Rebirth of Siheyuan starts in the 1980s

Chapter 396 What I want is not to do my best, but to ensure that I do it!

"What? Going to Japan?" Xu Qingdong was stunned when he heard the news, "Do you have relatives in Japan?"

"No." Cao Zhiqiang shook his head, "I am a native of China, so I have no relatives from the East."

"This, this is impossible?" Xu Qingdong frowned, "You have no relatives in Japan, how can you go to Japan?"

"How strange?" Cao Zhiqiang laughed, "Without Asian relatives, you can't go abroad?"

"This is impossible." Xu Qingdong continued to frown, "There is no reason. How can you go abroad without foreign relatives?"

Indeed, during this period, there was no concept of traveling abroad at one's own expense, only the concept of traveling abroad for personal reasons at one's own expense.

Even if you go abroad for personal reasons, it is a concept that is only available this year.

However, although in 1983, that is, in March of this year, the country had just liberalized its policy, and ordinary people could also travel abroad for private purposes at their own expense, but this kind of private travel abroad at their own expense was also conditional and was limited to people with overseas relatives.

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If you have no overseas relatives, you cannot go abroad at your own expense, even if you have money.

Therefore, if Cao Zhiqiang did not have relatives in Japan, it would be impossible for him to go to Japan at his own expense at this time. Even if he went to Japan to study, it would not be that simple unless he smuggled himself into the country.

But it is impossible for Cao Zhiqiang to sneak across.

There's no other reason than that it's impossible, unless he's crazy.

Because at this time, Cao Zhiqiang was doing well in China. He wanted money and status, so why would he want to sneak across the country?

Once he crosses illegally, everything he owns in the country will be lost.

What's more, besides this, there are no other ways to go abroad.

In other words, for Cao Zhiqiang, who is in a state-owned enterprise, there is actually a more convenient and easier way to go abroad.

Suddenly, Xu Qingdong blinked and said suddenly: "Oh, I understand, you didn't go at your own expense? You, you were sent by the government?"

"Hahaha!" Cao Zhiqiang smiled and nodded, "Yes!"

That's right, Cao Zhiqiang's trip to Japan next month is really a business trip abroad, or it is called a business trip abroad.

In fact, speaking of it, it is really difficult for ordinary people in China during this period to want to go abroad.

Even if the private travel policy was just launched this year, ordinary people can go abroad.

But the restrictions are very harsh. You must have relatives overseas and have money.

Secondly, the number of places is limited, so you can’t just go out if you want.

Therefore, even if Cao Zhiqiang is rich, it is basically impossible for him to travel abroad at his own expense, at least this year, because he does not meet the requirement of having overseas relatives.

However, if it is not a private trip but a business trip, it will be different.

To put it simply, during this period, if you go abroad for business inspection or business negotiation in the name of a state-owned enterprise or government institution, you can go abroad, but you must go to the local foreign affairs office in the name of your unit and go through a process.

A series of tedious applications and reviews.

But even so, it's actually not that easy to get out.

Foreign affairs offices in various places actually receive a large number of applications to go abroad every year, but not many of them are actually approved.

Even if you are a senior executive of a state-owned enterprise or government agency, if you want to go abroad, it is not that easy. You cannot go out just by applying, but you have to go through various inspections.

The first one is the political review.

The political review is to check whether your financial status is clean or not. People whose financial status is not clean, such as those who have committed crimes themselves or those who have immediate family members who have committed crimes, are of course not allowed to leave the country.

The second thing is to look at your physical health.

Well, this health is physical health, which means you don’t have any diseases.

Going abroad is also physically strenuous, and of course you will be tired from the journey.

If you have a basic illness and risk your life by going abroad, then of course it won't work.

The above two conditions are actually easy for most people to handle. What is really difficult is the third condition, which is to have an invitation letter from a relevant foreign unit.

That's right, at least in the early 1980s, it was not that easy to go abroad for business trips in the name of overseas inspections or business negotiations.

Generally speaking, you must have an invitation letter from a relevant foreign unit.

You cannot just accept this invitation letter from a relevant foreign unit. It must at least be a formal invitation letter issued by a formal foreign company or group.

It is this invitation letter from relevant foreign units that has blocked 90% of state-owned enterprises and public institutions, resulting in most units being unable to easily go abroad for inspections.

After all, in this period, how can ordinary domestic units establish friendship with foreign companies? It is not for future generations.

