Chapter 1677

The old man said with a smile: "What do you think I said so much for?"

Zhou Andong scratched his head: "Even if I don't know the specific selection rules, I know that this requires all provinces, regions, and units to push forward according to the requirements. No one in our group told me about this."

The old man said: "It was pushed to the province by your city, and then the province pushed it to the organizing committee. It was publicized on January 15th, for a total of ten days, until the 25th. If you watched the news those days, you must have seen it."

Zhou Andong pondered, this should be Deng Changli pushing him up.

After all, the title of Top Ten Outstanding Youth in this era still carries a lot of weight.

It's not just for individuals; it has quite a few benefits for local units.

"I was busy to death before and after the New Year, where would I have time to read newspapers and watch news."

"So many relatives came to the house, it's really enough to keep you busy." The old man nodded: "Originally, after the publicity, the Top Ten Outstanding Youth award ceremony was held.

But a dispute appeared over one of the names, so the award ceremony was postponed. The final list was determined yesterday, and the award ceremony will be held on April 10th. No matter how busy you are, you must go to the scene to receive the award."

"Okay!" Such a good thing, how could Zhou Andong miss it: "I will definitely arrive at the scene to receive the award."

He didn't know who the Top Ten Outstanding Youth of 1993 were, but he knew that someone must have been pushed down by him.

But he just thought about it, and didn't feel any guilt at all.

After all, there are few ordinary people among those who can be elected as Top Ten Outstanding Youth.

"There is one more thing." The old man's face became serious: "The old leader is going to inspect and visit Yugong Group."

Zhou Andong stood up, trying to control the throbbing in his heart.

"Which old leader?"

"What do you think?" The old man said thoughtfully: "I estimate that this time Ali snow disaster, your rapid reaction, donating so much money and supplies at once, and wanting to invest in Ali, added points to you in the old leader's heart, so there was an inspection trip to Yugong Group."

Zhou Andong suppressed the excitement in his heart: "When are you going?"

"Probably August or September." The old man looked at Zhou Andong deeply: "Haven't you always been urging me to go to Jiangzhou? It's highly likely we will go together."

Zhou Andong said excitedly: "No problem, I will make reception preparations in advance."

The old man instructed: "The reception standard should follow the rules of your group, four dishes and one soup."

Zhou Andong opened his mouth: "Is this-appropriate?"

"Appropriate!" The old man said: "If you make a table full of dishes and can't finish them, it's a waste, which is not appropriate. So, no matter what you do, as long as you can eat your fill, it's fine."

"I understand." Zhou Andong nodded: "Don't worry, I guarantee I won't lose face for you."

The old man laughed, then waved his hand: "Leave Su Su with me, you two get lost quickly."

Jian Qiu, who hadn't spoken, said very dissatisfied: "Grandpa, there is no one like you; you have a great-granddaughter, and you don't even want your granddaughter."

"I have a great-granddaughter, what do I need so many granddaughters for."

The old man lowered his head and kissed the little girl on the face again.

"Isn't that right, Su Su."

"Right!"

When the adults were talking about things, the girl was always quiet, which was too rare, and this was also a main reason why the old man liked Su Su.

"Let's go."

Zhou Andong helped Jian Qiu walk out, and when they reached the door, he turned back and asked.

"Grandpa, you say, is being an official for serving the people or for having a way to make money? Teaching and educating people, is it for fame and profit or for cultivating talents?"

"Hmm?" The old man raised his eyebrows: "Little rabbit, you have words in your words. Come back to me and make it clear."

Zhou Andong laughed: "I just asked casually, don't take it to heart."

"Less nonsense." The old man glared: "As soon as you stick your butt out, I know how many dung eggs you're going to pull."

Jian Qiu laughed: "Last year, we donated 20 million US dollars to the Central Academy of Fine Arts, and the school leaders asked various departments to purchase some necessary items, and some people took the opportunity to reach out."

Zhou Andong turned back and sat on the sofa, then told the story of Yi Li reporting fake accounts.

"Yi Li is the director of the Supervision Department, but he has serious corruption problems himself, so how can he supervise others? And I can take responsibility and say that other departments also have serious corruption, at least the Finance Section can't run away.

And what I can't understand is that this matter has happened for more than two months, but the Central Academy of Fine Arts has been slow to make a decision. I guess they are afraid of bad influence and are prepared to lift it high and put it down gently.

But you must know that no one is willing to take the money they earned through hard work to fatten those borers, including me.

If this matter is not handled well, the impact will be far-reaching. In the future, you will find that many people would rather donate millions to foreign countries than take out a penny to donate to domestic universities for scientific research.

Don't think I'm alarmist, and don't think that if this matter is quietly pressed down, no one will know. There is no wall that doesn't leak in the world, and don't use this matter to test people's hearts."

The old man frowned. The director of the Supervision Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts had a problem, and it was a bit inappropriate for him to reach out and manage it.

But if he didn't manage it, as Zhou Andong said, no one's money was blown by the wind. Taking the money earned through hard work to feed borers, no one would do it.

If this matter is not handled well, once a negative impact is formed, it will indeed be a big blow to those patriotic entrepreneurs who support national scientific research and often donate money.

Zhou Andong wanted to smoke, but seeing the little girl sleeping on the old man's shoulder, he held back.

"Many people defend receiving bribes from others as being forced to 'accept bribes,' which is a joke. As a leading cadre, one should strictly abide by the eight-point regulations, strictly set an example, and focus on serving the people.

The value orientation of an individual is not decided by the environment and others, but is completely controlled in one's own hands. Faced with temptation and bribery, one can choose to resist or choose to be 'submerged'."

The so-called helpless bribery is actually just finding an excuse for seeking personal gain through power, defending one's illegal and criminal behavior, and trying to get a lighter punishment from the law.

But as long as it is bribery, you cannot talk about what the motive is, whether it is helpless or intentional; the law must be handled according to the facts. Many people are always unable to distinguish between public and private, blurring the boundaries between legal and illegal interests.

They always want to treat official power as a privilege, exchange public power for private gain, leading themselves into the abyss of corruption, and as a result, after being investigated, they always want to find reasons to argue for their behavior..."