Chapter 654 New Year's Outlook

Although the AD calendar has been used for a long time, according to Chinese tradition, more emphasis is placed on the Lunar New Year. As the Spring Festival to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, it is naturally the most important festival of the year. This is also the Chinese people's It is an old tradition, and it has not changed even though it has gone through many changes of the times.

In ancient times, the Spring Festival was known as Zhengdan, Sui, Sanyuan, Sanshuo, etc. It was not until the victory of the Revolution of 1911 that the Nanjing Provisional Government stipulated the use of the lunar calendar among the people in order to adapt to the agricultural season and facilitate statistics. The Gregorian calendar was implemented in government agencies, factories, mines, schools and groups. The first day of the first lunar month is called "New Year's Day", and the first day of the first lunar month is called "Spring Festival".

The Spring Festival is approaching, which means that various government departments need to summarize the work of the past year and make government work reports and submit them to the National People's Congress for review. At this time, Boss Zhu is generally quite busy.

However, after meeting with Fan Wubing and listening to his suggestions, the No. 1 commander still ordered him to meet with Boss Zhu. After all, the State Council has always been responsible for the negotiation, and the leader is the State Councilor, who is quite high-level. .

Fan Wubing had never quite understood the position of the State Councilor. Later, when he talked to Boss Zhu, he asked him about it, and he finally understood. The State Councilor assists the Prime Minister in his work and is entrusted by the Prime Minister or the Standing Meeting of the State Council to be responsible for certain aspects of work or major special tasks. Therefore, he can also be considered an assistant to the Prime Minister. The administrative treatment of the State Councilor is at the same level as that of the Deputy Prime Minister, but his powers are Both position and ranking are listed after the Deputy Prime Minister.

"The State Councilor was born not long ago. At that time, the country that had just begun to recover appeared to be politically stable on the surface, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. However, the struggle among some forces internally was still very fierce. Although it could not be said to be as violent as a class struggle, but in The struggle for power between various factions is definitely no less than in other periods, and can even be said to be the most intense period in the country." When Boss Zhu received Fan Wubing, he talked about this matter to him, "Deng Gong wanted to cure the disease that was riddled with holes. The national economy quickly made the country prosperous and powerful, and it took a lot of thinking. However, at that time, his prestige within the party was not as high as it is now, and reform and opening up was still trying to cross the river, so he had to work in state institutions. Some changes have been made, and an advisory committee has been established and the position of State Councilor has been established in the State Council.”

The purpose of the advisory committee is to allow older comrades to retain certain rights. From a positive perspective, it helps young leaders get a ride. From a negative perspective, it restricts radical reformists from going too far. In order to avoid large deviations that are difficult to deal with.

The establishment of the State Council was because, when there were many deputy prime ministers, almost every deputy prime minister had the possibility of ascending to the position of prime minister, which easily gave people an impression similar to the Kowloon seizure of the throne during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. , after a new generation of leaders took over, in order to clarify this phenomenon, the State Council no longer established too many deputy prime ministers, but replaced them with the establishment of State Councilors.

“As a result, it is basically impossible for people who serve as State Councilors to compete for the opportunity to be the next prime minister, and the deputy prime minister is one of the natural candidates for the next prime minister.

Because of this setup, all the comrades who have served as State Councilors in the past are older, but have rich practical work experience and strong work ability. "Boss Zhu said to Fan Wubing.

Of course, although it is unlikely that a 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 Deputy Prime Minister. There is precedent for this.

"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 Director's Assistant." Fan Wubing said with a smile.

"Basically, that's it." Boss Zhu waved his hand and then asked, "You came here this time not just to find out the details of Bsa, right? I think there must be something else, otherwise it's just a piece of paper The problem is solved by sending it over by telex, so why go to all this trouble?”

"It's because of the things in Shanghai that must have made many people unhappy, so why don't you come over to show your courtesy and ease the relationship with the higher-ups." Fan Wubing did not make any detours with Boss Zhu and replied with a smile.

