Climbing the Career Ladder

Chapter 248

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Li Hui wondered, "If we rashly transfer Guo He's job, I'm afraid County Magistrate Luo will be the first to disagree, right?"

Fang Zhicheng waved his hand, a confident smile on his face, "If I don't even have the ability to decide the division of labor among the people below, how can I be competent as the director?"

Fang Zhicheng's simple words revealed a different kind of spirit. Li Hui respected Fang Zhicheng more and more. This respect came entirely from the talent and ability Fang Zhicheng showed in his work.

Li Hui is an ambitious woman, otherwise she would not have had that dispute with Kong Congwen. With her relationship with Kong Congwen, she gradually became the executive vice president of the Merchants Group. She used to think that women must rely on unique advantages to get into the officialdom, but Fang Zhicheng is gradually changing her view. Li Hui's heart was filled with passion. Following Fang Zhicheng, a young boss, might bring unexpected light to her future.

After Li Hui left, Fang Zhicheng wrote three names on an A4 paper: Zou Yu, Guo He, and Li Hui, and then added a bracket after Li Hui.

Adding a deputy director is a way to break the triangle balance. There are three deputy directors in the Merchants Bureau now. Zou Yu, Guo He, and Li Hui are in different camps. If one more person is added, the current balance will be broken. This was a beautiful card played by Song Wendi when he entered Yinzhou. Fang Zhicheng learned and put it into practice.

At the same time, if a deputy director is added, the division of tasks will inevitably have to be adjusted. Taking this opportunity to mediate and adjust, I believe I can get what I want.

As for who the new deputy director will be, it doesn’t matter much to Fang Zhicheng. The key is to break the existing situation and turn the deadlock into a living situation.

Fang Zhicheng sorted out the clues and then entered the "Application for the establishment of a deputy director and investment service department in Dongtai Investment Promotion Bureau" into the new document. In this application document, he elaborated in detail the reasons why the existing leadership team and departments needed to be added and adjusted as Dongtai's investment promotion work progressed.

About half an hour later, Fang Zhicheng completed the application document. He stretched his waist, then called Wang Chong and asked him to deliver the document to the county magistrate's office.

Sun Weiming had suffered a great loss in arranging Luo Hui to join the county government. He must be trying to win over Fang Zhicheng. Taking advantage of Sun Weiming's current depressed state of mind, Fang Zhicheng's application would naturally be approved by Sun Weiming, because it would help Sun Weiming to win back a victory.

According to normal procedures, Fang Zhicheng should have submitted the document to Luo Hui first, but Fang Zhicheng bypassed Luo Hui and delivered the document directly to Sun Weiming's desk, which was undoubtedly a disguised challenge.

Doesn't Luo Hui want to suppress him? Then there is no need for Fang Zhicheng to retreat, just face your challenge. As for this matter, Luo Hui can only swallow his anger. After all, as the leader of the competent department, it is not a glorious thing for subordinates to ignore you.

In the confrontation between Sun Weiming and Qian Dechen, Qian Dechen placed a capable general in an attempt to intervene in the work of attracting investment. Unfortunately, Luo Hui was just a useless vase on the table and could not get the support of the Investment Promotion Group at all. This could be regarded as Sun Weiming's indirect counterattack against Qian Dechen.

After seeing the document, Sun Weiming read it twice and was inspired. He thought to himself that Fang Zhicheng was worthy of being the chief secretary of the municipal party committee. When it came to political intrigue, he was a complete veteran in the officialdom. He could plan and arrange things in one go and was good at leveraging and taking advantage of situations.

He tapped his fingers twice on the table, then called Yang Furen, the head of the county party committee's organization department, and said with a smile, "Old Yang, I have something to trouble you with."

Yang Furen and Sun Weiming had a normal relationship. After all, he was in charge of personnel and was under the jurisdiction of Qian Dechen. Yang Furen raised his eyes and said calmly, "County Magistrate Sun, what can I do for you?"

Sun Weiming smiled faintly and said, "It's like this. After half a year of running-in, Dongtai's investment promotion work has initially entered the right track. However, the County Investment Promotion Bureau is also facing a series of problems, especially in terms of staffing and department composition. Minister Yang still needs you to check and give some suggestions."

Yang Furen immediately knew what Sun Weiming was here for and said with a smile, "County Magistrate Sun, you are too polite. What suggestions can I have? If you have any ideas, we can sit down and talk."

Sun Weiming knew that Yang Furen had been having a hard time recently. Although he was the Minister of Organization, the power over personnel matters had always been controlled by Qian Dechen. Now that Sun Weiming had taken the initiative to show goodwill, Yang Furen naturally lowered his posture.

After the call, Sun Weiming arranged for someone to make a few extra copies of the application materials that Fang Zhicheng handed over. One copy was sent to the Organization Department of the County Party Committee, and the other was sent to Zhao Heping, the Deputy Secretary of the County Party Committee. Then a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Fang Zhicheng probably didn't expect that his materials would become the fuse of his long-planned counterattack in the Standing Committee."

Sun Weiming is determined to find the candidate for the new deputy director position in China Merchants Group.

Chapter 0201 Qian Dechen makes concessions

Qian Dechen talked a lot with Luo Hui in the office. He agreed with Luo Hui's ideas and pioneering spirit. He had been in Dongtai for many years, but had never been promoted. He had lost his sharpness long ago. From Luo Hui, he found the self of his youth.

