dognovel Chapter 1403 What kind of fighting style is this?
Chapter 1403 What kind of fighting style is this?
Chapter 1403 What kind of fighting style is this?
"Set up a joint venture? What were you thinking?"
Li Xuewu put down the materials in his hand, looked at Huang Gan sitting on the other side, and asked, "The suggestion you made?"
Do you think I have the guts?
Huang Gan picked up his teacup and said righteously, "Everyone in the Directorate knows that I'm the biggest coward."
"You're quite proud of yourself." Li Xuewu glanced at him and tapped the "Plan for the Construction of the First Joint Venture Company of Chadian" on the sofa armrest with his finger. "But it's good. It's much better to have self-awareness than blind arrogance."
"You don't need to insult me. I know my own limitations." Huang Gan took a sip of hot tea, put down the teacup, and said, "How could a little mudfish like me stir up such a storm?"
He shook his head slightly and sighed, "If the waves aren't strong enough, you could easily drown yourself in them."
"Don't blame me for digging this up, but ultimately it's your fault, the fault of your Red Star Factory." Huang Gan glanced at Li Xuewu and said, "Who told you to grow from a small factory into a large corporation? You're making us green with envy—"
"You're just like Pigsy trying to pull off a trick—biting the hand that feeds you!" Li Xuewu laughed in anger, looking at him and saying, "Who said we grew from a small factory into a large corporation?"
"Anyway, I didn't say it, but I heard it." Huang Gan shook his head shamelessly and said, "You know what time it is, the wind changes in a minute—"
"First of all, I want to emphasize that we weren't originally a small factory," Li Xuewu said, looking at him. "You call a company with over 10,000 employees and multiple branch factories a small factory?"
"Secondly, we are not a large corporation."
He emphasized firmly, "Compared with other large conglomerates in China, we are still in the stage of exploring the new era and becoming modern enterprises. What kind of large conglomerate are we?"
"Telling me this is useless!"
Huang Gan sat up straight and looked at Li Xuewu, saying, "A message came from above saying that the total investment in the Liangmahe Ecological Industrial Zone in the past two years alone exceeded ten million yuan. You don't deny the authenticity of this data, do you?"
Seeing Li Xuewu frown, he said with a smile, "It's not that everyone is obsessed with money, it's that your Hongxing Factory has fallen into a gold mine, and everyone just can't stand it anymore."
"And then what? A poor imitation?" Li Xuewu tapped the documents beside him with his fingers and asked, "Even your unit wants to get involved?"
"Being close to the water tower means you get the moon first," Huang Gan said with a grin. "Our leader said that since we're going to cooperate anyway, and since we're going to develop the economy anyway, building small factories and primary schools, we might as well go all the way and establish a professional company."
"But we can't go too far."
Li Xuewu squinted and said, "If even organizations like yours are starting businesses, what are we supposed to do? Starve?"
"Hey—" Huang Gan waved his hand in a show of magnanimity and said, "You don't need to be overly modest, and you don't need to be afraid. No matter how well we run our company, we will not take away your Hongxing Factory's jobs."
"Ah—then our Red Star Factory should thank you for sparing our lives, right?"
Li Xuewu raised an eyebrow, placed the documents beside him on the coffee table and pushed them over, saying, "It's not easy for you to come all this way, have some food before you leave."
"Hey!" Huang Gan glanced at him and raised an eyebrow. "No, I mean—you're really afraid we'll grow bigger and stronger!"
"Don't say it, I'm really afraid—" Li Xuewu picked up his teacup and said calmly, "I'm afraid of getting burned. After all, the Hongxing Factory's business is the result of generations of hard work. It would be really unfair to ruin it over this matter."
"How do you know we'll cause trouble?!" Huang Gan was so anxious he was about to slam his fist on the table, glaring at him as he demanded, "How do you know we'll definitely grow big and strong?"
"Nonsense, tell me how a company without labor costs can fail." Li Xuewu smirked, glanced at him, and said, "Don't tell me you don't know your boss's little tricks. I don't care if you want to fool others, but come ask me..."
