Rebirth of the Rising Sun

In a huge box, only Feng Sizhe and Xi Guoqi were sitting here. They seemed to have a tacit understanding that they would not bring anyone else. Only in this way could their conversation be more casual.

"Okay, Mayor Feng, you can ask anything you want to ask, anything you want to know. As long as I know something, I will tell you everything I know." While the dishes were ordered and the hotel staff were preparing them, Xi Guoqi spoke to Feng Sizhe in the direct and straightforward method that is unique to soldiers.

"Thank you." Feng Sizhe first expressed his gratitude, and then raised some of his doubts about Haibei City. Xi Guoqi was indeed very considerate, and answered all the questions he could without any hesitation. He started with the city party secretary Xiang Kang's people for him.

"Xiang Kang is a good old man. All he wants is stability. During his term of office, no one should come out to cause trouble. As long as the overall situation in Haibei remains unchanged, you can do whatever you want. Generally speaking, if there are some disputes among the people below, he will judge them based on the principle of giving each party fifty slaps. So under his thinking, Haibei City has been very stable in the past few years. Of course, the changes are naturally limited. You don't want to feed the horse grass, but you are afraid that he will poop everywhere and get sick from eating bad things. How can the horse grow taller, bigger and fatter? So in the past few years, the provincial party committee has not had a very good impression of Haibei City. This is of course related to this top leader."

"My comment on Mayor Liu Wenhua is that he likes to show off. He always likes to take all the credit on himself, but once he makes a mistake, he will immediately share the responsibility, and what he gets in the end is just a little leadership mistake. Such a person can't do big things at all, and he cares too much about the gains and losses of a city or a place. At the same time, this person likes power very much, and what he hates most is that others will steal his credit and take his position. So, if I am not wrong, when you really enter the mayor's office meeting of the municipal government, he will definitely give you difficult questions. This is also his common trick. He gives questions to the people below right away, just to show his strength, and his inviolable sense of dominance and supremacy..."

"As for the deputy secretary Wei Zuosheng who didn't show up today. You can tell from his last name that he is a Zhuang. Wei is the largest and most common surname among the Zhuang people, and Wei Zuosheng is one of the representatives. He is a man with some brains and is willing to do things. It's just that he is a Zhuang, which has hindered his progress. He is afraid that it will be difficult to move forward, so he chose another approach that he didn't think of. That is, he decided to do something to protect the interests of the Zhuang people here. Thus, he became their representative and incarnation. As long as it is in their interests at the meeting, he will agree, otherwise he will firmly oppose it..."

"The Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, Wang Changhui, may look like the famous Bao Heizi, but he is actually very smooth. He knows that the situation in Haibei is complicated, so he will consider the opinions of all parties before making any decision. How should I put it? Although sometimes he cannot stick to principles, it must be said that in an environment like Haibei, his approach is very correct..."

"Let's talk about the Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee, Mi Xueyong. He doesn't look like a party cadre at all. He protects the evil forces in Haibei City and collects fees. At the same time, he is very selfish. Such a person appears in Haibei, which is a disaster for this place." After saying this, Xi Guoqi glanced at Feng Sizhe, knowing that there must be something wrong with him. He laughed and said, "It's just that he is very favored by the Secretary of the Provincial Political and Legal Committee, Yu Zhengda, so no one can touch him. Who made him have someone above him? Hey, sometimes when I see him, I can't wait to deal with him."

"Let's talk about Song Dexiang, the second-ranked executive vice mayor of your municipal government. This man only knows how to flatter the mayor Liu Wenhua and has no ability at all. It's even more useless for him to manage the economy. It can be said that he is one of the main reasons why the economic development of Haibei City is so slow. But this man is narrow-minded, so don't offend him easily, otherwise, he will have many dirty tricks to do." As if afraid that Feng Sizhe would suffer, Xi Guoqi did not forget to remind him at the end.

"Then there is Comrade Zhang Shou, the head of the Organization Department. He is a good person with a heart of justice. Unfortunately, he has no one above him and no background, so he has no courage to act in justice and often cannot withstand the pressure from above. In the end, things will still be out of his control as the head of the Organization Department..."

