webnovelfull Chapter 456: Promoting Wu Guo
Chapter 456: Promoting Wu Guo
Just as he got into his Haizhou No. 11 car and hadn't even left the Municipal Party Committee compound, Wu Guo called him. "Old leader, is it convenient for you now? I'd like to pick you up."
Qi Tongwei then remembered that there was such a thing, "No need, I'll go over now, just send me the floor."
"Hey, okay, leader."
After hanging up the phone, Wu Guo urged his wife Zhang Ying to go downstairs to greet him, while calling Director Wen.
When Director Wen heard that Qi Tongwei was really coming, he quickly put down his work, packed up his things and rushed to Wu Guo's community.
Qi Tongwei’s identity is different now. In the past, he could just call him Comrade Tongwei.
It’s not possible now, because he is no longer the county party secretary in the brackets, but a member of the municipal party committee standing committee, at the deputy department level, and his position is higher than his.
According to the power formula, although the difference between them is only half a level, in fact, there is a difference of several levels.
His transfer to the position of county party secretary can be considered a promotion, but his transfer from the county party secretary to the municipal bureau can only be considered a lateral transfer.
Going up one level is deputy director, which is another level, and then member of the municipal party committee standing committee is another level.
With his background and age of 49, it would be a blessing for him to be promoted to deputy director, let alone member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee.
Therefore, he had to put himself in the right position, not show off his seniority, wait in advance, and change his title. He didn't seek appreciation from his leaders, but at least he didn't want to offend them. This was the principle that he had followed for many years to act cautiously.
He quickly packed up, looked at his appearance in the mirror, and then Wen Qingchen left the office.
When passing by Liang Zhiyuan's office, Wen Qingchen took a glance and saw that Liang Zhiyuan was still buried in his desk, writing furiously.
Wen Qingchen stopped and knocked on the open door.
Liang Zhiyuan looked up when he heard the voice. When he saw it was Wen Qingchen, he quickly put down his pen and stood up, "Director Wen."
Wen Qingchen looked at his watch and said kindly, "Zhiyuan, why haven't you left work yet?"
Liang Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Director, there are still a lot of documents to be processed. I want to finish them before leaving."
Wen Qingchen nodded and said, "Okay, then you should pay attention to the combination of work and rest." He glanced at the empty seat opposite Liang Zhiyuan and turned to leave.
Leaving behind Liang Zhiyuan, who was confused about the meaning.
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Wu Guo's house is not far from the Health Bureau. He is a deputy section-level cadre and was originally allocated a house by his unit, but he still took the couple's savings, plus the unit subsidy, and took out a loan to buy a 180-square-meter house.
The residential complex he bought was called Xinguicheng, which was a place for upstarts in the officialdom. There were several municipal bureaus and courts nearby, so most of the people living there were people from various municipal units.
It was because of this that Wu Guo decided to buy the house.
Facts have proved that his decision was right, because of this house, he made a lot of connections.
The couple were dressed neatly and as soon as they stood at the door, they attracted the curiosity of many acquaintances.
"Chief Wu, you're dressed in a suit and tie. Aren't you hot standing here?"
It was still August, the sun had not yet set, and the heat came in waves during the day. Everyone was wearing a white shirt and suit pants, and no one was wearing a coat.
Wu Guo did not hide it and said, "Look, the leader will come to have a simple meal later, and I must be more formal, otherwise it will seem that I don't take it seriously."
"Director Wen?" Someone who knew the situation of the Health Bureau asked immediately.
Wu Guo smiled but said nothing.
The person asking the question became interested. "I heard that Lao Zhang from your Health Bureau is retiring. Now that you've invited your director here, are you planning to get promoted?"
"Hey, Lao Liu, that's not the right thing to say. This leader cares about his subordinates and comes to me to see. How come you say it's a private transaction?"
Old Liu reacted and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, I am being nosy. If you get promoted, don't forget to treat us to a few drinks."
"I haven't even started yet. If I do get promoted, it won't be a loss for you guys."
"Wu Guo, I think it's most likely you. The guy you're competing with, Yuan, is a blockhead. Once I greeted him on the street, but he ignored me. He's far worse than you." Another person said.
Wu Guo looked at the intersection and replied casually, "He's not good at speaking, but he's a good person and honest."
"Integrity, I think it means you are not worldly-wise. You are already a leading cadre, but if you still act like this, I think you will at most retire as a deputy section chief in this life." Old Liu said bluntly.
Wu Guo didn't have time to reply as he had already seen Director Wen's car.
"Brothers, let's stop talking. Director Wen is here." Wu Guo patted Lao Liu on the shoulder, stopped chatting with a few people, and went to greet him.
"Director Wen." Before the car stopped, Wu Guo leaned over slightly and looked at the back seat.
"Wu Guo, I'm not late, am I?"
"No no."
Wen Qingchen nodded and was about to get out of the car. Wu Guo tactfully opened the door.
"Director Wen."
"Director Wen."
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The few people who were chatting hurried forward to greet him. Xingui City was too new, and there were only one or two deputy department-level cadres living here. The rest were mostly section-level cadres and ordinary civil servants. Suddenly, a director of a municipal bureau came, so they had to make connections and show their faces. Isn't that the reason they stayed here?
Otherwise, when the summer heat is at its peak, who wouldn’t want to go home and enjoy the air conditioning?
"Hello." Wen Qingchen gave Wu Guo face and shook hands with everyone in front of him one by one.
Wu Guo hurriedly introduced the people, including the captain of the Public Security Bureau's Security Detachment, the deputy president of the court, and the section chief of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau.
These are the connections Wu Guo has accumulated over the past year.
Wen Qingchen cooperated and chatted with a few people for a few words, then looked at Wu Guo and shut up.
Wu Guo understood and quickly said, "Brothers, I have something else to do, so I won't chat with you any more. I'll treat you all to a drink another day."
They were not ignorant people, so they stopped entangled and said goodbye after achieving their goal.
But it was now time to get off work, so naturally there were many people going home. Wu Guo was a very versatile person, and there was no one in the entire Xingui City who didn't know him.
Along the way, everyone chatted with him for a few words, and Wu Guo had to keep apologizing.
Wen Qingchen found a chance to say, "Wu Guo, you're quite popular."
"Yes, Director Wen, we are all neighbors and we usually take care of each other."
Wen Qingchen advised earnestly, "There's no problem with looking after me, but you must know the bottom line, which things you should help with and which things you shouldn't."
After a brief pause, he continued, "You once served as Secretary Qi's secretary. Not many people knew about this before. But after today, the situation is very different.
Secretary Qi came to visit you in person today, which means he still considers you one of his own."
"Once Secretary Qi takes a seat with you this time, you can foresee that there will be no shortage of people trying to curry favor with you, currying favor with you, and even begging you for help. By then, your actions will no longer represent just yourself."
Wu Guo's body trembled, "Director Wen, I understand."
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