Immediately everyone got in the car, and Mr. Liu sat in my car. After getting in the car, I couldn't help but ask: "Uncle Lin, you and the old man are acquaintances, aren't you?"
Lin Yi said with a smile: "We met more than 20 years ago. At that time, Mr. Liu was still teaching in a primary school in the countryside. I was the first person in Jiangnan Province to come into contact with antique cultural relics. At that time, I went to the countryside whenever I had nothing to do.
After wandering around, I ended up at Mr. Liu's home one day. At that time, I saw two beautiful bowls in his home. There were no patterns on them, but the shape was very good and the color was light green. Mr. Liu was eating in one of the bowls.
The other bowl contained a bowl of fried peas, so I spent fifty yuan to buy two of his bowls. Later, I asked an expert and found out that they were Jun porcelain. They were very valuable items.
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Later, Mr. Liu also realized the value of those two bowls and regretted it extremely. Haha! From then on, Mr. Liu began to study ancient studies with great concentration, and achieved great results. In fact, this is also called a blessing in disguise."
The old man smiled bitterly and said: "You have the nerve to talk about this. When I was teaching in the countryside, the village arranged a house for me, and the things in it were all provided by the village. I was confused at the time. In fact, the most important thing
It was because of poverty. Boss Lin said that I would buy those two bowls for 20 yuan, and I actually agreed. Fifty yuan at that time was incredible, equivalent to 20,000 yuan today, right? Anyway, the price of pork at that time seemed to be
It costs less than one yuan per pound, and eggs only cost two cents each.
But then I became confused: This man paid fifty yuan to buy these two ordinary-looking bowls of mine. There must be something fishy about it. So I went to ask the village chief about the origin of the two bowls. The village
The director told me that when he was very young, there were seven or eight bowls like that at home. Later, several of them were broken, and only those two were left.
Thinking that I was a gentleman who came from the city to teach there, he gave me the two most beautiful bowls at home. When I heard about it, I immediately understood and thought that those two bowls might be antiques.
Of course, it is impossible to take back the things sold, so I started to study this issue and started reading a lot of ancient books. Haha! But later I was attracted by our country’s classical culture, and I was very interested in such things.
Instead, I no longer pay too much attention to it. This may be called unintentional intervention."
I immediately laughed, "So that's what happened. What happened next?"
Lin Yi said with a smile: "Later, after my company had grown in size, a TV station interviewed me. Mr. Liu saw me on TV, so he found my company and asked me if I still had the two bowls.
Are you here? I told him that I had already sold the two bowls for 50,000 yuan. He was so stupid at the time. I told him that I actually regretted it, because the two bowls were worth at least 200,000 yuan.
.You know, those two bowls were Jun porcelain from the Song Dynasty. He laughed when he heard it and said, so you also suffered a loss? No, you have to treat me to dinner. Haha! We became familiar with each other like this."
I couldn't help laughing, and then asked: "What is Jun porcelain? Is it so valuable?"
Lin Yi said: "Jun kiln is a northern porcelain kiln in China during the Song and Yuan Dynasties. Jun kiln is located in Yu County, Henan Province. It is one of the five famous kilns in the Song Dynasty and belongs to the northern celadon system. It was founded in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Northern Song Dynasty. There are not many handed down from generation to generation. Evaluation
It was very high, and has been imitated in subsequent dynasties. Recently, a Jun porcelain bowl from the Northern Song Dynasty was sold for 270,000 yuan! It was also at that time that I was short of money, and the company needed funds. Otherwise, how could I be willing to sell it? There are some things
That's it, things like that are rare but hard to come by, and the price is actually meaningless to them. In the final analysis, it's still a kind of fate."
The old man said: "You are not short of money now, but it is not easy to receive such things. People will not sell them under normal circumstances."
Lin Yi sighed and said, "Yeah. Now I really want to collect some things like that, but it's hard to find them anymore."
When I was in the car, I was thinking about a question: It was the early stage of reform and opening up more than 20 years ago. At that time, Lin Yi was in his thirties. Maybe he met him accidentally when he went to the countryside.
I met Wu Yaru, or maybe I met Dong Jie’s mother at that time. As for that matter, the accounts of Wu Yaru and Lin Yi are actually contradictory, so I can’t completely believe what they said.
