Chapter 702 The Opportunity Has Come

Yeltsin's body was in extremely dilapidated condition. Fan Wubing's treatment for him was not public and he did not put in much effort, so after three treatments, it was considered over.

Although the hidden dangers have not been eradicated, Yeltsin has already felt the infinite mysteries of traditional Chinese medicine, and his whole person has found a youthful feeling. His feelings for Fan Wubing are not just the same as before, and he only regards him as a rich man. At that time, he had even concluded that Fan Wubing was one of those true geniuses.

With geniuses, you can indeed do some great things. Yeltsin and Putin discussed in depth the feasibility of Fan Wubing's request, and then made a decision that could modify some details while keeping the overall framework unchanged. , and then we can carry out in-depth economic cooperation with Fan Wubing's Fan Investment Group in the near future.

"I always thought that traditional Chinese medicine was just to deceive people. What about the five elements, yin and yang, and other mystical things? How could it be possible to cure diseases by putting some rotten grass roots and leaves together and boiling them into a soup for people to drink?" Yeltsin Said to Putin with some emotion. "But after Fan Wubing gave me acupuncture several times this time, I finally changed my view."

"As Mr. President's health improves, we probably don't need to be so anxious." Putin replied.

According to the original plan, Yeltsin was already preparing to appoint Putin as First Deputy Prime Minister and Acting Prime Minister, and then elect him as Prime Minister, hand over power at the end of the year, and let him act as President. The advantage of this is that until March next year Before the election, Putin can have several months to demonstrate his talents and lay the foundation for his successful presidential campaign.

But at this time, Putin felt that since Yeltsin's body showed obvious signs of improvement after Fan Wubing's treatment, there was no need to complete the handover of securities at the end of the year. He hoped to make more achievements as prime minister. Come and take over the presidency as a matter of course.

After all, what Russia needs now is more practical men like him to reverse the unfavorable situation of economic decline. If Yeltsin is in office, it can give him a lot of support. As the president of Russia, Yeltsin is almost the same status as the czar. Yes, this kind of powerful Austrian aid cannot be replaced by any political resources.

However, Yeltsin shook his head very firmly and said, "I saw a lot of things from Fan Wubing, which strengthened my determination to quit politics. Today's world belongs to young people, and only young people can better To adapt well to this era and create a new world that is more suitable for the Russian people. The rapidly developing Russia needs a young president. I have been working hard to find such a person who will create a free, market and civilized country as an ideal. and the most important values, as well as being strong-willed and careful in your actions. There is no doubt in my mind that you possess these qualities.”

Yeltsin took a fancy to Putin long before he entered the central agency. He not only conducted a general investigation of Putin,

And spent quite a bit of time researching him. He found that Putin is not only smart and wise, but also calm and well-behaved. The biggest difference between him and other politicians of his generation is that he does not engage in extremism.

Yeltsin believed that he was wise. He had never made mistakes in the appointment of cadres when he was working in enterprises, but he had made mistakes in this regard in the Kremlin. In a stormy time, there is no time to get to know a person carefully. But it took him a long time to choose Putin, and he did not discuss it with the people around him. This was his personal decision and was not disclosed to anyone.

He decided to resign six months before the election just to give Putin some time. Let people have time to get to know him. People knew very little about Putin before. Not everyone in the Kremlin could accept Yeltsin's choice. People in the presidential office even said that Yeltsin was crazy.

Putin sat there calmly, tilting his head slightly to listen to the old president's voice. He did not necessarily agree with many of Yeltsin's actions. He even thought that some of the policies implemented by Yeltsin were simply stupid. But with Yeltsin During this period of contact, he also felt that the old president really wanted Russia to become rich and strong, instead of being as sluggish and exhausted as it is now.

Yeltsin continued to say to Putin, "Varodia, I hope that the cooperation with Fanshi Investment Group can be carried out quickly. In this case, by the end of next year, there will be great results. This will be very important for your first term. It can produce very obvious positive effects and enable your economic policies to be implemented smoothly. Therefore, I will not change my previous decision just because my physical condition has improved. Remember, you should become the new leader of Russia as soon as possible. , please take care of Russia.”

Remember, take care of Russia.

When Putin heard that the old president revealed his true feelings to him for the first time, he still felt very moved. In other words, Yeltsin had shortcomings of one kind or another, and his economic policies had loopholes of one kind or another, but this was Russia's first democratically elected president who came from the former Soviet Union and was valued by Gorbachev. Obviously, there are indeed many bright spots in him.

Putin looked at the old president, nodded seriously and said, "I will definitely do it, Nikolayevich."

At the same time, Fan Wubing and Fan Heng, father and son, were discussing matters in the office of Fan Heng's Executive Deputy Prime Minister.

"Because of the bombing of the embassy, ​​senior officials have now unified their views. National defense construction still needs to be paid close attention to. Now it is necessary to give priority to ensuring that more than 200 military industry companies receive development funds and preferential policies to support them in getting rid of the embassy as soon as possible. Drop the baggage and enter the era of rapid development," Fan Heng said to his son.

Fan Wubing smiled slightly and thought to himself that this was just a slap on the eyebrows and beard. If he hadn't been slapped hard, he probably wouldn't have thought of focusing on the construction of military industrial enterprises.

As Fan Heng, a cadre who came out of an old military industrial enterprise, and Fan Wubing, who was very familiar with the history and current situation of old military industrial enterprises, he was very aware of the various shortcomings of domestic military industrial enterprises. At this time, Fan Heng was able to control the management of large state-owned enterprises. Reform matters can be said to have taken full advantage of his advantages.

