Chapter 542: Must Be Friends with Him
There is no difference in level between line positions and local administrative positions, but the gap in the upper limit of promotion channels is huge.
Of course, this is a matter of personal opinion. After all, the more professional the lines are, the more they are distinguished when taking civil service exams. For most people, it is equivalent to limiting their future development path from the very beginning.
"I have discussed with my father-in-law that we plan to enter the new energy vehicle manufacturing industry in two or three years. Even if it is an initial investment, the investment will be as high as more than 50 billion yuan. By then, the local government of Yang City will definitely try its best to retain our investment."
Luo Yang smiled and said, "Although we can't put all our investments in Yang City, there is a saying about how much to put in. At least the city can't be sure until we give our consent."
After hearing this, Luo Jianmin immediately understood the mystery.
If he transfers to the development zone, even if he cannot serve as deputy director at the beginning due to administrative level issues, he may be promoted out of turn with the help of this investment project.
"And if my uncle wants to return to the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau in the future, it's not impossible."
Luo Yang continued, "I don't know if your bureau is capable of this, but there are many bureau chiefs in other departments who were transferred from township leaders."
"Especially since I came from the bureau, I am quite familiar with the work of the housing and construction department?"
Luo Jianmin's breathing suddenly became heavy.
Originally, he thought that being able to serve as a deputy director for one term in this life would be a great achievement, but now his nephew has actually opened up his mind.
"Let me think about it, let me think about it."
Luo Jianmin found it a little difficult to digest for a moment. He gently waved one hand to his ear and then fell into deep thought.
While his uncle was thinking, Luo Yang picked up the teacup and began to sip the tea.
Some things are hard to say because they are things that will happen in the future, otherwise they would have a greater impact on Luo Jianmin.
You should know that the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development was originally called the Construction Committee. The current planning, housing management, urban management, civil defense, bidding and tendering center and other bureaus and offices are just administrative units under the Construction Committee. In the past, urban construction was under the hands of the Construction Committee.
After being split and downsized, it became the current Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau.
But who could have imagined that five or six years later, housing management, fire protection, civil air defense and other units would once again be incorporated into the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development.
Although it has not recovered to its most glorious time, it has once again become one of the giants among organizers.
The top leader can also become a member of the city’s party group.
This is a voting right.
"Yangyang, it's not possible now. We need to slow down a bit."
After smoking a whole cigarette, Luo Jianmin raised his head and looked at his nephew: "I have only been transferred to the Development Zone Branch for more than half a year. It is better to stabilize it in the short term. And as you said, the investment will take two or three years. There is no need to transfer it to the Development Zone in a hurry now."
"Uncle, you have thought it through very carefully. Let's do as you think."
Luo Yang looked more relaxed: "But we need to allow half a year for this, otherwise it will be too obvious."
"Don't worry about this, I understand."
Luo Jianmin nodded and said, "After all, your uncle has also been working in the unit for more than ten years."
At this point, the uncle and nephew laughed at the same time.
"Uncle, I have to go to my father-in-law's house for dinner tonight. I'm leaving first."
The two chatted for more than half an hour. When it was just past 4:30, Luo Yang was the first to say goodbye.
Luo Jianmin walked his nephew to the office door and watched him enter the elevator before turning around and sitting down in the chair behind his desk.
The moment I sat down, I couldn't suppress the smile on my face anymore.
Not to mention the matter of the premixed cement mortar factory, Luo Yang didn't take it to heart at all. In this way, Luo Jianmin would not need to take so many actions in the bureau and could completely use a calm mood to reflect his high profile.
As for his daughter's college entrance examination, Luo Yang took the initiative to help find a way, which was equivalent to helping him solve a major issue that was weighing on his mind.
All the grievances are gone.
As for his future promotion path, it is even brighter, thanks to his nephew.
Three good things happened in a row, and even though Luo Jianmin is already in his early forties, he was still ecstatic.
Luo Yang didn't take it too seriously. He was thinking of going up to check out the progress of the Xishu Cultural Tourism Project tomorrow, handling some company affairs at Zhengyang Group in the afternoon, and returning to Shanghai later. However, he received two calls at the same time and was called back early.
One of the calls was from Wen Wan, the newly appointed director of the board office. Before returning home last week, she had asked her to help find a villa, and she asked him when he would have time to go and look at houses.
This is not very urgent. Luo Yang can ask Wen Wan to arrange a time this week.
The key is that the other call was from an unfamiliar number.
Because the call was made to Luo Yang's personal cell phone, he must have had a certain relationship with the person, so he answered the call. Later he found out that the other party was Zhang Weilun, the third son of Zhang Qifeng, vice president of Yang City Chamber of Commerce.