Also, the old man had just retired recently, which meant that he was only in his forties at that time. In that era, at that age, he was assigned to teach in a rural area. In fact, that was also part of his life.
It was a tragedy. However, he later changed the trajectory of his life through his own efforts. This was actually a blessing in disguise.
Thinking about it this way, I immediately felt that I was indeed lucky enough. Now that I am only in my thirties, I have reached such a position. Except for my marriage problems, everything else is so smooth.
It has to be said that it is a kind of luck. So, I immediately felt that I should be content.
The meal we had at the old man's house in the evening consisted of the same dishes as last time, and the wine was Wuliangye that I asked the driver to get. We drank and chatted, and the atmosphere was quite pleasant.
On our way back, Secretary Chen called me. He asked me if we had returned. I told him that we were going to Mr. Liu’s house for dinner in the evening. Secretary Chen immediately asked me to take the phone to Lin Yi.
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Then I heard Lin Yi say, "Secretary Chen, please leave me alone for dinner. Don't worry about the people below me either. They will handle it on their own. I will go back after dinner in the evening. Let's talk again if we have the opportunity in the future."
They didn't talk about the project, but I felt something: Lin Yi was actually playing hard to get.
After dinner, Lin Yi really went back to the provincial capital. Minister Wu and I sent them to the intersection.
The next morning, Secretary Chen personally called me and asked me to go to his office immediately. I had a feeling that he wanted to ask me about Lin Yi.
Sure enough. When I arrived at Secretary Chen's office, he asked me directly: "Mayor Feng, what do you think of Chairman Lin's idea yesterday?"
I smiled bitterly and said, "It's not okay for me to talk about this, right? The kind of relationship he has with me..."
But he immediately looked at me seriously and said: "Now I am asking a question like this, the executive deputy mayor of Shangjiang City. Did I tell you that he is your father-in-law?"
I still smiled bitterly, "Secretary Chen, the relationship between me and him is a fact no matter what..." At this time, I saw his face became more serious, so I hurriedly said: "Forget it, I
Tell me your personal thoughts."
He immediately crossed his legs, lit a cigarette, and waited for me to speak.
I thought about it and said: "Secretary Chen, actually I asked him some questions on our way to the mountain today..." At this point, I suddenly realized why he wanted to come to me.
, maybe he just thought that Lin Yi and I must have communicated.
Then I continued: "He told me that the main reason was that he wanted to do something he wanted to do most, and hoped that he could leave something to the world. So, he said, if we agree to his plan,
He will shrink the company's investment in other places and other aspects, and then transfer the funds to us. His idea is actually one: to create a unique Shangjiang ancient city full of cultural heritage."
He nodded, "I know what he thinks. But I'm asking for your personal thoughts. What do you think of this matter?"
In fact, when I said that just now, I was feeling embarrassed about this issue, because this matter involves the contradiction between public welfare and private interests, which made it difficult for me to choose for a while.
At this time, his questioning forced me to express my opinion. I said: "Secretary Chen, for this project, although it is fully constructed by Jiangnan Group, there are many advantages, such as quality assurance, construction is in accordance with the plan
The above can be guaranteed, but there are also some problems.
First, in the final analysis, this method is a monopoly, and there will be no competition in the pricing of housing prices in the future. Second, this method can easily cause people to criticize you. Third, I am still very worried about Jiangnan Group’s insufficient funds. If
If such a situation really occurs, it will be troublesome in the future. Not only will the construction speed be slowed down, but it may also affect your political performance even more.
If such a large project is to be completed, it will cost at least tens of billions. Even for a company like Jiangnan Group to invest in it, it will be very difficult. What’s more, no one can predict the future situation. This will not matter to us.
There are huge risks for the Jiang Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government as well as for Jiangnan Group."
He nodded frequently, then put the cigarette butt in the ashtray, then raised his head and asked me: "Mayor Feng, have you told him these things?"
I nodded, "I've said it before. But I focused on the risks of Jiangnan Group, but after listening to it, he said that my worries were unnecessary. Haha! I really don't know much about the financial operations of the company, but I know what's going on.
Basic knowledge and rules. Therefore, I am still very worried."
