Chapter 25 Carry out the Speech Spirit of the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee

On April 1, Hou Weidong took the Propaganda Minister Liang Yifei to Lingxi, booked a room at the Jinxing Hotel, and prepared to entertain Wang Hui, Duan Ying and Du Chenglong of the "Lingxi Daily". Liang Yifei was quite a figure in Chengjin, and in the city, he had a bit of face in the publicity system, but in the province, there was no room for him to display his face at all.At this time, he brought with him a few articles on Chengjin County's vigorous promotion of democratic centralism, hoping to publish them in provincial newspapers. Zhu Minsheng emphasized democratic centralism, and Chengjin County vigorously promoted democratic centralism. This is a statement.

Liang Yifei asked Dai Lingling from the Propaganda Department to go to the restaurant to order food. He wore glasses and revised the manuscript word by word. On the 14th floor of the Jinxing Hotel, the view is excellent, and it has the feeling of overlooking all the mountains.Liang Yifei's thinking also broadened accordingly, and soon found a small flaw in the manuscript, and after revising it, he called Dai Lingling. In a five-star hotel, the service level is good. After Dai Lingling ordered a meal in the restaurant, the waiter brought a small plate of fruit, and she sat on the sofa in the reception room of the restaurant to eat fruit and watch TV.After receiving Liang Yifei's call, Dai Lingling hurried upstairs.

Liang Yifei said: "I found a few problems, which have already been revised in the manuscript. You should hurry to find a printing shop and retype the document." Dai Lingling was careful, and in addition to the paper manuscripts, she also brought a diskette. Seeing that Liang Yifei had revised five or six places, she readily accepted the task, left the hotel, and quickly found a copy shop. The copy shop clerk tried the A drive and said, "The A drive is damaged and cannot be opened." Dai Lingling became anxious when she heard it, and said: "This is a new disk, how could it be damaged? Try again." The clerk in the copy shop tried it again, still the same, and said: "It is indeed damaged, A disk is easy to damage , it is best to have a backup at ordinary times.”

When Liang Yifei received a call from Dai Lingling, he was very angry, and said, "Why did you lose the chain at a critical moment? You are usually told to work hard, but it is ignored. You can figure out a way yourself, and you must type out the manuscript!" "It can only be printed by hand, and it will cost dozens of dollars." The clerk at the copy shop saw Dai Lingling's anxiety and raised the price. "Now is not the time to talk about money. Don't say tens of dollars, even hundreds of dollars must be typed. If you can't produce the manuscript by then, you can explain it to Secretary Hou yourself." Liang Yifei turned off the phone heavily.

In the copy shop outside the Venus Hotel, Dai Lingling was extremely anxious, and said, "Teacher, can you go faster? Time is running out." The copy shop clerk said: "My speed is fast enough, at least seventy or eighty per minute It will be much faster if there is a scanner." Seeing that there was still a computer in the copy shop, Dai Lingling said, "Is there anyone else? Call over and play together." The copy shop guy said: "You need it so urgently, do you want to add some money?" Seeing that it was going to be 6 o'clock, Dai Lingling was in a hurry, and said, "If you add more money, add more money, hurry up, there is no time."

The clerk at the copy shop called in Chinese and said, "I have to call the boss over." After a while, a short young man came over, saw the manuscript, and said with a smile: "It turns out that I am from my hometown. I used to open a shop in Shazhou, but recently moved to Lingxi." He gave a business card and said, "My name is Wang Xiyu, and I am an agent of several brands of computers. If you need it, please contact me. The price is absolutely favorable from the perspective of the local people." After spending 120 yuan, Dai Lingling finally got the manuscript at 5:50.She was in the courtyard of the Jinxing Hotel when she happened to meet Hou Weidong who got out of the car.

Hou Weidong was full of energy, majestic, mature and stable. He didn't see Dai Lingling, and walked to the elevator while making a phone call. Hou Weidong originally invited Wang Hui, Duan Ying and Du Chenglong.Before Du Chenglong had something to show, Wang Hui drove to the Venus Hotel with Duan Ying. Wang Hui and Duan Ying walked into the resplendent hall side by side, and the bright lights made Wang Hui's head shine brighter.He didn't care too much about this characteristic of himself, because more than 80% of the provincial newspaper's middle-level and above cadres were bald, which was also an important element of the provincial newspaper's long-term ridicule.

