Climbing the Career Ladder

Chapter 453

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Fang Zhicheng walked out of the coffee shop, turned left, and walked about a hundred meters. Suddenly, he heard the sound of hurried running behind him. His waist tightened, and he gently placed his hand on the jade-like back of the hand.

"I am a bad woman..." Shen Wei said in a low voice.

"I'm worse than you!" Fang Zhicheng said with a wry smile.

"But once I take this step, I won't turn back..." Shen Wei said in a serious tone.

"No matter where you go, as long as you need me, I will always be with you." Fang Zhicheng replied gently.

The two made an important choice together. Although Shen Wei had not experienced such unacceptable things, she was in the upper class and her friends were often in similar situations. For example, she had a female friend who she had played with since childhood. After getting married, she almost never met her husband and would change her boyfriend every once in a while.

Shen Wei used to find it difficult to understand this casual way of treating relationships, but now when she encounters this, she suddenly realizes that it is nothing.

Shen Wei is a canary. Although Xiao Qiang takes good care of her, it is like a birdcage that binds her soul. That is why she deliberately does all kinds of things to torture Xiao Qiang.

It was not until she met Fang Zhicheng that she realized that she had never loved Xiao Qiang, but was just moved by him.

True love is not about one side giving, but about mutual entanglement, crying and laughing.

Shen Wei suddenly became open-minded. Fang Zhicheng was the second man in her life. She had invested a lot of affection in him and would not let go easily. Although it would be difficult for them to get along and interact with each other in the future and they could only exist in the dark, that was also a part of life.

Chapter 0394: You Have to Fight Even If You Can't Carry It

The Golden Street project in Dongtai County was brought up for discussion at the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee. This is an important project, so the Provincial Party Committee Secretary Li Siyuan decided to mobilize the resources and relationships of all the Standing Committee members in the province to find a way to thaw the situation for this project. Although there were factional disputes within the entire Standing Committee of Huainan Province, under the balance of Li Siyuan, there was a characteristic that they were able to seek common ground and work together on major issues.

"Comrades, the last topic today is very important. I believe everyone knows about the Golden Street project in Dongtai County. It was settled in Huainan at a great cost last year. However, recently some leaders of the central government believe that such financial-related industries should not be developed in a long-term manner and need to be carried out slowly, so the Golden Street project has been temporarily stalled." Li Siyuan glanced at the dozen or so standing committee members with a gentle gaze, and said sincerely, "Governor Yiren and I have discussed this matter privately. If the Golden Street project can be completed, it will have two important meanings for Huainan: first, it can confirm Huainan's leading position in further deepening reforms in East China; second, it will improve the depth of Huainan's large projects and get rid of the previous pattern of focusing only on industry and not on expanding into new areas."

"I have made several trips to Yanjing for this matter, but the results have been poor. With my personal ability, it is really difficult for me to make further efforts. So, I would like to ask everyone to come up with ideas and contribute to the Golden Street project."

Bu Yiren nodded and smiled, easing the atmosphere of the meeting, saying, "Don't be secretive, tell us what resources you have, and we can do public relations together. For example, Lao Zhang, don't you have a classmate from the Party School who is a deputy ministerial-level cadre in the Planning Commission?"

Organization Minister Zhang Dechun said: "I will contact him after the meeting. He owed me a favor before. If the Planning Commission can have a say in this matter, I believe he will be willing to help."

Then other cadres expressed their opinions one by one, and talked about some of their personal connections in the ministries and commissions.

After the meeting, Bu Yiren came to Li Siyuan's office. Although the top two leaders of Huainan Province occasionally had conflicts in the process of governing, they cooperated with each other tacitly, so the officialdom of Huainan has been much more stable than expected over the years. Li Siyuan controlled the general direction, and Bu Yiren mainly implemented some details. They were familiar with each other's personalities, so they were able to reach a consensus quickly on major issues.

"Today's meeting was effective. If these old guys are willing to promote the Golden Street project, I believe there will be a turnaround." Li Siyuan sighed lightly. Although he said this, he still had some concerns in his heart.

The Golden Street project involves high-level governance strategies, which are not so easy to change at will. However, major projects need to be carried out in one go. Once they stagnate, it will not be easy to reverse the trend.

Bu Yiren nodded and whispered, "It is said that Elder Ning has also come forward, but the attitude of the opposition faction is still very firm."

