Chapter 13: The Promise
Director Song was born in a civilian family since he was a child, studied diligently, and achieved excellent grades. In 1947, he was admitted to Northeastern University with a good score of third place, and then joined the "Southbound Working Group" before graduating from university, and was later arranged to work in the Baoding Grain Bureau.
At work, he also maintained the momentum of learning. Be conscientious and work hard. I also feel that I have a strong ability to work and have completed many tasks excellently. But the career path was bumpy, and it took ten years of hard work to get mixed with a section-level cadre.
He never understood why. Later, it was because he went to pay New Year's greetings to the retired old director for five consecutive years, and people confessed their feelings, so he pierced this layer of paper.
"You, if you want to go up. You have to work less hard, because if you do more, you will make more mistakes, and if you do well, you will be jealous. The key is to pay more attention to the leader, at least let the above know that there is a person. Otherwise, when employing people, who can remember you? Do you understand? For leaders, it doesn't matter whether you can do it or not, what matters is whether you have a background and how you have an attitude toward leaders......
After an epiphany, Director Song "changed his evil and returned to the right", and he learned "soup things" and "correct attitude".
What can be done in the past day or two, I don't want to speed up. He had to explain the difficulties, leave more leeway, and then set a schedule of five or six days, go to work for leisure, get off work and be busy, and finally pay the errand one day earlier.
In this way, he seems to be calm and steady, not complaining and not arrogant, and it is quite hard in the eyes of leaders and colleagues. It's not like catching a train in the past, and being feared. If it is overdue, it will be said that it is a great achievement, and the eyes are high.
And if he doesn't listen to the leader's words, he will also be deferential, and try to show a respectful attitude at close range. It's like treating a teacher when you're a student.
He would never really lower his personality to express flattery. It is only necessary to reflect the superior position of the leader at all times. The leader is not a fool, he likes the taste of sycophants rather than the sycophants themselves.
It is also a "God-given opportunity", after Director Song's "small experience", with the arrival of the "movement", everything has really changed.
When those high-ranking cadres fall one after another, and the middle-level cadres also take turns to have accidents, there are often vacancies in official positions. And it is not those who get a big bargain who get rid of the old leader, but he is a good old man in the eyes of everyone.
This is because during the special period of those years, the "revolutionary groups" were constantly attacking each other, and if you were in power today, you might go down tomorrow. Changing the establishment is like a marquee.
As for him, now that he understands, he is happy to be a "hands-off uncle" when he comes to power, and he will not be jealous if he does not fight for power. If you don't work hard, let everyone feel at ease, and there will be nothing wrong with it.
Coupled with his soft temperament, whoever comes to power is willing to piggyback on him. Even if it's an ornament, at least I'm not afraid that he will bite back tomorrow.
Even those who are unlucky enough to step down will not hate him and be jealous of him. If you compare it with others, you would prefer him to go up. He doesn't care about people, and he often sends charcoal in the snow and considers everyone.
In this way, in the process of drifting with the tide, he prospered in official fortune, and rose higher and higher without showing mountains and waters.
Although he is usually just a foil, he can't stand up to having more friends and fewer enemies, and he doesn't pull it every time, only he can't go up or down. So in the end, he stepped thousands of miles and climbed to a high position that he didn't even think about.
Perhaps this is called the fact that each has a spirit. It's really "fight or not, don't fight is fight......
In this way, Hong Yanwu not only made Director Song suddenly have a sudden realization and a sense of walking out of a dead end. Even combined with his own career experience, Director Song has more insights into life.
So in addition to appreciating and thanking Hong Yanwu more, Director Song finally made up his mind to let go and let his son go to society alone to experience the wind and rain.
After all, no matter how good your parents are, they can't control their children for a lifetime, right? Song Guofu can really grow up and become an adult with the strength of broken love. That's a good thing to ask for.
But as the saying goes, women are afraid of marrying the wrong man, and men are afraid of entering the wrong industry. There is a world of difference between a good unit and a bad unit. So in the end, there is an important issue, which is to choose a promising job for Song Guofu.