Wang Hui said as he walked: "When I first met Hou Weidong, he was still the director of the Yiyang New Management Committee, at the departmental level. In a few years, he became the secretary of the county party committee. From the director to the secretary of the county party committee, he was only a deputy director at the level. One ladder, but the vast majority of people have struggled for a lifetime, but they can't cross these two official ladders." Duan Ying was wearing a black short coat, black leather shoes, and black trousers. This outfit was rather dull at first, but she wrapped a bright red scarf around her neck, and she suddenly became lively.After listening to Wang Hui's exclamation, she said: "When Hou Weidong was in the academy, he was a man of the student union. He has the spirit of hard work and can use his brains. I don't think it's surprising that he has come to this point."

Wang Hui joked: "Duan Ying, you didn't seize the opportunity at the beginning." Duan Ying has already married the highly skilled doctor at the Provincial People's Hospital and received a certificate, but he didn't serve wine, and his colleagues in the newspaper knew about it.Hearing Wang Hui's joke, she was not hypocritical at all, and laughed at herself: "How did I know this when I was studying? At that time, I liked watching Qiong Yao the most. I fantasized about a Prince Charming falling from the sky all day long. Later, according to Aunt Qiong Yao's standards, I found I found a melancholy prince who was 1.8 meters tall. After graduation, I found out that the person riding the white horse is not necessarily a prince, maybe he is Tang Seng.”

Since preparing to get married, she has completely buried her relationship with Hou Weidong in her heart.This time, Hou Weidong extended the invitation generously, and she went to the banquet calmly.Life is like running water, life is like leaves in the water, meeting is accidental, breaking up is inevitable, only very few people can stay together forever.Hou Weidong and Duan Ying are destined to meet only briefly and break up completely, leaving only some thoughts in their hearts. This is the best choice for the two. Next to the elevator, Liang Yifei, Chengjin Propaganda Director, was already waiting here.Some time ago, Wang Hui led a team to conduct research in Chengjin, and Liang Yifei had accompanied him many times, and they were very familiar with each other.Liang Yifei adjusted his wide-rimmed glasses, and said with a smile on his face: "Director Wang, Reporter Duan, this way please, Secretary Hou is already waiting in the private room."

