After entering the private room, Fang Zhicheng would not rush out to toast. Never care about face at the table, because once you save face, you are not far from being drunk. Fang Zhicheng has a clear understanding of his alcohol tolerance, so he is always low-key at dinner parties. When it is time to be shameless, he is absolutely thick-skinned.
The celebration banquet finally came to an end. Every time there was a banquet, there would be people who were drunk and lost their composure, becoming the laughing stock after dinner. Today was no exception. After some people left, Fang Zhicheng said goodbye and left. His current position determined that he no longer needed to do the aftermath work, and naturally there were other people to handle the follow-up matters.
I went back to my residence first. Not long after, Qin Yuming also came back. She had just changed her shoes when she smiled and said, "You are usually a very serious leader during the day, but how come you are a completely different person when you are at the table? Today's dinner was really exaggerated. At least seven or eight people were drunk."
Fang Zhicheng sighed and said with a smile: "Dinners are indispensable in the officialdom. Although the higher authorities have emphasized the control of the three public consumptions in recent years, there are fewer dinners, but they still cannot be eliminated. The reason is that everyone is used to talking about business and making friends at dinners. Some things that cannot be said in work and life can be said at dinners under the influence of alcohol. This has become a rule."
"This rule, that rule, there are too many rules in your officialdom." Qin Yuming sighed, came to Fang Zhicheng's hand, raised her hand to press Fang Zhicheng's temple, and gently kneaded it.
Fang Zhicheng soon let out a comfortable hum. Qin Yuming blushed when she heard it. She gently patted his forehead and spat, "If you continue to be such a scoundrel, I won't continue to press you."
Fang Zhicheng quickly shut up, then suddenly remembered something and spoke again: "By the way, I have already arranged for Qin Lang and Wen Ling's job transfers. I originally planned to place them in the municipal departments, but there was a small incident. I will try to help them coordinate after a while."
Qin Yuming sighed and said, "They are too noisy. Dongtai is so good, why do they want to come to Hanzhou? How about I talk to mom and ask them to give up this idea and stay in Dongtai?"
Fang Zhicheng waved his hand, gently pinched Qin Yuming's soft arm, and said in a relaxed tone: "Don't do that. I have already promised them before. If I tell them now that it is not possible, wouldn't it be embarrassing?"
Qin Yuming was speechless for a few seconds, then smiled and said, "When did you become such a face-conscious person?"
Fang Zhicheng said softly: "If it were anyone else, I would definitely refuse, but that's your family, and that's my family, how can I not do my best?"
Originally, Fang Zhicheng planned to use Wan Heng's relationship. He only needed to say hello to him and arrange two ordinary positions. It would be a trivial matter. However, after Wan Heng's incident, this road was blocked.
In fact, it would not be very difficult for Fang Zhicheng to transfer the two to the subordinate departments of Xiaguang District, but he felt that he still had to provide them with a better platform.
Fang Zhicheng chatted with Qin Yuming for a while when his cell phone suddenly rang. When Fang Zhicheng saw that it was Fatty Qiao calling, he walked to the balcony.
After Fatty Qiao complained that Fang Zhicheng had not contacted him for a long time, he finally told him the reason for calling today. It turned out that this guy was still brooding over a promise he had made last year, which was to have a meal with Du Xi.
Fang Zhicheng had already forgotten about this matter, but since Fatty Qiao had proposed it, he couldn't refuse, so he could only perfunctorily say, "I'll make arrangements later, I'll make arrangements later!"
Chapter 0625 Ideology
Fatty Qiao could hear Fang Zhicheng's evasion, and said unhappily on the other end of the phone: "Old Fang, this is too unethical, are you trying to trick me?"
Fang Zhicheng smiled bitterly and said truthfully: "You also know that Du Xi is a big star who is difficult to communicate with. If it were easy to make an appointment, I would have arranged it a long time ago."
Fatty Qiao sighed in disappointment and said, "You should have said it earlier. I've been feeling agitated for most of the year. I came to Qiongjin for exchanges these days and was planning to take this opportunity to meet Du Xi. Since you said so, forget it."
Du Xi was known for her high arrogance and strong personality. Fang Zhicheng put it bluntly, but Fatty Qiao didn't really care. If Du Xi was so easy to invite, Fatty Qiao would have successfully made an appointment with Du Xi through other methods long ago.
Fang Zhicheng quickly smiled and said, "Since you have come to Huainan, if you can't see Du Xi, you can see me."
"You're just a stinky man, what's there to see?" Fatty Qiao said angrily.
Fang Zhicheng also felt a little sorry for Fatty Qiao. He had made a promise at the beginning, but now he failed to fulfill it, so he naturally felt guilty. After having met Fatty Qiao many times, Fang Zhicheng still had a good impression of him. Although he looked unreliable, he was a kind person and worthy of deep friendship.
