Chapter 219: What a pit! Neither the host nor the guest ate anything...
Chapter 219 Digging a Hole
At first glance, there were more than a dozen questions in the interview, most of which were about economic development, especially current hot issues, such as the large number of layoffs, the real estate bubble in southern Province, and the Ministry of Commerce's response measures. There were also one or two questions related to customs clearance and major projects.
Yan Jiuru curled his lips, put the fax aside, and said loudly, "Secretary Wang!"
"Hey, Minister!" Secretary Wang had been listening with his ears perked up, waiting for the Minister's instructions ever since he handed over the fax.
Yan Jiuru casually tapped the fax paper and asked, "Why haven't the Propaganda Office and the News Office edited or revised these questions?"
"Xuan..." Secretary Wang was startled and suddenly remembered something, his face turned pale.
"Bushi, I'll...right away..."
Yan Jiuru frowned. "You've forgotten the news interview process? Is this your first day here?"
"I...I...I'm sorry, Minister. I'll contact them right away."
Yan Jiuru glanced at him quietly, then pressed the intercom in the office and said, "Director Liu, could you please come over?"
Director Liu from the Ministry of Commerce's General Office rushed over, notebook and pen in hand: "Minister!"
Yan Jiuru handed him the faxed interview document and said, "There's something wrong with this interview process. Please review it again."
"Also, you need to pay more attention to the relevant system regulations. Don't think they're useless. Since the organization has stipulated this process, it's definitely necessary. You can conduct further in-depth training if necessary."
After saying that, he briefly explained the cause of the matter.
After hearing this, Director Liu didn't know what to say.
***
Normally, such interview calls cannot be made directly to the minister's office. Instead, they should directly contact the Propaganda Office or the Press Office of the Ministry's General Office, and then pass the call on to the minister's office.
If the minister feels interested or needs to be interviewed, the secretary should take the initiative to find someone from the Propaganda Office to first contact the relevant departments to conduct background checks on the relevant channels of the TV station and the reporter himself.
As for the content and questions of the interview, they should be sent directly to the General Office for review first, removing those that should not be asked and those that are confidential, sensitive, etc., and only after modification will they be submitted to the Minister.
He glanced at the interview title on the fax and felt his vision go dark. This Xiao Wang is really...
The content of this interview obviously has not been approved by the Propaganda Department and the Press Office of the General Office. Issues such as the real estate bubble and layoffs seem to be related to the Ministry of Commerce, but in fact they are not within the scope of the Ministry of Commerce's responsibilities at all.
If Minister Yan answered questions in this regard alone, no matter what measures he took, it would be seen as overstepping the boundaries of other departments.
In addition, preparations for entry negotiations are confidential, and no one can talk about it now.
It can be said that there are four or five pitfalls among the dozen or so questions in this fax.
It was obvious that the person who formulated the questions was an experienced person and had disguised the trap very cleverly, but it was still possible for an experienced secretary to see through it.
Director Liu sighed lightly and said, it seems that Xiao Wang will be transferred.
"Minister, the Organization Department has already selected several candidates for the position of Chief Secretary. I've brought their information with me. Please take a look at it first. Please let me know when it's convenient to arrange an interview."
The chief secretary of the minister must not only be experienced in dealing with various affairs but also have the ability to lead other secretaries. Most importantly, he or she must have both political and business abilities.
Such talents are not too scarce nowadays, but if you remove lesbians, there will be half fewer candidates.
It's not because of discrimination, but because Minister Yan is so charming. If a female secretary comes into contact with him every day, it will easily cause unnecessary trouble.
The secretariat took the opportunity to recommend two young secretaries. Even if they couldn't be promoted to senior secretaries if they did a good job, they would still be able to grow if they could stay. Who would have thought that Xiao Wang would be so disappointing.
Yan Jiuru left some information for you to take a look at first.
After Director Liu left with the droopy-headed Secretary Xiao Wang, another secretary, Xiao Zhang, came in cautiously, notebook in hand, and reminded him, "Minister, you have to report to ZNH at nine o'clock. You have to leave now."
Yan Jiuru looked at his watch. It was almost half past eight.
The ministry normally opens at 8 o'clock, but he usually arrives at the office around 7 o'clock to handle official business.
The minister came so early, so no matter what the staff thought in their hearts, their actions were consistent with the minister.
This doesn't count as overtime, it's just a conscious effort to make a difference.
