When I saw him looking at me and smiling weirdly, I immediately understood.
Maybe there was something wrong with me, but at this moment I suddenly felt a little unnatural.
At this time, the old director sighed and said: "Xiao Feng, I still think you and Xiao Chen are the most suitable. Not long ago, she was telling me that the place you found for her was very good and she liked it very much.
.This means that she has begun to have a crush on you. The key to the problem is that you do not take the initiative to pursue it. Of course, I understand what you are thinking. Your idea is that the age gap between you and her is too big, and also
Have you ever been married twice? In fact, you may not know that really smart girls don’t care about these factors. To be honest, she is the one I am most worried about now. Her parents left her early, and I
I really don’t want her future to be too difficult. But she is still too unrealistic and likes to fantasize too much, so I think what she needs to find most is a man who is much older than her and has a certain career and financial foundation. Only such a man can
Know how to love and cherish her."
I felt a little annoyed because he had said this to me more than once. But I felt inferior in front of Chenchen and it was impossible for me to take the initiative to pursue her. Moreover, I also stubbornly believed that it was impossible for me and her to be together.
.
Of course, I knew that the old director was doing it for my own good. So, even though I was upset with his colleagues, I still felt grateful to him. I said, "Old director, please stop talking. I told you, in fact, I had already
I have met Xiaochen. This time I helped her partly because she is a friend, and partly because of you. Also, I have a lot of things going on at home recently, and my child has returned from abroad. I have nothing else to do.
My thoughts. Old director, I understand what you mean, but I think you have to respect Xiaochen’s own thoughts. She is a young girl, and her thoughts are different from yours and mine. Don’t you agree?"
He didn't answer me, but he let out a long sigh.
The place Zhong Feng arranged for us is really nice, it feels like home. But it also has the unique atmosphere of a restaurant.
Not long after we sat down, the wine and food were served, as well as a pot of Longjing.
"Director Li, please try this wine. If you can correctly judge that it has been stored in the cellar for several years, I will send you a bottle of the same wine later." As expected, Zhong Feng became the senior director of the school.
The old director smiled and said, "You must keep your word."
Zhong Feng said with a smile: "Although I am a weak woman, I always keep my word."
Immediately, the old director poured half a cup of Maotai into the wine glass in front of him. I saw that the color of the wine in the glass was light yellow, and I immediately smelled a strong fragrance wafting in the air.
The strong aroma of this Maotai liquor is indeed very special. For the fastest update, please come here. It is said that Maotai became known to the world when it was served at a World Exposition in the 19th century. At that time, Chinese people wearing long robes and long hair were regarded as
The "sick man of East Asia" was interested in the Moutai wine in clay pots brought by the Chinese participating in the exhibition. When the exhibition was about to end, a Chinese representative came up with a plan, pretending to accidentally drop a bottle of Moutai wine, and the wine suddenly smelled good.
Overflowing, the judges were attracted at once. After repeated tastings, they unanimously determined that "Moutai" was the best liquor in the world, so they reissued the gold medal to Moutai. From then on, Moutai became famous and soon became a famous liquor.
synonym.
The old director was brought to his nose and waved a few times, as if he was smelling the smell emanating from the wine glass, and then he drank a little bit, and then smacked his lips a few times.
"This is Maotai for eight and a half years." The old director then said with a slight smile.
I thought he was joking, because I thought it was incredible. He could tell the age of the wine in just two clicks, which was only eight years. He actually tasted that half.
I think this is almost like a legendary story.
Zhong Feng also looked at him with his mouth wide open, "Director Li, you are so amazing, aren't you? This wine has really been stored in the cellar for eight and a half years. This wine was produced three and a half years ago, and Moutai was produced
It must be stored for five years, so isn’t this exactly eight and a half years?”
I was immediately surprised, "Old director, how did you know?"
The old director smiled proudly, "It all depends on feeling. I have been drinking Moutai for so many years, and it has been stored in cellars for many years. I can tell what it tastes like when I smell it. It depends on experience and feeling."
