561: Foreign forces are too rampant

Jiang Ping saw his solemn expression and knew this was not a question to be asked casually, so he said, "Who is it?"

Ren Yi said, "I originally took out a loan from a bank in the United States, but the funds were indeed remitted by domestic enterprises."

Secretary Pan Yue put down his chopsticks at this point and said with some surprise, "Domestic enterprises? Which ones? Would a United States bank really let go of such a juicy piece of meat like you?"

Ren Yi said, "Secretary Pan, you should have heard the saying, 'Imperialism will never give up on destroying us.'"

Secretary Pan Yue nodded and said, "Of course I know. Even now, don't be fooled by the seemingly calm surface domestically. In reality, things are turbulent beneath the surface.

We face troubles both internal and external. What's worse, there are also agents supported by foreign forces secretly carrying out destructive work."

Ren Yi continued, "Do the two of you know Kong Mo, the chairman of the Water Drop Foundation?"

Jiang Ping said, "Isn't that obvious? Kong Mo's Water Drop Foundation is considered one of the top investment institutions in the country.

The industries he invests in are basically enterprises valued by the state. With his financial support, many enterprises on the verge of bankruptcy have achieved great development and risen to prominence."

Ren Yi said, "Mayor Jiang, do you know which industries he has invested in?"

Jiang Ping said, "The pharmaceutical industry, the education industry, the Aerospace industry, and it seems he's recently been making a push in the semiconductor industry."

Ren Yi said in surprise, "These industries are closely related to the Chinese's livelihood. If they develop well, it is naturally a great thing for the country.

However, have the two of you truly understood that the stock prices of all the companies he invests in are at the top of the list, making them solid strong stocks?

But all of this is just a numbers game in the financial market. Have you heard of any real contributions?"

Jiang Ping pondered for a long time, his expression gradually becoming serious, and he said, "I really haven't looked into that much. Why did President Ren suddenly bring this up?"

Ren Yi said, "Let me propose a hypothesis for your consideration. Kong Mo, leveraging his powerful capital flow, invests in these industries crucial to the nation's future, but he turns this tangible industry into a financial one.

On the surface, it appears prosperous, but in reality, it's nothing more than a false prosperity. The development level of the industries has actually been stagnant, and some have even deviated from their original path.

As a result, we believe these industries have been developing vigorously, but in essence, the gap with foreign countries is growing wider and wider.

Once the gap reaches a certain point, he then drums up some irrelevant technological inventions, but the actual level is still far behind that of foreign countries.

In this way, he gains the good reputation of a national hero, and successfully keeps the domestic industries firmly controlled at a relatively backward level."

When Jiang Ping heard this hypothesis, he instantly broke out in a sweat. He vaguely understood Ren Yi's meaning.

But he was still not very sure in his heart, and asked, "What do you mean?"

Ren Yi said, "Among the enterprises that lent me money this time, there was Kong Mo's Water Drop Foundation, which lent me a total of 50 billion, the most among all domestic enterprises.

If Kong Mo is truly a patriotic entrepreneur who vigorously supports domestic industries, then why would he secretly sign a loan contract with me under the instruction of Datong Bank?"

Jiang Ping said, "You mean Kong Mo is actually Datong Bank's agent planted here."

Ren Yi said, "I just have suspicions. You just said that he has been vigorously investing in the automotive industry recently, and the equity I mortgaged happens to be in the automotive industry. This is too much of a coincidence."

Jiang Ping said, "What you're saying is all speculation. Maybe there are other reasons."

Ren Yi raised his glass and said, "Come, Mayor Jiang, Secretary Pan, let's have a drink together first."

The three raised their glasses and drank a toast.

The conversation just now was a bit heavy, and the atmosphere in the private room seemed a bit suppressed.

However, Ren Yi intended to pour out everything on his mind.

He continued, "Mayor Jiang, you just asked me why Datong Bank, instead of making money itself, would gather a group of domestic entrepreneurs and let them earn this money. I can try to explain it to you for your reference.

Mayor Jiang, you know that currently, many foreign capitals are attempting to control our key industries through various means.

However, our key industries are actually under government supervision, making it difficult for them to infiltrate.

I mortgaged all the equity I held. From your perspective, I was almost certainly doomed, and this equity would very likely be seized to pay off debts.

However, as I said earlier, once such a thing happens, the government will certainly not sit idly by and will inevitably intervene."

Jiang Ping nodded, suddenly understanding.

"I know what you mean. You're saying that if the loan is made by an agent's company, then once you can't repay the money, the equity of these companies will smoothly fall into the hands of these agents.

The government, seeing that these enterprises are still controlled by Chinese, will therefore treat this as a simple commercial acquisition.

In this way, the key enterprises you control will logically fall into the hands of the agents, which is equivalent to being controlled by foreign forces."

Ren Yi nodded and said, "Mayor Jiang, you are absolutely right. That's exactly what I mean."

Saying that, he took out a document from his bag and said, "Mayor Jiang, this is the list of enterprises that lent me money last time. You can report it to the higher-ups."

Jiang Ping took the list, glanced at it briefly, and exclaimed, "I never thought these seemingly righteous guys would be so disgraceful behind the scenes. I will definitely report this matter and request a thorough investigation."

Ren Yi stopped him and said, "This matter is somewhat related to me, so I'll have to rely on the two of you to put in a good word for me."

Jiang Ping laughed and cursed, "I knew you were up to something, revealing so much to us."

Secretary Pan Yue then said, "Alright, now that we've finished with serious matters, we can talk about something more relaxed. How about going for a foot massage?"

With that, the three burst into laughter.

...

On the other side.

After returning to the country, Zhang Qiang took over Ren Yi's assistant work.

During the communication meeting with the department heads, Factory Manager Wang Zhonghui pointed to last month's report and said, "Our current financial situation is not optimistic. Based on our current spending rate, I estimate we will run out of funds before the Spring Festival."

The R&D Department Head said worriedly, "Assistant Zhang, what exactly does President Ren mean these days? Instead of finding ways to raise funds, he's been focusing on the charging and energy storage station project all day. That's not a solution either."

The department heads also successively stated their departmental difficulties.

Zhang Qiang smiled slightly and said, "Everyone, please calm down. The funding issue on President Ren's side has been resolved."

Hearing this, everyone looked disbelieving.

If it were that easy to solve, would they have needed to cut salaries and lay off employees before?

The Minister of Personnel asked curiously, "Really resolved?"

Zhang Qiang smiled mysteriously, "Of course, not only has Fenglei's problem been resolved, but the previously suspended projects are also about to restart. You can rest assured."