Chapter 459: Two Important Positions

On September 1st, Municipal Party Secretary Wang Haiyang went to the Provincial Party Committee to report on the candidates for the Municipal People's Congress and CPPCC deputies, laying the foundation for the next step of cadre adjustment.

When reporting to Secretary Hao Guangqi, Wang Haiyang specifically mentioned that he had fully solicited the opinions of the Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee members and reached a consensus with Mayor Lu Fan.

Secretary Hao Guangqi stated that the Provincial Party Committee would carefully study the relevant candidates based on Nanyuan City's recommendations. He also pointedly said that effective measures should be taken to curb the unhealthy atmosphere in selecting and employing people. Those who cause serious consequences due to negligence or mistakes in employment will be seriously dealt with; those who are "promoted with illness" must be back-checked, and those who are not strict in political screening must be seriously dealt with.

Lu Fan called Executive Vice Mayor Wang Hong to his office to discuss the candidate for the Municipal Finance Bureau Director. Currently, he has no roots or foundation at the grassroots level and can only borrow the power of others.

"The Municipal Finance Bureau Director is adjusted to the Municipal People's Congress or the CPPCC. I communicated with the Secretary, and the Municipal Finance Bureau Director will be recommended by our Municipal Government."

Wang Hong pondered for a while and said: "The Municipal Finance Bureau is very important. It is rare for the Secretary to be willing to release it! Mayor, what do you think of Municipal Government Deputy Secretary-General Han Shiming?" He was very measured and did not overstep his authority to recommend "his own people."

Lu Fan's eyes lit up; this was indeed a suitable candidate. Han Shiming could be considered the first person he "recruited" after coming to Nanyuan. Using him could achieve the effect of "buying a horse's bones with a thousand gold," letting the cadres of Nanyuan receive a signal that following the Mayor would lead to having meat to eat!

Lu Fan continued: "Then let Han Shiming try. Wang Hong, regarding the Municipal Government Secretary-General, do you have any suitable candidates to recommend?"

This position is the Mayor's "direct line troops." Wang Hong resisted the impulse in his heart and replied: "Mayor, the position of Municipal Government Secretary-General is even more important and is an important reserve force for municipal-level leaders. The conventional employment method is to select from the main leaders of county-level party and government or the main leaders of municipal departments. For the purpose of cultivating cadres, I suggest selecting a younger leading cadre. Looking at the whole city, I think Tong County Party Secretary Li Jingchen is a suitable candidate. He is not old and has grassroots work experience; he is a talented person!"

Lu Fan shook his head and said: "Li Jingchen does have good ability and a pioneering spirit. It would be a pity to let him do the coordination work of rules and regulations. It is better to let him shine in Tong County. After making achievements, he can be directly promoted to the leadership team of the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government."

Wang Hong nodded and said: "Indeed, he has only been in Tong County for two years, and various work there has improved significantly. He dares to break and fight, and his ideas are very clear. It will be a good hand after tempering for another two years. Mayor, I can't think of a suitable candidate for the time being!"

In the afternoon, Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee member and Wolong District Party Secretary Li Yuan came to report on the district's key project work.

After talking about the work, Lu Fan brought up the candidate for the Municipal Government Secretary-General, because he really had no one on hand.

Unexpectedly, Li Yuan actually recommended a candidate. He said, "Mayor, what do you think of our District Chief, Dou Zhengyang? I won't hide it from you, Mayor, he and I were college classmates, and our private relationship has always been good, but working together in the same team always feels a bit awkward. Zhengyang has strong abilities, a tough work style, and strict discipline. He can get things done and wants to get things done. His father-in-law was a deputy-department-level official, but he has been retired for five or six years, and he is politically clean and reliable."

Lu Fan nodded and said: "Let him come to me. I will talk to him face to face."

Li Yuan said happily: "Okay, Mayor, I will notify Dou Zhengyang later."

Half an hour later, Wolong District Head Dou Zhengyang hurried over, his mood was extremely excited and uneasy.

After entering the door, Dou Zhengyang respectfully said: "Mayor, I am here to report!"

Lu Fan signaled him to sit down and said straight to the point: "Comrade Zhengyang, the Municipal Government Secretary-General position is vacant, and Li Yuan recommended you to me. What is your insight into the position of Secretary-General?" His voice was calm, but it revealed a majesty that could not be ignored, as if he wanted to see the thoughts in his heart through Dou Zhengyang's eyes. After so many years, Lu Fan already had a certain official prestige.

Dou Zhengyang had some preparation and replied crisply: "Mayor, my personal understanding is that serving as Secretary-General requires achieving the following points: First, enthusiastic service, without leaving principles; Second, don't follow the crowd, don't talk about old things, have your own views and opinions when encountering things; Third, one hundred cautions cannot stop one or two oversights. When dealing with various complex work, you must be cautious and meticulous. For things assigned by leaders, ensure that everything has a record and every piece has a reply, and avoid negligence; Fourth, work before and after meetings, before and after things; Fifth, do things that fit your identity, and be clear politically; Sixth, stand at the height of the whole city, consider the overall work, and put forward reasonable suggestions."

"People tease the Secretary-General as being entangled in big things, small things, and urgent things. Complaints, scolding, and blame are all heard. The work of the Municipal Government is complex and requires coordination of all parties. You must not only 'pick it up' but also 'land' it!"

From the speed and tone of speech, one can see a person's character. Most people show their true side from their words and expressions. As long as you pay attention to observing words and expressions, you can fully see a person's character. Lu Fan has been in politics for many years and possesses this skill.

