dognovel Chapter 1651 Time to Open Champagne
Chapter 1651 Time to Open Champagne
Chapter 1651 Time to Open Champagne
On New Year's Day, Li Xuewu attended a celebration party at the newly built Workers' Cultural Palace in the Hongxing Steel City Industrial Zone.
The program was mainly guided and supported by the group's art troupe, with workers from the metallurgical plant, steel rolling mill, and other units rehearsing and participating spontaneously.
Although the quality of the programs varied, in accordance with Li Xuewu's requirements for the New Year's Day performance, the participation of the workers was increased, and the on-site response was very enthusiastic.
Especially when familiar colleagues and friends appeared on stage, the audience erupted in applause and laughter.
Even though some of the performances were somewhat flawed and fell short of the songs and dances of the cultural troupe, this very difference actually enhanced the significance of the workers' participation in the performance.
Li Xuewu is the group's highest-ranking official in Liaodong, so his speech before the event and his words of encouragement afterward naturally took center stage.
However, unlike the lengthy speeches favored by most leaders of this era, the host introduced the leaders and guests watching the performance that evening before the show began, and then invited him to the stage to speak.
Under the watchful eyes of employee representatives and their families, Li Xuewu walked onto the stage, stood in front of the microphone, and said two words: "Begin!"
The audience's reaction was noticeably momentarily stunned, and it wasn't until he started walking back that the enthusiastic applause finally arrived as expected.
His "brief" speech was not without its critics, but after the host's explanation, the applause from the audience became even more enthusiastic.
As the host supporting the performance, Guli'aisha reacted even earlier than the audience.
Holding the microphone, she smiled and said, "The Secretary-General hopes to present tonight's program to our comrades in the most concise way possible. Thank you, Secretary-General!"
Honggang Group's Workers' Cultural Palace in the steel city can only accommodate 3,000 spectators, but tonight the logistics department let in nearly 5,000.
In industrial zones that combine light and heavy industries, boilers are plentiful, and power plants are also present, making thermal energy resources abundant.
Guli'aisha, dressed in a pure white long dress, stood next to the male host of the Liaodong branch of Red Star Radio Station, who was wearing a dark blue youth suit, and looked dignified, beautiful, gentle and charming.
As she finished speaking, Li Xuewu, who had returned to his seat, waved to the first and second floors of the venue before sitting down.
The applause only gradually subsided after he sat down; the staff had long since taken note of the secretary-general's unconventional approach.
The gala featured eighteen performances. Thanks to Li Xuewu's speech, which saved ample time, the performers were able to perform with greater ease, and the show continued until 9:30 p.m.
As the curtain fell, thunderous applause erupted. In an era of scarce entertainment, such performances, a must for festivals, served as a form of consolation and a spice to enrich the cultural and recreational lives of employees.
When the curtain rose again, all the actors who had participated in the performance appeared together before the reluctant audience, bowing in turn to take their final bows amidst applause.
Finally, Li Xuewu, along with staff from the Group's Liaodong Industrial Leading Group Office in Gangcheng, went on stage to shake hands with the performers and express their appreciation, and presented flowers to the outstanding actors as a congratulatory gift.
It's kind of funny, but every employee and member of the public who participated in this performance received a "participation-focused" gift package.
What's in this gift package?
An enamel mug, a white towel, and a set of thermal underwear and a tank top.
Of course, all four gifts were prominently printed with the words "Celebrating the 1971 New Year's Day Performance".
Given the current size and assets of Honggang Group, it's inevitable that some people will complain that this "gift package" is too cheap.
Li Xuewu asked about it during the preparatory meeting, but the office director Zhang Jing gave a different answer.
He explained that this gift package was not cheap, and it reflected the importance of employee participation and organizational care in every aspect.
Moreover, the employees' spontaneous organization of rehearsals and participation in the New Year's Eve gala is a selfless act of dedication to actively participate in the event. The gift package is merely an encouragement and praise for this dedication, and does not constitute remuneration or reward.
