In 1978, I was admitted to Harbin Institute of Technology

Chapter 207: The leaders of Harbin City came to visit? Then, should we build the Ice and Snow World in advance?
"Bang~"

The slap slammed heavily on the desk, and Wang Cheng's face twisted with anger.

"That's too much! That's really too much!"

Upon hearing that the Harbin Institute of Technology's Business Office was going to Chengdu to invest, Mayor Wang was so angry that he started cursing.

"Zhang Mingqiu and Liu Debao are such bad people! They asked us to provide business for the school's technology, and we didn't refuse, right? And they said it was for the development of Harbin! After getting the business, they turned around and went to invest and build factories somewhere else! Is it because Harbin is not worthy of development? Or do they think Harbin is only worthy of providing them with business?"

Wang Cheng found it hard to accept the school's behavior.

In his opinion, if Harbin Institute of Technology wants to build a factory to transform technological achievements, it would be best for it to stay in Harbin.

After all, the city of Harbin did not receive a single cent of tax from the Harbin Institute of Technology’s school-run enterprises, not even the urban construction surcharge.

How many jobs can be provided to the educated youth who have returned to the city if the factory is in Harbin? How many related supporting industries can be developed?
How can this be accepted!
"What? Harbin Institute of Technology is going to build several factories in Chengdu?"

Wen Min looked at Wang Cheng in disbelief. "We gave them the business, and they went to other cities to build factories? Mayor Wang, did you hear wrong?"

In Wenmin's opinion, the contract with Harbin Institute of Technology has not yet been signed, and Harbin Institute of Technology has not even replaced a single switch for the Post and Telecommunications Bureau. How could they do this?

Are you planning to demolish the bridge before you even cross the river?
He didn't believe that Zhang Mingqiu and Liu Debao didn't understand the whole thing.

Li Rui, that old fox, would never do such a thing.

"It's absolutely true. Wang Zheng from the School-Enterprise Office went to Chengdu. After he came back, Harbin Institute of Technology held a meeting overnight. The next morning, that bastard Wang Zheng went to Chengdu again. It was obvious that he was afraid that we would know the news..."

Wenmin's brows were furrowed, not understanding what Harbin Institute of Technology was doing.

"We haven't done anything to offend their school, right?"

"No! We provide whatever facilities are needed. We even borrowed offices from the Railway Bureau and the Party School. No one stopped them. We immediately made room for them once we asked for it."

After hearing this, Wang Cheng became even angrier.

Harbin City has cooperated in various ways, but is it justifiable for Harbin Institute of Technology to have investment projects but not keep them in Harbin?

"Let's go to school."

If you don’t understand, just go and ask.

Although Harbin has a developed industry and ranks among the top in the country, with the reform and opening up, especially the rapid economic growth in coastal areas, Harbin cannot compare with those places due to the constraints of climate and other factors.

So the two of them went straight to the school.

"Secretary Wen, Mayor Wang, what brings you here?"

Zhang Mingqiu was not surprised when he saw the two people appear.

Know why the other party comes.

Otherwise, Wang Zheng and Luo Cheng would not have held a meeting to discuss the issue at school on the day they returned, and would not have boarded the train to Chengdu early the next morning.

"Don't come on, do you know why we are here? Principal Zhang, I am very curious. We unconditionally support all the requirements for the school's development. We will create conditions if there are no conditions. Why doesn't the school support the city's economic development? The project of replacing the telephone exchange system of the Post and Telecommunications Bureau has not yet signed a contract!"

Wang Cheng suppressed his anger and resisted the urge to point his finger at the other person and curse him. He also did not have the habit of beating around the bush like other leading cadres and went straight to the point.

"Secretary Wen, Mayor Wang, let's sit down first. Hey, Xiao Hu, why are you still standing there? Hurry up and make some tea for the two leaders. You have no tact at all."

While asking the two to sit down, he also greeted his secretary Xiao Hu, who was in the same office with him but was not sure whether he was leaving or not.

Xiao Hu hurried to get a cup of water to make tea.

The two big guys came to the door, and the secretary really didn't know what to do.

"Don't bother, we'll get justice and leave."

Wenmin also had a gloomy face.

Looking at Zhang Mingqiu’s reaction, we knew that the other party had already taken countermeasures from the beginning.

Not even pretending.

"This is a long story..."

"Let's make it short. We are all very busy."

Wang Cheng interrupted Zhang Mingqiu and said, "Don't push the blame on the School Enterprise Office. We already know what happened to Wang Zheng in the School Enterprise Office."

In an instant, he blocked the reason that Zhang Mingqiu was about to blurt out.

After Wang Zheng came back, Xie Wei and they went to see the school leaders and fully explained to them the various advantages and reasons for building a production factory in Chengdu.

Zhang Mingqiu and Liu Debao did exactly what they said at the beginning: they only did logistical work and didn't cause any trouble.

It was obvious that they were just lying down and waiting for Xie Wei to make political achievements for them.

