Chapter 5 chapter Five

Dongfang Evergreen took Hong Linfeng back to the Propaganda Department by car, and called his wife Zhou Xian in the car, saying, "Zhou Xian, are you free?" Therefore, Dongfang Changqing usually does not look for her during working hours.Zhou Xian asked: "What's the matter?" Dongfang Changqing said: "I am with Wan Hao now, we are going to go home, if you are free, go home and wait for us." Zhou Xian cried out in surprise , Said: "Wan Hao, you met him. I'm free. I'll explain my work right away and go home." Putting down the phone, Dongfang Changqing said, "Minister Wan, Zhou Xian will go back and wait for us right away."

Wan Hao smiled, and said angrily: "Dongfang, you too, I can agree to call Minister Wan on the scene, it's natural for me, when it's just the two of us, it's a little bit out of character, it's better to call Wan Hao, kind. "Dongfang Changqing said with a smile: "Brother, you are in a high position without losing your true colors. Wan Hao is ready." Wan Hao said with a smile: "That's right, inside and outside are different, don't make your home look like an office." The car drove slowly, and the two asked each other about the situation at home.Wan Hao asked: "Dongfang, your child should go to college, right? Is it a boy or a girl?" Dongfang smiled and said, "It's a kid, he's in high school now." Wan Hao said, "Not bad, you two are well-educated. Ah." Dongfang Changqing asked Wan Hao if it was a son or a girl, and Wan Hao said that he was also a son, and he was still in the third year of high school, and he was going to take the college entrance examination next year.

Dongfang Changqing just laughed and asked, "Where is Madam working now?" Wan Hao smiled and replied that his wife was a deputy director of the Finance and Economics Committee of the Provincial People's Congress, at the deputy department level.Dongfang Changqing sighed and said: "People are so different compared to others." Wan Hao said: "They all live in the same city, but the difference between provinces and cities, how can there be such a difference?" Don't." Then, Wan Hao said: "Dongfang, speaking of it, we all took advantage of the old man. My father-in-law is a cadre who went south and retired from the position of deputy director of the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Congress. My wife therefore I also work at the Provincial People's Congress. You know my situation. My father used to be a provincial management cadre. If we don't have this foundation, I'm afraid our life will not be as good as yours. You are a farmer's son, and you are far better than us. too much."

Wan Hao spoke very sincerely, and Dongfang Changqing felt some comfort, saying: "That's what I said, but when I recall the struggle for so many years, I really can't bear to look back." Next, the two talked about work again, Dongfang Changqing told Wan Hao some of his thoughts, Dongfang Changqing said: "Wan Hao, the status quo of Qingshui Yamen in the cultural department has to be changed, we are a provincial capital city, and the geographical advantage is It is very beneficial. After I became the head of the cultural bureau, I privately inspected the entertainment industry in the provincial capital. Those private cultural and entertainment service venues have a very good business. Why do we have the advantages of geographical advantage, technology, and artistic talents? Want to reach out to the finance department? To be honest, when I go to the finance department to ask for money, my heart hurts once. They misunderstand the cultural department. I am determined to change this status quo, I want to integrate all the cultural resources in the city, use film companies and cinemas as bases, and run the cultural industry well. The first idea is to rebuild the cinema in the city center first. It’s a high-standard grand theater. However, the funds are currently a bit difficult, and the cultural department is so poor. Another thing, I used to be in administration, so I’m not familiar with culture, and I don’t know any singers or movie stars. Then you must help me with this."

Wan Hao laughed and said, "Dongfang, you are really a work fanatic. When you meet friends, you don't have a few homely words, and you just talk about work. Of course, I want to support you in these matters. The key is to win over your municipal party committee. The support of the municipal government. Without the support of the municipal party committee and the municipal government, your vision can only be a fantasy.” Dongfang Changqing sighed, and said: "Wan Hao, you don't know, I am the chief of the bureau, but I am very embarrassing when I say it loudly. If I really move, I will be constrained, and I am in a dilemma." After talking about the matter, he sighed: "The secretary now is not as good as when we started to be secretaries. We were all dedicated to work for a while. Now the secretary has become a fucking eunuch next to the emperor. If he doesn't respect money, he He guards the door like a door god. In addition, the cultural department has no status in the minds of the leaders, and it is really more difficult to meet the leaders than to go to the temple."

