Chapter 654 New Year's Prospect
Although the AD has been used for a long time, according to the Chinese tradition, we still pay more attention to the New Year. As the Spring Festival, which is a far cry from the old and welcomes the new, it is naturally the most important festival of the year. This is also the old tradition of the Chinese. Although it has undergone many changes in the times, it has not changed.
The Spring Festival was called Zhengdan, the first year of the year, the third year, the third year of the three days, and the last day of the 1911 Revolution. Until the victory of the Xinhai Revolution, in order to adapt to the farming season and facilitate statistics, the Nanjing Provisional Government stipulated that the use of the Xia calendar among the people was implemented in government agencies, factories, mines, schools and groups. The first day of the Gregorian calendar was the "New Year's Day" and the first day of the first lunar month was called "Spring Festival".
The approaching of the Spring Festival means that various government departments need to summarize the work of last year and make a government work report and submit it to the National People's Congress for deliberation. At this time, Boss Zhu is generally busy.
However, after meeting Fan Wubing and listening to his advice, the No. 1 leader still ordered him to meet with Boss Zhu. After all, the negotiations have always been hosted by the State Council, and the State Councilor is also the leader, and the level is quite high.
Fan Wubing has always been unaware of the positioning of the State Councilor. Later, when he talked with Boss Zhu, he asked him about it and he had some understanding. The State Councilor assisted the Prime Minister in his work, and was entrusted by the Prime Minister or the State Council Executive Meeting to be responsible for certain aspects of work or major special tasks. Therefore, it can also be considered as an assistant to the Prime Minister. The State Councilor's administrative treatment is the same as that of the Vice Premier, but his power and ranking are both listed behind the Vice Premier.
"The State Councilor was not born for a long time. At that time, the country that had just begun to revive was politically stable and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. However, the struggle between some internal forces was still very fierce. Although it was not as stormy as the class struggle, the issue of fighting for rights in various factions was definitely no less than other periods, and it could even be said to be the most intense period of the country." Boss Zhu talked about this matter to him when he received Fan Wubing. "In order to cure the national economy with a lot of holes, Mr. Deng quickly made the country prosperous and strong. However, at that time, his prestige in the party was not as high as that of the current level, and reform and opening up were still crossing the river by feeling the stones, so he had to make some changes in state institutions, establish an advisory committee and set up a position like a state committee in the State Council."
The advisory committee is actually to allow those old comrades who have exceeded their age to retain certain rights. On the positive side, it is to support young leaders and send them a journey. On the negative side, it is to restrict the radical reformists from going too far, so as not to deal with large deviations.
The establishment of the State Councilor is because, when there were many deputy prime ministers, almost every deputy prime minister may become the premier, which easily gives people the impression of fighting for the throne in the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. After the new generation of leaders took over, in order to clarify this phenomenon, the State Council no longer set up too many deputy prime ministers, but replaced it with the establishment of the State Councilor.
"In this way, it is basically impossible for those who serve as State Councilors to compete for the next Prime Minister. The Vice Premier is one of the natural candidates for the next Prime Minister. Because of this setting, all comrades who served as State Councilors have older people, but rich practical work experience and strong work ability." Boss Zhu said to Fan Wubing.
Of course, although it is unlikely that the State Councilor will compete for the position of prime minister, it is possible to become a deputy prime minister and then retire at the level of a vice prime minister. This has a precedent.
"Oh, I understand this. In fact, the relationship between the Prime Minister and the State Councilor is equivalent to the relationship between the Director and the Assistant Director." Fan Wubing said with a smile.
"It's basically the matter." Boss Zhu waved his hand and asked, "You're here this time not only to clarify the details of B. I think there must be some other things, otherwise it will solve the problem by sending it to you by telegram. Why do you have to go so hard?"
"It's because of the matter on Hai, many people must have been unhappy, so I'm here to show my diligence and ease the relationship." Fan Wubing did not go around with Boss Zhu and replied with a smile.
"That thing doesn't matter. Anyway, you are not the one who is wrong. Why are you afraid of being honest?" Boss Zhu didn't care about this. Although the other party also has a certain power base, it is indeed nothing in front of the Fan family, which is rising. And more importantly, Fan Wubing's relationship in the military is also mixed and can be used, while the other party is just a simple political figure. Once he loses power, he will have no support.
Fan Wubing replied with a smile, "It is easy to hide from open guns, but it is hard to prevent hidden arrows. It doesn't matter if I am alone. This family is naturally a little nervous. If anyone creates some obstacles for me secretly, it will be very troublesome. At least we have to unify our thoughts at the level and form a consensus that I am not looking for trouble if I have nothing to do."
"It doesn't matter to the top leaders, but the problem of Deputy Mayor Chen has not yet been settled, and the deputy district mayor's handling plan has not been brought out. You should keep a low profile for the time being, at least don't get too close to the local cadres in Haiyuan. There is nothing else to pay attention to." Boss Zhu thought for a while and said to Fan Wubing, but soon he added, "As long as you walk straight, no one can do anything to you, and you don't need to have any worries. On the other hand, if you do something nonsense, I can't help you."
Fan Wubing nodded repeatedly and said that if even I had committed crimes, there would never be a good person in the world.
However, Fan Wubing also discovered a problem. In the past, he could be said to be unscrupulous in his actions and dared to throw a cadre of a low level without any scruples, without any fear. However, when his family became big and his business became more concerned, he became a little restrained.
The two of them unknowingly talked about the issue of intellectual property rights between China and the United States. Boss Zhu said to Fan Wubing, "The US government wants to sue the Chinese government mainly from three companies: Microsoft, United Automobile Industry Corporation and Pfizer."
