As soon as Li Zhichao pushed open the private room, Li Rui saw Gao Hongliang, director of the Municipal Bureau of Industry and Commerce, who was sitting on the sofa in the middle of the private room, and saw that he also turned his face to look over, and hurriedly squeezed out an apologetic and respectful smile, walked over quickly, and at the same time put the briefcase in the corner of the sofa, stretched out his hands to shake hands with him, and said with a smile: "I'm really sorry, it's too late, let you wait for a long time, I'm really sorry, you must be considerate." ”

Gao Hongliang saw that he bowed very much, and he also felt that he had a good face, and he also stretched out his hands to shake him, and said with a smile: "Li Chu, aren't you polite? Anyway, it's okay at night, what's wrong with waiting a little longer? Haha, please take a seat, please take a seat." Xiao Li, quickly get wine for your old classmate. ”

Li Zhichao saw that he respectfully called Li Rui "Li Chu", but he called himself "Xiao Li", respectfully and respectfully to him, but he was arrogant to himself, and his heart was sour, but he couldn't help but agree, on the contrary, he had to agree with a smile and very affectionately: "Yes, I'll take it immediately." Sit down, Director, I have this kind of trivial matter, and you can say whatever you want. As he spoke, he walked over to the coffee table and poured his wine.

In addition to Gao Hongliang in the private room, there was another middle-aged man in his forties, after seeing Gao Hongliang get up, he also got up, watching him shake hands with Li Rui with a smile on his face, and later saw Li Zhichao coming over with a foreign wine with ice, so he beckoned: "Zhichao!"

Li Zhichao walked up to him and said softly, "Wang Ju, what do you command?"

This Wang Ju took the glass of wine from his hand, didn't say anything to him, walked to Li Rui's side, and when he finished greeting Gao Hongliang, he handed over the wine glass, and said with a smile: "Li Chu, your wine." Li Rui sighed, hurriedly took it from his hand, and saw that he was more faced, so he asked: "Thank you, forgive me for being clumsy, you are ......" Wang Ju smiled: "I am the deputy director of our Shibei Industrial and Commercial Branch, my name is Wang Kuan, and I will ask Li to take care of me in the future." Li Rui thought to himself, you are the deputy director in power, I am just a little secretary with no authority with the title of a department, what can I take care of you, and said with a smile: "You are polite, you will take care of me more in the future." ”

The three of them got to know each other, said politely to each other, and humbly sat down on the sofa.

Gao Hongliang and Li Rui sat on the sofa in the middle, and Wang Kuan and Li Zhichao sat on the sofa outside.

Seeing that Li Rui and Gao Hongliang had already started talking, Li Zhichao asked Wang Kuan in a low voice: "Wang Ju, do you want to call the princess?" Wang Kuan glanced at the two leaders, shook his head slightly, and said, "Wait." ”

Gao Hongliang asked, "Is Li Zhi thirty-five years old this year?" Li Rui shook his head and said, "After the Chinese New Year's Eve, he will be thirty years old." Gao Hongliang said in surprise: "Oh, I see that you are mature and steady, I thought you were at least thirty-five, but I didn't expect you to be less than thirty." As the saying goes, you are not yet thirty, and you have already made a secretary to the secretary of the municipal party committee, which can be said to be young and promising. Li Rui smiled slightly and said, "The high game is falsely praised, it's just a little bit of luck." Gao Hongliang shook his head and said: "How is it a false praise? Behind any successful person, there is not only luck, but also strength." Brother, if you don't have the strength, the secretary of the municipal party committee won't look at it, and even if you do, it won't take so long. ”

As the saying goes, a thousand wear it, and a sycophant doesn't wear it. Li Rui was slapped by him, his body was extremely comfortable from top to bottom, especially in his heart, he was even more happy, thinking about how to repay Li Yi, seeing that his wine glass was half empty, he got up and took the wine bottle, refilled it for him, and said: "Gao Ju, I'm late today, so, I apologize for your glass, do you think it's okay?"

Gao Hongliang said briskly: "Why is it not good? However, I have a proposal. Li Rui smiled: "Please speak about the high bureau." Gao Hongliang said: "Let's have a drink together, after this cup is drunk, don't call me a high bureau Li Division, you call me a brother, I call you a brother, let's be close to each other, what do you think?" Li Rui was flattered and said: "How can it be done? Isn't that no respect and respect?" Gao Hongliang raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Hey, this is already off work, so don't follow the officialdom anymore." Here, we are friends and brothers. Li Rui then said: "Then I will be cheeky to take advantage of you, hehe." ”

The more they talked, the closer they became, each picked up his wine glass and touched it, and drank it in a big gulp.

Wine, especially wine on the rocks, is naturally not drunk like this. However, any imported product changes as soon as it arrives in China. Wise and flexible Chinese can always use various things to make their own articles with whims and adaptations. Just like now, Li Rui and Gao Hongliang will add ice wine to the end in order to show their affection, if they are seen by people with style and taste, they will definitely laugh at the two of them for being vulgar and tasteless, but in this private room, no one said no.