Wan Hao laughed and said, "I'm from the Propaganda Department, so I don't know the difficulties of the Cultural Bureau. In fact, it's not just the cities and counties, but even the provinces. The status of culture should be biased. It's the general trend. Now the economy Work is the center, and there is only one center. It is not surprising that culture is a bit marginalized. The key is yourself. Once you have made real achievements, you will have a place in the minds of leaders. Your idea is actually very good. If the cultural industry If you can get hundreds of millions or billions, I’m afraid the city will flatter you in turn.”

He also said, "Since Deputy Secretary Jiang Shuichang doesn't see you, you don't necessarily have to see him." Dongfang Changqing said: "He is the deputy secretary in charge. If I don't see him, how can I win the support of the leaders?" Wan Hao smiled and said: "It's impossible to follow a curve, just take a shortcut. Between two points, the line segment is the shortest. How about this, tomorrow afternoon I will have a meeting with Chen Xinzhi, secretary of your municipal party committee. When Secretary Chen first debuted, he was in It can be said that the old man brought it up from the provincial economic committee, so I will bring you with me tomorrow."

Dongfang Changqing said: "What a good idea, it's not good for me to be present when you leaders meet. Besides, what will others think of me?" Wan Hao laughed again, and said, "Dongfang, you still have the temper you had when you were a student. It's a good face, and you have too much self-esteem. In fact, if you admit that you came here with a horse, what's the point? I didn't blame you. , In this society, sometimes you have to lower your own stake. Let me tell you a word, in order to achieve the goal, you can use whatever means. Success or failure is a hero. If you succeed, who will say how you were? If you fail Now, even if you have the integrity of Qu Yuan and the virtue of Song Yu, you can only get ridicule and sarcasm. This is a realistic society."

Dongfang Changqing couldn't help feeling alarmed after hearing this.What Wan Hao said is so wrong. In the real society, the same thing, put on different people, the effect is very different. The same is playing with women. It is moral corruption; the same is flattery, success or failure, it is flexible, flexible, and can even be promoted as having extraordinary political wisdom. If it is placed on a loser, it will be infamous for thousands of years. Seeing Dongfang Changqing pondering, Wan Hao didn't say anything. After graduating from university, his classmates scattered and Dongfang Changqing returned to his remote hometown. I don't understand the situation, we have been separated for nearly twenty years, and it is not appropriate to say too much when we meet again.Dongfang Changqing pondered for a long time, and finally said: "Okay, I will go with you tomorrow."

Dongfang Changqing's family lived in a community in the west of the city. On the eighth floor, there were only three bedrooms and one living room. The registered area was 117 square meters, but the actual indoor area was only more than 90 square meters.The neighborhood is beautiful and well planned.Dongfang Changqing stopped the car at the stairs and asked Wan Hao to get out of the car to wait. He drove the car to the first floor and parked it. He called Zhou Xian from the parking lot and said, "We're here, are you home yet?" Zhou Xian replied that he had arrived early.Dongfang Changqing said: "Then you go downstairs to greet the guests. You, the hostess, are sitting at home and receiving guests. It's not very polite. Wan Hao is now the deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the Provincial Party Committee." Zhou Xian yelled , Said: "It's so fast." As he said, a busy voice came from the phone, and Dongfang Changqing knew that Zhou Xian must have come out.

