Chapter 35 of September. (Two chapters in succession)

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With a lot of thought, Hou Weidong went to work in the provincial government as usual and entered the office. He first took out his small notebook and recorded his recent itinerary. There was a seminar this morning, which was an expert symposium on the important strategic thoughts of the Third Plenary Session of the 16th Central Committee on the Scientific Outlook on Development.

After the expert group arrived in Lingxi, Hou Weidong held two symposiums with them and hosted two banquets. However, in daily work, Yuan Zhentian, director of the Third Secretary, was responsible for the whole process. The morning symposium was the symposium after the first phase of the investigation.

According to Yuan Zhentian, the expert group was very serious in work and was divided into Lingxi Group, Maoyun Group and Nanbu Group. The Lingxi Group mainly investigated Lingxi City, Tiezhou City and Shazhou City. These are the three most economically developed regions in the province. The Maoyun Group mainly investigated Maoyun, Maodong and other mountainous areas. This is a mountainous area with rich resources. The Southern Group mainly investigated the southern region, which is mainly traditional agriculture.

This grouping was proposed by Hou Weidong, which is also the traditional division of labor in Lingxi. The expert group adopted Hou Weidong's opinion and conducted research in three groups according to their respective majors.

Since he entered politics, Hou Weidong's cadre experience has been very rich. He has never missed it at the level of the village, town, county, city, and province. He has worked in a comprehensive department, also in general bureaus, presided over a county work, and served as deputy in prefecture-level cities. Such rich experience is rare among cadres of his age.

Because of this resume, Hou Weidong is still quite conceited and believes in his heart that the opinions of the expert group without practical experience can only be reference. The greater role is to provide ideas. As for the specific government, it still has to come from practice.

In order to express the provincial government's attention to the expert group, the expert group discussion meeting was arranged in the conference room of Lingxi Hotel. This is a relatively high-end and modern conference room. It shows that the theme background projection of the discussion meeting and a row of tall houseplants make the conference room look solemn. Several men and women who look like journalists sat in the back row, with cameras with provincial TV station logos on the table.

Hou Weidong arrived at the conference hall on time. The vice president of Lingxi University was the head of the expert group. He was standing at the door of the conference room and talking to several experts from other places. When he saw Hou Weidong coming, he took the initiative to extend his hand and said, "Secretary-General, let's start."

Hou Weidong smiled and shook hands with the experts standing one by one. He said to Tangshan again: "Principal Tang, Governor Zhou is going to hold the provincial government executive meeting, but I really can't get away with it. I held a meeting today and brought the results of the discussion to Governor Zhou."

As the head of the expert group, Tangshan called Zhou Changquan's office and invited Zhou Changquan to the meeting. Zhou Changquan was indeed in trouble and could not come to the meeting. Secretary Chu Xiuhong conveyed Zhou Changquan's opinions to Hou Weidong.

In the officialdom, this approach is very taboo, but Tangshan is the vice president of Lingxi University, an official and an expert. Hou Weidong did not regard him as an administrative official in a strict sense, so he naturally would not remember this small detail. He met Tangshan and brought up the matter openly.

"Are the experts here?"

Tang Shan stretched his head in and looked around, and turned around and said, "Everything is here."

Hou Weidong made a gesture of walking inward and said, "The time of experts is precious. Since we are here, let's start."

Accompanied by Yuan Zhentian, Yan Chunping and others, Hou Weidong walked directly to the sign with his name written on it. While he walked, he greeted several familiar experts.

According to Hou Weidong's request, the symposium did not have a rostrum, but formed a round table. However, when the Secretary-General Hou Weidong's board was set, he habitually placed the board of Deputy Secretary-General Hou Weidong in the most prominent position.

Opposite the location was Professor Pingfan from Shanghai. Hou Weidong took the initiative to say hello and said, "Professor Ping, do you have a new feeling when you return to Lingxi this time?"

Ordinary scholars who have worked in the county have been familiar with the working methods and procedures of government agencies and smiled and said, "Lingxi has developed very quickly and has kept up with the development of the country, but there are also many unsatisfactory ones. I want to speak frankly later, and I hope the Secretary-General will forgive him."

Hou Weidong said, "Professor Ping is polite. The sharper the opinions you put forward at the meeting, the better it will be for the work of Lingxi Province. I am afraid that experts will save face for Lingxi and will not give sharp opinions."

When the meeting officially began, Director Yuan Zhentian, who presided over the meeting, gave a simple opening remark and then talked about the agenda of the meeting, saying: "First, please give a speech from all experts, second, please give a summary from Lingxi University Tangshan, and finally, please give a speech by Hou Weidong, Deputy Secretary-General of the Provincial Government."

