Chapter 64: The Flood (2)
"What kind of character?"
Lu Zhengdong asked.
Zhao Yimang did not say positively:
"Some people feel that the money in their hands is too hot, and they don't know where they heard about my way to the door. Hehe, to be honest, the price they offer is really tempting, so I can't help asking. ”
Zhao Yimang said this, Lu Zhengdong also understood what he meant, Zhao Yimang is definitely not helping those people in vain, this is almost an unwritten unspoken rule, and these people's money is hot, it means that the way is definitely not right, and the price must be higher, Zhao Yimang is engaged in investment consulting, to put it bluntly, he is a broker.
So he smiled and said:
"People, they are all valuable, and if they find you, it means that you are at least worth this price, only a little more. In the capital? ”
Lu Zhengdong didn't directly accept it, since the money is hot, he has to figure out the situation, and then say, in such an environment, everyone is playing games with others for their own interests. The content of the game may be interests, it may be the so-called friendship, it may be the so-called love, or even the so-called family affection!
To be an official is to be a man. Governing people and governing people, employing people and being used, using people as guns and being used as guns. These three problems have similarities and differences, if you can be comfortable in these three issues, then the career life will be much smoother, much smoother, but everyone wants to become the first of these three situations, and if you are not careful, it is very likely to become the latter one, which one of the characters at this level is not a human spirit?
Lu Zhengdong knows very well that no matter what advantages he has achieved in Anxin, he is still the mayor in Anxin. It's the second-in-command. As long as this situation does not change. It is difficult for him to say that he has won a decisive victory, so Lu Zhengdong is still very cautious.
It's just that Zhao Yimang has helped him a lot, and he hasn't been approached for anything, so he can't refuse.
Zhao Yimang took a sip of tea and said:
"It's not from the capital, it's mainly from the southeast."
The southeast side?
The southeast is now on the cusp.
"It can't be smuggling, right?"
A look of surprise and sternness flashed in Lu Zhengdong's eyes.
The nationwide anti-smuggling joint operation and special struggle launched in the second half of '98 reached its climax in the 2,000 years, and this climax was in the southeast, and the earth-shattering smuggling case was about to enter the judicial process, and almost all those who escaped this catastrophe had stopped. Those who can go have gone overseas, and those who can't have found a way to launder their money.
Seeing Lu Zhengdong's face so stern, Zhao Yimang hurriedly explained:
"No, no, no matter what, I can't do such a thing, you say. However, because of the impact of that event, not only is everyone in the southeast at risk in the officialdom, but also in the business field......"
Lu Zhengdong's face was a little gentler, and then he said with a smile:
"I thought it was those people, and it scared me."
Heard Zhao Yimang say this. Lu Zhengdong was relieved, since these people were not implicated. It should have nothing to do with smuggling, but these people probably started a little unclean, they took a gray path, they were frightened by that kind of battle, and they also wanted to turn from the gray area to the right path, and in their own country, it was difficult to do this.
Originally, if you have money this year, you are the uncle, and when you go to that place, the government is a guest, but if you want to develop better, you can get the support of the main local leaders, it is definitely twice the result with half the effort, even if you spend a little money, it is also earned.
With the deepening of the conversation between the two, Lu Zhengdong also figured out the situation, Lu Zhengdong weighed, domestic development is still in the initial stage, many problems are unsolved, policies and regulations are not perfect, many business activities are in the gray area of policy, the gray area of the law has always been a sensitive topic in modern business activities, some people know that it is morally inappropriate to do that, but since there is no clear definition in laws and regulations, then it will be done first, gray can be said to be the norm in the development stage.
From Lu Zhengdong's point of view, he can praise enterprises and people who abide by business ethics, but as long as the other party abides by the law and does not break the law and does not break the law, he does not break the law, and he cannot exclude it.
The construction of such a gray area from the absence of laws to business ethics requires the efforts of many parties, as long as the funds of these people are not black gold, and the procedures are standardized, then there should be nothing.
And the main target of these people is Anda Automobile Factory in Anxin City, which is also a difficult enterprise in Anxin.
Anxin Automobile Factory said that it is an automobile factory, in fact, it is difficult to live up to its name, its predecessor was the 50s public-private partnership of Anxin City Automobile Repair Plant, after completely becoming a state-owned enterprise, began to trial production of tractors, and then stopped manufacturing tractors due to insufficient conditions, began to focus on the direction of production of automobile repair and parts manufacturing, and began to undertake the task of producing auto parts issued by the state and provinces, spent a good time in the planned economy years, but at the end of the eighties due to the adjustment of the national economy, compressed capital construction investment, The plant is faced with the difficulty of insufficient production tasks, because the plant has a good foundation, and is committed to the development of new products, because of the national economic adjustment have been dismounted but persevered, and gradually through the difficulties, began to get involved in vehicle assembly, so as to reach the peak of its glory, but into the late nineties, because its strength and technical ability is far inferior to the other vehicle assembly plants in the province, in the competition at a disadvantage, and the operators of the enterprise did not grasp the enterprise when the life is good to upgrade the company's technology, Instead, they put their money into the stock market, which is as booming as this year.
