Fang Zhicheng smiled back and said, "You are only a few years older than me."
Xiao Cheng said: "We are the same age, but you look much younger than me. Unlike me, I look too old."
Xiao Cheng must have deliberately put on makeup and dressed very formally, with trousers, shirts, and leather shoes, and looked much older than Fang Zhicheng. In the officialdom, many people deliberately make themselves "older" because they can use their image to increase their sense of weight and heritage.
In the past few years, Fang Zhicheng would deliberately wear makeup on certain occasions, but in recent years he has become more casual and does not wear makeup to maintain his true image.
Arriving at the provincial party secretary's office, Xiao Cheng entered first and made a report, followed by Su Mo and Fang Zhicheng. Fang Zhicheng looked around the office and found that it was different from what he had imagined. He had also been to many high-level officials' offices, such as Song Wendi's office, Su Qing's office, and Su Mo's office. The decoration and furnishings were all in a standard manner, and the color tone was dark, because this could create a solemn, profound, and serious atmosphere.
But Secretary Tang’s office is different. It has a modern style and the furniture is made up of white and metal lines. In particular, there are several character sketches hanging on the wall, which are particularly eye-catching, making people mistakenly think they have walked into the office of the general manager of a multinational company.
Secretary Tang stood up, pointed to the sofa and said, "Please sit down!"
Su Mo sat on an independent sofa seat, while Fang Zhicheng sat on a long seat. Secretary Tang made tea skillfully, and Fang Zhicheng was slightly startled, realizing that Secretary Tang was definitely an expert in making tea. Soon, a cup of fragrant tea was placed beside the two of them. Fang Zhicheng took a sip and felt it was clear and sweet.
Su Mo smiled and said, "Secretary Tang rarely makes tea, but his understanding of the tea ceremony far exceeds that of ordinary people."
Secretary Tang waved his hand and said with a smile, "That's because I have a friend who specializes in tea ceremony. I've been with her for a long time, and I've learned a little bit from her."
Fang Zhicheng commented: "The tea ceremony is the way to appreciate the beauty of tea. Even if everyone's skills and processes are the same, because the emotions and moods of the tea makers are different, people will taste different things. Secretary Tang, you have your own tea ceremony."
Secretary Tang smiled and nodded, saying, "I didn't expect Zhicheng that you also understand tea."
Fang Zhicheng smiled faintly and said, "Compared to you, my skills are just mediocre. But in terms of state of mind, I can't even compare to you."
Secretary Tang filled another glass and said, "I asked you to come here today mainly because I wanted to see what kind of outstanding person Governor Su's nephew, who he has always been proud of, is."
Fang Zhicheng glanced at Su Mo and saw a faint smile on his face. He was quite touched. Compared with Su Lin, Su Mo had always been strict with him, but in fact, the effort Su Mo had put into him did not belong to Su Lin. Su Mo was cultivating Fang Zhicheng with all his heart, which touched Fang Zhicheng.
Su Mo stood up and said, "Secretary Tang, I have brought the person here. You two can talk for a while. I have to go to the Organization Department. I have something to deal with."
Secretary Tang nodded, thinking that Su Mo was also a veteran and knew that he actually wanted to have a one-on-one chat with Fang Zhicheng.
After Su Mo left, Secretary Tang crossed his arms and asked, "Why did you conclude that the Internet would become an economic trend and choose e-commerce as the entry point?"
Fang Zhicheng was slightly startled. He had thought about this question a long time ago, so it was not difficult to answer. "I am not only concerned about the Internet and e-commerce, I pay attention to many fields, such as real estate, industrial manufacturing, etc., but after careful analysis, I found that only e-commerce can experience explosive growth in a short period of time, because foreign capital has invested a lot of money in it. Their vision is very accurate and they will never do business at a loss."
Secretary Tang was silent for a moment, then sighed, "You think e-commerce is so popular, is it just because of such a simple reason?"
Fang Zhicheng thought for a moment and said, "Eighty percent is judgment, and twenty percent is gambling, right? No one knows how the economic trend will develop in the next stage, but it is foreseeable that all hot economies are not subverting the original economy, but innovations based on the original economic model. There is a common Internet subversion theory in public opinion now, which believes that with the advent of the Internet era, all business models will be subverted. I don't think so. I think that the needs of ordinary people will never change, but because the tools are different, the way to meet the needs has become more convenient. In my opinion, the Internet is a tool, so it can evolve into many different economic forms."
Secretary Tang raised his eyebrows slightly, glanced at Fang Zhicheng, put his hand on the armrest of the sofa, and said with a smile: "The Internet will not subvert the wheel? This answer is much more meaningful than the previous one. You don't seem to be very optimistic about the future of the Internet!"
