The next day, Chen Zheng took a plane to Haigang City.
Bai Rou had booked a hotel before setting off, so she didn't have to worry about accommodation. As soon as she got off the plane, Chen Zheng took a taxi and went straight to the Haigang City Government.
He didn¡¯t call Hu Xuefei in advance because he wanted to give her a surprise.
Unexpectedly, Chen Zheng thought well, but could not see Hu Xuefei, because he was stopped at the gate guard level and asked for proof of entry and exit.
Only then did Chen Zheng realize that he needed to prove his access to the municipal party committee. Chen Zheng spread his hands and said to a young guard in his early twenties in front of him: "I don't have proof. It's just that I know your deputy mayor. Can I Can't you be accommodating and let me go in to see her? Or do you think someone is looking for her and let her come out? "
"You know the deputy mayor. Does the deputy mayor know you? And who do you think the deputy mayor is? Do you want to meet him if you want? If you call him out, call him out? Are you the governor?"
Chen Zheng was speechless and asked, "Then how can I see her?"
"It's not impossible to meet. Follow the procedures. You can meet in the petition building next door on the specified reception day. However, you can meet other deputy mayors, but not Deputy Mayor Hu, because Deputy Mayor Hu The mayor is in charge of the economy and does not care about petitions." The young guard added, "As for the rest, you need to register with the guard first, then go to the reception room, and finally make an appointment with the secretary of the deputy mayor's office. But you don't have to. If you don¡¯t have high hopes, usually you won¡¯t see the deputy mayor at all.¡±
"Why?" Chen Zheng asked.
"Do you know how many people are stopped here every day to see the mayor and deputy mayor? There are thousands of people in the registration book, and this is just the latest one. I haven't seen the three previous books. You Just wait in line slowly.¡±
Chen Zheng used to have some special relationships. It was extremely easy to get in and out of the offices of Canghai Municipal Party Committee Secretary and Mayor, but when we arrived at another place, we realized that meeting the mayor was an extremely difficult task.
But think about it again, how many people are there in such a big city? There are so many people. If everyone wants to see the mayor, the mayor should stop doing anything and change his career to be a close sister.
Chen Zheng thought for a while. Then he asked: "Since I can't see Deputy Mayor Hu Xuefei, can I ask what she has been busy with recently?"
Chen Zheng thought that he would be fine anyway. If he knew what Hu Xuefei was up to, he could wait for her at a place where she would hang out and give her a surprise. And maybe I can help Hu Xuefei with her work.
"What are you busy with? How do I know?" The young guard curled his lips and said casually: "Anyway, I know that high-ranking officials are very busy. They are always busy with dinner parties."
At this time, another older guard happened to be passing by. Hearing these words, he couldn't help but stepped forward and said, "Xiao Liu, what are you talking about? I don't think you want this job anymore, right?" ?¡±
"Oh, Captain Wang. Sorry, sorry, I said the wrong thing. Captain Wang, please don't report it." The young guard named Xiao Liu said quickly.
"What do you think I am? Am I, Lao Wang, the kind of person who snitches behind his back? But what you said is indeed wrong." The guard who called himself Lao Wang stepped forward and said to Chen Zheng: "This Xiao Liu, he Newly transferred. Don't listen to his nonsense. Our deputy mayor is a rare good official."
"Oh?" Chen Zheng smiled and asked, "What practical things has she done?"
"Our city was originally a small city, and the economic environment was not very good. However, since Vice Mayor Hu came to take office, the economic level has doubled continuously. Many foreign investors have come to invest in our city, and we have attracted billions of dollars in investment. This has solved the problem. The work problems of many unemployed people are well-known in our city. ¡±
Lao Wang added: "It is relatively easy for you to meet Deputy Mayor Hu. As long as the issue you are responding to is within her scope, she will definitely meet you after knowing it. But she has been too busy recently. I¡¯m afraid the office secretary won¡¯t tell Deputy Mayor Hu about your matter right away, it will just take a while.¡±
Chen Zheng asked again: "Then do you know what Vice Mayor Hu is busy with now?"
