The straight man in the entertainment circle

The next day, Friday.

Early in the morning, Lin Li received a message from Zhao Liren. He sent Lin Li the address of the Poetry Association.

According to the agreed time, Lin Li came to the Poetry Association's office in Kyoto at two o'clock in the afternoon.

What Lin Li didn't expect was that the location of the Kyoto Poetry Association was very dilapidated. If it weren't for the long plaque hanging at the door that read "Chinese Poetry Association," no one would have believed that this was the headquarters of the Chinese Poetry Association.

In addition to the long plaque at the door, there were also some bronze medals, such as advanced units, outstanding collectives, etc. Lin Li seemed to find it ironic.

At this time, a banner was hung at the door, which read: Warm congratulations to Zhao Liren and Lin Li for assuming the position of president and vice president of the Poetry Association.

The electric retractable door at the door was open, and there was a security guard standing guard.

There were seven or eight people waiting inside. Because Lin Li was wearing a mask, they didn't recognize him for a while. When Lin Li approached, they recognized him and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "President Lin is here. Hello, President Lin."

Lin Li was a little uncomfortable with this title, but he didn't care too much.

"Hello." Lin Li greeted lightly.

"President Lin, you are here. We have really seen through it all."

Lin Li didn't recognize the person who was speaking. After hearing what he said, he asked, "Who are you?"

The man smiled awkwardly and said, "I am one of the directors of the Poetry Association, and my name is Ye Shengqiang."

Another person said: "We have read your poems. You are such a young genius. We are so lucky to be in your hands!"

Although this man was telling the truth, his expression was flattering, which made Lin Li disliked.

"Who are you?"

The man was startled, with a little embarrassment on his face, and then he forced out a smile and said, "I am also one of the directors of the Poetry Association. My name is Chen Hualiang."

The other one also said in a flattering manner: "We were so happy when we heard that you came to be the vice president."

Lin Li looked at the man. The man was startled, thinking that Lin Li was going to ask him who he was again, so he hurriedly introduced himself: "My name is Fang Yongjian."

The three people in a row all praised themselves, which made Lin Li a little disappointed. He said: "I don't know if you are really happy that I am here, but I am sure you are happy already!"

Everyone: "..."

Lin Li originally thought that the Poetry Association, where Lou Junjie and his group were not present, would be more clear-minded, but he didn't expect to see the fawning faces of these people when he first arrived, and he couldn't be happier.

The few people who greeted Lin Li didn't even say a few nice words before they were speechless by Lin Li. For a moment, none of them dared to say anything more, and they honestly welcomed Lin Li to the office area.

The office area of ​​the Poetry Association was much better than expected. There were twenty or thirty people working there, and Lin Li didn't quite know the nature of their work. In short, these people all stood up when they saw him.

Lin Li was somewhere between the God of Plague and the King of Hell in the Poetry Association at this time. Everyone was inevitably a little nervous when they saw him.

Zhao Liren and the two directors who had appeared at Yan University had also arrived, and they all greeted Lin Liren when he came.

Zhao Liren said loudly: "We are all here, let's go into the conference room and have a meeting!"

After entering the conference room, everyone sat down. Zhao Liren said in a deep voice: "Today is our first official meeting. Everyone knows that we have been in trouble recently. There are a few bad apples who have ruined our reputation. Fortunately, Deputy Lin The emergence of people like the president can give our Poetry Association a peaceful world. Vice President Lin is young, but he has a sense of justice, vision and courage than we do. Everyone must learn from Vice President Lin!"

Everyone applauded.

Lin Li didn't say anything, but he felt a little offended by being put in such a high hat by them.

"Vice President Lin, do you have anything to say?" Zhao Liren suddenly felt uneasy when he saw Lin Li frowning.

"Just tell me and I'll listen," Lin Li said.

Zhao Liren felt relieved when he saw that Lin Li didn't want to talk. He thought that he had praised Lin Li so much in person, and it seemed that he was quite useful.

