"As long as you put your mind to it, you can cover up the past. Anyway, we have money, so we can let them live a rich life. ”

Wuyang smiled and said: "Nishizawa, if you are torn between several women, your body and mind will be very tired, not a long-term solution." What's more, you still have a career and industry. ”

Li Xize said, "Big brother, you have to teach me." ”

"I don't have much experience, and I don't know if it's right for you."

"It's better than me figuring it out on my own."

"Career and industry are easy to do, establish your own team, and leave the work to everyone, you can handle it well. It's the hardest thing in the family, and if you don't get it right, the backyard will catch fire. If you can talk openly and honestly, it is the best, not only will they not be a burden, but they may also become your help, the family is big, the family is big, and the number of people is powerful. ”

"Hey, that's the only way to go." Li Xize sighed, looking preoccupied, and lost interest in speaking. I haven't finished reading the next volume of Wang Tong's book I brought, so I have to hurry up and read it, there are so many at home.

When I arrived at Donghai Airport, I shook hands with Zheng Dong and the three of them to say goodbye, and when I got out of the airport, I saw Tan Zhuhai waving, and after Wuyang introduced them, Wuyang said: "Xize, let Mr. Tan take you and Jones to play here for two days, and then we will go back to Zhongnan together." ”

"Okay, thank you, big brother."

When Zhuhai heard Wuyang introduce him, he said that he was the CEO of the company in Donghae, and did not mention the relationship between Uncle Lang, so he knew how to speak. "Boss, go to live at my house, I have a lot of work to report, and my daughter-in-law has prepared two dishes."

Li Xize also said that he was a Ming person, of course he knew the meaning of Tan Zhuhai's words. immediately said: "Mr. Tan." Park as soon as you see a hotel on the road. We're not going to bother. You're busy with work, so you don't have to spend time with us. ”

Wuyang said: "Nishizawa, don't you go to live at the reception of the municipal party committee?" ”

Li Xize smiled: "Do I dare to go?" Dad doesn't scold? Big brother, don't worry about it, we'll see you at the airport the day after tomorrow. ”

When he arrived at the villa, Zhuhai said, "Brother-in-law, you and your sisters get together, and we cook in our own villa." ”

"Don't be busy. I went to the restaurant and ate well. ”

Zhuhai said: "I called the waiter and nanny to my villa, there are many people, and it is not difficult to cook a few dishes." ”

"Okay, whatever you want."

Tan Zhuqing, Wu Fang, Chen Mingfang, and Guo Jia are all there, and there is a war of words when they enter the house. Ming Fang and Guo Jia have been helping Zhu Qing in Donghai for a long time, and Wu Fang, as the bank's president in the Asia-Pacific region, has spent slightly more time in Donghai. In the past, Wuyang was in Lanjiang, which was far away, and it was inconvenient to come and go, but now I am back in Zhongnan. But lately, they have been not at home, and they have come out for the Spring Festival. I haven't seen the afternoon sun.

In the East China Sea, Zhuhai is in charge, in fact, Zhuqing, Mingfang, and Guo Jia don't need to stay for a long time, but according to Zhuqing's words, Zhuhai is young after all, and the management experience is insufficient, so they can only slowly fade out. Besides, they gradually don't care about specific matters, they can learn more information and find business opportunities. Wuyang has no control over their work and behavior, and does not want to take care of them, and has tried to give them all the properties here several times, but they have refused.

It's nothing, after staying for two nights, I flew back to Zhongnan with Li Xize and Jones, after all, he is the leader of Yihe, and if he is the shopkeeper again, he will be marginalized if he is not there for a long time.

Back to Yihe, the most obvious change is that there is no traffic jam, the roads out of the city and the roads in the urban area have been widened and straightened, and paved with coarse tart and gravel, and the street trees on the side of the road have also been planted. Asked Xu Zhengliang why he didn't lay fine oil sand and flatten it, Xu Zhengliang said: "It may be that the roadbed is compacted and then paved, and in July and August, when there is less rain, it is easier to ensure the quality of laying fine sand." ”

When passing a bridge, I saw that the place between the bridge and Lijiaping had become a large sand quarry, although it was morning, there were already many vehicles pulling sand and stones. The sand and gravel storage here is so large, and the construction of the urban area requires a large amount of sand and gravel, and the foundation also needs to be dug out. If you don't do it now, the peak period of using sand and gravel has passed, not only will you not be able to sell it, but you will have to spend money to clean it up.

