Li Rui passed the phone to her and said, "Make the call. It's just a phone call. You don't have to pay for it."
The woman was very happy and praised, "Brother, you are so righteous. I finally met a noble person." She took the phone and found the keypad. She dialed the number of a contact on her phone.
"Hey!"
The woman had just dialed the number when she suddenly exclaimed and hung up the phone.
Li Rui looked at her and asked, "What's wrong?"
The woman switched to the call log and pointed at the phone screen. She asked curiously, "Why do you have my leader's number on your phone?"
Li Ruixin said that it couldn't be. He looked at her finger and saw that the undialed number was for the deputy director of the provincial government office, Zhang Yimiao. Of course, Zhang Yimiao's name in the phone book was "Director Zhang". The reason why she didn't write her real name was because she was afraid that Qingman would look at the phone book on a whim and arouse her suspicions. He didn't know if he didn't see it, but he was shocked when he saw it. His first thought was that the other party dialed the wrong number and mistakenly dialed "Director Zhang" in his phone book. If not, how could such a ridiculous thing happen?
But the woman quickly told him that he was wrong, "Do you know our Director Zhang?"
Li Rui also realized that the woman was Zhang Yimiao's subordinate. She wanted to call Zhang Yimiao but happened to activate Zhang Yimiao's "presence" in his phone book. It was too much of a coincidence. He was from Qingyang and she was from Jingnan, but they met on the same train and sat together. They even contacted Zhang Yimiao through the same contact. How could it be so coincidental? Was there a lottery ticket in the carriage? If there was, he must buy one. His luck was off the charts!
"I know you. Are you a cadre in the provincial government office?"
The woman laughed in disbelief and didn't answer his question. She asked, "How do you know our Director Zhang? What do you do? "
Li Rui answered, "I am from the Qingyang Municipal Party Committee. There was a government crisis training in the province. Director Zhang and I were classmates."
The woman smiled and extended her hand to him. "Nice to meet you. It's really fate. I didn't expect to meet Director Zhang's classmate. My name is Fu Aihong, and I work in the Provincial Office. Director Zhang is my supervisor. "
Li Rui shook hands with her formally and introduced himself to her.
Fu Aihong glanced at her phone and saw that there was still no signal. She smiled and said to him, "Since you know Director Zhang, why don't you help me call her? You can talk to her first. I'll talk to her later."
Li Rui also had the same idea. If he used his phone to call Zhang Yiliang, Zhang Yiliang would misunderstand that he was the one who called. He couldn't guarantee what he would say first. If he revealed even a little bit of ambiguity and Fu Aihong found out, it wouldn't be good. He said, "Okay, I'll call." After that, he took the phone and dialed the number.
"Why are you calling me all of a sudden?"
Zhang Yiliang's first sentence wasn't very intimate, but it showed that their relationship wasn't normal. At least, it wasn't the kind of feeling between classmates.
Li Rui felt lucky and said, "Director Zhang, I'm on the train to Beijing. I bumped into Fu Aihong from your office. She wants to call you to ask you something, but there's no signal on her phone. She's using my phone to talk to you. I'll pass it to her. Wait a minute …"
Zhang Yiliang interrupted, "Wait, you know Fu Aihong? Why are you in Beijing? "
Li Rui said, "I don't know Fu Aihong. She lent me her phone to call you. That's when I realized that we know each other. You can talk to her first." He passed the phone to Fu Aihong and said, "Don't hang up after you're done."
Fu Aihong nodded and put her cell phone to her ear. She said, "Chief Zhang, I just remembered that the gift we prepared was only for Manager Guan. We didn't prepare anything for Director Fang. And this time, Director Fang was the one who had to settle this matter. Director Fang is the main person in charge of this matter, so wouldn't it be inappropriate if we didn't prepare a gift for him?"
Li Rui wasn't in the mood to listen to her on the phone, but because of the distance, he heard every word she said. He didn't think much of anything else, but when he heard the words "Director Fang," his heart skipped a beat. Who was this Director Fang? It couldn't be his old rival, the famous director Fang Junde, right?
Zhang Yiliang naturally couldn't hear what Fu Aihong said over the phone. He only heard Fu Aihong say, "Okay, okay. I'll talk to Manager Guan first and listen to his opinion. If he says to prepare a gift, I'll prepare one. As for the specific amount of the gift, I'll report it to you. Okay, okay …"
She listened for a while more before returning the phone to Li Rui. She smiled and said, "I'm done. You can continue."
