The next morning, Lu Yiwei was still asleep when he heard a series of hurried footsteps echoing in the corridor. The atmosphere was abnormally tense. Lu Yiwei opened his eyes and lay on the bed. He pricked up his ears and listened quietly. Before he could react, the door was pushed open and a middle-aged man who looked like a leader walked in. His face was solemn and his brows were tightly knitted. He looked quite dignified.
"You're Lu Yiwei?" The middle-aged man's voice was like a bell, and his aura was powerful, causing Lu Yiwei to feel a little timid. "Yes, I'm Lu Yiwei." The middle-aged man's eyes locked onto Lu Yiwei for a full minute.
The middle-aged man stared at Lu Yiwei for a full minute before he said to the staff beside him, "Get him to put on his clothes. I'll be bringing him away later." After that, he quickly walked out.
"Get up! What are you standing there for? Hurry up! " The staff that was acting submissive a moment ago became domineering as he pointed at Lu Yiwei.
Lu Yiwei was amenable to persuasion, but not coercion. Regardless of who the other party was, he slowly laid down and replied, "I'm not a criminal, so why should I listen to your orders? I'm still sleeping, so we'll talk later. "
The staff was enraged and walked over to lift Lu Yiwei's blanket. Lu Yiwei easily grabbed it with one hand, and the staff was stunned. Flustered and exasperated, he said, "Do you know who just came in? How dare you! "
The corner of Lu Yiwei's lips rose as he sneered, "I don't care who it is. But if you use this tone to talk to me, I'm sorry, but I won't fall for it!"
The man grew anxious. He glanced outside and stomped his feet. "Lu Yiwei, don't be so unappreciative. The one who just came in is the Disciplinary Committee's Secretary. You should know the consequences of your actions!"
Lu Yiwei said indifferently, "I didn't make any mistakes. Even if the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee is here, I will still do the same. Do as you see fit."
The man was so anxious that he almost went crazy. Finally, he softened his tone and apologized, "Lu Yiwei, I admit that my tone was a little harsh just now. I apologize to you. Can you get up now?"
"That's more like it!" Lu Yiwei glared at the man fiercely, got out of bed, slowly put on his clothes, and unhurriedly went to the bathroom to wash up. The man anxiously urged Lu Yiwei until Lu Yiwei completed a series of actions, and hurriedly led Lu Yiwei downstairs. At the top of the stairs, Lu Yiwei glanced up, hoping to see Zhang Zhiyuan. But to his disappointment, he didn't see anything.
Lu Yiwei got into a car and followed the Audi in front of him to the compound of the Municipal Party Committee.
When they arrived at the compound of the Municipal Party Committee, Lu Yiwei was taken to the office of Ji Mubai, the secretary of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection. Lu Yiwei didn't know much about Ji Mubai. He only knew that he came from another city for an exchange. That was all.
Ji Mubai sat in front of his desk and looked up and down at Lu Yiwei. He wanted to say something, but he swallowed his words. He got up and said, "Let's go. Follow me to see Secretary Tian."
When Lu Yiwei heard that they were going to see Tian Chunqiu, he became nervous. He didn't know what happened that made the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee want to see a nobody like him. Was it because of Zhang Zhiyuan? In the long corridor, Lu Yiwei quickly thought about how to deal with it. The moment he looked up, his eyes met Guo Jinzhu, the deputy secretary of the Municipal Party Committee.
When Guo Jinzhu saw Ji Mubai with Lu Yiwei, he seemed to understand something. He nodded at Ji Mubai and didn't say anything. When he walked up to Lu Yiwei, he gave him a determined look as if he was cheering him on. Lu Yiwei bit his lip and looked back at him, reaching some kind of tacit understanding.
When they arrived at the door of Tian Chunqiu's office, Lu Yiwei became more nervous. Even his legs began to tremble uncontrollably. Ji Mubai knocked on the door and went in. Lu Yiwei followed him in.
There were other people in the office. Ji Mubai sat on the sofa and waited while Lu Yiwei stood there awkwardly. Out of the corner of his eye, he peeked at Tian Chunqiu, who was frowning and working with her head lowered.
"When you go back, call the relevant departments for an emergency meeting. Convey the spirit of the superior's document. Make sure every task is carried out properly. Do you understand?" Tian Chunqiu quickly signed the document and handed it to the leader standing across the desk. He said to another leader, "What do you want?"
The leader bent over and put the document in front of Tian Chunqiu's desk. He said in a low voice, "Secretary Tian, this is the project approval report for the New District Cultural Square. Please take a look."
Tian Chunqiu was seriously reviewing the document. When he heard it was about the New District, he didn't continue reading. He capped his pen and said, "This is a project led by Mayor Lin. You don't need to ask for my permission. Mayor Lin just needs to agree."
The leader was shocked and stammered, "Secretary Tian, Mayor Lin wants to ask for your permission …"
Tian Chunqiu threw the report to the leader and said unhappily, "No need!"
The leader wanted to say something but was stopped by the Secretary General of the Municipal Party Committee, Li Qinkui. He gave him a look and left dejectedly.
