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The provincial discipline inspection commission's investigation team arrived quietly and left looking dejected.

This incident caused quite a stir in the officialdom of Yunzhou.

Chen Ping was completely unharmed and returned to his original position the next day, which in itself was a signal.

In the Jinshuiwan project command center, the discussions and speculations of the past few days vanished overnight. Everyone looked at Chen Pingfang with admiration mixed with a touch of awe.

The fact that this person was able to escape unscathed from the provincial discipline inspection commission suggests that he has a powerful background.

Guo Xiaojun, carrying a document, walked briskly into Chen Pingfang's office.

"Director, morale is high now." Guo Xiaojun placed the documents on the table. "The people below are full of energy now, and no one dares to shirk their responsibilities anymore. I think it's time to restart the main structure topping-out ceremony that was previously suspended. Let's take this opportunity to give everyone another boost."

Chen Ping looked up from a pile of documents, smiled, nodded, and said, "You're right, it's time to boost morale."

Chen Ping picked up the pen, preparing to sign his agreement.

No sooner had he finished speaking than there was a knock on the office door, and an officer from the Municipal Party Committee Office walked in, holding an official document.

"Director Chen, this is a notice from the Municipal Party Committee Office." The clerk was polite, but his tone was businesslike.

Chen Ping took the document and glanced at it. The content was short, but it contained a hidden meaning.

The notice stated that the Jinshuiwan project, a key project at both the provincial and municipal levels, is about to achieve the completion of its main structure, which is of great significance. To demonstrate the leadership and importance attached to the project by the municipal party committee and government, the municipal party committee has decided that the topping-out ceremony will be led and hosted by the municipal party committee, with the command center fully cooperating with the municipal party committee office to ensure the smooth preparation.

Guo Xiaojun also came over for a look, and the smile on his face froze.

Leading the organization?

The command center went from being the main player to a supporting player.

This is blatantly stealing credit.

"Director, this..." Guo Xiaojun was about to say something.

"Understood, we will fully cooperate with the Municipal Party Committee's work." Chen Ping calmly closed the document, handed it back to the clerk, and his face remained expressionless.

The officer seemed somewhat surprised that Chen Pingfang would cooperate so readily. He paused for a moment, nodded, and turned to leave.

As soon as the office door closed, Guo Xiaojun spoke up: "It's obvious that Zhou Wenyuan is behind this. He failed to bring you down last time, and now he's trying to steal the credit."

Chen Pingfang didn't speak. He walked to the window and looked at the busy scene at the construction site in the distance. His eyes were unreadable.

Chen Pingfang knew that this was only Zhou Wenyuan's first step.

Sure enough, in the afternoon, Xiao Yuhan rushed to the command post.

As soon as she entered the office, without even taking a sip of water, she said directly, "Ping Fang, I just came back from the municipal party committee's ceremony preparation meeting. The situation is worse than we thought."

"How so?" Chen Ping gestured for her to sit down.

Xiao Yuhan clenched the documents in her hand: "I saw the ceremony agenda and the first draft of the press release prepared by Zhou Wenyuan's secretary, Liu Guangming."

She took a deep breath, her voice cold: "The press release is several thousand words long, all about 'the wise decision of the municipal party committee' and 'the personal care and deployment of Secretary Zhou Wenyuan,' detailing how many difficulties the project overcame and how many achievements it made."

"What about us?" Guo Xiaojun, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but ask.

Xiao Yuhan sneered, "We? Not a single word was mentioned. Not to mention you, even I, the acting supervisor, can't find my name in the draft. This is to make the Jinshuiwan project the sole achievement of Zhou Wenyuan."

"Bang!"

Guo Xiaojun slammed his fist heavily on the desk, making the teacup jump.

"This is outrageous. What else can Zhou Wenyuan do besides these kinds of things? Director, this cannot be tolerated. Why should he take away the fruits of our hard work with just a few words? I'm going to the city to demand an explanation right now."

Guo Xiaojun's face turned bright red, and he turned to leave.

But to their surprise, Chen Pingfang's lips curled into a smile.

"return."

Chen Ping's two simple words made Guo Xiaojun stop in his tracks.

