Rebirth of the Rising Sun

Chen Guangming gladly accepted the task assigned to him by Feng Sizhe. He knew that the leader's entrusting him with this task was a sign of absolute trust in him, and he vowed to complete the task well and relieve the leader's worries, and at the same time prove that he was capable of helping the leader solve his doubts and becoming someone the leader could rely on.

When it was time to get off work at noon that day, Chen Guangming came to the office of Gu Yucheng, director of the county party committee office, on the pretext of his promotion.

At this time, Gu Yucheng was sitting in his office chair, looking towards the window with empty eyes, a listless look on his face.

From the county party committee standing committee meeting held this morning, he had seen that the Fan faction was no longer viable, and Qiu County would no longer be ruled by Fan Yuegang. Thinking that he had only been in the Fan faction for a short time and had not benefited much, he could not help but feel regretful. Why didn't he see that Feng Sizhe, this young man, was so extraordinary? If he had known this earlier, he would have approached him when he came to Qiu County. Wouldn't he be a hero by his side now? Even if he observed for a while before approaching, it would be better than Jiang Daquan who surrendered in the end, right?

Now, because I have offended so many people, even Jiang Daquan has the possibility of being accepted by others. When it is my turn, I am afraid that this only hope will no longer exist.

Gu Yucheng wondered what would happen to his future life if he was no longer the director of the county party committee office and might even be expelled from the cadre team. He thought that he seemed to have no other strengths except drinking. If he really lost his job, where would his life go?

Just when he was feeling worried, someone knocked on the office door. "Who is it? Come in if you need anything. The door is not locked."

It has been an unknown amount of time since anyone came to report to him on work. Even the county party committee staff who delivered newspapers and water no longer came to him. Gradually, Gu Yucheng's initial anger turned into something he was used to. Now, when he heard someone knocking on his door, he felt a sense of disgust.

"Hey, who made Director Gu angry? Tell Guangming and I'll deal with him for you." The door was pushed open, and Chen Guangming appeared at the door. He looked at Gu Yucheng with a smile on his face, as if they were good friends meeting each other.

Gu Yucheng never expected that the person knocking on his door would be Chen Guangming, the most popular person in the county party committee. He is now the secretary of the county party secretary and the deputy director of the county party committee office. He is deeply loved by Feng Sizhe and is often entrusted with big and small matters. Now, many people are using tricks and connections to get close to him. Today, at the standing committee meeting, he was elected as the deputy director of the county party committee office by a majority of votes. How could such a young man with a bright future suddenly appear outside his office?

Well, regardless of the purpose of the visitor, since he is here, we should still be polite. Gu Yucheng stood up from his office chair, and said in a terrified manner, "Oh, it's Secretary Chen, what do you mean? Why did you come to my place? If you have anything to ask, just make a phone call and I will naturally send someone to do it."

"Haha." Chen Guangming smiled at Gu Yucheng's polite words. In the current county party committee office, can Gu Yucheng really order others around? Those uneducated and flattering county party committee staff had been taken down in the assessment a while ago. The current county party committee office is no longer Gu Yucheng's world. Because of Feng Sizhe's attitude towards him, he can rarely command anyone.

Of course, these are all clear in everyone's mind and should not be spoken out. Chen Guangming is so smart, how could he point out some things? "Haha, Director Gu, you are joking. I report everything to you in person and listen to the instructions of the leader. How can I arrange things with just one phone call? Isn't it killing me for Director Gu to say this?"

"Hey, I didn't mean that. It's just that Secretary Chen has never appeared in my office. Now you have just been promoted to deputy director of the county party committee office and you come here. I am a little surprised, just surprised."

"Haha, Director Gu, don't be surprised. I came here just for this matter. I don't know how I, Chen Guangming, could have been noticed by the leader and entrusted with such an important task after only working for a short time. To be honest, I was very nervous, afraid that I would do something wrong and make the leader angry. So, after thinking about it, I decided to ask Director Gu for advice. After all, you are a senior in this field. I would like to learn a few tricks from you. Under your leadership, I think the chances of me making mistakes will be much smaller, so that I can do my job well." Chen Guangming looked very humble and said that he came to Gu Yucheng for advice because he didn't know how to be the deputy director. Having said that, this excuse was actually reasonable.

