This shows that the future prospects of the association are very delicate, and the good development may become a non-governmental "overseas Chinese affairs office", or at least a useful and necessary supplement to the official overseas Chinese affairs office.

If the development is not good, it will become a failed attempt at institutional reform, and no one will ever bother to throw it into the garbage heap.

The future of the association is completely dependent on the secretary-general Pang Jindong alone, so Zhou Xinnong got to know Pang Jindong a little.

With Zhou Xinnong's ability, of course, he can't get Pang Jindong's detailed information, but the situation he has mastered is enough to surprise.

The chairman of the Imperial Holding Group, the commander of the mercenary organization Blood Lion Legion, the deputy commander-in-chief of the rebel Kokang Republican Army, and of course, now there is another secretary general of the Southeast Asian Chinese Association, all of whom are this Pang Jindong.

These titles that can't be beaten by eight poles can all be collected on the head of Pang Jindong alone.

This makes Pang Jindong and his person look very mysterious, and it seems to show that Pang Jindong has the ability to develop this association, but Zhou Xinnong is determined that "he can't do things firmly without hair on his mouth", and felt that the young Pang Jindong did not have such great ability.

In other words, Pang Jindong relied on a strong background to ascend to the top, or an agent of a high-level outside, and he never relied on himself to work hard to this point.

However, what Zhou Xinnong didn't know was that the Southeast Asian Chinese Association was established for the Kokang War.

He had a worry about what would happen if one day, the higher-ups decided to abandon Pang Jindong.

Therefore, he thought about it and was not optimistic about the future prospects of the association.

It's a pity that the decision of the superiors has been made, and the appointment order has been issued, so he can't go to work in the association obediently.

Because he didn't sleep well last night, Zhou Xinnong's face was very gray, and Pang Jindong could see at a glance that his feelings were not too high.

He handed a list to Pang Jindong: "This is the list and resume of all the staff of the association. ”

Pang Jindong didn't care much about ordinary staff, and focused on managers at all levels.

Zhou Xinnong is naturally the first in line, and there are a lot of directors below, Pang Jindong looked at the names of several of them and found that he didn't know any of them.

When Shi Chen introduced the staff just now, these people were not present.

Pang Jindong pointed to these names and asked, "Who are these directors?"

"Of all the directors, I am the only full-time member who is responsible for the day-to-day work of the association. The rest are honorary directors and are officials from other government departments or civil society. Of course, most of them are members of the Chinese community in Southeast Asia. Zhou Xinnong pointed to these names and introduced them one by one: "This is the chairman of the Malaysian Chinese Business Association, and this is the president of the Thai Chinese Education Research Association......"

Pang Jindong interrupted Zhou Xinnong's words: "Why is there no explanation on this?"

This material was prepared by Zhou Xinnong, and it was true that a lot of things were missing, but he rolled his eyes and immediately found a reason to excuse himself: "The association has just been established, and a lot of work is not on the right track, so there must be some omissions in the work......

Pang Jindong interrupted Zhou Xinnong's words again: "So when will the work be on the right track?"

Zhou Xinnong was about to open his mouth to answer, but Pang Jindong continued unceremoniously: "When you are on the right track, I'm afraid the earth will be derailed!"

Zhou Xinnong was stunned for a moment, and asked sneeringly: "What does the Secretary-General mean ......?"

"I know that you are all from government departments, and I also know very well what the style and efficiency of your original work unit is, so what I must tell you is that this is not a place to raise an uncle! If you can't work hard with your spirit, it's best to pat your ass and leave now, don't wait for me to kick you out!" Speaking of this, Pang Jindong smiled: "My feet are very heavy!"

Whether it was Zhou Xinnong or Shi Chen, who had been listening to him, he didn't expect Pang Jindong to be so strong on his first day at work.

Zhou Xinnong was even more stunned, not knowing what to say.

That is, when Shi Chen introduced the staff just now, Pang Jindong found that they were divided into several groups and chatted warmly together, which showed that they were transferred from a department and had known each other for a long time.

It is conceivable that over time, everyone will be divided into several gangs according to their identity and past workplace.

Pang Jindong is a light commander in the association, because he didn't bring a person of his own, he would slowly be set aside.

Seeing Zhou Xinnong sitting there very embarrassed, Pang Jindong smiled again and explained: "Of course, my words are not aimed at Director Zhou, but to sue all the staff. Only when everyone changes their style can the association have a bright future, otherwise what it means, I believe everyone knows very well in their hearts. Once the association collapses, I Pang Jindong have a lot of places to go, and I didn't plan to be the secretary general, so it's hard for you to say it......"

