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"What's wrong, senior sister?"

Jiang Yiming inquired.

"I've never heard this song before. Which singer sings it?"

Li Muyao asked.

The song just now deeply moved her.

Jiang Yiming thought for a moment and said, "It was written by a friend of mine, but he doesn't really want to reveal his name."

"Okay, I want to record it. Could you sing it for me separately?"

"no problem."

Jiang Yiming laughed and said, "But could you please not let this get out?"

He is a party member and cadre, and does not want to become famous in this regard.

"I really like this song, so I recorded it and listened to it myself."

Li Muyao, a reporter, carried a recording pen with her and said with a smile, "We can begin now."

Jiang Yiming sang it again a cappella, this time with more skill and emotion than before.

Li Muyao was completely engrossed in listening.

"Senior sister, it's getting late, please take care on your way back."

"Okay, thank you, Yiming."

After Li Muyao left, she searched for this song online, but found no trace of it.

"It's such a pity that such a good song cannot be passed down to future generations."

Li Muyao felt a little regretful, but she respected Jiang Yiming's idea.

She didn't sleep that night. She composed a song based on the tune Jiang Yiming hummed, and then combined the song with the song Jiang Yiming sang.

A complete song has been created.

Li Muyao copied it onto an MP3 player and listened to it repeatedly.

The next morning, Li Muyao brought her MP3 player to work. A colleague asked to borrow it, and she handed it over without hesitation.

When that colleague heard "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky," he thought it was a really nice song, so he copied it to his computer and shared it with his good friend.

When others asked her who sang it, the female colleague remembered that the name in the contact information was "Anonymous".

She casually mentioned that her name was anonymous.

As the song was shared, more and more people heard it. Some people discovered that it wasn't available online, so they uploaded it to music websites.

In less than a week, "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky" topped the charts on major music platforms.

Many fans left comments under the song:

"This song is truly healing and inspiring. Whenever I feel frustrated or confused, I can always draw strength from it, as if a ray of light illuminates my inner world and helps me regain the motivation to move forward. It tells the story of a love that will never give up no matter what difficulties it encounters. Every word in the lyrics resonates with me and creates a strong emotional connection."

"This song is not only an encouragement of dreams and courage, but also a unique interpretation of love. Its melody is exciting and its lyrics are profound and touching, inspiring people to yearn for beautiful things and look forward to the future. It is like a rousing march, encouraging people to face challenges without fear and bravely climb to the top."

"When I listen to this song, I am often deeply moved, as if I am in a quiet night. If I close my eyes and listen, I can feel the spiritual shock brought by the song. It touches the softest part of people's hearts and makes people think of various experiences and feelings in life. Whether it is happiness or sadness, it will be given new meaning in this song."

Many people tried to find out who the singer was, but couldn't, which only fueled their curiosity and led them to inquire further.

This has led to the song's popularity only increasing.

On the other side, Jiang Yiming and Yi Pingchuan finished washing up and were about to have breakfast when a man wearing silver-rimmed glasses came to knock on the door.

Yi Pingchuan opened the door and said with a smile, "Director Zhang, so early."

"I originally wanted to invite Mayor Yi to dinner yesterday, but you had something to do yesterday, so I came over this morning to report to you."

"Director Zhang, you are the director of the municipal government office. I should be the one reporting to you."

Yi Pingchuan introduced, "Director Zhang, this is Jiang Yiming, Deputy Secretary of the Xinping County Committee of Yiyang City."

“I know Secretary Jiang. When I was in Yiyang City, I followed Mayor Ding. When Mayor Ding was transferred from Yiyang City to Linjiang City, he brought me with him.”

Zhang Bowen extended his hand and said, "Secretary Jiang, we meet again."

"It's a pleasure to see Director Zhang again."

Jiang Yiming shook hands with him and smiled politely.

"Let's talk as we walk."

Yi Pingchuan suggested.

"I'll just say a few words."

Zhang Bowen laughed and said, "Our Mayor Ding is quite strict with me and insists that I bring back an honor."

"To be honest, the reason Mayor Ding made this request is mainly because she and Minister Lei have a very good relationship. When I came here, she had already spoken to Minister Lei and asked him to take care of me. If I can't get the Outstanding Trainee award under these circumstances, it would be really unreasonable. But I also need to do something myself so that Minister Lei will definitely give me priority."

"Therefore, I want to run for class monitor to serve everyone and win the recognition of my classmates and leaders. Only in this way can I have the opportunity to receive relevant honors and report back to Mayor Ding."