Li Zhichao watched Li Rui and Gao Hongliang laughing and toasting on the side, and he was so jealous in his heart that he couldn't do it, but he couldn't do anything but say in his heart, "Why did this kid take shit luck and climb so high all of a sudden?", seeing that the two put the empty cup on the coffee table, they hurriedly got up and left their seats, and went over to pour wine for the two.

Li Rui saw him come over to pour wine, and had the heart to help him say good things in front of Gao Hongliang, after all, he had already come, since he came, he would help him, but he felt that he was not very familiar with Gao Hongliang, so he suppressed this idea first, thinking that he would talk to this Gao Ju for a while, and when the relationship between them was really close, it would not be too late to help Li Zhichao say good things, sooner or later it is the same meaning, saying it early may not be useful, and saying it late may not be useless.

Li Zhichao poured wine for the two and went back, seeing that Li Rui had not given him a good word in front of Gao Hongliang, he was a little anxious.

Wang Kuan got up and walked over, hunched over and asked the two leaders for instructions: "Division Li, director, did you call the two girls to come and wait? ”

Gao Hongliang smiled slightly, looked at Li Rui and asked, "Brother, you have an idea." Li Rui waved his hand and said: "No, no, no matter whether it is about age or level, you are respected by your brother, how can I trespass? Gao Hongliang's eyes showed a look of appreciation, and he said that this person jumped to a high position at a young age, but it is rare to be humble and observe the festival and know how to advance and retreat, no wonder the secretary of the municipal party committee picked him to be a secretary, and he really knows how to be a man, and said with a smile: "Okay, then I will speak." After speaking, he nodded to Wang Kuan and said, "Let the manager pick the most beautiful one." ”

Wang Kuan smiled and nodded in agreement, turned around and returned to Li Zhichao, explained a few words to him, and then went out to call the princess.

Of the four people here, Li Zhichao's grade was the lowest, not to mention that he organized this time to beg for help, so of course he was responsible for everything here.

Li Rui chatted with Gao Hongliang: "The Industrial and Commercial Bureau is a good unit." Gao Hongliang shook his head and said: "Alas, brother, you don't know, the Industrial and Commercial Bureau is the old yellow calendar." When I was in school, I had two classmates who had a good relationship, and my parents worked in the district industrial and commercial bureau, and my family was quite wealthy, and I was one of the first people in the urban area to install program-controlled telephones. Gao Hongliang asked, "When are you talking about?" Li Rui said: "When I was in junior high school, it was fifteen or sixteen years ago. Gao Hongliang smiled and said, "What you said is really the old yellow calendar." After speaking, he sighed: "It's completely impossible now." ”

Gao Hongliang explained: "In the past, industrial and commercial taxation was indeed very good, mainly because the market economy did not develop from the nineties of the last century to the beginning of this century, and the administrative licensing was not standardized, so the industrial and commercial departments had great rights to apply for licenses. But now, all departments have been established and improved, and all kinds of pre-approval have taken away the rights of the industrial and commercial bureau. In addition, the national fee system has also been standardized, and there used to be market management fees and individual management fees, although they were formal fees, but they could be returned with finance. Not to mention that in the past, it was possible to charge indiscriminately, such as membership fees for individuals and private enterprises, corporate training fees, etc., which can be directly entered into the small treasury. Now that the two fees have been cancelled, the indiscriminate charges have been investigated tightly, and of course there is no source of income. ”

Li Rui understood a little, nodded, and asked: "In addition to fees, doesn't the Industrial and Commercial Bureau still have the power to punish enterprises? Gao Hongliang smiled bitterly: "You are right, the Industrial and Commercial Bureau has a lot of power to punish economic violations, trademarks, advertising, and unfair competition can all be punished, but first, the means of coercion are limited, and the enterprise ignores you. Besides, the government also needs taxes, and as long as there are taxes, what do you care about counterfeiting? So, sometimes even if we want to find out those who are counterfeiting, the government will keep it. Therefore, the status of the industrial and commercial bureau in various government agencies is now much less than before. ”

Rao is hearing these words, Li Rui still can't believe that the former rich industrial and commercial bureau will fall to such a miserable state, this is really "thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi", at this time, looking at this heroic high bureau, it is not natural to feel that he is not as high as just now.

Gao Hongliang was aroused by him, and it was difficult to stop for a while, and said: "In the final analysis, those who can charge, manage the budget, can procure, have three industries, have industry monopolies, can arrest people and go to jail, and sentence people to prison, these departments are good." Civil affairs have money, taxes and taxes, construction and transportation commissions have projects, public security and law have power, and water conservancy and electric power industries have monopolies, these units are good units. The current industrial and commercial bureau is not worthy of carrying shoes for these units. After saying this, he shook his head again and again in frustration, and couldn't help but pick up his wine glass and swallow a large sip of wine.