Chapter 415 The Cultural Affairs Bureau also manages investment promotion
Xu Xinqun, the section chief of the Mass Literature and Art Section of Hanping County Cultural Bureau, is a little depressed these days. Director Wang Zhuo has talked to him several times, warning him that if he cannot complete the investment promotion tasks assigned to him by the bureau as scheduled, not only will he not be able to act like
As expected, if he is promoted to deputy director, he will also lose his current position as section chief. At that time, he may be assigned to be an administrator in the group arts center below, which is a position with the worst pay and the most troublesome work.
Brother Ge, this is clearly Wang Zhuo taking the opportunity to retaliate against himself. How can a cadre of the Cultural Bureau be responsible for attracting investment? Xu Xinqun was sitting at his desk, thinking angrily.
Xu Xinqun is an honest man. He has worked in the Cultural Bureau for more than 20 years and has earned the position of a section chief through seniority. Some time ago, a deputy director of the Cultural Bureau retired and the bureau planned to promote one of the existing section chiefs.
He took over the position of deputy director. At this time, a small article written by Xu Xinqun about carrying out mass literary and artistic work and reviving traditional cultural forms in Hanping County was published in the city newspaper, and it is said that it was also received by the city
Because of the verbal praise from a certain leader, the county instructed the Cultural Affairs Bureau to include him in the inspection list to replace the deputy director.
Director Wang Zhuo and Xu Xinqun have always had some minor conflicts. Wang Zhuo didn't say anything about the county's inclusion of Xu Xinqun as a candidate for deputy director of the Cultural Bureau, but he was very dissatisfied in his heart. In order to block Xu Xinqun's promotion path, Wang Zhuo came up with a plan
One way is to give Xu Xinqun the investment promotion task assigned by the county to the Cultural Bureau. In name, it is to give Xu Xinqun a test before promotion. In fact, it is to use this matter to attack Xu Xinqun.
In the 1990s, Chinese governments at all levels regarded investment promotion as a top priority, and Hanping County was no exception. In order to fully mobilize the power of the entire county, the county government not only assigned investment promotion tasks to the Investment Promotion Bureau, the Economic and Trade Commission and other economic departments, but also
Other committees and bureaus have also been assigned different numbers of tasks, calling on each unit to cross the sea and show their magical powers to attract more foreign investment to Hanping County.
As a cultural unit, the Cultural Affairs Bureau does not have the ability to attract investment at all, but the county still allocated an investment quota of 100,000 yuan. Of course, this quota is somewhat flexible. If you complete it, you will be rewarded. If you fail to complete it, there will be no immediate consequences.
The punishment may only affect the county's performance evaluation of the bureau leaders.
When Wang Zhuo handed over this task to Xu Xinqun, he increased the importance of the task tenfold, claiming that if the task could not be completed, the bureau would suffer great humiliation. It might even affect the welfare of the overall cadres and employees. Xu Xinqun
Hearing that this matter was of such great importance, he wanted to refuse, but Wang Zhuo said that this was the trust placed in him by the county leaders and bureau leaders. He had to accept it or not. If the matter was not handled well, then he would have to accept it.
If it proves that he is incompetent, then of course he will not be able to become the deputy director. Even the current section chief may be dismissed.
Xu Xinqun knew that this was Wang Zhuo's retaliation against him, but he had no choice. After all, what he was doing was a "conspiracy" and he could tell it openly. Wang Zhuo also said publicly that as long as Xu Xinqun completed this task,
The position of deputy director belongs to him, and no one can take it away. After all, this is a test. If Xu Xinqun fails the test, who can he blame?
Xu Xinqun lived almost 50 years old and had never done anything to attract investment. He didn’t know any business owners and had no overseas connections. But when Wang Zhuo assigned the task to him, he gloated and reminded him that his
My daughter Xu Xiaoqi is studying in the United States. Isn’t this a convenient channel for attracting investment?
Xu Xinqun knew that her daughter was just an international student, and it was difficult for her to work to maintain food and clothing by herself. How could she be able to help her father introduce foreign capital? The reason why Wang Zhuo said this was simply because Wang Zhuo's own son could not even pass the college entrance examination.
He had deep resentment for Xu Xinqun's daughter being able to study abroad.
Alas, it seems that I can't escape Wang Zhuo's plot. If I really can't, I will simply give up my position as section chief and go to the group art hall to teach the old men and old ladies in the neighborhood committee to sing folk songs. There is no end to the road.
, when her daughter graduates from studying abroad, her hard life will be over, Xu Xinqun comforted herself in this way.
"Chief Xu, there is someone outside looking for you."
Just when Xu Xinqun was feeling sorry for himself, Xiao Deng, a clerk in the department, walked in from the door and said to him.
"Oh, who is he?" Xu Xinqun asked casually.
Xiao Deng said: "He said his surname is Ning. Judging from his accent, he is a foreigner and a fat man."
"A fat man from out of town named Ning?" Xu Xinqun was stunned. He really couldn't think of a time when he had met a person named Ning, and he was also a fat man from out of town.
With this thought in his mind, Xu Xinqun left the office building and came to the door, where he saw Ning Mo standing outside the communication room door.
