A large group of people came to the door. Walking in the middle was a well-dressed leader in a black suit and tie. Walking on the side were subordinate staff carrying flower baskets and fruit bowls. As for the ones walking on the far side, they were clicking. The person taking the photo must be the person responsible for publicity.
Nie Cai, the middle-aged man in the middle, recognized him as Director Lu from the Propaganda Department of D City whom he had just seen in the dean's office.
"Hello, Director Xue... we are here to visit you."
When Minister Lu saw Director Xue appearing at the door, a smile immediately appeared on his face and he walked up enthusiastically.
"Minister Lu, are you here?"
Director Xue twitched the corner of his mouth with a smile, and then said: "Thank you for your 'concern' for us from the Propaganda Department of City D."
"If anything, we are too late. If I had known you were doing such a dangerous thing, you should have informed us and let us be your strong backing and escort."
Minister Lu didn't know that Director Xue had seen through everything, so he deliberately sighed and said: "I am here to solemnly apologize to you on behalf of the Propaganda Department of City D. At the same time, I will never let the criminals go unpunished..."
As he spoke, he winked at the staff behind him, and someone immediately came in with a flower basket and fruits and placed them beside the hospital bed.
"In that case, I really have to thank you."
Watching them walk in, Director Xue said expressionlessly, very perfunctorily.
If Director Xue didn't know that City D's Propaganda Department was doing one thing on the outside and another behind the scenes, and was actually doing something secretly at the banquet, Director Xue might have been moved by the other party's enthusiastic attitude.
However, Nie Cai had secretly filmed everything that happened in the dean's office. What Minister Lu did had chilled Director Xue's heart.
"Director Xue, is there anything else I can help you with?"
Seeing that Director Xue's face was a little gloomy, Minister Lu also felt that something was wrong at this time. He pointed to a middle-aged man next to him and said: "This is Deputy County Magistrate Niu of Maopu County. If you have any interview requests, please feel free to do so." Mention it to him.”
"Yes, please contact the environmental protection and safety supervision departments of Maopu County and the relevant departments of City D. I hope to hear their explanations as to why the sewage discharged by the Lanxiang Chemical Plant for more than ten years has not been taken care of. "
Director Xue's face was cold and he spoke solemnly, which immediately made Minister Lu change his expression.
This is direct accountability, with no mercy at all. These departments allow Lanxiang Chemical Plant to discharge pollutants. Who doesn’t have any problems
"Director Xue, please speak up if you have anything to say. Our county also has some difficulties."
Deputy County Magistrate Niu on the side was also panicked and said quickly.
"What are your difficulties? I don't know what your difficulties are, but please go to Mapo Village to see for yourself, feel their life, and then come and tell me these things."
Director Xue's tone was a little heavy and he said: "Thousands of people in the four or five villages around Lanxiang Chemical Plant have no access to clean water, and the land is all polluted and barren. Who can they tell their difficulties to?"
Deputy County Magistrate Niu made a grimace and glanced at Minister Lu next to him as if asking for help. Minister Lu quickly stepped forward to smooth things over and said, "Okay, now the reporter is injured, let's not talk about this for now, Chizhi Bacteria are a native product of Maopu County. They can replenish blood and nourish qi. This is also a little thought in the county... "
Immediately, a staff member carried a black plastic bag and handed it over.
This black plastic bag is very heavy, and a hint of red seems to be visible from the mouth of the bag.
It's not the red color of Erythromycin, but a bulging red envelope.
Director Xue seemed to have experienced this scene countless times. He refused without even looking at it: "I advise you not to follow this crooked way. Every time reporters go out for interviews, they will come back and hand over a batch of red envelopes, and then we CCTV has to go to the trouble of sending it back to you, and if you don’t mind it being troublesome, we still find it troublesome!”
Deputy County Magistrate Niu was categorically rejected by Director Xue. His face was filled with embarrassment, his face turned red, and he was speechless.
"It's so disrespectful... But I like it!"
After seeing Director Xue scolding him, Nie Cai's eyes suddenly lit up and he couldn't help but secretly thought.
The so-called difficulties of these people are nothing more than economic development, taxation and the like. How can they compare with the polluted villagers, who face life-and-death issues.
However, although he knew this truth, he could not even think about being able to scold him so confidently and so happily like Director Xue.
CCTV has the confidence to do things, and will not bow down to these officials easily, at least not to those who can be moved by the intercession of a mere deputy county magistrate.
Seeing that Director Xue refused to eat, Minister Lu had no idea at this time. He just exchanged a few words and finally left the ward with a bag of fruit.
"What to do, Minister Lu, they seem to be really determined to expose our county!"
After leaving the door of the ward, Deputy County Magistrate Niu said with a wrinkled face like a bitter gourd.
"Why panic? If CCTV's reporters were so easy to deal with, why would there be so many people queuing up in front of CCTV to intercede!"
