Chapter 176: All in vain? The three million budget was cut, making money...
Chapter 176 All in vain?
Others might pretend to work overtime regardless of whether they have something to do or not, but this is not the case with Yan Jiuru.
Never delay leaving get off work.
As the boss, he left work on time, so naturally the people in the department below would not pretend to be busy.
The big boss is gone, who are you pretending for?
Yan Jiuru did have something to do when he got off work on time.
Today, my grandparents who went back to their hometown in northern province returned to Beijing.
Over the years, he and Chen Yin were never at home. The old people felt bored guarding an empty house, so they spent most of the year in their hometown in northern province, and didn't even come back for the Chinese New Year.
My younger brothers and sisters also went back to their hometown to celebrate the New Year during the winter vacation.
And the old people are indeed very comfortable in the Northern Province.
During the busy farming season, I help plant the crops.
Yan Jiuru had already bought all the farm machinery, including a tractor for tilling the soil, a water pump for irrigation, and a combine harvester (now called a combine) for the autumn harvest. It can be said that with these machines, farming is not as tiring as before when it relied entirely on manual labor.
Yan's father is just in his early fifties and is in good health. Except for Ruchun, who took two consecutive years to get into a junior college after the resumption of the college entrance examination, all the other children are college students. It can be seen that from a genetic point of view, he is not stupid as a father.
He learned how to drive farm machinery. After working on his own fields, he would help other people with their work, charging a fee for both the manpower and the machinery, at least to make back the money he spent on fuel.
Sometimes when he is too busy, he takes Yan Niang with him.
My grandparents are not busy. Apart from taking care of the house and cooking, they take their cats and dogs for a stroll in the mountains when they have nothing to do. They live a comfortable life.
It is now the end of October. Yancheng had a light snowfall a few days ago, and my hometown in the northern province had two heavy snowfalls.
The fields allocated to the family and the hills contracted have all been cleared, and firewood for the winter has been stored, so we are just waiting to slaughter the New Year pig.
Who would have thought that after a heavy snowfall, the old lady slipped and fell without being careful.
Yan's father mentioned it casually when he called his son. Although he repeatedly emphasized that they had been to the county hospital and said there was no problem, Yan Jiuru was still worried and immediately arranged for them to come back.
If his parents are not able to come back for the time being, he will send his grandparents on the train first.
Everything in the countryside is good except for the medical conditions, which are absolutely terrible.
Yan Jiuru couldn't hold back her voice when she spoke on the phone: "How old are my grandparents? They are in their seventies! How can they compare with you who are in your early fifties?
If someone has a serious illness, is there still time to get to the hospital if the roads are blocked by heavy snow?"
While packing her things, Grandma Yan muttered to her son and daughter-in-law, "Your Yan family has always been feudal, starting from his grandfather, with all the talk about the eldest son and grandson.
I didn’t know that I would have thought that your Yan family had a throne to inherit!”
Although she was complaining a little, the old lady packed up her things quite quickly.
From time to time, he would call his eldest and second daughters-in-law to fill up the boxes with the mountain products he had saved up in the fall.
The eldest grandson and his wife both love to eat dried vegetables and mountain products from the countryside, so we must bring enough of them.
***
When Yan Jiuru returned home, the old man and the old lady had already taken a nap.
Talking to the old neighbors on both sides.
Everyone has seen the eldest son of the Yan family on TV news recently.
Yan Jiuru greeted everyone in a friendly manner, and then heaved a sigh of relief when he scanned the old lady's body with his spiritual sense and found that there was indeed no serious problem with her bones.
After a long exchange of pleasantries, when he left, the old man and his wife praised the old couple.
Uncle Zhang in the front yard whispered, "I've long seen that your young man is no ordinary person.
The first time I saw him, I thought he was very impressive. He will soar to great heights sooner or later!"
The others also agreed.
There is no TV in the countryside, so the old couple only heard the neighbors talk about their eldest grandson this afternoon and have not experienced it firsthand.
When the old couple saw their eldest grandson appearing on TV in a dignified manner in the evening news broadcast, they felt it was unreal.
"Quick, pinch me!"
The old couple pinched each other and only then did they truly believe that it was their eldest grandson!
