Sun Jie, the "lamp burner" of Yantai taxation: a lamp, illuminating a piece of the sky

Golden Autumn Harbor City, the coolness is getting deeper, and the heat will stop.

It has been 90 days since the heart-wrenching day of June 28, and people's nostalgia for Sun Jie, the former head of the tax administration of the Zhifu District Taxation Bureau, has not dissipated with the heat. Pushing open again the office where he had spat out his last of the silk, the Scythians had gone, only the sunlight still hitting the chair where he had fallen.

Sun Jie's work photos before his death.

He has been in the tax administration position for 42 years, and he only took half a day off when his son got married, and even took weekends for gallbladder surgery. He was always the first to go to the office and the last to go, devoting all his energy to studying tax policies to solve the problems and reduce the burden of enterprises. His condensed life has become a "living dictionary" of the tax system, a "good public servant" in the hearts of taxpayers, and a well-deserved "lamplighter", burning himself and illuminating the world.

A "living dictionary" with a lot to ask

In the eyes of colleagues in the Zhifu District Taxation Bureau, Sun Jie is the authority of Yantai's value-added tax, consumption tax, business tax, import and export tax rebate and other tax policies, which can be called a "living dictionary". As long as it is a problem in the area of goods and services tax, he can give the most authoritative solution; especially when new policies are introduced and old documents are adjusted, he will study them one by one, and he is always the first person to eat the policy thoroughly.

In 2016, the state implemented the "VAT reform", and relevant policies were introduced one after another for a time, which made many corporate finance and taxation personnel feel that the "head was big". "Many policies we can't understand, can't be sure, can't understand it, come to Sun Jie, he doesn't have any shelf, every time he patiently answers, the background of the introduction of the policy, the connotation of the provisions, the period of validity of the policy before and after are all explained very clearly, saying that he is a 'living dictionary' of tax administration is not an exaggeration." Li Shumei, the financial director of Yindu Industrial Co., Ltd., has been dealing with Sun Jie for more than 20 years, "Whether it is work time or rest time, he has questions and answers." ”

Wang Li, director of the Yuhuangding Taxation Branch of the Zhifu District Taxation Bureau, has worked with Sun Jie for more than 30 years, and the most admired thing is his selfless work status. She said: "To understand the endless tax policies, and then explain and guide the specific declaration work to taxpayers, it takes a lot of time and energy, not everyone can do it, this is a kind of greatness in the ordinary." ”

November 19, 1979, was the starting point of Sun Jie's career, when he was 16 years old. "We both joined the work in the same year, and each was led by a master. Sun Jie kept asking his master all kinds of questions, very seriously, and from then on he was full of momentum to study. Colleague Zhang Haijin recalled, "My master Zhang Kuanhou was an old revolutionary, and when he evaluated Sun Jie, he said, 'This child, who is particularly serious and responsible, will definitely be a good hand in tax administration in the future.'" ’”

42 years as a day, Sun Jie polished the background of life with struggle. As a witness, participant and implementer of China's previous tax reforms, he is like an "encyclopedia" of tax work, with excellent professional quality, he has cultivated a pair of "fire eyes and golden eyes". He once tore up the false invoices issued by the lawbreakers in person and saved hundreds of thousands of yuan in taxes for the state. He conducted in-depth research and compiled risk prevention guidelines for more than a dozen industries.

A well-known "good public servant"

On a Monday morning on June 28, 2021, Lin Ruqiu, who was in the same office as Sun Jie, pushed open the office door as usual. Accustomed to Sun Jie always being the first to come and the last to leave, the people in the same room never carry the key. However, this time she did not see Sun Jie, only the books and materials spread out on the table, she thought that Sun Jie had gone to fetch water, she also went to fetch a glass of water, and then returned to the house to find that his chair had fallen. Walking over, I found that Sun Jie had fallen to the ground and was motionless.

Due to sudden death of cardiac origin, Sun Jie's life was fixed at the age of 58, fixed on his unremitting struggle for tax administration. Hearing the news of Sun Jie's death, the corporate finance and taxation personnel who often dealt with him sighed: We have lost a good public servant of the people.

"This is not only a loss of Yantai's tax system, but also a major loss for our enterprise!" Qu Chenghui, head of finance of Ruikang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., said from the bottom of his heart.

"I really don't want him to go, I learned a lot from Sun Jie, and I am used to asking him if he understands the tax policy, and he always goes out of his way to really think about taxpayers." Qu Minghua, head of finance of Yantai Shanji Trading Co., Ltd., told reporters.

