Rebirth of the Industrial Tycoon

In the studio, Li Weidong was wearing a suit, and He Anan was wearing a white wedding dress. The two were taking wedding photos.

Wedding photos only became popular in the 1990s. Before that, ordinary people took wedding photos, but there were no wedding dresses.

In the 1970s and 1980s, the photo studios were all state-run. When the newlyweds went to take photos when they got married, they usually found new clothes to wear. Usually, the groom wore a tunic suit, and the bride wore a red coat and a red sweater. It's "gorgeous clothes".

At that time, the background of the photo was also flat, and the background image of Tiananmen Square was the most popular.

Later, Western-style clothing gradually entered the lives of ordinary people. In more developed cities, photo studios began to prepare suits and old-fashioned wedding dresses for customers. It was almost like wearing a mosquito net, and the background of the photos was still flat.

After entering the 1990s, the individual economy has developed rapidly, and privately-owned photo studios have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.

When wedding photos first appeared, it did set off a wave in the society. At that time, the main force of wedding photos was not the newlyweds about to get married, but the majority of middle-aged and elderly married people.

The older generation had poor conditions when they were young, they never took wedding photos, and they didn't even have a decent wedding. Therefore, when the wedding photos first appeared, they were the most active, and they were considered to make up for the past and leave a memory for themselves and their families.

Therefore, in the photo studio at that time, it was often seen that middle-aged couples in their thirties took a child in elementary school to take wedding photos.

There are also old couples in their fifties who come with their sons and daughters-in-law to take wedding photos with a family of four.

After all, the technology of that era was not as developed as it is now, and taking pictures was also a hassle. It was not like taking pictures with a mobile phone, and it also had its own beauty function. After taking the photo, tap it, send it to a circle of friends or share it with friends, everyone can see it, and upload it to cloud storage without worrying about losing it.

After all, it was the era of film. To take a photo, you had to use a film negative. After taking the photo, you had to spend money to develop the photo. Ordinary people probably only traveled or did something memorable. Taking pictures as a souvenir, if anyone closes their eyes when taking pictures, it will be a pity that most of the day is wasted and a piece of film is wasted.

At that time, the price of taking wedding photos was also very expensive. A set of wedding photos cost 1,000 yuan for cheap and 2,000 to 3,000 yuan for expensive ones. In terms of income in that era, taking wedding photos was definitely a luxury. The behavior of ordinary newlyweds is really reluctant to take a thousand yuan for a set of wedding photos.

But for the local tyrant Li Weidong, the things that money can solve are small things.

It is also rare for the studio to encounter such a big client as Li Weidong, so naturally they do their best to serve Li Weidong. Photographers, lighting engineers, makeup artists, assistants, etc., a team of more than a dozen people circled around Li Weidong.

Li Weidong has long been used to this. After all, with his current industry, he will always support him wherever he goes.

He An'an seems to be very used to this kind of situation. When such a beautiful woman gets there, there should be a lot of licking dogs around her.

Taking wedding photos is also a very tiring thing. Li Weidong was fiddled with by the photographer all day, and finally completed the shooting of the wedding photos.

As dinner time approached, Li Weidong took He An'an back to He An'an's home. In order to entertain her future son-in-law, He's mother had already cooked a large table of dishes.

However, Dad He was still in the unit and did not come back.

He Anan couldn't help but ask, "Why hasn't my dad come back yet?"

"It is said that there is a meeting in the afternoon, it is estimated that it will be over soon!" Mother He said.

At this moment, the phone at home rang, He Anan went to answer the phone, and when he came back, he said, "It was my dad who called, he said that the meeting has not been finished yet, and a result has not been discussed, so I won't come back for dinner at night, Eat work meals at work."

He's mother frowned slightly, and then said, "What about the antihypertensive medicine? Your father has been taking blood pressure medicines recently. The doctor said that he should take it every day."

Li Weidong immediately said, "Mom, I'll drive it to Dad in a while."

Mother He thought for a while, then nodded: "Okay, let's have dinner first, and then go to deliver medicine to your father after dinner."

After dinner, Li Weidong drove his car straight to the place where Dad He was having a meeting.

The unit where Dad He held the meeting was quite high, at least Li Weidong's Daben was not able to drive in directly, and was stopped by the guard at the door.

The guard saluted Li Weidong and asked, "Comrade, you are not allowed to enter without a pass."

"I'm here to find someone." Li Weidong replied quickly.

"Who are you looking for?" the guard asked.

