Entering the officialdom by mistake and getting promoted quickly

4 townships, plus 1 town.

This is the area designated by the city as a development zone, and from now on all areas will belong to the Economic Development Zone. It covers an area of ​​300 square kilometers, has 108 natural administrative villages, and has a population of more than 17.

It would take Xia Shuo a day to walk through such a large area. No wonder Sun Wu's eyes would be dizzy, and anyone who heard this would tremble.

Fortunately, Xia Shuo followed up and explained briefly: "Today is just a rough walk, not a detailed visit. It is mainly to record the road conditions in various places, as well as the business-related information in 1 villages and 1 town. environment, such as where are the supply and marketing cooperatives, where are the small shops, where are the markets in rural towns, and what days do local people go to market."

After finishing speaking, he asked Sun Wu, "How are you doing? You don't feel tired from this little work, do you?"

In fact, this job sounds simple, but the workload is not that small. However, Sun Wu immediately agreed and said without hesitation: "The leader is not afraid of being tired. How can I be afraid of being tired as a secretary?"

Xia Shuo laughed and said: "Don't call me secretary, call me liaison. I am a department-level cadre and I am not qualified to have a secretary."

Sun Wu quickly changed his words and said solemnly: "I am not afraid of being tired as a liaison officer."

Xia Shuo was very satisfied, turned around and walked towards the door, but Sun Wu hurriedly chased him out, reminding him in a low voice: "Boss, we don't have a car in the bureau. You have to travel all over the development zone today, I'm afraid... I'm afraid..."

Xia Shuo was thoughtful and returned to his desk. After a slight hesitation, he picked up the phone and started dialing.

The call will be connected soon.

"Hello, hello, is this the district committee office? Is Comrade Zhao Guozhong from the minibus class here?"

"My name is Xia Shuo. I work at the China Merchants Investment Bureau. Please do me a favor and tell Master Zhao. If Mayor Mei doesn't go out to make arrangements today, please ask Master Zhao to drive to my place..."

"Ah? I'm sorry, this is my mistake, I will make up for it immediately!"

"Okay, thank you, you can record it, and I will report it to Mayor Mei for review."

After putting down the phone, Xia Shuo dialed again.

This time it took a little longer than 1 o'clock, and it took a full half minute before someone answered.

Mei Yu's voice was on the phone, and she asked curiously: "Xia Shuo? You called me on your first day at work? What's the matter? Tell me."

Obviously, the phones in Meiyu were more advanced and had the special function of displaying the caller number. Such high-end landline phones were relatively rare in the 90s, and they had to be at least deputy department-level cadres to be eligible to use them.

Since it was a reporting job, Xia Shuo said straightforwardly: "Mayor Mei, I am going to take a walk around the district. First, I will familiarize myself with the road environment and the business situation in each area, so that I can have a rough idea of ​​what to do before recruiting investment. It’s a good time to introduce it to investors.”

Mei Yu smiled on the phone and said: "It's very good, you get into the mood quickly. But this is your job, do you have to report such a small thing to me? It's not like your style, it's not like your style... "

Xia Shuo coughed twice in embarrassment and explained: "The main reason is that I made a mistake just now. Before I reported it to you, I called the district committee office and asked them to help notify me and asked Lao Zhao to lend me the car."

"The little girl who answered the phone was very serious. She solemnly warned me that it was your official official car. I wanted to borrow it privately without the permission of the leader."

"Then the little girl needs to record this matter."

"I also emphasized that I must report and review to you..."

"Ahem, Mayor Mei, this is indeed a major mistake of mine, and I must make a sincere review to you."

Since there were people in the room, Xia Shuo's speech was very formal, and Meiyu seemed to be talking to someone there, so his tone on the phone was also very formal. They both pretended to be official and sounded serious.

Mei Yu said quite seriously: "The matter has already happened. Recording is a necessary procedure, but since you reported and explained to me, this matter is not considered a major violation."

"Besides, I generally understand what you said about borrowing a car. China Merchants Group probably hasn't equipped a car for official use yet, right?"

"You need to investigate the situation in the area. You can't travel without a car. Let's do this. I have no plans to go out today. Let Lao Zhao drive over and lend me to your China Merchants Bureau for one day."

After finishing speaking, Mei Yu deliberately pretended to strike a sentence, and said seriously: "It won't happen next time, just this once."

Xia Shuo thanked me very formally and said, "Thank you, leader."

The two cut off the phone.

Sun Wu was stunned on the side.

what's going on?

Director Xia actually borrowed Deputy Mayor Mei's car?

Vice Mayor Mei is not only the executive deputy mayor of the city, but also a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee. He is in charge of all economic work and is also the head of the national development zone.

Is it possible for such a powerful deputy department-level leader to say good things so easily? Can I borrow a private car? Is it possible to just make a phone call?

The boy's face was full of shock, and a thought suddenly flashed through his mind: "No, it must not be so easy for others. Director Xia is special, so he can borrow it."

Just a few minutes later, a horn sounded from downstairs.

A jeep parked at the gate.

As the executive deputy mayor, Mei Yu's official car carries a No. 4 license plate. This license plate is extremely eye-catching, and the entire investment promotion office is in a state of panic.

Everyone knows that Mei Yu also serves as the top leader in the district. Now that the top leader's special car has arrived at the door, could it be Mayor Mei who suddenly came to inspect the work?

