After hearing this, Liu Yongzhuo smiled indifferently: "What you said is right, but this is not your style of doing things. You have always respected the emotions of the regional administrative departments and will not do such a difficult thing. I think you must have something."

He Yongnian smiled. After laughing, he sighed softly and said with emotion: "It seems that you are the only one who knows me. With just such a small change, you can actually feel that the biggest gain of my He Yongnian in this life may be to know you, a friend who forgot about age."

lifetime?

Liu Yongzhuo tasted the words He Yongnian used and understood something in his heart. For a senior federal government official, when looking back on his life, it is usually time to say goodbye to the political stage.

Based on some rumors I had heard before, Liu Yongzhuo knew that He Yongnian was leaving the position of president and director of the Planning Commission. He asked: "Why, Mr. He, are you going to step down?"

He Yongnian didn't mind Liu Yongzhuo's abrupt question. He nodded: "Yes, I'm going to resign next month."

"You are not at retirement age yet, are you?" Liu Yongzhuo was a little surprised. He remembered that He Yongnian should not be 60 years old and should be able to continue working.

He Yongnian shook his head: "Don't retire first, go to a policy research department to work and enjoy the treatment of ministerial level. When the age reaches, then go through the retirement procedures."

"...Is there any reason?" Liu Yongzhuo asked hesitantly. Hearing this, it was basically equivalent to retreating to the second line. To put it bluntly, it was demoted to the official position.

He Yongnian smiled and patted Liu Yongzhuo on the shoulder, "What are you thinking? I didn't come down because of a mistake. The main reason is that I am old and I am not suitable to continue to undertake such an important job, free up a seat for young people to take over. When I go to other units, I can still use some of my spare heat."

"A era is over." Liu Yongzhuo was a little sad, and at the same time he also recalled these founding ministers who had made unremitting efforts to the rise of the Chinese Federation in the past thirty years.

Liu Yongzhuo thought that when he and He Yongnian met, they were like an elder, providing a lot of care for a talented and ambitious junior.

These care and help are not for the sake of Liu Yongzhuo's father, but for a simple recognition and support.

In Liu Yongzhuo's heart, a sense of dependence had long been formed. When he encountered any problems, he could always think of asking He Yongnian to help solve them, or at least provide him with some ideas from a higher level.

During this period of time after taking over part of the Liu family's industry, Liu Yongzhuo grew from a high school graduate to the current general manager of the group. He Yongnian has always been a witness to this process.

Suddenly, He Yongnian said that he was leaving his leadership position and going to an insignificant institution to take up a free position, waiting for retirement. Liu Yongzhuo then realized that He Yongnian was old and it was time to withdraw from the stage of history. Is this the end of an era?

"Our era is over, and the future era belongs to you." He Yongnian was relieved, "Xiao Liu. What makes me feel relieved is that your generation has grown up. You, Liu Zhi, by the way, and technical talents like Wang Zhenhua have come to take over. Leave the future of the country and nation to you. We can be completely at ease."

"Actually... I want to say that your generation has suffered so much. The bitterness is about to end, but you are about to retire. It's so regretful." Liu Yongzhuo said silly. This was his sincere sigh.

"Look at what you said, we are retired, aren't we just enjoying the fruits of the new era?" He Yongnian was not lonely, he pretended to be relaxed.

"I told Lan Xin's mother that when we are all retired, I will take her around the world. I have been busy with work for so many years and have many opportunities to go abroad, but I have never had a good time. From now on, I will leave the work matters to you. We old men and women, it's time to live a few comfortable days."

Liu Yongzhuo shook his head: "Old He, what I said is not just a matter of living standards. What I want to say is that our country has experienced countless hardships over the past 20 years of hard work. The federal high-ranking officials like you, who are in high positions, have also worked hard for the rejuvenation of the nation."

"Now, the situation in the entire country has improved in an all-round way. We have financially rich, and we have a group of backbone enterprises with technology and strength in all walks of life. Isn't this the state we dreamed of in the past? But it's a pity that you left at this time."

"What's the pity? The predecessors plant trees, and the future generations enjoy the cool. With nearly 30 years of hard work, we can make the country develop from the poverty and weakness at the beginning to the beginning of its scale. We are worthy of our gratitude. But you, Xiao Liu, pay attention to me, we will give you a country with good development momentum, and you must continue to develop it."

"Don't worry, Lao He." Liu Yongzhuo made a solemn promise.

"After I left my job, I will have some influence in the economic field for a long time. If you have any questions, you can still come to me." He Yongnian began to explain various matters to Lin Zhenhua.

Liu Yongzhuo nodded repeatedly, "Okay, I understand."

He Yongnian smiled: "Actually, I am also an unnecessary worry. You are also a hot new star now. All major departments have bought your account, and you really have nothing to worry about. In the future, as long as you can continue to maintain your current state and focus on the overall situation, I believe that no one will make things difficult for you."

