Chapter 1037: A Towering Building a Hundred Feet High

The yacht drifted on the sea. Everyone gathered on the aft deck, gazing at the sunset and taking photos as souvenirs.

Zhou Xiaobai was the most enthusiastic, holding the camera; she had gained this skill last time and had earned quite a bit of experience.

This time, she acted as the photographer, taking individual portraits and group photos for everyone.

You have to say, those photography guidebooks weren't read in vain; Luo Yun didn't even know when she had learned this.

"Let me see! Oh, let me see!"

The two young women trotted, chased, and played on the boat, like puppies running through the countryside in later generations.

"The sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it is near dusk."

Gao Yaqin watched them with a smile, as if recalling her own youth.

Once, she too was a young girl, running and laughing under the setting sun.

"Nothing is more beautiful than the red of the sunset; you must look forward."

Li Xuewu heard her sigh, raised his hand to gesture toward the sunset ahead, and said, "There is still plenty of great time to enjoy."

"You really know how to talk, Li Chu."

Gao Yaqin shook her head slightly and said with a smile, "I wonder when you started training and learning this eloquence of yours?"

"It couldn't have been in the military, could it?"

She teased with a smile, "I think not, because your military achievements are prominent enough."

"That is just a little bit of the past."

Li Xuewu leaned against the ship's railing, looking into the distance, breathing freely, and said confidently, "I will not live in the past; my goal is the stars and the sea."

"It seems it's innate, then."

Gao Yaqin smoothed the hair scattered by her ears and stood beside Li Xuewu, looking into the distance together.

"I used to read *Romance of the Three Kingdoms*, where it said Zhuge Liang had a silver tongue, debated with the scholars, and fought off all sides; I still couldn't fully grasp the meaning of that."

"Now I know."

She turned her head to look at Li Xuewu, her gaze passing over him to look at Parker and the others not far away on the other side.

Li Xuewu felt the penetration of her gaze and understood the implication in her words.

"Your praise truly makes me feel ashamed."

He patted the railing and said with a smile, "In this world, who dares to compare themselves to Zhuge? I have merely encountered too much luck through a few opportunities."

"Hmm, I don't believe that, and you don't believe it yourself after saying it, right?"

Gao Yaqin turned her head back to look into the distance and said, "If opportunities are equal, then it favors you too much; if luck is fair, then it is truly unjust."

"You have praised me over and over; I am truly embarrassed. Tell me."

Li Xuewu turned around, leaned against the railing, crossed his arms, and asked, "If one offers gifts, one must have a request. What can I do for you?"

"Many things, but what I seek is very little."

Gao Yaqin turned to face Li Xuewu and said earnestly, "The Steel Mill's foreign trade work is very proactive, and the results are outstanding; this is beyond doubt, as I have seen it with my own eyes."

"We must affirm your proactive attitude in foreign trade, and we must also earnestly summarize and humbly learn from your methods."

"But have you ever thought that as the person in charge of foreign trade for the Steel Mill, when you formulate trade terms and set trade forms, you are actually anchoring history?"

She rested her hands on the railing, looked at Li Xuewu, nodded, and said, "What is done and thought today will surely be the teacher of tomorrow, and the actions of tomorrow."

"Your mill is at the forefront, but it is only your mill. Individual advancement can never become a trend, let alone form an absolute advantage."

"For example, in the negotiations with Parker."

Gao Yaqin raised an eyebrow and said, "If the Steel Mill could cooperate with other enterprises to form an industrial cluster like the British automotive industry, I believe you wouldn't have to waste so much breath convincing him to agree with your point of view."

"Hmm, you are right, that is indeed the case."

Li Xuewu crossed his arms, thought seriously for a moment, nodded, and said, "We have actually thought about this point, and we are currently putting it into practice and effort."

"You should have heard me introduce the content regarding the automotive parts procurement supply chain system; this is our attempt at a system composed of cooperation, operation, development, and integration."

"Actually, what you want to say is the current situation, right?"

Li Xuewu smiled, nodded, and said, "I fully recognize your efforts and enthusiasm in foreign trade work, but we must seek truth from facts."

