Chapter 89: The Uncrowned King (2)

'Ringbell-Ringbell-'

The phone in Mayor Chen's office rang again. At this time, the last thing Chen Zhongxiang wants to do is probably answer the phone. There is no way, there is no way to dodge. The phone rang tenaciously there, and he had no choice but to pick up the microphone.

"Mayor Chen, in front of the gate of the government, there are many reporters from TV stations and newspapers." Hu Youcheng reported angrily. When he encountered such a situation, he did not dare to hide it and not report it. Things have come to such a point that the only way to do this is to let Mayor Chen come forward.

Hearing that a news reporter had arrived, Chen Zhongxiang finally completely pulled down his usual Sven appearance, and roared loudly regardless of his image: "What! What are they here for? Is there still organization and discipline? Check me out who told them to come. Call the Propaganda Department and give me all the withdrawal. ”

"Mayor, I've heard that there are news leads from ordinary people. In addition, "Provincial Television" and "Jianghuai Daily" also called separately, saying that they were asked to go to the scene for interviews. Oh, yes, the reporters from the province have also arrived at the gate of the city government. ”

"You idiot, what are you calling me for at this time! Call the Propaganda Department immediately and ask them to withdraw the people to me. Chen Zhongxiang reprimanded without words.

Hearing the mayor's scolding, Hu Youcheng said a little expectantly: "Mayor, you asked me to inform the Propaganda Department, I can't make this call." ”

Hearing that Hu Youcheng, who is usually in front of him and is always obedient, dared to not want to carry out his orders at this critical moment, Chen Zhongxiang, who was already angry, added fuel to the fire. He asked in a somewhat gloomy tone, "Really?" Hu Youcheng, even you don't want to carry out my orders! ”

Hearing Mayor Chen speak like this, Hu Youcheng was also anxious, and replied without thinking: "Mayor Chen, it's not that I don't want to listen to you!" Tell me, how can I command those fathers of the Propaganda Department! I called, and I wasted your precious time. ”

Hu Youcheng secretly said in his heart, you Mayor Chen are not afraid of flashing his tongue when he speaks, and he doesn't think about the people below us at all. Can we be like you, with a finger of the baton, and people can charge into battle? Besides, the Minister of Propaganda is also a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, so even you may not be able to do whatever you want!

When Chen Zhongxiang heard Hu Youcheng's answer, he also knew that he was wrong to blame his subordinates. What to do? What to do! He paced briskly back and forth in his office. This matter cannot be delayed, and a big thing can happen if it is delayed. It's just that everyone will understand this truth, and to put it mildly, what can be done to stop these reporters back?

There was chaos outside, and of course the news would reach the ears of the secretary of the municipal party committee. In the secretary's office, Lu Ming was also the same as Chen Zhongxiang, frowning deeply. The pen in his hand is constantly dangling. I just dangled around for a few rounds and couldn't come up with a good idea.

When he went to work in the morning, Lu Ming heard the secretary's report, saying that someone was gathering at the government gate. He didn't take this news to heart. There are more people, and the people who are leaders are also a little numb.

Since people say it's an unjust case, let the police station handle it themselves. For such a trivial matter, Lu Ming didn't want to bother with it. As the secretary of the municipal party committee, there are many things to care about. If you say that every time you have to let the secretary of the municipal party committee personally care about and deal with it, you will not be tired.

Not long after, Lu Ming received a new report, saying that several news units in the city had gathered in front of the government gate and were interviewing ** people. Such a change will, of course, attract the attention of the secretary of the municipal party committee.

No one in power will underestimate the role of the press and public opinion. Therefore, if the following news units want to interview and report negative news, they need to say hello in advance. Knowing that the news department under his command suddenly went out to interview a matter that he didn't know, of course Lu Ming would not be careless.

You must know that such a practice is a very abnormal practice. Not asking for instructions and not reporting is a big taboo as a propaganda department. Just as Lu Ming picked up the phone and was about to call, the secretary Xiao Xie came in and reported: "Secretary Lu, Minister Wei of the Propaganda Department is here." ”

"Please, please." Lu Ming said as he stood up straight. When Minister Wei walked into the room, Lu Ming had already greeted him in the center of the room and politely invited, "Minister Wei, sit here." ”

The two of them sat down in the reception area, and after the secretary made tea for Minister Wei and exited, Lu Ming asked with a smile: "Old Wei, looking at your hurried appearance, is there any good news in the propaganda work, and you are anxious to let me know?" ”

This is the cunning of playing with politicians, everything has to be fought for the upper hand, for the initiative. Obviously, he was anxious to find out the reason why the news reporters of the Dao News were dispatched, but when he saw Minister Wei taking the initiative to come to the door, Lu Ming had a good attitude, waiting for the other party to speak first.

