Chapter 5: No time to go ()

Looking at Li Dingshan who had been frowning and not saying a word, Xia Xiang was uneasy, not knowing if he had a bet this time. Based on his understanding of Li Dingshan, although Li Dingshan was arrogant and wanted to save face, he sometimes had the wisest and could listen to different opinions. Otherwise, he would not have been at the middle level in a national newspaper and was placed in Yan Province as the stationmaster of the reporter station.

The salary and benefits of the reporter station in a province are much higher than those of the directors in the newspaper, and they have great power. It can be said that it is very popular in the local area where the station is stationed. Not only are the municipal government departments and even the heads of the province have to look up. After all, the newspaper where Li Dingshan is located is a legitimate national-level newspaper. Although it does not have the power to supervise local governments than a powerful agency like Xinhua News Agency, which national-level newspaper does not have the means to go all out? Moreover, the power of public opinion is also very strong. Li Dingshan has a wide connection and has many media colleagues in the capital and provincial capital. It can be said that he is also a very influential figure in the circle.

Unfortunately, Li Dingshan, as a literati, does not have extraordinary talents in running a business, so although he has the ability to get 1 million yuan in starting funds, he does not have the ability to make the company bigger and better. The market is different from the officialdom, and there are two ideas and models. It is understandable that Li Dingshan’s defeat in Maicheng is defeated.

The reason why Song Chaodu spared no effort to make Li Dingshan enter politics and promised him the position of county party secretary was, firstly because he and Li Dingshan were classmates, and secondly, he valued Li Dingshan's influence in the media circle. Xia thought clearly that Song Chaodu should have known that he was about to lose his position as a member of the Standing Committee. He wanted to arrange a good position for Li Dingshan before losing power, and that if he had no chance to make a comeback after he stepped down, as long as Li Dingshan was on stage, he would always take care of him.

Li Dingshan was a nostalgic person. Although he was sometimes a little scholarly, he was generally a qualified friend. However, Xia Xiang knew that when Song Chaodu proposed to ask Li Dingshan to give up his company, he would come forward to operate, and transferred him to the suburbs of the provincial capital to serve as the county party secretary. Li Dingshan refused, without any room for negotiation. Li Dingshan's answer was that he had to get up from where to fall, he could not let others look down on him, and he could not let the newspapers point at his back and scold him for being a man, and he would run away if he failed, without any burden.

Although Xia Xiang was silent and said little in the past, he was very compatible with Jia He. The two of them often drank together. Over time, they learned a lot about Li Dingshan from Jia He.

It is precisely because Li Dingshan was desperate to save face and was unwilling to bow his head in front of his classmates, and he was even more unwilling to let others think that he was flattering to the powerful Song Chaodu, so he had not had much contact with Song Chaodu. Instead, he often met with several classmates in the Yan Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government. In addition to not wanting Song Chaodu to feel that he had something to ask for him, I am afraid that in my heart, Li Dingshan was always unwilling to admit that he was not as good as Song Chaodu. So not long ago, when Song Chaodu spoke out that he wanted to serve as the county party secretary in the suburbs, he refused without hesitation, as if he had suffered so much humiliation.

As the head of the press station of a national newspaper station in the province, Li Dingshan also has personnel relations in Yan Province. He himself is also a department-level cadre, which is much different from the deputy provincial level of Song Chaodu. What's more, Song Chaodu is a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee. Once he was appointed as the Standing Committee member, he was the leader of the Provincial Party Committee. Li Dingshan was dissatisfied and refused to accept it. He also knew that Song Chaodu was the most successful among all his classmates. But Song Chaodu has always been polite to him, not only because the two had a good relationship when they were in school, but also because of the media power behind Li Dingshan.

Li Dingshan always thought that Song Chaodu wanted to talk to him and let him enter the officialdom was a secret. He had never said it in the company. He didn't want to hear Xia Xiang's subtle words and change his ideas. He immediately surprised him. He thought, did Xia Xiang know what Song Chaodu was doing secretly? It's impossible. Xia Xiang was honest and dull, but he was very timid. Why did he change his own person today? First, he analyzed the market prospects of the LCD large screen, said it very well, and then pointed out that Li Kailin was about to be transferred, and finally he even advised him to stop in time and give up the company...

Li Dingshan suddenly raised his head, his eyes were warm, and he looked directly at Xia Xiang, and asked, "Xia Xiang, do you know Song Chaodu?" As soon as he said that, Li Dingshan felt a little regretful. Xia Xiang was just a college student who had just graduated. How could he know the dignified secretary-general of the provincial party committee in Yan City without any relatives or reasons?

