Fang Zhicheng put his arms around Qin Yuming's waist and deliberately pouted his lips to kiss her, but Qin Yuming refused and the two of them immediately began to fight.
"Ding ding ding..." A quick phone call sounded, and Fang Zhicheng recognized it as an office call, so he let go of Qin Yuming. Qin Yuming quickly jumped back three steps, waved her fist at Fang Zhicheng, and then went to the bathroom to help Fang Zhicheng run the bath water.
Fang Zhicheng took out his cell phone and found that it was Wang Ke calling. He thought it must be something urgent so late at night, so he walked to the balcony and answered the call.
Wang Ke said in a deep and solemn tone: "Zhicheng, something big has happened. Xia Guangming committed suicide."
"Ah?" Fang Zhicheng frowned, revealing an incredible expression. Xia Guangming was the executive deputy county magistrate of Dongtai County, a powerful figure, and the place where Fang Zhicheng was going to work this time was Dongtai County. So when Wang Ke got the news, he told Fang Zhicheng immediately.
It seems that the water in Dongtai County is deep and not just a shallow beach, but a dangerous place. Fang Zhicheng's appointment as an official this time may not be as smooth as he imagined.
Chapter 0165 Before the Merchants Group took office
Dongtai County is located in the southeast of Yinzhou City, bordering Yunhai City in the south, Yinxiu District of Guanling City, Zhejiang Province in the east, Yu Lake in the west, and Hanyun County in the north. It is known as the land of fish and rice and the home of silk.
Dongtai County is an old county in Yinzhou. It once created miracles in the 1990s. In the list of top 100 counties in the country in 2005, Dongtai County was still among the top. Therefore, Song Wendi has always paid close attention to the development of Dongtai County. He sensitively noticed that the development of Dongtai County has been somewhat sluggish in the past two years, so he decided to carry out a series of reforms in Dongtai County.
In recent years, the economic development of Dongtai County has been in a state of stagnation. After analyzing the various reasons, it is mainly due to the slow investment promotion work and the county's total reliance on endogenous development and the small influx of external funds, which has resulted in the county's enterprises being sluggish in vitality and unable to keep up with the development pace of its sister counties and districts.
The signal for change was that Song Wendi arranged his trusted aide and personal secretary Fang Zhicheng to Dongtai County for a one-year on-the-job training.
There are three main forms of cadres serving on secondment: first, they are assigned to serve on secondment, second, they are transferred to serve on secondment, and third, they are sent to serve on secondment. Fang Zhicheng's appointment to Dongtai County is a secondment. His appointment document at the level of a section chief was issued last month, so this time when he goes to Dongtai County, he will serve on secondment at the level of a section chief.
As for which unit to be affiliated with, Song Wendi fully sought the opinion of Fang Zhicheng. At the beginning, there were three main ideas. First, he could serve as deputy director of the Dongtai County Party Committee Office; second, he could serve as mayor of Liuhe Town under the jurisdiction of Dongtai County; third, he could serve as director of the Dongtai County Investment Promotion Bureau.
After fully considering the pros and cons, Fang Zhicheng chose the third approach.
If he goes to the county party committee office, the deputy director will be just a decoration with no real power. It is very likely that he will just go through the motions and will not be able to produce practical results. This neither meets Song Wendi's expectations of Fang Zhicheng nor Fang Zhicheng's own personality.
As for Liuhe Town, the top party secretary is not an easy person to deal with. Although Fang Zhicheng was the mayor in the past, he is likely to become a puppet. From the perspective of Song Wendi's macro-promotion of the overall development of Dongtai County, Liuhe Town's focus is not enough.
In the end, Fang Zhicheng chose to work as the director of the Investment Promotion Bureau. This platform has great potential and is also an important tool to cure Dongtai County’s current development slump, so the third plan was decided.
Before Fang Zhicheng left, he had done a good job of handing over the position of secretary to the municipal party secretary. Xiao Yu was five years older than Fang Zhicheng. He was introduced by Li Siyuan, secretary of the provincial party committee. He was previously an associate professor at Qiongjin University and had a high level of theoretical literacy.
Xiao Yu’s entry into the municipal party secretary’s office was based on Song Wendi’s full respect for Fang Zhicheng’s opinions.
Fang Zhicheng and Song Wendi have been together for more than a year, and he knows his boss's mind very well. Although he is Li Siyuan's right-hand man, the boss still has a little grudge against Xiao Yu, who he is not very familiar with. On the contrary, Song Wendi trusts Fang Zhicheng very much.
Fang Zhicheng made a cup of tea for Song Wendi and said emotionally, "Boss, from now on, I'm afraid I won't be able to make tea for you very often. Drink a few more cups today."
Song Wendi took a sip of the fragrant tea and said with a sullen smile, "Why do you make it sound like a farewell of life and death? Dongtai County is not outside Yinzhou, and your time on duty will not be too long. Your personnel file will still be in the office of the municipal party secretary. After you come back, continue to make tea for me. So you can't escape this job of making tea."
The time for cadres to be assigned to work in the local government is uncertain, but it will not exceed two years. According to the normal process, when they return to their original units, their ranks will be raised to a higher level. Song Wendi thinks Fang Zhicheng is a talent, but after all, he has only been out of college and in society for a year. Fang Zhicheng still doesn't know enough about grassroots work. He assigned Fang Zhicheng to the local government so that Fang Zhicheng can get in touch with more practical work, which will help Fang Zhicheng, a good seedling, grow more smoothly.