Song Guofu himself proposed to go to the foreign trade port, and Director Song's energy was limited to municipal units, and there were two places where he grasped the most.
One asked Song Guofu to go to the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the city government to sit in an office, and the other was to go to the Beijing Diplomatic Service Company, but what exactly he did had to be assigned.
Director Song consulted Hong Yanwu on this matter. Unexpectedly, Hong Yanwu was not optimistic about the two positions he mentioned.
Hong Yanwu believes that when he goes to the government's Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, he has to deal with documents every day, which requires high copywriting skills, and he also attaches great importance to academic qualifications, and his work is also boring.
Song Guofu is afraid that he will suffer in vain, and he will not fall into good condition. It can't give full play to its own "advantages" at all.
As for the Beijing Diplomatic Service Company, it is a unit that needs to deal directly with foreigners.
In the same way, Song Guofu doesn't know foreign languages, so it's definitely too late to learn and sell now, and I'm afraid that he will be ridiculed if he goes. Don't muster up the courage to blow it again into a lack of confidence.
What's more, foreign trade is hot now, and anyone who has a little relationship wants to do it. Director Song may have to take a big favor.
But if you think about it carefully, except for the customs that are specifically engaged in foreign trade and commerce and have the right to enforce the law, the rest of the units do not have any real benefits and benefits. If it's just a mouthpiece that sounds good, then why bother?
Speaking of this, Hong Yanwu thought about it for a while and drew two paths for Director Song. One is the de-banking system and the other is the industrial and commercial system. He thinks this is the best place for Song Guofu.
His viewpoint is that "reform and opening up" should bear the brunt of invigorating the economy. These two places are destined to be closely related to the economic field in the future, isn't this the prospect of the industry?
Banks are the "God of Wealth" of all walks of life, and if they want to develop the economy, they must be inseparable from money. Then no matter which line of people see the bank, they also have to pay respect. Natural benefits are indispensable.
It's just that working in a bank also has a bad point, and it's easy to make economic mistakes. Especially in the credit business, it is easy to make big leaks. It is true that the greater the power, the more the danger of imprisonment.
Let's just say that Song Guofu is not a person who dares to come nonsense, but how can he shirk the hints of his superiors and the demands of non-compliance? Once something happens, he will not be a scapegoat, and he will also be affected.
Therefore, in horizontal comparison, the industrial and commercial system is more secure and has become the best choice.
According to Hong Yanwu, going to the industrial and commercial bureau has at least the following advantages.
First, the industrial and commercial bureau has the power of law enforcement and approval, and having power represents benefits, which goes without saying.
Second, the current reform will start, with the deepening of the reform, the liberalization of the business policy, the business and power of the industrial and commercial bureau will inevitably continue to increase. It is inevitable that the establishment will continue to expand, so that there will be more posts. Then it is easier to get promoted than anywhere else.
Third, with the increase of various business entities, business administration is also facing institutional changes in addition to personnel. In this case, the old system is not very useful because it needs to be obsolete, so people are allowed to make mistakes. Even if something really happens, I won't be held responsible, after all, it's to explore.
Hong Yanwu's words, in fact, the main purpose is to get Song Guofu to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau. While being able to guarantee Song Guofu's great future, this is of course a great convenience for himself in the future.
But he can't say what history will be, so it took a lot of brains to come up with these reasons.
But even so, Director Song was very hesitant.
Because after the "public-private partnership" of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, it is a veritable cold yamen. Even as far as he knew, during the "movement" period, the "Industrial and Commercial Bureau" was placed under the "Finance Bureau", and only three people remained. It's almost to the point of existing.
Although since the reform, this sector has ushered in an unprecedented development. But who can guarantee that the policy will not change? Let my son go to such a unit, in case......
In this way, Director Song expressed his concerns. And put forward a new suggestion that I thought was safe, saying that it would be okay to go to the tax office?
He felt that if, according to Hong Yanwu, the economy was invigorated, the tax bureau, which also belonged to the power organs, would also develop greatly.
And because taxation is an indispensable department of the state, it has maintained its size and size, despite the cold reception during the "movement". From all sides, it should be better than the Industrial and Commercial Bureau.
