In name only: I will break the chess game in Handong

Wu Zhengming sensed the confidence in Chen Luo's statement that he only had the right to make suggestions; it was clear that he didn't want to work for nothing.

Taking a deep breath, Wu Zhengming said quietly, "Comrade Chen Luo, you are also currently serving as the Secretary of the Luzhou Municipal Party Committee."

I know a bit about the situation in Lüzhou; both its policies and funding are top-notch.

"Even if our energy bureau and other departments wanted to help you, we wouldn't know where to start, since Luzhou has no shortage of resources."

This is quite straightforward: they also want to give Chen Luo benefits, but what they can offer is not something Chen Luo really needs.

Policy? Funding? Support?

That means I support Chen Luo being somewhat interested, but that thing is intangible, so who knows if you will keep your promise?

Chen Luo knew he didn't need the benefits from the backers behind Yun Haifeng, but just because he didn't need them didn't mean others didn't. Sometimes you can't just think about getting what's in your own bowl. His bowl was already too small, full of meat. Adding vegetables would be a waste of space and not worth the price.

Now you can scoop the vegetables into the pot!

"Secretary Wu, my senior classmate recently took office at the National Development and Reform Commission, and I heard that some of his colleagues there aren't very cooperative with his work!"

Wu Zhengming had anticipated this.

He smiled and said, "After all, Director Zhong has been in the position of Director of the National Development and Reform Commission for six years. Many people are actually unwilling to see Director Zhong leave, so it is normal to have some resistance."

However, since Comrade Chen Luo has spoken up, I will certainly cooperate with Director Xu's work. It's time to dispel these comrades' resistance. We're all serving the people; what difference does it make who's the director? Besides, Director Xu's work ability is in no way inferior to Director Zhong's!

Upon hearing this, Chen Luo smiled and said, "If Secretary Wu can overcome such difficulties, I think I should also give it a try for Comrade Haifeng to become a vice-provincial level official. After all, we'll only know if we succeed by trying."

"Hahaha, then I'll have to trouble Comrade Chen Luo."

"It's no trouble at all; I should be thanking Secretary Wu!"

After exchanging pleasantries for two or three minutes, the two hung up the phone. Throughout the call, Yun Haifeng remained silent, not even daring to breathe loudly.

Looking at the two phones that had already been disconnected, Yun Haifeng finally breathed a long sigh of relief. His promotion to deputy provincial level was almost certainly in the bag.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

Chen Luo has been busy with the establishment of the industrial park company in Luzhou these past few days. After more than a dozen industries move in, more than a dozen groups need to be formed, all of which are state-owned. At this time, everyone wants a piece of the pie. If it weren't for the higher-ups keeping an eye on things, Chen Luo's phone would probably be ringing off the hook.

On Thursday evening at 8 p.m., Chen Luo returned to the municipal party committee compound to rest. He had just sat down and lay down for a while when the phone rang. He picked it up and saw that it was his senior from school.

"Hello, Director Xu! Good evening!"

"I'm off work now, call me senior!"

"Senior, did you call because Secretary Wu of the Energy Bureau has been very cooperative with your work these past few days?"

"Hey! You're quite the expert. Even though you don't work in the central government, your influence still affects it from time to time. Thanks to you, I've been able to clean up the entire National Development and Reform Commission these past two days. Of course, Director Wu has been very cooperative."

"Good that they're cooperating. It seems the energy companies are keeping their promises."

Director Xu became interested upon hearing this.

"So, what did you promise?"

Chen Luo calmly said, "I didn't promise anything. It was just helping them promote Yun Haifeng, the current director of the Public Security Bureau of Handong Province, to the vice-provincial level. It's nothing big."

"Keep pretending... keep pretending..."

"Haha, senior, it's really not that difficult for me. The only difficulty is that Zhou Jianjun might not cooperate. But he owes me a favor, and I know Zhou Jianjun well. He won't go back on his word. He's a real scoundrel!"

