He asked me: "What have you prepared for Governor Huang?"
I suddenly felt ashamed in my heart, because I suddenly thought of my relationship with Wu Yaru. You know, after all, Wu Yaru was the former lover of the man in front of me.
"A painting." I had to answer.
He nodded, "This gift is good. But it must be a tasteful work and not too expensive. As far as I know, Governor Huang is a very honest person. It might make him unhappy."
I knew that he had actually guessed where my painting came from, but he didn't order it. Maybe he didn't want me to be embarrassed. So, I was very grateful to him for his magnanimity.
"What should I pay attention to?" I asked this question again. At this time, my question also had the purpose of concealing my inner embarrassment.
He smiled faintly, "Isn't it just a New Year's greeting? In the final analysis, it is a courtesy visit, just a way to connect with each other. He will definitely ask you about your current work situation, and you can simply answer it, but it is best
When talking about your truest feelings, it would be better if you can ask some questions that make him feel in-depth. There is no need to pay attention to other things. Anyway, Secretary-General Lin will go with you, even if there is anything inappropriate
She will also speak for you wherever you go."
I nodded, "Yeah."
He looked at me and smiled, "Feng Xiao, it's good of you to be like this. I was originally worried that you would slowly alienate me and your Aunt Shi because Xiaonan is gone, but now I'm relieved. I hope you can do this in the future too
You can tell me at any time. Feng Xiao, I care about your growth very much. After all, I have experienced countless ups and downs. I can at least give you some ideas and think of some ways to help you avoid as many setbacks as possible in your future career."
I was very touched and said to him sincerely: "Thank you."
He looked at the time and said, "Okay, it's almost time. You can go home and take a shower now. After changing clothes, the time may be just right."
"I'll go check out." I nodded and stood up immediately.
He nodded, and then stopped me, "By the way, Feng Xiao, I have something to say to you and bring it to Governor Huang for me tonight."
I was a little surprised in my heart, but I said respectfully: "You said it."
He immediately said: "The last time I was with Governor Huang, he asked me to think about a question. I didn't answer him at that time because I didn't know how to answer his question. Now I have thought about it, so please
You bring him my answer."
I suddenly became very interested, "Really? What kind of question is that?"
He smiled and said to me: "He asked me at that time: Why do private enterprises fail to become rich for three generations? What are the reasons?"
I was a little surprised, "Why would he ask you such a question? Is this really the case?"
He nodded, "When he asked me this question, he said that he recently saw a survey that said the life cycle of private enterprises in our country is only three to five years. He also said that he was shocked when he first saw the survey.
But after careful review of some materials and research, I found that this statement was true. So he raised such a question to me. And he also put forward some of his own opinions at the time. He believed that one of the possible reasons was
The three factors in business management are blood ties, kinship, and geography. This has a great impact on the transformation of business management from traditional to modern. Secondly, many existing private enterprises are actually entrepreneurs' capable enterprises.
This generation of capable people originally came from a humble background, had no burdens, and was full of adventurous spirit, and finally succeeded. When the second and third generations arrived, they neglected the training and education of the next generation, resulting in a situation where there were no successors. Business owners were unwilling to submit to
The society hires talented people to manage enterprises, causing some enterprises to gradually disappear after three to five years of glory. Thirdly, the market for professional managers is underdeveloped, and it is difficult for private enterprises to achieve openness and marketization in talent selection, and the selected people do not understand the details.
It is difficult to be loyal to a company. There is a company in our Jiangnan Province. They hired a general manager with an annual salary of 500,000 yuan. However, after working for more than a year, the general manager took away 5 million yuan from the boss. Fourth.
It is the market risk brought about by blind expansion.”
I said, "What he said seems to make sense. Then why does he still need your answer?"
He replied: "Obviously, he wants to hear how we entrepreneurs answer this question, and he also wants us to reflect on this question ourselves."
I immediately understood, "Perhaps, he also used this method to remind you to pay attention to the future development direction of the company."
At this time, I once again thought of the worry about Jiangnan Group that Ning Xiangru once mentioned to me.
