Chapter 928: Praise from the Chief!

Tang Ye did not know that Xing Zhijun, that old fox, had painted a massive picture for the young Chen Peng behind his back.

If he had known that Xing Zhijun's mindset had inflated to such a degree, he absolutely would not have given him the wrong hint...

After all, it involved the nephew of the Provincial Governor of Hai Province; it was a bit like throwing an egg against a rock!

Tang Ye arrived at the designated hotel in Xijing right on time, according to the meeting time on the document.

Just as he walked into the lobby, he saw the registration desk set up by the organizing committee.

"Hello, I am here to attend the two-province cadre exchange symposium," Tang Ye said softly as he walked up.

The conference staff member looked up and sized Tang Ye up, quickly recognizing him: "You are Secretary Tang from Dayu County, right? I am Yin Qing, please sign the registration book."

Tang Ye signed his name stroke by stroke, neat and tidy.

Yin Qing then handed over a tote bag: "The meeting materials are inside, please go to the front desk to check in."

"Alright, thank you, little Yin."

Tang Ye carried the items to the front desk and successfully completed the check-in.

His room was on the eighth floor; after entering, Tang Ye lay on the bed for a moment.

Having stayed in Dayu County for so long, he felt somewhat unaccustomed to suddenly staying in a five-star hotel.

A doorbell rang, and Tang Ye got up and walked over to open the door.

Standing at the door was a tall man, about thirty-five or thirty-six years old.

Tang Ye recognized the other party at a glance; it was Cai Zhengqing, an Exchange Cadre also sent from Huai Province.

Cai Zhengqing said with a smile: "Secretary Tang, I signed in after you, so I specifically came over to greet you."

"County Magistrate Cai, hello, please come in!" Tang Ye hurriedly ushered Cai Zhengqing into the room.

Among this batch of cadres sent to Shaanxi for exchange, Tang Ye hardly knew anyone, and he had only spoken to Cai Zhengqing a few times.

That Cai Zhengqing would take the initiative to visit him was quite unexpected for Tang Ye.

Seeing Tang Ye busy boiling water to make tea, Cai Zhengqing smiled and dissuaded him: "No need for tea, let's just chat for a moment, I still have to go back and pack my luggage."

Tang Ye said with a smile: "It will only take a few minutes."

While speaking, Tang Ye had already brewed the tea and handed it to Cai Zhengqing.

Cai Zhengqing took a sip of tea and remarked with emotion: "You have certainly accomplished quite a few major things in Dayu County over the past half year."

Tang Ye responded with a smile: "You are not bad either, having built a Camellia Oil Project in your locality."

Cai Zhengqing waved his hand: "The project is up and running, but the prospects are not optimistic. I came to learn from you; I heard Dayu County set up an E-commerce Incubation Base?"

Tang Ye immediately understood his intention and nodded: "That is correct, the base is expected to be operational in the first half of next year. If your Camellia Oil Project lacks sales channels, we can cooperate and establish a specialized Camellia Oil project team within the base."

Cai Zhengqing nodded with a smile: "Fine, let's find an opportunity later to refine the details of our cooperation."

Originally, he thought Tang Ye would be difficult to communicate with, but after actual contact, Cai Zhengqing discovered that he was very approachable and did not hoard secrets, willing to share any good ideas he had.

Tang Ye actually saw things very clearly in his heart; his greatest resource right now was not the few projects he had pioneered in Dayu County—his greatest resource was the platform of the two-province cadre exchange that he relied upon.

On the same floor, inside a room.

Several exchange cadres attending the symposium were chatting in the room.

It was unclear who first brought up Tang Ye.

Wang Chunyu frowned and said: "This Tang Ye is indeed quite capable, but he is also too arrogant. We often organize gatherings, yet we have never seen him attend even once."

Li Wanfu remarked with emotion: "Zhang Lin was brought down by the schemes he used. It is best to avoid contact with such people; you might end up being used as a stepping stone by him."

"If you ask me, as long as our little circle sticks together, even if he is capable, so what? If he cannot enter our circle, he is destined to be a loner."

"I just saw Cai Zhengqing enter his room."

"Cai Zhengqing really has no self-respect, fawning over him like that—is it really necessary?"

The group talked over one another, disparaging Tang Ye behind his back until he was left with no shred of dignity.

They did not even spare Cai Zhengqing, who had taken the initiative to approach Tang Ye.

"I think it will be quite difficult for Tang Ye to have any major development."

"Oh? How so?"

"He offended Minister He of the Provincial Organization Department."

"How could he have offended Minister He?"

"It is mainly because Tang Ye's father-in-law set a trap and sent Minister He's brother-in-law to prison."

The next morning, Tang Ye walked into the conference room.

His name card was placed in the middle position, directly facing the name card of the Provincial Party Secretary.

To the left and right were the name cards of Deputy Secretary Guo of the Provincial Party Committee and Minister Lai of the Provincial Organization Department, respectively.

Minister Zhao's name card was placed beside Minister Lai's.

After Tang Ye took his seat, the venue was exceptionally quiet.

Tang Ye observed the people around him; everyone's expressions appeared very nervous.

Although they were all among the most outstanding young cadres of Huai Province, this was the first time for all of them to meet the Provincial Party Secretary.

Suddenly, footsteps came from behind; seeing everyone else stand up, Tang Ye hurriedly followed suit.

It was unclear who started the applause first, and Tang Ye also followed along, clapping to show respect.

In this setting, if one did not follow the crowd, it would be too awkward!

Secretary Guo walked in with a smile and a brisk, confident stride.

He waved to everyone: "Today's meeting is a symposium; it is actually just to have a casual chat with everyone. You don't need to be too formal, please sit down!"

Everyone sat down one after another.

Secretary Guo looked around the room, his gaze finally landing on Tang Ye, and he turned his head to whisper to Minister Lai: "Let's begin!"

Minister Lai smiled at the microphone and said: "I am very happy to meet everyone here today! Everyone present is an elite from Huai Province, and over this past period, you have all struggled at your respective posts and achieved many eye-catching results."

"Originally, Secretary Guo had other travel arrangements, but after he learned about this symposium, he specifically pushed aside other work to come and participate. Next, let us invite Secretary Guo to say a few words for everyone with warm applause!"

Secretary Guo did not take a speech draft; he spoke off the cuff the entire time, talking eloquently.

"You new forces from Huai Province, seeing you, I feel as if I am seeing myself from several decades ago."

"First, I want to commend the achievements you have made..."

"Second, I want to point out the shortcomings that exist in your work..."

"Finally, I have these few requirements for your upcoming work..."

The content of Secretary Guo's speech was plain and unadorned, but his manner of speaking was witty and humorous.

"Here, I must specifically commend Comrade Tang Ye, who has taken root in Dayu County."

"Dayu County is a National-level Poverty-stricken County; I have traveled there many times for research, and the local conditions are extremely arduous."

"But Comrade Tang Ye has been able to go deep into the front lines, using projects such as Cliff Village, the Dayu Women's High School, and the Heiniu Mountain Scenic Area as entry points to complete one good project after another that is beneficial to the development of Dayu County..."

Hearing Secretary Guo mention his name during the speech, Tang Ye hurriedly met his gaze.

Praise from a leader!

This made one feel even warmer inside than drinking a pot of hot mutton soup!