Fang Zhicheng was silent for a moment, then said, "How about this, I'll try my best to help you make an appointment. What is your itinerary for this trip to Qiongjin?"
Fatty Qiao saw that things were looking up and said with a smile, "I'll come to Qiongjin next Monday. I'll be free on Tuesday and Wednesday nights."
Fang Zhicheng nodded and said, "Okay, I'll arrange it."
Afterwards, Fatty Qiao talked to Fang Zhicheng about some work matters. The integration of Qiong and Han has become the focus of the whole country. Local governments will occasionally organize personnel to visit Qiong and Jin to learn about the experience of the integration project. Fang Zhicheng was very surprised. Generally speaking, only projects that have been in place for many years will attract such attention. However, he never expected that it would attract widespread attention less than a year after its launch.
Everything has two sides, this is both a good thing and a bad thing. The good thing is that the success rate of applying for the Qiong-Han Integration Project as a national demonstration project is greatly improved. Once it becomes a demonstration project, the ministries and commissions will pay special attention to it and give it policy and financial support. The bad thing is that if the Qiong-Han Integration Project is a big deal but ends up with little success, all officials in Huainan will undoubtedly slap themselves in the face in front of the people of the whole country.
Fatty Qiao sighed and said, "All the Qiong-Han integration projects adopt the PPP model. This is a groundbreaking move. You may not know that there has been a large-scale heated discussion and debate at the national level. After all, this involves ideological issues, and there will always be people who will make a big fuss about it."
Fang Zhicheng nodded and said: "Ideological debate is always just an excuse for struggle."
Fatty Qiao was slightly startled, then smiled and said, “You see things very clearly.”
Li Siyuan has been the vice premier of the State Council for less than a year, and his foundation is unstable, so his political enemies will naturally put some pressure on him. Huainan is his base, so some people try to cut in from the Qiong-Han integration project, trying to find Li Siyuan's weaknesses. As for the ideological debate, it is just an excuse between factions. If the Qiong-Han integration project is extremely successful, then any ideological problems will disappear. Because the head of the southern tour once said the cat theory, "It doesn't matter whether the cat is black or white, as long as it catches mice, it is a good cat."
Fatty Qiao was born in the Qiao family in northern Henan. Although their strength is not as good as the Suning family, they have been rising rapidly in the past two years, and several powerful deputy ministerial-level cadres have emerged from within the family, so his sources of information are quite accurate. The Qiao family is at the same level as the Jin family. Compared with those large families that have been in business for many years, they are slightly lacking in foundation, not stable enough, and easily affected by the wind direction of the top.
Fatty Qiao's father is only a bureau-level cadre now, but his uncle is now the secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of Southern Henan Province. He is highly valued by the secretary of the Southern Henan Provincial Party Committee. It is very likely that he will move up one step and become the deputy secretary of the Provincial Party Committee in charge of party and mass work.
After chatting with Fatty Qiao for more than half an hour, Fang Zhicheng finally managed to deal with the chatterbox. After returning to the living room, he asked Qin Yuming, "Is Du Xi's schedule full recently?"
Qin Yuming raised his eyebrows and asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"
Fang Zhicheng told Qin Yuming the whole story. Qin Yuming pondered for a moment and said, "So that's what happened. According to common sense, Du Xi should thank the other party in person. However, Du Xi is always so independent. If I tell her the truth directly, she will definitely refuse decisively, so I have to use some tricks on this matter."
Fang Zhicheng nodded, smiling, "I knew Sister Ming was a wise man and would definitely be able to help me solve the problem."
Qin Yuming rolled her eyes and said unhappily, "You've already planned this, right? You made me say it on purpose so that I can be the bad guy."
Fang Zhicheng shrugged and said, "You know that Du Xi and I are natural enemies. We always have a verbal battle every time we meet. If I ask her, even if she agrees, she will probably give me a cold shoulder. But you are different. You are Du Xi's immediate superior now."
Qin Yuming said helplessly: "Well, let me be the bad guy. In the name of official activities, let Du Xi meet your bad friend. However, you have to greet your friend in advance and let him not reveal any flaws, otherwise with Du Xi's temper, I'm afraid he will get angry on the spot."
Fang Zhicheng knew what Qin Yuming meant. He was afraid that she would invite Du Xi to attend in the form of a business banquet, and then let Fatty Qiao mix in. This would be considered as an indirect meeting with Du Xi.
Although it couldn't satisfy Fatty Qiao's request to meet Du Xi privately, this form could also indirectly satisfy Fatty Qiao's request. Fang Zhicheng held Qin Yuming's hand, rubbed it gently, and said with a smile: "Okay, then, I'll wait for your notification."
Qin Yuming nodded and said, "How about this, there will be a debut party for a new artist at an artist company next week. Du Xi is one of the main persons in charge of the artist company. According to the original plan, she will definitely attend. It was originally scheduled for next Friday, so let's move the date forward to Monday."