Chapter 14: Kung Fu Tea Ceremony
In the morning, Tang Wenzhe had breakfast in the company restaurant and just returned to the office, Qiu Zhuodong called Tang Wenzhe to inform Tang Wenzhe that Liu Ping, the vice president of the company, was going to talk to the two of them at 9 o'clock this morning.
"Okay, got it. Tang Wenzhe didn't think about it after listening, turned on the computer to see what other letters were in the mailbox, and saw the email sent by Vice President Wang Hanrong's secretary, informing him to accompany Mr. Wang to the industrial company at 2 o'clock in the afternoon to participate in a cadre meeting, implement the appointment and dismissal of cadres of the industrial company proposed at the last office meeting, and ask Tang Wenzhe of the Personnel Department to read out the red-headed document on the appointment and dismissal of personnel.
After Tang Wenzhe finished processing the email, when preparing the coffee, he suddenly remembered that Qiu Zhuodong's notice just now was that Mr. Liu was going to talk to the two of them together, and Mr. Liu Ping sometimes invited him to his office to sit alone, Liu Ping is a typical Fujianese, although he has been working in Shanghai for many years, he still persists in the habit of drinking tea, and when he is in a good mood, he invites Tang Wenzhe to go to his office to drink tea with him for a while, in fact, Tang Wenzhe understands in his heart that Liu is always sent by the city to the company for a temporary post, and is in charge of the company's discipline inspection committeeใ
At 9 o'clock, Tang Wenzhe and Qiu Zhuodong came to Mr. Liu's office on time, "Please come in, come, I have some good tea here today, I can't swallow it alone, please come and drink some tea with me." After Mr. Liu finished speaking, he took out a can of oolong tea that had not been opened.
"Mr. Liu, let's do it with me. Tang Wenzhe has been trained by Mr. Liu to make tea, and he has mastered some basic procedures and methods on how to make tea.
Tang Wenzhe first cleaned his hands with wet wipes, poured a bottle of mineral water into the glass kettle to heat, after boiling, first scalded the cup of warm kettle, and then came to a 'Ma Long into the palace', that is, to pour the oolong tea into the purple sand teapot, and then pour the boiling water into the pot to wash the tea leaves, and then quickly pour it out, pour boiling water again, at this time add water to do "Phoenix three nods", that is, the spout "nods" three times in the process of adding water, that is, to show respect to the guests, do not pour the water in the pot at one time.
"Hey, I can't see it, Manager Tang is very professional in making tea. Qiu Zhuodong said in surprise.
"Yes, this is learned from Mr. Liu, if you want to learn to make tea, you still have to come to Mr. Liu to sit and sit more, you can learn a lot of things. Tang Wenzhe said with a smile, but he didn't stop in his hand, and then there was a 'spring equinox brush', that is, the tea leaves floating on the teapot were brushed off with the lid of the teapot, and then the lid was covered to seal the pot, and the small cup that had been cleaned was neatly placed on the saucer, and the tea in the pot was poured into each person's small cup after a while.
Tang Wenzhe respectfully picked up a cup of tea and sent it to Mr. Liu, and Liu Ping said, "Thank you." "Take the teacup with three fingers, smell the lingering fragrance in the cup, and take a slow sip.
Qiu Zhuodong also took the teacup brought by Tang Wenzhe with three fingers, followed the example of Mr. Liu, first smelled the aroma in the cup, and said, "Good tea, good tea." "I looked very intoxicated and drank it slowly.
Seeing Qiu Zhuodong's appearance of drinking tea, Mr. Liu laughed and said: "The friendship of gentlemen is as light as water, and a good cup of tea is in affection. โ
Tang Wenzhe then said, "Good tea, good poetry, wine is indeed not as good as tea, this oolong tea is indeed not ordinary, there are poems and clouds, Wuyi Qishan oolong branches, mist and rain half a cup of alcohol." The phoenix nodded the words, and the kung fu tea ceremony was an eternal poem. โ
"Why haven't you heard of this poem, it's well written and very appropriate, which one wrote it. Mr. Liu asked.
"It's not everyone, it's my little family, I drank oolong new tea here in you last month, and I brought a bag of tea to drink with my wife, and we made it up together, and the name of the poem is 'Tasting Tea'"
"Good poems, use the rhyme of the 'Shangping Four Branches' in the thirteen rhymes of Pingshui, the battle is neat, and there is a bit of kung fu. Mr. Liu said.
