Material Empire

Shen Chuanming is a young official in his early 40s. He speaks and acts in a rather vigorous manner. Even if he sits there quietly, his demeanor is somewhat majestic, which makes people feel awe.

When Qin Hai, Liu Yaozhong, and Heizi walked into the conference room under the guidance of the Jintang City government staff, they saw that Yu Kexiu, Liu Jie and others had already arrived. These business leaders who usually like to fight around and be free and unrestrained, now seem a little cautious, which makes Qin Hai feel a little strange. He followed the eyes of everyone, and saw Shen Chuanming sitting in the middle of the conference table.

It's Mr. Qin from Anhe, welcome. Shen Chuanming stood up, walked around the conference table, came to Qin Hai and the others, and extended his hand to them.

Qin Hai stretched out his hands and held them together with Shen Chuanming. At the moment of shaking hands, he felt that Shen Chuanming's hands were warm and strong. When holding hands with him, he even strengthened a little bit, as if conveying a firm confidence .

Mayor Shen, I've admired you for a long time. Qin Hai nodded slightly and greeted Shen Chuanming. He is not from Jintang City, and he has nothing to ask of Shen Chuanming, so he is not timid in the face of Shen Chuanming's majesty. Strictly speaking, Shen Chuanming was the one who wanted something from Qin Hai. This is what people often say: the rich are the masters.

The two sides exchanged a few simple greetings, and then divided the guests and hosts into their seats. On Shen Chuanming's side were officials from several departments of the municipal government, including Zeng Zhiqiang, who Qin Hai had known in the past and who is currently the deputy director of the economic committee. On Qin Hai's side were Heizi and Liu Yaozhong, who seemed a little thin. Yu Kexiu and other business leaders sat on both sides, filling the vacancies on both sides.

I heard that Mr. Qin came to Jintang this time and intends to cooperate with our enterprises in Jintang City. I don't know if he has any specific intentions. Shen Chuanming pointed out the theme of the meeting straight to the point.

Qin Haidao: Mayor Shen has a lot to do every day, and I am really honored to pay attention to a little bit of business activities carried out by our company in Jintang. I came to Jintang this time to represent Pujiang Dongyao Plastic Factory and Pujiang Haijie Technology Co., Ltd., our two units have developed some new chemical materials, and we want to find partners for joint production. Jintang is a famous chemical industry base, so I want to choose a few companies in Jintang for in-depth cooperation with Factory Manager Liu. .”

Our chemical industry in Jintang has a very good foundation. Director Yu and Director Liu are all experienced chemical companies. Jintang's enterprises have good equipment and quality workers. I believe that they will definitely be able to satisfy Mr. Qin and Liu The factory manager's request? Shen Chuanming said in a calm tone.

Unlike some other local officials that Qin Hai had come into contact with, Shen Chuanming did not show flattery to investors because he was eager to attract investment. His attitude was neither humble nor overbearing, and he always put on airs, as if hinting at Qin Hai: I have enough confidence and will not lose my principles.

Qin Hai had heard from Liu Jie and others before that Shen Chuanming was extremely conceited, and he always had a bit of an air of embarrassment. This was no longer a negotiation skill, but purely due to his nature. At the same time, Qin Hai also knew that Shen Chuanming didn't really have any real confidence. He was overwhelmed by so many discontinued companies, and his biggest idea now was to get rid of these burdens.

Thinking of this, Qin Hai smiled and said: Mayor Shen is right, the foundation of Jintang's chemical enterprises is indeed good, which is why we came to Jintang. However, the foundation is the basics, and the status quo is the status quo. Manager Liu and Factory Manager Liu are facing unsatisfactory conditions now. The equipment is outdated and the technology is backward. Although some workers have good skills, there are also a considerable number of workers who are neither educated nor educated. Technology, such employees are really of little use to us.

Shen Chuanming's face sank slightly, and he said: Boss Qin's words are a bit harsh, right? Our companies have only encountered some temporary difficulties, but according to President Qin, they have become useless. Doesn't this completely negate Yu Factory director, factory director Liu and their jobs?

Qin Hai shook his head and said, I don't mean to deny the meaning of the factory directors. The current difficulties in Jintang's chemical companies are not a crime of war, but a problem with the entire policy environment. Contributed so much profit and taxation to the country, but did not get the feedback from the country. These companies are still using equipment from the 1960s and 1970s, how can they be competitive?

In addition, the old employees of these enterprises have created a lot of wealth for the country, but the country has not saved them pensions, so that now their pensions can only come from the enterprises, and the enterprises are therefore overwhelmed. These are not problems that a few factory managers can solve, but problems that the state should come forward to solve.