"Don't worry, Mr. He, I will do this." Liu Yongzhuo responded, and after he said that, he asked He Yongnian in reverse: "Mr. He, after you step down, do you have anything to do for you? Uh... I don't have much power, but if there is any economic issue involved, I think I can help. I am so poor that I have only money left."

The last sentence is purely a joke. Liu Yongzhuo is indeed not short of money now, and his influence in various fields cannot be underestimated. If he really goes all out to do something, there are really few units that will not give him face.

"I am an elderly man who is about to retire. I don't have anything to ask you to do. It's just..."

Speaking of this, He Yongnian stopped and looked at Liu Yongzhuo with some meaning. Liu Yongzhuo was a little embarrassed by He Yongnian's stare. He lowered his head and asked, "Old He...How is Lan Xin doing now?"

The only thing He Yongnian couldn't let go of was naturally his daughter He Lanxin. He heard Liu Yongzhuo ask on his own initiative, He Yongyang sighed, "Lanxin is now working at the headquarters of Pegasus Power Company in Changchun City. She works very hard and has received praise from the company. She doesn't have to worry about her career development. However, she still remains the same on personal issues."

"I'm sorry for her." Liu Yongzhuo was disheartened, "I delayed her."

He Yongnian did not blame him: "This is her own choice, and I can't blame you. Her mother and I have figured it out now. In fact, as long as she feels happy, it's good that we adults don't need to use our own ideas to restrain her. I don't want Lan Xin to destroy your family life, but if possible, I still hope you can take care of her."

"I... don't understand." Liu Yongzhuo replied in an almost inaudible voice. He really didn't understand. What did He Yongnian mean by what he said?

"Haha. Okay. I won't talk about this anymore. This time I came to Liuzhou mainly to see the situation of the entire old industrial base. Now it seems that the work of revitalizing the industrial base in northern Guangxi is successful, and I am satisfied. The future world is yours. The future of the entire country, including my precious daughter, has been handed over to you. I hope you can live up to your trust."

"An era is over."

When He Yongnian bid farewell to the political stage, Liao Yi, chairman of Longyuan Group, was also in the conference room, lamenting this to the room of directors and executives.

This is the last board of directors of Longyuan Group. Tomorrow, Longyuan Group will officially declare bankruptcy. This large equipment manufacturing company with a history of 30 years was eventually eliminated due to insolvency.

The failure to compete with Huayang Heavy Industry for General Motors' stamping production line orders a year ago was the biggest turning point for Longyuan Company.

After that, the Xinghua Machine Tool Alliance, led by Huayang Heavy Industry, began to join forces to strangle Longyuan Group. They pry away the traditional customers of Longyuan Group one by one with products that are basically similar to Longyuan Group and more than half of the product prices of Longyuan Group, making the entire company's market shrink until it eventually collapsed.

In order to get out of the predicament, Liao Yi also took a lot of measures. He first closed two factories that were under-launched to reduce costs. Then, he squeezed out funds to strengthen the development of new products, hoping to use his technological advantages to rescue the failure.

However, none of these methods could bring Longyuan Group out of the quagmire. After two years of surviving, the company finally had to declare bankruptcy.

It is actually inevitable that Longyuan Group will reach this point. In the past decade, the manufacturing industry in Guangdong Province has continued to move out, and many companies would rather let companies from other provinces work OEM than leave their factories in the southeast where labor costs are extremely high.

After the downstream manufacturing industry left, the upstream machine tool equipment industry naturally declined.

In the past two years, Longyuan Group, which relies on technology monopoly to make huge profits, has gradually been challenged by Xinghua News Agency. With its incomparable scale cost advantage, the other party gradually snatched most of its market share from its own company, forcing Longyuan Group to a desperate situation.

When it was really time to declare bankruptcy, Liao Yi felt relaxed. He felt relieved. He finally no longer had to worry about his old rival Huayang Heavy Industry's other tricks.

In Liao Yi's opinion, the Liu family and his son are both opponents who never play according to common sense. He is more like a disruptor and destroys the order of the entire market.

Now Longyuan Group is ready to be eliminated, and the market is about to belong to Xinghua News Agency. Liao Yi really wants to know how Liu Yongzhuo plans to continue operating in this disrupted market.

"Everyone, thank you for everything you have done for the company over the years. Please forgive me. I have let you down for your high expectations. Please forgive me." Liao Yi stood in front, bent down deeply to everyone, and gave a solemn gift. He did not stand up for a long time.

The directors and executives both lowered their heads and kept silent, not knowing whether they were both ashamed or were trying to think about their own way out.

"Do you have anything else to say?" Liao Yi slowly raised his head and glanced at everyone.

