who had recently cooperated closely with Yang Mo, to accompany him. This was undoubtedly an attempt to show off his great power to a young man who had come from an unknown background.
But Yang Mo's response, which was even more disrespectful than his own behavior, was undoubtedly conveying a message - don't use the information barrier in front of me, and don't take yourself for granted.

Well, that's right.

Wei Hongjun's previous contempt was deliberately pretended, with the purpose of using the information barrier to create an advantage of taking the lead - after all, Yang Mo is not even 27 years old, and he comes from a rural background. It is said that he rarely goes out for social activities on weekdays. Therefore, in Wei Hongjun's opinion, this guy should be similar to those technical experts. His business ability is excellent, but he is not so familiar with some situations in the administrative system. Although he is not as naive as ordinary people to judge the size only by rank, with the blessing of the two words "imperial capital", it is hard to say whether he will make up some imagination space that is extremely beneficial to him.

This is a method often used by the second generation of the imperial capital, and it is often effective, especially when it comes to local areas.

However, the other party's response and the call of "Master Wei" undoubtedly made the emphasis he could have made completely go to waste.

The reason is very simple. Although the title "Mr. Wei" sounds very impressive at first glance, in fact, in China, if you use this title when you meet someone for the first time, it does seem like a joke... Under normal circumstances, if the person holds a position when you meet for the first time, you should address him by his position; if he does not hold a position, you should address him "Brother Wei" or "Mr. Wei" according to your inclination.

If it was just a teasing tone, it would be fine, but Yang Mo's calling of "Young Master Wei", coupled with the other party's despising one and favoring the other, suddenly brought out the little thing in Wei Hongjun's crotch... With a family background like his, when children give up their official careers to do business, it is either because the children have no qualifications and are not worthy of training; or because the parents are already on the decline and have no confidence in paving a smooth road for their children, so they simply start to cash out.

No matter which one it is, it is an embarrassing thing. The system has always been extremely realistic, and it is useless to just talk about it.

Thinking of this, Wei Hongjun also laughed: "Boss Yang, you have wrongly blamed President Liu. He didn't know you were coming today. If he knew you were coming, he would definitely not have arranged so many female comrades to accompany you."

As he said that, he winked at Liu Jiong and said, "Liu Xing, look, it's awkward now, Mr. Yang came with a female companion, let me see how you arrange it now!"

There are many hidden meanings in these two sentences, but one thing is clear. Since I have the ability to make Liu Jiong come here obediently without knowing anything about the situation, and then entertain me with the most grand standards, it means that my family has nothing to do with the four words "sunset in the west" - don't worry about whether I am a hopeless person, but you should give some face to my father and all the uncles.

Since Liu Jiong came running here, it means that I have the ability to slap this bank president who has been in the spotlight recently.

It is said that President Liu has recently secured a lot of policy loans for your Dahua Company. If he suddenly terminates the cooperation between the two parties, I am afraid you would not feel very good about it, right?
This is a demonstration, and also a display of one's own value and weight.

Yang Mo is not an ordinary department-level cadre, nor is he even from the administrative system. When it is obvious that you cannot scare him, if you don't even prove that you are qualified to sit at the table, then there is no point in talking about what comes next.

However, the two of them just introduced their families to each other, but Liu Jiong, who suddenly became a tool for measuring value, was in a dilemma.

He looked at Yang Mo, then at Wei Hongjun. He could not afford to offend either of them, so he could only force a laugh. His tone was filled with complaints between old friends: "Old Yang, you too, you should have told me earlier that you wanted to bring a female companion. Fortunately, I specially invited a few female comrades from the Municipal Art Troupe to be responsible for the reception... It took a lot of effort!"

As one of the units that has been interacting most frequently with the Urban Property Fund Company recently, Liu Jiong couldn't have been unaware that Yang Mo had a ubiquitous little follower around him recently; therefore, his irresponsible words were not so much a complaint as a secret reminder to the other party that this new Mr. Wei was not a simple master... Didn't he see that he had to specially transfer someone from the art troupe to accompany him?
It has to be said that those who can make it in the society are all shrewd people. With this little complaint, Liu Jiong not only gave Wei Hongjun more prestige through his open position, but also gave Yang Mo a hint through the reminder in his words. It can be said that he did not offend either side.

Hearing this, Yang Mo chuckled and looked back at Wei Hongjun, then turned around and waved his hand: "Old Liu, what are you talking about? What's the point of having a female companion? Xiao Wang is just my special assistant. I brought her out today to broaden her horizons... You don't have to worry about her, just arrange it as you want!"

Hearing this, Liu Jiong deliberately breathed a sigh of relief, then immediately frowned: "After all this fuss, it's not a female companion. If you had told me earlier... I would have transferred a more handsome male comrade from the art troupe... Look at what a mess this has caused!"

Hearing this, Yang Mo laughed and scolded, "What are you thinking about all day? Don't scare the girl... Since you are sitting in the main seat today, hurry up and have someone serve the food. It took more than half an hour to get here from Dahua Industrial Park. I'm hungry!"

After saying that, he took off his coat and hung it on the coat rack, looking like a leader attending a department party.

Extremely casual, yet also extremely powerful.