Listening to his stingy boasting, Li Xuewu almost believed him, but Zhang Jing did have some ideas about how to get things done while saving money.
Li Xuewu also offered a suggestion at the meeting: there should be both material and spiritual praise.
Therefore, at the end of the performance, he and the members of the leadership team, on behalf of the group's management committee, presented certificates and ceramic badges with the word "Excellent" to the outstanding performers.
Well, these days, whether it's an award, a gift exchange between friends, or even an elder showing care for a younger generation, nothing is more meaningful than giving a badge.
The labor camp system managed by Huang Gan makes a fortune every year from this little gadget.
Metal, ceramic, plastic, ivory, and so on—there's no material they can't make, no craftsmanship they can't replicate, and they produce batch after batch, one design after another.
Look how crazy it is for elementary school students in later generations to collect badges of cartoon characters, right? In this era, everyone was an elementary school student.
The adoration for the mentor is boundless; one wishes to be covered in this adoration from head to toe.
Where there is ambition, there is trend; where there is trend, there are韭菜 (leeks, a metaphor for exploiting people). Huang Gan has mastered the art of harvesting韭菜.
Plum blossoms, orchids, bamboo, and chrysanthemums; spring, summer, autumn, and winter; new designs every month, each year different; and even rare and exceptional commemorative editions.
Every year, Li Xuewu's family would receive a box of these things; in Huang Gan's words, this was considered a tip.
The idea was given to him by Li Xuewu, and he used these inexpensive little gadgets to appease Li Xuewu.
You think his family only received these badges?
Not only that, notebooks, pens, chess sets, playing cards, red scarves, handkerchiefs, and so on—anything they produced would be mailed to Li Xuewu's home in multiple quantities.
Li Shu and Li Ning got a good deal, as they made many friends with these gadgets. Even Li Tang would come to their house regularly to update his equipment and then plunder the place before leaving.
Er Ya specially set aside an area in the underground warehouse to store these things.
Li Xuewu had told Gu Ning to give them away, but Er Ya couldn't bear to part with them, as the pen and notebook were quite valuable.
Huang Gan benefited from his brilliant ideas and listened to his casual, nonsensical opinions without question.
Leather-covered notebooks, piano-lacquered fountain pens, metal matchboxes with quotes...
Er Ya received countless ivory and gold trinkets from his upstairs study.
In later generations, ivory was a must-buy item, but at this time it was a relatively precious carving material.
Even if it wasn't banned for another 20 years, you can imagine how many of these things there must have been in that era.
You can even buy ivory warships and concentric balls in the supply shop; Li Xuewu has seen more than one of them.
Anyway, he would buy whatever he saw, no matter how many he saw, and he would also tell his second uncle and maternal grandfather to put them away when they saw them.
Putting everything else aside, the craftsmanship of that era was incomparable to the machine carving of later generations.
The difference between machine carving and hand carving can be as much as a hundredfold, even with the same material. If you ask which is better, Li Xuewu believes that machine carving is better, but the market feels that hand carving has a soul.
There's nothing you can do about it. The replicas of Chanel bags made in China are even more durable and sturdy than the originals, but the prices are just different. What can you do about it?
Why is Huang Gan so determined to focus on small commodities?
Li Xuewu explained to him that small commodities have low production costs and it is easy to accumulate experience.
Moreover, there are rules governing prison management; if you run an assembly line, it's easy for people to slack off.
Only in piece-rate industries can the high-intensity interaction between prisoners and sewing machines be truly demonstrated.
If you ask whether these small commodities are profitable, the answer is of course yes; the profit margin even exceeds that of the steel rolling industry.
So why doesn't Honggang Group do it itself?
To put it simply, Li Xuewu has been advocating for the elimination of most of the tertiary industry sectors over the past year.
If Shen Fei hadn't insisted that Honggang retain 5% of the shares, he would have insisted on getting rid of them all.
Even so, in this year's work plan, he still put streamlining the scale of industries at the top of the list at the management committee meeting.