"I can tell you very frankly that the multi-power combination consortium you envision is not feasible, because people are the most critical issue."

He raised his hand and tapped the railing, reminding her as Gao Yaqin frowned, "I can integrate resources, but you cannot integrate people."

"How do you know it won't work if you don't try?"

Gao Yaqin was still trying to persuade Li Xuewu, "I can seek support from the leadership above and seek cooperation based on relevant policies; this can ensure fairness between each other to a certain extent."

"No, policy is the greatest unfairness. As for cooperation, it is the same; as for enterprises, it is also the same."

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and said, "You can see that among the Steel Mill's joint enterprises, there are no units of equal size, but there are in the joint trade enterprises."

"Why?"

He nodded slightly and said, "Because resources are limited. They are all very clear about how much they can get and how much they need to contribute when the Steel Mill redistributes resources."

"It is not about multi-enterprise collaborative cooperation, holding meetings to study, etc. There are personnel issues and efficiency issues here; it is very complicated."

Li Xuewu lowered his head, stomped his feet, and said, "If you are interested in forming a trust consortium or an upstream and downstream joint enterprise in the field of foreign trade, I can give you some suggestions."

"What I want is for the Steel Mill to participate, not suggestions, Li Chu."

Gao Yaqin became serious and said sincerely, "Advanced enterprises must drive backward enterprises. We are all children of the organization; we distinguish between big and small, but not between first and last."

"Hmm, regarding this point, Section Chief Gao."

He raised his hand to interrupt her and reminded her, "Frankly speaking, the position I occupy is not yet high enough to have a bird's-eye view and coordinate the overall situation."

"Like you said, a sense of the overall situation, looking at problems from the perspective of the industry, I haven't reached that level yet."

"Let's turn our attention back and talk about the Steel Mill. What do you need us to do?"

"I want to see more Red Star Steel Mills appear in the field of foreign trade, possessing a larger annual trade share."

Gao Yaqin said bluntly, "A single flower blooming alone is not spring; when a hundred flowers bloom, the garden is full of spring. You should understand what I mean."

"I understand, I understand. From your perspective, I fully agree with this point."

Li Xuewu raised his hand to signal the other party, then turned back to himself and said, "But I can tell you that the Steel Mill does not yet possess this qualification. You are too impatient."

"Leading industry progress inevitably means mastering core technology and occupying the position of a leading enterprise."

"But the Steel Mill has already changed its development goals and re-planned for future industrial development. You know this point."

"We will no longer blindly invest without limit in the direction of the steel industry, but will coordinate development in multiple directions and multiple fields."

Li Xuewu nodded slowly and said earnestly, "This means our stall is bigger, and we cannot take care of the core technology content. We must undergo a process of rapid change and rapid iteration."

"So your mill has started personnel reform, technical reform, and industrial reform?"

Gao Yaqin seemed to understand. Seeing Liu Zhaolun stand over, she lowered her head and leaned against the railing.

"I have seriously thought about the Steel Mill's production and operation model, including the three-year plan and five-year plan goals you have formulated."

"Actually, you should be able to see that even our mill's management system is changing, and all rules are changing with the overall plan."

Li Xuewu glanced at Liu Zhaolun and continued to say to Gao Yaqin, "There are two clear goals for the time being: one is promotion, and the other is groupization, progressing layer by layer, step by step."

"A very steady line of thought, no problems. I have read your reports."

Liu Zhaolun crossed his arms and said, "Section Chief Gao has seen your advantages in industry work and trade work and wants to summarize and explore them. This is beyond reproach."

"Of course, I am not denying Section Chief Gao's meaning. I hope you can understand."

Li Xuewu smiled and said, "My meaning is that the Steel Mill cannot simultaneously implement policies of internal and external cultivation. Director Li's meaning is to do one's own things well and manage one's own people well."

He signaled to Liu Zhaolun and said, "The recruitment quota for the Steel Mill this year has already been announced. Conservatively estimated, there will be 36,000 people in the whole mill by the end of the year."

"Indeed, the development speed is very fast, and the difficulty of enterprise management has increased."

