Sitting in the front row, Wei Xiangzuo raised his hands and clapped vigorously: "Welcome the new president to the stage!"
“Pah…!”
After Wei Xiangzuo finished shouting, Dong Zheng from Fukuoka District and the presidents of other branches, although they looked surprised, they still joined in the applause.
When others saw this scene, they slowly raised their arms, and thunderous applause gradually filled the venue.
Wei Xiangzuo looked straight ahead and said softly, "You can walk the rest of the way by yourself!"
Gu Baishun suddenly stood up, turned his back to the stage, and waved to the more than 1,600 people: "Thank you, everyone! Thank you!"
He waved as he walked to the podium and tapped the microphone.
The scene fell silent again. Gu Baishun, with his arm in a sling, looked at everyone present in a somewhat embarrassed manner, and said in a trembling voice: "First of all, thank you all for voting for me! Secondly, thank you Brother Wei for trusting me. Some people say... he has forgotten the kindness my father showed him, but I want to say that Brother Wei has never failed the Gu family! In this day and age, it is still rare for people to be remembered even after they have left. Thank you, Brother Wei!"
After saying that, Gu Baishun bowed to Wei Xiangzuo, but the latter did not respond and just continued to applaud.
Gu Baishun stood up and looked at the members below again, and said in a sonorous and powerful voice: "Everyone has brought me to the stage, and I have two words to say! First, strictly implement the founding purpose of the Coders Association. We are a grassroots social organization. The primary purpose of the development of the association is to protect the vital interests of grassroots members, so that we can unite as one and contribute our own strength to our families and our hometowns. Second, during my term of office, I will revise the rules for the removal of the president. As long as the elders, the district presidents, and the 1,600 voting representatives cast one-third of the recall votes, I will step down, absolutely without hesitation! Whether I am doing a good job, you supervise; whether I am good or not, everyone will judge! Okay, my speech is over."
With just two sentences, Gu Baishun had clearly stated his attitude, and the originally confused crowd gave him warm applause.
To be honest, all the previous presidents have never publicly mentioned the association's removal rules. After taking office, they have tried every means to amend the rules to avoid losing power by accident.
However, the decision Gu Baishun made put his risk of stepping down at the greatest level, which instantly improved the impression of him among the grassroots voting representatives.
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backyard.
When Su Tianyu was talking to Jin Maohui on the phone, Hou Guoyu rushed over and whispered in his ear: "The voting results...something went wrong, the one who got elected is Gu Baishun!"
"Brother Hui, I'll call you back later." Su Tianyu hung up the phone, frowned at Hou Guoyu and asked, "What, Gu Baishun went up?!"
"Yes!" Hou Guoyu replied with the same look of astonishment: "This is so fucking... Isn't our work in vain?"
Su Tianyu paused for a moment: "Where's Mingyuan?"
"They were on the second floor just now." Hou Guoyu replied.
After hearing the sound, Su Tianyu stood there with mixed emotions. He knew that something big was about to happen.
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Inside the municipal building.
Li Mingsheng had just finished talking to Ouyang Zhen when he looked up at Li Yuan: "Is it Gu Baishun?"
"Yes, this election result is beyond people's expectations." Li Yuan immediately replied: "When I answered the phone, he was giving his inaugural speech."
Li Mingsheng's eyes flashed with surprise, and he sighed in a complicated tone: "Oh, damn it! I have to guard against the outside world and balance the conflicts between these little guys!"
"Gu Baishun is not capable of getting so many votes," Li Yuan immediately added, "This shows...!"
"He definitely doesn't have the ability." Li Mingsheng waved his hand and replied, "Someone is helping him. Call Xiaoyu right away and tell him to have Gu Baishun come to me right after the conference."
"I understand!" Li Yuan nodded, thought carefully and said, "Do you think Liuzi will understand the inside story?"
"I know, and I don't know." Li Mingsheng replied in a very contradictory way: "He doesn't care about Gu Baishun."
Li Yuan seemed to be thinking: "I understand."
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In the TEDA Conference Center, after Gu Baishun delivered his inaugural speech, he, under the leadership of the Council of Elders, very formally kowtowed to the founder of the Coders Association during the Ming Dynasty and offered tea to the elders one by one.
These complicated and gangster-like rituals were created by the modern founders of the Coders Association. They had to establish the association in a formal way to show that they were orthodox and that the association had lofty aspirations, so they forcibly borrowed from several organizations from the Ming Dynasty and claimed that they were a modern branch with a long history.
After the ceremony.
The elders' representatives could not wait to announce the adjournment of the meeting, allowing the many attendees to leave the venue in an orderly manner. A week later, the new president would also be arranged to visit each district to understand the situation. To put it bluntly, it was the first round of field visits after taking office to build relationships and build connections.
Normally, dinners and rallies would be arranged after the referendum meeting, but today's situation is obviously not suitable for such activities, because there are already chariots and artillery outside, and it is easy for an accidental discharge of a gun if one is not careful.
Under such circumstances, what's the point of holding a gathering? Just disperse as soon as possible.
The meeting ended and everyone left the scene in an orderly manner.
Wei Xiangzuo, Gu Baishun and others were also seeing off the members of the Presbyterian Church and the presidents of the district associations one by one in the corridor behind the scenes.
At this point in time, Yu Mingyuan on the second floor also said to Zhou Tonghui: "Do you know who cast those dozens of votes for Wei Xiangzuo?"
Zhou Tonghui replied without thinking: "Only Donggang District is completely controlled by us. It must have been invested by Dong Pengyu's people."
Yu Mingyuan's face was gloomy: "You arrange the rest, let's go!"
After saying that, the group left quickly.
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About five minutes later.
After seeing off the last group of people, Gu Baishun, accompanied by Wei Xiangzuo, Niu Feng, Guo Zhengdao and others, also prepared to leave the venue quickly.
A group of more than 20 people walked quickly along the special passage, but just when they were about to reach the exit, the two open doors were suddenly closed and locked.
Gu Baishun stopped and replied with a sneer: "I told you, I can't get out."
Just as he finished speaking, footsteps were heard from the other end of the corridor. More than 20 unfamiliar men walked towards him quickly with guns in hand.
"Wei Xiangzuo, take your men away!" A strong man who was leading the other side raised his head and shouted.
Wei Xiangzuo clenched his fists: "I don't know you, I can't leave!"
"Bang!"
Suddenly, a gunshot rang out, and the leader of the other team held a pistol and asked, "Can we go?!"