"That matter doesn't matter. You were not the one who made the mistake anyway. What are you afraid of?" Boss Zhu didn't care about this. Although the other party also had a certain power base, in front of the rising Fan family, it was indeed It's nothing, and what's more, Fan Wubing's connections in the military are intricate and can be exploited, while the other party is just a political figure. Once he loses power, he will have nothing to rely on.

Fan Wubing smiled and replied, "It's easy to hide from open guns, but hard to guard against hidden arrows. It doesn't matter if I'm alone. I'm raising a family, so naturally I'm a little nervous. If someone secretly creates some obstacles for me, that's fine too." It’s a very troublesome thing. At least the upper management must unify their thoughts and form a consensus that I am not just looking for trouble.”

"It doesn't matter at the top. It's just that the issue of Vice Mayor Chen has not been settled at this time, and there is no plan to deal with the deputy district chief. You should keep a low profile for the time being, at least don't talk to the local cadres in Shanghai." Since we are so close, there is nothing else to pay attention to." Boss Zhu thought for a moment and said to Fan Wubing, but he quickly added, "As long as you walk and sit upright, No one can do anything to you, so there’s no need to worry. On the other hand, if you mess around, I can’t help you either.”

Fan Wubing nodded repeatedly and said that if even I committed adultery, there would never be a good person in the world.

However, Fan Wubing also noticed a problem. In the past, he acted unscrupulously and dared to overthrow a high-ranking cadre without any scruples. However, at this time, the family's business is huge. Instead, I became more scrupulous and became a little constrained.

The two people unknowingly returned to the issue of intellectual property rights between China and the United States. Boss Zhu said to Fan Wubing, "The U.S. government wants to sue the Chinese government, mainly from three companies: Microsoft, United Automotive Industries, and Pfizer. out.”

United Automotive Industries Corporation is a consortium of small and medium-sized enterprises in the U.S. automobile industry with Detroit as the core. In recent years, due to the rise of China's automobile industry and the massive increase in exports, Detroit has become very prosperous. Therefore, the U.S. automobile industry, It is conceivable that the bosses, including the CIO bosses, are a little dissatisfied.

Pfizer is complaining a lot because of its Viagra. Because China's patent rights are still unstable, it encountered a lot of trouble when applying for patents.

Pfizer was founded in the mid-19th century. In its early days, it was a chemical company whose main business was the production of chemical products. The outbreak of the Civil War gave Pfizer an opportunity to develop. During the war, they provided a large number of drugs to the Northern Army. The company As the war progressed, it expanded rapidly and became one of the largest chemical manufacturers in the United States.

After Sir John Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928, Pfizer began to intervene in the production of antibiotics and gradually shifted its focus to the field of antibiotics. Since then, Pfizer has conducted in-depth research on the fermentation process and used it in lemons. The production of acid and penicillin is now generally recognized by the industry as one of the pioneers of fermentation technology.

The Second World War gave Pfizer another opportunity to develop. They were the only company at the time to use fermentation technology to produce penicillin. Not only did they have huge output and very low production costs, they also provided the United States with a large number of relatively cheap penicillin products. , the company also took advantage of this opportunity to expand rapidly.

Last year, Viagra, developed by Pfizer, went on the market and achieved unprecedented success. According to statistics, four pills of Viagra are taken by patients every second. Because of Viagra's huge commercial success, they successively annexed Warner Lambert and France. Marcia becomes the largest pharmaceutical manufacturer in the United States.

However, in its development in China, Pfizer encountered great obstacles, especially the serious infringement problem, which made them very unhappy. It is obviously something that can make a lot of money, but it cannot enter the market through normal channels. We all know how important the Chinese market is to a company, and it can be said to be fatally tempting.

