Official Career Storm
Chapter 150

Chapter 150: Chapter 150

"...Regarding the new candidate for the Secretary of the Municipal Committee, I recommend Chief Liu Jie from the Comprehensive Department."

Wu Qiangwei got straight to the point after briefly introducing the topic, and articulated her own demands.

Everyone exchanged glances, even a few standing committee members who were merely spectators felt that Wu Qiangwei’s recommendation was a bit preposterous.

Ever since Liu Jie had driven a hearse to the City Committee Building, his name had spread; the standing committee members present were by no means unfamiliar with him.

They all knew that this man was a teacher transferred from Third Middle School.

Even though he had recently been put on the staff, he was merely a junior clerk.

Yet Wu Qiangwei wanted him to assume the role of Secretary of the Municipal Committee.

From a section-level post straight to a division-level head!

This was simply ludicrous!

They faintly sensed a whiff of gunpowder in the air.

Wu Qiangwei’s recommended candidate seemed to be a deliberate provocation of Secretary Lu.

Secretary Lu’s complexion remained placid, but his brow faintly betrayed his dissatisfaction.

After Wu Qiangwei finished suggesting her candidate, she scanned the crowd and her gaze landed on Chu Xiao’e: "Let’s start with Secretary Chu."

Chu Xiao’e replied, "Liu Jie was only placed on the staff yesterday and is but a section-level clerk. Organizationally, it seems a bit improper."

Wu Qiangwei responded, "Selecting personnel cannot depend solely on rank but also on age and experience. I took the time to learn about Comrade Liu Jie specifically; although he has just been placed on the staff, he has two years of experience in the City Committee Office and has written many excellent drafts. You all should be familiar with him."

"However, due to Yan Dahai’s deliberate suppression, he hasn’t been put on the staff for the past two years."

"There might be some issues procedurally, but in my view, this is not a major problem. Hasn’t the principle of Party construction work always said that at critical times, the appointment of officials should be bold and unconstrained by conventional recruitment of talent!"

Chu Xiao’e replied, "I’m aware of Liu Jie, and his capabilities are indeed unquestionable. It’s true that he lacks management experience, but I agree with Secretary Wu that we must be bold at crucial times! I have no objections."

The others were unsettled in their thoughts, pondering the significance of Wu Qiangwei’s "at crucial times."

What did she mean by that?

Was she implying that this was her crucial time, hoping for everyone’s cooperation?

Wu Qiangwei’s gaze then fell on Secretary Wang from the Disciplinary Committee, who, as if he hadn’t seen her, maintained a serene meditation and did not speak second.

Wu Qiangwei knew he was a weather vane, swaying with the wind; whether he supported or opposed hinged mainly on which side had more people.

She continued to look towards Minister Zhou.

Minister Zhou, however, could not afford to be overlooked, as personnel appointments and removals primarily rested on his operation of the specifics.

Although Wu Qiangwei’s explanation had no issues, it was still too conspicuous in terms of procedure.

What mattered most was that he did not wish for Secretary Wu to have complete say over the City Committee.

Minister Zhou took a sip of tea and said, "I don’t think this is appropriate."

He didn’t specify what was inappropriate, he simply expressed opposition.

With Minister Zhou taking the lead, Secretary Wang followed, "This comrade Liu Jie, he acts a bit impulsively. His grandfather passes away, and he brings the hearse straight to the City Committee. What kind of behavior is that?"

Minister Su from the Publicity Department then said, "Heh, Liu Jie’s actions are understandable. Put yourself in his shoes; if we were Liu Jie, suppressed by Yan Dahai for two years, even our labor achievements snatched away, and then denied leave when our grandfather died, what would we do? Perhaps we couldn’t have handled it any better than Liu Jie."

Then the other standing committee members also began to express their positions one by one.

In the end, only Mayor Zheng remained.

The current votes were tied at four in favor, four against.

Among the standing committee, five is the pivotal number, so Mayor Zheng’s vote was critical.

Everyone looked towards Mayor Zheng, who smiled and asked, "Does anyone have other candidates?"

Hearing this question, the opposition breathed a sigh of relief.

Wu Qiangwei did not show any sign of dissatisfaction, and not just because of her own cultivated composure, for she was long past the point of letting her emotions overflow.

Moreover, she and Secretary Lu, as well as Mayor Zheng, had already discussed this matter behind closed doors.

Today was merely a formality, a play being staged.