Fang Zhicheng nodded and said, "Because it is too hot now. Not only capital is speculating, but the government is also speculating. A few days ago, I received a news report that people in a village in Shanzhou Province, both men and women, old and young, are engaged in e-commerce, hoping to use the Internet to get rich. A 70-year-old man was chatting with customers with one finger. As a result, I found out that the news is not true at all. That village is a famous village for empty-nesters and left-behind children. The young people have gone out to work. How can the remaining people use e-commerce to generate income? Some local governments use the current hot Internet economic trend. To put it nicely, they are packaging themselves, and to put it bluntly, they are fabricating false political achievements. The popularity of the Internet has made many people lose their minds."
Secretary Tang was silent for a moment, then said with emotion: "The development of any industry will have peaks and troughs. Your analysis is correct. Real estate reached its peak in 1998, but now, less than a decade later, it has reached a downward trend. The Internet economy has been included in the field of vision since 2009, and it really became popular in 2011. Although it will show explosive growth this year and next year, after the peak, it will slowly enter a stable development, or even a trough. But few people are like you. When it was still in its infancy, you supported it unswervingly, and when it was prosperous and the situation was good, you chose to look at it rationally."
Fang Zhicheng smiled and said, "Secretary Tang, I have been analyzing the trends. Can you tell me what you think? What will be the next step for China?"
Secretary Tang smiled faintly and said, "You just mentioned Industrial Manufacturing 4.0. This is the term used in Germany. Every country has a different concept of industrial manufacturing. In China, we call it Made in China 2025. By 2025, what stage will China's industrial manufacturing level reach? Everyone has discovered that the industrial age has been completely revolutionized by the information age, so the manufacturing method also needs to be upgraded. Although the Internet economy is very popular nowadays, it is more centered around services, and the level of productivity has not improved. Therefore, the next step must be centered around the Internet, big data, the Internet of Things, and cloud computing, which will derive new economic formats."
Fang Zhicheng felt mixed emotions when he heard what Secretary Tang said. As Secretary Tang was very likely to become a national leader, he was not unfamiliar with these economic buzzwords. What a blessing this was for the future of China.
Afterwards, Secretary Tang and Fang Zhicheng talked about many current affairs, including some current problems in southern Hunan Province and their solutions, the development and changes in the international situation, and the game and balance of forces in Yenching.
Fang Zhicheng was very surprised. He didn't expect Secretary Tang to have such an in-depth conversation with him.
Secretary Tang came to meet Fang Zhicheng with a purpose, but he was disappointed because Fang Zhicheng was not the same kind of person as him. However, Secretary Tang was also a little happy because he finally found someone in this world who had a relatively consistent worldview with him.
The reason why I said so much was perhaps because Secretary Tang felt that he could become a close friend with Fang Zhicheng regardless of age difference
Chapter 1011: Meeting an Old Friend in a Foreign Land
Unconsciously, the conversation had already lasted for an hour. At Secretary Tang's level, time was no longer under his control. It was already quite rare for Secretary Tang to squeeze out an hour to chat with Fang Zhicheng about all sorts of things. After Xiao Cheng came in to report the itinerary, Secretary Tang smiled and said to Xiao Cheng, "Give me another five minutes."
After saying this, he walked to his desk, picked up a pencil, and started scribbling on a piece of white paper. A few minutes later, Secretary Tang took the paper, handed it to Fang Zhicheng, and said, "This is my gift to you."
After Fang Zhicheng took it, his eyes were full of surprise, because the subject of the sketch on the white paper was exactly himself. Although the time was very short, due to Secretary Tang's superb painting skills, the character on the paper was lifelike and captured Fang Zhicheng's characteristics.
Fang Zhicheng has a very square face. In recent years, his eyes have become smaller and longer, and his hair is like steel thorns, standing upright.
"Thank you!" Fang Zhicheng said with sincere gratitude. He glanced at the paintings in the room and finally realized that these paintings were all made by him.
Secretary Tang patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "As a souvenir, I drew your image on paper. It will also give me a deeper understanding of you. In the future, we will have many opportunities to meet. I hope you can always maintain this vigorous energy in studying economic trends. This will be your core competitiveness."
Although Secretary Tang’s words are very ordinary, they contain deep philosophy. This is his unique charm.
After watching Fang Zhicheng leave the office, Secretary Tang made an international long-distance call. A clear voice came from the other end, saying, "Honey, I'm a little surprised that you called me at this time. What's the matter?"
Secretary Tang smiled faintly and said, "The investment group needs to adjust its future direction and gradually withdraw from the Internet field."
Wang Jie Ni was slightly stunned and said, "According to the analysis of the group's strategic investment department, this will be a field with unlimited potential in the next four to five years."
Secretary Tang laughed and said, "Now everyone has seen the potential of China's Internet and has poured capital into it, so this is no longer a blue ocean and is contrary to the essence of investment."
Wang Jie Ni said, "I believe in your judgment. Aibao.com will start the last procedure next year. If it can be successfully listed on the New York Stock Exchange, it will become the largest Internet concept stock in China. Now many brokerage firms have contacted us."
Secretary Tang analyzed: "After Aibao.com goes public, China will see a wave of Internet concept stocks going public, which will then slowly fade away because capital has already been harvested and will then slowly withdraw, and the temperature of the Internet will gradually cool down."