Investment Life

The next day is another weekend, but on some people's calendar schedule, the weekend has always been a luxury that can't be expected.I drove to the Municipal Party Committee Building early in the morning. As soon as Chen Yuanming got out of the car, he saw Secretary-General Wan quickly catching up, but he hadn't seen him in just a few weeks. He sighed repeatedly with his hand, "Mr. Chen is here! We are afraid that you will be troubled by something. After the work in the county is rolled out, it will be even busier. Mr. Chen has worked hard too!"

"Secretary Wan, you're being polite." Chen Yuanming smiled slightly, "Is Secretary Yang here?"

"Yes, of course!" Secretary-General Wan said with a smile on his face, "I've been waiting for the God of Wealth to visit us early in the morning, please come in quickly~~"

Since the relationship between the province and the province was dredged, the attitude of these leaders in the city towards themselves has obviously changed. With the guarantee of the investment group and the support of Secretary Wang of the provincial party committee, the attitude of the city towards Yuanyang can be said to be different from today. Previously.There are a lot less words in the scene of prevarication, and a lot more polite words of fawning. It is the best way to save life in the officialdom, and no one can see the situation clearly.

It was still the spacious office, but this time when Chen Yuanming walked in, Secretary Yang, who was sitting on the chair, immediately stood up and greeted him with a smile.

"Xiao Chen is here, sit down quickly." Secretary Yang also had a warm smile on his face, and warmly greeted Chen Yuanming to sit on the sofa beside him. "I heard that you went into the mountains after returning to China? Looking at the itinerary, you are already nervous enough..."

"It made Secretary Yang laugh, because there are too many things at hand." Chen Yuanming explained with a smile, "In the middle of next month, the first phase of the mine's project will be successfully completed. We're laying the foundation and cutting the ribbon."

"Hahaha~~ Where is the key industry in our hometown, we should pay close attention to it." Secretary Yang let out a hearty laugh, "I just didn't expect the construction speed of the mine to be so fast. If it can be put into production this year If not, we will be wiped out."

What is mentioned here is not taxes, but the shares held by the city in the mine.In the end, Yuxi Mine Yiyuan raised 51%, the municipal government 26%, investment groups 18%, and the remaining 5% of idle shares were divided up.The investment is divided into 3 phases, each with a quota of 1.5 million US dollars. Yuanyang paid a total of 3.5 million US dollars, and the investment group used equipment and technical strength to offset the remaining 1 million US dollars.The presence of such a large amount of funds can be regarded as the highest record of international investment in the province.

The city has received actual dividends, coupled with some side-by-side private operations, how could Secretary Yang not be more and more interested in this molybdenum mine.Now the county's reports are sent directly to the desk. As long as Chen Yuanming returns to the city, he will actively communicate. The cooperation of the government alone cannot be better.When Yuanyang bypassed him to communicate in the province before, the top leader was a little annoyed, but after getting through the province and properly distributing the profits, his thoughts disappeared immediately.

In any case, this large mine was also completed during his term of office. As long as it does not lose money, it is a political achievement, not to mention that Chen Yuanming was able to pay attention to the original coal mine in Western Henan, effectively absorbing the laid-off workers who annexed the original coal mine. It can be regarded as solving a heart problem of the city government.With these two, wouldn't Secretary Yang be more pleasing to the eye the more he looked at this Chen Yuanming!

"The mine still has to be operated slowly. The price of molybdenum has not yet reached a high level, and mining sales are not something we are eager to do." Chen Yuanming did not follow Secretary Yang's words, but explained seriously, "First, the surrounding supporting facilities And the excavation of other minerals should be the first priority, not only molybdenum mines in western Henan, but also other non-ferrous metals."

This answer surprised Secretary Yang, but he didn't put his doubts on his face. He thought for a while, "Other non-ferrous metals? You mean aluminum. I did hear some rumors recently that the investment group intends to annex the copper processing plant. Have you heard the news, Xiao Chen?"

The question meant something, and Chen Yuanming naturally knew what Secretary Yang was focusing on. "Our cooperation with the investment group will continue to deepen. The resources in this city are still very rich, and it is worth continuing to explore."

As soon as Chen Yuanming said these words, Secretary Yang breathed a sigh of relief.It seems that the cooperation is indeed a matter. This kid is not trying to store up resources and not sell them, but has some follow-up plans.In fact, he doesn't care much about the final price of molybdenum ore. Now that all provinces and cities are scrambling to sell land and resources, the key is to get back the tax and resource bonus for the city government as soon as possible.His tenure here is only 3 to 5 years. If the molybdenum mine is suppressed and refused to sell, the deal will be lost.But now that this worry is gone, the smile on Secretary Yang's face is naturally more sincere.

