Qi Yun nodded and said, "Is it about the investigation report on Southern Bus Group?"
Wen Jinglong looked at her and smiled, saying, "You are indeed smart. Although the work report of the Inspection Office was written by different people, I can still tell at a glance that it was written by you."
Qi Yun's heart trembled, and she felt like she was being seen through. Wen Jinglong's eyes fell on her face, as if he was studying her. Qi Yun and Wen Jinglong had been working for a long time, but this was the first time she saw this expression on Wen Jinglong's face.
A few seconds later, Qi Yun said, "That's right! According to the requirements of the Standing Committee, the Supervision Office recently investigated the restructuring of state-owned enterprises, and the problems are very serious."
Wen Jinglong's voice was magnetic, steady and powerful. Any lie would be self-defeating under such questioning. He asked in a deep voice: "Why did you single out the Southern Bus Group as an example?"
Qi Yun's heart skipped a beat, but her expression didn't change. She said, "I think Southern Bus Group must transform. Now the domestic automobile industry has begun to transform. With the growth of China's economy, people's consumption demand for automobiles is getting higher and higher. Therefore, the production scope of Southern Bus Group is not only buses, but also the demand for family cars."
Wen Jinglong shook his head, laughed, and said, "You didn't tell me the truth."
Qi Yun was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "Secretary Wen, you really figured it out. In fact, these materials are not important, and they are not what I want to report. I have other materials to show you."
Wen Jinglong nodded and said, "Then bring it here!"
Chapter 0913: Long in the Officialdom Cage
Qingyun Restaurant is about two kilometers away from the Huainan Provincial Government. It is of average size and quality, but it is said that the owner used to be very well-connected. He used to be a cadre in the central government before going into business. He has a shortcut to the central government. It is not known whether the rumor is true or not, but some cadres in Huainan especially like to come to Qingyun Restaurant.
Xie Xu came to the third-floor box accompanied by his secretary. The waitress was pretty and welcomed him in with a smile. Seeing a middle-aged man sitting on the sofa watching TV, she whispered, "Governor Wei, hello!"
Wei Qun turned his eyes away from the TV news, pointed at the sofa opposite him, and said, "Please sit down!"
This was the second time that Xie Xu and Wei Qun had dinner in private. Xie Xu knew Wei Qun's intention. This second-in-command of Huainan Province had a fire in his heart. He was not satisfied with Huainan's current situation and was trying to break the power of Wen Jinglong, the provincial party secretary.
There is no doubt that Wen Jinglong is a strong provincial party secretary. Whether Wei Qun can shake Wen Jinglong's control depends on this year. If Wei Qun fails to break Wen Jinglong's strong control after this period of time, it means that Wei Qun will be under the shadow of Wen Jinglong for a long time in his later years of governance.
This is the normal inertia in officialdom.
"Have the projects with China Southern Bus Corporation and China Electric Power been resolved?" Wei Qun asked casually.
Xie Xu nodded and said, "After explaining everything to Liang Rui, there shouldn't be any problems. It's just that Deputy Director Fang Zhicheng seems a little confused about the situation."
Wei Qun frowned, but soon regained his composure and tapped the armrest of the sofa with his fingers. "This Fang Zhicheng is a good candidate, but he always handles problems in an unconventional way. I think you'd better communicate with him in person so that he can understand calmly."
Xie Xu's mouth curled up, although it was only briefly, but Wei Qun could see his disdain for Fang Zhicheng. Wei Qun could understand Xie Xu's thoughts. Fang Zhicheng was just a deputy department-level cadre. What right did he have to make decisions? Wei Qun also thought so. He had a good impression of Fang Zhicheng at the beginning, but since Fang Zhicheng helped Zhao Guoyi and Song Wendi form an alliance not long ago, he lost confidence in him.
From Wei Qun's perspective, he would not bother to pay attention to Fang Zhicheng's every move, but he would still have a simple judgment in his mind whether this person can be used by him. If he is valuable to him, he will not hesitate to give him resources, but if he stands on the opposite side of him, he will not hesitate to treat him as a discarded pawn.
To Wei Qun, Fang Zhicheng is now a discarded pawn.
