Who wants to take the civil service exam after being reborn?

Chapter 528 Becoming an official? Anyone can do that!
That noon, Zhu Wenbin booked a large private room at the famous Guomao Hotel in Taiyuan.

Although Chen claimed that he was paying for the meal in retrospect, Zhu Wenbin was far from being ignorant of the unwritten rules of the underworld; after all, it wasn't his own money.

Zhang Weiyi, deputy director of the Public Security Bureau, was invited to attend.

Zhu Wenbin was also very knowledgeable about these things, so he specially invited the two beauties from the branch office to liven up the atmosphere when toasting later.

In the bright and clean private room, the host, Zhu Wenbin, first extended a warm welcome on behalf of Shanxi Mobile to all the guests from Suhui Technology.

Secondly, with the joint efforts of both parties and the assistance of Director Zhang in the investigation, the issue of the "Reply" report was finally resolved completely. The restrictions have now been lifted, and Shanxi phone numbers can now be registered for the "Reply" software with a single click.

Chen Zhe stated that the collaboration between China Mobile and China Telecom can be described as a "national model," as the state-owned enterprise and the private sector work together to solve problems, laying a solid foundation for future in-depth integration.

Basically, everyone's carrying the sedan chair, and they just spout nice things without thinking.

However, during the social gatherings where everyone was toasting each other, Chen Zhe never drank a single drop of wine from Ren Tong.

"Mr. Chen, let's have a drink."

"Excuse me, Director Ren, I just finished drinking with Director Zhang. Please allow me to rest for a bit."

……

"Mr. Chen, come on, let's have a toast together."

"Haha, Director Ren, why are you trying to get me drunk along with General Manager Zhu? Next drink, next drink."

……

"President Chen, I wish Xuexi.com will take advantage of the Olympics to achieve even greater success."

"Old Zeng, Director Ren sent his best wishes, why don't you have a drink with him?"

……

At first, Zhu Wenbin and Zhang Weiyi didn't pay much attention, but as Ren Tong was rejected more and more, they both realized something was wrong.

Chen Zhe is not the type to put on airs; in fact, he is quite humble.

When they clinked glasses earlier, his glass sank down on its own, and it was only with Zhu Wenbin's effort that Chen's glass finally rose an inch higher.

If this kind of person doesn't drink with you at the dinner table, no reason is valid; the only reason is that they have a problem with you.

Moreover, they had such strong opinions that they disregarded normal social etiquette.

However, there were too many people having lunch today, and most of them were so engrossed in the aroma of Moutai that they didn't notice this strange scene.

When Ren Tong was rejected for the fourth time.

Zhu Wenbin swirled his wine glass in his seat. He could guess half the reason for Chen's ruthless behavior and hesitated whether to step forward to smooth things over.

Zhang Weiyi had no idea what was going on, but he figured it was none of his business, so he leisurely watched the spectacle.

But in his heart, Deputy Director Zhang felt that Chen had the right to "not give Ren Tong face".

Chen did it on purpose, of course.

The retrospective approach cannot be taken against Zheng Weizhong, who holds a high position of power.

But that doesn't mean you're a doormat!
You've tripped me up like this, and I'm not breaking ties with you just because of the "Mobile" brand, but regarding the specifics of the operation, Director Ren...

Let me make my stance clear: I am extremely dissatisfied with you!
"Sister Song, the boss has such a strong attitude, and he and his wife are a good match."

Zhu Xiuxiu naturally had to keep a close eye on her boss's every move, so she took in Chen Zhe's behavior.

"Huh? Which boss lady have you met?"

"what?"

"It's nothing, I was just saying that President Chen was venting his anger over the reply!"

At that moment, Ren Tong truly felt embarrassed.

If he were just the deputy director of the office at the headquarters of the mobile group, Ren Tong would think, "Chen, why don't you give me face?"

If he were to become the future general manager of Guangdong Mobile, Ren Tong would feel that his future work would be difficult, but it wouldn't be without opportunities.

If he is to serve as a buffer zone between Zheng Weizhong and Su Hui in their struggle.

So……

Ren Tong took a deep breath. He didn't want to become a victim; he wanted to protect himself and get out unscathed.

Therefore, I decided to play both sides!

"Mr. Chen, do you have a moment? May I speak with you in private?"

Ren Tongyi changed his previous toasting words to a different sentence structure.

Chen raised his head and looked Ren Tong up and down.

Director Ren's originally straightforward gaze suddenly became profound at this moment.

Although he seemed to still have a slight hesitation.

"If you have a moment, Director Ren, what are your thoughts?"

Chen stood up with a smile and walked with Ren Tong to one side of the private room.

To everyone else, they looked like two very good friends, walking around and cricketing at each other.

In fact, they were indeed cricketing at other people.

"Does Mr. Chen know that our group has four vice presidents who are at the same level as Mr. Zheng?"

In places where no one can hear, Ren Tong gets straight to the point.

"Ah."

Chen Zhe didn't know what Ren Tong meant, so he didn't show too much emotion.

"Apart from one chief engineer who is getting old and will soon retire, the remaining three are theoretically in competition with General Manager Zheng."

Ren Tong then threw out another piece of information.

Chen smiled slightly, the corners of his mouth curving upwards.

That's quite interesting.

"In fact, the most competitive one is Mr. Lu Xiangdong, who is two years older and has previously served in Xinjiang."

Seeing that Chen Zhe was clearly interested, Ren Tong finally got to the point.

Chen nodded slightly.

Leaders with experience in frontier areas during their work have a relative advantage when it comes to promotion.

