industrial overlord

Chapter 465

The two were chatting when there was a knock on the door.Lin Zhenhua went over to open the door and saw several people standing outside the door. These people were all familiar faces, including Zhou Daming, deputy mayor of Hunbei City, Xu Suming, director of Hunbei City Planning Commission, Yu Hanqiao, Yuan Yunmei, etc.

Seeing that it was Lin Zhenhua who opened the door, Zhou Daming said with a faint smile on his face, "Oh, it's Chairman Lin. Are you reporting to Director He?"

"It's not a job report, it's just a chat." Lin Zhenhua said.

"Oh, as long as it doesn't delay your work." Zhou Daming said, "I'm here to invite Director He and Chairman Lin to go downstairs for dinner."

When he said these words, Zhou Daming's attitude was very peaceful, he was neither particularly unfamiliar, nor did he show any respect.In his mind, Lin Zhenhua is just a business leader, not worthy of the flattery of his deputy mayor.

He Haifeng, Lin Zhenhua and his party have been in Hunbei for several days. During these days, officials in Hunbei have been observing the composition of the investigation team and the relationship between them.For Lin Zhenhua, everyone looked down on him from the beginning. After all, he was only the chairman of a joint-stock company in Jiangnan Province.There are many companies as big as Hanhua Heavy Industry in Hunbei. Who would pay special attention to the person in charge of a company?

But after a few days of observation, everyone found that the relationship between Lin Zhenhua and He Haifeng was unusually close. Many times, everyone heard Lin Zhenhua casually calling He Haifeng "Old He".In the entire Hunbei City, only the secretary of the municipal party committee and the mayor who is at the same level as He Haifeng dare to call him that. Who else respectfully calls him director?This young man was able to call He Haifeng like this, and He Haifeng seemed to accept this title, which made the officials in Hunbei feel inexplicably surprised.

Now that they feel abnormal, some people will naturally go to the relationship for an in-depth understanding.After some investigation, it was confirmed that Lin Zhenhua was neither a second generation of red, nor a posthumous son of a Hong Kong businessman in the mainland.The reason why he and He Haifeng are so familiar is because He Haifeng once worked in Xiangping Province, which is adjacent to Jiangnan Province, and the two had a working relationship.In addition, everyone also learned that Lin Zhenhua is a somewhat legendary reformer, and he was once personally praised by the central leadership. This is the brightest halo on Lin Zhenhua.

For such a halo, the officials in Hunbei did not buy it very much.In China, there are many people who have been praised by the central leadership. In Hunbei alone, there are dozens of model workers who have been personally interviewed by Chairman Mao and Premier Zhou. Aren’t these people all staying in the factory now?
In view of this, everyone didn't take Lin Zhenhua very seriously, and treated him a little more politely, just because of He Haifeng's face.

"Mayor Zhou is here, please come in quickly." He Haifeng heard the conversation at the door in the room, and already knew who the person was, so he walked over slowly and greeted Zhou Daming.

Lin Zhenhua turned his body sideways so that He Haifeng and Zhou Daming could face each other directly.Zhou Daming said: "Director He, I won't go in and sit down. I'm here to invite you down for dinner. By the way, Chairman Lin should go too."

"You are too polite." He Haifeng nodded and said, "Okay, please wait a moment, I will go down with you after I put on my coat."

A group of people surrounded He Haifeng like a moon and walked towards the restaurant downstairs. Lin Zhenhua could only follow behind, accompanied only by a nagging sister Yuan Yun.

If there are central leaders dining, the restaurant will naturally not accept other diners.When everyone walked into the restaurant, they saw a huge round table in the center, which was already filled with all kinds of dishes, such as flying in the sky, running on the ground, and swimming in the sea.Lin Zhenhua made a rough count and found that there were more than 30 plates.

"Director He, please take your seat." Zhou Daming pointed to the main seat and said to He Haifeng.

"Let's sit down together." He Haifeng unceremoniously walked to the main seat and sat down, waving his hand at the same time, motioning for everyone to sit down together.

The seats of officials in Hunbei City are well arranged, as long as they are arranged according to the size of their official positions.The only exception is Lin Zhenhua, although everyone thinks that his status is only worthy of sitting at the bottom, but in front of He Haifeng, Lin Zhenhua cannot be neglected too much.In the end, he was arranged to sit beside Yu Hanqiao, it is said that it was convenient for them to drink together.

Wine tastes good when you meet a bosom friend. What kind of bosom friends are Yu Hanqiao and I?Lin Zhenhua accepted the seat assigned to him with a smile while thinking evilly in his heart.