"Excuse me, are you looking for me?" Xu Xinqun stepped forward and asked. There was only this fat man around. He should not be able to recognize the wrong person.
"Please...Excuse me, are you Xu...Xu Xinqun...uh, Section Chief Xu?" Ning Mo felt so nervous when he saw Xu Xinqun that he couldn't help but stutter when he spoke. He wanted to call Xu Xinqun uncle, but he couldn't stop talking.
However, he was worried that it would be too abrupt, so he temporarily changed his official title to that of Xu Xinqun.
"I am Xu Xinqun, who are you?" Xu Xinqun looked at this timid young man and asked strangely.
Ning Mo forced a smile on his face and said: "Uncle Xu, my name is Ning Mo. I work for Jintang Chemical Materials Company in Shannan Province... uh, I am a salesperson of the company. Xu Xiaoqi asked me to come and visit you."
"Xiao Qi?" Xu Xinqun's face became brighter. He took Ning Mo's hand enthusiastically and asked, "How do you know Xiao Qi? Are you her classmate at Beijing University?"
"No, no...my sister is studying at Beijing University, and classmate Xu Xiaoqi also knows her. However, when I was on a business trip in the United States a few months ago, I met classmate Xu Xiaoqi, and she...she asked me to come to Tongjiang if I had the chance.
, help her check on you." Ning Mo finally made the matter clear.
Hearing that Ning Mo had just met his daughter, Xu Xinqun suddenly forgot all his troubles and asked eagerly: "Oh, have you met Xiaoqi? How is she? Is she fat or thin?
, are you still adapting to life?"
"Xiaoqi is very good, she is very adaptable. Uncle Xu, don't worry, let's talk slowly... You see it's almost time for dinner, so let me treat you and aunt to a meal, and I'll take Xiaoqi's
Let me tell you about Qi in detail." Ning Mo finally returned to normal after a brief panic. In the past few years of business management, he has seen some ups and downs, and he is still somewhat capable of dealing with such a situation.
Xu Xinqun patted his head and said: "Oh, I'm so confused, isn't it almost time to eat? Well, wait a minute, I'll call Xiaoqi's mother and ask her to come over here.
Let's find a place to have some food, and you can tell us how Xiaoqi is doing now."
Xu Xiaoqi's mother, Lu Jingfang, works in the Health Bureau. She received a call from her husband and heard that a young man who had just met her daughter in the United States had arrived in Hanping County, so she hurried over on her bicycle. Hanping County
The area is not large, it is only a few minutes' walk from the Health Bureau to the Cultural Bureau.
Seeing Lu Jingfang arriving, Ning Mo stepped forward and called her aunt affectionately, and then invited Xu Xinqun and Lu Jingfang to have dinner at a small restaurant nearby. The Xu family was thinking about their daughter, so they naturally agreed happily. As for
Xu Xinqun didn't think much about who would pay for the meal. He thought that Ning Mo was a guest from afar, so he should pay for the meal.
There was no Internet in China at that time, and the Xu family's family could not afford long distance travel across the ocean. Even communication was limited to once a month, because the postage for letters traveling between China and the United States was quite considerable. After Xu Xiaoqi went abroad,
, the family only received seven or eight letters from her. Although Xu Xiaoqi described her life in the United States as easy and happy in the letters, the family knew that this must be her daughter who had been sensible since she was a child, whitewashing the peace. The real situation may be
It is difficult to achieve even half of the optimism in the letter.
Although they were worried, Xu Xinqun and his wife could not find any more ways to find out more about their daughter's living conditions. Now that they heard that someone who had just met their daughter in the United States had arrived, why should they not be anxious to inquire.
The three of them sat down in the restaurant and after ordering a few simple dishes, Ning Mo opened her handbag, took out a stack of photos, handed them to Xu Xinqun and Lu Jingfang, and said, "Uncle and aunt, please take a look.
These are the photos I took of Xiaoqi this time in the United States."
When they heard that there were photos, the old couple no longer cared about being reserved. They almost rushed to take the photos and then looked at them one by one. Taking photos was also a luxury expense in those days. When Xu Xiaoqi first came to the United States, she took them
She sent a few photos home, and hasn't taken any more photos since then. This time she also took advantage of Ning Mo, so she took four or five rolls of film. What Ning Mo brought over were the photos taken this time.
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"Look, Lao Xu, Xiaoqi has lost a little weight..."
"I don't think I'm thin. Maybe it's the angle of the photo. You don't look thin when you look at this picture."
"Is this the room Xiaoqi lives in? I think it's much better than the house in China."
"These two girls should be the Xiao Zhang and Xiao Zhao she mentioned, right? It seems like the three of them have a pretty good relationship."
"Hey, this one..."
The couple couldn't help but stop looking at the photos. They both raised their eyes at the same time and cast two suspicious eyes on Ning Mo. The photo in their hands was of Ning Mo and three girls.
I asked someone else to take the photo when I was playing outside. The expressions of the four people looked happy, but the most crucial point is: one of Xu Xiaoqi’s hands was actually on Ning Mo’s arm! (To be continued)