Taking the elevator back to the first floor, Zhou Xian had already arrived, shaking hands with Wan Hao.Zhou Xian said: "Okay Wan Hao, my Dongfang said just now that you are his superior." Wan Hao smiled and said: "Don't listen to him, what are superiors and subordinates, we are classmates." Zhou Xian said: " Promising, I am afraid that among the students in our class, you are the most official." Wan Hao felt a little embarrassed, and said, "Why, are you, the hostess, going to talk to me about my classmates at the elevator door?" Zhou Xian then suddenly realized: "Come into the elevator, please, look, I I was so happy that I forgot everything." Dongfang Changqing smiled, Zhou Xian was wearing an elegant outfit, but it wasn't the one she wore to work in the morning, apparently she changed it on purpose.Zhou Xian's face was filled with joy, as if he had returned to his college days.But Wan Hao seemed a little embarrassed because of Zhou Xian's enthusiasm.Fortunately, the elevator stopped. After getting out of the elevator, Zhou Xian led the way, opened the door, and said, "Old classmate, please come in." The three of them gave way to the door, and Dongfang Changqing smiled and said: "My condition, old classmate, don't make fun of me." Wan Hao said: "How dare I laugh at you? In recent years, housing prices have been rising like a helicopter. , your apartment is several million. To be honest, if you can have a house of 50 or 60 square meters in the provincial capital, you can live a well-off life." After the three of them sat down on the sofa in the living room, they talked about some interesting things during college, and asked each other about the situation of their classmates. Dongfang Changqing said: "Wan Hao, we are in administration, and the relationship is the most important. Whenever we see When others have classmates in the province or even in the central department, they are simply jealous. It is really the era of paying attention to relationships and human resources." Wan Hao said: "I also have a deep feeling for this. When it comes to personal connections, it doesn't happen from generation to generation. China has always talked about this since ancient times. Look at the ancient times, there were so many father-wife relationships, same-year relationships, and fellow-township relationships. Terrible. If a person wants to stand out, talent is important, but popularity is also indispensable. Even some sages will inevitably devote themselves to make friends and weave their own network of relationships for their own future and destiny. I still remember Meng Haoran's poem "Looking Dongting Lake Presented to Prime Minister Zhang": The level of the lake in August, the ambiguity is too clear. The steam is steaming in the clouds and dreaming, and the wave shakes the city of Yueyang. If you want to help but have no boats, you are ashamed of the saint. Sitting and watching anglers are only envious of fish. This poem was written by the poet to the prime minister Zhang Jiuling when he traveled to Chang'an in the west, and the purpose was also to build a relationship with Zhang Jiuling and get his appreciation and employment. From this we can see how important personal connections are." Dongfang Changqing said: "I come from the grassroots, and I didn't have any strong connections, but the seat is such a cold bench. Now it's okay, my old classmates are on top, and my work is much easier." Zhou Xian also Said: "Wan Hao, you can take care of my Dongfang more in the future." After chatting for a while, it was already evening.Dongfang Changqing proposed to eat at the hotel.Wan Hao said: "There are only three people, and you can't enjoy the atmosphere when you go to a hotel. Why don't you do it yourself at home." Dongfang Changqing said: "That's good, there are only ordinary meals at home." Wan Hao smiled and said: "Speak Home-cooked food is much better. Chinese officialdom has no shortage of delicacies from mountains and seas. To be honest, it is a luxury for me to have a meal at home now. At home, don’t force me to go to a hotel to feel uncomfortable.” Dongfang Evergreen Just laughing, what Wan Hao said is the truth, now there is a half-time official, and there are indeed endless parties to accompany him, and even himself, the unpopular bureau chief, doesn't he sleep with sleep and wine every day?As the folks say, China's current system can control everything, but it can't control the mouth.Hospitality expenses are probably already the largest item of administrative expenses.Zhou Xian still insisted, and Dongfang Changqing smiled and said: "Since Wan Hao likes to eat at home, let's eat at home. My wife, you talk with Wan Hao, and I will go to the kitchen." Wan Hao laughed and said: "Look at Dongfang He is a model husband." Zhou Xian took a look at Dongfang Changqing and said, "He did it for you. Usually, he doesn't care about everything." Dongfang Changqing walked and said, "Wan Hao, don't listen to her. Yes, this is not true, I am in dire straits at home." The dinner was very simple, four dishes and one soup, and there were several bottles of Moutai on the wine cabinet as a gift from the staff of the cultural system when they paid New Year's greetings, and I took out a bottle.Poured two glasses.Wan Hao said: "Zhou Xian, too? I know you can drink." Zhou Xian smiled, and Dongfang Changqing knew that Zhou Xian agreed. Zhou Xian was able to drink two glasses when she was in school. Yes, but never drank after marriage.So he took another cup and poured some more, the three of them toasted each other, after a few cups, Dongfang Changqing began to feel dizzy.Wan Hao has a good capacity for alcohol and is not too drunk.Before leaving, he said to Dongfang Changqing: "Dongfang, listen to my call tomorrow. In fact, Secretary Xinzhi is very easy to get in touch with." Less, talking about getting in touch with the leader, I'm really a little scared."