"I guess so. When I want to do something, I always feel a little constrained. When a project is launched, there are so many people watching over it. Whoever gets to eat that piece of the pie gets to share it."
Yun Yanchang paused for a moment before saying, "And this isn't an isolated case; it's become a phenomenon."
In fact, he had heard of this situation when he was in the city, but he didn't expect it to be so serious and laid out on the table. After a project, who would get which piece of the cake was determined.
"Leader, this phenomenon is very normal, but I think with you here, it may be able to change subtly." Li Xiuyuan could only comfort the two.
Yun Yanchang turned his head and looked at Li Xiuyuan. "Some people always say that when water is too clear, there are no fish. Between black and white, there is also a gray area. What do you think?"
Li Xiuyuan didn't answer the question immediately after hearing it. Instead, he pondered for a moment before slowly speaking, "Leader, I'm still young and don't have much experience. This is just my humble opinion. If the water is too clear, there will be no fish. I think we should look at the problem from two aspects.
First of all, it's about personal relationships. Our country is a society based on personal relationships. It's impossible to have no personal relationships at all. When a superior comes to inspect work, having lunch with him is a social custom. When a subordinate makes a small mistake or doesn't do things well, he needs to be tolerated appropriately, rather than being dealt with harshly and in a one-size-fits-all manner according to regulations. This is also a social custom.
In daily life, if someone is sick, we visit them and send a fruit basket; if someone's family encounters a problem, we all donate money together. This is also a form of human courtesy. These things are not only not a sign of "clear water", but on the contrary, they also reflect the unique bond and solidarity of our people. If the water is too clear, even microorganisms cannot stay, and fish cannot survive.
So the social etiquette at this time actually leaves some room for maneuver for both parties. It's not like losing principles, but more like knowing the limits."
Yun Yanchang looked at Li Xiuyuan with eyes full of admiration. Li Xiuyuan felt that these examples were very appropriate, especially the last sentence. It was not a shameful principle, but more like a sense of propriety, and it touched his heart.
"But from another perspective, there must be a bottom line. If we use unclear waters as an excuse to blur the lines between black and white, the rules that should be clear and the bottom line that should be adhered to will be relegated to a gray area.
For example, if someone takes money they shouldn't take or does something they shouldn't do, and then tries to justify it by saying, "Everyone does it," then this "not being clear" isn't social etiquette; it's indulgence.
"As for the gray area..."
Li Xiuyuan paused, his tone more realistic: "Some things are really blurry... For example, when a new policy is just implemented and you encounter an unexpected new situation, the rules haven't had time to catch up. At this time, you have to slowly grope around and fill in the loopholes, and you can't rush to determine right or wrong.
But some gray is the result of someone deliberately smearing black onto gray, or pulling white onto gray, to allow themselves to fish in muddy waters. At such times, if you still insist that there's gray between black and white, you're not being flexible; you're losing your principles."
Yun Yanchang listened to Li Xiuyuan's words with some emotion on his face: "What you said is, on the one hand, it's about human relations and social skills, on the other hand, it's about principles. It's okay to have human relations, but these human relations can't be greater than principles.
In this Meilin Village project, the central town government has lost its principles, using so-called social connections as an excuse. The deputy mayor's brother took the initial desilting work, the mayor's brother-in-law took the land acquisition compensation, and the secretary's friend took the demolition work. If things are always done this way, who will care about the lives of the elderly?
Li Xiuyuan nodded and added, "Especially after they got their wages, their greed was too ugly. A salary of 200,000 yuan, but they didn't even spend 200,000 yuan on it."
"Yes, so if we want to do this job, we must have someone to keep an eye on it." Yun Yanchang looked at Li Xiuyuan thoughtfully.
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