Liu Zhaolun nodded to show understanding, then looked at Gao Yaqin and asked with a smile, "If you have any ideas, why not say them directly to Li Chu? If it works, we'll do it; if not, we'll study it again."

"Is that so, Li Chu?"

"Hehe, it depends on the situation. My ability is truly limited, as you know."

Li Xuewu signaled to the crowd returning to the cabin and invited the two to walk together.

Walking and talking, he said, "I am currently mainly responsible for security supervision and the coordination work of the Management Committee Office in the Steel Mill. Specifically, I report to Director Li."

He smiled embarrassedly and said, "All actions follow commands. The work I can do is also within the rules and regulations."

"I can understand very well, organizational work, after all."

Liu Zhaolun nodded and said with a smile, "Actually, it's already quite remarkable. When I was young, I couldn't do what you do."

"Haha, you think too highly of me."

Li Xuewu waved his hand with a smile, signaling them to go first and enter the cabin.

When they returned to the living room, took off their coats and jackets, and everyone found their own places to chat and entertain, the two sat with him again.

"First, there was the cooperation between Five Fortune Bank and the Steel Mill in the food industry, then the cooperation between Japanese enterprises and the Steel Mill in the electronics industry, and later the cooperation between Italian merchants and the Steel Mill in the shipbuilding industry."

"Now, further cooperation in the automotive industry has been reached with British merchants, Li Chu."

Gao Yaqin nodded slowly and said sincerely, "I have no intention of interfering with your decision-making deployment, and even less intention of depriving you of the fruits of your labor."

"Speaking of the matter itself, is your foreign trade form going to continue like this?"

She pointed to Liu Zhaolun and asked Li Xuewu, "Using the Ministry of Industry to come forward to solve policy problems, continuing the foreign trade form of the shipyard?"

"Of course not, this is only temporary."

Li Xuewu said sternly, "I have never said that the Steel Mill's foreign trade is not within the overall trade framework, and Director Li has no such intention either."

"Then why can't the Steel Mill carry out work in the form of formal foreign trade?"

Gao Yaqin tapped the sofa armrest and asked, "If there are difficulties, I believe they can be solved."

"The situation where your mill develops foreign trade independently will affect the trade work that enterprises behind the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade will carry out."

"Understand! I understand what you mean."

Li Xuewu nodded, looked at her, and said, "Either form a consortium with other enterprises in the industry, and trade will belong to the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade."

"Or change the current trade form and return foreign trade to the Import and Export Corporation, right?"

"I didn't say that. You can think so, but that is not what I mean."

Gao Yaqin looked at him and said, "You can completely continue to implement the current policy. We won't say anything. I only represent myself."

"Hmm, then let me ask one question, is that okay?"

Li Xuewu frowned slightly, raised his hand to signal the direction where Parker was, and said, "Taking the automotive industry as an example, the annual transaction volume is 20,000 units, and the total trade volume is 70 million."

"If we apply to the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade for the qualification of the Steel Mill's foreign export automotive project, what do we have to pay?"

"First!"

Before Gao Yaqin could answer, he said first, "By completing this transaction through the Import and Export Corporation, we have no pricing power, no signing power, and not even quality verification power. This is something we cannot accept."

"Secondly."

Li Xuewu continued, "During the foreign trade process, we cannot monitor capital flow, cannot use the funds to purchase technology and equipment, and cannot guarantee safety. This is also something we cannot accept."

"The last point, considering it from the perspective of foreign merchants, their consideration for the Import and Export Corporation is secondary to direct docking with the Steel Mill."

Li Xuewu looked at Gao Yaqin and said, "We also mentioned in the negotiations that investment is not just projects and enterprises, but also people."

"There is only one solution to this contradiction, and that is for the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade to approve the enterprise's independent foreign trade authority."

He looked at Gao Yaqin and said bluntly, "Can you coordinate with the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade to issue an import and export registration certificate to the Steel Mill?"

"Are you making things difficult for me, or are you testing me?"

Gao Yaqin shook her head with a bitter smile, looked at Li Xuewu, spread her hands, and said, "I have no way to answer your question now, at least not now."

