Xu Zhenbo sent Bovard and his entourage out of the NDRC building, asked the interpreter to accompany them back to the hotel where they were staying, and returned to Wang Zhenbin's office. As soon as he entered the door, he pretended to be loveless, and said to Wang Zhenbin: "Director Wang, I beg you, can there be fewer mistakes in the future." We, at the Ministry of Commerce, are tired of dealing with these things every day, and it's troublesome enough. Good guys, our own people are still stabbing in the back, what kind of bird is this?"

"This is not a knife that our NDRC stabbed you. Wang Zhenbin replied with a smile, and at the same time brought the cup of fragrant tea that the secretary had just brewed to Xu Zhenbo's face, somewhat comforting.

Xu Zhenbo took the teacup, sat down on the sofa, softened his attitude a little, and said: "Bovard, they arrived at the Ministry of Commerce first, showed us the newspaper and the copies of those documents, and wanted to ask us for the guilt." We said that this matter was done by the NDRC, but we don't know. In fact, I want to delay for a while so that you can be prepared. Of course, we really don't know the actual situation, at least like this premium subsidy issue, we have just known. ”

"It's to blame that we didn't communicate with you. Wang Zhenbin apologized.

Xu Zhenbo waved his hand and said, "You don't have to communicate with us about this, after all, it's not about trade." However, how did your documents end up in the hands of the European Commission? That Gao Lei is talking nonsense all day long, our Ministry of Commerce has been cheated by him several times, and now we don't dare to invite him to meetings again, why do you still treat him as a treasure? ”

Wang Zhenbin said with a bitter face: "How can we treat him as a treasure, this is all asked by the property insurance company to do a policy evaluation." I also told Xu Guangming about this, but they said that Gao Lei is a well-known scholar in China and has an international vision, and inviting him to participate can avoid detours. ”

"Isn't this a detour?" Xu Zhenbo said angrily.

Qi Ruicang said: "When you say this, I remember. Gao Lei showed the internal documents to the foreigners and asked them to leave copies, which is suspected of violating the law, right?"

Wang Zhenbin looked at Feng Xiaochen, and then said: "If you want to strictly investigate it, it is indeed illegal." But this kind of thing is really out of control. In fact, the documents in Gao Lei's hand did not have a particularly high level of confidentiality, but were just drafts when we discussed the plan with the property insurance company. The property insurance company probably trusted Gao Lei too much, so he allowed him to bring the documents back. ”

"It's a lesson. Feng Xiaochen said, "Lao Wang, you should report this matter to the leaders of the National Development and Reform Commission, and in the future, all ministries and commissions of the state should strengthen the management of confidential documents, and for external experts, they should also be required to sign confidentiality agreements." Once such a leak occurs, it is necessary to severely punish it. ”

"What about this time?" Qi Ruicang asked.

Feng Xiaochen shook his head and said, "I don't think I can hold Gao Lei accountable." In fact, now that the Internet has gradually developed, it is common to see all kinds of documents with classified words circulating on the Internet. It's not too late to make amends, let's be strict from now on, and the past can only be in the past. ”

Feng Xiaochen said this, not to calm things down, but that there are indeed a lot of such things, and if you just find trouble with Gao Lei, it is useless. Gao Lei now has a very high academic status, and it is difficult to knock him down for the sake of two documents, at best, he is fined three glasses of wine, which is not very meaningful. In addition, the property insurance company asked Gao Lei to take the confidential documents back to read, and it also had the problem of lax management, and if Gao Lei was held responsible, Xu Guangming was afraid that he would also be affected. Out of consideration for the rat trap, it is inconvenient for the NDRC to make a big deal out of it.

"However, when Gao Lei was interviewed by foreign media, he made nonsense and slandered national policies, and such a thing cannot be investigated?" Xu Zhenbo asked indignantly.

Wang Zhenbin said: "This matter depends on what we want to do. If we want to investigate him, then the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce will write reports to the central government, explaining that this incident has caused losses to our work, and I hope that the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences will strengthen the ideological construction of researchers. As for more punishments, I think it's more difficult. ”

Feng Xiaochen said: "Whether you write a report, you need to at least let the superior leaders know about these things." Freezing three feet, not a day's cold. If you want to thaw, it will take some time. Now the top priority is to strike while the iron is hot, beat the arrogance of Heyang Metro Engineering Company, and strive to let Chenyu shield machine get the first opportunity to practice. ”

Qi Ruicang nodded and said, "Yes, I have been in Yubei for a few years, and I have learned a Northeast saying that when you can do it, don't be foolish." Let's do our own things well, it doesn't matter what people like Gao Lei say. Today's thing, if it weren't for the fact that Chenyu's shield machine is really skilled and can compete with Promai, we will definitely be very passive. ”

Bovard and Emmeline returned after two days in China, and they came to China only because of the request made by the European Commission, which had to make a gesture. Before they set off, they knew that it would be difficult to get China to make concessions with this bit of material. Now that they have made a trip and communicated with officials from China's Ministry of Commerce and the National Development and Reform Commission, they can go back and explain to Prometheus.