"Chairman, I heard that Xinghua News Agency seems to be interested in acquiring our Longyuan Group, but you do not agree with Zhong's acquisition requirements. Can you give us an explanation?" Meng Shaolejing, the company's old director, asked the reason.

Liao Yi said expressionlessly: "Director Meng, it's not that I disagree, but that the Nanjing government has issued a ban on this acquisition. Longyuan Group has some very cutting-edge technologies that can be used for military purposes. In order to prevent another private company from having top-secret military technology that is enough to threaten the federal government, the government does not agree to us selling the company to others."

Meng Shaole asked again: "Chairman, if I was not wrong, it was you who asked the government to not sell Longyuan Group to Xinghua News Agency, otherwise the government would not issue this ban."

Everyone knows this reason. Anyway, the government has been coveting the core technology of Longyuan Group for a long time.

Liao nodded and admitted the matter: "Director Meng, you are right. When the government solicited opinions from me, I did state my own point of view. I said that Longyuan Group cannot be sold to other private enterprises, especially to Huayang Heavy Industry, a subsidiary of Xinghua News Agency. As for the reasons, I think everyone should understand."

"I think this reason is just a matter of the chairman's personal self-esteem, right?" Meng Shaole said disdainfully. "Longyuan Group lost to Huayang Heavy Industry, which is Xinghua News Agency under your management. You cannot look for the reasons from yourself, but put the blame on others, so you applied for a ban from the government, making Xinghua News Agency unable to acquire our company."

"In fact, if Longyuan Group can be acquired by Xinghua News Agency, the interests of shareholders will be better protected and our workers will be better placed than they are now."

What Meng Shaole said is not without basis.

When learning that Longyuan Group might go bankrupt, Huayang Heavy Industry issued an offer to Longyuan Group for acquisition. According to the conditions issued by Huayang Heavy Industry, it turned out that Longyuan Group's shareholders would be able to get relatively good returns.

At the same time, Longyuan Group's production may also continue, and can maintain the jobs of a group of workers.

However, due to the federal government's notice banning private enterprises from acquiring Longyuan Group, the intended acquisition case was left unresolved. The government is currently in a state of tight funding. There is not much money available to acquire Xilongyuan Group, which makes it difficult for the original shareholders of Longyuan Group to receive sufficient compensation.

"Director Meng. You are wrong." Liao Yi emphasized, "I never thought that the reason why Longyuan Group failed was due to the suppression of Huayang Heavy Industry or Xinghua News Agency. I have always believed that the responsibility of Longyuan Group to reach this point today lies in me... and everyone here."

Liao Yixian said that the responsibility lies with him, and everyone was still indifferent. Unexpectedly, after he took a deep breath, he pushed the responsibility to everyone present, and everyone stopped doing it.

Chen Shanping, the director of the Young Strong Sect, said first: "Chairman, why do you think we should be responsible for the company's bankruptcy? Isn't the company going to this point because of your wrong decision?"

"In the past few years, our company's R&D investment has been shrinking, which has led to a gradual narrowing of the technological gap between midstream companies and us. This is the fundamental reason for the company's bankruptcy. The decision to cut R&D investment is made by Chairman."

Technical director Li Xiaomin also quickly pointed the finger at Liao Yi. Anyway, the company is about to go bankrupt, and Liao Yi, the chairman, is now in Pingyang, so everyone is not afraid that he will be unhappy.

Several other directors also stood up and began to accuse Liao Yi. Liao Yi listened with a calm face and did not argue. He did not continue to speak until everyone finished speaking.

"The failure of Longyuan Group comes from our pride. We have always believed that others cannot become our opponents. As a result, we have repeatedly sent opportunities to them, which led to our final failure. In this process, have anyone here foreseeed this result?"

Everyone looked at each other and stopped saying a word. Liao Yi was right. Before that, everyone did not take anyone seriously. They felt that they had technical advantages, and were rich and competitive.

It is this arrogant mentality that has caused the entire company to miss many good development opportunities.

Seeing that everyone was speechless, Liao continued to talk: "This is entirely because of our apologies and our selfishness. We forgot the oath made by the group at the beginning of its establishment. We no longer regard technological innovation as the foundation of our establishment, but pursue profits again and again."

"It's us who sold our future." Sales Director He Yiqing sighed.

He Yiqing is a veteran who joined the company since the beginning of the group's establishment. Most of the directors who invested in Longyuan Group in order to pursue profits are different. He Yiqing is a person who once followed Zhong Yang.

"Chairman, I think you're thinking too much." Meng Shaole was already very impatient. He was not investing in Longyuan Group for technology. "This kind of overly empty ideal is not something we should consider."

"As a chairman, what you should do is to be responsible for the interests of shareholders, rather than talk big. What you are doing now has violated the interests of shareholders, and I will sue you in the court on behalf of shareholders." To be continued...

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