Chapter 1011

Not to mention establishing a relationship with the Governor, even Tian Xiaopeng himself was a super potential stock. He was not only the Governor's son but also very outstanding himself, having graduated from the best university in China and performed very well at the State Planning Commission. He became a division chief at a young age, and now he had become a County Magistrate. It looked like he would at least be another Governor Tian in the future.

In officialdom, who isn't sharp as a tack? With Tian Xiaopeng's background, it was very normal for them to have active thoughts.

A minute or two before nine o'clock, County Party Secretary Zhang Kaishan, accompanied by Municipal Organization Department Head Zheng Guodong and Tian Xiaopeng, entered the venue. Behind them followed the leaders of the major families in the county. They sat on the rostrum according to their respective seats.

Generally speaking, a County Magistrate taking office didn't require the Municipal Organization Department Head to personally escort him. However, Tian Xiaopeng was not an ordinary County Magistrate; his status was special. If Zheng Guodong didn't personally escort him, it would look like he had an opinion about Tian Xiaopeng.

It wouldn't matter if he appeared to have an opinion about Tian Xiaopeng, but if he provoked Governor Tian Chengzu to have an opinion about him, that would not be a good thing.

Although Zheng Guodong was not on Tian Chengzu's line, he had no need to offend a Governor; that would be like being full and having nothing to do. Escorting Tian Xiaopeng to take office didn't take much effort, so he personally escorted Tian Xiaopeng.

With the leaders arrived, the attendees below naturally stopped talking, and those who were smoking hurriedly extinguished their cigarettes.

Zhang Kaishan originally wanted to let Zheng Guodong speak first, but Zheng Guodong modestly let Zhang Kaishan speak first. Zhang Kaishan then delivered a passionate speech, expressing a warm welcome to Tian Xiaopeng's arrival. He said that under Tian Xiaopeng's leadership, Shangjun County would definitely develop better and better in the future.

Next, Zheng Guodong delivered a brief speech. He introduced Tian Xiaopeng's previous work experience to everyone and highly evaluated Tian Xiaopeng's resume and work ability. He also represented the Yulin Municipal Party Committee in expressing a warm welcome to Tian Xiaopeng's arrival.

It was Tian Xiaopeng's turn to speak. He sat down in front of the microphone, closer to the attendees below. Only then did everyone see how young Tian Xiaopeng was. His real age this year was just over thirty. It was already incredible for someone of this age to serve as a substantive County Magistrate, and his face looked even younger than his actual age, making him look only in his twenties.

Such a young man had actually become the County Magistrate of Shangjun County. Many people couldn't help but look at Su Xinghui sitting below. He was also only in his early twenties, yet he was already sitting with these middle-aged people in their forties and fifties. He and this Tian Xiaopeng could truly be called "the two brilliant ones of the same era."

Tian Xiaopeng usually didn't speak without a smile and always had a smile for everyone. Today, in such an occasion, he was naturally graceful. He kept a smile on his face, sat in front of the microphone, cleared his throat, and then said, "Respected leaders, respected comrades, good morning everyone!"

Warm applause erupted from the audience. Even Su Xinghui applauded, though he was just going through the motions.

When the applause died down, Tian Xiaopeng nodded and said, "Thank you all! I am very happy to be sent by my superiors to work in Shangjun County. Although I am not from Hudong Province, I grew up in Hudong Province, so I have very deep feelings for Hudong Province. When I learned that I had been appointed as the Acting County Magistrate of Shangjun County, I was very excited and almost didn't sleep all night."

Su Xinghui thought to himself: Of course you are very excited; you can come and reap the rewards now.

"Shangjun County has achieved remarkable results in economic construction in recent years and has become a star county in our Hudong Province. It is my honor to be able to come to Shangjun County to be the County Magistrate."

"However, I am not here to sit back and enjoy the fruits of others' labor. I will definitely work with the cadres, staff, and the masses of Shangjun County to build Shangjun County better and better!"