"He Rong, deputy general manager of Sinosteel Corporation, he should have a meeting inside now. I have his mobile phone number, so I can give him a call." Li Weidong said that he was about to take out his mobile phone.

"No, let's contact Manager He." The guard put on a poker face and then asked, "What's your name and what's your relationship with Manager He?"

"My name is Li Weidong, and I'm his son-in-law." Li Weidong replied.

"Please show your ID," the guard continued.

Li Weidong had no choice but to hand the ID card to the guard.

"Please wait a moment." The guard walked into the guard room to check the situation. After a while, the guard came out and said, "Comrade Li, you can go in. In the building behind, don't go in when you reach the door, wait outside. That's fine, Manager He will come out."

"It's quite strict!" Li Weidong secretly said in his heart, then thanked him and drove in.

When they came to the second building, Li Weidong stopped the car and waited at the gate. Inside the gate, there was also a man dressed as a guard who was staring at Li Weidong.

"The security measures are so strict, is it possible that a leader will come to the meeting today?" Li Weidong thought to himself.

After a while, Dad He came out of it.

"Weidong! It's been hard work for you, and I'd like to trouble you to bring the medicine here." Father He said.

"Dad, look at what you said, you're still out with me!" Li Weidong said and handed the antihypertensive medicine to Dad He.

He's father continued: "I don't know what time the meeting will open today. Tell your mother when you go back, and let her wash and sleep first. You don't have to wait for me."

"Dad, you'd better tell my mother yourself, I'll go home in a while." Li Weidong replied.

Father He reacted abruptly. The "going home" in Li Weidong's mouth was going back to his courtyard house.

Now, the basement of the courtyard house has been dug and decorated. The decoration in that era was not complicated, it was simply painting the walls and paving the floor, so the decoration speed was also very fast, and it was done in just a few months. If it is placed in later generations, the decoration of such a large courtyard will not be completed within a year.

"Almost forgot, you have your own place. Okay, I'll call your mother in a while." Dad He said, looked not far away, and dragged Li Weidong aside.

"The car is coming, let's go first." Dad He said.

I saw the lights flickering, and the minibus came and stopped at the door of the building. Li Weidong and Dad He stepped aside and made way for the bus to park.

Dad He glanced at the license plate and whispered, "It's the car of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation."

Some people got down from the car one by one, and Li Weidong also felt familiar with the two sixty-sixth old men.

"I remember, that is Academician Situjian of the Academy of Social Sciences, and Huang Liwei of the Central University of Finance and Economics." Li Weidong already recognized the identity of the other party.

When giving lectures to leaders of ministries and commissions before, Li Weidong had a relationship with Situjian and Huang Liwei. At that time, Huang Liwei was the second lecturer, talking about the knowledge of stocks and futures; Situjian was the third lecturer, talking about The content of local finance and foreign investment; and Li Weidong is the fourth speaker.

At the same time, Situ Jian also saw Li Weidong.

"It's Xiao Li, you come to the meeting too!" Situ Jian said.

"Academician Situ, Professor Huang, hello." Li Weidong quickly stepped forward to say hello.

"You are Li Weidong from that puppy electrical appliance!" Huang Liwei also recognized Li Weidong, and he continued: "This meeting will have a young man like you, and we old guys will not be lonely anymore."

"Two teachers, you misunderstood. I'm not here for a meeting. I'm here to find someone." Li Weidong quickly introduced He Rong next to him: "This is my father-in-law, He Rong, the deputy general manager of Sinosteel. He happened to be here. I'm here to find him for a meeting."

Dad He also stepped forward to say hello. The two teachers just smiled and nodded to He Rong. The two were older than Dad He, and they were top members of the think tank. They saw many senior officials at the ministry level on weekdays.

Sinosteel is only a department-level enterprise, so the two teachers will not give He Dad a high look.

I just heard Situ Jian say: "It seems that today is not just our meeting! Xiao Li, you came just in time. If you are all right, come in and listen!"

"I don't even know the content of the meeting, so I'm just going to listen, it's not suitable!" Li Weidong said.

"There is nothing inappropriate. Today's meeting is related to international trade. Your business is a business, and I heard that your puppy electrical appliances also have import and export business, so you can be regarded as a corporate employee directly involved in front-line foreign trade. The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation The leaders also want to hear about your thoughts on foreign trade companies." Situjian continued.

Next to him, Huang Liwei also said: "Xiao Li, the leader who convened the meeting this time has heard that lecture before, and he must know you. If you come to the meeting, he will definitely welcome you, so you should not have any concerns. "

Li Weidong thought about it. He An'an still lived at his parents' house before the official wedding. If he went back to the courtyard by himself, he would be alone and quite lonely, so he might as well join the meeting.

