Chapter 2729
I wish there were more Yang Xiaotaos
Chapter 2729 I wish there were more Yang Xiaotaos
After Yang Xiaotao took out the papers, a somber atmosphere fell over the office.
However, Yang Xiaotao had anticipated this situation and was not in a hurry, giving the two ample time to think.
"I think we can let Comrade Lao Hong be in charge of personnel!"
Li Hongfeng suddenly spoke up, but not to object; instead, he voluntarily relinquished power.
This surprised Yang Xiaotao.
Even Liu Huaimin was surprised, but then he understood that Old Li was afraid that if he couldn't get into the First Ministry of Machine Building, he would be embarrassed.
Yang Xiaotao suddenly realized what was happening and looked at Liu Huaimin apologetically.
"No need, Elder Huang has already contacted me."
"It'll probably be over after the New Year."
"This is a good time to hand over the reins to Lao Hong and Comrade Zhao Gang."
Liu Huaimin explained with a smile, and Yang Xiaotao immediately took out a cigarette from his pocket and joked, "Congratulations, Lao Liu!"
"Next time we meet, you'll have to call me Minister Liu."
"Please take good care of me, Director Liu."
Li Hongfeng, standing to the side, watched the two of them with a smile.
Liu Huaimin rolled his eyes at Yang Xiaotao's teasing and said irritably, "Get lost!"
"At my age, it's only a few years away from me. Who knows who I'll be paving the way for after that?"
Liu Huaimin understood in his heart that one of the reasons why he was valued by Elder Huang and the others was to continue to maintain a good relationship with the Ninth Division.
Yang Xiaotao's connections played a significant role in this.
"Okay, then that's settled!"
Li Hongfeng didn't insist any further, and then stuffed the note into his pocket, saying, "I'll draft a document and submit it later."
Yang Xiaotao nodded, then smiled and said, "Let's get this done as soon as possible, so we can get things settled quickly and start working on it."
Li Hongfeng nodded, "I'll go right away."
After saying that, he got up and left. Liu Huaimin followed him out, and Yang Xiaotao got up to see him off.
After the two left, Yang Xiaotao sat back down in his chair, looked at the documents on his desk, then let out a long, relaxed sigh, a smug smile spreading across his face. 'Now I can finally relax a bit.'
Li Hongfeng acted swiftly, returning to his office to begin drafting documents.
Less than half an hour later, Li Hongfeng found Yang Xiaotao and handed him the signed document.
Yang Xiaotao glanced at it and realized it was done entirely according to his own ideas; Li Hongfeng and Liu Huaimin both signed their agreement.
After signing the document in the empty space in front of him, Yang Xiaotao picked it up and walked out.
Let's finalize this before lunch.
Drive away from the Ninth Division.
Crunching through the snow and ice, we carefully made our way to Old Chen's office.
The car stopped, and then they went into Mr. Chen's office.
For personnel appointments in the Ninth Department, except for those at the level of Director-General or above, other personnel can be appointed or dismissed internally within the Ninth Department.
At the same time, Yang Xiaotao also wanted to report to Mr. Chen about the personnel transfer.
After all, Old Chen is Yang Xiaotao's superior and a former leader of the Ninth Department, so saying a few more words won't hurt.
When I arrived at the office, Secretary Guo was already waiting at the door.
"Minister Yang, the commander is waiting inside. He said you've arrived, so please go straight in!"
Yang Xiaotao smiled and said, "Okay, thank you!"
As he walked into the office, he saw Old Chen holding a newspaper and reading it.
"Commander, it's almost noon, and you're still busy!"
Old Chen put down his reading glasses, then glanced at Yang Xiaotao. "My eyelids start twitching as soon as you arrive; it's never good news."
"Innocent! Innocent!"
Yang Xiaotao immediately sat down opposite Old Chen, looking aggrieved, "Last time, I even gave you a photocopier!"
"The time before last, I brought several hundred million here!"
"Up, up, up..."
Before Yang Xiaotao could finish speaking, Old Chen slammed the newspaper down on the table and said irritably, "Alright, you're here, so get to the point. Stop with the nonsense!"
"Who took care of Old Wang's problem with the photocopier you delivered last time?"
Yang Xiaotao immediately shut up.
Recalling the scene from that time, I couldn't help but shudder.
Who would have thought that not only would Old Wang be so stingy as to refuse to pay, but he would also shamelessly seek help from "parents," eventually bringing the matter to Old Chen, claiming that Old Chen was not allocating funds to the Seventh Ministry of Machinery Industry, and that without money, they couldn't buy a photocopier.
They even said that if you want money, just ask Old Chen directly.
That's utterly shameless.
Finally, having no other choice, Old Chen gave Yang Xiaotao a severe scolding.
After all, Yang Xiaotao is young, so it's no big deal for him to say a few words.
You can't criticize an elderly person, can you?
"What is it? Speak quickly!"
