Chapter 13: The First Meeting with Bao Jingguo
Bao Jingguo was still as talkative as in Feng Sizi's memory, and when he saw Feng Sizi's face, he laughed and said, "You're really young and promising! At such a young age, you have such a high level of understanding of the securities industry. You're indeed a master's degree holder who has returned from studying abroad. Good, good!"
Bao Jingguo said two good words in a row, making Feng Sizu feel embarrassed for a moment. At the same time, it also made Ding Quanli, the secretary next to Bao Secretary, look at him with new eyes. He had been following Bao Secretary for two years and in his impression, Bao Secretary rarely praised people like this.
"Secretary Bao is indeed a role model for us young people to learn from, with his upright and traditional style." Feng Sizhe brought out the words he had been brewing in his heart. Facing the 62-year-old Bao Jingguo, who was already in his flowered years, Feng Sizhe still had many emotions in his heart, because he knew that this person in front of him had worked tirelessly for over a decade to bring the country's economy to new heights. At the same time, he played a huge role in the anti-corruption campaign, and it was said that during an investigation in rural areas, he criticized a hall-level official who followed the municipal party committee leadership, and after returning, the official fell ill and never recovered, his political career also ended there. It can be said that he was also the nightmare of many problematic officials.
"Alas, this is not something to be taken lightly. To say that I, Commander Zhao, am such a person... At the age of 15, I joined the army and have been through blood and fire. This kind of real man is truly admirable." Secretary Bao said these words with great sincerity, although if one were to go by age, he might be two years older than General Zhao, but it was clear that he had not started working as early as General Zhao, so in terms of seniority, he could not compare with General Zhao. Therefore, his praise for General Zhao was reasonable."
An old and a young man sat down in a conference room that had been prepared long ago in the hotel. On one side, Secretary Ding Quanli was taking notes.
"Haha, how is it? The pressure on Commander Zhao is not small, right?" After sitting down, perhaps to make the conversation more casual and to eliminate some unnecessary tension from Feng Siqi, Secretary Bao asked with a smile. It's clear that he had also read those two articles written by General Zhao about the impending Gulf War and the urgent need for military revolution. He must have also heard some old generals' views on this matter. That's why he would ask Feng Siqi, which can be seen as an expression of verbal comfort.
"It's all right, my grandfather has been through a lot and this little thing can't bring him down." Feng Sizhe smiled at Bao Shuji. Although Feng Sizhe's smile seemed as light and carefree as a cloud, somehow even Bao Shuji appeared to have seen the strong self-confidence that shone in his eyes.
"Yes, people like Commander Zhao have indeed experienced many things. However, I personally think that national development and stability are the top priority, and this stability naturally includes military stability. Only with a good army can the country's policies be implemented smoothly. I wholeheartedly support Commander Zhao's spirit of preparing for the future. Secretary Bao expressed his opinion in a suitable manner, although his influence within the military is not great, but in any case, it is still a kind of support for Commander Zhao."
There are people like Bao Jingguo who support his grandfather, and Feng Sicheng is still very happy in his heart. Is this considered finding external help for himself? He thought so with a self-satisfied heart.
"Thank you, Secretary Bao. I will definitely pass on your regards and support to my grandfather." Feng Zhe slightly lowered his head, expressing gratitude for Secretary Bao's verbal support. For some reason, before meeting Secretary Bao, Feng Si Zhe's mood was quite anxious, but after seeing him, this tension slowly disappeared. Perhaps it was the experience of rebirth or having strong precognitive abilities that gave him strength, in any case, Feng Si Zhe's mood is now more and more stable.
Secretary Bao was also surprised by Feng Siche's performance. Generally, young people in their early twenties would be nervous to death and even speaking would reveal their anxiety. But how could this young man, Feng Siche, be so relaxed? Secretary Bao didn't think it was because he was a foreign student; he had seen many students from the UK, US, France, Germany, etc., but none of them had such a good attitude as Feng Siche's, which could almost be described as "lifting heavy weights with ease". Yes, that's right, lifting heavy weights with ease - this was the first impression Feng Siche gave to Secretary Bao.
To grasp the initiative of the conversation, and also to see if Feng Si Zhe, this so-called Cambridge University double master's student, really has any substance, Secretary Bao finally started asking specific questions about securities. "Feng Si Zhe, you've been to Britain, and I read that article you wrote about securities, it was very enlightening. Now, can you tell me, if our Republic were to open a stock exchange now, what issues should we pay attention to, or where are the inadequacies?"
"Hehe, Secretary Bao, how dare I talk nonsense?" As it relates to specific events, Feng Sicheng indeed cannot speak carelessly. On this kind of principled issue, he must be cautious and careful, or else a single careless remark would ruin the good impression Secretary Bao has of him and all his efforts over the past few days would go down the drain.
