Ye Ming heard Xu Fei say that he wanted him to talk to Li Runji to see if he could say hello to Director Xia and revoke his punishment, remembering the admonition of Team Leader Zou before he came to the provincial capital, he smiled bitterly and said: "Director Xu, so far, I can only believe in one sentence: good is rewarded, evil is rewarded, it's not that you don't report, the time has not come!" I am not a good old man who repays grievances with virtue, and I also want to tell Secretary Li the truth about my punishment, so that he can tell Director Xia about Li Li's evil deeds and bring Li Li's beast in human skin to justice. However, there are many issues involved: for example, the reputation of my female colleague, the civilization creation and image of our Xinleng County Bureau, and so on. Therefore, I can only eat Coptis chinensis dumbly in this matter - there are words of suffering, and I don't want to trouble any leaders. ”

Xu Fei heard that he was reasonable, so he no longer dwelled on this topic, and began to enlighten him from another aspect: "Xiao Ye, you have been working in the tax system for three or four years, and you are still just a small clerk. And according to your ability and level, it shouldn't be in this state. Have you thought about the reasons for this? ”

Ye Ming shook his head and said, "I really didn't think about it. I just lived my own way, and I never thought about what I was deliberately pursuing, nor did I think that I had to be an official or make a lot of money. Therefore, I never go around the leader's house, and I never go to the house to slap the horse - this is probably the main reason why I have not been promoted! ”

Xu Fei looked at him with a slightly sympathetic gaze and said, "Brother, I admire your attitude of life that is not shocked by insults and is at ease with encounters, and I also appreciate your upright and straightforward principles. However, now that you have entered the administrative organs, you must find ways to be motivated and find ways to get ahead. Otherwise, you will achieve nothing in your life - because in the organization, whether a person is successful or not is measured by how much work you do, how many tasks you complete, how much money you earn, or how many honors you have received. Here, there is only one criterion for measuring a person's success: how big your official is! You know what I mean? ”

Ye Ming nodded and said thoughtfully: "Director Xu, I understand all the truths you said. But I just can't pull down my face to get close to the leader, I can't let go of my self-esteem to say those sycophants, slapping horses, and I don't want to go to the leader's house at every turn to report my thoughts and pay New Year's greetings! ”

Xu Feida shook his head disapprovingly and said, "Brother, you misunderstood, and your ideas are too extreme. I also do not approve of running to the leader's house when there is nothing to do, and still less do I approve of the behavior of offering and accepting bribes, buying and selling officials. However, let me tell you a truth: the way to be an official is to build bridges. If you want to mix in the officialdom, if you want to mix out, you have to build all kinds of bridges. These bridges include money bridges, family bridges, classmate bridges, comrades-in-arms bridges, and human bridges...... Through these official bridges, you can catch up with your superiors, your superiors, and all kinds of people who can help you in your career...... For example, now, I think Secretary Li of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection is an official bridge for you. Through his bridge, you can catch up with Director Xia of the Provincial Bureau. And Director Xia is another bridge you have built, through him, you can catch up with the leaders of your K City Local Taxation Bureau and the leaders of Xinleng County Bureau...... After such a bridge is built, as long as you follow this bridge step by step, you will definitely make a great difference in your career in the end. ”

The reason why Xu Fei wanted to point out Ye Ming so bitterly was that he admired Ye Ming very much, and felt that if he had been coiled at the grassroots level, it would be a waste of his talent; The second is that he thinks that Ye Ming is a very smart person with a strong comprehension, if he plucks him a little, he will definitely draw inferences from others and find a shortcut to his career advancement.

Of course, the most important point is that he has discovered the huge value of the "official bridge" hidden in Ye Ming: he has now taken the golden "bridge to heaven" of Deputy Secretary Li of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, and he can also borrow his strength to take the bridge of Deputy Secretary Li and lay a solid foundation for his future promotion......

After listening to Xu Fei's high-level comments, Ye Ming lowered his head and pondered for a while, just about to say his opinion, but the mobile phone in his trouser pocket suddenly chirped.

He took out his mobile phone and looked at the number, but it was the mobile phone number of Xia Chuchu who he met at the entrance of the hospital two hours ago.

"Hey, is it Xiao Ye?"

On the phone, Xia Chuchu's Mandarin is particularly good.

When Ye Ming heard the word "Xiao Ye", he couldn't help laughing, and replied seriously: "Miss Xia is good." I'm Xiao Ye. Do you have something to do with me? ”

"Here's it: After I came out of the hospital, I made a phone call to our station leader and told me about your situation. They agreed with me and asked me to invite you to our show. Let's do it: I'll invite you to dinner tonight, and we'll talk about your appearance on the show. What do you think? ”

Ye Ming was startled when she heard her say that she was going to invite herself to dinner: if she went to dinner with her, in case she got to the bottom of it, she must have her real name and surname, it would be bad......

Therefore, he instinctively refused: "Miss Xia, I'm sorry, I have something to do tonight, and I really don't have time." I'm sorry! ”

"Huh? Are you so busy? Are you so busy that you don't even eat dinner? I won't delay you a lot of time, just eat a meal! ”

Ye Ming didn't want to entangle with her anymore, so he hurriedly said, "I'm really sorry, I made an appointment with my friend for dinner." He hung up the phone in a hurry.

Xu Fei asked casually, "Xiao Ye, is it your classmate who asked you to dinner?" I'll invite you tonight to eat at the Hunan restaurant opposite, and we'll have a drink while having a deeper chat. ”

Ye Ming smiled and said, "It's not my classmate." This thing is a bit funny: just now I came out of the hospital, and I met Xia Chuchu, the host of the provincial TV station's 'Romantic Hand in Hand' program at the door, and she insisted that I met the conditions of one of her female guests and wanted me to go on her blind date program, but I didn't promise her at the time. Now that she invited me to dinner, it must have been a Hongmen feast, and it was estimated that she would be chattering about my ideological work again, so I turned her down! ”

"Who? Who did you just say invited you to dinner? ”

Xu Fei looked at Ye Ming with an incredulous gaze and asked in surprise.

"It's Xia Chuchu of the Provincial TV Station, and it's the baby daughter of Director Xia of the Provincial Bureau!"

Ye Ming didn't know why Xu Fei, who had always been old-fashioned, showed such an expression, so he said in an accentuated tone.

Xu Fei slapped his palm and said to Ye Ming: "Brother, you are really wooden!" Do you know how many people in this provincial city want to invite Xia Chuchu to dinner? Do you know how many people in our bureau racked their brains and struggled to have a meal with Xia Chuchu? Today she took the initiative to invite you to dinner, this is the first time I have heard that Xia Chuchu invited a boy to dinner. You must know: she is Director Xia's precious only daughter, and for you, it is a golden bridge close to Director Xia...... Hurry up, call back, and say that you invite her to dinner, go to the Furong Hotel to eat. ”

Ye Ming was still hesitating, but the phone in his hand rang again, and when he looked at the number, it was still Xia Chuchu.