My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 629 Taking on everything will eventually break you.
The family of four returned home with the help of the plateau girls.

Even if you sneak home via the elevator outside the building, you'll still receive a warm welcome from every household on the rooftop.

In any case, the clever and lively Dong Xueqing handled almost all aspects of the management structure and financial system merger. Unlike her sister, who had the typical uncultured husband-and-wife business style, she could reason with Wei Dong and find solutions to everything, trying her best not to bother or disturb him.

She is truly a boss lady whom everyone agrees on.

Now that she has a child, she feels even more like a queen, and incidentally, she also feels that the huge company has found a successor.

The higher-ups all offered their sincere congratulations.

Zhuoma quickly sent out more red envelopes.

So Wei Dong simply invited them to his home to celebrate together.

The elderly couple, who had originally planned to return home early, prepared a large feast, including killing chickens and fish.

Shen Cuiyue then ordered some more wine and dishes to be sent upstairs. Mao'er even came over and massaged the child's muscles and bones, asking if he wanted to start practicing martial arts from a young age.

Wei Dong was told not to spoil the child, but he suspected that the Jianghu (martial arts world) routine might be a sinister method that required self-castration first, so he was told to first get a list of martial arts manuals to look at, and that skills like picking pockets and unlocking handcuffs didn't need to be taught.

Old Geng was out of town, but Hong Tiancheng, Old Huang, and the others were there. Old Zhang even brought a camera and a light stand to take a set of photos of the children, so Wei Dong quickly put his daughter in as well, treating them the same as everyone else.

Shen Laosan was puzzled. If you can treat even your own children equally, why can't you do the same with your wife? Anyway, you have to try to get both sides involved in this game of Three Kingdoms Kill.

After Wei Dong had a few drinks and saw everyone off, he finally had a chance to have a drink with his father and offer some advice.

In my past life, I lived alone in a tax compound for forty years, and the time I spent with my parents was very limited. Now that I'm busy building my own life, I also want my parents to go out and see the world.

Lao Rang has this good quality; he's a former soldier and he's reasonable.

After much persuasion from Wei Dong, his father finally agreed not to interfere in his grandson's daily life so that the rich kid could grow up healthily.

But they couldn't bear to leave their child, so they moved to the apartment near the White Building. They continued to run the spicy hot pot shop on the food street and asked Wei Dong to bring his son and daughter-in-law there for meals often, otherwise they would have to come and hold their grandson.

Only after seeing her parents-in-law off did Dong Xueqing feel as if a burden had been lifted, and she became as light and agile as a child again.

They were still in the yard, trying to catch dragonflies with Xiaodie.

Wei Dong patiently and earnestly told her that she was in postpartum confinement.

Dong Xueqing didn't take it seriously. She had worked at the telephone exchange dealing with foreign companies' program-controlled projects. The female engineers from Europe said that they could go back to work right after having a baby, and they didn't suffer from any health problems. In the end, it was because the hygiene and nutrition were not good in ancient times. You had to take good care of yourself after having a baby. There aren't so many problems now.

So Wei Dong was left with nothing more than being sent to work at the White Building.

At noon, the couple would eagerly bring their daughter-in-law food, especially soup, in exchange for her having time to play with it.

But he really couldn't complete his postpartum confinement period. After about twenty days, Wei Dong received a call from that person at the Economic Commission: "Are you involved in tourism development in the Three Gorges?"

To Wei Dong's surprise: "We haven't started advertising yet. We're still doing some preliminary work and have already spent several million. The purpose is still to help the poor in mountainous areas. There is absolutely no capitalist restoration that prioritizes economic development."

They set a high standard for themselves first, to show that they have already put their awareness first.

The response was very serious: "I think you mentioned last time that someone has filed a complaint here, saying that you're ruining the Three Gorges scenery and promoting feudal superstition!"

Wei Dong was sweating profusely. After asking carefully, he learned that professional staff had recently been sent to the Qutang Gorge to film scenes...

Upon arrival, one sees a huge advertising poster standing at the mouth of the gorge where iron chains cross the river, greatly damaging the natural and original ecology of the entire Qutang Gorge scenery!
After listening to a few more words, Wei Dong vaguely realized, "No way, it's not that group of experts who were sent to draw the Kuimen Gate on banknotes, is it?"
This is like a flood washing away the Dragon King's temple!

He gave the order, and Wu Shengyun mobilized merchants from various counties and cities along the river from Jiangzhou to Kuimen to take on the task. Within two or three days, they found an idle pontoon, a two-story pontoon that was twenty or thirty meters long, and bought it for a small fee and towed it to Kuizhou.

Not only did they hire craftsmen to paint it until it looked brand new, but they also found precise measurements and invited artists from the Jiangzhou Academy of Fine Arts to create an outdoor oil painting covering several hundred square meters.

In the days before inkjet printers, this was like those movie theater posters that were several stories high – you could only draw them.

The view from the summit of Mount Kuimen is breathtaking, offering a panoramic vista of the surrounding mountains. Huge Chinese characters mark this as the starting point for the mountain climbing attraction.

Once the concrete hollow hull of the pontoon is painted a striking orange-red, towed to the gorge and secured, and the folded canvas is transported down from Jiangzhou, stretched out and fixed to the welded steel frame on the second floor, it becomes a real-life propaganda poster.

To make Wei Dong and the people he commanded understand the beauty of the hammer, they had never imagined that such a famous place as the Qutang Gorge would be so abruptly covered up like a plaster, blocking the entrance to the gorge.

But the results are really good!
It definitely has the same promotional effect as the roadside lights and signs along the airport expressway.

