I'm in the county town, and you say I'm a big shot?

Chapter 241 The Accountant from Tilanqiao
The fact that Kerry Group cut corners in the construction of the main road during the construction of the new energy vehicle base has indeed had a very negative impact.

At the time, some media outlets from other places came to interview and report on the matter. If Song Qingdong hadn't devised various methods, using both carrots and sticks on the reporters, and if the county leaders hadn't wanted to escalate the issue and negatively impact the local investment environment, they would have suppressed it. Otherwise, they wouldn't have just made a project manager take the blame; the Song family wouldn't have suffered any losses.

Now that Qian Weimin has brought this up again, although Song Qingdong is displeased, he can't say anything. So he asks back irritably, "Old Qian, who are you talking about?"

"It would be more suitable for Qian Tao to take the position," Qian Weimin suggested slowly.

Qian Tao is a distant nephew of Qian Weimin. He graduated from Tongji University with a major in civil engineering and is now the deputy general manager of Tenglong Group. He is also a key person that Qian Weimin is grooming.

From a purely professional standpoint, Qian Tao would be a more suitable candidate for general manager, but Song Qingdong flatly refused.

"Qian Tao is too young! As the saying goes, 'A young man with no experience is unreliable.' I don't trust him with such a big project!"

"Hey, Lao Song, what do you mean by that? Are you insulting President Fang? Are you looking down on him because he's young?" Qian Weimin retorted.

"That's not what I meant. I was just stating the facts!" Song Qingdong quickly said.

Fang Qingye felt somewhat helpless.

These two old guys are unwilling to back down for their own power and interests.

However, this situation is unavoidable when collaborating on projects, since I don't have my own team.

Why.
"Let me offer a suggestion."

Upon hearing Fang Qingye speak, the two stopped arguing and looked at him.

"Let Luo Yan from Kerry Group be the general manager," Fang Qingye said.

"I agree!" Song Qingdong immediately chimed in, "Luo Yan is the most suitable candidate to serve as our group's vice president. She has a strong work ability, especially in communication and coordination. When we develop Nanxin Lake, we will inevitably have to deal with various departments in the county, and she is the most suitable!"

Qian Weimin wanted to object, but swallowed his words. Fang Qingye made a suggestion, and Song Qingdong agreed.

It's clearly two to one.

Let's just consider him as the candidate recommended by Song Qingdong.

Luo Yan is alright, she's much better than Song Dacheng!

After a moment's thought, he said, "Alright then, how about we appoint Luo Yan as general manager and Mao Yougang as vice president in charge of human resources?"

Mao Yougang serves as the Minister of Human Resources at Tenglong Industry, which is quite appropriate for him to be the Vice President in charge of personnel, and he can be considered a representative of Tenglong Industry.

His own vice president was to be appointed as the general manager of the new company, and the other party was to send someone to be the vice president. This request was not unreasonable, and Song Qingdong readily agreed, adding with a smile:
"Mr. Fang, would you like to suggest another one?"

Now, Kerry and Tenglong have each appointed one person as a senior executive, and the remaining one is Tuofang Investment. Qian Weimin naturally understands this principle and is also urging them to proceed.

"Keep one vice president in charge of finance for me, and I suggest you openly recruit for the others," Fang Qingye said.

"Hehe, I know, Mr. Fang always takes finances very seriously," Qian Weimin laughed. "I agree!"

"Come on, let's wish our cooperation a success! Let's drink tea instead of wine!" The three raised their teacups together.

Of course, tonight's agreement was only verbal among the three parties. The next step is to draw up a written agreement, which will only be legally binding if all three companies stamp it. However, this is not difficult. The general direction has been determined, and the details can be discussed later.

After finishing his tea, Fang Qingye drove home and lay on his bed, where he began to consider candidates for the position of vice president of finance.

There's nobody here.
Why did they bring Li Li, the only full-time employee and CFO of Tuofang Investment, to Nanxin to serve as the vice president in charge of finance?
Fang Qingye shook her head, denying her own idea.

Li Li is still too young and inexperienced. She worries that these seasoned veterans will set traps for her and harm her.

I think I'll stay in Shanghai and look at the financial statements for another two years.

Or how about Wu Zeyuan, the cashier at the nursery?
Fang Qingye suddenly remembered the lame man who worked diligently in the nursery all day long, the constant clatter of his abacus, so dedicated and conscientious. He told her he had been an accountant at the county oil factory for nearly 20 years and was quite proficient in his work.

However, this time they need more than just someone skilled in finance; they also need a vice president with leadership abilities. Wu Zeyuan might not be able to take the position. Also, there's the issue of his status as a petitioner. Fang Qingye thinks it's best to be cautious, lest the county leaders come to inspect and he suddenly gets carried away and starts clinging to their coattails, crying foul. That would be quite embarrassing.

Let him stay in the nursery; he can become an accountant in the future.

It seems we really need to recruit a few finance majors this graduation season and train them properly.

Fang Qingye then thought of Wang Chenyang, who was thriving at Yuxiang Gas. Should she transfer him here? But what would happen to Yuxiang Natural Gas then?
Why.
Or, we could ask Wang Chenyang tomorrow if he knows anyone in finance.
The next morning, Fang Qingye called Wang Chenyang and briefly explained the matter.

"Mr. Fang, your business is growing bigger and bigger!" Wang Chenyang said with a laugh over the phone.

"You have to do something every day, right?" Fang Qingye said with a smile. "Do you have any suitable recommendations?"

The other party hesitated for a moment before speaking: "Mr. Fang, I do have one, also a graduate of Shencai University, my classmate, but..."

"Just what?"

"I just got out of Tilanqiao Prison," Wang Chenyang said.

"Fuck!"

Wang Chenyang explained the situation over the phone.

It turns out his classmate, Xu Mei, was the chief accountant of a company in Shanghai. Under the company boss's instructions, she received and sent fake customs import value-added tax payment certificates and issued false value-added tax invoices to the tax authorities for tax deduction. The matter was eventually discovered by the police, and both the boss and Xu Mei were imprisoned.

“My classmate is very skilled, but she is also quite honest. She does whatever the boss asks her to do and works diligently. She thinks she is just an employee who doesn’t have company shares or receive any bonuses from the boss. She just goes to work like other accountants and gets the salary she is entitled to. She never expected that she would end up in jail herself.”

"Her boss, who had money to hire a good lawyer to defend him, was only sentenced to three years in prison and was released. He still drives his BMW and lives a carefree life. She, on the other hand, was sentenced to five years! However, she behaved well in prison and was released after serving four years. With this criminal record, it was not easy for her to go back to her old job, so she now works as a cashier in a supermarket in Shanghai."

That's it.
My own experience as a senior is quite tragic.

"Mr. Fang, what do you think? If it's suitable, I'll contact her first; if not, then forget it," Wang Chenyang said on the phone.

"Okay, you contact her and ask if she's willing. If she is, I'll let her come to Nanxin and we'll meet in person to discuss it further."

"Okay, I'll contact her right away."

Shencheng.

(End of this chapter)