Transmigrated into a female-oriented novel, and put an end to the domineering CEOs all over the city

There was another moment of silence on the other end of the phone.

This silence lasted even longer than before.

Then, Principal Zhou's voice rang out again, tinged with amusement: "Secretary Li, are you talking about... Director Fang Ci from the Biomedical Engineering Department?"

"Yes," Secretary Li frowned, surprised that it was a director? But to him, there wasn't much difference between a director and a counselor; they were all teachers.

He said with certainty, "It's her."

the other side.

The President's Office of Badu University.

Principal Zhou held the phone, his lips twitching several times.

He almost laughed out of anger.

No.

How come now just any Tom, Dick, or Harry can boss around this university president?

Fu Ming?

A mere deputy mayor of a prefecture-level city, a deputy director-level official, dared to have his secretary call from across the city to target people at his school?

Does Fu Ming know who Fang Ci is? Does he know who Fang Ci's mentor is? Does he know where Fang Ci's fellow disciples are located?

Do you know which office her husband, Lu Feng, is sitting in right now?

If he really gets rid of Fang Ci, who will bear Lu Feng's anger?

Are we going to let Fu Ming take the blame? Can he handle it?

Even Old Zhou himself couldn't handle it!

Although he was in academia, his power was mainly concentrated on campus.

Lu Feng is different; he holds the power to participate in the personnel matters of cadres throughout the province and the actual power to govern the city.

With just a single sentence, a mere "exchange and rotation," Principal Zhou could be forced to leave Badu University.

Simply put, Lu Feng can control Principal Zhou's hat, but Principal Zhou can't control anything Lu Feng does.

Not to mention, Fang Ci himself is not someone to be trifled with.

She has led seven or eight national-level projects and is also the head of a provincial key laboratory. She has long-term and stable cooperative relationships with important units such as the Ministry of Science and Technology.

In the field of biomedicine, she is an academic backbone who can stand alone; to touch her is to touch an entire academic resource network.

Although Lao Zhou is the president, he still needs these academic resources to support the research ranking of Badu University.

You, Fu Ming, a vice mayor in charge of investment promotion, sit in your office in Hao City, know nothing, and with a single sentence of "the situation is complicated," you made me fire the academic backbone of my own school.

Not politically reliable? Do you even believe that yourself?

Furthermore, universities have their own rules.

Whether it's a department head or an academic leader, they are all appointed through academic and organizational procedures at various levels.

It's not like any minor local official at the deputy director level can just have their secretary make a phone call and expect the principal to "have a talk or take action as needed."

joke.

He, Zhou, is also a department-level cadre.

In terms of rank, he's even half a rank higher than you, the deputy mayor of a prefecture-level city.

You, a secretary to a deputy director-level official, are calling me to instruct me on how to do things?

Principal Zhou took a deep breath, suppressing the urge to curse, and his tone turned cold: "Secretary Li, you've dialed the wrong number."

"The school will handle Teacher Fang's matter according to school rules. Mayor Fu doesn't need to remind me. I have another meeting. That's all."

After saying that, he hung up immediately.

Secretary Li was stunned when she heard the busy tone on the phone.

He remained frozen in his chair, legs crossed, phone pressed to his ear, his face gradually turning grim.

As Fu Ming's secretary, he naturally understood the meaning behind Principal Zhou's words.

The translation is: You have no right to make this call. It's not your place to give orders. Who does Fu Ming think he is? I don't want to say another word to you.

"This Principal Zhou... what kind of attitude is this?!" Secretary Li gritted her teeth, her chest heaving. "He actually dared to hang up on me?!"

He stood up and paced back and forth in the office, growing angrier with each step.

"The president of a lousy university, does he really think he's something special?!"

"This was personally instructed by Mayor Fu, and he actually said to follow the school's rules? What do you mean by 'school rules'? What school rules? No matter how big the school is, can it be bigger than the city government?!"

"You say you 'don't need Mayor Fu to remind you'? Who do you think you are!"

"Do you even know what a mayor is? Someone a mere school principal like you can just try and extort money from?!"

"I'm speaking to you so humbly, and you're taking advantage of my kindness?"

"Do you even realize that with your irresponsible attitude, if I go back to Mayor Fu and say a few words, how long can you keep wearing that principal's hat?"

Secretary Li became increasingly agitated as he cursed. In his mind, apart from the young masters and ladies of wealthy families and their butlers and assistants, no one dared to speak to him like that.

Who is he? He is the high-ranking secretary to the mayor of Howe City.

Do you know what this means? Aside from the domineering CEO and his assistant, Secretary Li is the most powerful person!

"That old mudfish, relying on his superior rank, dares to be sarcastic and insincere on the phone! 'There will be another meeting'? What meeting? A memorial service?!"

"Pah! What a load of crap!"

He walked to the window, then suddenly turned back, picked up the water glass on the table, took two big gulps, and then slammed it heavily on the table.

"Alright, alright, Principal Zhou, right? You're tough, you're aloof, you have the pride of a scholar."

He wiped his mouth and narrowed his eyes: "Within the system, it's not about who's bigger, it's about who's closer. You're far from Mayor Fu, I'm close to Mayor Fu, and that difference is like heaven and earth."

"If you dare hang up on me today, I'll make sure you call me yourself tomorrow, begging to see Mayor Fu even once!"

He paced around the office a few more times, feeling increasingly frustrated.

Finally, he plopped back down in his chair and picked up his phone.

No, he had to embellish the story and report it to Mayor Fu.

For example, this week, the principal's attitude was extremely bad, and his tone was extremely arrogant. Not only did he not respect Mayor Fu, but he also openly belittled Mayor Fu on the phone.

He was determined to make Principal Zhou understand the consequences of offending his secretary, Li.

He's Mayor Fu's man.

Even when beating a dog, you have to consider its owner.

Moreover, he felt that he was, after all, Mayor Fu's most capable assistant... no, his most capable assistant.

Thinking of this, Secretary Li straightened his back, adjusted his collar, and his arrogant expression returned to his face.

He picked up his phone and dialed Fu Ming's number: "Mayor Fu, I have something to report to you..."

The call connected, and Secretary Li's voice instantly took on a pie chart-like quality.

It's a tone that carries a mix of grievance, anger, and embellishment.

"Bang!"

Fu Ming slammed his hand hard on the desk.

"A university president, a nobody who popped up out of nowhere—they've all gone too far!"

He was furious. First, a junior official had shown no respect when he called him, just making "oh oh oh" noises. Then, a school principal dared to speak to his secretary like that.

"I, Fu Ming, have been in Hao City for so many years, what haven't I seen? Which department doesn't treat me with utmost respect and deference? What, now even a schoolteacher dares to talk back to me?!"

Secretary Li chimed in on the other end of the phone, "Yes, Mayor Fu, I think they just don't know your importance! They think you're too far away to regulate this monopolistic market!"

"Can't you control him?" Fu Ming sneered, a hint of gloom flashing in his eyes. "There's no one in this area that I, Fu Ming, can't control."

"Investigate," he took a deep breath and ordered coldly, "investigate that Principal Zhou's background, and also find out through political and business connections what kind of cadre Lu Jingxiu's father is in the municipal party committee. I want to see whose power this kid is relying on."

Secretary Li nodded immediately: "Understood, I'll go check right away."