"Director He, did you have a hard time going out to investigate today? Or, let's eat a la carte first, and then drink. Our economic situation in Hunbei has not been very good in recent years, and the standard for entertaining the leaders of the central government can only be like this. Director He Please bear with me." Sitting beside He Haifeng, Zhou Daming said politely, pointing to a table of delicacies from mountains and seas.

This table of dishes, not counting the drinks, cost at least 1000 yuan or more.According to the laid-off allowance standard in loss-making enterprises in Hunbei City, it is equivalent to the monthly income of more than ten workers.He Haifeng frowned slightly, and said: "Mayor Zhou, I have said many times that we are here to do research this time. In terms of reception, we need to keep everything simple. We have been here for the fourth day in a row, and every day is Such an arrangement is inappropriate."

"What kind of ostentation is this?" Xu Suming, who was sitting on the other side of He Haifeng, took over the conversation and said, "Director He braved the severe cold to come to Hunbei for research, and personally went to the workers' homes. Highly valued, what is it if we arrange a light meal?"

"The life of the workers is still very difficult. We are eating and drinking like this. If the workers see it, I am afraid they will have some ideas. Mayor Zhou, Director Xu, I think, in the next few days, we should not arrange this way, how about it?" ?” He Haifeng said tactfully.

"Director He is right to criticize. In fact, it is very simple for us to receive guests. It's just that Director He came here on behalf of the central government, and we are also expressing the feelings of the people in Hunbei to the central leadership." Zhou Daming said Hunbei very easily. Millions of people in Beishi were represented.

He Haifeng knew that what he said was useless, and when the next meal came, the other party would still arrange it like this.In some near-legendary stories, honest leaders would walk away on such occasions, or order accompanying officials to pay for the banquet out of their own pockets.But this is just a legend. The reason people engage in ostentation is to flatter you. If you don't accept this kindness and still slap the other party in the face, then you are too bad at being a human being.You know, no matter how big an official is, he still has to rely on the support of the people below. Can you not give face to these local officials?
In fact, on the other hand, magistrates also have difficulties with magistrates.When the central officials come down, almost everyone will say something like don't engage in ostentation, but if the local officials really don't engage in ostentation, the central officials will feel that they have been treated coldly, and they will inevitably feel a little unhappy.For local officials, it is difficult for you to distinguish who is pretending to refuse to show off, and who is really clean.The best way is to kill by mistake and not let it go. It is better to have a higher standard of reception and let the other party criticize, and never to fool the leader with porridge and side dishes.

"Come, come, let's start." Zhou Daming raised his chopsticks and said to everyone. After he finished speaking, he turned the turntable on the table, turned a plate of vegetarian sausages in front of He Haifeng, and introduced to him: "Director He, You try this, this is our Hunbei famous dish, called vegetarian fat sausage.

There is also a legend about this dish. It is said that the third concubine of Zhang Zuolin and Marshal Zhang made a vow to become a nun.This third aunt likes to eat fat intestines, but monks can't eat meat, what should I do?Dashuai Zhang asked his chef to make this vegetarian fat sausage with gluten, which tasted exactly like the real fat sausage.Try it and see if it is the case. "

"Hehe, there is such a story." He Haifeng smiled slightly, stretched out his chopsticks to pick up a piece, put it in his mouth, chewed it, then nodded and said, "Well, it's really a bit fat. Come on, everyone Get up."

The leader took the first bite, which was the signal to start the meeting.Lin Zhenhua has always been a glutton, and after running for a day, he is indeed hungry.Looking at the table full of good dishes, he didn't care about being gentle or reserved, and just waved his chopsticks and went straight to the plate he liked.The others gave way to each other, and they all began to feast on it.

After eating for a while, everyone had stuffed their stomachs. Zhou Daming raised his glass to toast He Haifeng, followed by Xu Suming, Yu Hanqiao, etc., one after another, as if paying homage.The momentum of the Northeast people drinking is very majestic. Everyone holds one or two big cups, filled with more than 50 degrees of liquor, and drank it all in one gulp.He Haifeng's drinking capacity is not good, every time he picks up the glass, he just tastes it, but even so, no one dares to challenge him, this is the advantage of being a leader.

After toasting He Haifeng, everyone respected Lin Zhenhua for another round of courtesy. This round of wine, everyone said "casual" in their mouths, and a little drink counts.Although Lin Zhenhua could drink a little, he didn't dare to compete with a group of Northeast people on such an occasion, so he was happy to eat food.

