"He was a graduate student from a prestigious university in the 1980s, majoring in history at Jiang University."
"The year he graduated, the province specifically selected a group of outstanding graduates to enrich various departments such as the government agencies, aiming to rejuvenate the cadres and enhance the level of knowledge. He was one of them. So, he was supposed to stay in the province."
"When it came to allocation, our former secretary heard about this and specifically went to the province to wait, begging for a week, before finally getting him to come, along with his lover. At that time, the former secretary was very happy."
"For this reason, as soon as he arrived, he was targeted by the former secretary for key development, to be trained for several years as a county party secretary, as the former secretary put it, to be tempered for a few years to become a county party secretary."
"At that time, the city's promotion of him was really extraordinary. He was an official in the first year, a deputy township head in the second year, became a township head in the third year, and a party secretary after a year as a township head."
"It was this extraordinary promotion speed that affected his subsequent development path. After all, everyone was watching him, even if they didn't like him, even hoping he would make mistakes."
"However, looking back, the former secretary's choice was correct. This comrade's abilities were very strong. For example, when the economy of the county was very difficult, not to mention development, it was difficult to maintain operations. So, it encouraged the entire county to vigorously increase revenue."
"Others were just making empty promises, but he was different. He went to the coastal areas and organized migrant workers from the villages there to form a team, undertaking various construction tasks."
"From small tasks like pigsties and cattle sheds to major projects like roads and houses, he did them all. He helped to bring in business, from the village to the county, to the city, and even outside the city, he would use his own resources to attract business. Over time, the team gradually developed into a construction conglomerate, with a national level construction qualification, which is now our city's star construction company - Linzhou Construction."
"Many people doubted him back then, thinking he must have taken advantage or received benefits, otherwise why would he work so hard? He was indeed investigated, and it was proven to be false accusations. For this matter, the head of Linzhou Construction even came from Jiangzhou to the city to argue, saying: he wouldn't even accept a pack of cigarettes from me, why investigate him?"
"It was also because of this historical background that what we say, Linzhou Construction doesn't really listen to, after all, their business focus has shifted to Jiangzhou. But what he says, Linzhou Construction truly listens. Last year, during the renovation of Linzhou Avenue, Linzhou Construction provided full funding, which he coordinated."
Listening to this, Li Qingyun was very curious: "Why wasn't such a cadre placed in more important positions?"
"Secretary, that's the biggest problem with this comrade. He only knows how to work hard, but doesn't know how to look up and see the road. Many people think he has the ability, but he's too arrogant, not very sociable, and indeed offended many people when doing his job..."
"Oh, really unsociable?"
"Hehe, it's not that he's unsociable, it's just his personality. Those who know him well know that he never actively reports his achievements, just buries them in piles of materials, only reporting when asked. Unlike some people who boast and take credit for things before they're even done."
"That's quite rare."
"Yes. The former executive vice county magistrate Lei Bao didn't like him very much and kept him in the position for several years. His ability to come to the city was also because the former secretary scolded Lei Bao once."
"So it was him... hehe."
Lei Bao fell because of economic problems.
"In fact, there are some other examples like Linzhou Construction in this comrade. Some are big, some are small. For example, during his tenure, Renhe County connected with coastal vegetable bases. Currently, this base has become one of the major vegetable supply bases along the coast and a major agricultural project in Renhe County."
"After several counties and cities nearby came to learn and investigate, they also started large-scale vegetable base projects, hoping to compete for Renhe County's supply share. As a result, they didn't get the share, but instead became Renhe County's suppliers..."
"Hehe..." At this point, most of the attendees laughed.
Li Qingyun said, "I've seen this myself, it's a representative project. Comrades from Renhe County also explained to me that the stickiness of market demand determines their dominant position. Vegetables themselves don't have much technical content. With similar quality and price, it's first come, first served. Those who come later suffer losses."
"Yes, speaking of something unrelated, when he was transferred to the city, he left in the middle of the night."
Li Qingyun was surprised, "Left in the middle of the night? Why? Was there something he didn't want others to see?"
"Mainly to avoid being stopped by crowds offering gifts."
"But even leaving in the middle of the night, he was still stopped. According to comrades from Renhe County, after hearing the news, a group of people took turns to guard the intersection and reported in time."
"I was already in the city at that time and didn't witness it, but comrades from Renhe County said it was a unique scene in decades. It was crowded with people, and thousands of people completely blocked the road, all spontaneously. It was very touching and inspiring. Some old comrades on the scene sighed that when officials reach this level, it's enough to comfort them."
"Even today, during the New Year, elderly people rush to the office building with baskets filled with local specialties. The security guard still thinks they're petitioners. They just say they're not petitioners, they're looking for the old secretary. In the villages where he worked, people all call him the old secretary."
After listening, Li Qingyun was still not satisfied, feeling inspired: "The old comrade is right. At this level, it's enough to comfort indeed!"
Before the meeting ended, he concluded, "Comrades, I don't consider focusing on practical work a flaw, on the contrary, it's a great advantage. What we lack now is this kind of practical and hardworking type, and what we least need is those who boast and exaggerate."
"Today's meeting has been very productive, we've discussed issues and gained talents."
"I hope in the future, everyone won't hesitate. If you discover talent and confirm it through investigation, if they are indeed talented, we will use them resolutely, decisively, and exceptionally, to contribute to our work and cause."
"I am not Lei Bao, I don't listen to reports, I look at actions and achievements."
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One day later, the monthly exam results of Chang Le came out, all arranged in order of scores, and posted in the campus window both for the total scores and individual subjects.
Many students came to see the results.
Yuan Jiacheng pulled Chang Le in to find their names.
Yuan Jiacheng looked from front to back, Chang Le from back to front, and finally found their names in the middle.
And Yuan Jiacheng's ranking was even behind Chang Le by several places.
Chang Le scored 556 points, with Chinese 120 points, Mathematics 65 points, English 125 points, and comprehensive 246 points.
Regardless of the total score or ranking, it was a big improvement from the first monthly exam.
Of course, Mathematics dropped by 30 points.
Yuan Jiacheng said, "Chang Le, impressive! You quietly surpassed me. It seems you've been secretly working hard. But how did your math score drop so much? Weren't you always practicing problems?"
Chang Le was also puzzled, thinking:
"How did I score 65 points? During the exam, I wasn't confident about any of the questions, I guessed on all the multiple-choice questions, and wrote down five different solutions for the applied problems, even copied the next question... How did I get 65 points?"
How could Chinese, English, and comprehensive improve so much?
Chang Le was very confused.
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