During the drinking process, Liu Qingqiu had been observing Ye Ming and saw that he was calm and swaying freely at the wine table. Not only did he drink a lot, but he also spoke and behaved well and had extensive knowledge. Indeed, as Wang Hai evaluated, he was
A young talent with extraordinary bearing and erudite knowledge.
Moreover, while drinking, he was surprised to find that Guo Guangwei and Chang Ying, two powerful leaders, were very affectionate and respectful to Ye Ming, a small county party secretary, and sometimes even gave him a smile.
It felt like he was deliberately trying to please Ye Ming.
From this, Liu Qingqiu came to the conclusion: Ye Ming's background was extraordinary. He was either Secretary Lu's most trusted person, or he had unfathomable backing and backing in the central government. Otherwise, the two provincial committee members Guo Guangwei and Chang Ying
It is impossible for the Standing Committee to have such an attitude towards him.
After thinking about this, Liu Qingqiu immediately made up his mind: If the purpose of Ye Ming's coming to the provincial capital this time is to save the Xinleng Steel Plant, he must handle this matter for him immediately, and he must keep it in his mind.
Leave a good impression on him and lay a good foundation for a heart-to-heart relationship with him in the future...
So, when he was halfway through drinking, he excused himself to use the restroom and went to a quiet area of the hotel to make a phone call to the leader of the environmental protection inspection team stationed in City K. He asked in a low voice: "Xiao Lin, yesterday you asked me
Is there any solution to the reported pollution problem at the Xinlang County Steel Plant?"
When the team leader surnamed Lin heard what he said, he immediately realized: Director Liu was trying to intercede for Xinleng Steel Plant, and immediately replied: "Director Liu, the main problem of this factory is that there is no environmental protection.
The investment has resulted in serious pollution. As long as their factory is aware of the seriousness of the problem, invests a large amount of money in environmental protection transformation, reports the environmental protection transformation plan to the environmental protection department, and meets the environmental protection requirements after verification, it does not need to be shut down.
"
"Then do you have a preliminary estimate of how much renovation funds it will need to invest in the Xinleng Steel Plant to meet the environmental protection requirements?"
Team leader Lin thought for a while and said: "According to my estimation, Xinleng Steel Plant needs to invest at least 100 million in environmental protection renovation funds to deal with the waste gas, waste water and waste residue problems in their factory. And even if it invests 100 million,
We can only wait until the standards are initially met, and tens of millions of funds will be invested in the follow-up to ensure that the standards are fully met."
Liu Qingqiu said "hmm" and told him: "Don't mention the issue of Xinleng Steel Plant during this period. If the Xinleng County Government intercedes with you and asks to keep the Xinleng Steel Plant, you can respond flexibly and don't mention it."
The roads are blocked and we need to give them a chance to make corrections."
Team leader Lin agreed repeatedly.
After returning to the box, Liu Qingqiu took the initiative to toast Ye Ming with a glass of wine, and then said with a smile: "Secretary Ye, regarding the closure of Xinleng Steel Plant, I have some ideas: If this factory can make a plan to environmental protection
The department has promised to invest funds to carry out renovations that meet environmental protection standards, so it is not necessary to close down for the time being——"
Li Zhi hurriedly asked: "May I ask Director Liu: If our factory wants to meet the standards, how much money will we need to invest in environmental protection? You are an expert in this field, so you should be able to estimate it."
Liu Qingqiu replied: "It should be easier for a steel plant of your size to meet environmental protection standards, but because your factory is located in the center of the county, the corresponding environmental protection standards will be improved. According to my experience, your factory must meet environmental protection standards."
Standards require at least 100 million in environmental protection funds. Moreover, this 100 million is an initial investment, and 50 to 60 million will be needed for subsequent upgrades. Therefore, if you want to keep this factory, you must prepare at least 150 million in environmental protection funds."
When Li Zhi heard that environmental protection renovation required 150 million yuan, he couldn't help but take a breath. Just when he was about to express his difficulties, Ye Ming responded first: "Director Liu, as long as the factory can be saved, what will Mr. Li and the others think?"
Please rest assured that we can raise funds to carry out environmental renovation. Come on, come on, let me offer you another glass of wine."
Next, Ye Ming began to toast one by one and did not talk about the issue of Xinleng Steel Plant again.
After the banquet, Guo Guangwei and Chang Ying said goodbye and went home. Ye Ming sent them downstairs and chatted with them for more than ten minutes. Only Wang Hai and Li Zhi were left in the box.
Li Zhi said to Wang Hai a little anxiously: "Uncle Wang, it seems that the Xinleng Steel Plant cannot be saved. Director Liu just said that if he wants to save the factory, he must immediately raise 100 million yuan for environmental protection renovation, and it will take another five years.
Thousand yuan to upgrade. Our factory is now heavily in debt
Tired, although the price of steel has increased now, the money collected has been used to repay the debt. Moreover, because we have committed dishonest behavior in the past, the upstream supplier stipulates that we must pay cash to purchase raw materials. In a hurry, where can we get one?
billions of funds to carry out renovation?”
Wang Hai asked: "You can find a bank loan! The steel market is very good now. As long as you produce normally, your prospects are very good. The bank should lend you a loan!"
Li Zhi shook his head with a wry smile and said: "Uncle Wang, you may not know: since my father's accident, the bank has stopped lending to us. After I was released from prison, I went to the bank leaders I was familiar with many times, but they
Either you don't see me, or you find various excuses to shirk it, and you can't get a penny from the loan."
Wang Hai sneered and said: "Have you ever thought about the reason for this? The reason why you can't get a loan is because the people in the bank don't believe you and think you are not a career person. They are afraid that after lending you the money,
If you spend your money lavishly, they must also be responsible for the loan - am I right?"
Li Zhi's face suddenly turned red with embarrassment, but he did not dare to argue, so he nodded and said: "Uncle Wang, you are right to criticize me. I was indeed a bit out of tune before. It is understandable that people in the bank do not trust me. However, I
Now I have completely changed my past and am ready to run the steel plant in a down-to-earth manner, so that I can make my father happy after he is released from prison."
Wang Hai nodded and said: "If you have this idea, I can give you a suggestion: You can just find Ye Ming again and ask him to go to Xinlang County for a visit. As far as I know, he and Xinlang County
I have a very good relationship with the county party secretary. As long as Xin Leng’s county party secretary comes forward to greet your steel factory, the bank will probably buy his account and lend you one to two hundred million yuan. It shouldn’t be a big problem.”
Li Zhi's eyes lit up and he said: "That's great. Now the new secretary of the county party committee is Tan Yijian, who has high prestige in the county. If he can come forward to say hello to the bank, it will not be a problem to borrow one to two hundred million yuan. I
I'll tell Secretary Ye later and ask him to come with me to Xinlang for a tour."
Wang Hai nodded and suddenly asked: "How is your father's condition? Have you visited him after you were released from prison?"
"I went to see him several times. His health is much worse than before. He often suffers from stone pain and has stomach problems. I want to apply for medical parole for him, but the prison said that he has not yet met the conditions for medical parole, and even if he applies, he will not be allowed to do so.
It was approved, so I haven’t applied it for him yet.”
Wang Hai was silent for a moment and then asked: "What does he think of the incident four years ago now? Does he still hate Ye Ming?"