"Alright, you can do whatever you want. Handong is practically your backyard. If it weren't for your strong principles and your incorruptibility, others would have had enough."

"I didn't do anything, did I?"

"Didn't do anything? Didn't you go out to dinner with Gao Yuliang and the others a few days ago? Only your Handong could pull off a dinner with seven Standing Committee members at one table. But Gao Yuliang's reason is plausible; it's just that some people are unhappy about it in private."

"Which faction of the Zhou family?"

"if not?"

"That's alright then. If you're not good at handling things, don't blame the road for being uneven."

"Old Master Zhou is a big mouth, you don't need to pay attention to him. No one above has said anything, so just do your job well."

"Yes, I understand, senior!"

"Okay, thanks for this time. Sigh, it's always you who helps me, even though I'm the senior. I feel really bad about it. When you come to the central area, I'll treat you to a drink!"

Let's catch up then!

"Okay, senior!"

Chapter 269 He's got it under control; the deputy governor on Yunhai Peak

Chen Luo returned to Jingzhou at nine o'clock on Friday morning.

Instead of going home, Chen Luo went directly to the Provincial Party Committee. After arriving at the Political and Legal Affairs Commission office, he took the recommendation report that Liu Mingyu had written the night before and went to the deputy secretary's office.

dong dong dong.

"Come in!"

As Chen Luo pushed open the door, he saw Gao Yuliang taking off his glasses and looking at him with a curious gaze.

"Comrade Chen Luo?"

Chen Luo smiled.

Good morning, Secretary Yuliang.

Gao Yuliang smiled and nodded, then pointed to the sofa next to him and said, "Comrade Chen Luo, please sit down and talk."

Chen Luo didn't stand on ceremony and sat down next to Gao Yuliang, then got straight to the point.

"Secretary Yuliang, I came to see you because I have a last-minute proposal that I need you to expedite its review. Ideally, we could bring it up for discussion at the Standing Committee meeting this afternoon."

"Oh? So urgent?"

Gao Yuliang frowned, but still took the report from Chen Luo. He opened it and saw that it recommended Yun Haifeng for the vice-provincial level. Gao Yuliang immediately became serious and looked at Chen Luo with a scrutinizing gaze, but he did not ask for the reason.

"Comrade Chen Luo, I agree with your suggestion. Most of the public security bureau chiefs in the neighboring provinces have been promoted to vice-provincial level. We in Handong can't keep holding back their promotions."

"At the same time, your recommendation of Comrade Yun Haifeng indicates that you have given Comrade Chen Luo careful consideration. I will submit this to the General Office later so they can compile it into the meeting proposals and try to finalize it this afternoon."

"Secretary Yuliang, thank you!"

Gao Yuliang smiled and shook his head.

"I should be thanking you."

Neither of them continued to stand on ceremony, and Chen Luo returned to the Political and Legal Affairs Commission to handle his work a few minutes later.

At 2:40 p.m., the Standing Committee meeting was held. Today's meeting had only one agenda item: personnel discussions.

Chen Luoxin's additional recommendation for Yun Haifeng's promotion to vice-provincial level was naturally included among them.

Everyone took their seats in the small conference room.

Everyone actually knew about today's discussion beforehand. Even the matter of Yun Haifeng's promotion couldn't have been kept from everyone. It's just that time was too tight and there wasn't time to communicate.

After sitting down, Sha Ruijin glanced at everyone and then naturally picked up the first proposal in front of him.

Upon seeing that it was about Yun Haifeng's promotion to vice-provincial level, Sha Ruijin didn't hesitate and went straight to the point.

"Comrades, the meeting is now in session. Today we will only discuss personnel issues. The first personnel issue to discuss is the proposal recommended by Comrade Chen Luo regarding the promotion of Yun Haifeng, the Director of the Provincial Public Security Department, to the vice-provincial level."

Comrade Yun Haifeng…

In just a minute or two, Sha Ruijin recounted Yun Haifeng's work experience.

"Now, let's hear your opinions!"

