"Secretary Liu, don't worry! I'll definitely write it. Li Xiaoning took the piece of paper and said steadily.

"You're pretty confident!" Liu Qifeng didn't expect Li Xiaoning to take the piece of paper so without hesitation, and while appreciating it, he had a little more doubt in his heart, that is, at this moment, he had the idea of further testing Li Xiaoning.

Standing up with a smile, Liu Qifeng continued: "You go back to the office to prepare, and then call the driver Xiao Tang and ask him to wait for me downstairs at half past four." ”

"Okay!" Li Xiaoning replied respectfully, and then planned to leave, he had to hurry back and think about how to write his first leader's speech to satisfy Liu Qifeng.

"Wait a minute, Xiao Li." Liu Qifeng stopped Li Xiaoning again, and then walked into the inner room, and when he came out, he already had a blue floral tie in his hand, and said with a smile, "Go to the dinner, why do you have to pretend to be a gentleman, you can use this tie first." ”

"I'm going too?" Li Xiaoning couldn't believe what he heard.

"Any questions?" Liu Qifeng asked with a smile.

"No problem!" Li Xiaoning stepped forward and replied. Just kidding, accompany the leader to the dinner, what a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, where can there be any problems?

"That's good, let's go down!" Liu Qifeng nodded and waved his hand at Li Xiaoning.

Looking at Li Xiaoning's back, Liu Qifeng actually had a look: "I don't know if it's right for me to do this, I hope this young man is a good piece of steel, so that he not only has an extra helper, but also sells Secretary Lin's favor." Hey, even if it's good steel, it can't withstand a heavy hammer, so let's observe and observe first! ”

When Li Xiaoning went out, he put the paper and tie in his pocket, and then took out his mobile phone and called the driver Xiao Tang. Storing the phone numbers of people who may have had a relationship with the municipal party committee compound into his mobile phone is one of the preparations he has made in advance.

When he entered the office, Li Xiaoning didn't say anything, just said that Secretary Liu asked him to write a check, so he sat down in front of the computer and used his brain. He knew in his heart that although he had encountered a good opportunity now, he must not get carried away in the slightest. As a leader around you, the most basic thing to pay attention to is to learn how to say what should be said, and not to say a word. If he talks too much and talks nonsense as soon as he goes out, then Secretary Liu will not want to continue to stay by his side, and the most taboo thing about being a leader is that the people around him can't control their mouths.

Before today, the secretary of the municipal party committee of a vice-provincial-level city was still an unattainable figure for Li Xiaoning, but today he can write a speech for him, and Li Xiaoning is both excited and nervous.

After sitting in front of the computer for a few minutes, Li Xiaoning stood up and went to the toilet, not to make it convenient, but to calm down, because he knew that if he was so nervous all the time, it would be impossible to write something that satisfied Liu Qifeng.

Li Xiaoning has always had a cigarette on his body, but he usually smokes very little, but when he got to the toilet, he couldn't wait to light one.

As Liu Qifeng said, Li Xiaoning was born in a professional class, and it is not difficult for him to write some official-style speeches. In fact, Li Xiaoning is also fully confident in his writing ability, but everyone's speaking habits are different, and how to write to satisfy Liu Qifeng is a difficult problem.

The general practice of secretaries is to add clichés to the content that the leader wants to express, and then a speech is released, and there is nothing wrong with doing so, but there is a common problem with such drafts, that is, they can't tell who wrote it. There is a joke that is well told, and the leader's speech looks like ****, because the whole text is "Don't... No... Don't, to... Want... Yes, vigorously... Vigorously... Vigorously, deeply... Thorough... Deep, but also... Still... Also, hold high... Push forward... Quicken... Explore... Hang on... Grab it with both hands... Be hard... Pay close attention... striving" is a very discordant word.

Therefore, although 90% of the secretaries write the same script, it is difficult for these secretaries to achieve anything in their lifetime, because the level of the leader's official speech is always higher than that of ordinary secretaries.

Li Xiaoning opened the piece of paper handed to him by Liu Qifeng again, and found that there was not much to talk about this time, only three points, and they were all clichés such as carrying forward the fine tradition and being brave in innovation. To be honest, such a manuscript is not difficult for Li Xiaoning, with his basic skills and understanding of all kinds of essays since he entered the secretary's place, with a little exertion, he can write tens of thousands of words.

It can be said that there will be no problems with the manuscript written in this way, but it is unlikely to attract Liu Qifeng's attention, he must find another way.

Li Xiaoning tried to carefully recall the content of his three short meetings with Liu Qifeng in his mind, trying to find out Liu Qifeng's speech habits and personality characteristics......

Judging from the three meetings, Liu Qifeng is not the kind of leader who likes to talk rhetorically, and there are few clichés and empty words in his speeches that ordinary leaders have spoken about the past, but he likes to quote ancient Chinese poems; He is very kind and very strong at the same time......

After some thought, Li Xiaoning decided to take a gamble, he returned to the office, sat down at his desk, and began to type on the keyboard......

