Chapter 10: Guanyin Sitting Behind the Leader

Is it that simple? Wang Yudan said, just now when I heard you talking to the secretary on the phone, I thought you were a master, but after hearing your words, I thought you were a fool again. Are you really a fool or a genius? Ouyang Tong still doesn't understand. Wang Yudan explained to him that Ding Yingping must have had the intention of making friends with the leader, but he was struggling to find a way out. She can be certain that Ding Yingping must have had plans with Wu Meng, but they were also unsuccessful. Dong Shao was very clear about this matter. If Ouyang Tong directly told Ding Yingping about this relationship, it would be too direct. Instead, he took a turn and said he wanted to introduce Wu Meng to Dong Shao, which indirectly conveyed this message to Ding Yingping. At this moment, Dong Shao must have informed Ding Yingping of this news. And Ding Yingping happened to want to make friends with Wu Meng, so he naturally gave up everything in his hands and rushed to Beijing to attend the meeting.

Ouyang Tong suddenly realized that some things in the world can indeed be exceptionally simple.

Sure enough, Dong Shaoxian's phone call came soon. Dong Shao first told him that the boss will be in Beijing tonight and we will have dinner together tonight.

Ouyang Tong said, I am staying at the Great Wall Hotel. Do you want to arrange a room for you and the leader? Dong Shaoxian naturally knew that Ouyang Tong did not have financial power in his hands, so it was impossible for him to arrange the room. Someone else must have arranged it, so he asked, who are you with? Ouyang Tong doesn't tell lies in front of real people. Tell him that Wang Yudan and I are here to discuss Lin Fei's role as the spokesperson for Jiangnan Tobacco. Dong Shaoxian immediately became alert and asked, 'How did the matter go?'? Do you want the boss to step in? Ouyang Tong said, no need, the matter has already been discussed. Dong Shao said first, we will notify you after we arrive.

Ouyang Tong felt that Dong Shao didn't want Wang Yudan to arrange it for now, so he asked Wang Yudan, "Do you have any grievances between you?

Wang Yudan said that there are no festivals, this is politics. Ouyang Tong still doesn't understand, what kind of politics? Wang Yudan told him that the current political ecology in Jiangnan Province is mainly composed of two forces: one is the foreign force led by Zhao Deliang, and the other is the local force led by Governor Chen Yunda. Although Ding Yingping was a local official, Zhao Deliang promoted him to the position of Minister of Propaganda, which naturally tainted him with the color of foreign forces. The reason why Wang Yudan was able to become the chairman and general manager of Jiangnan Tobacco is due to the power of Wang Caixin, the chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Wang Caixin and Chen Yunda can be considered as brothers in arms. In addition, Chen Yunda is the governor and presides over government work, so the enterprise is naturally under his control, and the enterprise leaders naturally have a local flavor.

Upon hearing these words, Ouyang Tong was taken aback and asked her, "Did I mess things up?

Wang Yudan said, you have already learned two lessons. In the future, it is important to note that unless there is full confidence, two things cannot be linked by two unrelated people. Many times, something that could have been done is ruined because you didn't consider it carefully in an extremely small detail. This is called losing the big for the small.

Ouyang Tong became anxious and asked, 'What should we do then?'? Is there a way to remedy it?

Wang Yudan said that if it were only the superficial analysis I just made, this matter would definitely not be remedied.

Not only is it impossible to remedy, but also because you are too close to his political opponents' camp, there will be no chance in the future. However, today's matter may only be due to the sensitivity of the Secretary of the Board. He became the Secretary only after Ding Yingping became the Minister, and he is not familiar with Ding Yingping's network when he was the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, so he simply made camp divisions. I have a good personal relationship with Ding Yingping. When he became the mayor, we were good friends.

