Xing Jike sat at his desk, nervously waiting for the call. According to Fang Zhicheng's guess, a leader from the municipal party committee would definitely call him before five o'clock at the latest. There was a piece of paper in front of him, which listed some questions and the answers to them.
A brief outline, these were all prepared by Fang Zhicheng. At four forty-eight minutes, the landline finally rang, and the voice of Mayor Zhang Guoxin came. Zhang Guoxin is the mayor of Yinzhou, and judging from the work in charge, he is Xing Jike’s direct supervisor
boss.
Zhang Guoxin's tone sounded very serious and he whispered: "Comrade Jike, I believe you can guess the purpose of my call today. What explanation do you have for those photos and comments on the Internet?"
"When a fake becomes true, the truth is also false." Xing Jike followed the requirements in the outline and sighed with a helpless tone.
Zhang Guoxin raised his eyebrows and said calmly: "Then you mean that the news is not true?"
Xing Jike then began to solemnly extricate himself, saying: "Mayor Zhang, judging from the selection of photos, the ambition of the person manipulating public opinion behind it is obvious. He began to prepare for this conspiracy as early as a year or two ago.
, chilling. I admit that those photos are real, but everyone will have some rude expressions or indecent photos when they appear in public. Just based on these photos taken out of context, they accuse me of being a scumbag.
Long, this is obviously too one-sided."
Zhang Guoxin nodded. Xing Jike's words still make sense. The photos that are widely circulated on the Internet can tell the smell of conspiracy. But now the situation is getting worse and worse. The leaders of the provincial party committee are paying attention. If no action is taken, it will obviously not be enough to kill it.
public opinion and restore the image of the Yinzhou government.
Zhang Guoxin pondered for a moment and then said: "Although the smell of conspiracy is very strong, now we must give an explanation to the public. The city just held a secretariat meeting for this matter. At the meeting, the Discipline Inspection Commission and the Propaganda Department both proposed to punish you.
deal with."
Xing Jike's heart was beating violently. As he expected, the development of this matter was out of control. If he didn't handle it well, it would even affect his future. He would be dubbed the "Siwu County Magistrate" for the rest of his life. Then
Doesn’t it mean that the future is cut off?
Xing Jike was filled with unwillingness. He glanced at the piece of paper in his hand and read according to what was written on the paper: "Mayor Zhang, I think this is unfair! I hope the municipal party committee can give me a fair and open channel to resolve this matter.
."
"Oh?" Zhang Guoxin looked puzzled and asked curiously: "What kind of channels do you need?"
Xing Jike said solemnly: "I hope the Municipal Party Committee will come forward and hold a press conference. I will answer reporters' questions at the press conference. At the same time, I will use my own voice to break those false rumors and use my own way to restore Dongtai and Dongtai."
The image of Yinzhou.”
Zhang Guoxin did not expect that Xing Jike had such courage. In his impression, Xing Jike was a person who was really embarrassed to take on heavy responsibilities. Even if this public opinion storm did not occur, Zhang Guoxin also thought about choosing someone to replace Xing Jike. But today's conversation with Xing Jike,
Zhang Guoxin was surprised to see another Xing Jike, and it also touched many thoughts in his heart.
Zhang Guoxin pondered for a moment and then said: "Your proposal is very bold and courageous, but the government has never chosen such a method when dealing with similar problems. We need to assess the risks in advance, otherwise it will only make the problem worse."
Come bigger.”
Xing Jike said softly: "I hope the city can give me a chance..."
Zhang Guoxin was very surprised by Xing Jike's attitude, because this was obviously not Xing Jike's usual style. Then, he called Song Wendi, secretary of the municipal party committee. Although he and Song Wendi seemed to be inseparable, in such a major event related to the government's image, the two of them had nothing to do with each other.
It is still necessary to maintain unity of opinion.
Wendi Song knew that the communication between Zhang Guoxin and her was related to Xing Jike of Dongtai County. She listened silently to Zhang Guoxin's explanation of Xing Jike's attitude and said softly: "What do you think?"
Zhang Guoxin sighed: "There are three ways to choose now. First, deal with the matter indifferently; second, punish Xing Jike; third, let Xing Jike face the pressure of public opinion. The first method is obviously not able to satisfy public opinion.
and the requirements of the province, and Yinzhou needs to bear too much pressure; the second method is not fair to Xing Jike. After all, this is a young cadre who has worked hard in Dongtai for several years without any merit. Not only will it make some people
The cold-heartedness of officials will also encourage some bad trends; the third method, placing bets on Xing Jike, has certain risks, but it is also the correct crisis public relations method."
Song Wendi nodded and said: "I agree with you. Let the Propaganda Department of the Municipal Party Committee organize a press conference. This is a very bold but innovative way. Now the country is advocating open government affairs and information transparency, and our Yinzhou government does this
, although there are risks, I also represent a trend. When the government faces a crisis in the future, it should not just hide it and try every means to withhold information. This will only make the citizens lose confidence in the government.
The correct approach should be to make the information transparent and let the public know the true situation, so that the rumors will be self-defeating."
