At noon, a welcoming banquet was held at the Shuntian Restaurant next to the provincial government compound. Chen Ying invited the High-Tech Industry Department to the banquet in the name of the Personnel Department. Li Zhengchuan and another colleague from the Organization Department, Tian Ping, also attended. The Personnel Department had two fewer people than the High-Tech Industry Department, a total of four people. Therefore, there were only twelve people at the table, and the round table was a little crowded. Because we had to go to work in the afternoon, there was no wine on the table.
Chen Ying was very friendly. She smiled and raised her glass, saying, "First of all, I want to thank Director Li from the Organization Department's Cadre Division 1 for bringing us a new colleague and strengthening our Development and Reform Commission. Let me offer you tea instead of wine. Director Li, please come to the Development and Reform Commission often in the future. On the one hand, you can help our Development and Reform Commission fill the vacancies in a timely manner. On the other hand, our Development and Reform Commission has many outstanding cadres, and we should also discover more talents and give them more room to hone their skills."
Li Zhengchuan took a sip of tea from his cup, smiled faintly, and said, "Everyone in the Development and Reform Commission is an elite, and the local governments are eager to recruit talents from the Development and Reform Commission system. If Director Chen is willing, I will spread the word tomorrow, and I'm afraid there will be a crazy rush to get it. But the personnel establishment is a job for each person, and the job in the Development and Reform Commission is even more important. If you, Director Chen, are lost, it will be a headache for the Organization Department to fill this job."
Chen Ying laughed and said, "Director Li, you are too good at talking. Are you comparing me to a carrot?"
Li Zhengchuan said seriously, "Director Chen, please don't think too much. I was just making an analogy. If you are really compared to a carrot, Director Chen, you are the most juicy one."
Chen Ying spat in annoyance: "There are many female colleagues here, and I am the oldest. I think you are deliberately speaking in a sarcastic way, right?"
Chen Ying naturally wouldn't argue with Li Zhengchuan. She then raised her teacup and pointed at Fang Zhicheng from a distance, saying, "Let me pay my tribute to Comrade Fang Zhicheng, the youngest director of our Development and Reform Commission. When I saw you for the first time today, I had a feeling that your arrival not only lowered the average age of our middle and senior level officials, but also improved the appearance of our Development and Reform Commission."
Fang Zhicheng waved his hands quickly and said with a modest smile: "Director Chen, I hope you will give me more support in the future."
Li Zhengchuan laughed and said, "Zhicheng, what Comrade Chen Ying said just now is very clear. She likes handsome guys, and you happen to be a handsome guy, so she will definitely look at you differently in the future."
Jokes at the dinner table were just for fun, and should never be taken to heart. Fang Zhicheng just laughed it off.
The dishes at Shuntian Restaurant taste good, but they are very different from traditional Huainan local dishes. They are close to the taste of Bashu, and many dishes contain chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns. However, they are very enjoyable to eat.
Because there was no wine on the table, the meal did not last long and ended after an hour. Li Zhengchuan's mission was completed and he returned to the Organization Department in the afternoon. Taking the opportunity of smoking, he pulled Fang Zhicheng aside and said a few words in private.
"Wan Heng has a very good relationship with me. He informed me of your coming to Qiongjin half a month ago. If you have any problems in the future, just come to me directly." Li Zhengchuan flicked the cigarette between his fingers. "Let me remind you, don't be fooled by Chen Ying's smiling face at the dinner table. She is a very difficult person to deal with. She can be said to be the most popular person in the eyes of the director of the Development and Reform Commission. She is highly regarded by Jiang Yong. If nothing unexpected happens, she will make further progress as long as there is a chance."
Fang Zhicheng sighed and said self-deprecatingly: "If you hadn't reminded me, I would have really misjudged her. I thought she was quite enthusiastic and polite to others."
Li Zhengchuan waved his hand and smiled, "Provincial government agencies are different from grassroots organizations. Never guess what people are thinking from their facial expressions, because they are often two-faced. As far as I know, when the Development and Reform Commission held an internal meeting to discuss your position, the Personnel Department strongly opposed giving you a full-time position."
Fang Zhicheng nodded and said, "Thank you Director Li for your reminder."
Li Zhengchuan smiled faintly, and finished a cigarette. He patted Fang Zhicheng on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Wan Heng and I are brothers. You are Wan Heng's younger brother, so you are also my younger brother. From now on, I will be your big brother. When we get along privately, just be casual."
Fang Zhicheng was also straightforward and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll ask Brother Li to give me more advice in the future."
Li Zhengchuan patted Fang Zhicheng on the shoulder twice and said with a smile: "You have a bright future. Not everyone can be included in the list of 100 young people. If it weren't for the Organization Department, many people wouldn't know the significance of it. But I know that you will definitely be very successful in the future. When that day comes, you must help me."
