Chapter 22 Chapter Twenty Two

It was the weekend three nights before the official bid for the restoration project of Dongjiang Temple. Dongfang Changqing and Zhou Xian's son Dongfang Ming came back from vacation.The child has entered high school, and after staying at school, he can only go home on Saturdays. After a night of sleep, he has to go back to school early the next morning to make up lessons. He is so nervous that he feels like a war.Therefore, Saturday has become a major concern of the couple.While Zhou Xian was talking with his son, Dongfang Changqing went to prepare meals. The child had been eating in the student cafeteria for a long time, and the oil and water were insufficient, so he had to make up for it when he returned home.After dinner, the family of three rarely sat on the sofa, watching TV happily, and the doorbell rang.Dongfang Changqing frowned and didn't want to open the door, but the doorbell rang unrelentingly. Zhou Xian had no choice but to open the door.As soon as the door opened, a man with a fat head and a big face squeezed in, scaring Zhou Xian back away, saying, "Who are you, who are you looking for?"

The man entered the door, bowed to Dongfang Changqing, and said: "Director Dongfang, I am Man Weicheng, don't you remember? Chairman of Hongyun Engineering Company, I am here to pay a visit to Director Dongfang." Dongfang Changqing was stunned, and then remembered that when Dongfang Changqing invited Wang Yuanhui to dinner last time, it was Man Weicheng who came with him, and said that he had known him when he was the county magistrate.Dongfang Chang hurriedly stood up and said, "It's Boss Man, please come in." Man Weicheng was also polite, and came in with a thump, and sat down on the sofa.Dongfang Changqing saw his son snort, got up and went into the study.

Zhou Xian poured tea for Man Weicheng patiently, and said, "You guys talk, I'll talk to my son inside." She also walked into the room.Dongfang Changqing asked straightforwardly: "Boss Man came to visit late at night, must there be some business?" Man Weicheng seemed to be full of confidence, and he didn't make any detours, and said: "I heard from Secretary Jiang that Director Dongfang is very concerned about our company. I'm here to thank you. Our Hongyun company has strong strength and has contracted many big companies in Zhixu City. You can rest assured about the project, and I will ask Director Dongfang to take care of it when the time comes."

Dongfang Changqing smiled and said: "Boss Man, it depends on your strength. Of course, Secretary Jiang has introduced the situation of your engineering team. I have confidence in your Hongyun Company. Have you paid the registration fee?" Man Weicheng nodded again and again, and said, "I've done it, I won't make things difficult for the leader." Dongfang Changqing nodded and said: "Boss Man will understand these rules naturally after traveling all over the world. Many bosses nowadays don't understand the difficulties of our office workers. Project bidding is not a trivial matter. It involves all aspects, laws and regulations, Boss Man is a sensible person, you still have to make two plans, don’t blame me if you don’t win the bid.”

Manwei Capital came here with the mentality of being able to grasp everything, but when he heard the voice of Dongfang Changqing, he panicked and said: "Director Dongfang, this, this, you have to believe in our strength, Secretary Jiang Shui is I personally inspected it, and Secretary Jiang inspected it very strictly. We have built many large projects, and they are all high-quality projects." While the two were talking, Zhou Xian and his son Dongfang Ming walked over several times, and then went back to the study. Zhou Xian could bear it, but his son Dongfang Ming's face darkened as if it was about to rain.Dongfang Changqing knew that his wife and son were tired of this unexpected guest.So he smiled and said: "Boss Man, it's not that I don't believe you. The restoration of cultural relics has its own special requirements. For example, the understanding of Buddhism, and talents who know how to paint, etc. It doesn't mean that you can build bridges. It is enough to know how to build a building. Besides, bidding is a word of bidding, that is, to compete, whether to win the bid, in addition to strength, there are also price, technology, concept, etc., which is very complicated. Let’s do this, the day after tomorrow we will open the bidding Yes, you go back and prepare, especially the materials, I wish you a successful bid."

Man Weicheng also heard the meaning of seeing off guests in Dongfang Changqing's words, but he didn't stand up, and sat upright, asking in a familiar way: "Director Dongfang, how many children do you have?" Dongfang Changqing said: "Now In this day and age, there are only a few more, but I have only one son." Man Weicheng said: "My son is handsome, and he must have a bright future in the future. To tell you the truth, I am also a son, but I am not very successful." Dongfang Changqing just laughed and said: "Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Children today are not as ignorant as ours. Children today are young, but they all have their own opinions."

"That's that, my kid can't study, but he is good at playing tricks, and now he can only mess around in society. I still envy you for having such a good son." Man Weicheng said with emotion, suddenly performing magic tricks He took out a card without handing it to Dongfang Changqing, but put it on the coffee table and said, "This is a little meaning, let's read to the children." Dongfang Changqing quickly stopped him, picked up the card and handed it to Man Weicheng, saying: "Boss Man, what are you doing? I can't accept it, so don't force me to make mistakes." Man Weicheng stretched out his hand Resisted and said: "Look at what you said, Director Dongfang, I'm not for you, but for children. Don't worry, this has nothing to do with the project. Really, because my son refuses to study hard, I still don't It's a pity. To be honest, I haven't found a place to repay my wish. Since my nephew is studying hard, I will make up for my regret for my son here. This is not too much." Man Weicheng's attitude is very firm, and his hands are strong. It was so big that Dongfang Evergreen couldn't hold on anymore.