"Okay, then I will continue." Zhao Liren said, "Now our Poetry Association is reborn. I hope that everyone can learn from the mistakes and gain wisdom. If you have shortcomings like Lou Junjie and others, you can correct them and encourage them. If you have any, Many of you are old people here. You don't have any problems with this incident, which means you are still very good. However, I hope everyone can learn from this Lou Junjie incident. Now that it is like this, each of you will come Let me introduce myself and summarize the lessons learned from this Lou Haojie incident, okay."

After Zhao Liren finished speaking, he looked at everyone: "Ye Shengqiang, you speak first."

Ye Shengqiang, who had greeted Lin Li before, stood up, thought for a moment and said, "My name is Ye Shengqiang, and I am the original director of the Poetry Association. I have been a member of the Poetry Association for eight years, and I know Lou Haojie. I never knew that he had done anything in private. If I knew about these things, I would definitely report them. Alas, it’s too late to talk about these things now. I can only remind myself all the time not to follow in the footsteps of Lou Haojie and others. Now the Poetry Association is under the leadership of President Zhao and President Lin. Under your leadership, I believe we will do better!”

After Ye Shengqiang finished speaking, Zhao Liren nodded with satisfaction and looked at the next person: "Chen Hualiang, please tell me."

The man named Chen Hualiang stood up: "My name is Chen Hualiang. I am an ordinary member of the Poetry Association. I have been here for nearly ten years. I have always been proud of being a member of the Poetry Association, but what Lou Haojie and the others did The matter was so outrageous. It not only put me in jail, but also ruined the reputation of our Poetry Association. Although I have no achievements in writing poetry, I am a proud person and I have never violated the law. Regarding the matter of disorderly conduct, of course, my arrogance is far inferior to that of Vice President Lin. With two presidents at the helm, we will feel relieved in the future."

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Almost all the members introduced themselves, and Lin Li could tell that these people's speeches seemed to have been prepared a long time ago. They all followed a template. When they introduced themselves, they inevitably criticized Lou Junjie and then praised the new leader. Lin Li and Zhao Liren took office.

This made Lin Li very uncomfortable, but Lin Li also knew that the Poetry Association had conducted a thorough investigation this time and found that many people were like Lou Junjie, charging illegally in private, pretending to be public for personal gain, and abusing their power. The group of people left behind now are not here Being investigated in this incident shows that at least there is no big stain.

So Lin Li didn't say anything after listening to the speeches of this group of people, but was just a little disappointed.

Although this group of people did not break any law or discipline, they have been in the Poetry Association for a long time and have picked up many bad habits, such as the habit of flattery. This group of people spend all day thinking about how to please their bosses, and how can they possibly write anything What about excellent poetry?

After everyone finished their review speeches, Zhao Liren asked Lin Li again: "Vice President Lin, do you have anything to say?"

Lin Li endured it and said, "I don't want to talk about it yet."

Everyone just thought that Lin Li was enigmatic and could not tell his emotions.

In terms of position, Zhao Liren is the president and Lin Li is the deputy, but the meeting feels as if Lin Li is the big leader and comes to inspect the work. Every time Zhao Liren finishes speaking, he can't help but look at Lin Li, fearing that he might have something to say. If you want to say it, you are afraid that he will not agree with what you said.

Zhao Liren carefully held a meeting with everyone on the current problems encountered by the Poetry Association.

After the ceremony, it was time to get off work. Zhao Liren said: "Today is the first day of the establishment of our New Poetry Association. Twenty thousand yuan has been allocated for us to have a simple celebration ceremony. There will be several members of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles later. Here comes the leader, I have booked three banquet tables at the hotel next door, please clear up and go together."

Lin Li didn't expect this to happen, and felt quite disdainful.

This Poetry Association hasn't even wiped its butt clean, so why did it start eating and drinking to celebrate?

It feels like Lou Haojie and his group were arrested, and they were celebrating their escape, right?

Some even got promoted, but they didn't regard this incident as a lesson at all.

It seems that if the Poetry Association wants to improve, it cannot simply eliminate the bad apples. The bureaucracy of this group of people has been deeply rooted in their bones.

"Vice President Lin, let's go together." Zhao Liren said.

Lin Li thought to himself that he wanted to see how they celebrated, so he said, "Okay."