From the day it was erected, tourists really started appearing on the scenic route up the mountain. Every day, about four or five passenger ships full of passengers pass through the Three Gorges. They usually pass through the Qutang Gorge during the day. Accompanied by the announcer's introduction on the passenger ship, everyone crowded on the railing of the ship to look out at the vertical mountain range of Qutang Gorge, which is as steep as if it were cut by a knife and axe. They could also see the advertisements for the mountaintop viewing platform next to them.

In fact, anyone who has traveled through the Three Gorges will have this regret: "If only I could go up and see Goddess Peak. How wonderful it would be to see the scenery from such a precipitous canyon."

Before the 1980s and 90s, 99% of tourists simply enjoyed a cursory glance from the passenger ship.

It left no benefit for this impoverished mountainous area.

We also need the locals to protect the beautiful scenery and not destroy it.

Wei Dong was both amused and exasperated: "The country also has a religious department. How is that feudal superstition? Tourists travel thousands of miles to visit the mountain. There has to be some explanation. They can't just take a couple of pictures on a bare mountaintop and then struggle to come down. What kind of commercial economy is it if a tourist attraction doesn't generate consumption? There need to be restaurants, hotels, and tourist spots. We put up signs so that everyone knows where the entrance is. Is it really necessary to make such a fuss?"

The conflicts between the scenic area management and the local villagers need not be mentioned.

Anyway, once the pontoon, which can accommodate large passenger ships, was towed into place, the scenic area management kept quiet.

The State Economic Commission actually has extremely high authority; it is the highest management department for domestic economic affairs. When has it ever paid attention to such trivial matters?

The other party was trying to scare him: "Some veteran comrades have said that you are making money off the country and enriching your own assets. This trend should not be allowed to continue."

Wei Dong was helpless: "Come, come, check my accounts. I have never evaded taxes, nor have I made any fortune. All of my investments have been production-related, flowing into the factory for development. As for this tourism project, I have invested more than three million yuan but have not received a single penny. It has not occupied any state-owned assets or scenic resources. I have not even signed a contract. I am just paying to provide guidance and teach the local people how to change their impoverished conditions as soon as possible through tourism."

The Economic Commission still wanted to make things difficult: "What about Shanghai? I heard that you've put advertisements for foreign cosmetics all across the Bund, which is heartbreaking for many people!"

Wei Dong quickly explained, "Ou Ni Ya is a genuine Chinese brand. 'Ou' highlights its modern and sophisticated feel, 'Ni' expresses the youthful spirit of a girl, and 'Ya' signifies elegance. It's entirely our own domestic brand. There are some profits, but aren't they all being invested in the construction of the Pudong Building? This is to boost investment attraction in Pudong. If any leader feels that the approach is inappropriate, I will immediately make corrections."

Then he was reminded: "You should come to Pingjing to give a work report. I saw the report on the computer chip issue. It was very good. You solved a major problem in a unique way. I also heard that you experienced some risks on the front line. You need to give a complete report on your work regarding the ocean terminal and containers so that everyone knows what you are doing."

Why can't Wei Dong just write a report instead of complaining in his heart? But indeed, every single one of his things is of profound significance.

To be honest, he has no interest in participating in anything that doesn't have some significant meaning.

Indeed, you have to talk to them face-to-face to avoid being heartbroken.

So verbally, I would definitely say yes, yes, I'll handle this work and then go to Beijing to report immediately.

As a result, the person from the Economic Commission chimed in, "And there's the issue of localizing auto parts production. It's been almost a year, you should give me your report card!"

This caused Wei Dong to be delayed in Jiangzhou.

Just after I hung up that phone call, Jiangzhou City called to say that the exhibition hall was finished. You were the one who rejected the Jiangzhou Industrial and Trade Building project, but you ended up building a skyscraper that wiped out all kinds of commercial and trading companies.

The exhibition building you recommended is now complete. You need to come up with some ideas on how to organize it and what kind of exhibitions to hold.

Wei Dong almost blurted out, "I've attended half of the Guangdong Trade Fair. I'm a seasoned trade fair and expo attendee in the city every year. Wouldn't I do something similar?"

Suddenly an idea popped into my head: "Haha, let's hold an auto expo, an auto parts expo, and gather all kinds of auto manufacturers and auto parts suppliers from all over the country to come to Jiangzhou to participate in the expo, showcase their products, and also implement the localization of domestic auto parts."

The city officials applauded: "Great! You'll be in charge of organizing this expo. Give us all the manpower and resources we need, and make sure it's a success. Showcase it as a significant achievement of Jiangzhou's economic system reform!"

That's true. If we follow the old approach of building an industrial and trade building, it would just be a bunch of state-owned enterprises setting up offices, willing but unable to take on orders and do the work.

Because of the lack of motivation due to the "iron rice bowl" system, the unified purchase and sales model of hardware stations, general merchandise stations, and textile stations was even less suitable for a commodity economy.

Therefore, a large-scale expo is necessary to facilitate investment attraction...

Yes, if we can find suitable domestic suppliers of parts at this kind of expo and provide financial support to these manufacturers who are just starting out and generally do not have much economic strength, isn't that exactly what banks should be doing?

Wei Dong was urged to quickly convey this idea to the city: "I'll arrange for advertising nationwide and prepare the venue. Could the city find some banks to do this kind of work?"

Upon hearing this, the city officials learned that they had also participated in the previous meeting with the Economic Commission and Lao Fang.

He said with great regret, "Look, you've realized the importance of this kind of bank. If you had taken over the bank last time, you could have done this yourself."

Wei Dong thought to himself, "I wish I had more lives to try this out."

I don't know if this game allows saving and continuing; what if it ends in GAME OVER?

(End of this chapter)