"It's the rhyme of 'Shangping Four Branches', Mr. Liu is a master of poetry, I just expressed the emotions of drinking tea with my wife at that time. Tang Wenzhe said.
"Okay, back to the topic, there is nothing else to invite you two here today, just want to remind me that the company has encountered some problems in the first quarter recently, the masses have some opinions, and the Commission for Discipline Inspection has received more letters from the people than in the same period, and some employees went to Beijing to petition and petition to the company's headquarters, which has caused a bad impact, and the company's management is also under great pressure. As young cadres, you must play a full role at the critical moment, especially one of you is the director of the office and the other is the manager of the personnel department, both of whom are key departments in charge of coordinating all aspects of the company, and you must play a full role in resolving contradictions. โ
Mr. Liu continued: "This year, the company's development goal is to exceed 50 billion yuan in annual revenue, and 2 million new mobile phone users, which is a very arduous task, and at the same time, it is also necessary to maintain the integrity and self-discipline of the cadre team, which is quite a heavy task. โ
"Yes, especially in the social environment of increasingly fierce market competition, we still have a lot of work to do to maintain the determination of the cadre contingent and always follow the requirements of the Central Committee, the Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government for the cadre contingent. Liu Ping continued.
"Recently, our administrative side has also issued a red-headed document, requiring the offices of all units to take the initiative to take a step forward, and report statistics every day in response to the unstable factors among the masses, and we have also received some letters from the masses, which we have all handed over to the Commission for Discipline Inspection for follow-up and processing, and everyone is under great pressure. Qiu Zhuodong reported.
"If the masses have opinions, they still have to rely on positive guidance, and simple suppression may be counterproductive, and some contradictions still need to be solved by enterprise development. Tang Wenzhe added.
"Yes, I see that the problems of industrial companies are becoming more and more prominent, and they have been losing money for two consecutive years, and the opinions of the masses are relatively large, of course, there are some problems left over from history that have not been properly resolved, and the operation of enterprises is difficult. Liu Ping said.
"I made a special report to Mr. Qin last week, and I think the main problem now is the leadership of the industrial company, which cannot effectively organize the normal production and operation management, and there is no cohesion, resulting in the discouragement of the industrial cadres and workers, and the opinions of the masses are great. Tang Wenzhe put down the teacup in his hand and said.
"Do you have any solutions? Liu Ping added some water to each person's cup, adjusted the atmosphere, and encouraged Tang Wenzhe to continue.
"Mr. Qin also knows what the problem is, but I don't feel that he has a good solution, I think the leadership is to consider the stability of the company's leadership team. Tang Wenzhe said.
"I know that Sun Yaqiu, the leader of the industrial company, is the wife of Wang Hanrong, the executive vice president of the company, according to the normal cadre management procedures, we should try to avoid the direct management relationship between husband and wife, which is very easy to produce some unnecessary problems, I am suggesting that the cadre management department should make adjustments immediately, I will discuss this matter with Mr. Qin, can not affect the work, to prevent extraneous branches!
In addition, the integrity and self-discipline of cadres has always been a big problem, and I hope that you young cadres will always keep a clear head, never get involved in preventing corrosion, and firmly guard your own ideological bottom line. Liu Ping said.
"Thank you Mr. Liu for reminding us that we will try our best to maintain a sober consciousness, self-denial and public service, if there is something wrong with us, or the masses have opinions on our work, please also ask Mr. Liu to criticize and remind us in time. Tang Wenzhe said.
Coming out of Mr. Liu's office, Qiu Zhuodong came to Tang Wenzhe's office together and continued to chat.
"Brother Tang, what does Liu Ping mean by always talking to us today, don't you invite us to drink tea. Qiu Zhuodong and Tang Wenzhe often asked by this name when they were together in private.
"Ah, it's just drinking tea, with good tea to share with us, it shows that Mr. Liu is righteous and a friend enough, how can you be like you, you never think of me when you have a meal, I see that you are busy eating with the leader every night, and you don't call me once. โ
"People dare to invite you, you are in charge of cadres, and the grassroots cadres are also nervous when they see you talking, and they can't let go of drinking, for fear that they will lose their official hats. What's more, it is also very hard for us to accompany the leader to socialize, and the good food is not eaten by us, so we all sacrifice ourselves to block the leader, and we are dizzy by the wine, and we often arrive at the door of the house, and the medicine keyhole on the door cannot be found. โ
"Is it that serious?" asked Tang Wenzhe.
