I asked curiously, "Sister, why is the meeting going on so late?"
She said unhappily, "Why are you asking these questions? You are just a kid."
I pretended to be serious: "The rise and fall of heaven is the responsibility of every man, why can't I care about the major events in the county?"
She said helplessly, "It's because of Brother Lin Xun's development of that vacant land that there was a disagreement on whether the four major county agencies should move there. Secretary Liu and County Mayor Zhang each had their own reasons and argued with each other, and the meeting was delayed again and again. I haven't even eaten yet."
I suggested: "Then let's vote."
She said unhappily, "Do I need you to teach me this? Among the standing committee members, the county governor, the secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, and the director of the Organization Department voted in favor, while the secretary, the full-time deputy secretary, the director of the Propaganda Department, and the director of the county party committee office voted against, and the secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission abstained from voting. Both sides were evenly matched and the situation was deadlocked."
I took a deep breath and said frankly, "Sister, I have to admit one thing first. I was a little reckless. In front of General Lin, I boasted that all preferential policies would be issued by the county government with a letter of commitment, and it would also be notarized."
Wang Yanshu sternly rebuked him on the other end of the phone: "You are so bold that you dare to say anything."
I continued, "Yes, I mentioned that vacant land to General Manager Lin, saying that the county has planned to use it to build a logistics center and storage base. If I hadn't said that, he wouldn't have been interested at all. Besides, if the development zone is to develop, these supporting facilities will have to be built sooner or later, right?"
She cursed angrily, "Isn't that bullshit? The vacant land has been in a mess because Lin Xun's brother wants to develop it. Now you want to give it to another family. It's like marrying two husbands! I think you should just become the county party secretary and make all the decisions!"
The phrase "a woman marrying two husbands" accidentally touched Qingwan's nerves. After all, she was married for the second time, so she spoke up for me: "Sister Yanshu, what you said is wrong. Hongjun was kind enough to help the development zone attract investment, but not only did you not appreciate it, you even cursed him?"
Wang Yanshu on the other end of the phone obviously didn't expect Qingwan was also listening next to him, and hurriedly apologized to Qingwan.
Then, she changed the subject and said to me in a threatening tone: "Guan Hongjun, I'll wait for you to come back and see how I deal with you."
After saying that, he hung up the phone.
I hugged Qingwan, and we both laughed so hard that we fell over.
I was sleeping in the arms of Qingwan and I was immersed in a sweet dream when suddenly a rapid cell phone ring woke us up.
I picked up the phone in a daze and glanced at the screen. The time displayed was 23:36, and the caller was Wang Yanshu.
I answered the phone with my eyes half closed, and said with a hint of dissatisfaction, "Hello, Director Wang, what time is it now? Can't you let me sleep?"
She said anxiously on the other end, "Sleep? It's all your fault. Why are you still sleeping? I'm going to convey the county governor's instructions now. If you can buy a ticket to Hangzhou tomorrow, I, County Governor Zhang, will go to Xiaocheng Steel's General Manager Lin in person for a meeting. You wait for us in Hangzhou."
When I heard this, I suddenly became completely sober. I protested, "I came out on leave, you can't arrange work for me during my leave!"
She didn't seem to buy the deal and asked, "Who approved your leave? How come I didn't know about it?"
This was clearly a sign of denial. I was so angry that I almost jumped up. "Anyway, my schedule has been set, so I'll proceed as planned. If you want to see General Lin, go see him yourself. Can the world stop spinning without me?"
She said without question, "You are unwilling to accept the task assigned by the organization and make excuses. County Governor Zhang has already foreseen this. So, if you don't want to wait for us in Hangzhou, then get up immediately, find a computer, and sort out the basic situation of this enterprise, the key points of the talks between the two parties, and the relevant matters of attention in detail, and then fax it to the general duty room of the county government. Do you understand?"
I took a deep breath. Although I was extremely reluctant, I thought that as long as I didn't have to wait for them in Hangzhou, I could endure anything.
So I said, "Okay, I get it, I'll do it now."
After saying that, I hung up the phone.
Qingwan rubbed her sleepy eyes and asked me softly, "Where are you going to find a computer?"
I answered while getting dressed: "I'll look around upstairs. There should be an internet cafe nearby. You go to sleep first. I'll be back as soon as I'm done."
After saying that, I hurriedly put on my clothes, went downstairs, and found an Internet cafe near the hotel.
It took me nearly an hour to organize the key points of the meeting, print them out, and send them to the county government's general duty room using the fax machine in the Internet cafe.
After everything was arranged, I stretched my body and glanced at the computer screen in front of the network administrator. The content on it immediately caught my attention.
I asked curiously, "What are you doing?"
The network administrator glanced at me with a slightly unfamiliar look and replied, "I'm programming and planning to make an information management software for Internet cafes."
After hearing this, I suddenly lost all my sleepiness and my curiosity was aroused, so I started chatting.
As we chatted, we turned the topic to informatization. As the conversation deepened, my horizons gradually broadened, and I couldn't help asking: "Can informatization improve the efficiency of service to enterprises?"
Wang nodded affirmatively and said, "Of course. I have helped many government departments build information center servers and networks before. The information center you mentioned that serves enterprises has also been built a long time ago."
At that time, I knew nothing about the concept of "driving industrialization with informatization", let alone the concepts of "e-government" and "industrial cluster informatization".
But after this conversation, I began to have a strong interest in information technology and realized that it might play an important role in future development.
I asked in surprise, "You are so proficient in computers, what is your educational background?"
He looked at me awkwardly and replied, "I started playing after I graduated from high school."
It seems that a person's ability cannot be measured by academic qualifications. As long as a person is interested, he or she can achieve a certain level of success.
I was amazed when I heard this. It was amazing that a high school graduate could master so much knowledge that I had never heard of. It was obvious that I was already behind the times.
Moreover, within the scope of my contact, I have never met such professional talents. Even when I was in college, students in the computer department did not have such knowledge. Of course, this may also be related to the fact that the Internet was not popular when I was studying.
The development of science and technology is really amazing.
I looked at him, and a thirst for talent surged in my heart, so I asked tentatively: "If I asked you to work in a faraway place, would you be interested?"
놛 laughed and said frankly: "For the sake of money, I'm willing to go no matter how far it is."