When Xu Lizhong asked Secretary Lu for instructions, Ye Ming had been sitting in the box holding his cell phone anxiously. He was very worried that Xu Lizhong would run into trouble with Secretary Lu, and he was even more worried about what Secretary Lu would think of him in the future.
But soon, Xu Lizhong called and asked them how many people were dining together and who they were.
Ye Ming thought that Xu Lizhong wanted to be cautious and did not want too many people present, so he quickly told him that there were only four people in the box. At the same time, he was secretly happy, thinking that since Xu Lizhong asked this, he must want to come over for dinner.
Immediately afterwards, Xu Lizhong suddenly called again and told him a piece of news that shocked him extremely and found it incredible: Secretary Lu was also coming over for dinner, and they were about to set off.
Zhang Yingzhi had been nervously watching Ye Ming answer the phone. After he said a few words to Xu Lizhong, he suddenly showed an extremely surprised expression on his face, his eyes widened, and he stood there with his mouth agape. He was so surprised that he couldn't even speak. He didn't know what Xu Lizhong said to him, so he quickly asked: "Mr. Ye, what did Director Xu say? Is he not coming? It doesn't matter. If Director Xu has something to do, we will meet again next time." Please do the same to him, don’t be in a hurry,”
Ye Ming closed the phone cover, wiped the sweat on his forehead with his hand, calmed his pounding heart, and said in a calm tone as much as possible: "Director Zhang, Secretary Lu asked Director Xu to tell me: He You're coming over for dinner too, I didn't expect it at all. What kind of dishes did you order? We have to adjust the menu quickly before the waiter has served it."
When Zhang Yingzhi heard that Ye Ming said that Secretary Lu would also come over for dinner, she was stunned and stunned for a while before she realized what she was doing. She hugged Ye Ming's shoulders and asked in a tone that changed with excitement: "Mr. Ye "What did you just say? You said Secretary Lu would come over for dinner. Are you sure you heard it right?"
Ye Ming had calmed down at this time, removed his hand from his shoulder, and said, "I heard you right, they will be here soon,"
At this time, Zhang Yingzhi was already in awe of Ye Ming: This young man has so much energy. He can actually invite the secretary of the provincial party committee to a small dinner party. What kind of relationship is this? He is an ordinary provincial party committee. Standing Committee Member, you may not have the same face as him in front of Secretary Lu. It seems that your bet on Ye Ming today is completely right. It may have an unexpected effect...
So he picked up the menu again and looked at the dishes he ordered carefully. He always felt that they were not rich enough, so he waved to the waiter at the door and said, "Go and call your manager over, we have to re-order."
After the hotel manager came over, Zhang Yingzhi pointed to the menu and said to him: "What are the best and most expensive dishes in your store? Give me some recommendations and order them all."
Zhang Yingzhi has been busy with business work and has climbed up step by step on her own ability. She does not have any deep support in the provincial party committee and does not have many contacts with upper-level officials, so she does not know the rules of inviting officials of Secretary Lu's level to dinner. , thinking that the more advanced and expensive the food, the better it would be, the more it would reflect his respect for Secretary Lu, so he asked the hotel manager to order all the most expensive dishes in their store.
Although Ye Ming doesn't have much experience in officialdom, he also knows that the higher the level of an official, the simpler his life becomes, and the more he objects to extravagance and extravagant behavior at banquets. Moreover, he has also had several meals with Secretary Lu.
I know that he likes to eat Tianjiang's local specialties the most, and is not interested in luxurious meals such as seafood, bird's nest, shark's fin, and abalone.
Therefore, without waiting for the manager to answer, he waved to him, turned to Zhang Yingzhi and said: "Mr. Zhang, I have had the honor to have several meals with Secretary Lu, and I know something about him: he is very opposed to competing with each other during meals.
Luxurious and ostentatious, whether it is a public expense or a private treat, it is the same. Moreover, he does not seem to like to eat any delicacies.
I love Tianjiang’s local specialties. I heard Director Xu say: When he usually eats in the canteen of the provincial party committee, he likes to eat Tianjiang’s stir-fried pork with dried bamboo shoots, Tianjiang tofu skin, and stir-fried bacon with pork blood cake.
special dishes, so I suggest you remove all the expensive and luxurious dishes on the menu now and just order some home-cooked dishes,"
Zhang Yingzhi said a little doubtfully: "Aren't you afraid? Today is a private treat for me, and I don't need to spend public money. Why not order a few more expensive and better dishes? If I just order some home-cooked dishes,
It seems like he doesn’t have much respect for Secretary Lu,”
Ye Ming pulled him aside and said in a low voice: "Director Zhang, listen to me. Although it is your treat today, if you are too luxurious, Secretary Lu will think that you have always been this luxurious.
Your impression will be greatly reduced. Are you right? Then you are spending money to buy notoriety."
Zhang Yingzhi was shocked when she heard what Ye Ming said. Then she felt that what Ye Ming said was indeed reasonable. She quickly thanked him and said: "Thank you, Mr. Ye, what you said does make sense. So let's do it: it's up to you to decide what to order."
, since you have had several meals with Secretary Lu, you should know his taste, as long as Secretary Lu is satisfied with his meal,"
So, Ye Ming compared the menu and ordered seven or eight special dishes. Then he and Zhang Yingzhi and others waited for Secretary Lu's arrival with a little uneasiness and nervousness.
Twenty minutes later, the door of the box was pushed open. Secretary Lu walked in with a smile, shook hands with Zhang Yingzhi, Ye Ming and others one by one, and then sat down next to Ye Ming. Xu Lizhong walked around outside to confirm
After there were no suspicious people, he also came in and sat down.
After Secretary Lu exchanged a few words with Ye Ming, he turned to Zhang Yingzhi and asked him about some of the work of the provincial TV station.
It turned out that the reason why Secretary Lu suddenly came to dinner was that he first wanted to have more opportunities to stay with Ye Ming. On the other hand, he had always attached great importance to the provincial TV station as a propaganda mouthpiece and wanted to keep it firmly in the spotlight.
In his own hands, he allowed it to play a leading role in public opinion for his governance in Tianjiang. Therefore, he was very cautious in selecting the future person in charge of the provincial TV station.
Not long ago, Minister Du of the Propaganda Department of the Provincial Party Committee recommended to him two candidates for the director of the provincial station, including Zhang Yingzhi. Therefore, when he heard from Xu Lizhong that Zhang Yingzhi also ate here, he became even more determined to come.
I'm going here to borrow some food.
If you have the opportunity, take a look at Zhang Yingzhi, look at his speech and behavior, and understand his moral character. If he is suitable to be the director of the station, then take the opportunity to comfort and encourage him, and strive to make him one of your publicity outlets in the future.