Qi Jian and Su Xinghui looked at each other. It seemed that Tian Xiaopeng really did bring projects with him. But then again, as the Governor's son, if he really came to sit back and enjoy the fruits of others' labor, he would lose too much face. With his connections, bringing some projects wasn't difficult, and couldn't that also increase his political achievements?

If Tian Xiaopeng could really bring some projects, Su Xinghui felt it would be a good thing. As long as he did things beneficial to Shangjun County, there was no need to worry about what his motives or intentions were.

"I am not a person who makes empty promises. Please supervise me and help me be a good County Magistrate. Thank you all again!"

Tian Xiaopeng stood up and bowed to the audience below the rostrum. Thunderous applause erupted from the audience immediately.

Su Xinghui was also applauding. If Su Xinghui didn't know Tian Xiaopeng's background and his obvious intention to come to Shangjun County to reap the rewards, he might have been deceived by Tian Xiaopeng. This person's ability to deceive was too strong.

His speech was not long-winded but concise and to the point, making it easy to win everyone's favor. And he was tall, handsome, and graceful; such appearance and temperament were also easy to win everyone's favor. It could be said that this was a person with great personal charm.

After the welcome meeting, at noon, all the attendees had lunch at the County Party Committee Guest House. This was mainly to let Tian Xiaopeng get to know these middle-level leaders in the county so that he could carry out his work in the future.

During the banquet, after Tian Xiaopeng finished toasting Zheng Guodong and the various county leaders, he began to go down to the tables to toast the leaders of the various townships, bureaus, and enterprises.

As soon as Tian Xiaopeng left the table, the middle-level leaders who had been paying attention to his movements immediately perked up, especially those at the tables adjacent to his. They were all prepared to drink with Tian Xiaopeng, but they didn't expect Tian Xiaopeng to walk past them with a smile and without looking sideways, which left them stunned.

Looking at Tian Xiaopeng again, he walked past several tables and went straight to Su Xinghui's table.

Tian Xiaopeng held up his wine glass and said to Su Xinghui, "Town Mayor Su, hello! I heard that you are the youngest and most promising town mayor in Shangjun County. You are the greatest contributor to the good situation in Shangjun County. Come, let me toast you!"

In this situation, Su Xinghui couldn't be arrogant. He stood up, but looking at the jealous eyes staring at him in the hall, he smiled bitterly in his heart. Tian Xiaopeng's methods were truly remarkable; he had easily tripped him up as soon as he arrived, yet he couldn't say anything about it.

He said he was the youngest and most promising town mayor in Shangjun County and that he was the greatest contributor to Shangjun County's development. This was true, but by saying it in public, he had immediately placed him in opposition to all the middle-level cadres in the county. One only had to look at the eyes of those people to know.

Few people would frankly admit that they were inferior to others, let alone inferior to a town mayor who was much younger than them.

This move by Tian Xiaopeng was a typical "killing with praise." But since he was praising him, could he say he shouldn't be praised? Was this tripping him up? Others would say Su Xinghui didn't know what was good for him.

After all, not everyone could see the subtlety in this.

Su Xinghui knew that he had become a town mayor in his early twenties and had achieved outstanding work results; it could be said that he already possessed all the conditions to attract jealousy. Therefore, he was usually very low-key in the county. He would not speak at meetings unless necessary, and he had also asked Zhang Kaishan not to always praise him in public, just to avoid such things.

He wasn't afraid of being envied, but it was troublesome!

He hadn't expected that despite all his efforts to be low-key, it would be easily destroyed by Tian Xiaopeng.

Su Xinghui smiled and raised his wine glass, "County Magistrate Tian, you overstate it. Speaking of young and promising, County Magistrate Tian is the one who deserves the title. You became a County Magistrate in your early thirties; it seems that becoming a mayor at forty won't be difficult either. Even if I have achieved some results, it was under the guidance of leaders and the help of comrades. It's nothing."

Tian Xiaopeng was a bit surprised. He didn't expect Su Xinghui to be so young yet so calm. This could be considered as neutralizing his "killing with praise" somewhat.

However, Tian Xiaopeng couldn't say anything more. He smiled and drank this cup with Su Xinghui. ===== CHAPTER 1013 =====