Zhou Xian and his son heard movement in the living room, so they opened the study door and came out to look.As soon as the door slammed, Dongfang Changqing was afraid that his son would see something bad, so he stopped insisting, and put the credit card on the coffee table casually, and took the teacup to cover it.Man Weicheng laughed and said: "I'm leaving, Director Dongfang, I'm really sorry to bother you for so long. Please take care of the bidding, I promise to make a high-quality project, don't worry .” Dongfang Changqing sent Man Weicheng to the door, and the two shook hands to say goodbye. When they left, Man Weicheng smiled and said: "Director Dongfang, Secretary Jiang thinks highly of you. It depends on your protection." Dongfang Changqing smiled and said, "Secretary Jiang fell in love wrongly."

After sending Man Weicheng away, Dongfang Changqing returned to the living room and put the credit card away first, so as not to be discovered by the child, which would affect the child.As soon as they were put away, Zhou Xian and her son came over, and Zhou Xian said angrily, "In the future, I will go to the office to talk about work, and your home is not where you work, so don't keep bringing those people to your home." Dongfang Evergreen With a lost smile, he said: "He is coming, can I drive him out?" His son, Dongfang Ming, is in high school. He has hair that can’t be called a beard on his mouth. He also helped his mother talk, saying: “If you have something to talk about in the office, what can you do if you come to the house? Dad, can you You can't be a corrupt official."

Dongfang Changqing glanced at his son, who was serious.Dongfang Changqing couldn't help laughing, although what this kid said was harsh, but it was reasonable, if you don't talk in the office, but go to the leader's house to talk about it, it is mostly shameful.It's just that the society has progressed now, and there are many things that are discussed in the office. Today's leaders, the office is always closed. Apart from fear of being intruded by petitioners, there are actually other reasons. That's what kids don't understand.As Master Wisdom said, if there is a Buddha in your heart, there is Bodhi everywhere.On the contrary, if there is a demon in your heart, why can't you do evil everywhere?Thinking about it, he said to his son: "Do you think Dad looks like a corrupt official?"

The son said with a straight face, as if he was very mature, "Everyone changes." Dongfang Changqing laughed out loud, even Zhou Xian laughed, and said, "Son, how can you say that about your father." Dongfang Changqing quickly stopped Zhou Xian, and said, "Son, it's a good thing that's hanging over Dad's head." Where's the whip?" In fact, Dongfang Changqing was still full of thoughts. It was only a small project of three million yuan, and there were too many project bosses who found him. It can be said that all the bosses who signed up found him, some in teahouses, some In the office, no one comes empty handed.Dongfang Evergreen had to admit that this was indeed a temptation, so powerful that it was hard to refuse.People in the officialdom now know the tricks of project bidding, that is, all comers are not rejected. After the bidding is completed, the money from the company that does not win the bid will be refunded, and the money from the company that wins the bid will be pocketed. This can be said to be foolproof.Because of a little idealism in his heart, Dongfang Changqing did not accept anything from any company. This has already made him offend many bosses. However, Dongfang Changqing is really not sure to refuse a company like Fortune.This kind of company that is keen to find leaders still has some problems in terms of strength, at least not confident.If the normal bidding is followed, Hong Yun will definitely be eliminated.However, after drinking some wine that night, I had accidentally offended Jiang Shuichang because of the Hongyun company. If I don't let Hongyun company win the bid this time, I'm afraid I will still offend Jiang Shuichang to the end.In officialdom, offending leaders is a taboo. Dongfang Evergreen remembers that when he was a township cadre, the secretary of the township party committee had a catchphrase, saying: "When dealing with leaders, my rule is 'Yes, yes, yes, yes, wise, wise and wise'" .Sure enough, this secretary later had a successful official career, and within a few years he was transferred to the head of the County Construction Bureau, and then the deputy county head. Unfortunately, he was not sure in the end. When he was the head of the construction bureau, he stretched his hands too far. Was shuanggui. There is another saying in the officialdom that obeying the leadership is a concrete manifestation of strong political principles and strong party spirit. From this point of view, Dongfang Evergreen also has a profound lesson. Forefoot?Weighing the pros and cons, Dongfang Changqing felt that the Dongjiang Temple project was just an ordinary small project. As long as the quality was paid close