Rebirth of the Rising Sun

After the chairs were removed, the leaders walked towards the podium one by one, and stood in two rows with the microphone as the center, facing the hundreds of representatives elected by the middle-level and above cadres and employees of the development zone below the stage.

At this time, Feng Sizhe finally walked to the microphone. He walked slowly past the Executive Vice Mayor Song Dexiang and Mayor Liu Wenhua. This was actually a declaration of sovereignty, meaning to tell everyone that he plays an absolute core role in the development zone. No matter how close you are to the leaders, you still have to show up when it comes to the work report of the development zone, because no one knows the current situation of the Development Bureau better than him.

Feng Sizhe walked to the microphone, turned his head and nodded to the Executive Vice Governor Du Shengzheng and Mr. Hua behind him. At the same time, he received a response from Du Shengzheng. Seeing that the other party also nodded to him, Feng Sizhe delivered a speech on behalf of the Haitian Economic Development Zone into the microphone with a strong and powerful voice.

At the beginning of his speech, Feng Sizhe thanked the provincial party committee leaders for their attention to the development zone, and the Haibei municipal party committee and government for their support to Haitian. He then briefly introduced the current situation of Haitian, how many projects have been launched, how many projects are under negotiation, how many workers are contributing here, when they may see benefits, and when they may really turn losses into profits.

Perhaps Feng Sizhe took into consideration the fact that all the leaders were standing on the stage, so he did not go into too much detail this time. Instead, he gave a brief introduction to the situation. The entire speech took about twenty minutes, which could be said to be quite fast. However, even so, Liu Wenhua, Song Dexiang and others standing on the stage still thought it was too long.

If it were in the past, when they sat there drinking tea and listening to the work reports below, they did not feel that twenty minutes was too long, especially when facing hundreds of people. It was an honor in itself for them to sit on the podium. They would even think that twenty minutes was a bit short. But because they were standing to listen to the report today, they felt that the time was too long. They kept asking Feng Sizhe to finish speaking quickly so that the meeting could be adjourned and they could take a break.

The same discomfort was felt by Old Hua who was standing there. After all, he was in his sixties or seventies, and his health had not been very good when he was young. After standing for twenty minutes, Old Hua felt a little dizzy. At this moment, he realized that he was really old. If he had known this would happen, why would he have to suffer so much for the sake of face?

Du Sheng was listening to Feng Sizhe's report, nodding his head, because he really took Feng Sizhe's speech to heart, and was listening attentively, so he didn't notice how tired he was standing. It was not until Hua Lao, who was standing next to him, couldn't stand and bumped into him that he noticed that Hua Lao couldn't stand any longer.

At this time, Feng Sizhe had finished his brief work report. After receiving applause from the audience, he turned around and looked at Du Shengzheng and said, "Now, please ask Governor Du, the leader of the provincial party committee, to give us instructions." After that, he walked to Du Shengzheng and whispered, "Governor Du, let me help Mr. Hua."

It turned out that Feng Sizhe had been paying attention to Mr. Hua out of the corner of his eye. He even saw how Mr. Hua almost lost his balance. He came over to take over Du Shengzheng's shift.

"Good!" Du Shengzheng was very satisfied with Feng Sizhe's timely performance. He nodded slightly at him, then walked to the microphone and stood still. Feng Sizhe also took a quick step to the place where Hua Lao had just stood and stretched out his hand to support Hua Lao.

Old Hua is really a stubborn old man. When he saw Du Shengzheng leaving and Feng Sizhe coming instead, he immediately exerted all his strength to stand still, leaving Feng Sizhe's support in vain.

Looking at Elder Hua's stubborn look, Feng Sizhe shook his head in his heart. He reached out to help Elder Hua, without any intention of flattering him. It was purely out of respect for an elder. Now that the other party did not accept his kindness, he did not need to do anything else. He just had to stand up and listen to Governor Du's instructions.

After all, Mr. Hua is old. After he forced himself to lean towards Feng Sizhe, he felt his legs going numb and spinning. In order not to make a fool of himself on the spot, he leaned to the right, towards Song Dexiang, the Executive Vice Mayor of Haibei City, who was standing next to him.

Poor Song Dexiang didn't know what Hua Lao was going to do. Seeing him approaching him, he thought that the old man had something to say to him, so he quickly leaned his head over, and their heads inevitably bumped into each other. Song Dexiang was better off. After all, he was in his prime, so a bump wouldn't be a big deal. But Hua Lao was not so good. He had been standing for such a long time, and now his head was bumped by Song Dexiang. He immediately felt golden spots in front of his eyes, and his body became even weaker.