United Automobile Industry Corporation is a consortium of small and medium-sized enterprises of the American automobile industry with Detroit as the core. In recent years, due to the rise of China's automobile industry and the large increase in exports, Detroit has become very depressed. Therefore, the American automobile industry, including the bosses of the Industrial and Commercial Union, are a little dissatisfied, which is conceivable.
Pfizer is because of its Viagra and China's patent rights are still unstable. It encountered a lot of trouble when applying for patents, so it complains a lot.
Pfizer was founded in the mid-19th century. In the early days, it was a chemical company with the main business of producing chemical products. The outbreak of the Civil War gave Pfizer an opportunity to develop. During the war, they provided a large amount of medicines to the Northern Army. The company developed rapidly with the progress of the war and became one of the largest chemical manufacturers in the United States.
After Sir Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928, Pfizer began to intervene in the production of antibiotics and gradually shifted the focus of the company to the field of antibiotics. Since then, Pfizer has conducted in-depth research on the fermentation process and used it for the production of citric acid and penicillin. Now the industry generally recognizes that Pfizer is one of the pioneers in the development of fermentation technology.
World War II gave Pfizer another opportunity to develop. They were the only company that used fermentation technology to produce penicillin at that time. Not only did the production be huge but the production cost was very low, it provided the US with a large number of relatively cheap penicillin products, and the company also took advantage of this opportunity to expand rapidly.
Last year, Viagra developed by Pfizer and achieved unprecedented success. According to statistics, four Viagra tablets were taken by patients every second. Because of Viagra's great success in business, they successively acquired Warner Lambert and Famacia, becoming the largest pharmaceutical manufacturer in the United States.
However, in China's development, Pfizer encountered great obstacles, especially the serious infringement problem, which made them very unhappy. They could clearly make a lot of money, but they could not enter the market through normal channels. As we all know, how important the Chinese market is to a company, it can be said that it is fatal tempting.
As for Microsoft, it is not to mention that it is under suppression all over the world and has long been used to it. But this time there is no way, so it is a big move in mainland China, because the US government is putting pressure on Bill Gates. This round of negotiations mainly raises the issue of China's piracy. If companies that have a global influence in copyright support him, they will naturally not be able to play. So from this point of view, Fan Wubing is quite sympathetic to Bill Gates.
Speaking of which, even in foreign countries, it is impossible to escape the entanglement between the government and enterprises.
"It's the New Year. Is there any key point in your company's development? I think you're very casual in your behavior. Today, Australia, tomorrow Indonesia, and the day after tomorrow, I'm not sure where I'm going to be. I can't keep my pulse at all." Boss Zhu suddenly remembered this matter and couldn't help asking.
After hearing this, Fan Wubing felt very distressed. He really had no rules in doing things, and he would do whatever he thought of. However, this also had an advantage, that is, no one could guess where his work focus was.
But in fact, the tasks that Fan Wubing focuses on are basically the focus. However, if you change to other companies, you may not have the strength to cover everything. Therefore, in the eyes of others, Fan Wubing is just doing things casually and uncontrollable.
"Actually, my focus of development this year is still financial investment abroad. In China, one is the cultivation and development of Internet companies, and the other is the need to increase investment in infrastructure construction." Fan Wubing said to Boss Zhu, "Actually, I am quite interested in municipal services. For example, Beijing and sea, transportation needs to be greatly improved. If projects and even services in this area can be handed over to private enterprises, then I will be very interested, such as light rail or subway construction or highway business projects, etc."
After thinking about it, Boss Zhu said, "Although you know you are very rich, if you want to implement such a large project, you still need to coordinate between all parties. We are optimistic about the principle. After the New Year, we will hold a meeting to study it. After all, there are also some sensitive topics involved, which are difficult to decide for a while. But I am curious about why your company does not enter the real estate development industry?"
Regarding this issue, many people actually can't figure it out. With the strong financial strength of Fan's Investment Group and good government relations, it is very convenient to enter the real estate development market. Just like when Fan Wubing was in trouble with the real estate tycoon Huo family in Beijing a while ago, he said that he wanted to enter the real estate industry in Beijing. As a result, the real estate developers in Beijing were panicked. Finally, they gave up the joint protection of the Huo family in exchange for Fan Wubing's compromise. At least they should not enter the circle of real estate development in Beijing immediately, otherwise it would be a disaster for everyone.
Seeing that Fan Wubing did not answer for a while, Boss Zhu said to himself, "You also know that promoting the development of the real estate market is not only an important decision by the government to solve financial pressure, but also considering that this can solve the problem of housing fairness and effectively utilize private savings so that this part of the money can flow without causing excessive pressure on finance. However, some problems have been found, that is, housing prices in some cities have risen relatively quickly, which has had a relatively large impact on the lives of the people. In view of this, I hope that your company can rely on its financial advantages to enter the real estate development market and make some contributions to stabilizing housing prices. If this aspect is stabilized, the results of reform and development can be preserved. If the housing prices cannot be controlled, the people will be busy again."
"If this is the consensus of the senior management, I can enter the market and ensure that I can do my best to maintain the stability of the real estate market. However, if this is just your personal opinion, I am afraid that it is not suitable to enter this market." Fan Wubing thought about it for a while and replied very cautiously.
After hearing Fan Wubing's answer, Boss Zhu frowned and thought deeply, and then said to Fan Wubing, "Well, let's study this question as well, and I'll give you a clear explanation after the New Year."
After Fan Wubing left Boss Zhu, he found that the weather had begun to change. Slightly sand-like snow particles sprinkled on the ground, and soon the ground turned silvery.
"The snow is very heavy in the capital. It seems that the vegetable prices will rise again tomorrow morning." Seeing this, Fan Wubing couldn't help but sigh.
"What?" The staff who sent Fan Wubing out didn't know it very well and couldn't help but ask.
Chapter completed!