After drinking for three rounds, it's time to talk and chat.Zhou Daming started the conversation and asked: "Director He, when you came to the Northeast for inspection this time, your first stop was our Hunbei City. This place attaches great importance to our Hunbei City. You have been researching in Hunbei for several days. Now, you found some flaws in our work in Hunbei, and please make serious criticisms."

He Haifeng said: "I don't dare to criticize. I mainly want to learn from everyone. I have been inspecting Hunbei for the past few days, and I realized that the situation in Hunbei is much more complicated than what we considered in Beijing. You as Hunbei The local cadres in the North have also endured a lot of pressure. Here, on behalf of the State Planning Commission and the Prime Minister, I would like to express my heartfelt respect to you."

Yes, drinking like this every day, can the pressure not be too great?Lin Zhenhua slandered.However, in this case, he can only mutter in his heart, everyone in the officialdom talks like this, and Lin Zhenhua has already adapted to it.

"Director He's words fully affirm our 10,000+ government workers in Hunbei City. After we go back, we will definitely convey Director He's instructions to the cadres and the masses." Zhou Daming pretended to be moved Said.In fact, he also knew that He Haifeng's words were just words on the scene, and after this foreshadowing, the following words were the most critical.

Sure enough, after He Haifeng finished his positive affirmation, he changed the subject and began to put forward his own opinion: "As for some negligence in everyone's work, I have seen some of them these days. Taking this opportunity, I Say it out for everyone's reference."

"Yes, yes. We hope Director He can point out the shortcomings in our work and help us correct our mistakes and make progress." Xu Suming replied.

"First of all, at present, the loss of enterprises in Hunbei City is as high as 80%, but why these enterprises are losing money, how to reduce losses, or even turn losses into profits, our departments at all levels in Hunbei City lack a deep understanding and targeted These days, the most common sentence I hear in Hunbei is that the state invests too little. It seems that all the cadres in Hunbei City believe that funds are the only difficulty Hunbei City faces and the only solution "He Haifeng said with a serious expression.

"It's true that we are short of funds in Hunbei City." Zhou Daming defended softly.

"The state has not neglected its investment in Hunbei City in the past two years. Last year and the year before last, the state successively invested 20 billion yuan in loss reduction and relief funds for Hunbei City. According to the results of our investigation in Hunbei Press today, this money is enough to make 100 Hun forging presses completed the necessary equipment transformation to restore their competitiveness. However, where did the money go?"

"We have also invested money in Hun Forging Press. It must have been several million?" Xu Suming said, "I don't remember the exact number clearly. You can check it when you go back."

"What benefits have been formed after the investment?" He Haifeng asked.

Xu Suming shook his head and said, "Oh, it's really hard to say. The losses of Hun Forging Press are hard to recover. We also had several meetings with their factory director, Guo Guibao, and gave them a lot of ideas. But the situation in the factory is too complicated. In addition to the outdated equipment, the products are also relatively outdated. In addition, some workers’ enthusiasm for production is also very problematic, and it is difficult to improve labor productivity. Therefore, after capital investment, the benefits are very small.”

"Where is the root cause of the little profit? Have you seriously analyzed it?" He Haifeng asked forcefully.

Xu Suming said: "We have ignored this issue. Isn't it about expanding the autonomy of enterprises? We also consider that the government cannot interfere too much in the affairs of enterprises, so we have not conducted in-depth tracking of the use of funds."

He Haifeng said: "While you talk about the shortage of funds, you are indifferent to the investment of millions of funds for reducing losses and getting rid of difficulties. You don't feel bad if it is in vain. Even if there is no benefit for millions of dollars, it should at least form some experience. And lessons? You can at least learn from this failed case and adjust the way of funding. However, I haven’t seen Hunbei City’s moves in this regard these days. This method and attitude of managing funds makes How dare the country continue to invest in Hunbei City?"

What He Haifeng said implied a threat. If you can’t change your attitude towards managing funds, the country will not dare to continue to invest. It may be very difficult for you to ask the State Planning Commission for money in the future.

He Haifeng's threat was the most effective for Zhou Daming and Xu Suming.Just as He Haifeng said before, the reason why officials in Hunbei City flattered him was that he knew that he came with a total of 100 billion in loss reduction and relief funds.This is the largest support ever given by the central government, and Hunbei City certainly does not want to miss such an opportunity.However, the money is in the hands of He Haifeng, if he thinks he shouldn't invest it, then Hunbei City will be in trouble.

Of course, from a balance point of view, it is impossible for He Haifeng not to leave any money to Hunbei City.All he can decide is the difference between giving more and giving less.What Zhou Daming and Xu Suming wanted to fight for was the extra part.