When Yuan Zhentian talked about this, Hou Weidong interrupted: "Director Yuan, I'm sorry! Let me make a mistake. First, let me explain. Today's meeting is a symposium, a typical roundtable meeting. There are no leaders here, only experts who express opinions and non-experts like me. I suggest there are only two procedures. One is for experts to speak and everyone discuss. The other is for the head of the expert group, Vice President Tang Shan, to summarize the preliminary research and arrange the next stage of work."

Vice President Tangshan prepared the speech materials. At this time, Hou Weidong suddenly stopped talking. He felt something was wrong and smiled and said, "Secretary-General, you have to talk to let the experts clarify the ideas of the provincial government."

Hou Weidong said: "I listen to Principal Tang today. I have a learning attitude. I will speak later." He paused and said: "I have been working at the grassroots level for so many years and have some experience in social practice. I followed Governor Zhou to conduct a brief survey two days ago. At the meeting, I put forward my experience and discussed it with experts. My perspective is more focused on actual work, and I can only lead to the inspiration, so I must never speak."

These experts felt very comfortable when they saw that the deputy secretary-general of the provincial government was so modest. This is a little experience in Hou Weidong's dealing with experts. Many experts, like the elderly, need to wear high hats and like to listen to flattering words.

After Hou Weidong was humble, everyone began to speak.

The experts invited this time were all famous experts and scholars in their respective fields. They looked at the problems professionally and profoundly. Therefore, after the symposium began, the effect was better than expected. Everyone was very serious and had a higher enthusiasm for discussion.

Hou Weidong was originally a little coping, but after listening to the expert's speech, he was soon attracted. He picked up his notebook and took a lot of notes carefully.

When it was Hou Weidong's turn to speak, he said: "Development is the top priority of the Party's governance and rejuvenation of the country, but how to develop is an important issue for our Party. Before the reform and opening up, our main task was to quickly change the poor and lonely appearance. After thirty years of development, the economy has developed to a certain level. New contradictions and problems have emerged in society, and the Scientific Outlook on Development was proposed under such conditions."

"The main contradictions presented in different provinces and different regions in the province are different because of different economic development levels. For example, the main contradictions in wealthy places and the main contradictions in backward areas must be very different. Economically backward areas have a very important task, which is to develop the economy. If the economy does not develop, all social undertakings will be water without a source. While wealthy areas have a qualitative improvement problem, but no matter whether the development is fast or slow, it must revolve around comprehensive development. Coordinated development and sustainable development. I think the main problem in Lingxi is still reflected in the urban-rural gap and environmental resource constraints. Of course, regional gaps, economic and social gaps, and frequent internal contradictions within the people all exist. From the perspective of urban-rural gap, less than one kilometer from Lingxi, the rural development level lags very much, and there is not much change. Lingxi is another province with large resources, and rare metals such as non-ferrous metals occupy an important position in the economic development of Lingxi. Environmental pollution problems are quite prominent in the province..."

The symposium was very successful, the experts discussed it very enthusiastically, and Hou Weidong was indeed quite rewarding.

At noon, an expert group was invited to a banquet at the Venus Star Hotel. The host and the guests drank and had a good time. After lunch, Hou Weidong looked at the time. Just one o'clock, he stood by Yuan Zhentian beside Tangshan and said, "Director, we will send the expert group to Lingxi University. At the latest tomorrow afternoon, the department will gather the experts' opinions and make a special issue to all leaders. At the same time, some of the experts' opinions can be selected in the Lingxi Daily."

After this symposium, Hou Weidong's perfunctory intention to interpret this activity was completely eliminated. He was preparing to use these resources in his hands to make some achievements in a solid manner, and introduced the results to the main leaders of the provincial party committee and government and the people of the province through special issues and daily selections.

Precisely because he wanted to make use of the excellent resources of the expert group to add fuel to his career at a critical period, he took the initiative to send the expert group back to the hotel of Lingxi University.

Yuan Zhentian was the director. He did not stand at the height of Hou Weidong to think about the problem. He was surprised to hear that the Secretary-General wanted to send the expert group back to Lingxi University in person and said, "Secretary General, I will send the expert group to Lingxi University on your behalf."

The seminar was very enthusiastic, which made Tang Shan, vice president of Lingxi University, happy. He held Hou Weidong's hand and said: "Secretary-General, thank the Secretary-General for his support to our Lingxi University, and thank him for his support for my work. I will come to your office to report another day."