“You didn’t have to refuse so decisively—” Huang Gan’s tone softened a bit as he looked at Li Xuewu and asked, “I heard that you have joint ventures with Tianjin Aquatic Products. Why don’t you consider us? We can cooperate, it’s a win-win situation!”
"Our cooperation with Tianjin Fisheries is a fishery project. What kind of project are we cooperating on?" Li Xuewu said calmly, "The existing industrial projects are not enough for you. Do you want to renovate all the prisons?"
"Sigh—" Huang Gan sighed, "You don't know the cost of firewood and rice until you're in charge of the household; a large family and a big business mean a big hole in the hole—"
He patted the back of his hand and muttered to Li Xuewu, "I didn't know how difficult logistics was before. I used to sit in the office and complain, saying things like, 'This isn't working properly,' or 'That can't be delivered.'"
"Now that I'm in charge of logistics, I finally understand why we often had shortages of supplies before."
Huang Gan said with a bitter face, "To be honest, I've never felt that our unit has ever been this poor."
"I actually believed your nonsense."
Li Xuewu remained unmoved, raised his chin to indicate the document on the coffee table, and said, "Let me be frank with you, the Red Star Factory could have done this in the past, but it's absolutely impossible now. You can figure out why yourself."
"What's the reason? Foreign trade?"
Huang Gan's decision to come this time wasn't made on a whim. He frowned slightly and said, "Is this taboo really that big?"
"Very big, not just big."
Li Xuewu said earnestly, "Besides this reason, our group's operating standards are also being raised. Now we basically don't do projects that are less than three or four million."
He twitched his index finger on the sofa armrest, still pointing to the document on the coffee table, and said, "If you really want to do this, I suggest you consider other people."
"Really? Three or four million?"
Huang Gan looked at him with suspicion and asked, "Have you become this rich now?"
“This has nothing to do with being rich or poor; it’s a conflict of operating costs.” Li Xuewu glared at him and explained, “This year, the group has not only raised the standards for project approval but also cut some unnecessary and inefficient enterprises. If you’re interested, you can take a look; they’re perfect for integrating into your joint ventures.”
"Okay—I understand—" Huang Gan raised his eyebrows and said knowingly, "Your operations are getting bigger and bigger, and you can't manage those small projects anymore. You've already integrated everything that could be integrated. The remaining scraps are not only not a waste, but also save on management costs. Is that what you mean?"
"That's right, absolutely correct—"
Li Xuewu smiled, put down his teacup, and said, "We need to invest our limited resources into creating an unlimited modern group enterprise. Not initiating projects unless absolutely necessary is a standard for the group's operations this year, and there's nothing I can do to help you with that."
"Are you in love now?" Huang Gan reluctantly took back the document, but then felt a little reluctant to part with it. He looked at Li Xuewu and asked, "You just said you could contact someone else? Who?"
"That depends on what you want to do."
Li Xuewu shrugged and said, "I still have some connections in the capital, and I'm doing alright in Liaodong too."
"Damn, you got me!"
Huang Gan rolled his eyes, slammed the documents in his hand onto the coffee table, and said, "Tell me, what are you thinking? You can't expect me to leave empty-handed after just one meal, can you?"
"Don't try to fool me, I won't fall for that."
Li Xuewu glanced at him with amusement, then said seriously, "I think you guys should keep a low profile."
"What do you mean by that?" Huang Gan raised an eyebrow and asked, "Have you heard some rumors?"
"There aren't that many rumors—"
Li Xuewu said very earnestly, "It's always better to seek stability than to be overly aggressive. Your current mindset is not suitable for doing projects. You're too impatient and too profit-driven."
"Listen to what I have to say first."
He waved his hand, reminding Huang Ganxian not to speak, and then patiently explained, "This document says that we need to integrate the resources of several farms and fully launch industries such as animal husbandry, breeding, timber, papermaking, printing, carving, clothing, and electronics. Putting aside whether the market is good or not, can you do it?"
"That's right, you have these projects now, but do you have a complete industrial chain?"
