Chapter 697: Don’t avoid relatives when promoting talents

Chapter 697: Don’t avoid relatives when promoting talents

When Liu Weimin saw that things were not going well, he immediately interrupted and changed the subject.

However, he felt a little resentful towards Wang Hong in his heart. Does Wang Hong have low emotional intelligence? How could he say such things in front of Zhou Tian? At the same time, he also felt a little resentful towards his superiors, why would they let such a person take over the Coal Industry Group.

Can such a person really develop the coal industry group well? He doubted this.

"Secretary Liu, you are wrongly accusing me. Am I not good at politics? Rather than intervening and messing up the situation, it is better not to touch it!"

Zhou Tian looked at Secretary Liu speechlessly, and a look of grievance appeared on his face.

But his words reveal an attitude towards life.

Wang Hong smiled slightly as he listened to what the two said, but he didn't say much. However, he couldn't help but feel a little grateful to Zhou Tian in his heart. He knew that what Zhou Tian said just now should be telling the Coal Industry Group in advance about its future development, and it would be best not to involve politics.

The three of them chatted for a while, each with their own thoughts. Secretary Liu was the first to stand up and leave. After all, as the top leader, he was very busy with work and had no time to waste here.

After Secretary Liu left, Wang Hong looked serious and said to Zhou Tian, ​​"Comrade Zhou Tian, ​​I guess the old leader has already told you about my coming!"

As someone from the same faction as the old leader, Wang Hong had nothing to hide from Zhou Tian.

"Well, the old leader has already said it!"

Zhou Tian nodded silently, reached into his pocket, took out a cigarette and threw it to him, then lit it himself and took a deep puff.

"Since the old leader has said so, I won't be polite. Comrade Zhou Tian, ​​I want to straighten out the work of the Coal Industry Group as soon as possible. I hope you can help me with this!"

Wang Hong went straight to the point.

"I understand. I will help you sort things out as soon as possible. But before that, I want to ask you about your next plan for the Coal Industry Group!"

Zhou Tian did not reject Wang Hong's proposal. He took two deep puffs of his cigarette and continued to ask.

Although he wanted to transfer, before leaving, he still hoped to leave a wise leader for the Coal Industry Group, rather than a boastful leader.

He would not compromise on this point. If Wang Hong was really a good comrade worthy of trust as the old leader said on the phone, then Zhou Tian would naturally help him gain a foothold as soon as possible without him saying anything. But if he was not as the old leader said, and was just a person who came to gild his reputation, then he would rather stay in charge for another two years than let anyone destroy the good situation before him.

"This, okay!"

Although Wang Hong was somewhat dissatisfied with Zhou Tian's inquiry, he also knew that this was an inevitable process. If he wanted to gain a foothold in the group, he would need his help. After thinking about it, he expressed his thoughts one by one.

Listening to Wang Hong talking, Zhou Tian couldn't help but frowned slightly. Of course, this doesn't mean that Wang Hong's development plan for the group is wrong, but that his vision is insufficient. He only sees the domestic situation but lacks an international perspective.

Moreover, part of it coincided with his ideas. If he guessed correctly, Wang Hong should have read the development report he wrote to the higher-ups, and the higher-ups should have discussed it with experts, so Wang Hong's words were so consistent with his ideas.

He was naturally satisfied with this, but Wang Hong was somewhat conservative in his international vision and only planned to develop step by step, which was not acceptable.

Of course, he also knew that this was not Wang Hong’s problem, but a problem of the entire era.

Wang Hong was actually very satisfied with his performance. After thinking about it, he made a decision silently.

In the evening, when he returned home, Zhou Tian listened to the cheerful chatting of Chen Yaning, Xiaolian and Mrs. Liu in the next room, and his heart was very happy. With Chen Yaning's illness, she seemed to be more and more integrated into the atmosphere of the family.

Unlike before, although he seemed easy-going, there was still an indescribable sense of superiority in his bones, which Zhou Tian really disliked. Now this kind of atmosphere was what he wanted to see.

Smiling, he entered his room and walked towards the study.

Arriving at the study, he sat down and thought about his plan, then he called his old leader and told him everything he thought of Wang Hong without hiding anything.

After he finished speaking, he said to the old leader on the phone: "Old leader, Wang Hong's ability is actually not bad, but if he were to take the helm of the Coal Industry Group, I'm afraid you should be prepared for losses in the next few years!"

Zhou Tian spoke the truth. He knew how much the country would change in the next decade or so. At this peak of accelerated development in all countries, some companies that could not keep up would not have much development.

Although he has left a development plan for the Coal Industry Group, the most important thing is still to develop technology and keep up with international trends, but Wang Hong obviously does not have this understanding.

In the increasingly competitive international market, it cannot be said that domestic agricultural machinery will really be dominated by one company. You know, in the past, the development of agricultural machinery, especially in the 1960s and 1970s, was the fastest changing and updating in decades.

Even he himself was a little nervous. He admitted that Wang Hong had abilities, but they were not suitable for the development of such a large group.

"Xiaotian, I understand. Maybe the higher-ups didn't think things through this time. I will report your opinion to them. But I think since you raised this question, you must have a candidate in mind!"

The old leader pondered for a long time before he asked.

"Old leader, you are right. In fact, from what I know, Song Weiguo and Xie Weijun should be the most suitable candidates!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Tian first smiled, and then talked about his two former subordinates without any intention of avoiding suspicion. After all, both Song Weiguo and Xie Weijun were once his most trusted confidants.

Given the opportunity, he would naturally not recommend anyone else. Besides, as he said, because the two of them had been following Zhou Tian and learning continuously, it was not difficult for them to control a group.

Not to mention Song Weiguo, the same goes for Xie Weijun. Although Xie Weijun is only the director of the Agricultural Machinery Factory of Sijiucheng Research Institute, his ability is not much worse than Song Weiguo.

Moreover, unlike Song Weiguo, Xie Weijun is more down-to-earth and never aims too high. Having studied abroad, he can see further than some people in China.

This is also the reason why Zhou Tian let Xie Weijun directly serve as the director of Factory 1. Similarly, he has no intention of promoting talented people regardless of their relationship with him!