After speaking, Wang Yudan picked up the phone and sent a text message to Ding Yingping. Soon, Ding Yingping's phone came in, and Wang Yudan didn't hesitate to get straight to the point, saying, Minister Yingping, when will you arrive in Beijing? I'll pick you up at the airport. Ding Yingping said, okay, you can contact Shao first.

Wang Yudan is right. Her relationship with Ding Yingping is indeed very close. Ouyang Tong couldn't help but think to himself, to what extent was the intimacy between them? Will there be a leg in the dark? Wang Yudan put down the phone and said to him, 'Call Dong Shao first now. I'll arrange for the room.'. Speaking, Wang Yudan got up and left. Ouyang Tong knew that Wang Yudan had gone to the next door to make a phone call and arrange a room. He thought to himself, why avoid him when arranging a room? Is she going to adjust her room and arrange it with Ding Yingping? Before leaving, Wang Yudan told him that Ding Yingping and the others might arrive relatively late, and there was nothing urgent at the moment. They could take a break for now.

Ouyang Tong's guess is wrong. Wang Yudan did not change rooms, and he is not sure how he arranged rooms for Ding Yingping and Dong Shao first. Due to the flight ticket, Ding Yingping arrived in Beijing after 7 o'clock. Wang Yudan was very thoughtful and arranged dinner not far from the exit of the airport expressway. She personally drove and picked up Ding Yingping with Ouyang Tong. The relevant personnel of the office had already arranged dinner. At the dining table, Wang Yudan asked Ding Yingping if there were any activities scheduled for the evening. Ding Yingping said, let them young people go and participate in activities. As an old man, forget about it.

After dinner, Wang Yudan's men took Dong Shaoxian and Ouyang Tong to the event, and Wang Yudan personally drove Ding Yingping back to the hotel. Ouyang Tong thought to himself, this is probably an arrangement. Wang Yudan hopes to be alone with Ding Yingping. At night, he sang with Dong Shaoxian and took the opportunity to go to the bathroom. Ouyang Tong called Wang Yudan and found that her phone was turned off. He then called her room, but no one answered. Ouyang Tong further confirmed that Wang Yudan must be with Ding Yingping, and there was a sour feeling in his heart.

If Wang Yudan's phone hadn't been turned off or was in the room, he had already thought of what to say to her. He originally thought that Ding Yingping would carefully inquire about his relationship with Wu Meng. But from meeting to parting ways, Director Ding didn't mention Wu Meng at all, and Dong Shaoxian didn't mention either. This made him feel a bit strange. Is there anything particular about it? Since Wang Yudan's phone is not working, his doubts will always remain in his mind.

Until the end of the event, the people from Jiangnan Tobacco sent them back to the Great Wall Hotel. Dong Shaoxian did not rush back to his room, but stayed in Ouyang Tong's room and talked about topics related to Wumeng.

Dong Shao said first, you have such a classmate, why didn't you mention it earlier? Ouyang Tong said, 'I have many classmates. When I was in college, there were seventy-two classmates in my class, known as the Seventy Two Wise Men. In addition to these, there were over a hundred students in the previous and next classes, and even more in other departments. Some of them had a good relationship with me.'. Dong Shao said first, come and come again, don't talk to me about your seventy-two wise men. My ears can hear that Jianzi is coming. What is your relationship with Wu Meng? Ouyang Tong said that when he was in college, there was a huge age gap among his classmates, and the age difference between him and Wu Meng was even smaller. Wu Meng was only six years older than him, and they were both upper and lower class, so their relationship was relatively good.

Ouyang Tong's family conditions are not good, while Wu Meng comes from a high-ranking family. Economically, Wu Meng has provided him with a lot of support. When Wu Meng graduated, he went to Beijing and really wanted his father to intervene and send Ouyang Tong to Beijing. However, Ouyang Tong felt that it was difficult for him to take care of his family after entering Beijing, so he insisted on returning to his hometown.