"That's why I said you were impatient."

Li Xuewu also smiled and said, "When the enterprise is approved to have foreign import and export authority and has transparent control over funds, that will be when foreign economic trade flourishes."

"This point is a bit extreme, but it is worth thinking about. History will prove all of this."

Gao Yaqin smiled, looked at Liu Zhaolun, and asked, "What do you say? Section Chief Liu?"

"I say it is the same. Now, talking about foreign trade is still better to be carried out under the premise of overall planning in the general environment."

Liu Zhaolun nodded, looked at Li Xuewu, and said, "I am not biased toward Section Chief Gao. You should be able to understand what I mean."

After seeing Li Xuewu nod, he continued, "I also told Parker that the Red Star Steel Mill is special; it is walking an experimental trade-combined-with-production path in the cracks."

"The reason why it is said to be special is that it is irreproducible and cannot be spread over a large area. Do you understand?"

He signaled to Gao Yaqin, and then continued, "I have also mentioned the reform and transformation of the Red Star Steel Mill many times when communicating with leaders in the ministry."

"You must not know the views of the leaders above on this kind of reform."

Liu Zhaolun pursed his lips and said, "As far as I know, many leaders have put forward critical opinions, but there are more people who support the Red Star Steel Mill in carrying out market operations and independent production."

"Especially comrades responsible for the fields of people's livelihood and economy, who are particularly concerned about the Red Star Steel Mill. Director Li hasn't told you, has he?"

"Hehe, no, but I have already felt it."

Li Xuewu smiled slightly and said, "There are no clues in the newspapers, and there are many avoidances in the documents issued to the Steel Mill. I think the leaders above also want to see whether the Steel Mill can walk out."

"I just said you were a smart person, understanding it at a single point!"

Liu Zhaolun pointed in Li Xuewu's direction toward Gao Yaqin and raised an eyebrow, saying, "You think so too, right?"

"Of course, fresh in memory, feeling the same."

Gao Yaqin smiled, her words implying something, and all three laughed.

"The policy given by the Ministry of Industry to the Steel Mill is not a universal policy, but an experimental policy. They are eating dividends, and it may also be the last supper."

Liu Zhaolun resumed his serious expression and introduced, "The length of time the Steel Mill enjoys this policy depends on how far they explore in the process of market economy and extra-plan production work."

"I admire the leadership team of the Steel Mill; they have both competitiveness and combat effectiveness, right? Hehehe."

"You are joking. Our mill has always been a united collective, a fighting collective."

Li Xuewu replied to him with a smile, then looked at Gao Yaqin and said, "I have a suggestion for you to listen to. If it works, it works; if not, forget it."

"Okay, I want to listen."

Gao Yaqin looked at Li Xuewu earnestly and said, "Section Chief Liu speaks highly of you and urged me to learn from you earnestly."

"You flatter me! Hahaha!"

Li Xuewu laughed and waved his hand. He didn't dare to listen to their flattery; these people's words were unreliable.

"You have your eyes on the expansion and breakthrough of foreign trade. I suggest you look back."

He made a beckoning gesture and signaled, "The export of raw materials, agricultural and sideline products, as well as ore and coal, can quickly exchange for the foreign exchange reserve resources needed."

"But this situation of foreign economic trade belongs to the low-end export type and is the object of economic plunder."

Li Xuewu looked at her and asked, "Does the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade have any improvement measures in this regard?"

"Why would you suddenly ask this point? Is there any decision that needs reference?"

Gao Yaqin looked at him with a smile, then thought for a moment and said, "Actually, the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade is very clear that the current import and export are still in a passive situation."

"We are also committed to improving and optimizing trade types, and have even adjusted the refinement and division of labor of import and export companies."

"The Tianjin Aquatic Products Corporation is actually the result of this reform. It used to be managed by one company."

"You might say that the policy came out very slowly, far slower than market development, dragging the hind legs of economic development."

"But what I want to say is that the policy guarantee attribute should take precedence over the leading attribute."

