Officialdom is different from other fields, with many rules and restrictions. Minister Gong serves in a core department such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and he is still at a high level. Generally speaking, unless you are reporting to your boss, you rarely make phone calls in person. It is usually handled by the secretary. This is the leadership frame.
For another example, if a big boss usually orders his secretary who is just outside the door to do things, why not just shout directly, or go out to inform him, but call the internal hotline
This is also the attitude of the boss.
But now, Minister Gong has called Xiao Zheng twice in a row. This has invisibly placed Xiao Zheng in a very high position. There is even a suspicion of lowering one's attitude.
Xiao Zhengruo refused to answer - whether he was afraid of offending Minister Gong or not. Doing so is always suspected of being too big. And it's a very immature approach.
"Go pick it up. We'll wait for you." Ye Yuhua smiled understandingly.
"I'll be here in a minute." Xiao Zheng answered the phone and walked aside slowly.
After all, it is a national matter, so it is right to be cautious.
"Mr. Xiao. I called you in a hurry. Didn't I disturb you?"
Minister Gong said quite solemnly over the phone.
"It's okay." Xiao Zheng said politely. "Does Minister Gong have something to do with me?"
"Captain Jiang called Mr. Xiao before. I was embarrassed to bother you again. But this time -" Minister Gong paused at a steady pace and said in a very soft tone. "Besides Mr. Xiao, I really don't know who else can solve this trouble."
This is a bit flattering. If it were placed on someone else, they might immediately become confused and not know whose last name they have. But under the strict care of Lao Lin, Xiao Zai only received a few simple words of praise even if he achieved great success. Not even getting any response.
Over time, Xiao Zheng became immune to such flattery. Not gullible.
"Minister Gong, you overestimate me." Xiao Zheng said with a smile. "What can I do about a problem that even you can't solve?"
After a brief pause, Xiao Zheng asked bluntly without asking, "What's the specific matter?"
Minister Gong paused, and still said in a calm tone: "According to the original plan, Prince Ling Lainei should fly back to Tokyo at noon tomorrow. But I don't know if we have offended her in some way. She will go back today. Even I didn’t even eat lunch.”
Skip lunch. That means refusing to go to the banquet. Minister Gong was not even given a chance to fight for it.
This is indeed an unexpected and difficult incident for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Normally, the negotiation between Prince Ling Lainei and Minister Gong went smoothly. Except for some small details that have not yet been finalized, China's senior leaders have given a high evaluation to this negotiation.
In other words - Prince Ling Lainei returns to the country now, which can be regarded as a successful completion of the mission. No sequelae will be left.
But for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, they still hope to fight for it. I hope to get some more benefits from this negotiation.
Moreover, these things may have a positive effect on China. For Japan, it is a harmless thing.
Whether you agree or not depends entirely on what Prince Ling Lainei says.
On the one hand, it's very important, on the other hand, it doesn't matter. In Minister Gong's opinion, as long as he exerts his strength on the last day, he should be able to capture Prince Ling Lainei.
But things went counterproductive. But after Prince Ling Lainei learned that Xiao Zheng would not attend the appointment, he unexpectedly decided to fly to Tokyo at noon.
For Minister Gong, this was like a bolt from the blue.
In desperation, she had to put down her leadership arrogance and take the initiative to make this call to Xiao Zheng. I hope Xiao Zheng, who has a close relationship with Prince Ling Lainei, will come forward to coordinate.
After all, no matter what, this time I am doing something for the country. Even if Xiao Zheng was dissatisfied with his previous behavior, he wouldn't just sit on the sidelines, right
Xiao Zheng sorted out his thoughts, but he looked hesitant: "Minister Gong, to tell you the truth, just a few days ago, I had a quarrel with Prince Ling Lainei and even fell out."
Quarrel and falling out are out of the question. But it was an excuse after all. He hoped that Minister Gong would retreat when faced with difficulties.
"Is this happening?" Minister Gong pretended to be surprised. But in my heart, I didn’t believe it at all.
If we really want to quarrel and fall out, how can Prince Ling Lainei still hear that you will go home if you don't come
What is this for
Minister Gong has been in the officialdom for many years, how could he not guess what Prince Ling Lainei is thinking
She just wanted to force herself to invite Xiao Zheng out!
Although Minister Gong didn't know what happened between Prince Ling Lainei and Xiao Zheng. But she was very sure that as long as Xiao Zheng showed up, Prince Ling Lainei would definitely relent.
This is why she called Xiao Zheng personally.
"Yes. Although Captain Jiang was not present at the time, he should have heard about it." Xiao Zheng passed the responsibility to Jiang Qing.
"If this is the case -" Minister Gong didn't know how to answer the question. She finally saw it. Xiao Zheng is shrewd. He is patriotic, but he is not the kind of idiot who is fooled by his own high-sounding words.
"Minister Gong, I still have something urgent to do here. How about we do this first?" Xiao Zheng revealed his intention to hang up the phone.
Although Minister Gong really hopes that Xiao Zheng will come forward, since the other party has clearly refused. It would be inconvenient for her to force it anymore.
I really want to talk about it. Although she is a deputy ministerial level official. Xiao Zheng is just the vice president of a company. But she was fairly familiar with the potential and financial resources of Xinao. She can even estimate that in five or ten years, as long as Xinao does not take the wrong path, it will definitely reach the top of the Chinese business world.
Of course, she also considered the connections and backstage behind Xinao. For example, the terrifying life experience of ENN boss Lin Huayin. For example, Xiao Zheng’s unparalleled social status...
So for Minister Gong, Xiao Zheng helped out of love. If she didn't help, she wouldn't be able to use her official authority to suppress others.
With Xiao Zheng's current background, his deputy ministerial title may not be able to suppress him.
In the end, we could only exchange a few words and regretfully hung up the phone.
Xiao Zheng put away the phone and walked towards Ye Yuhua and his group with a smile.
"Is it solved?" Lin Huayin asked in a slightly lower voice.
"It's okay." Xiao Zheng smiled and shook his head and said. "Eating with my mother-in-law is the most important thing right now."
Bai Wuxia smiled and said, "Azheng, your flattery is getting smoother and smoother."
When Xiao Zheng heard this, he raised his eyebrows and said solemnly: "Boss Bai. I have long wanted to learn your dragon hand!"
Li Jing covered her mouth and smiled softly.
Ye Yuhua also shook his head gently, showing kindness on his face.
On the contrary, Lin Huayin said expressionlessly: "I want to learn my master's dragon hand. You must pass my level first."
"—"
Xiao Zheng was stunned. He glanced at Lin Huayin in surprise, then glared at Bai Wuxia.
In just one phone call, Bai Wuxia became Lin Huayin's master