The sapling of Honggang Group has gradually grown into a mature tree. In this process, it is necessary to prune its branches and cut off unnecessary tissues and projects that continuously absorb nutrients and hinder upward growth.
Li Xuewu did not make a statement at the meeting, but he mentioned in a conversation with Lao Li that in the future, apart from retaining a small part of the core industries, most of Honggang Group's industries will undergo shareholding reform, including the group's headquarters.
In the process of building and operating the tertiary industry and the joint industry, Li Huaide has seen the superiority of this mechanism, especially the ability to mobilize capital through the joint savings bank to cooperate with this mechanism and exert an impact of more than ten times.
According to him, Li Xuewu was planning and guiding Honggang Group to transform from an industrial enterprise into a comprehensive enterprise.
Using "comprehensive" to describe it is rather vague; to put it more bluntly, it involves elements of capital operation.
When discussing and consulting with Lao Li, Li Xuewu never shied away from expressing his views and pursuit of capital operation.
In reality, the current environment still relies on policy intervention to implement a planned economy, but several sectors have already begun experimental market-oriented reforms and integrations.
Everyone knows that you need ration coupons to buy things at supply and marketing cooperatives and that there are limits on the quantity you can buy. But there are also discount stores where you don't need ration coupons and there are no quantity limits, but the prices are several times higher.
Can you say that discount stores are a product of capitalism?
This is merely a trial to meet market needs, including the Friendship Stores that have already been opened.
Li Shu, this little rich girl, had saved up quite a few rubles, and Li Xuewu took her to visit the Friendship Store.
Although, given his current status and connections to the port city, the items in the Friendship Store have lost their appeal to him and his family.
But good things are good things.
The allure of good products to the market is undeniable, and Zhou Xiaobai's group is trying every possible way to sneak in and get their hands on the latest and most fashionable items.
Of course, Zhou Xiaobai doesn't need that.
Maslow broke down human needs into five levels, from the most basic physiological needs to self-actualization needs.
She has now moved beyond social needs to esteem needs, and is even progressing towards self-actualization needs.
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"I came all this way, aren't you going to spend some time with me?"
Zhou Xiaobai forcefully grabbed his arm and said reproachfully, "Do you think I'm annoying?"
"If that's how you ask it."
Li Xuewu glanced at her, nodded, and said, "You're quite good-looking."
"Pfft—" She couldn't help but laugh out loud at first, but then she retorted angrily, "What do you mean 'still good'! I'm already very pretty!"
"Hehe—" Li Xuewu curled his lips, nodded perfunctorily, and said, "Fine, you'll see."
"Do you have a new girlfriend?" She only dared to ask this because no one was around.
“What kind of talk is that?” Li Xuewu teased her deliberately, and seeing a hint of satisfaction on her face, he said, “What do you mean by ‘again’?”
So I just made a fool of myself!
Zhou Xiaobai gently pushed him, but then hesitated to let go, blinking her big eyes at him, looking pitiful.
"No, don't flirt with me, I can't take it." Li Xuewu escorted her to the door, pointed to the door and said, "I'll see you off here, you should get some rest."
"Are you really leaving?" Zhou Xiaobai looked around and said softly, "I've prepared a little performance."
"You've seen enough shows tonight," Li Xuewu said, glancing at her. "You wouldn't want your carefully prepared little performance to be seen by too many people, would you?"
"What do you mean?" Zhou Xiaobai's face froze, and he frowned as he looked around, asking, "Is someone spying on me?"
"Why would I be spying on you?"
Li Xuewu chuckled and pointed towards the stairs, saying, "Alright, that's enough. They're still waiting for me."
"Then I came for nothing?"
Zhou Xiaobai stomped her foot in annoyance and said reproachfully, "I had prepared a surprise for you."
"Thank you, I'll look at it another time when I have the chance."
Li Xuewu waved his hand, turned around and left, fearing that if he waited too long, someone with ulterior motives would come up and take pictures.
At such a critical time, some people have no bottom line when it comes to despicable acts, and without the necessary mouthpiece, they may not be able to explain this ambiguous relationship clearly.
