The two chatted about the specific work for a while, and Gu Biao also relayed some relevant experience of the First Aircraft Department, so that the comrades of the Ordnance Industry Department could take fewer detours when doing the same thing.

Chatting and chatting, it was almost dark.

Zhang Zhong saw that there was nothing else important at the moment, so he reminded: "Tonight, your director and Director Bao will have a dinner party at the hotel where they are staying. Originally, Director Bao was polite to me and said that he would go together if he was not busy. You can leave this side to the nurse for the time being, and let's go together. As long as possible, we still have to report your contribution to your leaders in a timely manner. ”

Gu Biao thought about it, returned to the hospital bed of Esminaya, and saw that she was not asleep, so he said softly:

"I'm going to go out for a while, you're here, I'll take care of the nurse and take good care of it, so let's sleep in peace." How about I take you to the hospital in the evening and go to the villa in the suburbs over there?"

Isminaya's eyes flickered: "Don't worry, work is important, I'll be fine for a long time." Besides, it's the same everywhere. ”

Zhang Zhong on the side also followed, half encouraging Isminaya and half helping Gu Biao endorse: "Actually, your director has said that he will personally come to visit the comrades who have been injured for meritorious service, but he just arrived yesterday and has no time yet." Maybe the dinner party will come after a while, little comrade, it is better for you to stay until the leader has visited. ”

"How embarrassing is that...... Actually, I can move around. "Isminaya, who doesn't understand the rules of officialdom, is naturally a little cramped.

"Eh, you must let the leader visit the hospital, good for you, good for the leader. Zhang Zhong, who was experienced in officialdom, stopped her.

Ishminaya didn't say anything, and watched the senior and the naval officer leave.

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When the Iraqi side heard that Gu Biao was going to attend a cocktail party at the hotel where the Chinese delegation was staying, they immediately arranged a car to send him and Zhang Zhong together -- these days, General Hussein was afraid of some intelligence leakage, so he had been sending people to protect him throughout the whole process, providing followers and cars.

However, Gu Biao is very low-key, and he doesn't want the director to see the Iraqis riding him in a luxury car - in fact, it is not a luxury car, but a Peugeot official car.

Because Iraq was more pro-French at that time, high-end official cars were bought from France. And because the end of the 70s was the peak of the Germans' apologies to the Jews and the flattery of Israel, Iraqi officials rarely used German official cars. Worse than Peugeot, it's all Citroen.

But even if it is Peugeot, if it falls in the eyes of domestic officials in the same period, it is definitely eye-catching.

There were still 500 meters away from the hotel, so Gu Biao told the driver to stop and he got out of the car and walked.

The driver didn't obey at first, saying that the general strictly ordered that Gu Biao must be followed to protect him. Later, under Gu Ao's repeated insistence, the driver could only park the car, and then get out of the car with a guard in the same car, following behind Gu Biao and Zhang Zhong, secretly protecting him from a distance of twenty or thirty meters.

As soon as he got into the car just now, Zhang Zhong noticed the guard in the co-pilot's seat, and at this moment, he had a new understanding of how much Gu Biao was valued by the Iraqi side. (The souvenirs that Gu Biao received, others don't know about them)

"It seems that General Hussein appreciates you very much. Zhang Zhong asked in surprise.

"Help my brother keep a secret - although I really didn't do anything bad, and I don't know any state secrets, but you know, it's better to keep a low profile in front of the leader. Gu Biao explained.

"Understand, I talked to you so much just now, and I already knew that you were not a person who was greedy for fame and fortune. "Since Zhang Zhong has already taken Gu Biao as a brother, this kind of officialdom taboo is still understood.

The two chatted and walked into the hotel's cocktail room. Gu Biao saw the director and Director Bao at a glance, and hurriedly went over to say hello.

The layout of the hall was quite simple, and there was not much extravagant food, and in addition to the Chinese personnel, some Iraqis participated. Obviously, everyone is more for the exchange of work, which is very cost-saving.

Gu Biao first briefly reported a few words of work, and by the way, he talked about Isminaya's current recovery status. He also provided some new insights and new contacts in the current new export situation.

Zhang Zhong on the side, naturally, could not avoid boasting about Gu Ao's impatience for justice and righteousness, regardless of personal fame and fortune, and devoted himself to the country.

The director of the bureau said with satisfaction: "Comrade Xiao Gu! The country needs more good comrades like you! If you can be the first to help open up the situation of work in the Middle East when the country is waiting to be prosperous, the people will remember your contributions!"

"Director, you have a good reputation, this is really not to be a fool. Gu Biao hurriedly humbled himself.

The director glanced at Gu Wei with deep meaning, and then lowered his voice and asked a serious question: "The reason why you talked to the other party about ancient culture was that when you were in school, you wanted to do some work for the honor of Ka Ma?"

"So you know it all – it is. Otherwise, how do you think I would be researching such things that are not directly related to my studies? Gu Biao cleverly explained, it was nothing more than new wine in old bottles, nine truths and one falsehood.