Hou Weidong held Tangshan's hand, strengthened his strength, and said, "I hope the expert group can achieve results early this time, especially in theory."

Tangshan said: "Thank you, Secretary-General for your love, don't send it to you at noon."

Hou Weidong insisted: "These experts have great minds. If Lingxi wants to develop, they must borrow their brains. It is reasonable for me, the little deputy secretary-general, to give it away."

He personally led the team and sent the expert group back to the Lingxi University Hotel. At the hotel gate, Hou Weidong shook hands with the experts one by one, and then left Lingxi University.

The experts were very fond of the young secretary-general, and when they went upstairs, they were talking in the elevator.

Ordinary feels proud and said, "Hou Weidong has a great future in Lingxi politics, and I have a fate with him. More than ten years ago, I served as secretary to the current Secretary of the Maoyun Municipal Party Committee. I am the ex and Hou Weidong is the latter."

A professor joked: "Professor Ping, if you don't change careers, you will definitely be an important member of the party now."

Pingfan said: "I am not a ingredient for official rice, I know this. The environment inside is too complicated. Hou Weidong is not simple. As long as there is no accident, he will sooner or later be a tyrant."

(End of Chapter 821)

Chapter 822 Choice is the norm in life (Part 1)

September Chapter 36.

I wish you a happy holiday and thank you for your support to Xiaoqiao.

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After leaving the school gate, Hou Weidong felt aroused and said, "Walking on May 1st Road, the car will drive slowly. Let me take a look at the construction along the way."

Xiao Geng's car was driving well. He was a demobilized soldier and was able to carry out the leader's intentions. After ordering, the car drove slowly and soon arrived at Guo Lan's storefront.

When Guo Lan opened the storefront, Hou Weidong drove alone to quietly see the storefront. He thought the location was really good. Then he followed Zhou Changquan to investigate and did not ask about Guo Lan. Today he had arrived at Lingxi University. He wanted to take a look at the situation of Guo Lan's storefront.

In Hou Weidong's heart, he disagreed with opening a clothing store. Each piece of clothing is not priced at this size, even if the business is good, how much profit can it be in a year? But Guo Lan has a strong sense of self-esteem, and he has been thinking about using more appropriate methods to help her overcome the difficulties.

When the car drove to May 1st Road, Hou Weidong saw Guo Lan's storefront from a distance. The storefront had been simply decorated and opened. This was a storefront that was so ordinary that it was honestly written on the storefront, and there was no fancy decoration.

Although it was noon, there were still many customers who looked like students walking in and out, and the business seemed to be pretty good. Hou Weidong thought about Mrs. Guo’s wife’s condition and then thought about Guo Lan’s clothing store. He couldn’t help but shake his head.

Back at the provincial government office, Hou Weidong made a pot of Yang Maofeng and tasted it carefully. Then he called Guo Lan.

"Today I arrived at Lingxi University and saw your storefront along the way. Overall, I felt pretty good. I didn't park the car. I looked in the car and there were several people coming in and out."

"The business only opened yesterday. The main ones who entered the store were students. I had no experience in doing business. I plan to look at it for two more days before returning to Shanghai." After the business opened, due to the low-priced measures, the clothing tasted good. Guo Lan sold a lot on the first day of opening, and her confidence increased greatly. But she knew that Hou Weidong was doing big business, so she probably didn't like these small money, so she didn't talk to her about specific things.

"When will you leave?"

"I'm going to leave the day after tomorrow."

"Are you taking a plane?"

"Take a train, sleep on the train at night, and you will arrive the next morning."

"Have the matters in the store been arranged?"

"My cousin is here, she is quite capable. In terms of business model, I use clear price tags. Each clothing stipulates the specific price. Without bargaining, I directly link sales volume to the salary of my cousin and employees. I can supervise it based on shipment volume and inventory. Overall, the price of foreign trade clothing is relatively low, and students should be able to accept it. Moreover, the bargaining of various clothing stores is very powerful now, and everyone doesn't trust it. If my store does not bargain or bargain, I may win trust."

Hou Weidong praised: "You are still quite business-minded. There are horses with horse roads and cars with roads. As long as you make money, the business model you choose is the most suitable for you."

Guo Lan whispered: "Thank you for your encouragement."

While making a phone call, Hou Weidong looked through the schedule and said, "Do you have any arrangements tonight? I want to come to your hut to have dinner and practice it for you." The reason why he proposed to go to the hut today was mainly because he was worried that there would be other arrangements tomorrow and the night after tomorrow. It would be better to practice it earlier than to practice it later.