Oh my God, this is not a dream!
***
The old man finally made it to the next morning and called the village brigade on time to ask his eldest son to come over.
This is a matter that brings honor to the family and the villagers must know about it!
"I'm telling you, Boss, my eldest grandson really did appear on TV. It was on the news broadcast. He's a leader now!"
Yan's father didn't believe it at first.
After listening to his father's convincing story, he thought that since his son had studied abroad after all, it might be true.
"He is also my son. Your son is so successful!" Yan's father's words choked his biological father.
Grandpa Yan was furious, "How dare you say that? If you were capable, would I be showing off my eldest grandson?"
If this happened right next to him, the old man would chase it two miles away with a stick.
After irritating his father, Yan's father went home humming a little tune.
Seeing him singing so beautifully despite his age, Yan Niang couldn't help but ask curiously, "What's making you so beautiful? You're almost getting snot bubbles."
Father Yan chuckled twice, "My eldest son has made great progress, so what's wrong with me being beautiful?"
"Is the eldest son a failure?" Yan Niang rolled her eyes at her husband.
Yan's father shook his head and said, "That's because you don't know how successful this time is. Let me tell you, the boss was even on the news when he came back this time."
"What? What happened?"
In the minds of Chinese people, being on the news, especially TV news, is absolutely the most impressive thing, not to mention the News Broadcast.
They are all big leaders. Any one of them would have been a local lord or official in the past.
"From what our father said, the eldest brother has become a high-ranking official.
I'll call the boss later to ask him whether he'll be back home for the New Year or stay in Beijing."
If they were celebrating the New Year in Beijing, they would kill the pig early, prepare the pickled, smoked and sausage-made food early, and go back earlier this year.
Haha, I guarantee there will be a lot of people coming and going, it will definitely be lively.
It would be even better if we come back for the New Year. We can still prepare it early and eat it as soon as the children come back.
***
Yan Jiuru really hasn't decided where to celebrate the New Year.
It's only been three months.
However, thinking that he had not been back to his hometown for many years, and also thinking of Chen Yin, he agreed to discuss it before calling his father back.
After hearing this, Chen Yin was silent for a while.
I have been studying abroad for many years. Although my parents traveled abroad once, my grandmother and my great-grandmother were old and passed away one after another.
Both old people loved her very much, but she was unable to return home to attend their funerals.
Because it was too far away, her family didn't tell her until after the old man's funeral.
Now that she is back, she should visit the grave and burn some paper money.
Yan Jiuru also thought of this.
“Then go back and celebrate the New Year.
We didn’t know when the old man passed away, so this time we took the children to kowtow in front of the grave.”
***
Since Yan Jiuru had made up his mind, he asked his secretary to take note of it early and decided not to attend the Spring Festival gatherings.
Li Zhonghua: ……
It's so difficult.
Other leaders don’t act like this.
People are so afraid of making mistakes or leaving a bad impression that they have to pretend nothing happened even if the sky falls.
Especially for something as good as the New Year party, it is the time to leave a good impression on everyone, so how can it be postponed so early?
But he didn't dare to say it or ask.
I can only wait until Secretary Song is here and whisper a few words to him.
Song Hongwu didn't think too much about it and said bluntly: "The director is straightforward. You can either not worry about it or just remind him directly and then listen to his arrangements."
After receiving Li Zhonghua's careful reminder, Yan Jiuru didn't say much. He just said, "I understand. Just make your arrangements as usual."
***
He didn't take it lightly. He took the revised budget and went straight to talk to Minister Huang.
His other "mother-in-law" does not work here, so he usually goes to Minister Huang for administrative matters.
Minister Huang was surprised to see his budget: "Why is it so much?"
Three million becoming four million wouldn't be scary, and five million wouldn't be surprising, but if it became eight million, even Minister Huang would jump.
Yan Jiuru was well prepared. He took out several detailed statements at the bottom of the report and explained them to him one by one.
The largest budget item is for computer office software systems and information security, which is estimated to be around three million.
Yan Jiuru said: "Using computer office software is the general trend of the future. Now large foreign companies, banks, and even stock market funds
The city has already realized electronic office and has internal network interconnection.