"I really know this. A nephew of mine works as a driver for Vice Mayor Hu." Lao Wang said: "Several of our local oil refineries and petroleum retail terminal companies will all go bankrupt. Once these companies If it goes bankrupt, at least tens of thousands of people will be unemployed. Vice Mayor Hu has been trying to find ways to accommodate these people who will be unemployed. As you know, life will not be easy for ordinary people without jobs!"
"So your city's oil refining is very developed?" Chen Zheng asked again.
Lao Wang said slowly.
??Harbor City, as you can tell from its name, this is a port.
And the geographical location and geographical conditions here are unique. It is located in the central hub area of ??Southwest China and Southeast Asia. It is backed by the economic hinterland of Southwest China and is the most convenient sea passage from Southwest China to Southeast Asia and the world.
So originally it was just a small fishing village, but because of this geographical location, it developed into a city in a short period of time.
And its harbor conditions are also very good, with deep water, shelter from wind, short waterway, extremely long usable coastline, and very broad development prospects.
Since Hu Xuefei took office, he has focused on the economy. One of his final measures was to invest one billion yuan to carry out the second phase of the port project. After the project is completed, there will be 30,000-50,000-ton deep-water berths. The port The actual throughput will exceed five million tons, comparable to the level of some larger port cities.
At the same time, with some of Hu Xuefei¡¯s other policy initiatives, more crude oil will choose this port.
In fact, this was originally one of the ports for oil import and export, but the volume was small before, but it still spawned many local private oil refining companies.
It¡¯s just that in the past, these companies were all small businesses, and pollution and waste of resources were very serious. Cases of oil refineries sending people to ports to steal oil often occurred.
In response to these situations, Hu Xuefei carried out rectification in just one year. She has regulated the market and allowed five relatively large oil refining companies to appear in Haigang City. Two of them even have import qualifications.
There are a dozen other small oil refining companies. Although they are not as big as those five, they still meet the basic indicators of facilities, environmental protection, etc., and curb pollution.
But now all these companies are facing difficulties. They have been without oil for several months and are about to go bankrupt.
"And why is Deputy Mayor Hu so busy recently? It's because she is trying to figure out how to properly accommodate the large number of unemployed people who have appeared due to the bankruptcy of these companies. My nephew works as a driver for her. He drives her to various companies every day. Let's run and talk about the placement of these personnel." Lao Wang sighed and said: "Actually, this is not her responsibility, and she can ignore it. But Deputy Mayor Hu not only wants political achievements, she We are still thinking about practical matters for our people.¡±
"Bankrupt? No oil to refine?" Chen Zheng was puzzled: "Isn't it said that the oil industry is all about huge profits? How could it be so miserable?"
"I really know this." Old Guard Wang added, "Because it's just a coincidence. I also have a nephew who works in such an oil refining company."
Chen Zheng couldn't help but say, this Lao Wang has so many nephews.
Lao Wang¡¯s second nephew works at Haigang Chenxi Petrochemical Storage and Transportation Co., Ltd., the largest oil refining company in Haigang City.
As Lao Wang said at the beginning, these enterprises in Haigang City are all private enterprises.
The oil source of private oil refining enterprises. There are mainly these ways.
First, it is purchased from two barrels of domestic oil. Of course, there will be a quota and it is impossible to give you too much. And if the oil source is tight. The two-barrel oil giant will immediately cut off this channel to ensure his own needs.
second. The crude oil was purchased from oil thieves. Originally, because this was a port, there were many oil thieves, and the production of these oil refining companies could be guaranteed to some extent. However, since Hu Xuefei came, this road has been cut off.
Third, you can buy fuel oil from abroad. Fuel oil, which is the residual oil left after refining, is much less profitable when refining it.
Fourth, if you have import qualifications, you can purchase crude oil from abroad, but this item accounts for the smallest proportion of all channels.