"Enterprise matters will ultimately fall into the hands of you entrepreneurs. It is also a great blessing for our city to have a conscientious entrepreneur like Xiao Chen. Just like the employment transformation of the laid-off workers in the Western Henan Coal Mine, It is amazing that it solves the original financial burden and increases the power of the new mine. This experience alone is worth pondering. I have also seen the report reported by the factory manager Song recently. It is really easy to understand. It is very vivid and exciting! This kind of experience should be vigorously promoted and learned, and it also adds a new experience and new method to the transformation of our city's enterprises. Xiao Chen, don't worry, we will treat this material with caution. No matter how you say it, we must build our Western Henan Mining Industry into an industry benchmark."

If it was an official conversation before, it was pure selling.Now the reform of state-owned enterprises is the most important thing above. There is such a successful example, which is of great benefit to both the city and the mine itself.Secretary Yang's words can be regarded as putting the interests of the mine in the first place. This kind of attitude of not fighting for success is quite rare.It seems that although the secretary is a little too smooth, he still has the heart to start a business, and it is precisely because of his "ambition" that his plan can be realized.

Chen Yuanming smiled slightly and sat up straight, "Secretary Yang is serious. In fact, the rectification of the mine is just an experiment I conducted. I wanted to see how much heritage we state-owned enterprises still have. After trying it, I felt a lot. ...Although there is a big difference between molybdenum mines and coal mines, these workers have excellent learning ability and self-discipline, and pay more attention to safety issues, much better than ordinary migrant workers. The conversations of the technical workers gave me some new thoughts on the reform of state-owned enterprises..."

"Oh, there are still such gains? Xiao Chen, please tell me in detail."

Hearing this, Secretary Yang couldn't help becoming a little interested. The topic of state-owned enterprise reform was talked about every day, and he was urged by the central government repeatedly, but few actually did it. It was just that the water was too deep and the stall was too big.Which large state-owned enterprise has no affiliated ministries and commissions, and even the factory director will not pass through the city. Who has the energy and ability to touch this active volcano.

But the time and place where he came to power were not coincidental. He was assigned to this heavy industrial city just before the in-depth reform, and the burden on his shoulders made him sleepless and sleepless.The symposiums were held one after another, and the top leaders of the major factories also interviewed them in turn, but so far no clues have been made.This little guy who has just returned to the city for less than half a year, what effective solution can he come up with?

"Actually, my approach cannot be called 'reform'. State-owned enterprises are a pool of muddy waters that are too deep. If they want to be truly governed, they can only fundamentally change the system and leadership model from top to bottom. But this may ?"

A bitter smile slipped across Chen Yuanming's lips, "This is something that everyone understands, and it is also the most unsolvable problem. It not only requires a group of excellent leaders, but also requires the unity of all employees in the factory. However, these two points, But it is precisely the expensive wealth that most state-owned enterprises cannot afford. Therefore, this kind of top-down is tantamount to seeking fish. Then think about it the other way around, what if it can be bottom-up?"

"Bottom-up?" Secretary Yang chewed the word, feeling quite confused.Any reform should be top-down, and vice versa, it would not be called a reform, but should often be called a "revolution."Is it possible that Chen Yuanming still wants the workers to rebel?

Faced with Secretary Yang's confusion, Chen Yuanming smiled, "Sounds a bit sensational, right? But it's not impossible. The biggest problem for factories and mines today is that the production model is outdated, and a large number of redundant employees have placed too heavy a burden on the company. Burden. The production volume that can be achieved by a few thousand employees in a private enterprise can reach tens of thousands in a state-owned enterprise. The bigger the stall, the more burdens, the higher the average production cost, resulting in high product prices. In this market The economic society is becoming less and less competitive. All of these, to put it bluntly, are human problems.”

"Since the problem lies in people, the key is to get rid of the redundant labor force, that is, to reduce staff and increase efficiency. But in the city, no one dares to make a knife on it easily. Reducing staff means that some people will be laid off. If you want to lose your job, there are dozens of state-owned enterprises and millions of employees in the city. Even if only one percent of them are laid off, it will be an incalculable pressure on the society. It is impossible to increase the number of jobs overnight. It is also impossible for these unemployed people to be arranged for new jobs overnight, the city simply does not have such accommodating capacity."

"However," Chen Yuanming changed the subject, "This city doesn't have it, doesn't this country have it? No matter how low the efficiency of a state-owned enterprise is, what it has is a group of professional workers who have undergone long-term professional training and have basic worker qualities, just like Henan The laid-off and retired employees of the West Coal Mine can be transformed into competent workers in another industry with a little training. If it is in the mining industry, this kind of change may be realized. But what about other industries? Turning, grinding, welding, forging, electrical , machinery equipment, textiles...many, many of them have already possessed basic professionalism, and as long as some training and vocational re-education are carried out, it is not difficult to divert them. Today, countless small factories are springing up along the southeast coast. They may need countless blood and sweat workers, but these cheap labor still cannot replace professional workers with special skills."