***
Yan Jiuru has completed a feasibility report on the industry-specific issues in the heavy industrial concentration areas in Northeast China and the introduction of heavy equipment industries such as construction machinery.
Because the report involves the introduction of foreign investment and foreign economic cooperation, as well as relevant national economic planning, industrial adjustment (heavy industry layout), etc., after the report was submitted, the General Office of the State Council replied to him last week that before the executive meeting on Wednesday this week, several relevant vice presidents would take time to talk to him.
It only took a dozen minutes for the Red Star sedan to drive from East Chang'an Avenue to ZNH. After passing through layers of inspection, Yan Jiuru was led by a staff member of the General Office to a small living room outside the first meeting room.
The staff member checked the meeting materials again, confirmed that they were correct, and handed him a copy. He said considerately, "Vice President Zhu has something else to do and will be a little late. The other two vice presidents have already arrived."
"Okay, thank you." Yan Jiuru casually flipped through the information and followed him into the small living room.
As soon as he entered the door, his expression froze, and he hurriedly stopped and said, "□□!"
The staff member who led the way didn't expect that General Manager Li would also come.
Manager Li greeted him with a smile, "Comrade Jiuru, I'm here uninvited."
Yan Jiuru responded with a smile and greeted the other two leaders at the same time:
"Vice Prime Minister Qian!"
"Vice Prime Minister Zou!"
"Minister Yan, come, come, sit here."
"Okay, thank you." The deputy general manager in charge had not arrived yet, so Yan Jiuru followed suit and sat down next to several leaders.
This is not the first time he has come here to meet with senior leaders since he became minister.
Be calm and cautious while maintaining respect, not appearing overly friendly to a leader, nor making the leader feel too distant.
It's difficult to strike this balance.
However, the higher the cadre's position, the more important these become.
***
The staff were busy carrying kettles to make tea.
Yan Jiuru glanced at the Prime Minister rubbing his temples and quickly let go.
His heart moved slightly, and he turned sideways to hide slightly, and a bag of spiritual tea was already in his hand.
He smiled and said, "What a coincidence! I just got a few ounces of good tea and haven't had time to drink it yet. Could you please make me a cup to taste it first?"
The leaders present were not as familiar with him as the former No. 1 and No. 2 leaders, and these leaders also had their own health doctors. No matter what he thought in his heart, he would not take the initiative to offer treasures to the leaders.
Vice President Zhu hurried over and just as he heard this, a smile broke out on his serious face. He said, "Then I'd like to ask for your permission to taste Comrade Jiuru's tea. I heard you have quite a few good things."
Yan Jiuru hurriedly stood up and greeted him, then continued with a smile: "It's not that great, but it should be good for refreshing the mind."
"Oh? Then we can try it too."
"That's right, don't eat alone."
The staff took the tea bag and hesitated whether to put the tea in first or later.
"Let me do it." Yan Jiuru took the kettle and made tea himself.
He bought Lingwu Tea from the underwater world. Chen Yin has always been drinking it, and occasionally gives some to the old man and the old lady. He doesn't really drink this kind of refreshing tea.
For fear that the spiritual energy would be dissipated if left outside, the two of them kept them in storage rings.
Put a handful of emerald green tea into the white fine porcelain tea bowl, pour in boiling hot water, cover the teapot with a lid, and let it simmer for about ten seconds.
After several bowls of tea were brewed, Vice President Zhu could no longer wait to pick up the bowls and lift the lids.
A special light fragrance wafted out.
It smells so good!
It’s not just fragrant!
It is a mysterious fragrance. When you smell it, your whole mind will feel clear.
“Good tea!”
Yan Jiuru smiled and took a few sips, "It's really not bad."
***
After drinking the tea, naturally, the tea leaves in his hand were divided up, and not a single tea leaf was left for him.
"Don't listen to him, this guy definitely has more."
Several senior leaders picked up the report materials at hand and said, "Come on, Comrade Jiuru, tell us more about these excavators and dump trucks.
Also, when developing heavy machinery in Northeast China, should it be done in one place or spread out across several locations? Will it be inconvenient to source raw materials and supporting equipment?
“Will these heavy equipment plants overlap with existing industries?”
"Let's talk about the employment aspect too..."
The original plan was to spend about twenty minutes talking with Yan Jiuru before the executive meeting, but in the end, the conversation lasted more than an hour.
