Li Rui secretly praised the boss in his heart. The boss was so considerate. He was not as good as him. When he heard that the boss was going to promote Li Xiao Yue, he was shocked. He thought that Jie Yu would be kicked out of the Qingyang Hotel. Now, it seemed that his worries were groundless. Moreover, the boss's arrangement had a high level of political wisdom — promoting Jie Yu was equivalent to making friends with her uncle, the head of the city's procuratorate, Dong Weidong. Dong Weidong was already a deputy, so the boss didn't have the ability to promote Dong Weidong. However, promoting Dong Weidong's nephew was also a very clever move. He had to learn from him. He just didn't know where Jie Yu would be arranged.
Song Chaoyang suddenly asked a question that no one could understand. "Xiao Rui, do you think that promoting Li Xiao Yue was right?"
Li Rui was stunned. After a while, he asked, "What … what's wrong with that?"
Song Chaoyang smiled and said, "Li Xiao Yue helped me solve most of the problems in my life and personal life. However, I rewarded her with a position in the government. As the saying goes, personal matters outweigh official matters. Do you think that as the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, I did the right thing?"
Li Rui finally understood. He thought for a while and said, "I think that's right. Because the things that Li Xiao Yue helped you with were all within the scope of her job. Just like how as your secretary, I didn't just provide you with work-related services. For leaders, whether it's official or personal matters, they are all the work of service staff. If we do a good job and solve your problems, you can put more energy into your work. Isn't that right? If you let those trivial matters bother you all the time, how can you be a good Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee? "
Song Chaoyang laughed and said, "I didn't think about that, but it sounds reasonable. What I considered was that although Li Xiao Yue helped me with my personal matters, she showed her intelligence and flexibility in the process. Of course, she also showed her hardworking attitude. Of course, such an excellent staff member should be put in an important position. Who doesn't need to be promoted? Of course I have to promote people whom I am familiar with and understand their abilities and natures. Isn't that the case? "
Li Rui nodded and said, "That's right. Actually, I'm not against the practice of appointing people based on favoritism. The premise is that this' relative 'is indeed outstanding, upright, and can uphold the original intention of serving the people without wavering. Look at the emperors of ancient times. Which one of them didn't put their trusted aides and sons in important positions? The real reason why the word nepotism is becoming more and more repugnant to the people is that many of the trusted aides promoted by the leaders don't do proper work. They rely on the power in their hands to do whatever they want. How can the people accept this? "
Song Chaoyang said, "You're right. But I want to emphasize that when you become a leader in the future, when you promote subordinates, you must have a valid reason. Don't give your political opponents a chance to attack you."
Li Rui deeply agreed and deeply engraved it in his heart. He thought that it was good to be a secretary to a leader. Like now, directly receiving the boss's teachings was something that could never be achieved in other positions. Why did many secretaries get promoted so quickly? Of course, it was because of the leader's guidance, but more importantly, the secretaries were able to receive the leader's teachings every day. They were outstanding, so how could they not achieve results?
It was Wednesday. When they got off work in the morning, the Municipal Government, Yu Heping, received very bad news. Although the Municipal Government had already told the provincial government about the success of the public relations and applied to continue the reconstruction of the ancient city wall, the main leaders of the provincial government not only rejected the application, but also issued an even more terrible order. The project was to be stopped immediately. The parts that had been built were to be demolished immediately, and the losses caused by it would be borne by the Qingyang Local Government!
As soon as the news arrived, the acting mayor, Yu Heping, immediately ran to Song Chaoyang's office with the executive vice mayor, Jia Yulong, to share the terrible news with him.
Song Chaoyang was also shocked when he received the news. He asked Li Rui to call the deputy secretary, Xiao Dawei, and the secretary-general, Du Minsheng, before he asked Yu Heping about the inside story.
"It's the Weibo of the deputy director of the National Development and Reform Department. It's said that a deputy director of the Government Affairs Council saw that Weibo when he was browsing the news on the Internet. Then he noticed our city's project. He gave a four-word comment, 'Ridiculous'! With this sentence, our project has completely fallen off the horse. Tell me, how would the provincial leaders dare to go against the deputy director's wishes? "
After Yu Heping finished explaining the inside story, Jia Yulong looked at Li Rui and said with a bitter smile, "Xiao Rui, you're so good at public relations. Can you do something about that deputy director this time?"
Li Rui said with a bitter smile, "Mayor Jia, you must be joking. If I had that kind of connections, why would I still stay in the city?"
Jia Yulong sighed and said, "I was just joking. Today, this project could be considered to be completely dead! Forget it, forget it, don't mess around. Just accept your bad luck! "
Song Chaoyang said with emotion, "This is the luckiest result. If that deputy director wants to hold us accountable, none of us can escape."