Still having breakfast in the cafeteria, Qian Zhijie sat down and said: "Secretary, the main project of the new office building has been completed for a month, and the exterior wall decoration has entered the stage of sweeping the end, and the interior decoration can be carried out. Before that, we extensively solicited everyone's opinions on the decoration style and the grade of the furniture, and after the government summarized and sorted out, yesterday Comrade Jiang Yue and I organized the responsible comrades of the municipal party committee, the municipal people's congress and the municipal government, and the CPPCC to discuss and set the plate. ”

Wuyang asked, "Is it settled?" ”

Qian Zhijie said: "I only came up with a unified opinion on the interior decoration, and the furniture is ready to be discussed today, can you participate?" ”

Wuyang said: "Before I made arrangements, I was robbed by you, so I could only participate." What style of decoration should you decide to use in the interior? ”

"With simplicity and brightness as the main color, the principle of convenience, environmental protection and conservation. The doors and windows are made of light black aluminum alloy as the frame, the white glass is properly printed as the door and window sash, the baseboard, the door edge, the window edge, and the column decoration are all made of solid wood, and the ceiling and wall are not engaged. ”

Wuyang smiled and said, "I agree with this plan." It is both affordable and economical and environmentally friendly, and the office will be replaced in the future, and the new owner will not like it, and there is nothing to dismantle. With such a large office building, you can save a lot of money just by not having a ceiling and a wall, right? ”

Qian Zhijie said: "It depends on what kind of ceiling and wall are compared. If it is according to the original, with a wooden ceiling, to make a hierarchical three-dimensional modeling, the current market, about 800 yuan per square meter, with wood to make the wall skirt, wrap the wall, it is also 400 yuan per square meter. Yesterday, we calculated that according to the offices, conference rooms, and restaurants of the four major companies, the sum of these two items cannot be less than 120 million. We don't do these two, and 120 million to 150 million is enough for the entire decoration. ”

"How can there be a difference of tens of millions?"

"There are two reasons, one is wood, if you use Northeast pine, it will save more than 10 million more than using Korean pine; There is also a contractor who does not pack materials, which can save more than 10 million yuan. ”

Wuyang said: "Using red pine to brush varnish is definitely pretty, but we are poor. Let's start with savings. Contractors do not pack materials. The quality of the material can be better guaranteed. But. With such a large project and such a large amount of material procurement, if our staff is not responsible, there may still be problems at that time, and we must come up with a proper solution. ”

Qian Zhijie smiled and said: "Secretary, this method is very simple, that is, to use the method of the logistics center to let the supplier send samples of the materials. We shop around, choose which, according to the sample inspection. As for our staff, we must not let the people of the infrastructure construction office be in charge, we must select young cadres who have a promising future, if they can do things seriously and responsibly, it means that we have not mistaken the person, and they will be promoted and used after the project is completed, and if they are perfunctory, then their future will end here. Just so as not to cause greater damage to our business in the future. ”

"That's good. Zhijie, I suggest. This method is also used when shopping for custom-made furniture. ”

Qian Zhijie said: "Secretary, with a big squad leader like you, we can all work freely." When you will determine the furniture, it will be much simpler. ”

Wuyang said: "Things are simple, but the reason why they are very complicated is nothing more than to make a profit from it, and we don't do this." ”

"Yes, we are selfless and wide, and we fully respect everyone's opinions."

At 8 o'clock, I arrived at the door of the conference room, and saw that the small conference room was already full of people, the secretary general of the municipal party committee, the deputy director of the people's congress, the deputy mayor of the government, the chairman of the CPPCC government, and the commander and political commissar of the military sub-district. nodded and greeted everyone, and joked with Commander Zhang of the military sub-district: "Commander Zhang, the army has military expenditures, so there is no need to keep up with our Hanako government." ”

Zhang Zhiyong smiled and said: "If the government is still called Huazi, we will have nowhere to beg, and we have to ask the leaders to pull the brothers." ”

Qin Jiangyue said: "Commander Zhang, if you are not shabby, just configure the furniture according to our appearance." ”

"How dare you dislike it, the little money given to us by the provincial military district is only enough to set up the sand table, and we can't even afford lamps. The local leaders provided us with furniture, and I thanked them on behalf of the officers and men. ”

Qian Zhijie said: "We don't distinguish between each other, please forgive me if we are inconsiderate." Okay, let's get down to business. Yesterday's decoration plan, I have reported to the secretary, the secretary is sure of our plan, today, we will continue to discuss in accordance with this principle. Secretary, are you giving a speech to everyone? ”

"Let's discuss it first, and finally I will report to you about this business trip and some of my own thoughts."