Dong Shao first knew that Ouyang Tong could boast, but he didn't quite believe him. He said, since you have such a good relationship for so many years, why haven't you mentioned it? Ouyang Tong said that the main reason is that Wumeng's unit is relatively special, unlike others who can often go on business trips. Wumeng almost always stays there without moving. He himself didn't have many opportunities to come to Beijing, and occasionally he did. Wu Meng didn't have time, and since graduating so many years ago, the two had only met five or six times. The longest time they were together was when Wu Meng got married, and Ouyang Tong took a seven day leave to help him arrange things.

At this point, Dong Shao no longer asked. Surprisingly, they took a seven day leave to travel from Jiangnan Province to Beijing to prepare for Wu Meng's wedding, which shows that their relationship is indeed extraordinary. Dong Shao said first, do you know what China's most important resource is? Seeing that Ouyang Tong didn't answer, he said it was a networking resource. You have such great networking resources, why wouldn't you make use of them? If someone else were to exchange resources, a gold mine would have already been formed, yet you still let such a good resource sleep soundly.

Ouyang Tong said, you also know that I come from a farmer background. As for farmers, they have eyes but no eyes. Even if it's a gemstone, they will still think it's a stone. You are a forensic expert, but you refuse to help me improve my forensic skills. Whenever I call you, I always curse. Dong Shao said first, what's wrong with me scolding you? If someone wants to be scolded, I won't give it to them. Ouyang Tong said, 'Okay, okay. In the future, you should curse more.'.

The next morning, when there was nothing else, Ding Yingping, Dong Shaoxian, and Ouyang Tong were fighting landlords in Dong Shaoxian's room. Ding Yingping is a very good leader, with only one flaw - he likes gambling, such as mahjong, playing cards, running fast, fighting landlords, and fighting gold flowers. He is capable of anything and does everything well. But unfortunately, his playing skills are very bad, and his playing style is even worse. He smiles happily when he wins, and gets angry when he loses. Dong Shaoxian naturally knows how to take care of the boss's emotions, and Ouyang Tong is also well aware of this. He always makes mistakes at critical moments, which makes Ding Yingping smile. Wang Yudan sat behind Ding Yingping and occasionally gave him some advice.

Ouyang Tong said, no wonder the secretary and I always lose. It turns out that there is Guanyin sitting behind the leader. Dong Shaoxian also took the opportunity to say that Mr. Wang was sitting behind the boss, and the boss's luck was just different. It seems that Mr. Wang will often sit behind his boss in the future. Ding Yingping has almost won, he looked at his watch. Ouyang Tong and Ding Yingping both know that it's almost time to end the game, organize themselves, and then go to the appointment. But just as Ding Yingping said it was over, Ouyang Tong's phone rang. Ouyang Tong took out his phone, glanced at the number, and immediately said, it's Wu Meng. Several people immediately fell silent.

Ouyang Tong started answering the phone. Wu Meng suddenly has an important reception task and cannot attend the appointment today, so I am calling to inform you. Ouyang Tong felt a wave of disappointment in his heart and wanted to persuade Wu Meng to change his mind, even if it meant coming for twenty minutes. He repeatedly expressed regret over the phone. Dong Shaoxian was still clever. He knew that people with Wu Meng's identity often had no choice but to change any agreement at any time. He didn't force it, but quickly took out a pen and paper from his bag, wrote a few words, and handed them over to Ouyang Tong.

Ouyang Tong glanced at the note handed by Dong Shaoxian and saw that it contained the words' home address' and 'local specialties'.

Ouyang Tong immediately understood and changed his tone, saying, 'If you're busy, forget it. Give me my sister-in-law's phone number, and I'll go check on her and my nephew. My sister-in-law has been plagued by bad luck for eight lifetimes with your workaholic attitude. I'll go comfort her.'. Wu Meng said he didn't have time to chat much, so he asked Ouyang Tong to call his wife directly and gave him the phone number. He reported, Ouyang Tong repeated, and Dong Shao immediately took down his notes. After hanging up the phone, Dong Shao immediately handed him the number. Ouyang Tong quickly dialed the number.