Not to mention Microsoft, which has been suppressed all over the world and has long been accustomed to it. But this time there is really no way, so they launched a massive anti-piracy campaign in mainland China, because the US government is putting pressure on Bill Gates. The US government’s main focus in this round of negotiations is China’s piracy problem. If there is no such thing as If a company with global influence in terms of copyright supports him, he will naturally not be able to do anything. So from this point of view, Fan Wubing is quite sympathetic to Bill Gates.

Speaking of which, even in foreign countries, one cannot escape the entanglement between the government and enterprises.

"The New Year is coming soon, do you have any key points for your company's development? I see that you act very casually. Today is Australia, tomorrow is Indonesia, and the day after tomorrow is somewhere I don't know. I don't know what the pulse is at all." Boss Zhu suddenly remembered. After hearing about this matter, I couldn’t help but ask.

Fan Wubing felt very embarrassed after hearing this. He really didn't have any rules when it came to doing things. He just did whatever came to his mind. However, this also had the advantage that no one could guess the focus of his work. where to put?

But in fact, these tasks that Fan Wubing focuses on are basically the main focus. But if he changes to other companies, he may not have the strength to cover everything. Therefore, in the eyes of others, Fan Wubing does things casually. Looks out of place.

"Actually, my focus this year is still on financial investment abroad. Domestically, one is the cultivation and development of Internet companies, and the other is still increasing investment in infrastructure." Fan Wubing told Boss Zhu Said, "Actually, I am also more interested in municipal services. For example, Beijing and Shanghai need to make great improvements in transportation. If projects and even services in this area can be handed over to private companies, then I would be very interested in things like light rail or subway construction or highway management projects.”

Boss Zhu thought about it and said, "Although I know you are rich, if such a large project is to be implemented, it still requires coordination among all parties. In principle, we are optimistic about its success. We will wait until the New Year Let’s hold a meeting to study it. After all, it involves some relatively sensitive topics and it’s difficult to decide at the moment. But I’m curious, why doesn’t your company enter the real estate development industry?”

Regarding this issue, many people actually can't figure it out. With the strong financial strength of Fan Investment Group and its good government relations, it is very convenient to enter the real estate market, just like Fan Wubing some time ago. When he was having trouble with the Huo family, the real estate tycoon in the capital, he spread the word that he was going to enter the real estate business in the capital. As a result, the real estate developers in the capital were frightened, and they finally gave up on jointly insuring the Huo family. In exchange for Fan Wubing's compromise, at least he would not enter the real estate industry in Beijing immediately, otherwise it would be a disaster for everyone.

Seeing that Fan Wubing didn't answer for a while, Boss Zhu said to himself, "You also know that promoting the opening of the real estate market is not only an important decision of the government to solve financial pressure, but also considers that it can solve the problem of housing equity. Effectively use private savings to make this part of the money flow, so as not to cause excessive pressure on finance. However, there are also some problems at present, that is, housing prices in some cities have risen relatively quickly, which has caused great harm to the people's lives. In view of this, I hope that your company can use 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 opening up can be preserved. If housing prices cannot be controlled, ordinary people will be busy in vain. "

"If this is the unanimous opinion of the top management, I can enter the market and promise to do my best to maintain the stability of the real estate market. But if this is just your personal opinion, I am afraid it is not suitable to enter this market." Fan Wubing considered After a moment, he answered very carefully.

After hearing Fan Wubing's answer, Boss Zhu frowned and thought deeply, and then said to Fan Wubing, "Well, let's study this issue and give you a clear explanation after the year."

After Fan Wubing left Boss Zhu, he found that the weather started to change. Fine sand-like snow particles sprinkled on the ground, turning the ground into a silvery white color in a short time.

"Here in the capital, it snows quite frequently. It seems that the price of vegetables will rise again tomorrow morning-" Fan Wubing couldn't help but sigh when he saw this.

"What?" The staff member who escorted Fan Wubing out didn't know very well and couldn't help but ask.

Fan Wubing smiled, but didn't say anything. He just walked out and drove away.