Ding Xi'an said: "I will first report to you about the market research, and there are three kinds of furniture materials that are currently used more, namely high-density board, core board and solid wood. High-density board, that is, the miscellaneous trees, shrubs, branches, etc., after high temperature treatment, mixed with adhesive by high pressure, its advantage is low cost, the disadvantage is that it is not strong and durable, the loose leaf of the cabinet door is easy to loosen and needs to be repaired; The core board is made of two pieces of plywood, sandwiched between the fir board and pressed together, its advantage is that it is more durable, the price is moderate, the disadvantage is that it must be painted or pasted panel, the general people are sticking beech or teak face paper at home, it is said that after a few years, the face paper will be degummed and detached; Solid wood is clear to everyone, that is, it is broken down into planks and wood squares from wood. The advantage is that it is strong and durable, and the wood grain is clear and beautiful, and the disadvantage is that the price is relatively high. Let's discuss it first to see which one is more appropriate. ”

Chairman Wang of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference said: "There should be nothing to discuss about this, and solid wood must be used." The other two are used, and it is not a matter that they will be repaired frequently in the future. As long as the office furniture is strong, it will generally not be damaged, and it will be used casually for decades. ”

Chen Shaonan said: "Chairman Wang, there are often such situations in officialdom, for example, when Han Wenbin had an accident in the past, no one wanted to use the office he used, let alone the furniture. ”

Chairman Wang smiled and said, "Secretary Chen, if that's the case, don't go to the hospital, which bed in the hospital hasn't killed anyone." ”

Qian Zhijie said: "It seems that everyone has a point, it is better to vote by a show of hands." Comrades who agree to use solid wood, please raise your hand. ”

Except for the two secretaries, everyone raised their hands. In fact, no one wants office furniture to be repaired frequently.

Ding Xi'an said: "Everyone agrees to use solid wood, so I will take a look at the situation of solid wood in time." There are many kinds of wood in solid wood, and the more used ones are fir wood, camphor wood, and pine wood. There are local pine, Northeast pine, and Korean pine. There are more local turpentine scars. Blackened, it is not suitable for furniture, Northeast pine because the color of the wood is white, knots can also be seen, red pine does not have these problems. Of course, if you paint dark paint, this problem doesn't matter. ”

Chen Lei said: "Now the state restricts the cutting of timber in the northeast forest area, and the supply of northeast pine is insufficient. The price may not be much lower than that of Korean pine. Most of the Korean pine comes from Russia, Canada and the United States, and it is easy to buy in the market, so I think it is better to use Korean pine. ”

Chairman Wang said: "The red pine is better, but we old guys can't move it." ”

Ding Xi'an said: "This involves another structural issue of furniture, whether to use a combined structure or a mortise and tenon structure. If it is a mortise and tenon structure, the desk is too large, and it will definitely not be able to enter through the door, so it can only be hung in through the window. ”

Qian Zhijie said: "There is also an office chair and sofa, and everyone discusses whether it is better to use leather or wood. ”

Everyone spoke enthusiastically. In the end, it was agreed that all furniture should be made of red pine. It adopts a combined structure. The method of procurement is that the furniture company provides samples of various furniture, and all the incumbents of the four major families vote to decide which one to buy, which is a real promotion of democracy, and everyone is quite satisfied.

Qin Jiangyue was still not satisfied, she spent tens of millions more on the government, and she was already short of money in her hands.

