Although Ye Ming felt that what Xu Lizhong said had some truth, he always felt that it seemed a little unreasonable to do so, so he said in a compromise way: "Brother Xu, otherwise: wait for me to go back to the Beishan Hotel, say hello to the county magistrate Yu and others, and explain the situation." If they start the meal early, I will toast them with a glass of wine, and then rush over to accompany you and Deputy Secretary Wang to dinner, how about it? ”

Xu Lizhong stared at him with both eyes, sighed slightly and said, "Brother, your heart is too soft and your skin is too thin, this is your biggest advantage, and it is also your biggest shortcoming. If the heart is too soft, it will lack the courage to make a decision; If you are too thin-skinned, you will be easily swayed by other people's words and emotions. These two points will be a great obstacle to your future career.

"For example, today, I know that you want to have a good relationship with your future colleagues, and you don't want to offend them at the beginning of the car and set yourself up as an opposite. However, you have to think clearly: those who don't obey you will not obey you after all, even if you eat and drink happily with them today, people who want to harm you will still hurt you, and it is impossible to treat you as a real friend just because you eat and drink with them; And those who want to be close to you and befriend you will never hate you and alienate you because you don't eat and drink with them - do you think I'm right? ”

Ye Ming pondered his words carefully and said, "Brother Xu, I understand what you mean. But there is a factor in this: The people who are waiting for me to eat there today are not only some officials in the county, but also Comrade Liu Zhengwen, executive deputy director of the Organization Department of the Min'an City Party Committee. He had come all the way to see me off from his post, and if I hadn't gone to dinner with him, I would not only be unreasonable, but I would have offended him 100 percent. No matter how he said, he is also an important leader of the organization department, and if he offends him, there will be all kinds of harm but no benefit! ”

Xu Lizhong nodded: "This is indeed a problem. However, if Wang Xuewen wants to come over, he is the deputy secretary in charge of the cadres of the Min'an Municipal Party Committee, if you go to the hotel first to accompany Vice Minister Liu and the local people to dinner, and then come over to accompany Deputy Secretary Wang, it will be another faux pas for him. ”

Speaking of this, he frowned and groaned for a moment, then suddenly picked up his mobile phone and dialed Wang Xuewen's number again.

"Secretary Wang, are you setting off now? How long does it take to get to Kitayama? ”

"Director Xu, I have already set off, and I can reach Beishan County in twenty minutes at most. By the way, is your friend from Beishan County? Have you arranged a place to eat? If not, I immediately called a friend of mine and asked him to find a place that tasted better and quieter, and I wanted to have a few drinks with Director Xu. Hahaha! ”

Xu Lizhong knew that he wanted to inquire about his true intention of inviting him to drink today, so he simply said bluntly: "Secretary Wang, I can't hide it: this good friend of mine is Ye Ming, who has just arrived in Beishan to serve as the secretary of the Beishan County Party Committee. When he first arrived, he didn't know anything about the situation in Beishan, and his heart was a little unsure. I know what he's struggling with and want to help him a little bit. However, among the leaders of Min'an City, I have only one friend, you, so I have to call you for help. ”

In fact, Xu Lizhong is very familiar with Wei Jiehe, Secretary of the Min'an Municipal Party Committee, and Geng Xi, Director of the Municipal Party Committee Office, and he can find them if he wants to, and they will definitely buy his face and help Ye Ming. However, he weighed it for a long time and felt that if he looked for Wei Jiehe directly, it would be too ostentatious, and it would easily reach Secretary Lu's ears, which would make Secretary Lu, who wanted Ye Ming to grow up independently, angry. And Geng Xi is ranked very low in the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, so it may not be useful to find him.

And Wang Xuewen, who has worked hard in Min'an City for many years, has climbed up step by step along the trajectory of deputy county magistrate, county magistrate, secretary of the county party committee, executive deputy mayor of Min'an City, and deputy secretary of the municipal party committee.

Therefore, he deliberately said that among the leaders of Min'an City, there was only one friend, Wang Xuewen, in order to put a high hat on him to satisfy his vanity......

Sure enough, after Wang Xuewen heard this, his face was full of excitement, and he ignored the driver in the driver's seat, and said in a tone that was a little changed with excitement: "Director Xu, thank you for treating me as a friend." To be honest, it is my greatest honor and long-cherished wish to be able to make friends with you. You can rest assured, since Secretary Ye is your friend, I will definitely do my best to support him and help him, and I will report to you at any time on his situation. ”

Xu Lizhong said "um" with satisfaction, and asked again: "Secretary Wang, I still have a question I want to ask: How is Vice Minister Liu of the Organization Department, who will send Secretary Ye to take office tomorrow?" Do you have a good relationship? ”

Wang Xuewen hurriedly said: "Director Xu, Xiao Liu is not a bad person, and he has a good relationship with me. When he was working in Beishan, I asked the municipal party committee to name him as a member of the standing committee of the county party committee and head of the organization department, and later I proposed that he be transferred to the organization department of the municipal party committee as deputy director. ”

Xu Lizhong understood as soon as he heard it: Wang Xuewen is Liu Zhengwen's backstage and backer, and this relationship is the most iron. Therefore, he relieved himself and said to Wang Xuewen: "Since this is the case, then I will invite Vice Minister Liu to have a meal together, it should be no problem!" ”

"No problem, no problem at all. Director Xu, please rest assured, Liu Zhengwen has worked in the organization department for many years, and has a strong sense of confidentiality, and will never tell outsiders what he shouldn't say. Moreover, he is also very self-motivated, and if you invite him to dinner, you will definitely be very happy. Why don't I give him a call and ask him to come to the Orchid Garden Hotel to meet you right away?" ”

Xu Lizhong hurriedly said: "Secretary Wang, Vice Minister Liu is now with the leaders of Beishan County, if you call, it may be a little inconvenient." What I mean is to ask Secretary Ye to go to the Beishan Hotel immediately, and avoid others personally inviting Vice Minister Liu to come over for dinner, in this case, it seems more appropriate. ”

Wang Xuewen immediately understood: Xu Lizhong wanted to give Ye Ming a chance to get closer to Liu Zhengwen, so he hurriedly replied: "Okay, it's better for Director Xu to be thoughtful, and Secretary Ye will personally invite Xiao Liu." ”

After Xu Lizhong hung up the phone, Ye Ming asked, "Brother Xu, do you know anything about Deputy Secretary Wang?" How's he a person? ”

It turned out that Ye Ming knew that Xu Lizhong was hindered by his identity, so he easily did not contact the officials below, let alone make any friends with them, so he asked this question.

Xu Lizhong's eyes narrowed slightly, and he replied: "He has a college classmate named Li Chaoyang, who used to work with me next to the chief and had a good relationship with me. According to Li Chaoyang, Wang Xuewen's official morality and character are quite good, and his ability is relatively strong. So, last time he came from the capital and brought Wang Xuewen to invite me to tea. Through my observation, Wang Xuewen is indeed a good person, but I don't want to have a deep friendship with him for the time being, so last time he went to the provincial capital and wanted to invite me to dinner alone, I politely refused him. ”