Chapter 1859: The person in charge of the ceremony
Cui Zhengyuan didn't lie to Xiao Jing, and in the next few days, his schedule was indeed extraordinarily busy.
As the day of the president's inauguration drew closer, a lot of things weighed on his shoulders.
Because of his brilliant performance in the presidential campaign, Park Geun-H was particularly appreciative of his ability. So at the important part of the final inauguration, the old lady thought of him again.
Like Choi Jung-won's thoughts, Park Geun-H also sensitively discovered that he had the heart of a big man.
Afraid that he would not agree to be the commander-in-chief of the ceremony, Park Geun-H also specially invited Choi Ki-chan to use Lao Tzu's identity to suppress him.
Now that Choi Ki-chan has come forward, Choi Jung-won is no longer happy and has to do it.
There are many procedures for the inauguration of the president, and every step of the process must be perfect.
This ceremony is not only a clear change of president, but also an opportunity to show off South Korea's demeanor to the outside world, so there is no room for negligence.
In fact, long before it was clear that Choi Jung-won would be the commander-in-chief of the inauguration, Park Geun-H's subordinates had gradually taken over some of the power of the Blue House and began to prepare for the inauguration.
The first thing Choi Jung-won did when he took office was to gather relevant people and others to fully understand the previous preparations.
What he didn't expect was that the person who led the inauguration ceremony program was actually Park Geun-H's assistant Lee Chun-sang, who did not die.
In addition, the others are also direct officers of Park Geun-H, and belong to a group of people who will serve in the Blue House in the future.
When Cui Zhengyuan was working, he never dragged mud and water, and he was very resolute.
So after everyone was seated, he immediately asked, "Who is responsible for the ceremony?" ”
The inauguration ceremony of the South Korean president was not entirely handled by the Blue House.
They are only responsible for the overall planning, and the specific affairs are done by the enterprise. So as soon as Cui Zhengyuan came up, the focus of attention was here.
In order to ensure that there are no mistakes in the whole process of the ceremony, then the company that undertakes it must be excellent.
It's the first time we've been working together. are not very suitable for Cui Zhengyuan's style of doing things.
The people below hurriedly inquired for information for a while, and finally a female assistant replied: "It's a public relations company called Yanhe Nalu." ”
Cui Zhengyuan didn't pause at all, and asked, "Background." ”
The female assistant froze on the spot, not understanding what he meant. At the same time, his heart was full of worries, afraid that Cui Zhengyuan would investigate the cattiness.
The presidential inauguration ceremony is not a small cost, and it is easy to manipulate it and grab a lot of benefits.
The female assistant didn't know what the connection was, so she naturally didn't dare to speak rashly.
Cui Zhengyuan did not get angry and added. "Is it reliable?"
Knowing his original intention, the female assistant finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Representatives of this company are members of this party. He is also a ward councilor in Songpa-gu. ”
The presidential inauguration ceremony is open to the whole world, and naturally the person who hosts it cannot just find someone to do it. Otherwise, if it is not perfect, it will be disgraced and thrown to the whole world.
Yanhe Nalu Public Relations Company is not well-known, and Li Chunxiang was afraid that Cui Zhengyuan would not be satisfied with it, so he specially explained. "This is a small and medium-sized public relations company, and the representative has always advertised itself as the spokesperson of small and medium-sized enterprises, so I have specially instructed that the contractor of the inauguration ceremony take more care of such enterprises."
Cui Zhengyuan was stunned. I finally understand why such a company would break through and get such a high-profile project.
During Park's election campaign, one of the slogans of Park's propaganda was "creating an environment where large companies and small and medium-sized enterprises can thrive together."
As a starting point for her tenure, choose a small to medium-sized PR agency. It can also be regarded as an interpretation of her philosophy.
Otherwise, large companies like the First Plan abound, and neither their strength nor background can be compared to small companies like Yanhe Nalu.
Got to know the contractor. Choi Jung-won's problems followed. "What is the budget for this ceremony?"
He is the commander-in-chief, and he has to master all aspects, and the expenditure and budget of the ceremony. It is also the basis for determining the quality of the results.
This question was answered by Li Chunxiang himself. "According to calculations, the budget this time is 3.1 billion won."
Hearing the answer, Cui Zhengyuan's brows immediately furrowed. Then he said irrefutably: "Remove half, it must be completed within 1.5 billion." ”
This time, Li Chunxiang was anxious, and hurriedly pleaded: "Commander-in-chief, this is not appropriate." We intend to hold a brilliant, deafening ceremony that will serve as a refresher for the weather. If the cost is reduced, many measures will not be realized. ”
Cui Zhengyuan sneered: "Yes, is it a new atmosphere, a new atmosphere of extravagance and waste?" Do you know how the people will react when this budget is announced? Do you know how much the last president's inauguration was? ”
A series of questions made the unconvinced assistants all speechless and lowered their heads one after another.
