Soon, the table was filled with drinks and snacks.
She answered me: "I learned it when I was a child. My mother used to be a member of the Shangjiang City Art Troupe, and she taught me."
So that’s it, I thought to myself, and then asked: “Where is your mother now? Is the city art troupe still there?”
She said: "The cultural troupe has long since ceased to exist. The place couldn't even pay wages. In the beginning, the state continued to allocate funds to pay wages. Later, the city leaders said that the cultural troupe should be responsible for its own profits and losses, and asked them to make money through performances.
If there are no big names in a municipal art troupe, who will watch their shows? What’s more, people nowadays are busy making money, so who has the time to watch any performances? People nowadays rarely even watch movies.
Every house has a TV, and quite a few people watch TV at home.”
I thought to myself: What she said is true. Nowadays, grassroots cultural units are like this. I asked again: "What about the people in the art troupe now? What do they make a living on?"
She replied: "Fuck you. The cultural troupe has some properties, and most of them are rented out to open game arcades or do other things. The income for a year can keep everyone fed and clothed."
I couldn't help but sigh.
She asked me: "Mayor Feng, you are the leader of the city. Are you going to continue to pay no attention to our city's cultural industry? Economic development is important, but culture is also a part of economic development. You said yes
I'm sorry, I speak outright, so please don't blame me."
I smiled slightly and said: "This area is not my responsibility, so I can't directly intervene in this area of work. But I should pay attention to this aspect in the future and take the time to visit the art troupe."
She immediately looked very happy, "Mayor Feng, that's great. Many people are saying that you are a practical person. I believe that as long as you pay attention to this work, our Shangjiang City Art Troupe and
There is hope for other cultural industries."
I smiled slightly and said, "Don't say that. I am only the executive deputy mayor. In fact, I am not able to manage many things."
She immediately said: "Mayor Feng, you are too humble. Everyone is saying that the mayor of Shangjiang City is actually you. Mayor Liu is a puppet."
I was immediately startled by her words, "Who said this? Mayor Liu is the mayor elected by the people of Shangjiang City, and it is also the intention of the organization. How did he become a puppet?"
She said: "Mayor Feng, this is not what I said, everyone said so. Everyone said that Mayor Liu does not dare to make the decision on the city government's affairs. Everything is subject to your orders. You are the one who really does things.
It's also you. Also, you have carried out reforms in financial work, which are supported by ordinary cadres, but the heads and deputy directors of the government are very dissatisfied with you. Have you discovered it now? The business in major restaurants is more
It was much worse in the past. In the past, the top boss of a unit could find a reason to go to a restaurant for a meal, but that is no longer possible because they have to list specific reimbursement items when reimbursing."
I immediately laughed, "That's good. My purpose is also to eliminate waste and unnecessary public consumption. Our Shangjiang City is already very poor, how can we continue like this? But Xiao Ou, what if Mayor Liu is a puppet? It's completely
It’s nonsense. I only implement everything after asking Mayor Liu for instructions, including the reform of our selection system.”
She smiled and said nothing. Her name was Ou Qing, and she was a thoughtful woman. This was the first impression she left on me after I met her today.
The woman in the organization department barely spoke, so we just danced, and the time seemed very long. Originally, after Ou Qing and I finished dancing, we should have invited Su Wen, but Chief of Staff Zhang once again said
Invited her.
The uncomfortable feeling in my heart became even stronger. But I thought, who makes her the most beautiful among these three women? And I was criticizing myself in my heart: Who is she? Why do you want to
Going to eat that kind of dry vinegar?
I immediately knew the real reason for the uncomfortable feeling in my heart. Secretary-General Li once had the idea of introducing Su Wen to me. Although he refused, I regarded her as a good girl in my heart.
, so in my heart I don’t want her to be desecrated by other married men.
Men are extremely selfish in this regard. In fact, many men have such thoughts in their hearts, but they are unwilling to speak out. In fact, women are the same. As human beings, we are selfish in our emotions and treatment of the opposite sex.
Yes, most people have the selfish mentality of "whatever I can't get, others can also get some rest." And it seems that the greater the power and the more successful the individual, the stronger this selfish mentality is.