Hearing this, Secretary Yang finally understood, "You mean, carry out vocational re-education? For those laid-off workers?"

"It's not just the laid-off workers, but also those who are on the job." Chen Yuanming straightened his back, "Recently, I plan to hire a group of excellent workers who have reached the level of technicians or even high professional titles, and open a technical school to train professional workers with intermediate professional titles or above. This is not like the technical schools of several major factories and mines, with the ultimate goal of state-owned enterprises' iron rice bowls, but to teach them a professional technology that no one can take away, and then send them to jobs that require labor. People go to the heights , the water flows downhill, as long as this technical school is formal enough, professional enough, and excellent enough, it will naturally be able to grab a group of people from the iron rice bowls of state-owned enterprises and turn them into a new generation of senior technicians."

"You are..." After thinking for a moment, Secretary Yang frowned suddenly, "Are you trying to poach a corner of a state-owned enterprise?!"

Only then did he suddenly realize the true meaning of the "revolution".It doesn't matter to train laid-off workers, but those working workers who are willing to re-educate must be some really motivated and capable excellent workers. Even a few large factories cannot do without these mainstays.When the truly excellent workers are poached step by step and sent to other provinces, cities or private enterprises, leaving only a bunch of parasites eating iron bowls, what kind of situation will state-owned enterprises face?

Facing Secretary Yang's questioning, Chen Yuanming smiled, "It's not wrong to say so. But everyone knows that state-owned enterprises are already towering trees with rotten roots. If some nurseries are not rescued before they collapse, I am afraid that when the enterprises actually go bankrupt, the losses will be even more astonishing. Now the rubber shoe factories in the city have gone bankrupt, the cotton spinning mills are in danger, and more than half of the dozens of state-owned enterprises are losing money. Is it possible that Secretary Yang expects them to recover on their own and become benign assets? Or stop losses at this time, resettle a group, train a group, and send a group away. You must know that my technical school will indeed Retraining those laid-off workers is all jobs, and it is really for the benefit of the people."

"More importantly." Chen Yuanming showed a meaningful smile on his lips, "I don't only have industries in my hands. You should also know my Golden Stone Venture Capital Company in Beijing. The essence of that company is to bring a group of Potential people will become a new generation of entrepreneurs, and any enterprise needs employees. If I can tap enough human resources from the city, will some new companies also settle in this city and enjoy these high-quality goods? level of human resources, and bring enough tax dividends to the city government?"

"It is only 1995 now, and it only takes three to five years for this city to usher in the first round of new industry explosion. When other cities are still burdened by state-owned enterprises, this city already has another set of brand new industries. And when these private companies become bigger and stronger, they will naturally turn around and annex the assets of those old state-owned enterprises, digest their surplus value and burden together, and solve the troublesome problems of state-owned enterprises. , but it is an astounding feat..."

If the words just now are justified and well-founded, then the latter words are really like a devil whispering, with enough attraction and temptation.At this time, Secretary Yang was completely speechless. It was not until today that he realized how tricky the young man in front of him was and how much he had the potential to be a profiteer.

If it is really as he said, for the city government, this is a Cotai Avenue that only needs cooperation and does not require hard work. In 3 to 5 years, a brand-new and dynamic city will have an incomparably large political achievement. .Can he not be moved?

Seeing the expression that could no longer be concealed on Secretary Yang's face, Chen Yuanming picked up the teacup in front of him, and took a sip of the slightly cold tea.

More than 30 years ago, this city had a population of only tens of thousands, and it was a piece of ruins after the war.With the order of the country, millions of workers gathered here from thousands of miles away, and built this heavy industrial city on a piece of white land.Of the 158 Soviet-aided construction projects across the country, this city occupies 7 of them. What a boldness, what a glory and brilliance.

But now, what he has to do is to let these millions of skilled workers embark on a new journey again, so that they have the ability and motivation in line with this era, and go to every field of this land.He may not be able to really save those large state-owned enterprises, but he can try to save those people who still have motivation and hope in their hearts, so that their youth and abilities will not be wasted.

This country is developing and transforming at an astonishing speed. In a few years, the cheap demographic dividend will slowly decline and come to an end.And the workers who really have a skill, those senior technicians and technicians with the title of golden blue collar, are the mainstay of supporting this industrial power and marching towards an industrial power.This should have been a huge wealth in this city, but this time, he will not let this wealth sink along with the decline of state-owned enterprises.

The teacup was placed on the table, accompanied by a faint sigh.Chen Yuanming raised his head and met Secretary Yang's eyes with emotion.

"Xiao Chen, you can prepare a plan later, and we will talk about it in detail."

Chen Yuanming showed a smile, "Thank you Secretary Yang, I will do it as soon as possible."