Reborn as a Noble's Son-Chapter 922 - 878 A Difficult Start (Please Subscribe)

Chapter 922 -878: A Difficult Start (Please Subscribe)

Chapter 922 -878: A Difficult Start (Please Subscribe)

Regarding Yun Fei, his secretary, Nie Zhenbang was not very satisfied before. Nie Zhenbang had always paid close attention to this matter. As a male leader, having a female secretary—what kind of situation was that? Wasn’t it inviting criticism and giving people something to talk about?

Therefore, when it came to selecting a secretary, Nie Zhenbang was always vigilant. Starting from Lixian, there had been many secretaries by his side, all without exception, were male. This time, Nie Zhenbang had not expected that the higher-ups would assign a female secretary to him.

As an enterprise leader at the ministerial level, Nie Zhenbang certainly had the right to raise this issue with his superiors. However, upon Yun Fei’s arrival, Nie Zhenbang didn’t dare to speak out. It was useless to turn to anyone about this matter. Earlier, Minister Jiandong had already made a call, revealing a piece of information. This time, regarding the choice of secretary, it was useless for you, Nie Zhenbang, to look for anyone else. Only Director Shen or Comrade Qiao Yiren had the authority, and if these two big shots agreed to change your secretary, he had absolutely no objections.

But just this single clause completely deflated Nie Zhenbang. The recent events in Star Moon Nation had obviously left the higher-ups somewhat dissatisfied. If it had been a Party or governmental leadership position, Nie Zhenbang’s sin would have been grave. It was only because he was in a business environment, keeping a lower profile, that it was so. In the grand scheme, this was a sign of political immaturity. To put it mildly, it was a mistake of individual heroism.

Over the past few days, Yun Fei’s performance had initially satisfied Nie Zhenbang. Through many years of leadership, he had gained some insights into the use of secretaries. Despite being a woman, Yun Fei showed exceptional competence in her role as a secretary.

For instance, now she preemptively managed everything without needing to be told, a definite advantage for a leader’s secretary. She was there the first moment the leader needed her, and out of sight the moment the leader frowned. She was the leader’s shadow in times of downfall and never stood in the way of the leader’s limelight during success. That was the pinnacle of being a secretary. Clearly, Yun Fei was doing well—as of now, Nie Zhenbang was quite satisfied with her.

Taking the phone, the moment it connected, he heard the hearty voice of Song Lihe, Secretary of the Ganzhou Provincial Party Committee: “Zhenbang, my dear brother, it’s been too long.”

Nie Zhenbang’s acquaintance with Song Lihe dated back to the previous year, during the national congress sessions, when Song Lihe was the leader of the Ganzhou Provincial Delegation and Nie himself was the deputy leader of the Bashu Provincial Delegation. Their meeting venues during the sub-group discussions of the National People’s Congress were right next to each other, which led to their familiarity.

“Heh, Secretary Song Lihe, this time I come to Ganzhou, I’m planning to stay for good. From now on, Huaxia Group will be relying on Secretary Song Lihe’s support,” Nie Zhenbang said with a smile.

“Secretary Song Lihe, do you have some time now? I’d like to meet with you right away, for a discussion,” Nie Zhenbang didn’t beat around the bush much and directly broached the subject.

Upon hearing this, there was a noticeable pause from Song Lihe. Leaders like Song Lihe at his level usually had their schedules detailed and arranged in advance. Having previously served as a leader in Bashu Province, Nie Zhenbang was well aware of this.

For an impromptu matter like his, it would not be easy to find time. After a moment, Song Lihe’s voice came through, “My brother, I’ve just looked at the schedule, and in a while, I have to attend a reception dinner. It’s for a business inspection delegation from Yuedong, led by a Deputy Secretary of the Yuedong Provincial Party Committee. How about we postpone it until later? Let’s set it for tonight. The Ganzhou Provincial Party Committee will then organize a welcome dinner to honor your delegation’s arrival.”

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Song Lihe’s tone was very polite, giving Nie Zhenbang much face. As a ministerial-level Secretary, Song Lihe was the top official of Ganzhou Province. Although Nie Zhenbang was of the same rank, the matter was clear—Song Lihe was not a subordinate and would deal with Nie as he pleased.

That Song Lihe was so courteous stemmed from his consideration of Nie Zhenbang’s age advantage. A ministerial-level leader not yet forty— even though Nie Zhenbang was now in business, who could say what the future held?

“Yun Fei, turn around, let’s head to the company first,” Nie Zhenbang hung up and ordered Yun Fei.

As Nie Zhenbang’s car entered the gate of Huaxia Group’s Ganzhou Base Factory Area, which was formerly the entrance to Factory 38, Zhang Shengshan and his party had just stepped out of their vehicle.

Seeing Nie Zhenbang’s car stop, they paused, and Zhang Shengshan approached with a smile, “Director Nie, after you.”

