At the dining table, the leaders of Golden Mountain County, as well as Sun Yuncheng who had specially co from the city area, alternately attended to Fang Ting with great zeal, offering toasts and complints, while secretly trying to guess the intention behind Fang Ting's sudden invitation to dine loudly with them.
Since Fang Ting knew his role was special, he had always kept a low profile when returning to his hotown, let alone initiating a call to arrange a dinner, as he mostly declined any social engagents he could.
But today, Fang Ting behaved out of character, causing the leaders of Golden Mountain County and Sun Yuncheng to inevitably overthink.
"Economic developnt is the top priority among all our developntal endeavors in Golden Mountain County. Comrade Ren Yongming, who is in charge of the economics of Golden Mountain, must not let his retirent due to illness affect our county's economic affairs. Therefore, you should recomnd a suitable candidate to the city as early as possible," Fang Ting suddenly said after the third round of drinks.
The leaders of Golden Mountain County and Sun Yuncheng were slightly shaken by these words and finally understood the purpose of Fang Ting's dinner invitation today, their hearts imdiately racing.
The Deputy County Mayor in charge of the economy ranks only after the Executive Deputy County Mayor, and in many places, the Deputy County Mayor handling the economy is also a Standing Committee mber.
With such an important position now vacant, the leaders of Golden Mountain County naturally each had their preferred candidates, even the city leaders had their own preferences.
But now that Fang Ting had suddenly brought it up, they naturally had to consider Fang Ting's opinion.
"Director Fang is right; we will definitely recomnd a suitable candidate promptly," said the top leader of Golden Mountain County formally.
"The city leadership is also discussing this matter. Just the other day, Mayor Ye had specifically asked about it," Sun Yuncheng said, his gaze expectantly on Fang Ting.
As an official, having supporters below you is necessary for wielding power and authority. Without support, without followers to obey orders, one is rely a figurehead.
Sun Yuncheng, who was well-versed in this tactic, had not hesitated over the years to promote those close to him within Golden Mountain County, although he had not managed to elevate anyone to the deputy county level until now.
With a Deputy County Mayor position now vacant in Golden Mountain County, he naturally also wanted to place a supporter, thus securing a substantial backing within the county.
So, before Fang Ting could throw in his candidate, Sun Yuncheng intentionally left his statent incomplete, to see Fang Ting's reaction.
Fang Ting looked aningfully at Sun Yuncheng and instead of asking how Sun Yuncheng had answered Mayor Ye, he directly said, "I think Comrade Lu Ming from the Archives Bureau is quite good. He previously served as the mayor of Golden Sand River Township, familiar with local governnt affairs, and later as the director of the county governnt office, familiar with the operations of the county governnt."
Upon Fang Ting's statent, the room was shocked! Especially Sun Yuncheng, who visibly turned pale.
Nobody expected, not even Sun Yuncheng, that Fang Ting would recomnd Lu Ming, the head of the Archives Bureau, who had long been forgotten by everyone present. Moreover, he specifically ntioned Lu Ming's past roles as township mayor and director of the county governnt office. Although the comnt seed ordinary, coming from Fang Ting, it held a completely different significance.
It indicated that Fang Ting highly valued Lu Ming and was sincerely endorsing him.
"Comrade Lu Ming indeed has the ability to work, but he is sowhat proud and tends to be autocratic in his decisions," Sun Yuncheng quickly spoke up with clenched teeth.
Sun Yuncheng had previously served as the deputy director of the county governnt office, effectively Lu Ming's subordinate, but later Lu Ming was transferred to lead the Archives Bureau, while he rose up the ranks.
At heart, Sun Yuncheng was a very opportunistic and scheming person, a quality sowhat evident in his son. So later, despite having once been led by Lu Ming, instead of respecting him, he, just like Li Zhengbei, perceived that Lu Ming had no chance of a political resurgence and reversed his previously respectful attitude, occasionally making things difficult for him. Even later, when Lu Lei, Lu Ming's son, had a fight with his own son in senior high school, Lu Ming had to apologize personally to him, yet Sun Yuncheng showed him no fraction of respect.
So Fang Ting could recomnd anyone, and Sun Yuncheng would not oppose, but for Lu Ming, he absolutely did not want to see him make a coback.
Therefore, even though he knew that speaking out at this mont might upset Fang Ting, he still had to bring it up, at the very least to tarnish Lu Ming's image in Fang Ting's mind.
Fang Ting was a perceptive man; as soon as Sun Yuncheng spoke, he imdiately understood that there was a grudge between Sun Yuncheng and Lu Ming, and he felt a sudden chill.
Lu Ming was soone that Ge Dongxu considered worth promoting; if Sun Yuncheng harbored an animosity towards him, it compelled Fang Ting to reassess his opinion of Sun Yuncheng.
"Really? I've interacted with Comrade Lu Ming, and he always seed quite stable and approachable to !" Fang Ting said, casting a sowhat cold glance at Sun Yuncheng.
"Comrade Lu Ming is indeed excellent. When he was the mayor of Golden Sand River Township, his achievents were remarkable, which is why he was later transferred to lead the county governnt office. Such a comrade should indeed be promoted," said the top official of Golden Mountain County decisively, seeing that Fang Ting had already shown signs of dissatisfaction with Sun Yuncheng.
As for the fact that Lu Ming was later transferred to lead the Archives Bureau, that sort of information he naturally would not bring up.
With the top official of Golden Mountain County also setting the tone, and seeing that Fang Ting's attitude towards Sun Yuncheng had visibly changed, even if so other leaders had discrepancies with Lu Ming, at this mont, none dared to speak out, all nodding in agreent on Lu Ming's capabilities.
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Rumors about Lu Ming being promoted and reused soon spread within a limited circle. Li Zhengbei, as the director of the county governnt office, naturally also heard this news, and his expression turned very sour imdiately.
Interestingly, Lu Ming himself was completely unaware, and on Monday, as usual, he rode his bicycle to the Archives Bureau for work.
Upon entering his office and sitting down, it wasn't long before he received a call from the county governnt office.
"Director, you'll have to prepare to treat!" Lu Ming had just picked up the phone when a slightly excited male voice ca through.
Listening to the familiar voice on the other end, as well as the familiar title, a warmth surged in his heart.
Although he had left his role as the director of the county governnt office years ago, and although there were quite a few people like Li Zhengbei who were opportunistically dismissive of him, each person has their own sense of justice, and most of the forr county governnt office staff still maintained a good relationship with him. Even after several years, one or two secretaries from the county governnt office still habitually referred to him as "Director."
"Treating is no problem, but how many tis have I told you, Zhao Jie, not to call 'Director'? You should be careful of the implications. It wouldn't be good for others to overhear," Lu Ming said with a laugh, chiding him.
"Right, right, I can't call you 'Director' anymore. I should address you as County Mayor Lu from now on!" laughed Zhao Jie on the other end of the line.
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