Chapter 4 The New Official Takes Office (4)
"I agree to continue doing the internal special supply wine business. At that time, it was determined to do this project and clearly stated that it was to solve the welfare of employees. This is a kind of care for the center's cadres and staff by the bureau party group, but we should think carefully about how to do this work well. However, there were problems in specific operations at that time, which led to today's situation where costs are not good." Deputy Director Fang Wen immediately expressed support for Deputy Director Dong Xuan's opinion, because the center's welfare is too poor now, except for the fixed salary every month, everything else is gone.
But Fang Wen, the deputy director, had a tone of blame in his words. Those who knew the inside story, of course, knew that he was blaming Shu Daming for his operational mistakes at the time, which not only wasted everyone's efforts but also got them into trouble. The investigation team had investigated this matter several times, checking the accounts of internal wine sales and questioning him multiple times. After being busy for half a year, not only did they not get any benefits, but they were also repeatedly questioned by the investigation team, which made Shu Daming feel extremely depressed.
"I also agree to restart this project. After that incident, the business was forced to shut down and all funds were cleared into the company's finance, but it wasn't said that we can't do this business again in the future." Gong Zhong continued, "I agree with Director Fang's suggestion, and we need to plan the operation carefully. Since it's for solving employee welfare, we cannot use public money. Otherwise, no matter how much profit we make, it will still be public money." As the director of the office, Gong Zhong knew how to cooperate with Deputy Director Dong Xuan to carry out this meeting smoothly.
For the staff of the Logistics Guarantee Center, since the Bureau Party Group stipulated that Zhengqi Property Company would no longer conduct external business and focus solely on internal services, followed by the integration of its affiliated economic entities, separating Zhengqi Consulting Company and Zhengqi Comprehensive Service Department from the center, the center's business became even simpler, and the welfare of the center's employees also became better.
Deputy Director Dong Xin has decided to restart this project, which is a worthwhile thing from any perspective. Next, the heads of various departments present expressed their support and hoped that the leaders would launch this work as soon as possible. After all, it's for everyone's welfare, so getting everyone's support and cooperation is only natural.
"Since everyone agrees, we will formally decide to restart the internal special supply of wine business." Deputy Director Dong Xian decided. Seeing that everyone had no other opinions, finally, Deputy Director Dong Xian said: "In order to do this work well, I'll mention three points. First, the account is still managed by Gong Zhong; second, procurement, storage, sales and cashier work are handled by Cao Tingting; third, regarding profit distribution, I think it's not possible to distribute all of it to employees, we need to leave some for unit reception purposes. This way, on one hand, it's now very tense with the entertainment expenses, on the other hand, it's also good for explaining to the Party Committee."
Deputy Director Dong Xin's decisions at the meeting were essentially suggestions that Gong Zhong had previously put to him. Shortly after Gong Zhong left, Deputy Director Dong Xin immediately went to Party Secretary and Director Zhao Yibiao, where he gave a detailed report of his thoughts. Being good at absorbing the strengths of others is one of the essential common senses of an excellent leader. The current Deputy Director Dong Xin has developed the habit of drawing lessons from his predecessor Shu Daming's experience in his work, which has become second nature to him.
Regarding the specific situation of the internal special supply wine business, Deputy Director Dong Xian had already learned some specific information from the financial examination of the investigation team. Although Shu Daming failed in this business, he felt that there was still room for profit and should be grasped well. It did not involve any disciplinary or regulatory issues, but rather an effective way to improve employee welfare. The only thing was that it couldn't be operated like Shu Daming, but rather learn from his lessons, plan carefully, and report to Director Zhao frequently, which would definitely have no negative consequences.
After understanding these principles, Deputy Director Dong Xin immediately went to Director Zhao Yi's office and made a detailed report of his thoughts to Director Zhao Yi. If Tree Ming had also done so before implementing his own decision at that time, he would not have ended up in this tragic situation today.
Director Zhao listened to Deputy Director Dong's idea and thought for a moment before saying, "I agree with your thinking. The agreement to have the Logistics Support Center do internal special supply of wine is also considered by the bureau party group after the Zheng Qi Property Company stopped taking on external business, which would restrict employee benefits. Therefore, it was decided as such. However, in the implementation process, you must ensure the safety of employees' funds and cannot allow a situation where losses occur or the principal cannot be recovered."
After getting the affirmation of Director Zhao, Deputy Director Dong Xian learned from his predecessor Shu Daming's lesson and successfully launched the internal special supply wine business according to Gong Zhong's suggestion. Later facts proved that this decision was very correct, the internal special supply wine business went smoothly, earning more than 100,000 yuan a year, solving tens of thousands of yuan in welfare for employees every year, making employees very happy, and no objections were raised by the bureau leaders. Of course, Deputy Director Dong Xian's popularity also increased.
In fact, we ordinary people are like this. We don't have too many demands. As long as the leaders genuinely care about us and help us solve practical difficulties, making sure we get real benefits, we still know what's good for us and have a sense of gratitude in our hearts. After all, we are a nation that knows how to be thankful, and everyone has a sense of justice in their heart. Those who don't know what's good or bad are just a minority.
Gong Zhong only later came to know that the deputy director Dong Xin mentioned here for reception, in essence is also given to all members of the bureau party group, just like the cadres and staff of the agency's logistics support center, enjoying a welfare. It's just that Deputy Director Dong Xin didn't explicitly say so at the meeting, which is where Deputy Director Dong Xin is smarter than Shu Daming. He knows that no matter what you do, you must consider the bureau party group. Without the support and affirmation of the bureau party group, no matter how capable you are, nothing can be done.