Fang Zhicheng opened his mouth wide. He didn't expect Li Zhengchuan to be so direct.
Seeing Fang Zhicheng's stunned expression, Li Zhengchuan said with a smile: "I am a straightforward person."
Fang Zhicheng smiled and said, "I like to get along with straightforward people."
Although it was only the first time that Fang Zhicheng met Li Zhengchuan, he still had a good impression of him. On the one hand, it was because Li Zhengchuan took the initiative to show his goodwill to him, and on the other hand, it was because of Wan Heng. Wan Heng has always been a person with high standards, and the person who can make him a brother must be extraordinary.
Moreover, Fang Zhicheng had just arrived and did not have many friends in Yenching. Having such an important relationship as Li Zhengchuan in the Organization Department would be of great help to him in gaining a foothold.
After seeing off Li Zhengchuan and his party, Chen Ying returned to the office and called Jiang Yong, director of the Development and Reform Commission.
Jiang Yong said: "I'm already in the office, come over."
Chen Ying hung up the phone and came to Jiang Yong's office. After the secretary informed him, Chen Ying pushed the door open and walked in. Jiang Yong held a cigarette between his right index finger and thumb, with white smoke curling into a line at the end of the cigarette. He pointed at the chair opposite and said, "Sit down."
Chen Ying quickly sat down and whispered, "Fang Zhicheng just arrived this morning and has already done the handover. The Organization Department is accompanied by Li Zhengchuan."
Jiang Yong nodded and asked, "What's Shen Hanchun's reaction?"
Chen Ying said: "Not much has changed. Although Shen Hanchun and Song Wendi were once colleagues, Fang Zhicheng has not shown any special regard for them."
Jiang Yong was silent for a moment, took a puff of cigarette, and the smoke formed several circles around his mouth. He slowly said: "Continue to pay attention to Fang Zhicheng, or follow the original plan, get close to him, understand him, and control him."
Chen Ying was slightly startled, then nodded, but she was a little puzzled and asked, "Director Jiang, in my opinion, Fang Zhicheng is just a young cadre. It will take him a long time to adapt to the work of the Development and Reform Commission..."
Jiang Yong waved his hand, interrupting Chen Ying and asked, "How many directors have the Development and Reform Commission selected from local governments in recent years?"
Chen Ying was the director of the Personnel Department. She had a list in mind. She thought about it for a while and shook her head, "Fang Zhicheng was the first one."
Jiang Yong nodded and said, "The NDRC system generally trains its own cadres. Even if there are transfers, they are transferred from the science and technology departments of the same level. The reason is that this is a department with a very high threshold and very high quality requirements for cadres. It can be said that the most courageous and innovative elites in the entire country are most concentrated in the NDRC system. However, the district party secretary is a powerful position, and the relative value of the director of the NDRC is still a bit low. Fang Zhicheng's position as the director of the NDRC from the position of district party secretary is weakened in terms of power."
Chen Ying looked through Fang Zhicheng's resume and said, "I can't see clearly his intentions."
Jiang Yong smiled and said, "It seems you still don't understand him."
For Fang Zhicheng, the position of director of the High-tech Industry Department was just a stepping stone.
Jiang Yong did not tell Chen Ying who Fang Zhicheng's mother was, because he knew that after a long time, these secrets would spread throughout the Development and Reform Commission. If Chen Ying knew who Fang Zhicheng's mother was, she would probably not look at Fang Zhicheng so simply.
Chen Ying knew Jiang Yong's speaking habits. Judging from his current tone, he probably didn't want to talk to her anymore, so she took the initiative to say goodbye and said, "Director Jiang, is there anything else?"
"Nothing." Jiang Yong shook his head and suddenly said, "Chen Ying, you are the female cadre I think most of since I came to the Huainan Development and Reform Commission. You must continue to work hard."
After Chen Ying left the office, Jiang Yong's face was solemn, and his fingers "knock knock knock" tapped on the desk for a long time. Jiang Yong and Fang Zhicheng had never met each other, but Jiang Yong was not unfamiliar with Fang Zhicheng. Jin Feng, the most capable young cadre under his command, was defeated by him, so Jiang Yong had deep hostility towards Fang Zhicheng, which was why, during the cadre inspection process a few months ago, he said hello to Liu Siwen and temporarily postponed Fang Zhicheng's promotion.
However, the result was unexpected. Mo Jin suddenly got into trouble and became a corrupt official. Therefore, during the inspection process, Mo Jin's remarks were not only invalid, but also made Fang Zhicheng distance himself from Mo Jin.
Jiang Yong had been targeting Fang Zhicheng before, mainly because of the game between him and Song Wendi. He did not expect that things would become so interesting. Song Wendi eventually sent Fang Zhicheng to his own territory.