Rebirth of the Rising Sun

"Come on, now there are no outsiders, let's have a good drink together, brothers." De Xingmin raised his glass and gestured to Feng Sizhe and Duan Yunpeng. However, it was still a little uncomfortable for De Guangmin, who was over 50 years old, to call Feng Sizhe and Duan Yunpeng brothers.

"Please." Feng Sizhe took a sip of the red wine in the glass in accordance with the local customs. This sip made his face look peaceful. This is a Lafite that is at least thirty years old. It can be seen that this is really good wine. De Xingmin's treat was really full of sincerity.

After knowing that this was a good wine that was hard to get even with money, Feng Sizhe naturally became more polite, "Thank you, Mr. De."

"Well, I think you should stop being polite to me. From now on, I will call you Sizhe, and you can call me Brother Min like Yunpeng. What do you think?" De Xingmin smiled and wanted to discuss the way both parties should address each other.

"That's good, Brother Min." Feng Sizhe knew that sometimes the closeness of the relationship between two people could be seen from the way they address each other, so he was very happy that De Xingmin could take the initiative to put aside his status and emphasize this matter.

"Haha, for you, Brother Min, one of us two brothers will go." As he said this, De Xingmin clinked glasses with Feng Sizhe again.

Feng Sizhe was somewhat flattered by De Xingmin's enthusiasm. He came to Changxing Club without any preparation today and met De Xingmin here. Now seeing that he was so polite to him, he couldn't help but have many questions in his mind. That is, why did De Xingmin value him so much? If he said that he had something to ask of him, it basically didn't make sense. You know, although De Xingmin passed away, his influence was still very large. Let's not talk about the influence on these current national leaders. Even Qin Xianghua was the successor of the party that De Xingmin had chosen. Think about it, if De Xingmin wanted to do something now, would there be anything he couldn't do? Why use him, a small municipal party secretary, to do things for him?

It was precisely because he couldn't understand what De Xingmin meant that Feng Sizhe was always cautious.

De Xingmin seemed to know that his actions today were a bit abrupt, but there was no way. In his view, today was an opportunity, and he had to seize it. Otherwise, if he missed today, he would not know when the next such opportunity would come. So after taking two sips of the cup, he started talking.

"Sizhe, I think you must have a lot of questions in your mind. Haha, it doesn't matter. This is very normal. I will tell you slowly in a while. Let's eat first." De Xingmin was not pretentious. After saying these words, he began to eat with big mouthfuls.

Feng Sizhe was actually a little hungry. He had originally had lunch at Bao Jingguo's place, but since it was his first time visiting the leader's home, he didn't completely relax, so he only ate half full. Then he didn't eat anything at the Sai Mulan Club. Now that he was here, looking at the table full of delicious dishes, he started eating without hesitation.

In more than ten minutes, the three of them ate a lot of food and were basically full. Duan Yunpeng said happily, and then said, "This is what eating is like. The dinners we usually have with others are not considered eating at all."

"Haha, yes." De Xingmin also said with deep feeling. After saying these words, he pressed the bell again, and someone came to clean up these things. Then when there were only three people left in the room, De Xingmin gave both of them a red panda, and then he started to talk about business.

De Xingmin did not speak fast, and sometimes he even paused intentionally when talking about something. Feng Sizhe noticed all of this. Of course, he did not think that this was a sign that De Xingmin had no ability to express himself. On the contrary, it just showed that De Xingmin was speaking with his heart and there were many things he needed to recall carefully.

De Xingmin spoke for more than forty minutes, and Feng Sizhe gradually understood the meaning of his words. It turned out that De Xingmin took a fancy to him and wanted to train him.

Since the death of Mr. De, although the central government has taken great care of Mr. De's family and many senior officials have given face to the descendants of the De family, De Xingmin knows that this kind of formality will gradually fade away with the passage of time. If the De family does not work hard to produce a talent, it will inevitably be overtaken by other families in the future, and the De family will slowly decline. As the saying goes, if you don't think about the future, you will have immediate worries. For this reason, De Xingmin is very concerned about this matter, but when he looked at the current people in the De family, he realized that it is too difficult to find a real person who is worth cultivating. Maybe it was because Mr. De's influence was too great at the beginning. In short, the people of the De family grew up under his wings, which made them small flowers in a greenhouse and could not withstand any big winds and waves. In desperation, he thought of finding an outsider to be the spokesperson for the De family, and after considering it, he took a fancy to Feng Sizhe.

