The Official Ladder: I ascend to the pinnacle of power, wielding the power of life and death.

"To be honest, this project is not suitable for the counties below. The hardware and software do not meet the requirements, and it is also difficult to retain the talents that are recruited."

Jiang Yiming said, "Therefore, it is more conducive to the development of the electronics factory to be located in the city."

"Besides, I am the deputy secretary of the county party committee. Economic work is not my responsibility. Even if it is introduced to Xinping County, it will not have much impact on me personally. But you are the top leader of Mingyang District. If the economy of Mingyang District is developed well, your political achievements will be recognized."

The person who lends you a hand is a benefactor; the person who lends you a hand multiple times might be a woman, or they might be a very important benefactor!

Long Shaolin had stood up for me on several occasions when I was in a passive position, so it was only right that I repay him for it.

Who organized this project?

Long Shaolin inquired.

"Du Hongyuan of Hongyuan Publishing House will be in charge. If there are no major changes, Wang Lin of Jiuzhou Company and Xiao Yuxiang of Yuxiang Company will participate in the investment."

"I won't refuse this project. I won't say thank you; I'll remember it all!"

Long Shaolin said earnestly.

He knew that Du Hongwei and others had a special relationship with Jiang Yiming, and if Jiang Yiming spoke up, the company might actually be able to settle in Xinping County.

Jiang Yiming's recommendation to settle in Mingyang District is undoubtedly a remarkable achievement for him.

"By the way, there's something I need your help with."

Jiang Yiming smiled and said, "The city attaches great importance to optimizing the business environment. The leading group may become a permanent body, and the workload is not small, especially in the early stages. Secretary Wei is planning to select a deputy director-level cadre from our county to assist me in the work, but I have someone in mind, but he is a section chief, and the level will be determined by the city."

"However, some routine tasks still need to be done. I plan to assign my secretary, Wang Lifeng, to the general affairs team in the office. He can handle the daily tasks. First, he has been with me for more than two years and is quite reliable. I trust him to carry out my work. Second, he has been involved in optimizing the business environment from the beginning to the present, so he is quite familiar with many things. Third, I want to give him a good opportunity to develop and provide him with a higher platform so that he can grow faster in the future."

"However, his girlfriend was just transferred from Linjiang City. If he goes to the city, his girlfriend will be left alone in Xinping County. I don't think that's a good idea, so I'll take care of his worries as well. Then I'll transfer his girlfriend to your Mingyang District Education Bureau."

"It's truly a blessing for Xiao Wang to have a leader like you."

Long Shaolin smiled and said, "Leave this to me. I'll call the Education Bureau and have them make the arrangements."

For him, the district party secretary, this was just a matter of a word.

“This job is not easy, especially for the comprehensive team. The workload is heavy and the pressure is great. Helping him relieve his worries and let him work with a lighter burden will also help him carry out his work.”

Seeing that the matter was settled, Jiang Yiming smiled and said, "I'm having a get-together with President Xiao and the others tonight. We've invited Executive Vice Mayor Zhu Jun as well. I wonder if it would be convenient for you to join us?"

“I definitely have to participate in this. I want to keep these big spenders happy and even try to persuade them to invest in Mingyang District.”

Long Shaolin laughed and said, "Mayor Zhu and I have a good relationship. It's nothing to have dinner together."

“Okay, then I’ll report to Mayor Zhu and tell him that you’ll be attending tonight as well.”

Jiang Yiming then called Zhu Jun and explained the situation to him.

Such matters must be reported and communicated in advance; otherwise, if another leader or other important figure is present and the leader is unaware of it, it will put them in a very passive position.

In the evening, Du Hongyuan brought more than ten bottles of opened, savory-flavored "mineral water" and filled everyone's cups.

"Mayor Zhu and Standing Committee Member Long personally attended this dinner today, and General Manager Xiao, General Manager Wang, and General Manager Du also took time out of their busy schedules to get together. I am truly delighted. I propose we all have a drink."

Jiang Yiming stood up and said, "Let's communicate more in the future."

"Come on, let's actively respond to Secretary Yiming's call."

Zhu Jun stood up and said with a smile, "Let's have a toast."

Although Zhu Jun and Long Shaolin are members of the Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee, they are very approachable and relaxed during the meal. They chatted about this and that, and the time passed quickly.

The dinner lasted for more than two hours, and all six people were quite drunk and at their peak.

After seeing Mayor Zhu Jun off, Jiang Yiming smiled and said, "It's still a bit early. Let's find a place to have tea and talk about today's events."

"Come to my place, I've set up a teahouse, it's quite private."

Wang Lin suggested.

"Okay, let's go sit down together then."

Jiang Yiming and Long Shaolin rode in one car, while the three of them rode in another.

Upon arriving at the teahouse, Jiang Yiming asked with a smile, "Did you two spark any ideas this afternoon?"

"Even three cobblers with their wits combined can outwit one Zhuge Liang. If the three of us discuss this together, we're sure to gain something."

Du Hongyuan smiled and said, "I will refine the plan again tomorrow based on what we discussed this afternoon. I will also ask Brother Jiang to review it then."

"Okay, I'll take some time to study it then, and I'll mark any good suggestions I may have."

Jiang Yiming said, "The location of the company hasn't been decided yet, but I personally recommend Mingyang District. Standing Committee Member Long is there too. Apart from Brother Xiao, who has little contact with Standing Committee Member Long, Brother Wang and Brother Du are very familiar with him."

"Of course, the reason I recommend settling in Mingyang District is not because they have a close relationship, but because Mingyang District has many preferential policies for companies that settle there, which can save you a lot of costs."

"For specific details, you can discuss them with Standing Committee Member Long and then consider whether or not to locate the company in Mingyang District."

"It's getting late, and I need to rush back to Xinping County, so I won't keep you company any longer. You can talk to Standing Committee Member Long yourselves. I won't get involved. Whether it works out or not doesn't matter. The main thing is to make friends first, so we can have opportunities to cooperate in the future."

"Would you like a cup of tea before you go?"

"I just had a drink, I'll have the rest next time. Please take good care of Standing Committee Member Long. If you have any needs, just tell him directly. You should compromise with each other and reach a cooperation that benefits both sides."

"Okay, you can go back now. We won't stop you. Be careful on the road."

After seeing Jiang Yiming off, the four returned to the teahouse and began discussing cooperation matters.

The next morning, Jiang Yiming had just arrived at his office when Chen Xujian rushed over.

"Secretary Yiming, what's going on? I received a notice that a conference on optimizing the business environment will be held at 10:30 a.m. It's not even been half a month yet, and we're already having three business environment meetings. Isn't that too frequent?"

"Yesterday, Secretary Wei of the Municipal Party Committee convened a meeting in the city. Naturally, all counties had to convey and study the spirit of the meeting. Moreover, Secretary Wei asked Jiang Xuangui to change my name. The previous leading group had to be abolished. One of the tasks of this meeting was to adjust the list."

"That's great! I was originally thinking that having three meetings on the same thing every two weeks would be too annoying, but now that you've mentioned it, I'm actually quite interested!"