Chapter 3153

The predecessor of the Municipal Work Safety Bureau was the Coal Mine Safety Supervision Bureau. In February of last year, the state established the State Administration of Work Safety, which replaced the Coal Mine Safety Supervision Bureau and took charge of work safety affairs.

Chen Zengxiang was also a newly appointed director last year. After taking office, he cooperated very well with the work of the then-Executive Vice Mayor in charge of the economy, Xin Jing. Furthermore, his work ability was quite impressive, and his integrity was also good. Therefore, he left a very good impression on Su Xinghui, and this time, Su Xinghui decided to let Chen Zengxiang serve as the director of this management committee.

After Chen Zengxiang was appointed as the director of the management committee for the Mabu Automobile Industrial Park, things quieted down for Su Xinghui. Although there were still people who wanted to curry favor with Su Xinghui, the number of visitors decreased significantly. After all, they were not cadres from the line he was in charge of, so it was not appropriate to keep coming to him.

After Chen Zengxiang just received his appointment letter, he came to report his work to Su Xinghui. He was now a cadre under Su Xinghui's direct supervision, so coming to report his work was a very normal matter. Moreover, he knew that while it was said that his appointment as director of the management committee was discussed and passed by the Standing Committee, in reality, Su Xinghui's opinion was the most important.

Chen Zengxiang arrived at Su Xinghui's office. Su Xinghui did not feel surprised at all; he very warmly asked Chen Zengxiang to sit on the guest sofa, while he himself sat opposite Chen Zengxiang.

Chen Zengxiang was a middle-aged man in his forties, tall and sturdy, appearing very honest and down-to-earth, with the aura of a worker about him.

In fact, Chen Zengxiang was a former coal miner. He worked hard and had always been a model worker and an advanced worker. He had served successively as a team leader and a mine manager, and later entered the Coal Mine Safety Supervision Bureau, serving as a section chief and deputy director. When the Work Safety Supervision Bureau was established, he was discovered by Xin Jing and promoted to director of the Work Safety Bureau.

Chen Zengxiang was not the type of person who was glib. After Yin Zhe poured him a cup of tea, he nodded to thank Yin Zhe. After Yin Zhe went out, he said to Su Xinghui, who was sitting opposite him, "Mayor Su, thank you!"

Seeing that Chen Zengxiang was speaking in a somewhat hesitant manner, as if he were a bit embarrassed, Su Xinghui smiled and said, "Then what are you thanking me for?"

Chen Zengxiang said, "I was able to become the director of this management committee; this must be because you spoke up for me."

Su Xinghui did not say whether he had spoken up for Chen Zengxiang or not. He asked, "Let me ask you, Old Chen, so many cadres have been to my office this time, why didn't you come?"

Chen Zengxiang said, "Isn't that running for office and asking for a position? I can't do that kind of thing. Besides, I didn't expect this management committee director position to fall on my head."

Chen Zengxiang said this sentence quite fluently; clearly, this was his true inner thought.

Su Xinghui said, "Then why did you want to come today?"

Chen Zengxiang said, "You spoke up for me, how could I not come to thank you? Although I am not very good with words, I do know how to be grateful."

Su Xinghui said solemnly, "Old Chen, I spoke up for you precisely because you did not come to my office. That sentence you just said was good—isn't that running for office and asking for a position? I will never use such people. If you had come to my office, I certainly would not have let you be the director of this management committee."

Upon hearing this, Chen Zengxiang was instantly covered in cold sweat. A few days ago, his wife had insisted that he go to Mayor Su's office, or otherwise go to Mayor Su's home at night, and also told him to bring more gifts, saying that bringing a card would be fine, and that it would be okay to give all the family's savings to Mayor Su.

But Chen Zengxiang could not bring himself to do it. He said that he had relied on hard work for most of his life—being a model worker, an advanced worker, all the way to becoming a director—and he had never run for office anywhere. Now, he would not go to give gifts to Mayor Su for the sake of this management committee director position.

His wife scolded him at the time, saying he was like a dog who couldn't sit at a formal banquet, and no wonder he only became a director in his forties. She forced Chen Zengxiang to go at the time, but Chen Zengxiang said that Mayor Su was not that kind of person, and he would absolutely not go to give gifts to Mayor Su.

His wife was both angry and anxious, but there was nothing she could do, because Chen Zengxiang was too stubborn, so she could only let him be.

Chen Zengxiang now felt a lingering fear. If he had listened to his wife at the time and gone to give gifts to Mayor Su, would he still have today? He immediately planned to tell his wife about Mayor Su's words today after he got home, to let that woman hear that there are also good leaders like Mayor Su in this world. If he had listened to her, the opportunity would have long since passed.

Chen Zengxiang said, "Mayor Su, I am truly lucky to have a good leader like you!"

Chen Zengxiang did not know what else to say; he was somewhat emotional.

Seeing Chen Zengxiang's emotional state, Su Xinghui smiled: "Old Chen, this is what you deserve. We should be putting cadres who work as practically as you in important positions. However, you must prepare yourself mentally; being the director of this management committee is not that easy."

Chen Zengxiang naturally knew that being the director of this management committee was not easy. This director had to manage billions in investments, provide good service to these investors, and coordinate relations in all aspects. He did not know how many pairs of eyes were fixed on him; if he were to make any mistake, it would be no small matter.

Most importantly, if he did not perform well as the director of this management committee, he would be betraying Su Xinghui's trust, and by then, he would have made Su Xinghui a laughingstock to others.

Chen Zengxiang said, "Mayor Su, please rest assured. No matter what, I will strive to be a good director of this management committee. However, I will still need to consult you often on some matters. I know you are an expert in economics, and with your guidance, I will feel more confident."

Su Xinghui said, "That is no problem. I am currently also serving as the secretary of the Industrial Park Working Committee. If there is anything you are unclear about, feel free to ask me. If you have any difficulties, you can also feel free to tell me. If I can solve them, I will certainly help you solve them."

With these words from Su Xinghui, what else was there for Chen Zengxiang to say? He nodded excitedly and said, "Mayor Su, then I will thank you first. Even if I have to risk my life, I will definitely do the job well!"