Wu Meng's wife Liu Shuowen works at an institution under the National Development and Reform Commission, and she doesn't have many social opportunities on a regular basis. At first, when she married Wu Meng, Ouyang Tong took a week off to help, which left a deep impression on her. Later, every year during the Chinese New Year, Ouyang Tong would call them to pay his respects. After chatting with Wu Meng on the phone, Ouyang Tong would also chat with Liu Shuowen for a few more words. Later on, with the popularization of mobile phones, Wu Meng's job position became more important, and he had very little time at home. Ouyang Tong gradually stopped remembering his home phone number, and naturally had less contact with Liu Shuowen.

Liu Shuowen was very happy to hear that Ouyang Tong was in Beijing and insisted on inviting him to dinner. Ouyang Tong said, okay, treat me and I'll pay the bill. Liu Shuowen said, 'When you come to Beijing, of course your sister-in-law invited you. How can you pay the bill?'? Tell me, when do you have time? What do you want to eat? Ouyang Tong said, of course, don't worry about these things as a sister-in-law. Just tell me where to pick you up.

Ouyang Tong's task was to bring Liu Shuowen over, and Ding Yingping and Wang Yudan were naturally unable to appear from the beginning. They went to the restaurant first. Ouyang Tong is not familiar with the road conditions in Beijing, so Wang Yudan specially arranged a driver for him. Arriving at the restaurant, Ding Yingping and Wang Yudan both stood up to greet each other. Liu Shuowen is only a deputy department level cadre, while Ding Yingping is a deputy ministerial level official and Wang Yudan is a department level official. However, in front of Liu Shuowen, the two of them are extremely respectful. Ouyang Tong led Liu Shuowen and introduced her one by one, saying, 'Sister in law, let me introduce you to all these people who are my leaders.'. This is Minister Ding Yingping, Director of Propaganda of Jiangnan Provincial Party Committee, Comrade Wang Yudan, Chairman of Jiangnan Tobacco Group, Representative of the National People's Congress and famous entrepreneur, and Comrade Dong Shaoxian, Chief Secretary of Minister Ding.

Liu Shuowen is very good at speaking. She told Ding Yingping that Ouyang Tong is my younger brother, and Director Ding is my brother's leader, which is also my leader. Thank you to the leader for nurturing my younger brother. When shaking hands with Wang Yudan, she said, 'We are both women, so I won't call you a position. You are older than me, so I will call you sister, okay?'? Wang Yudan said, having a sister like you is my blessing. Liu Shuowen said, 'Sister, you're too polite. I've seen you on TV before and I thought,' Wow, you're so beautiful and elegant. '. Sister, you really make me envious.

Although Wu Meng was not present, with Liu Shuowen present, everyone still enjoyed the meal happily.

After dinner, Wang Yudan's car escorted Liu Shuowen. Everyone bid farewell to Liu Shuowen, while Ouyang Tong sat with her in the car. After the car started, the driver asked Ouyang Tong where to go. Liu Shuowen was about to speak when Ouyang Tong said, 'Sister in law, where do you live?'? Let's go home first. Liu Shuowen didn't fully understand and asked, 'Why?'? I'm going to work soon, and I'm afraid I won't have enough time. Ouyang Tong said, I brought some local specialties. It's not convenient to keep them at your workplace, so it's better to deliver them to your home.

Liu Shuowen said, Ouyang, you're really here. What other local specialties did you bring?

Ouyang Tong said, 'I rarely come here, how can I be empty handed?'? That's too sorry, sister-in-law.