Qian Zhijie said: "Okay, comrades, this matter is over, and now I invite Secretary Wuyang to speak to you." ”

Wuyang said: "Comrades, this time I was assigned by the ministry to go to the United States. The main task of our work is to find a way to package and list three domestic companies in the United States, and to understand the economic development of the United States. Comrades, although the time is only one month, I just took a look at it, but it touched me a lot and I realized it deeply. In light of the reality of my work and some reflections, I have some ideas to talk about with my comrades. I haven't had time to sort it out yet, so I can only talk about where it is, and if there are comrades who are in a hurry or don't want to listen, let's go first. Two comrades secretaries, please record the audio and sort it out with Hu Yunping after the meeting, as a material to report to the higher authorities and the work program of our city in the next few years. I will spare no effort to implement these things, and I sincerely ask for the support and cooperation of comrades.

First of all, let's talk about the service functions of the government. The United States is a highly developed capitalist country, in fact, the proportion of truly developed states is not large, but on average, more than 10,000 companies are registered in the United States every day, and thousands of companies go bankrupt. Let's not talk about anything else, let's just say that this registration and bankruptcy cancellation, the workload is very large. There are not as many civil servants in the United States as we do, but companies that need to be registered and deregistered can be accepted in a timely manner and completed within the specified working days, otherwise they will be complained. Just imagine, how many can we register and cancel every day in such a big Yihe City? I don't have specific data, but I do know that we're definitely much less productive. Registration, bankruptcy cancellation, and many other things are within the scope of government services, and it is necessary to improve the administrative efficiency of the organs, improve the efficiency of work, and it is not enough to educate civil servants, we must work hard to build a standardized service-oriented government, and only by standardizing things and people with the system, and all organs and personnel can do things according to the norms, in order to achieve our goal. In my opinion, the government should quantify the work of various organs and departments as soon as possible, and come up with practical standards on the basis of soliciting opinions from all quarters. When our new government center opens, it is the day this code is implemented;

The second is the industrial aspect. In recent months, we have vigorously attracted investment, introduced hundreds of enterprises, these enterprises are currently stepping up their construction, their production, will greatly increase the city's industrial output value and tax revenue, which is very gratifying, but these are far from enough.

Comrades, most of our industries are traditional industries, with low scientific and technological content and limited competitiveness of products. My father-in-law's province in southwest China began to vigorously develop the IT industry two years ago, and I must know about this situation, but I also lack the correct understanding, thinking that they have done it, and we will do it again, who will the products be sold to? When I went to the United States this time, I learned that the prospects of this industry are very good, the products are widely used, the popularity rate is very high, and there is still a lot to be done. We have to do everything possible to find connections and try to bring in a few IT companies.

The United States is far ahead of us in the use of the Internet for business activities, not to mention that many government functions can be carried out on the Internet. Let's just say that a lot of business can be done online. It's called e-commerce. It's a term that sounds alien to us today. But in a few years, it will pervade our lives. Many young people were exposed to and understood e-commerce earlier than we did, but they didn't have the products, they didn't have the money, and our government needs to support them in this regard. Help with loans, help find manufacturers to contact products, help lease and purchase goods warehouses, all of which are supported by the government, and should also be supported in terms of policies to make them continue to grow and develop;

There is also a big thing in industry. It is to organize the listing of enterprises. In a city as big as ours, there is not a single listed company, there are already 3 in Lujiang, and 5 in Tanzhou, the provincial capital. In the past two years, we must organize several companies to go public, either in China, or in Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Why organize a listing, the main thing is to raise funds and better develop the enterprise. Comrades may not have come into contact with this thing, they don't understand it too well. In fact, to put it bluntly, this is a good opportunity to circle money. Comrade Chen Lei must know. A hotel under the Lujiang Labor Bureau, which is not very large, was initially built on amortized stocks. After the business, the performance was not very good. After the operation of the listing, those one-dollar original shares, the highest rose to more than 18 yuan, some workers who were apportioned 500 shares, earned more than 8,000, those leaders of the labor bureau, at that time was an exemplary role, subscribed for tens of thousands of shares, after the listing, all made a little fortune. I don't know what happened to the company later, but the money must have fallen in Lujiang.

In the past, I didn't know much about organizing companies to go public, but in the process of helping three domestic companies to list on the New York Stock Exchange, I learned the benefits of going public. If anyone buys 1,000 shares and only spends 6,500 yuan, many people can get the money, and it will be 650,000 yuan immediately after the listing, and what if you buy more? The company's shareholding must account for a large proportion, and after the issuance, how much economic benefit will it have for the company's shareholders and our city if these funds are used to expand reproduction? Therefore, our current municipal party committee and municipal government must strive to put several companies on the market, and everyone can do more publicity, we have this energy.

