However, Zhou Xinnong's understanding of this sentence is different from Pang Jindong's, and his views represent a considerable number of people in a large way: "I absolutely did not accuse the Secretary-General of having a problem with his character, on the contrary, after my observation during this period of time, I think that the Secretary-General is a virtuous person." But it is precisely because you are virtuous that you are not suitable to be an official, and I mean that you have a problem as an official. ”

Hearing Zhou Xinnong's explanation, Pang Jindong couldn't help but be dumbfounded for a while, looked at Zhou Xinnong and shook his head, and finally just said lightly: "What kind of official am I......"

"If it was in the past, of course you could say that, but now you, as the head of a parastatal, have so much state money in your hands, I'm afraid that many real officials can't reach it. Further, aside from the position of secretary general of the Southeast Asian Chinese Association, you are the chairman of the Imperial Holding Group, and you have such a huge enterprise, even if you are not an 'official' in name, but you are also an 'official', so the truth is common. ”

Pang Jindong thought for a moment, and then nodded slightly: "Go on......"

"The Secretary-General must not understand 'being a man' as the meaning of having both ability and political integrity, in fact, 'being a man' really means dealing with interpersonal relationships, so that all people agree with you as a person, willing to do things for you, or willing to use each other with you. In a philosophical sense, it is to use oneself as a point to weave into the network of relationships that covers the whole society, to become a part of this network. The real meaning of success is that you can make your point bigger and your position in the net more important. After a pause, Zhou Xinnong said: "As for the actual work, which is the so-called 'doing things', it is not important at all, as long as there is a certain position in this net, any problem can be easily solved." ”

"Makes sense. Pang Jindong nodded: "Now when we talk about who has strong work ability, it does not mean that he has strong ability to do things, but that he has strong ability to be a person." ”

Zhou Xinnong sighed and linked the topic to the current reality: "Take the Audit Office as an example, after all, people hold great power, don't say that we have the handle in their hands now, even in ordinary times, we should try our best to tie the knot, and you actually refute other people's face like this!"

"They are not the only ones who have a lot of power, but there are many other departments that have the power to oversee certain aspects of our work. Today is the Audit Commission, tomorrow it may be discipline inspection, and the day after tomorrow there may be other departments......"

"Secretary-General, if you can get all these departments right, then there will be no disadvantage in our society. Perhaps because he felt that his criticism of Pang Jindong just now was a little sharp, Zhou Xinnong softened his tone at this time, and a smile appeared on his gloomy face, complimenting Pang Jindong and saying: "I believe that you are fully capable of this, Secretary General!"

"You mean to say that I should go and slap all these people's ass?"

"Yes!" Zhou Xinnong nodded vigorously, and then said with great certainty: "You have to believe that slapping horses is a high-level art, not a means of being bad." I know that you have a very arrogant personality, but this behavior does not contradict your character. Don't think that this is a condescending thing, in fact, there is a high level of technical content in it, and it is not just a matter of showing your face! Nowadays, there are more women who are out of the way......

"You let me go out too?" Pang Jindong raised his eyebrows: "Contribute chrysanthemums?"

"That's not it...... I mean, there are only a handful of women who really make a lot of money, or sell themselves for a good price. Zhou Xinnong said very helplessly: "This is exactly the same as the truth of sycophancy." Sycophants are to be appreciated by superiors and power departments, and it is the only and most effective way to get promoted and start a career. ”

Pang Jindong shook his head: "I insist that the ultimate development goal of our society is the rule of law, that is, everything can be implemented in strict accordance with laws and regulations, and the so-called humane society is the biggest obstacle to the rule of law." ”

"There is nothing wrong with advocating the rule of law, but while advocating it, we must take into account that it is in line with our national conditions, and our society is maintained by human feelings. Zhou Xinnong's tone sounded like a benevolent man, and he took the trouble to explain the truth of being an official to Pang Jindong: "This means that all laws, regulations, policies and systems must not be strictly observed, and they can be implemented flexibly." It never occurred to the framers to use these to restrain themselves, but to restrain others. So you have to know that not everyone can violate these things, when to resolutely abide by them, when to violate them secretly, and who to violate, all of them must be judged by the situation, otherwise leniency and severity will be wrong. ”

"Yes, our society is indeed maintained by human affection, which has advantages, but also disadvantages. Especially when it comes to the level of policy and society as a whole, if you always pay attention to 'human feelings', you will inevitably make many wrong decisions. From a personal level, whether you are an official or a person, one-sidedly only talking about 'human feelings' will inevitably lead to your own short-sightedness. ”

What Pang Jindong never expected was that Zhou Xinnong actually regarded a malaise that should be eliminated as the only truth: "That's right, it's short-sighted!"

Pang Jindong was stunned: "What did you say?"

"No matter how our society changes on the outside, its inner essence is that of a peasant society. It can be said that most of the people around us, no matter what they look like on the outside, are actually farmers at heart. This means that whoever can cater to the mentality of the peasants will be successful. What are the characteristics of the peasant mentality?" Zhou Xinnong spread his hands and answered this question himself: "It is short-sighted and only pays attention to immediate interests, so the way and method of doing things must have the characteristics of peasants. If you want to engage in short-term benefits, or even short-sightedness, once you take a long-term view, you will no longer belong to this society, and then the consequences can be imagined. ”

Some of Zhou Xinnong's words are something that Pang Jindong has long experienced, and some are unheard of by Pang Jindong.