Firstly, Feng Sizhe's grandfather used to be the bodyguard of Mr. De. In this way, the two families are old friends. Secondly, Feng Sizhe is very young and capable. His grasp of the overall situation is particularly commendable. What he lacks is the support of a strong background, which is exactly what the De family has now. So if the two of them can get together, it would be great. It would be like adding wings to a tiger. So we have today's dinner.

"Sizhe, you also saw how arrogant Qin Tian was just now. When my father was around, even Qin Tian's father was very respectful to the De family. But now, as time goes by, Qin Tian takes me less and less seriously. Of course, it is normal for people to change their mentality as their status changes. It is precisely because I have seen through this that I decided to speak with my own strength. How about it, Sizhe, can you help me?" While saying this, De Xingmin looked at Feng Sizhe with hope.

Feng Sizhe really didn't expect that De Xingmin called him to talk about this matter. Now that he knew everything, he couldn't help but feel a little excited. Yes, what he lacked was background. Although he was the descendant of a high-ranking official, his grandfather was only influential in the military, and he was far behind in local politics. If he could join forces with De Xingmin at this time, it would be great.

If it were an outsider, he would have agreed to it right away. But Feng Sizhe would not be so reckless. He thought that God had given him a chance to be reborn. If he did not grasp it well, he would be sorry for too many people. Even he himself would not forgive himself. So he asked himself to take every step firmly. Only in this way could he go higher and escort the future of the Zhao family. But if he wanted to do these things well, there was a prerequisite, that is, he had to be upright and let others find nothing to find out. If he did things by himself, of course he would pay attention to many aspects. But if he joined hands with De Xingmin, what should he do if someone asked him to do something at a critical moment? Knowing that this matter would have a bad influence, what choice should he make at that time?

Because of these questions, Feng Sizhe did not agree immediately, but fell into deep thought.

Seeing that he had proactively extended the olive branch, but Feng Sizhe did not happily agree to it, De Xingmin's expression was indeed a smile instead of anger. This was the reaction he needed. If Feng Sizhe agreed without thinking, he would still have to re-evaluate this person's ability. Not being surprised or panicking when encountering things is the performance of a person who can accomplish great things.

Duan Yunpeng, on the other hand, saw that Deguo En had offered an olive branch, but Feng Sizhe did not accept it immediately, so he could not help but feel anxious. His current identity is that of the future second son, so his strength is beyond doubt, and there will be no problem for a while, but as a person, he should look at the long term, think about it, what if his father retires from his position ten years later? The Duan family is actually facing such a problem, that is, there is no outstanding successor in the next position, and it may be difficult to even get a standing committee member of the zz bureau ten years later. At that time, the Duan family will naturally withdraw from the top level, and their influence will gradually weaken. In that case, future development will become a big problem. He is also a person who does big things, so he naturally has a long-term vision. Thinking that his relationship with Feng Sizhe has always been very good, if Feng Sizhe can have a good future in the future, it will also be a good thing for him. What's more, if Feng Sizhe has the help of the De family, then it is destined that his future prospects will not be too small, so the people he relies on will only be more important. Think about it, if Feng Sizhe doesn't agree, then De Xingmin will definitely look for a new spokesperson. If that's the case, what if he finds someone who doesn't get along with him? That wouldn't be very beneficial to him. At the same time, Feng Sizhe will also face a powerful opponent, which is incompatible in every way. So after thinking about it, Duan Yunpeng believes that it is right and appropriate for Feng Sizhe to agree to De Xingmin's request.

"Mr. Feng, I think Brother Min is really sincere. You should think about it carefully. There is no need to hesitate any more." After considering various aspects, Duan Yunpeng decided to support Feng Sizhe's decision.

Feng Sizhe himself knew that this was a good opportunity. With the support of the De family, he would have a strong background, so he would have fewer concerns in his development, and the possibility of him reaching a high position would be much greater. However, although he had accepted this fact in his heart, he did not know whether De Xingmin had any additional conditions, so he did not agree immediately. It was like two people negotiating. If one party was very anxious, the other party would have more say. Feng Sizhe wanted more say now, so he would not be too anxious to express his opinion.

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