Bovard and the others left China on the front foot, and a group of articles organized by the equipment company were sent out in the media. This time, the media reported that the European Commission came to negotiate with the Ministry of Commerce and the National Development and Reform Commission, claiming that China had refuted the false accusations of a few people in the West with reasonable grounds, and finally the European Commission also agreed with China's view and admitted that the first Taiwan policy did not violate China's WTO accession commitments. At the end of the manuscript, the reporter raised a question: This time the European Commission went to China to ask for the guilt, including whether there is a connection between the denigration of China's first set of policies in the European media and the rejection of domestic equipment in the previous bidding for a subway project in a northern city. Whether someone wants to gain self-respect in order to achieve their ulterior motives?

"Stupid! Lack of success, more than failure!"

Han Nam-bin was shocked again. He originally wanted to use the power of the Western media to save some face for himself, but the people from the European Union came to ask him for the guilt, and then left in disgrace, and found a new handle for the equipment company. The weight of these four words is very heavy, so to speak, in history, anyone who is stained with these four words will not end well.

"Mr. Han, we didn't expect things to develop like this. Jiang Zhong and Yu Shiluo stood in front of Han Nanbin, like elementary school students who had made a mistake. Like Han Nanbin, they also lack the necessary understanding of the development of the times, and think that as long as they embrace the thick legs of the West, the country will at least give them a face, even if it does not accept the demands of the West. Who would have thought that the NDRC would be able to forcefully reject the European Commission's request, and in turn attack the river railway company again.

"What now?" Han Nanbin asked his two subordinates after losing his temper.

"It's really not good, let's change the bidding conditions back. Chenyu's shield machine ...... , uh, it can still be used, we can't compete with the National Development and Reform Commission. Yu Shiluo whispered an idea.

Jiang Zhong also said: "Yes, Mr. Han, I think we might as well take retreat as advance, first receive Chenyu's shield machine, and then find some faults, and go to the National Development and Reform Commission and the equipment company to complain twice in three days, so that they can't get off the stage." ”

"Does this work?" asked Han Nam-bin angrily.

Jiang Zhong said: "At the very least, we have an explanation to the province. In the past, we did not accept Chenyu's shield machine because we knew that its quality was unreliable. Now the National Development and Reform Commission is forcing us to use Chenyu's machine, and as a result, there are a lot of problems, and even the construction period has been delayed, and the province should help us speak. ”

"Province?" Han Nanbin frowned, "You mean to say that this matter should be known to the province?"

"This ......" Jiang Zhong was dumbfounded. He muttered in his heart, this is all like this, can the province not know about it......?

Before Jiang Zhong could finish thinking about it, the telephone on Han Nanbin's desk suddenly rang. Han Nanbin grabbed the phone and casually "hey", and then the expression on his face froze: "Old leader, what instructions do you have......

"Han Nanbin, what the hell are you doing!" An angry voice came from the phone.

Han Nanbin was stunned: "Old leader, I don't understand what you mean, is there something wrong with our work?"

"Let me ask you, what's going on with that article in a German newspaper? Today, all major newspapers are talking about this matter, saying that some enterprises are relying on foreign countries to gain self-esteem and do not hesitate to damage the interests and reputation of the country for their own selfishness, so don't tell me that you don't know about this matter!"

"Old leader, this matter has nothing to do with us. ”

"It's okay?" the voice on the phone was a little cold, "Han Nanbin, don't play tricks on me." Last time the newspaper named you, you said that you didn't mean your river railway company, so I will believe it. This time, the German newspaper clearly mentioned the Huoyuan subway project, this is not your company, who else can it be? I have already let people understand that it is you who played tricks in the bidding for the Huoyuan subway project and deliberately failed to make the bid for domestic equipment. I want to ask, how much benefit you have personally received from Prometheus, and you are still not a party cadre!"

"Old leader, I really ......" Han Nanbin was completely panicked. This cheating father, let them go to the media to build momentum, why did you mention the matter of the Huoyuan subway? When the equipment company issued a report, it only wrote "a certain company in the north", so as to leave a little room for maneuver. The German newspaper directly pointed out the Huoyuan subway, can the provincial leaders not pay attention?

"Han Nanbin, you don't have to explain anymore. Tomorrow the organization department will contact you, and they will talk to you about your affairs. ”

With a "bang", the telephone receiver fell from Han Nanbin's hand.