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

“The reception office selects the wines for receptions every year. The selection for next year’s receptions will be done soon. Have Yusha Winery send the wines to the city, and I will make a recommendation within my authority.”

Gao Wenchang laughed and said, "Secretary Yiming, you are truly a workaholic who is wholeheartedly devoted to the people. Even when you are eating, you don't forget to fight for opportunities for the enterprises in your Xinping County. No wonder Secretary Wei values ​​you so much."

"With a good cadre like you in charge, it would be difficult for Xinping County not to develop."

"It's mainly because Secretary Wei is a good leader."

Jiang Yiming smiled and said, "Let's all toast Secretary Jiang together."

Wei Shanghua took a sip of his drink and said with a smile, "Wen Chang is right. If all the cadres in Yiyang City could be as dedicated to serving the people as you are, how could Yiyang City not develop?"

“This isn’t a private matter for you, so I’ll give you special treatment. From now on, Yusha wine will be the first choice for the municipal party committee’s receptions and for my own drinking. On appropriate occasions, I will also recommend our local wines to other cities and prefectures.”

"Secretary, thank you so much!"

Jiang Yiming raised his glass and said, "I'll drink three glasses to toast you!"

He knew how much influence a municipal party secretary could have.

When Ma Qiyun served as the county party secretary in Xinping County, the wine served for official receptions was basically Yusha wine.

Moreover, he himself took the lead in drinking Yusha wine, thus creating a situation where the whole county drank Yusha wine.

Even if Yusha wine is not exported, it will not affect its profitability.

However, after Jiang Xuangui came to power, he deliberately refused to drink Yusha wine.

Although Yusha Wine has a supply agreement with the county government, the county government only uses Yusha Wine as a reception drink on small occasions.

Wang Weifa, the person in charge of Yusha Wine Company, complained to him many times, saying that the county reception office was dishonest and violated the contract.

But despite his complaints, he dared not confront the reception office directly, and could only swallow his anger.

Jiang Yiming was also anxious. He had personally participated in the restructuring of this company and had invested a lot of emotion in it.

However, the county party secretary not only refused to drink it, but also repeatedly said that Yusha wine was not good, which was very obviously derogatory.

This has led to a situation where officials of all ranks throughout the county refuse to drink Yusha liquor.

As a result, Yusha wine sales were sluggish, and the once thriving Yusha Wine Company once again fell into a slump, but it persevered through gritted teeth.

Now, with the municipal party secretary personally promoting it, the sales volume of Yusha wine can not only be effectively solved, but will also take another leap forward.

In addition, Wei Shanghua is young and ambitious, so there is no problem for him to advance to the next level.

His influence will only grow, and the wines he promotes will gain even greater fame because of his promotion.

"This is what I should do. Xinping County is part of Yiyang City. Promoting local wines and helping local enterprises develop is the duty of every Party member and cadre."

Wei Shanghua's expression turned serious: "But there is one point I must emphasize: the quality of the wine must be guaranteed. If there is any problem, I will not only hold the winery accountable, but I will also hold you accountable."

"Don't worry, Secretary, I will strictly control the quality."

Jiang Yiming immediately assured him.

After seeing Wei Shanghua off, Jiang Yiming returned home. After washing up, it was already 11 p.m.

After thinking about it, I still called my fifth brother, Jiang Yongchen.

"Yiming, is there something urgent that needs to be dealt with when you call me so late?"

Jiang Yongchen said, "I'll head back to Xinping County right now."

"It's nothing urgent, I just wanted to talk to you."

"Okay, go ahead, I'm listening."

Jiang Yongchen breathed a sigh of relief, lit a cigarette, and leaned against the edge of the bed to smoke.

"Do you still hold a significant number of shares in Yusha Winery?"

"Don't mention this. Your sister-in-law has been arguing with me a lot lately, all because of the Yusha Winery's shareholding issue."

Jiang Yongchen said, "Isn't Yusha Winery's profitability declining sharply? Many people are unwilling to hold shares anymore, so they came to me hoping I would take over their shares. I happened to have some spare cash, and since I earned my first pot of gold from Yusha Winery, I also have a strong emotional attachment to it, so I bought back quite a bit."

"However, Yusha Winery has been dragging on until now, and its sales channels have not developed smoothly, resulting in more and more stockpiled wine. In order to pay wages, Wang Weifa and I have to advance a lot of money."

“A while ago, I opened a new shrimp restaurant, and I was a bit short of funds. Your sister-in-law complained to me that I shouldn’t have taken over the shares of Yusha Winery. She said that if I left it for too long, it would drag us down, and she wanted me to sell it as soon as possible. But the winery is doing very poorly right now. Who would want to take it over?”

"By the way, why did you suddenly ask about the distillery? Is there some bad news again?"

"That's good news."

Jiang Yiming asked, "Does your percentage exceed twenty percent?"

"With a 23% stake, I am the second largest shareholder."

Jiang Yongchen said, "Wang Weifa's share is 26%, and he's just barely hanging on. I heard he has a lot of foreign debt. If he can't find a market soon, he might have to jump off a building."

"It's a good thing you're not the largest shareholder, otherwise I would be suspected of seeking benefits for my relatives and friends."

Jiang Yiming said, "Today, the municipal party secretary came to Xinping County to attend a special meeting. After the meeting, I treated him to a meal, mentioned the difficulties that Yusha wine is facing, and proposed to include Yusha wine in the scope of wines used for municipal government receptions."

"Secretary Wei not only agreed, but also said that he would take the lead in drinking it and promote Yusha wine on different occasions."

"That's wonderful! Yusha Wine has finally been brought back to life."

Jiang Yongchen excitedly got out of bed, but then, thinking of Jiang Yiming's situation, he hesitated and said, "Yiming, will my holding so many shares affect you? If there's trouble, don't announce it to the public yet. I'll arrange a meeting with Wang Weifa and transfer my shares to him at an appropriate price."

"You've endured so much time and finally got this opportunity. I can't let you lose so much profit for nothing because of me."

Jiang Yiming said, "Besides, I didn't know you owned so many shares in the company before."

“Yiming, your reputation is more important. Although you didn’t know I owned so many shares before, neither did others. They only look at the results. If they use this against you, it won’t be fatal, but it will certainly cause you some trouble.”

Jiang Yongchen laughed and said, "As the saying goes, money is a devil, you can always earn it back. There's no end to the money you can earn, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. Besides, I'm a businessman, I won't suffer any losses. I will negotiate with Wang Weifa to sell to him at a higher price than I previously acquired it. In this way, I will only earn a little less money, but I can still invest the money in other things and make money in the same way."

Jiang Yiming thought for a moment and agreed, "Okay, since you're planning to sell, I won't stop you. However, you should keep about 10% of the shares in your hands, otherwise it won't be conspicuous enough. I still have high hopes for Yusha Wine. If you keep it, you'll make a profit in the future."

"Of course, more importantly, you have the power to make decisions because you hold shares. We're brothers, and I trust you more than I trust Wang Weifa. The secretary has agreed to promote Yusha wine, and as the middleman, I must strictly control the quality. If there are any problems, it will affect the secretary's reputation, and he will hold me accountable first."