Wang Guoyue curled his lips and smiled, saying, "Caoyao is a good place, but the pond is too small after all. I have thought that if you can calm down and make some achievements, I am willing to tolerate and share resources. But the facts have proved that you are not a person who is willing to be inferior to others, and my identity and position also determine that I cannot give in, because I shoulder the responsibility of the family."
"Hypocrisy!" Fang Zhicheng laughed softly. He glanced at Wang Guoyue's face, which showed no emotion due to his sarcasm. "Don't bring up the righteousness of the country. People are greedy. No one is willing to give up power."
Wang Guoyue smiled and took a sip of coffee, slowly put down the coffee cup, and said softly: "You are too hostile to me."
Fang Zhicheng glanced at him with contempt and said lightly: "This is not a secret."
Wang Guoyue smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying, "We have too many misunderstandings, so I want to meet you so that we can speak frankly and resolve all the conflicts. Only when we resolve our grievances and cooperate, will we feel comfortable."
Fang Zhicheng asked back with a half-smile: "Where do you think our misunderstanding lies?"
"Du Guangquan's death?" Wang Guoyue sighed softly, "If I tell you a fact, that Du Guangquan actually committed suicide, would you believe it?"
Fang Zhicheng showed surprise in his eyes and shook his head, "How is this possible? Why did he choose to commit suicide?"
Wang Guoyue seemed to think the coffee was too bitter, so he put some sugar in the coffee cup and said calmly, "Do you think I have to lie to you? Before the incident, Du Guangquan came to me and talked to me for a long time about the next transformation plan of Caoyao Heavy Industry Group. I thought his words were a bit strange, so I arranged for someone to investigate his situation and found that he had contact with a killer organization. Of course, there were some traps. Du Guangquan framed the people who had been threatening him before. Over the years, Du Guangquan has had enough of the threats from those people, and he is close to collapse, so he took this step."
Fang Zhicheng carefully thought about the causes and consequences. Although Wang Guoyue's words were a bit unbelievable, after carefully sorting out the logic, it was indeed possible that Du Guangquan's death was left unresolved, and there were always some details that could not be sorted out.
Fang Zhicheng sighed and smiled bitterly: "I'm sorry, I hit you last time."
Wang Guoyue waved his hand and said, "It's good that the misunderstanding I just had is resolved. To be honest, I am responsible for Lao Du's death. Although I don't know if I directly caused the tragedy, I knew in advance that Du Guangquan might get into trouble, but I didn't pay attention to it or stop it, but let it develop. So being beaten by you can also alleviate the guilt in my heart."
Fang Zhicheng exhaled lightly and said, "You really confuse me. Others call you a gentleman, but I always feel that you are hypocritical, hypocritical to the core, using your appearance to confuse the people around you and achieve your own goals."
Wang Guoyue laughed out loud and said, "You are the first person to say this to me in front of me."
Fang Zhicheng shrugged and said with a smile: "We are not friends. Strictly speaking, we are rivals. We don't need to give each other too much face."
Wang Guoyue sighed and said, "In fact, I admire you and envy you a lot of the time. Because since I was a child, my father taught me to pay attention to the art of speaking, to know what to say and what not to say. I should pay attention to observing people's expressions and distinguish the consequences of any words. So this has made me what I am now, and all my words are always formulated from templates. I also want to be like you and speak without restraint, but habit prevents me from doing so."
Fang Zhicheng shook his head and said, "This is just an excuse you give yourself. The higher your official position, the more excuses you give yourself, and you also enjoy the role you are playing now. You like others to regard you as a saint, but in fact, saints also need to eat, drink, defecate, urinate and sleep."
Wang Guoyue shook his head and sighed, "You know no matter how you provoke me, I won't get angry. If I really get angry, I won't be myself anymore."
Fang Zhicheng was deliberately provoking Wang Guoyue. Seeing that he was indifferent, he sighed and said with a smile: "It seems that as you said, you always need to take a detour in your words and deeds. This has become your habit."
Wang Guoyue quite likes talking to Fang Zhicheng. Although the other party keeps provoking him, he regards it as a kind of practice. It is a special experience to communicate with an opponent of the same level.
Wang Guoyue nodded and said, "If you leave Cao Yao, can you let Sui Qi stay?"
Fang Zhicheng was slightly startled, then shook his head firmly, "Don't have any other fantasies about Sui Qi, because she is not suitable for you. You originally had many opportunities to capture her heart, but now it's too late."
A look of disappointment flashed across Wang Guoyue's eyes, and then he took a sip of coffee to hide his brief embarrassment. He felt that the coffee tasted extremely bitter, and the white sugar he had added before was of no use at all.
Wang Guoyue sighed and said, "I have given up a lot for my career, and I will still have to give up a lot in the future. Sui Qi is a very good woman, you must not hurt her."
