Behind the scenes

Chapter 39

In fact, Wu Qing knew exactly what Liu Rong wanted to do. Now that he had spoken so blatantly, what else could she say?She thought about it, nodded silently, and then stood up.

Liu Rong said again: "Xiao Wu, don't be too sad. This matter is not yet finalized. It's hard to say whether Xiao Cao can be the deputy director. As for you, I haven't thought about it. Think about it again. Think, there is still time for this matter, if there is a chance, I will find you alone."

Wu Qing listened to these words, did not make a statement, and silently opened the door and left.

38
Green left No.15 in Xianghan City and sent a fax from Amsterdam, Netherlands to Zheng Gang of the General Chemical Plant.The fax reads as follows: Director Zheng: I have ordered the first batch of equipment for our cooperation in Europe, and it will be shipped soon. Please accept the fax as soon as possible.

May 24
Zheng Gang happily found Li Zimin with a fax. "Mayor Li, good news, the equipment is about to be shipped." He said and passed the fax to Li Zimin, "He is a foreigner, and his work efficiency is really high. It has only been a few days, and the equipment will arrive soon."

Li Zimin looked at this brief fax, feeling both happy and suddenly, these equipments seem to have been prepared in advance, no matter how fast they are, they can't be so fast, besides, let's go to test Goods, where to test it?Is it so easy for us Chinese to go abroad once?He asked Zheng Gang: "Let us send someone to check and accept. Where should we go? What about the procedures for going abroad? Does he have nothing else besides faxing?"

Zheng Gang shook his head, "The factory only received this fax, and left a phone number for returning the fax."

"Hurry up and return the fax. We're going to the people to see the equipment, and ask them to send an invitation letter immediately and go through the formalities for going abroad quickly. Also, organize the technical experts of the city's chemical industry system to form an expert group. When necessary, also ask the provincial chemical industry department Experts from all over the world will attend and check the equipment together." Li Zimin confessed to Zheng Gang, Zheng Gang hurried back to the factory to send faxes and arranged other work.

The next day, Zheng Gang came again with a second fax. He said to Li Zimin, "Our fax was sent out yesterday, and we received a second fax from Green this morning."Li Zimin took the fax and looked at it. It said: Director Zheng: The fax has been received.I have sent invitations to you, but I hope to be here within five days, otherwise the goods will be shipped.

Green
May 25
Li Zimin was so angry that he slapped the fax on the table, "Isn't this a joke? Can we complete the formalities for going abroad within five days? Green is a China hand, and he is very familiar with China. This is deliberately not letting us go. .”

"Why doesn't he want us to go?" Zheng Gang asked.

"I think there must be something wrong with it. A smart person like Green wouldn't have easily withdrawn his $2000 million investment share last time." Li Zimin said affirmatively.

"Then what should we do? The agreement has already been signed, and they want to transport the equipment, so we have no reason not to allow it. Besides, the invitation letter was received just now, and if they can't go abroad, they will shirk their responsibility." Zheng Gang said with a frown .

"This matter is really difficult, we have to hurry up and find a way." Li Zimin said, picked up the phone and called Bai Zhi up, and asked him to immediately notify the leaders of the Foreign Economic and Trade Commission, the Customs, the Commodity Inspection Bureau and the relevant business section chiefs to arrive immediately Meeting in his office.

The people arrived very quickly. Both the customs and the Commodity Inspection Bureau came from the deputy director and deputy director in charge of business. The foreign economic and trade commission came from a director, and the business section chiefs of the three departments also arrived.When Li Zi saw that everyone was present, he presided over the meeting. "Today we urgently invited the main leaders and business section chiefs of our three foreign-related units. There is an urgent matter to negotiate. As you all know, the chemical general factory in our city signed a joint venture and cooperation agreement with the European ATC company. The project and The amount is the largest in our city in recent years. The municipal party committee, the municipal government and the people of the whole city have placed great hopes on this project. Not long after the agreement was signed, the ATC company sent a fax yesterday, saying that the first batch of equipment has been completed. It's fixed, let's go to check and accept for shipment, we think it's too fast, today came a second fax, let us arrive in Amsterdam within five days. Otherwise, the equipment will be shipped and shipped , we think there may be some problems here, of course it is best if there is no problem, but my intuition and my contact with the president of ATC Mr. Just discuss it together and see what to do." After Li Zimin finished speaking, he put the two faxes and the text of the cooperation agreement signed by the two parties in front of the people attending the meeting.