attention, there should be no major problems. Even if there were some problems, they would not be too serious. Three days later, the bidding meeting was officially held. Among the votes of the judges, Fortune Company received the highest votes and successfully won the bid.Dongfang Changqing couldn't help feeling emotional. Although he accepted Man Weicheng's bank card, he didn't do anything for him at all. He even voted to abstain. He still won the bid. Wei Cheng and the judges knew it themselves. On the night of the bidder's day, Dongfang Changqing called Yan Dongsheng, director of the Bureau of Cultural Relics, and called him to his office.Yan Dongsheng didn't know what happened, and was sweating all over his head. Seeing that Dongfang Changqing was reading the document with a calm face, he felt relieved and asked, "Director, what instructions do you have for me?" Dongfang Changqing smiled, made tea for Yan Dongsheng, and said: "The project is about to start. You are the executive deputy commander. The quality must be controlled. I just don't worry about the quality of the project." Yan Dongsheng said with a smile: " Don't worry about this, I sent two people from the Bureau of Cultural Relics to keep an eye on it." Dongfang Changqing took a card and said: "Director Yan, we don't have many contacts, but I have passed the inspection and trust you. Here is a card. To tell you the truth, it was given to me by someone else." Yes, how to deal with this card, I am very confused. Refund is irreversible, that would offend people. Of course, it cannot be handed over to the discipline inspection, and I want to ask you for an idea. " Yan Dongsheng suddenly felt hot all over, he didn't expect that Dongfang Changqing called him here to talk about such a matter.He stammered and said, "Thank you, Chief, for trusting me. This, this... I have no experience." Dongfang Changqing laughed and said, "To be honest, Dongsheng, I want to give you this card today. Aren't you short of money to repair the cultural relics warehouse? Here is 100,000 yuan. You can use it to repair the cultural relics warehouse." .” Yan Dongsheng asked: "Is this okay?" Dongfang Changqing laughed and said: "Why can't this work? Instead of giving the money to the Commission for Discipline Inspection, we might as well use it to run our own business. However, you have to do a good job of the current account of 100,000 yuan. The name of the income account is Go make one yourself." Yan Dongsheng couldn't help being surprised and elated, took the card with both hands, and said with a smile: "One hundred thousand yuan is enough to repair a warehouse, so I'll take it." Dongfang Changqing said: "You can make a receipt for you, and there is another one. If the money is withdrawn, the card cannot be lost. In addition, keep it secret, and no one should tell it. Remember it." Yan Dongsheng said with a smile: "This I Understood, I'll call you now." Sending Yan Dongsheng away, Dongfang Changqing couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief, the 100,000 yuan from Tang Shou was considered to be disposed of. Wan Hao quickly called back and said, "Old classmate, let's find a restaurant. I've already contacted the directors of the Provincial Development and Reform Bureau. How about a meal?" Dongfang Changqing was overjoyed and said: "Thank you old classmate, it's settled so quickly." Wan Hao just smiled and said: "It's still a long way to go, and you can't rely on me to settle it. You have to rely on yourself. Here, let me guide you. You still need to spend what should be spent, otherwise the city will give you so many project preparations." How to use gold?" Dongfang Changqing said: "I understand this, but when you don't know people well, you can't send them out." Wan Hao said with a smile: "You are a good oriental person, and you don't know many people? Let me talk about it first. Make it clear, I am just introducing you today, and you still need to do the key work, I can't go beyond my pedigree." The two talked for a while, and Dongfang Changqing asked Wan Hao, who should be accompanied by Zixu City, and whether it should be a city-level leader.Wan Hao replied: "There is no need for these. It is enough for the brothers to drink, play, and connect with each other. The leader is present but I can't let go." Dongfang Evergreen asked if he wanted to invite people from the Municipal Development and Reform Bureau to participate , Wan Hao replied no.Dongfang Changqing just laughed and said, "Then I'll call the beauties from our system to accompany the wine and dance. The Bureau of Culture and Broadcasting has nothing, but there are still resources for beauties." Wan Hao laughed and said: "This arrangement is right. At the provincial level, the director is not a leader. He looks a little unofficial and unpopular, but he is the class with the most real power. People in this class are also the most powerful. Difficult to wait for." Now, after making an appointment for the time and place, Dongfang Evergreen suggested that the Shenzhou Hotel be