Again, on the agricultural side. We want to build a modern agriculture in this city. As you may know, since last year, we have arranged for Xiao Wangqi, deputy secretary general of the municipal government, to start the pilot. There are two main approaches to our approach, one is to take land circulation as the core, using company + base + farmer; Another approach is that farmers go out of the field, and the company is responsible for planting seedlings and management. Six-point split. I advocate the former, Comrade Jiang Yue advocates the latter, and after a year or two of exploration, it will become clear which one is better. The central and provincial party committees have not demanded this matter, and we have actually thought about it in our work; in order to achieve a large output in agriculture and to increase peasants' incomes, we must do so, and the small-scale peasant economy that relies on joint production contracts to divide the fields of responsibility is no longer suited to the actual situation in the rural areas at present. Reform is inevitable, and reform is the only way to development. As for what kind of reform method to adopt, we need to cross the river by feeling the stones, and we will promote whichever method is good. Reform is not the goal, but the development of agriculture, the invigoration of the rural economy, and the prosperity of the peasants are our goals. In order to achieve this goal, I hope that leaders at all levels and the vast number of cadres will, in the spirit of wholeheartedly working for the well-being of the people, work together to come up with ideas and ways to actively promote reform so that it can proceed smoothly. It's okay to do nothing, but it's not okay to go against the tune and tear down the stage.

In addition, there is the issue of tourism. Our city is the hometown of the leader, and the people of the whole country know it, but our tourism industry has not done well, and the land tax revenue of a county-level city is only 20 million yuan a year, which is tantamount to wasting such a good resource. The reason for this is nothing more than hardware and software problems. In terms of hardware, one is that the road is not good and the tourist facilities are not complete. We must apply to the relevant ministries and commissions to build a highway connecting the Shanghai-Kunming Expressway, raise funds to widen the roads in the scenic area, and if conditions permit, strive to repair the airport. We have a reason to apply, because this is the hometown of the two founding leaders, the airport is built in the middle, and it is no more than 20 kilometers to anywhere, the prestige of the leader is noble, the current head of the central government will definitely give instructions, and the descendants of the leader will definitely give active support; The software aspect is extremely poor. The phenomenon of stealing customers happens every day. Not only to discredit the leader. It has seriously affected the mood of tourists' consumption, and they are reluctant to pay for it. The municipal government should organize public security, industry and commerce, tourism, health and epidemic prevention and other departments to carry out publicity and education on high-quality and civilized services, and resolutely crack down on businesses that rip off customers.

Comrades, our work is in addition to the above points. There are also issues such as urban and rural co-ordination, grassroots democracy construction, household registration reform, equalization of public services, and medical and pension systems, which need to be solved. It is not difficult but very difficult for us to do these things well, and they involve ideological concepts, institutional mechanisms, funds, distribution of interests, and methods and methods. However, we must not be intimidated by difficulties, and with the correct leadership of the central and provincial party committees and the concerted efforts of the comrades, we should be able to do a good job in about five years. I sincerely hope that when the time comes, we will be able to give to the central and provincial party committees and the people of the whole city. Hand in a qualified answer sheet. I'm done. ”

Qin Jiangyue said: "Secretary Wuyang's words have been carefully considered. It can be said that he made a speech from a commanding height on government work, which is thought-provoking and inspiring. After the meeting is dismissed, it is necessary to sort it out as soon as possible, organize all constituent departments of the city government and the government departments of all counties, municipalities, and municipalities to conscientiously study it, and also send letters to all departments and units stationed in the city, asking them to actively cooperate with the work of the municipal party committee and government. ”

Qian Zhijie said: "Secretary Wuyang's speech is rough, and it still needs to be enriched by government departments. ”

Everyone laughed when they heard him say this.

