Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 1031 Monitoring Meeting

Director Xu thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's possible, but we have to be strict, otherwise who knows what kind of trouble might arise. Actually, some schools really don't need to open on campus. There's a map here, I drew it out, you can study it, opening it off campus is just as good."

Xiao Wei said, "Okay, I'll go back and think about it. I'll follow your lead in the general direction. I don't want to be subject to various restrictions after opening the shop."

Chen Hui said, "Thanks, Brother Xu. We'll head back now; we still need to go to the electrical engineering college."

Director Xu shook hands with Chen Hui and said, "Alright, I won't keep you any longer, boss, you're busy. Come and sit for a while when you're free."

After exchanging a few polite words, the two drove to the police academy to deliver the letter of appointment to Dean Zheng, and also to discuss matters related to scholarships and logistics with the two advisors, and to hear their opinions.

Turning into Changjiang Street, Chen Hui said, "Changjiang Street is quite famous. It was the first farmers' market and the first large-scale private restaurant in the country. It has been featured in the People's Daily and CCTV."

Xiao Wei said, "Wow, that's amazing! Even earlier than Kyoto?"

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It was already 4:30 when Xiaowei came out from the two consultants' place. He drove straight to Zhongjie Street.

The two walked around the open space. All the ditches and manholes had been covered with cement slabs and the areas had been marked with red paint. Soldiers were setting up stalls with six-point control, and a row of manual wire-crushing machines stood to one side.

Commander Hou waved to Xiaowei and Chen Hui. Xiaowei walked over and said, "Pretty fast! All the threads are broken? Why didn't you use welding? That would have saved so much effort."

Commander Hou said, "This effort will make things much easier in the future. After use, we can just disassemble it, load it onto a truck, and take it away. Whenever we need it, we can just screw it back on. The size can be easily adjusted. Isn't that convenient? Aren't we planning to set up a mobile market?"

Chen Hui gave a thumbs up.

Xiao Wei laughed and said, "You're thinking ahead. I haven't even discussed it with you yet. Okay, you guys do it. I'll go talk to Manager Zhang. You've got me all set up. I'd feel bad if I didn't do it."

Commander Hou laughed heartily and said, "We have to do it. I've almost finished preparations on my side. We don't get many opportunities to earn extra income. If we get one and don't seize it, what are you going to do? Look at these soldiers, how can you be so shameless?"

Xiao Wei smiled and shook his head. After looking around, Commander Hou accompanied the two men and whispered, "The joint venture is promising. The military region's idea is to set up a pilot project, with each of us handling half. We'll be responsible for the construction, and you'll be in charge of administration. But we'll have to wait a few more days for specific details."

Xiao Wei said, "Half for each of us? Then who gets to decide?"

Commander Hou said, "Let's discuss it. Raise your hands, the minority should obey the majority. If you can convince everyone to support you, then we'll listen to you."

Xiao Wei shook his head: "It's unrealistic. This is a company. If you handle it like this, how can you have that much time to deal with this? Will everyone be waiting? Will everything be waiting? This approach is only suitable for the government."

Chen Hui said, "Actually, that's also possible. The shares are split 50/50, and the investment is split 50/50. It's a general manager system. Whoever is the general manager gets to decide. There's a three-year summary. If they're capable, they get re-elected; if they're not, they're replaced."

Commander Hou said, "What if we make mistakes in command during these three years?"

Chen Hui said, "The monitoring committee can convene a meeting to remove him, right? There's a board of directors, isn't there?"

Xiao Wei thought for a moment and said, "In that case, there would have to be a third party to monitor the meeting, otherwise there will definitely be disputes."

Chen Hui said, "Let's hire someone from outside. The military will send one, we'll send one, and we'll hire someone in charge from outside. A senior cadre from the audit department will do, what do you say, Brother Hou?"

Commander Hou nodded and said, "I think it's okay. Let me report it."

Xiao Wei said, "If you're going to do it, hurry up and get the license registered before the new year. You have a location, right? Where's the office?"

Commander Hou said, "We have a base, but for offices, let's do it over there. The base is a bit out of the way and inconvenient. Since it's a company, let's be more formal. Anyway, your house occupies half of it, so let's put a floor above the headquarters there."

Xiao Wei said, "Sure, it'll be easier to discuss things later. Brother Hou, you'll have to work a little harder these next few days to compile a summary of the department's equipment setup and such, then we'll decide on the investment amount, and after that, we'll go get the license back. Xiao Hui will be the legal representative, and you'll be the first general manager. We'll go together to invite the supervisors over there."

Commander Hou said, "Isn't there a need to be in such a hurry?"

Xiao Wei said, "If you're going to do it, then do it quickly. Look at our projects after the New Year: warehouses in Harbin, Fengtian, Beijing, Tianjing, and other cities throughout the province. We also need to develop several key cities in the province. It'll be easier to make arrangements if we finalize things sooner."

Commander Hou took off his hat and scratched his head a few times: "This, this is too much to handle. How many people and equipment would this require?"

Chen Hui said, "We'll handle Fengtian ourselves, and send a few people from other places, outsource it, and we'll manage it. You have so many brother units. You'll be really something, Brother Hou."

Xiao Wei said, "Yes, we should do what we can ourselves, and outsource what we can't handle. If we come across a good construction team, we can even take them over and set up a branch company."

Chen Hui said, "Yes, yes, look at the provincial construction team. They've gone from the first-level construction team to the 10th-level team. That's more than a dozen construction teams. They do work when they have work, and they go out and take on jobs when they don't. They're self-sufficient."

Commander Hou grinned, "How many people would that take? Can we afford to support them? What if there's less work later? Will we lay off people?"

Xiao Wei said, "Brother Hou, don't you deal with local construction companies? They don't have that many people. You've got the most I've ever seen. They only hire temporary workers when they're busy, and then they leave when they're not. They only have so many of their own people."

Commander Hou suddenly realized, "Oh, that works too? Hmm, this method seems alright, but I don't know if it'll be easy to recruit. Besides, will the discipline be up to standard?"

Xiao Wei said, "The main work still needs to be done by our own people. We only need to hire people to do things like digging ditches, laying bricks, and plastering. As long as they are skilled, that's fine."

Chen Hui looked to the side and said, "They're not even wearing gloves. These soldiers are really tough."

Xiao Wei turned his head and saw that the soldiers twisting the frame were indeed not wearing gloves, twisting the bends with their bare hands. He turned back to Commander Hou and said, "Tell them to put on gloves. But don't tighten them too much, what if their hands get frostbite?"

The temperature was around minus 27 or 28 degrees Celsius. The iron pipes were colder than the air, and it was easy to get frostbite if you handled the iron objects with your bare hands.

Commander Hou cursed and raised his voice, "Put your gloves on, you little bastards! Anyone who doesn't wear gloves won't get dinner!"

Several bare-handed soldiers chuckled as they put on gloves. The army's cotton gloves had three fingers, which didn't actually affect tightening screws, but it was certainly not as convenient as being bare-handed.

Commander Hou gestured around and said, "The general layout is out. This side is for passenger buses, and this side is for cargo. Parking a dozen or so vehicles shouldn't be a problem."

(End of this chapter)