Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 343 Planning

The officialdom is indeed unpredictable, and no one can guarantee victory. However, Lu Shaohua dared to say that Lu Chang would be promoted, because Lu Shaohua once heard Deng Lao say, "It's time for Aimin to make a move." What does this mean? It means that after Zeng Aimin finishes this term, it is a foregone conclusion that he will become the secretary of the Shenzhen Municipal Party Committee. Lu Chang was trained by Zeng Aimin, so how could he let Lu Chang stay in the position of deputy director of the Investment Promotion Bureau?

In Lu Shaohua's opinion, the word "Zeng" had already been stamped on Lu Chang's head. Everyone knew that he was Zeng Aimin's right-hand man. In addition, over the years, Phoenix Group had accumulated so many political achievements for Lu Chang in Shenzhen, which was enough for Lu Chang to be promoted.

There are only two factors that matter in the officialdom. The first is relationships. Does Lu Chang have any relationships? The answer is yes. Zeng Aimin's family is related to Lu Chang. The second factor is political achievements. Does Lu Chang have any political achievements? Oh! No, it is no longer a question of whether he has any political achievements or not, but rather how much political achievements he has.

Lu Chang had both of these factors. Although he was younger, the country was already promoting younger officials. Lu Chang just happened to be the first to catch this train, so Lu Shaohua almost dared to pat his chest and say, "Promotion is just a matter of time."

Of course, Lu Shaohua didn't want to make it so obvious to Lu Xiaoxian. He just mentioned it briefly and then changed the subject to something more relaxing. He also asked about Lu Xiaoxian's situation in the group and some areas she needed to learn.

Lu Xiaoxian's personality is no longer the same as before. She is no longer as restrained as when she first came to Hong Kong. She has become much more cheerful. She generously answers every word and question Lu Shaohua asks. When she encounters someone who has his own opinion, she will also express her own opinion and then discuss it with Lu Shaohua.

Just like that, the brother and sister chatted in the hall, and Lu Shaohua's dizzy brain became much clearer and his spirit became more energetic...

"Ring... ring..."

The urgent ringing of the phone interrupted the conversation between Lu Shaohua and Lu Xiaoxian. Lu Shaohua smiled at Lu Xiaoxian and said, "Sister, it's getting late. You should go to bed first. My uncle and I have something to talk about."

It wasn't that Lu Shaohua wanted to get rid of Lu Xiaoxian, but it was really late. Lu Xiaoxian had to get up the next morning to cook breakfast and then go to work at the group! Besides, the topic that Lu Shaohua and Lu Chang wanted to talk about was not suitable for Lu Xiaoxian at this stage.

Lu Xiaoxian didn't say anything, just nodded and said softly, "Then you should go to bed early too."

Lu Xiaoxian went upstairs, and Lu Shaohua slowly checked the caller ID. Seeing that it was Zeng Aimin's phone, he picked up the receiver. "Hello! This is Lu Shaohua."

"It's my uncle. Oh, please wait a moment, Mayor Zeng will talk to you." Lu Chang's voice came.

"Oh!" Before Lu Shaohua could react, a new voice came from the other end of the line. It was Zeng Aimin. "Uncle Zeng, hello!"

"Well, Xiaohua! Hello." Zeng Aimin on the other end of the phone said politely, and then said, "Let's get back to the point. Is what you said to your uncle true?"

Zeng Aimin subconsciously believed that Lu Shaohua would not joke with Lu Chang about this matter, but it was such a big deal that Zeng Aimin had to confirm it again.

Lu Shaohua understood Zeng Aimin's meaning, and his tone became unusually serious. "It's true. We will arrive in Shenzhen at 2 pm tomorrow at the latest."

"That's good." Zeng Aimin was obviously relieved, as if to tell Lu Shaohua on the other end of the phone that 'I'm finally relieved'. "Then let me tell you my plan, and you can see if it's okay or not?"

Zeng Aimin was seeking Lu Shaohua's opinion. Although he had been in politics for many years and handled some things better than Lu Shaohua, Zeng Aimin always believed that Lu Shaohua was far more complicated than he seemed and that he saw some things more clearly than he did. That was why he talked to Lu Shaohua about this matter in a seeking manner.

Hearing this, Lu Shaohua felt a little strange in his heart, but he didn't say anything because of this. Instead, he said calmly, "Tell me about it."

Lu Shaohua did not act like a teenager just because he was only a teenager. On the contrary, when faced with major events, he treated himself as a visitor from the 21st century and displayed his maturity and stability.

"Well, then I'll tell you." After he finished speaking, Zeng Aimin's breath came from the phone, and it was obvious that he had just taken a deep breath. "They came from Hong Kong, and they are well-known in the Hong Kong business community. We must do a good job of receiving them. So, I personally think that the municipal government and the Investment Promotion Bureau should make arrangements, and then your uncle, the deputy director of the Investment Promotion Bureau, should go and negotiate to see if we can attract investment."

