Rebirth of the Rising Sun

In the office, Feng Sizhe combined his ideas with some data about the Haitian Economic Development Zone. With the help of his main draft and Chen Guangming's deputy draft, it took him another day to produce the single review report. This was because Feng Sizhe had made preparations early, otherwise it would have taken even longer.

Looking at the letter of intent that he was very satisfied with, Feng Sizhe said to Chen Guangming, "Go, Guangming, make a few more copies, and then send one copy to the secretary of the municipal party committee, one copy to Mayor Liu, one copy to the provincial government, and another copy to the address I gave you." As he spoke, Feng Sizhe handed Chen Guangming a note with Ding Deren's office address on it.

Feng Sizhe, who had worked in a ministries of the State Council, certainly knew how long it would take for an ordinary proposal to be reviewed from bottom to top. And if there was a problem in any link, it would most likely come to a halt. In order not to delay things, and at the same time, Feng Sizhe, who could not afford to waste time, decided to work together from top to bottom, with the city, province and central government all working together. He had to hurry up, as the day after tomorrow was New Year's Day, and then it would be the Chinese New Year. He had to get some things done before the New Year, otherwise just a proposal review would delay half a year or even more, and the one-year deadline he promised would really be wasted.

After doing all this, Feng Sizhe continued to learn about the situation in the development zone, constantly walking around, and waiting for news from all sides.

The New Year's Day of 1998 came as scheduled, and no one could stop the pace of time. On the first day of 1998, Feng Sizhe received a call from Commander Xi Guoqi in his office, saying that he wanted to treat him to a meal. Feng Guozhe, who had been working hard in the office, did not feel the coming of the holiday. Looking at the various materials on the desk, he politely declined Xi Guoqi's invitation. Of course, he would not disappoint the other party for thinking of him at this time. Feng Sizhe thanked the other party and said that he would definitely treat the other party to a meal when the development zone was on the right track and he was not so busy.

In this way, Feng Sizhe buried himself in his work and was busy with the development zone work until the third day after New Year's Day, that is, on the morning of January 3, 1998, Feng Sizhe received a call from Deputy Secretary-General Ding Deren who was far away in the General Office of the State Council.

"Haha, Sizhe, is your work going well after you got there? Is it very hard? Can you hold on? The work below is actually very complicated." As soon as the phone was connected, Ding Deren's hearty laughter reached Feng Sizhe's ears.

"Uncle Ding, everything is fine. At least I have a specific job now. Although it is a bit busy, my life and work are very fulfilling. I like this feeling very much." Feng Sizhe smiled and talked about his experience in Haibei. Of course, he did not forget to greet Ding Deren. During the two years in the State Council, he was taken care of by others. People should be grateful. "Uncle Ding, are you in good health? Is the leader in good health?"

"Haha, good, you're worried about me. We're all fine. As for the chief, he's very busy. You know that at the Ninth National People's Congress in March, it's very likely that the chief will be promoted from deputy to full-time and officially take over the country's economic work. So he has a heavier burden now. I'm really afraid that one day he won't be able to bear it." When talking about Bao Jingguo's work status, Ding Deren, as his first secretary, was a little worried.

Thinking that although Comrade Bao Jingguo had only served as the Premier of the State Council for five years, he had always been in good health, Feng Sizhe advised Ding Deren, "Uncle Ding, the leader has always been in good health. I think as long as you pay more attention, nothing serious will happen."

"Well, you are right. Although the chief is a bit busy, his health is indeed very good. Haha, by the way, Sizhe, I called you today to talk about the application you wrote to build the Haitian Economic Development Zone into the first high-tech development zone in a coastal city. I have already handed your application to the chief. It is worth mentioning that the chief is very happy and thinks your suggestion is very good. He is also a little sad to put you to work in the local area. You don't even know that the chief's original intention is that economic cadres like you will have more opportunities to realize their ambitions if they stay in the State Council." Speaking of the chief's attitude towards Feng Sizhe, Ding Deren was obviously a little envious.

