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

Chapter 581 Never Forget the Original Intention [Original Intention]

"Is there a lot of conflict between you and Chen Zhe?"

This was the first question Li Xianglan posed.

Zheng Weizhong was taken aback at first, but he reacted quickly and immediately asked, "Do you know Chen Zhe?"

Li Xianglan nodded slightly.

Several thoughts flashed through Zheng Weizhong's mind in an instant.

The most likely explanation is that Chen sought help from many people to quell the dispute and eventually reached his wife.

Zheng Weizhong didn't find it strange; this kind of situation is quite common within the system.

When normal approaches fail, the "wife route" can be a very clever solution.

Moreover, Chen is a man who is good at leveraging power and managing affairs.

How did he find you?

Zheng Weizhong leaned back on the sofa, inquiring about the process with great interest, and even more so about who the middleman was.

When Li Xianglan heard her husband's tone, she knew he had misunderstood, which was one of the root causes of their family problems.

Zheng Weizhong was too self-righteous; he always thought that all his actions were smart, reasonable, and correct.

He treats his home like his workplace; whatever he says must be immediately obeyed.

Li Xianglan was not the kind of official's wife who relied on her husband for everything. She had her own career and even pursued the idea of ​​"women's independence and autonomy".

Faced with her husband's many arrogant and unilateral decisions, Li Xianglan would voice her objections, which would eventually end in a quarrel.

Over time, the two simply stopped discussing family issues. If Zheng Weizhong hadn't been of such a high rank, they probably would have divorced long ago.

In 2008, the political climate was still relatively "feudal," with a prevailing view that "if you can't even manage your own small family, how can you talk about working for the well-being of the people?"

Furthermore, divorced senior leaders are more likely to become "hunting targets," and the Party and the state are even less likely to entrust them with important responsibilities.

Therefore, leaders of a certain rank or those in charge of a region should give outsiders the impression of "family harmony".

"Chen Zhe has never contacted me. He doesn't even know who I am. I only realized this myself."

Li Xianglan did not hide anything and told everyone about the relationship between Professor Guan and Yu Xian, as well as the relationship between Yu Xian and Chen Zhe.

Zheng Weizhong hadn't expected there to be such a connection; he could tell his wife wasn't lying.

Zheng Weizhong greatly admired the character of Kwan Wing-yee, an elder, and knew that this elderly woman had great influence, so he couldn't help but ask, "Does Professor Kwan know about this?"

"Probably don't know."

Li Xianglan shook her head: "She has been paying close attention to Yu Xian's matches recently. Given the old lady's personality, she won't pay any attention to you as long as you don't interfere with Yu Xian."

"Ah."

Zheng Weizhong agreed, saying that this was indeed the old professor's temperament.

Now that his wife brought it up, Zheng Weizhong could roughly guess that she wanted to act as a peacemaker and resolve everything without Chen Zhe and Yu Xuan knowing anything about it.

Actually, by that calculation, Chen is already his junior.

However, Zheng Weizhong would not agree.

He organized his thoughts briefly and said, "Chen Zhe's Tracing Technology has a website called Zhongda Learning Network, you should know that, right? It also sponsors the Olympic Games."

"I have no problem with educational training websites, and I also think that New Oriental should not have a monopoly. However, this learning website comes with a software called 'Reply'."

"They claim it's for facilitating communication and learning, but in my opinion, it's just a social tool similar to Fetion, and you can register with your mobile phone number with one click."

……

Li Xianglan understood; this was the reason her husband had attacked Chen Zhe.

Next, Zheng Weizhong frankly expressed his attitude, preemptively thwarting his wife's attempts to reconcile them.

"Therefore, even if Chen Zhe has these connections with our family, I will still spare no effort to strike back [in reply]."

"Unless Chen Zhe is willing to give up voluntarily."

"I did this to protect the market value of state-owned assets, because once [Reply] gains momentum, [Fetion], which the group spent hundreds of millions to develop, will become a pile of data garbage."

Zheng Weizhong positioned himself as a good official who "serves the country and its people".

However, Li Xianglan and her husband have been married for many years. In front of outsiders, Zheng Weizhong is a vice-ministerial level leader, and his words and actions are very authoritative.

But behind closed doors, he's just a middle-aged man who loves to argue.

The so-called "protection of the market value of state-owned assets" is at most one reason. Li Xianglan does not believe that her husband did this without any personal gain involved.

"I think your point of view is wrong."

Li Xianglan sat down, but not next to Zheng Weizhong; the two were several sofas apart.

"Hoho~"

Zheng Weizhong smiled, unconcerned about his wife's assessment.

However, to avoid arguing late at night, Zheng Weizhong still politely asked, "What insightful opinion does Mr. Li have?"

Ignoring the slightly sarcastic remark, Li Xianglan said seriously, "Do you really think that political power alone can protect state-owned assets for a lifetime?"

Zheng Weizhong thought for a moment: "At least during my term, there will be no problem."

"What if you're transferred to another position, or you retire?"

Li Xianglan asked, "Will the successor continue to follow your ideas?"

Zheng Weizhong was taken aback; this was almost impossible.

Just like the software 【Fetion】, it was originally a project led and supervised by the former top leader of the group, and Zheng Weizhong, as a key member, was also deeply involved.

However, after his predecessor retired and Wang Guohua took office, he showed great indifference towards this "legacy".

Because continuing this project, even if it succeeds, will only benefit from the predecessor's glory. If it fails, the entire responsibility will still be borne.