The securities market is booming, and the bull market that continues to heat up has made the people of the whole country red-eyed. All kinds of people, as well as state-owned enterprises, private enterprises, and foreign-funded enterprises, have put the money in their pockets into the big dye vat of the securities market.
In order to make securities investments, many enterprises can be described as "unscrupulous means," and some have given up their core competitiveness -- upgrading their equipment, expanding reproduction, and saving this money and putting it into the securities market to make money. Some of them have borrowed huge sums of money through various financing channels, and rushed into this market full of speculation and games.
Some went ashore safely. But many more have become corpses trapped in the mud at the bottom of the river. The Anxin Automobile Factory is one of the corpses.
There is nothing wrong with financial investment. This is another way for businesses to survive and make profits. However, Anxin Automobile Factory did not go public, but put working capital into the stock market, in order to win greater profits, again and again delayed equipment upgrades, new product development, catch-up, and a good time to enter the automobile manufacturing industry. The fault lies in the fact that Anxin Automobile Factory has invested too much money in the securities market regardless of its own financial situation.
The stock market is not for everyone. In the non-standard stock market, there are only two types of people who make money, those who know how to collect when they see a good thing and those who are market makers, not to mention enterprises with ordinary funds such as Anxin Automobile Factory, even some large bank branches in the local area have lost all their money, so there are mandatory regulations on bank stock speculation.
Why did the person in charge of Anxin Automobile Plant do this?
Some things are self-evident, Anxin Automobile Factory is not listed, and it is easy to make a fuss financially, to put it bluntly, it is both public and private, and the loss is the state. Earned is their own.
The rupture of the capital chain means that it is not far from the death of a company, and finally the cooperation with large automobile companies is terminated. It's completely in trouble.
Such enterprises are not only looked down upon by foreign capital, but also by those large state-owned enterprises, but such assembly enterprises with a certain technical foundation and talents are attractive enough for private enterprises that are extremely poor in this regard......
Lu Zhengdong couldn't help but feel a little emotional, this year's stock market is another round of big bull market, and perhaps many industrial enterprises will fall in this round of market again......
Lu Zhengdong decided to meet the people in Zhao Yimang's mouth, but seeing that Zhao Yimang was so attentive, he couldn't help but remind:
"Yimang, how did you think of mixing in such a circle, I feel that such a circle can be said to be mixed, and it is not easy to mix."
There are few clean ones these days, once something happens, it will definitely turn their faces and deny people, bite out what should be said and what should not be said, if you really want to do something for such a small profit, then Zhao Yimang will lose too much.
Zhao Yimang smiled and said:
"I also like this feeling, as for the mixture, there is indeed a little bit, then it has to be analyzed on a case-by-case basis. From another point of view, it depends on the circle you go, the friends you make, and most importantly, how your friends are. The circle can't be wrong, friends can't be staggered, with this, then there is a foundation. ”
Lu Zhengdong couldn't help but smile, seeing that Zhao Yimang was not interested in politics, nor was he interested in business, but he had a soft spot for it, and he thought that he also enjoyed the sense of superiority in front of those businessmen.
"Well, I'm afraid I'm afraid of what's in there. The key is that the other party's path must be thoroughly understood, don't just take some investment consulting fees and be scolded by your old man. ”
Zhao Yimang also nodded and said:
"I'm very sober about this, I definitely don't do anything that violates the law and discipline, I'm just taking some investment consulting fees, and it's also a gentleman's money, although it's not very appropriate, but that's the truth. Even if people can afford to pay me, I still have to weigh it, so that he doesn't end up setting himself on fire. ”
Lu Zhengdong said all this, so he won't say more.
Lu Zhengdong decided to meet these people, then he did not think about the sneaky meeting, but as the introduction of foreign investment is a bright and bright view, such a thing is far better than hiding and hiding, the place of the meeting was chosen in the neighboring Anxi, neither in the southeast, nor in Anxin, which has room for maneuver on both sides, and Lu Zhengdong is more satisfied with this arrangement.
Zhao Yimang introduced to several people present:
"This is Lu Zhengdong, Mayor Lu."
In the sound of "long admiration", Zhao Yimang introduced several people present to Lu Zhengdong, among which the leader was a woman named Nian Gong Ran, who was in her early thirties, much younger than the other people at the table.
Whether it is officialdom or shopping malls, it is mainly a men's stage, and such a young woman appears on such an occasion, and she is faintly a leader among several people, Lu Zhengdong will definitely pay more attention.
When they met for the first time, they naturally didn't talk about anything serious, and the group ate and drank wine while eating. While talking about interesting facts at the dinner table.
"Mayor Lu. What will happen to economic policy this year? Can Mayor Lu easily ventilate? ”
Nian Gong Ran, who is in her early thirties, seems to be like a fish in water on such an occasion, and she is very sociable, and she is very familiar with the trick of meeting the source left and right.
