I'm not a literary giant

Chapter 14 The sun also rises
There is no such thing as a protracted cold war between middle-aged couples. Not long after, Wang Zixu was lying on the bed with his wife in his arms. The only thing left to complete the reconciliation process was to pay the public grain tax.

The wife's understanding of preparing for pregnancy is to count the days and give the most crucial shot on the most crucial day, and before that, nothing can be done. So they skipped this item and went directly to the final process of the reconciliation ceremony.

"Actually, I have some faults too." The wife began to look for her own faults, which meant that she had completely calmed down. "I thought about it carefully later, and I think what you said at the time did make sense. Sometimes you have to be careful with your colleagues."

"Hmm." The prince narrowed his eyes and made a sound through his nose.

The wife said, "However, it would be better for you to meet Raymond Lam. He often publishes articles in local magazines. You can go talk to him and maybe you can find some connections. I'm not saying that you should use connections to get in through the back door, but good wine needs a bush. If you have a good chat with Raymond Lam, you can also publish a few articles in Xihe Literature and Art. How glorious it would be."

Wang Zixu said nothing. The most important thing between middle-aged couples is mutual compromise. His wife compromised just now, and now it was his turn to compromise. This was the final process of the reconciliation ceremony. But he didn't really want to compromise.

It's not that he didn't want to earn the royalties from Xihe Literature and Art. He had heard the name Lin Feng twice, once from a colleague and once from his wife, and both of them praised his literary attainments. But neither of them knew much about literature.

He had read Lin Feng's works, which were just in line with the general level of local literary magazines like "Xihe Literature and Art". He thought that Lin Feng was not as good as himself. When Zuo Ziliang came to him, he was also amazed at the emergence of such a great talent in a small place. However, he secretly submitted his manuscripts to "Xihe Literature and Art", but he has not received any response so far. He didn't know the reason.

So he felt a little unbalanced in his heart. Could it be that I couldn’t be on "Xihe Literature and Art" because I didn’t go to pay homage to Lin Feng?

He looked back at his wife and found that she was staring at him with sparkling eyes.

"Okay, let's talk about it tomorrow. Go to bed first."

……

Wang Zixu's lectures were effective. The next day, more speech therapists discussed literature.

Many people are very interested in Wang Zixu's method of "shaping the other person during conversation". Some people have tried to use it in speech therapy, but the effect was not satisfactory. According to those who have used it, it still depends on the script.

Wang Zixu realized that not everyone had the same profound accumulation and background as him, and could use his skills at will. He did not have the narrow-minded idea of ​​cherishing his own skills, but he was still very happy that the power of his unique secret book could be recognized by others.

He is also very happy that his efforts have brought more people's attention to literature. He has always felt that writers such as Hemingway have not received the status they deserve in China, and people prefer to watch short videos rather than read books.

Some people also said that they had placed orders for some of Hemingway's most famous books, such as "The Old Man and the Sea", hoping to learn some skills in picking up girls.

Wang Zixu did not try to correct these people's misunderstanding. You can't learn how to pick up girls from The Old Man and the Sea, but you can learn how to pick up fish. That book only has fish, no women.

However, he is happy to see more people reading Hemingway, no matter what their original purpose is, because he believes that this tough guy's sea-like sentiment will eventually conquer them.

Just as Wang Zixu was browsing the chat history, a colleague poked his head in. After seeing Wang Zixu, he panted and said, "Xiao Wang, why are you still sitting in the office?"

Wang Zixu raised his head: "What's wrong?"

"Tsk, didn't you receive the notice? The inspection is coming soon! Hurry up, go to the meeting room, the leader is going to assign tasks."

He was startled, stood up, and rushed to the meeting room with his colleagues.

Wang Zixu's work is not busy, except when he is preparing for inspections.

"Yingjian" is the abbreviation of "welcoming inspection". As we all know, leaders generally do not know what work their subordinates have done, and the superiors do not know how much work the subordinates have done. Therefore, it is necessary to inspect the subordinates every year to check the work results of the year.