He nodded, "That's right. So, after thinking about it for a long time, I came up with the answer I have now. Originally, I wanted to tell him the answer myself, but it has been difficult for me to see him recently."
Immediately, he told me his answer, and I felt shocked after hearing it. At the same time, I felt relieved: it seemed that he had realized the problems he might have.
I went to pay the bill and said goodbye to Lin Yi, then went home to take a shower, put on a formal suit, left home, and then drove to Lin Yu's home.
While on the way, I sent her a text message: I'll be there soon.
She replied immediately: I just got home too. Come on.
At this moment, I suddenly felt a curiosity in my heart: What would she give Governor Huang?
The lights in the villa community looked very dim at night, and the mist lingered in the night, mixing with the colors of the night. It was a gray scene in front of me. There was already a thin layer of rain on the front window of the car.
After scraping it with the windshield wiper a few times, traces of fog were still left. I stopped the car in front of Lin Yu's house. After getting out of the car, I immediately felt a chill, which penetrated my skin and gradually entered my bone marrow.
Coolness.
I couldn't help but shudder. The winter for a person seems to be much colder this year than in previous years.
Before I reached her door, I saw her opening the door and coming out. She looked a little hazy in the night. She closed the door and then said to me: "Let's go, I'll take your car."
Only then did I realize that her hands were empty. I was secretly surprised but didn't feel comfortable asking her anything.
I opened the passenger door for her, and after she got in, I started to drive. She smiled and joked with me: "Feng Xiao, I wish I had a driver and secretary like you."
I also laughed, "I will be your secretary and driver whenever you need me."
She laughed so hard, "You, your mouth is getting sweeter and sweeter."
I smiled and drove out of the villa area. Now, I no longer feel unnatural in front of her.
But she was still joking with me, "Feng Xiao, why are you dressed so beautifully today? It's like your new uncle."
I couldn't help but laugh "haha", "Since I'm going to pay Governor Huang a New Year's greeting, of course I have to be more formal."
She smiled and said: "You are quite cute."
I smiled bitterly and said, "Sister, I'm not a child. Why do I use the word cute?"
She laughed and then asked me: "Do you have any news about Hong Ya?"
I shook my head, "I sent her an email and a friend request, but I didn't receive her message that day or the next day. I haven't been online recently, but if she sees my email
If so, should she call me? But she never did."
She sighed: "This girl... ugh! It's really worrying."
I stopped talking. In fact, I was also very worried in my heart, and at the same time I also felt a kind of longing. The Spring Festival was approaching, and this kind of longing suddenly crept into my heart unconsciously.
There was silence for a while, and we stopped talking. I know that at this moment, we are all thinking about the same person. Hong Ya.
The night in the provincial capital is still beautiful and charming, but the streets on both sides seem a bit deserted and there are only a few pedestrians. Only the road we are driving on is still busy with traffic.
She finally spoke, "Feng Xiao, how about you marry her."
Of course I knew who she was talking about, and I completely believed that her words were not for the purpose of testing. I shook my head and said, "Sister, I will not get married again. Marriage already seems very luxurious to me.
Yes, and I’m scared too.”
She was silent, and after a while she let out a long sigh.
I said: "Sister, the Spring Festival is coming soon. Don't be like this. Such topics are too sad. Can we all be happy?"
There was still some sadness in her voice, "That's okay. Let's all be happy."
I know that being happy is not as simple as saying something. You have to remove all kinds of sadness from your heart. So I asked her: "Sister, how are you going to spend the Spring Festival this year?"
She said quietly: "How else can I spend the Spring Festival? It is like this every Spring Festival. Everyone is reunited with their families, but I am the busiest time. The leaders in the province have to go to the people, retired cadres, democratic parties, etc.
If there are well-known intellectuals waiting to pay New Year greetings, I will accompany them."
I couldn't help but sigh, "Sister, being a leader is actually very tiring for you."
She immediately laughed, "Feng Xiao, now you are also a leader. During the Spring Festival, you also have to go to the employees on duty to pay New Year's greetings, and you should also visit the retired people. In addition, you also need to go to pay New Year's greetings to your superiors.