Luo Hui was flipping through the investment proposal of "Oriental Dubai Dongtai" and exclaimed softly: "Boss, I have been in Qiongjin for such a long time, and my biggest feeling is that for a city to develop, it must have long-term planning and its own unique urban positioning. In fact, Fang Zhicheng's slogan of "Oriental Dubai" is not bad. Even if we cannot achieve that goal for the time being, we will always make progress if we work towards that direction."

Qian Dechen also nodded and commented: "Fang Zhicheng is indeed a talent, but it's a pity that I can't use him."

Luo Hui knew that Qian Dechen had a grudge against Fang Zhicheng. If he tried to persuade him, it would only make him unhappy. He smiled and changed the subject, saying, "I have an idea now. We want to build four major industrial zones in Dongtai and attract investment in the four fields of food processing, modern services, financial investment, and high-tech. If this is successful, Dongtai's existing industries will be able to transform smoothly. At the same time, with the help of Yunhai's locational advantages, we will be able to create a 'small Yunhai model'. In this way, Dongtai's economy will be fully revitalized."

Qian Dechen nodded in appreciation and said with a smile: "Your suggestion is good. In my opinion, the slogan of 'Oriental Dubai' is too loud. On the contrary, 'Xiao Yunhai' is more suitable to be our short-term development goal. You should complete a complete set of investment promotion plans as soon as possible based on the 'Xiao Yunhai model', and then I will bring it to the Standing Committee for discussion."

Luo Hui had a smile on his face but secretly sighed in his heart. Qian Dechen was obviously very dissatisfied with Fang Zhicheng. When he saw that he proposed the "Little Yunhai Model" for the city positioning, he immediately completely rejected the "Oriental Dubai" plan.

Seeing Qian Dechen looking up at the clock on the wall, Luo Hui took the initiative to say goodbye and said, "Boss, you have to attend the Standing Committee meeting later, so I'll leave first."

Qian Dechen said "hmm", picked up the black-framed glasses on the table, picked up the pen, and wrote the outline of today's meeting in his notebook. Qian Dechen has been able to stand firm in Dongtai for so many years because of his absolute control over the Standing Committee. He has a good habit of taking about 20 minutes before each meeting to record in detail the key issues to be discussed at the meeting.

After finishing the outline, the secretary came and knocked on the door. Qian Dechen walked towards the meeting room with his notebook and a cup of tea.

When he pushed open the door of the conference room, the other standing committee members had already taken their seats. Qian Dechen glanced at everyone as usual, then sat down with a blank expression.

Qian Dechen coughed, and the originally noisy meeting room quieted down. "Comrades, let's start the meeting now. There are three main topics for today's meeting. The first is to convey the spirit of the 10th Plenary Session (Enlarged) of the 4th Municipal Party Committee. The second is to review the key points of the county government's work in 2005. The third is to study and summarize the county's political and legal work. The fourth is to discuss the relevant materials of the 6th Plenary Session (Enlarged) of the 13th County Party Committee."

Afterwards, Qian Dechen went through each topic one by one at his own pace. As usual, there were not many objections, and many members of the Standing Committee expressed their opinions according to their own ideas. However, Qian Dechen noticed a detail: Luo Hui's behavior today was a bit abnormal, not because of inappropriate behavior, but because he was too quiet.

"Comrades, let's end today's discussion here. Are there any other matters that need to be coordinated?" Qian Dechen closed his notebook, took off his black-framed glasses, and held up his teacup. According to his usual habit, the next step was to adjourn the meeting.

At this time, Sun Weiming turned around, took out a stack of documents from his bag, and then pulled out the materials, saying with a smile: "Secretary Qian, this is a document submitted by the Merchants Group last night. Please take a look at it. Since everyone is here, how about discussing it?"

Qian Dechen subconsciously felt that something was wrong. Why did China Merchants Group directly submit the documents to Sun Weiming? Logically, they should have reported it to Luo Hui first, and Luo Hui would definitely inform him. The only explanation was that China Merchants Group bypassed its supervisor Luo Hui and directly handed the materials to Sun Weiming.

Qian Dechen frowned slightly, flipped through the materials, and did not see Luo Hui's name on the signature page. He asked coldly, "Why is there no signature of Comrade Luo Hui, the deputy county chief in charge?"

Qian Dechen's meaning was very clear. He believed that materials that had not gone through the reporting process should not be discussed.

Sun Weiming smiled and had already prepared his response. He said calmly, "Secretary Qian, this application material for adding a deputy director and investment service department to the Investment Promotion Bureau was signed and reviewed by Qi Yun before Comrade Luo Hui took office. It has Comrade Qi Yun's signature. I have also reviewed it many times and feel that it is very necessary, so I took it out and discussed it with everyone."

Qian Dechen took another look at the signature page, tapped his fingers on the table several times, and said lightly: "In this case, then everyone please express your opinions." After that, Qian Dechen looked around, his eyes were sharp, and his attitude was very obvious. He did not agree with this material.

Gao Ming, secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, understood Qian Dechen's thoughts and said, "The Merchants Group was just established this year. It seems a bit hasty to add a deputy director now. Moreover, adding departments and increasing staffing will affect the relevant plans of the Organization Department. Will it violate regulations?"

Sun Weiming waved his hand and said with a smile: "I have already consulted Comrade Fu Ren about this matter. In other counties and districts where investment promotion work is advanced, the staff establishment of the investment promotion bureau is far greater than the current scale of our county, so Comrade Gao Ming does not need to worry about it!"

When Qian Dechen saw Sun Weiming pushing Yang Furen out, he frowned slightly. He understood the situation and thought that Yang Furen might have reached some kind of agreement with Sun Weiming.