Li Xuewu spread his hands and said frankly, "At the very least, how are you going to solve the sales problem for these products?"
“The supply and marketing company can accept these products, but how can the municipal industry assign production tasks to you? After all, you are not a municipal industry and are not included in the production plan.”
He frankly stated, "Small-scale production is fine now, but if we really want to expand the scale and form an industry, we will face endless problems. The slightest mistake will be a crisis like an earthquake."
"So, according to you, we're not suited for large-scale industries?" Huang Gan asked, frowning. "Then we can only do downstream supplementary labor on this scale?"
"The root cause is still human error."
Li Xuewu tapped him and reminded him, "Your advantage is manpower, but your disadvantage is also manpower. You will never be able to train skilled workers or engineers."
"Damn it—" Huang Gan frowned and said, "This has become a shackle for us? Who the hell became an engineer in prison?"
That's absolutely true; I've never heard of a prisoner becoming an engineer through labor reform.
"Small size also has its advantages. Small scale allows for quick adjustments, enabling rapid adaptation to market changes and facilitating cluster development."
Li Xuewu took a sip of warm tea and said, "Let's adapt to local conditions. Every region has different industrial characteristics. What you should consider is not 'big and beautiful,' but rather 'small and exquisite.'"
He pointed to the business plan and said, "There's no problem with setting up a joint venture; it can solve your production and sales problems. But you can't cooperate with large companies; you'll suffer losses."
"Now you're thinking about us?" Huang Gan glanced at him sideways and said, "I'm actually a little scared."
“That’s right, now I’m going to trick you into being scammed.” Li Xuewu smiled and said, “Joint ventures don’t necessarily have to cooperate with large companies to have a chance. Fairness and equality are the key elements of cooperation, and the focus is still on the project.”
“If you want to establish a joint venture, you must be realistic and focus on the fundamental contradictions.”
He said earnestly, "Either you do sales, or you do production, or you become a middleman and make a profit from the difference."
"The essence of a joint venture is to transform goods into profits; this process is the core of the company's operation."
"You mean—" Huang Gan asked hesitantly, looking at him, "We should still do what we're good at?"
"Like I told you at the beginning, you're all starting businesses, so what are we supposed to do?"
Li Xuewu glanced at him and said calmly, "Do you believe that if one day you are not satisfied with the status quo, expanding your business and increasing profits will become your crimes?"
"That sounds so mystical—"
Huang Gan was stubborn, but the hesitation in his eyes betrayed him, because he couldn't be sure what kind of monster would be released if Pandora's box was opened.
Can he guarantee that he will remain true to his original aspirations now, and that he will remain as pure as he is today in the future?
Furthermore, can he guarantee his own safety, and can he guarantee the safety of others?
Once the framework is in place and the project is operational, there's no room for him to steer in either direction. When the car starts moving, no one will know where it's headed.
Li Xuewu's reminder was like a sharp blade, shattering his fantasies into pieces, which scattered between his brows and formed a series of wrinkles.
Li Xuewu sipped his tea slowly, giving him ample time to ponder; these were his dearest friends and family.
"Then what do you think we should do?"
Huang Gan, having recovered his senses, looked at Li Xuewu and asked, "Now, whether it's farms or prisons, everyone's doing their own thing, launching projects without a second thought, and it's all a mess."
He said with concern, "This is not only a waste of resources, but it will also create an unhealthy competitive atmosphere internally."
"Take livestock farming for example, it seems like all farms are doing it, especially the superior breeds. Some of them were even taken from Chadian Farm. I couldn't stop them."
Huang Gan frowned and said, "The market is very good right now. No matter what you do, you can make money. Not only can you quickly recoup your investment, but you can also improve the company's financial situation."
"But the reality is worrying, and the leaders are also anxious about it. That's why they're telling us to come up with a solution as soon as possible."
He pointed to the report and said, "The leadership's intention is to consolidate the operations of the projects, maximize production capacity, improve efficiency, reduce waste, and prevent errors..."
