Chapter 16 Chapter Sixteen

A few days after the Standing Committee, Dongfang Evergreen received a call from Deputy Mayor Lin Xuemin, saying: "Director Dongfang, please come to my office, let's talk about the project declaration." Dongfang Evergreen originally Nothing to do, but said: "I'm sorry, Mayor Lin, I'm reporting to some leaders of the provincial department. I'm not free now. Look, can you do it in the afternoon?" Lin Xuemin laughed at the other end and said: "OK, the provincial leaders If it's more important, you should report it first. We'll make another appointment in the afternoon."

Dongfang Changqing put up the phone, took a casual book to look at it, and recalled that the first time he reported to Lin Xuemin and only reported half of it, Dongfang Changqing was angry with this person, Lin Xuemin was a full-fledged person, Although he is only a deputy mayor in charge of culture, education and health, he puts on airs even more than the mayor. In retrospect, it seems to have something to do with his background. Lin Xuemin is a teacher, and he is used to putting on airs in front of students. Treat them like elementary school students.Dongfang Changqing recalled his experience at the grassroots level, and it seemed that many officials who were teachers were like to put on airs.In fact, a deputy mayor is not as good as a director of a real power bureau in terms of real power, what kind of airs are he putting on!Lin Xuemin took the initiative to call him this time, just to grab a piece of the cultural system reform.

When it was time for work in the afternoon, Dongfang Changqing didn't take the initiative to call Lin Xuemin. Sure enough, Lin Xuemin was a little impatient, and called and said, "Director Dongfang, the things on your side have been arranged." Is it?" Dongfang Changqing said: "Mayor Lin, I just made an arrangement, and I was about to call you, but I didn't want you to call." Lin Xuemin said: "Since the arrangement is made, come here, I'm here The office is waiting for you." Dongfang Changqing laughed and said: "Mayor Lin, you just love our Cultural Bureau, so let's not go there, I'm nervous in your office."

Lin Xuemin smiled and said: "Why are you nervous in my office? I won't eat you." Speaking of this, he let go a little bit, and Dongfang Changqing said: "Anyway, I'm going to be nervous at your place. As soon as I arrive at the leader's office, I get nervous and almost become ill. Let's go to Shenzhou. No matter how poor the Cultural Bureau is, the mayor in charge has to entertain him, right?" Lin Xuemin laughed and said, "Dongfang, yes You want to drink by yourself, why do you use me as an excuse?!" Dongfang Changqing also laughed, and said: "I can't eat by myself, I invite myself, how can I do it." Then, he asked for instructions: " Do you want other leaders of the bureau team to come together?"

Lin Xuemin said: "Forget it, you can come by yourself, what are there so many people doing, it's not fighting." Dongfang Changqing smiled and said: "Isn't it missing a foot? In fact, I really want to be with you too." Let's discuss it." In the mahjong terminology here in Zixu City, the lack of people is called lack of feet.Lin Xuemin said at the other end: "During working hours, you are not allowed to talk nonsense." Dongfang Changqing drove to Shenzhou and waited in the lobby. After a while, Lin Xuemin's car also arrived. Dongfang Changqing deliberately delayed when he went up to let Lin Xuemin open the car door by himself.Lin Xuemin was wearing a long windbreaker, and said after a long distance: "Director Dongfang, have you been waiting for a long time?" Dongfang Changqing smiled and said, "I just arrived too." We opened a room with a parlor, the waiter made tea, closed the door and went out.Dongfang Changqing said: "Mayor Lin, I was also thinking of asking you for a special report, but I also considered that you are too busy with work, so I have never had the opportunity."

Lin Xuemin smiled and said, "Not bad, Comrade Changqing, you have done a good job in cultural work, and now you have a very good position in the city." Dongfang Changqing could hear the sourness of Lin Xuemin's words, and thought that Lin Xuemin had a problem with reporting directly to Jiang Shuichang and Chen Xinzhi without going through him.So he said: "It's not that you are a wise leader. The cultural work was carried out under your direct leadership. Changqing dare not be greedy for the achievements of the sky." Lin Xuemin's face softened, and he said, "Speaking of which, I am a person who lets go of the subordinates. I don't require the subordinates to ask for instructions early and report later. The leader is mainly to grasp the major policies and control what to do in such a small way."

