It stands to reason that it is reasonable for superiors and subordinates to celebrate New Years, red and white events, and some ceremonial exchanges of money and materials. (.Pure text) The ancients paid attention to giving gifts with a name.
For example, giving gifts during the Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival is a sign of happiness, and giving gifts at weddings and funerals is a sign of politeness. This is no longer the case today, such as the Dragon Boat Festival, Double Ninth Festival, Qingming Festival, even Valentine's Day, Christmas, etc., as long as you find an excuse, you will think of ways to give them.
Powerful people can even celebrate birthdays several times a year on different days, moons, and times. Those who have direct jurisdiction and subordinate relationships with each other should send gifts, and those who have no such relationship but are of use value should also send gifts.
In the past, gifts of local products had to be secretive, but now gifts of gold, U.S. dollars, and RMB are done directly. In the past few years, the slogan "go for money, go for money" has been popular in urban and rural areas across the country, and later it directly evolved into "go for money."
"Advance" refers to grassroots officials at the county and city levels who go directly to the capital to find national ministries and commissions, bypassing higher levels such as cities and provinces, and approve projects, request funds, and build relationships through relationships with fellow villagers, classmates, and friends.
Seek benefits.
Many places have tasted the benefits of this, and have allocated special funds, personnel, and funds to devote all their efforts to this kind of cooperation, thus breeding a larger and more serious gift-giving trend.
In Chinese characters, expressions such as "visit" and "visit" are originally elegant, but after being immersed in officialdom, they gradually went against their original meaning and changed their taste, becoming a lingo for giving gifts and bribes.
Moreover, today's official etiquette is far less regulated than in ancient times. This kind of indiscriminate gifting without rules is often more terrifying than those rules, and it is also a kind of blasphemy against history and culture.
However, everything is constantly evolving and changing. So is Yu Yan’s view on gift-giving. Since working in the Municipal Party Committee, especially as Zhang Siwen’s secretary, he has witnessed and even personally participated in various gift-giving processes. Yu Yan gradually understands that gift-giving is not only
It is an integral part of China's long history and culture, and it is also an organic organization of today's Chinese officialdom. It has penetrated into every blood vessel and every cell of Chinese society, including officialdom, and its power is comparable to that of Archimedes.
I have been looking forward to it for a long time, and I have been working hard to move the fulcrum of the earth.
From this point of view, after several years of practice, how can a secretary like Yu Yan not be familiar with gift-giving, a required course in officialdom?
"Gift-giving is a science, it can also be said to be an art." Zhang Siwen said without any hint of joking.
Fortunately, Yue Yan has a good understanding.
After following Zhang Siwen for several months, he has been immersed in it and studied with concentration. Yu Yan's gift-giving skills have greatly improved, and he has mastered the essence. He is also deeply trusted by Zhang Siwen and praised by everyone who receives gifts.
I remember the first time I followed Zhang Siwen out to give gifts. Yu Yan was just a simple follower and follower. He could only do some physical work such as picking up and picking up. He usually left the things behind after entering the house and then retreated outside to wait, or
Even when he walked in and sat down with the leader, he just said nothing. However, Zhang Siwen often made a special statement, "Remember these people's house numbers, previous positions, and family members. You may be my plenipotentiary representative next time you come."
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After hearing this, Yue Yan immediately had to cheer up and be extra careful, for fear that he might make a mistake next time he went alone. Therefore, Yue Yan paid special attention to Zhang Siwen's methods of giving gifts, secretly observed them, and figured out the secrets.
By following Zhang Siwen in giving gifts, Yu Yan discovered that the way of giving gifts seems vulgar, but in fact it is full of mysteries. If you think about it carefully, it is simply an unpredictable and profound knowledge.
When Zhang Siwen gives gifts, he divides them into different grades and categories depending on the identity of the recipients, and his thoughts are quite detailed. He is directly controlled by the provincial level, so the focus of gift-giving is naturally on the provincial capital. Because he is the secretary of the municipal party committee, most provincial leaders
He is familiar with them all, and most of the leaders also know him. Usually, when you give gifts to provincial leaders like this, you will most likely not meet them in person. You can only throw a business card to the family members along with the gift, and the leaders may not be able to see or remember it.
However, you still have to run no matter what. It is not a bad thing to cast a net with fish and no fish. If the leader thinks of it at some time, it might be effective. Zhang Siwen is the secretary of the municipal party committee. In addition to the leaders of the provincial party committee, other
Department-level leaders must also visit one by one. Those department heads not only need their support from the perspective of business managers, but more importantly, most of them have very strong backgrounds and are very likely to join the provincial leadership in the future. Burning incense now is equivalent to
Save, invest.
In addition to these legitimate "current managers", there are also a group of colleagues and classmates who are now either in high positions and holding powerful positions, or are dormant, and have potential stocks in the accumulation period. Whether it is public or private, they all have the need to invest.
The focus of his routine tribute.
In Antai, as Zhang Siwen is the secretary of the municipal party committee, he does not need to give gifts to others, right? In fact, it is not the case. The retired old chief may not necessarily give gifts on every festival, but once or twice a year, it is absolutely necessary.
It doesn't matter how much, what matters is the attitude.
