The Official Ladder: I ascend to the pinnacle of power, wielding the power of life and death.

Sensing Jiang Yiming's ambiguous smile, Wang Weifa hurriedly said, "Director Jiang, please don't misunderstand. I wasn't lying to you before. The company really didn't have any money. I thought that Brother Yongchen was also having a hard time, so I did my best to put other things aside and settle Brother Yongchen's account first."

Jiang Yiming also understood that his previous position was not enough to make Wang Weifa go to great lengths to serve him.

"Mr. Wang, you're very kind."

Jiang Yiming calmly put the cigarettes into the drawer.

He knew that if he didn't put away the two cartons of cigarettes, Wang Weifa probably wouldn't be able to sleep well tonight, and would harbor resentment, which would be detrimental to future cooperation.

"We invited you here to understand your vision for the development of the winery."

Jiang Yiming said, "We're just having a casual chat. You can talk about whatever you want to say."

“I’ve heard that many places are already carrying out enterprise ownership reforms, allowing state-owned enterprises to be sold to individuals. If the winery can be transformed into a private enterprise, I guarantee that it will definitely make the winery thrive again.”

Wang Weifa said passionately, "I dare not say that I can make the company number one in the province or number one in the city, but that is absolutely no problem."

"What will happen to the factory's 980 employees?"

Jiang Yiming inquired.

"What else can we do? The businesses have all been privatized. We should fire all these lazy bums and let them fend for themselves!"

Wang Weifa said, "To be honest, I've disliked those people for a long time. If I had the authority to deal with them, I would have kicked them out long ago."

Jiang Yiming shook his head. This was the difference in how private business owners and the government considered issues.

Business owners are concerned with maximizing their profits, while the government aims to maximize social benefits.

Wang Weifa's thinking is consistent with that of all business owners: fire all the useless employees. They do not consider, nor do they need to consider, the survival of the employees or the social instability caused by a large number of unemployed workers.

Therefore, the government must intervene appropriately, and has therefore set up various enterprise reform teams from top to bottom in order to ensure that the reform can proceed in a stable environment.

"If the distillery were to rebuild its management team, who would you recommend, and why?"

Jiang Yiming continued to inquire.

"Xu Shengmao, the head of the technical team, is the reason why our winery is still going strong. It's because our wine is of good quality and people are willing to buy it. I've been recommending him to the organization to be the director of the technical factory, but the higher-ups won't approve it. They insist on sending some guy who knows absolutely nothing to be the director of the technical factory."

Wang Weifa named seven or eight people and explained why.

Jiang Yiming made a list of them. He knew that some of these people were hardworking, while others were on good terms with Wang Weifa.

Therefore, he needs to discuss with Chen Zixin again whether or not to use these people.

As dusk deepened, the sky grew darker.

No sooner had County Head Jiang Xuangui arrived home than Qiu Tian, ​​the Party Secretary of Yusha Town, followed him in.

"Boss, I'm bothering you again."

Qiu Tian placed two bottles of Yusha wine on the table and said with a smile, "These two bottles of wine are the essence extracted from the fifth process. They are pure, unadulterated liquor without any blending."

"I reckon this is the last time I'll deliver to you. You won't be able to find anywhere to get it done again."

"What do you mean?"

After Jiang Xuangui sat down, he gestured for Qiu Tian to sit down and chat.

Qiu Tian was promoted by him and is one of his close associates.

"You must have heard about Secretary Ma's actions in Yusha Town, right?"

Qiu Tian said, "He wants to conduct a pilot enterprise reform in Yusha Town, and he chose Yusha Winery as the first company. I guess he is openly targeting me, but secretly he may be targeting you."

"Who doesn't know that I, Qiu Tian, ​​was promoted by you? Who doesn't know that Yusha Winery was built up by you?"

"Ma Qiyun directly targeted Yusha Winery, but his real intention was not what it seemed!"

"Boss, we can't just sit here and wait to be slaughtered."

“I know what you’re talking about, and I voted in favor of it at the Standing Committee meeting.”

Jiang Xuangui crossed his legs, took out a Zhonghua cigarette, and Qiu Tian quickly took out a lighter to light it for him.

"Your sister-in-law isn't home today, so smoke whenever you want."

Jiang Xuangui threw the cigarette pack in front of Qiu Tian.

"Thank you, leader."

Qiu Tian lit a cigarette and asked, somewhat puzzled, "You support their reforms of the Yusha Winery?"

"Do you think enterprise reform is an easy thing? Since 1984, different levels have started to try enterprise reform. Although some progress has been made, many problems have not yet been solved."

“Isn’t Ma Qiyun going to push forward with enterprise reform? Then I’ll support him with my vote. If it goes well, I’ll get credit too. If it goes badly, then Ma Qiyun will bear the main responsibility.”

Jiang Xuangui laughed and said, "You and I both know the situation of Yusha Winery. They have no working capital on their books, and nearly a thousand employees are starving. I will not approve a single penny for them. Under these circumstances, do you think it is possible for them to revive the company?"

“It’s not that I look down on Ma Qiyun, but with his reckless approach, I’d like to see how he cleans up the mess.”

"The leader is truly brilliant."

Qiu Tian gave a thumbs up and laughed, "If things aren't handled well and a bigger petitioning incident occurs, Ma Qiyun, the top leader, might have to leave. In that case, we'll still need you, the leader, to take charge."

"These things can't be said carelessly. Who will be in charge of the work is decided by the city leaders. We just need to do our jobs diligently."

Jiang Xuangui glanced at his watch and said, "I have some things to attend to, so I won't keep you any longer. Please let me know if there are any changes in Yusha Town."

"Rest assured, sir, I will report their every move to you in a timely manner."

The next day.

After discussing it with Chen Zixin, Jiang Yiming included five former employees of the winery, including Wang Weifa and Xu Shengmao, into the Yusha Winery Enterprise Reform Team, and they officially moved into the Yusha Winery. The original winery management team officially ceased operations.

To prevent management and employees from causing trouble, the newly appointed deputy mayor, Liu Sicheng, led police officers and winery security guards to the winery to maintain order.

"Now all the members of the winery's enterprise reform team have arrived. I will be responsible for explaining the reform implementation steps, and Mayor Chen and Mayor Sicheng will supplement."

Jiang Yiming spoke first, saying, "After consulting with the county party committee and the county government, the higher authorities have approved the sale of Yusha Winery Company to all employees of Yusha Winery for zero yuan."

"In other words, Yusha Winery became a private enterprise."

"Great! Now we can really show off our skills!"

Wang Weifa couldn't contain his emotions.

Xu Shengmao and others, however, were not so optimistic.

"If the government stops supporting us, where will we get the funds to develop? Won't the company go bankrupt even faster?"

Xu Shengmao said, "I don't agree with doing this. I will take the lead in petitioning the county government."

The other members made similar statements.