"Of course, once I was drunk and slept at the door of the house all night, the next day I had a cold and fever and rested for a day, and the next night I had to accompany the leader to socialize, how can you be happy and don't have to socialize every day, go home every night to accompany your wife, and have time to write poems, what 'fog moistens the rain and half a cup of alcohol' you know. Qiu Zhuodong said.
"You kid is thinking crookedly. Tang Wenzhe said.
"Hey, brother, what did you mean by Mr. Liu Ping's 'extraneous branches' just now, I don't understand. Qiu Zhuodong said.
"It may be that Liu Ping has grasped some situations that we don't know, it seems that the situation is very serious, it is not an ordinary small problem, the problem has formed a certain scale. โ
"You mean Executive Vice President Wang Hanrong?" asked Qiu Zhuodong.
"I think so, have you noticed anything unusual. Tang Wenzhe said.
"Yesterday, I went to the gate of the company to pick up two people, saying that they came to find Mr. Liu, and they introduced themselves as Jianghai City Procuratorate and the Municipal Party Committee Organization Department, and I sent them to Mr. Liu Ping's office and quit. โ
"Oh, I think that's right, the Municipal Procuratorate and the Municipal Party Committee Organization Department generally only supervise and manage the company's management cadres, or implement clean government supervision of the cadres who are included in the overall management, which means that someone in our company's leadership team may have an accident, and it is a big deal. โ
"There is one thing I don't understand, I know that Wang Hanrong in the company's leadership team has many properties in Jianghai City, I don't know the details, where did he get so much money?
"Tian Haiying told you. Tang Wenzhe asked.
"Yes, he told me that maybe Wang Hanrong is more than these things, once this matter is traced, it will be a big problem, both of them and his wife work in our company, which is obviously inconsistent with their normal income, and they are too bold. Qiu Zhuodong said.
"Tian Haiying is a real person, he knows everything with great powers, after all, he is a veteran in the shopping mall, he is experienced, he is deeply hidden, I admire him, and he is also kind and low-key. Tang Wenzhe said with emotion.
Tang Wenzhe changed his words and asked, "Zhuo Dong, how is the progress of the matter between you and Liang Xiaohui?"
"How do you know," Mr. Qiu said.
"If you don't tell me, you don't know if you think I don't know, don't forget that I am doing the work of inspecting cadres, and the love and marriage of cadres are also the object of investigation. Tang Wenzhe said with a smile.
"Actually, it's not to the extent of falling in love, it's a long story, I have time to talk to you in the future, and I have to arrange for Wang Hanrong and you to go to the industrial company in the afternoon.
Not long after Qiu Zhuodong left, Tang Wenzhe heard a knock on the door and called, "Please come in." There was no response, and he heard a gentle knock on the door again, Tang Wenzhe hurriedly walked to the door and opened the door, and saw Liang Xiaohui standing at the door.
"Xiaohui, come in quickly, sit down, is there something wrong with me?" Tang Wenzhe said.
"I won't sit down, I won't bother you. Manager Tang, this is the sweater that my mother knotted for my dad that I told you last time, so please help bring it when you go to Beijing. After Liang Xiaohui finished speaking, he put a company gift bag with blue letters on a white background, a crimson sweater wrapped in a transparent plastic bag, on Tang Wenzhe's desk and prepared to leave.
"Xiaohui, sit down for a while, I also have something I want to ask you. Tang Wenzhe said.
Liang Xiaohui sat down on the edge of the sofa shyly, looking a little nervous.
In fact, when Liang Xiaohui's father was the general manager of Jianghai Schindler Communication Company, Tang Wenzhe was a frequent visitor to their home, since Liang Xiaohui was admitted to the Chinese Department of Normal University, Tang Wenzhe always brought a few books to their house, at first with Qiong Yao's books, and later with some world famous books.
Later, Tang Wenzhe would bring some of Liang Xiaohui's favorite female writers to write world famous books, such as Virginia Woolf's novel "Mrs. Dalloway", Helen Oyeyme's "Mr. Fox", Leslie Jamieson's "Empathy Test, Anthology" and so on.
Liang Xiaohui is very smart, but she is a little timid when she sees people, and she is more relaxed when she sees Tang Wenzhe, just like his father said, as long as this baby daughter sees Tang Wenzhe coming, she will be like a different person.
Tang Wenzhe knows that some girls will become unfamiliar with people, they will not want to say a word, in the face of people they are familiar with, their personality is particularly outgoing, from the perspective of psychology, this kind of person belongs to the social defensive type, you must use your sincerity to guide mutual trust is a bridge to achieve good communication.
