1988: Back to the human world for a few years

Chapter 671 Meeting Test

Huangpuping,
It is actually a signature of an editorial, referring to two people.

However, since he was able to be appointed Shangshu You Pushe (yè) and his facial expression was so stern, students who knew something about this would definitely know who this person was.

Of course, as the most high-profile figure in the entire 1990s, Huang Puting held many positions, and the position of "Director of the Economic and Trade Office" was just one of his positions that seemed inconspicuous at first glance.

Therefore, Yang Mo's call of "Huangpu Director" really surprised him, as he had just become Shangshu You Pushe in April this year.

Facing the old man's question, Yang Mo smiled shyly: "I'm really sorry, I really didn't expect you to come and guide my work, and I didn't know how to address you for a moment. I spoke quickly and subconsciously called you Director... Please don't be offended."

It is a taboo to call people by their positions randomly in front of their leaders. Logically speaking, Yang Mo has been dealing with the administrative system for more than two years, so it is impossible for him not to understand such a simple truth.

Besides, he has so many impressive positions, why can't he be addressed as anything else? Why does he have to be called the director, which is easily misunderstood?
Huang Puping looked at the young man in front of him meaningfully.

What a "quick talk" and what a "subconscious" statement.

Are you emphasizing your identity as a cadre of a central enterprise?
Director Huangpu?

Is he referring to the fact that although he has become the Shangshu You Pushe in charge of the economy and seems to be very powerful, the only office he can really command and has sufficient weight is the Economic and Trade Office?

So direct!
Good, good, young people should have such vigor!
He was known for his strong character, but faced with Yang Mo's direct approach of not hiding his thoughts, he not only did not get angry, but instead felt a little admiration.

If every cadre could be like this and get straight to the point without any nonsense, why would we worry about the country's prosperity?

He smiled and nodded gently: "Director is a good title, I like it very much, you are right, I am just a director... Let's go, Comrade Yang Mo, go to your office and sit down."

In his words, he seemed to have completely ignored the tendency that Yang Mo had just revealed.

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Although Huang Puting has appeared non-stop in various places and at the grassroots level in the past two years, he has nothing to do with the word "high and mighty".
But when a big shot of this level comes in person with a clear purpose, who would dare to stay and join in the fun without him giving the order?

So, Wang Xin simply prepared two cups of hot tea and left, pulling the door open. Only Huang Puting and Yang Mo were left in the general manager's office of Dezhou Urban Real Estate Company.

"Gu. Upper Nine?"

Perhaps the purpose of this time was different from usual, Huang Pushing did not show his vigorous and decisive style at the first time. Instead, he looked at the office in front of him with interest. Although it could not be called shabby, it was also not luxurious at all.

Then I immediately discovered the framed calligraphy that was directly moved from Dahua Company.

"Comrade Yang Mo, your calligraphy is very interesting. I wonder if it means not to serve the king or the princes, or if it means to be strong and resolute to help others?"

Huang Puping turned his head and stared at Yang Mo with burning eyes.

If it wasn't for the fact that the mounted calligraphy was obviously not newly hung, he almost thought it was a prop prepared by Yang Mo to cover up his visit.

Yang Mo looked at the old man somewhat awkwardly.

Although he knew that many people in China would take the initiative to study the Book of Changes after reaching a certain level, he did not expect that this old man could do it so easily.

Not serving the king or the princes is a play on words in this hexagram itself. Although the saying "Not serving the king or the princes, and doing noble things" is not a household name, it is widely circulated. It is not particularly strange that Huang Putian said it.

However, not everyone can immediately connect the words "be strong and resolute to help others".

This is the important commentary on this hexagram in the Xiang Zhuan...or to be more precise, it is the derivative words of the commentary.

It is probably taken from "The Book of Rites: Confucian Conduct", which says: Confucians do not serve the emperor above, nor serve the princes below. They are cautious and calm, and value tolerance. They are strong and resolute in dealing with others.

But no matter which meaning it is, it seems to be deliberately going against the purpose of the old man's visit. It's no wonder that Yang Mo felt a little embarrassed.

Although it is said that the closer you get to the sacred mountain, the easier it is to lose your awe of the gods and Buddhas, but it must be admitted that even though the old man in front of him was controversial in later generations, Yang Mo still respected him very much. Therefore, in order to avoid misunderstanding, Yang Mo was reluctant and hesitated for a while, and could only explain: "Neither... The key point is the play of taking the Gu Xiang itself. Writing the words Shang Jiu is nothing more than a warning to myself. Even if it is unavoidable, retreating from the public is the last bottom line."