Okay. You should also go to your old boss. So, you will also become a busy person during the Spring Festival this year."
I realized this immediately, "Yes. It seems that it is impossible to go home to celebrate the New Year with my parents this year. I had made an agreement with Kang Demao that we would drink in my hometown."
She smiled and said: "He is also a busy man. He has a lot of things to do in the county, and he has to go back to the province to pay New Year's greetings to the old leader. He is already busy enough."
I suddenly felt a gloomy feeling in my heart, "Yes."
She laughed "haha", "Just get used to it. Many people enjoy this kind of busyness very much, because this is what it feels like to be a leader."
I couldn't help but laugh, "Maybe."
She pointed forward, "Go in front to the right, then go up the mountain, and you'll be there soon."
I looked in front of me and asked, "What is this place? Governor Huang lives here?"
She nodded and said, "Yes. This is the provincial party committee and the provincial government's family area. All the provincial leaders live here."
A strange question suddenly occurred to me, "Do you all live here? Is it government housing?"
She shook her head and said, "It's a fund-raising house. There are villas inside, but they only have the right to use them. Because many leaders don't want to live here anymore after retirement, we will buy the houses back at the market price when the time comes."
The strange question in my mind is still, "What if no one quits? Can it be passed on to the next generation?"
She immediately laughed and said, "Your idea is very strange. Not long after this community was built, we had not thought of such a problem. But I think that the next generation of leaders should not be allowed to inherit it, because the purpose of this arrangement
It’s for the safety of the leader. Otherwise, wouldn’t this place become a place where anyone can come in in the next few decades?”
I asked again: "If the retired leaders want to continue living here, what will the new leaders do?"
She chuckled, "This is a problem. But the solution is very simple. Just build a few more buildings. Anyway, it takes up a lot of space. But under normal circumstances, this kind of situation will not happen. You
Think about it, in a few years, if calculated based on market prices, the government will not know how much money it will give them in compensation. And when a person reaches that level of leadership, he often becomes very conscious, as you said
There won't be many situations like that. When the time comes, they will feel awkward if they continue to live here, because it represents a kind of privilege."
I nodded, but suddenly another question came to my mind, "Sister, you are the secretary-general of the provincial government. Based on your rank and nature of work, you can live here, right?"
She glanced at me and said, "I don't want to live here. How inconvenient is it?"
The charming look she gave me was as seductive as silk, and I understood immediately in my heart, and I couldn't help but feel a little trembling.
I drove to the right side of the road and turned in. After driving for less than a kilometer, I drove up the road that winds up the mountain. The road up the mountain is not particularly wide, but it is definitely paved with imported clay.
Just, because I can hear it from the sound of wheels running across the road - my car is silent when driving on this road, and I feel that the car is driving so smoothly, and the color of the road
It also reveals a kind of black that people feel is very beautiful. There is a white lane dividing line in the middle of the road, and it looks so beautiful.
There are transplanted trees on both sides of the road. They are neat and beautiful. When the car drives by them, people feel as if they are in a forest park. Even in this winter, they are all green.
In the night, under the light of light green lights, their color reveals a greener feel.
"So beautiful!" I couldn't help but admire.
Lin Yu said with a smile: "Feng Xiao, work hard and try to let you live here one day."
I immediately laughed and said, "In the next life."
She stretched out her hand and patted my arm gently, "You're worthless! Why don't you have any confidence?"
I smiled and said, "Sister, don't I know what kind of person I am?"
She smiled and said, "Even idiots like Chen Sheng and Wu Guang can say, 'Princes, generals, and ministers are all good enough.' How come you don't have any ideals at all?"
I hurriedly smiled bitterly and said: "Sister, don't make such a joke with me. I really don't dare to think like that."
She laughed out loud, "That's right, with your personality, I really can't force you to have such a big dream. Feng Xiao, drive slowly, we'll reach the gate of the community just ahead."
I have already seen the beautiful and majestic gate in the night ahead. (To be continued)