Gao Yaqin explained earnestly, "Only by fully guaranteeing the competitiveness and survival ability of inland enterprises during the trade process can foreign trade cooperation be carried out."

"Regarding this point, many historical problems need to be solved, and more policy reforms need to be tested and summarized."

"Of course, I am not comparing the Steel Mill with the same type of enterprise, or industry enterprise. I am talking about the majority."

She pointed to Li Xuewu and said, "Many domestic enterprises have just started, and their development levels are uneven. Some need support, some need care, and some even need to be merged."

"Your mill should also have participated in this process and should be very clear that your mill did not possess the ability for foreign trade before."

"The Red Star Steel Mill was originally called the Beijing Steel Mill No. 3. Because it developed well and had a good foundation, it merged with several other factories."

Liu Zhaolun briefly narrated it once, then nodded to Li Xuewu and said, "The question you asked Section Chief Gao is actually our own problem."

"The foundation of foreign trade is actually the manifestation of productivity. When productivity is raised to a certain level, such as the Steel Mill, it naturally possesses the ability for foreign trade."

"Conversely, it is not. You dare to use canned food as a key product for foreign trade, but the Beijing Food Factory never thought so."

"Thinking, restricted them."

Liu Zhaolun pointed to Li Xuewu and also pointed to Gao Yaqin, signaling, "Li Chu's meaning is for you to look back and look down."

"Refining import and export categories again?"

Gao Yaqin frowned and pondered, looked at Li Xuewu, and asked, "Or as you said, relax the import and export qualification policy for some enterprises."

"Two directions, you can refer to them."

Li Xuewu gestured with two fingers and said, "If I talk about the Steel Mill, you will think I am selling melons and praising them. Then I will talk about the Tianjin Aquatic Products Corporation."

"Think about it, how is their strength, how is their development, and how is their influence?"

"I will expand your thinking. If they are issued import and export trade procedures, how will they develop?"

"If I were the person in charge, the first thing would be to complete the transformation and reform of the enterprise structure, take business as the guide, and directly cut into the personnel structure."

"Secondly, it is to break trade barriers. Whatever Tianjin, Beijing, Northeast, North China, as long as there is trade need and market, then match the production target products and hit them."

"Finally, it is market operation, sinking the main focus and strength into the production and operation links, taking supply and marketing as the main focus, casting aside burdens, and letting go to earn more."

Li Xuewu tapped the sofa armrest and said to the two, "Now there is an annual output value of 10 million, and I can make it 100 million."

"I believe, especially in the current market environment, the Steel Mill's joint trade has already proven this point."

Liu Zhaolun nodded and affirmed, "At least I have eaten oranges from Sichuan Province now, right? Hehe~"

"Since you mentioned oranges, then my second point will take it as an example."

Li Xuewu picked up the orange on the table and gestured, saying, "Under the premise of changing the collective production and operation attributes of the commune, sending oranges from the tree to the dining table only takes two steps."

"Very simple. Picking them doesn't belong to me, but I am responsible for transportation and operation. Under the premise that the market price remains unchanged, if I sell more, doesn't the collective earn more?"

"The formulation of the planned production target must have a scientific basis, but the yield of fruit trees is not controlled by individuals."

Li Xuewu tossed the orange in his hand and smiled, "The fruit forest of the commune collective can grow in the field, and the fruit I sell can grow in the farmers' courtyards."

"Still market economy, you really dare to say."

Liu Zhaolun smiled and shook his head, saying, "It is not realistic yet. Your path is temporarily blocked."

"No, that's not what I mean."

Gao Yaqin frowned slightly, waved her hand to deny Liu Zhaolun's words, looked at Li Xuewu, paused, and asked, "You are talking about the third industry, right?"

"Hehe, Director Gao is one step ahead."

Li Xuewu smiled and tossed the orange to the stunned Liu Zhaolun, then looked at Gao Yaqin and asked, "The foreign trade qualification for big factories dare not be given, the foreign trade qualification for single-attribute factories is hesitant, then what about the third industry?"

"System and personnel management are still coordinated by the planned economy, quality and production management are also within the controllable range, only operation and market possess a fresh atmosphere and jumping ability."