Of course, in the mid-to-late 1980s, this condition was relaxed a lot, mainly because the country participated in international trade more and more frequently.

In short, in 1983, it was still quite difficult to study abroad as an employee of a state-owned enterprise because the review was extremely strict and the conditions were extremely harsh.

However, no matter how difficult it is to go abroad for business, it is much easier than going abroad for private purposes. The difficulty is not of the same order of magnitude.

As for Cao Zhiqiang, he happened to meet the conditions for going abroad.

First of all, he is a regular state-owned enterprise employee and controls more than one state-owned enterprise.

Cao Zhiqiang currently holds many positions. From top to bottom, he is deputy director of the Tertiary Industry Office of Hongguang Machinery Factory, president and general manager of Hongguang Publishing House, major shareholder and general manager of Huaxia Audio-Video Company, major shareholder of Hongguang Department Store, and

Director of Light Film Studio.

In addition to his position, Cao Zhiqiang also has another level, which is the status of a cadre.

Because Secretary Dong had already used the name of the Organization Department of Hongguang Machinery Factory to transfer Cao Zhiqiang's job and became a 22-level cadre.

Judging from the level, Cao Zhiqiang’s cadre level is only level 22, which is similar to the level assigned to the unit where a college student has just graduated.

But in terms of position, Cao Zhiqiang's position is much higher. He is not only the senior leader of Hongguang Machinery Factory, but also the leader of many subordinate sub-units.

Although this kind of situation does not match the position and level, where the position is high and the rank is low, or the position is low and the rank is high, although it is not particularly common during this period, there are quite a few.

The so-called linkage between positions and ranks was only a matter of subsequent reforms. Specifically, it was after the 1990s.

During this period, positions in state-owned enterprises mainly refer to leadership positions. To be precise, they refer to the power you have, which has no direct relationship with your salary and income.

For example, factory director, this is a position, not a rank.

During this period, your position is the power you actually have, and your rank is directly linked to your salary.

In other words, positions and ranks are different.

Just like a factory director, no matter how powerful his position is, if his rank is too low, his salary may be lower than that of an ordinary sixth-level fitter.

The so-called job allowance only appeared after the third wage reform, and it does not exist now.

Therefore, although Cao Zhiqiang has a lot of high-level positions now, it can only be said that he has great power and those who are capable work hard. But when it comes to his level specifically, he is only a 22nd-level administrative cadre.

The result is that the salary he receives is still the salary of a 22nd-level cadre. Regardless of how many units he personally controls, he can only receive his salary once every month and cannot receive it repeatedly.

In other words, even though Cao Zhiqiang controls many units, such as publishing houses, audio-visual companies, and film factories, he can only get the salary of a 22-level cadre every month. This salary is paid by the machinery factory. Other units, such as publishing houses,

If you do something like that, you can no longer pay wages.

Fortunately, Cao Zhiqiang does not just earn a salary, he can also receive shareholder dividends, royalties, record shares, and unit bonuses.

Let’s not talk about the dividends. He can get this unit bonus repeatedly in each unit under him, because bonuses are different from wages and are not strictly based on your level.

In other words, if Cao Zhiqiang is willing, he can get a bonus from Hongguang Publishing House, a bonus from Huaxia Audio and Video Company, a bonus from Hongguang Department Store, and another bonus from Hongguang Film Factory every month.

Bonuses are really decided by the leaders of the unit and are not directly related to rank. What matters mainly is the level of the position and the performance of the unit.

Therefore, before wage reform, bonuses are the best useful supplement.

Of course, Cao Zhiqiang is not that ugly, and there is no need to get a salary from the units he controls.

Anyway, the wool comes from the sheep, and not receiving bonuses will not hinder Cao Zhiqiang from making money at all.

Because the units that Cao Zhiqiang fully controls are currently either joint ventures with Cao Zhiqiang personally or contracted by Cao Zhiqiang personally, theoretically, all the money from those units belongs to him.

The first is the contracting business model.

This currently refers to the two units of Hongguang Publishing House and Hongguang Film Studio.

In contract management, Cao Zhiqiang only needs to hand over part of the money to his employer, which is the machinery factory, and then the specific operation and management have nothing to do with the machinery factory. Whatever he earns is Cao Zhiqiang's own, and it is the kind allowed by law.

After all, the company law has not been promulgated yet, so in theory, the contracted operation is no different from your leasing operation. Whatever you earn during the leasing period is yours, and there is basically no distinction between public and private accounts. They all belong to the contractor.