After chatting for ten minutes, Lu Fan said lightly: "You go back first, I will ponder it again!"

Dou Zhengyang immediately got up and replied: "Always listen to the Mayor's call. If I have the opportunity to serve the Mayor, I will definitely be conscientious, meticulous, diligent, and forge ahead, interpreting responsibility and commitment in my position!"

The next morning, just as Lu Fan was about to go down for research, the Municipal Party Committee called, saying that the Secretary wanted to talk about work, so he had to go to the Municipal Party Committee first.

When going upstairs, Lu Fan met Municipal Discipline Inspection Committee Secretary Fang Yang and greeted him casually.

Fang Yang followed closely and said politely: "Mayor, when you are not busy one day, I will go to the Municipal Government to report on work."

Lu Fan smiled and said: "You are welcome at any time! However, I really discovered a problem. Addiction to Guan Dan has become a 'poison bullet' that corrodes the style of cadres. Some leading cadres in Nanyuan are addicted to it and cannot extricate themselves. Some even play for more than a dozen hours a week, not thinking about progress, not seeking improvement, and working negatively. They play whenever they have time."

"'If you don't play Guan Dan when eating, it's like not eating' has become a well-known buzzword. Some units have even formed 'social barriers.' If you don't play Guan Dan, you can't integrate into the circle. These are all manifestations of 'lying flat' and are also new variants of the 'four winds.' This evil wind is very harmful, damages the image of cadres, and causes serious bad social influence. It must be rectified with effort!"

Fang Yang agreed deeply and replied: "The Mayor's reminder is very timely. There is indeed such an evil wind now. When the 'lying flat mentality' meets the 'Guan Dan culture,' leisure and entertainment have become the most important things. Some leaders call friends and call for 'playing' whenever they have nothing to do, which has become a living habit. The 'Guan Dan Treasure' has become a study course, the 'Guan Dan Secret' has become a popular share, and the Guan Dan group has expanded and expanded to become the most active social circle! The Municipal Discipline Inspection Committee will definitely study countermeasures carefully, take practical and feasible measures, and prevent Guan Dan from becoming a 'corrosive agent' for cadre style."

Arriving at the Municipal Party Committee, Secretary Zhou Juanshu immediately greeted him and brought the Mayor to the Secretary's office.

Wang Haiyang said with a smile: "Yesterday, I reported the personnel adjustment plan of Nanyuan to Secretary Guangqi, and the Secretary gave an affirmative reply. Are there any clues for the Finance Bureau Director and the Municipal Government Secretary-General candidates?"

Lu Fan replied: "Secretary, I solicited the opinions of comrades and intend to recommend Municipal Government Deputy Secretary-General Han Shiming to serve as the Finance Bureau Director, and recommend Wolong District Head Dou Zhengyang to serve as the Municipal Government Secretary-General."

Wang Haiyang nodded and said: "They are all good comrades, and there is no problem with their qualifications. Then let's set it preliminarily. Dou Zhengyang is a provincial-managed cadre. I will dock with the Provincial Party Committee Organization Department. It should be no problem to transfer to the Municipal Government Secretary-General. Han Shiming will directly perform the organizational inspection procedure. In this way, five main leaders of county and district party and government are vacant. We must study candidates as soon as possible. Important positions should not be vacant for a long time, otherwise it will not be conducive to Nanyuan's development."

Lu Fan replied: "I intend to use two weeks to run through all counties and districts, dispatch the economic operation and key project construction in the fourth quarter, analyze and study the economic development situation and existing difficulties and problems, arrange and deploy the next step of work, lay the foundation for the whole year's closing, and by the way, understand the comrades in the counties and districts."

Wang Haiyang said: "This is very necessary, especially for key project construction. We must go all out to grab time, catch up with progress, dig increments, expand totals, and complete the annual goal of fixed asset investment growth of more than 8%. This was specifically emphasized by Secretary Guangqi at the last meeting. If the task is not completed, the board will be hit on us! I don't care; I'm about to retire, but you are different. You must get a better ranking this year to lay the foundation for taking over my class."

Lu Fan smiled slightly and said: "The Secretary is experienced, has many methods, broad ideas, and high standing. You must put forward more requirements and put more burdens on the Municipal Government's work, and you must 'build a ladder' to protect us!"

Wang Haiyang sighed and said sincerely: "The iron-clad government office, the flowing officials. Even if there are a few months left, I must stick to my duties, stand the last shift, fulfill the last responsibility, guard the last pass, effectively do a good job in cadre selection and appointment, select good cadres who want to do things, are willing to do things, and can accomplish things, and provide a powerful cadre talent guarantee for Nanyuan's development! Lu Fan, take a look. This is the cadre adjustment plan I preliminarily drafted. If you have different opinions, we can negotiate and communicate, seek common ground while reserving differences. Nanyuan's development cannot wait!"

Lu Fan nodded and said: "We must indeed create a new situation for Nanyuan's high-quality economic development with a sense of urgency and responsibility that we cannot sit still, cannot wait, and cannot be slow. I will familiarize myself with Nanyuan's cadres as soon as possible and strive to put forward some constructive opinions."

Seeing Lu Fan continue to use the "drag word tactic," Wang Haiyang said: "Several County Party Secretaries and County Heads are provincial-managed cadres. I will dock with the Provincial Party Committee first and try my best to equip local cadres to maintain the interests of Nanyuan people." ===== CHAPTER 460 =====