Fang Zhicheng felt warm in his heart, knowing that Song Wendi had good intentions for him. He respectfully filled a glass of water for him and said softly, "Boss, the Dongtai County Investment Promotion Bureau was just established in June this year. I am completely clueless and don't know where to start. Please give me some advice."
Around 2005, many places across the country had not set up investment promotion bureaus. The Dongtai County Investment Promotion Bureau had just been established and was in the exploratory stage. It had more than 20 formal staff members, and its main departments included the General Work Section, Investment Promotion Section 1, Investment Promotion Section 2, Foreign Investment Service Section (Investment Promotion Section 3), and Supervision and Guidance Section.
The Investment Promotion Bureau is not a mandatory department of the government. Its predecessor was the Investment Promotion Office. After it was re-established, most of its members were drawn from personnel of various government departments. Some were temporarily formed from "capable people" in the society in order to place personnel and promote cadres. Therefore, the quality and ability of the investment promotion cadres vary greatly.
The former director of the Investment Promotion Bureau was reported for suspected bribery less than half a year after taking office. The Municipal Party Committee Organization Department was restructured, and the position of director has remained vacant ever since.
Seeing Fang Zhicheng's sincere attitude, Song Wendi put down the teacup in his hand, pondered for a while, and said: "China Merchants Group is a new institution in the whole country at this stage, and the entire Huainan Province is in the initial exploration stage, so your work is very challenging. As for how to do a good job in the current work, I only have one suggestion, that is, to plan goals rationally and implement actions with passion. I can clearly see rationality and passion in you, so I still have some confidence in you going to Dongtai Merchants Group."
Fang Zhicheng scratched his head and said with a smile: "The boss attaches so much importance to me, I feel the burden on my shoulders is heavy."
Song Wendi waved his hand, his face turned stern, and he sighed heavily, saying: "The situation in Dongtai County is very serious now. Your first task is to get the investment promotion work done, and secondly, you must pay attention to the movements of the county party committee."
Fang Zhicheng nodded, understanding what Song Wendi meant. Just three days ago, a scandal occurred in Dongtai County. Xia Guangming, the executive deputy county magistrate, committed suicide naked in a hotel. It was already known to everyone in the local area, and this incident had a great impact on the image of the government department. Song Wendi gave instructions at the Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee meeting, requiring the public security department to investigate the case as soon as possible, but three days later, there was still no progress in the case.
According to Song Wendi's speculation, this matter is very likely to involve a struggle within the county party committee. Executive Deputy County Mayor Xia Guangming had a good reputation during his lifetime and was a well-known hard-working general. Song Wendi highly praised him and believed that he was a person worth setting an example for. Because of Song Wendi's attention, Xia Guangming was once very popular in Dongtai County. A few months ago, he made drastic reforms and took the lead in establishing an investment promotion bureau.
The former director of the Investment Promotion Bureau was reported to have accepted bribes, and the executive deputy county magistrate committed suicide. Everything suggested that there was a huge risk in this trip of the Investment Promotion Bureau.
Fang Zhicheng's face also became solemn, and he said softly: "Boss, please rest assured, I will definitely complete the tasks assigned to me by the organization and you, do a good job in attracting investment in Dongtai, and make it a banner of our city."
Song Wendi nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "You are my soldier. If you get upset after you go out, come back to me and speak frankly. Don't be afraid."
Song Wendi's words touched Fang Zhicheng's heart. Song Wendi was his own parent. If a child vented his anger outside, the parent would naturally protect him and dote on him. Fang Zhicheng smiled and nodded, listened to Song Wendi's explanation for a few more words, and then turned and left the inner room.
As soon as he sat down, he felt a fiery gaze coming towards him. Fang Zhicheng looked up, but saw Tong Siqing quickly retract her gaze. Fang Zhicheng's heart moved slightly, and he took out his mobile phone and typed an ambiguous text message, "Monkey Monkey loves to eat peaches. I am the monkey, and you are the peach. Sweet peaches make the monkey happy. Eating too many peaches will upset your stomach!"
The phone soon vibrated, and Tong Siqing replied, "Go to hell!!!"
After get off work, Tong Siqing walked out of the municipal party committee compound carrying a pink handbag. She did not walk to the bus stop as usual, but walked in the opposite direction until she reached a corner, then she ducked down and got into the passenger seat of a Jetta car on the side of the road.
The Jetta's engine roared, and it quickly flew out like an arrow, driving to a remote camphor tree by the Jade Lake before slowly stopping. The dusk was deep, and the evening mist was rising, making everything vague and hazy, with a kind of hazy beauty.
"Zhicheng, we can't go on like this." Tong Siqing looked at the calm lake surface as smooth as silk with her beautiful eyes and sighed leisurely.
Fang Zhicheng reached out and touched Tong Siqing's black hair, then shook his head and said, "We are all addicted to happiness. How can we get rid of it without an antidote?"
Tong Siqing bit her lips with her pearly teeth, glanced at Fang Zhicheng with a complicated look, and said with a wry smile: "Let's break up. Every time I do something like this, I feel very painful."
Fang Zhicheng took Tong Siqing's soft shoulders and said gently: "Only when you know pain can you understand the meaning of happiness more thoroughly, right?"
Tong Siqing smelled the masculine scent emanating from Fang Zhicheng and felt her body starting to burn. She wanted to push Fang Zhicheng away, but she could not muster up the courage. Desire had already filled her mind.