Chen Ping waved his hand, signaling him not to rush, and said calmly, "Where to? Why do you want an explanation?"

Chen Ping picked up his teacup, blew on the steam, and said slowly, "No need to go. Not only do we not need to go, we should cooperate with him. Let him write it, the more exaggerated the article, the better, the bigger the ceremony, the better, and it would be best to invite all the media in the city."

These words immediately silenced the office.

Xiao Yuhan and Guo Xiaojun were both stunned, looking at Chen Pingfang in confusion.

Guo Xiaojun opened his mouth, but after a long pause, he managed to stammer, "Director, are you... are you out of your mind from anger?"

Xiao Yuhan also frowned, looking puzzled.

Seeing his credit about to be stolen by someone else, why wasn't he angry? Instead, he laughed. And even wanted to make a big fuss about it? This doesn't seem like Chen Pingfang's personality.

Is he really planning to compromise?

Chen Ping didn't explain, but gave the two of them a reassuring look: "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

After seeing off Xiao Yuhan and Guo Xiaojun, who were full of questions, Chen Ping returned to his seat.

He was the only one left in the office. The calm on his face vanished, and his eyes turned cold.

Chen Ping took out his personal cell phone and dialed Wang Jian, the deputy director of the news center of the provincial television station. He had met Wang Jian at a meeting.

"Director Wang, I have some good news for you!" Chen Pingfang said with a smile as soon as the call connected.

"Oh? Commander Chen, what good news?" Wang Jian on the other end of the phone was very polite.

"In just a few days, the main structure of our Jinshuiwan project will be fully capped. This is a key project for our province this year, and it's been a long and difficult journey to get to this point."

"That's wonderful news! Congratulations!"

Chen Ping smiled and changed the subject casually: "The city attaches great importance to this matter. Secretary Zhou personally instructed that a high-profile topping-out ceremony be held. Leaders from all over the city and the media will be present. The event will definitely be grand."

"Oh?" Wang Jianli immediately became interested. "The municipal party secretary personally oversaw this? A high-profile ceremony? Director Chen, this is big news. Such excellent positive publicity material is a must for our provincial TV station."

"That's great. I just wanted to let you know in advance, in case you're busy and miss it."

"Don't worry, I'll personally lead the team there."

After hanging up the phone with the provincial radio station, Chen Ping's finger slid across his contacts and stopped at another name: Li Weidong, head of the Yunzhou bureau of the China Economic Herald.

The call was answered quickly.

This time, Chen Ping used a different approach.

He didn't talk much about the project itself, but instead steered the conversation to the topic of how local governments can efficiently promote major projects, optimize the business environment, and create typical cases of "Yunzhou speed".

Sure enough, Li Weidong was very interested and immediately decided to make it a topic for an in-depth feature report.

Two phone calls, less than ten minutes.

Without making a sound, Chen Ping prepared a ceremony for Zhou Wenyuan, inviting two major media outlets that Zhou Wenyuan couldn't refuse.

……

The next day, in the office of the Secretary of the Yunzhou Municipal Party Committee.

Zhou Wenyuan held a cup of Longjing tea, enjoying a pleasant reading of the speech draft his secretary had prepared for him. Every word in the draft made him feel comfortable all over.

Just then, the red telephone on the table rang urgently.

It was the call from the head of the municipal propaganda department.

"Secretary, great news! Huge news!" The minister's voice on the other end of the phone was filled with barely suppressed surprise and excitement.

"We just received calls from the provincial TV station and the China Economic Herald's main reporting office, saying they want to give our Jinshuiwan project's topping-out ceremony a major coverage! The provincial TV station is having Deputy Director Wang Jian personally lead the team, and the herald wants to use it as a national model for an in-depth feature!"

For the first time, Zhou Wenyuan's gentle smile froze.

He looked down at the speech in his hand, which was full of praise for his wise leadership. Every word suddenly felt hot, like a red-hot branding iron, burning his hand.

How did his meticulously planned one-man show, intended to be performed on his own small plot of land in Yunzhou, suddenly turn into a live broadcast to the entire province and even the whole country?