mchenry-crisis.org Is Chapter 35 really that dangerous?
Is Chapter 35 really that dangerous?
This is a question that David really can't answer.
"It should be...it doesn't exist."
"How can you do your job without friends?" Xu Aiguo sighed. "That's why you're still young."
No wonder my old boss was worried about you and asked me to mentor you.
Okay, let me recommend someone to you; he should be able to help you.
David grinned and nodded with delight: "That's wonderful!"
"You know him well; he's your former deputy, now the director of the county government office in Yuanshan County, Wu Maocai."
David was stunned.
He knew that Wu Maocai had come to Yuanshan County with County Chief Qiao.
However, unbeknownst to many, Wu Maocai and Minister Xu were acquainted.
Dawei doesn't believe that someone who can get Minister Xu to speak on their behalf has no connection whatsoever.
"What, you look down on him?" Xu Aiguo smiled knowingly. "How many capable people are there in the leadership of Yuanshan County?"
Li Taoying from the county party committee office can write some articles and make some plans.
But those are all just fancy moves; they can't accomplish anything significant.
Her plans were all built on money; she even stayed in Guangzhou for half a month to promote the peanuts from Dongping Town.
The group spent 10,000 to 20,000 yuan on travel expenses, but sold 30,000 yuan worth of peanuts. This achievement even made it into the city newspaper.
You're counting on her?
Besides, you should know whose people they are.
Although Wu Maocai has some influence, likes to use his cunning and schemes, he is at least highly professional.
It's always better to have more friends than more enemies.
Xu Aiguo took out a provincial newspaper that had just been published that day and placed it in front of Dawei.
One of the articles in it is by Wu Maocai, titled "Yuanshan County's Economic Development Will Usher in a New High Tide in the Second Half of the Year—Talent First, Policy Empowerment, and Reasonable Transformation: Three Measures to Guarantee Economic Growth."
David skimmed through the text, finishing it quickly.
This is a skill he honed when he was the director.
It can quickly extract valuable information from a vast amount of material.
The article is about three thousand words long.
Judging from the writing style, it is indeed the work of Wu Maocai himself. There is a detail here: Wu Maocai particularly likes to use dashes, and he often uses them in titles.
Moreover, Wu Maocai's punctuation has its own characteristics. After reading many articles, Dawei can tell at a glance that they were written by Wu Maocai.
The entire article essentially lays the groundwork for two things:
First, Yuanshan County should boldly introduce top-notch talents in the second half of the year, promote young people, and give them opportunities. This may be paving the way for his new position as county head.
Secondly, the economic situation in Yuanshan County will remain very tense in the second half of the year. It is necessary to actively seek "reasonable transformation". This is to lay the groundwork for the economic transformation of Yuanshan County and for the governance of corporate pollution.
What did you see in this article?
"I saw Wu Maocai's professionalism and sincerity," Dawei answered honestly.
"You know your profession better. I'm not an economist; I specialize in cadre work. I have the ability to judge people. He is indeed sincere. Do you know who wrote Xie Changhe's letter of complaint?"
David was taken aback. It was written by Wu Maocai?
He looked at Xu Aiguo with a questioning gaze, but didn't ask the question he wanted to ask. Xu Aiguo slowly nodded, which was taken as an admission of his guess.
There are rules here; some things can't be said, and we have to guess what's going on between us.
Xu Aiguo turned his head left and right, as if looking for something.
Dawei immediately got up and handed him a cigarette, then lit it for him. Xu Aiguo smiled knowingly.
"You can smoke too. It's just the two of us in the room, so it's fine. Relax."
David chuckled awkwardly, "Okay, I've wanted to smoke for a while now. If you don't smoke, I can't smoke either."
The two men started puffing on their cigarettes, and the atmosphere relaxed considerably.
Xu Aiguo glanced at his watch, his tone becoming more relaxed: "Actually, I was thinking of you."
You might not even believe what I've said.
I've never even met Xiao Wu.
Dawei understood the implication: he and Dawei were actually closer; pushing Wu Maocai out wasn't to help Wu Maocai, but to help Chen Dawei.
Whether or not Wu Maocai is used is entirely up to you.
If we put you in this position, we have to give you power.
If you can't even make decisions for an office director, then you can't do your job properly, and the old boss will slam his fist on the table and yell at me.
Once you arrive in the county, if there are any tricky issues, please call to communicate.
I will do my best to help you if I can.
I have a student in the provincial government office.
I'll have him take you to the development zone in the provincial capital these next couple of days; it's doing quite well there now.
There are many internet companies.
There are also biopharmaceuticals, new energy sources, new materials, and so on.
These are all new things; some of them are things I've never heard of before.
Old clothes can be recycled and turned into new products to sell for money, and the profit is quite high. Who would have thought of this before?
"After you complete your formalities in a few days, you can return to Yuanshan County to take up your post."
As Xu Aiguo spoke, a faint light shone in his eyes.
The resources will then come.
David quickly agreed.
The next morning, David received a phone call.
"Hello, is this Comrade Chen Dawei?"
"It's me. Who are you?"
"I'm Ding Tingting from the Proposals and Suggestions Division of the Provincial Government Office. You can call me Tingting. Uncle Xu asked me to show you around. When do you have time? I'll drive over to pick you up."
Hearing the lively and cheerful voice on the other end of the phone, Dawei immediately perked up.
"Hi Tingting, I'm available anytime. Or I can take a taxi to come find you, so you don't have to come all the way here."
"No need, I'll be at the guesthouse in no time. See you at the door in 20 minutes."
"well."
David quickly washed his face, brushed his teeth to get rid of the smell of smoke, and carefully combed his hair. After more than ten minutes, he came out to wait at the entrance of the guesthouse.
After waiting for a short while, a red Volkswagen Golf pulled up in front of the guesthouse.
A young girl, about 168 cm tall, wearing white sneakers, denim overalls, and a white short-sleeved T-shirt, got out of the car.
The girl's long hair was simply tied into a bun with a rubber band. She held onto the strap of her crossbody bag with one hand and walked over with a grin.
"Hi, Dawei, this is Tingting."
Her teeth were very white, with two cute little tiger teeth. Dawei's mood brightened as soon as he saw her.
"Hi, Tingting, I'll have to trouble you today."
"No trouble at all." Tingting looked Chen Dawei up and down. "You're wearing this?"
"Yeah, what's wrong?"
David is used to wearing a white shirt, black trousers, and black leather shoes—simple, stylish, and suitable for any occasion.
Tingting covered her mouth and laughed: "That's fine, but as soon as people see you, they'll know you're a cadre. Aren't you afraid of feeling burdened? It's just going out for a walk and a look around, not an inspection."
"Tingting is right, shall I change my clothes then?"
"Forget it, let's leave it at that. It's good this way. It can even serve as a deterrent if we encounter bad people."
"Oh, is it that dangerous?"
"Hehehe~ Just kidding, hurry up and get in the car."
Sitting in the passenger seat, the air was filled with a wonderful fragrance.
The car was filled with perfume and hung with various fluffy things, and the seats were covered with pink cushions with cartoon patterns.
The car headed towards the development zone.
When they were almost at the entrance of Zhongda University, Dawei told Tingting to slow down.
"What's wrong?" Ding Tingting slammed on the brakes and asked curiously.