He looked at Gao Yaqin and asked with a smile, "Has the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade ever thought about setting up an experimental field?"

"The Steel Mill's third industry?"

Gao Yaqin smiled and asked, "Are you willing?"

"Of course I am not willing to take it all out, but a part can be, such as the food industry."

Li Xuewu smiled and spread his hands, "We have cooperated with Five Fortune Bank on three food factories, two are joint-stock, and one is wholly-owned but implements a compensation trade system."

"The abacus you are playing is truly brilliant!"

Gao Yaqin glanced at him amusedly and said, "If you issue independent import and export trade qualifications to food factories, you will have the advantage of cooperating with Five Fortune Bank, is that so?"

"Let me go deeper."

She narrowed her eyes, looked at Li Xuewu, and said, "You want to lay out the food industry, transform into an agricultural and sideline food reprocessing enterprise, and take the export of deep-processed products and the import of raw material food as the core business goal, is that so?"

"No wonder you work at the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade. There is a certain reason."

Li Xuewu smiled and clapped. Although he didn't directly affirm her words, he had already expressed agreement.

Gao Yaqin looked at Liu Zhaolun and said, "The import of basic raw materials for agricultural and sideline food is a major item, but there is a small amount of blank space for the export of deep-processed food."

"In this way, I will go back and report to the leadership and study it."

After finishing the explanation to Liu Zhaolun, she looked at Li Xuewu and said, "The food processing industry is still in its infancy in China. How to develop it still needs to walk out a path of its own. Only a path that suits oneself will work."

Liu Zhaolun looked at Li Xuewu and asked, "Regarding this point, have you communicated with Five Fortune Bank?"

"No, no need to communicate."

Li Xuewu looked at Gao Yaqin and explained, "The operation of the food processing factory is fully responsible by us. They do not possess the ability to interfere."

"What I want to say is that your mill has foresight in finalizing foreign trade cooperation."

Gao Yaqin smiled, pointed to Parker, and asked, "Is there any interest in using the automotive project as an experimental project for me to apply for you?"

"Better not, thank you, Section Chief Gao."

Li Xuewu smiled slightly and said, "Five Fortune Bank can retain the funds we need, but the Automotive Distribution Corporation cannot."

"Chicken thief!"

Gao Yaqin scolded him with a smile, then said helplessly, "Regarding foreign exchange management, we are also powerless. This is the lifeblood of all industrial development."

"Of course, I support industrial development, and I am even more willing to see domestic industry take big strides and develop greatly."

Li Xuewu smiled and said, "But the premise is that I have to wait until I become the number one person in the Steel Mill to mention this. Otherwise, I am also powerless."

"Rascal!"

Gao Yaqin once again hit the nail on the head and evaluated Li Xuewu simply and clearly, and then all three laughed.

Dinner was still a seafood feast, but the patterns and dishes were changed. Everyone ate their own harvest and looked very satisfied.

After dinner, it was still chatting. It was too cold at night, and everyone didn't want to go out.

Some people had already formed a game to play poker, and some were drinking and watching the sea in the living room.

Outside, it was pitch black, but the moon was bright and the stars were sparse, a rare beautiful scene.

Xue Zhifu and Li Xuewu sat at the bar eating dried fruits and drinking.

"How was the chat? I see you look very engaged."

Xue Zhifu signaled Gao Yaqin's direction with his eyes, the meaning self-evident.

Li Xuewu shook his head slightly and said, "Not very ideal. She still wants to test me."

"Take it slow. Rome wasn't built in a day. There must be a process."

Xue Zhifu picked up his wine glass, took a sip, and said, "If the Steel Mill can walk out of the country before I retire, you win."

"Please don't say that!"

Li Xuewu blinked his eyes and smiled, "I wish you good health. Don't suddenly come down with a sick leave and tell me there is only one year left."

"Hahaha! You are truly damaging!"

Xue Zhifu clinked glasses with Li Xuewu, then affirmed, "For your sake, I must take care of my health and see the day you achieve your goal."

"Let's work together."