This song finally ended. It was a military song sung by Political Commissar Liu. His singing voice was even worse, and he was also a little tone deaf. I almost missed the beat several times. Of course, this was also related to my absent-mindedness.
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Next, Chief of Staff Zhang went to invite Ou Qing, and I immediately went to invite Su Wen. Political Commissar Liu went to invite the female comrade from the Organization Department.
Chief of Staff Zhang is today's protagonist. He has the highest level. Including things like asking for a dance, he can only choose first and then we can continue.
After the music started, I took her to the dance floor, but she didn't speak. What I could reach was her waist and hands. Her hands were very small and gentle, and the skin on her waist was very soft. My hands
The place is exactly at the curvature of her curves. She has a good figure. It gives me the feeling that there is no trace of fat on her body, and the muscles under her skin are very tense. Most unmarried women are like this.
I didn't want us to be so dull. After all, she was my subordinate. Dancing and talking at the same time was normal in the eyes of others. So I spoke immediately, "Xiao Su, thank you for today."
She shook her head slightly, "Actually, I don't like such occasions the most. You men actually don't respect us women very much in your heart, and you have to let us women go drink and dance with others. Mayor Feng, I drank.
Wine, just say whatever you want, don't be angry."
I smiled and said: "Xiao Su, I don't agree with your statement. Men and women are equal, but this society is dominated by men. Men want women to participate when eating, drinking, singing and dancing. This is
A kind of nature. This is just like you women having men when you have a party. Our world is inherently balanced, and men and women are harmonious when they are together. Isn’t it just eating and drinking together, then dancing and singing? We are not blaspheming your
Meaning. On the contrary, every gay man here respects you. Xiao Su, is that right?"
She said: "Don't we know what you men are thinking?"
I couldn't help laughing, "Xiao Su, your idea is even more wrong. Men like beautiful women, just like you like handsome men. This is a very natural reaction. But as human beings, we all have ethics and morals.
Restraint, what's wrong with people thinking in their hearts? As long as you don't put your thoughts into action. We can only control other people's behavior, but we can't control other people's thoughts, right? Also, as a person who is in love, actually
For two people, the first thing that attracts each other is appearance. It is the hormones in our bodies that work, and then feelings. So, there is nothing surprising about this."
She immediately laughed, "Mayor Feng, what you say as a medical student is different, but why do I feel something is wrong? I feel like we humans are like animals in your eyes."
I smiled and said, "Humans are just animals. They are just advanced animals. In addition to sex, we also have reason. This is the only difference between us and other animals."
She also laughed, "That's right."
I said: "Xiao Su, you are not young anymore. The past has passed. I think you should face your new life bravely and find a suitable person to get married and have children. This is the most important thing for a woman."
A perfect life. You can't do this now. Why do I think you have an instinctive rejection of men?"
She pouted and said, "I don't have one."
I smiled and stopped talking, because I had already heard that the song had come to an end.
We continued drinking until nearly 11 o'clock in the evening, when Chief of Staff Zhang proposed to end it. I think he was already too drunk, because he was besieged by everyone throughout the night. But everyone used a respectful or flattering approach.
Besiege him, and the tool of siege is beer.
Su Wen said she wanted to send me off, but I didn't agree. In a place like this, I had to be extremely careful. In fact, in my heart, drinking tonight was regarded as part of my job. It was originally the same.
Before going to bed, I sent Xia Lan a text message: Where is my child? Is he at your place?
After a while, she replied to me: We will take him back to Jiangnan Province tomorrow afternoon.
I was overjoyed immediately, but I only replied to her with two words: Thank you!
This kind of gratitude cannot be expressed in words, it can only be kept in my heart. Moreover, I can't call her because I don't know if Lin Yi is by her side at this time. After all, Xia Lan and I
We have a past, so the relationship between us also makes Lin Yi feel sensitive.
Now, I am even more grateful to Lin Yi. He really helped me a lot. Regarding Tong Yao's suspicions about him, I feel even more that it was a misunderstanding on her part.