Even the executive meeting was postponed.
When Yan Jiuru came out of ZNH, it was already past ten o'clock.
At 10:30 in the morning, he has a meeting with Taiwanese businessmen arranged by the foreign affairs department.
***
After rushing back to the department, Yan Jiuru changed into a spare suit in the office suite, performed a cleaning spell to save himself the trouble of taking care of his appearance, and then went to work.
This time, the Taiwanese business delegation mainly visited development zones in some southern provinces and cities, mainly investing in electronics, light industry and textiles, building materials, as well as a few food industries and those expanding their scale.
After the talks, Yan Jiuru accompanied the delegation for a working lunch arranged by the foreign affairs department.
With his appetite, this meal was more symbolic and basically just a base.
"I haven't eaten enough. I'm so hungry."
Yan Jiuru complained while calling Chen Yin.
Chen Yin laughed at him and said, "Then you shouldn't eat out anymore. Go back to the office and ask the canteen chef to make you something. Besides, maybe you're not the only one who's not full. Maybe other people aren't full either."
Once, after Yan Jiuru entertained foreign guests at noon, he was really hungry, so he found a restaurant outside and ordered five trays of steamed buns in a row.
When I looked up after finishing my meal, a few foreigners who had just finished lunch with me also came in to eat.
The two groups looked at each other.
Wow, neither the host nor the guest was full.
What happened to this incident? You tell me...
***
"By the way, how's it looking over there?"
"When can you come back?"
He didn't feel anything when his wife was at home every day, but after she went out for more than ten days, he felt a little uncomfortable.
Chen Yin said angrily, "I've only been out for a few days? Your business trips can be as short as a few months or as long as half a year, and I didn't even rush you."
Someone sighed and said quietly, "Does that mean you don't miss me? I miss you very much..."
"I miss you, I miss you so much, okay?" Chen Yin's face flushed when she saw someone looking at her, and she quickly turned around holding the phone.
"By the way, let me tell you, the security situation in Northeast China is really bad right now. Just last night, I heard that a female employee who was getting off the night shift was followed and robbed, and she was almost raped."
Yan Jiuru frowned, "A female employee is scheduled for night shift? Then there's no one at home to pick her up?"
Chen Yin immediately gave an expression of 'I knew you would ask this', coughed lightly twice, and said, "The cannery is the busiest this season.
Her husband was drunk and didn't go to pick her up, so she left work with other workers, and the place where they separated was only a few hundred meters away from her home."
The fact that something could happen at such a close distance shows how poor public security is.
“Luckily, she was strong enough to lift things and had a stick with her, but she didn’t expect the criminal to be carrying a gun.
As soon as she saw the gun, she knew she would probably die if she didn't fight back, so she might as well give it a try...
"It's said that the gangsters, who were in the dark, didn't see her holding the stick, and ended up getting hit on the head with the stick. They were blindsided and fired blindly, missing her target and attracting the attention of the security patrol."
Chen Yin paused for a moment and said softly, "There are quite a lot of laid-off workers here. They have no way to make a living, and many people take risks."
“…”
***
Yan Jiuru couldn't make any comment on this.
Because there are macro views from above and practical difficulties below.
In any case, the individuals who were sacrificed were real.
"We must speed up!"
Invest in and build factories as soon as possible to find a way out for laid-off workers as soon as possible.
Although it is not the Ministry of Commerce's responsibility to solve the employment problem of laid-off workers, he himself is from the northern province and would like to help in any way he can.
"Please take care of yourself." Yan Jiuru reminded him worriedly.
My wife is too young, and I feel uneasy taking her anywhere, let alone going to the Northeast at this time.
"Don't try to save trouble when you go out. Always bring the big dragon and the little phoenix with you wherever you go, and bring your amulet too."
Chen Yin is now also a department-level cadre, but she is employed by a public institution and is not at the level to be equipped with personal bodyguards when traveling.
But Yan Jiuru knew that the security situation in Northeast China was not good after a large number of laid-off workers appeared, and she would definitely not let her take risks.
Like this time when she went out, Yan Jiuru specially sent two security guards, one male and one female, from the factory to Chen Yin.
He was personally responsible for all security personnel expenses, and the company couldn't say anything. Dalong and Xiaofeng were the code names of the two security personnel.
On the contrary, the others felt much more at ease because there were two guards following them.