We are in charge of foreign-invested enterprises, so our office efficiency cannot be too poor.
Electronic office is developing very rapidly, changing with each passing day. We are already a big step behind and cannot continue to allow the gap to widen.
If we don’t catch up today, we might not be two years behind next year, but ten or eight years behind in technology.”
"It's like the education and development that were delayed during those years of the Great Revolution. I believe you feel it more deeply than I do. The world's development will not stand still and wait for anyone."
Minister Huang certainly understood this, but it was difficult for the country to handle so much money.
He sighed, "You know, the country needs money everywhere, but now we have just started to develop the economy, and there is also national defense and military, which costs a lot of money everywhere."
Yan Jiuru raised his eyebrows, of course he knew.
Moreover, he also knew that with his Xuan Yi Tian Shui, the country's missile launch plan had been successfully tested several years ahead of schedule, but it had not been announced yet. The next step was to develop long-range intercontinental ballistic missiles and the like.
However, Minister Huang didn't directly refute him. Instead, he pointed at the budget table and said, "Do you have a goal?"
Yan Jiuru nodded and said, "You know, the National Computer Information Center that my wife founded after returning to China is currently researching high-end projects. However, they can also take on some small projects in the early stages to help them build up their staff."
I'm the first to get the moon because I'm close to the water. I'm asking their center to help develop a set of electronic office software and an information security firewall."
If the funds cannot be approved, he will ask Aijiya to sign the entrustment contract, and then their department can pay the rental fee and subsequent maintenance fees.
Of course, the amount of money is not small. It is just broken down into smaller amounts.
From a budget perspective, it is relatively easy to pass, but for such a large national institution, it is better to directly obtain the copyright and five years of post-maintenance together.
It depends on whether the higher-ups approve it or not.
Regardless of whether it is approved or not, he has a way to deal with it.
Minister Huang had no say in how to spend so much money, so he signed his opinion and submitted it to the Ministry of Finance.
***
The Ministry of Finance was also overwhelmed when they saw the budget suddenly increase by several million.
With this three million as a base, the extra two million was ignored.
After all, those are just scattered bits and pieces, each of which is just a few in number and doesn't count for much.
However, the National Computer Information Center involved in the budget is also state-owned, and to be honest, it is also a transfer from the left pocket to the right pocket.
The head of the Ministry of Finance called Chen Yin.
I inquired in detail about the development cost and cycle of electronic office software. I was told that after obtaining the copyright, I could sell the copyright to many people and collect royalties, and even the subsequent maintenance would be charged. . . .
This is not spending money, it's clearly making money!
The leaders of the Ministry of Finance face a lot of people asking for money every day, and they have become very cunning.
When I heard this, the idea of making money became concrete, just like seeing countless golden coins flying into the bowl. It was so exciting!
The relevant leaders of the Ministry of Finance met and quickly made the decision:
The electronic office system and information security firewall and other software were developed by the National Computer Information Center on behalf of the Ministry of Finance!
The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation does not need to pay for it, they can just pay for its use when the time comes.
Of course, as a state agency, the usage and maintenance fees are relatively favorable.
There is no need to compare prices now. There is only one company in the country that can do this, and there is not even a sample.
Fortunately, they are all state agencies and there is basic trust.
***
Yan Jiuru's face turned pale when he heard the news.
He originally thought that if the higher-ups didn't agree, he could make a fortune by investing in Aijiya Company. Who would have thought that the Ministry of Finance would intercept him.
The three million budget was cut and the way to make money was blocked.
It seems that all his efforts were in vain.
Chen Yin saw how angry he was and laughed so hard that her stomach hurt.
After laughing, she kindly comforted him, "It wasn't all in vain. Didn't you help us get a project worth 5.8 million?"
She negotiated with the Ministry of Finance for three days and finally set the project amount at 5.8 million.
The reason why it is more than the three million budgeted by Yan Jiuru is that the subsequent maintenance time is changed from five years to ten years, the firewall is upgraded for free, backdoor security is provided, etc.
Meanwhile, someone quietly tore up the budget copy in their hand and flushed it while going to the toilet. . . . .
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