Because the night market stalls were quite noisy, the two of them initially just chatted about their respective experiences over the past year. When Xu Limin asked Yuan Fangguo what part-time business he was doing in college, he basically told Xu Limin everything.
Apart from the hospital and ticketing business, he talked about almost everything about his previous trip to Guangdong Province to wholesale goods and make a profit from the price difference.
After listening to this, Xu Liming couldn't help but smile. He told Yuan Fangguo that in this era, transactions on the edge of the law were acceptable, and his purchase of smuggled goods was nothing at all.
Yuan Fangguo nodded. "There's no other way, but Guangdong Province is cracking down on smuggling very closely right now, so he's planning to try to transform himself."
"You've essentially completed the primitive accumulation of capital, so transformation is necessary," Xu Limin analyzed. "After all, as the saying goes, 'If you walk by the river, you'll get your feet wet.' But have you thought about it? What are you planning to do with this transformation?"
Yuan Fangguo nodded and told Xu Liming about his idea of starting an advertising company, which was to lay the foundation in the first two years, gain recognition from customers, accumulate step by step, and then build a reputation.
Seeing Yuan Fangguo's eloquent and well-reasoned discussion of the areas he was involved in after the transformation, Xu Limin was once again impressed. "That's indeed the case. Just like you said before, computers will truly dominate the future. Your computer-designed ads are at least significantly more efficient than traditional advertising agencies."
"I was just skirting the time line." Yuan Fangguo said with an embarrassed smile.
"In fact, this is not a matter of skirting the time limit, but an innovation in concepts. Many times, each of us actually has a lot of ideas, but ideas are ideas, and the ability to act is very poor. Take me for example, I also have many ideas for work, but sometimes I am hesitant to implement them, worried about offending this person or that person. What's the result? In the end, it's because I have too many ideas that I find myself in an embarrassing situation." Xu Liming said with a self-deprecating look on his face.
"Uncle Xu, you really need to be cautious in your position. Politics is intricately intertwined. If you're not careful, a deadlock in one area will hinder other areas. So you're right to be cautious. As for offending people, that's inevitable at all times. If a leader doesn't offend anyone and tries to be smooth and tactful, even if he has a good reputation, I don't think his actual political achievements will be that good."
Xu Limin nodded. "I didn't expect that at such a young age, you look at things so maturely. Come, let's have a drink."
The food was almost served, and the two of them had just been talking for a long time. Xu Liming took the initiative to suggest raising their glasses and having a drink.
On this cool night, listening to the sound of the Yajiang River flowing beside him, drinking this ice-cold wine, after one sip, Yuan Fangguo felt that all the pores on his body became relaxed, and the fatigue of the long-distance drive was swept away.
The place where the two of them sat was the most remote spot in the entire food stall. After the midnight snacks were served, the waiters basically would not come to disturb them, which gave them more private space to talk and communicate.
This time, Xu Liming told Yuan Fangguo without reservation that his current position was the Minister of Organization Department of Ya City Party Committee.
In China, the Organization Department has considerable power, and the appointment and removal of cadres at all levels are related to it. In particular, the heads of the Organization Departments at all levels have certain powers of promotion.
Yuan Fangguo had previously guessed that Xu Liming was the minister of one of the three departments: Organization, Propaganda or Armed Forces, but he did not expect that he would end up being the person in charge of the Organization Department. Generally speaking, the probability of the Organization Minister being promoted is the highest among all functional departments.
Seeing that Xu Liming had opened his heart, Yuan Fangguo told him that he needed Xu Liming's help after drinking a glass of wine with him.
He needs Xu Limin to help him find the illegal coal mine.
However, when Xu Liming heard that there were still illegal coal mines in Ya City, he couldn't help but feel troubled. He remembered that the Provincial Safety Supervision Bureau had conducted a special investigation on the illegal coal mines in Heihai County last year. That is, there are at least more than a dozen illegal coal mines in the entire county. These illegal coal mines are hidden in the primitive mountains. The coal mine owners give some benefits to the local people, and these people begin to serve them. Once there is any disturbance, they report the situation. In addition, most of the coal mine owners have backgrounds related to gangs and local "government" officials as their backers, so it is very difficult to obtain evidence.
"If they really go undercover, it would be difficult for them to contact you. It would be fine if the two of them were together, but if they were separated, it would be quite dangerous."
"So I want to find them as soon as possible." Yuan Fangguo frowned.
"Are you also planning to go in undercover?" Xu Liming asked in surprise.
Yuan Fangguo nodded and said without disguising, "Yes, I have this plan as well."
"How about this, one of my comrades happens to be the director of the Public Security Bureau over on the Black Sea. I'll give him a call and ask him to help you."
"Uncle Xu, I just want to find the specific location of the black coal mine where they are undercover."
"No other help needed?"
"Brother Tian Ying went undercover to destroy the illegal coal mines. If the police were to join in, I think he might feel frustrated."
But Xu Limin shook his head and said seriously, "No, Fang Guo, in the face of justice, we can only achieve our goals. Anyone with a conscience will not feel frustrated. We can use them to illegally detain and enslave migrant workers and wipe out all the illegal coal mines in Heihai County."
After listening to Xu Liming's words, Yuan Fangguo did not answer immediately, but pondered in his heart for a long time before nodding.
"Okay, I'll listen to you, Uncle Xu."
"I'll call him from the phone at the hotel when we get back." Xu Liming said after thinking for a while.
Yuan Fangguo nodded. He was looking forward to the conversation between Xu Liming and the director of the Heihai County Public Security Bureau.
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