The content was naturally to invite Luo Yang to meet and get together, and bring along the Chamber of Commerce's Secretary-General Chen Liyang.
Luo Yang thought that he might have other arrangements in the next few days, so he simply agreed to the evening of that day. So at a little after three o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, he took a bus back to the Magic City.
The evening dinner was arranged by Zhang Weilun.
I don’t know if it was because he worked in Lujiazui, but he chose a high-end restaurant in Pudong as the venue for the dinner.
Chen Liyang, in his thirties, approaching forty; Zhang Weilun, in his late twenties, almost thirty; Luo Yang, in his early twenties.
Three people, born in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, from three different generations.
"A few days ago, I kept hearing my dad nagging me about how young and promising you were, but I didn't take it seriously at the time."
As soon as they met, Zhang Weilun shook Luo Yang's hand in an exaggerated manner: "Now that I have met Mr. Luo in person, I realize that I am still shallow."
This guy was wearing a flashy white casual suit and his hair was sprayed with gel so shiny that even flies wouldn't be able to stop at it.
At first glance, he looks like a young man who has completely integrated into the life of Shanghai.
Luo Yang estimated that he could no longer speak Yangshi dialect.
"Mr. Zhang is too modest."
Luo Yang said with a smile: "My father-in-law has always told me that after joining the Chamber of Commerce, I should learn more from seniors like you and Secretary-General Chen."
"Don't take me in."
Chen Liyang waved his hand and said, "You two are both outstanding talents of the younger generation. I am just the housekeeper of the Chamber of Commerce, handling some chores for everyone. If we talk about excellence, it has to be President Nan, President Zhang, President Jiang, and you rising stars."
After a round of greetings, everyone took their seats politely.
There was no white wine. The restaurant Zhang Weilun chose had a French style, so naturally there was red wine on the table.
Before the meal begins, we always have to engage in some small talk, so let's start with the wine.
"Many people in China now ask for 82 Lafite when they entertain guests. Whether the wine is good or not is another matter. But with the way we drink wine, even half of the grapes grown in France would not be enough."
Zhang Weilun pointed at the red wine that had been opened and poured into the decanter and said, "In fact, in Europe, most people drink table wine that costs around 10 Euros when eating Western food. In China, the price is only over yuan. Let's be realistic. The red wine of the Penfolds brand is actually quite good." Penfolds is the most famous and largest winery in Australia. It is regarded as the symbol of Australian red wine and is known as the aristocrat of the Australian wine industry.
In terms of price, it can be considered mid-to-high-end, with some costing a few hundred, some costing thousands, and some even tens of thousands.
“Penfolds red wine has a fruity aroma and dark fruit flavor, with a rich and full taste, and a certain amount of tannin and acidity.”
Zhang Weilun said: "After sufficient aging, the tannins become softer, making the taste more balanced and rounded, which is more suitable for the Chinese taste."
When it comes to liquor, Luo Yang can also join in the discussion.
Speaking of red wine, I don’t know if Chen Liyang knows anything about it, but he looks confused.
"Oh, by the way, my dad told me that Mr. Luo's group has a subsidiary that specializes in making liquor?"
Zhang Weilun put down the bottle of red wine in his hand, looked at Luo Yang and said, "I've learned a little bit. Wow, a liquor with average taste and quality has actually gained some market fame. In some circles, it was even praised as one of the best marketing cases last year. It's amazing!"
When Luo Yang thought Zhang Weilun was showing off, this guy suddenly changed his mind.
From red wine to white wine, it is smooth and mellow.
We should look at Zhang Weilun differently and re-evaluate him.
"Mr. Zhang, thank you for the compliment. In fact, it was just for fun at the beginning. No one could have imagined that it would become what it is now."
Luo Yang quickly waved his hands and explained: "I have a friend who used to work in an advertising company. Later, he started his own business and engaged in cultural industry content. One time when we were drinking, he needed business. He had invested in a movie called "33 Days of Broken Love" before. I wanted to let him do the cultural industry around the movie and TV. As a result, the product Jiang Xiaobai was created. It can be said that he planted a willow tree by accident and it grew into a shade."
"Mr. Luo is too modest. I am very optimistic about the future development prospects of the Jiang Xiaobai brand."
Zhang Weilun smiled and said: "Once the liquor industry has achieved success, it is not too difficult to make tens of billions or even hundreds of billions. If it can achieve scale and brand, it will be incredible. It is possible to make tens of billions or even hundreds of billions."
What do you want to do by setting it up so high?
Besides, it’s been less than half an hour since we met, right?
Luo Yang glanced at Chen Liyang and found that he was smiling and listening quietly, without any sign of dissatisfaction.
