March 6, 2000, was a Monday that augured well.The front of the city hall was not surrounded by group visitors as it was on the previous two Mondays.Qian Fanxing's special car drove straight from the main entrance of Jiefang Road into the municipal government compound. At this time, the huge electronic clock in the duty room of the municipal government was clearly holding 8:00 Beijing time. Passing by the door of the duty room, Qian Fanxing asked about the situation last night as usual, was there any major event?Xu Xiaoke, the deputy secretary-general on duty and head of reception, reported, "Mayor Qian, there is really a big deal going on!"At night, a sandstorm damaged a high-voltage power line in the west of the city. The Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government cut off the electricity and are currently rushing to repair it.

When we arrived at the office on the second floor, the comrades from the mayor's hotline came to report again, saying that at around 9 o'clock last night, a two-year-old girl fell into an uncovered inspection well on Xingfu Road in the central district of the city.This report completely ruined Qian Fanxing's good mood: it's downright ridiculous!Just last month, Zhong Mingren, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, made a stern instruction on the incident of swallowing human life in Qinghu City without a cover, and Xiajiang City came again today!How can he explain to the provincial party committee?

Putting down the phone, it was already nine o'clock when he rushed to the first meeting room upstairs to preside over the mayor's office meeting. Qian Fanxing opened his eyes and announced the opening of the meeting. Knocked on the table.Just at this moment, someone's cell phone rang again without knowing it.Qian Fanxing inspected quickly, and found that it was his mobile phone——his mobile phone was usually placed with the secretary during meetings.The secretary held up the phone and asked Qian Fanxing to answer the call.Qian Fanxing wanted to start the meeting as soon as possible, but refused to answer any calls, waved his hands again and again, and clearly ordered the secretary to turn off the phone.The secretary looked at Qian Fanxing, and hesitantly said that it was the call from Lu Chengwei, Secretary of the Qinghu Municipal Party Committee.

Qian Fanxing hesitated for a moment, but still took the mobile phone handed to him. Lu Chengwei is the youngest prefectural leader in Xichuan Province and the only female secretary of the municipal party committee in the province. She is also an old classmate of Qian Fanxing's Central Party School. It is not very good that Qian Fanxing does not answer her phone. Qian Fanxing complained immediately, "Secretary Lu, what are you doing? I'm about to hold the mayor's office meeting!" Lu Chengwei said on the phone: "Mayor Qianda, how dare I mess with you? I miss you! Now I am heading towards Xiajiang City at a speed of 100 kilometers per hour. I want to pay a special visit to your Xiajiang City Government. Let’s talk about friendship with you as well!”

If it weren't for the presence of so many comrades under his command, Qian Fanxing would have continued to tease the female city party secretary, but because the occasion was not right, he didn't dare to go on, and typed a few random words haha, shut up cell phone. When closing the phone, Qian Fanxing didn't realize that there would be any trouble when the female secretary of the Qinghu Municipal Party Committee came suddenly. He also told Xu Xiaoke, who was sitting opposite, to arrange a table at the Xiajiang Hotel at noon, and prepared to warmly receive Lu Chengwei.After explaining this matter, the meeting was formally opened, and the tone was set by speaking first: The Times Avenue is no longer a question of whether to get on, but a question of how to get on.

With such a certain tone, the comrades who had expressed different opinions on the launch of Times Avenue in the past did not speak much. Deputy Mayor Zhao Baowen, who is in charge of urban construction, talked about the planning demonstration of Times Avenue according to Qian Fanxing's prior arrangement. When Deputy Mayor Zhao Baowen was talking about the plan, Qian Fanxing lost his mind and suddenly felt that something was not right: Lu Chengwei, secretary of the Qinghu Municipal Party Committee, went to the provincial capital to pay a special visit to him without saying hello?It is impossible to make a special trip to visit him. At most, I will come to a meeting and see him by the way.But recently the province doesn't seem to say what kind of meeting is going to be held?Provincial party secretary Zhong Mingren and the main leading comrades of the provincial party committee were not at home.Secretary Zhong and their party secretary Li Dongfang went to Xiushan early this morning to investigate and study the immigration issues in the Xiushan area. Governor Bai Zhiwen also had a meeting in Beijing and did not come back.

Qian Fanxing hurriedly called the secretary, and quietly ordered the secretary to make a phone call immediately to ask Fang Zhongping, director of the International Industrial Park Management Committee. After a while, the secretary came back, made a face at Qian Fanxing, and reported in a low voice, "Mayor Qian, you guessed it right! Sure enough, something happened to our International Industrial Park. According to Director Fang, last night The sewage pipe leaked, and some untreated waste water was directly discharged into the Xiajiang River, and the downstream city of Qinghai came to the door early in the morning!"

Qian Fanxing muttered, "What am I talking about, Secretary Lu asked me to express our friendship for no reason!" After thinking for a while, he stood up, clapped his hands, and interrupted Deputy Mayor Zhao Baowen's speech, "—hey, hey, Comrades, comrades, our international industrial park is in chaos again, and Secretary Lu of the Qinghu Municipal Party Committee came to the door to question the crime. In order to ensure the smooth progress of the meeting, we have to move the venue, and move it immediately!" Xu Xiaoke asked for instructions: "Mayor Qian, didn't you say to arrange a table at noon? This..."

Qian Fanxing said: "You still welcome Secretary Lu warmly, serve Wuliangye, serve ginseng, and our city leaders will not show up!" Xu Xiaoke was a little embarrassed: "How can I tell Secretary Lu? If Secretary Lu asks about you..." Qian Fanxing had already reached the door, waved his hand and said, "Let's just say that I am on a temporary business trip, oh, I went to Beijing to find funds for Times Avenue, that's all!" We went downstairs. Sitting in the car and heading all the way to the meeting room of the Municipal Construction Committee, Qian Fanxing scolded Fang Zhongping, director of the International Industrial Park Management Committee, on his mobile phone.

Later, Qian Fanxing sat in his special car, looked at the beautiful scenery outside the car window, and gradually forgot all about Lu Chengwei and the bad things that happened to him today, and his mood improved a little bit. Most of the plum blossoms in Binjiang Park are in bloom. Looking from a distance, they are full of vitality.At the intersection of Zhongshan Avenue, the 36-story Xichuan International Plaza of Taiwanese businessman Boss Zhao has finally been built, with a uniform chocolate glass curtain wall, which looks very majestic.It contrasts with the 28-story Bank of Communications Building and the 32-story Roman Forum, reflecting the modern splendor of Xiajiang, the provincial capital.

All of this is "all in the past", Qian Fanxing thought, the next thing is to see him and Li Dongfang's team.