Given the disproportionate risks and benefits of "doing the work for others," Wang Guohua's core objective is to create his own indisputable and personally distinctive political achievements!
While adhering to the bottom line of national communication security and consolidating existing market share, Wang Guohua has recently been organizing personnel to develop a mobile phone system called "OMS," which stands for Open Mobile System.

This system is based on the Android architecture, but also incorporates features from the iPhone and Windows Mobile operating systems.

To be honest, Zheng Weizhong raised his hand in approval of this "hybrid variety" at the Party Committee meeting, but in reality, he didn't think much of it.

Putting aside future update issues, what about Apple's patent restrictions?
It's a complete closed-loop system, not an open-source ecosystem like Android.

To give an inappropriate example, this is equivalent to combining "Kong Yiji + Camel Xiangzi + Xianglin's Wife" into one, resulting in "Yi Tuo Xiang" (a pile of excrement).

Of course, the final result was not unexpected for Zheng Weizhong. Two years later, OMS was abandoned by China Mobile due to excessive investment in secondary development, difficulties in application adaptation, and obstacles in ecosystem construction.

However, the group spent over 10 billion yuan in total to develop this system.

It's like the leader just casually makes a decision, and money just flows out.

But that's reality; Zheng Weizhong won't try to persuade him, and he simply can't convince Wang Guohua.

He also needs Wang Guohua's covert support to crack down on the "reply letter." This is Zheng Weizhong's vehicle for conveying his political demands and shaping his political image—a pragmatic leader who protects the value of state-owned assets.

The system is like a complex theater, where the characters in different positions have completely different scripts. Li Xianglan had long seen through all of this, so she said directly:
"Since you can't guarantee Fetion's survival, why compete with private enterprises for profits?"

"It's not like I haven't used Fetion before."

Li Xianglan said dismissively, "The fact that Fetion prohibits registration with China Unicom and China Telecom numbers basically determines its upper limit. In addition, your internal environment also means that it is destined to be a flash in the pan."

Zheng Weizhong countered, "Even if we cede the market to [Reply], will it necessarily be able to completely dominate it? Or, to put it another way, what happens after it does dominate? There are still issues related to residents' information security. Is it appropriate to entrust this to a private company?"

Li Xianglan gave a cold laugh: "How do you know it's inappropriate? What if the reply is willing to accept national supervision?"

Zheng Weizhong choked on his words.

"I'm not necessarily speaking up for Chen, but I feel that using political means to suppress a private company should not be your original intention in climbing to this position."

Li Xianglan said a few words, stood up and went back to her own bedroom.

Zheng Weizhong sat alone on the sofa for a while before turning off the living room light.

Darkness surged in like a tide, engulfing the framed photo of the former "Outstanding Cadre" next to the TV cabinet.

……

The next day in the group's office, Ren Tong was once again summoned by Zheng Weizhong for a private briefing.

Zheng Weizhong's attitude remained unchanged; he still demanded that Ren Tong immediately and decisively sever ties with the "reply" after returning to Guangzhou, and that the group would withstand all pressure.

His wife's attitude did not influence Zheng Weizhong's final decision.

Ren Tong agreed while carefully observing his leader's expression; he sensed that General Manager Zheng looked somewhat tired.

"Mr. Zheng, you should also remember to get some rest."

Before leaving, Ren Tong gave his heartfelt advice.

"Well……"

Zheng Weizhong nodded, looking at the loyal deputy director of the office, and suddenly asked, "Xiao Ren, you've been working for so many years, do you still remember your original aspirations?"

Ren Tong was instantly terrified, thinking that Zheng Weizhong had found out about his affair with Su Hui.

On second thought, it was impossible; General Manager Zheng had just given a lot of instructions that needed to be followed up.

Ren Tong then turned around, his eyes firm and his posture upright.

In actual communication, these details often convey sincerity more effectively than the words themselves.

He said in a simple and honest tone, "I haven't forgotten. Under your guidance and influence, my original aspirations from back then have been transformed into my daily responsibilities now—to get things done properly and put your mind at ease."

Zheng Weizhong chuckled. He hadn't meant to hear flattery, but Ren Tong's answer wasn't wrong, so he waved him back to Guangdong.

Three hours later at Baiyun Airport, Chen was still personally picking up the passengers.

Originally, it wasn't necessary, but now that they were about to engage in a "decisive battle" with Zheng Weizhong, Chen didn't want to make a single wrong move.

"Mr. Chen, Mr. Zheng told me..."

Ren Tong was well aware of this, so he prepared to report as soon as they met.

"Brother Ren, don't worry, the flight was bumpy and tiring."

Chen interrupted with a smile: "I've already booked a private room at Bingsheng's. Let's eat and chat. Did your wife say you've lost weight when you went back this time?"

A warm feeling welled up in Ren Tong's heart.

When facing Zheng Weizhong, he had to be on high alert. Even if he said the wrong thing, he would be anxious for a long time. In the end, the leader pushed him to be the vanguard.

However, when they met Chen Zhe, he personally picked them up from the airport and ordered food for them, without even trying to find out any information. This contrast was quite obvious.

"I haven't gained or lost weight during my time in Guangdong, so why is your sister-in-law complaining about me?"

"Then I'll have to ask Brother Ren for advice later, how can I balance my career and my physique like you do?"

"Hahaha~"

Ren Tong felt very comfortable after hearing this.

Without even looking at past experiences, Ren Tong could tell from this conversation that Chen Zhe was at the same level as him, or even higher.

"So, Mr. Zheng..."

Ren Tong looked up and gazed at the leisurely white clouds in the sky through the car window.

It's not that I don't want to help you, it's that your original intentions have changed.

My original intention changed as a result.

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