"Haha, thank you for your appreciation, but I personally think that there are already many cadres who understand economics in the State Council, and I am not a big problem. There are fewer cadres who understand economics in the local areas. Many of them only know how to follow the trend. They see what other cities do to make money, and then they do the same. They don't know what their advantages are. As a result, the development of the local areas is lagging behind." Although Feng Sizhe has not been in Haibei City for a long time, he has a certain understanding of the economic environment here, especially after 1994, when the country implemented the tax-sharing system and changed it to the policy of central tax, local tax, and central and local shared tax. Most of the local taxes were taken away by the state, so that many local governments' fiscal revenues were not enough to cover their expenses. Many units could not pay their salaries on time, not to mention some subordinate units. As one of the comprehensive cadres who understands the economy, Feng Sizhe cannot change the economic situation of the whole country, but as long as he has the ability, he can still change the economic situation of a city.

Ding Deren agreed with Feng Sizhe's words. "Well, Sizhe is right. If there are more cadres with the same ideas as you in the provincial, municipal and county units, the country's economy will reach a new level. Oh, by the way, I haven't finished conveying the chief's instructions. The chief said that your idea is very good and bold, but it also conforms to the current national conditions of the country. It is a good project worth a try. For this reason, he has arranged for me. As long as your Guangxi Province submits your proposal to the State Council, I will handle it for you immediately and strive to handle special matters in a special way, pass the review earlier, and let you show your talents in Haibei City earlier."

Hearing Ding Deren say that the leader was very supportive of him, Feng Sizhe smiled on the other end of the phone. "Uncle Ding, if possible, I wonder if this project can be approved before the end of the year?"

"It's almost the New Year, there's not many days left, why are you so anxious?" Ding Deren did not expect to hear Feng Sizhe so anxious.

"Yes, there is no time to be impatient. I have already signed a military order at the municipal party committee standing committee meeting. If the Haitian Economic Development Zone cannot turn losses into profits within a year, I will take the initiative to resign. Haha, the pressure is too great!" Feng Sizhe had no choice but to tell Ding Deren about his situation in Haibei City in order to get his help and to get the project review document approved earlier.

"So that's the case. Well, I will definitely help you and try to settle the matter before the end of the year." How could Ding Deren watch Feng Sizhe really resign? In fact, from this sentence, he could feel that Feng Sizhe, who had just arrived in Haibei City, must have been suppressed and excluded because of his outstanding talents, otherwise he would not have issued a military order. But it doesn't matter, it's just an intention review letter, which happens to be within his jurisdiction. In addition, the chief has already spoken, so he thinks that if he takes care of it, it can be approved earlier.

Hearing Ding Deren's agreement, Feng Sizhe was very happy. Thank you, Uncle Ding. Thank you, Uncle Ding."

"Haha, you don't have to thank me. This is what I should do. Oh, and Ding Qiang misses you very much. Ever since you left the Preparatory Bureau, I always feel that this kid is a little listless at work. He has asked me many times to go out and train. Can you help me make a phone call and persuade him to work in the Preparatory Bureau with peace of mind?" Ding Deren laughed and turned the topic to his son.

The current Foreign Bank Preparatory Bureau is indeed a good unit. Because of its sufficient funds, many people who want to do something big in the business world have to ask them for help. It is also a glorious thing to work in such a unit. As soon as Feng Sizhe left, the position of director was immediately targeted by many people. But Ding Deren knew that his son was not suitable to be the director in terms of experience or ability, so he did not make any efforts in this matter, but just told his son to do his job as the director of the liaison office.

While everyone saw that the Preparatory Bureau was a popular company, no one realized another problem. That is, why was the Preparatory Bureau so rich? Wasn't it the strong support of Tangsheng Bank? And the reason why they were able to fully support it was because the director of the Preparatory Bureau was the deputy general manager of Shenzhou Tangsheng Bank.

After Feng Sizhe left the Preparatory Bureau, he also resigned from the position of deputy general manager of the Republic Region of Shenzhou Tangsheng Bank. However, the director who succeeded him, although he had tried hard, did not get such a position. In this way, the money of Tangsheng Bank could not be controlled by the Preparatory Bureau as before, which meant that the source of funds was not as rich and strong as before. Under such circumstances, the position of Ding Qiang, director of the Liaison Office, was not so important. Without more money to be released, he was naturally not so popular in the eyes of others. Under such circumstances, his work attitude was not as positive as before. He wondered if he should learn from Feng Sizhe to retreat bravely? He told his father about the transfer of work.

________________

Thanks to tramlzj for voting for the genius, thanks to the prodigal son!!!