Name: My father Yuan Mu

"Let's not talk about the distant past, let's just talk about modern times. Take the cell phone in my hand for example. When was the first cell phone invented? In 1973, by Motorola, the American company."

"What were mobile phones like back then? They were about the size of a radio, so they were extremely inconvenient to carry around and could only be used in the car."

"But in just twenty years, look at today's mobile phones. They're this small, can fit directly into our pockets, and can make and receive calls and check the time without any problem! Can you imagine this?"

Zhao Lichun was speechless for a moment, because what Yuan Mu said was true. No one would have thought that nowadays airplanes can fly in the sky, cars can run on the ground, and a mobile phone can realize long-distance calls. In that case, is it really impossible to realize face-to-face calls thousands of miles away?

Everyone was attracted by Yuan Mu's words because his topic was a bit high-end. Of course, for people of this generation, it was only 1994 and the Internet had not yet taken off in China. If you wait another ten years, this topic would no longer be high-end.

Now Yuan Mu is going to conduct a pilot project in Luzhou, and create some future products here to keep China at the forefront.

Without waiting for anyone else to say anything, Yuan Mu continued speaking.

"The companies I've brought in are high-tech companies dedicated to producing high-tech products. The kind of mobile phones I mentioned that allow face-to-face conversations across thousands of miles will soon be produced by this company!"

"Also, we all need cash now when we go out to buy something or lend money to others, right? Can you imagine that in the near future, we no longer need cash, and all transactions will be completed through a mobile phone?"

"Comrade Yuan Mu, can you elaborate on this?" Wen Huarong also became interested and spoke.

"No problem. The phones we use now are pretty low-end. They can only make calls and send text messages, but in the future, all sorts of software will be installed on our phones."

"Even in the future, mobile phones won't have buttons anymore. Our fingers will be able to operate them directly. For example, if I want to transfer 1,000 yuan to someone, I can do it directly through the app on my phone, and the 1,000 yuan will be in your hands in just one second."

"Comrade Yuan Mu, is what you said possible?" Jiang Hongtu asked with a frown.

"Of course it's possible. Society is developing, technology is advancing, and human wisdom is infinite. Just like the computers we use now, they are all big and heavy, which makes them very inconvenient to use outside. I believe that in a few years we will be able to use lightweight computers that weigh only a few pounds and can be carried around with us."

"There are many more. I believe these high-tech products can all be realized in the Lvzhou Industrial Park. I am very confident about this."

The conference room fell silent for a moment, as everyone was digesting Yuan Mu's words. Although their thinking was a bit backward, they were still able to accept it. If everything Yuan Mu said could be realized, they couldn't imagine what the world would be like in the future.

"Ahem! That's a bit off topic. Let's continue discussing the appointment of mayor of Luzhou." At this time, Wen Huarong coughed twice.

He admitted that he was somewhat tempted, but that was all a matter for the future. It was not very convincing to talk about something that had not happened yet. The important thing was to get the immediate benefits.

"Okay, the reason I say this is that I want everyone here to think carefully about it. Luzhou really needs a mayor who is familiar with Luzhou. If he is transferred from other places, it may have a bad impact on Luzhou's development. I have finished what I want to say." After saying this, Yuan Mu leaned back in his chair and stopped talking.

"I think what Secretary Yuan just said is very good. Lüzhou really needs a mayor who is familiar with local conditions. Comrades Tao Jianye, Ren Zhiye, and Wan Chenghong are all excellent, but they are not familiar with local conditions. So, after comprehensive consideration, Comrade Kang Gaoyi is the most suitable person for the position of mayor of Lüzhou."

"I am quite familiar with Comrade Kang Gaoyi. He has served in Luzhou for a long time. I can say that he has a very good understanding of Luzhou. He is capable and of high quality. I support Comrade Kang Gaoyi to serve as the mayor of Luzhou." Zhang Shaohuai also expressed his opinion.

"I'm talking to Vice Governor Zhang! Who says that only cadres who are familiar with Luzhou can be qualified for the position of mayor of Luzhou? I think Comrade Wan Chenghong is very good and his ability is strong enough. I think if he can take office, he will definitely cooperate with Secretary Yuan to develop Luzhou well." Zhao Lichun interrupted.

"Secretary Zhao, how can you be so sure? Do you know Comrade Wan Chenghong? As far as I know, he has worked at the municipal level for a very short time and has insufficient experience. You are a little obsessed." Zhang Shaohuai said with a smile.

"I don't agree with what you said. Vice Governor Zhang, you don't have any grassroots experience, but you are still sitting in this position now, aren't you?" Zhao Lichun retorted with a smile.

"Secretary Zhao, what you said is biased. Vice Governor Zhang is in charge of the department he is familiar with. He is not in charge of other departments, right?" Seeing this, Yuan Mu spoke up to rescue Zhang Shaohuai. In fact, his words were a bit sophistry, but there was no way around it. This was indeed Zhang Shaohuai's shortcoming.

"Okay! Let's stop talking about issues that are not related to the meeting. Comrade Tianhua, it's your turn to speak." Wen Huarong said at the right time.

Liu Tianhua nodded, and a strange look flashed across his eyes as he passed by Yuan Mu.

"I have nothing to say. What the comrades said was very good." He finished his speech with a simple sentence.

Wen Huarong frowned, obviously very dissatisfied with Liu Tianhua. Liu Tianhua has always been like this. He has talked to him several times, but he has not completely turned to him until now. Although he usually puts himself first in everything, this is a time bomb and can easily turn against him.

For example, when discussing Zhang Shaohuai's promotion to the position of Standing Committee Member and Vice Governor, Liu Tianhua had clearly discussed this with the other party before, but at the critical moment, he still turned against him and sided with Yuan Mu.

However, apart from that incident, Liu Tianhua was quite honest in other matters. But this matter was very important to him. On the one hand, it was to regain his dignity as the provincial party secretary, on the other hand, it was to defeat Yuan Mu's arrogance, and he also wanted to make friends with Jiang Hongtu.

He finally realized that in Handong Province, he, as the secretary, was not the only one who could do whatever he wanted. The secretaries of other provinces all held great power, but he was a weak secretary. If he could not defeat Yuan Mu this time, he would have to consider using the last power of the provincial party secretary, but he did not want to use it until the last moment.