Suddenly there was a knock on the door of the room, and the voice of Xiao Wang, a staff member brought from the county, came: "County Magistrate Zhou, someone is looking for you."
Zhou Wen quickly got up and opened the door. Standing in front of him were two well-dressed middle-aged men with humble smiles on their faces. Seeing Zhou Wen open the door in person, he quickly nodded and bowed: "Hello, County Magistrate Zhou, we are from the Nantai County Liaison Office in Beijing.
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"Oh~~" Zhou Wen suddenly understood and shook hands with the two of them cordially: "My family, please come in."
The Nantai County Liaison Office in Beijing has been established for many years. Later, the state strictly ordered the dismantling of the local government office in Beijing, so the Liaison Office in Beijing was renamed as a liaison office. In fact, most of the county leaders work in the city and province, and the central government
There isn't much going on at the border, but the Liaison Office cannot be evacuated. Those South Thai petitioners who hang around the Supreme Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate all day long need someone to send them back.
Therefore, the Liaison Office in Beijing does not have much benefits. On the contrary, it is a hard job. I live in a small hotel, receive a meager subsidy, and deal with those difficult and unruly people all day long. Compared with sitting in an office in the county, the level is inferior.
Far away.
These two are senior cadres of the Nantai County Political and Legal Committee and the county government. They have been stationed in the capital for a long time to receive visits. This time when County Magistrate Zhou came to Beijing, they, as the chief and deputy directors of the Nantai County Liaison Office in Beijing, naturally wanted to pay a visit.
Zhou Wen talked enthusiastically with the two people for a while, and then the phone rang again. Zhou Wen answered the phone, hung up after a few ums, and said: "There are some things at the funeral committee. I have to go over and take care of it. You guys sit down.
Let’s have dinner together later tonight.”
The two liaison office cadres quickly stood up and said goodbye, saying it was no trouble and would come back to report to County Magistrate Zhou when they had time. If they needed anything, they came over with just one phone call. Zhou Wenlian said thank you and sent them out in person.
, when he came back, he saw four sticks of Chinese cigarettes and four bottles of Wuliangye placed in the corner. He couldn't help but smile. It seemed that these two cadres were very aware and could take proper care of them in the future.
The call just now was from Liu Ziguang, inviting Zhou Wen to a banquet. It was said that he was at a relatively high level and could get to know some useful big shots. Zhou Wen was very excited, but it was still early and he had to do another thing before that.
I took Xiao Wang out to take a taxi and went straight to Haidian District. I went to the downstairs of a certain community and made a phone call. Not long after, a young man came downstairs. He was in his early twenties. Like most college students, he was inconspicuous at all.
, but Zhou Wen was very polite to him: "Hello Xu Ning, I am Zhou Wen, and I was entrusted by your father to come and see you."
Xu Ning adjusted his glasses and looked Zhou Wen up and down, thinking to himself that this was the legendary young and promising County Magistrate Zhou. He looked to be a few years older than himself. His father even asked him to call him Uncle Zhou, which was simply ridiculous.
He held out his hand very reservedly and said: "Hello, County Magistrate Zhou, it's a pleasure to meet you. So, why don't you go upstairs and have a seat." However, judging from his posture, he didn't have the slightest intention to invite Zhou Wen as a guest.
Zhou Wen said: "No, let's go have a meal and introduce you to some friends. It may be of some benefit to you in finding a job."
Xu Ning agreed after thinking for a while and got into a taxi. Zhou Wen told the driver to go to the East Asia Hotel. Then he chatted with Xu Ning about his daily life and asked about the convenience of study. Xu Ning is the son of Secretary Xu of the county party committee and is in the capital.
He is a senior in a college and is about to graduate. He has not yet found a job and has no way to take the postgraduate entrance examination. Originally, Secretary Xu wanted his son to return to Nantai to find a civil servant job. It is better to watch under the nose than outside.
He was fooling around, but his son was disobedient when he got older and didn't even come back during the summer vacation, so Secretary Xu entrusted Zhou Wen to persuade his son when he went to Beijing.
Xu Ning dealt with Zhou Wen at all times, and his mind had already been far away. He went to college in the capital for four years, and his heart was already wild. It was simply a fantasy for him to go back to the countryside in Nantai County to work as a civil servant.
, but the old man has recently cut off his source of income, otherwise he would not pay attention to the young county magistrate.
Zhou Wen also knew that Xu Ning's mind was not on this. He was just fulfilling his obligations. After chatting in vain all the way, he finally arrived at the East Asia Hotel. The three of them got out of the car and sat in the lobby for a while. After a while, Liu Ziguang came down.
, greeted with a smile: "Zhou Wen, you are here, who is this little brother?"
Zhou Wen did not hide anything from him and introduced: "This is Secretary Xu's youngest son. He is attending college in the capital. He was brought out to see the world."
Hearing Liu Ziguang's Jiangbei dialect, Xu Ning immediately didn't take this person to heart. He secretly thought that this person must be an entrepreneur from Jiangbei or something. It was really torture to eat and socialize with these scumbag people.
But Zhou Wen didn't give him living expenses, so he had to endure it.
Liu Ziguang looked at his watch and said, "It's almost time. There's a serious traffic jam in the capital. Let's leave early."
Then the group of people walked out of the hotel gate, and two shiny black cars drove over. Both Zhou Wen and Xu Ning's eyes lit up. The car in front was an Audi A8 with the name "A86", and the one in the back was even more awesome, a Mercedes-Benz.
Hanging on the front of the S-Class car is a diplomatic license plate with red letters on a black background.