I immediately had a feeling of astonishment. Zhong Feng still found it incredible, "Director Li, you are so amazing. Come on, I'll get you another bottle. Today's table of food and wine is my treat."
The old director laughed and thanked me. At this moment, I suddenly felt that Zhong Feng seemed to be deliberately looking for reasons not to let us pay the bill. Maybe the fact that the wine had been stored in the cellar for eight and a half years was not just that? [
But now I don’t want to care about this matter. This matter is just a small episode today, and there is nothing wrong with Zhong Feng inviting us to dinner. The relationship between me and her now is very common.
matter.
Since we were drinking and chatting, we should drink first and then talk about things. So I first went to toast the old director’s wine.
After drinking it, the old director sighed: "What a good wine. That's how things are nowadays. All the good things have been shipped abroad. If we want to drink it, we have to find a way to get it back from abroad, and the price is very low."
It’s even cheaper than domestic products. This is a very abnormal phenomenon. This is called: China’s wages are on par with Africa, and the cost of living is on par with Europe and the United States. Do you think this is strange?”
I nodded, "Yes. But I have never seriously analyzed this issue."
He continued: "There must be reasonable explanations for the abnormal phenomena in the world, and China's high prices are no exception. Today, China's comparative advantage in labor prices is most easily mentioned repeatedly, but it is most easily dismissed
What is ignored is the comparative disadvantage of the country's macro-management costs. It is this comparative disadvantage that has caused China's abnormal prices. China's macro-management costs are mainly government costs. Our country's costs are the highest in the world. Today,
Our country's fiscal revenue, including land transfer fees, has reached about 30% of GP. This ratio can only be achieved by some Nordic countries in the world. However, unlike our country, Sweden and other Nordic countries have the highest welfare in the world.
The country, they enjoy all social security from the cradle to the grave. China is a country with low welfare in the world. Most of education, medical care, pension, housing, etc. must be paid by the citizens themselves. The cost of macro management in our country has been increasing in the past ten years.
Administrative spending and government investment continue to expand. Currently, government administrative spending and investment are far ahead among countries in the world."
I thought, "That's true."
He raised a glass to me, and after drinking it, he continued: "Because administrative expenditures are lossy expenditures, and the government's investment efficiency is extremely low, a large amount of national wealth is wasted in the economic cycle and withdraws from economic circulation. In order to ensure
In order to meet the necessary liquidity for economic activities, the central bank continues to issue more currency, resulting in the internal depreciation of the actual purchasing power of the RMB and the continuous relative contraction of the overall purchasing power of the private sector. Coupled with the capital rent-seeking brought about by the market economy, administrative investment has become increasingly high.
Costs, etc., are often passed on to the public and law-abiding enterprises through public power. This creates a very strange phenomenon. For example, the freight for shipping goods from mainland China to the United States is actually cheaper than shipping goods from Guangzhou to Beijing! The reason
Why? After investigating the reason, it turned out to be power corruption: Due to the overload of railway freight in mainland China, if a distributor wants to apply for a freight quota, the additional cost besides freight is as high as 5,000 to 50,000 yuan; highway transportation
The business is not cheap. According to a driver who delivers goods from Guangzhou to Beijing all year round, the toll on the expressway from Guangzhou to Beijing is 1,400 yuan. In addition, there is about 1,000 yuan more.
The additional cost of RMB. What is this additional cost? In the final analysis, it is a cost within the scope of unspoken rules. These costs caused by power corruption are naturally spread into the product price, and consumers will ultimately pay the bill. It seems
, the harm of corruption is not only reflected in the political aspect, but also in the economic aspect. This ultimately leads to the strange phenomenon that Chinese goods are more expensive than foreign goods. Therefore, people see a ridiculous phenomenon in China: the more goods China exports, the more goods it exports.