At 10:00 a.m., Li Xiaoning knocked on Liu Qifeng's door with a printed speech.

"Written?" Liu Qifeng asked Li Xiaoning with a smile.

"Yes!" Li Xiaoning didn't talk nonsense, and handed Wen Jiàn over with both hands very respectfully.

Li Xiaoning saw Liu Qifeng start to read the speech, and didn't know whether he should leave or stay. Speaking from his heart, of course he wants to stay, and if he stands here for a minute longer, the leader may be impressed by himself, but Li Xiaoning knows that the leader doesn't like people who don't know how to advance or retreat.

In order not to leave Liu Qifeng with the impression that he didn't know how to advance or retreat, Li Xiaoning bent over and said, "Secretary Liu, I'll go out first without any orders." ”

There is a reason why Li Xiaoning worked hard to make a respectful salute in front of Liu Qifeng. Because as the leader of a sub-provincial city, Liu Qifeng has long been accustomed to the humility of others to him. If you are respectful to him, he may not think you are special, but if you do something disrespectful, he will definitely remember you, but this memory is not a good thing.

"Oh? Am I making you nervous when you're in such a hurry to get out? Liu Qifeng said without raising his head.

"It's a lie to say you're not nervous." Li Xiaoning simply decided to gamble again, and said with a smile what he really thought in his heart, "Actually, I want to stay in front of you for a while longer, after all, who doesn't want the leader to pay more attention to himself?" But to be honest, I was really nervous in front of you. ”

"Hahaha......" Liu Qifeng laughed out loud at Li Xiaoning's honesty, "You little Li, it's really real." But you don't have to be nervous. I'm not a monster, just like you, I have two arms and two legs, and a head on top, so what's there to be nervous about. ”

Listening to Liu Qifeng's words, a stone that had been hanging in Li Xiaoning's heart temporarily fell, because he knew very well that a leader of Liu Qifeng's level, even if he was not a strict person, he had to pretend to be strict, because this was a kind of imperial technique - a leader who was not strict often had difficulty deterring his subordinates. And now that Liu Qifeng can say such a light-hearted joke in front of him, it shows that at least at this moment, he did not regard himself as an outsider.

Before Li Xiaoning could recover from his joy, Liu Qifeng had already raised his head again, and asked with a stern expression: "What did you think when you wrote this draft?" ”

Li Xiaoning "chuckled" in his heart, did he make a mistake? Although he was worried, he still respectfully asked, "What does Secretary Liu refer to?" ”

"Why is there only three sheets of paper in this speech? That's it, are you going to let me talk about it for a few minutes? Did you know that this investment dinner in the evening is a very important event? Liu Qifeng's tone was very stern and looked angry.

Looking at Liu Qifeng's expression, Li Xiaoning couldn't help but get nervous again, he secretly blamed himself for being too eager, a little too much to take for granted, the leader most of the time likes the kind of tall and complete speech, he lowered his head slightly, and said with a little frustration: "I'm sorry, Secretary Liu, it's me who didn't write it well, it's me who is too self-righteous." ”

"Self-righteous? Hmph, I'd like to hear how self-righteous you are! Liu Qifeng angrily threw his speech on the table.

Looking at Liu Qifeng's stern appearance, Li Xiaoning really felt a little regretful now, but he still said his true thoughts: "Secretary Liu, although I have only met you three times and only heard you speak once, I think you are a practical leader, and your speeches are directly to the point. Therefore, I took it upon myself not to write the empty words and clichés that are commonly used in ordinary speeches. I'm sorry, Secretary Liu, it's me who didn't do a good job, and you are right to criticize. ”

"Did I criticize you?" Liu Qifeng asked with a blank face.

"Huh?" Li Xiaoning didn't understand for a while.

"You said I was right, what did I criticize you?" Liu Qifeng asked with a smile.

Li Xiaoning reacted at this time, he looked back and thought about the conversation between the two, and found that Liu Qifeng really didn't criticize him anything, and then looked at the smile on Liu Qifeng's face, he suddenly understood that Liu Qifeng was just testing him just now.

Sure enough, Liu Qifeng continued to smile and said, "Xiao Li, you are too nervous. I was just testing you to see if you would tell the truth, and it turned out that you were an honest and good comrade. The speech is very well written, concise, substantial, and accurately summarizes what I am trying to say. That's pretty good. Also, your ancient poems are also very appropriate, especially this sentence 'If the country lives and dies for profit, how can it be avoided because of misfortune and fortune', which is very good. As servants of the people, we must have this kind of consciousness that we can give our lives to the benefit of the country.

It seems that I didn't misread you, your literary talent is good, you can see that you are quite thoughtful, and you have studied history and politics quite deeply, you are a talent, you can teach, and you will be productive in the future. "Thank you Secretary Liu for the compliment, thank you Secretary Liu for the compliment!" Li Xiaoning was a little at a loss with excitement - Liu Qifeng's words had clearly expressed his appreciation for him, and what did this appreciation represent, how could Li Xiaoning not understand? This time, he was right.