Li Rui didn't want to talk to Zhang Yiliang in front of her. After taking the phone, he got up and walked to a secluded area between the two carriages. He whispered, "Who are you going to give a gift to? What Director Fang? Who is Director Fang? "
Zhang Yiliang explained, "Isn't there going to be the first poverty alleviation and development conference in Qingyang Province in September? Secretary Huang wants to invite a celebrity to be our Shannan Province's ambassador for poverty alleviation …"
Li Rui almost laughed out loud. He said, "What the hell? Ambassador for poverty alleviation? Is there an ambassador for poverty alleviation? If you have the money to invite a celebrity, why don't you do something solid for poverty alleviation? What is Secretary Huang thinking? This is a stupid move! "
Zhang Yiliang lowered her voice as if she was afraid of being overheard. "Who says it's not a stupid move? But who dares to mention it to Secretary Huang face to face? What he means is to do as much as possible to make this' VIP meeting 'as grand, formal, and glorious as possible. Do a good job of publicity and branch activities before and during the meeting, and strive to make a big splash in Beijing. It can be considered one of the highlights of his years in charge of Shannan. The governor also agreed and ordered me, a free person, to take care of this matter. "
Li Rui finally understood. He said, "Speaking of which, it doesn't cost much to invite a celebrity to appear. The appearance fees of those celebrities below the A-list are not more than a million. As the highest leader of the province, it's not too much to spend a million on an image project. By the way, after all this talk, who are you going to invite? "
Zhang Yiliang said, "Gu Jingle from Hong Kong. Gu Jingle's image and temperament are all in line with the requirements of our 'Council of Elders'. More importantly, ever since he debuted, he has silently donated tens of millions of dollars to help the poor, but he has never mentioned this himself. His kind deeds are very compatible with the main purpose of our 'Council of Elders', so after our discussion, we unanimously decided to invite him to be our ambassador. "
Li Rui sighed and said, "Among the domestic celebrities, I admire Gu Jingle. He's a low-key philanthropist and a pure benevolent person!"
Zhang Yiliang continued, "But there's no way to contact him in the province. Director Lu of the provincial office in Beijing knows the manager of a film company in Beijing. The manager said that his boss has a way to contact Gu Jingle. After I received the news, I asked Fu Aihong to buy a gift for Manager Guan and go to Beijing to discuss it."
Li Rui asked, "Manager Guan's boss is Director Fang, right? What's Director Fang's name? Don't tell me his name is Fang Junde. "
Zhang Yiliang was very surprised. She said, "Fu Aihong told you?"
Li Rui was shocked. He said, "What did she tell me?! It's really Fang Junde. Damn, this guy is really active. He's everywhere. "
Zhang Yiliang heard the meaning in his words and asked, "Do you know him?"
Li Rui sneered. "Not only do I know him, but he's an old friend."
Zhang Yiliang was surprised and happy. She said, "That's great. If you know him, you can tell him about this and ask him to help. If you need to pay for the activities, I'll reimburse you. This will save Fu Aihong the trouble of looking for Manager Guan. You've done me a big favor, so I'll have to thank you properly later. "
Li Rui sighed. "Dear, didn't you hear? When I said old friend, I meant that we have a grudge. But now, we can barely be considered friends. I don't want to bother with him. Just let Fu Aihong continue with the activities. If she can't do it, then I'll do it, okay? "
Although Zhang Yiliang was puzzled about the grudge between him and Fang Junde, she didn't ask much. She said, "Alright. Anyway, Fu Aihong is on her way to Beijing. If she can't do it, then I'll look for you … You don't love me anymore. You don't care about my matters …"
Two minutes later, Li Rui returned to his seat with a bitter smile. Sigh, women are so hard to please. She would throw a tantrum whenever she had the chance. Even the usually cold and noble deputy director of the provincial government office was no exception to this.
Fu Aihong saw him sit down and said with a smile, "Director Li, let's exchange numbers. Call me when you're in Jingnan. I'll treat you to a meal."
Li Rui agreed and exchanged numbers with her. Finally, he said, "Sister Fu, I just talked to Director Zhang. I know that you're looking for Director Fang Junde. I also have a friend who has contacted him. When you go to Beijing this time, try to get in touch with him and see if he's willing to help. If he's not willing, then contact me. I'll try to contact my friend. We're all on the same side. If I can help, I'll definitely help. "
Fu Aihong was very happy when she heard this. She said happily, "That's great. Director Li, you're really generous. I've never seen such a nice person like you …"
At around 9: 30 pm, the train arrived at Beijing Station on time. Li Rui and Fu Aihong parted ways at the exit. Fu Aihong was picked up by the Provincial Office in Beijing, but Li Rui had to take a taxi to Xiehe Hospital.
Li Rui walked to the roadside and called Sun Shuqin. Under the night sky, the Beijing Station Square was brightly lit and crowded. Although no one was speaking loudly, it was still extremely noisy. Hotel agents and patrolling police officers could be seen everywhere. Adding the passengers who were stranded and walking, there were probably more than ten thousand people. It was a good scene of a big station.
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