After passing this stage, the work of the year is considered to be stamped and certified by the superior. If it fails the inspection, different degrees of punishment will be imposed according to the severity of the case. However, even the lightest punishment is enough to make the department leader suffer, and it will also affect the year-end bonus of the whole unit.

Since it concerns the leaders’ hats and the workers’ wages, the inspection is naturally taken very seriously. Although the unit is a clean government with little chance of financial risk, various problems always arise during the inspection, especially some work records.

Nowadays, it is important to leave traces of work. No matter what you do, you have to keep a record and put it into file management. This is of course much more convenient for the inspectors. They can know what work has been done and what meetings have been held by just looking through the documents, but it makes the people who do the work miserable.

Writing a ledger also takes effort, and it takes a lot of effort. Some things are easier said than done, and some are easier said than done. How to strike a balance between the difficulty of the work, the care of the organization, and the ability of the individual is the eternal difficulty of writing a ledger.

In addition to writing records, there are also photos, meeting minutes, various documents, signatures, etc. There are a lot of work materials that need to be prepared. Sometimes I have to spend half a day preparing materials after doing half a day's work. So every time I welcome the inspection, there are always a lot of materials that are missed.

Every time before the inspection, the unit will mobilize all staff to go through the entire year's data and ledgers from head to toe, correcting any mistakes and filling in any gaps. This is often a huge project.

When we arrived at the meeting room, colleagues were chattering about the inspection. This year's inspection came much earlier than in previous years, and it was also a busy period for business, so everyone was complaining.

"Quiet, quiet, quiet!"

The leader slapped the table, and the chattering stopped. He picked up the water cup, took a sip, and said:

"Everyone knows about the inspection. The office will be responsible for making a list of materials to be prepared. All departments must participate. Each department will claim a section. The office will be responsible for checking and signing for them. All materials must be qualified. Do you have any objections, Shichao?"

The person in charge of the office, Xu Shichao, immediately nodded to indicate that he had no objection. The leader nodded and said, "Then the office will be responsible for this matter. All comrades must actively cooperate, as this is related to everyone's welfare. Everyone will have to work a little harder during this period."

A girl in the conference room suddenly raised her hand and said, "Leader, there are only two people in our department, and my section chief has asked for leave. I can't handle it alone."

This girl’s name is Guo Ranran, and she is the only one born in the 00s in the unit.

The leader touched the water cup and said, "Ask for leave?" He frowned and thought about how to solve the problem.

Xu Shichao also hurriedly said: "This situation does exist in our unit. Last year, we divided the work by department. As a result, some departments had more people and finished the work quickly, while some departments had fewer people and almost failed to complete the task."

The leader said, "You are so stupid. Why don't you divide the tasks according to the number of people? Give more to the big departments and less to the small departments!"

Xu Shichao smiled awkwardly and said, "That's what I think, but some comrades have objections. They feel that they have too much content and others have too little, and they are upset."

The leader raised his eyebrows and tapped the table, saying, "Who has an opinion? Who is it? Tell me the name and have him come out and report to me."

Xu Shichao quickly said: "This happened last year and it's all in the past."

The leader said, "Why didn't you tell me last year? Comrades, let me emphasize again. It is not the responsibility of any one individual to prepare for the inspection. I know that our unit is a mixed-post and mixed-staff unit. Some comrades are career-based and lack enthusiasm, and some old comrades are about to retire.

"But if the inspection fails, it will affect everyone's welfare. So each of you must take responsibility. If you have any opinions, don't argue and report to me. I think it's either Xu Shichao's allocation of tasks unfairly or you are irresponsible!"

After saying this, he glanced at Wang Zixu with a gleam of lightning and a look of dissatisfaction, which made Wang Zixu feel very aggrieved.

He is a civil servant, and it seems that the leader mistakenly thought that the person Xu Shichao was talking about was him.

God bless him, a workaholic like him, he always does the work as soon as he is offered it, and never refuses to do so.

But the leader did not give him a chance to explain.

(End of this chapter)