Wei Hongjun took all of this in and couldn't help but frowning... This guy doesn't look like someone who is easy to talk to!
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Unlike the female employees in the banking system, although the female comrades in the art troupe are generally more coquettish, they are also more reserved, so they did not stage the spring drama that happened last time. In addition, since they were borrowed across systems, it was still unknown what the arrangements would be after the meal. But at least during the meal, it was quite like a high-standard formal reception - after all, no matter when, it would not be considered an extraordinary thing for the female comrades in the art troupe to sing a cappella between toasts.

However, although there is no spring drama like last time, this club, which was established less than half a year ago, does not have the ability to hire a chef who can prepare a whole table of Confucius Mansion Banquet, but like the decoration style here, the food is also full of local tyrant atmosphere.

Steamed carp with bee pupae, slow-cooked snow chicken with pine nuts, braised dragon tendons with aged Huadiao wine, authentic three fresh delicacies (not three fresh delicacies), stir-fried crayfish and shrimp balls, thinly sliced ​​bear's paws, and so on.

To be honest, if Yang Mo was not very sure that he was in Texas, he almost thought he had gone to the Northeast to eat.

However, it can be seen from this that Liu Jiong is indeed a man who knows how to handle things. There is a reason why he chose this club, which is obviously run by people from the Northeast, as the venue for the banquet and served such a table of dishes mainly composed of game - Wei Hongjun is from the imperial capital, and it is no secret that some people in the imperial capital are very keen on authentic banner cuisine.

Although this invisibly confirmed the actual weight of Wei Hongjun, the second-generation from the imperial capital, Yang Mo behaved very calmly. According to his own rules, he stopped drinking after three cups and concentrated on eating the most inconspicuous dried deer on the table.

In his opinion, most game is just a gimmick. Even if eating game has not been completely banned yet, he has no interest in it. At least he doesn't have the courage to pick up his chopsticks to eat the poor dace. As for bear meat and venison, which have a fishy smell that is extremely difficult to remove and will cause heartburn after eating, he stays away from them... But he likes dried deer antlers, which are not rare at all but are very flavorful. As for the reason, those who have come into contact with this kind of food understand.

Seeing Yang Mo eating leisurely, occasionally chatting with Liu Jiong about all sorts of things, as if he just came here for a simple meal, Wei Hongjun looked at the plate of dried deer meat which was almost gone, and finally lost his patience - he was afraid that after this guy finished the plate of dried deer meat, he would find a random excuse to leave, and it would not be so easy to ask him out again.

"Boss Yang, to be honest, I've heard your name so many times that I'm almost tired of it. My dad and those uncles always mention you in front of me, asking me to learn from you and to consult you when I have the chance... They say that whether it's planning the Shandong-Henan-Hebei industrial manufacturing cooperation framework or taking the initiative to undertake the post-disaster reconstruction work in the disaster-stricken areas of East China, it's a great thing that benefits the country and the people."

Lifting his glass gently, Wei Hongjun said with admiration: "What's more valuable is that although the Dahua Company you work for, Mr. Yang, has tried to implement the leadership responsibility system reform in Dezhou, and even in Hengshui, Puyang and other regions, and has achieved certain success, it has not used its influence to promote it. Instead, it encourages these units in other provinces to try different reform models according to their actual conditions... Such tolerance and broad-mindedness make us ashamed!"

Encourage units from other provinces within the framework area of ​​the Shandong, Henan and Hebei Industrial Manufacturing Cooperation to try other reform plans?

A smile flashed across Yang Mo's eyes, knowing that the main part of the show had finally arrived.

At the moment, he was confused: "After all, Dahua Company is only a central enterprise, not a local authority. For things like local enterprise restructuring, the most we can do is give suggestions and respect the wishes of the enterprise itself. At most, we don't oppose it. How can we talk about encouragement?"

As he said this, he waved his hand with a look of taboo: "Mr. Wei, you can't say such nonsense, isn't this harming me?"

Central enterprises and local authorities belong to two different systems. They are not subordinate to each other and there are many clear dividing lines between them. Therefore, it is a very taboo to interfere with the reform of the local enterprise system that should be led by local authorities. If someone really makes a fuss about this, Yang Mo will be in big trouble.

Upon hearing this, Wei Hongjun first pressed his hand with an apologetic look on his face: "Yes, yes, yes, Mr. Yang is right, I was not careful when I spoke, I was not opposed, I was not encouraging... I said the wrong thing, I will punish myself with a drink!"

After drinking the wine in one gulp, Wei Hongjun looked at him with a smile: "Although it is not convenient for Dahua Company to intervene in the structural reform of local enterprises, your Dezhou Urban Construction Fund Company has no problem... I heard that your Dezhou Urban Construction Fund Company participated in the shareholding reform of a coal mine in Hengshui and took the initiative to help them connect with a social investment. I thought you had been invited to participate in the enterprise system reform work in these regions;"

"Now it seems... Could it be that I misunderstood?"

Hengshui?

Coal mine?

Share restructuring?
Yang Mo looked at Wei Hongjun, who seemed to be puzzled, with a hint of surprise on his face: "Oh? It seems that Master Wei is well-informed. Could it be that... you also plan to contribute to the local enterprises' solution to the triangular debt problem and institutional reform work?"

Hearing that Yang Mo did not deny this, Wei Hongjun immediately laughed...

(End of this chapter)