Guo Lan stopped being pretentious and said, "What do you want to eat, I'll buy it."

"Last time I went to your house, I ate a few dishes, and it felt pretty good." The last time Hou Weidong went to Guo Lan's house to have dinner was a few years ago. Guo's dishes are mainly light and fresh, and they pay more attention to the original flavor of the dishes, which is different from the style of Lingxi Chong, Spicy and Super Nutish.

"I'll make a few light dishes. If you're away for a long time, big fish and meat are not good for your health."

Guo Lan put down the phone and her face felt a little hot. Hou Weidong came to have dinner at night, and she knew very well what else to do besides eating.

After a long relationship, she had completely accepted Hou Weidong physically and psychologically. The only hurdle that she could not overcome was the fact that she was a lover, which was also an eternal pain in her heart and an important factor that she could not forgive herself. But morality is one thing, love is another. After countless struggles, she could not make up for the determination to break up. This is like heroin, which clearly knows it is poisonous, but she is addicted to it.

She came to the bathroom and looked at herself carefully in the mirror. Although her face was not weak, she still felt deep sadness.

While I was pitying myself in the mirror, my phone rang. It was my cousin's call. She said, "Lanlan. Didn't you say you wanted to advertise in the newspaper yesterday to do some publicity? I used to have a colleague in the silk threading factory working in the provincial newspaper. I called her and wait for a while to bring a few colleagues to come over to see her. You can ask her to help do some publicity."

Guo Lan only thought that her cousin’s friend was a tabloid reporter, but she didn’t care too much, and said, “Okay, as long as the advertising fee is not too expensive, you can promote it appropriately. But if it is too expensive, I still have to consider the cost.”

My cousin said, "My colleagues are all in the laboratory. I graduated from technical secondary school. She graduated from college and has a good relationship. She will definitely agree to help. We have made an appointment to meet at three o'clock. You can come here at that time."

"Okay, I'll come here then." Guo Lan put down the phone and went downstairs. She went to the mall not far away to buy some shrimps, mushrooms, yellow croaker and seasonings, and came back to put them in the kitchen.

She lay on the bed and slept for a while, but when she thought that Hou Weidong was coming, she couldn't sleep well. She opened her eyes and looked at the ceiling for a while, got up, and wiped the cottage carefully.

While wiping the kitchen, Guo Lan frowned and looked at the kitchen bowls and utensils. These bowls and utensils were all ordinary white porcelain bowls and utensils. They were taken out and placed on the dining table. They always looked thick and stupid. She went to the mall again and chose a set of Jingdezhen ceramics with white porcelain and green flowers.

At 2:30, Guo Lan took the bus to Lingxi University's May 1st Road, and arrived at May 1st Road. Just 2:50, he walked into the door of the "Shanghai Foreign Trade Clothing" store, and it was exactly three o'clock. As a cadre who had been trained for many years in the Organization Department, her work style is very rigorous and her style is relatively solid. She said that she arrived at the store at 3 o'clock, and the error was less than one minute.

At this time, several young women had already arrived in the store. One of the plump and capable women was talking to her cousin.

This woman is Duan Ying, who works in Lingxi Daily. She and Guo Lan’s cousin were in the laboratory. Although her cousin had a lower education, she was familiar with the worker. She also briefly worked as Duan Ying as a master. The two were laid off at the same time, so they had a good relationship.

Duan Ying drove to the store with a few sisters from the club. She walked around the store and was not very interested in the low-priced clothing here, but she was quite appreciative of the business model of the store. She said: "The clothes you have here are of good quality and tasteful, suitable for students and white-collar workers. How could it be so cheap?"

The cousin of the Guo family said: "This is a foreign trade clothing sent directly from the factory. Some are the last goods, some have a small amount of defects, and they have not been sold through the middle wholesale, so of course they are cheap." She looked up and saw Guo Lan entering the door and said: "The boss is here. This is my cousin Guo Lan. She used to work in Yi Yang."

The cousin of the Guo family said: "This is Duan Ying, my former colleague at the silk threading factory, and now he is a big reporter at Lingxi Daily."

Guo Lan did not expect that her cousin’s colleague was working in Lingxi Daily, and introduced herself: “I am Guo Lan and I used to work in Yiyang.”

Duan Ying had long recognized Guo Lan. She didn't expect that her colleague's cousin was Guo Lan. Guo Lan was once a flower from the Organization Department of the Yiyang County Party Committee and was very famous in the agency. She smiled and said, "No need to introduce it, I know you. You are famous in Yiyang."
To be continued...