Sure enough, Xia Xiang shook his head and said, "How could I know Secretary-General Song? Haha, it's a thousand miles away from him. But I heard Mr. Li say that Secretary-General Song and Mr. Li have a good relationship, so I paid attention to it. Just now, Secretary-General Song called me and asked you to tell you and ask you to take time to call him back."

Seeing that Xia wanted to sit straight, her eyes didn't dodge, and she met his gaze without fear. She was stunned inexplicably, and then shook her head and smiled: "That's it... Xiaoxia what you said just now makes sense, I will consider it. I heard that you are alone in Yan City, where will you go to play after get off work?"

Xia Xiang couldn't tell whether he was moved from Li Dingshan's expression. He knew that it was not easy to convince Li Dingshan. It was not a matter of a few words. Seeing that he changed the subject, he followed his words: "Yes, I'm free alone. After get off work, I just found a place to have some food, and then read books or something, and there was no activity."

"Young people, you should participate in more social activities and meet more friends. I will have dinner with President Li tonight. If you are fine, go together!"

To be honest, Xia Xiang didn't want to have dinner with Li Kailin, because twice Li Dingshan invited Li Kailin to dinner, and he went to accompany him. As a result, Li Kailin was drunk and forced Xia Xiang to drink. At that time, Xia Xiang was still a shy college student, with a small alcohol tolerance and a few glasses of wine, which made him feel uncomfortable. Li Kailin refused to give in and forced Xia Xiang to drink again, and said that if he didn't drink, he looked down on him because he was uneducated and used the airs of college students. Xia Xiang was also young and energetic at that time, but he didn't drink, and finally broke up with Li Kailin.

Li Kailin didn't know why he just disliked Xia Xiang and was embarrassed by Xia Xiang.

Another time, Li Dingshan asked Li Kailin to sing and called three ladies. Xia Xiang had just broken up, and was honest when he was in college. He had never experienced romantic occasions. He sat there uneasyly, holding his arms in the lady. Under the squeeze of the lady's plump breasts, his face turned red and he was at a loss. Li Kailin laughed loudly and said that he was a fool and even a woman was afraid. Xia Xiang dared not speak out, so he had to suppress his dissatisfaction. After all, Li Kailin was the God of Wealth in the company. If he couldn't bear to let him go, Li Dingshan would not agree.

Fortunately, Li Dingshan protects others' shortcomings. Although he doesn't like Xia Xiang's honest relationship, he does not follow Li Kailin's advice and fired Xia Xiang. However, after these two things, Xia Xiang tried his best to avoid sitting with Li Kailin, because as soon as the two met, Li Kailin's eyes would shine and he said sarcastically: "Oh, college student, why don't you ask two ladies to accompany you today?"

"Okay, I'll wait downstairs. When Mr. Li left, just call me." Xia Xiang agreed immediately. He wanted to see what was Li Kailin trying to hide from Li Dingshan.

Li Dingshan just asked casually, because he was really unaccompanied, so he asked with a try attitude. He originally didn't expect Xia Xiang to agree to Li Kailin, because although he was the company's boss, he knew in his heart that the company is now in panic, and his subordinates have long stopped taking him as the boss seriously and did not take it seriously.

Unexpectedly, Xia Xiang responded in one go, and his expression was calm and without a trace of evasion and dodging, which made Li Dingshan secretly puzzled. Why did Xia Xiang seem to be much more mature and steady? I remembered the analysis and answers that Xia Xiang had just now, and a thought suddenly flashed in his mind. Could it be that Xia Xiang had been hiding before? Now is his most down-and-out time. Not only did Xia Xiang not seek other things like others, but he also stayed to solve his problems. It seems that he is a useful person.

Back downstairs, Xia Xiang looked at the watch. It was only four o'clock in the afternoon, and there were still two hours before getting off work. He looked up at the window. Some time ago, the rain stopped. In the west, the sky was full of red clouds, and it looked very beautiful. Xia Xiang looked blankly for a while, his heart was undulating. He remembered that he had been reborn once, and his heart was filled with excitement and joy.

If life can be repeated... I have had such unrealistic dreams before, and I often speak to my friends after drinking, saying that if I can live again, how can he seize the opportunity, how to make a lot of money and achieve a career. I didn’t expect that I was really reborn 12 years ago, everything was so real and so confused. Is it right or wrong to take a step in front of me?
Chapter completed!