As the parent of more than 10 million people in the city, Song Lian, the core figure of Jiangnan City's power structure, certainly felt a little uncomfortable about this. Although Mi Yi was his political ally, he was also his subordinate. However, he did not expect that after one session of the National People's Congress, he would become a phoenix and become the director of the Public Security Bureau. The director of the Public Security Bureau was at the same level as Song Lian, a department-level cadre. However, Mi Yi's department-level cadre was more powerful than Song Lian's. If nothing went wrong, Mi Yi would definitely become the Secretary of the Provincial Political and Legal Committee and the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee.
Song Lian, on the other hand, had to take things one step at a time. He started as a village unit chief and climbed up the ranks to the position of the Municipal Party Committee Secretary. It took him more than 20 years. In the end, he was surpassed by someone five or six years younger than him. Song Lian felt a little uncomfortable, but things did not turn out as he wished. Mi Yi had a family background and a backer, so he would naturally be promoted faster than him. Song Lian was a man of integrity, not corrupt, and handled everything fairly. He would not let people gossip. The reason why Qin Qin warned Jiang Cheng was mainly because she was afraid that his words would upset Secretary Song. It would not be good if things got out of hand.
Two minutes later, the two arrived outside the Municipal Party Committee Office. Qin Qin went in first and knocked on the door of the Secretary's office. Soon, someone opened the door from the inside. Upon a closer look, it was a young man in his thirties. He looked very delicate and a little arrogant. Jiang Cheng thought that this must be Liao Junda, the legendary top secret in Jiangnan.
The man warmly greeted Jiang Cheng and Qin Qin. "You must be Mr. Jiang and Miss Qin. Hello, I'm Secretary Song's secretary, Liao Junda. We've talked on the phone. Please come in. Secretary Song has been waiting for you for a long time!"
Qin Qin smiled and apologized, "I'm sorry. There was a little delay on the way. I'm really sorry to have kept Secretary Song waiting for so long."
Secretary Liao smiled generously and said, "It's okay. You came on time. Secretary Song just came back from a meeting and is now working inside."
Jiang Cheng and Qin Qin smiled. Jiang Cheng thought that Secretary Song was indeed as the rumors said. He had already finished a meeting in the middle of the morning. It seemed that he was really responsible. The Municipal Party Committee started work at 8: 30 in the morning. In less than half an hour, Secretary Song had already finished a meeting. He was indeed diligent.
Under the guidance of Secretary Liao, Jiang Cheng and Qin Qin entered the office of the Municipal Party Secretary. After the two entered, they greeted Song Lian. Secretary Song said politely, "Little Jiang, Little Qin, you're here. Take a seat first. I'll receive you after I finish dealing with the documents on hand. Little Liao, serve tea to these two distinguished guests and help me entertain them."
Secretary Liao replied, "Okay." After saying that, he invited Jiang Cheng and Qin Qin to take a seat first. He hurriedly took two clean teacups from a pear wood table by the wall, took out some cheap tea leaves from the cabinet, and then picked up an old kettle, poured two cups of hot tea, and brought them to Jiang Cheng and Qin Qin's table. He smiled and said, "Please have a cup of hot tea first. I'm going to continue writing the draft. If you want tea, please help yourself. Secretary Song always forgets the time when he's busy, and it may take him half a day to finish his work.
Hearing this, Jiang Cheng was in awe. As soon as he came in, he carefully observed the office of the leader who was in charge of more than 10 million people in Jiangnan City and found that it was very simple. To put it nicely, it could be described as simple, but to put it bluntly, it could be said that it was a cold cicada.
The most valuable things in the entire office were the pear wood tables. The one in Secretary Song's office was the most expensive, but it looked very old. The pear wood was not the best, but the most ordinary kind. The one Secretary Song sat on looked worse than the ones sold in the second-hand market. Jiang Cheng was shocked.
Jiang Cheng was shocked. In this day and age, it was rare to see an official as simple as Secretary Song. There was no luxurious furniture or expensive electronic products in his office. The most valuable thing was probably the computer in front of him. The bookshelf behind Secretary Song was filled with all kinds of books. Next to the bookshelf was a bookcase with a lock. It seemed to be used to store especially precious documents. Jiang Cheng was shocked. Jiang Cheng didn't expect Secretary Song to have such a simple and unadorned office. He didn't have any luxurious furniture or expensive electronic products in his office.
Jiang Cheng and Qin Qin sat at the tea table in boredom, drinking cup after cup of tea. In order not to disturb Secretary Song's work, Jiang Cheng and Qin Qin were very quiet and didn't say a word. They didn't have anything to do, so they kept drinking tea to relieve their boredom.