Old Chen spoke up directly, and Yang Xiaotao smiled and said, "Commander, isn't this our Secretary Liu Huaimin preparing to go to the First Ministry of Machine Building?"
"Who said that? Don't talk nonsense without any official documents!"
Old Chen spoke in a serious tone, but then asked, "And then?"
"You're looking for someone to take over?"
Yang Xiaotao nodded immediately.
At the same time, he knew in his heart that since even Old Chen had said so, it was almost certainly a done deal.
The document is just a formality.
"Yes, and also wrong."
Yang Xiaotao quickly spoke up, and Old Chen, surprised, said, "Speak properly."
Yang Xiaotao smiled and said, "Chief, these nine departments are short of a secretary, so of course the higher-ups have to appoint one. We don't have the ability to decide who should take the position."
"Not bad, he's got some brains."
Old Chen leisurely picked up his teacup and took a sip.
Yang Xiaotao smiled and then said, "I'm asking you to arrange for someone to work at headquarters this time. Could you please help me out?"
"who!"
"Zhao Gang!"
"Zhao Gang? Which Zhao Gang?"
Old Chen was somewhat surprised, because there didn't seem to be any cadre named Zhao Gang in the Ninth Department.
Then, seeing Yang Xiaotao's grinning face, he put the cup down on the table and said, "If you try to dodge the question again, then don't say anything more."
"Yes, yes, I'll tell you right away."
Yang Xiaotao immediately straightened his attitude and then carefully explained the situation.
Of course, he also mentioned Li Yunlong's affairs. As for the armored vehicle given to Li Yunlong, it was explained that it was a transaction, with Li Yunlong helping to train the special forces and earning a hard-earned fee.
After listening to Yang Xiaotao's story, Old Chen was lost in his memories.
Yang Xiaotao wasn't in a hurry; he just waited quietly to the side.
After a long while, Old Chen sighed and then nodded.
"Comrade Zhao Gang is a responsible and good comrade."
Hearing what Old Chen said, Yang Xiaotao knew that the matter was settled.
Where do you plan to place me?
Yang Xiaotao immediately said cautiously, "Sir, Comrade Zhao Gang said he wants to be a worker, but I think that would be a waste of his talent."
"Since Secretary Liu is about to leave, I thought I'd hand over the internal audit work to him."
"As you know, this business is expanding, and internal audits are no small matter. We need a capable and competent person to lead it."
"I think Comrade Zhao Gang has rich experience in struggle and is very suitable."
Yang Xiaotao said a lot, and finally looked at the silent Old Chen.
After a while, Old Chen slowly nodded.
"I agree to this. I'll submit a report to my superiors later." "That's great."
Yang Xiaotao was delighted, then took the documents out of his bag and placed them in front of Old Chen with both hands. "Commander, these are some ideas from our Ninth Department regarding personnel adjustments. Please take a look."
Old Chen raised an eyebrow. "You came prepared, didn't you?"
Yang Xiaotao continued to smile.
Old Chen opened the document and glanced at it. Apart from Zhao Gang's appointment, his gaze lingered on Old Hong's name for a moment. Then he put the document away, signed his own name, and finally took out his seal from the drawer and stamped it.
He closed the file and tossed it to Yang Xiaotao, saying, "Alright, go back and get back to work."
"It's already the 1970s, your Ninth Department needs to show some new spirit."
After taking the document, Yang Xiaotao immediately stood up from his chair. "Yes, I guarantee I will complete the task."
"However, sir, if we want to develop this, we need financial support."
"Look."
"What are you looking at? I have no money!"
Old Chen refused without hesitation.
They haven't even seen any results yet, and they're already asking for money?
Yang Xiaotao wasn't annoyed. "Commander, look, since the horse is running, it has to be fed properly."
"If we want to bring about a new look, we definitely need to increase our research efforts."
"If we go into research too much depth, it'll burn through cash. Without funding, we can't do any research."
Yang Xiaotao kept complaining about being poor and asking for money, as if he were reciting a tongue twister.
Old Chen rubbed his temples, feeling that this guy was just like the shameless Old Wang.
Where did you learn these skills?
After putting his hand down, Old Chen also felt that Yang Xiaotao's fallacious reasoning had some merit.
He was well aware of the money spent on research and development.
Just look at how the Third Ministry of Machine Building and the Logistics Department researched an engine back then; it's no exaggeration to say that it was incredibly expensive.
In comparison, although the research conducted by the Nine Departments also cost a lot of money, it seems that the money spent has been earned back hundreds of times over.
Moreover, as time goes on, you will only earn more and more.
Thinking this, Old Chen's expression softened.
Seeing this, Yang Xiaotao looked on with anticipation.
After a short while, Old Chen suddenly laughed, "You, only you dare to bargain."
"That's all thanks to your kindness and care."
Yang Xiaotao pressed his advantage, and Old Chen shook his head helplessly before solemnly saying, "According to the current plan, one to five percent of your factory's product revenue will be returned, right?"
