The Spring Festival is getting closer and closer, and I am getting busier and busier. But what I am busy with is not the specific work in Shangjiang City, but New Year greetings.
I feel that this time of year is very different from the past. In the past, I also needed to pay New Year greetings at this time, but it was not as big as this year.
There seems to be a consciousness issue here. When I was the executive deputy mayor, I didn’t seem to think that I should go and send New Year greetings to so many people, but this year the situation is different. I suddenly found that many people should be
The person I want to visit for the New Year.
In fact, this change in me is also inevitable. Since I started working in the municipal government, I have had frequent contacts with provincial leaders and heads of many departments due to work, and now I feel more
Here comes the importance of this kind of communication.
Most interactions in the officialdom follow the principle of equal levels. Now that I am the acting mayor, all the people I come into contact with are the top leaders of provincial departments or people who hold real power. In the eyes of many people, these people may
They are very mysterious, very majestic, and often give people the impression that they are awesome and coaxing. However, after I had in-depth contact with them, I discovered that they are actually ordinary people like me, except that they hold huge power in their hands.
Besides, they still have human desires, they still get drunk, and they still make a fool of themselves when drunk.
Of course, the higher the level, the more cautious people are. The main manifestation of their caution is that they pay great attention to the people they interact with in private.
The reason why I can be accepted by these people and attend their private gatherings is not only my current level, but also my background. Now many people in the province already know that I have a close relationship with Governor Huang and Lin
education relationship.
I don't think there's anything wrong with this, because I also know the backgrounds of those department heads, but there are some things that everyone knows tacitly. I know very well that background is only one aspect, or just a foundation.
, and the most important thing is to be a good person. Didn’t our Secretary Chen from Shangjiang City have a background? In fact, his most critical problem was that he didn’t know how to be a good person. Including our former Mayor Wen, I still think that he
It also stems from this problem.
Therefore, when the time is getting closer and closer to the Spring Festival, I began to plan this year’s New Year greetings. In the final analysis, this New Year greeting is an opportunity, an opportunity to give gifts and treat guests to dinner, and at the same time, it is also an opportunity to take advantage of
It's an excuse to connect people, but everyone spends public funds.
But after all, I am not the top leader in Shangjiang City, so even for things like New Year greetings, I have to report to Secretary Rong in advance. After all, this is also part of our work. Of course, this does not include the part about my personal relationship.
In fact, Secretary Rong has also been considering this aspect of work recently, so when I went to report to her, she quickly had clear opinions. The time before the Spring Festival is actually very short, but there are many departments and leaders who need us to pay New Year greetings.
.The time is too short not because we just remembered it now, but because of people’s habitual definition of the Spring Festival. And under normal circumstances, people regard it as impolite to pay New Year greetings after the festival, unless they have no choice but to do so.
Secretary Rong classified the leading departments that need to go to pay New Year greetings this year. Some are for us to go together, and some are for the two of us to go separately, but they all represent our Shangjiang Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, and some are for the Municipal Party Committee.
The deputy secretaries and deputy mayors came forward. The principle behind her classification was to look at each other's positions and their importance to our work in Shangjiang City.
The time has been arranged until the New Year's Eve.
Then, during the day on New Year's Eve, the main leaders of the four major families in Shangjiang City go to visit veteran cadres and poor workers in the city, and go home to celebrate the New Year with their families in the evening; on the first, second, and third day of the Lunar New Year, the four major families visit
The main leaders visited the city's employees who were on duty during the Spring Festival, the workers who were still working on key projects, the public security and judicial officers, the military division and armed police officers, and the foreign representatives of Sino-foreign joint ventures. Among them, the night of the first day of the new year was
Invite representatives of foreign companies from Sino-foreign joint ventures to dinner.
Her arrangements are very detailed. I think that as the secretary of the municipal party committee, she is indeed different from us men in arranging such things. However, I think this is also necessary. However, in the past, most such things were handled by the municipal party committee.
, the city government office is just making arrangements.
As the leader of a place, the most important thing is not only the performance at work, but also the maintenance of relationships.
But for me, the New Year greetings also include some personal relationships. Needless to say, I don’t need to talk about Governor Huang, but I also have to arrange time to go to Secretary Wu of the Medical University, and Zheng Dazhuang, the old director. I think of it.
Time is tight this year, so I postponed my New Year greetings to them until after the new year. However, I have to make a phone call to them before the new year, in order to explain the reason for my New Year greetings to them.
The relationship between people is a very complicated matter, and sometimes it is tiring, but it must be done that way. The higher a person's status, the more complicated the social relationship is, and then the things that need to be faced are
more.
A truly capable leader will think very carefully about such matters, and be familiar with the task, and do things with ease, instead of being as deliberate as I am. I also know that this is actually because I have been in politics for a relatively short time, and I care too much about perfection.
for the sake of.
In other words, I live for how others see me.
This is actually the biggest problem that many of us have. We clearly know that living like this is very tiring, but we have no choice but to continue living like this. This is what people often say, "To save face, to suffer."
There is no way, many people are like me, paying too much attention to their own image in the eyes of others, and the key to the problem is that we cannot get rid of this kind of lifestyle, because if we don't pay attention to such problems, then we
You may lose a lot of things, including people's respect for themselves. In contemporary society, people will always give respect to successful people. Even if they are losers with good character, they will only give a little sympathy at most.