Cui Zhengyuan didn't care about their feelings and pointed out the inappropriateness. "Your budget has increased by 24 percent compared to the inauguration of the previous president, exceeding the 16.5 percent rate of price increase in the last five years. Can any of you explain to me why this is? Where does the extra money go? Or is there any one of you who is living a hard life and wants to improve it? ”
Speaking of the latter, his words were murderous and awe-inspiring, which directly frightened everyone present.
Cui Zhengyuan is really angry, and his hatred for these guys is not steel.
In the previous campaign, one of the most important aspects of Park's strategy was pragmatism.
Since it is pragmatic, thrift and thrift are also important manifestations.
But these guys, before they have taken important jobs, began to pursue flashy forms at the presidential inauguration ceremony, isn't it foolish?
After being scolded by him, these assistants finally removed their arrogant faces. One of them said cautiously, "But if you want to cut the budget, many of these processes won't be possible." In this way, the color of the whole ceremony will be much darker. ”
Cui Zhengyuan waved his hand and ordered, "Give me the flow chart." ”
He had already guessed that there must have been many unwanted aspects of the presidential inauguration. But what should be kept and what should be removed need to be carefully screened by him.
It seems to be a presidential inauguration ceremony, but there are still a lot of things that can be reflected in it.
And many seemingly inconspicuous projects actually involve the interests of many parties.
The balance in this is also testing his vision and operational level as the person in charge.
Taking over the flow chart, Cui Zhengyuan studied it carefully.
The presidential inauguration ceremony was held on February 15, 2013, and Park Geun-H had a lot of activities scheduled on that day.
First of all, on the morning of the 25th, she needed to visit the National Shrine to comfort the souls of the martyrs in heaven.
This one cannot be skipped, and it must be strictly enforced.
The inauguration of the leader of any country in the world has such a link.
The weight of the community is in Rong. This ritual refers to the sacrifice. Including worshipping the gods of heaven and earth, comforting the ancestors and martyrs, and so on.
South Korea, which is deeply influenced by oriental culture, cannot be sloppy in this regard.
At the same time as the new president visited the National Hall, a performance to congratulate the new president on his inauguration was also held in the open square of the National Assembly.
Seeing this, Cui Zhengyuan finally understood the problem.
According to the inauguration ceremony coordination group, more than 70,000 guests and spectators from all walks of life from home and abroad will attend.
Just imagine, how complicated the relevant arrangements must be to prepare for such a big event.
Not to mention, more than 70,000 seats alone is a lot of rental expenses.
So seeing this, Cui Zhengyuan decided: "Half of these seats are removed, and there is no need to arrange seats if they are more than 150 meters away from the inaugural desk." ”
The assistants wanted to defend themselves, but after thinking about it, they all held back.
Because they found that Cui Zhengyuan's arrangement was the most wise.
You know, it's February, and it's cold. The inauguration ceremony held outdoors in the open air, with more than 70,000 seats, seems to be more humane, but in fact it is the opposite.
The whole inauguration ceremony is very long, and sitting in the open air is a great torment for the human body.
And at that time, for safety reasons, the person sitting down would definitely not be allowed to stand up, which was even more of a problem.
At the same time, the seats in the back half of the seats are basically ordinary people.
To put it bluntly, it's just to see the excitement.
Since there are no important foreign guests, there is naturally no need to arrange seats for them.
On the contrary, if tens of thousands of people stand together in a huddle, it can also make the scene more hot, and the atmosphere will not be cold.
The only thing that needs to be taken care of is to properly isolate so many people to avoid stampedes and the president's safety concerns.
However, these are easy things to solve, and there are already a large number of security personnel on site who are responsible for safety.
At that time, as long as they pull up a few barriers in the crowd, they will be able to control it well.
And Cui Zhengyuan's words saved at least tens of millions of expenses.
Just looking at his careful and abnormal appearance, everyone's hearts were very worried.
I don't know which part he will look at next that is not pleasing to the eye, and then cut it down.
Either way, Park Geun-H is their boss. They also didn't want her inauguration to be too shabby and despised.
It is foreseeable that there will be constant friction between the two sides in the following process. It depends on how tough Cui Zhengyuan is and whether he has touched their bottom line. (To be continued......)