Chapter 15 Accidents in the Ribbon Cutting (Part 1)
Today is the first day Huang Anguo officially took office as Wang Kaiping's secretary. He came to the office early, tidied up Wang Kaiping's desk, cleaned up the floor, poured the tea on the coffee table, and looked at it. After seeing that nothing happened, Huang Anguo sat down and waited for Wang Kaiping. According to the arrangement he accepted yesterday, Wang Kaiping was going to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the opening of Tiandu International Trade Center today. Huang Anguo, as Wang Kaiping's secretary, also had to go there together.
At eight o'clock, Wang Kaiping arrived at the office very on time.
Huang Anguo quickly made a pot of tea for him first. Although Huang Anguo didn't know how to drink tea, he knew that these teas were the best. At least the teas there did not emit this pure fragrance when he worked in the Secretariat before.
Wang Kaiping took a sip of tea, rested for a few minutes, and then said to Huang Anguo, "Let's go, Anguo, let's go out now."
"Secretary Wang, the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the International Trade Center is nine o'clock. Will it be a bit early now?" Huang Anguo reminded.
"No, let's take a short walk along the streets of Tiandu first. I want to take a look at the appearance of Tiandu City." Wang Kaiping said.
"Oh, OK, then I'll arrange a car here."
At this time, just as Wang Kaiping was about to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony, the workers of Tiandu Iron and Steel Plant also gathered in the bar of the Iron and Steel Plant. This bar was the original production workshop. Later, the steel plant was unable to start production for a long time, so the workers turned one of the production workshops into a simple bar and named it the Workers Bar.
It's only 8 o'clock in the morning, but there are hundreds of workers gathered in the bar, as if they are arguing about something, and it's very noisy inside.
"Everyone, be quiet, listen to me," a rough voice inside said loudly, and the others gradually became quiet.
"I heard that the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the International Trade Center today, the new provincial party secretary will also go over. A few years ago, we all invested all our hard-earned money, but now this steel factory has become like this. We have no money on hand. We live a life of having a meal but not a meal. What should we do if our children go to school? What should we do if our elderly parents at home want to see a doctor? We have always wanted to get the fundraising funds from the municipal government, but we have not received any response. Today we will ask the new provincial party secretary for an explanation. I don't believe that he doesn't care about the life or death of hundreds of us. What do you think?" The rough voice said loudly.
"Li Gui, you are gathering people to cause trouble, it is illegal. Don't be so impulsive." An old voice said at this time.
"Master, don't worry. Look at what life we live now. Don't your children go to school?" Li Gui said.
This old man is Li Gui's master, named Sun Fu. He took Li Gui into the factory and taught him skills at the beginning. Li Gui has always respected him very much. "Yes, the child's father, don't worry, they are just going to ask for an explanation, not causing trouble." Sun Fu's wife also said at this time, and Sun Fu sighed and said nothing.
"Let's go and ask for an explanation, what do you think?" Li Gui said loudly again.
"good!"
"good!"
At this time, other workers also agreed, and hundreds of workers drove towards the direction of the trade center in several large trucks.
Sitting in the back seat of the car, Wang Kaiping looked at the situation where the car passed by and couldn't help but praise, "In the past year, Tiandu City's appearance has made some progress compared to before. It can be said that it has gone further. Just looking at the appearance of this city, Tiandu City will not be worse than any place in the country. In addition, the rapid development of Tiandu's economy in recent years, Tiandu can now catch up with some major cities along the coast in terms of overall strength."
"Yes, Secretary Wang, Tiandu City is indeed very beautiful now. It gives me the feeling that it is environmentally friendly and full of humanistic atmosphere. I want to settle down in Tiandu City for the rest of my life." Huang Anguo, who was sitting in the passenger seat, replied with a smile.
"Haha, if you are like me in the future, you will often be transferred to other places to work. It is difficult to settle in one place." Wang Kaiping shook his head and smiled.
The car drove along the road in Tiandu City for nearly twenty minutes. Huang Anguo looked at the time and was already eight twenty, so he asked Wang Kaiping, "Secretary Wang, are we going to go to the trade center now, otherwise we will be afraid that time will be tight later."
"Yes!" Wang Kaiping said little by little.
The car stopped at the Tiandu International Trade Center. Police were already maintaining order. When they saw the car with the license plate with Jiang c00001 (because I don’t know much about the license plate, please forgive me if there is any error) stopped. Several policemen next to them came over to clear a road. The policeman in the leading position was wearing two bars and one star. The leader of the Tiandu Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government who had been waiting at the door quickly came up. The leader was Luo Jun, a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Tiandu Municipal Party Committee, "Secretary Wang, you are here!" Luo Jun said with a smile.
"Well, I've been waiting here for a long time. The weather is so hot. Find a place to sit first and don't let so many people stand in the sun." Although it's only a little over 8:30 now, since it's summer, it's already hotter now.
"Several lounges have been prepared there. Secretary Wang, let's go there first to rest." Luo Jun said.
"Okay." Wang Kaiping walked in front, while Luo Jun walked beside him, and although Huang Anguo was of low level, he was Wang Kaiping's secretary, so he also stood on the other side of Wang Kaiping. Several other department-level leaders in Tiandu City could only stand behind, but these are customs and no one said anything. Besides, the seventh rank official in front of the prime minister was not the prime minister of ancient times, but he was also a provincial chief. As his secretary, no one dared to offend him. This is why Wang Kaiping warned Huang Anguo not to do some illegal things under the guise of his secretary. Just now, Luo Jun also saw that Huang Anguo came down with Wang Kaiping. He knew that he was Wang Kaiping's secretary, and he also greeted him with a smile.
"Will Governor Zhao come today?" Wang Kaiping asked.