Liu Shuowen did not use too much courtesy and directly stated her own address. Although it is a local specialty, Ouyang Tong doesn't know exactly what it is. It was prepared by Wang Yudan and Ding Yingping, and had already been sealed in two cardboard boxes. Ouyang Tong and the driver each moved it once. Ouyang Tong estimated that these two boxes of things must be of great value, otherwise Wang Yudan and Ding Yingping would not be able to handle them. Ouyang Tong originally thought that Wu Meng or Liu Shuowen would give him a phone call, at least on the surface to be polite. In fact, Wu Meng did give him a call, but only expressed that he was too busy to see him and asked if he needed any help in Beijing. At the same time, he did not forget to ask Ouyang Tong to convey to Minister Ding and General Manager Wang that Liu Shuowen was full of praise for them and repeatedly asked him to express gratitude for their hospitality.

She even emphasized that she recognized Wang Yudan as her sister and never forgot her when she comes to Beijing in the future. When he received the phone call, Ouyang Tong had already returned to Yongzhou. Even if something really happened, he wouldn't speak up. He just said he wanted to wait for a while, nothing special.

That evening, Ding Yingping and Dong Shaoxian flew back to Yongzhou, while Wang Yudan and Ouyang Tong had other matters to attend to and stayed for a few more days.

Wang Yudan's matter has been completed, ask Ouyang Tong if he can go back. Ouyang Tong said that it's rare to come to Beijing once, and some relationships haven't moved yet. He wants to stay for a few more days. Wang Yudan said, 'You're paying attention, but your small company can't do business in Beijing, and now you're expanding your network in Beijing. Is it useful?'? Ouyang Tong said that he doesn't know if it's useful or not. Doing it should be better than not doing it. Since he's here, he should worship all the temples he can worship and offer to the gods he can offer.

Wang Yudan left him a box of cigarettes and told him to say hello to the office when he left, and they would come to settle the bill. Wang Yudan had someone send him to the airport, but he didn't go there.

Previously, I used to chat with Wen Yufang via text message every day. However, these days in Beijing, due to a lot of things to do and Wang Yudan's presence, I have been interrupted. However, Wen Yufang accidentally sent a text message, but Ouyang Tong didn't reply and she didn't complain. It seems that this woman is quite understanding and does not blindly entangle. This actually made Ouyang Tong have some good feelings towards her.

Because the daily schedule is very full, returning to the hotel very late, coupled with frequent drinking, it is inevitable to forget everything. That night, I forgot to charge my phone and it wasn't noon yet, so the battery ran out. When I returned to my room at night, it was already past twelve o'clock, and the first thing I did was to recharge. Just as I opened my phone, a text message came in:

When you read this message, you owe me a hug; Delete this message, owe me a kiss; If you reply, you owe me everything; If you don't reply, you're mine.

No signature, only a bad smile.

Ouyang Tong knew that this was sent by Wen Yufang. Ouyang Tong replied, 'You are Timely Rain. Just as I missed you, your message came.'.

Because it hasn't been turned on for several hours, text messages keep coming one after another. Ouyang Tong first replied to Wen Yufang before going to check those text messages, which were sent to him by the leader in the bureau, requesting him to call back as soon as possible. Ouyang Tong had already retrieved the leader's phone number, but realizing it was too late, the text message rang out again, so he gave up the idea of replying and looked at the message.

It's Wen Yufang's reply: It was eight hundred years ago, and you're only replying now. I am currently fighting with Duke Zhou. Ouyang Tong said, okay, keep fighting. I am a referee. She said, 'Pull it down, you should go back to your gentle hometown.'. He said, isn't my gentle hometown in your arms? She said, 'I am gentle in my arms, but I cannot tolerate you.'. He said, 'You haven't tried it before, how do you know?'? She said, have you ever tried drugs? If you haven't tried it before, why don't you try it? He said, in your eyes, I am equivalent to a drug? Afraid of addiction? She said she's afraid of not being able to digest. Ouyang Tong changed the topic: Have you seen Yang Dayuan recently? She said we had dinner together twice. He said, don't you dislike him? She said, is there any way? The law of human survival is like this, destined to frequently encounter people they don't like, such as someone.