The director nodded: "Okay, let's look at the results." Although you made a lot of noise this time, you did a great job. The follow-up verification work in China has ended, so rest assured.

At first, some people wanted to question that you were too capable of making friends with foreign generals. Fortunately, in the end, the top-secret internal reference was handed to the top. After reading this, the chief asked only three words: What is the result? The reporter said: It has indeed opened up a situation for economic and trade cooperation between the First Machinery Department and even the Ministry of Ordnance Industry and other fraternal units.

Therefore, the characterization of you is: the review of the work should clearly distinguish between attitude and method, as long as the attitude is okay, you should observe and consider it comprehensively. The flexible execution of orders cannot be equated with self-inflicted presumptuousness. ”

Translated from this, it means that Gu Biao is "flexibly carrying out tasks" and is giving full play to his subjective initiative to contribute to the country.

For the first batch of foreign exchange business created for the country (more than 30 million yuan for the first machine department, and other preliminary orders for arms sales), and more possibilities in the future, Gu Biao occasionally spoke on his own, but there was no adverse effect, so it naturally didn't matter.

He's a good cat.

In the end, the director patted Gu Biao's shoulder and comforted: "The country will not treat meritorious people badly, and people who do practical things are needed in this era." ”

As soon as he had said this, an Arab, who was already observing from a distance, immediately came over to the director to discuss a specific issue of business policy.

The director himself happened to not bring an interpreter with him, so Zhang Zhong was also taken away as a translator.

There are only two people left here, Director Bao and Gu Biao, and Director Bao took the opportunity to give Gu Biao a private insight into the rewards and punishments of meritorious personnel caused by this incident:

"Xiao Gu, the director's beating just now is not malicious. We're here to help you with this. It's just that your file relationship is still in school, and the specific reward is hard to say now, anyway, it will definitely not be small, and you will know when you go back. I'll tell you now, because of our meritorious service this time, we have brought about some personnel transfers in the ministry. ”

"You say, Director. Gu Biao listened attentively.

Director Bao said excitedly: "This year is the first year of the country's comprehensive opening up, and a lot of foreign affairs work, including earning foreign exchange and attracting foreign direct investment, is indeed complicated.

After a year of running-in, the state has also sorted out its thinking and decided to set up a new ministry and commission, called the Foreign Investment Commission, to centralize the management functions of all industrial ministries and commissions for foreign exchange earning, plus to oversee the investment attraction of foreign investment throughout the country -- this is what the director told me personally after he arrived in Baghdad last night. ”

"And then?" asked Gu Wei cautiously.

Director Bao continued: "Then the director of the Foreign Investment Commission will be a leader who will be transferred from other ministries and commissions to the treatment of a senior official. The post of deputy director, especially the deputy director in charge of the work of earning foreign exchange and attracting investment from heavy industry, is deliberately selected from among the current directors of foreign affairs bureaus of several heavy industry ministries and commissions.

Because of your and my great achievements this time, the foreign affairs work of our department is the best among all the fraternal departments this year, and it is far several times higher than that of other units. Therefore, the leader has decided, let the director be the deputy director of the Foreign Investment Commission in charge of heavy industry. As for me, I will also be transferred together to serve in a certain department of the Foreign Investment Commission-

Your future internship affiliation will also be transferred, but now that you have not graduated, it is not good to give you a grade directly. But don't worry, the credit is there. As soon as you graduate, you will definitely be faster than others. ”

Gu Biao figured out his thoughts a little, and quickly figured out this officialdom-level relationship.

Both the director and the director have been in their current positions for several years, some for three years, some for four years. To say that it is a step up to the next level, it is also a normal promotion within the scope of qualifications.

However, if you don't have a lot of credit, it will naturally be a little more troublesome to go further. Now that Gu Biao has made the work of the Foreign Affairs Bureau of the First Machinery Department suddenly surpass that of the brother units, there is no suspense about this matter.

As for the director of the bureau at the department level, the deputy director at the deputy ministerial level, although he has a deputy, the real power is definitely still there. Because Director Bao just said that it was a deputy director who was "in charge of the standing work of the heavy industry".

The new Foreign Investment Commission will transfer the functions and powers of the foreign affairs bureaus of the new heavy industry ministries and commissions, from the original First Machinery Department to the Fourth Machinery Ministry, and even the Ministry of Ordnance Industry and the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry, and then put a deputy director in charge of it.

This is equivalent to the original "Wuyue Sword Faction" at the same level, and now suddenly the head of the Songshan faction was additionally promoted to the "Wuyue Alliance Leader" because of the strongest martial arts and obviously crushing the other four factions.

Gu Biao has made great contributions, and more than once, from Xiangjiang, to the Canton Fair, to Iraq, step by step, slowly making things bigger and more solid, the leaders will naturally know in their hearts.

Gu Biao asked Director Bao about the specific transfer time.

Director Bao told him that he was waiting for the official transfer after the New Year, and that the list of organizational structures would be gradually finalized at present.

Gu Biao thought for a while, and felt that after completing the discharge procedures for the younger sister for a while, he could call Teacher Han and ask the school about the preferential treatment given to him.