Retreat from the meal and serve the public?
Huang Puping looked deeply at the young man in front of him, and only when he was sure that the other party was not fooling him did his raised brows relax slightly.

Of course, he knew what Gu Xiang's own rhetoric was. He really wanted to tell this young man who had been as dazzling as a comet in recent years that the world was not as bad as he thought. But when he thought about what he had seen since he took over the work this year, he opened his mouth but could not say anything.

He knew very well that Yang Mo was not the kind of young man who had just stepped out of the ivory tower. Some words spoken from his mouth might make those vigorous young people excited, but saying these words to Yang Mo would only make him lose points in the other's heart... Although Yang Mo was not from the administrative system, his influence had already surpassed the level that a cadre of a central enterprise should have, and he did not want to lose points in Yang Mo's heart.

Thinking of this, he nodded slightly, then turned around and sat on the sofa: "Comrade Yang Mo, you should have received the news about what happened in Shenzhen the day before yesterday, right?"

Yang Mo nodded without any surprise: "Yes."

He was involved in this matter, how could he not know?
But I have to admit that Song Wenxuan is capable of doing things. Otherwise, even with a butterfly flapping its wings, it would be impossible for the fire to burn so vigorously (part of the content of the previous chapter has been erased. You just need to know that the impact of this 8.10 is far greater than that of the previous one in history.)
Huang Puting glanced at him with an expression that showed no emotion: "You have lost hundreds of millions in one go. You didn't make any money, but you lost all your capital. I wonder what you think, Comrade Yang Mo?" Since the regulatory agency has already issued an announcement and re-adjusted 500 million stock subscription lottery sheets, then all the subscription certificates that Yang Mo had asked Song Wenxuan to take out to "exchange" for Shenzhen Petrochemical shares would naturally become a pile of waste paper.

Yang Mo humbly shook his head, a hint of indifference flashed in his eyes: "I don't have any feelings... The original intention of the country to establish the stock market was to provide blood transfusions to major backbone enterprises. If it can really get things back on track, a little loss is nothing."

A fact that many people are emotionally unwilling to accept is that the funds with the lowest transaction and usage costs have always been in the stock market, and the reason why China, which has an imperfect financial system, opened its stock market has never been from the perspective of investors.

Therefore, as Yang Mo said, if the enterprise listing quota can be withdrawn and key enterprises across the country can be listed in accordance with the country's plan to recover their losses, then the book loss of a few hundred million is really insignificant... The stocks in the stock market are actually pure floating wealth and have little to do with real assets.

Of course, Yang Mo suddenly intervened like this, and everyone could see that his main purpose was to retaliate against certain people.
But no matter what, in China, the most important thing is one's position.
Since Yang Mo's actions are in fact extremely beneficial to the recovery of the company's listing indicators, and the general direction is right, even if he may have some selfish motives, you would not be embarrassed to hold him accountable, right?

Huang Puping listened to Yang Mo's answer which was full of double meanings and laughed with interest: "Oh?"

Yang Mo replied calmly: "Dezhou Urban Development Company is a non-profit organization, but its only designated manager, Dahua Company, is a 100% state-owned enterprise... As the general manager of a second-level state-owned enterprise, I know the position that this position confers better than most people."

After saying that, Yang Mo smiled gently at the old man in front of him: "Of course, to be honest, I am actually a bit petty. Although as the general manager of Dahua Company, I cannot afford to lose the big picture for the sake of small gains, but if conditions permit, I am not opposed to taking a small revenge without violating principles."

It has been a long time since I heard such a frank answer, and especially when there was a huge difference in level between the two parties, Huang Puting couldn't help laughing.

But after laughing, his face turned serious: "Comrade Yang Mo, you can't be said to have violated principles in this matter, and this is definitely not something that can be described as a small revenge!"

It is said that many third and fourth rank officials were so frightened that their legs went weak and they could not even speak clearly when reporting to this old man.

Now that his face was so serious, Yang Mo finally experienced what pressure was.

Fortunately, there was an old soul with half of its neck buried in the ground living in his body. After more than three years of disenchantment training, although he was frightened by this sudden change, he was not as unbearable as others.

