Chapter 316: If you want to sleep, you have a pillow

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Moscow, the capital of the Soviet Union, is also the political, economic, scientific, cultural and transportation center of the Russian Federation. Founded in 1147, Moscow has a history of more than 800 years and a population of nearly 10 million, making it one of the largest cities in Europe and one of the largest cities in Shijie. And Gorky Avenue is the main arterial road in the city, and it is also the most prosperous street. In the middle of Gorky Street, there is a six-storey typical Russian building full of antique flavor, which is the headquarters of the company Alrosa, which is famous in the Shijie diamond industry.

Chepchugov, the general director of the Alrosa company, was walking towards the office of the party secretary at this time, greeting passing staff members from time to time along the way. If you are not an employee of Alrosa, I am afraid that it is difficult for ordinary people to imagine that this fat man, who looks shorter than the average Russian, will be the second-in-command of Alrosa.

As he walked, Chepchugov pondered Ramblas's intention in calling him to the party office. Ramblas, the party secretary of Alrosa, is a well-deserved leader, but he is not often involved in the company's business affairs.

"General manager, please come in, the secretary is waiting for you in the house." Ramblas's secretary stood up and greeted him courteously.

Chepchugov smiled and pushed open the door, Ramblas's office, seventy or eighty square meters, against the wall was a large bookcase, full of all kinds of books. In the middle were two sets of sofas and a large coffee table, behind a large desk in one corner, where Ramblas, who was already a little overwhelmed, was looking at the papers. When I heard the sound of the door, I looked up.

"Comrade Chepchugov, are you coming quickly" Ramblas smiled, "Sit down, what do you want to drink?" Sweetened or honeyed? "Muscovites like to drink black tea with sugar or honey, and of course, coffee drinkers are not a minority.

Chepchugov also smiled: "Of course it is with the secretary your taste" Ramblas daxiao, and soon the beautiful female secretary brought black tea with honey and withdrew. Rambras got up from behind his desk and sat down on the sofa across from Chepchugov.

"Comrade Chepchugov, I called you here because I want to discuss something with you." Ramblas is good at this, and it is seldom like some leaders who always talk to you for a long time, and you have to think about what his intentions are when you look back. Chepchugov hurriedly took out a small notebook and a pen from his clothes - this is also the tradition of Ramblas, and his subordinates must keep a record of his conversations, so as not to turn back and make an excuse for forgetting.

"Comrade Chepchugov, there is no need to remember this conversation," Ramblas said with a wave of his hand. Since the scum who not only harmed the payment paid to the company by De Beers United Mining Company two years ago, but also swept away the company's 200 million rubles and fled to the United States, Rambras's authority is unmatched in the Alrosa company. The newly promoted Chepchugov, although he is the company's second-in-command, is very knowledgeable.

"I got the news that the Japanese businesswoman who had signed a contract with the government of the Amur Region for the mining of minerals in the Siberian Far East a few days ago was invited by Minister Mikharoil of the Yakutia Autonomous Soviet Autonomous Republic to visit the city of Yakutsk, and she offered to visit the branch of our company in the Republic of Yakutia, and Nikolaysky had already made contact with the other party." When Nikolaisky was received, Ramblas's voice paused slightly.

Chepchugov naturally knew about this news, and this poor Nikolaysky's son actually injured the son of the deputy minister of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs Waldzev, and his good days were over. Chepchugov is wondering who will be able to take over the post after Nikolaisky is imprisoned. Of course, this needs to be approved by Ramblas.

Although Chepchugov is still happy to see Nikolaisky's fall, after all, in the company, among these vice presidents, Nikolaysky is the oldest and most influential, and he, the general manager, sometimes has to take care of his emotions when doing things. And not like others who can point fingers at will. However, he also had to admit that if Nikolasky left his post, the work of managing the production base of the Alrosa company would definitely be greatly affected, and it would be difficult for his successor to be as satisfactory as Nikolaisky in a short period of time.

"The company's finances have not improved in the past two years, and to be honest, the leaders are quite dissatisfied with this." Ramblas said lightly. Chepchugov hurriedly lowered his head and said: "What you said is that I have done ...... this piece of work."