"We should implement a production task system tailored to local conditions domestically, and a unified sales and distribution system internationally. There's no other way."
Li Xuewu looked at him frankly and said, "You are obviously trying to take away the financial management rights, which will inevitably reduce the enthusiasm for production. This is mainly reflected in the attitude of the management personnel. There is no solution but to supplement it with strict management and control of the system."
"Then who do you want me to partner with?" Huang Gan understood and frowned, asking, "Could it be...?"
"Hehe, the sauerkraut and pork belly at our factory's guesthouse is absolutely amazing. You've come all this way, you can't miss it."
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"Hurry, hurry, I'm going to be late—"
Li Shu got up very early today. Because of the teacher's instructions after school yesterday, she went home, ate dinner, and then went to bed.
If Gu Ning hadn't been worried about her indigestion and upset stomach, and had played with her for a while, she probably would have gone to sleep by 7:30.
Why go to bed so early?
Because going to bed early allows you to wake up early, Li Shu woke up early for today's cultural performance, which included two acts.
Er Ya got up early enough, but Li Shu got up even earlier, waking her up before dawn to prepare breakfast.
Er Ya said, both amused and annoyed, that she was no different from Zhou Bapi, making the workers get up and go to work in the fields before dawn.
Li Shu didn't know who Zhou Bapi was, and she didn't care about her aunt's jokes. She just felt that she was the main character today.
Is waking up my second aunt enough?
Of course not, Aunt Zhao Yaping also had to get up, because she was afraid that her aunt would oversleep and delay her meal.
If we miss dinner, we'll miss the performance. Everyone needs to be prepared today to make way for her performance.
Li Shu has reached the stage of personality development. This little girl is quite proud. On the one hand, she shows that she doesn't care much about her performance to her family, but on the other hand, she emphasizes that everyone should pay enough attention to her performance.
Zhao Yaping was still in a daze when she was woken up; she couldn't believe that Li Shu would suspect her of being lazy in bed.
To fabricate a charge... no, to fabricate a charge against someone, one need not lack a pretext.
After being brought to the city by her older sister, Zhao Yaping can confidently say that she cherishes this hard-won opportunity to study and longs for life in the city.
She knew this was the home of her "second brother," whom she had met several times, and she was also quite familiar with her second sister-in-law.
At first, she didn't understand why her older sister wanted to send her to live here, until her father came to visit her and said those words.
Children from poor families become parents early.
Zhao Yaping's life at home was better than Er Ya's, but it was still far worse than that of the children in the city.
She was sensible enough that even though Gu Ning never ordered her around or asked her to do any work, she did whatever she could.
She gets along very well with Er Ya; the two sisters now live in the same room and help each other with chores.
Zhao Yaping envied Li Shu. This little girl, who was clearly not her second brother and sister-in-law's daughter, had achieved a life she had never imagined, and it was the life goal she had always dreamed of.
Besides housework, the only other thing she needs help with at home is this little girl.
Although Li Shu attends kindergarten and has her own tutor, she is with her tutor when studying.
After arriving in the city, she was taken by her older brother Guodong to meet the principal of Hongxing United Middle School. Principal Ran arranged for her to transfer to another class. She attended the first semester of junior high school at the commune middle school and is now starting the second semester.
It is quite obvious that although the knowledge learned in the commune is the same as that in the United Middle School, the pace and quality are completely different.
She was an excellent student in the commune, but her grades at the United Middle School were only average. The entrance exam left her dumbfounded.
Therefore, being a strong-willed girl, she worked very hard and diligently, studying late into the night and getting up very early every day.
Li Shu woke her up, saying she was afraid she had gotten up too late, which made Zhao Yaping suddenly feel like she had been wronged.
If you think Li Shu is afraid of her mother and doesn't dare to wake Gu Ning up, then you're completely wrong.
That's right, she didn't dare to wake her mother, but she couldn't help going upstairs every now and then, peeking through the door without saying a word. After three or four trips back and forth, Gu Ning had no choice but to get up.
Li Shu, who has a performance commitment, is someone no one dares to mess with.