The one in front is Hu Qingsong's car, and the one behind is the diplomatic vehicle of the Western Saddamoa Embassy. Last time, Liu Ziguang promised to invest 500,000 yuan to renovate the embassy, and also donated two non-imported vehicles with a displacement of 2.0 or above. This has already been done.
Ambassador Jose was quite satisfied. Unexpectedly, what was delivered later was a Mercedes-Benz S350. This made everyone at the embassy overjoyed, and the frequency of driving in and out of Sanlitun increased greatly.
Zhou Wen poked Liu Ziguang and whispered: "I am not prepared for such a grand event."
Liu Ziguang still looked carefree: "It's okay, just have a meal and let's get to know each other."
While talking, the door of the Mercedes-Benz opened, and a black man in a suit and ties got out of the car and shook hands with Liu Ziguang enthusiastically. Liu Ziguang introduced: "This is the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to China of Sissadamoa.
, His Excellency Jose.”
Everyone was in awe, and the ambassador was approachable. He shook hands with Zhou Wen and Xu Ning, and his authentic Chinese made people feel friendly.
After all, Zhou Wen had seen some of the world, and it was normal for him to talk and laugh. Xu Ning was confused. He grew up in Nantai County. His father was only the deputy secretary of the county party committee at that time. He was considered a son of a high-ranking cadre in the county, but when he arrived in the capital, he was
I know that my family background is nothing.
Originally, he just wanted to socialize casually and get some living expenses, but he was suddenly involved in diplomatic activities. This made Xu Ning excited and anxious. He secretly thought that he would show off to his roommates after returning home. Today, he and the ambassador
Shaking hands.
Everyone got in the car and drove to the Pangu Building on the North Fourth Ring Road. Hu Qingsong was the host today and invited some heavyweight friends to discuss the reconstruction of West Sadamoya, so they chose the higher-grade Super Platinum Seven-Star.
Hotel, and it is a high-end banquet hall on the 39th floor.
After arriving at the hotel and sitting for a while, guests began to arrive one after another. Hu Qingsong introduced these distinguished guests to everyone, including the director of the African Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, senior officials of the China Development Bank, the vice president of the Foreign Construction Corporation, and the CEO of China Railway Construction Corporation.
The secretary to the board of directors of Huawei Communications and the vice president of iron ore import business at Shougang. When he heard the names of these prestigious units and people, Zhou Wen felt his throat go dry. What kind of business did his old classmate do to get to know so many people?
of giants.
As for Xu Ning, he was so shocked that he could not speak. He was so nervous that he didn't know where to put his hands and feet.
Fortunately, these dignitaries did not care. The protagonists of the banquet were Ambassador Jose and entrepreneurs. Hu Qingsong only played a role as a media. The large-scale reconstruction of Sissadamoa, ports, railways, and airports
, mines, a complete set of communication systems, such an attractive piece of cake, all domestic companies are taking notice of it. Those present today are all outstanding people who have come out on top in the early competition.
During the banquet, everyone was chatting and laughing, talking about diplomacy and high-end business topics. Zhou Wen and Xu Ning couldn't get in the conversation at all. Liu Ziguang, as a representative of Chinese-funded enterprises in Western Sadamoya, talked about a few wits against the Kuba rebels.
The brave little jokes attracted waves of admiration.
An hour and a half later, the banquet ended. Today was just preliminary communication. They could contact each other for the subsequent bidding matters. When the guests left one after another, Xu Ning whispered to Zhou Wen: "Uncle Zhou, why am I not full after this meal?"
Woolen cloth."
Zhou Wen smiled and was not surprised that Xu Ning suddenly changed his title. He said: "Today's meal costs at least 3,000 yuan per customer, not counting the drinks. The food is in this atmosphere. I really want to be full.
You can get Lanzhou Ramen at the door for five yuan.”
Xu Ning stuck out his tongue: "It's so awesome. It's even better than my dad and the others who eat and drink with public funds."
Zhou Wen took out a card from his pocket and said: "This is the living expenses your father gave you. You take it first. If it's not enough, ask Uncle Zhou for it. If you have any work problems, Uncle Zhou will help you find a solution."
Xu Ning took the card and nodded thoughtfully.
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Finally the song ended and all the guests left satisfied. Zhou Wen also sent Xiao Wang to send Xu Ning away. Liu Ziguang came over and said, "Zhou Wen, find another place to have a drink."
Zhou Wen smiled and said, "You haven't eaten enough either."
The two of them went downstairs and walked along the neon-lit road for a while, and found a northwest-style ramen restaurant. They ordered two bowls of noodles, a plate of dry-cut beef, and two bottles of beer. They poured red spicy oil on the noodles and ate them to their heart's content.
, I was sweating profusely after eating, and I was so happy.
Zhou Wen put down the bowl and chopsticks and sighed: "Old classmate, your business is quite big now. You have met so many powerful friends, and you will take care of me when you have the right opportunity. Don't look at me doing well now. I am the youngest in the province.
I am the county magistrate, but I am under a lot of pressure. All my gray hair has grown in this year."
Liu Ziguang said: "Since you are so tired, don't be an official and forget about doing business with me. Although the business world is fierce, it is far from the life-and-death situation of the officialdom."
Zhou Wen shook his head: "This is a road of no return. If I were still a clerk back then, I might be able to drop everything and follow you, but now that I am the county magistrate, the livelihood of the entire county's one million people depends on me.
, This may be a bit exaggerated, but it is indeed the truth. If I leave, Nantai County will not be able to take off the poverty hat in another twenty years."
After saying this, Zhou Wen's image of Deputy County Magistrate Zhu appeared in Zhou Wen's mind. If he hadn't been a dark horse, the position of County Magistrate would have been named Zhu.
After a long while, Liu Ziguang said leisurely: "Zhou Wen, you are a good official, a rare good official."