Beep!

The horn rang three more times.

Just when everyone was frightened, Xia Shuo walked out of the building with Sun Wu, opened the car door, and got into Mayor Mei's car.

Watching the jeep slowly drive away, you can almost hear the needle drop in the entire investment promotion bureau.

A long time passed before I heard a stammering voice, murmuring: "Did you see that our director got into Mayor Mei's car?"

In several deputy director offices on the second floor, the four deputy directors were standing in front of the windows, watching the jeep leave from a distance, with indescribably complicated emotions.

After a while, they each picked up the phone and dialed.

The second deputy director, Zhao Lin, didn’t know where the phone call was. After the call was answered, he smiled bitterly and said: "Brother, let me tell you something. Deputy Director Xia of our bureau just borrowed the name of Mayor Mei. Hey, tell me, how will I do my job in the future? I can only do it honestly and down-to-earth. Those things we were thinking about before, now it seems like we are just chasing death."

The third deputy director, Wang Wentao, seemed to have dialed a city number. His tone was more respectful, and he reported the situation in a low voice, saying: "Minister Liu, are you busy? That's right, Xia Shuo just borrowed Meiyu's special car. Yes, yes, I understand, I will definitely be able to recognize the situation clearly, and I will resolutely obey the leadership's arrangements. I will definitely not have the guts to do anything that is not conducive to unity..."

"Yes, yes, don't worry, I will work hard and down-to-earth, I will definitely do a good job in attracting investment, and I will never bring discredit on your face."

"Yes, yes, definitely, definitely, Xia Shuo will take charge of all the work, and I will definitely obey and cooperate."

"Minister Liu, can you speak at the right time, for example, mention it to Mayor Mei a little, and let Deputy Director Xia know that I am on your side. If you greet me, Deputy Director Xia will definitely give you face." "

"Yes, yes, thank you, minister, thank you, minister. You are busy, please be busy."

The 4th and 45th Deputy Directors each also called the person. They reported what they had just seen and received basically the same reply. The people in the backstage said earnestly that they must have a correct attitude in the investment bureau. .

Inadvertently, it shocked a group of people, and the matter became a hot topic in the China Merchants Bureau, which did not cool down for a whole day.

Xia Shuo, who the middle-level leaders were interested in, borrowed a Meiyu special car.

Ordinary staff are envious of another thing...

Everyone saw clearly just now that Sun Wu actually followed Deputy Director Xia out. Doesn't this mean that this guy became Deputy Director Xia's full-time secretary?

Oh, I can't be called a secretary. I claim to be a full-time liaison officer, but no matter what the title is, everyone understands the nature of the work he does.

This is the first step to becoming a popular person next to Deputy Director Xia.

……

At the same time, the district committee is located.

In Meiyu's office, two district committee leaders were sitting. One was district mayor Sun Xingguang, and the other was district committee office director Niu Mengmeng. Both of them are members of the Standing Committee of the District Committee, and each has his or her own work to report to Mei Yu.

Although the development zone is a national-level establishment, it is a newly-approved establishment after all, so District Chief Sun has not yet been promoted to deputy director, and is still at the county-level official level.

Meiyu is at the deputy department level and concurrently serves as the top leader.

District Chief Sun is the second in command and may be promoted to deputy director in the future.

However, even if this person was promoted to deputy director, he was still a step behind Mei Yu. The reason was very simple. Mei Yu was a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee. He is not only the leader of the district committee, but also the leader of the municipal committee.

District Mayor Sun is still a step behind, and the director of the district committee office is even further behind. Therefore, the two of them have a very upright attitude, and they act like subordinates when reporting on their work.

In the officialdom, there are clear ranks, and no matter whether you feel like it or not, it must not be shown on the surface.

These two people came to Mei Yu, talking about official business in the district. Among them, District Chief Sun came to complain, because every unit in the district was asking for money. Although he was in charge of the district government, it was difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. If the city does not allocate funds to the district, it will be difficult for him to carry out his job as district mayor.

Office Director Niu Mengmeng is not here to complain, but she is also here to report money-related matters.

The Economic Development Zone has just been established. Both the district committee and the district government are temporary structures. Not to mention the simple office space, not even the office furniture is fully equipped. They borrow various things from here and there, and look for donations from work units everywhere.

As the chief housekeeper of the district committee, Niu Mengmeng's job is in this field, but she is a woman and does not have many connections. The reason why she was transferred here is because she is a woman. As a female leader, Meiyu does not want to use a male office director, so Niu Mengmeng's career is With such an opportunity.

She is very grateful to Mei Yu and is very loyal. However, due to limited connections and abilities, she is currently encountering difficulties in carrying out her work.

To put it bluntly, it’s because of money.

Regarding this situation, Mei Yu was helpless and sighed slightly: "It's also difficult in the city, and it's also short of money. Even if I help you get it, I probably won't get much money. I hope the China Merchants Bureau can open up the situation soon, otherwise everyone We all have to continue to live this hard life.”

Niu Mengmeng said quickly: "Comrade Xia Shuo is very motivated to work and went to investigate the grassroots on the first day he took office. I believe he will definitely be able to open up the situation."

Mei Yu smiled and said in a rather expectant tone: "Yes, I even lent him a special car."