After returning to the town, Tian Zhenyu's attitude towards me changed 100 degrees. In the office, he served tea and poured water, and I was quite uncomfortable with his enthusiasm.
After working for a long time, he sat on the sofa opposite me and asked me in a friendly manner: "What did you gain from this trip to Shenzhen?"
I sipped the tea, enjoying the rare privilege given to me. Then I slowly replied, "Shenzhen is indeed the frontier and window of reform and opening up. It gives people a refreshing and inspiring feeling."
As he listened and nodded, I briefly reported to him the investment intentions of several electronics manufacturers. Finally, I added: "No matter what, it is said that investment cannot pass the customs. These potential investors are most concerned about the investment environment here."
He made a look of deep conviction and said passionately: "Mayor Guan said it very well. The business environment is a key link in the economic development of a region. If this link is shabby, attracting investment is just empty talk. Let me organize a special seminar, and you can tell everyone what you have seen, heard, felt and realized at the meeting. My opinion is that the town should set up a leading organization for optimizing the business environment, and you will be the executive deputy leader to promote specific work."
I still had no idea what was going on, so I hesitantly declined, "I'm not capable enough. Isn't this just rushing someone to do something that's too complicated?"
He waved his hands and said firmly: "You have ideas and are ambitious. This job is for you. I will discuss with Mayor Zhang and adjust the division of labor in the town. Safety production will be handed over to his deputy, and you will focus on attracting investment and creating a good business environment."
Oh! It dawned on me that the reason why he had gone so far was to sing the play "Release Military Power with Wine" with me.
I had long wanted to avoid this mess with you guys, because the safety production work was like a "Sword of Damocles" hanging over my head, making me feel uneasy. So I went with the flow and said to you: "Okay, I accept the organization's arrangement."
Zhang Weiguo went to a meeting in the county, so after leaving Tian Zhenyu's office, I returned to my own office.
After a while, the first person to visit turned out to be Wang Fusheng, Director of the Safety Supervision Bureau.
As soon as he entered the room, he smiled and said, "Welcome back, brother. I heard you were back and came right over. I hope I didn't disturb you."
I walked up to 놛, shook hands with him, asked him to sit in the guest seat, and served him tea and water like Tian Zhenyu did.
He grabbed me and said hurriedly, "We are brothers. Don't be polite to me. How is your trip to Shenzhen? Did you have a smooth trip?"
I nodded and sat back in my seat.
After turning around to make sure the door was closed, she whispered, "Brother, I was really upset when you were out. Tian and Zhang disagreed, so they pushed the inspection and acceptance of the coal mine onto me. I'm like a young wife washing rice - I'm neither right nor wrong. I'm really upset."
As he spoke, he pointed to his temples, indicating that his hair had turned gray due to worry.
I burst out laughing and consoled him, "Brother, you are an old hand. You are lucky. This little thing can't be difficult for you. Besides, you are the leading department and the final decision is in your hands. Just follow the rules. There is no point in offending anyone."
He leaned back in his chair, sighed sadly, and said helplessly: "The key is that these two people have extraordinary backgrounds and have intricate interests with these coal mines. Although I am the one in charge, I can't suppress the local affairs, and the powerful dragon can't suppress the local snake!"
Listening to the complaints and grievances, my brain kept spinning, trying to sort out this complicated relationship. I judged that these were actually two profit-oriented forces. One was Zhang Weitang of Taixiang Coal Mine, and Zhang Weiguo and his followers were looming behind him; the other was Zheng Tong of Tongshun Coal Mine, and the Tian and Zheng families were behind him. These two forces were like blood-sucking leeches, greedily sucking the blood and sweat of the miners by digging for national resources.
I asked Wang Fusheng, "Brother, what did Tian and Zhang talk to you about?"
After a brief thought, Zhang said to me, "Tian didn't say anything directly, but just said that we should treat everyone equally and not have different standards in the acceptance process. The implication is that we can't deliberately block the Tongshun coal mine. On the surface, it looks like a reminder, but in fact it's more like a threat. Zhang said it very directly, no matter what, we can't let Tongshun pass the acceptance because it involves cross-border mining, and we have to use this inspection to stop production."
I blinked and asked again, "Did anyone up there say hello to you?"
놛 is straightforward and said without reservation: "County Governor Zhang called me and asked about the progress of the acceptance work. When I reported to 놛, I also mentioned this matter. 놛 only said one sentence, which roughly meant that we should keep calm, withstand the pressure, and not rush to hand in the work. Brother, please help me analyze what County Governor Zhang meant by that."
I stared at the sweat dripping from his forehead, and I couldn't help but feel anxious, so I pointed out, "The hidden meaning is that I want you to delay a little longer."
She nodded as if waking up from a dream, and couldn't help asking me, "I'm exhausted. That Zheng Tong is pestering me all day long. She brings out this and that, and scares the kids with her big breasts all day long. Then she begs me with her head down and her eyes down, almost kneeling down to me. Brother, if it goes on like this, I'll have to get sick and be hospitalized."
I laughed and said to him, "Brother, you already know everything. Do you need me to teach you?"
놛 slapped his forehead and said as if he had just realized something: "You mean I should pretend to be sick and be hospitalized to avoid this place of trouble first!"
I smiled and said to him, "If you can't afford to offend someone, you can always avoid them."
Soon, the town held a team meeting, and Tian Zhenyu raised the issue of setting up a leading group to promote the construction of the business environment in the town.
I suggest that Zhang Weiguo be appointed as the team leader. I will be the executive deputy team leader and be responsible for the specific work. The safety production that I am in charge of will be handed over to another deputy mayor.