Deng Zhanying made his attitude clear and stood on Wang Guoyue's side, which made Chang Mengyuan very unhappy. He took out a cigarette, lit it, and started smoking.
Wang Guoyue did not expect that it would be so difficult to push Chen Zhen forward, and he was opposed by Qu Kang and other leading cadres. The secretary meeting was mainly attended by four people, including the municipal party secretary, the full-time deputy secretary, the mayor, and the organization minister. The other participants were appointed by the municipal party secretary. Wang Guoyue therefore called Deng Zhanying from his own camp.
After preliminary testing, Wang Guoyue thought Qu Kang would choose to swallow his anger, but he did not expect that Qu Kang would be so clearly opposed to Chen Zhen's entry into the Politburo Standing Committee.
Qu Kang said calmly: "Secretary Guoyue, regarding the question of whether Comrade Chen Zhen should be included in the Standing Committee, I think it should be a collective vote at the Standing Committee meeting. In addition, I also suggest that Comrade Zhang Xian should be given the same opportunity. Although we cannot achieve absolute democracy and let the people choose a cadre they like, we must achieve relative democracy and let the team members decide who is more suitable."
Wang Guoyue was silent for a moment, put his hands flat on the conference table, and said calmly: "What Mayor Qu said makes a lot of sense. Let's discuss it at the regular meeting of the Standing Committee this week."
The secretary's meeting didn't last long. After the meeting, Guan Ruofei followed Wang Guoyue into the office and sighed in a low voice: "Mr. Yue, why did you bring the problem to the regular meeting of the Standing Committee? We don't have an advantage in the Standing Committee. There are too many variables."
Wang Guoyue frowned, which was rare for him. He tapped the document at hand with his index finger and said, "I don't want to delay it any longer. The personnel issue must be resolved as soon as possible so that I can focus on the construction of the new urban area!"
Guan Ruofei rarely saw Wang Guoyue showing such anxiety, and he remembered something, which made him understand. Guan Ruofei asked, "Is there a problem with the Mike Consortium?"
Wang Guoyue's eyes flashed with anger, and he said, "Someone submitted a complaint email to the British headquarters of the Mike Consortium, devaluing the new city project. After my negotiations, they finally understood Cao Yao's situation. But they also have a request. If Cao Yao's team is not united enough, then they will reconsider their decision to settle down and invest."
For these savvy foreign consortiums, they are very familiar with the Chinese market. The stability of local political situation is an important consideration.
Mike's consortium plans to invest 200 million pounds in Caoyao's new town project, which will include a theme park, shopping mall, water and snow park, sports stadium, performance venue and five-star hotel.
The Mike Group is a world-renowned cultural tourism industry group. When Wang Guoyue was working in Jilin Province, he visited the UK and came into contact with this international enterprise, and then brought it to Cao Yao.
Precisely because he has the highly motivated Mike Group in hand, Wang Guoyue has strong confidence to transform Cao Yao and create an international new city within three to five years, in sharp contrast to the old city.
Now that the opponent has started with the Mike Group, it has undoubtedly hit Wang Guoyue's biggest weakness, which has made him feel very bad.
Bringing Chen Zhen into the Standing Committee can balance the current unstable situation of the Standing Committee and at the same time motivate Chen Zhen, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.
Guan Ruofei didn’t have many options. He also noticed that Wang Guoyue had been particularly caring towards Chen Zhen recently. Was this also a strategy to make himself feel pressured
Guan Ruofei sighed secretly and said, "If that's the case, then we should be prepared. If we carefully count the votes of the Standing Committee, we may not lose."
Wang Guoyue waved his hand and said worriedly: "I am not worried about winning or losing, I just want to win beautifully."
If there are five opposing votes and seven in favor votes among the twelve members of the Standing Committee, this result is obviously not what Wang Guoyue wants. Moreover, the number of votes is not particularly optimistic. Wang Guoyue can only get six votes to win the election. This includes his own vote, Organization Minister Guan Ruofei, Executive Vice Mayor Sui Qi, Discipline Inspection Secretary Mai Zhaolong, Political and Legal Secretary Deng Zhanying, and Propaganda Minister Lu Baojuan.
