Shen Youbin was afraid that Ye Ming would refuse, and after saying that he wanted Ye Ming to follow them to the capital first, he immediately picked up his mobile phone, dialed Zou Wenming's number, and told him: Ye Ming wants to go to the capital with you by yourself, and you have something very important to ask him for help, so you have to ask the bureau for a few days off. [No pop-ups]

Zou Wenming saw that it was Secretary Shen who personally called Ye Ming to ask for leave, how dare he not agree? said yes again and again on the phone, and then made a phone call to Ye Ming in person, asking him not to worry about the affairs of the bureau, and to accompany Secretary Shen to the capital to handle things well.

Ye Ming really didn't want to go to the capital, but Shen Youbin and Zou Wenming both said that, and it was not good for him to refuse, so he had to reluctantly agree.

Ye Ming's style of doing things is either not to do it, or to do it, you must do it well and succeed.

Therefore, after agreeing to Shen Youbin, he began to pay attention to the specific details of this matter, and asked Shi Xing: "Director Shi, what kind of character is that Director Lu Nianzi?" What are some of your hobbies? ”

Shi Xing replied: "According to our friends who work in the National Development and Reform Commission, I was told that Lu Nianzi was a very elegant woman with a high quality of life. Her father is the secretary of the provincial party committee, and her husband is also a young and promising leading cadre. So, she is in her thirties and doesn't want to have children yet. She has a strong work ability, outstanding work performance, and is also highly valued by the leaders of the National Development and Reform Commission. But outside of work, I like high-end and elegant life, like to wear brand-name high-end clothes, and like high-end leisure and entertainment places. Her circle of friends are also the descendants of some high-ranking officials, rich and wealthy people, celebrities, and film and television stars. It is said that because of her beautiful appearance and elegant temperament, Lu Nianzi wanted to develop in the entertainment industry when she was young, and she also starred in the second heroine of a famous youth idol movie when she was in college. It's a pity that her father and grandfather resolutely forbade her to engage in acting, so she had to turn to state organs and successfully rose to a director-level position. It is precisely because she has had acting talent and dreams of being an actress since she was a child, so her current circle of friends has the most people in the entertainment industry. There are several very famous female movie stars, such as Li Shiyun, Fan Heyun, Du Yingying, etc., who are all her best friends. As for her character, many people say: she inherited her father's advantages, and her personality is relatively strong, but she is very righteous and kind-hearted. If you see her for the first time, you will think that she is a little arrogant. But after dating for a long time, you will know that she is actually very easy to deal with. ”

Ye Ming listened to Shi Xing's eloquent talk, without any hindrance and pause, and secretly admired in his heart, and said, "Director Shi, it seems that you have indeed done a lot of work in order to win the support of Director Lu!" It would have taken a lot of effort to be able to understand her situation in such detail. ”

Shi Xing smiled a little smugly and said, "Director Ye, I won't tell you: because we understand Director Lu's habits and hobbies, we also made careful selections when we prepared gifts for her. I am sure that as long as she agrees to see us, she will be happy with our gifts. ”

Ye Ming hurriedly asked, "Director Shi, what kind of gift did you bring to Director Lu?" And how do you know she'll be happy? ”

"Because we know that she loves brand-name high-end clothes, all kinds of brand-name cosmetics and perfumes, so we made a special trip to a mink coat store in Beijing and customized a sable coat imported from a CIS country, which is made of wild sable skin, and is made of mother mink as raw materials, with lustrous coat color and soft texture, which looks very luxurious and beautiful, and the price is the most expensive of all the mink coats in that store. Director Lu is an expert, as long as she looks at this mink coat, she will know its value; Secondly, we also went to a branded perfume store and bought six bottles of Clive Kisteen Perfume No.1 series limited edition, called "Royal Dignity", each bottle of 500 ml, six bottles totaling nearly $70,000. The fragrance is made from 170 different flowers, including white sandalwood, Indian jasmine and German rose, in a complex synthesis process that takes six months to complete, resulting in a delicate fragrance with a long aftertaste. And the bottle of this fragrance is also from the crystal house Baccarette, and the gold choker set on the mouth of the bottle is decorated with 5-carat white diamonds. I guess Director Lu will like these two things very much. ”

Ye Ming said with a little doubt: "Secretary Shen, Director Shi, Lu Nianzi is the daughter of Secretary Lu, and she should have been very strict since she was a child. These things you brought to her are all precious luxuries, and the price is expensive, does she dare to ask for them? Could something happen? ”

Shen Youbin is the secretary of the county party committee after all, so it's hard to say anything, but Shi Xing laughed and said, "Director Ye, you're too worried!" You should also know that every year before the Spring Festival, it has become a common practice for counties and cities to go to the province to pay New Year's greetings to the leaders, and the province to go to the capital to pay New Year's greetings to the leaders. You say: Since you are going to pay New Year's greetings to the leader, you don't bring some gifts such as souvenirs, is it decent? This is all a public-to-public matter, although it is seriously investigated, this is a violation of discipline, and it can also be regarded as a bribery by a unit. But in fact, how many leaders have you seen been investigated and punished for such gift-giving? So, this can only be said to be an unspoken rule. The head of a department with a lot of power like Director Lu, this phenomenon should be seen a lot, so you don't have to worry about this problem at all. ”

Ye Ming thought about it and felt that what Shi Xing said was indeed reasonable, and during the two festivals, it was indeed a common thing for subordinates to give New Year's greetings to the relevant departments and leaders of their superiors.

This phenomenon in the Ming and Qing dynasties, there are two special words, respectively called "charcoal respect", "ice respect": whenever winter comes, officials from all over the country think that Beijing officials purchase heating charcoal in the name of honoring money, this is called "charcoal respect"; When summer comes, there is a famous hall for Beijing officials to cool down the heat, and once again offer filial piety, which is called "Bing Jing". In fact, "Bing Jing" and "Tan Jing" are other names for bribing bosses in summer and winter. However, this kind of bribery, which does not mention the words "money" and "wealth", does not have the slightest smell of copper, and also has a considerate and nuanced meaning, which is convincing, and this is the "unspoken rule" of officialdom at that time.

Now, taking advantage of the opportunity of the "two festivals", officials from all over the country go to the homes of higher-level departments and leaders to pay New Year's greetings, which is actually the meaning of paying "ice respect" and "charcoal respect".

In the afternoon of the same day, Shen Youbin, Shi Xing and Ye Ming rushed to the provincial capital, took a flight at 8 o'clock in the evening, and arrived at the capital airport at 10 o'clock. There, there were already staff from the county party committee office and the Development and Reform Bureau, who arrived first, to pick up the plane.

The next day, Shen Youbin took Ye Ming and Shi Xing to the National Development and Reform Commission, and made a phone call to Lu Nianzi, wanting to ask her to meet her, but Lu Nianzi refused.