Several people who participated in the meeting read the faxes and telegrams and the text of the agreement. The meeting place was quiet for a while, and the director of the Foreign Economic and Economic Committee first said, "Consultant Li, according to our current approval procedures for going abroad, we can complete the formalities within five days. An invitation letter means no invitation, and it has no effect."

Li Zimin nodded after listening, "That's right. I said that what they did was fake. I just suspected that they might have ghosts."

"There is a ghost, what can there be?" The deputy head of the customs took over the words, "summarizing the experience and lessons of opening up to the outside world in these years, foreign investment in equipment, one is that the price does not match, and the other is to raise the price deliberately, and the other is to use There are many examples of using second-hand goods from the West to pretend to be new equipment.”

The deputy director of the Commodity Inspection Bureau thought for a while and said: "There are such examples. But after entering the customs, our commodity inspection department will inspect the imported equipment. If there is a problem, it is necessary to claim compensation and file a lawsuit."

Li Zimin immediately said: "Our top priority now is not to allow such equipment to come in. Once it comes in, if we really find a problem, the two sides will file a lawsuit, which will affect the time, and if it fails, both parties will suffer economic losses. This will be harmful to everyone. is disadvantageous."

"But in foreign countries, we have nothing to do." The head of customs and the head of commodity inspection replied in unison.

"Can you find someone who is currently in the Netherlands and ask him to inspect the equipment on our behalf?" Li Zimin's words brightened the eyes of the director of the Foreign Economic and Trade Commission. "Consultant Li, this is a solution. Let's quickly report to the Provincial Economic and Trade Commission, and then ask the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation for help. They will definitely have a solution." The director of the Foreign Economic and Trade Commission said, taking out the small phone book in his pocket , I called the Provincial Foreign Economic and Trade Commission, and the call was connected quickly. In order to let everyone hear clearly, the director of the Foreign Economic and Trade Commission pressed the hands-free button of the phone, and a deputy director of the Provincial Economic and Trade Commission said on the phone , the province has no choice but to go to Beijing. He provided the phone numbers and names of the two directors of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation in Beijing, and said that he still needs to contact them by phone, but how to do it, the city has to hurry Beijing.

After hearing these things, Li Zimin went to Liu Rong and wanted to report, but Liu Rong was not there.Li Zimin called Gu Yishun, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, reported the whole situation, and proposed the idea of ​​going to Beijing immediately.Gu Yishun thought for a while on the phone and said: "It's right to go to Beijing. On the one hand, we have to find out the matter, and on the other hand, we must also pay attention to the relationship with the foreign party. It is very impressive to be able to make such a large joint venture and cooperation project." It's easy, and now the whole city and province know about it."

Li Zimin put down the phone and asked Bai Zhi to buy a plane ticket to Beijing in the afternoon, asked Zheng Gang to prepare all the materials and documents, asked the director of the Foreign Economic and Trade Commission to try to get in touch with Beijing, and asked comrades from the customs and commodity inspection departments to work together go to Beijing.

The plane at 01:30 in the afternoon, Li Zimin and his party arrived in Beijing at [-] o'clock.The director of the Xianghan Municipal Government's Beijing Office has already driven to the airport to meet him. After staying, the leaders of the Municipal Foreign Economic and Trade Commission, Customs, and Commodity Inspection all went to their respective competent departments to report on their work and communicate with each other.

At eight o'clock the next morning, Li Zimin and his party, led by the director of the Municipal Foreign Economic and Trade Commission, came to the office of a director of the Ministry of Foreign Trade.The director obviously knew something about it, he received Li Zimin very warmly, and carefully read all the materials and documents Zheng Gang handed over.After reading it, he said: "We can help with this matter." After speaking, he picked up an international phone on the desk, connected to the representative office of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation in Amsterdam, explained the situation, put down the phone and spoke to Li Zimin. Said: "Please write a power of attorney in the name of the Xianghan Municipal Government, and entrust the comrades in the office as business representatives to be responsible for a comprehensive inspection of this batch of equipment. At the same time, you send a fax to Mr. Tell him about the entrustment."

