C111 walking procedure (1/2)
”It's not that we're afraid, it's just that I feel that this is inappropriate, not in terms of procedure. We are a department room from a newspaper, and we seem to have no right to receive donations from society. We should report this to the Party committee. I said thoughtfully.
”Going through the procedures?” Chen Jing suddenly sneered: ”If I go with the program, it's gone, this machine will never reach the Department of Public Information. Back then, Liu Yue wanted to accompany department room with a few cameras, and contacted a sponsor to bring him the machine, then she happily took off the program, and first reported it to the Party committee, then handed the machine over to the Department of Public Information, in the end, she asked the members of each of the four committees, saying that they gave their leader a set of tools, it's laughable, four people, when did they write about the Newsletter, and when did they take a picture of the news? This is a lesson from the past, a lesson from the future. Now, you have to go through the process, hmph … I think you are planning to set up another interview machine for your leader … I think it's better if you don't go through with this program. I'll send the computer back to them. I'd rather not have this computer, than to let you use it to send a favor to the Leader! ”
”Why do you say that? I don't have any intention of giving out favors, I just want to perfect the formalities,” I said.
”You really are a young pedant,” Chen Jing ridiculed me. ”Look at those editing rooms, the BB machine hanging on your waist, those interview machine s and cameras, how did you get them? Wasn't this all exchanged with a script? Which department room went through the procedures and submitted it? They all knew that once they handed it in, it would be gone and they would be expropriated by the leader … Which department room's director had the ability, which department room's personnel would feel comfortable and comfortable. They understood it all, as long as they did not kick their asses, as long as it was related to their own work, it would not be a problem … … After all, as long as they did not push their money into their pockets, as long as it was not related to their work, it would not be a problem. Secretary Ma had long known about this, he had always kept an eye on this matter, because he did not have the time to meddle, since he wanted the horses to not eat the grass, they had to run fast too. He did not give up on the idea of giving funds, so the department room had to think of their own ways, which naturally saved him a lot of trouble.
”But …” I was still hesitating, and I had a feeling that something was wrong.
”Alright, Senior Officer,” Chen Jing said to me in a sarcastic tone, ”You are currently studying in the Party School, your future is bright. Your progress is more important … I am the temporary manager, I do not need you to take responsibility for this. If anything happens, I will take responsibility, I have already accepted this responsibility, my colleagues in department room already know about this, all of them anxiously waiting for this opportunity. Although this does not conform to the procedures, I will not let my colleagues down, I cannot let them down … ”Just pretend I didn't tell you about this matter, just pretend you didn't know. Don't delay your future by not knowing about this …”
I was agitated by Chen Jing's words. I stared at Chen Jing and thought for a while: ”Since you have accepted it, and everyone knows about it, since you said it earlier, then …. I'll allocate it to everyone for now. When my Party School ends, I'll write a report to the Committee to explain … ”Everyone needs this machine. I am an organic man, I don't need the extra one. Keep it safe. After I finish typing out my report, we will hand it over to the Party committee together …”
”Mm …” That's fine too, ”Chen Jing laughed and patted me on the shoulder:” That's right, minor official, when you do things in the newspaper, you don't have to be too orthodox. The orthodox way of doing things is to suffer, because the leadership you face isn't the orthodox way of leading others … What you said just now was right. We'll use the computer to finish the report first, then we'll cut it off and play it later. I don't believe that our leader will snatch the computer back from us when the time comes … You have to know, how important are interview machine to us, this is practically our spear in battle, with interview machine, we are truly like tigers adding wings, but, what about those leaders, who can do anything with interview machine? Wasn't it all for the sake of his family? Wasn't the camera an example? has become a family camera... ”
”When I'm sending the message to everyone, let me tell everyone that I have to keep a low profile and not spread it around. It's not good to spread it.” ”No,” I said.
”I know, you can rest easy,” Chen Jing looked at me with a face full of disappointment, and said unhappily: ”I am now the temporary supervisor, so you might as well pretend that you don't know about this, and just pretend that I didn't tell you about it. If something happens, I'll just shoulder the burden, what's the big deal!”
At that moment, I knew that the disappointment in Chen Jing's eyes must have been because my performance was extremely unmanly, lacking courage and decisiveness.
Chen Jing wasn't the only one who felt this way. In fact, I felt the same way myself.
I admit that what Chen Jing said was reasonable, it fit with the current situation of the newspapers at that time, and also fit with the rules of that era. But that day, somehow, I couldn't let go of it.
Nowadays, what was reasonable? What was unreasonable? If you didn't commit a crime, that was reasonable. If you committed a crime, that was unreasonable.
I spent the next few days in a state of uneasiness, afraid that something might go wrong. On the one hand, I desperately wanted to equip my colleagues with interview weapons, and on the other hand, I was also afraid of making a mistake. As for my worries about what might go wrong or what might go wrong, I couldn't say for sure.
In the blink of an eye, more than a few days had passed, yet nothing had happened. My heart was at peace.
When Chen Jing was reporting her work, he mocked me, ”Director Jiang, I really can't tell. But at this critical moment, your guts are all gone, it seems like this three to four months old middle school kid didn't learn everything in vain. He learnt a lot of things, learned a lot of things … Look, isn't this all right? With interview machine, it's much more convenient to interview, and much more efficient to write much better quality and quantity, so we have done a lot of good things, good for the job, good for the group, good for the overall situation, why should we be afraid of doing good things, it's not like we need to be full of money … ”
I smiled bitterly. ”Alright, stop mocking and ridiculing me. You're right, alright …”
”I don't care who I am talking about, whether it's right or wrong, I'm talking about the big picture, the newspaper, everyone from a small point of view, from a small point of view, it's all because of you,” Chen Jing said as she curled her lips at me, ”Your Party school's learning is about to end, and my hundred days of hosting it will also come to an end. By the time you return, this Public Information Department's performance will have increased. Remember, boss, you are our boss, we work, one for the newspaper, one for ourselves, and one for you, just like how you work for the newspaper, and at the same time, for the Secretary Ma … ”
I was struck dumb by Chen Jing's words. After a while, I scratched my head and said, ”Let's go and take some time to thank the Boss Wang in the north. We'll have to thank them after using their things.”
”Boss Wang is very loyal and generous, there is no need to be so polite. This small amount of money, to him, is like a drizzle …” pursed his lips and laughed, then said: ”If you want to thank me, thank me, then I will pass your thanks to Boss Wang on to that time.”
I smiled at Chen Jing: ”You can't be the one thanking him. How about this, when he returns, I will go with you. Special thanks!”
”Alright, then that's it!” Chen Jing said: ”When he returns, your Party School's studies will be over and you will also be back in power. I will then step down from the stage … ”Aiya, you've been studying for three whole months at this school. It's so fast, my addiction isn't enough yet, and it's over already …”
I laughed: ”Chen Jing, you have been doing really well these past three months. You really have the ability to be an administrator, the quality of a middle-ranking official …”