In Chengjin County, whoever has the largest official position likes to be late the most.In Liang Yifei's mind, it is natural for subordinates to wait for superiors, and it is a great honor for superiors to wait for subordinates, so he specially emphasized that Hou Weidong has arrived to show the respect of everyone in Chengjin for Wang Hui and Duan Ying. After meeting, Hou Weidong went straight to the topic and said, "Director Wang, is it difficult to publish a few articles about Chengjin County in the provincial newspaper?" "Publishing a manuscript is not difficult, the key is the subject matter." "The theme is democratic centralism and the development of Chengjin. I have a speech manuscript by Secretary Zhu and the first draft written by the Propaganda Department. Please check it out." Hou Weidong handed over the manuscript that Dai Lingling had printed out at a huge expense. Wang Hui looked at the manuscript for a while, raised his head, and said: "With all due respect, the quality of the manuscript is good, and there is no problem with it being used as a speech. But it is not enough in terms of depth and breadth to publish it in the "Lingxi Daily". It is difficult for this kind of general theoretical article to be published in the provincial newspaper, unless it caters to a certain trend.” Hou Weidong and Wang Hui have known each other for many years, and asked directly: "Director Wang, you are an expert in publicity. If you want to publicize Chengjin and follow the pace of the Shazhou Municipal Committee, how do you think it will be done?" Wang Hui is a senior reporter of "Lingxi Daily". He is well-informed and has a deep understanding of human nature and official nature.He understood Hou Weidong's approach and said: "I'm telling the truth. From the perspective of the whole province, Chengjin is just an ordinary county. Zhang Yongtai's publicity is very bright." Duan Ying has worked in newspapers at the provincial, city, and county levels, and has rich experience. She interjected: "The bright spots and ugly spots are all news spots. The government wants to publicize it to find the bright spots. Does Chengjin have any bright spots that are in line with the pulse of the times? I I feel that the public bidding system in the previous interview still has a lot to dig into.” "Duan Ying is right. Let's change the way of thinking and raise democratic centralism to a cultural level. In this sense, the bidding center is a concrete application of democratic centralism." Wang Hui added, "Secretary Hou, I remember that Chengsha Highway is the first major project of the bidding center, and this matter can be further explored.” Regarding the Chengsha Highway, Hou Weidong did not meet Huang Zidi’s request, so he didn’t want to mention the Chengsha Highway too much, so as not to irritate the leader. If you want to write about specific things, let’s take the rectification of lead-zinc mines as a practical example.” Wang Hui thought for a while, and said: "I originally wanted Duan Ying to write this article, but now it seems that it is really challenging to do a good job of this article, so I will write it. From what angle to write it, My idea is not to stick to one case and one example, but to be more abstract." Hou Weidong assigned a task to Director of Propaganda Liang Yifei, saying: "The recent work of the Propaganda Department is to do a good job of this big article. Director Liang should always contact Director Wang to provide materials." Liang Yifei pushed up his wide glasses habitually, and said, "I will definitely cooperate with Director Wang to finish this article well." After dinner, everyone dispersed, Hou Weidong and Liang Yifei personally sent Wang Hui and Duan Ying downstairs.Walking out of the gate of the Jinxing Hotel, the cold wind poured straight into the neck, everyone couldn't help shrinking their heads, Hou Weidong said: "Director Wang, I will ask the driver to take you." Holding a bunch of keys in his hand, Wang Hui said, "No need, I bought a Santana last month." The car was a Santana 2000 sedan. Although it was a second-hand car, it looked brand new. Hou Weidong said to Duan Ying again: "When will you hold the wine? Be sure to inform Xiaojia and me." Duan Ying had a normal expression during the meal, but when we met alone at this time, although he tried his best to keep calm, his expression was a little blunt, and his smile was a little forced, and said: "Welcome you and Xiaojia to my wedding, when you arrive I'll let you know when." "I sincerely wish you happiness." As the youngest secretary of the county party committee in the province, Hou Weidong has great power and heavy burdens on his shoulders. Relationships are not an urgent need for him. He has made up his mind to completely turn this relationship into a friendship. When Duan Ying got into the car, she turned around and waved her hand. The red scarf around her neck moved with the fly, which was particularly eye-catching under the street lights. The car drove away slowly in the cold wind, Hou Weidong let go of his hand in the air, and he whispered: "Minister Liang, go to the gas station to get some gasoline and send it to Wang Hui. He is for Cheng Jin He has always spared no effort in handling affairs, and this time he will definitely have to travel a lot, so we must take the initiative to consider for him." "Of