a high-end hotel.Wan Hao said: "That ghostly place is where the leaders haunt, but I can't let it go after I go there. I heard that Yongwu County has newly developed a Grand Canyon Scenic Area. There are hotels and other facilities in it, as well as high-end entertainment venues. Why don't we Just go there and have fun." After making an appointment, Dongfang Changqing consulted with several deputy directors. Chang Guangmei was a little apprehensive when she heard that she was going to be a beauty trick, and said: "If this matter is known to others, I am afraid that it will cause future troubles. We can’t afford to report it.” Su Yiyuan laughed and said: “Old Chang is too cautious, we just ask the actors to accompany us to drink and sing, and nothing will happen. Of course, if If something happens, as long as it’s your will, no one will say anything, and now civil servants are less engaged in extramarital affairs? I don’t see anyone being punished for this.” Dongfang Evergreen kept silent and listened to everyone.Chang Guangmei's words reminded him. Although it seems that the Wenguang Bureau is calm and the relationship between the chief and the deputy is handled well, people's hearts are far away. It will become a bullet for others to attack yourself.People who are used to fighting in the officialdom, if they know something shady about their opponents, they will not say it, they hide it in their stomachs, and when the time is right, they will pull it out like a master in a martial arts movie. Cut to the other side.At the moment, he smiled and denied his proposal, saying: "I also think it's inappropriate, so I discussed it with everyone. How about it, the beauty trap still can't be done, and people in our cultural system should be eliminated? Let's discuss another This time I went to contact the leaders of the Provincial Development and Reform Commission. It was also the opinion of Mayor Lin Xuemin and Secretary Jiangshui. They felt that we could go on the road first if necessary. There is still a part of the project reserve allocated to us, so Director Yi Yuan, please contact the finance department, and transfer some of it first." He also arranged for several other deputy directors to stay at home and handle daily affairs. The words of the plan diverged. After we broke up, Dongfang Changqing called Su Yiyuan aside alone, and arranged to go to the finance department to allocate money.The finances have been a little tight in recent years, and it is not easy to allocate money.Dongfang Changqing said: "Yi Yuan, I must try to get more money this time. Without money, everything is empty talk." Su Yiyuan asked how much money to send for the report, and Dongfang Changqing said: "Let's call one hundred thousand. It can Getting 60,000 to 70,000 is considered a victory. After the report is printed out, ask Mayor Lin Xuemin to sign it, and then ask Mayor Zhang Xiaoming to sign it. It is best to ask Mayor Zhang to call the finance department in person, otherwise, the finance director Where Mangzi is, and where the payment bureau of the Finance Bureau is, it’s the Palace of the King of Hades.” Su Yiyuan nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go for a run, and even if I fight this face, I have to allocate the money." After hearing this, Dongfang Changqing joked, "What is your face worth? It depends on the mayor's face. Let's do it, allocate as much as you can, if it's not enough, the TV network company probably has a little money, and then you can just move it." Su Yiyuan asked again: "Boss, is it true that you don't want to accompany the wine and dance? This is the only advantage of our Cultural and Broadcasting Bureau." Dongfang Changqing said with a smile: "It's a risk, Lao Chang is still very Old man, thinking deeply, I think what he said makes sense, we can't use our bureau team for the sake of the project." Su Yiyuan said: "I have a way. At that time, the beauty trap will still be used, just don't let them know, just control the scope. At least calling our actors will indeed bury us cultural people. How about Just choose a few girls who can sing and dance in the beauty salon to pretend to be, and I'm sorry they won't be able to tell the difference." Dongfang Changqing laughed and said: "It's a way to steal the beam and return the pillar. You can do it. One is for the lady to be beautiful and temperamental, and she can dance and sing. The other one can't be found in Zixu City. If someone recognizes the lady, it will be a disaster. Thirdly, there are still a few official actors, otherwise it will appear fake. Our actors only need to be smart, and then ask them to accompany Minister Wan and you and me That's it." Sure enough, as Dongfang Changqing expected, the Finance Bureau only allocated 60,000 yuan. After calculation, it should be enough.In order to find girls of sufficient quality, Su Yiyuan brought a car and a theater troupe expert in charge of vocal music, searched for a few days in cities in neighboring provinces, and finally chose three young and beautiful girls who were