Her father couldn't come back to watch her performance, but her mother could. In order to satisfy her daughter's competitive spirit and desire to perform, Gu Ning had to ask for a morning off from her department.
The department head, Zhang, also found it amusing. Of course she knew Li Shu, and then she thought about Li Xuewu, who was working in another city. It was really not easy for Gu Ning to take care of the child alone, so of course she should give her this leave.
So Li Shu's entourage today is quite large. Her mother can come, her second aunt can come, and even Teacher Xiaoxiao is coming. The only one who can't come is her youngest aunt because she has to go to school. She expressed her regret for her aunt not being able to see her perform and hear her sing in person.
Zhao Yaping's only regret was that she didn't stay up late studying with Li Shu last night, so that Li Shu could have gotten up later.
Everyone had plenty of time to prepare this morning, even with Li Shu's repeated urging.
In the past, Li Shu was the most slowpoke in the family, and she had to be urged to do everything. Today, she is the one in charge.
After breakfast was finished and everything was ready at home, I checked the time and realized I had half an hour before kindergarten.
So Gu Ning and the others just sat in the living room, staring at each other without saying a word.
Li Shu felt no pressure at all; she was going to perform on stage, so how could this little bit of attention scare her?
Li Xuewu said that his daughter has a big heart; if she doesn't care about something, she absolutely won't care.
Thursday, March 3th.
The spring semester arts performance at the Seventh Hospital Family Kindergarten of Haiyuncang officially began at 9:00 a.m.
With the help of their teachers, the children prepared a special stage and rehearsed many positive and uplifting songs and dances.
As the first group's performance of "We Are the Successors of Communism" came to a close, the second group, the "The East Is Red" chorus, moved to the center of the courtyard to perform.
Li Shu was a member of the second choir. She was wearing a red jacket made by her grandmother, with a white apron that was the same as the one worn by the kindergarten on top. She looked extremely cute.
Parents stood or sat in the audience, giving enthusiastic applause whenever a child came forward to perform.
Being an audience member for children is not a task unique to later generations. Parent-child interaction is also valued in this era, although it is not as frequent, only once or twice per semester.
There's one Spring Festival in March, one Children's Day in June, and another National Day in October, and then there are none more.
Children find it a bit difficult to sing "The East Is Red" because they don't have such a powerful voice, but their childish voices still convey a sense of youthful vigor.
After the choir finished singing, Li Shu came down with the children, showing no signs of nervousness.
Even during the performance just now, she remained as composed as ever, no wonder the teacher let her stand in the front row to lead the singing.
After the performance of "I Have a Little Crayon" ended, the little announcer introduced in a sweet, childlike voice: "Next, please welcome Li Shu from Class 1 to the stage. She will be singing... 'Me and My Motherland'—"
"My country and I are inseparable; wherever I go, a song of praise flows forth."
As Li Shu sang the first line in her clear and melodious voice, Teacher Xiao Xiao's accordion accompaniment began, instantly moving the entire audience with a chilling and touching moment.
That's right, "A Letter to My Daughter" has been renamed after Xiaoxiao's editing and refinement. It's the very first line of the song that Xiaoxiao thinks is more suitable.
"I sing of every high mountain~ I sing of every river~ wisps of smoke~ small villages~ a rut on the road..."
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"Shh—we'll talk about this back in the office."
Just as Ma Baosen was about to speak, his master stopped him, signaling him not to speak there.
The weekly work meeting of the Steel City Metallurgical Plant had just ended, and Ma Baosen had come to see his mentor.
Zhang Enyuan, who was attending an office meeting for the first time to take meeting minutes, was very cautious and careful.
Sun Jia, who was carrying out this task with him, glanced at them as she passed by, nodded, and headed towards the office.
Ma Baosen stood to one side and looked back deeply at the departing figure of Sun Jia, the deputy director of the office. Only after all the leaders in the office had left did he return to the office with his mentor.
Their office was next to Li Xuewu's office, and Ma Baosen's desk was right opposite his master's desk.