Yang Xiaotao nodded hurriedly, "That's right, the pharmaceutical factory only has one percent of that. After deducting costs, there's not much left at all."
"And that airplane too, it's only one percent. That's too little. We don't even have the money to research new airplanes."
Old Chen glanced sideways at Yang Xiaotao, "One percent is too little?"
"Your medicines have costs? The government provides you with medicines, it's a business with no cost. They make so much money from selling them, and you only get one percent of that. Other government departments are envious."
"And there are airplanes too. If you dare to go out and say you don't know, believe me, a bunch of people will come up and beat you up."
Yang Xiaotao shrank back. A plane sells for 20 million US dollars, and even one percent of that is 200,000 US dollars.
That's equivalent to 500,000.
Moreover, this is an additional rebate on production costs.
It should be noted that the purchase price of a Desert Eagle was six million, which was one million higher than the cost of five million. This was the support given by Mr. Chen.
Now, with another 500,000 yuan in rebates, if word gets out, it'll make people so jealous they'll raise their fists.
"Go and check with the Seventh Ministry of Machinery Industry, see how many they returned?"
"Don't be ungrateful."
As Old Chen spoke earnestly, Yang Xiaotao immediately adopted a docile, repentant demeanor.
Seeing this, Old Chen was speechless; this kid was a real handful.
"In that case, if you really manage to develop any airplanes or medicines, I can suggest to my superiors that we increase your funding by one percent as technical support."
Instantly, Yang Xiaotao raised his head and revealed a bright smile.
"Okay, thank you, sir."
"I knew the commander favored our Ninth Division the most."
"Don't worry, Commander. Our Ninth Division will definitely continue our efforts and achieve even greater success. We will never let you down, absolutely."
"Stop it, stop it."
Old Chen raised his hand to stop Yang Xiaotao from flattering him, "It's useless to say such nonsense here."
"If you have time, hurry back to work."
"I've heard that you're incredibly lazy in the Ninth Department."
Yang Xiaotao immediately shook his head, "Commander, please don't listen to other people's nonsense. I just have a different job."
"Really, I've been researching machine tools lately!"
"Alright, alright, I won't interfere in your affairs. Just don't make me angry in the future."
"No, not at all. I respect you the most."
"Go on, stop your nonsense."
"Yes, sir. Please take care of yourself."
"I'm leaving first."
As he spoke, Yang Xiaotao took a packet of tea out of his bag, placed it on the table, and left.
The tea was Wuyi Mountain Da Hong Pao, which he redeemed from the system. As for whether it was genuine, Yang Xiaotao didn't know.
Anyway, it wasn't cheap; a small packet of tea, which was only two ounces, cost Yang Xiaotao fifty credits.
So expensive.
After putting down his things, Yang Xiaotao walked out, while Old Chen shook his head with a smile behind him.
After Yang Xiaotao left, Secretary Guo walked in, smiling as he looked at Old Chen holding a small porcelain bottle.
"Sir, is this a gift from Commander Yang?"
Old Chen nodded with a smile, "Yes. I didn't expect this kid to have such good stuff."
"The Da Hong Pao tea from Wuyi Mountain, top grade, tsk tsk, I wonder who gave it to him."
Secretary Guo was also very surprised, as this was not something that could be obtained simply by having money.
If you don't have the social standing or status, you simply can't get in touch with them.
Even Old Chen only gets one or two ounces a year.
"Put it away, put it away, don't let anyone know."
Old Chen stood up with a laugh, then opened the cabinet behind him, placed the small porcelain bottle at the very back, and covered it with a book.
"Commander, Commander Yang's offer is truly invaluable."
Secretary Guo helped tidy up the desk, and Old Chen clapped his hands after hearing this, "Valuable? This thing is like a cow chewing on a peony in his hands. I bet he doesn't even know the value of this thing."
"Besides, I promised him quite a few benefits."
Old Chen sat down in the chair and repeated his promise to Yang Xiaotao twice.
"Add one percent more?"
Secretary Guo exclaimed in surprise, for he knew exactly how much that extra one percent was worth.
If this happened in other departments or factories, it might not be a big deal, because the base number is so small, even one percent isn't a small amount.
However, if we consider the Ninth Division, given its massive profit base, even a one percent increase would be equivalent to the total profits of all other divisions.
"Sir, if people find out about this, there will probably be some dissenting opinions."
Secretary Guo carefully offered a reminder, but Old Chen dismissed it nonchalantly, saying, "Different voices?"
"Hehe, if they have the ability of the Nine Departments, what's wrong with promoting them?"
"If you don't have the ability, then shut up."
Secretary Guo smiled and said, "I doubt many people would dare to come!"
Old Chen sighed upon hearing this, "I do wish there were more Yang Xiaotaos."
Secretary Guo said no more, but he knew in his heart that there were only a few people like Yang Xiaotao.