good at singing and dancing.Now everything is really ready. On the day of going to the Grand Canyon scenic spot, Dongfang Evergreen still felt uneasy, so he went with Su Yiyuan first, and the girls came back two hours later.Dongfang Changqing said: "Yi Yuan, I'm afraid we can't drink less today, let alone persuade them to drink less. We must get the directors of the Development and Reform Bureau half drunk first, so that we won't reveal our secrets." Su Yiyuan smiled and said, "Don't worry, even if I'm awake, I can guarantee that they won't be able to tell the difference. Those ladies, I've had them train for a few days, and they're even more actors than actors." Because they didn't go on the same road, Dongfang Changqing kept in touch with Wan Hao on his mobile phone along the way, asking where their car was and asking him to slow down, the owner would be rude if he didn't arrive first.Wan Hao smiled and said: "Dongfang, you are worthy of being a county magistrate, and you are careful. Don't worry, we are still wandering around the city. Where have you been?" Dongfang Changqing said, "We are already on the way." Wan Hao Hao said: "You just go, when you get to the place, open the room first, and we will arrive." Yongwu County is more than 120 kilometers away from Zhixu City, and it takes more than an hour to run at high speed. Dongfang Changqing did not leave the accelerator pedal all the way, and it only took 50 minutes to arrive.Fortunately, the Grand Canyon Scenic Area is on the edge of Yongwu County. The car drove along the left bank of a river, and after half an hour, it entered a Grand Canyon. There are strange trees standing upright, and the twigs are hanging upside down.Going deeper, the canyon becomes narrower, and the mountains on both sides seem to be squeezed together. After walking for about ten minutes, the canyon seems to be opened by someone.On both sides of the river, there are huts in the bamboo forest, and wine flags are still flying in the distance. Dongfang Changqing unconsciously shouted: "Good place!" Su Yiyuan asked, "Have you ever been here before?" Dongfang Changqing nodded and said, "I usually only go to Dongjiang Temple, but I never thought that Zixu City would have such a paradise." When we arrived, there were some small villas among the huts with bamboo fences. They were not too big, but they looked very chic.Dongfang Evergreen drove the car to choose a few places, and finally chose a hotel called "Tao Yuanming Villa". The two went in and checked it out. They felt good, clean and charming, with both accommodation and restaurants.After opening the room, Dongfang Changqing notified Wan Hao with his mobile phone, and told him the name of the hotel. Wan Hao said that they were coming soon and they were getting off the expressway. Putting down the phone, Su Yiyuan asked, "Should I call the director of the Wenguang Bureau of Yongwu County?" Dongfang Changqing said: "No need, the county-level Wenguang Bureau is having a hard time. There are so many of us. The boss can't bear it, and if we don't welcome us, it's a relationship with the superiors, which makes it difficult for others." Before the cup of tea was finished, Wan Hao and the others arrived.Dongfang Evergreen and Su Yiyuan went out to welcome them. They saw two cars, one from Wan Hao and one from the Development and Reform Bureau. Please come, it’s up to you.” At this time, three people got off the car behind, all about forty years old, Wan Hao pulled Dongfang Changqing to meet him, and said: “Come, come, Several directors, let me introduce you, this is my old classmate Dongfang Changqing, the director of the Wenguang Bureau of Zixu City." After speaking, he took the lead in introducing him, and said, "This is Director Zhang, the provincial development and reform committee. The head of the Development Department, this is Director Xiang, and the Director of the Investment Department. This is Chief Engineer Cheng." Whenever Wan Hao introduced himself to the directors, they simply said their names, social development The director of the department is called Zhang Bin, the director of the investment department is called Xiang Lin, Mr. Cheng calls himself Cheng Anjia, but he doesn't know what engineer he is.Everyone shook hands and politely greeted each other. Dongfang Changqing also introduced Su Yiyuan and said, "Leaders, let's go in and talk." Everyone entered the hotel and sat in a teahouse on the second floor. It was still early and there were not many people drinking tea. Dongfang Changqing invited everyone to order tea and said with a smile: "This is the first time I have visited the Grand Canyon. I don’t know if you have been here before, but in my opinion, this place is indeed a good place, why don’t we go for a visit after breakfast?” Wan Hao looked at the other three people, and Zhang Bin said: “Director Dongfang is really the number one It’s the first time, it’s worth seeing, the three of us have been here, more than once.” Dongfang Changqing laughed and said: “It seems that I’m still ignorant, there