Just as he was going downstairs, the bus carrying the performing arts troupe and radio station staff arrived at the door.
The hall was bustling with chatter, but when he was seen again, there was a moment of silence, followed by a continuous stream of greetings.
I just saw him on stage; he presented certificates and medals to many actors, whose faces still showed a mixture of fatigue and excitement.
"Okay, okay, get some rest."
Li Xuewu nodded and smiled as he walked towards the door, where Zhang Enyuan had already come in to greet him.
Just as she was leaving, Guliisa walked in, and the two bumped into each other.
"Hello, Secretary-General!"
"Okay, get some rest."
Li Xuewu nodded and smiled as he did with the others as he left the house. Qi Yan had already opened the car door for him.
Guliisa turned back to watch him get into the car and leave before silently turning back and walking into the lobby.
The organizers were instructing the group leaders on roll call and how to bring the participants back, while also explaining the evening's rest and the itinerary for tomorrow morning.
Guliisa listened absentmindedly, still thinking about the man she had just met.
In Beijing, she had had many close encounters with Li Xuewu in private, but tonight's meeting directly highlighted the gap in their social status and made her realize some realities.
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"Secretary-General, here is the newspaper you requested."
The excitement of New Year's Day has gradually faded. Although people in the office still occasionally mention the fun of that night, looking at the calendar under the large glass window on the desk, it's clear that the party was already half a month ago.
The joint investigation team shifted its focus to Yingcheng. After identifying the murderer, the case of Jia Yun's poisoning was handed over to criminal investigation experts and professional teams in Liaodong.
In this matter, Li Xuewu skillfully used the cards at his disposal to avoid getting involved in the cause and effect.
To be honest, if Liu Wei hadn't been arranged by Hu Ke, he wouldn't have even participated in the investigation of this case.
This is his third year working in Liaodong, and it is very likely to be his last.
He spent more than three years establishing his expertise and influence in multiple fields such as industry and organization, in order to shed the preconceived notion of him as a security officer.
If this case leads to his superiors re-portraying him as a brilliant detective, then it would be a huge loss.
Doesn't a detective deserve to be portrayed?
No, this has nothing to do with his profession; it's a career plan he made for himself, and he shouldn't limit himself to one field.
He is too young and easily labeled, especially in a particular professional field.
Once someone is labeled in this way by their superiors, they risk being "sent down for training."
He has a very clear plan for his future. With his current development and strength, he no longer needs to demonstrate his abilities in the field of professional technology.
Comprehensive management skills and a decision-making perspective are the directions he needs to change towards.
Therefore, after that night, although he met with and convened a special working group meeting on behalf of Honggang Group, he only made arrangements and deployments and did not get involved in the matter again.
For the past two weeks, Li Xuewu has been staying up until nine or ten o'clock every day because he still has homework to finish.
When he returned to Beijing last year, in early December, the college's vice dean asked him to write a theoretical article about reclamation areas.
He intended to delay a little longer, but there were only a few days left before he had to return to Beijing to teach.
Over a thousand kilometers away, he didn't believe the vice dean would travel such a long distance to chase after the manuscript, nor did he believe the other party would go to great lengths to make a long-distance call to try their luck.
However, he also realized that the vice president wouldn't be in a hurry, thinking that even if he could run away, he couldn't hide.
He has to go back to class, right?
You know, if he gets blocked by the vice principal again and can't submit his manuscript, how embarrassing will that be?
So whenever he had time or free time, he would look at materials and find articles, all for the sake of this assigned essay.
Zhang Enyuan found a newspaper from ten years ago in the Gangcheng City database for him, which contained important information.
Li Xuewu took it and examined it carefully, comparing it with his own calculations. He confirmed that the error was very small, and only then did he feel relieved.
"Were there any documents exchanged today?"
He handed the manuscript to Zhang Enyuan and instructed him, "Please seal it up for me. If any of the group's confidential secretaries come to Gangcheng, please ask them to pass it on to Vice Dean Zhang of Zhengzhi College."