This is not just because Lin Yi helped me, but more because I feel that Lin Yi has no need to do such a thing. It is still what I asked Tong Yao: crime requires a motive, but Lin Yi's
What is the motive? Since he has no motive, Tong Yao's suspicion is very ridiculous.
I was excited for a long time that night, and later I even dreamed about my child. In the dream, he was running towards me with a smile.
The next morning I finished all the matters, and then took my secretary to the city art troupe. Before going there, I asked my secretary to call Ou Qing and ask her to accompany me to visit the place.
Ou Qing was very happy after seeing me, "Mayor Feng, I didn't expect you to arrange time to inspect the cultural troupe so quickly. You are really a good leader who is resolute and decisive."
I couldn't help but laugh, "Xiao Ou, you are so flattering, why do you sound weird to me? First, I just went to take a look, not for inspection. Second, I happen to have time today,
So I arranged this time. As for the next thing, I didn’t think about anything. I told you yesterday that I don’t care about this, I just went to take a look.”
She said: "You can take the time to watch it, which shows that you attach great importance to culture in your thoughts."
Her words really touched my heart. I smiled and said, "Xiao Ou, you are really good at talking."
The Municipal Art Troupe is located in the center of the city, but they are all relatively old buildings. This unit has a unique advantage, that is, it faces the street. Therefore, all the storefronts of this unit are rented out, and I guess the rent is not cheap.
I secretly rejoiced: Fortunately they have such a facade, otherwise this unit would have collapsed long ago.
After entering the unit, I found that it was actually a courtyard surrounded by dilapidated houses. Judging from the architectural style, it should have been built in the 1980s. There were already people waiting for us inside, I thought.
It was Ou Qing who called in advance.
Standing here, I suddenly thought of Sun Lulu, and my heart suddenly started to feel sad. I was thinking, if the situation of the Provincial Song and Dance Troupe was not so bad at that time, she would not come out to earn extra money, and she would not know me.
If she would not have gone to work in my company, she would not have known Tong Yangxi, and all the subsequent tragedies would not have happened. Unfortunately, this is just a hypothesis, and the reality is so cruel. She who was once so beautiful is like this
He disappeared from this world at a young age.
"Captain Zhu, this is Mayor Feng. This is Commander Zhu from our city's cultural troupe." Ou Qing introduced one of the women, who looked to be in her fifties, to me.
I stretched out my hand to shake her hand, smiled and said to her, "I'm just here to take a look today. I want to briefly understand the situation here."
Captain Zhu looked very excited, "Mayor Feng, I've heard about you a long time ago. We haven't had a leader here for a long time..."
I smiled slightly at her and said: "Take me to see it. Take a look at it casually. At the same time, please introduce to me the current situation of your unit and your advantages, such as the current actors and so on."
She promised repeatedly, "Mayor Feng, our unit has almost no performances now. We only occasionally participate in county celebrations. There are currently more than 20 actors in the unit who can perform general performances. There are five solo performers.
There are more than a dozen dancers and two acrobats. Although there are two comedians on duty, they are usually doing their own things. Our unit is like this now. The leaders don’t pay attention to it, and we can’t find it ourselves.
Just drag it like this until you get to the way out."
I nodded.
She then took me to see their rehearsal hall. The place was also very shabby, and there was a lot of dust inside. It was obvious that no one had been in it for a long time.
I couldn't help but sigh and said: "Although your unit is very difficult under the current situation, you should also do a good job in management. Look at this place, no one has come in for a long time, right? I think, your
Actors have long been rusty in the business, right?"
Captain Zhu said embarrassedly: "It's not easy for us to have enough food now. How can we think about other things?"
It's hard for me to criticize her, because people of her age actually have a kind of rigid mentality, and it's very difficult for her to maintain this unit until now.
I slowly looked at the situation inside, then went outside to look at the facades, and then went to the other side of the road to look at the location of the cultural troupe. This place will definitely be demolished in the future, and this is their opportunity. I
I was thinking this in my heart.
"Go back." I said to my secretary Xiao Xu and the driver.
