If that's the case, then there's no need for me to get caught up in it.
Suddenly I remembered that I had already posted a story——
The disciple asked: "Master, you sometimes hit and curse people, but sometimes you are polite to others. Is there any mystery behind this?"
Master said: "When you treat a superior person, you can hit or scold him, and treat him with his true face; when you treat a middle-class person, you should treat him as a metaphor, and be measured, because he cannot bear the beating or scolding; when you treat a lower-class person, you should smile on your face and use both hands.
Put your hands together, he is very fragile and small-minded, and cannot hold too many accusations and reprimands. He is only qualified to use worldly etiquette!"
This story is really good, but it does not apply to officialdom. In today's officialdom, we do exactly the opposite. Because this way of doing things can only be done by saints or wise men. Unfortunately, there are
There is too much filth, too much falsehood, and too many precautions, so it is inevitable to do the opposite.
I read the report materials and slides prepared for me by the Municipal Finance Bureau several times and revised them repeatedly. Finally, I specially submitted the report materials to Mayor Liu for his review.
When the report materials came back to my desk, I found that he had left a few big words on them: Agree in principle. Behind them was his signature.
I immediately felt a little funny: Why did he become a bit like Secretary Chen? Do I need his comments on such materials? What I need is that he can provide opinions so that I can make further revisions.
But then I felt that this was not bad. At least he agreed with my report material, which was also his recognition of our work.
The provincial financial work conference will be held in a few days. The meeting will be held in the large conference hall of the provincial government, and the participants will be arranged in the five-star hotel next to the provincial government. The issue of meals will be arranged by the provincial government, but
Accommodation is arranged by yourself.
According to the meeting notice, there are three participants in our city: Mayor Liu, me, and the director of the Municipal Finance Bureau.
For large-scale provincial meetings like this organized by the provincial government, it is necessary for a top leader from the local government to participate.
The Provincial Government Office arranged three rooms for us. Mayor Liu had a single room and I had a standard room. We all lived alone. The director of the Municipal Finance Bureau shared the room with the finance director of another city. In the accommodation
Differences in level are also reflected in the issue. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why many people care about their status. From this, we can also see that in our country, privilege is everywhere and reflected everywhere.
Originally, I could not live here, which would save our city some money. But no, because living here is also a kind of treatment, and refusing such treatment will be regarded as unusual by others. The room must be booked.
Even if you can't live there, you still have to book it. The issue of funding cannot be called a problem at all in such a matter.
The meeting lasted for three days. On the first day, we listened to reports from the main leaders of the province. In the morning, Secretary Fang of the Provincial Party Committee spoke, and in the afternoon, Governor Wang. The meeting was chaired by Governor Huang.
The next day was for experience exchange. After looking at the meeting schedule, I discovered that I was not the only one speaking at this meeting. There were also mayors or executive deputy mayors from several other cities. But they
The contents of the exchange speeches were different, some introduced their experience on how to increase fiscal revenue, some were thoughts on tax issues, etc.
The third day is group discussion.
The first day of the meeting was all about listening to the leaders' speeches. At noon, there was a buffet prepared by the hotel. The dishes were very rich and catered for the tastes and eating habits of different groups of people.
At the end of the afternoon meeting, I suddenly realized something: Since Mayor Liu and I went to the provincial capital for a meeting together, I had to treat him to a private meal no matter what. Although I felt very tired, I had to do this.
Only then is it okay, this is also the most basic etiquette and the way to behave.
So, at the end of the afternoon meeting, I immediately invited Mayor Liu, "Mayor Liu, I would like to treat you to a meal tonight. Are you free?"
He looked at me in surprise, "Isn't your father-in-law treating me tonight? He didn't tell you?"
I was also surprised, "Did he say he wanted me to participate?"
He nodded, "Yes, he told me everything. He said he wanted to treat me to a meal and ask you and our city's finance director to attend."
Only then did I react, "I turned off my phone during the meeting. He couldn't contact me."
He pointed at me, "Why are you turning off your phone? Just turn it on vibrate."
I smiled and said nothing. I'm not used to leaving my phone on in such a large meeting. Even if it is set to vibrate, I have to answer it once a call comes in, right? I think answering the phone in such a meeting is also a kind of
Impolite behavior. For example, during meetings, I saw many people always running outside with their mobile phones in their ears, and there were quite a few such people. I also saw leaders sitting on the podium.
Will frown from time to time.
I was thinking: If I were sitting on top, I would be in a bad mood when I see this situation. In fact, many people think that answering a phone call is a trivial matter, but how do you know that the leader will not remember you because of this, and also
Is it possible that I have started to have a bad opinion of your behavior?
So I simply turned off the phone.
After I turned on the phone, I found a text message from Lin Yi: In the evening, take Mayor Liu and your subordinate to such-and-such room in such-and-such hotel.