The more foreign exchange they earn, the more tired ordinary people live. For example, in Sino-US trade, the Chinese not only export their goods abroad, but also lend the U.S. dollars in exchange for the exported goods to the United States, leaving the additional RMB issued in the domestic market.
, it has become waste paper without any commodity as a basis. Since these additional waste papers circulate like existing currencies, they will inevitably cause a sharp depreciation of the existing currency and a sharp rise in prices. Looking at the situation in the United States, it is exactly the opposite of China.
Currency in the market flows to China, and Chinese commodities flow into the U.S. market. As the currency decreases and commodities increase, prices will inevitably fall, and American people will be able to buy more commodities with their money. Therefore, standing between China and the United States
It will be clearer to look at this issue from the standpoint of the common people of the country, rather than from the standpoint of the country: the goods produced by the Chinese people were bought by the American people with U.S. dollars, and the U.S. dollars were taken away by the Chinese government; the American people got the goods, and China
The government got the US dollars, but the only thing the Chinese people got was the devaluation of the existing currency in their hands. As a result, the United States printed and issued banknotes to China, and these banknotes exchanged the various commodities needed for the American people, while China did the opposite.
Do you think this is ridiculous?" I said, "So that's what it is. So, can this situation be changed?"
But he asked me back: "Then let me ask you, can we put an end to the buying and selling of officials, nepotism, and secret operations in state investment projects in today's officialdom?"
I was startled for a moment, and said with a wry smile: "I think it's difficult..." Suddenly, I understood, "Old director, you mean that we can only do this, and it will be the last resort."
We don’t want to operate in secret, so instead of doing this, if Secretary Luo makes such a request, it’s better to just agree to him. Old director, is that what you mean?”
He laughed "haha", "There is one of the most critical issues here, that is, we must first establish a project, and in order to establish a project, judging from the difficulties we are currently facing, we may have to go to him for this matter. The project is established.
premise, otherwise everything that follows will not exist. Since the bidding for future projects after the project is established can only be done in a secretive manner, so what if we agree to it?"
I sighed and said, "Yes, it is indeed what you said. But what if he did not put forward such a condition?"
He looked at me, shook his head and said: "Xiao Feng, now I realize that your heart is still very simple, and it is always full of idealistic things. So I think you and Xiao Chen... haha!
Stop saying it, otherwise you will think I am nagging you again."
I couldn't help but smile bitterly.
His conversation seemed a bit intense today. I guess it was the previous topic that excited him. In fact, many of the old director’s thoughts belong to people of my father’s generation. Most of them are upright and often worry about the country and the people.
He took a sip of wine by himself, looking very much enjoying it, and then said: "I think there are three situations in this matter. First, you go to him but he politely refuses. Second, he agrees to coordinate.
But there are conditions for this matter. Three, haha! Just like what you imagined just now, that is, agreeing without making any demands. Of course, such a situation may exist, and the one in ten thousand possibility is also a possibility. No? Maybe he
He is really trying to sell your face, or maybe he is a good official with integrity. However, I think no matter which one of these three situations, our projects should be given to him."
Now I was confused, "Why?"
He replied: "If he takes the initiative to put forward such conditions, let's not say it. The reason is very simple. If you don't agree, the project cannot be approved. Even if he finally tries his best to get future projects approved through other people and other methods, the project will not be approved."
You will still use a secretive method of operation, because it is impossible to avoid all kinds of relationships, and in the end you have to choose a relationship that you think is worth it."
I nodded, "Yeah."
He then added: "The second situation is that you go to him for help but he politely refuses. In this case, you should take the initiative to propose your idea to the other party. This is called inducement. Maybe they won't agree.
That’s the fundamental reason.”
Suddenly I thought of a possibility, "What if I take the initiative to propose to him that future projects be done for him but he still refuses to come forward to communicate?"
He was stunned for a moment, "Is this possible? Unless he has a big conflict with the planning leader, or he doesn't trust you at all and is unwilling to help you, or... it seems
There is no other possibility. But I think it is almost impossible for him to have conflicts with the leaders of the departments below. The current department leaders are all very clever. They dare to go, or are willing to go and offend the provincial government.