"There should be some." Zhang Enyuan took the document, sealed it in a file bag, and even affixed a seal.
"I'll go ask them in a bit. If they don't come today, they should arrive by the day after tomorrow at the latest."
"Hmm, any news today?"
After finishing his thesis, Li Xuewu finally breathed a sigh of relief and picked up the documents to read them.
Zhang Enyuan removed the seal, pointed to an article in today's newspaper, and said, "It's about light industry."
Seeing that Li Xuewu did not look up, he continued, "The title is: my country's light industry has formed a relatively complete system."
"Hmm, which newspaper?" Li Xuewu asked without looking up, "The People's Daily? Or..."
"Huaxin Daily." Zhang Enyuan pointed at the newspaper before looking at him and asking, "It's quite complete. Is there a purpose behind this statement?"
"What's the purpose?" Li Xuewu looked up at him with amusement when he heard him ask this, and said, "It's exactly what it sounds like, a definition of being humble yet confident."
"It's quite interesting." Zhang Enyuan seemed to understand, yet also seemed not to quite understand. He shook his head, smiled, and left with the documents.
Honggang Group has its own document transmission system, and the confidential secretary frequently communicates with the group, so his thesis was quickly delivered to Vice Dean Zhang.
Why did he use the group's file transfer system to send files to the college?
Simply put, he didn't want his paper to be transmitted through the postal system, because that would passively expose him to the risk of loss.
Secondly, he needed the group's confidential document transmission system to ensure that the paper was not seen by too many people.
If Zhang Enyuan had already sealed it off, how could anyone possibly see what was written inside?
Stop joking. Written agreements are the most dangerous thing. The most confidential thing is a tacit understanding, like a glance.
Three days later, Li Xuewu received a call from Vice Dean Zhang, who must have gone to great lengths to contact him.
"Yes, I am Li Xuewu."
Unlike others in this era who would shout "Hello, who is this?" when answering the phone, Li Xuewu would always calmly introduce himself, exuding an air of superiority.
At least Vice President Zhang could feel the authority and aura emanating from the Secretary-General of Honggang Group.
"I am Zhang Shaogong." The vice president on the other end of the phone also introduced himself in the same tone.
Upon hearing Li Xuewu's polite reply, he then said, "I have received your paper; it is very well written."
"Isn't it fucking good?"
Li Xuewu smiled. This Vice Dean Zhang was quite a character; he'd heard that Zhang often made surprising remarks during meetings.
Of course, don't think of him as a rough person. In the righteous system, this style often represents his way of doing things.
Do you think this Vice Dean Zhang is just an old scholar, an administrator of academic affairs?
That's a huge mistake. Cadres who spend several years working in academia before returning to the system are the ones who are cheating.
Teaching experience is considered an achievement, teaching years are considered a merit, and promotions are not conducted according to conventional rules.
"Ha ha ha ha--"
Vice Dean Zhang chuckled and joked, "Good is good, how can you use 'fuck good'?"
"I'm relieved if you're satisfied."
Li Xuewu said with a smile on the phone, "I'm afraid you'll be too picky and make me revise the manuscript again."
"As you know, I've written several books, and I'm most impatient with revising manuscripts."
"Oh, are you trying to shut me down?"
Vice Dean Zhang joked, "I haven't even asked you to revise the manuscript yet. How am I supposed to bring it up if you say that?"
"Then please, don't say anything," Li Xuewu said deliberately. "Even if you do say something, I won't change it."
"Hahahaha!" Vice Dean Zhang was clearly very satisfied with his paper, hence the hearty laughter.
There have always been doubts within the college about Li Xuewu's treatment and status.
It's nothing more than special treatment due to the company's status; he became an associate professor at such a young age, which is hardly a fitting title.
What they despised most about Li Xuewu was his academic work; apart from those few books, he didn't have a single theoretical article.
Vice Dean Zhang, who was entrusted by his superiors to arrange for Li Xuewu to work at the Zhengfa College and the Zhengzhi College, was also very worried about this.