"Governor Zhao happened to have other arrangements today, so he couldn't come here." Luo Jun replied.
In the lounge, Luo Jun first talked with Wang Kaiping for a while, and gave the opportunity to perform to Mayor Zhong Lin, who had been with him for five years. If Luo Jun did not rise after this term, he would retreat. For his partner, he also hoped to help him so that he could take over his position as he wished. There is still a big difference between the mayor and the municipal party secretary. Moreover, in the provincial capital of Tiandu, the municipal party secretary is the title of member of the provincial party committee, which is half a level higher than other prefecture-level cities. You should know that at the level of a prefecture-level mayor, it is rare to go up to half a level, so Zhong Lin also hopes that he can take over Luo Jun's position very much. So, at this moment, Zhong Lin secretly thanked Luo Jun for giving him this opportunity. If he could leave a good impression on Secretary Wang, it would be even more beneficial for his smooth success in the future.
Zhong Lin calmed down and then reported the general overview to Wang Kaiping. Wang Kaiping would occasionally ask questions. At this time, the others seized the opportunity and continued a few words from time to time. Those leading cadres who did not interfere were secretly angry in their hearts why they reacted half a beat slower than others.
Huang Anguo was sitting near the door. At this time, he was not sitting next to Wang Kaiping. According to his level, it was already very good to have him sit. Many deputy department-level cadres could only go to other lounges and were not qualified to enter this lounge. At this time, Huang Anguo kept observing the expressions and reactions of everyone, as well as paying attention to the way of speaking in personal conversations. The current situation is undoubtedly a lively on-site teaching for him, and he is also crazy about absorbing nutrition from it.
At this time, a man who was also a secretary walked to Luo Jun and said softly, "Secretary Luo, the time is up, and now it's ready outside."
"Okay, I understand." Luo Jun nodded.
"Secretary Wang, it's ready outside. Please see if we are going out to cut the ribbon now." Luo Jun asked Wang Kaiping while the crowd was not talking.
"Oh, it's already nine o'clock, then we're out now." Wang Kaiping looked at the time and said.
At the opening ceremony, Mayor Zhong Lin delivered the opening speech, and then Wang Kaiping went up to make a few short speeches. These were all formulaic contents. Huang Anguo, who was standing behind, couldn't help feeling a little bored and his eyes floated around. At this time, he suddenly saw an unusual picture of an unusual picture. Several large trucks stopped around the trade center, full of people dressed by workers, and a few hundred people were counted at a rough count. Why are these people doing here? There is no construction site next to them. Besides, even if there is one, they will not be able to do homework at this time this morning. Huang Anguo couldn't help but feel confused. He looked over carefully and wanted to see what was going on.
I saw those people want to come, but were blocked by the police. The two sides gradually became quarrels, and the quarrels became louder and louder, which attracted the attention of the people here. Wang Kaiping also looked over. At this time, the people dressed by workers had already pulled up banners with the words "Repay us for fundraising!" "Repay our hard-earned money!" "The government wants to give us an explanation!" and other slogans.
"What's going on?" Wang Kaiping frowned and asked Luo Jun next to him.
"Secretary Wang, this matter will be difficult to explain for a while. I think it's better to stabilize the emotions of the workers there first, so as not to get bigger and bigger later." Luo Jun said.
"Okay!" Wang Kaiping nodded in agreement.
"Old Zhong, hurry up and calm the workers' emotions." Luo Jun looked at Zhong Lin and said.
At this time, Zhong Lin was already in a cold sweat. The ribbon-cutting ceremony turned out like this. These workers were all workers from Tiandu Iron and Steel Factory. Zhong Lin knew about it and knew the reason why they came today. These workers were often in trouble before, and he had received reports from his subordinates. Unexpectedly, these workers chose to make trouble at this time! He couldn't help but secretly regret that he did not arrange some police forces to watch them carefully yesterday.
There is no other way now, so it is important to let them leave first, Zhong Lin thought.
"Slowly, don't take any extreme measures or words to those workers when they pass later. Tell them carefully. If you have any questions, can you sit down and talk calmly?" Wang Kaiping called Zhong Lin and ordered.
"Okay, Secretary Wang, I understand." Zhong Lin nodded.
"Everyone, let me tell you that today is the ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of the International Trade Center. If you have anything to do, can you wait until today and let's talk about it?" Zhong Lin said loudly to the hundreds of workers in front of him with a loudspeaker.
"No, Mayor Zhong, we no longer believe in the municipal government. You have never given any explanation for our request. Today we are here to ask the new provincial party secretary for an explanation. If we can't see others, we won't leave." A voice sounded.
"You are making trouble. You have explained your fundraising funds several times. Why are you still not sure about it?" Zhong Lin said angrily.
"We don't understand the things you explained about the market economy, and we don't care. We just need to ask for money. Your municipal government can't give us it. We are like the province asking for an explanation." Another voice sounded.
"yes!"
"good!"
The others echoed, and looking at the excited emotions of the workers, Zhong Lin was so angry that he was dying. There were hundreds of people here, and I don’t know who were fanning the flames. Zhong Lin was the mayor of a provincial capital city. Now he is a scholar who meets soldiers. It’s hard to explain.
"What exactly should you do to go back?" Zhong Lin asked.
"We have just said that as long as we meet the new Secretary Wang, we will ask for an explanation, we will go back." Someone in the crowd replied.
"You." Zhong Lin was in a dilemma now. If he didn't ask Secretary Wang to come, he probably wouldn't disperse. But if he asked Secretary Wang to come, seeing that these workers are so excited, they might do anything extraordinary. If he hurt Secretary Wang, it would be a great sin.
Chapter completed!