Chapter Thirteen: Disputes Over Precedents

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  "Director Zhu, hello!" Yang Jie saw Zhu Jiangxin and walked up to him with a calm demeanor, asking how he was doing. After exchanging greetings, he followed Liu Fei to the entrance of the corridor, came to the door of the Foreign Affairs Department, and opened the office door with his key.

  The office is very large, slightly smaller than Zhou Dequan's office. Although there is no rest room in the office, there is a separate toilet.

  The three office desks are placed next to the window at the far end of the office, with two desks back-to-back and tightly arranged, just like the office desks in the Foreign Affairs Office of Yongjia County. The other desk is facing the door, with its back tightly against the side of the two desks, on which a computer and printer are placed.

  Not far from the front door, there is a group of wall-mounted sofas for receiving guests. At the entrance, there is a pot of fortune tree, and next to it is a file cabinet with nothing on it. On the three office desks, there are exquisite potted cacti, which look very pleasing to the eye.

  Near the window, there was a floor-standing air conditioner with two pots of lucky bamboo on either side. Next to the sofa for receiving guests, there was a small cabinet with a thermos and tea cups on it. The entire room had carpets covering the floor, making footsteps silent and quiet. Both Yang Jie and Liu Fei were very satisfied with the office environment.

  "Leave the computer desk empty! When we need to use the computer, we can sit there. We'll just sit at these two desks like we did in the Foreign Affairs Office." Yang Jie said as he walked over to the two opposing office desks and plopped himself down in the one on the left side of the entrance.

  Liu Fei did not object, put the bag on her own desk, looked at the drawers under the desk, all of which were locked, with keys inserted in the keyholes. On her desk was a red telephone, with its phone number stuck on it.

  Sitting in the chair, trying out the new office chair, it feels extremely comfortable. The working conditions at the provincial government office are so good that they exceeded Liu Fei's expectations. No wonder those people from the county are fighting to come and work here - not only is the salary high, but the working environment is also surprisingly good.

  The two of them familiarized themselves with the office for a bit and didn't leave until almost 8:25, at which point they headed in the direction of the first floor conference room.

  There are only ten people, including the director of the Provincial Office's Guard Bureau, Gao Zhiyun, and the manager of the Ronghe Hotel, Zheng Xiaohang. Now that Gao Zhiyun has not yet taken office, there are only nine people attending the meeting.

  As they entered the conference room, this meeting room that could seat dozens of people only had a few individuals scattered around the circular conference table. Zheng Xiaohang, Yang Jie and Liu Fei who were sitting by the door all knew each other, but as for the others, they hadn't seen them in the past two days and didn't know their names.

  After a while, Zhu Jiangxin also walked into the conference room. As soon as Zhu Jiangxin entered, the people in the conference room stood up to greet him, which showed that Zhu Jiangxin had great prestige in the provincial government office, and was far from being comparable to the newcomer Zhou Dequan.

  Zhou Dequan pinched the point, and at 8:30, he finally entered the conference room. He saw Yang Jie and Liu Fei sitting alone on one side, while the other provincial office personnel, led by Zhu Jiangxin, were all seated around Zhu Jiangxin. Zhou Dequan's face suddenly sank when he saw this.

  This Monday's meeting is the first one after Zhou Dequan took office as the director of the Provincial Office.

  Looking at the crowd below, Zhou Dequan said in a deep voice: "Today is my first Monday meeting since I took office as the director of the Provincial Office. I am very pleased to have you all, the elite soldiers carefully selected from the county, to support and cooperate with my work."

  The Provincial Office is a separate department of the provincial government that has developed and expanded on the basis of the county-provincial liaison office. Its responsibilities and importance, I won't elaborate on again, everyone should be clear in their minds. I hope that from now on, everyone can unite sincerely, cooperate with each other, and complete the tasks assigned to us by our superiors, fulfill the various responsibilities of the Provincial Office.

  "Except for Gao Zhiyun from the county bureau, everyone else has arrived. The two people on my right are new colleagues from the provincial office external liaison group. They are new here and don't know each other yet. Please, let's introduce ourselves to get acquainted."

  Yang Jie saw Zhou Dequan looking at him and knew he wanted him to start, so he stood up, looked around the crowd in a circle, and calmly said: "It's an honor to have this opportunity to introduce myself to the leaders and comrades of the Provincial Office."