Bai Zhi immediately drew up a pen to draft the power of attorney, and after drafting, he showed it to Li Zimin, and after Li Zimin read it, he showed it to the director. out.Afterwards, Zheng Gang drafted another fax to Green and sent it out.

After sending the fax, the director said: "You can go back and wait for the results, but don't leave Beijing right away, I will notify you immediately if there is any situation."

The director of the Foreign Economic and Trade Commission hurriedly left the phone number of the Beijing office and his mobile phone number.Li Zimin stood up and shook hands with the director to express his gratitude.

After waiting in Beijing for two full days, Li Zimin didn't dare to move anywhere, and stayed by the phone all the time. At four o'clock in the afternoon the next day, the director called and said that the entrusted business representative had just called. They asked experts to inspect the equipment. It was a second-hand product that had just been dismantled by a European factory. After simple repairs and painting, the product had already been loaded on the ship.They did not find Mr. Green, but they found Mr. Green's representative, who had passed the inspection results to the representative and told him that the equipment could not be shipped.

Hearing the news, Li Zimin's forehead immediately burst into sweat. He thanked the director again and again, and then put down the phone.

In the evening, Li Zimin prepared a banquet at the Beijing office to celebrate this victory, which is not so much a victory.Holding a wine glass, he said: "Thanks to everyone's concerted efforts this time, and also thanks to the support and help of the Ministry of Economy and Trade, we have not suffered losses or losses. A lively educational class!"

Zheng Gang said: "The next time I see kid Green, I will definitely beat him up."

Bai Zhi said: "Next time, you won't be able to see him either, how dare he meet us?"

39
Entering late June, the climate has undergone abnormal changes.The flood season has not yet entered, but God has not smiled for three days in a row, and the heavy rain has continued for three days.In the history of Xianghan City, there has never been such a heavy rain during this period.Since the city has drainage facilities, no problems have been seen yet, while the countryside has been filled with ditches and flats.

Still, there was no sign of the heavens opening their eyes and showing a smiling face.It is said on TV and in newspapers: This abnormal phenomenon is called "El Nino" phenomenon, and it has never happened once in hundreds of years.And if it happens, a big natural disaster will happen.In Liuhe Village, the problem of water for soaking fields and transplanting rice seedlings was solved only by using Jinping's 4 yuan to drill the electromechanical well.When it rained, the villagers were very happy, and they immediately shut down the electrical wells in order to save a few kilowatt-hours of electricity bills.But the rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the time was getting longer and longer. The water had already submerged the entire seedlings that had just been planted, and too much water would not work.The villagers ran out to release water in the rain again, but there was water everywhere, so where to put the excess water in the rice fields?The villagers yelled that there was no water when there was water, and there was too much water when there was water. Didn’t God deliberately want to fight against the people?

In the first two days after the rain, Wang Pengcheng, director of the Reservoir Management Bureau, was very happy.He is sitting on the boss chair, looking at the vast white reservoir outside the window, smoking "Soft China", how good the rain is, when it rains, it is money, it is money, and money is not enough until the end of this year Earn less.On the third day of the rain, the Provincial Water Conservancy Department called to ask for the current water storage capacity and storage capacity of the Liuhe Reservoir.The existing water storage capacity of Liuhe Reservoir has always been an artificial activity figure.In order to release less water downstream, Wang Pengcheng often reported false figures to the Provincial Department of Water Conservancy. Every time, the water storage volume was lower than that of the same period in previous years. In fact, the water storage volume of the reservoir this year increased compared with previous years. When it was time to release water, he Don’t let it go, keep the water and sell it for money, plus the heavy rains in the past three days, the rainfall in the eastern mountainous area is even greater. Due to deforestation a few years ago, the forests and vegetation were artificially destroyed on a large scale. After heavy rain, a lot of water and soil were washed into Dozens of rivers, mountain torrents, and sediment all rushed into the reservoir, making the reservoir with a capacity of [-] million cubic meters full.Only then did he feel that things were not good, so he reported the real figures to the provincial department.