The secretary to the top leader? Xiao Feng, you wouldn’t know how to do it if it were you, right?"
I smiled bitterly and shook my head. What he said was indeed a reality and fact. If it were me, of course I wouldn't. Otherwise, I clearly suspected that Secretary Luo was using a tiger's skin as a banner after what happened last time, but he didn't.
I still tried my best to complete it for him. However, what the old director said just now seemed to suspect that the relationship between Secretary Luo and me was not in place, because he did not ask me about the second possible situation.
Regarding this matter, I feel that I can't explain anything to him, because as a person, I feel that this is still unknown, but I feel that he should sell my account. But after all, he is the secretary of the provincial governor.
, who can say clearly what his true inner thoughts are?
I said: "Old director, I think what you said makes sense. So what about the third case? Even if it is only one in 10,000 chances, maybe he is really that kind of person. After all, he is the governor of the province.
Secretary, it is possible for you to lead by example and be cautious and careful in your work."
In fact, even I didn't believe this after saying this, because judging from what happened last time, he was not that cautious person at all.
The old director said with a smile: "There are two reasons why a person can become the secretary of the provincial governor. One is that he has a special relationship, and the other is that he is very good at dealing with people. Otherwise, why would Governor Wang like him? But now
The situation is that if a person has such conditions, it seems that he should not be a person living in a vacuum. Therefore, even if such a situation occurs, it just means that he has some scruples in his heart. As for you
, you should take the initiative to bring it up to him, both from a project perspective and from a human perspective. You should know that maintaining such a relationship is very beneficial to your future development. Therefore, even if he refuses to get anything from it,
If there are benefits, then you should also use other methods that are acceptable to him to make him accept it."
I couldn't help but pick up the wine glass and toast him, "Old director, these are really good words of wisdom."
But he sighed and said: "I have worked all my life, but only now can I fully understand today's officialdom. Oh, no, I still don't understand it. The water here is too deep, but I can finally see it clearly.
Some of the things in it. I don’t know whether this is my own sorrow or something worth being happy about. Hey! After working for a lifetime, I finally found out after retirement that many of what I had seen and realized were all illusions.
, it’s really sad, but fortunately, now I finally understand some of these things, and I understand why so many people didn’t like me in the past.”
I smiled and said, "Actually, we can't simply view such things as sad or worthy of joy. Aren't most people pursuing confusion? In fact, sometimes I also think: a person doesn't understand anything.
If you do, you will actually be more happy. Those who know are afraid."
He shook his head and said: "What you said is wrong. It's rare to be confused because you understand in your heart that you just don't want to meddle in other people's business. That's it: you have a pig-like face but a bright heart. When I was a child, I always envied other people's intelligence, so I also tended to be smart.
Work hard in the right direction and do a good job in study. What others will do, you will want to follow. It is precisely because of this that it stimulates your own curiosity and many interests and hobbies. Although none of them are very precise, no matter what they are,
I have a certain interest in knowledge in the fields of natural science and social science, and my interest in playing is more extensive, so I rarely feel lonely even though I am alone. Later, the passage of time took away the old love
, as I grow older, I am more prudent. Calmness and perfection are no longer the goals I pursue, and intelligence is no longer the expectation in my dreams. Instead, health and happiness have become my goals.
Yearning, calmness and negotiation have become my pursuit. I always say to myself: I must be kind to myself and others. I used to think that being confused is stupid, and I always think about this question: Why should I be confused?
This is really incomprehensible. It is difficult to be smart, so why should I be confused? At the age of forty, I still have not figured out this problem. It is not until now that I seem to realize that being confused is actually a kind of confusion.
Realm. Because you are confused, you will be persistent; because you are confused, you will be willing to give up; because you are confused, you will be at peace; because you are confused, you can see through the world... Do not work for the pursuit of glitz, do not run for fame and fortune, do not
I will worry about it because of losses, but will not forget about gains, and let everything take its course."