In addition to regret, Guo Cuimei, the financial director of Zhangyu Group, felt guiltily, "I still owe him a bowl of instant noodles!" ”

At the end of May last year, Guo Cuimei, who had returned home from work, received an urgent notice that the company's chairman was entrusted by the China Wine Association to submit a proposal to reduce the tax burden on the wine industry at the two sessions of the National People's Congress, in which a set of tax data should be verified and handed in early the next morning. "I was particularly anxious at that time, but I didn't know where to start, the taxes and data involved were too much, so I called Sun Ke to 'ask for help', but I didn't expect him to let me go to the office to find him and help me change it together." Guo Cuimei said that at that time, she immediately felt saved.

When the two met, it was more than 7 p.m. After arriving, Guo Cuimei learned that Sun Jie had rushed from home before he had even taken care of his food. "So what to do?" I'll buy you an instant noodle." Guo Cuimei asked.

"Work first, and then talk about it." Sun Jie said. After saying that, Sun Jie began to sort out the basic situation and instruct Guo Cuimei on which angles should be verified. "We have nearly 100 subsidiaries, and each caliber is quite complex. We were talking and we were going to check, and it was almost 11 o'clock, and I was so tired that I couldn't do it. Guo Cuimei said that Sun Jie asked her to go back to rest early, and he checked the gate again and considered the text.

At more than 1:00 a.m., Guo Cuimei's mobile phone rang, she opened it, and Sun Jie sent the final draft over. "After reading it, the stone in my heart fell to the ground, and then I remembered that Sun Ke didn't even eat instant noodles, and stayed up until the early morning for my own business." She said, "That night has benefited me for the rest of my life, and I will remember Sun Ke for the rest of my life, and he always puts our business first." ”

Guo Cuimei repeatedly asked herself how to return the bowl of instant noodles. "What I can do now is remember his help to me and pass on this energy that he gave me." She said

A "workaholic" who never lets up

Behind the "living dictionary" and "good public servant" is Sun Jie's sincere heart of dedication and dedication.

In the 42 years since the tax, he rarely took a vacation, let alone a leave of absence, and the only time he took a leave of absence was to attend his son's wedding, which was only half a day. He devoted almost all of his time to his work. He was always the first to come to the office, never took a lunch break at noon, and was the last to leave in the evening, and the time squeezed out was spent on tax business.

Every time corporate finance and taxation personnel come to Sun Jie to solve a problem, they almost have to queue up, because there are too many people looking for him, especially before and after the VAT reform in 2016. Cui Jianxia, the financial director of Zhenhua Group, clearly remembers that one afternoon during the VAT reform, she went to look for Sun Jie, and his office was full of corporate finance personnel who came to find rescue soldiers. She saw sun Jie's face yellow, and she had to support the table when she walked.

Cui Jianxia said bitterly, come back tomorrow. Unexpectedly, Sun Jie said: "Don't go, I will have a meeting tomorrow, and I will delay the affairs of your company later." ”

"At that time, my heart trembled a little, it was full of reverence and touch, Sun Ke was taking his life to serve the taxpayers." Cui Jianxia said emotionally.

"He loves his job too much, he only has work in his eyes, he feels that he is closer to work than his children, and his son took half a day off when he got married, like a guest attending a wedding, he doesn't know what the process is." Sun Jie's sister-in-law, Chen Caiyun, said she was still angry and blamed him.

Sun Jie and his wife are both taxpayers, very busy at work, and the children are Chen Caiyun who help to bring them from childhood to adulthood. Children usually do not see their parents, and only on Saturday nights when neither of them works overtime can the children go home for a meal. "I really didn't understand him before, why are civil servants so busy?" Commuting to work on time is enough, where you need to work overtime every day, Chinese New Year's Eve can only go home at night to eat a meal. Chen Caiyun said that Sun Jie later explained to her that his work was not seen by many people, but his efforts would eventually be enjoyed by everyone, and he would only be ashamed to do more and do a good job.

Working overtime for many years and irregular work and rest, Sun Jie suffered from severe lumbar disc herniation and high blood pressure. "Several times, I saw Chief Sun dragging his legs to work while supporting his waist with his hands, and his blood pressure reached 200 to come to work, and he also came to work if his fever did not go away. Regardless of his physical condition, he always came first and left the latest, as if he were always in the unit. Colleague Liu Shasha said heartache.

Wang Li once asked Sun Jie what he wanted to do most after he had worked hard all his life.

"I want to sleep, I haven't slept in many years, I want to make up for all the lack of sleep in these years." Also spend time with your family, who owe them too much over the years. Sun Jie replied. He was too tired to spend his life serving the taxpayer and could now rest well. Wang Li cried.

Sun Jie burned himself like a candle, illuminating others and illuminating the world.

YMG all-media reporter Ren Xuena photo report

Editor-in-Charge: Lei Wang