Dongfang Changqing quickly said: "Yes, the ancients said that generals, generals, and handsome generals. Your city leaders are at the marshal level, as long as you take care of us generals. Some people don't If you understand these principles, if you manage too carefully, the subordinates will not know what to do. It is Mayor Lin who is wise and delegates power to the subordinates, so that the subordinates can give full play to their subjective initiative." Lin Xuemin laughed and said, "You dare not be wise, so please stop causing trouble for you." The two chatted for a while, and Lin Xuemin said: "According to the arrangement of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, I was asked to assist Secretary Changshui and Deputy Mayor Xiaoming to carry out the reform of the cultural system, and also served as the deputy leader of a leading group. Mayor Xiaoming talked for a while, and felt that the project declaration should be done as soon as possible. We thought, set up a special project declaration team, and some competent personnel from the Development and Reform Bureau, Finance Bureau, Cultural Bureau and other relevant units will be specially run for this project. "

Dongfang Changqing said: "The leader has considered it very comprehensively. We have made a preliminary budget. According to the model in Northeast China, the total budget of a grand theater is 200 million yuan, which is quite a big project. Our Southern Grand Theater will If you come from behind, you have to invest nearly 300 million yuan. It is estimated that the province and the city will not be able to provide such a large project fund. It has to be declared to the state. Since it is necessary to declare to the state, I think the project declaration team only includes comrades from the city. It is not enough, people from relevant departments in the province must also participate.”

Lin Xuemin said: "This is already under consideration. Yesterday, Mayor Zhang Xiaoming and I discussed the issue of the project reserve. The city's finances will first provide one million for various operations of project declaration. Led by the Provincial Development and Reform Commission, a special team was set up to sit in the Beijing office, and the task was to run this project and track the status of the project declaration.” Dongfang Changqing smiled, looked at Lin Xuemin pretending to be secretive, and remained silent.Seeing this, Lin Xuemin asked, "What the hell are you planning?"

Dongfang Changqing laughed and said, "Whose account is the project reserve fund transferred to?" Lin Xuemin laughed and said, "I know you are concerned about this money. It's better not to make up your mind about this money. However, your Cultural Bureau is the main body of the project declaration, and the reserve fund can still be transferred to your account. But most of them still have to be assigned to the Development and Reform Bureau, after all, it is up to them to win the project.” Dongfang Changqing laughed and said: “The mayor is wise, the Cultural Bureau is the project implementation unit, and we also need some money to go to the province. For the central government, it is impossible to move an inch without money. This is an eternal truth. Most of it goes to the Development and Reform Bureau, and I think it’s still a little too much. Is this okay, 50-50?”