It took only 10 minutes for the number to be reported, and the director of the provincial department called the phone. As soon as Wang Pengcheng answered the phone, the director almost scolded, "Wang Pengcheng, what did you do? How much water has been stored in your reservoir? Isn’t it the same number in the first few days? Did you know that your reservoir dam is earth-centered? During the earthquake in [-], there was a dangerous situation, and it was increased later. Degu, if something happens to this reservoir, can you afford it? You bastard, quickly open the gate and release the water."

Wang Pengcheng's hands were shaking when answering the phone, and cold sweat broke out on his head.Putting down the phone, he hurriedly said to the dispatcher, "Quickly open the gate and release the water."

The gate of the reservoir was opened, and the roaring water rushed out of the gate and into the Liu River, rushing down the river.

The sky is still as dark as the bottom of a pot, and the rain is still falling in spots. From a distance, there are vast mountains and rivers, and the sky is full of clouds and rain.The reservoir was opened to release water. From morning to [-] o'clock in the evening, the water storage capacity of the reservoir not only did not decrease, but increased. The provincial department sent an urgent fax and telegram, and the Liuhe reservoir entered a state of first-level alert. The work command team of the provincial department was braving the rain Coming from the provincial capital to the reservoir, Wang Pengcheng turned pale with fright when he heard that something big was going to happen.He immediately notified all personnel in the reservoir not to go home, turned on all the lights in the reservoir, conducted a comprehensive inspection of various flood control facilities, and conducted a patrol inspection of the dam.At nine o'clock in the evening, Gao Zhiwei, the first director of the Provincial Water Conservancy Department, personally led the team to the reservoir. With a broken face and no smile at all, he asked the reservoir technician for detailed information on the reservoir without even looking at Wang Pengcheng. He got in touch with the Provincial Meteorological Bureau and knew that the torrential rain would last for another day or two, so his face became more serious.He connected Governor Xia's call and reported that the Liuhe Reservoir is currently in a dangerous situation. Once an accident occurs in the reservoir, several industrial cities downstream will be destroyed. Director Gao's hands on the phone kept shaking.He asked the governor to activate the flood gate urgently and notify the downstream people to evacuate urgently.The governor agreed with him.And decided to quickly notify the villagers along the Liuhe River in the name of the provincial government to act urgently.

In addition to a normal gate for releasing water in the Liuhe Reservoir, a large flood gate was built on the lower right side of the dam to release floods in case of emergency. This gate has not been used for more than ten years.The director decided to activate the floodgates at two o'clock in the middle of the night.There are still more than four hours for the evacuation of villagers along the river downstream.

The emergency notice from the provincial government was quickly conveyed.At eleven o'clock in the evening, Jin Ping received a phone call from the county magistrate himself at home, telling her that the Liuhe reservoir was in an emergency, and that the floodgates would start to release the floodwater at two o'clock in the middle of the night. Emergency evacuation before one o'clock.The county party committee researched, the county party committee standing committee member and the deputy county magistrate each hired a village and entered the village immediately.The county magistrate wanted Jin Ping to go to Funiu Village, which is closer to home, but Jin Ping said on the phone: "I'd better go to Liuhe Village, I'm familiar with the people there and the situation in the village, and I still want to study water conservancy. "The county magistrate agreed after thinking about it, saying that the car to pick her up was almost here, and hoped that she would act quickly after she went there. Liuhe Village is the nearest village to the reservoir, and the water arrives early, and the flow is also greater.

Jin Ping put down the phone and hurriedly got dressed. She told her husband, kissed her sleeping son, put on her raincoat, and got on the jeep that came to pick her up from the county.The jeep ran towards Liuhe Village in the wind and rain, and arrived at Liuhe Village at twelve o'clock.

The village has received phone calls from the county and the township, and every house has lights on.At the entrance of the village, Jin Ping met Liu Tiehan, secretary of the party branch, who was going door-to-door to notify him.Seeing Jin Ping, he said loudly, "Major Jin, why are you here so late?"

The rain was heavy, and the sound of the rain covered Liu Tiehan's voice.Jin Ping also said in a loud voice: "The county asked me to be responsible for the evacuation of the people in your village." After she finished speaking, she said to the driver beside her: "You can drive back to the county, I don't need a car here. Be careful on the road .”

The driver jumped in the car and drove off.

(End of this chapter)