Because even if a private enterprise has import qualifications, it still needs a license for two barrels of oil, otherwise it will not be able to buy a drop of oil.
¡° Often, even if they have import qualifications, their applications by private enterprises will never be approved because they cannot obtain production scheduling certificates for two barrels of oil.
"Hey," Lao Wang sighed and said, "The main reason is that it is too unfair to private enterprises now. The rights are monopolized in the hands of competitors in the same industry. But there is no way, this competitor is state-owned. Nowadays, private enterprises across the country They are all short of oil, and the central and southwestern regions are the most serious. It can be called an oil shortage.¡±
After listening to Lao Wang¡¯s words, Chen Zheng finally got a rough idea.
If you have your own crude oil, if you can provide it to these oil refining companies in Haigang City, wouldn¡¯t they not have to worry about going bankrupt? The placement of human bodies for unemployed people that troubled Hu Xuefei is no longer a problem.
I just don¡¯t know how I can achieve this.
This pointIt was not too late for the mayor to discuss it, so Chen Zheng thought for a while and asked: "By the way, Brother Wang, since one of your nephews is Deputy Mayor Hu's driver, you should know something about her living conditions, right?" How is Vice Mayor Hu¡¯s love life after arriving in Haigang City?¡±
Chen Zheng suddenly thought that he had not seen Hu Xuefei for almost a year. Who knew whether Hu Xuefei was in love during this time? Therefore, it is better to inquire from the side first.
"We, Deputy Mayor Hu, are so busy with work every day, how can we have time to take care of this." Lao Wang was talking, and suddenly his eyes rolled: "No"
"What's wrong?" Chen Zheng asked quickly.
"I mean you're wrong. You don't look like you're here to petition. Instead, your temperament makes you look like a rich man. Now I'm asking about Deputy Mayor Hu's relationship status. You don't want to pursue Hu. Deputy mayor?"
"Uh" Chen Zheng smiled and said nothing.
"If this is really the case, I think you are a pretty good-looking young man and a nice person. Let me give you a piece of advice."
"What advice?" Chen Zheng asked.
"We, Deputy Mayor Hu, can't be chased by a pretty boy, nor can we be chased by someone who has money. I've seen a lot of rich people. You'd better give up as soon as possible."
Seeing what Lao Wang said, Chen Zheng was not angry. He just smiled and said: "Then I have to thank you very much, Brother Lao Wang. We will see you later."
After saying that, he turned around and left with Bai Rou, got into a taxi, and returned to the hotel.
On the way, Chen Zheng talked to Bai Rou about his idea of ??helping the oil refining companies in Haigang City to avoid bankruptcy, and then asked: "Do you think there is any good way?"
Bai Rou is Chen Zheng¡¯s personal assistant, so she learned about Chen Zheng¡¯s opening of the oil field. She specifically inquired about the domestic situation in preparation for Chen Zheng's inquiry. This is the minimum professional quality of a personal assistant.
At this time, he replied: "Lao Wang also said just now that the domestic situation is that the market is basically monopolized by two barrels of oil. Although there are dozens of private companies with import qualifications, it is actually almost difficult to achieve it. So if we If we want to transport oil to them, we must need an automatic import and export license. But because oil is a strategic material, the country needs to control the price, so this automatic import and export license is difficult to obtain. "
Chen Zheng also sighed, maybe he wouldn't be able to achieve his idea.
But Bai Rou quickly said: "Why don't we do this? I'll contact a broker first to take a look."
"Broker?" Chen Zheng didn't understand.
"A broker is actually a middleman. There are political brokers in politics, there are arms brokers in arms, and of course there are oil brokers in oil. There is nothing else they are good at, they just have connections. If you use such people, you might be able to find a solution. "
"Is it easy to contact someone like this?" Chen Zheng asked.
"In the past year, because all your businesses have grown rapidly, I have also accumulated some connections. I can give it a try. Maybe friends of friends of friends can talk to such people through several relationships. Words." Bai Rou replied.
"Well, let's get in touch now." Chen Zheng said.