Since the Third Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the reform of military industry enterprises has gone through an adaptive adjustment stage mainly marked by military-to-civilian conversion. Many companies have found development paths for military-to-civilian conversion, thus getting rid of the negative impact caused by the reduction of military orders. The negative impact is that some military-industrial enterprises have been completely transformed into civilian product manufacturers. For example, many state-owned enterprises that produce motorcycles and cars were formerly military-industrial enterprises. There are even some construction companies and clothing companies that were born out of military companies.

However, despite their achievements, for most military industry enterprises, their product structure, industrial structure, organizational structure and military industry capability structure have been further optimized. Their ability to innovate independently still needs to be gradually improved, and their economic scale and economic benefits have also to be improved. Needs to be further improved.

At the same time, the reform of military industrial enterprises still lags behind state-owned enterprises across the country in promoting the reform of the property rights system. So far, less than 10% of military industry enterprises have truly diversified their investment entities after restructuring, which is far lower than the level of state-owned enterprises across the country that have implemented joint-stock reform. The vast majority of military industry enterprises still maintain sole state-owned ownership. , the contradictions of unsatisfactory systems and ineffective mechanisms have become increasingly apparent.

"It can be seen from the experience of foreign military industry exhibitions. Continuously promoting enterprises to enter the market to participate in competition and using the capital market to expand is an important way for enterprise development. How to make good use of the technology and capabilities formed by national investment and construction over the years and "Release, how to introduce market-oriented mechanisms to promote the integration of military and civilians and integrate the military with the people is a new issue facing the development of the military industry economy," Fan Heng said to his son, "Military industry enterprises need to introduce not only development funds, but also foreign military industries. It is an excellent mechanism for development, and now there have been some changes in senior management’s understanding of property rights issues.”

"What changes?" Fan Wubing was also very curious about this question.

"In order to quickly improve the market competitiveness of state-owned military enterprises, improve research capabilities and production capabilities, it can also be considered to break the sole state-owned ownership when necessary." Fan Heng replied.

This news surprised Fan Wubing. After all, he remembered that it was six or seven years later when the senior management decided to break the state-owned ownership of military industry enterprises. Now this change undoubtedly adds to the restructuring of military industry enterprises to some extent. The process will also have an incalculable impact on the future pattern of domestic military industrial enterprises.

After Fan Wubing thought about it for a while, he asked, "What kind of investors need to be introduced?"

Regarding this issue, he has also considered it. At least a joint venture with a military industry enterprise is not only possible if you have money. What they lack is not only funds, but also advanced management mechanisms and effective production. research capabilities, as well as forward-looking exploration of international cutting-edge military industrial enterprises.

In other words, although I know that this piece of content is likely to be the most profitable industry in the future, my current abilities seem to be insufficient, and I may not be able to participate.

However, this is a very important industry! Fan Wubing cannot be unmoved, and one thing is very important. Once you take control of a large military industrial enterprise like Lockheed Martin, it is equivalent to establishing an unbreakable alliance with the military and senior officials. Relationships, unless one commits a heinous crime, are basically considered to have obtained the charm of immunity. This is what attracts the most attention.

"You must have money, experience in military production, and be tied to our national interests. It's hard to find such a counterpart company!" Fan Heng said in embarrassment, touching his forehead.

It is inevitable that Fan Heng would be worried. Now that this part of the work is under his control, it is impossible not to do it with care. It is necessary to do it well. But if it is not done well, it will be very embarrassing. Although he has thought about whether his son Fan Wubing's company can participate in a joint venture with several military industry companies that are in urgent need of transformation, but considering that Fan's Investment Group does not have a military industry In terms of production experience, I felt a little hesitant in my heart. After all, the decision reached by the top management was to introduce excellent companies with experience in military production.

However, Fan Wubing's brain was very useful, and he immediately came up with an idea, "This matter is not difficult to handle."

Regarding the issue of foreign investment in the restructuring of military industrial enterprises, senior officials have made it clear that foreign investment is allowed to participate in the joint-stock restructuring of military industrial enterprises under certain conditions. This is mainly to consider appropriately relaxing restrictions on foreign investment in the military industry on the premise of ensuring national security and based on the principles of prudent and orderly and the different situations of enterprises.

In principle, foreign capital is prohibited from taking shares in state-owned military industrial enterprises with absolute control. However, for foreign strategic investors who are conducive to improving the independent innovation capabilities, management level and market competitiveness of such military industrial enterprises, foreign capital can also participate in the shares after approval.

"In fact, Fan Investment Group is a good candidate for a military enterprise, but we don't have much experience in military enterprise research and production, so it is unlikely to enter this market. However, if we obtain a lot of resources that can improve the research and innovation capabilities of domestic military enterprises in a short period of time, coupled with our strong financial support as a backing, we can become the best choice for joint ventures with state-owned military enterprises." Fan Wubing said to his father Fan Heng.

"The difficulty is that this is not easy to do." Fan Heng replied. He knew the importance of such resources and that such resources were not available.

"There will be a way. I will give you a more detailed plan in a few days." Fan Wubing had some ideas in his mind at this time, but he still needed to carefully consider how likely it was to be realized, and then consider whether to participate in such things.

Fan Wubing has no shortage of money now. The only thing he regrets is that the overall strength of China is still relatively weak, far from being able to compete with Europe and the United States. In order to achieve this ambitious goal and allow Chinese people to live with dignity in this world of the survival of the fittest, he feels that it is necessary to invest in military enterprises.

Now that the top leaders have taken this step and no longer regard military enterprises as forbidden fruits, but want to improve their independent research capabilities and production experience and management experience through market-oriented operations, then this is a good opportunity for him to enter this big market. For this, he can think of some compromises.

For example, exchanging some interests with the Russians, or obtaining some intelligence resources with large companies like Lockheed Martin, all of which can be done.