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The second is the joint-stock cooperation and joint venture business model.

This currently refers to two units, Hongguang Department Store and Huaxia Audio and Video Company.

In these two companies, Cao Zhiqiang himself owns 49% of the shares and is the largest individual shareholder. The other shareholder is Hongguang Machinery Factory.

There is no company law now, but there are relevant regulations on joint ventures, such as public-private partnerships.

For an enterprise like this that is a public-private partnership, if a state-owned enterprise holds 51% of the shares, then it is a state-owned enterprise, and it must be determined according to its nature.

But according to the rules of public-private partnerships, private shareholders are required to receive fixed dividends every year. This dividend is calculated based on the company's profits. The higher the profits, the greater the dividends.

You may need to ask, why does Cao Zhiqiang go to such trouble to set up a joint venture?

Wouldn't it be better to contract and manage everything?

Of course this is not good, the reason is that the properties are different.

The units contracted by Cao Zhiqiang all have strict approval procedures and additional management units.

For example, Hongguang Publishing House is subject to the supervision of the Publishing Bureau, while Hongguang Film Factory is subject to the management of the Film Bureau.

In other words, Hongguang Publishing House and Hongguang Film Factory are cross-unit models. The handling unit is a state-owned enterprise and the management unit is the government.

Currently, units of this nature cannot engage in joint-stock systems or public-private partnerships, so they can only operate under contract.

On the contrary, Hongguang Department Store and Hongguang Audio and Video Company are two different units.

Let’s talk about Hongguang Department Store first. This company is a subsidiary of Hongguang Machinery Factory, which means that the handling unit is Hongguang Machinery Factory and the management unit is also Hongguang Machinery Factory.

Hongguang Audio and Video Company is a little bit special. It is also a subsidiary of Hongguang Machinery Factory, and its handling unit is Hongguang Machinery Factory, but its management unit is Hongguang Publishing House!

That's right, at present, units such as audio and video companies that produce records are quite special in nature and have a vague positioning. In fact, they only need to be managed and supervised by publishing houses, and they do not need to be controlled by any publishing bureau or the like.

Therefore, if there is no need for direct government supervision, you can directly establish a joint-stock system, or a joint venture system, and if you need direct government supervision, you can engage in contract operation.

The reason is that contracting operations carry greater risks.

Because to put it bluntly, contract management is just like renting a house. The unit still belongs to the other person and is just rented to you temporarily. You can take it back at any time if the person no longer wants to rent it to you.

On the contrary, the joint-stock system of public-private partnership is different. The shares are protected by law, and when the corporatization reform is carried out in the future, it can be transformed into a private company at any time.

Therefore, whenever a joint-stock system can be established, Cao Zhiqiang will do so as soon as possible, and only contract operations if he has no other choice.

Having said that, the current Cao Zhiqiang forwarded a formal invitation through Masashi Sada of Toyo, in the name of his father's company, namely Sada Planning Co., Ltd., to the China Audio and Video Company managed by Cao Zhiqiang, and through the Toyo Embassy in China.

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This invitation letter is intended to allow Sada Planning Co., Ltd. and A Qiang, the general manager and contracted artist of China Audio and Video Company, to conduct an international exchange and cooperation in music in the name of Sino-Japanese friendship.

The name was high-profile, there were no problems with the review, and the process met the standards. In addition, Cao Zhiqiang was familiar with various leaders in the capital. Through his friends, he found personnel from the Foreign Affairs Office in the capital and the application was easily approved.

Now, Cao Zhiqiang has even obtained a passport, but going abroad is not that easy. Even if all the procedures are in place, you still need to queue up, so Cao Zhiqiang's time to go abroad is scheduled for next month.

This was already very fast, and it was because of an acquaintance.

If I hadn't found an acquaintance, it would have been impossible to get my application to go abroad so quickly and go abroad next month.

"Anyway, I'm going to Japan next month. This is a planned thing and cannot be changed."

Speaking of this, Cao Zhiqiang looked at Xu Qingdong seriously: "So, we must finish filming this movie within this month. At least the part where I appear must be finished. Do you understand?"

"In this case, there are only more than twenty days left." Xu Qingdong frowned, "Time is a bit tight."

"Can't you finish the filming in more than twenty days?" Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly.

Xu Qingdong frowned: "Okay, I'll do my best!"

"What I want is not to do my best, but to ensure that I do it!" Cao Zhiqiang said earnestly, "Old Xu, I believe you can definitely do it!"

(End of chapter)