Unexpectedly, Hong Yanwu thought about it and denied it.
He believes that the scope of work of the tax bureau has been aimed at state-owned enterprises for a long time, which is tantamount to official-to-official, and does not reflect the superiority of power.
Moreover, like the Food Bureau, this kind of department is a key department to maintain the operation of the country, with heavy responsibilities, and is often supervised and supervised by superiors. The pace of change must be steady. And the slightest mistake in the work can have serious consequences.
At the same time, precisely because the scale of the "movement" was not reduced, there were many veteran leaders and comrades, and interpersonal relations were complicated, so even if the establishment was expanded, there would be far fewer opportunities than for the industrial and commercial bureau.
In the end, Hong Yanwu smiled and simply guaranteed the vote, saying that the policy shift that Director Song was worried about was simply impossible.
As for the reason, in addition to the fact that reform is a national policy and the will of the people set by the "great man" himself, there is also the practical problem of educated youth. Even if it is to accommodate these people's jobs, the opening will be wider and wider for many economies. Otherwise, what else can be done?
Then he inspiringly said that "burning a cold stove" is easier and more cost-effective than "heating a hot stove". The industrial and commercial bureau is now a cold stove, and once it heats up in the future, of course you will get more things.
On the contrary, it is the "grain bureau" that is such a hot stove, and he believes that with the liberalization of agricultural policies in the future, the problem of grain shortage will be alleviated. It will become a "cold stove" that is important for the stability of the country and has a declining impact on the private sector. Let Director Song also have a preparation for this.
What's more, even if he makes a mistake, it's nothing, anyway, Song Guofu is for experience, and with Director Song's father, there has been no improvement in three years, and it's not too late to be transferred. But for now, it is still easier for Song Guofu to adapt and get started with such a unit.
Hong Yanwu's words are substantial, whether they are for Song Guofu's personal considerations, Director Song will know as soon as he hears it. The benefits are also in front of him, not to mention the future of the Food Bureau, and he also gave Director Song a wake-up call.
In this case, Director Song had nothing to hesitate, he called Song Guofu in and asked what his son meant. Unexpectedly, as soon as Song Guofu heard that it was Hong Yanwu's idea, he immediately nodded and said yes.
Director Song was really happy now, and said to Hong Yanwu while shaking his head. "It seems that you should be my official. You're better suited to be a leader than I am. ”
In the end, on the same day, Director Song personally sent Hong Yanwuli out of the door. The parting not only cordially asked him to come to the house often, but also made a solemn promise.
"Xiao Wu. Since you are satisfied with your current job and are unwilling to change places, then I will not force you. But if you have a new idea that day, don't be embarrassed, you can come back to me. For your concern and help to Guofu all the time, I will not treat you as an outsider, no matter what, I will always try my best to think of a way for you. ”
It should be said that Director Song's move is purely unprecedented. This kind of remark is also unstable for his identity, and I am afraid that it is because of emotional excitement.
So not only Mrs. Song and Song Pingping were stunned. Song Guofu grinned. Hong Yanwu also heard the weight of this sentence.
He only thanked him respectfully, followed by a few more polite words, and left the Song family with this purely unexpected gain.
Not long after that, Song Guofu really went to the Beijing Industrial and Commercial Bureau in early March to report to work.
At this time, the city's industrial and commercial system had not yet set up a sub-bureau, and as Hong Yanwu expected, there were more than 100 people from top to bottom, and there was hardly a single veteran comrade.
These people don't realize how lucky they are. As the veterans of the new starting point of the Administration for Industry and Commerce, they have invisibly squeezed into the high-speed channel that others can't ask for.
Of course, it was Song Guofu who was even luckier, although he had to abide by the rules after reporting and took over the responsibility of turning on the water for the department every day. But there are people above him who take care of him, and he is transferred to a flat position, and his title is calculated according to his position in the Food Bureau, and he is directly the chief clerk. And before coming to report, he quickly joined the party.
It can also be seen from this that Director Song is really interested in his son and has paved all the roads that can be paved for him.
The second group has been opened, group number: 608640021
(End of chapter)