Du Shengzheng, who was speaking in front of the microphone, was also worried about Mr. Hua's health. He had seen that he didn't need Feng Sizhe's help. Now he saw Song Dexiang, the idiot, bumping into Mr. Hua's head, which made him even more worried. He only said a few words in his instructions and then ended with one sentence, "Next, I will conduct a field survey in the Haitian Development Zone. When I have the results, I will tell you my views on the development zone."

This sentence was obviously a bit hasty as a closing remark, but Du Sheng was worried about Mr. Hua's health and couldn't care less at the moment. He didn't wait for the applause to start and hurriedly retreated to Mr. Hua's side while giving Feng Sizhe a look.

Feng Sizhe nodded after receiving the look, and once again walked to the microphone and said two words directly: "The meeting is adjourned."

The meeting ended just like that, which made the comrades in the development zone very puzzled. Since Feng Sizhe came to the development zone, all work here has been accelerated, even the meeting time has been accelerated. Look, the meeting was over in less than half an hour. It was too fast.

Feng Sizhe announced the end of the meeting, which made the employees happy because they would have more time to work and make money. However, Mayor Liu Wenhua was very upset. He had prepared a speech with beautiful words, waiting for today's opportunity. He even wrote about his previous work in the development zone in the speech. Now that the development zone is doing well, he must have a share as the mayor. He wanted to let everyone know that the current situation of the development zone is inseparable from the foundation he laid before. But what he didn't expect was that Feng Sizhe didn't give him such an opportunity and directly announced the adjournment of the meeting. At this moment, he was so angry that his face turned green.

Du Shengzheng started the meeting. He supported Mr. Hua and walked towards the podium first. This left Liu Wenhua no time to speak. He had no choice but to go to the lounge next to the auditorium with Du Shengzheng and others in anger. Once they entered the lounge, there were not many people. Liu Wenhua questioned Feng Sizhe in front of Mr. Hua and Du Shengzheng.

"Comrade Feng Sizhe, what are you doing? According to the procedures of the conference, I, as the mayor, should also make a speech. I should express the city's support for the development zone, reassure everyone and encourage everyone. But why did you just adjourn the meeting? I want to tell you what you are thinking. How can you be so disrespectful to the leadership?" Liu Wenhua was furious. Such a good opportunity to show off was taken away by someone else. It would be strange if he didn't get angry.

"Yes, Feng Sizhe, what are you thinking? How can you do this without discussing it with us? I think you should write a profound self-examination soon." Executive Vice Mayor Song Dexiang saw that his leader was angry, so he came over to join in and scolded Feng Sizhe.

Feng Sizhe did not retort or get angry at the two men's criticism of him. Instead, he explained, "This is what Governor Du meant. I am just doing what the leader wants."

"What? You still dare to quibble." Liu Wenhua didn't believe that Du Shengzheng would let Feng Sizhe do this. He didn't believe that the leader would not give him a chance to speak.

"That's right, that's what I meant. I wasn't going after anyone, it was mainly because Mr. Hua couldn't take it anymore." Du Shengzheng, who had just fed Mr. Hua flowers and handed him water, finally spoke up for Feng Sizhe. "And you, why did you hit Mr. Hua with your head? What do you want to do?" Thinking that it was Song Dexiang who hit Mr. Hua with his head, Du Shengzheng was furious.

After Du Shengzheng said this, Liu Wenhua and Song Dexiang really didn't know what to say. This is really what the leader meant. If they continue to blame this matter, wouldn't it be the same as continuing the leader's actions? They dare not do this. Especially Song Dexiang, he wanted to put his head in his crotch. This time he was embarrassed.

"Cough cough." Old Hua suddenly coughed twice, which could be considered as a way out for Liu Wenhua and Song Dexiang.

After taking two pills and drinking some water, Mr. Hua, who had rested, felt much better. He slowly opened his eyes, looked at Liu Wenhua and others, and said, "Well, it's just that you were not asked to speak at the meeting. It's not a big deal. If you want, you can come to the development zone to inspect the work and make speeches frequently. Besides, this time, Governor Du and I came to see the changes and situation in the development zone, not to listen to anyone's work report. So, comrades from the Haibei Municipal Government, please quickly arrange for Governor Du and I to go to the development zone for a visit."