Family connections: From special recruitment by the county committee to the pinnacle of power

Upon hearing Xu Hansheng's call, Lin Mingyuan stood up excitedly, responded, and quickly walked to the door of the main office to wait for Xu Hansheng and Tan Zhifei.

Not long after, Tan Zhifei and Xu Hansheng walked out of the office one after the other.

"Comrade Lin Mingyuan, when you meet Secretary Qi later, you must be meticulous in your answers to his questions."

As Xu Hansheng walked, he spoke to Lin Mingyuan.

"Yes, Section Chief Xu."

Lin Mingyuan nodded heavily to Xu Hansheng, and then followed Tan Zhifei and Xu Hansheng toward Qi Hongchang's office.

The group arrived at Qi Hongchang's office door. Tan Zhifei stepped forward and gently knocked twice on the door.

"Please come in."

As Qi Hongchang's voice came, Tan Zhifei led Xu Hansheng and Lin Mingyuan into Qi Hongchang's office.

"Director Tan, Xiao Xu, please have a seat."

Qi Hongchang was writing furiously and didn't even look up before giving a brief explanation.

Upon hearing this, Xu Hansheng glanced at Lin Mingyuan beside him, then smiled and shook his head at Tan Zhifei. He then stepped back and stood side by side with Lin Mingyuan behind Tan Zhifei.

Tan Zhifei stepped forward, pulled out a chair, and sat down opposite Qi Hongchang.

It wasn't until more than ten minutes later that Qi Hongchang put away his pen, looked up, and saw Xu Hansheng and Lin Mingyuan standing behind Tan Zhifei. He frowned, sized up Lin Mingyuan, and said, "And this young comrade is...?"

"Secretary Qi, hello. I'm Lin Mingyuan from the County Party Committee Research Office."

Lin Mingyuan couldn't wait to introduce himself.

Qi Hongchang's brows furrowed even deeper. He had just asked Tan Zhifei to call Xu Hansheng over and inquire about the Tiancheng Holdings project.

What is Lin Mingyuan doing here?

"Secretary Qi, the situation is like this: for the past two weeks or so, Section Chief Xu has been leading a team to investigate the Tianyuan Ranch project in Longping Town. Therefore, Comrade Lin Mingyuan has been leading the investigation of Tiancheng Holdings' project."

Tan Zhifei hurriedly stood up and explained to Qi Hongchang.

Qi Hongchang then nodded and said, "Oh, I see."

"However, Tiancheng Holdings' project is also a key investment attraction project in our county. Unlike Tianyuan Ranch, Tiancheng Holdings is a significant indicator of successful investment attraction."

"Therefore, research is also very important."

Clearly, Qi Hongchang did not have much faith in Lin Mingyuan's work abilities.

After all, Xu Hansheng has been personally involved in this project. If someone is suddenly replaced and something goes wrong, it could affect the investment attraction efforts, which would be a huge loss.

Although the rural ranch is a large project and has received high attention from the province, it can only be considered a project developed with funds raised by the county itself.

This is fundamentally different from introducing external funding.

"Secretary Qi, this is what I'm thinking. Comrade Lin Mingyuan is a senior member of our department and is very familiar with the project research process. In order not to delay the project cycle, I recommended to Director Fu that Comrade Lin Mingyuan lead the team to conduct preliminary research on the central towns."

"Furthermore, suggestions were made regarding the construction of a wastewater treatment plant and a new factory for Tiancheng Holdings."

After speaking, Xu Hansheng paused for a moment before continuing to Qi Hongchang: "Secretary Qi, I think Comrade Lin Mingyuan should have a good understanding of the situation in the central town after these two weeks of visits and investigations."

"Could Comrade Lin Mingyuan give you a report based on his research findings?"

Upon hearing this, Qi Hongchang nodded slightly and looked at Lin Mingyuan, saying, "Alright, Comrade Lin Mingyuan, tell me your research findings."

Upon hearing this, Lin Mingyuan took a deep breath and began to speak eloquently to Qi Hongchang.

As Qi Hongchang listened, he nodded slightly and said, "Okay, how about this, tomorrow you, Section Chief Xu, and Director Tan will receive the representatives from Tiancheng Holdings and lead them on a site visit."

Lin Mingyuan said excitedly, "Okay, Secretary Qi, thank you for giving me the opportunity to contribute to the economic take-off of Yutong County."

Qi Hongchang waved his hand and said, "Okay, you guys go ahead and get busy."

Upon hearing this, Xu Hansheng and Lin Mingyuan both left Qi Hongchang's office.

Then, Qi Hongchang said to Tan Zhifei, "Zhifei, Director Fu will soon be retiring to the second line and enjoying his retirement. You must be prepared to take on the responsibilities."

"On the one hand, you still need to lead the investment promotion team, and you can't slack off on the work in the county party committee office either. The burden on your shoulders may be very heavy."

"Are you confident that you can accomplish both tasks simultaneously?"

Holy crap!

Upon hearing this, Tan Zhifei quickly stood up and said, "Secretary Qi, I will definitely do my best to do the job well and will never let Secretary Qi down!"

Qi Hongchang smiled and gestured for Tan Zhifei to sit down.

"Thank you, Secretary Qi."

Tan Zhifei sat back down in his original seat, his eyes fixed straight on Qi Hongchang.

Qi Hongchang said calmly, "While doing your job well, you should also pay close attention to the economic development of the central town and improve your overall quality and ability."

Tan Zhifei nodded repeatedly and said, "Okay, Secretary Qi, I've got it."

Qi Hongchang nodded slightly and said, "Okay, you go ahead and get busy. Don't forget the work meeting at 2 PM."

"Thank you for the reminder, Secretary Qi. If there's nothing else, I'll head back to work now."

Tan Zhifei's voice trembled as he spoke.

too excited.

He had been in the position of deputy director for seven or eight years, and it was finally time for him to take that step.

Although he understood that with his current rank, it was impossible for him to be appointed as a member of the Standing Committee, even being a director would be a completely new beginning for him.

With excitement in his heart, Tan Zhifei hurried back to his office. As soon as he sat down, he couldn't wait to make a phone call to Jiang Yuling.

"Zhifei, what's up?"

Jiang Yuling was preparing her lesson in the teachers' office when she received a call from Tan Zhifei, and she was clearly distracted.

Tan Zhifei chuckled a few times before turning to Jiang Yuling and saying, "I have some good news for you. I... I'll soon be able to take over from Director Fu and be promoted to the position of office director."

What?

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuling dropped her pen on the table and exclaimed excitedly, "Really?"

"Absolutely true."

Tan Zhifei suppressed the urge to shout it out and said with great certainty.

He had waited far too long for this day.

In county towns, the second-in-command of a department is often the ceiling for many people's entire careers.

Becoming the head of a department is not as simple as giving gifts and using connections; it requires a mentor to personally select you.

After years of hard work, Tan Zhifei finally stepped over that threshold, and from then on, his life would be completely different!

Hearing Tan Zhifei's reply, Jiang Yuling's voice trembled as she said, "That...that's great! After I get off work, I'll buy three pounds of pork ribs and celebrate with you!"