Lin Xuemin laughed again and said, "You are too smart, let's discuss this matter." At that moment, the two talked for a long time, and Lin Xuemin suddenly said: "The problem with the project is probably not too big, and it may come down by the end of the year. Because we are a pilot of cultural system reform in the province, the supporting funds for the provincial financial project are not a problem. The last time our city reported to the provincial government, Executive Vice Governor Zhou Chunqing had already stated his position. As for the matching funds in the city, there will be no big problem, the key is the proportion of supporting funds. From this point of view, the southern The construction of the Grand Theater can be put on the work schedule, do you have a specific design plan?" Dongfang Changqing said: "The plan is being collected. According to the minutes of the last Standing Committee meeting, the Municipal Construction and Planning Bureau and its subordinate Design Institute are responsible for the collection of plans, and finally submitted to the Standing Committee for approval. The relocation of the employees of Furong District Cinema is also in full swing. In progress, there are obstacles, but they can still be overcome.” Lin Xuemin smiled and praised: "The work is done well. How is the project bidding research going?" Dongfang Changqing was stunned, thinking that the matter had not been written yet, why did he ask about the project bidding?If you think about it deeply, you will understand a little bit. Now there is a jingle circulating in the folks: "If you want to get rich, focus on projects, invest in money, and focus on urban construction." It seems that there is no basis for it. , the key point seems to be interested in projects and engineering. Dongfang Evergreen thought next, this Lin Xuemin is a little too confident, if it is some small construction projects undertaken by the cultural, educational and guard himself, he can indeed get involved, with a total investment of 200-300 million projects, I am afraid that the municipal party committee will Unable to intervene, he still wants to get a share of it.It seems that after being an official for a long time, he has become superstitious about himself.Dongfang Changqing then said: "The bidding for the project has not yet started. Firstly, we have to wait for the project to be approved, so there is no way to talk about the project. Second, even if the project is approved, we still have to wait for the design, otherwise the engineering quantity cannot be calculated. Bidding will also be subject to subjective assumptions and have no basis. Besides, don’t all these tasks have to go through you, and we will implement whatever you instruct when the time comes.” Seeing Dongfang Changqing say this, Lin Xuemin had a little embarrassed look on his face, and then returned to normal.Said: "The work must be done in the front, so as not to be passive." After talking for a while, it was almost time for dinner, Dongfang Changqing asked for instructions: "Mayor Lin, the work is over, what do you think?" Lin Xuemin laughed and said, "What are you thinking again?" Qing said: "Don't dare, I just heard that you are a mahjong master. Changqing has always wanted to learn it once, but I have no chance. Today is a rare opportunity." Lin Xuemin couldn't help being excited when he heard that he was going to play mahjong, and said: "You I want 'Wu Le', that's okay, anyway, it's time to get off work, and I'll call two companions when I'm full." Dongfang Changqing said: "Call now, let's eat together, otherwise There is no atmosphere when two people drink." Lin Xuemin smiled and said, "That's right, let me call Huang Mengzi and Zhong Zhengchun." Zhong Zhengchun is the director of the Broadcasting Bureau, and he is also very familiar with Dongfang Changqing.Dongfang Changqing smiled and said: "Okay, but I have to say something first. I will catch you if you let go. You don't play business cards, go to the casino, and don't recognize your father and mother." Lin Xuemin laughed and said: "Be careful yourself, it's not certain who caught whose cannon." When Lin Xuemin called Huang Meng and Zhong Zhengchun, Dongfang Changqing went to arrange meals in the private room. When he came back, Lin Xuemin was still smiling, so he asked, "Are Director Huang and Director Zhong coming?" Lin Xuemin said: "The two just got together and thought about the lack of two legs. How could they not come?" Dongfang Changqing laughed. The style of cadres in Zixu City has indeed changed a lot over the years. In the past, the police often caught gambling. , everyone dare not mess around.Later, I don’t know who said that the gambling has affected the investment environment in Zixu City. Out-of-town bosses dare not come to invest in Xuxu City, so the gambling is no longer carried out, especially in high-end entertainment venues. semi-darkly forbidden.The bureau chiefs had nothing to do after dinner, so they got together to play mahjong. In name, they were reporting to work or making horizontal contacts. Anyway, the box fee and meal expenses were reimbursed by the public, and it was almost becoming an open rule. After a while, Huang Meng and Zhong Zhengchun came in, and when they saw Dongfang Changqing, they smiled and said, "Director Dongfang has also joined our hemp altar?" Dongfang Changqing quickly stood up to greet him, shook hands, and said: "I finished reporting to the mayor. I have nothing to do. I also want to discuss with the two directors." Huang Meng said: "Mayor Lin is the ever-victorious general. We were scared by him. Director Dongfang doesn't know yet. Great." Dongfang Changqing laughed and said: "It seems that Director Huang really has the spirit of repeated defeats." The waiter set up the automatic mahjong machine, and the four of them shared their seats and started playing mahjong.Zhong Zhengchun didn't talk much when he was playing mahjong, he worked hard and didn't know what to think.The two fought for a few rounds, Huang Meng suddenly laughed and said, "Director Dongfang, you and Zhong Zhengchun are really rivals." After hearing this, Zhong Zhengchun cast a dissatisfied glance at