Shen Chuanming couldn't deny what Qin Hai said. He could only avoid Qin Hai's sharp edge and said, National policies are beyond our Jintang City's control. Even if what President Qin said is true, There are, and we can't solve them now. So, I think we'll talk about something that can be solved.

Qin Hai said: The real problem is very simple. We hope to cooperate with these companies for production, and if possible, we would like to merge these companies. However, those employees who are overstaffed in the company and the retirees in the company Workers, we hope the city can help with this.

Mr. Qin, isn't this appropriate? Liu Jie said at the right time, What do you mean by superfluous workers? I admit that some employees in our factory are indeed as Mr. Qin said, with neither education nor skills. But they have also made contributions to the factory, how can they be kicked away?

Factory Manager Liu is right. We must treat employees equally. There are also retired workers. This is what our factory must manage. If Mr. Qin feels that these people are a burden, then we would rather not cooperate. Yu Kexiu also expressed With a look of righteous indignation, he said.

This conversation was actually the double spring that Qin Hai had discussed with Liu Jie, Yu Kexiu and others, and the purpose was to push Shen Chuanming out of the bottom line. Qin Hai's request is very in line with the nature of an investor. Unless he is someone who knows him very well, he will definitely not be able to tell that he is bluffing and retreating to advance. In fact, he did not intend to abandon the remaining staff and retired workers in these factories, but he needed Shen Chuanming to give him a promise.

Shen Chuanming frowned, and said: President Qin wants to merge our company, and within the scope permitted by the policy, we will naturally not obstruct it. However, President Qin wants to eliminate the employees in the company, and also wants to push all retired workers To the city government, that's not quite right.

There is nothing inappropriate about the socialization of pensions. Qin Hai said, It has been four years since the Bankruptcy Law was enacted. State-owned enterprises can go bankrupt if they are insolvent. Looking for another job or self-employment, the retirees must be borne by the society. The country is also establishing an employee pension insurance system, and the pension itself for retired workers should be borne by the government, so why should it be passed on to enterprises?

However, in the past, we did not withdraw pension insurance funds from enterprises, and now we suddenly push all these retired workers to the government. How can the government have the money to pay them retirement wages? Shen Chuanming retorted.

This is not our business. Qin Hai spread his hands and said, If I take over these enterprises, I can guarantee to pay the full amount of pension insurance for the employees, but the retired workers in the past have nothing to do with me. As for The government did not withdraw pension insurance funds for them in the past, shouldn’t we be responsible for this?”

President Qin, you can't say that. Zeng Zhiqiang interrupted. Originally, when Shen Chuanming was speaking, other lower-level officials would not dare to intervene casually, but Zeng Zhiqiang saw that Shen Chuanming was a little speechless by Qin Hai's words, so he hurriedly Come out to rescue.

Mr. Qin, the old workers did not withdraw their pensions. This is determined by the past policy. It is not just our Jintang. If it is like what Mr. Qin said, the premise of our cooperation is that you push all the retired workers to the city government. , then why does Jintang need to cooperate with you, Mr. Qin? Zeng Zhiqiang asked.

Qin Hai smiled lightly and said: As far as I know, the Hongguang Factory and the Jinnan Factory have already stopped production, not to mention the retired workers, and the wages of the working workers are all borne by the city, and the city We still don’t get a penny of tax. If these companies can cooperate with us, at least we can solve the wage problem of some employees and provide tax revenue to the city. Director Zeng thinks it’s worthless?”

This... this is of course valuable, but... Mr. Qin, you have worked in the Automobile Localization Office in the past, and you are also a national cadre. You should be more considerate of our government's difficulties, right? Zeng Zhiqiang couldn't find a reason to refute, just I can talk about my relationship with Qin Hai now. In this case, that is to say, he could tell that Shen Chuanming was unwilling to be so submissive no matter what.

Being considerate of the government's difficulties is what our company should do. Qin Haidao, However, we are sympathetic to the government's difficulties. Can the government also be sympathetic to our difficulties? For example, can the government not allocate too much to our company? The obligation not to interfere with the operation of our enterprise, these requirements are not too high, right?

I'm afraid Mr. Qin doesn't know much about our Jintang? Shen Chuanming found the topic, and he said seriously: Our Jintang Municipal Government has always insisted on maintaining the autonomy of the company's management, and never apportioned randomly to the company, let alone intervene The operation of the enterprise. Therefore, the worries that Mr. Qin said are unnecessary in our Jintang.

Director Liu, Director Yu, is what Mayor Shen said true? Qin Hai turned to Liu Jie and Yu Kexiu, and asked with a smile.