On February 23, while Wang Ye was in his office listening to work reports from Elena and several other assistants, his phone rang.
It was Alexei.
"Chairman Mikhail, hello. On behalf of the Ministry of Energy, I have something to apologize for. Regarding the proposal to regulate export rights in the energy industry, we would like to apply for its withdrawal."
On the phone, Alexei spoke with great politeness and in an extremely official manner.
Clearly, he was making this call as the Minister of Energy, not in his personal capacity.
Wang Ye smiled faintly. This was exactly what he had expected.
No one in the Economic Committee had mentioned the matter anymore, including Alexander, who had originally put forward the proposal.
Clearly, everyone had received the news and knew the matter had been resolved.
But the Ministry of Energy still had to go through the formal withdrawal process. A proposal that had been officially submitted could not simply be left hanging without a word.
That was why Alexei had called today.
"What, I've already screened the companies attending and was preparing to convene an industry conference. Do you have some new ideas over there now?" Wang Ye said flatly.
He was not targeting Alexei. He was targeting the Ministry of Energy!
What did they take the Economic Committee for? Oh, they could submit any proposal they wanted, then withdraw it whenever they felt like it?
They had to give a reasonable explanation!
Alexei hurriedly said, "Ah... it's like this. After repeated internal discussions, we felt this new system still has quite a few problems and isn't mature enough. So we plan to withdraw it, study it carefully again, and submit a better version later. We've caused trouble for the members of the Economic Committee. We're deeply sorry!"
His attitude