course, I'll do it right away." "Director Wang is a senior reporter of "Lingxi Daily" and has contact with the media in the province. You should pay attention to keep in touch with him." Liang Yifei hurriedly said: "Secretary Hou built such a good bridge, if we can't do things well, it would be shameful." He also suggested, "Reporter Duan's writing is very good, and the reportage written by the Secretary of the Propaganda Zhang is actually It is written by her, can you give her some treatment as well?" Hou Weidong said: "You can figure it out, I have no objection." On April 20, Zhu Minsheng, secretary of the Shazhou Municipal Party Committee, came to the office. He had worked in the agency for too long, and he had already formed a fixed pattern of a cup of tea, a newspaper, and a cigarette. After reading the front page of "Lingxi Daily", there was not a single word from Shazhou, which made Zhu Minsheng a little depressed.He raised his hand to call Minister Chen Jing of the Propaganda Department, and said, "Old Chen, today's "Lingxi Daily" has no content about Shazhou. This is not in line with the status of Shazhou. You have to think about it carefully. It is to connect with the media in the province, and I can come forward when it is appropriate; the second is to come up with a specific measure to elevate the propaganda work to a higher level; the third is to formulate rewards and punishments to increase everyone's enthusiasm." "Secretary Zhu, I will hold a publicity work meeting in the afternoon to convey and implement Secretary Zhu's instructions." Minister Chen Jing added, "I am holding today's "Lingxi Daily" in my hand. Although there is no Shazhou on the front page, it is in The second edition has a big article about Chengjin, which is very important." Zhu Minsheng turned to the second page of the newspaper, and suddenly saw a striking headline - "The Power of the System".When Deputy Secretary Huang Zidi walked into the office, Zhu Minsheng pointed to the newspaper and said, "Secretary Huang, there is an article in today's Lingxi Daily, have you read it?" Huang Zidi happened to read this article, and said: "Hou Weidong presided over the work of a county when he was under 30 years old. At that time, the municipal party committee had some disputes. Facts have proved that he has both theoretical and practical ability, and he is a competent county party secretary. From this point of view, Governor Zhou has a good eye for people and sent his secretary to the county with the most complicated situation." Zhu Minsheng turned his eyes away from the newspaper when he heard the words, and said, "This year, the Water Conservancy Department is building a hydropower station on the Zhushui River. This is a very important event. Arrange a time for the municipal party committee to listen to the work report of Chengjin County." When Huang Zidi left the office, Zhu Minsheng took the newspaper and looked at it, thinking: "It is said that Huang Zidi, Hong Ang, Bu Haiyun and Hou Weidong are the four generals of Zhou Changquan. It seems that these four people still have conflicts. The words are very interesting, dogs bite dogs, mouth hair." He flipped through the newspaper and thought to himself: "Hou Weidong's article is throwing stones to ask for directions, he is a smart man." Zhu Minsheng understood Hou Weidong's overtures very clearly. He welcomed this attitude, so he called Hou Weidong. "I'm Zhu Minsheng." Hou Weidong is opening the Standing Committee of the County Party Committee, and the Standing Committee is arguing over the problems arising from the rectification of small lead-zinc mines.Hearing that it was Zhu Minsheng's call, he raised his hand and pressed down to signal for everyone to be quiet, then amplified his voice and said respectfully, "Hello, Secretary Zhu, I'm Hou Weidong, please give me instructions." All the members of the Standing Committee fell silent. Hou Weidong stood up and walked out of the conference room while talking. "I read today's "Lingxi Daily", and the work in Chengjin County is doing well." Zhu Minsheng praised a few words, and then hung up the phone. Hou Weidong returned to the meeting room with a calm expression, and continued the meeting. After ten minutes had passed, Huang Zidi called again.When answering Huang Zidi's call, he didn't walk out of the meeting room, but talked with Huang Zidi in front of all the Standing Committee members.After the conversation, he said, "Thank you, Secretary Huang, for your concern. I will definitely prepare well." Putting down the phone, Hou Weidong said to the members of the Standing Committee: "Secretary Zhu praised the work of Chengjin County just now. This is an encouragement to us and a spur to us. Secretary Zhu is very concerned about the construction of the Zhushuihe Hydropower Station. For a report, we have to carefully calculate it to see from what angle to report." Jiang Xiangyu said: "The preliminary procedures of the project are mainly in the charge of the Water Conservancy Department and Hengqing Group. According to the division of labor in the last symposium, the current work of Chengjin County is to adjust the land, and there is actually not much content in this report. Secretary Zhu decided Is there time for a report?" Hou Weidong said: "We just talked about this matter in general, and there is no specific