When Yu Heping heard this, he seemed to have just realized this point. He said with a panicked expression, "Will the National Organization Department remember the names of the current leaders of Qingyang City and not consider for promotion in the future?"
Song Chaoyang grinned bitterly. The National Organization Department would not do such a thing. However, because of this project, the province suffered a lot of losses. He and the others were considered to have been marked by the provincial leaders. If they wanted to be promoted in the future, it would be more difficult, and they would need to accumulate more political achievements. If the provincial party secretary, Huang Xinnian, was removed, it would be difficult for them to be promoted in the future. When he thought of this, a Buddhist light flashed in his mind. The scene of the monk, Fa Yu, telling his fortune appeared in his mind. He could not help but break out in a cold sweat.
In the afternoon, Song Chaoyang hosted a temporary meeting of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee to discuss the termination of this project. A third of this project had been completed so far. A long section of ancient city walls had been erected on the second ring road in all four directions of the city. Therefore, it was not easy to dismount from the horse. There were still many things that needed to be dealt with. Not to mention other things, just the dismantling of the walls was a laborious and costly matter …
The meeting lasted for more than an hour. After the meeting, all the members of the Standing Committee left the meeting room dejectedly. Everyone knew that with the termination of this project, the image of these city leaders in the eyes of the six million people of Qingyang City would also collapse and be damaged. Oh, one of the top ten projects of this year, which was presided over by the Municipal Government, was approved by the Municipal People's Congress. They had already invested hundreds of millions. In the end, not much of it was built, but it was immediately stopped and then demolished. What, were they wasting the people's tax money? Are you city leaders all pigs? Are there any officials who are more stupid and funny than you city leaders?
However, this was not the end. At four o 'clock in the afternoon, the Provincial Development and Reform Commission called to inform them that the application of the Municipal Government for the demolition and reconstruction of the Temple Business Street by the Qingyang Municipal Party Committee had not been approved. In other words, the provincial government did not approve Qingyang City's project. The person who called kindly reminded them that this matter was affected by the termination of the ancient city wall reconstruction and restoration project. The provincial leaders did not dare to take the risk, fearing that Qingyang City would cause trouble again.
When Song Chaoyang received the news, he almost vomited blood. At that moment, he was like a dead man in a daze. Of course, only he knew the resentment in his heart.
After being in a daze for more than ten minutes, he suddenly came to his senses. At that moment, a wave of resentment erupted from the depths of his soul. Because of the resentment caused by the two projects, all the resentment was gushing out. He scolded Bi Xingguo, who was meddling in other people's business, and the deputy director of the National Development and Reform Department. He also blamed the provincial leaders for not being able to shoulder the pressure. Finally, he lamented his bad luck like a woman complaining about her bad luck. For a moment, he seemed to have suffered from schizophrenia, which startled Li Rui, who was standing beside him.
"Xiao Rui, this may be the will of Heaven! Now I've figured out why Fa Yu would calculate such a ridiculous fortune for me that day. It was all because of this. Think about it. Closing the Temple Pedestrian Street is the best political achievement that I can make when I'm in charge of Qingyang City. It's more eye-catching and dazzling than poverty alleviation. Now the provincial government doesn't approve it, which means that I can't make any achievements at all. Without this real political achievement, how can I go further? "
Song Chaoyang's face was bitter. His spirit was low, and his body was bent. He looked like a female version of Xianglin Sao. He did not have the aura and demeanor of the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee at all.
Li Rui comforted him, "Boss, don't worry. Secretary Huang and my father-in-law still think highly of you. As long as it is possible, they will definitely give you a chance to show your talent. It's just that the ancient city wall project has been greatly affected, so they can only avoid the news for the time being. Wait for a while. At the end of the year or at the beginning of next year, we can reapply. There shouldn't be any problems. "
Song Chaoyang also knew that it was useless to scold or complain at the moment, and it would not solve the problem. He could only bear with it for a while. As the saying goes, fate makes fools of people. After a while, his luck might turn for the better. Of course, he was afraid that the project of closing the temple walking street would be denied, and that would be really desperate.
Li Rui said again, "If I go to the provincial capital this weekend, I will ask my father-in-law's opinion on this matter. See if he …"
Song Chaoyang waved his hand and said, "Let's go to the provincial capital together on Friday night. I will meet Secretary Huang and listen to his teachings face to face. If he rejects this, then I will not think about it anymore. I will give up on the idea of the Commercial Street and find another way. "
Because of the bad news, Song Chaoyang was in a bad mood. He did not work overtime. After work, he asked Lao Zhou to send him home.
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