"Mayor Feng, are you finished reading this? You don't want to talk about your thoughts?" Ou Qing asked me in surprise.
I smiled and said, "What kind of thoughts can I talk about? The current situation in this unit is that there are so few actors and they are all unfamiliar with the business. Can such a situation be solved with just one sentence?"
She immediately asked me: "So, Mayor Feng, do you have any specific ideas?"
I looked at her and my heart suddenly moved, "Xiao Ou, what level of cadre are you now?"
She looked at me doubtfully, "Mayor Feng, why are you asking me this question?"
I smiled slightly at her, "Xiao Ou, I'm thinking, if the organization lets you be the leader of the cultural troupe, what will you do next? Do you have the confidence to pull it off?"
She shook her head hastily, "I can't. Unless the city gives me a sum of money."
I shook my head and said, "It's impossible for the city to provide money, but it can provide policies."
She became even more confused, "Policy?"
I immediately stopped and said: "I'm just talking. Let's talk about it later. I'm going to the provincial capital in the afternoon. I'll think about this issue again and then discuss it with the mayor in charge of culture. But I think there is still hope for the cultural troupe.
Yes, after all, this is an industry.”
She looked at me inexplicably at first, and then laughed, "Mayor Feng, although I don't know what your specific thoughts are, but I know that since you said so, there must be no problem."
I pointed at her and said, "You, this is called blind worship."
She kept laughing.
I went back to the city hall canteen for lunch, and then went to the office. I was very excited because the child came back in the afternoon, and now I could finally go home and face my mother.
I asked secretary Xiao Xu to call the secretary of the Youth League and Municipal Committee.
The secretary of the Communist Youth League Committee is a woman in her thirties. She looks very smart and has short hair. Of course we have known each other for a long time.
As soon as she came in, she said to me very respectfully: "Mayor Feng, are you looking for me?"
I asked her to sit down and said, "I want to ask you about someone's situation. Ou Qing from your unit...can you introduce her situation to me?"
She was startled for a moment, and then asked me: "Mayor Feng, are you going to transfer her to your municipal government?"
I shook my head, "I just want to know about her situation. Yesterday she participated in one of my reception tasks, and I think she seems to be very thoughtful. So, I want to know some about her situation from you, maybe some time in the future
The position is suitable for her. What we lack most in Shangjiang City now is talents. The Communist Youth League is the reserve army of our party and the cradle of training cadres. In the future, you will have to provide us with more talents."
She immediately laughed and said, "Mayor Feng, you have a really good vision. She is now the director of the Culture and Education Department of our Youth League Municipal Committee, a cadre at the subject level. This person is very capable and is also the host of some large-scale events in our city. She is the abbot
The program is better than the TV announcer."
I said, "Oh? You can't say that she has strong work ability even if she can host a show? That's just her hobby, or her artistic ability, right?"
She said: "Her ability to avoid stage fright in various large-scale activities is an ability in itself. And she is also very conscientious at work. However, the unit like our Youth League Municipal Committee is too small, so her other aspects
It’s just that the ability cannot be reflected.”
I smiled and said: "That makes sense."
She then smiled and asked me: "Mayor Feng, when will you examine me? My age is about to reach a point and I am no longer suitable to work in the Youth League Municipal Committee."
I smiled and shook my head: "This is the work of the Municipal Party Committee Organization Department. I have the right to participate."
She smiled and said: "You are a member of the Standing Committee."
I laughed and said, "As a member of the Standing Committee, I will raise my hand to agree or shake my head to object. But don't worry, I will not object to the proposal of the Municipal Party Committee Organization Department's arrangements for you when the time comes."
She smiled and said: "Then I will thank you in advance now."
Of course I was joking, and she took it as a joke.
Then I checked some information about Shangjiang City on the computer in the office. At two o'clock in the afternoon, I called the driver and said, "Let's go to the provincial airport."
This morning Xia Lan sent me a text message with just a few words: Arrive at 4:30 pm.
I knew she wanted me to pick her up at the airport.
However, even if she didn’t send me this text message, I was still going to ask her. Last night, I didn’t want to keep checking in with her through text messages, so I went to bed immediately. Later, she stopped sending me messages.