After the others left, Li Qinkui hurried to report, "Secretary Tian, we just received an urgent telegram from the Provincial Party Committee. Please take a look."
Tian Chunqiu took the telegram and poked his head with a finger, reading it attentively. After a while, he said, "We'll talk about this later. First, make an appointment with the Land Bureau to see how much land is left. I want the most detailed data. Also, ask Yanyun from the Urban Construction Bureau to come to my office at three in the afternoon. "
"Okay, I'll do it now!" Li Qinkui said and walked out with a stack of documents. Before leaving, he nodded at Ji Mubai and glared coldly at Lu Yiwei. Then, he flicked his sleeves and left.
"Secretary Tian, I've brought the person!" Ji Mubai said.
"Mm, got it. Go do what you need to do," Tian Chunqiu said unhappily.
After Ji Mubai left, Tian Chunqiu picked up a copy of "Xijiang Internal Reference" from the table and slowly flipped it open. He left Lu Yiwei to the side and carefully read an article titled "On the Relationship between the Transformation of Enterprise Mechanism and Structural Adjustment".
The article mentioned that the Fourth Plenary Session of the 15th Party Congress had deliberated and approved several major issues regarding the reform and development of state-owned enterprises. It proposed that it would take three years for state-owned enterprises to reform and get out of trouble, adjust the industrial structure, optimize the industrial upgrading, establish a modern enterprise system, and realize the restructuring of state-owned enterprises …
In the article, it described Nanyang County's model of enterprise restructuring and fully affirmed the achievements of Nanyang County. The article pointed out that Nanyang County, as a national-level impoverished county, had used its indomitable spirit and courage to take the lead to push forward enterprise reform. It had used multi-channel financing and multi-dimensional extension to successfully transform a debt-ridden state-owned enterprise into a modern joint-stock enterprise. It had been reborn from the ashes and achieved a magnificent turnaround … The county's approach was not only in response to the relevant policies of the Central Committee of the Party, but also in line with the "Three Major Reforms" proposed by the Provincial Party Committee. Not only had this approach set a precedent for the restructuring of state-owned enterprises in the province, but it had also set a benchmark for the restructuring of enterprises in other counties and cities …
The article was signed by Cai Runnian, Vice President of the Provincial Development and Reform Research Association. He did not disappoint the paperweight and pendant that Lu Yiwei had given him. He used a different perspective and height to write this article, indirectly drawing out Nanyang County. It was not abrupt, and it also catered to the strategic thinking of the Provincial Party Committee. It also fulfilled Lu Yiwei's request. It was truly brilliant to kill three birds with one stone.
The struggle between grassroots cadres was open and covert. The higher one went, the more obscure and brilliant the struggle became. Word games were a common trick. "Never offend a scholar." History was a clear lesson, and it still applied to this day.
Publishing an article about Nanyang County in such an authoritative magazine was a good thing for Bei Zhou City, but for Tian Chunqiu, it was a blatant challenge to him. He was openly going against him. He deliberately gave Lu Yiwei the cold shoulder for a long time. He closed the Internal Reference Book and asked, "Can you explain to me what is the 'Nanyang Model'?"
When Lu Yiwei saw the Internal Reference Book, he knew that his request to Cai Runnian had succeeded. He could not help but feel a little excited. But faced with such a difficult question, he did not know how to answer. He clearly felt that this was a trap. To be safe, he said cautiously, "The 'Nanyang Model' is a model of enterprise restructuring created by the Municipal Party Committee under the leadership of the Municipal Government. It is different from the previous single economic model. It introduces a variety of economic components, mixes them together, and carries out diversified and comprehensive development."
Tian Chunqiu did not applaud Lu Yiwei's seemingly perfect answer. Instead, he asked, "You are Lu Yiwei?"
"Yes." Lu Yiwei nodded.
"I heard from Comrade Qiming that the article published in the newspaper last time was your work. What about the 'Internal Reference Book'?" Tian Chunqiu asked with narrowed eyes. Although his eyes were small, through the thick glasses, they refracted a chilling light that made people shudder.
Lu Yiwei thought for a moment and said, "I provided the material, but it was not written by me."
"Good!" Tian Chunqiu sat up and said, "As long as you admit it. Then let me ask you, what is the purpose of you hiring someone to write this article? Can you tell me? "
Lu Yiwei said in a neither servile nor overbearing manner, "Actually, there is no purpose. I just want to publicize the work done in Nanyang County."
"Is that so?" Tian Chunqiu asked with his eyes wide open.
"Yes." Lu Yiwei replied with certainty.
Tian Chunqiu slowly stood up and walked to Lu Yiwei's side. His eyes were like heavy weights, as if he wanted to see through Lu Yiwei's mind. He said, "What is Zhang Zhiyuan's position in your heart?"
When Lu Yiwei first came in, he was very nervous, but now for some reason, he became unusually calm. He did not avoid Tian Chunqiu's sharp eyes and looked directly at him. "County Zhang's achievements in Nanyang County are undeniable. He often works at night to study the development of Nanyang, and often works tirelessly on the frontline. Although he has many shortcomings, I think he is a good official, a good official who truly thinks for the people of Nanyang!"
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