Ouyang Tong was about to reply when the phone rang. He picked it up and saw that it was the leader of the Radio and Television Bureau. There must be something wrong with calling me so late. Sure enough, the leader asked him on the phone, why hasn't the device been turned on all day? Ouyang Tong said, I said the battery is gone, do you believe it? She said, 'Be poor.'. where are you? After all, he is still a staff member of the broadcasting and television industry. He ran to Beijing without taking leave, which is a major crime. He said, where else can he be? Naturally in Yongzhou. She said, isn't she at home? I called your home, but no one answered. He didn't answer directly, but asked in reverse, is there anything? She said, 'Get ready, the bureau will talk to you tomorrow.'. Ouyang Tong hesitated for a moment and asked in return, would you like to talk to me? About what? She said, are you short circuited? Of course, it's a conversation about being promoted to Deputy Director. Is he really short circuited? Promoted to deputy station chief? It's too sudden, isn't it. He said, I heard that I was not on the list reported by the bureau. She said that the situation was indeed very dramatic. The person reported by the bureau was another person, but today the approval was issued, and it was Ouyang Tong who not only raised the deputy director, but also resolved the issue. She inquired and it was said that Minister Ding did not agree. Later, the bureau reported three people, including Ouyang Tong's name, but only one was approved.

Ouyang Tong understood that everything was as expected by Wang Yudan. He called Minister Ding to Beijing this time, and although he didn't see Wu Meng himself, he was still on the line. Especially crucial is that Wu Meng became another ruler, measuring the length of Ouyang Tong in the mind of Minister Ding.

After returning, first the Taiwan Political Department approached him for a conversation, and then Director Du Chongguang approached him for a conversation. The conversation with the Political Department was very interesting. He said that the Party group of the bureau is preparing to give you some responsibilities and let you serve as the deputy director. What is your opinion? Ouyang Tong finds it funny that he was not demoted from the director to the deputy director and promoted. Who would have any objections? Isn't this nonsense? Du Chongguang's conversation was naturally insincere, and Ouyang Tong could fully imagine it. Du Chongguang said, 'I have always admired your talent. Although your ranking was low in the democratic evaluation and middle-level cadre voting this time, I firmly believe that truly talented people are not the kind of people who are widely popular. Therefore, I will stand up to public opinion and insist on promoting you.'. Ouyang Tong thought that politicians are politicians, and if he didn't know the inside story, he would probably be grateful to him.

Television stations are corporate entities and institutions, and because the Jiangnan Provincial Radio and Television Bureau and the group have not been separated, television stations still have a certain characteristic of being civil servants. For example, officials at or above the deputy department level, in name, become provincial management officials and civil servants. When appointing, it is necessary to follow the appointment procedure for cadres at or above the deputy department level in the civil service system, which needs to be publicly announced.

The opening of this channel is definitely of great significance. On the third day, I received a call from Wang Yudan. Wang Yudan said, Deputy Director Ouyang, congratulations. Ouyang Tong suddenly thought that the dramatic change in the situation, apart from the merit of recommending Wu Meng and Liu Shuowen, may also have some connection with Wang Yudan? She spoke for herself in front of Ding Ying Ping? Otherwise, how could she know about the appointment so quickly? If my guess is correct and Wang Yudan can speak up for me in front of Ding Yingping, then why didn't she help me before? Is it because I opened that channel myself, or because I helped her connect with the Wumeng line? He said, you are really well-informed. Wang Yudan didn't answer and said, 'Are you still in business now that you're an official?'? He said, 'Do it, of course you have to do it.'. Make money, who doesn't make money? Wang Yudan said, 'Okay, if you have time, come to my office.'. Ouyang Tong felt a wave of ecstasy in his heart. Did he hand over Lin Fei's advertisement to him? If that's really the case, then it's double happiness coming to our door.