I looked at the time and realized it was still early, so I immediately called Lin Yi, "Sorry, I turned off my phone during the meeting."
He smiled and said to me: "It's okay. I'll ask Xiao Li to pick you up later. Don't you want to turn off your phone again?"
I said, "Don't you need Xiao Li to pick you up? I don't think it will have much impact."
He immediately laughed, "Feng Xiao, your intellectual problem has come out again. The people attending this meeting are the top leaders and executive deputy mayors of various local governments, as well as the finance directors, all leaders with real power.
Someone is arranging their dinners. Today our company has arranged for leaders from several places to be picked up and dropped off by our company. This is also the face of being a leader. No one treats guests to dinner, and no one uses luxury cars to pick them up.
It’s about face.”
I couldn't help but feel ashamed, and at the same time I also smiled bitterly in my heart: How did the atmosphere in the officialdom become like this today? But I think what he said is quite right. People who are leaders seem to care more about their own face.
Lin Yi arranged dinner in the most upscale hotel in the provincial capital, and the private room he booked was also the most luxurious. The car he sent us was a black Mercedes-Benz.
After arriving at the hotel, I discovered that he had invited the mayors, executive deputy mayors and finance directors of several other cities today. Moreover, he actually invited Governor Huang.
Of course Governor Huang sat in the main seat.
Of course, Governor Huang was the last to arrive. When he came in, the rest of us were already here. Everyone greeted him respectfully, and he smiled at everyone. It was obvious that he knew everyone inside.
The mayor and the executive deputy mayor, because he casually called several of them by name, including our Mayor Liu of Shangjiang City.
But he said something special to me, "Xiao Feng, I will read your report tomorrow. You should drink less tonight. If you know that you screw up the report, I will criticize you."
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I smiled and said to him: "Boss, don't worry, I will report it well. But I also have to drink today's wine. Firstly, I have to toast you a few glasses. Secondly, I have met so many leaders of the brother cities today."
, this can’t be said without drinking.”
Governor Huang laughed and said, "That's okay. As long as you don't have any problems tomorrow."
In fact, I was thinking: If I am really drunk today, I will go to Zhu Dan's place to sober up. Doing something like that with her is the best way to sober up.
I found that everyone here drinks very much. But this is not a strange thing, because everyone here is a local leader, and they have a lot of social activities on weekdays, and drinking is a must for people in the officialdom.
basic skills.
During the entire dinner, except for Lin Yi's brief remarks at the beginning, Governor Huang was basically speaking for the rest of the dinner. Of course, there were also compliments and respectful words from his subordinates during the toasts.
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Governor Huang talked about a lot of content, ranging from recent international news to the current domestic economic situation, as well as some interesting things that happened recently in Jiangnan Province, as well as philosophy of life, working methods, leadership art, etc. On an occasion like today
He is teaching more like a university professor.
During this period, he made a very high-level and wonderful speech. He said: "We must be good at breaking conventions. Because there is such a dialectical relationship in this world, that is: everything that is truly stable is in motion.
For example, the spinning top is a particularly interesting phenomenon. People who are really good at spinning the top will always keep the top spinning. The rotation is its value. Once the top stops, it will be out of balance and fall to the ground.
So dynamic is the best balance. We all ride bicycles. When the bicycle is placed stationary, it has to rely on the bicycle handles to stand upright. Two wheels cannot stand upright. But after riding, the two wheels
You can move forward. Why? Because it maintains balance in the dynamic. This cannot be done in the static. In our lives today, too many people always feel that they have lost their psychological balance when facing challenges.
Balance, that's because the world is moving, but you are not. Times are changing, and a person can really keep pace with the times. He can really make choices freely, set standards for himself with a clear vision, and
Adjust your life order with this mentality and always maintain a dynamic balance, and you will never fall. You will always be a moving bicycle and a spinning top. Only when you calm down will you truly fall.
Exit. Once you fall, no external force can save you."
But in the end, he basically stopped talking because I found that he was obviously over the limit.
In fact, I was almost a little drunk.
There are almost zero people here who are not drunk.
I hurriedly took the opportunity to toast Lin Yi and quietly said to him: "Can we end tonight?"
Lin Yi nodded, then smiled and said to Governor Huang: "Boss, do you think this is the end of tonight? The main reason is that everyone has a meeting tomorrow."
Governor Huang nodded and said: "That's it. Everyone should rest early."
So everyone got up and surrounded Governor Huang outside the hotel.
I obviously found that Governor Huang was different from before. In my impression, the previous Governor Huang would never allow everyone to see him off in this way. He also did not allow everyone to go to the hotel in advance to greet him.
But today was different. He was escorted all the way to his special car without saying a word of rejection. (To be continued)