He was also worried that Li Xuewu might be able to handle the classroom but not the thesis, and he was even prepared to explain on Li Xuewu's behalf.
Some professors are good at teaching, but not academic research, which is normal.
But this phrase didn't come in, which is a bit unusual when applied to Li Xuewu, but it's still a pleasant surprise.
He was young and promising, with advanced ideas, outstanding abilities, and solid writing skills; he even felt a sense of envy towards him.
A son should be like Sun Quan!
“I have read your article, ‘From Wartime Reclamation to Modern Agriculture: A Study on the Economic Transformation of Reclamation Areas,’ several times.”
He took the initiative to end the small talk and said earnestly, "To be honest, it's a truly unique article."
"We're all on the same side, so let's not boast about ourselves, shall we?" Li Xuewu asked ambiguously, "My writing hasn't crossed any red lines, has it? I still need your help to check it out."
"There's no such thing as a red line."
Vice Dean Zhang frankly stated, "Setting red lines in the academic field is tantamount to putting shackles on you."
"Of course, given your special status, it's understandable that you should be aware of boundaries, but this doesn't entirely apply to you."
He paused for a moment before continuing, "I've already sent this article to the internal reference editorial department, and I believe it will be published soon."
"This..." Li Xuewu had already guessed it, but he still hesitated and asked, "Is this height necessary?"
“Of course,” Vice Dean Zhang said confidently. “My assessment is that it has a unique perspective and is of guiding and research significance. It’s up to the editorial department to decide.”
"Of course, if it is actually published, my evaluation will be meaningless, because I am not qualified to evaluate an article that can be published in the internal reference."
He emphasized earnestly, "But I firmly believe that this article has absolute value."
People only value an opinion or article when they can see the future.
If you could get a lottery number from the future, do you think it would be valuable?
In Vice Dean Zhang's view, the article Li Xuewu provided was like a lottery number.
Although the concept of lottery didn't exist back then, the meaning was the same.
"You flatter me too much. I am content with your praise and dare not ask for anything more."
After saying this, Li Xuewu smiled and said, "Since you are satisfied, I am confident that I can go back to class."
"Hahaha—" Vice Dean Zhang was always unusually lenient with talented young people.
He made another joke before hanging up the phone.
Li Xuewu was unsure whether his article would be published in the internal reference materials; it was not something he could control.
Even if it gets featured in the internal reports, it's not that important; at least he won't get carried away.
He won't get carried away, but Lao Li will.
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Immediately after Su Weide was taken away, Li Huaide launched a large-scale rectification campaign within the group.
A three-month self-inspection and rectification campaign will be implemented in government agencies and their branches, down to the grassroots management level.
At the same time, at the group level, ten working groups, each with a supervisory team at its core, were organized and stationed in core departments.
The purpose is simple: to conduct investigations into the integrity and competence of cadres through methods such as visits, interviews, and review of documents.
He was setting up a remedial procedure for the Su Weide case, and no one at the group's management committee level voiced any objections.
But it's clear to everyone that with Su Weide under investigation, the organizational structure within the group has also changed.
In this process, Li Huaide wanted to take the opportunity to advance the investigation of the case and at the same time carry out a purge of the team.
During the rectification process, everyone knew that those who had sided with Deputy Director Su were going to be in trouble.
The entire group headquarters is watching. Now that Director Li has already taken the plunge, will Deputy Director Dong and the Secretary-General still hold back?
Contrary to their expectations and imagination, Deputy Director Dong made no move, and the Secretary-General was also eerily quiet.
It seems that this victory was not won by Deputy Director Dong and the Secretary-General, but by Director Li's strategic planning.
The Secretary-General should have been the one to reap the victory, but instead it's become a one-man show by Director Li.
Those in the organization couldn't understand it, and those below them understood it even less. They began to discuss and study it privately, trying to find out why the secretary-general was keeping such a low profile.
Is it really just to highlight Director Li?
It can't possibly be that simple!
However, Li Xuewu focused his energy and time on maintaining close contact with Liaodong authorities during his time back in Liaodong, spending a month visiting several universities there.