In Ma Baosen's mind, the idea his master instilled in him was self-discipline and propriety. However, he was young and more impulsive, and sometimes he would not pay attention to these things, which would often lead to warnings from his master.
Why do we need to go back to the office to talk about something?
Because the staff of the Liaodong Industrial Leading Group Office were almost all from outside the area, with only a few being local residents.
Director Zhang Jing is a good-tempered person, and Zhou Peilan and the others are all very young, so everyone gets along very well.
With Li Xuewu around, who would dare to cause trouble?
Therefore, some things can be said in the office without worrying about these people spreading them or gossiping.
"Master, the meeting was really..."
Ma Baosen asked his master in surprise in a low voice, "Why doesn't that person look angry at all?"
"If you can figure that out, then he's not your boss." Zhang Enyuan scoffed at his apprentice, glanced in the direction of Li Xuewu's office, and then sat back down in his seat.
Unless Li Xuewu gives him any instructions or requests, he will work here, as he also has a lot of written work to do.
"Are you talking about Deputy Factory Director Yin?"
Wang Min rose from his seat, took his teacup to the tea cabinet to pour hot water, and said jokingly, "He can be called a veteran artist; he remains calm even if Mount Tai collapses before him..."
"Wang Min—" Zhou Peilan frowned and glared at him, reminding him, "How dare you say such things?"
"Oh, oh—" Wang Min smiled sheepishly and said, "I was wrong about my mouth—"
He waved his hand at Zhang Enyuan and said, "I'm sorry, Deputy Director Zhang, I was just talking nonsense."
Zhang Enyuan glanced at the door, raised an eyebrow, and reminded him, "If you keep doing this, Li Xuewu will start to scold you."
"I was wrong, I will definitely correct it—"
Wang Min raised his hand to make a promise, while holding a teacup in his other hand, and said, "I was just speaking from the heart."
"You don't even support Comrade Ma Baosen."
Zhou Peilan pursed her lips, glanced at him, and then lowered her head to continue her work.
Wang Min awkwardly moved closer to Zhang Enyuan and asked in a low voice, "Did they really start arguing during the office meeting?"
"It's just a difference of opinion, what's there to argue about?"
Zhang Enyuan explained casually, "Deputy Factory Director Yin proposed a major reshuffle of the organization and personnel, but Deputy Factory Director Yang felt that there was no need for such a big change, and the two of them exchanged a few words on the matter."
"Which Deputy Factory Director Yang?" Wang Min asked, somewhat surprised. "Is it Deputy Factory Director Yang Zongfang?"
"Hmm, do you think it could be another Deputy Factory Director Yang?" Zhang Enyuan looked at him with amusement and said, "Don't spread this around, or I'll make things difficult for you."
"Hehe, Deputy Director Zhang is a good person, he wouldn't make things difficult for me." Wang Min turned around, went to the tea cabinet to get a thermos, and refilled Zhang Enyuan's teacup with hot water. He said, "Tell us, why did Deputy Factory Director Yin suddenly decide to do something like this?"
"It's necessary for work—" Zhang Enyuan glanced at his apprentice Ma Baosen and replied to Wang Min, "Thank you."
"Hey, don't be so polite." Wang Min put away the thermos, glanced cautiously at the door, and then asked softly, "What's Li Xuewu's opinion? Does he not want to change the current personnel structure?"
“Motion is inevitable.” Li Muqin, who had been writing documents behind his desk, stood up, walked over and joined in, saying softly, “The organizational restructuring is a done deal, and the organization and personnel must be reorganized accordingly.”
"And then?" Wang Min rested his arm on the desk and looked at Zhang Enyuan, asking, "Deputy Director Zhang, could you tell us about it?"
"The leader's intention is to take action, but not in this way. He does not agree with a one-size-fits-all approach, nor does he agree with wiping out the entire group."
Zhang Enyuan thought for a moment and said what he could say: "The leader's idea is that organizational and personnel adjustments will no longer be announced in a unified meeting, but will be subject to dynamic evaluation and management."
"What do you mean?" Ma Baosen stared blankly at his master and asked, "Isn't this still going to require some movement? How about we change our approach?"