The office building of Factory 38 is in quite good condition. The six-story building isn’t tall, but it stretches out in a lengthy span, and upon entering the front lobby, there are slogans on both the left and right sides—one reads, “Military Industry Strengthens the Military, Scientific Research Strengthens the Country,” and the other, “Strive to Build Modern National Defense Military Technology.”

There is a certain scent in the air, but the office building itself seems overly luxurious. This made Nie Zhenbang feel somewhat uncomfortable.

“Deputy General Manager Zhang, the office building is in very good condition. Let’s go to the conference room first,” Nie Zhenbang said with a smile. “During this period, Comrade Zhang Shengshan is the only one from the management team here. Let’s all go there, hold a meeting, and first listen to Comrade Zhang Shengshan’s work planning.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Shengshan raised his eyebrows slightly and then said with a smile, “Since Director Nie has suggested it, let’s go to the conference room.”

The group, including Executive Vice President Ding Weiguang, Vice President Li Chunhe, Chief Financial, Officer Han Shengtao, and Secretary to the Board Yun Fei, who had come with Nie Zhenbang, as well as Zhang Shengshan and Gu Changxin from this side, sat in the office.

After the server brought in hot tea, Zhang Shengshan began to speak, “Director Nie, colleagues, all the preliminary planning and preparation for the Huaxia Group Ganzhou Base has been my responsibility along with Comrade Changxin’s. Thirty thousand acres of land is currently being prepared with infrastructure equalization works. It is expected that in two months, we will officially begin construction.”

Zhang Shengshan spoke confidently, without any notes in front of him. He talked about various aspects of the construction efforts with ease, presenting himself as serious and responsible.

However, Nie Zhenbang suddenly interrupted, “Comrade Shengshan, it looks like the preliminary work is quite impressive. But, I heard that recently, a sudden transaction of fifty million was made from the group’s account. Upon investigation by Chief Han, it was found that Comrade Shengshan signed the document for this transfer. Do you know anything about this?”

As his words fell, the meeting room fell silent, and everyone’s gaze turned to Zhang Shengshan. It was a matter for serious consideration what Nie Zhenbang meant by bringing up this matter in public and what his attitude was.

If Nie Zhenbang had not wanted to get involved, he could have simply inquired with Zhang Shengshan in private. However, by bringing it up during the meeting, the nature of the matter had changed.

At that moment, Zhang Shengshan was also caught off guard by Nie Zhenbang’s comment. He paused for a moment, then replied with a smile, “Director Nie, the situation is like this. The fifty million was a municipal facility compensation fee transferred to the Ganzhou City Government by our Huaxia Group.”

“This time, the allocation of our group’s land, including the preliminary preparations and arrangements, had caused several roads in Ganzhou’s High-tech zone to be damaged due to the transportation of heavy equipment. The responsible comrade from Ganzhou’s side came to me and expressed their concerns. So, I allocated the fifty million for compensation. Moreover, as a model of government-business cooperation, Ganzhou was willing to provide water, electricity, gas, and power and other projects to our group at no cost. As a result, our group can preliminarily estimate a savings of at least thirty to fifty million in funds. In this way, our enterprise benefits, the local government gains respect, and the relationship between government and business is harmonized. The conflict is resolved.”

Zhang Shengshan’s words immediately caused Nie Zhenbang to frown. He had underestimated Zhang Shengshan, who had climbed to such a high position—indeed, nobody got there by being a wallflower. With that explanation, Zhang Shengshan was not only without fault but appeared to have merit instead.

He had not only eased and established the relationship between government and business but also saved funds for the enterprise. The saved funds had not gone into his personal pocket but remained in the company’s account. At this point, Nie Zhenbang certainly couldn’t say that he didn’t need the local government to act this way and would prefer to spend more money to do it himself. If he said that, he would be unqualified as the chairman.

The situation was difficult from the start. Nie Zhenbang glanced at Ding Weiguang and Li Chunhe sitting beside him. At this moment, these two vice presidents were like statues, immobile and looking straight ahead. Nie Zhenbang found it hard to grasp and fathom their mindset at this time. However, one thing for certain was that now, everyone in the group was watching him. While the higher-ups had considered his situation and fully delegated authority to him, demonstrating trust, he also had significant disadvantages. Compared to the others, he had no foundation within the group, which was an unchangeable fact. In other words, he had no trustworthy people under his command.

After a brief pause, Nie Zhenbang smiled and said, “Comrade Shengshan’s considerations are very thorough. That’s good. Although Huaxia Group is in its early stage, Deputy General Manager Zhang’s public-spirited attitude is worth learning from. As the group is about to embark on a heavy construction task, I think the financial management still needs to be centralized. I suggest that all financial expenditures of the entire group be supervised. Going forward, any expenditure of the group exceeding three million must be signed by me personally. Colleagues, how do you feel about that?” (