I received a text message, so I thought my concerns were correct.
Xiao Cui still drove very fast, but I was worried about the traffic jam on the way to the airport, so I didn't greet him. He had formed the habit of driving fast.
At present, the inner ring of the provincial capital has not yet been opened. If we want to go to the airport, we must pass through part of the city center. It is said that the inner ring will be opened to traffic within a year. As a result, our traffic situation in Shangjiang City will be as low as
It will be greatly improved. From the perspective of municipal finance, this is very beneficial to us, even more than other cities around the provincial capital. Just imagine: What is the current land price? This is like our Shangjiang City
The money is deposited in the land. Moreover, the land in other cities around the provincial capital has basically been developed, but our Shangjiang City has just begun.
Secretary Chen and I have different ideas on this point. He is worried that a large number of vacant houses will be formed after the real estate development is fully launched. His worry stems from concerns about the purchasing power of the people in Shangjiang City.
.
I don’t think so. I think the people who really buy commercial housing are not ordinary people, but officials, businessmen or foreign investors who have a little money. Ordinary people can only pool all their family’s money to buy a house.
, that is the real need.
The price of houses is driven up by speculation. This is the most fundamental reason for the continuous rise in house prices. And ordinary people will always be the victims of rising house prices, because higher and higher house prices will cause panic among people who just need it. This is just like the stock market.
Retail investors are always the last ones to take over.
In addition, the current urban buildings in Shangjiang City are quite dense. In the future, after the old city is renovated, a lot of area will be returned to the demolishers, so most of the future home buyers should be investors. For investors, a place that has just been developed
It will always be their favorite place.
However, I don’t completely think that Secretary Chen’s point of view is wrong. After all, it is safer for him to do so.
I am in charge of finance, so I know the difficulties of not having money in finance, and that is why my ideas are a little more radical.
The economic development of a place is inseparable from the ideas of local leaders. Perhaps this is only true in our country: personal factors will have too great an impact on a region.
I asked the driver to wait for me in the parking lot, and then I went directly into the domestic arrivals hall of the airport. I looked at the flight arrival status on the display screen and found that the flight from Sanya would not land until here in 40 minutes.
Including the time it takes to get out, you have to wait here for at least an hour.
Suddenly I found a row of chairs not far from the airport information desk, and someone was sitting on it making arrangements. It looked like those people were enjoying themselves. My heart suddenly moved, and I immediately went over and asked: "
How do you charge for this thing?”
The staff member replied: "Thirty dollars and twenty minutes."
I thought it was quite cheap, so I immediately took out 60 yuan and said, "I'll buy it for 40 minutes."
After sitting on it, I felt really comfortable. The effect is similar to that of artificial massage. However, this thing does not recognize acupuncture points, so the effect is not as good as artificial massage. However, I think the design of this thing is really good, and my legs are also covered.
The package went in, and the automatic squeezing felt very comfortable. I closed my eyes, relaxed my whole body, and fell asleep immediately.
I woke up immediately after the machine stopped. In fact, I was still not completely asleep. After all, I had something on my mind.
After I woke up and looked at the time, I immediately laughed in my heart: these forty minutes were actually exactly the same. Business people are like this, they calculate very accurately.
Suddenly, I heard someone laughing next to me, "Mayor Feng, you are so relaxed. I never imagined that a leader like you would come here to do this."
I hurried to look and found that it was Xiao Qianhua, the most beautiful woman from our Shangjiang City Health Bureau. I had heard that she was the wife of Mayor Wen, but what was very strange was that nothing happened to her after Wen's incident.
No. At this moment, I never imagined that she would appear in this place, and she was lying on the chair next to me.
To be honest, I still feel a sense of embarrassment in my heart. After all, I have that status and was seen by my subordinates. At the same time, I also have a sense of irritation in my heart: Just forget it if you see such a thing.
Why do you have to run next to me?
But I immediately understood: she was trying to get close to me. Because of this, I suddenly felt wary of her.
I smiled and said, "What's wrong with this? I'm not a human being?"