So Li Weidong nodded: "Then I will follow the two teachers to study."

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Under the leadership of Situ Jian and Huang Liwei, the guards at the door did not dare to stop them. Li Weidong followed behind them and walked into a conference room.

After being seated, Li Weidong asked in a low voice, "Two teachers, what exactly is the content of today's meeting?"

"It's about the negotiation of the tariff and trade agreement." Situjian continued: "From January 1 next year, the tariff and trade agreement will become the World Trade Organization. Our country has been negotiating for so many years to restore the tariff and trade agreement. Now If the tariff agreement is to become the WTO, there will inevitably be a lot of variables and uncertainties.”

Tariff and trade agreement refers to the tariff and trade agreement, which is a multilateral international agreement between governments to conclude tariff and trade rules. Since January 1, 1995, the tariff and trade agreement has been changed to the World Trade Organization, which is now the WTO. The member states that originally belonged to the tariff and trade agreement automatically become the member states of the WTO.

China is the founding country of the GTA, but due to historical reasons, it was excluded from the GTA. In 1986, China formally proposed to restore the status of the contracting party to the GTA, and then started a series of negotiations. The trade agreement has become the WTO, and the conditions that have been negotiated before may have to be renegotiated again.

Li Weidong nodded slightly, then said, "Since the tariff and trade agreement is going to become a WTO, let's talk about it according to the WTO's regulations. Don't be afraid of trouble, talk one by one, anyway, this kind of negotiation is also a long-term process. , without four or five years, it is impossible to talk about it."

Huang Liwei asked, "Xiao Li, you know the situation in Japan well, how do you think we should talk to Japan?"

"The Japanese side should be easier to talk about, right? On the contrary, the United States is the most difficult bone to crack."

Li Weidong paused, and then said: "The conditions offered by the Japanese should be more realistic, but the conditions of the Americans must be the lions who open their mouths and make it clear that they want to take advantage. The requirements they put forward even It will violate the fundamental interests of our country."

At this moment, a man with glasses came over and asked, "Then what do you think Americans will ask for?"

Li Weidong looked at the man, and the other party didn't introduce himself, but Situjian leaned to the side to make room for the man.

"It seems that they are also acquaintances." Li Weidong secretly said in his heart, and then said: "Americans will adopt a false and factual investigation strategy, and first offer a lot of conditions, some of which are acceptable to us, and some of which are ours. unacceptable.

Acceptable conditions, such as the cancellation of tariff measures, the disclosure of trade regulations, the cancellation of double pricing, the opening of foreign investment restrictions, the opening of import and export rights of enterprises, the reduction of product tariffs, the protection of intellectual property rights, etc. Some of these clauses are actually helpful. for the development of related industries in our country.

Unacceptable conditions, such as the complete opening of markets such as banking, media, telecommunications, transportation, grain, etc., the complete privatization of state-owned enterprises, the prohibition of state industrial subsidies, the signing of guarantee clauses, the restriction of the export volume of Chinese products, and even the requirement for China to use developed countries as the basis. identity to join the WTO. Maybe there are political conditions attached to it, in short, it is clear that it is aimed at harvesting China. "

After listening to Li Weidong's words, the man with glasses flashed the surprise in his eyes, he nodded subconsciously, and said, "You guessed right, the conditions offered by the Americans are all in your mind!"

Li Weidong smiled slightly and then said: "American negotiation is actually a routine, nothing more than relying on big fists, those who can't be unreasonable will not be reasonable, and those who can die to take advantage will die and take advantage. As long as you see it through, you can completely Guess the Americans' negotiating tactics and intentions."

"Then, what negotiation strategies do you think our country should adopt?" the man with glasses asked.

Li Weidong thought for a while and said, "First of all, eight words, a positive attitude, and adherence to principles! We have to make it clear to the other party that we want to talk about it, but for issues of principle, such as matters related to the country and the interests of the victim, we do not give in.

Second, we can't be in a hurry. If the other party realizes that we are in a hurry, they will definitely open their mouths, and we will be on the passive side. "

"What you said is exactly what we are doing now." The man with glasses said.

"The first two are done, then the third point! That is to wait while talking, waiting for a good time that is beneficial to us." Li Weidong said.

"What's a good time for us?" the spectacled man continued.

"A financial crisis or economic crisis." Li Weidong took a deep breath and continued; "For example, the Asian financial crisis!"