As for Qukang, they had five votes: Deputy Secretary Chang Mengyuan, Secretary of the Party Working Committee of the Economic Development Zone Guan Qijun, Commander of the Military Sub-district Chen Yuejin, and Minister of United Front Work Yuan Suhua.
As Fang Zhicheng was on secondment, the number of votes was uncertain. If he voted for Qu Kang, the twelve votes would be evenly split, forming a vicious circle and causing great damage to Wang Guoyue's image as the municipal party secretary.
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The result of the secretaries' meeting spread quickly. After Fang Zhicheng heard the news from Hua Qingwen, he was silent for a long time, looked at him with a smile, and asked, "Did Lao Tu tell you?"
Hua Qingwen blushed and nodded, "Yes, I went to wash the cups just now. In the toilet, Secretary Tu talked to me about this and that, and finally told me what I meant."
Fang Zhicheng held his chin and thought for a long time, then said, "He is thoughtful."
Tu Daofeng has had a hard time recently because he has been too close to Fang Zhicheng, which has attracted Qu Kang's attention. Qu Kang once publicly criticized Tu Daofeng at the mayor's regular meeting, which was a rare scene. For Fang Zhicheng, this is a good signal. The stricter Qu Kang is with Tu Daofeng, the faster Tu Daofeng's heart will be close to him.
Fang Zhicheng took a piece of notepaper, wrote a few words on it, stapled it shut, handed it to Hua Qingwen, and said with a smile, "Give it to Lao Tu."
Hua Qingwen took the note with curiosity and walked out of the office.
When he arrived at Tu Daofeng's office, he saw that he was on the phone, so he stood at the door and waited for a while. After Tu Daofeng finished the call, he waved at Hua Qingwen and said, "What's the matter?"
Hua Qingwen strode up to Tu Daofeng and handed the note to him.
Tu Daofeng was also confused. He waved to Hua Qingwen and asked him to leave the office before opening the note.
It says, "Keep your distance, open your horizons, open your heart, and the world will be yours."
Tu Daofeng exhaled slowly and said to himself, "He is quite good at ideological work!"
After a few days of hesitation, Tu Daofeng has made a choice in his mind. Although this step is extremely dangerous, in fact, isn't it a great opportunity
Fang Zhicheng heard rustling sounds coming from outside the door and knew that Hua Qingwen had handed the note to Tu Daofeng. He felt relieved, thinking that Tu Daofeng had already boarded his ship. With him as the chief steward acting as his eyes and ears in the city government, he could be assured.
The landline rang. After Fang Zhicheng answered it, he asked before the other party could speak: "Mayor Sui, what can I do for you?"
Sui Qi smiled faintly and said, "Aren't you answering the phone too quickly?"
Fang Zhicheng pretended to be distressed and said, "I am mainly worried about Mayor Sui. I wonder if you have calmed down?"
Sui Qi thought of her previous gaffe, her cheeks flushed, and she changed the subject, saying, "I'll visit your house tonight, are you welcome?"
Fang Zhicheng thought to himself that Sui Qi knew his whereabouts very well, and joked, "You didn't install a camera at the door of my house, otherwise how would you know that I moved back to the guesthouse?"
Sui Qi said unhappily, "We are only separated by a wall. How could I not know what's going on over there? It seems like you don't welcome me?"
Fang Zhicheng hurriedly called him over and said with a smile, "Of course you are welcome! How about this, I will cook for you tonight and take the initiative to entertain you."
Sui Qi raised the corner of her mouth and said proudly: "This attitude is pretty good!"
Chapter 0940 Wang Guoyue sent a guest
Fang Zhicheng's cooking skills are impeccable, but judging from Sui Qi's reaction, she is a little dissatisfied. The reason is understandable. There are differences in food culture between the north and the south. The dishes made by Fang Zhicheng are more Huainan-style, while Sui Qi was born and raised in Old Yanjing. Huainan dishes are too light for her.