Rebirth of the Rising Sun

The performance of Mr. Lou has proved that he is not interested in the Wei family, and the real situation is indeed so. If Feng Sizhe must ask Mr. Lou to help him become the mayor, then as long as the conditions discussed by both parties are suitable, he will do his best at the critical moment. But if Wei Zuosheng is allowed to be the mayor, it is obvious that Mr. Lou is against it in his heart, and there is no need to even want to talk about it.

The performance of Mr. Lou was not beyond Feng Sizhe's expectation, otherwise Wei Zuosheng would not have said whether he could become the mayor. The biggest problem in Haibei City was the Lou family. Although he knew this fact, he was powerless to change it. He didn't even know how to face the Lou family, so he handed this problem to Feng Sizhe, hoping that he could act as a middleman and handle this matter. Of course, he would also make certain concessions for this, which is the so-called exchange of interests.

"Mr. Lou, don't be anxious. I have just told you the first purpose of my visit today. Don't you want to hear the second thing I have to say?" Feng Sizhe said with a smile as he looked at Mr. Lou.

The young man was still laughing at this time, which made Old Lou curious. Well, since we have already met, why not listen to his second purpose. "Well, if that's the case, why not tell me. But I have to say it first. If the second thing doesn't interest me, then Mayor Feng, please leave on your own."

This was like sending the guest away. But Feng Sizhe was not in a hurry at all. Instead, he smiled and said, "No problem. If I ask the second question and Mr. Lou still has no interest, then I will definitely turn around and leave. I won't stay for even a second."

Seeing how confident Feng Sizhe was, Mr. Lou couldn't help but nodded. He really wanted to hear what Feng Sizhe would say next.

When Mr. Lou was in high spirits, Feng Sizhe finally revealed the second purpose of his visit, which was about Comrade Lou Xiaoming's transfer from the Propaganda Minister of the Haibei Municipal Party Committee to the Organization Minister.

As soon as Feng Sizhe said this, Lou Lao's brows obviously frowned. It can be seen that he was also moved by this sentence. It can be said that this sentence aroused his interest. But although Lou Lao was interested, he did not say much, but still stared at Feng Sizhe, as if he wanted to hear what he said.

Feng Sizhe's bombshell meant that he had finished half of his purpose. Now seeing that the other party still did not move, and did not even say a word of desire, he said in his heart that the old fox was here, and then he stood up from his seat, taking a step back to advance and said, "Well, my purpose has been achieved. It seems that Mr. Lou still has no interest. In this case, the junior Sizhe will take his leave."

After saying these words, Feng Sizhe really stood up and left. At this moment, he could be said to be gambling that Mr. Lou would ask him to stay.

Feng Sizhe stood up and was about to leave, which made Mr. Lou feel a little passive. He originally wanted to hear what the other party had in mind before he expressed his opinion. In this way, he did not show enough initiative. When he came back to negotiate with the other party, he would naturally be more proactive. In that case, it would feel like the other party was begging him to do things. But he did not expect that his action of trying to seize the initiative would make the other party think that he was unwilling to cooperate with him. The other party was about to stand up and leave. If he really left like this, wouldn’t such a great opportunity be wasted in vain?

"Wait." Old Lou didn't know that Feng Sizhe was cheating, or he didn't know that Feng Sizhe was gambling. After all, he was too young, and he couldn't overestimate his opponent's mentality. He underestimated his opponent's strength, so he spoke, and as soon as he spoke, he went from being the active party to the passive party.

Feng Sizhe stopped walking as he was told, then turned around to look at the other party and asked in a somewhat stupid tone, "What? Does Mr. Lou have any other instructions?"

"It's not an instruction. I just thought that since Mayor Feng has come here with great difficulty, it would be a pity if he didn't taste the old flower tea here. How about, if Mayor Feng has enough time, why not stay here and have a cup of tea?"

Old Master Lou didn't want to ask Feng Sizhe to stay directly. After all, he was the elder as they were discussing something. So he took the opportunity to keep Feng Sizhe under the pretext of tasting tea. This was also a way for him to save face.

How could Feng Sizhe not know what Mr. Lou meant? He also wanted to stay and discuss some things with him, so he took this opportunity and laughed, "I have admired Mr. Lou's flower tea for a long time. It is a blessing to have the opportunity to taste it this time. There is no reason for me to leave."

With a smile, Feng Sizhe sat down opposite to Mr. Lou again, facing him and discussing together the events of the past two years that he had mentioned.