Li Xuewu smiled, took a sip of wine, then put down the glass and said softly, "After going back, I must immediately tell Director Li that the groupization goal must be declared urgently."

"Is the Ministry of Industry going to trip you up?"

Xue Zhifu frowned and looked at Liu Zhaolun over there. It was lively over there, and Liu Zhaolun liked playing cards the most.

Li Xuewu nodded and said, "The willingness to interfere is very strong. If it drags on, it is very likely to be suppressed from above."

"I saw it, but I didn't expect it."

Xue Zhifu nodded and said, "Just now, when Gao Yaqin was talking to you, he actively intervened because he was afraid you would talk about core issues."

"Especially in foreign trade work."

He pointed at Li Xuewu with the finger holding the wine glass and reminded, "The Ministry of Industry will absolutely not let go and let the Steel Mill transform into an import and export production enterprise."

"Hmm, I can tell, he is very nervous."

Li Xuewu let out a long breath and said, "So my suggestion is to declare separately, and declare the third industry and joint trade independently as enterprise attributes of the trade category."

"Anyway, they are all products under the groupization goal. Regardless of management or system, they are all within one framework."

"It is just distinguishing categories in operation, each with advantages and flexibility."

"Study it after going back. This point is very critical."

Xue Zhifu frowned and said, "Emphasize making the attitudes of both sides clear, and also let Director Li fully understand the pros and cons."

"This is not difficult. The difficulty is how to do it, how to achieve it."

Li Xuewu sat up straight, turned his eyes, and signaled to Gao Yaqin and Liu Zhaolun, who had been looking over, saying, "There are two wolves squatting at your door. Which one do you hit first?"

"Damn! This metaphor is absolute!"

Xue Zhifu almost laughed out loud, pointed at Li Xuewu amusedly, then shook his head slightly and said, "Hitting either one won't work. You must close the door first."

"This is what I want to say, close the door."

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "As soon as the groupization project is officially made public, what you face will not only be controversy and heated discussion, but also vultures and falcons."

"Submitting it is one thing, but being able to hold it is another."

"So you support continuing to recruit workers?"

Xue Zhifu raised his eyebrows and said, "A huge size will inevitably bring survival difficulties, which can retreat some people's thoughts."

"At the same time, possessing more workers means possessing more right to speak and autonomy."

He said while thinking, "The realization of the groupization goal is not only that the various reforms of the factory are independent, but even the ideological system is changing."

"I really can't keep up with the train of thought for a while. I don't know if my learning is lagging behind."

Xue Zhifu sighed, then said, "You just report the actual situation up. How to discuss and choose must be decided by the collective after discussion."

"Also, don't chase the import and export trade qualification of the food industry too tightly. Be careful that the Ministry of Industry has opinions."

He reminded, "After all, we are eating the policy given by above now."

"Understood, I get it."

Li Xuewu took a sip of wine, then smiled and said, "You have worked hard today. I will toast you."

"You are the hero of today's trade negotiations."

Xue Zhifu clinked glasses with Li Xuewu and emphasized, "I didn't expect it to be so smooth, especially Director Bao's side, who would take a fancy to the motorcycle field."

"Seeking benevolence and getting benevolence, there is an inevitable causal relationship."

Li Xuewu nodded, took a sip of wine, and said, "I am very satisfied with the results of this trip. I just lack your good review."

"Hehehe, of course it's a good review."

Xue Zhifu chuckled lightly. He pointed to Zhou Xiaobai's direction and said, "Go chat with them. You have been busy all day, and it's time to relax."

"Thank you for your understanding. You are a good leader."

Li Xuewu smiled and blatantly flattered him, making Xue Zhifu laugh and wave his hand.

He carried his wine glass to find Zhang Changming. He is now responsible for logistics business management and is in contact with the Aquatic Products Corporation the most, so he should take this opportunity to build more relationships.

Li Xuewu drank the wine in his glass, threw a peanut that hit Zhou Xiaobai, who was whispering, and signaled her outside the door.

"Hee hee—"

Zhou Xiaobai understood, stood up with a smile, and followed him out. She knew Brother Wu was done.