Just like in the army, when a lieutenant colonel sees a colonel, he stands up straight and salutes, which shows that you understand the rules and the importance.
As for the other members of the four teams or the subordinates in the ministries and bureaus, if someone usually gives you something, you should give something in return. It is a kind of courtesy that reciprocates. Strictly speaking, it is neither polite nor rude.
On the surface, it doesn’t matter what kind of gift you give to what kind of person, but in Zhang Siwen’s view, that’s not the case. “When giving gifts, you have to look at the food and take the right medicine. Otherwise, you may spend money and not put in the effort.”
Please."
Officials in Zhang Siwen's position naturally don't need to pay for gifts out of their own pockets. For general gifts, such as tobacco and alcohol, clothing, local specialties, shopping cards, etc., the cadres below are all dormant there. As long as the secretary needs it, there must be one
He rushed to the front, he didn't have to wait for the New Year or the holidays, it was just a normal day, without the secretary opening his mouth, the leaders of these departments would deliver the goods to their door regularly, euphemistically calling it for official business.
For the provincial standing committee members, deputy governors and other leaders, they will definitely not be able to buy ordinary tobacco and alcohol, and they may not be willing to accept real gold and silver such as RMB, so they can only buy rare, rare, rare and new items.
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For example, if you are the vice-governor, Moutai and Wuliangye may not be rare, but the special Wuliangye served to entertain foreign heads of state in the Great Hall of the People and Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, or the aged Moutai that has been stored for more than 50 years,
But you may not be able to drink it if you want to.
Zhang Siwen has a classmate in a department in Beijing who can get just this kind of treasure. There are also those special panda cigarettes that used to be enjoyed by top leaders, as well as Longjing and Biluochun trees that are more than a hundred years old, etc. These things are not available here
The appearance is good or bad, the price is high or low, but rarity is the most valuable. If you send it to any leader, it will be unique and impressive. As for ordinary officials, it is just to give more famous cigarettes and wines, or choose some Antai
Local specialty products that are valuable are not only routine but also affordable and decent.
The focus of Zhang Siwen's gift-giving was, of course, on the provincial capital. The leader in office must personally take action, followed by Yu Yan and other confidants, who chose nights when the moon was dark and the wind was high, and their whereabouts were extremely secretive.
Different from visiting the current leaders, Zhang Siwen would choose to visit the veteran cadres and their widows in broad daylight, with large and small bags containing crabs, asparagus and other Antai specialties, and even sweet potatoes, taro, and peanuts.
The goods were coming and going in and out of those long-forlorn courtyards in a lively manner, with loud cheers and laughter being deliberately made during the greeting and delivery.
At first, Yu Yan didn't know what was going on, but then he gradually began to see the clues - these families were different from the current leaders in that they didn't have many things and wanted a lively atmosphere. Zhang Siwen was so noisy that the neighbors knew that someone had come to give gifts.
, it is more valuable and more important than giving anything away.
In addition, the timing of giving gifts is also very particular. Usually during holidays, people usually run around and sprinkle willow water, which is of the nature of "burning incense frequently". Now, with the countdown to the mineral integration, the dispute between Antai and Antai has gradually become more intense.
At this time, Zhang Siwen took advantage of the Double Ninth Festival to selectively send gifts to tackle key problems, with the intention of adapting to the situation and making a surprise attack. However, nowadays personnel issues have been put on the agenda of the Provincial Party Committee and have become a very sensitive topic. The Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government
It has definitely become a forbidden area for current leaders, and running around in public will inevitably lead to the suspicion of reaching out for official positions, which is a big taboo at the moment.
A few days ago, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection to the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, including the organization and supervisory departments, have issued documents and notices, repeatedly warning that if anyone commits a crime against his will, they will be killed without mercy.
In the past, whenever there was a big event, even if it was just a village-level matter, a group of unlucky people would inevitably hit the loose door and be sent to the guillotine. Therefore, Zhang Siwen sent Yu Yan to the provincial capital urgently, focusing on
On a group of veteran cadres.
Although Director Xin and the like are retired officials, they all live in dormitories of provincial agencies. Naturally, it is inconvenient for Zhang Siwen to run in and out there. What's more, even if he takes action in person, some words are difficult to say.
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Yu Yan was deeply impressed by Zhang Siwen's wise decision! Even though it was a small matter of giving gifts, it also showed his great strategy.
Frankly speaking, after following Zhang Siwen for several months, Yu Yan was not only convinced by his leadership art, but also admired his gift-giving art. As a result, he also further understood a truth: in today's society, gift-giving is politics.
If you are rude, you will not be an official. Yu Yan's trip to the provincial capital was quite mysterious.
Apart from Zhang Siwen, only Secretary-General Liu Bin knew his whereabouts. In order to ensure the absolute confidentiality of the operation, he asked Liu Bin for a car and quietly entered the provincial capital alone in his spare time.
The few things given to Director Xin were all specially prepared by the secretary. They were only six pairs of straw sandals, two hundred salted duck eggs, and ten bottles of glutinous rice flour. The cumulative value of those things would not exceed four hundred yuan. On the surface, those things
They are all very ordinary objects, and the prices are very low. But Yu Yan understands that these three things are ordinary, but there is something extraordinary about them.