Li Siyuan pondered for a moment and sighed, "No matter what, we must win the Golden Street project. This is a core project related to the development of Huainan."

Bu Yiren was a little surprised that Li Siyuan had set such a high level for the project, but he could understand it after thinking about it. Song Wendi was Li Siyuan's student, and Yinzhou's momentum was so good that it was an important part of Li Siyuan's strategy to build Yinzhou into a "one core and two wings".

The so-called one core and two wings, the core refers to the provincial capital Qiongjin, and the two wings are Qiongjin and Dengchang.

Today, Qiongjin's development speed far exceeds that of Dengchang. Although there is a certain gap in gross domestic product, it is very likely to narrow the gap or even surpass it within three years.

Bu Yiren and Li Siyuan discussed other important matters, mainly the layout at the provincial party committee level. The Organization Department recently came up with a list of about twenty positions that need to be adjusted. This can be said to be the biggest personnel change in recent years.

Li Siyuan handed the list marked in red to Bu Yiren. Bu Yiren frowned slightly, obviously dissatisfied with the adjustment plan. Li Siyuan took a sip of tea quietly and said softly, "Let's talk about it first, and then bring it up for discussion at the secretary meeting."

Bu Yiren smiled bitterly and said, “Secretary Siyuan, this list is very business-oriented, with more than 20 positions. He is not polite at all.”

Li Siyuan seemed to take the matter lightly and said calmly: "Number Two called me a few days ago and simply reminded me to look at the long-term and not just focus on Huainan."

Bu Yiren's eyes flashed, and he said, "Secretary Siyuan, you're not leaving, are you?"

Li Siyuan shook his head and said without any expression: "There is no news yet. I guess there will be rumors by next year, but now many people are ready to make a move and have made arrangements in advance."

Bu Yiren was slightly stunned. He naturally had corresponding resources in the central government, but he was obviously lagging behind in this matter.

Bu Yiren sighed and said, "Thank you Secretary Siyuan for reminding me. I will be prepared."

Li Siyuan nodded slowly and said, "Comrade Yiren, we have cooperated for so many years and have had disputes, but the number of times we have really blushed is few and far between. You are very capable in handling affairs. Before I leave, I will try my best to make plans for you. After all, if you can govern Huainan, it will also allow me to continue my previous ideas in Huainan, and Huainan will not have too many changes due to the change of leadership."

Seeing Li Siyuan say this, Bu Yiren sighed and said, "Secretary Siyuan, you are a good squad leader. To me, you are both a teacher and a friend. Please believe me, I will do my best to ensure a smooth transition for Huainan Province during the change of leadership."

The 17th National Congress will be held in the second half of 2007. There will inevitably be some changes in the Politburo Standing Committee by then. According to this possibility, Li Siyuan is likely to go a step further, with a 50% chance of entering the State Council and a 10% chance of entering the Politburo Standing Committee.

Li Siyuan's departure was originally a good thing for Bu Yiren, as he had been rooted in Huainan for many years. Once Li Siyuan left, it was very likely that he would be in charge of Huainan. But now the situation has changed. According to the various actions of the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee and what Li Siyuan revealed, it is likely that a very powerful provincial governor will be transferred to Huainan.

After Li Siyuan left Huainan, he was bound to leave behind a group of direct descendants. However, after his successor came to Dongtai, he wanted to firmly control power, and the first step would be to target the direct descendants of his predecessor. So Li Siyuan had already started to prepare for a rainy day and made a series of arrangements. Bu Yiren noticed a small detail, that is, his favorite general Song Wendi did not appear on this list.

Li Siyuan was deliberately creating confusion. The previous series of job adjustments might not be the main event, but just a feint. Although the current list of more than 20 positions was important, all of them were adjustments at the deputy department level or above, but it was obviously not enough to shake the foundation of the entire Huainan officialdom.

Li Siyuan probably won't care too much about these lists. Everything is just a prelude and there must be a follow-up.

After careful consideration, Li Siyuan was probably trying to use small profits to deal with the central leadership first, and then secretly assign some important positions to core personnel.

Now, should I accept Li Siyuan’s suggestion or not

Although Bu Yiren has been in officialdom for many years, he is still worried about gains and losses.

After leaving Li Siyuan's office, a cool breeze blew outside. Bu Yiren wrapped his coat tightly and suddenly felt very cold.