On the list, such as the Municipal Planning Commission, the Municipal Urban Construction and Environmental Sanitation Bureau, the Municipal Agriculture Bureau, the Xishan Township Government, and other units, as well as the Yuanba Village Committee, 80 percent of the guest units thought of it at the same time, but some of the invited units on Zhao Xinmei's list, such as the municipal government office, made Zhou Jianping not expect.

"What are they invited for? Jiansheng Food Company is a private enterprise and does not want to be involved with such a high-level government department. "Zhou Jianping has always kept a low profile, neither wanting to be famous nor interacting with government officials.

"I understand your way of doing things, but when the company reaches a certain scale, it is difficult to do it if you want to be low-key, the scale of the enterprise is large, not only the reputation will naturally expand, but also the contact with the society will become more and more extensive, rather than passively let outsiders speculate, it is better to use this opportunity to push the company to the public." Zhao Xinmei explained.

"I agree, the problem is the city government office, we have nothing to do with him!"

"Not only are there relationships, but there are many more connections in the future. As I said before, our new project, including the vegetable planting base in Yuanba Village, can be attributed to an important part of the municipal government's vegetable basket project, and the vegetable basket project is under the direct jurisdiction of the municipal government office. It's just that we're too busy right now to have the time and energy to do this. ”

"I want to interject a digression, our project boils down to the municipal government's vegetable basket project, what are the benefits to the enterprise?" Zhou Jianping said.

"The benefits? And much more! I have studied that if it finally comes down to the vegetable basket project, the support or support that the new project has received from the three functional departments of the Municipal Planning Commission, the Municipal Urban Construction and Environmental Sanitation Bureau, and the Municipal Agriculture Bureau is far worse than the support of the municipal government's vegetable basket project. ”

After all, Zhou Jianping is not an idealist living in a vacuum, he is a business after all, and in the face of interests, it is impossible for Zhou Jianping not to be moved. As for Zhao Xinmei, her major in college is financial management, since she is not a fairy in the world, as a senior manager of the enterprise, it is not only her instinct but also her own job to settle accounts for the enterprise.

Zhao Xinmei and Zhou Jianping are very clear that the Municipal Planning Commission's subsidized loan support has saved nearly one million yuan in loan interest for their new projects every year, and the support funds of the Municipal Urban Construction and Environmental Sanitation Bureau, the enterprise used it to buy two cars, and there is still a large piece left, and the support funds of the Municipal Agricultural Bureau are more than enough to build this necessary rural road.

"But this is the opening ceremony of the highway, and it is not related to the vegetable basket project, why are you embarrassed to send an invitation to the government office?"

"Haha! Lovely Mr. Zhou, you are still a businessman, this is not simple? The invitation to the municipal government office must involve the construction of the vegetable base, so that it is logical to invite them to attend the opening ceremony? Zhao Xinmei, who has been in the business management department of large enterprises for several years, has a way to do this.

"Well, it's up to you. In this case, shouldn't the Highway Bureau and the Transportation Bureau also be invited? ”

"Of course, don't look at this section of the road at your expense, but the competent authorities are the Highway Bureau and the Transportation Bureau, if you don't take them into account, you will look good in the future."

"By the way, there's also the Land Resources Management Bureau, because building roads takes up land; In addition, the Urban-Rural Development Bureau is also under its jurisdiction, although this belongs to the construction before approval, but without their approval, the road cannot be completed and opened to traffic. Oh, I'll just say it's troublesome, you still don't believe it. Zhou Jianping complained.

"It's all right, that's the end of your work, and you're ready to say a few words at the ceremony. Let the township government office send it out in the name of Jiansheng Food Company and the township government. You make a phone call to the township, and you will say that the guest units have been prepared, and let them send out invitations. ”

Zhou Jianping dialed the phone of Township Chief Liu, informed him of the company's preparations for the opening ceremony, and faxed the list of guest units.

Zhou Jianping turned around and walked out, and Zhao Xinmei said: "I wanted to discuss one more thing with you, but I saw that you were really not interested, so forget it." ”

"What's the matter? You say! Zhou Jianping turned around and stopped.

"I want to prepare a gift for each of the guests, and I want to discuss with you what gift to buy."

"This matter, I don't understand, and I have no interest, the price of the gift, the type of gift, you have the sole discretion to decide, don't ask me." Zhou Jianping spread his hands and turned out of Zhao Xinmei's office.

This is really difficult for Zhao Xinmei, because when she was the deputy chief of the enterprise management department of the state-owned Xiangyang Food Factory, she had such a ceremony for the factory. In addition, during high school, Zhao Xinmei was a cadre of the school's Youth League Committee, presided over a ceremony, spoke in front of everyone, and her Mandarin was standard, and she came on stage, never being frightened. As for the guest souvenirs, Zhao Xinmei needs to use her brains, mainly to be beautiful and generous, not too extravagant, and to have a certain level of taste.

Holding the opening ceremony, making such a big move, and inviting so many guests, it is obviously unrealistic to want to be the shopkeeper. Zhao Xinmei wants Zhou Jianping to worry, but it doesn't mean that he can be fine. No, as soon as Zhou Jianping returned to his office and sat down, he received a call from Township Chief Liu of Xishan Township, "Mr. Zhou, I have read the list of invited guests, you have considered it very comprehensively, and the relevant functional departments of the government have thought of it." ”

"Township Chief Liu, this is just a preliminary list we are considering, there must be omissions, I want you to see what other units and individuals have not considered."