“The difference is huge—” Li Muqin raised his head and explained softly, “Dynamic assessment and management avoids the mistakes in work coordination caused by major organizational and personnel changes, and also eliminates some petty scheming.”
He raised an eyebrow at Wang Min, a meaningful smile playing on his lips.
Zhang Enyuan was the oldest in the office, but he found it funny to see these young people trying to act mature and composed like him. It seemed that maturity was the new mask in the company.
"Master?" Ma Baosen didn't quite understand what Li Muqin was saying, so he looked to his master for clarification.
Zhang Enyuan thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "The leader should have considered this, but it's hard to say for sure."
He reminded the group gathered around him, "It's best not to discuss this outside, and try not to talk about it in our office either. It's unnecessary and could easily cause controversy."
"Indeed, this isn't something that happens in our office."
Zhou Peilan looked up at the group and said, "Just do your own thing. Why meddle in everything?"
"This is called having eyes that see in all directions and ears that hear in all directions—"
Wang Min glanced back at her, raised an eyebrow, and said, "If you can't understand or figure out these things, you won't be able to do things well."
“Nonsense and heresy—” Zhou Peilan glanced at them, then lowered her head to continue reading the documents, saying, “Director Zhang is coming back soon, are you all slacking off?”
Wang Min and Li Muqin exchanged a glance, shook their heads with wry smiles, and went their separate ways. This week, Pei Lan was too nosy.
Seeing the two leave, Zhang Enyuan gestured for Ma Baosen to continue working and didn't say anything more to him.
He was in the conference room at the time, and his experience was more direct than what had just been said. He could clearly sense that the bewildered expression on Deputy Director Yin's face after Li Xuewu rejected his opinion was genuine; he simply didn't understand Li Xuewu's tactics.
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After returning from Fengcheng, Hu Ke contacted Li Xuewu for the first time, but the topic of discussion was the rectification of the coal mining industry.
On the very day that the metallurgical plant received the sixth batch of metallurgical technology and equipment from Santayar Group, Li Xuewu received a phone call while he was still at the project site.
"Brother, sorry to bother you, I didn't know you were busy over there."
Hu Ke spoke very politely on the phone, but her form of address was quite intimate, the same way she addressed him after their last meeting, which Li Xuewu neither emphasized nor corrected.
He's much younger than Hu Ke, so it's perfectly reasonable for him to call him "little brother."
In this day and age, we should really call each other "comrades," but since the phone call was made out of personal feelings and to keep in touch, it would be much more convenient to call him "brother" to talk about work.
Li Xuewu glanced at the scene outside the window with a smile and said on the phone, "I invited you but you didn't come. Today you're bringing the steel rolling project to fruition, why don't you come and take a look?"
"Oh, what a pity, what a pity." Hu Ke kept expressing her regret on the phone, while explaining, "I've been so busy, just got back from northern Liaoning, non-stop work—"
He sighed and then asked, "Your Steel City Metallurgical Plant has basically mastered the advanced technologies that have been introduced over the years, right? When will you be able to complete the technology integration?"
"Within one or two years, there are already procedures in place."
Li Xuewu explained, "From the initial Austrian oxygen top-blown steelmaking technology to the strip rolling technology that was introduced from the United States, the industry technology is being integrated."
Actually, the steel rolling technology and equipment were not located in the metallurgical plant, but in the workshop of the Hongxing Steel City Steel Rolling Mill next door. The two sides were an integrated industrial chain.
When Li Xuewu was selecting the site and designing the steel rolling mill in Gangcheng, he had already taken this into consideration and discussed with the group's management committee an industrial structure that combined technology and production.
The technological transformation and plant construction of the metallurgical plant need to be adjusted according to the procedures and sequence of technology introduction, while the construction of the steel rolling mill needs to be coordinated with the progress of the metallurgical plant in advance.
This means achieving seamless integration of some projects between the two factories to minimize transportation distance.
