In 1992, a small village owner became the richest man in the village by owning a car.

Chapter 287 The New Leader in Northeast China

"Alright, let's go." Manager Chang got up, closed the files on the table, and put the pen in the pen holder. "It's perfect that you're here. There's something I need to tell you later."

"Where are we going?" Yu Dawei stood up, his eyes filled with confusion, not understanding what Lao Chang was up to.

"Moving." Supervisor Chang picked up a cardboard box from the ground and handed it to Yu Dawei. Inside were all sorts of thick documents, as well as some office supplies commonly used in the workplace, such as inkpads and staplers.

"Moving?" Yu Dawei's hands sank, his curiosity growing. "Then, what about all the fruit I brought?"

"Just leave them here, they won't get lost." Manager Chang quickly tidied up the few remaining items on the table, putting them into another small cardboard box: his water cup, pen holder, and the documents he had just signed.

Then Supervisor Chang turned and walked towards the door, with Yu Dawei following behind.

The two went from the first floor to the second floor, and then went straight to the general manager's office, which was where Huang Fengcang used to work.

“This…” Yu Dawei followed behind Manager Chang, his expression first showing doubt, then surprise, and finally horror!

"No... Brother! You're serious!" Yu Dawei's mind went blank when he saw Supervisor Chang take out the key and open the door to the general manager's office.

I wonder if it's too late to bring up two cartons of cigarettes from downstairs! Oh, I forgot, this guy doesn't smoke!

"What's the difference between real and fake?" Compared to Dawei's shocked expression, Manager Chang seemed much calmer, placing the small cardboard box on the brown desk with both hands. "The approval only came through these past two days; I only found out about it today."

“After the leadership took over, there were many new policies and personnel changes in the Eighth Bureau. Currently, I am the project manager for the entire Northeast region of the Eighth Bureau.” Seeing Yu Dawei standing there blankly, Supervisor Chang reached out and took the cardboard box from his hand. “I heard you met Lao Luo before the New Year?”

"He's now the project manager for three regions: North China, Central China, and South China. Damn, this guy's really gotten impressive." Manager Chang was a little envious of Lao Luo's promotion. The two of them joined the company at the same time, even shared a dormitory, and were very good friends.

His feelings were probably that he was afraid his brother would suffer, but also afraid his brother would drive a Land Rover.

However, such people also have obvious shortcomings. Their lives are only at two extremes: either they succeed or they are utterly destroyed.

Chang Bin could never do what Luo Changqing did in his entire life.

"Luo Changqing?!" Yu Dawei still had a deep impression of that person.

Back in Yushui County, at that crucial moment, it was Luo Changqing who drove all the way to deliver Agui's adoption certificate to Yu Dawei.

He stayed for less than two minutes before driving away. However, the other party was indeed reliable, leaving his assistant Cao Yan to help him with some shady cleanup work.

Yu Dawei's impression of Luo Changqing was that he was serious and handsome, and besides being handsome, he was damn handsome!
Unlike the average southerner, Luo Changqing is 1.8 meters tall. Although he doesn't have Yu Dawei's robust physique, he has a well-proportioned figure and looks quite extraordinary in his long coat, exuding an air of authority.

However, compared to Luo Changqing, Lao Chang was far too unkempt.

At first, you could see him wearing a white shirt and a hard hat at the construction site. But later, he gradually became more revealing. In the summer, he wore a tank top like the other workers on the site, and when it got too hot, he would even walk around shirtless.

The main focus is on integration into the group.

There's a reason why the top leader favored Luo Changqing; Supervisor Chang was constantly outmaneuvered by Luo Changqing in every aspect.

He originally thought that if the top leader successfully took over and gained control of the Eighth Bureau, Luo Changqing would be in charge of managing both the North China and Northeast regions. However, he never expected that Lao Chang would also be able to take over.

He was truly shocked.

"Don't just stand there, there's a meeting coming up soon." Manager Chang got a headache just thinking about the meeting. His reason for choosing to work on the front lines was, in fact, to avoid some peace and quiet.

"You'll be there later too, and while you're at it, help me take meeting minutes." Manager Chang tossed Yu Dawei a brown leather notebook and the pen he had just used.

"Me? Is that appropriate?" Yu Dawei took the pen and notebook handed to him. As an outsider, it wasn't really appropriate for him to attend a meeting in someone else's company's internal conference room.

"It's nothing, just some trivial matters. Xiao Bai will be there soon, and he can explain some things to you after we're done. It won't interfere with either of us." Manager Chang patted Yu Dawei on the shoulder and left the room first.

"Okay." Yu Dawei shrugged. You're the boss now, so we'll listen to you. The two of them went to the main conference room on the first floor of the building next door. When they entered, many of the branch's junior managers were already there, along with some unfamiliar faces that Yu Dawei had never seen before in the oil city.