This is the reality we face. So we can only continue to be tired and live tiredly.
After Lin Yu came back from Beijing, I went to her place. On the one hand, I wanted to give her the gifts I brought back from abroad, and on the other hand, I wanted to discuss with her about paying New Year greetings to Governor Huang.
She liked the things I gave her very much. Of course, I also knew that she didn't care about the things themselves, but I still said to her: "This is also the advice Hong Ya gave me. I really don't know what to bring you.
.”
She smiled and said: "It's good. Actually, you don't need to worry about such things, because I will like anything you give me."
Of course I knew what she said was true, but I felt that I should also tell her Hong Ya's feelings.
She immediately asked me: "Hongya is very happy that you are going to Australia this time, right?"
I sighed and said: "Of course I'm happy, I'm very happy too, but more importantly, I'm sad. Sister, let's not talk about this anymore. One thing I didn't expect is that Hong Ya's business has gone abroad.
, and she also made a lot of money. She is really powerful, and it seems that she is indeed the kind of person who is suitable for business."
She smiled and said: "Of course."
I hesitated for a moment before saying to her: "Sister, did Hong Ya tell you? I wired a sum of money to Hong Ya and asked her to help me invest."
She nodded, "I know, Hong Ya told me. That's fine. Although your money is not obtained by using your position, it is best to put less money in the country. The domestic situation is complex and changeable, and many things will happen in the future.
can not say it clearly."
I said, "Sister, I think so too."
She looked at me, "Do you really believe in Hong Ya that much?"
I was startled because I didn't expect that she would ask me this. I asked her back: "Sister, do you think I shouldn't believe her?"
She looked at me, "Feng Xiao, why did you talk to sister? Did sister mean that? Now I'm asking you. What I'm asking you is why you believe Hong Ya so much. Why do you ask me what I mean to her?"
Comment? It’s not like you don’t know the relationship between Hong Ya and me. Does it make sense for you to ask me such a question?”
I don't know why she suddenly became unhappy at this time. Maybe she was too sensitive. Now I seem to understand a little bit. Maybe she wants to know how much I really feel for Hong Ya. I said hurriedly: "Sister, I
There really is no other meaning. I just misunderstood what you meant. In fact, I have always believed in Hong Ya, just like I believe in you. Sister, think about it, if I don’t even
If I believe it, who else in this world is worthy of my trust besides my parents? But then again, if I lose this money, it doesn’t matter. After all, money does not come from birth.
If you don't take it with you, if you lose, you can find a way to make money. You think so, sister?"
Then she smiled and said: "That's it. My sister has been unstable these past two days, so don't worry about it. Feng Xiao, this is what I like most about you. Men should be so generous. But don't worry, Hong Ya
She will not lose your money, she is very sound in her investment."
I smiled and said, "I know. I'm talking about just in case. It doesn't matter if I lose. I won't blame her anyway."
She sighed and said: "Feng Xiao, there are too few people like you nowadays. I am very happy that you can think like this."
I said: "What I said is true."
She nodded, "You don't need to emphasize this, sister knows."
I smiled and suddenly felt that I was a little sensitive. Is this a sensitive season? I hurriedly asked her another thing, "Sister, how are we going to arrange New Year greetings to Governor Huang this year?"
Woolen cloth?"
She looked at me and said, "Your municipal party committee and municipal government have made a lot of arrangements recently, right? Among them, you also arranged to pay New Year greetings to Governor Huang, right?"
I nodded, "Secretary Rong's arrangement is indeed there, but he and Governor Wang are arranged together. When the time comes, we will invite Governor Wang together with Governor Huang, and there will be others.
Several deputy governors."
She asked me again: "Where are the leaders of the provincial party committee? Are they invited separately?"
I nodded and said: "Yes, Secretary Rong arranged it this way. But there is a little difference when inviting Secretary Fang. The main leaders of the four of us will attend that time, but when we invite Governor Wang and Governor Huang, Secretary Rong will
Come with me to participate. In addition, we have also arranged to invite you and several deputy ministers of the Provincial Party Committee Organization Department, as well as several major division chiefs below. This time, Secretary Rong and the director of our Municipal Party Committee Organization Department will come forward. I will not participate.
Yes, because I want to treat the provincial government secretaries-general to dinner that day."
She nodded, "It seems that your Shangjiang City has been very careful in arranging this matter this year. Your previous Secretary Chen did not think about it so thoughtfully and carefully. It's good that you didn't invite Governor Wang alone, so as not to miss the opportunity.
Embarrass you."
I nodded and said, "Yes. It seems that Secretary Rong has taken this aspect into consideration."
She shook her head and said: "It's not necessarily that she has thought about it. She arranged it this way firstly to save time, secondly to save costs, and thirdly so that no one would be offended."
I asked with some confusion: "Sister, I understand what you mean about saving time, but what you mean about saving money and not offending anyone, I don't quite understand. No matter how poor we are in Shangjiang City, how much money can we spend on food?
It’s still no problem.”
She smiled and asked me: "Is it just a matter of eating when you pay New Year's greetings to your leaders?"
I shook my head and said: "There are also gifts. Souvenirs from our Shangjiang City." (To be continued)