The three met at the office building of the Municipal Government's External Affairs Liaison Office. It was Chen Mingxiang's first time here and he was very satisfied with the decoration and the purchase of office furniture. Although the money spent was astronomical, the working environment was indeed comfortable.
Just like his office, there are actually three rooms, one for guests, one for working, and a lounge with wooden floors, chandeliers and curtains are brand new, and the sofas, coffee tables, and tables are all imported.
In addition, there are wine cabinets, safes, bookshelves, filing cabinets, etc., which are very carefully considered.
The room was very clean. There was a bonsai flower stand in the corner. There was also a radio and a gramophone. He and Zhuoxian were making coffee. There were cigars, ashtrays, fruits and dried fruits on the coffee table.
The lounge is painted very elegantly and the layout is relatively simple, with a large bed and a set of hanging wardrobes, followed by a small round table and a few wicker chairs.
"Now is a time of war. It's not easy to make a living, and it's even harder to find a stable job. However, our Foreign Affairs Office has a limited staff, and it is not a charity. We have to improve our standards and select the best for this interview. We will admit one out of ten, which is very difficult.
Healthy proportions.”
"In this way, we rank them from high to low. When the Foreign Affairs Office deals with foreigners, knowing foreign languages is naturally the first condition. Such people can work as translators in the translation department. High education is the second condition. Those who specialize in writing work have
Relevant experience is the third condition, especially those who work in foreign companies, as long as they meet one of the requirements, they can go to the Foreign Affairs Office," Chen Mingxiang said.
The Foreign Affairs Office is an agency directly under the municipal government and does not have too many staff. Chen Mingxiang is the commissioner. The secretarial department has a staff of six people, including two sisters, He Zhuoxian and He Bingxian. The translation department has four English translators and Japanese translators.
Four translations, two French translations.
The first section is the Anglo-American section, the second section is the Japanese section, the third section is the French section and other countries, plus the judicial section that contacts the military and police officers, the finance section that allocates funds and pays salaries, and then is responsible for miscellaneous affairs and procurement.
The General Affairs Department of Vehicles, etc. has eight departments in total, with a reported establishment of 75 people.
"You are right, but it is a bit difficult to implement in practice. There are more than a hundred people from the city government alone. It is difficult to refuse these people." He Zhuoxian said with a sweet smile,
Put the steaming coffee in front of Chen Mingxiang.
"The powerful people are also being recruited? Is there any mistake? Our Foreign Affairs Office is just a Qingshui yamen, and the salary is not high. We are trying to build relationships and seize positions through the back door. Is it necessary?"
"Also, do you mean that these people are still the kind of people who can't do anything? Are you kidding me, treating our Foreign Affairs Office as an idle organization that does nothing in name?" Chen Mingxiang was greatly surprised.
"Commissioner, it seems that this is all your own fault. If you were not the foreign affairs commissioner, there probably wouldn't be so many people joining in the fun."
"Just think, if you want to make a living in Shanghai, you can't get around the Japanese army and the Jinling government's military and police officers, but you are walking sideways in these departments. If they say that they are from the Foreign Affairs Office and are your subordinates,
Then many things will be much easier to handle." He Bingxian said, the small electric waves flashing in his eyes made people feel numb.
Can things still be played like this?
Chen Mingxiang was dumbfounded when he heard this weird reason. How could he be so deceitful?
But if you think about it carefully, this matter is really logical. He does have undoubted power in the Shanghai stock market. Not many people dare to offend him head-on, not even ordinary Japanese.
The Military Police Headquarters is well fed by him, the Secret Service Headquarters and the Police Department receive his dividends, and his subordinates, these agencies all have to give some face.
In the city government, he is both the Foreign Affairs Commissioner and the Deputy Director of the First Bureau. He has gained the respect of Mayor Chen Gongbo. Both Zhuo Xian and Bingxian have come to the Foreign Affairs Office. Isn't this the best example?
There is no limit to a person's business thinking. When they heard that he had become a commissioner of the Foreign Affairs Office, a group of smart-minded people immediately thought of the added value of the Foreign Affairs Office. Although the salary of the position was not very high, the benefits brought by the fake power of the tiger were considerable.
Quite impressive.
"What the mayor means is that he has been in Shanghai for too short a time and his foundation is not yet stable. He cannot offend too many people. You can handle this matter as you see fit and take the actual situation into consideration."
"In addition, our country has always emphasized that if the name is not correct, the words will not be correct. You must seize the time to interview people, decide on the actual positions first, and then the Foreign Affairs Office will be up and running as soon as possible."
"The mayor also needs you to take over these tedious affairs, especially the military and police Xiante. There have been a lot of troubles recently, and the mayor is almost bored to death." He Zhuoxian said with a smile.
Chen Mingxiang was so angry that he just wanted to laugh. After all, Chen Gongbo was also the number two figure in the puppet government and the mayor of Shanghai. Why didn't he take any responsibility at all? He just raised his foot and passed the ball to his feet.
If I have to refuse, these guys who want to go through the back door and use the Foreign Affairs Office to make tiger skins have no tricks at all. But the question is, why do I want to do this?
The funds for the Foreign Affairs Office are directly allocated by the city government from the Finance Bureau. It does not spend its own money. So what if it recruits 750 people?
If you want to use your own influence to get around the Shanghai stock market, this kind of thing will not do you any harm. At least your network of relationships will expand very quickly. Is your name so easy to borrow?
Officialdom is all about exchange of interests. If you can't do something I ask you to do, then it's just wishful thinking if you want to borrow help. Even if pie falls from the sky, it doesn't necessarily have to fall on your heads.
"The staff of the Foreign Affairs Office can be doubled at most. The number of one hundred and fifty people is already enough. I don't want to become a joke on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. The original staff of seventy-five people will be interviewed normally. As for the rest, then
Just choose the best among the best!" Chen Mingxiang said.
"Do you want to select those with the best social connections and the strongest backgrounds to serve in the Foreign Affairs Office?" He Zhuoxian asked.
"That's really smart. That's what I planned. I will have the police investigate all the job applications carefully, mark the family background information, and then interview them one by one to see what their qualities and abilities are like. I don't want idiots."
"Set aside an office and call it the Information Investigation Section and put all these people in it. They don't usually come to work anyway. After the listing is established, I will find something for them to do to save them time and trouble."
"I have some resources at hand, so I will take the time to integrate them. In this way, everyone can have two to three incomes a month. If you want to do it, you must do it to the extreme, lest anyone say that following me is no good and ruins my image." Chen Mingxiang
Said with a smile.
If the related households are used well, this is also a resource. The two sisters immediately understood his strategy and couldn't help but admire it. No wonder Chen Mingxiang was so successful in the Shanghai stock market and his brain was so fast.