After calming down, Yang Mo kept his humble smile, but his tone softened unconsciously: "Director Huangpu is right to criticize me. Maybe I don't fully understand the spirit of the organization... I have always believed that just as the law is the bottom line of morality, things like organizational principles are more about the core than the traces."

"Now it seems that I haven't learned enough... But don't worry, if the organization thinks that what I did is inappropriate, don't make it difficult for them. I will take the initiative to report it and ask to be demoted three levels to set an example!"

Huang Puping looked at this little rascal with surprise: "Humph! Demote yourself three levels, go back to be your deputy director, and continue to stay in Dahua Company? You wish!"

Although Yang Mo's new appointment had not yet been made, after going through the procedures, he had already been promoted to the rank of director based on his merits. So although being demoted three levels seemed to be a very serious punishment, it was actually the result he had always dreamed of.

After being demoted to deputy director, he can continue to stay in his small piece of land in Dezhou, and can even continue to sit back and relax as the general manager of both Dahua Company and Dezhou Urban Development Company. Anyway, one of these two companies is a second-level unit of a central enterprise, and the other is a prefecture-level city institution. It makes sense to be a low-profile general manager with the identity of a deputy director, both from a moral and organizational perspective.

Huang Puting snorted, "Although the organization does have the idea of ​​withdrawing the listing quota, and you did play a very important role in this matter, you really fanned the flames too much, even beyond our expectations at the time... Since such a big mess has been made, as the instigator, you have the responsibility to contribute and cooperate with the organization to make up for it!"

Some things weigh only a few ounces if not weighed, but weigh a thousand pounds if weighed.

Although China's stock market has only been established for two years and has seen many strange things, these are basically known to people in the relevant small circles, and the vast majority of the leeks know basically nothing about it.

But now that such an incident has occurred and the news has spread, even people who know nothing about the stock market can guess that the stock market, which was previously so hot that it had no fans, will definitely fall sharply next.

A fall is not terrible, but if it continues to fall and the leeks lose confidence in the stock market, then the loss will outweigh the gain.

So, this is one of the reasons why Huang Puping went straight to Yang Mo.

Similarly, this was also a test he threw out intentionally or unintentionally.

The administrative system and the state-owned enterprise system are now vying to snatch this young man away from them, and even he is tempted.
With Yang Mo's intelligence, he probably knew the main purpose of my coming here today from the first moment I appeared in front of him, otherwise he wouldn't have given such an obvious hint when he greeted him at the beginning.

However, this young man who has been working in the state-owned enterprise system may not be very clear that if he wants to transfer him there, no one's words will be effective.

But at the same time, whether it is worth it for Yang Mo to directly transfer him over depends on whether this young man is worthy of it... He has seen too many cases in China over the years where people's reputations are not lived up to.

However, Yang Mo did not think so much about it at once. After all, he had done the shit himself, so he did have the responsibility to clean up his ass... Although he did not believe that the organization had not made any arrangements in advance, to be honest, this commotion was indeed much bigger than the previous one in history, and it might not be untrue that the impact exceeded the original expectations of the organization.

He smiled calmly and said, "In fact, as long as the organization agrees to Dahua's application for group restructuring, it may not be possible to eliminate the negative impact of this matter, but it is not difficult to temporarily stabilize the confidence of shareholders and dispel the negative emotions in the stock market to a certain extent."

Group restructuring?
Huang Puping looked at Yang Mo deeply.

Dahua Company's application for group restructuring has been suppressed by the organization for more than a month. It is said that it needs to be seriously discussed and studied, but in fact it involves some games between departments.
Dahua Company is a benchmark for current domestic central enterprises in asset management. Its commercial and social influence even exceeds that of most traditional super-large backbone state-owned enterprises. Therefore, as the Shangshu You Pushe who is in charge of economic construction, he is aware of this matter.

He originally thought that this was an action Yang Mo took simply to cut off part of the cause and effect, but now it seems that it may not be that simple.

Besides...

The foreshadowing laid nearly two months ago is related to what happened on August 10th?
Although he didn't know which was the cause and which was the effect, the young man's ability to plan things quietly really made him look at him with new eyes!
Huang Puping realized something and suppressed the corners of his slightly upturned mouth, but hummed without commenting: "Tell me about it?"

(End of this chapter)