Pang Jindong said as he continued to look along the list, and soon found a name that he was very familiar with: "Pang Wenlan?"

"Yes!" Zhou Xinnong wanted to take this opportunity to let himself go down the steps, and hurriedly introduced: "It is the commander-in-chief of the Kokang Republican Army, your uncle Mr. Pang Wenlan." All the directors of the association are influential Chinese in Southeast Asia, and your uncle is naturally among them. The other directors have worked closely with us in the past, so this appointment is a natural fit, except for your uncle. However, we have already sent people to Changqing Mountain to make contact, and we have also brought the letter of appointment and related materials. ”

Zhou Xinnong seemed to feel that he could take this opportunity to pat Pang Jindong on the back, so he added: "If your uncle refuses to accept the appointment, I hope that the Secretary-General can do more work, after all, the purpose of the establishment of the Southeast Asian Chinese Association is to benefit the majority of Southeast Asian Chinese ......"

"This is natural, but I believe he will accept it......" Pang Jindong said, continued to read the list, and asked Zhou Xinnong to introduce himself to every person he saw.

Although Zhou Xinnong prepared the materials very badly, he did a good job, not only knew every director well, but also had full communication with them.

There are dozens of directors of the association, and as Zhou Xinnong said, they all have a certain status in the Chinese society in Southeast Asia.

There is no doubt about the role that these directors can play, and without them, the so-called Southeast Asian Chinese Association would be just an empty shell that does not live up to its name.

"We have extended an invitation to the Board of Governors and have received a positive response. In about a week, the directors will arrive in City B for the association's first board meeting. Zhou Xinnong's heart was very uncomfortable at the thought of letting such a young person lead him, but what Pang Jindong said just now made him dare not underestimate the secretary general. He took out a stack of financial statements and handed them to Pang Jindong: "This is the current financial situation of the association. ”

Not long after the association was established, there was naturally no account to check, so Pang Jindong only looked at the current stock of funds of the association.

"320 million yuan?" Pang Jindong gasped, feeling very surprised, because this figure far exceeded his expectations.

Zhou Xinnong immediately explained: "Judging from the books, this money comes from donations from all walks of life in Southeast Asia, but in fact, only 80 million of them are, and the remaining 240 million are allocated by the state." ”

Zhou Xinnong said, he couldn't help but shake his head in confusion, he really couldn't figure out why the country attached so much importance to this association and invested so much money.

"The state has allocated more than 200 million yuan, which is nothing surprising, but the donations from overseas Chinese are really enough. Not to mention 80 million, even if it is 8 million, it is amazing that it can be raised in such a short period of time. "Zhou Xinnong, as an old fritter in the officialdom, looks at problems from a different angle and way than Pang Jindong.

Pang Jindong was admiring the overseas donations, but he was surprised by the domestic allocations.

Under normal circumstances, when the central government allocates funds downward, it is often necessary to intercept a part of it by certain departments in the middle, and the application of "goose plucking" is the most appropriate here.

Not to mention whether the allocated money can be used in the right place, other relevant and irrelevant things must be squeezed in to get a piece of the pie.

In extreme cases, the funds that are actually in place are less than 30% of the total.

For example, if the city allocates funds to rural primary schools to renovate school buildings, then firstly, the education committees at all levels can naturally keep some of them, and secondly, the relevant county governments cannot afford to be idle, and the governments of the townships and towns where the schools are located should naturally be concerned.

Despite all this exploitation, the reasons are very good.

However, these various reasons cannot withstand scrutiny, and the fundamental reason is that if the children are not allowed to suffer more, then the leaders will have no way to change cars, build luxury office buildings, and travel abroad......

What is very surprising is that no one dares to touch the money allocated to the Southeast Asian Chinese Association, and it is in place in a very timely manner.

Zhou Xinnong did not tell Pang Jindong about these current situations, but just said lightly: "Everyone is very happy to have the opportunity to do something for their compatriots." ”

"Just for the establishment of such an association, Southeast Asian Chinese can give so many donations, and they don't know the prospects and value of this association, it's really ......" Pang Jindong stopped when he said this, recalled what he saw and heard after arriving at the association, and praised: "What I just said is a bit excessive, your work efficiency is high enough, and the association can be basically built in such a short period of time, and it can be effectively operated." ”

Although Pang Jindong did not participate in the formation of the association, and only later received a notice to leave the association, this sentence is true.

From the high-level decision to establish these associations to Pang Jindong's receipt of the appointment notice, it was only six days.