I was immediately in awe and said, "Old Director, I am so moved by your level of achievement."
He laughed "haha" and said: "It takes time to realize such a state. This is the sadness of human beings. When people realize such a state, they are already old. What is the use of such a feeling? And to put such a state into perspective
Teaching you young people some insights is not conducive to your struggle. Everyone is so confused. If everyone ignores so many things, the world will be over. This is actually the same strange circle that Buddhism encounters. Buddhism makes everyone
Don’t have sexual desires, don’t eat meat and fish. Without sexual desire, how can we pass on the family line? Without meat and fish, how can we work spiritually? Haha! Maybe my research on Buddhism is too shallow.”
I immediately laughed and said, "Actually, I don't understand either. By the way, old director, if our project is approved in the future, how will the black-box operation be implemented? Because if this kind of thing is not done well, something will happen. We
Do we have to avoid the risks? Although we will not profit from it, we can't let ourselves take risks, make mistakes or even break the law because of official business, right? If that's really the case, I would rather not do such a project.
"
He smiled faintly and said: "The other party should understand this kind of thing very well, and we don't need to worry about it. At that time, we only need to understand and pretend to be confused. For example, the most common thing used by people doing engineering nowadays is to rig bids. A company
If you contact five or six companies and bid at the same time, no matter what bidding method they use, one of them will win the bid."
Of course I know the way he said it, "But old director, I have heard of some people who did not win the bid even if they adopted the bid-rigging method, because the situation here is very complicated and accidental factors also exist.
of."
He nodded, "That's right. Because there are situations where other companies come to compete for bids at the same time, the company we have chosen by default may also make mistakes when calculating the bid, and others will take advantage of it. But this is also very simple.
As long as the company we have chosen by default wins the bid, the bid will be canceled and the bidding will be re-opened."
I was suddenly stunned, "Old director, that's not a good idea, is it? It will cause trouble. He has already won the bid, but we have canceled his bid, won't he sue?"
But he said calmly: "What role does a lawsuit play? Xiao Feng, can you find a tender document that has no problems at all? Besides, we will also set some traps in the tender document at that time. As long as we want to scrap anyone's bid, we can do it
You can find out the problems in their bid documents. This is a reasonable and legal matter."
I was shocked because I didn't expect it to be so complicated and full of tricks. This also shows how smart our people are, especially today's officials. They are really looking for loopholes in the law.
It can be said that there is no need to go to any extreme.
The old director sighed and said: "Others taught me such things. I can't help it. But I still say the same thing, as long as you are not greedy, you don't have to worry about anything. Even if something happens, you can tell it clearly.
In fact, being an official now is the most dangerous profession. There are many things that I clearly don’t want to do but I have to do it.”
I nodded and immediately went to greet him, "Old director, let me ask for your opinion. I will coordinate the matter, but I will ask you to handle the specific matters of the project in the future. Is that okay? To be honest, if such a thing is left to other people, I will
I’m still very uneasy because I’m worried that something like this will harm someone. I fully believe in your integrity, so I think you are the most suitable person.”
He shook his head and said: "I am retired, and such a project is not suitable for me to manage. Among the current leaders, Ruan Jie is obviously in charge of this matter, so it is not appropriate for you to arrange for me to take charge of it."
I said: "She is in charge of the specific procedures of the project, such as the preliminary project approval, geological exploration, environmental assessment, design plan, etc., and you are in charge of the bidding and bidding. What is inappropriate about this?"
But he still shook his head and said: "Xiao Feng, you still think about this matter too simply. For our unit, such a project is already considered a big project, so whether it is project establishment or future bidding, we must pay
Come out to study and discuss collectively, this is not only a work procedure, but also for future safety."
I said in astonishment: "How can this be done? We can't tell Secretary Luo about it? And we can't blatantly tell about the bid rigging. Who knows if people in the team will reveal such a thing?
What? Old director, this is not a question of whom to trust or not, but the risk is too great."