Qian Zhijie smiled and said, "I'm not wrong." We are not at a high level, and if this is left to the central government, it will be a major policy. Of course, it is not an exaggeration to say that our city will be on the agenda for the next few years. The speech covered a wide range of areas, but it could only play the role of a charge trumpet. The specific goals, the methods of organization and implementation, the steps, and the responsible persons must be implemented. ”

Wuyang said: "What I said may not be correct, that is, it plays a role in throwing bricks and attracting jade." If we really want to implement it in our work, we must not only discuss and revise it through discussion and revision by the comrades of the Standing Committee, but also ask the comrades who do specific work to fill in the content in light of the actual work. In short, this is not a summary, it is the beginning, and everything is difficult at the beginning. ”

Chen Shaonan said: "Didn't the secretary say that it would take five years to reach the goal, then there is no need to be in a hurry, and revise while doing it." ”

Deng Qiming said: "Secretary, do you still have the connections to make the stock listed?" Why didn't you know it in Lanjiang before? ”

Wuyang smiled and said: "I have always been opposed to the listing of the company before, and several companies in Lanjiang have not been approached by me when they are listed. If you find it, you will definitely have to contribute. ”

Deng Qiming said: "They went to the capital to find a relationship, and some people took the initiative to contact them." However, the conditions are quite high, either 100 million in cash or 10 million shares in stock. ”

Wuyang smiled and said: "If this was before, I would definitely scold people for asking for money and shamelessness, but this time I went out, I knew that it was an international practice." People are not just the same, those investment banks, both fees and stocks. ”

"Is there anything like this?"

"Yes, the handling fee is 3.5% to 5% of the issuance amount, and the stock is bought from a listed company, so it will cost a few percent."

"Isn't the listed company losing a lot of money?"

"You won't lose, you'll just make more. If the investment bank asks for the stock, it will find a way to package it beautifully, and the stock price will soar when it is issued, and if it does not rise, the investment bank will also sing to itself, anyway, it will not let go if it does not make enough money. Stockholders in the United States are just looking at the information, who will go to China to check the accounts? I can't see it if I want to check it. ”

Deng Qiming smiled and said: "Yes, people are masters, we have only been engaged in it for decades, and we have learned from others. In the past, there was a daily chemical company and a supermarket chain in our city that issued shares, and they all talked to me about wanting to go public. ”

"You tell them what to do, and let them decide for themselves."

Qin Jiangyue said: "Secretary Wuyang, start acting so soon." Do you name the person who is the gatekeeper of the decoration and purchase of office furniture? ”

"I won't mention it, each of the four families will arrange one, and the government will have a deputy director of the infrastructure department. Let's make it clear first, it can only be a temporary secondment at the same level, and don't engage in the set of sealing officials and making wishes. The current rule is like this, if you do a good job, don't think about anything if you don't do well. The four of them are in charge of the affairs of their own departments, and the government can arrange for the deputy director if they have something. It is also necessary to make it clear to the comrades of the original infrastructure construction department that it is not that they do not trust them, but that they have too much work and arrange for people to share some of it. ”

Qin Jiangyue said: "Okay, so be it." Secretary, the work you just talked about, rural work, land circulation, and other work cannot be carried out for the time being, and our task is to do a good job in the work in the pilot areas and carry out propaganda and mobilization in the places where there has not been a start; if good results are achieved this year, it will be very convincing and relatively easy to popularize. The hardware of the tourism industry, please run, I will take the lead in managing the tourism environment. In terms of industry, Comrade Chen Lei is responsible for the projects under construction, and in terms of introducing the IT industry, you can only come forward. ”

Wuyang said with a smile: "Okay, Comrade Jiang Yue has assigned the task, I'll try my best to do it well." I suggest that Comrade Zhijie take the lead in the work of this standardized service-oriented government, and the government should designate a deputy mayor to be in charge. Comrade Qiming wants to grasp the construction of water conservancy projects, and the burden is very heavy, and he cannot be distracted. ”

Qian Zhijie said: "Okay. Secretary Wuyang has entrusted me with such an important task, and I will certainly work hard to do a good job of it, so that our government and all departments of the organs will change their style of work as soon as possible, and become honest and efficient departments that actively provide services and serve our city's economic construction well. There is nothing else to do, nothing to do. ”

Wuyang said: "Comrade Qiming, let's make an appointment with Comrade Wu Changhui, and in the afternoon we will start to go to various counties and cities to take a look at them. ”

Because of the lesson of the last time he almost had an accident in Chayuan County, he didn't dare to take people out this time, of course, his wives were too busy to win and didn't have time to accompany him to work.

Deng Qiming asked, "Secretary, where do we go first?" ”

Chen Lei smiled and said, "What does the secretary care about most, don't you know?" (To be continued......)