time. We must make preparations as soon as possible, so as not to be caught off guard when we get it." When the secretary of the municipal party committee and the deputy secretary called Hou Weidong in turn, Jiang Xiangyu was a little sour, and secretly said: "Hou Weidong is so fast, and he has hooked up with Zhu Minsheng again. This person's future is really limitless." It should not be too late, after the standing committee meeting, the county government office will discuss a first draft." "Okay, get a manuscript as soon as possible, I want to take a look." After discussing this matter, Hou Weidong looked at his watch and said: "Today's meeting has a lot of topics, everyone should be prepared for a protracted war. Comrades, don't blame me for talking, there are indeed so many things. If you don't digest these problems in one go today, you have to Have another meeting. If you are tired today, you will not have to repeat the meeting.” Gao Xiaonan put down the thick calligraphy brush in his hand, and said with a smile: "Chairman Mao said that it is better to cut off one finger than to hurt his ten fingers. I am in favor of fighting a war of annihilation. I will conduct a thorough study of the problems accumulated in the near future and decide on major events. It’s easy to divide and execute.” Although Gao Xiaonan's metaphor was neither fish nor fowl, other members of the Standing Committee also expressed their approval. After Hou Weidong was promoted from deputy secretary to secretary of the county party committee, Chengjin County had a vacant post of deputy secretary in charge of the party and the masses. Gao Xiaonan, Li Zhi, Cai Zhenggui, Liang Yifei and others were all staring at this position.Although the level is the same, according to the usual practice, the deputy secretary of the party and the masses is the third person in the county party committee and the county government after the county party secretary and the county magistrate. It is generally easier to get promoted, and the gold content of the general committee is higher than that of ordinary committee members. many. With this matter, the minds of the members of the Standing Committee came to life. They showed their talents and communicated with the city and even higher levels through various channels.At the same time, he also secretly observed whether Hou Weidong, who had lost his backing, could still say the same thing in front of the municipal party committee as before. At the standing committee meeting today, the secretary of the municipal party committee, Zhu Minsheng, personally called to praise the work of Chengjin County. In fact, he praised Hou Weidong's work.Then Huang Zidi, deputy secretary of the municipal party committee, called again, which caused another subtle change in the minds of the standing committee members. After the meeting of the Standing Committee, Jiang Xiangyu asked the county government to prepare materials, and this report made Zhao Min, the deputy director of the county government, scratch his head.The reason for scratching my head is that the Zhushuihe hydropower station has just started, and the work has basically not been rolled out, so it is difficult to extract bright spots.But there is no bright spot, and the leaders of the county party committee will inevitably have a dull face when they report. After squeezing countless brain cells to death, Deputy Director Zhao Mincai gave the article to Jiang Xiangyu.After Jiang Xiangyu finished reading, he called Zhao Min to the office and said: "The depth is not enough. The basis of the Zhushui River project is resettlement. Although this is a small resettlement, it is still a resettlement. thinking goes through.” After Jiang Xiangyu was satisfied, Zhao Min, the county government office, personally delivered the manuscript to Hou Weidong.After reading it, Hou Weidong added a sentence: "Chengjin County has a good cooperative relationship with the Water Resources Department and Hengqing Group. This should be reflected in the report." Zhao Min had limited materials, and after the article was typed back, he naturally felt uncomfortable, and complained secretly: "I lie on the table like a dog, and the leaders have to revise what I write, and people and people Why is there such a big gap!" Complaints are complaints, and he still has to implement the amendments proposed by the secretary of the county party committee and the county magistrate in person, so he added the sincere cooperation with the Water Resources Department and Hengqing Group to the report materials. content. The date of Chengjin County's reporting work has been postponed several times. On May 7, Hou Weidong and Jiang Xiangyu finally received the official notice and went to the Shazhou Municipal Party Committee to report to Secretary Zhu Minsheng on the work related to the Zhushuihe Hydropower Station in Chengjin County. When they arrived at the Municipal Party Committee, Zhao Chengyi brought Hou Weidong and Jiang Xiangyu to the small meeting room, and said, "Secretary Hou, County Magistrate Jiang, please wait a moment." After making tea, Zhao Chengyi left the meeting room. After a while, Secretary-General Hong Ang came in, shook hands with the two, and said, "You two have to wait for a while. Secretary Huang and Minister Zhao are still reporting to Secretary Zhu's office. It