"I just want to remind you that the senior manager of our Xishan Township Construction Company, as well as the secretary and deputy secretary of the township party committee department and the office staff, it is best to be invited."

"Township Chief Liu, your reminder is too timely! Then please add them all. ”

"Also, is the host of the ceremony set? Who will cut the ribbon? After the ceremony, will there be any lunch for the guests? ”

A series of questions overwhelmed Zhou Jianping, "Township Chief Liu, the ceremony was presided over by a vice president of our company, the ribbon-cutting staff has not yet been decided, please give me a suggestion, as for the lunch reception after the ceremony, of course there can be, but I don't know how many guests attended the ceremony in the end, and the lunch is set in the city or on the streets of Xishan Township." ”

"How's the vice president of your company? There's no problem presiding over such a ceremony, right? Township Chief Liu seemed a little uneasy.

"I don't think there's any problem, this vice is always a college graduate in the mid-to-late eighties, from junior high school, high school to university, either a class cadre, a student union cadre, or a school youth league committee cadre, and after graduation, he worked as the head of the enterprise management section of the state-owned Xiangyang Food Factory for several years, such a scene is nothing to her."

"Yo, your company is a Crouching Tiger!" Township Chief Liu really didn't expect that a private enterprise still had this kind of talent, and in his impression, the managers of private enterprises were a bunch of rabble.

"It can't be said that the hidden dragon and the crouching tiger are hidden, at least it is reasonable. Township Chief Liu, after you have determined the ribbon-cutting personnel, please fax the list to us. Also, do you think you should put the lunch reception in the city or in the nearest restaurant in Xishan Township? Zhou Jianping said.

"I'll pass you the ribbon-cutting list in the afternoon, and the lunch reception will be held in the restaurant on the street of Xishan Township, we have such a condition here, and let those directors and directors from the city experience grassroots life." Liu Xiangchang said.

"The restaurant for lunch reception is determined by you, the number of diners, the existing list and the ones you have added, plus four or five people from our company, and five village committees from Yuanba Village, just these people. In addition, I want to emphasize one thing, please don't be careful, after the invitation is sent, I think I should call to confirm who is coming and who is not, so as not to have an embarrassing scene when the host asks a guest to cut the ribbon on stage, but the guest does not come to attend the ceremony at all. In fact, Zhou Jianping is very careful, he is afraid of trouble.

"Your reminder is very good, after the invitation is sent, it is time to call to confirm. That's fine, I'll let the people in the office do it. ”

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A week later, at about ten o'clock in the morning, at the fork in the road leading to Yuanba Village in Xishan Township, on the newly repaired cement pavement, people were boiling, and at 10:18, a crisp and pleasant standard Mandarin voice came from the microphone, "Leaders, guests, the completion and opening ceremony of Xiyuan Highway begins now!" The presiding officer of the ceremony was Ms. Zhao Xinmei, executive deputy general manager of Jiansheng Food Company.

As soon as Zhao Xinmei's words fell, a series of deafening firecrackers sounded, and then a muffled sound was heard.

After a burst of excitement, the scene quieted down, and Zhao Xinmei continued to preside over the ceremony, "Next, let's invite Deputy Director Yang of Huaxing Municipal Government Office, Deputy Director Liu of the Municipal Planning Commission, Deputy Director Wang of the Municipal Agriculture Bureau, Deputy Director Li of the Municipal Urban Construction and Environmental Sanitation Bureau, Director Guo of the Municipal Transportation Bureau, Director Hu of the Municipal Highway Bureau, Secretary Chen of the Party Committee of Xishan Township and Zhou Jianping, General Manager of Huaxing Jiansheng Food Company, to cut the ribbon!" ”

In the sound of cheerful and joyful music, the leaders cut the ribbon and returned to their respective seats.

Zhao Xinmei successively invited Deputy Director Liu of the Municipal Planning Commission and Secretary Chen of the Xishan Township Party Committee to speak on behalf of the guests and the grassroots government.

At the end of the ceremony, the host Zhao Xinmei announced: "Now, please invite Mr. Zhou Jianping, the full investor of Xiyuan Highway and the general manager of our Huaxing Jiansheng Food Company, to speak!" ”

Zhou Jianping got up and walked a few steps forward, he turned around, bowed to the guests first, and then took the microphone handed over by Zhao Xinmei, "Leaders, guests, old and young masters, brothers and sisters, fathers and villagers of Yuanba Village!" After more than a month of construction, the five or six kilometers of highway from Xishan Township to Yuanba Village have now been completed, and it will be completed and opened to traffic today. First of all, let us express our heartfelt thanks to the builders of the highway for their hard work! ”

After a pause, Zhou Jianping continued: "Why do you feel new about this road? I was born and raised in Yuanba Village, and from the day I can remember, I knew that if I wanted to get out of Yuanba Village, this potholed sheep intestine path was the only way to go, otherwise, I would never want to leave the village for the rest of my life. However, for many years, the pace of society has already moved forward a long distance, especially in recent years, social development is changing with each passing day, the highway has run through the city, even if the conditions outside are slightly better in the countryside, the traffic situation has long been improved, but this ancient road is still dilapidated, it is really a mixed feeling. ”