If Chen Guangming came into the room and talked about something else, it was possible that the other party was here to mock him, but if he asked for advice on how to be a good deputy director of the county party committee office, it was no exaggeration to say that Gu Yucheng had some experience in this regard. Thinking that no matter how powerful or famous Chen Guangming was, he was just a newcomer, and it was normal for him to not understand these things, Gu Yucheng's face showed pride. After all, he had served two county party secretaries and had some experience in the work of the county party committee office.

"Oh, Secretary Chen wants to ask how to do a good job as the deputy director of the county party committee office. Haha, it's actually very simple. Your main responsibility is to be a good secretary to Secretary Feng and serve Secretary Feng. The position of director of the county party committee office is just a title. Of course, if you want to do more, it means you have a platform and an opportunity. This is how I understand it..." As he spoke, Gu Yucheng wanted to tell Chen Guangming some of his experiences working in the county party committee office over the years.

"Hey, Director Gu, don't be so anxious. I think there's no point in us talking like this in the office. I thought why don't we find a restaurant to have a drink and talk? This way you can talk freely and I can ask more questions. Besides, today is a good day for my promotion. Director Gu, just think of it as a celebration for me. I think you won't object." Chen Guangming acted as if it was great that we could have a drink and talk, and the excuse he gave was so logical that Gu Yucheng really didn't know how to refuse.

Thinking that he was very proud and had been promoted, as the director of the county party committee office, he should congratulate him. Thinking of this, Gu Yucheng nodded and said, "Well, since Secretary Chen has such a refined character, I will obey your order. Let's go to a restaurant and talk while we chat. I can tell you that the work of the county party committee office requires a lot of experience, and there are many tricks to do things well..."

Chen Guangming and Gu Yucheng walked out of the county party committee building arm in arm. Feng Sizhe, who saw all this from the office window, had a smile on his face. He thought his secretary was really capable and had become friends with Gu Yucheng so quickly. He really hoped that he could live up to his mission, do the job well, and complete this difficult task.

Unlike Feng Sizhe who had hope for the future, Fan Yuegang, the head of the county government building, was also sitting in his office. The difference was that he had a gloomy face and looked at the person sitting in front of him with a very unhappy look.

Sitting opposite Fan Yuegang was his deputy, Lu Bin, executive deputy county magistrate of Qiu County.

This man had just been discharged from the hospital a few days ago. He came to the county government with a rage in his heart. He had planned to have a good talk with Fan Yuegang when he went to work today. He wanted to deal with Wu Shiyou and show him some power. However, he did not expect that his Fan faction would be defeated in the county party committee standing committee meeting held this morning. This result made his desire to deal with Wu Shiyou fade a lot.

"Old Lu, you have been in the hospital for a while and you didn't know what happened in the county party committee. You should have noticed something after today's meeting. Feng Sizhe is very arrogant now. He no longer takes us from the Fan family seriously. And when the county party committee's inspection office assesses the personnel rights of various towns and villages in the county, I don't know how many people will join their camp. Do you think we will still have a foothold in Qiu County in the future? What should we do now?" Fan Yuegang had a worried look on his face and asked Lu Bin about the next step.

Whenever he encountered such a thing in the past, Fan Yuegang would discuss it with Lu Keyuan, and every time at this time, Lu Keyuan would give very good suggestions. But now he was detained by the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection, and he knew that he would never come back, so at this moment he had no choice but to find Lu Bin to discuss it.

Lu Bin is only mediocre at handling economics, and is an expert at factional struggles, but he is not good at coming up with ideas or solutions. Even Fan Yuegang couldn't find a better solution for the time being, so how could he come up with a good idea at this moment?

"Ah, this... Mayor Fan, I think that the reason why Feng Sizhe and his team are becoming increasingly powerful is mainly due to the side effects of Deputy Secretary Lu being detained by the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection. This has also caused many comrades to lose confidence in us. Do you think it is possible to get Deputy Secretary Lu out? If possible, Deputy Secretary Lu can continue to come back to work. I think many people will re-observe the direction of the wind, and only then will our Fan system have a chance to grow stronger again." Lu Bin didn't have any good ideas. After thinking it over, he still thought of Lu Keyuan. He thought that if he could invite him back, then there would be someone to give advice to Fan Yuegang, and he wouldn't have to worry about it.