"Hahaha, thank you for your kind words, Mr. Zhang!"
Luo Yang lowered his voice and smiled, "Anyway, I am just a major shareholder who doesn't care about the business. If my friend can make Jiang Xiaobai a success, even if he can achieve sales of 10 billion, not just tens of billions, I will wake up laughing in my sleep."
"Mr. Luo's friend is Mr. Qiao Zhiyuan, the chairman of Jiang Xiaobai, right?"
Zhang Weilun sighed: "I really want to meet this amazing person and learn some creative entrepreneurial ideas from him if I have the chance."
"There will be a chance for us to play basketball together later, and I will introduce you to each other then."
Luo Yang pushed Qiao Zhiyuan to the front without hesitation and let this old fox deal with everything.
"Golf?"
Zhang Weilun said happily: "I am a member of the Tomson Golf Course. If Mr. Luo and Mr. Qiao also like to play golf, that would be great. We can arrange a game when we have time!"
This guy controls the rhythm of the conversation very well.
As soon as we finished talking about the main things, the waiter started serving the dishes, and the first dish was French cream mushroom chicken.
Some were pouring wine, some were serving food, and the business conversation came to an abrupt end.
The following topics all revolve around food.
"I studied abroad in London, England. To be honest, the food in this country is as bad as the weather, just like Germany."
Zhang Weilun commented with a smile: "In Europe, Italy, France, and Spain are still relatively good. Turkey, which is halfway in Europe, has decent food in Istanbul."
Everyone can say a few words on this topic.
Even Chen Liyang commented on local cuisine, Hangzhou cuisine and Huaiyang cuisine.
Luo Yang briefly commented on the differences between Cantonese cuisine and Southeast Asian cuisine.
After the main course of French baguettes, the three of them drank some red wine to digest the food. While the dinner was still going on, Chen Liyang started talking about his own affairs.
"You two have now officially joined the Yang City Chamber of Commerce. At the beginning of next month, the Chamber of Commerce will hold a dinner and cocktail party for all members. I will notify all members in advance. I hope that Mr. Zhang and Mr. Luo will attend on time."
"sure!"
"Several guild leaders didn't show up at the last dinner, so this is a good opportunity to get to know them. I will definitely be there."
Zhang Weilun and Luo Yang agreed one after another.
"By the way, our Chamber of Commerce has a charity fund."
Chen Liyang bowed to the two of them and said with a smile: "I will beg for alms from the two CEOs then. I hope you will give me some face."
Membership dues are membership dues and donations are donations.
"Don't be stingy, or the old man will scold you."
Zhang Weilun immediately expressed his opinion, but his words also implied another meaning: If you want to ask me for donations alone, the amount cannot exceed that of my father Zhang Qifeng, otherwise he will lose face and curse at me when he goes home!
"Hahaha, I'm also afraid that President Zhang will get mad."
Chen Liyang understood immediately.
"Speaking of charity, I would like to learn from Secretary-General Chen."
Luo Yang's answer was different from Zhang Weilun's: "I plan to set up a charity foundation in the near future. Since I have never been involved in this kind of affairs before, I hope Secretary-General Chen can give me some guidance. As for donations, I will arrange for an assistant to contact you. You can also learn from Mr. Zhang!"
"Hey, Mr. Luo is also planning to set up a charity foundation?"
Chen Liyang didn't pay attention to Luo Yang's last sentence, his mind was all on the previous content.
“Are you planning to set up a special foundation or a complex foundation?”
The secretary general asked several questions at once: "How big does the foundation plan to be? Will it solicit donations from the public?"
“A complex foundation, because a special foundation is relatively too narrow.”
Luo Yang thought for a moment and said, "As for the scale, I plan to initially invest about 3000 million, reach 5000 million within a year, and 1 million within two years. In the future, I will strive to inject no less than 3000 million into this charity foundation every year. The foundation will not publicly solicit donations. It can be considered as my own business. I want to do some good deeds and also to raise the company's reputation."
Among closed charitable foundations, especially in China, this scale is not small.
You should know that the charitable organizations under the Yang City Chamber of Commerce rely on donations from members, and the total amount of funds and materials that can be used for charity is only a few million each year.
There are hundreds of millions of funds in charitable foundations, and even the issue of capital appreciation is involved, so the size of the foundation’s staff will not be small.
Even Secretary-General Chen felt excited for a moment.
Zhang Weilun on the other side was so shocked that he didn't know what to say for a moment.
He is the third child in the family. The company that Zhang Qifeng has given him to control is not big, and the maximum amount of funds he can mobilize is only 40 to 50 million.
Luo Yang donated 1 million yuan to charity.
Must be buddies with him!
(End of this chapter)