"Let's go, take you to see the starry sky!"

Li Xuewu smiled and put his arm around Zhou Xiaobai's shoulder, taking her to the corridor.

Luo Yun followed behind, not knowing whether to enter or retreat. Are these two taking her along to play or not?

Since boarding the boat, she has been with Zhou Xiaobai all along, even when she got benefits from Li Xuewu.

Now seeing that Li Xuewu only called Zhou Xiaobai, and Zhou Xiaobai only pulled her out without arranging anything, she was truly at a loss for a moment.

However, since Li Xuewu dared to smile and put his arm around Zhou Xiaobai's shoulder in front of everyone, she had to follow.

During the days of dating Zuo Jie, she learned a lot of knowledge, including how to conduct herself in society.

Zuo Jie is also learning and selling, some learned from the club, some learned from members, and some learned from Li Xuewu.

The club is a complex small society, more special, and very training for people.

He told Luo Yun some of his insights, and Luo Yun is also growing and learning.

This is also the reason why Li Xuewu is willing to cultivate her and hand over the clothing business to her to manage slowly.

Her own background is excellent, even without Li Xuewu's support, she can still walk very smoothly.

Especially since they have the advantage of academic qualifications, they wouldn't worry about development in this era.

But since such a person appeared, and Zuo Jie took a fancy to her, he always had to show something.

Anyway, he arranged for her to learn from Shen Guodong temporarily, and didn't say to take over the business immediately. There is still time to arrange.

Zhou Xiaobai is different. Li Xuewu is testing her, and also testing her family, about what they have decided for her future.

Simply put, letting her and Luo Yun come to the club to work is itself a kind of close attitude.

Since Zhou Xiaobai is willing to be close to him and is willing to develop in the direction he taught her, it proves that she herself has the willingness to learn and the ability to work.

Furthermore, her family background is what Li Xuewu needs, and it is also what he is relatively wary of.

I believe her parents are also hesitating, also worrying, or in other words, testing in reverse.

A big girl just ran out with him. Do you think Zhou Zhennan is blind?

No, Li Xuewu will not underestimate the other party so lightly, and the other party will not allow him to underestimate.

Therefore, Li Xuewu clearly expressed his relationship with Zhou Xiaobai and brought Luo Yun along.

Now, Li Xuewu has included Zhou Xiaobai in the framework of the Steel Mill's cooperation with Tianjin Aquatic Products, which belongs to half a foot stepping into his core circle.

If the Zhou family has no further indication, or coldness in attitude, it means they have no determined direction for Zhou Xiaobai's future and development.

Perhaps it can be said that they are willing to give their daughter a chance to try and make mistakes, to learn, after all, Zhou Xiaobai is still young.

The innocence that the world pays attention to and identifies is actually worthless in the face of absolute strength.

On one hand, does Li Xuewu dare to touch Zhou Xiaobai?

Even if they sleep together, he won't cross the thunder pool by half a step. This point doesn't need to be seen at the bedside to know.

On the other hand, even if Zhou Xiaobai broke the bottom line with Li Xuewu, will it affect her future personal life?

If she finds an ordinary man, or a conservative man limited by secular ethics, there might be quarrels.

But judging from Zhou Xiaobai's current situation and her attitude toward new things, one can see what she wants.

However, all problems are just guesses. Li Xuewu will not do stupid things, nor will he allow Zhou Xiaobai to do stupid things.

The skylight of the master bedroom was pushed open, and one could see the starry sky at a glance while lying on the big bed.

Zhou Xiaobai lay in Li Xuewu's arms, stretched out her hand blankly, and muttered, "It seems to be right before my eyes."

"A towering building a hundred feet high, one can pluck the stars with a hand."

Li Xuewu also looked at the starry sky right before his eyes and smiled, "I don't know what the principle is. I am just a poor student."

"Hee hee—this word is truly wonderful!"

Zhou Xiaobai giggled, turned her head to look at Luo Yun on the other side, and asked, "Do you know what the reason is?"

"Don't ask me, I'm just a light bulb." ===== CHAPTER 1038 =====