He lit another cigarette, then sighed and said to me: "Mayor Feng, what I admire the most is your character. You can distinguish between public and private affairs. Many people are not as good as you in this regard. These issues you mentioned, I
I have thought about it, and I have also talked about the most fundamental issues. To be honest, it is certainly a very good thing that Jiangnan Group is willing to invest in our Shangjiang City, but what I am most worried about is the ones you mentioned.
This possibility. In addition, as a first-level party committee and government, if it is kidnapped by a company, that would be the most terrifying thing. What if Jiangnan Group’s capital chain is broken? Who will clean up the mess left behind?
Yes, we have a bank, and we can work for the bank and ask them to issue loans, but in this case we will be kidnapped by the other party? There is also the problem that we are likely to have a large number of laid-off workers in the future. These people
The housing problem must be solved, and the government's construction of low-rent housing and real estate development are fundamentally contradictory. Under such circumstances, what if developers threaten the government by slowing down the construction speed because they are dissatisfied with the government's policies?
This kind of thing has happened in other places.
Monopoly... Your statement is very accurate. At least so far, I have not heard of any place where one company has completed the entire old city renovation. At most, it can only be the main part of it, or a few of the important ones.
community.”
I said yes."
He continued: "But after I thought about it, Chairman Lin's concepts are still very good. It is a very good concept to build a unique Shangjiang ancient city with rich cultural heritage.
However, this means that all the factories in our urban area will have to be moved out. This is a big project. We are about to sign a contract with Japan. We have not informed the other party of this matter, and under the current circumstances, we will not
We may discuss such matters with the Japanese side, because doing so may cause complications. But Chairman Lin’s opinion is right. From the perspective of the city’s long-term development, we must do the same, so that at least we can
We pay less price and cost.”
I said: "I don't think this is a problem. We can sign a contract with the Japanese side first, and then negotiate the matter with the Japanese side. Although the Japanese have many problems, their environmental awareness is still relatively strong. And in a new place
Building a factory is also more conducive to the long-term development in the future, and is also more conducive to the expansion of production scale in the future. The investment cost will not increase much. After all, the factory in the old city occupies such a large area, and the new factory can be replaced by replacement.
Get more land."
He nodded and said: "Let's discuss this matter later. Mayor Feng, there are two things that must be done by your government as soon as possible. The first thing is the signing ceremony with Japan next week. This
You need to contact the provincial government office as soon as possible to ask them if they have any specific opinions and suggestions on reception.
The second thing is to strengthen the relationship with Jiangnan Group in the near future. Now that Chairman Lin has expressed his sincerity, we cannot give up such a good investment company easily. There are many things that can be discussed."
I hurriedly said: "Secretary Chen, I will implement the first thing as soon as possible. But the second thing... After all, Lin Yi and I have only one relationship. I can say some things in front of you, but in the specifics
It would be better for me to avoid negotiating and contacting the other party."
He nodded, "That's alright. Then ask Mayor Liu to come forward and talk."
I secretly breathed a sigh of relief. But I had already made up my mind: no matter what his attitude was, I had to shirk this matter.
Fortunately, Secretary Chen was a reasonable person and did not insist on his opinions.
The next day I went to the provincial government, mainly to discuss with the provincial government office the specific arrangements for signing the contract with Japan. Of course, I brought Li Wenwu with me.
In fact, such things are basically trivial matters, and the Provincial Government Office is very experienced in such matters. They have already formulated procedures for reception issues, so our job is to further clarify some details.
Things, the next step is to implement them one by one.
After all, I am the executive deputy mayor, so I delegate all the specific matters that need to be implemented to Li Wenwu. Being a leader has the advantage of not having to worry about many things personally.
Just in the afternoon of this day, I received a text message from Zhong Feng: I want to see you tonight. If not, I can do it tomorrow.
I immediately called her and said, "I'm in the provincial capital now. Let's have a meal together tonight."
She said: "That's it. That's just right. Let's go to my new restaurant for dinner tonight."
I immediately asked her: "What is going on? Can you tell me first?"
She said: "I'm getting married soon. But there are some things I still want to talk to you about."
At this moment, I don’t know why, but my heart suddenly became uncomfortable, and then an endless feeling of loneliness came over me... (To be continued)