This day, Deputy Director Dong Xian sat in the old boss chair of the director's office where Shu Daming used to sit, thinking about the past month and feeling very comfortable. The most basic principle of logistics service is to ensure safety and no problems. Such as vehicle safety, water and electricity safety, food safety, and state-owned assets safety, etc., cannot have any safety problems. Shu Daming did not grasp these well and had problems with state-owned asset safety, which led to today's situation.
Deputy Director Dong Xin has great admiration for his own management philosophy, and at the same time is grateful to Shu Daming, his predecessor, who gave him a vivid example, reminding himself every moment to be vigilant. Now that the various tasks of the Bureau's Logistics Support Center are basically on track, the next step is to think carefully about how to do a good job in serving the bureau leaders, making the Party Group and the bureau leaders satisfied, which is the most important thing in all the work.
Deputy Director Dong Xin feels that the first two measures, namely the distribution of rental income from the front gate and internal special supply of wine business, are just to stabilize the emotions of central cadres and staff, in order to put the various work of the agency's logistics support center on the right track. After these tasks are completed, the next step is to think about how to provide good logistical services for leaders and make them satisfied, which is the most important task among all the work. If this task is not done well, other tasks will be meaningless no matter how well they are done. Unfortunately, Shu Daming, a self-proclaimed nobody, does not understand this principle at all.
Details determine success or failure, this is a famous saying in the official circle, then let's start from the details. After careful consideration and reviewing a large amount of data, especially the content related to "Thick Black Theory", and based on his understanding of the five members of the bureau party group, Deputy Director Dong Xian suddenly had an epiphany and creatively put forward the management concept of providing "refined" services for the bureau leaders. That is, starting from some details, doing those seemingly trivial tasks with precision and finesse, making a difference in the two words "precision", letting the bureau leaders feel different service from these small things.
Providing logistical support services to the bureau leaders is one of the work responsibilities of the Logistical Support Center. As long as it's within the center's responsibility, anyone would do it, even the former director Shu Daming did it. But how exactly to do it? That's where the real challenge lies. Only by doing it with its own unique characteristics and making the bureau leaders feel fresh can we touch their hearts. To achieve this goal, Deputy Director Dong Xian believes that grand actions are definitely not feasible, let alone making a big fuss. Although these tasks can be done and everyone is doing them, they cannot be put on stage, only operated behind the scenes. Therefore, it requires being low-key and covert. As an old saying in officialdom goes, "high requirements but low tone".
After the general direction is determined, the specific operation becomes much simpler. Deputy Director Dong Xin, after careful consideration, decided to start with four aspects to do a good job in this work. First, catering services; second, office services; third, domestic services; and fourth, special services. Although these tasks are only the most basic work responsibilities of the agency's logistics support center, they are closely related to the daily life of the bureau leaders.
In terms of dining services, Deputy Director Dong Xin mainly took three measures. Firstly, a small private room was set up next to the large canteen for exclusive use by bureau leaders; secondly, a young and beautiful female waitress was hired to provide dedicated service to several bureau leaders; thirdly, the swipe card payment system for bureau leaders' meals was cancelled, and free supply was implemented. As a result, in terms of dining, bureau leaders enjoyed high-end hotel-like services, all for free. Bureau leaders are also normal people, with such good things happening to them, how can they not be happy?
In the office, Deputy Director Dong Xin mainly took three measures to provide refined services for the bureau leaders. Firstly, a small bed was purchased for each leader's office, equipped with bedding and luggage, allowing leaders to rest well at any time; secondly, a water heater was installed in the bathroom of each leader's office, providing washing supplies for convenient washing; thirdly, a young and beautiful female service staff member was assigned to serve the bureau leaders, mainly responsible for cleaning the office, opening water, and organizing the office.
In terms of domestic services, Deputy Director Dong Xin hired professional cleaning staff to provide high-quality household services for the leaders' families free of charge every week. At the same time, flower services are provided for the leaders' families, with different varieties and characteristics according to their preferences, and new varieties are delivered on time for watering, fertilizing, and replacement.
Deputy Director Dong Xin also provided personalized services for each bureau leader based on their different living habits. For example, Bureau Chief Zhao Yi likes photography, so Deputy Director Dong Xin established a photography interest group and invited Bureau Chief Zhao to participate in activities and organize photography exhibitions and competitions; Deputy Bureau Chief Wu Gang likes to take walks in the park, so Deputy Director Dong Xin purchased annual park tickets for each bureau leader and their spouses, providing them for free; Section Chief Cong Xiaoling likes to play mahjong, so Deputy Director Dong Xin arranged for a few very obedient "little guests" to accompany her. But one principle: you can only lose, not win. Fortunately, the stakes were small, with wins and losses limited to 200-300 yuan each time. Moreover, Deputy Director Dong Xin also promised to provide some compensation.
This way, Deputy Director Dong Xian stood firm in the Logistics Support Center of the agency and not only gained the support of cadres and staff but was also repeatedly affirmed by the bureau leaders. In 2010, during the annual assessment, through the special nomination of the Bureau Party Group, Deputy Director Dong Xian was evaluated as the Advanced Individual of the Year in the Jiangnan System. This is the first time that the director of the Logistics Support Center has been evaluated as an Advanced Individual of the Year in the system. One year later, Deputy Director Dong Xian successfully dropped the "deputy" title and was formally promoted to Director of the Logistics Support Center, becoming one of the youngest full-level leading cadres in the Jiangnan Administration Bureau system.