Minister Lu had a gloomy face, thought for a moment, and then said: "Let's make two preparations. First, we will arrange for people from the Beijing Office to communicate and intercede, and then we will think of other roundabout means. If it doesn't work, I will ask the provincial leaders to do it." Make a phone call and beg for mercy, I don’t believe they are so unafraid of offending people and won’t sell anyone’s face!”
In the ward.
Director Xue and the others seemed to be used to this kind of intercession and didn't take it seriously at all.
Director Xue carelessly picked up the apples in the fruit basket, rubbed them casually with his clothes, then opened his big mouth and started to eat them. He said inarticulately: "Eat the fruit. You don't owe them any favors if you eat the two of them. Eat."
"Director Xue, let me wash it before eating. It's not hygienic."
Zhan Zhi smiled bitterly, picked up the fruit basket and walked to the bathroom.
But at this moment, a small black plastic bag fell from the fruit basket with a clatter. Director Xue was a little surprised. When he picked it up, he saw that it was a bundle of well-wrapped money.
Judging from the thickness of this bundle of money, it is estimated to be around twenty or thirty thousand. It seems that the people in Maopu County still have not given up.
"I've already told you that it's going to be very troublesome to send back the tents in the catwalk, but these people still don't listen!"
Director Xue rolled his eyes, swallowed the apple in his mouth, and said helplessly.
He threw the black plastic bag on the bed and told Zhan Zhi to record it with banknotes and a camera. Nie Cai was stunned for a moment.
"We are just kidding. Have you ever seen the "Focus Interview" group? They are much bigger than this. The top leaders of the province have personally come forward..."
When Director Xue saw Nie Cai's look, he couldn't help but smile and said, "Have you ever read the story of Mr. Bao beating Chen Shimei? First the emperor's aunt came to plead for mercy, and then the queen came in person. What do you think of Lao Bao? He just took off the black gauze hat by himself. He was willing to cut himself off and shout out the two words 'kai guillotine', which is known throughout the ages, it is simply very satisfying."
"We who produce public opinion supervision programs must be tough enough. Otherwise, if we make a few small news stories indifferently, it will not scratch the hearts of the audience and achieve the effect of petitioning for the people. How can they look at you? This show? You have to throw away all your worries..."
After Director Xue finished speaking, there was only one core left in the apple in his hand. As if to comply with his words, he threw it into the trash can with great momentum.
However, at this moment, his cell phone rang.
Director Xue frowned, wiped his hands casually on his body twice, then took out his phone and looked at it, but it was a strange call.
"Damn, you're talking too much, you should turn off your phone in advance... Judging from the area code, it's probably the leader of Maopu County calling for mercy, right? Nie Cai, let me show you how things are done at CCTV!"
Director Xue seemed to have experience with this situation, and he immediately said in annoyance, but after thinking about it, he still answered the phone and said unceremoniously: "Hello..."
However, just as Director Xue said his words, it seemed that he heard the person on the microphone speaking, and his face suddenly changed and became a little reserved.
"Dad, why are you? The call was transferred?"
Director Xue's face suddenly turned as bitter as a bitter gourd, and said: "No, I said you are far away in the capital, how come you are related to people from Maopu County? Oh oh... I know, it was Lao Wang, your chess friend next door who asked you to do it. ? Well, don’t associate with people like this in the future... "
There seemed to be an angry voice coming from the phone, yelling so loud that the whole ward could hear: "You little bastard, I have promised you with all my heart, but the friendship that has lasted for decades can be broken off as soon as possible. ?”
"Dad, decades of friendship are useless. Your son is asking for the lives of thousands of people. I will go back and show you their miserable conditions. It is much worse than the smog in the capital..."
Director Xue talked hard, tried hard, and reasoned, and finally persuaded the old man, and then hung up the phone.
"Director, you are scolding me, why don't you scold me anymore?"
Ouyang was gloating on the sidelines and laughing.
"This... I can't stop scolding you. I'll scold you again when I get the chance."
Director Xue said a little embarrassed.
Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, the phone rang again.
This time Director Xue learned his lesson, answered the phone and said politely: "Hello, hello, who is this?"
After hearing the other party's answer, Director Xue's face suddenly changed: "Yes, yes, I am Xiao Xue. How can I bother the leader to personally deal with this kind of thing... Can't you just ask the secretary to make a call? Oh, you said Lanxiang Chemical Factory wants to invest 30 million yuan in advertising? Well, this matter is not my responsibility. You have to contact the advertising department. I am just a director and producer... "
Director Xue's tone was much more polite this time, but he didn't relent in the end. He promised the other party and talked for nearly ten minutes before hanging up the phone.
"who?"
Ouyang stopped laughing this time and said nervously.
The advertising fee of 30 million is still a small matter. CCTV's recent advertising bidding has hit new highs. 30 million cannot buy a few seconds of prime time. The person who can make Director Xue so respectful is definitely not an ordinary leader. At least the top leader in the county has come forward. None of them will have this effect, not even the top leaders in the city will have this effect.
Could it be that a more senior leader called to plead for mercy? In that case, the methods of Maopu County or Boss Xi are too powerful!