is such a good place under my nose, I don’t know I know. How about this, since the directors have all been here, we won’t do the fun, let’s see what activities we can arrange later?” Wan Hao said with a smile: "It depends on the directors. I am a butcher with a severed hand who sells beef - I am not picky or picky, and I can accompany you with anything." Zhang Bin joked with him, saying: "Wan The minister is well-informed and knowledgeable, of course he has been there in both waters and fires. How about it? It’s rare for the brothers to get together and play cards and chat. It’s better than climbing a mountain to see the scenery and sweating. I suggest Changsha mahjong .” Dongfang Changqing just laughed and said: "Director Zhang has pointed out my weakness. If Chongqing plays the game, I can't do it. Changsha Mahjong has to play 258 mahjong, which is really a headache." Xiang Lin said with a smile: "Director Dongfang must be modest. Changsha Mahjong Lianzhong has this game, and Chinese people all over the world can play it. Besides, Mahjong still depends on luck, not skill." Dongfang Changqing smiled and said: "Today I will give up my life to accompany the gentleman, and I will also take this opportunity to learn from you guys, but this mahjong can only be played by four people, we have six people, who can win and who can't?" Laughed, and said: "No matter who goes up, you want to go up to the Wenguang Bureau of Zhixu City, and I will volunteer, Director Zhang, who will go up?" Zhang Bin laughed and said: "Director Xiang and President Cheng let's go." Engineer Cheng is a middle-aged man wearing glasses, with a gentle appearance, he quickly waved his hands and said: "I can't, I can't, I brought the materials, and I have to rush the materials." Zhang Bin laughed and said: " Cheng is always an advanced individual in poverty alleviation work, I am afraid that his legs will soften when he sees mahjong?" Xiang Lin said: "Boss Zhang has weak legs, as long as the other parts are not soft." Everyone laughed. After deciding to play mahjong and having breakfast, Dongfang Changqing took a chance when no one was around, grabbed Su Yiyuan, and went into the bathroom.Su Yiyuan understood, and followed him to the bathroom.Dongfang Changqing said: "Yi Yuan, today's occasion is to play business cards. You will give me 10,000 yuan first, and secretly give 10,000 yuan to Minister Wan. Don't let the bureau see it. In addition, Just keep in touch with Director Wei Hong and ask the actors to come here for lunch." Su Yiyuan said: "Okay." He took a stack of new banknotes and gave it to Dongfang Changqing, and Dongfang Changqing went out. On the way from the restaurant to the box, Su Yiyuan followed Wan Hao closely. At the corner, he found an opportunity that no one was paying attention to, and stuffed a wad of banknotes into Wan Hao's pocket. Wan Hao seemed to know nothing. Yes, take a few steps to catch up with everyone.Dongfang Changqing saw it, and thought that Su Yiyuan was really good at handling things. In fact, there is no need to have many branches to do such a thing, and the best way is to be concise and straightforward. When they arrived at the private room, everyone sat by the automatic mahjong machine. Wan Hao looked at Su Yiyuan with a smile and said, "Director Su, are you coming?" Su Yiyuan quickly declined with a smile and said, "You play as you please, and I will take care of the service." Wan Hao smiled and said, "I mean it's better for you Wenguang and the Development and Reform Commission to form a team to fight." Zhang Bin was dissatisfied and said: "Minister Wan, you can't leave. If you leave, who will keep us in poverty." Dongfang Changqing laughed and said: "Director Zhang is right, Minister Wan cannot leave Besides, Minister Wan is the leader of the Propaganda Department of the Provincial Party Committee, who is in charge of cultural propaganda. We are on the same line, and the National People's Congress delegation is still called the cultural propaganda delegation." Wan Hao was originally polite, so he did his part. When they decided on their position, they happened to be Wan Hao and Dongfang Evergreen. Zhang Bin and Xiang Lin laughed and said, "The boundaries are really clear. The cultural system is against the development and reform system." Wan Hao laughed and said, "This is God's will. .” While the four were playing cards, Mr. Cheng went to the room to write materials.Su Yiyuan watched from the side, serving everyone, smoking, and pouring tea.After everything was settled, he leaned behind Wan Hao to look at the cards. Dongfang Changqing smiled secretly, thinking that Su Yiyuan must be reluctant to part with the 10,000 yuan. He was afraid that Wan Hao would not play business cards, and if he won, he would say he lost.Thinking about it, I looked at Su Yiyuan with my eyes a few times, Su Yiyuan understood, and changed to Zhang Bin's side to look. After two hours, Dongfang Changqing and Wan Hao lost more than 2,000 yuan each, and said with a smile: "The Development and Reform Bureau