At this moment, Minister Zhou spoke again, "The head of the City Committee Supervision Room, Xu Xin, is quite excellent. She has been the director for many years, diligent and capable, with strong work ability, and her relationship with her subordinates is also good."

As soon as he began, both Wu Qiangwei and Secretary Lu had their own thoughts.

Wu Qiangwei wondered, what was the relationship between this director of the City Committee Supervision Room, Xu Xin, and Minister Zhou.

Secretary Lu, however, was convinced that the whistleblower against Yan Dahai was Minister Zhou!

He inwardly added this to Zhou’s account.

Mayor Zheng’s brow, imperceptibly, furrowed.

As soon as Minister Zhou finished, Wu Qiangwei interjected, "If Xu Xin gets promoted, the position of the director of the Supervision Room will be vacant."

The meaning of that sentence was she wanted Liu Jie to take over the position.

Minister Zhou understood her insinuation and smiled, "Then let Comrade Liu Jie serve as the director of the Supervision Room."

It was a compromise on both sides.

Wu Qiangwei nodded slightly, "I have no objections."

Secretary Wang followed immediately, "I have no objections either."

Chu Xiao’e nodded in agreement.

Quickly, the vote passed with five in favor.

Secretary Lu didn’t say anything about it.

With the personnel appointment and removal concluded, the meeting also came to an end.

It was now noon.

Song Guanchao had already gone to get lunch.

He had gotten three sets of dishes and arrived outside Chu Xiao’e’s office, knocked on the door, and entered.

"Secretary Chu, is the meeting over?"

He put down the food and casually asked.

"Mm," Chu Xiao’e opened the lunchbox and said, "Minister Zhou made his move."

"Zhou Yimin?" Song Guanchao was somewhat surprised, "Who did he arrange?"

"Xu Xin from the Supervision Room."

"A woman?"

"Mm."

Song Guanchao didn’t have much of an impression of her, mainly because he seldom dealt with the Supervision Room.

He carried the dishes back to his office, placed them on the table, opened them one by one, and naturally sat down opposite Wu Qiangwei, handing her the chopsticks, "Secretary, let’s eat."

Wu Qiangwei took the chopsticks with a natural motion and said, "Minister Zhou recommended Xu Xin, the director of the Supervision Room, to serve as the Secretary of the Municipal Committee. Liu Jie will take over as the director of the Supervision Room."

Song Guanchao was extremely surprised.

Although he had planned to cultivate Liu Jie properly, he hadn’t anticipated such immediate results.

Indeed, an opportunity had just presented itself.

He had just been assigned a position, and now he was directly promoted to the director of the Supervision Room.

You should know, that’s a deputy divisional rank!

The speed of this promotion was not quite rocket-like, but it was almost there.

Song Guanchao understood that this was a political exchange between Minister Zhou and Wu Qiangwei.

On the surface, it seemed Minister Zhou had the advantage.

But in reality, it was Wu Qiangwei who had profited.

Not to mention acquiring the use of Liu Jie, the mere fact that Minister Zhou had stepped forward and shown he was on the opposing side of Wu Qiangwei was enough.

However, it also wasn’t right to say that Minister Zhou was definitely against Wu Qiangwei.

There could very likely be the influence of Zhou Jun.

Because of Zhou Jun’s relationship, Minister Zhou had nearly exhausted his usable connections and was sure to have faced criticism at the provincial level, possibly being neglected in his future work.

He was now stepping forward to arrange for someone to take the Secretary of the Municipal Committee position, obviously with the intent to nurture his own people.

He shared his analysis with Wu Qiangwei.

Wu Qiangwei nodded, "It’s not impossible."

But she didn’t care.

To her, aside from those she could trust, the rest were not to be trusted.

Even Secretary Lu and Mayor Zheng.

And this time, regardless of why Minister Zhou had stepped forward, he would be seen as a political rival by Secretary Lu and Mayor Zheng, drawing fire.

Their attention, diverted from her and onto Minister Zhou.

As for her, she had secured the speaking rights of the Supervision Room.

As for how long Xu Xin would last as the director, that would depend on her performance.

Overall, through this series of maneuvers, Wu Qiangwei’s control over the City Committee had advanced further, with ample gains.

And all this, was thanks to the man in front of her.

Wu Qiangwei swallowed a mouthful of rice and asked, "Your performance this time was very good, do you want any particular reward?"

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