Fang Zhicheng nodded and said, "You don't need to remind me of this."
Wang Guoyue took a deep breath and said, "Let's get down to business. Let's make a deal."
Fang Zhicheng touched his chin, thinking that Wang Guoyue finally mentioned his real purpose. Today, Wang Guoyue kept lowering his posture in the project he was communicating with him. It was not that Wang Guoyue had really surrendered, but that he had other needs. Now, Fang Zhicheng has a trump card in his hand, which is enough to affect all of Wang Guoyue's layout in Cao Yao.
Fang Zhicheng put down the teacup and said softly, "Do a deal? Then you need to pay enough chips. However, I am a greedy person, and I am afraid that you will not be able to attract me."
Wang Guoyue smiled and said, "Is it enough for Jidong Province to give me a vice-ministerial position?"
Fang Zhicheng's eyes flashed with surprise, and he smiled and said, "Be more specific. If it's an empty position, it won't be of much use."
Wang Guoyue smiled faintly and said, "Minister of the Propaganda Department."
Fang Zhicheng was very surprised. He didn't expect Wang Guoyue to give him such a big gift, the Minister of the Propaganda Department of the Jilin Provincial Party Committee. This position is very important, but the key is that it does not require too many local resources from the incumbent. One only needs to have a foundation in propaganda work and it is easy to get started.
Of course, there are reasons for this. Fang Zhicheng has paid attention to the situation in Jidong Province. Recently, there have been small-scale discordant incidents. The provincial party secretary encountered obstacles at the standing committee meeting and was counterattacked by a row of deputy provincial party secretaries. As the northern faction retreated, the northern faction is not having a good time in the Jidong officialdom today.
Wanting to introduce the power of the Su family to intervene and then balance the officialdom of Jidong, this may be the real purpose of Wang Guoyue coming to him today. Of course, Wang Guoyue also wants to kill two birds with one stone and let Fang Zhicheng make concessions on the matter of Guan Ruofei.
Fang Zhicheng said calmly: "Jidong is in a mess right now. Although the position of Minister of Propaganda is extremely attractive, it is very likely that you will become cannon fodder after you pass it. So it is not particularly attractive."
Wang Guoyue sighed, then smiled and said, "The position of Minister of Propaganda is just the first step. Has Governor Su never thought about changing his position?"
Fang Zhicheng showed a hint of surprise in his eyes. What did Wang Guoyue mean by this? Could it be that the Wang family wanted to give up Jidong Province
The position of Minister of Propaganda was just a prelude to lay a good foundation for Su Mo's later arrival in Jidong. If the Su family was willing to cooperate for a long time, the position of Secretary of the Jidong Provincial Party Committee would be vacant for Su Mo.
The chips offered by Wang Guoyue are tempting enough!
Chapter 1020 Sending a signal of goodwill
"Although it will take some time for the Tang family to take over, the distribution of power is already clear. Huainan will become our central area, a restricted area that cannot be compromised. No matter what happens, it will not change. As for Jidong Province, you can choose to give up some resources. The relationship between the Tang family and us is like fire and water, and we can never reconcile, but our relationship with the Su family has not developed to the worst point. If you are willing to send Han Yan and the child back to the country and let Guan Ruofei reunite with them, I can promise and facilitate Governor Su to take charge of Jidong." Wang Guoyue spoke slowly and at a leisurely pace. He was born with the ability to convince people.
Fang Zhicheng smiled faintly, "Have you overestimated me? Do you think my second uncle will listen to my advice, give up Xiangnan, and then choose to go to Jidong?"
Wang Guoyue shook his head, stirring his coffee with a spoon, and said, "He will be the second in command in Xiangnan, and the first in Jidong. Isn't Governor Su tempted? I can roughly guess the content of the cooperation between the Su family and the Tang family. Once the Tang family monster leaves Xiangnan, he will hand over all the resources to Governor Su. However, the Tang family monster will have to stay in Xiangnan for at least another five years. If it is up to us, Governor Su can be promoted to the Secretary of the Jidong Provincial Party Committee next year. At Governor Su's age, whether he can enter the Political Bureau Standing Committee may only be in the next two years. Doesn't he want to rush to the top?"
Although Fang Zhicheng knew that Wang Guoyue was trying to sow discord between the Su family and the Tang family, he was still shaken by the conditions he offered. Wang Guoyue was right. At Su Mo's current age, if he continued to develop normally, he would be able to move from the position of governor to the position of provincial party secretary within five years. However, by then he would have missed the best opportunity to enter the Politburo Standing Committee.
But if Su Mo can really pass through Jilin East and successfully cross the chasm between governor and provincial party secretary, then the possibility of Su Mo eventually becoming a national leader will greatly increase.