really deserves to be engaged in economics, and it is well calculated, and it is really tight." Zhang Bin looked down. Taking a look at the stack of banknotes in front of him, he said with a smile, "Let me tell you, as I said, mahjong doesn't depend entirely on skill, it mainly depends on luck." Wan Hao joked, "Dongfang, you're not lucky. Did you do something last night?" Dongfang Changqing laughed and said, "Minister Wan is not feeling any better." Just as he was talking, the two sticks he had just put in his hand were caught by Xiang Lin , Wan Hao said with a smile: "Well, there is still a problem. If I didn't do something bad last night, I'm afraid I won't be so unlucky." Next, Zhang Bin deducted 80,000 yuan from a folder, and everyone actively shipped money to him.Zhang Bin became excited and said: "Chinese people are very smart, especially our ancestors in ancient times, who were full of innovative consciousness in entertainment. Not to mention anything else, just chess and mahjong are amazing. It can be entertaining, and there are quite a lot of philosophies in it. Let’s not talk about the art of war implied in chess, let’s just talk about mahjong, which coincides with the numbers of heaven and earth, and is infinitely changeable, and it can embody many philosophies of life.” Dongfang Evergreen loves to play mahjong, usually playing mahjong is just a small bet, just for entertainment.Therefore, I can also have a deep research on mahjong, and I am very interested in it right now, and said with a smile: "Director Zhang has played mahjong with theory, and I want to ask for advice." Zhang Bin was in a good mood, so he was willing to show off, and said with a smile: "The history of mahjong can be traced back three or four thousand years ago. There is a saying that mahjong was originally a court game, and after a long period of historical evolution, it was gradually spread from the court. From the folk, it was basically finalized in the middle of the Qing Dynasty. There is another saying that the history is not too long. It is said that it was popular in the Ming Dynasty. It is said that a man named Wan Bingzhang in the Ming Dynasty created mahjong on the basis of the ancient Yezi Gexi. Take Wan, Bing, and Zhang in my name as the three basic suits, which are Wan, Bing, and Tiao in mahjong today." When Zhang Bin said this, everyone couldn't help admiring his extensive knowledge.Especially Su Yiyuan, staring at Zhang Bin is simply admiration. Zhang Bin was more interested and continued to play: "Of course, there is a widely spread saying that mahjong was originally a 'grain protection brand' in Taicang, Jiangsu. According to records, there used to be an imperial granary in Taicang County, Jiangsu, which hoarded rice all the year round for supply. "South-to-North Grain Transfer". Because of the frequent occurrence of sparrows, the loss was not small. In order to reward those who catch sparrows and protect the food, the officials in charge of the granary used bamboo chips to record the number of birds caught, and issued rewards based on the chips. This is "Huliang card". This kind of chip is engraved with various symbols and numbers, which can be used for viewing, playing games, and as a voucher for redeeming bonuses. This kind of food card has all kinds of playing methods, symbols and appellation terms. It is related to hunting sparrows. For example, 'tong' is the barrel of a gun, 'suo' is a string of birds, 'wan' is a reward, etc. Interestingly, the terminology of mahjong gameplay is also related to hunting sparrows and protecting food. Such as 'Peng' stands for gunshots, and terms such as 'eat' and 'bar' are also related to bird hunting. The Taicang dialect calls 'majong' as 'mahjong', and playing mahjong is naturally called playing mahjong." "There is another theory that Zheng He invented mahjong to entertain soldiers and avoid homesickness during his voyages to the West. This also has some truth, but it is certain that Zheng He only partially reformed the ancient game." Zhang Bin As he said, he played a card of 90,000 yuan, and Dongfang Changqing, who was sitting at the bottom, smiled and poured his cards down, saying: "Since playing mahjong is playing mahjong, I will play one of them, haha." Zhang Bin fired the cannon, Quickly asked for money, and said: "I've been talking for a long time, but I still need to pay if there is no class fee." Wan Hao teased him and said: "The theory is good, but it may not be practical." Everyone laughed. Dongfang Changqing said: "Director Zhang is very knowledgeable and impressive. As you said, mahjong does contain a lot of philosophy of life. In my opinion, this mahjong actually embodies the essence of ancient Chinese culture." Wan Hao understood that Dongfang Changqing wanted to match what he liked, so he pretended to be curious and said, "Dongfang also has a deep research on mahjong theory. Let me tell you, this mahjong actually embodies those things of Chinese culture?" Dongfang Changqing smiled and said: "I was also inspired by Director Zhang. My