She smiled brightly at me, looking very charming, "Mayor Feng, I'm here to pick you up at the airport. Are you too? What a coincidence, I didn't expect to meet you here."
I nodded, "Yes. I'll pick up my child." Then I looked at the time and said, "You go ahead, I have to go to the exit."
But she immediately stopped me and said, "Mayor Feng, I have always wanted to report to you on my work. I wonder when you will be free?"
I smiled and said to her: "I am not your supervisor. If you want to report to your work, you should go to your Director Sun."
Her face suddenly turned red.
I felt that what I just said was a little too unkind, "Xiao Xiao, don't mind, I don't mean anything else. It's okay to come and sit in my office if you have time. There's no need to report on work or anything. You
Say yes?"
She immediately looked very happy, "Thank you, Mayor Feng."
I turned around and left, but I felt a little regretful: Why were I so polite to her? Was it just because she was beautiful? I can definitely say that I didn’t have any other thoughts about her, but maybe it was because of my previous career
Because of this, I have always been hard-core towards women, especially beautiful women.
After waiting at the boarding gate for nearly a quarter of an hour, I still didn't see Lin Yi and the others coming out. Only then did I suddenly realize my mistake: Lin Yi had always flown first class, how could he come out from here?
He hurriedly called Lin Yi. His phone went through, which meant that he had already got off the plane. "Uncle Lin, I heard Xia Lan said that you will come back this afternoon. I am at the airport."
He said: "Wait for us at the exit of the VIP room. Dong Jie is also there. We will be out in a while."
I immediately ran quickly towards the VIP room, and sure enough I saw Dong Jie there. Next to her was the girl who had been accompanying her.
"Dong Jie..." I called her immediately.
"Brother Feng." She looked very happy when she saw me, and her face immediately turned red.
I found that the complexion on her face is very good now, and her reactions are relatively normal, which can be seen from the clarity and agility of her eyes. I am secretly happy for her in my heart.
I smiled slightly at her and asked her: "Dong Jie, are you okay now? How is the company doing?"
She glanced at me shyly, and then replied: "I didn't understand anything at the beginning. But now I'm basically familiar with it. I like this kind of job, and I can often meet big stars."
I smiled and said, "Didn't I tell you before? You are a big star. As an investor, those big stars will come to curry favor with you."
She immediately asked me: "Brother Feng, I heard that you are very familiar with Zhuang Qing, right? When can you contact her for me? She is my favorite actress, and I really hope to have the opportunity to work with her.
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I smiled and said, "No problem. But Dong Jie... you can't let Aunt Xia hear what you said, she will be very unhappy if she hears it."
She immediately laughed, "How could that be?"
I looked at her and said sincerely: "Dong Jie, seeing you in such good condition now, I'm really happy for you."
She immediately lowered her head and said, "Brother Feng, thank you..."
At this time, her assistant came over and said to us: "Come out."
Dong Jie and I hurriedly ran towards the exit of the VIP room. Sure enough, we saw Lin Yi and Xia Lan coming out. Xia Lan was holding my child. Behind them was the office director of Jiangnan Group. I was surprised in my heart.
For a moment: How could Lin Yi let this person continue to follow him?
But I didn't think about this problem carefully, and the child had already seen me. He was running towards me happily and quickly, calling "Dad" loudly. I squatted down and spread my arms towards him.
.....
The child immediately jumped into my arms, and I hugged him tightly. At this moment, I couldn't help but shed tears.
Suddenly I felt someone patting me on the shoulder. It was Lin Yi, "It's okay now. Feng Xiao, I promise you that this kind of thing will never happen again in the future."
I quickly wiped my tears, let go of the child, stood up and said to him sincerely: "Uncle Lin, I will never forget everything you have done for me."
He patted my shoulder again, "We are a family, why do we have to say such polite words... Let's go, you take the children home first, your mother must be worried. You have been there since you came back from Sanya."
You've never been home, have you? It's okay now, you finally have an explanation to the old man."
I kept nodding my head and couldn't say anything. He knew me so well, which moved me even more.