There were about sixty or seventy people in the conference room. Among them, a small, slender figure with snow-white skin caught Yu Dawei's attention.

The other person was sitting in the last row, leaning against the window, looking idly at the snow on the rooftops outside.

The moment the two stepped into the conference room, the normally noisy room became unusually quiet.

Many people looked at Yu Dawei next to Manager Chang with a hint of doubt in their eyes. Only the junior managers who had met Yu Dawei before knew his identity.

He even recalled the scene of the other party outsmarting Manager Wu at the equipment factory, as well as those memorable photos.

In the back row, Xiao Bai sensed that something was wrong in the conference room. He turned his head and saw that familiar tall and burly figure. He was speechless at first, then, as if he had thought of something, he gave the other person a half-smile.

"Dawei, go sit next to Xiaobai. Don't forget to take meeting minutes for me." Manager Chang whispered a few words in Dawei's ear, then quickly walked towards the podium.

Yu Dawei, being very sensible, walked around the aisle along the north wall to the empty seat next to Xiaobai, and then sat down with his pen and notebook.

"When did you get back?" Yu Dawei didn't dare to raise his voice, because Supervisor Chang—no! Manager Chang—had already started speaking.

“Yesterday, normally we could take leave until after the 15th, but this year is special. Some leaders in the Eighth Bureau didn’t even get a day off.” Xiaobai shook his head helplessly. These long, grueling working days seemed endless. “What’s wrong with you? Did your family’s repair shop go out of business? Were you rehired?”

"Hey! Thanks to your honeyed words, business at the factory is getting better and better. We're severely short-staffed after the New Year, so I've put up a job posting at the factory gate." Yu Dawei suddenly remembered something and asked in a low voice, "By the way, do you know any road roller operators?"

"You're pointing at me?!" Xiao Bai pointed back at himself in surprise. Perhaps his voice was a little loud, as it instantly attracted the attention of those around him. After realizing what had happened, he hurriedly lowered his head and whispered to Dawei, "You know my situation. I'm definitely a latecomer to the profession. How could you possibly point at me?"

"I'm just grasping at straws in my desperation. We're supposed to start construction in less than a month, but we still haven't found someone to operate the road roller." Yu Dawei sighed and shook his head. "It seems like there's really no other way. I'll have to go to a technical school."

Hiring students isn't necessarily a bad thing, but there are also downsides to using recent graduates. In short, Yu Dawei always thought that it would be best to find an experienced driver he knew well.

"By the way, do you know what Lao Chang wanted to talk to me about? He insisted that I come over and said he'd keep us here for a while to explain something." Yu Dawei guessed that Xiao Bai definitely knew what Lao Chang wanted to explain.

Xiao Bai glanced at the managers in front of him. Very good, everyone was listening attentively.

He then turned around, lowered his head, and whispered to Yu Dawei, "The higher-ups have decided that all equipment factories in every city will be shut down."

"Canceled?!" Yu Dawei exclaimed, instantly attracting the attention of all the leaders around him. Only then did Yu Dawei remember that he was in a meeting. He quickly smiled sheepishly at everyone, then buried his head under the table and looked at Xiaobai in confusion, saying, "How can it be canceled! If the equipment factory no longer exists, what will happen to all that machinery? Where will we put it? And what about the maintenance workers at the equipment factory?"

Xiao Bai sighed: "Those at the supervisor level and above will be transferred, and those below the supervisor level will all be fired."

"As for the equipment, we'll hire individual repair shops to take care of it. All the machinery will be entrusted to these repair shops for safekeeping." Xiaobai paused here, then whispered to Dawei, "I heard this is just the first step. Later on, we'll probably sell off the engineering equipment little by little to recoup our investment."

"What about the equipment factory? Just leave it empty?" Yu Dawei asked, puzzled.

"Sell it to raise funds." Xiao Bai frowned slightly, recalling what Uncle Huang had said when he visited his home during the Spring Festival. "Anyway, the leaders are currently raising funds in various aspects of the Eighth Bureau and are preparing to invest them all in the project, instead of leaving it as a dead object."

After listening to Xiaobai's explanation, Yu Dawei instantly understood the senior leader's strategic intentions.

Abandon the dispensable real industries, achieve an asset-light model, use the recovered funds to invest in major projects in China, and then subcontract the large projects into smaller ones.

He only needs to focus his energy on other major projects. As this model continues to be promoted and expanded, the Eighth Bureau will occupy a larger market and position in China.

All of these decisions may have been made based entirely on Mr. Huang's insight and intuition.

The top leader must be absolutely certain that China's infrastructure development will flourish in the future.

He wanted to seize this opportunity to take absolute control!

(End of this chapter)