Zeng Aimin did not stop talking after that. Instead, he took a breath and continued, "Oh! It was your uncle who knew about the visitors from Hong Kong. This contribution will not be buried. It will be credited to your uncle."

Zeng Aimin knew that Lu Shaohua had been accumulating political achievements for Lu Chang. If, as he said just now, the municipal government and the Merchants Bureau arranged it, then Lu Chang's political achievements would be much thinner, and the first credit would go to him as the mayor. Since he took the first credit, he must find a way to give Lu Chang a credit as compensation, and Lu Chang's advance knowledge of the news was brought up by Lu Chang.

From this point, it can be seen that Zeng Aimin is not the kind of person who would take credit for himself regardless of the lives of his subordinates. Lu Shaohua naturally has no objection to his arrangement. He pondered for a moment and said, "It's okay. To be honest, it doesn't matter if we don't have that little bit of political achievement. What we want is to attract investment, which is a great political achievement."

Note that Lu Shaohua used the word "we", which simply meant to tell Zeng Aimin that we are grasshoppers tied to the same rope, and we should not divide you. As for the following words, Lu Shaohua revealed his own meaning. We don't want small political achievements, we want big political achievements.

It's true that Lu Shaohua really doesn't care about small political achievements. Telling Lu Chang the news in advance is undoubtedly to let him prepare and find ways to create a good investment environment, which can also attract more other directors of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce.

"Oh!" Zeng Aimin was stunned for a moment, then he came to his senses, recalling the achievements Lu Shaohua had made for Lu Chang over the years, none of which were small achievements, he smiled bitterly and said, "Then let me continue to talk about the next thing."

"Yeah." Lu Shaohua responded softly.

"Tomorrow morning, I will make some arrangements and try my best to create an environment. However, this matter still requires your cooperation. After all, you are the initiator and director of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, and you have more say in certain matters." Zeng Aimin said.

What Zeng Aimin said was a bit nonsense, but Lu Shaohua understood it clearly. It was nothing more than Zeng Aimin making arrangements in Shenzhen, and Lu Shaohua also had to try his best to tilt the words towards Shenzhen, using two approaches at the same time to increase the success rate.

The establishment of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce is undoubtedly aimed at the large domestic market. Since it is aimed at the large domestic market, it will definitely invest in the country. As for where to invest and when to invest, it depends on their decision, and Lu Shaohua cannot interfere.

That being said, Lu Shaohua cannot interfere, but he has the right to guide. He is the chairman of the Phoenix Group, a huge Hong Kong group, and the owner of a production base in Shenzhen with a large investment. Another extremely important condition is that Lu Shaohua was born in China and has a better understanding of the domestic situation.

The directors of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce have a detached status. Do they trust Lu Shaohua more or the Shenzhen officials more? This is a question worth pondering. Judging from the human relationship, the proportion of trusting Lu Shaohua is still more, so Lu Shaohua's "guidance" becomes even more important.

"Don't worry, as long as there is no problem in Shenzhen, there will be no problem at all on my side." Lu Shaohua said confidently.

Lu Shaohua has his reasons for saying this. First of all, everyone has the intention to invest in China. Next, Shenzhen has the advantage that, in addition to being one of the few special economic zones in the country, it is also the closest to Hong Kong. If the directors of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce invest in China, they will inevitably have to come to Shenzhen to take a look, so the long distance becomes an important factor.

Shenzhen borders Hong Kong, which is close to the mainland. It is very convenient to travel back and forth five or six times a day. Isn't it the first choice for people to travel so close?

"Well, if there is no problem on your side, there is no problem on my side. I can still open up some preferential policies." Zeng Aimin said lightly.

Lu Shaohua is not stupid. Although Zeng Aimin's words were very plain, he could not hear the deep meaning in Zeng Aimin's words. When a businessman comes to a place to invest, in addition to environmental factors, there is another point, which is also a crucial point. Whether the policy can provide some preferential policies, such as exempting a certain amount of taxes for a certain number of years, and so on, reducing here and there, can save a company a lot of money.

"Okay then." Lu Shaohua responded, and then changed the subject to the time issue. "The time is currently scheduled for tomorrow afternoon, but I'm not sure what time we'll arrive in Shenzhen."

"That's okay. I will lead the team to wait there in advance." Zeng Aimin said with a smile.

Zeng Aimin's words revealed another piece of information to Lu Shaohua, that is, Zeng Aimin would come to greet him personally. The mayor of Shenzhen came to greet him, what does this mean? Anyone can imagine it, it represents sincerity. You have to know that the mayor of a special economic zone is different from the mayor of an ordinary city. At least in terms of rank, he is a person who has one foot in the Politburo of the Central Committee.

"Well, that's it. We'll talk about other things tomorrow." Lu Shaohua said lightly, and his meaning was obvious, that is, he was about to hang up the phone.

Zeng Aimin didn't have much to say, so he just responded and hung up the phone.

Yes! There was nothing to talk about with Lu Shaohua, but that didn't mean the matter was over. Zeng Aimin still had to make some arrangements, especially regarding the Merchants Group.

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