If Xie Wei had not graduated, they would have directly pushed Xie Wei's administrative level up.

Currently, Xie Wei has no administrative level, and many things are difficult to handle, so he can only go through them and Wang Zheng.

Even the leaders above knew about Xie Wei's situation.

"Harbin is too cold, not suitable for the development of integrated circuits..."

Knowing that if he didn't give an explanation, the two people in front of him would not be so easy to deal with, Zhang Mingqiu prepared to take the responsibility himself.

"Don't give me that! Is that an excuse? Besides, this is a switch, not integrated circuit production."

When Wang Cheng heard this, his heart skipped a beat. They had considered this issue before.

Naturally unwilling to accept it.

They obviously don't want to give up the Harbin Institute of Technology project just like that.

"If they want land, policies, or funds, we have no problem supporting them, right? If they want business, we will simply give up on borrowing money from abroad and introduce more advanced technology..."

Wenmin directly seized on this excuse and refused to give in.

What the other party did was so unkind.

How can we cooperate in the future?

How to support?

"Principal Zhang..."

Just when Zhang Mingqiu didn't know how to answer, Xie Wei's voice came in before he arrived.

Zhang Mingqiu suddenly became very anxious. He didn't want Xie Wei to be targeted by the Harbin Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government when he had no administrative level yet. What would he do if they came to ask for him?
We have to fall out.

"Uh~ Principal Zhang, do you have guests?"

Seeing the strange atmosphere in the office, Xie Wei knew that he had come at the wrong time, and hurriedly said, "Then I'll find you later."

"Comrade Xie Wei, right? Don't leave!"

Wen Min turned her head and looked at Xie Wei who was about to leave at the door.

It was this guy who came to Harbin Institute of Technology and established the School-Enterprise Office of Harbin Institute of Technology. From the beginning, Wu Tao served as the director of the School-Enterprise Office, and later Wang Zheng promoted him to the position. The one who truly controls the School-Enterprise Office is this guy in front of him.

Zhang Mingqiu was stunned when he heard Wenmin call out Xie Wei's name: Wenmin had never seen Xie Wei before! No one would even mention Xie Wei's name to them.

Because Xie Wei is still in the learning stage, the school is afraid that other units may target Xie Wei, so they have been hiding.

Even though the department asked Xie Wei to go with them to report on work several times, Li Rui refused.

Before Li Rui left, he emphasized to the two that Xie Wei must not be allowed to report to the department before he graduated from college.

Once I go, I’m afraid I won’t be able to come back.

Xie Wei was also stunned. He carefully looked at the two cadres in the office, but he had no impression of them at all. He had never seen them before. How could they know him?

"Don't be confused. You were originally a technician at the Hongguang Machinery Factory in Chengdu... After you came to Harbin Institute of Technology, you proposed to independently establish projects, operate independently, and raise funds on your own... The establishment of the School-Enterprise Office was also your suggestion. Many of your school's projects are also because of you..."

Wen Min looked at Xie Wei calmly.

These words stirred up a huge wave in Xie Wei's heart.

Could it be that the leader in front of him came for him?

After a quick thought, I realized that I have always been very cautious. I have not spoken carelessly and I have never analyzed any national policies for anyone.

"Secretary Wen, you are praising him too much. Xie Wei is just a sophomore..."

Even though he was a little panicked, Zhang Mingqiu still pretended to be calm.

What the hell!
It seems like the other party is trying to snatch someone away.

"Principal Zhang, you don't have to help him hide it. He was the one who proposed to force us to give you the exchange business of the Post and Telecommunications Bureau, right?"

"I don't!"

"not him……"

Xie Wei and Zhang Mingqiu both denied it.

Wen Min just glanced at the two of them without arguing, and continued calmly: "It was also your opinion to arrange the production of switches in Rongcheng, right?"

Being stared at by Wen Min, Xie Wei, who had no idea where the other party came from, instinctively wanted to deny it, but finally nodded.

"reason?"

Wen Min's voice was very soft, but Xie Wei could hear the severity in it. "Don't say that we didn't give you any preferential treatment for the school-run enterprise. There is no tax, and all the profits are handed over to the school. If you must say that we are sorry for you, it is that we didn't give you priority in electricity..."

This is a fact.

Harbin is one of the top heavy industrial cities in China, with many factories and enterprises. With the reform and opening up, the national demand for various heavy equipment has increased greatly, resulting in the production tasks of many factories increasing significantly compared with the original national plan, and the power supply has become even more tense.

The flavors, AES surfactants, etc. left here by the Harbin Institute of Technology's Business Office are all big electricity consumers.

"Uh, leader, can I say that Rongcheng gave too much?"

Since the other party was questioning why the factory was built in Chengdu, Xie Wei quickly deduced the other party's identity. He was either from Harbin or Heilongjiang Province. The conditions offered by Chengdu could not be met by Harbin at all.

