The first thing that Bai caused an uproar in Yunnan politics was to appoint his wife. Bai's wife followed Bai to Yunnan and joined Yunnan Power Grid Corporation. The unanimous view of Yunnan political circles is that Zhang Huiqing used to be just a waiter.

On June 6, 2007 18, Yunnan Power Grid Corporation held a cadre meeting, which was attended by Mi Dongsheng, then member of the Standing Committee of Yunnan Provincial Party Committee and executive vice governor, assistant governor, Yang, vice minister of organization department of provincial party Committee, and Huang Lixin, deputy secretary general of provincial government. At the meeting, Zhang Huiqing was appointed Party Secretary of Yunnan Power Grid Corporation. During Zhang Huiqing's tenure in Yunnan Power Grid Corporation, his annual income was several hundred thousand yuan.