The tea in the kettle was almost finished by Jiang Cheng. Jiang Cheng carried the empty kettle and quietly went outside to ask Secretary Liao, "Secretary Liao, the hot water is out. Where should I go to get it?"
Secretary Liao was writing Secretary Song's speech for tomorrow's meeting. He was engrossed in writing. When he heard someone ask him a question, he casually answered, "Turn right when you go out and walk to the end. There is a place to get hot water."
Jiang Cheng looked at this pair of workaholics. He thought to himself, "You really work hard. Why are you so addicted to work? You just keep your head down and write. In order not to disturb this pair of workaholics, Jiang Cheng carried the kettle and quietly left the office. He walked to the right direction that Secretary Liao mentioned.
When he walked past the third door, someone opened the door and walked out. Jiang Cheng reflexively looked into the open door and saw a luxurious scene. The floor was covered with a red carpet, and the furniture was brand new mahogany. A man with a big belly was sitting behind a huge table, smiling and chatting with the people in the room.
Jiang Cheng wanted to take a closer look, but the door had been closed by the man who just walked out. Jiang Cheng thought to himself, "Whose office is this? How dare they decorate it so luxuriously? It's even more impressive than the secretary's office. He looked up at the door plate and found that it said Deputy Secretary's Office."
Jiang Cheng sighed slightly and thought to himself, "It seems that not all officials are like Secretary Song, who can be clean and honest in performing their duties."
He shook his head and sighed as he walked to the hot water room. After filling the kettle, he returned to the secretary's office. Just as he sat down, Secretary Song stood up and shouted to the outside, "Liao, pour me a cup of tea."
Liao Junda, who was writing a speech, heard the secretary's order and quickly jumped up from his chair. He scurried into the inner room and poured Secretary Song a cup of strong tea. When Song Lian saw Secretary Liao pick up his cup of water, he noticed Jiang Cheng and Qin Qin sitting on the sofa, shaking their legs in boredom.
He smiled sheepishly and walked up to the two of them. "I'm so sorry, I had a batch of urgent documents to deal with. I lost track of time and neglected the two of you. Liao, hurry up and serve tea to the two customers."
When Jiang Cheng heard that they were going to drink tea again, he quickly waved his hand and said, "Secretary Song, please don't serve tea again. I've already drunk a pot of tea this morning. If I drink any more, my stomach won't be able to hold it anymore."
Song Lian was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. It's all my fault. Since we're not going to drink tea, let's get down to business. What business do you have with me today?"
Once they got down to business, Jiang Cheng also put away his hip-hop style. He sat up straight and asked seriously, "Secretary Song, do you drink?"
Song Lian was puzzled and asked, "Drink? How could I not drink? Ever since I took this position, I've been drinking almost every day. You don't know, but every time I see alcohol, I get a headache. The city's economy is in a slump, and my predecessor was in too much debt. As his successor, every day I wake up, I'm already in over ten million in debt! "
Jiang Cheng smiled slightly to ease the atmosphere. He then pulled out a glass bottle of beer from Qin Qin's bag and handed it to Secretary Song. "Secretary Song, have you tried this before?"
Song Lian suspiciously took the bottle from Jiang Cheng's hand and looked at it carefully. Then he clapped his hands and said, "Oh my, isn't this the beer brewed by our Jiangnan Brewery? I haven't had it in a while. I remember when I was in university, my roommates and I pooled money to buy this beer. Not only is the taste and texture of this beer top-notch, it's also cheap. It doesn't lose to those big brands of beer at all!"
When Jiang Cheng and Qin Qin heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other and smile. It seemed like there was a chance. Jiang Cheng immediately struck while the iron was hot and said, "Secretary Song, do you know the current production and sales of this beer?"
Hearing this, Song Lian's expression suddenly changed. He had more or less guessed the purpose of Jiang Cheng's visit. He asked, "Xiao Jiang, you came to see me today about the brewery, right?"
Jiang Cheng didn't hide anything and replied, "Secretary Song, you're indeed a prophet. I came to see you today because of this matter. Secretary Song, you should know that our Jiangnan Brewery was a glorious and heroic place ten or twenty years ago. But now, it's in its twilight years. The workers have been laid off, the workshops are rented out, and there's not a single employee working in the factory. And in the current market, our Jiangnan Brewery's sales and production are very low. When I came back last year, I found that it's very difficult to see beer brewed by our own brewery in Jiangnan.
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