purpose of playing mahjong is to pursue a word '和', and the pronunciation is Hu, but the writing method is a harmonious word. It can be seen In ancient China, harmony was very important. The use of etiquette, harmony is the most precious, and the Taoism of the ancestors is the beauty. This is of course the highest state. From mahjong to life, it is really different to achieve harmony. It is inevitable that people will live more. Feeling." Sure enough, Zhang Bin's interest was raised, and he almost forgot to draw cards, and said, "Brother Dongfang, tell me, what emotion do you have?" Dongfang Changqing said with a smile: "Although the purpose of life is the same word, but whether it can achieve this purpose is very different. First of all, people are born into different classes, and you can't choose. Just like we grasp Cards, maybe the cards you draw are very good, and you will listen to the cards as soon as you catch them, so you can win the cards without much effort. Some people live in the lowest level of rural areas, and they are born with hardships and hardships. It is equivalent to drawing a hand of bad cards. If you want to win the cards, you don’t know how hard you have to work. Whether you work hard or not in life is the process of playing cards. If you get a good hand, if you don’t work hard, you may lose the opportunity If you fail to achieve anything, you get a bad hand of cards. Through hard work and slow progress, you may eventually achieve the goal of winning. Besides luck, this mahjong tile actually pays more attention to a mentality and character, impetuous and impetuous. Good cards will be played into bad cards, and every battle will be lost; with a calm mind, you can make careful calculations, use retreat as an advance, and finally win the cards. Isn’t this also a reflection of life?” After hearing this, everyone fell silent for a while, as if they were thinking about their own lives.Zhang Bin first broke the silence and said: "Brother Dongfang's high opinion is admirable. To be honest, it is unheard of to understand life through the game of mahjong. Today's trip is worthwhile." 万浩见张斌说得太认真，为了活跃气氛，就大笑起来，说：“东方一席高论，真可以说是语惊四座了。只是，你参悟如此透彻，却还总是放炮。难道放炮也有什么哲理不成？”东方长青也笑，说：“有，有。你不放炮，我不放炮，哪来和牌？这也应了中国古代哲学中的舍得二字，有舍有得，舍而后得嘛。” 万浩大笑，心里却想，看来东方长青是准备直入主题了，这话说得有些儿直露，等于承认了自己是在公关。看看张斌二人，却并不介意，张斌看着东方长青的目光，除了亲热，甚至还有一些相见恨晚的味道了。万浩审时度势，说：“张处长，向处长，东方局长的意思，大约是攻你们的关呢。” 张斌大笑，说：“东方兄攻关也叫人高兴，说实话，我们在这部门，公关的见多了，无非掩掩藏藏，藏头露尾，像东方兄这样爽直，倒更令人乐意接受。”又说：“我有个提议，我们以后就不称什么衔头了，以后大家以兄弟相称，如何？” 东方长青心里的一个石头落了下来，张斌这人看来也是个爽快人，和这样的人打交道，只要建立了感情，事情是不难办的。想着，慨然道：“长青也不避讳是来公两位老兄的关的，但是，工作是一回事，朋友又是一回事，我自觉和两位老兄投缘，如果不弃，我就称您们一声老兄。今天我们兄弟在一起，工作先摆以后面，玩得尽兴才好。” 张斌说：“东方兄气质非凡，博学广才，真有一种天然的亲和力，令人敬佩，我是十分乐意结交这样的朋友的。”向林也说：“东方兄，我们共处一城，以后还是要经常一起聚聚，万部长你就做个召集人吧，开人大政协会还要一个召集人呢，你位子高，威信高。”万浩就大笑起来，说：“这倒容易，东方我们是同学，我去请他是无有不来的。只是你们二位，可不能食言呀。” 张向二人笑，说：“放心放心，无论打牌娱乐，你一叫准到。” 话说开了，气氛就更加融洽起来，牌桌上言笑晏晏，东方长青绝口不谈工作，相互间问了些家庭情况，聊一些儿女的话，转眼就到吃中餐的时间了。这时东方长青的电话响了起来，却是卫红打来的，卫红说：“局长，我们到了，在哪儿和你们会合？”东方长青笑，说：“你们的时间掐得真准呀，刚准备吃中饭呢。”说着，报了酒店名称。 万浩就明知故问起来：“是谁呀，东方？”东方长青笑说：“恰巧我们剧团的几个演员也来这里玩，碰上了。” 万浩笑，说：“既然碰上了，就叫她们一起吃饭，我还是要看一看你们的演员的素质如何。”东方长青含笑答应了，对苏易元说：“苏局长，你去接卫局长他们一下。”苏易元答应一声去了。 一会儿，卫红带着几个女孩子进来了，东方长青笑着站起来，说：“卫局长，你们真会找地方。”卫红笑，说：“我们跟着领导走没错吧。”东方长青就把几个领导介绍了，又叫卫红介绍了几个女孩子，却是慕容冰和程茜，另外三个女孩显然就是请来演戏的小姐了，分别报了名字，东方长青粗略瞟了一眼，三个女孩都举止端庄，秀丽可爱，外表看起来也还清纯，这才放下心来。打牌的几个人重新坐下后，慕容冰就在东方长青身边坐了下来，说：“局长，我看你打牌吧。”程茜因为东北考察时跟的是江水长，这时不太好意思去陪万浩，勉强扭妮着过去了。那三个女孩见状，有两个就分别在张斌和向林身边看牌，还有一个因为剩下来，就要黏着苏易元，被苏易元用眼色制止了。 再打了几圈牌，苏易元去房间里把程工程师也请下来了，大家就去包厢吃饭，那个剩下来的女孩子这时就在苏易元的安排下坐在了程工程师的身边，苏易元也坐在了卫红身边。张斌看出了什么，笑着说：“东方兄，我可是羡慕煞你了，真是工作在花丛中啊。”东方长青就笑，说：“那你我兄弟就对调好了。”张斌只是笑，说：“说起来，我这是第一次和演艺界明星一起吃饭呢，真是十分荣幸。” 席间，几个人喝了两瓶五粮液，才有微醺的感觉，张斌和向林就不肯再喝了，说是要留一分清醒留一分醉。吃了午饭，卫红去给几个女孩子开了房间，大家去房间休息。因为给万浩他们四人是单间，东方长青和苏易元开的是标准间，午睡的时候，苏易元说：“局座，其实你应该开一个单间，花不了几个钱。”东方长青一笑，说：“能省一分是一分吧，今天花了这么些钱，还没有见前途在哪里呢。” 下午因为几个女孩的到来，大家提议不再打麻将了，说还是出去看一下风景的好。几个女孩本来就想玩，于是欢呼雀跃起来。 苏易元去买了门票，卫红说自己到过了，不想去，就留在房间休息。苏易元把门票发给大家后，也说自己不想去，留下来替大家安排晚餐，这样，去的也就是五男五女了。 进了景区大门，开始大家还一路行去，渐渐地，距离就拉开了，东方长青看着几个男女各自走着，也有意识地放慢了脚步，慕容冰跟在他的身边，不停地问这问那。东方长青却没有心思，不时偷眼去看张斌他们，只见陪着张斌的那个女孩和张斌不停地说着什么，很自然地把他的手挽住了。东方长青怕张斌尴尬，做出沉思的样子，往另一条岔道走了。正走着，就觉得一双小手试试探探地伸过来把他的右手给挽住了。东方长青回过头来看时，慕容冰看着他的目光立即就逃走了，脸还是红红的。东方长青看到少女脸上的细细茸毛在阳光下仿佛一个光晕，那双躲避着他却又忍不住回眸的双眼闪耀着羞怯，心不由得就激跳起来，偷偷地深吸了几口气，才把一颗欲心压住了。虽然还挽着手，却已经像是兄妹一样了。 晚上的活动就是唱歌跳舞，女孩们都很尽职，场面热烈而又融洽。慕容冰和东方长青跳舞的时候，总是不由自主地往他身上贴。东方长青硬着心没有回应。再看时，慕容冰的目光竟然有些哀怨了。东方长青狠着心，只当不知道。 玩到晚上11点钟，又喝了一些红酒，万浩就提议散了。于是各自散去，东方长青自始至终没有提及一句项目的事，万浩也不提及。当晚，东方长青和苏易元回到房间里，心里却还在想着慕容冰那含羞带痴的绯红笑脸，哀怨的目光，不觉感慨，年近不惑的男人，在婚外情方面，既有着强烈的欲望，又不自觉地有一些顾忌，特别是和年轻的未婚女孩。东方长青好容易才压抑住自己不再想了，和苏易元算起账来。打业务麻将输了差不多三千块，给万浩打业务牌一万元，吃饭唱歌花了约四千多，加上请小姐七七八八，估计要花上一万六七的样子。 正算着，门铃就响了，苏易元去开门，却是万浩走了进来，说：“东方，不打扰你们休息吧？”东方长青连忙说：“不打扰不打扰。”万浩笑着在沙发上坐了下来，说：“我说嘛，东方只要出手，没有攻不克的关。张处长和向处长都很高兴，大大地表扬了你呢。” 东方长青笑，说：“都是老同学你牵的线呀，不然，这些人的门我都进不去。”万浩笑道：“这也是实话，不过今天你做得很好，没有提出项目的事，提出了，就显得太势利了，做人情最怕现场要求回报，事情还是要一步步来，只要感情融洽了，什么都好办。”又说：“日后多接触吧，我也舍命陪君子，这个月没事时陪着你们玩，到时候，就水到渠成了。” 东方长青和苏易元连声感谢。末了，万浩从裤兜里掏出一沓钱来，退给苏易元，说：“大概输了二三千块，剩的这些退局里吧。” 东方长青连忙道：“这怎么行，做我们的事，难道要你花钱？”万浩笑，说：“收下吧，东方，如果是别人，我还真收下的，当个媒婆也要收个介绍费不是？只是，我知道你们的难处，这次花费不少，以后还要花费呢。” 万浩说得很真诚，东方长青就示意苏易元把钱收下了，心里想，万浩能够不收这钱，确实也是难能可贵，如今这世道，不爱钱的领导，确实是很稀缺了。