Huang Meng, as if complaining that he was talking too much.Chen Mo didn't understand, and felt that Huang Meng didn't say this casually, so he asked in surprise: "What opponents, there are all opponents on the mahjong table. At work, Director Zhong is still very supportive of me." Huang Meng laughed and said, "Have you seen the provincial documents?" Dongfang Changqing couldn't help being surprised: "What document?" Huang Meng laughed and said, "It's impossible for you not to see it. Are you confident?" Dongfang Changqing looked bewildered, and he couldn't ask any more questions, and said, "I really don't know." Lin Xuemin said: "Play cards and cards, do not talk about work during entertainment time, and do not talk about entertainment during work time." Huang Meng just laughed and said: "Mayor, you can detach yourself, but Dongfang and Zhengchun are vital interests, so you can't ignore them." He also said: "You are really kept in the dark, you ask Zhengchun." Zhong Zhengchun had a look of sullenness on his face, Dongfang Changqing didn't ask any more questions, he was always wondering what documents the province would issue, according to Huang Meng, this document involved both him and Zhong Zhengchun.Thinking about it makes me even more confused, and I don’t want to ask too many questions. In the current officialdom, how much gossip you know has become the criterion for judging whether a person is a popular person. I underestimate you.Dongfang Changqing was full of doubts and played mahjong patiently, but the mahjong in front of him became blurred and he couldn't concentrate. The next day Dongfang Changqing called Wang Xiaomao to the office as soon as he went to work, and said, "Director Wang, have you got any new documents recently?" Wang Xiaomao became nervous and said, "I'll go check it out." , Wang Xiaomao came back, holding several documents in his hand, and handed them to Dongfang Changqing: "Here are some new documents, I forgot to show you these few days." When I saw the provincial document on the merger of the cultural bureaus and broadcasting bureaus of various cities and counties, I couldn't help but get angry. This document has actually been here for more than a week, and I am still in the dark, which shows how dereliction of duty this Wang Xiaomao is.I wanted to get angry, but felt that it was too much, so I could only hold back my anger, waved at Wang Xiaomao, and said, "Director Wang, there are regulations on the document review system, and when documents come in, they must be circulated to the leaders as soon as possible. "Wang Xiaomao agreed in a low voice, and left. After Wang Xiaomao left, Dongfang Evergreen fell into deep contemplation. Culture and broadcasting had been merged into one bureau. It had been rumored for many years. When he was still in the CPPCC, the organizational reform had just been blown, and there was already this rumor. In some neighboring provinces, some have indeed merged culture and broadcasting to form the Bureau of Culture and Broadcasting, and some provinces that have experimented with organizational reform have even gone further and merged the bureaus of culture, broadcasting, and sports into one bureau.Zixu City has been slow to move because this province is not a pilot province for national institutional reform.No one expected that when he started to move, he really felt like he was moving like a rabbit, and the document came down without a sound.The ridiculous thing is that, as the director of the Bureau of Culture with a lot of stakes, the document has been released for a week, and it may have become known to everyone, but he is still kept in the dark and at a loss. What Dongfang Changqing cares about, of course, is who will be the director of the merged Culture and Broadcasting Bureau.The merger of the two Bureaus of Culture and Broadcasting will inevitably involve the question of who will be the director. According to historical practice, the future Director of Culture, Radio and Television must be selected from the current Director of Culture and Broadcasting. In terms of weight, Dongfang Changqing knows that the Bureau of Cultural Affairs cannot be compared with the Bureau of Broadcasting. The Bureau of Broadcasting has the media advantage of a TV station and is the darling of the leaders.The Cultural Bureau is not the case. If a large-scale event is to be held in the city, the Cultural Bureau has worked so hard to create, rehearse, and perform. But the day before the performance, the TV station set up a live broadcast machine, and the credit seems to be all due to the TV station. That's right, the Cultural Bureau can only be the hero behind the scenes. Zhong Zhengchun is a veteran of the propaganda and cultural system. He used to be the deputy secretary of the county party committee in the county. Not to mention his seniority, he is said to be a very capable person. As a party secretary, he successfully squeezed out the former director in just over a year, and became the director himself.When Zhong Zhengchun was appointed as the director by the party secretary, Dongfang Changqing was still the executive deputy county magistrate in the county, so he had heard a little about it.It is said that Zhong Zhengchun first bribed the then executive deputy director, promising that if he became the director, he would let the executive deputy director be the secretary of the party group.The executive deputy director came forward and instigated the people below to make a fuss, and reported a small economic problem of the former director.Because the evidence is conclusive, the director's argument is irrefutable.What's interesting is that the director was not pushed to the end, but changed seats with Zhong Zhengchun and became the secretary of the party group of the bureau. In this way, the chair of the party group secretary was not vacated in the end, and the deputy director suffered from being dumb. In order to get rid of the old bureau chief, Zhong Zhengchun resorted to a trick of killing Ma Ji with tears, and found an excuse to get the executive deputy director down, but told him that it was the old bureau chief who did it. Damn, it made the two of them harbor a