won't be finished in a while." He also deliberately said, "Secretary Zhu really took time out of his busy schedule to listen to the work report of Chengjin County. In the afternoon, Secretary Zhu of the Provincial Party Committee came to Shazhou for inspection. Your report should be as brief as possible. Please give more instructions to Secretary Zhu." When Hou Weidong heard the words, he recalled the grand occasion when he took office in Chengjin and several members of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee came in turn. He thought: "Zhu Minsheng served as the executive deputy director of the Organization Department, and he has accumulated a lot of connections." He pondered again, " Zhu Minsheng has been here for more than a month and has frozen all department-level cadres, it seems that he wants to move the cadres." There are currently two vacancies in the Chengjin County Party Committee: one is the newly vacant deputy secretary of the County Party Committee, Hou Weidong turned from deputy to full-time, and this position is naturally vacant; the other is that Li Taizhong, a former member of the Standing Committee of the County Party Committee and executive deputy county magistrate, has been transferred to Shazhou to serve as the Urban Management Bureau After the bureau chief, the executive deputy county magistrate has not been identified.Hou Weidong wanted Zhu Bing to be a member of the Standing Committee of the county party committee and executive deputy county magistrate, but after all, Zhu Bing was newly promoted to the deputy county level and had only worked in Chengjin for a short time.According to Hou Weidong's idea, when the Chengsha Highway is completed, Zhu Bing will naturally have political achievements as the deputy commander.At that time, it will be a matter of course to propose to the municipal party committee that Zhu Bing be a member of the county party committee standing committee. Some time ago, Zhao Dong of the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee sought Hou Weidong's opinion on these two positions.For the post of deputy secretary of the county party committee, Hou Weidong recommended Li Zhi, member of the Standing Committee of the county party committee and director of organization, and for the post of standing committee member, Hou Weidong recommended Zhu Bing, deputy county magistrate.If Zhou Changquan served as the secretary of the municipal party committee, Hou Weidong's opinion would basically be a foregone conclusion. Now, this matter is very pending. After waiting for more than an hour, Zhu Minsheng hurried in when it was time for lunch. After sitting down, he said, "I kept you two waiting for a long time. Let's start. We only have half an hour." After listening to Wanjin's report, the expression on Zhu Minsheng's face did not change, he remained cold, and said, "Zhushuihe small hydropower station is the first small hydropower station in Shazhou. After this one is completed, the city is planning to start the second phase of the project. The cooperative relationship with the Water Conservancy Department and Hengqing Group is particularly important. I hope that you can put great effort into this hydropower project and make the Zhushui River Small Hydropower Station a model project for the city, the Water Conservancy Department, and the Hengqing Group. lay the foundation for further cooperation.” Half an hour passed quickly. There was an important reception in the afternoon, and the municipal party committee ignored the meal. Hou Weidong and Jiang Xiangyu went downstairs together. Jiang Xiangyu couldn't help asking: "Director Wu of the Water Conservancy Department is Secretary Meng's wife, and Secretary Zhu attaches great importance to the Water Conservancy Department. I understand that. What is the origin of Hengqing Group? Secretary Zhu mentioned it at least seven or eight times in his conversation today." Jiang Xiangyu had contact with Zhu Xiaoyong, deputy general manager of Hengqing Group, but he did not coincide with Zhu Xiaoyong and the person who fought with chairs in the century-old beef restaurant.And because Zhu Xiaoyong became the deputy general manager directly as a water conservancy expert, he has not attracted attention in Lingxi official circles, so he doesn't know Zhu Xiaoyong's background for the time being. Hou Weidong knew that this matter would spread sooner or later, so it was inappropriate to keep it from Jiang Xiangyu, saying: "Zhu Xiaoyong is a water conservancy expert. He is usually low-key and doesn't like to talk about family affairs. He is the son-in-law of Secretary Meng Haofang. He used to be a teacher at Lingxi University , only recently joined Hengqing Group as vice president." Jiang Xiangyu was taken aback, and only then did he understand why Zhu Minsheng specifically emphasized building a good relationship with Hengqing Group.He rubbed his hands together and said, "No wonder, it's Secretary Meng's son-in-law!" He said in his heart, "Hou Weidong is so calm, Zhu Xiaoyong has come several times, but he didn't reveal his identity to me. what!" He is a native cadre and has no close relationship with the upper class. He did not know Zhu Xiaoyong's identity in advance, which can only show that he is not popular, no wonder Hou Weidong.He complained a little and could only hold it in his stomach.