"Director He, we also have difficulties in our work." Zhou Daming showed a distressed look, "So many old companies, 80% of the loss, we are under a lot of pressure. Old Xu's Hunbei Planning Commission, one day I can't wait to use it for two days, just like that, I can't take care of so many companies. So, in the use of some funds, there are some unfavorable tracking situations, Director He can understand this, right?"

He Haifeng nodded, of course he knew how Xu Suming and his like used one day as two days.During the few days when He Haifeng arrived in Hunbei, Xu Suming had to go to several banquets at noon and evening almost every day. In 24 hours a day, Xu Suming would not have the taste of alcohol in his mouth for more than 4 hours. This is not a day How many days to use it?

Naturally, there is no need to say these words, He Haifeng said: "Mayor Zhou, you have misunderstood. What I said just now was not to blame you. I also see your hard work. What I want to say , I just suggest that Hunbei City should change the way of working, from blindly pursuing investment to focusing on the efficiency of investment. The funds invested by the state are also limited, and you should use these limited funds to achieve certain goals. Don’t treat money like pepper noodles Instead, we should concentrate funds to revive some enterprises and help them restore their hematopoietic function, thus forming a virtuous circle.”

"Director He's words are really thought-provoking." Xu Suming nodded his fat head desperately, "Our previous work was indeed like what Director He said, only paying attention to the investment, not the efficiency of the investment. In the future, We must change our work thinking, so that the money invested by the state can be fully and rationally used.”

He Haifeng is not so easy to be fooled. Hearing Xu Suming's statement, he asked: "I am very pleased that Director Xu thinks this way. I would like to ask Director Xu, what does your planning committee think about improving investment efficiency?" Do you have any specific ideas about it?"

"I've thought about it. If I invest money in the company in the future, I will ask the company's leaders to sign a responsibility letter with our Planning Commission and issue a military order. If the money is not effective, it will be dealt with seriously." Xu Suming said eloquently.

"Director Xu, if there is such a company that has ruined millions of dollars without a fight, how are you going to deal with its factory director seriously?" Lin Zhenhua asked with a smile.

"Well..." Xu Suming was speechless, "At least, at least..."

For at least a long time, he didn't say anything later.He wanted to say that he would dismiss the factory director, but he knew he couldn't do it.If the words are spoken out and He Haifeng catches him, wouldn't he have screwed those factory directors?If it is a punishment such as deduction of bonuses, I am afraid that He Haifeng will not be able to pass the test, right?
"Director Xu, if a company wastes millions of dollars, even if you arrest and shoot its factory director, what problem can you solve? The lost money will not come back because of it. As the saying goes, people don't I am afraid of death, but I am afraid of death. Director He and I also saw the faces of some business leaders today, do you think they are afraid that you will deal with it seriously?" Lin Zhenhua still said with a smile.

"Then... in your opinion, what should we do?" Xu Suming asked back.To He Haifeng, Xu Suming didn't dare to talk back, but to Lin Zhenhua, he didn't have to be so polite.

Lin Zhenhua said: "There must be pre-control, in-process control, and post-event control in everything. The serious solution you mentioned is just post-event control, which is far from enough. To improve the efficiency of the use of funds, you must invest funds from Supervision is carried out at the beginning, and a supervision mechanism is also established throughout the use of funds. Only in this way can we ensure that funds will not be misused and will not become a feast for moths."

"Chairman Lin, you said that the leaders of our company are moths. Isn't this analogy inappropriate?" Zhou Daming began to protest with a sullen face. He couldn't let Lin Zhenhua continue to play like this.There were no flaws in what Lin Zhenhua said earlier, but the last sentence mentioned the moth problem, so Zhou Daming caught the handle.

He Haifeng followed Zhou Daming's words and said, "Xiaolin's analogy is indeed somewhat inappropriate. However, some enterprises in Hunbei do have some problems with the leadership team. Mayor Zhou should understand this situation, right?"

"I've heard about this too. Our municipal government attaches great importance to this and is preparing to start some inspection work." Zhou Daming said bravely. Before that, he had already heard Yu Hanqiao's report on the scene that happened at Hun Forging Press. He knew that what He Haifeng said meant something.

He Haifeng said: "When I was at Hun Forging Press today, I already told Director Yu. Hunbei's problem is not just a financial problem, but a series of intertwined problems. If these deep-seated problems cannot be solved , Relying solely on state investment will absolutely not be able to change the current situation in which enterprises in Hunbei are generally losing money."

(End of this chapter)