In fact, the reason is very simple. If Lou Xiaoming is to be appointed as the Organization Minister of the Municipal Party Committee, the prerequisite is that the Lou family must support Wei Zuosheng to be the mayor. Because only in this way will a position of deputy secretary of the Municipal Party Committee be vacant in the city. At that time, according to common sense, if the Municipal Organization Minister Zhang Shou is allowed to take over his position, the position of the Municipal Party Committee Organization Minister will also be vacant, and Lou Xiaoming will have an opportunity.

Feng Sizhe had discussed this with Wei Zuosheng according to this routine, and now he told the same thing to Mr. Lou, so that the three parties could work together to get this thing done.

Mr. Lou admired the personnel changes step by step, and was also thinking about the feasibility of this matter. To put it bluntly, the difficulty of this matter lies in the first step, how to let Wei Zuosheng be the mayor? After all, Wei Zuosheng is a native of Haibei City. There are not many examples of locals being appointed as mayors in their birthplaces. Can this work?

After thinking about it, Mr. Lou felt unsure, so he told Feng Sizhe about his idea.

Feng Sizhe laughed, "As long as Mr. Lou can get the Municipal People's Congress to approve Wei Zuosheng as the mayor, then I will take care of the rest. What do you think?"

Feng Sizhe looked at Lou Lao with confidence. His confidence and calmness made Lou Lao feel relieved. But old people tend to consider things from more perspectives than young people. "Well, even if Wei Yongyong can be the mayor, how can my Xiaoming be the head of the Organization Department? What if the provincial party committee sends a cadre here?"

"Haha, Mr. Lou, you don't have to worry too much about this. I have also considered the provincial party committee. I will leave the position of Minister of Propaganda to be decided by the provincial party committee. This way, I have an explanation. This is not a problem." Feng Sizhe solved the problem that Mr. Lou was worried about while chatting and laughing.

When he heard Feng Sizhe say that he had even considered this issue, Old Lou couldn't help but take a deep breath. This young man is amazing. He can see things so far ahead. No wonder Liu Wenhua and Song Dexiang were both dismissed in just half a year. It seems that this is not just good luck, but he really has such ability.

"Okay, in that case, I can give it a try according to what Mayor Feng said, but you remember, if Wei Zuosheng becomes the mayor, but my Xiao Ming doesn't become the Organization Minister, then I will really hold you accountable. Even if I have to risk my old bones, I will not let you have a good time in Haibei City." While agreeing to Feng Sizhe's request, Mr. Lou did not forget to threaten the other party, because in a sense, he was just a chess piece in this matter, and the person who really controlled the game was Feng Sizhe.

"Okay, then we have a deal. I also believe that both sides will have a very pleasant cooperation." Feng Sizhe smiled and nodded at Mr. Lou. He was not ignoring the other party's threat, but he could understand why the other party would say such a thing. What he understood even more was that he knew that this thing would definitely succeed, so this threat was just a kind of language and would never become a reality.

After consecutive talks with Wei Zuosheng and Lou Lao, Feng Sizhe rushed to the Haibei Municipal Party Committee as soon as the working hours were in the afternoon. He first met with the Municipal Party Committee Secretary Xiang Kang and had a talk with him. Then he went to the office of Organization Minister Zhang Shou and had a long talk with him. After walking out of the two offices, Feng Sizhe looked confident. It can be seen that his actions have achieved good results.

While Feng Sizhe was running around the offices of various municipal party committee standing committees, Xu Qingdong, member of the Haibei Municipal Party Committee and secretary of the Chenghai District Party Committee, was arranging some things for his son at home.

"Liangliang, this time daddy really can't do it anymore. When I leave, you must leave Haibei City, and it would be better if you leave the Republic. Take your money and go as far away as possible, do you understand?" Xu Qingdong looked at his only son, who was also a disappointing son, and spoke earnestly.

"Dad, is there really no other way this time?" Hearing his father's sad words, Xu Liang became anxious. He knew that he could get whatever he wanted in Haibei City entirely because of such a father. If his father was no longer an official, who would still treat him as a dish?

"Hey, you know what happened. I was wrong this time. I took the wrong path and stood on the wrong side. I thought Feng Sizhe was a young man and an outsider. He would definitely not be able to defeat Liu Wenhua and Song Dexiang. Who knew that this young man was so powerful? Those who had certain foundations and influence in Haibei City were pushed down one by one by him. Now it is finally my father's turn. I still had hope, as long as I was submissive and cooperated with their work. But after you made such a scene in the Seaview Nightclub, this last bit of hope no longer exists. I think I should just accept my fate. We are really no match for them."