"The only female cadre among the Standing Committee members is the Minister of Propaganda Lou Xiaoming. What should I say about this woman?" When talking about her, Xi Guoqi couldn't help but get a little stuck. After about a minute of thinking, he continued, "This person is the kind of lone ranger. She doesn't like anyone in the Standing Committee and rarely supports other people's proposals. She likes to do what she likes. Basically, she can't say what principles and habits she has. In a word, she supports whoever she likes and firmly opposes whoever she doesn't like. Relying on her father being the former director of the People's Congress of Haibei City, she has a strong foundation and roots here. She is often ignored by the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee Xiang Kang and the Mayor Liu Wenhua. Haha, she is one of the most difficult people to approach... But this woman is still quite pretty and has a good figure. People who don't know her can't tell that she is already in her forties."

"There is also the Minister of United Front Work, Zheng Geping. This man is amazing. In a complex situation like Haibei, it is not easy to do united front work, but he is able to balance all parties and keep the situation here basically unchanged. It can be said that he has made an indelible contribution and is the general that Secretary Xiang Kang of the Municipal Party Committee relies on the most."

"The municipal party secretary general Li Chao also has a crush on Secretary Xiang Kang. However, unlike Zheng Geping, he is Xiang Kang's henchman. Basically, everything he does is based on the wishes of Xiang Kang. He always says what Secretary Xiang Kang said, and then he asks Xiang Kang to do it..."

"The last one is Xu Qingdong, the secretary of Chenghai District. Humph! He is not a good guy either. He has no overall view and only cares about the small profits in front of him. As long as he can make money, get rich, and get promoted, he doesn't care about the impact of this matter. He will just do it. People like this will naturally get together with Liu Wenhua very quickly and become a part of his camp..."

It took Xi Guoqi about an hour to talk about all the municipal party committee leaders he knew. Only when all the dishes were served did he stop talking and start eating with Feng Sizhe.

Feng Sizhe was able to hear these things today, and he could say that he benefited a lot. He really didn't expect the situation in Haibei City to be like this. Everyone seemed to be doing things for themselves, and few thought about the government or the people. It's no wonder why the GDP of brother cities that developed later than them is much higher than Haibei. It seems that it is not easy to change this place.

The meal was quite pleasant. Xi Guoqi opened his heart and chatted with Feng Sizhe, which made him feel relaxed. At the same time, he also had a basic impression of these colleagues with whom he would get along in the future, which played a positive role in enabling him to work harmoniously with these people in the future.

After finishing the meal, Feng Sizhe and Xi Guoqi separated. In the afternoon, Feng Sizhe officially rushed to the municipal government to report. Here, the municipal government secretary general Di Quan was already waiting for Feng Sizhe. When he saw the newly appointed deputy mayor, he smiled and said, "Hello, Deputy Mayor Feng, I am Di Quan, the secretary general of the municipal government office."

Hearing Di Quan addressing him, Feng Sizhe couldn't help but take a second look. Under normal circumstances, when subordinates talk to their superiors, they rarely address each other by their deputy titles. For example, if you are the deputy director, people will also call you the director, and if you are the deputy secretary, people will also call you the secretary. And a person like Di Quan, since he can be the secretary general of the municipal government office, wouldn't he understand this most basic truth? But the reason why he still called him that was obviously to make himself uncomfortable, he just wanted to tell himself that you are just a deputy mayor.

"Oh, Director Di, right? Hello." He felt a little unhappy, but couldn't say anything. He couldn't ask the other party to change the title. After all, he was still the deputy mayor, and the other party did not lie.

"Haha, Deputy Mayor Feng, it's like this. Mayor Liu asked me to wait for you here. He said that he wanted me to take you to see your office and to determine who your secretary will be. He also wanted to inform you that a mayor's office meeting will be held at 2 o'clock, and your work will be divided at that time." Di Quan said to Feng Sizhe with a fake smile on his face.

As expected, Liu Wenhua would convene a mayor's office meeting soon to demonstrate his power. Whatever, it will come sooner or later, it's just a matter of sooner or later. "Okay, then please lead the way to my office, Secretary Di. I know about the meeting at 2 o'clock. As for my secretary candidate, I brought him myself. He is Comrade Chen Guangming behind me. I also brought his transfer order from the Provincial Party Committee Organization Department. I will go to the Municipal Organization Department to handle the formalities later."