Lu Zhengdong thought for a moment and smiled:
"Judging from last year's economic development, the main problems affecting and hindering economic development in economic operation have not been fundamentally resolved, and the prominent manifestations are insufficient consumer demand, sluggish growth of private investment, continuous decline in prices, lack of confidence in enterprises and residents, and what is particularly worrying is that fixed asset investment has stagnated or even declined after the third quarter. Whether it is from the perspective of the change trajectory of economic growth throughout the year, or from the trend of economic development and the problem of survival. The turning point in economic operation in '99 has not yet appeared, and a new round of economic growth has not really started, so this year's economic growth will be mainly determined by the state's macroeconomic policy orientation. Judging from the current development trend of economic operation and the objective needs of economic operation, China's macroeconomic policy this year will basically still be dominated by a positive fiscal policy, and will still be oriented toward expansion, and the intensity of expansion may be greater than last year's ......"
The others also listened with their ears pricked up, and Lu Zhengdong paused for a moment before continuing:
"This year is another important thing for governments at all levels, that is, the state-owned enterprises out of difficulties, this year is the last year of the three-year plan, in addition to the restructuring of enterprises. With the exception of a very small number of industries that must be monopolized by the state, large and medium-sized enterprises in competitive industries will be restructured into limited liability companies or joint stock limited companies with diversified shareholdings. Large enterprise groups will be restructured in accordance with the norms of the parent-subsidiary system, and the access to private enterprises will also be much relaxed compared with the previous year. ”
"Oh, that's basically similar to the policy of quantitative easing to enhance the liquidity of money, and the purpose should be to stimulate the growth of investment and construction."
Lu Zhengdong couldn't help but be secretly shocked when he heard Gong Ran's words, originally he looked at Gong Ran's beautiful and sexy appearance, that is, a long-sleeved public relations character who is good at dancing and good at making friends, but as soon as the words "quantitative easing" came out, the feeling was immediately very different.
The term QE was widely known in the United States after the subprime mortgage crisis in '08, when it was widely known because of such a policy in the United States, and at this time, the term was very rare in China.
Reading Gong Ran can open his mouth to come out, that also shows that there are some goods in his stomach, people can't look like people, the sea can't be measured, there is a sky outside the sky, there are people outside the world, don't underestimate the heroes of the world, Lu Zhengdong really felt a lot of emotion in his heart.
Lu Zhengdong thought for a while and replied:
"Domestic economic policy is not yet quantitative easing, but such a policy will not be completely used in investment and construction is also difficult to say, such a policy not only reduces the cost of borrowing for banks, but also reduces the cost of borrowing for enterprises and individuals, those currencies that should enter the real economy, some of them have flowed into the stock market, and the big bull market this year may have something to do with this."
Lu Zhengdong might as well comment on it, talking about the economic trend and stock market situation for this year and next year, these people here are all not investing money, and they must have bought some stocks more or less......
This meal was not short, both sides seemed very relaxed, Lu Zhengdong and those present, especially Nian Gong Ran, were already very familiar, and after saying goodbye, everyone dispersed.
When parting, Nian Gong Ran took advantage of the fact that others were not paying attention, and glanced at Lu Zhengdong charmingly and said:
"Mayor Lu, I'm going to go to the west in a while, and I should go to Beihu Province, and then you can do your best to be a landlord."
Nian Gong Ran didn't have the intention of seducing him, he should be used to it, and he likes to fully show his advantages.
Anxi is actually not far from Beihu, but Nian Gong Ran and the others did not mean to go to Anxin immediately, this Lu Zhengdong understood what was going on, since the other party had such a plan, he must have done a lot of work before, but obviously he felt that it was not enough, so he would slow it down.
Lu Zhengdong nodded with a smile, he had completely figured out the other party's path during this meal, since the other party was not the master of violating the law and discipline, and this Nian Gong Ran was not a simple person, he obviously fancied Anxin Automobile Factory not only to assemble cars, but to go further and produce cars.
The automotive industry is undoubtedly a sunrise industry, but also a capital and technology-intensive and scale-oriented industry, once it is really on the right track, even if it is the production of small output of special vehicles, the output value and drive the upstream and downstream industries are also considerable, and can solve a lot of jobs, this is also a good choice.
An Xin needs to recruit guests from all over the world, and Nian Gong Ran and others may really be able to contribute to the development of An Xin, or they can observe and observe.
Zhao Yimang's mood is also quite good, although those people are also businessmen with some net worth, but at best, they are rich people, and it is not easy to meet the mayor and secretary of the general city, and before the matter is settled, Lu Zhengdong, a senior official at the deputy ministerial level, is willing to meet first, which has already flattered those businessmen, and Lu Zhengdong has given him enough face......
However, this matter is everyone's first contact, and it is not even the first contact, and it has to wait until the other party arrives in Anxin to start......
When Lu Zhengdong returned to Anxin, he also had a systematic and in-depth understanding of the relevant situation of Anxin Automobile Factory.
Lu Zhengdong attaches great importance to the restructuring of state-owned enterprises, because it is easy to have problems in the process of restructuring, but Anxin Automobile Factory is only a medium-sized enterprise in Anxin City, the foundation is too thin, and Lu Zhengdong's energy is always limited...... (To be continued......)