"Oh?"

Wen Min looked at Xie Wei in surprise, "What conditions did Rongcheng offer?"

He even thought that Xie Wei would make up an excuse, and he never thought that Xie Wei would say that Rongcheng gave too much.

"The government provides land, factories, workers... four years of tax exemption, six and a half years of tax exemption, a five-year loan of 2000 million yuan with an interest rate of 7%... In addition, priority is given to electricity and other aspects. In order to provide supporting facilities, the Chengdu Municipal Government is prepared to expand the 60-kilowatt thermal power unit in the Chengdu Thermal Power Plant for our project..."

Xie Wei gritted his teeth and said.

The Rongcheng Municipal Government did not propose the thermal power plant or anything like that, but Xie Wei asked Wang Zheng and Luo Cheng to add this as one of the new conditions. The Rongcheng Municipal Government should agree to it, right?
"Suck~"

When Wang Cheng heard the conditions offered by the Rongcheng Municipal Government, he took a deep breath.

As the mayor of a provincial capital city, he doesn't even dare to propose these conditions.

Apart from anything else, all industrial units in Harbin are state-owned and all profits must be handed over.

How to get tax exemption?

Now finance and taxation are not separated.

A huge loan of 2000 million with an interest rate as low as 7%, just for such a factory...

Even Harbin can’t give it to you.

"Leader, these conditions are only one aspect. In fact, it is more because Harbin is located in the northeast and is a heavy industrial base. Providing supporting equipment is not a problem, but the electronics industry..."

Xie Wei sighed.

In the Northeast, except for heavy industry, all other industries will gradually decline in the next few decades.

"Integrated circuits will be an absolutely strategic industry in the future, and we are too close to the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union and we..."

Having said that, Xie Wei decisively shut up.

On the border, there are millions of iron-clad troops armed to the teeth.

Knowing that there is no possibility of war breaking out, it does not stop Xie Wei from using this as an excuse, right?

After hearing what Xie Wei said, their faces instantly became serious. They could no longer find any excuse to accuse each other of only asking for support from Harbin but not supporting its development.

Everyone knows the reasons for the Third Front construction.

"So, it will be very difficult for Harbin to develop its economy?"

Wang Cheng took out cigarettes and distributed them to several people. Xie Wei was tactful enough to take out the Zippo that Li Rui had given him and light their cigarettes.

Seeing the old lighter in his hand, Wang Cheng and Wen Min looked at each other. They were familiar with Li Rui and understood what he meant in his eyes: Don't even think about poaching him.

You know, Li Rui attaches great importance to the lighter he seized from the battlefield.

It is now in Xie Wei's hands.

"Not really. In terms of industry, with the economic development and supporting construction in various places, Harbin will definitely be restricted by climatic conditions... Apart from other things, it is impossible to fully heat the empty factory buildings... We can make a big deal out of the cold, we can develop tourism..."

In 1963, Harbin held the first ice lantern festival.

"To date, Harbin's ice lantern art has become well-known throughout the country. Ice lanterns and the colorful ice and snow cultural sports are unique resources that are difficult to replicate in other cities. People from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and international friends often come here to visit. We can directly hold ice and snow themed festivals, starting as soon as it snows... To expand our influence, we can collect works from sculptors across the country, such as holding a national ice sculpture competition..."

Xie Wei has some resentment towards the popularity of Ice and Snow World.

When he brought his children here to play, his age made him hesitant in front of many projects: Go ahead and play, you’re not steady enough.

I won't play anymore, I'm not willing to give up...

Harbin's Ice and Snow Festival was first held in 85, so it shouldn't be a problem to hold it a few years earlier, right?
You can totally get those things done in advance. You are still young and can have some fun.

"Will this work?"

Wang Cheng and Wen Min were stunned.

"With the development of the economy, residents' income will surely increase gradually. It is definitely impossible for us to attract everyone in the country from the beginning, but fame is accumulated bit by bit..."

Xie Wei said calmly.

"We have resources in Harbin that are not available in the south..."

"But the other three provinces also have these resources."

Wang Cheng said worriedly.

It snows in the three northeastern provinces in winter, and the snow lasts for a long time.

"They don't have ice lantern art, and even if they do, the scale is not as large as ours... Once the ice freezes this year, we will directly hold a national ice sculpture competition and let the sculpture artists across the country prepare in advance... In order to motivate them, we can directly put an advertisement in the newspaper, for example, the champion prize will be 5..."

"Suck~"

Wang Cheng took another breath and said angrily, "Do you know how much you can do with 5 yuan?"

Even Wenmin felt that Xie Wei didn't feel bad about spending his own money.

"If there is a prize of several hundred yuan, how many people would be willing to come from far away? We can even invite a world-renowned ice sculptor... Isn't it worthwhile to spend the money on advertising this store to let the whole world know about our Harbin? The only thing to worry about at that time may be whether there are enough guesthouses..."

(End of this chapter)