Rebirth of the Rising Sun

Feng Sizhe was listening to Chen Guangming saying that he was still in the office at noon to finish his manuscript. He could imagine what his life was like. Generally speaking, as a secretary of a leader, if he was not assigned specific work after the old leader left, it basically proved that he was abandoned by the leader, and he was a useless person in his original unit. For example, Chen Guangming was like this. Feng Sizhe left in a hurry and did not make urgent arrangements for Chen Guangming. If this is the case, Chen Guangming should have been left aside in the unit, and now someone still asked him to write a manuscript, which can only prove one thing, that is, someone is taking this opportunity to bully him, to put it bluntly, it is not giving him face.

Feng Sizhe felt bad because he had let Chen Guangming suffer because of his negligence. "Okay, okay, go back and have a rest. Why are you still working in the middle of the day? It's not too late to do it during working hours."

Hearing Feng Sizhe's concern, Chen Guangming was very moved, "Okay, Secretary Feng, I... I understand." He really wanted to say that he would go back and rest, but when he thought of Xu Tong's sinful face, he did not say it.

"Once you know it, you must do it. Listen to me. Go back and rest immediately. After a good sleep, go to the county party committee to ask for leave, and then rush to Haibei City, Guangxi Province as soon as possible. Find out the situation there, and then wait for me there. Your transfer order will also arrive in Qiu County later. How about you still be my secretary in the future?" Feng Sizhe guessed that Chen Guangming was in trouble, so he told him about the matter to prevent him from having a restless sleep.

"Ah? Is this true?" When Chen Guangming heard Feng Sizhe say this, he felt the sunshine shining on him again, and he finally saw hope again.

"Well, you should have a good rest, and then take a leave to come to Haibei City. It will take me about four or five days to get there. During this time, I hope you can find out some information about the situation. Don't let me be completely in the dark when I get there." Feng Sizhe gave Chen Guangming clear work instructions.

"Yes, Feng... Secretary Feng, I guarantee that you will complete the task." Chen Guangming was stunned for a moment. He didn't know how to address Feng Sizhe. Since he went to Haibei City, he must be a city leader. However, he was not sure what position he held. So he had to call him by his previous name.

"Well, I went to Haibei to serve as the standing committee deputy mayor." Feng Sizhe told the other party his position with a smile.

"I understand, Mayor Feng. I will not let you down." Chen Guangming promised excitedly. After hanging up the phone, he sighed, looked down at the unfinished manuscript on his desk, and then threw it to the ground. Forget the manuscript. From now on, he will not write for Xu Tong anymore. If he has to write, it will be for Mayor Feng.

After Feng Sizhe hung up the phone call to Chen Guangming, he also sighed a lot. As the saying goes, when people leave, the tea gets cold. He himself could not avoid this. He had only been away from Qiu County for two years. His former secretary was bullied like this. It was said that people in the officialdom were powerful. Now it was like another lesson for him.

Forget it, don't think about those unpleasant things, just deal with the current situation first. I think I have been in Chen Ping's office for a while, and he should have finished talking with the deputy director of the Planning Bureau of the Ministry of Finance. Thinking of this, Feng Sizhe took a step and walked out.

The room next to Chen Ping was the large conference room used by the Beijing Office. The door of the conference room was not closed, and Feng Sizhe could clearly hear the conversation between the two people in the room as soon as he walked to the door.

"Director Song, you are aware of the situation of our Haibei Office in Beijing. You said a while ago that the tourism attraction planning funds that were supposed to be allocated to our city would be paid off by the end of the year, and we reported this to the city. But now it's almost the end of the year, how can the money just disappear?" Chen Ping's pleading voice rang out in the conference room.

"Director Chen, it's not that we don't have money, but that we don't have it for the time being. Do you understand? The whole country is developing the economy now, and money is needed everywhere. Take our Planning Bureau for example. I don't know how many units like yours we receive every day. Even mayors, municipal party committee secretaries and even provincial party committee leaders from other provinces are common. And you all come here with one purpose, which is to ask for money. So where do you get so much money? Our Planning Bureau is not a bank, and we can't print money, so some money must wait, and I think you will have to wait for a while for the money from Haibei City." Song Wei's bossy voice also rang out.