deep hatred, and when they met, they looked like red-eyed buffaloes. In the end, the Propaganda Department stepped forward and transferred the executive deputy director to the Sports Bureau to become the deputy director.Zhong Zhengchun is the kind of person who is accustomed to officialdom. The cadres and workers in the broadcasting bureau are good at arranging people, and they are merciless in arranging their bureau chiefs. They say that Zhong Zhengchun is as greedy as a lion, as cunning as a fox, and as agile as a monkey. , as silent as a stone, as deep as sea water, as vigilant as a rabbit.When Zhong Zhengchun was the director, Lin Xuemin was the director of the Education Bureau. A few years ago, he fought openly and secretly for the deputy mayor who was in charge of culture, education and health.Officials in the political arena hold grudges against their competitors the most. Lin Xuemin could not have no regrets about his former opponents, but after a few years, Zhong Zhengchun actually healed these regrets in Lin Xuemin's heart, and the two became friends , this is indeed not something that ordinary people can do.It can be seen from this that this person's power tactics are extraordinary regardless of his conspiracy. Thinking of this, Dongfang Changqing couldn't help feeling a little sad.No matter in terms of strength or qualifications, he was no match for Zhong Zhengchun.He had a hunch that he might be out of the game in the upcoming institutional overhaul.Thinking of this, Dongfang Changqing smiled wryly, called Su Yiyuan, and said, "Yi Yuan, come to my office when you have time." Su Yiyuan didn't know what was going on, and said, "I have nothing to do, come right away." In just a few minutes, Su Yiyuan arrived.Dongfang Changqing got up to make tea, Su Yiyuan was not polite, took the tea and asked: "What's the matter, Chief?" Dongfang Changqing smiled, instead of answering directly, he asked: "Yi Yuan, have you heard any rumors recently?" Su Yiyuan was taken aback for a moment, not knowing what he was asking, and just when he didn't know how to answer, Dongfang Changqing thought, it seems that Su Yiyuan and the others didn't see the document at all, this is a way to hide it to the end.Dongfang Changqing took the document from the table and handed it to him, signaling him to read it.Su Yiyuan looked at the document and said, "When was this document?" Dongfang Changqing said, "Look at it yourself." Su Yiyuan looked again, and said, "It's been more than ten days, and the office has signed for it for a week. , why was it circulated today?" Dongfang Changqing smiled and said: "But Director Zhong of the Broadcasting Bureau has seen it a long time ago. If I hadn't gone to ask Wang Xiaomao for it today, I'm afraid it would still be buried in that stack of newspapers." Su Yiyuan said: "This Wang Xiaomao, what kind of office director is he? This is dereliction of duty." Dongfang Changqing quickly stopped him and said: "When the office is careless, we still need to reiterate the document circulation system." good." Su Yiyuan nodded, pondered for a while, and said, "I'm afraid the problem is not here, Bureau Chief. In our bureau, such a thing has never happened before. This Wang Xiaomao, I'm afraid..." Dongfang Changqing looked at Su Yiyuan with a smile, but his heart couldn't help but tremble.Wang Xiaomao used to be a member of the Broadcasting Bureau and a reporter of a TV station. Because of his acceptable writing skills, he was asked by Wei Changzhen, the former director of the Cultural Bureau, to be the office director of the Cultural Bureau. Could it be that this kid deliberately suppressed the documents?Just as he was thinking about it, Su Yiyuan said: "Boss, this matter is a bit strange, and you must be on guard against others." Dongfang Changqing smiled and said: "You can deal with this matter. You are the leader in charge of the office. Tong Shijie told me last time that he has been the chairman of the labor union for several years and he is a little tired. He wants to rotate positions. You Let's deal with it, and after it's done, give Lao Hu and Director Wei a sigh of relief." Su Yiyuan smiled knowingly, and said, "I'm afraid it's not good for me to go by myself. I still have to work together with the group." Dongfang Changqing smiled, nodded, and said, "That's it, come to me whenever you need anything, and we can communicate at any time." After Su Yiyuan left, Dongfang Changqing sorted out his thoughts again. He knew that Su Yiyuan had fully understood his intentions. The replacement of an office director did not need to be reported to any department.Su Yiyuan was right. It is essential to be on guard against others. Wang Xiaomao, an experienced office director, would not make such a low-level mistake.Judging from Wang Xiaomao's identity as a TV reporter before he came to the Cultural Bureau, this person might be Zhong Zhengchun's internal support.Officialdom is like a battlefield, and thirty-six strategies must be guarded against. When the cultural broadcasting is about to be merged, maybe Wang Xiaomao decided to follow Zhong Zhengchun in his heart. As long as he has made meritorious service in this matter, after the merger, he will be Zhong Zhengchun's celebrity up. The next morning, at work, Tong Shijie, the chairman of the former labor union, was sitting on Wang Xiaomao's desk.Of course Wang Xiaomao seemed aggrieved, and went to Dongfang Changqing's office to find Dongfang Changqing. Dongfang Changqing made him tea and said, "Director Wang, according to the civil servant system, the work of civil servants must be rotated regularly. The director of the office has been in office for a little longer, so he changed with Comrade Tong Shijie, and there is no change in rank. Trade union work is also a very important job, and it has been weakened a bit over the years. We put you up in the bureau just for the sake of Strengthening this work depends heavily on you. Comrade Xiao Mao, I hope you will work hard to do a good job in the work of the trade union, and solve problems for the bureau's party group and bureau affairs." Although Wang Xiaomao was full of dissatisfaction, he didn't say anything. Gone sadly.