Relocating Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill to Gangcheng and combining it with Gangcheng Metallurgical Plant, which has undergone technological and production transformation, will save Hongxing Steel Group at least one million yuan in transportation costs every year compared to before. Although the relocation and construction costs are high, it is actually worthwhile when you calculate it this way.
Products from metallurgical plants are merely raw materials; only after being molded by steel rolling mills do they become true industrial standard parts.
The steel plant was not particularly noteworthy in Liaodong in the past; it was a small factory when the Hongxing Factory acquired it.
However, with so many years of growth, coupled with breakthroughs achieved through reforms in recent years, the metallurgical plant has become a leader in Liaodong industry in the fields of special steel and non-ferrous metal smelting.
If coupled with a modern, high-capacity steel rolling mill, Hu Ke believes that Liaodong Industry will definitely cultivate more downstream industries of the steel industry.
Only with industries can there be enterprises, only with enterprises can there be an economy, and only with an economy can there be construction.
Therefore, supporting enterprises in carrying out industrialization is a good strategy that benefits the industrial system. He called Li Xuewu on this point, wanting to discuss the development and transformation of the coal mining industry.
Li Xuewu first listened to his evaluation and concerns about the Liaodong coal mining industry during this survey, and then listened to him talk about the situation of several mines of the Hongxing United Energy Development Corporation Mining Company, which is under construction. The advantages and disadvantages became apparent in the comparison.
"Rome wasn't built in a day." He replied to Hu Ke, "The Red Star management model wasn't built overnight either, so you'd better have some patience."
“I am patient, but I’m afraid I won’t have enough time,” Hu Ke said with concern. “Last time, the information I gave you about the coal mining industry was just a partial view from reports. After seeing it with my own eyes this time, I really can’t believe there are so many problems.”
"Which industry doesn't have problems? There's no such thing as an industry without problems. Our goal is to solve these problems, wouldn't you agree?"
Li Xuewu first offered him some words of comfort before saying, "I've been in Liaodong for a month now, and I haven't even been to the mine yet. I might go there at the end of this month."
“An advanced management model is a necessary factor I can think of for improving the production capacity of the mining industry,” Hu Ke said on the phone. “I called you to ask if we can speed up and deepen the integration of the mining industry, so as to demonstrate the superiority of the Red Star management model as soon as possible and bring about an improvement in its impact.”
"I'd like to, but I don't have the ability."
Li Xuewu said with a wry smile, "To put it bluntly, Hongxing's management model relies on the group's promotion and adjustment of personnel changes, and has increased its efforts in talent introduction and training. However, this training policy has only been implemented for less than three years, and I'm afraid it is not enough."
"Sigh—" Hu Ke sighed on the phone, saying, "Just as you said, Rome wasn't built in a day."
"Let's take it slow. The only way to change the current situation is through talent development, since everything is done by people."
Li Xuewu responded, "I really hope that you can act as a go-between and introduce outstanding students from Liaodong to Hongxing Steel Group for further training. I also hope that you can recommend industrial schools in Liaodong to us for broader and deeper cooperation."
“No problem, this is a good thing.” Hu Ke smiled and said, “Even if you hadn’t brought it up, I would have said it anyway. School-enterprise cooperation can definitely be carried out. We are in a good position to benefit from this cooperation. All of your group’s industrial enterprises in Liaodong can be included in this cooperation. Let’s find a time to sit down and talk about it.”
"Then I'll wait for good news."
Li Xuewu said with a smile, "Our group's Deputy Director Gu is in charge of this work. I will report this to her later. When you have time, I will invite her to Liaodong. Let's cooperate between the school and the enterprise to make this a great event and promote the talent training mechanism."
"Okay, okay, I'll take care of it. Just wait for my news." Hu Ke agreed repeatedly on the phone, while also saying, "This year should be the last period for university graduates to be assigned jobs, so you should also make preparations on your end."
"Thank you, thank you, Director Hu."
Hearing him say this, Li Xuewu realized there must be some definite news. Come to think of it, it was already March.
Spring departs in March and cannot be held back; its essence is hard to relinquish.
(End of this chapter)