Chapter 359 West-to-East Power Transmission
Chu Yang knew that he was in a situation now, and there would be many more in the future. Mr. Xie's 200,000 yuan was just a small test. In the past, people always said that we were a country of etiquette, and that the more etiquette, the less blame. As a result, a vicious circle was formed.
Everybody likes to run around, send off and accompany others. If you don't run around, send off and accompany others, you will be excluded from this world and become an outsider. If you are an outsider and incompatible with this society, everyone will be on guard against you and won't play with you, for fear that you will ruin their business one day.
I saw a sentence when I watched TV before: You can't accept the idea that if the water is too clear, there will be no fish. You must let the bad atmosphere blow in. This world is originally gray. Many times, you have to become gray too in order to fit into this circle.
Chu Yang understood these principles, but it was still very painful to do these things. Everyone knew that this was corruption, but this kind of corruption was covered in the cloak of human relations and ethics, which was very high-sounding and even warm.
But Chu Yang clearly understood that behind this warmth was an endless trap, just like tooth decay, which was nothing at first, but as time went by, if you were not determined to eliminate it, it would corrode the entire tooth and make you feel miserable.
I think everyone knows the feeling of toothache, it's really painful.
This thing is really deadly.
No one doesn't like money. Although I have a net worth of nearly tens of millions now, I still like money very much. But I want my life more. After this time, can I refuse next time? I am getting deeper and deeper into this trap. Can I still get out?
This is a road of no return.
Seeing that Chu Yang was still thinking, Mr. Xie smiled and said, "Chu Yang, you don't have to be so embarrassed. It's just tens of thousands of dollars. It's nothing. If you are afraid of this, then you will be worried every day in the future."
Mr. Xie said it lightly.
But Chu Yang was suddenly awakened by Mr. Xie's words. Yes, why should he worry about this little money every day? When a person's money reaches a certain amount, it is just a number. The reason why Mr. Li can still stand firm is because there is no problem with the economy. Who cares about the work style problem?
Thinking of this, Chu Yang realized.
I have worked hard to get to where I am today, and Mr. Li also told me not to ask for things without permission.
Chu Yang also hoped and must leave himself a piece of private land. No matter what situation he reached in the future, he must have the possibility to retreat safely, otherwise he would be doomed.
Chu Yang took a deep breath and returned the item to Mr. Xie.
"Mr. Xie, you should know me. I am like this, a little bit aloof. I don't accept your things, not because I have any opinion about you. If you need anything in the future, you can still come to me. I will help if I can, and I will try my best if I can't. So please don't make things difficult for me. By the way, I really like rice dumplings. You can bring me more next time you come. "
This was a clear rejection, but Mr. Xie didn't feel anything. He laughed and said, "Chu Yang, do you know why I always admire you so much? It's because of your righteousness. I didn't expect that you are still as sincere as ever. I really admire you."
Mr. Xie always speaks without making any mistakes.
But whether you admire me now or not is none of my business.
Who do you think you are?
Chu Yang just smiled and didn't make any further excuses.
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The next morning, Chu Yang took today's schedule to Mr. Li for confirmation. After reading it, Mr. Li stopped Chu Yang and asked, "Chu Yang, yesterday Mr. Xie from Butai came to say that there was a problem with the design of the West-to-East Power Transmission Line. Do you know about this?"
Chu Yang didn't know what Mr. Li meant. Transmitting electricity from west to east is the national direction and a major measure for the company to respond to the government. It is a major political task and cannot be missed.
As a side note, after Mr. Li was re-elected, he seemed to have been committed to doing something earth-shaking to prove something. The West-to-East Power Transmission Project is a major event that he has been promoting with all his strength recently. In his words, doing this well is a great "great achievement."
When Chu Yang heard the word "great achievements" at that time, he was a little shocked, because he felt that Mr. Li was putting too much effort, or that his pursuit was too unrealistic. But later, when he learned about the role of this project, he felt that it was indeed a good and major measure to alleviate the uneven distribution of electricity.
Chu Yang couldn't criticize anything, so he answered: "This, Mr. Xie mentioned it to me, but I don't know the details."
Director Li spread out a designed line map, placed it on the table and pointed at it, saying, "I went back and studied it last night. The starting point of the West-East Power Transmission Project is 800 kilometers long. Now the total line design submitted is as high as more than 1,700 kilometers, which is more than doubled. Chu Yang, you are familiar with the following situation. Do you think there is something fishy about this line project? Is it reasonable?"
Chu Yang didn't dare to speak nonsense, he just analyzed and said: "Generally speaking, the route must avoid some villages or cities, of course, it must also avoid mountains, rivers and lakes, and avoid some places where the soil is not solid and reliable. The terrain in Xichuan is complicated, so the length of the route will definitely be longer."
Director Li replied, "I know this, but this length is a bit unreasonable. Yesterday, Mr. Xie said that it was the leaders of several of their city companies who paid off the expert inspection team to change the route. The original route was to go through the Hexi Corridor to Shijiao City, then to Baisong, and then to Bula, instead of Fanchuan and Wenhui City. The whole journey was about 1,200 kilometers. Now the route has been changed from the Hexi Corridor to Shijiao City, Baisong, and then to Fanchuan Wenhui, resulting in the line being extended by 500 kilometers."
Chu Yang also answered truthfully: "I also looked at the route design, and it is indeed a bit strange. Although Bula City is indeed more mountainous, it is not impossible to take the route. It does feel wrong to simply avoid it."
Director Li frowned and asked, "Who is responsible for the route inspection and design this time?"
Chu Yang replied: "There are mainly two groups of people. One group is our company's expert team. The specific list of people is here. There are people from all departments. They are led by Xin Ping, the vice president of our technical headquarters. Another group of people are from Qilai Electric Power Design Institute, which is hired by our company."
In fact, Chu Yang knew that the people hired from the external power design institute were only there to help draw the diagrams and do miscellaneous work. The specific route was decided by the people in his own company, and no one else had a say at all.
For them, the direction of the road has nothing to do with them. The longer the better, because they are just drawing the pictures and getting paid, it is not them who are going to build it.
Director Li pursed his lips, thought for a moment, and said coldly, "Go call Director Zhao to discuss this."
Chu Yang went there quickly.