"Oh, you have a gun license. If you encounter a special situation, you should shoot first if necessary. If you can kill the extremely vicious criminals, you can avoid future troubles. I'll take care of the rest."
At worst, I can just not take this position.
"Yeah, I got it." Although Chen Yin felt that this was unnecessary, she still felt warm in her heart, and her tone couldn't help but carry a hint of pride.
"Don't worry, this will be over in about a week."
***
When Yan Jiuru returned to the department, there was no food left in the cafeteria.
Fortunately, the minister still has some privileges. The chef knew that the minister had a big appetite and little time, so he specially made him a pot of authentic knife-cut noodles.
The soup is made with the autumn cabbage, carrots, green peppers available in the cafeteria, and a bowl of braised pork that the chef kept for himself to take home.
Adding spicy food and vinegar, Yan Jiuru ate so hard that he was sweating.
Suddenly, he stopped using his chopsticks and stared at the carrot slices and cabbage leaves in the bowl: he had an idea!
This Taiwanese company produces instant noodles. After investing in the first year, it made several million dollars in the second year. In the third year, it had to expand the production lines from two to more than ten, and it was still too late to start production.
Because of the shortage of production, the newly-produced instant noodles are often loaded and shipped away while they are still hot. Sometimes, when they are unloaded at the distributors in nearby cities, the outer boxes of the instant noodles are still warm to the touch.
Yan Jiuru actually visited this factory, and it can be said that it is not an exaggeration at all, and it is even better than that.
During the meeting, the Taiwanese boss also said that simply expanding the production line is no longer enough to meet customer needs and the company's market layout, and it is necessary to find another place to build at least two or three branches.
"In fact, we can also consider moving one or two factories to the Northeast."
Although this company initially adopted a full set of the latest production lines from the United States, with a very high degree of automation, there were no more than four workers on each line.
But their sales and operations management staff are quite large compared to the production line.
Laid-off workers cannot work on automated production lines, but they can work in sales or something like that.
In addition, the construction of a new main production plant will also introduce other related supporting factories, such as those producing dried vegetables and sauce packets.
Then came the porters. Oh, they used imported forklifts, but of course some of the work was still done manually.
The production of dried vegetables also requires purchasing large quantities of carrots, turnips, onions, etc. from the local area.
Oh, by the way, according to him, there are also edible oil supporting factories and instant noodle carton factories that follow him wherever he goes. . . .
These factories may not be large in scale, but each of them is very profitable.
Of course, it will also bring certain economic benefits to the local area.
There are also several companies that produce rice crackers, jellies, candies, and even playing cards for export. The size doesn’t matter, as long as there is meat.
Moreover, these investments are short-term, frequent, and fast, which is much easier than introducing heavy equipment enterprises and can produce results immediately.
Oh, I should have thought of this earlier.
"Thank you, Master."
Fortunately, this knife-cut noodles served as a reminder.
The canteen chef saw the minister showing off a bowl of knife-cut noodles and then walking away happily, his steps as brisk as a teenager.
Could it be that my cooking skills were exceptional today?
He scraped some of the soup from the basin suspiciously and tasted it. It was still the same, delicious, but not heaven-defying. . . . .
The master chef shook his head in confusion and held the basin for a long time before he was willing to wash it.
***
Yan Jiuru returned to the office and retrieved from his computer all the foreign investment projects that had been reported but not yet approved.
This time, he focused his attention on investment projects that he had not paid much attention to in the past, such as breweries, cola and other beverage factories, and factories specializing in zippers.
Oh, this one won’t work. It’s a small notebook, and I don’t think it will be able to be brought back intact after arriving in the Northeast. Let’s forget it. . . . . .
Yan Jiuru picked and chose, and selected more than a dozen companies with a reasonable investment scale, and asked people to prepare further information for these companies.
Another meeting was held.
Before leaving get off work, he remembered the female reporter and called the relevant department.
Although he met the reporter at a private event and didn't give her his business card, he still thought this female reporter was a little suspicious. Out of discipline and responsibility, he still had to report it to his superiors.
There are no strict restrictions on the activities of cadres in their private time now, but he had taken risky actions before and was criticized by his superiors. "You are a national leader now, no matter how small. You should be aware of this and don't rush into everything on your own."
Being responsible for yourself is also being responsible for the country and the people.'
Therefore, if he now finds any suspicious individuals or suspicious issues, he must report them according to the procedures, and someone will come forward to investigate.
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