Zhang Guoxin knew that Song Wendi was an enlightened party secretary who thought ahead in everything. It was the same this time. If it had been another conservative municipal party secretary, Xing Jike would have been beaten to the end. Zhang Guoxin frowned and thought for a while, then said: "Then
I asked the Publicity Department to prepare the entire press conference process and select a group of media to ensure that there will be no problems with the final effect."
Song Wendi secretly thought that Zhang Guoxin's thinking was still thorough, but he did not completely agree with Zhang Guoxin's point of view, and said softly: "The press conference should be completely open, and don't deliberately look for some positive media. Only in this way can it be truly fair and open.
"
Zhang Guoxin frowned slightly. If it were completely disclosed, who would bear the risk? He suddenly felt that Song Wendi's move might be a trap, waiting for him to jump into it.
Zhang Guoxin smiled faintly and said: "Secretary Wendi, since you want to make the press conference a typical successful case of government crisis public relations, why not let the municipal party committee take the lead in handling it. If you coordinate, you will get twice the result with half the effort, otherwise the government alone will do it."
Coordination, I am afraid that it will not be handled well enough when the time comes, and it will be inappropriate."
Wendi Song couldn't tell that Zhang Guoxin was shirking responsibility, so she smiled lightly and said, "Since you think the municipal party committee office needs to come forward, then I will ask someone to deal with it immediately, but the government must obey the arrangement and provide support."
Zhang Guoxin heard the implication of Song Wendi's words. What Song Wendi wanted was not just support, but Zhang Guoxin's attitude. Song Wendi wanted Zhang Guoxin to follow the municipal committee's lead in future work. Although Zhang Guoxin had been silent for a while, he was not completely surrendering to Song Wendi.
.
Zhang Guoxin smiled unnaturally and said: "The county government has always resolutely obeyed various arrangements made by the party committee."
After hanging up the phone from Zhang Guoxin, Song Wendi sighed leisurely, stared at Fang Zhicheng, who was sitting on the sofa and making tea leisurely, and asked softly: "Are you sure you must protect Xing Jike this time?"
Fang Zhicheng put down the teapot and said with a smile: "I'm not protecting Xing Jike, but I think we should give him a chance. After all, he was once on the same team as us. It would be too cruel to not save him until he dies."
Wendi Song shook her head and said with a wry smile: "Your choice is not a wise one."
Fang Zhicheng understands what Song Wendi means. From anyone's point of view, Fang Zhicheng has no obligation to help Xing Jike restore his reputation. Officialdom is cruel, there are no permanent enemies, and there are no permanent friends. Everything must be measured by interests.
To Fang Zhicheng, Xing Jike is only an ally with short-term interests. When the interests conflict with each other, or there is no value in using each other before, it is human nature to turn around and retreat.
But Fang Zhicheng chose to still stand with Xing Jike, which seemed too immature.
Fang Zhicheng smiled lightly and said, "Secretary Wendi, please believe me, I will definitely be able to give you a perfect answer sheet."
Song Wendi knew that Fang Zhicheng always acted in surprising ways, and was used to his unusual drive. She smiled and said: "Well, then I will give Xing Jike a chance. I will hold an emergency standing committee meeting later and hold a press conference."
Form a team on this matter and instruct relevant personnel to cooperate with you to complete it. I hope you will not disappoint me."
After Fang Zhicheng left Song Wendi's office, he couldn't help but frown. He didn't know whether this was correct, because in fact, it might be easier for him to stay out of the matter. But he vaguely felt that he couldn't throw away the chess piece of Xing Jike, otherwise he would have been
The initiative he had fought for in the county government would be completely lost. More importantly, he could vaguely feel that if he made good use of the press conference, he might be able to achieve some success.
Public opinion is a double-edged sword. When it hurts you, it will also bring you certain value.
In the outer room, I sat opposite Tong Siqing and chatted with her for a while. After not seeing her for a long time, Tong Siqing lost a lot of weight, and Li Mingxue was still missing.
"I'll treat you to dinner tonight." Fang Zhicheng invited in a low voice.
Tong Siqing did not agree and urged in a low voice: "Hurry up and leave. If Xiao Yu finds out that you and I are together... I'm afraid I'll have to think wildly again."
Fang Zhicheng shrugged and said, "Xiao Yu... okay, see you in the evening."
After Fang Zhicheng disappeared from the office, Tong Siqing thought for a moment, picked up the phone, and called her mother-in-law. She excused herself from socializing in the evening and couldn't go home for dinner, so she had to leave her son at their house.
The old lady didn't say anything at the moment, hung up the phone, and whispered to her husband Li Dehan: "I think Xiao Tong has changed a lot recently, and she is becoming less and less caring about her family. Is there something she had in mind after Ming Xue went to work in Shenzhen?
?”
Li Dehan frowned and scolded: "Don't think nonsense, Siqing is a decent person, how can you be such a mother-in-law, doubting your daughter-in-law. Mingxue abandoned the family and abandoned his son, Siqing is now supporting the whole family by herself, it is not easy for her