They said they were just expressing their opinions, but only a few people actually shared their truly important opinions, with Tian Guofu being the first to chime in.

"Secretary Sha, Governor Jianjun, Secretary Yuliang, comrades, our Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection knows a bit about Comrade Yun Haifeng. Comrade Yun Haifeng has a very strong sense of Party principles. Over the years, he has never had a record of violating discipline or regulations, and has never received any punishment."

Therefore, I agree with Comrade Chen Luo's proposal. It's a good thing to assign more important positions to comrades who are diligent in their work and have strong Party principles.

"Our Organization Department has also approved Comrade Yun Haifeng's assessment. Comrade Yun Haifeng has served as a full-fledged department-level official for seven years, from the ministry to our Handong. He is conscientious and responsible in his work. Promoting such a cadre to the vice-provincial level is an encouragement to other conscientious comrades!"

With both the secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission and the head of the Organization Department agreeing to the promotion, everyone's attention turned to the provincial government officials.

Zhou Jianjun's gaze was somewhat complicated. When he made eye contact with Chen Luo just now, Chen Luo raised an eyebrow at him, the meaning of which was very simple: the time for an exchange of benefits had come.

Even if it's a huge loss, Zhou Jianjun doesn't intend to obstruct Yun Haifeng on this issue; it's pointless. For Yun Haifeng, whether or not he reaches the vice-provincial level is just a matter of rank and room for power advancement. Even if it's a loss, Zhou Jianjun wants to take this opportunity to ease the conflict with Chen Luo.

Therefore, after Tian Guofu and Wu Chunlin spoke, he also reached out and picked up the teacup on the table, intending to take a sip before speaking.

As soon as he raised his cup and took a sip, before he could even drink it, Zhao Dagong leaned close to the microphone and spoke.

"Comrade Chen Luo's suggestion is excellent. Comrade Yun Haifeng's integrity has been tested by the organization many times. Our provincial government has indeed been very busy lately, and we would be very happy to welcome Comrade Haifeng to join our provincial government!"

You're right, aren't you? The Governor Jianjun?

Zhao Dagong looked at Zhou Jianjun with a half-smile. Zhou Jianjun felt like he had been tricked and felt extremely frustrated.

However, he couldn't refute it, otherwise it would be considered as not supporting Yun Haifeng's promotion to deputy provincial level.

"Comrade Dagong is right, our provincial government does indeed need cadres like Comrade Haifeng to join us!"

Everyone was already used to this scene.

"Since everyone thinks this is a good thing, let's hold a vote by raising our hands!"

As soon as Sha Ruijin finished speaking, everyone raised their hands in unison, unanimously approving the proposal regarding Yun Haifeng's promotion. The next steps would be for the Provincial Party Committee to report to the Organization Department of the Central Committee for approval, followed by an inspection from higher authorities.

It's basically a sure thing.

The first proposal was indeed uncontroversial, but the second one was a different story.

"The second personnel issue raised by Comrade Dakang is that the positions of District Mayor and Party Secretary of Guangming District in Jingzhou City are currently vacant. The Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee cannot continue to manage these positions indefinitely. Let's all pool our wisdom and recommend suitable candidates."

Upon hearing this, Li Dakang took the lead in speaking up, intending to secure the district head position.

"Secretary Sha, Governor Jianjun, Secretary Yuliang, comrades, I would like to recommend a candidate for district head. The current deputy secretary of the Guangming District Committee is quite familiar with the work in Guangming District, and I think he is suitable to serve as the district head."

Of course, if any comrades have other better recommendations, that's fine too. As long as it truly serves the people, the Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee welcomes them all!

This is a very ambitious plan, which is why even Zhou Jianjun, who initially had his eye on the district head position, remained silent for a moment.

But even if the district head is gone, there's still the party secretary!

"Comrade Dakang, I recommend someone to serve as the secretary of Guangming District, but I don't know if you would be willing to accept him."

Zhou Jianjun spoke up.