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Bai Rou¡¯s ability to do things is really extraordinary. Chen Zheng originally thought it wouldn¡¯t take a few days for news to come out? But after just a night's rest, Bai Rou gave Chen Zheng an answer early the next morning.
She actually got in touch with such an oil broker.
"This man's name is Zhu Dapeng. He is unemployed and earns commissions from being an oil broker. He is also very rich." Bai Rou introduced: "I have contacted through several layers of relationships. He is the largest oil broker in the southwest. He has many connections." It¡¯s very broad, and its ability reaches the sky.¡±
The ability that Bai Rou talks about is naturally not about this broker, but about the interpersonal relationships he has.
Chen Zheng nodded: "Can we arrange a meeting?"
"I have already told him that he is currently discussing business in Haigang City. He said that because of the introduction from a friend, he can give us ten minutes tonight."
Chen Zheng couldn't help but feel that this person was so arrogant, and he only gave him ten minutes. That's all, it's because of my friend's face.
But Chen Zheng was more interested in meeting this oil broker. What kind of person could speak so wildly in front of him?
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In the blink of an eye, at night, at the time agreed upon with the oil broker Zhu Dapeng, Chen Zheng arrived at the hotel where he was staying.
Knocking on the door, Zhu Dapeng had just finished taking a bath. He came to the door with his bare feet wearing a towel and then opened the door.He asked Chen Zheng and Bai Rou to come in.
It seems that he is quite disrespectful to Chen Zheng.
Chen Zheng carefully looked at this Zhu Dapeng. He was about forty years old and weighed more than 400 kilograms. There was no fat anywhere on his body, and he was very fat.
Especially on the exposed chest, the fat is comparable to that of a woman with severe sagging.
Chen Zheng feels that this Zhu Dapeng is really informal. His body is so ugly, but he dares to face the guests directly.
After Bai Rou introduced each other, Zhu Dapeng lay on the sofa and said casually: "Sit down! I promised you that I will only give you ten minutes. In ten minutes, there are two more girls coming, don't Delaying my business." Chen Zheng sat down but did not speak immediately.
"I met you because of my friend's face. I didn't expect that this friend of mine would be so unreliable." Zhu Dapeng added: "He said that there was a man who had oil in his hands and wanted to sell it. I thought he would be an entrepreneur after all. I didn't expect him to be so unreliable." He's a young boy."
Chen Zheng still said nothing.
"Sure enough, you have a weak mouth and a weak workmanship. How much goods can you have? Don't tell me that the crude oil you want to buy is weighed with a funnel. If it is too little, it will not be enough for me, Zhu Dapeng, to pay the commission for a trip. ¡±
Chen Zheng still said nothing.
"Are you here to do business? If you don't do business, I will have to see you off!" Zhu Dapeng finally sat up.
"It's not that I don't do business, I just don't do business with people who don't have a business attitude. I can tell you now that although I came to you, it doesn't matter to me if I don't cooperate with you. The worst I can do is not do domestic business. There are many places abroad that are vying to do business with me. In addition, I also want to tell you that if you want to do big business, at the very least, you should respect your customers.¡±
After saying that, Chen Zheng stood up and said "Goodbye", then he greeted Bai Rou and said, "Let's go!"
"etc!"
Before Chen Zheng could walk out of the door, Zhu Dapeng finally called him.
In fact, this was expected by Chen Zheng, because if he is a shrewd businessman and sees that he is so strong and confident, he will inevitably think that he really has a trump card.
In this way, the status of host and guest is reversed.
"You have a lot of goods? How many are there?" Zhu Dapeng asked hesitantly at this time.
"I don't know, because I can't remember it. I only know that I have five large oil fields in Africa. Countries in Europe, America, and Southeast Asia are trying their best to buy oil from me at high prices, but I didn't expect that With patriotic enthusiasm, I wanted to return to China to make some contribution, but I couldn't find a way to contribute. Oh, what a pity, what a pity!" Chen Zheng said with a bitter smile.