"No, no, no, I didn't blame you. I am well aware that the company's current predicament is not caused by everyone's poor work, but by the overall domestic and foreign environment. Shijie's economic recovery is slow, China's market is weak, and a large amount of diamond ore can only be stored in warehouses, unable to exchange for the funds we urgently need. These difficulties are all real," Chepchugov said, giving a grateful look.

"It's just that the leaders can't tolerate the situation that our company monopolizes the country's diamond industry, but there is no profit to be handed over every year, so this time I came to you in the hope that you can make persistent efforts and strive to achieve profits at the end of this year and early next year." Ramblas is slow and straightforward.

Chepchugov's face immediately looked embarrassed, the current situation of the Alrosa company, if it wants to turn a profit, it will definitely not be easy, especially in such a short period of time. But he also understood that this was not what Ramblas meant, but what the leaders above meant, and if they couldn't do it, the leaders didn't mind changing someone to sit in the seat of the leader of the Alrosa company. "Secretary, I'm afraid it's too difficult for De Beers United Mining Company to refuse to buy more raw ore, and the market in our country and Eastern European countries continues to decline......"

"It's useless to say this," Ramblas said, waving his hand, calling Chepchugov to come, not to listen to his grievances. "Leaders will not listen to you say this, our task now is to rush to declare the performance next year, no matter what, the company must turn losses into profits, so, my idea is, first of all, the company should start from the two of us, save unnecessary expenses from now to next year's performance declaration, unless it is necessary to work expenses, other expenses can be reduced"

Ramblas knew very well in his heart that if the leaders were not satisfied with him, whether they were promoted or demoted, he would no longer be able to say anything like he did in Alrosa, and at that time, it would not only be a reduction in income and status, but also a prison sentence. In the Soviet Union, cadres without a political future could easily become the target of the government's violent organs. Rambras didn't want to go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to eat bread. So in any case, even if it is a false account, it is necessary to turn Alrosa's financial income for the year positive by the end of the year.

Chepchugov also understood this truth, and said with a bitter face: "Secretary, if you only rely on saving expenses, I am afraid that it will not meet the requirements. The important thing is to rely on sales. Chepchugov didn't know how many times he scolded his predecessor, because he took away a lot of money and spent a huge amount of money in the futures market, otherwise, even if the markets of the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries have been sluggish in recent years, Alrosa would not have been forced to this point.

"You're right, it's all about sales. I'm looking for you for this too" Ramblas picked up a piece of paper from his desk and put it in front of Chepchugov.

"Huh?" Chepchugov glanced at it, and was completely captivated by its contents, and the more he looked at it, the more excited he became, and his hands couldn't help but tremble. This is a report from Nikolaisky, which clearly mentions that foreign businessmen from Japan are interested in buying large quantities of diamond ore from the stock of the Alrosa company, but the price is low, so they ask the headquarters for guidance. Of course, there is also a lot of Nikolasky's expressive text about how difficult he struggled to motivate the other party to buy **. Chepchugov was very annoyed in his heart, how could he not receive the same document at all?

"Isn't that a little too low at six percent off the purchase price of De Beers United Mining, secretary?" Chepchugov spoke for a long time.

"It's too low," Ramblas nodded, meaningfully, "but do we have a choice?" ”

Chepchugov sighed, Ramblas said well, he just mentioned that in order to turn the company's financial books around and increase profits, it is impossible to save expenses, and the important thing is to increase sales, but the sales market in Europe and the United States is completely controlled by De Beers United Mining Company, and De Beers United Mining Company has rejected the proposal to increase the purchase volume, and the domestic and Eastern European countries have not seen any improvement, who can sell these diamond raw ore to?

Now that there is a Japanese foreign businessman who intends to buy a large number of them, it is already their luck, this is if they want to sleep with a pillow, if they are still picky, how to complete the tasks assigned by the leaders

"Comrade Chepchugov, I would like you and I to jointly ask the leaders for instructions on Comrade Nikolaysky, for the time being, at least until the end of this deal. The Japanese are very cunning, and if something goes wrong with Comrade Nikolaysky at this time, maybe ......"