  "My surname is Yang, and my first name is Jie. I used to work in the Foreign Affairs Office of the County Committee. Today is my first day reporting for duty at the Provincial Office, where I will be working as a staff member in the External Liaison Section, responsible for attracting foreign investment. As I am new here, there are many things that I am not familiar with. If in the future, I make any mistakes in my work, please do not hesitate to criticize and correct me! Thank you!"

  Liu Fei and Yang Jie finished their self-introduction, stood up, and said with a cold face: "My name is Liu Fei. I used to work in the Foreign Affairs Office, now I have been transferred to the Provincial Office, working in the Foreign Liaison Group."

  Zhou Dequan and Zhu Jiangxin both knew that Liu Fei was a famous cold beauty in the county committee office, so they didn't take her attitude seriously. After Yang Jie and Liu Fei finished their self-introduction, several people sitting on Zhu Jiangxin's side also stood up one by one to introduce themselves.

  Among those present are several people, including the head of the Provincial Office, Dongshan, who is mainly responsible for comprehensive coordination and handling the daily work of the office, completing various tasks assigned by superiors.

  Office clerk Ren Huiling is in charge of staying at the provincial office and assisting He Dongshan in completing various tasks.

  Information Group Secretary Wang Qunsheng, mainly assists the Deputy Director of the Provincial Office Zhu Jiangxin, around the Party's line, guidelines and policies, to do a good job in liaison and cooperation with various departments of the provincial government and Chengdu municipal party and government organs, as well as economic aspects.

  Assist the county committee and government of Xinghua to do a good job in liaison, coordination and follow-up work after reporting major projects that need to be approved. Collect, sort out and promptly report important information on politics, economy, science, technology, culture, commerce and other aspects to the county committee and government.

  Reception Service Group Director Zhang Wei, Officer Zheng Xiaohang, are mainly responsible for the liaison, reception and service work of county leaders and heads of relevant departments when they come to the provincial city for study, meetings, business and work. Coordinate with the county party committee, county government and relevant departments to carry out major activities in the provincial city, and handle related matters as needed.

  Yang Jie's external liaison group is mainly responsible for strengthening ties with relevant institutions in and outside the province, assisting in introducing talents, technologies, projects and funds to Rongcheng County.

  Do a good job in liaison and service work for economic cooperation in the provincial capital, assist and support the Chengdu General Chamber of Commerce and the Hejiang Chamber of Commerce to carry out their work, and actively do a good job in attracting investment and promoting trade with Chengdu as the core and radiating to surrounding areas.

  After Zhou Dequan and others introduced their names and work, he nodded and said: "Now that everyone has gotten to know each other, I hope that in the following work, everyone can unite as one, cooperate amicably, and do a good job with the provincial office's work."

  "Director Zhu, there are four cars in the provincial office. The one that was left over when the external liaison group didn't arrive is always used by the information group. Now that everyone from the external liaison group has arrived, let's give the car driven by Wang Qunsheng of the information group to the information group for use!" Zhou Dequan turned his head to look at Zhu Jiangxin beside him and made arrangements in front of everyone in the provincial office.

  Zhu Jiangxin's face didn't show any unexpected expression, and a faint smile lingered on his face as he looked at Zhou Dequan and said: "Director, the comrades from the Foreign Liaison Department have just arrived in Chengdu. Let alone whether they can drive or have a driver's license, to be honest, they can't even tell east, south, west, and north apart right now. How are they going to drive out?

  "Our information department has a heavy workload and great responsibility, often having to run errands at the hall, bureau, committee, and office. Wang Qunsheng and I can't possibly ride in the same car! Moreover, the external liaison group was just established, and it's uncertain whether they can achieve results in the short term. Now, handing over the vehicle urgently needed by our information department to the external liaison group, I personally express my opposition."

  Zhou Dequan did not expect that Zhu Jiangxin would openly oppose his arrangement at the meeting, his face suddenly turned black, looking at the serious and work-like Zhu Jiangxin in front of him, a flash of anger in his eyes.

  "Director Zhu, the work of the external liaison group is also very important, as you said. They have just arrived in Chengdu and urgently need to understand all aspects of Chengdu. Without a car, how can they become familiar with Chengdu?"

  "Besides, the guests are not equal to people. If they are delayed due to the problem of not being on time, who will be responsible for the county's investment promotion work?" Zhou Dequan knew that if he didn't get this car today, his prestige in the provincial office would suffer a great blow, and he couldn't care about it anymore, so he went all out.