Nominal: Who isn't a son-in-law?

"Our efforts to conduct large-scale research and development in artificial intelligence, and our collaboration with dozens of companies to invest tens of billions of yuan to help other regions, have never been aimed at boosting industrial data or creating a provincial and municipal performance record."

"Internally, it is about developing AI to empower the information industry, industry, and traditional agricultural manufacturing, so that farmers in the province have no worries about sales, workers' wages rise steadily, and people have less to do when they need to get things done. Externally, it is about pairing up and helping to maintain and consolidate the overall situation of poverty alleviation, and helping remote villages and towns and people in difficulty to stabilize their livelihoods and stay away from poverty."

"The ultimate benchmark for government-enterprise cooperation and scientific and technological innovation is only one: whether the people are doing well, whether their lives are stable, and whether their burdens are light."

"Two years ago, at the freshman orientation ceremony of Han University, I said to them: Students, study hard and speak for the people in the future."

"Now, I would also like to say to all my comrades here: Be selfless and dedicated to serving the people!"

As Chu Shijun finished speaking, thunderous applause erupted throughout the hall.

Sitting in his seat, Li Dakang, who was clapping enthusiastically with both hands, was momentarily dazed as he thought about his journey with Chu Shijun from their early days to the present.

At that time, the other party was still very young, but he could not hide his maturity and composure. When we first met, he addressed me as Director Li.

Decades later, it was his turn to address Secretary Chu as "Secretary Chu" repeatedly.

What are the differences between the two?

Who's behind it?

Li Dakang originally thought this way, but gradually this idea changed.

His initial motivation for doing things was to advance, to climb the ladder step by step. In private, he would rush to mourn at graves, while in public, he would speak eloquently, begging and pleading. All of this was the purpose of his hard work.

As for Chu Shijun, he dared to speak, act, and stand up for what was right, seemingly pursuing advancement only in order to get things done.

After all, sometimes, if you're not in the right position, you can't get things done.

At this moment, Li Dakang could only describe it with a line of poetry: "Not afraid of the floating clouds obscuring my view, because I am at the highest level."

Only with this kind of attitude towards life can one have the ambition to shoulder the weight of the world.

This state of mind persisted for a long time afterward.

At that time, Li Dakang's hair was white, and he held "Hard Work Makes the Country Prosper - The Mountains and Rivers Will Not Betray You" (Volume 7) in his hands. He read it over and over again, and finally picked up his pen and wrote: "When you climb high, you know how far the road is; when you are in power, you think of the hardships of the people; when you stand through the storms, you always cherish the heart of a child."

At this moment, right in the middle.

Chu Shijun raised his hand to suppress the applause, "Comrades, do you have any other ideas or suggestions? Please speak freely. All the entrepreneurs present are also welcome to share their insights."

After a few seconds, they all shook their heads, and no one said a word.

"Okay, let's arrange it that way."

Chu Shijun nodded.

"Comrade Zhao Zhi, your provincial government took the lead in setting up a joint government-enterprise task force within a week to connect with all enterprises, finalize the timing of fund disbursement, project implementation locations, and lists of areas to be assisted by various localities, down to the village and town level."

"Comrade Tonggu, your provincial discipline inspection commission has immediately established a business environment supervision team and opened a special hotline for reporting violations of discipline involving enterprises and misconduct by officials, directly accepting clues from enterprises and the public."

"We must grasp both aspects firmly, simultaneously coordinating, supervising, and evaluating the work on artificial intelligence innovation and cross-provincial livelihood assistance. We hope that officials will uphold the bottom line, enterprises will take responsibility, and the government and enterprises will work together to strengthen industries, benefit people's livelihoods, and deliver a result that can withstand the test of the people and time."

'Pa pa pa pa'

The conference then discussed other topics.

After the meeting, Chu Shijun, Zhao Zhi and other relevant leaders, as well as Chairman Ma and other representatives, took a group photo.

……

After the meeting adjourned, the attendees left in an orderly manner, with distinct groups clearly separated.

When the top officials of various cities and provincial departments left the meeting, they looked solemn. Most of them lowered their heads to review the performance requirements and ironclad rules for enterprises that were discussed at the meeting. While giving instructions to their accompanying deputies, they started making phone calls to arrange meetings as soon as they left the building.

After Chu Shijun's blunt reprimand at the meeting, they knew that this artificial intelligence project and cross-provincial assistance were the top priorities of the provincial party committee, with extremely low tolerance for error and strict accountability. It was also the first time that he had clearly put forward a major priority and direction since taking office. Anyone who dared to be careless would be sent to provide assistance in the west.

If it were anywhere else, even in Handong, they wouldn't be so nervous facing Sha Ruijin, given their powerful backers.

But this is Baijiang. Whether it was Xia Qiusheng before or Chu Shijun now, putting aside everything else, the six words "in charge of all work" in their job responsibilities are the principle.

Therefore, everyone put in their best effort and had to do a good job. Doing a good job was an achievement, but that was all. However, if they did not do a good job or made a mistake, they would be punished without complaining.

And among these people, there are those who are even more anxious.

For example, Xu Nuojun, the Party Secretary of Tianhe City, who was recently criticized.

Before leaving, he gave Jiang Xueyu a meaningful look.

As soon as the meeting ended, the two met up in the parking lot outside the building.

"Old Jiang, what exactly did Secretary Chu say?"

Xu Nuojun looked serious, somewhat bewildered.

He was suddenly interrupted and ordered a meal. He thought about it for a moment, but he didn't feel that anything was wrong.

"Well, Comrade Nuojun, I've been thinking about that too."

Jiang Xueyu shook her head, her face full of doubt.

"Although Tianhe's economic growth has slowed down in the past two years, it is still growing. Zhencheng mainly caught up because Governor Zhao, who was concurrently serving at the time, brought in many projects and provided a lot of policy support."

"Everyone knows the reason."

"Didn't you ask Director Huang from the Administration Bureau? He knows, doesn't he?"

Xu Nuojun shook his head. "Old Huang was taken away by Governor Zhao."

"This is difficult."

Jiang Xueyu looked troubled.

"What can you learn by walking around the streets, subway stations, and schools?"

Suddenly, his eyes widened, as if he had thought of something.

"Comrade Nuojun, do you think it might be Xiao Heizi?"

"ah?"

"Hey, see, they're not stupid after all."

Xu Nuojun looked surprised and opened her mouth to speak, but before she could say anything, she heard a teasing voice coming from behind her.

The two turned their heads and saw Li Dakang and Liu Yuchen walking over together.

"Comrade Dakang, what do you mean by that? Why are you swearing?"

The two turned around, and Xu Nuojun said with dissatisfaction,

"Hey, Comrade Yu Chen, you have to be my witness. What I said meant regret and amazement. It was just an inaccurate choice of words, not an insult."

If Li Dakang hadn't maintained his smile so much, the two of them could have convinced themselves they believed it.

But you're flashing that big white tooth, are you trying to fool someone?

"Hmph, let's not even talk about us. Secretary Chu just named some people too. All they do is spout off about how profound this is and how poorly that is understood. I wonder if the people involved even know he's talking about them."

Xu Nuojun's Yin-Yang Dao.

"You're talking nonsense!"

Li Dakang's face darkened.

"Was that referring to me? It was describing a collective phenomenon!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, look, Comrade Dakang, what's your hurry? I didn't name names, but you jumped out to say it yourself."

Xu Nuojun clicked his tongue and shook his head. "But what you said makes sense. It's a collective phenomenon. But where does this collective phenomenon come from? We in Baijiang didn't have it much before, but in Handong, it seems to be a common saying, right?"