Siheyuan: I earned foreign exchange in the heyday

Chapter 1057 The Future of Zhongnan

As Chen Changan described, the other party was indeed moved.

In this era, if you can have a large factory with good performance within your jurisdiction, the benefits will be too numerous to count.

Apart from anything else, just based on the rapid economic growth, this political achievement alone will benefit him greatly.

But it is not impossible for the city government to pay this money.

But once the city government comes up with this money, I'm afraid there won't be any meat in the cafeteria for the rest of the year.

There are also some things that were planned before, which may have to be postponed to next year.

This city government is not owned by his family, so he needs to think carefully about the issues involved.

These are all things that offend people, and he has to weigh the pros and cons.

He was well aware of Chen Changan's fame and even his deeds, but what was the use of just talking about it?

After thinking for a long time, the head of the municipal government said.

"Now that we've come to this, I'll be honest with Deputy Director Chen.

The entire Central South Machinery Factory has more than 7,000 workers, and their wages have been in arrears for half a year.

If you take into account Director Gao's funeral expenses and so on, it's not a small amount.

Our city government is not as good as your ministry. Our funds are equally tight, and we don't even have a penny left. But we have to find a place to spend our money.

Once the city government wants to come up with this money, many projects will likely be suspended, at least until next year.

Even if I don't tell you the impact of this incident and the twists and turns involved, I'm sure Deputy Director Chen knows it.

Once the Central South Machinery Factory develops, all these will be easy to deal with. However, if the Central South Machinery Factory does not improve, it will remain in the status quo.

I have invested so much money and transferred my affiliation to the city government, so my political career is basically over.

This is a huge gamble for me.”

After listening to this, Chen Changan also fell silent.

He is betting his future political career on the possibility of making further progress, even if it means he cannot make any further progress.

The price is indeed a bit high.

Even if people do nothing and just gain experience, they still have the opportunity to advance, perhaps just by a few years.

By the same token, if Chen Changan spent all the department’s funds to support a factory that was facing bankruptcy.

If the factory can be saved, everything will be fine.

Your subordinates will think you are capable and worthy of being a leader.

Your superiors may think you are capable, but can they really help you improve immediately?

This depends on luck and opportunity. I can only say that the chances are relatively high.

Just when Chen Changan was thinking about how to persuade the other party, the head of the municipal government spoke again.

“I’m a few years older than Deputy Director Chen, but our rank is quite different.

Deputy Director Chen is in a high position at such a young age, and he is about to make another step forward. I envy him.

I’m getting older, and if I don’t move, this will be how my life will be.

While I still have some fighting spirit, courage, and initiative, I want to take a gamble."

Chen Changan nodded in agreement. The career path is full of obstacles at every step.

Some people struggle all their lives, only to look back and see their age.

People who are not as good as you in any way get promoted just because they are young. Wouldn’t you be angry?

Chen Changan could understand the other party's feelings very well. He didn't want to miss the opportunity while he was still young.

"I've already told you, Deputy Director Chen, the truth. Now, would you also tell me the truth?

How do you plan to revitalize the Zhongnan Machinery Factory? How big are the opportunities?

At this time, Chen Changan also knew that since the other party had put up such a big bet, he must know what he was betting on.

Chen Changan hasn't even been to the factory yet, and what he sees in the information is definitely different from the actual situation.

But if you don't say anything, the money will definitely not be paid.

"Okay, then I'll tell you about my arrangements for the Zhongnan Machinery Factory.

In my opinion, Zhongnan Machinery Factory needs to change its direction. The most important things for a machinery factory are three points.

Products, skilled workers, equipment.

As a large number of military factories begin to convert their military products into civilian products, it will not work if they do not have competitive products.

If you want to produce high-end products, you need to update your equipment, but it is currently difficult to update equipment on a large scale.

You can't invest tens of millions just to save the Central South Machinery Factory, right?

Now with the development of the national economy, I have also looked up a lot of information during this period.

I find that our country is currently lagging seriously behind in industrial diamonds.

All diamonds need to be imported from abroad at a high price.

At present, I am the only one who has no final say in the department. I will wait until I finish dealing with things here and return to Beijing.

Apply for a re-direction fund to the Central South Machinery Factory to purchase several diamond production equipment.

I have some information here. If there are still researchers at the Zhongnan Machinery Factory, I believe that with the support of the Ministry, artificial diamonds can be easily developed."

"What's the use of the artificial diamond you mentioned?"

"Synthetic diamonds are very useful. As one of the hardest objects in nature, they are widely used in the industrial field.

For example, it plays a huge role in cutting tools and molds used in mechanical processing, drill bits and cutting tools used in mining, glass processing, medical equipment, and even in semiconductors, aerospace, and military industries.

Once the Central South Machinery Factory makes a breakthrough in diamonds, regardless of whether it can be exported, at least our country can save a lot of money just on importing diamonds.

In addition, diamond can also be regarded as a gem, commonly known as diamond.

Although the recognition of diamonds in our country is not high at present, with the development of the economy, diamonds will definitely be loved by some people in the future.

As long as the people at Zhongnan Machinery Factory work hard, I believe they can not only gain a share in the industrial sector, but even in the gemstone industry.”

After listening to Chen Changan's description, the other party nodded, but this was all Chen Changan's one-sided statement.

"Deputy Director Chen, you know that this gamble has the fate of the rest of my life at stake.

I don't understand what you said. I just want to ask you one question: what are the chances of the Central South Machinery Factory being revitalized?

When I say revitalize, I don’t mean to barely cover its own losses, but to be able to drive prosperity to the surrounding areas and even our entire city within a few years.”

Chen Changan usually doesn't make guarantees easily. Even if he gives the best conditions or more information, it still depends on the person's attitude.

Chen Changan looked at the other party, thought for a long time, and then spoke.

“I think it will take at least one to two years for the Zhongnan Machinery Factory to become self-sufficient.

After all, the requirements for industrial diamonds are not that high, as long as the hardness can be met.

If we really want to boost the prosperity of the surrounding areas or even the entire city, it will probably take three to five years.”