Unlike the hesitation of Beijing Chemical Industry, he went to visit and make contacts, paving the way with real money.
He didn't want any training quotas; he simply contacted Liaodong Industrial College to discuss and develop school-enterprise cooperation projects.
Initially, Hu Ke was unaware of his approach and goals until he proposed the theory of large industrial city clusters at a symposium at Bincheng Institute of Technology, which completely drew Hu Ke to his side.
Hu Ke personally accompanied him to the next few universities, and the two often sat together to discuss the project.
In an era when industrial development was still rudimentary, large industrial city clusters seemed so glamorous and distant.
However, in Northeast China, in Liaodong, this concept is precisely the direction that the decision-makers need to plan and design for Liaodong 20 or 30 years from now.
At present, both Fengcheng and Gangcheng are somewhat complacent in terms of industrial scale and urban construction, lacking planning.
If we were to draw a map connecting the points, lines, and surfaces of industrial specialization and integration on the entire Liaodong region, based on Li Xuewu's proposed large industrial city cluster, what a magnificent sight that would be!
Radiating inland and throughout the Northeast from coastal cities, the railway network connects urban industries, cultivating integrated industries around the specialty industries represented by the cities.
In Fengcheng, even Lu Qiming was drawn in and took the initiative to participate in a seminar.
Lu Qiming had a broader vision than Hu, and he saw the ambition of Honggang Group: to use cooperation with Liaodong industry as an opportunity to expand and develop throughout Northeast Asia by leveraging and integrating Liaodong's industrial strength.
Only by leveraging and integrating the industrial resources of Liaodong can Honggang Group expand into Northeast China and influence Northeast Asia.
With Yingcheng Port as its core in the southeast direction, it connects to the Soviet Union to the north, North Korea to the east, and Mongolia to the west.
A notable characteristic of industrial development is that products are exported, becoming a pillar of exports.
Frankly speaking, with Honggang Group's current production capacity and size, it is impossible to meet the needs of the domestic market.
However, from Honggang Group's perspective, it is precisely because the market cannot offer them a satisfactory price.
In other words, Honggang Group can, while meeting the needs of the domestic market, export mature industrial products to the international market as much as possible in order to obtain more means of production and resources.
In an era of technological iteration and innovation, clinging to the old ways and maintaining the status quo have become synonymous with being backward.
If we don't take the initiative to go abroad and meet the challenges, are we just going to wait for others to knock on our door, point a gun at us, and demand to do business with us?
Therefore, Li Xuewu temporarily set aside his focus on the Su Weide case and instead began implementing his own industrial integration and development plan.
First, a cooperation agreement was reached with Lu Qiming in Fengcheng for a project, namely the Automobile City project.
Knowing that he was up to something big, Wang Lu, the deputy director of the steel city in charge of industry, rushed to Fengcheng overnight to see him.
Everything is negotiable; that's her bottom line.
Her conditions and requirements were very simple, and there was only one: the automobile city must be located in the steel city.
In Li Xuewu's explanation, she even emphasized that if Honggang Group could make Gangcheng a leading city in the country in the future, a city that could be named "Automobile City" whenever it was mentioned, she dared to guarantee with her own integrity that as long as she was in Liaodong, Honggang Group and he, Li Xuewu, would be her life-and-death partners.
It sounds a bit crazy, even idealistic, but anyone would go crazy if this happened to them.
She heard the news in the steel city that Li Xuewu was going to unite several large automobile manufacturers across the country to set up a parts production center and assembly plant in one city. What does this mean?
To put it simply, how many provinces in the whole country have large automobile manufacturing plants?
Previously, people referred to the four major automobile manufacturers, but now steel and automobile manufacturers must be included, making it the five major ones.
There are only five large automobile manufacturing plants in the whole country, but Honggang Group wants to unite many companies that have already become or are developing into large automobile manufacturing plants and concentrate them in one city.
Note that this is about the integrated development of a city. If this project is successfully completed, the city's economy and other indicators will skyrocket.