Chen Ping was not an ignorant person. Seeing that Song Wei had not made a final decision, he felt that there was still a chance, so he said in a not-so-loud voice, "Director Song, we have known each other for a long time, and we can be considered friends. Can you help your friend? How about this, I know you have difficulties, so you can tell me how much kickbacks you need to take care of things, and then we can discuss it."

Chen Ping had no choice but to bribe. In fact, this is not bribery, it can be regarded as a rule. When you ask someone to do something, you have to show a certain sincerity, and what this sincerity is depends on personal understanding.

"Haha, Brother Chen is a smart man." Hearing Chen Ping finally getting to the point, Song Wei laughed and patted him on the shoulder.

"Director Song, you're joking. As long as we can get this planned funding, we know the rules. We just hope you won't be too harsh since we are friends." Chen Ping gave a wry smile and begged Song Wei.

"Okay, okay, I won't be that cruel. How about this, I'll give you a 30% kickback on the planning funds and let you get it in a week?" Song Wei said a number that surprised Chen Ping while smiling.

"30%?" Feng Sizhe, who was outside the conference room, was shocked. He really didn't expect that this deputy director named Song Wei would be so ruthless. This 30% should be a huge sum of money. No wonder people in later generations are trying their best to become officials. It seems that there is indeed money to be made here.

"Oh, my dear Director Song, please be merciful. Isn't 30% a bit too much? I can't explain this number to the Municipal Party Committee." Chen Ping really wanted to cry now. It was common sense to give some kickbacks to the staff according to regulations. He knew it clearly. But wasn't 30% a bit too much just for a simple request?

Seeing Chen Ping's distress, Song Wei sighed, "Hey, brother Chen, it's not that I'm cruel, I just have no other choice. You know there are so many people to take care of, not just me. Well, okay, seeing that it's not easy for you, I'll be the boss and only charge you 25%. I tell you, this is the lowest number. I can't do it any lower."

It was reduced by five percent, but still a quarter of the money was deducted. Even so, Song Wei felt as if a large piece of flesh had been cut off from his heart.

Seeing Song Wei's performance, Chen Ping knew that it was useless to talk, so he nodded. "Okay, I will discuss it with Director Liu later, and then report to our Haibei Municipal Party Committee, and I will give you a reply."

"Well, you'd better give a quick reply. As you know, the planning funds are finite. If one city gets it, that city will have it gone. If you want it, you'd better make a decision quickly. Otherwise, by the time you have made up your mind, I may not have the money anymore." Song Wei was unhappy when he saw that Chen Ping could not make a decision immediately, so he forced Chen Ping in a threatening tone.

In fact, under normal circumstances, people like Song Wei would definitely take kickbacks, but it was impossible for them to take a quarter as much as he said. This time, he just saw that Chen Ping and his men were easy to bully, and that the Haibei Municipal Committee seemed to have no strong connections in Kyoto, so he forced them. In the final analysis, he just wanted to bully people.

Feng Sizhe, who was outside the door, heard the conversation between the two people just now, and basically knew what happened. He thought that Song Wei was really bullying, and there was no such rule. Although Feng Sizhe had worked in the ministries of the State Council for two years and had little contact with the outside world, he also knew some of the rules of the game from other aspects. However, the rules were the rules, and there was no such black. Wouldn't the funds for the local economy become increasingly tight? How could this be possible?

Thinking that he was now a member of the Standing Committee and the deputy mayor of Haibei City, he had a say in issues concerning Haibei City, so he pushed the door open and walked into the meeting room. "No, this can't be done this way."

Feng Sizhe's sudden appearance scared both Song Wei and Chen Ping.

When Chen Ping saw Feng Sizhe coming in, he was surprised at first, then happy, and then he kept silent. Song Wei, on the other hand, glanced at Feng Sizhe and said with some contempt, "If you say it's not possible, then it's not possible. Who are you? Do your words have any effect?"

Song Wei has seen all kinds of officials. A vice governor once asked him to do something. It can be said that because he has dealt with too many senior officials, he has developed an arrogant personality, as if his status is the same as those senior officials. But he doesn't know that being with millionaires does not necessarily make you a millionaire. You are still you, and this will not change no matter what kind of friends you make.

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