"Xiaohui, do you have anything on your mind?" Tang Wenzhe asked when he saw Liang Xiaohui's nervous appearance.
"Brother Wen Zhe, I, I don't want to fall in love. Liang Xiaohui paused for a long time and said softly.
"Did someone bully you?" asked Tang Wenzhe nervously.
"No, no, it's just Qin Zhigang's son Qin Xiaofeng who always calls me and sends me messages..."
After work the next day, in the private room of the Bert Liman Hotel, Fu Lijian, the manager of the engineering department, and Li Baosheng, the deputy general manager of the engineering company, were drinking tea, and Zhang Zhihong and Liu Mengjia walked in.
"Mr. Zhang, I haven't seen you for a long time, everyone misses you. โ
"Hurry to find me what's the matter, why don't you come to me in the office. Zhang Zhihong said.
"It's inconvenient to talk about some things in the office, not to mention that I'm still a deputy, so it's not good to go directly to the leader. Li Baosheng said slowly.
"What's not good, don't you still want to do the right thing, it's too anxious. Zhang Zhihong said with a smile and took the tea handed over by Fu Lijian.
"I see that Mr. Li is young and promising, very capable in all aspects, I heard that he is also an expert in the construction of mobile base stations, completed the construction of more than 800 base stations last year, and was rated as a model worker of our company last year. Liu Mengjia said.
"Manager Liu lifted me, you are lucky, you are so close to the leader, and you often get the care and love of the leader, and the progress will be fast, and we will not be cared for so far from the leader. Li Baosheng said with a sneer.
"You have no conscience, my mother speaks for you, and you are still...," Liu Mengjia said.
Li Baosheng and Liu Mengjia is a unit of Tangpu District business hall colleagues, the relationship between the two is not ordinary, Zhang Zhihong transferred Liu Mengjia to the company's headquarters as the deputy manager of the marketing department soon after, Li Baosheng was also transferred to the engineering company as the mobile construction project team leader, because the original work in the business hall has a wide range of contacts, in the base station land means fierce, many ordinary people can not talk about the work of the base station land, he does not know what method to use, although the price of land is much higher, but in the end it can often be done, to speed up the construction of the base stationใ
Due to his outstanding achievements in the construction of mobile base stations, he soon assumed the position of deputy general manager of the engineering company under the promotion of Zhang Zhihong, which was of course completed under the 'guidance' of Liu Mengjia.
"Just tell me what the situation is. Zhang Zhihong took out a cigarette, and Fu Lijian, the manager of the engineering department, immediately helped light it, took a puff and said.
"The situation reported to Mr. Zhang is like this, this year the company issued to us the construction task of the base station is to build 1200 new base stations, the investment scale of about 20 billion construction project funds, we are preparing to do a big job, the engineering company suddenly emerged a few years ago Tianyuan Communication Engineering Construction Co., Ltd., last year robbed us of about a quarter of the amount of outsourcing engineering, this year is more ferocious, has taken several orders, our outsourcing cooperation units are about to run out of food. Li Baosheng said.
"Is that the Tianyuan company that had an accident two years ago? The boss is called Li Tianyuan? Didn't he have his qualification as an outsourcing cooperation unit revoked two years ago because of that accident?" Zhang Zhihong said, his hand shook and the cigarette ash fell on his suit, Liu Mengjia quickly got up and helped wipe the cigarette ash with a napkin.
"It's this company, the one surnamed Li is really powerful, and he came out of the mountain again last year, and he did it more ruthlessly than in the past, robbing our brother's job. Li Baosheng said angrily.
Fu Lijian said: "Can't you be the deputy manager of your dignified engineering company to handle this person?"
"I can't figure it out, this person's background is amazing, I sent someone to check, this company now actually has no qualifications, it turns out that this company is not in the list of outsourcing cooperation units of engineering companies, and then I don't know how to stuff it in, two years ago there was a major safety production accident that killed 2 people, and then not only was not punished but also compensated them hundreds of thousands, at that time they were instructed to stop production and rectify 2 years, and then less than a year to grab the project, this background is too powerful. Li Baosheng continued: "So I want to invite Mr. Zhang to come out to coordinate, and I will give Mr. Zhang a glass first." โ
"Who is behind them, it's too domineering, it's just lawless. Zhang Zhihong sat still and touched Li Baosheng's cup and said.
"Their backstage boss is Wang Hanrong. Li Baosheng said.
The glass in Zhang Zhihong's hand trembled, the red wine glass shook a few times, and a few drops of red wine spilled on the tablecloth...