Industrial construction represents the integration of workers, and the concentration of workers represents the concentration of human resources.
This process will lead to market prosperity and the supporting development of other service industries.
The entire city will benefit from this project.
Do you think Wang Lu will let Li Xuewu snatch this project away from you, from the steel city?
She had to keep a close eye on Li Xuewu, following him closely throughout the entire process. Anyone who dared to get close to Li Xuewu or covet this project was her competitor.
Especially when she saw Ge Ping arriving from Yingcheng, she said sternly, "Don't force me, or I won't be able to be a comrade anymore."
When a woman gets ruthless, men really have nothing to do with her.
Li Xuewu only proposed an automobile city project under the cooperation project of the large industrial city cluster, which aroused Wang Lu's madness. He did not come to Fengcheng for the automobile city project.
During his meeting with Lu Qiming, he also proposed a plan to establish a group-based corporate club based in Fengcheng.
Lu Qiming took this opinion very seriously and discussed the details and prospects with him for a long time.
When Lu Qiming learned that Li Xuewu wanted to support local businesses and integrate resources to achieve the goal of becoming a group in Fengcheng, he gave him a suggestion: to bring Hu Ke along.
Lu Qiming also gave Hu Ke an order: to put this idea and plan into writing and implement it as soon as possible.
He knew very well what the Honggang Group, which Li Xuewu represented, wanted to do, and he knew his goal from the beginning.
Both the automobile city project and the proposed group-based corporate club are means to achieve this goal.
That's why Li Xuewu is considered a smart man; he clearly lets others know his goals without making them feel uncomfortable.
They even have to actively and proactively cooperate. This kind of thinking—that they can both make the cake and divide it—is terrifying upon closer examination.
Li Xuewu can represent Honggang Group to a certain extent, but he cannot represent Honggang Group under these circumstances.
Because he was not on equal footing with Lu Qiming.
In his statement, he also mentioned that he would invite the group's general manager, Li Huaide, to Fengcheng to participate in the event at an appropriate time.
Lu Qiming naturally hoped that Li Huaide could come to Fengcheng, because that would mean the project would be implemented.
After returning to the steel city, Li Xuewu reported the matter to Li Huaide in a phone call, and Li Huaide agreed with him.
He laughed heartily on the phone as he recounted the progress of the Suweide case and the work he had done.
The main point is how effective his internal disciplinary reform efforts within the group have been.
In fact, Li Xuewu did not value this kind of fleeting inspection. It was useful, but it wouldn't last long.
To his surprise during the call, Lao Li mentioned Su Weide's departure, and at his suggestion, the management committee approved Dong Wenxue to take over the heavy responsibility of the group's safety management.
Dong Wenxue was originally in charge of technical work, but when he returned to Beijing, he mainly focused on the development and construction of the Liangmahe Industrial Zone.
However, for various reasons, Dong Wenxue only did one thing in the past two years: to put the technology introduced from East Germany into practice.
He was entangled in the No. 4 furnace case and could not shake off its influence, which led to a loss of willpower and poor performance.
However, having received Lao Li's support and being granted the position of security director is a glimmer of hope.
Li Xuewu certainly did not oppose the decision, but he expressed his concerns about the group's ecosystem over the phone.
He used somewhat blunt language to remind Lao Li to be careful of Zhou Wanquan, as he was no ordinary person.
But at this moment, Zhou Wanquan was too cooperative, too quiet, and too docile.
What Li Xuewu considered abnormal, Old Li saw as him subduing the child and making him willingly obey his commands.
He felt that with a series of combined attacks over two months, he had already subdued his opponent.
He didn't try to persuade Lao Li about his blind confidence, because good advice is hard to give to a damned devil.
If Lao Li listens to him, then he can say one more thing; if he doesn't like to listen, then it won't affect him.
Just as Li Huaide was excitedly about to open champagne to celebrate his successive victories, Li Xuewu began to calm himself down.
He is preparing to write a new book, "Emergency Firefighting Science".
(End of this chapter)