These truths are the unspoken rules of society, and the people in them know it very well in their hearts, but no one will understand it.

If it weren't for Zhou Xinnong's mood being very depressed all the time, and he hoped that Pang Jindong could do a good job in the association, he would definitely not have said these words.

After thinking about it, Pang Jindong felt that although Zhou Xinnong's truth was sad, it was in line with the actual situation of this society: "What you said is very right, but it is a reality that I can't accept." ”

"I think anyone should adapt to reality and not stupidly try to change. ”

After pondering for a long time, Pang Jindong said with emotion: "I don't know how much you know about my past life, I can simply tell you that it is a world that is completely different from the society we live in now." When I had just returned to our society, I met a girl by chance and went through many things together. Because of these things, we have discussed many topics, including whether people should adapt to the environment, or whether people should change the environment. ”

"You must think that people should try to change the environment!" Zhou Xinnong understands that if this topic continues, Pang Jindong will definitely use his career success to prove that his views are correct, and Pang Jindong's views are unacceptable to him. Zhou Xinnong insisted that Pang Jindong's success would be short-lived and unstable if he did not compromise with the environment.

"No!" Pang Jindong shook his head slowly, and then explained to Zhou Xinnong: "I think the relationship between 'environment' and 'people' needs to be viewed dialectically, and the influence is mutual, and there is no one-sided change by whom. When you adapt to an environment, the environment is also somewhat changed by you. If you have to distinguish between these two kinds of change, then I think these two kinds of change are two stages of the same process, specifically people have to adapt to the environment first, and then try to change the environment. When Pang Jindong said this, Jin Lingling's figure would appear in his heart, and he couldn't help but be a little stunned.

But Zhou Xinnong regarded this abruptness as his recognition of his own theory, so he was a little happy: "Back to the current matter, if you want to change the problem we are facing, you must first adapt to the unspoken rules behind this problem." ”

"I can give in to the Audit Commission and even anyone else for the time being......" With a long sigh, Pang Jindong continued: "But I will definitely not turn this kind of submission into the norm, if we don't let these people return to their original roles, we won't want to do anything else in the future except to deal with these masters." Because we are not officialdom here after all, our purpose is not to promote ourselves, but to really do a career......"

Pang Jindong always believes that most people are still very realistic after all, and if they don't take interests as the driving force, they will not be interested in doing a good job.

Therefore, Pang Jindong added: "Of course, you have to make more money!"

Regarding one of Pang Jindong's words, Zhou Xinnong felt very strange: "What is a return to their original role?"

"That is, the government serves the people, and they are only servants of the people, not the people's uncle!"

Perhaps this is the most shocking statement Zhou Xinnong has heard in the past few years, although these words are actually familiar in ordinary life, but no one will take them seriously.

So seeing Pang Jindong say it in a matter-of-fact manner, Zhou Xinnong was dumbfounded for a long time, and he didn't know what to say.

It wasn't until Pang Jindong's mobile phone rang that he said helplessly: "The ideal is beautiful, but the reality is cruel......"

Pang Jindong picked up the mobile phone, hung up the phone after a brief chat, and then told Zhou Xinnong: "You have to have confidence in our country and nation, if you know that something is wrong but don't correct it, there will be no 'Huaxia' country hundreds of years ago." ”

When Pang Jindong said this, he unexpectedly played an official tone rarely, like a sincere lecture to Zhou Xinnong.

And the proposition of this sentence is too huge, which makes it difficult for Zhou Xinnong to accept: "We can't manage things at the national level, just talk about the current things, what should we do?"

Pang Jindong answered this question almost without thinking, and answered this question with a poem: "Thousands of blows are still strong, and the wind blows from east to west, north and south." ”

"Huh?" Zhou Xinnong stood there, blinking, and once again feeling speechless.

"I will have more things to do these days, and when I am not there, the affairs of the association will be entrusted to you with carte blanche. ”

"Okay!" Zhou Xinnong nodded heavily, no matter what, Pang Jindong accepted the advice to some extent, which made him feel very happy.

"Anyway, I still want to thank you for these official scriptures!"

The call Pang Jindong received just now was from Shen Jiayao, and she made an appointment with Pang Jindong to visit Shen Hao, but other than that, she didn't say anything else.

This made Pang Jindong feel very depressed, and she couldn't be sure if it was Nick's words, which made her misunderstand herself again.

After Pang Jindong left the association, he went directly to Shen Jiayao's house.

When Shen Hao saw his long-lost godson, he first hugged him warmly, and then naturally he couldn't help but ask for warmth, but he didn't mention what was happening to MD in a word, nor did he ask about the recent development of the Imperial Holding Group.

Of course, Shen Hao still cares about Pang Jindong's career very much, and he is also very well-informed.

After chatting a few words, he asked Pang Jindong straight to the point: "I heard that the Audit Office went to the Southeast Asian Chinese Association to audit the accounts?"