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

Despite the security guard's shocked expression, Xu Hansheng still smiled and greeted him before following Tan Zhifei into the county government office building.

Tan Zhifei glanced at Xu Hansheng and nodded slightly, quite satisfied with his performance.

The most valuable quality in young people is composure. The most common mistake people of Xu Hansheng's age group make is arrogance and complacency.

If he, like other people his age, ignored the security guard after Tan Zhifei came out to meet him, Tan Zhifei's impression of him would definitely be greatly diminished.

Don't underestimate this guy just because he's a security guard. He may seem like an insignificant nobody, but who can guarantee that he'll never have the chance to speak to his superiors?

If you happen to pass by your boss at this moment, and he casually asks you a question, and the security guard says a few bad things about you, your boss won't punish you for those words. However, if there's an opportunity for promotion or important positions, those bad words might have some effect.

Which leader would feel comfortable placing a proud, complacent, and arrogant person in a key position?

If there were another candidate available at this point, the leader would absolutely choose the one without any blemishes.

In this way, one loses an opportunity to be promoted and given important responsibilities.

But how many similar opportunities does one have in a lifetime?

Although Xu Hansheng had never suffered a similar loss in his previous life, he had once held a high position. Even Xu Hansheng himself would not easily show any respect to such a small person, so how could he have made such a low-level mistake?

"Hansheng, you look very smart in your clothes today."

As they walked upstairs, Tan Zhifei smiled and offered a compliment.

Xu Hansheng smiled and said, "Director Tan, I felt that when going in and out of the county committee and county government offices, one should dress more formally and simply, so I specially ordered a suit."

Upon hearing this, Tan Zhifei simply smiled with satisfaction and did not say anything more.

He had been worried that Xu Hansheng might come wearing a wool coat that cost several thousand yuan, which would give the impression of being pretentious as soon as they met, and that would be a complete disaster.

Today is just for registration; there will be an interview later.

Even though the Party Secretary personally spoke up, Xu Hansheng's situation was still very special. If he left a bad impression on the leaders of the Organization Department, he wouldn't be able to work in the county government for long, even if he was specially recruited.

However, Tan Zhifei was indeed very satisfied with Xu Hansheng's attire today. Once he arrived at the county government office, he should start from scratch, recognize his own position, and try not to flaunt his family background. This would be beneficial to Xu Hansheng's long-term development.

Family background is meant to provide Xu Hansheng with advantages in crucial moments, not to be flaunted in public. Otherwise, it would not only be extremely detrimental to Xu Hansheng himself, but would also have a negative impact on Tan Zhifei.

After all, it was he who recommended Xu Hansheng to Secretary Qi.

Even if it's just for the sake of attracting investment, hiring such an unreliable person into the county government office would still leave Secretary Qi with a bad impression of Tan Zhifei.

Xu Hansheng followed Tan Zhifei to the Organization Department's office. Tan Zhifei briefly communicated with the leaders of the Organization Department, and soon Xu Hansheng was called into an office inside.

After filling out some forms and glancing at Xu Hansheng's academic credentials, the cadre in charge of filling out the application forms said to Xu Hansheng, "Come to the Organization Department for an interview at 10:00 AM three days later."

After saying that, he took out an interview notice and handed it to Xu Hansheng.

"Thanks."

Xu Hansheng took the interview notification slip, carefully put it away, and then said goodbye and left.

Upon arriving at the entrance, after meeting Tan Zhifei for the second time, Tan Zhifei led Xu Hansheng back while reminding him, "Although you are applying for special talent recruitment, the interview three days later is also crucial."

"After you get back, read more books. If there's anything you don't understand, feel free to ask me anytime. Even though it's a special admission program, don't be too strict about your grades."

Tan Zhifei's implication was a reminder to Xu Hansheng not to set a passing grade, as that would make everyone look bad.

Xu Hansheng smiled and nodded, saying, "Thank you for the reminder, Director Tan. I will definitely prepare for the exam with all my might and strive to get a good score."

Tan Zhifei nodded and said, "Yes, that's for the best. Also, after you go back, talk to your second uncle and try to persuade him to come back to Yutong County when he has time. Actually, our county has changed a lot."

There were some things Tan Zhifei couldn't say outright, but Xu Hansheng instantly understood the implied meaning.

Tan Zhifei didn't go to great lengths to persuade Secretary Qi to grant him this spot for Xu Hansheng's sake, but rather for Xu Weimin's factory.

If Xu Weimin's factory is eventually moved to Lishui County, he will also have a hard time explaining himself to Secretary Qi.

"Director Tan, I almost forgot if you hadn't mentioned it. My second uncle is coming back to pay respects to our ancestors in a few days. I'll have to trouble you to introduce him to some of our county's investment policies. I think he'll be very interested."

Xu Hansheng said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Tan Zhifei's eyes lit up, and he couldn't hide his smile as he said, "Okay, when the time comes, I will definitely represent the county party committee and the county government to explain our county's preferential policies to him."

"After all, he is an entrepreneur who came from our county. It would be great if he could contribute to the economic development of his hometown. Even if he still wants to go to Lishui County, we can have a comparison, since our county has better natural conditions."

Xu Hansheng nodded repeatedly and said, "Director Tan is right. Our county is much more convenient than Lishui County, at least in terms of factory land. I will definitely discuss this with my second uncle when I get back."

"After all, the distance between the factory and the county town is also very important. On the one hand, it is convenient for transportation, and on the other hand, it is also convenient for the old workers and middle-level managers living in Qingshan City to take the shuttle bus."

Xu Hansheng subtly revealed some important information to Tan Zhifei, which Tan Zhifei secretly kept in mind.

He then escorted Xu Hansheng out of the county committee compound before staring at Xu Hansheng's retreating figure with a furrowed brow for a good ten seconds.

Although his conversation with Xu Hansheng was brief, it contained a wealth of information.

That's not the main point. The key point is that Xu Hansheng was able to discern all of his intentions from between the lines and even revealed a lot of important information to him in a very subtle way.

This is what surprised Tan Zhifei the most.

Given Xu Hansheng's experience and age, he shouldn't be this experienced.

Is this just a coincidence?

Or is it that Xu Hansheng was born to work within the system?

As Tan Zhifei walked back to the office building with a heavy heart, a pair of cold eyes watched Xu Hansheng's retreating figure from a window on the third floor before letting out a cold snort and turning to walk towards the office of Jiang Qinghua, the director of the county government office.