Because he may have truly shed blood and tears for the Party.

"but."

Ren Tong lowered his voice further: "President Lu and Su Hui don't know each other, so when President Zheng targets the [reply], President Lu won't take his side..."

"Hahahaha!"

Ren Tong didn't even need to finish explaining how high Chen's comprehension was; he already understood.

Get to know Lu Xiangdong!
First, Lu Xiangdong and Su Hui have no conflict of interest, and he seems indifferent, or rather, doesn't believe that [Reply] can replace [Feixin]. Because, currently, [Reply] is merely a learning software.

Secondly, Lu Xiangdong and Zheng Weizhong are natural rivals, so he will definitely agree to the friendship proposed by Su Hui.

Because the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Furthermore, there's the hidden "CUHK Gang" behind the scenes.

Once the alliance between Su Hui and Lu Xiangdong was formed, when Zheng Weizhong once again questioned the reply, some members of the Party Committee of China Mobile Group spoke up in his defense.

At worst, it shouldn't be to the point where Zheng Weizhong can arbitrarily interfere.

That's why Chen laughed heartily. This information was invaluable; who else but a deputy director of the office could observe it so meticulously?

"Director Ren."

Chen chuckled and said, "I didn't drink earlier because the wine cup was too small and couldn't express our feelings, so I was waiting for a chance to switch to a larger cup."

"Hello, waiter!"

Chen said loudly, "Could you please get me a larger cup?"

The waiter in the private room quickly brought over a small cup.

Chen took it and glanced at it, then shook his head.

"A mere three-ounce cup cannot express my respect and affection for Director Ren!"

Chen boldly picked up the decanter and, under the watchful eyes of everyone in the private room, placed his decanter low while holding Ren Tong's glass high.

"I raise a glass to Director Ren! And on behalf of Su Hui, I welcome Director Ren to Guangdong to guide our work!"

After Chen finished speaking, he ignored Ren Tong's advice and drank the whole thing in one gulp!

"Sister Song, what's this called?"

Zhu Xiuxiu was dumbfounded. How could they have become good friends just a moment ago when she was venting her anger on the reply?

"That's called face-changing."

Song Qing pouted: "Don't bother looking, we can't learn that. Why don't you continue telling me about your time with the boss's wife in the capital?"

"Okay!"

The secretary said happily, "I really like Xianmei, her cooking is so delicious..."

On the other side, Chen finished drinking all the Moutai in the decanter and even turned it over to show everyone.

Not a single drop was wasted.

All the emotions were truly expressed in the wine.

"it is good!!!"

Someone started clapping, and everyone applauded enthusiastically.

So what if I was rejected four times?
At this moment, [Retrospective Chen] completely made up for Director Ren's embarrassment with an exceptionally standard toasting ceremony!

A fleeting tear seemed to well up in Ren Tong's eyes.

……

At noon, Ren Tong got completely drunk.

When he woke up, he was already lying on a soft hotel bed, having been brought there by someone.

Ren Tong sat up straight, leaned against the pillow and stared blankly for a moment, then picked up his phone and dialed Zheng Weizhong's number.

"Hey."

Zheng Weizhong's voice was still as authoritative as ever.

"Boss, I've finished my work here. When would be a good time to go back?"

However, Ren Tong didn't seem as afraid as before.

"You can come back today or tomorrow."

The environment around Zheng Weizhong's place is a bit noisy; he should still be at the Olympic Information Command Center.

"it is good."

After Ren Tong finished his report, he planned to hang up the phone.

This is the behavior of a qualified subordinate: responding to everything and reporting at every turn.

"Old Ren."

However, Zheng Weizhong suddenly called out to him.

"Please speak, sir."

Ren Tong said politely.

"You've worked hard on this matter in Shanxi."

Zheng Weizhong's tone seemed to encourage him: "You will definitely be among the group's outstanding party members and model workers this year."

Normally, Ren Tong would simply express his gratitude repeatedly, saying, "Thank you, leader."

However, Ren Tong said with "dissatisfaction": "Actually, I am not qualified to receive these awards. President Zheng and you are the ones who are right. You have done a lot of silent work for the group, but you were all excluded from the evaluation scope, so I think this is very unreasonable."

Zheng Weizhong was taken aback, perhaps feeling a little uncomfortable with his usually straightforward subordinate suddenly saying such a thing.

"We don't need it."

Zheng Weizhong smiled. These were all awards for middle-level cadres. As a deputy minister, he didn't need these things.

"Come back and rest for a bit. The handover is already underway with Sheng Yucai."

Zheng Weizhong said, "I'll send you over once he's finished with what he's doing."

"No problem, Mr. Zheng!"

Ren Tong declared with great force: "When I go to Guangdong, I will definitely carry out your instructions to surround and intercept the [reply], and finally completely block it!"

"There's no need to be so intense."

Zheng Weizhong probably didn't want the Shanxi incident to repeat itself, but he was satisfied with Ren Tong's attitude. After giving him a few words of advice, he hung up the phone.

"Hello, Mr. Chen."

"Yes, I just sobered up. What? You all went back to Guangdong?"

"No problem, no problem. I might go to Guangdong next month. Okay, see you then!"

After making those two calls, Ren Tong watched his phone screen slowly turn gray, as if the last glimmer of light in his eyes was being devoured by the world.

Even if you didn't know how to be an official before, you still need to be able to become one.

You'll get the hang of it after a while.

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(It seems I unintentionally portrayed the formation of a seasoned veteran, but whatever, remember to vote for me on the 1st of next month!)

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