"Alas-Secretary Lu, this time it's not good news, but a big trouble." Minister Wei sighed before he began to introduce the situation.

Minister Wei still has a great deal of control over the news units. After receiving a telephone notification from a higher-level business unit, his subordinate department did not resist the instructions of his superiors, but at the same time sent reporters to cover the situation, and reported the situation to him at the same time.

Knowing that such a major matter had happened under his jurisdiction, Minister Wei certainly did not dare to be careless. Since the higher-level business department has a clear directive to conduct on-site interviews, and the provincial news unit has also arrived at the scene, he can only agree.

Minister Wei did not dare to openly resist the instructions of the higher-level business department, but only took care of one sentence: "All interview materials must be kept strictly confidential." Without the consent of the leaders of the municipal party committee, no press release will be published. ”

Minister Wei can't ignore this kind of thing. In the event of a big incident, Secretary Lu is certainly unable to escape the blame, but as the Minister of Propaganda, he also cannot escape responsibility. Then, Minister Wei went to the hospital, the Civil Affairs Bureau, and the police station to learn about the situation separately. After grasping the first-hand information, he hurriedly came to report to Lu Ming.

"This Chen Zhongxiang, how can I say that he is good? A while ago, I was confused about the matter of the agricultural machinery factory, and I can understand it. After all, people always want to go up. It's normal to have a little idea. Lu Ming kept gesturing with the cigarette in his hand.

He continued: "For the sake of his wife and nephew, he did a very unauthentic thing. The city is full of turmoil, and he even wants to bury the political life of a young policeman. Is this kind of thing something that cadres like us can do? ”

"It's only been so long, how did you play with this again? Lao Wei, what do you say should be done with this matter! Lu Ming asked for advice.

As soon as Minister Wei heard Lu Ming's words, of course he knew that this question was not easy to answer. He carefully retouched the words in his belly, and then replied carefully: "Secretary Lu, how to deal with this matter?" The key is to look at the big and small things. ”

"What do you say about the big, what do you say about the small?" Lu Ming asked.

"If the problem is serious, then you need to cut through the mess quickly. Eliminate all repercussions before they get bigger. In this case, we should also give an account to the higher-level propaganda agency to avoid disclosure and cause greater negative effects. Minister Wei pondered the words and explained his thoughts.

"Yes, after the matter is handled, there will be a reason to close the news, and the higher-level news unit will not be able to say anything. If it's not a big deal, it's even simpler, as long as you get the relationship in order. Regarding Minister Wei's view, Lu Ming agreed.

Minister Wei hesitated for a while, but still suggested: "Secretary Lu, I'm afraid we still have to prepare for the worst." I have heard that there are also different voices within the police department on the handling of this matter. I don't think it's going to be a simple work-related injury. Otherwise, the 'leather tiger' would not have retreated. ”

Hearing Minister Wei talk about 'skin tiger', Lu Ming said in a deep voice: "'Skin tiger', hmph, if he peels off the tiger skin one day, is he still a tiger?" Forget it, don't talk about him. Old Wei, you are right. If the police station is blind because of someone's face, the trouble is not ordinary. ”

"Oh, if this is really big, it is likely that the leaders of the Civil Affairs Bureau and the Police Department will be involved. At that time, it is necessary to consider the involvement of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Municipal Procuratorate. Minister Wei finally said what he didn't want to say.

"Minister Wei, put other things on hold for a while, you have to do your best to connect with the reporters from the province, and you must not send out the manuscript. These uncrowned kings can't be offended, spending some money is a trivial matter, as long as the impact can be reversed, other things are easy to talk about. Lu Ming said. This practice is also a common thing, as long as there is a mistake in the local area, then spend money to buy peace.

When it comes to black, that's when all walks of life have their own shady scenes. After some reporters interviewed the news, they were not in a hurry to publish the news, but found the person in charge of the relevant unit or the boss to negotiate.

If the talk is successful, it is the news that has exploded. When the interests are in place, they are even transformed, and the negative news becomes an article that praises virtue. Many party and government leaders have done this kind of thing of spending money and safety.

As soon as Minister Wei heard Lu Ming's words, he could understand what they meant. Spending money to buy peace is not a seaside family doing it alone. When it came to the end, he had to reply briskly: "Okay, Secretary Lu, I'll implement it immediately." ”

After Lu Ming listened, he didn't answer, but just said 'oh' in his mouth, and picked up the teacup in front of him. Minister Wei immediately got up and took his leave. After that, Lu Ming has been reclining on the sofa and thinking alone. If this kind of thing is not handled well, even he can't get out.

Will journalists take the money and leave? After all, Li's lame family are all people who have no strength.