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

After personally pouring tea for Jiang Yiming and his companion, Liu Sicheng said with a smile, "Secretary Jiang, if there's anything you need, just give me a call and I'll be right there. Why bother coming all the way in person?"

"Even if we don't say that, those who need to run will still run."

"This is our park's enterprise reform plan. Could you please take a look and see which parts still need to be modified?"

As soon as Jiang Yiming finished speaking, Wang Jiajia quickly handed over the proposal: "Director Liu, please take a look."

"What did I think it was?"

Liu Sicheng didn't even look at it before he was about to sign and stamp it.

"Director Liu, don't rush to sign."

Jiang Yiming stopped Liu Sicheng and said, "We can't break the rules just because we're familiar with each other. Besides, if you take some time to look at it, you can help us find the shortcomings so we can make modifications and improvements."

"When it comes to enterprise reform, you're the one who changes other people's plans; it's not your turn for others to change yours."

Liu Sicheng laughed and said, "Many townships have called me, saying that after your park's plan is submitted, they want me to talk to you about it and see if they can use your plan as a reference."

"It's fine. As long as you approve it, you can publish it freely."

Jiang Yiming smiled and said, "But when it comes to enterprise reform, it may seem that we can simply copy other people's models. In reality, every company's situation is different. We can refer to others' models, but we cannot completely copy them, otherwise it is easy to run into problems."

“You’re right. Some townships have already started enterprise reform. Although they’re following the guidelines we wrote, they’ve still encountered various problems.”

Liu Sicheng sighed and said, "If enterprise reform could succeed by simply copying other models, enterprise reform across the country would have been completed long ago."

As Liu Sicheng chatted, he flipped through Jiang Yiming's enterprise reform plan and said with some surprise, "Secretary Jiang, the enterprise reform process in your industrial park is too fast. I see that many townships aim to complete their enterprise reform tasks in two years. You wrote two months. Could it be that the unit is using the wrong term?"

"No."

Jiang Yiming said, "Regarding the progress, I am quite confident that it will be completed on time."

"It seems the rumors are true."

Liu Sicheng said, "Some people said that your park held a briefing on enterprise reform, and your performance was very tough, which is equivalent to turning all the heads of enterprises into adversaries."

“Secretary Jiang, based on my understanding, some township leaders have taken the lead in speaking kindly to business leaders in order to persuade some of them. But you are being so forceful, so business leaders will definitely not cooperate with you, and it will be difficult to move forward with the work.”

"As you said, some of their leaders are unmoved even when you try to sweet-talk them, so why bother begging them? Enterprise reform is about touching the core interests of these managers, so begging won't work. You have to use tactics to make them come begging to you."

Jiang Yiming laughed.

"Huh, you can do that?"

Liu Sicheng shook his head and smiled, "Although I don't understand, I am greatly shocked, and I believe that since you did this, you must have thought of a solution."

"However, you should also note that many of these business leaders have had supporters behind them to get to where they are today."

"I see."

Jiang Yiming shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Ever since the Organization Department issued the document appointing me to the industrial park, many business owners and county leaders have called me, asking me to take good care of them. Some hope for more compensation, some hope to keep their businesses, and some hope the park will provide financial support."

"Fortunately, they are all heads of county-level departments or deputy county heads, and none of them involve members of the county party committee standing committee. I can withstand the pressure."

As we were talking, my phone rang in my pocket.

"Excuse me, let me take a call."

As soon as Jiang Yiming answered the phone, Su Yun's voice came through the receiver: "Secretary Jiang, my uncle will call you later and invite you to his house for dinner. Find a reason to refuse."

"Have a meal?"

Jiang Yiming was taken aback for a moment, then tentatively asked, "Didn't you tell him about our relationship?"

"No."

Su Yun said, "You just need to find a reason to refuse, I'll handle the rest."

"Su Yun, thank you. You should talk to Secretary Su and clear things up. I'm fine."

Jiang Yiming naturally understood why Su Yun hadn't been honest with Su Huaizhang.

She was afraid that Su Huaizhang would hold a grudge against her, which would affect her career.

"Don't overthink it. I just haven't figured out how to tell my uncle yet."

Su Yun naturally denied it, saying, "Okay, I'm hanging up."

No sooner had I hung up than Su Huaizhang called.

"Yiming, are you still busy?"

"Secretary Su, I'm fine right now. Do you have any instructions?"

“Yiming, how many times have I told you to call me Uncle Su in private? If you keep acting so distant, I’ll get angry.”

Su Huaizhang offered a critique, then laughed and said, "I'll have Xiao Su cook a good meal at home. You can come over after get off work, and we'll have a couple of drinks."

"Uncle Su, I'm so sorry, I already have plans for tonight. Can I visit you another day?"

"It's all arranged."

Su Huaizhang hesitated for a moment and said, "If there are other arrangements, then forget it. Young people should focus on their work."

"Oh, right, there's one more thing I'm afraid I'll need your help with."

Please give me your instructions.

"The factory manager of Green Machinery Factory is the younger brother of one of my comrades-in-arms. We have a very good relationship. This is the first time he has asked me for help, so I had no choice but to call you."

Su Huaizhang said, "I heard you're going to close all the loss-making businesses? Is that true?"

"We are prepared to do that."

"It seems my comrade's information was correct."

Su Huaizhang said, "Yiming, you need to be strategic in your work and consider all aspects. I suggest you keep Green Machinery Factory, but of course, this is just my suggestion. Follow the park's plan and don't worry too much about my opinion."

"Of course, if you encounter any difficulties in this regard, you can call me and I will coordinate and handle it."

"I understand. I will consider this matter carefully."

Jiang Yiming hesitated for a moment, but still did not express his opinion on the spot.

This was indeed a difficult decision for him.

If we do not follow Su Huaizhang's instructions, we will offend a deputy secretary of the county party committee.

If we do as Su Huaizhang says, he will be contradicting himself from what he said that afternoon. The other closed companies will definitely be dissatisfied, and our work will be very difficult.

It's such a difficult decision!

"Secretary Jiang, did you encounter someone trying to plead your case?"

"Yes, it was Secretary Su Huaizhang on the phone."

Jiang Yiming smiled wryly.

"Then you'd better think it over carefully."

Liu Sicheng said, "Don't offend Secretary Su because of this."

"Hmm, let me think of another way."

Jiang Yiming stood up and said, "Director Liu, I have things to take care of when I get back. Let's get together another day."

"Okay, I'll treat you to dinner another day."

Liu Sicheng asked with some concern, "Are you sure you want to apologize to Hu Decheng of Yunhu Village tomorrow morning?"

"The whole county is focused on tomorrow."