He immediately laughed, "I'm very surprised, why do you think about problems like this? Xiao Feng, have you encountered anything recently? Why don't you think about problems the same way as before?"
Listening to what he said, I felt that he really touched on the key point about me. Maybe my father's recent affairs have made me focus too much on my family, or maybe I am too dependent on my old director.
I smiled bitterly and said: "Old director, please stop beating around the bush and tell me directly. Anyway, we are just chatting today, so you have taught me something useful."
So he said: "The bidding matter must be discussed at the meeting. This is an important matter in the unit, and it must be like this. I will say something at the meeting, and you can support it. Not to mention there are experts.
The opinions are there. This is just a procedural matter. It is enough for you and me to know the specific things. Now that your prestige in the unit has been established, as long as you can give sufficient reasons, other people will
I won't object casually. It's just a procedural issue. Even if something happens in the future, you can just say that it was passed after collective research. In this case, the responsibility lies with all the members of the team, not you alone.
People should bear all responsibilities. Didn't something happen in our province recently? The county magistrate of a county was prosecuted for dereliction of duty. The reason was that serious problems arose after a major project was launched. The main reason why the procuratorate prosecuted him
He was the one who acted arbitrarily and decided to launch the project without permission. However, the county magistrate was later given a light sentence. Do you know why?"
I shook my head, "Is there such a thing? Why didn't I know? By the way, why was he given a light sentence later?"
He smiled and said: "How can you have so much free time as me? When I have nothing to do, I read newspapers and materials sent by my work unit. The reason why he was sentenced lightly is because his lawyer found a way to find the county magistrate at that time.
The minutes of the meeting between the mayor and several other deputy county magistrates to study this matter. This also proves that he is not arbitrary and makes personal decisions. Of course, arbitrary actions definitely exist, but the minutes of the meeting are very important. With that, you can read
The procuratorate has a lot of basis for prosecution.”
I nodded, "Old Director, this matter may not be that simple, right? It is impossible for a lawyer to find the meeting minutes. The county magistrate can ask someone in the office to provide them himself? So, this matter is probably someone
Fucking him."
He smiled and said: "That's a matter of course, otherwise it would be so easy for a county magistrate to be prosecuted for such a crime? In the final analysis, he is at odds with the county party committee secretary. I guess the main reason is the issue of interests. For such a large project,
The county magistrate held it in his hands and refused to let the secretary interfere. It would be strange if he did not suffer disaster."
I found it strange, "If you put it this way, the county magistrate shouldn't have any financial problems, right? Otherwise, how could he be given a light sentence? The county party secretary wouldn't have to use such a title if he wanted to mess with him."
The old director sighed and said: "Yes. In today's world, it's hard to be a good person, and it's hard to do good things. If you join in the evil deeds, you will feel guilty. If you don't do that, you will easily be plotted. Nowadays, it is difficult to be a good official.
!”
I was immediately infected by his emotions, and felt depressed and depressed. I said: "Old director, let's not talk about such topics. It sounds uncomfortable. But I completely understand what you mean. I
Please take the time to find Secretary Luo as soon as possible, I will talk to him after I find him."
After that, we stopped talking about work. Later, most of the time it was the old director who talked about his life experiences. The two of us just chatted and drank the bottle of wine without realizing it.
Later, I asked the old director to bring the bottle of wine Zhong Feng gave him. He said to me, "Did you really take it away?"
I smiled and said, "If you don't want it, give it to me."
He glared at me, "No! This thing is my lifeblood."
I laughed immediately.
Zhong Feng really didn't take our money and then sent us to the car.
But when I got in the car, I felt her pinch my back gently. I pretended not to notice, but I knew she was hinting that I would come back later.
After I sent the old director home, I called Zhong Feng and asked, "Why did you pinch me just now?"
She kept chuckling on the phone, "I'll wait for you in the hotel later. It's the hotel next to my restaurant. I'll send you the room number later."
My heart suddenly surged.
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