Xie Xu took out a cigarette box from his pocket and handed it to Wei Qun first. After Wei Qun took it and put it beside him, Xie Xu lit up and started smoking. "Huaxia Electric Power Investment Group sent Miao Dewei to handle the acquisition of Southern Bus Group, which shows how much they value it. However, it also makes people feel worried. Could it be that Huaxia Electric Power Investment Group is being pursued very closely?"
Wei Qun did not hide it from Xie Xu. Although some information was not disseminated publicly, everyone knew it.
Wei Qun nodded and said, "If nothing unexpected happens, it is related to the coal bosses in Jinzhou Province. Now the Power Investment Group is trying to divert public attention with other things."
Xie Xu shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Everything that goes up must come down! Those coal bosses in Jinzhou have become synonymous with local tycoons. When buying a house in Yanjing, you don't buy a room or a floor, you buy one building at a time."
Wei Qun shook his finger and sighed, "This is actually a propaganda offensive launched by the opponents to stir up the people's hatred of the rich."
Xie Xu nodded and agreed: "According to the current data, next year will be a turning point. The coal industry will start to decline from supply to demand. For this reason, the coal industry will become the focus of the new national leadership team."
Wei Qun also nodded and said, "The reason why China Power Investment Group established a new energy company is to solve the problem of transformation. However, how can transformation be so easy? The development in recent years has not been smooth, so we thought of using the emerging industry projects in Huainan Province to obtain policy support."
Xie Xu knew very well that the new energy vehicle project of Southern Bus Group was actually just a scaffolding project. In short, it was a fake project that was packaged and did not meet the standards of a strategic emerging industry. Wei Qun was an expert in the National Development and Reform Commission system and his judgment of projects was far better than others.
The next topic with Wei Qun was mainly about the positioning of the province's industrial development and the direction of subsequent advancement. Wei Qun was once the deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission and had a clear understanding of the national situation, so some of the suggestions he made benefited Xie Xu a lot.
According to Wei Qun, in the next stage, the industrial trend of Huainan Province must focus on intelligent manufacturing as the main breakthrough point, because large foreign companies have begun to transform from traditional manufacturing to intelligent manufacturing, emphasizing digital factories. At present, domestic manufacturing companies are at least 20 years behind the international leading level.
At present, Wei Qun is actively using his connections to negotiate with Siemens of Germany to introduce its industrial automation product R&D base into Huainan.
The two met in a private room at Qingyun Restaurant. It was not a dinner party, but just a simple exchange. Xie Xu was a little confused as to why Wei Qun chose to meet him at Qingyun Restaurant. Could it be that Qingyun Restaurant really had some background
Recalling that he had eaten at Qingyun Restaurant several times and even made some jokes at the restaurant, Xie Xu not only felt a chill down his spine, but also had an inexplicable sense of awe towards this unremarkable restaurant.
After Xie Xu left, the door of the box was knocked open, and a slim woman walked in. From her appearance, she should be about 27 or 28 years old. The woman walked behind Wei Qun and gently pinched his shoulders. Wei Qun only felt a tingling sensation on his shoulders, and could not help but close his eyes, silently enjoying the tenderness of her fingertips.
Finally, Wei Qun felt that it was about right, so he reached out and nodded gently on the back of her hand, smiling, “I haven’t seen you for many years, I didn’t expect that you have good skills!”
The woman smiled brightly and said, "Thank you for your compliment, cousin."
Wei Qun changed his serious official attitude and said, "The restaurant is a bit small, don't you think we should expand it?"
The woman shook her head and sat lazily where Xie Xu had sat just now. She said, "You know, I have no ambitions. I am happy to have a living. I didn't expect you to come to Huainan. I, a widow, now have someone to keep me company."
Wei Qun shook his head helplessly. His cousin Chen Ziyu suddenly resigned five years ago and returned to Qiongjin with her husband to open this restaurant. Because it was difficult to start, Wei Qun helped her spread a little word, and the business turned out to be quite good.
Wei Qun smiled bitterly and said, "If your words got to my brother-in-law's ears, he would probably be furious."
Chen Ziyu smiled sweetly and said, "At home, I often scold him and call him a dead man, and he always responds with a smile. Since he is a dead man, then I am a widow, right?"
Wei Qun had no choice but to wave his hand and said, "I'm a little hungry. Give me something to eat."
Chen Ziyu patted his forehead lightly and said with a smile: "Okay, I will cook for you today, just wait!"