He was now a regular department-level cadre, and in the future, he would likely continue on the same trajectory and be promoted to deputy ministerial level. What a great opportunity to coast through life!
If he were to go into business, he would probably be working himself to death every day!
Anyway, his older brother Sun Lian Guo was the one who was constantly striving and struggling, so he would just continue his official career!
As for how many ambitions and aspirations his older brother had…
“Brother, I have some very important technical information here. I want to make a big splash when I return, so you can go register a patent for it!”
“Ah?” Sun Lian Guo was quite surprised by this. “Second Brother, what kind of technology is this? Can it really make a lot of money?”
Sun Lian Cheng asked back, “Well, Big Brother, do you want to continue expanding your company?”
“Of course…hehe, I’m not like you who can become an official. If I don’t do business, what else can I do? Go work for someone else?”
“Then that’s settled, go register the patent!”
Sun Lian Guo took the thick file bag, opened it while asking, “What exactly is this? Can it really make a lot of money?”
“Of course it can, when have I ever wronged you? You can take a look at the details. There may be a lot of technical jargon that you don’t understand, but don’t worry, you can find professional people to study it!”
Sun Lian Guo read through it for a while, but he still didn’t understand much.
This was actually technical information for VCDs and DVDs, including many advanced patented technologies.
He just didn’t know how many pre-emptive patents had been filed abroad. If he was too late, it would be a real headache.
But no matter what, he could still get a piece of the pie, right?
He left the business matters to his older brother Sun Lian Guo; Sun Lian Cheng truly didn’t want to be bothered with them anymore.
Now, apart from his work, he tried to live a life of leisure every day, drawing a lottery once a week.
This technical information was won through the lottery!
He hadn’t planned to make his brother into a big businessman; enough money was all he needed.
But since his brother had this idea, he’d give him a little push!
After convincing his brother Sun Lian Guo, Sun Lian Cheng went about his work with a carefree mind.
On this day at the end of the year, Sun Lian Cheng rode his motorcycle through the cold wind to the county seat, more than fifty kilometers away, to attend a meeting.
This was the year-end meeting, so there were many people. Sun Lian Cheng represented Dong Lin Township.
This was primarily a county government work meeting to summarize the year's work and development.
Many of the things they were working on were very different from what they would be doing twenty years later, so Sun Lian Cheng just sat quietly, listening, without any intention of showing off.
Even so, the county magistrate, Luo Yun Chang, still praised Dong Lin Township during the meeting.
In the past two years, Dong Lin Township's economy had developed rapidly, with its fiscal revenue increasing by more than double, reaching nearly ten million yuan. It had risen from the third-to-last place to second among all townships.
This meant that Sun Lian Cheng could no longer stay low-key. Everyone noticed this rising star in the county.
However, these things didn’t affect Sun Lian Cheng. He just expressed his humility in a formulaic way, thanking the county party committee and county government for their leadership and strong support, and there was no trace of arrogance in him.
But it was precisely because of this that everyone admired him even more.
After the meeting, Sun Lian Cheng went to see his patron, Zhou Shan He, the head of the county party committee.
“Secretary Zhou, I’m here to report on my work!”
Zhou Shan He looked up at him. “You’re finished reporting to the government?”
“Oh, it’s just the same old stuff. It took a bit longer than usual.”
Zhou Shan He teased him, “I heard that Dong Lin Township is developing very well. How was it, did County Magistrate Luo praise you?”
Sun Lian Cheng replied, “Leader, you know, all of this is thanks to your support and the county party committee and county government…”
“Alright, stop flattering me! You’ve really done a good job these past two years, you haven’t let me down.”
“Hehe, I’ve just been messing around, but seeing that the people are so poor, we need to develop quickly. Otherwise, we would be neglecting our duty!”
Zhou Shan He praised him, “Well said! Everyone is talking about reform and development, but how do we do it? We’re all feeling our way through, no one knows what to do. You’ve done well in Dong Lin Township, you’re a good example.”
Sun Lian Cheng still had a nonchalant look as he said, “I don’t know how I’m doing. But seeing that the people’s lives are getting better, I guess there’s some achievement in that.”
“You don’t need to be so humble! We know what you’ve done. The county party committee and county government are planning to organize an inspection team to visit Dong Lin Township to learn from your experience. Get ready after the New Year!”
“Yes, I understand! Leader, I have something else to talk about…”
Zhou Shan He asked, “Is it about those royalties again? Or about you investing in your brother Sun Lian Guo’s factories? We know about all of that. Just go report it to the Commission for Discipline Inspection, alright?”
Sun Lian Cheng said, “Leader, it’s just that there’s a lot of money…”
“How much is there?”
“My brother’s factory business is doing well, and my current shares are worth tens of thousands of yuan…”
“Hiss…”
Zhou Shan He had to take this seriously. No wonder Sun Lian Cheng wanted to report it, this matter was indeed very important.
Of course, there were many people who secretly held shares without reporting, making money on the sly.
But with such things, you could only hope that no one would ever investigate. Otherwise, things would be very difficult later on. In the best-case scenario, your future would be affected; in the worst case, you would be sent to prison.
Zhou Shan He himself was honest and clean. He never got involved in any business interests, he never had meals paid for by others, and he never accepted gifts. But this matter had a big impact on Sun Lian Cheng.
As Sun Lian Cheng’s income grew, he had to consider his former secretary’s well-being.
Unexpectedly, Sun Lian Cheng continued, “Besides the factory shares and dividends, the book I wrote has been published. It’s been printed and officially released, and we’re planning to release two hundred thousand copies for the first edition. The royalties have been transferred, here’s the remittance slip…”
Zhou Shan He took it and looked at it, good heavens, another one hundred and fifty thousand yuan had been credited to his account.
“Have you paid taxes?”
“Not yet. I’ll go to the tax bureau after I report to you.”
“Alright, go pay the taxes, then take the tax receipt to the Commission for Discipline Inspection and report it to them.” Zhou Shan He pushed the remittance slip back to him.
“Yes, I understand!”
Sun Lian Cheng originally wanted to explain that he planned to withdraw his shares next year, but he changed his mind.
The current requirements for cadres and their relatives and children engaging in business were not that high or strict.
A few years ago, a regulation was issued, primarily prohibiting the children and spouses of county-level or regiment-level cadres and above from engaging in business.
But despite the regulation, these people continued to engage in business.
Otherwise, why were Zhao Rui Long, Qi Tong Wei, and others able to embezzle and defraud, and violate regulations?