"Mayor Yi, I have already spoken with Secretary Shen of Linjiang. I hope you can give us your support."

"No problem, I will definitely support Director Zhang."

Yi Pingchuan had originally planned to run for office, but upon hearing that the other party not only wanted to run but also knew Minister Lei, he consciously gave up the idea of ​​running.

"Secretary Jiang, Yiyang City is my second hometown, and I hope that you brothers in Yiyang City will give me more support."

"I'll let the other two comrades know."

Jiang Yiming replied casually.

To be honest, he didn't really want to talk to Zhang Bowen, but since the other party had the nerve to say it, he couldn't very well argue with him directly.

It was exactly 9:00 AM.

The 18th training course for county-level and division-level leading cadres of the CPC Dongjiang Provincial Party School (Dongjiang Academy of Administration) officially commenced at the Provincial Party School. Fifty-four trainees from government agencies, public institutions, research institutes, state-owned enterprises, and universities across the province participated in the training.

Lei Liang, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Minister of the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee, and President of the Party School of the Provincial Party Committee, attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech.

Before the opening ceremony, Zhang Bowen took the initiative to go up to the podium and talk to Lei Liang, the Minister of the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee. Many trainees present saw this and couldn't help but feel envious and wanted to make friends with him.

After the opening ceremony, the election for class officers began.

Class officers themselves don't have much power, but they can attract the attention of leaders and make more connections.

However, not just anyone can be a class committee member; one needs not only to be adept at navigating social situations but also to gain the approval of the provincial Party School leaders.

The rules for electing class committee members in the training course are as follows:

First, the class committee members and group leaders of this training course for division-level cadres were not appointed by the organization, but were selected and confirmed through nomination by the trainees and comparison by the organization.

Secondly, the class committee consists of three members: class monitor, organization committee member, and publicity committee member, with one group leader for each group.

Third, the group leader shall be elected by the group members themselves after full communication and deliberation within the group.

Fourth, class committee members are selected through student elections and organizational competitions. The specific process is as follows:

(1) Each group shall recommend no fewer than 4 students to participate in the non-targeted election (without specifying the specific position to be elected). Class committee members and group leaders can hold concurrent positions, that is, group leaders can participate in the class committee election.

(2) The candidates will draw lots to determine the election order. Each candidate will give a speech of no more than 5 minutes. During the speech, candidates may recommend specific class committee positions based on their own strengths and specialties.

(3) After all the candidates have finished speaking, the candidates will vote.

(4) The Provincial Party Committee Organization Department and the Provincial Party School will select class committee members based on the students' performance on the spot and the voting results.

Everyone initially guessed that Zhang Bowen from Linjiang City would become the class monitor, but when the final results were announced, Jiang Yiming was the class monitor.

Relying on his familiarity with the Minister of the Provincial Party Committee's Organization Department, Zhang Bowen became somewhat arrogant. When he took the initiative to greet the leaders on the stage, he actually forgot to greet Niu Zhengfu, the Director of the Cadre Training Department.

Niu Zhengfu, as the head teacher of the training class, was responsible for specific tasks.

As the saying goes, "A local official is more powerful than a distant one; if you don't greet an official properly, you'll have to travel an extra two hundred miles."

Niu Zhengfu and Jiang Yiming had just drunk alcohol last night, and with Zhang Bowen's offense, the position of class monitor naturally fell to Jiang Yiming.

Zhang Bowen became the organization committee member, and Li Meiling, a member of the Standing Committee of the Yingshan County Committee of Ningjiang City and Minister of the Publicity Department, was elected as the publicity committee member.

Zhang Bowen glared at Jiang Yiming with an unfriendly expression.

Jiang Yiming was somewhat surprised, but he was naturally happy to be elected.

He definitely wanted to seize this opportunity to gain exposure.

Jiang Yiming ignored Zhang Bowen's unfriendly gaze.

Yi Pingchuan, Li Xinhou, and others stepped forward to offer their congratulations.

Niu Zhengfu convened a meeting with the class committee members and group leaders.

On the way to the small conference room, Zhang Bowen said unhappily, "Jiang Yiming, you promised to support me, why did you take my seat? You broke your promise!"

"Director Zhang, I gave you a chance, but you were useless."

Jiang Yiming said, "This was a non-targeted election, a fair competition for everyone. If you weren't elected, it means your classmates and leaders don't approve of you. What does that have to do with me?"

"Besides, when did I ever promise to support you in becoming class monitor?"

Jiang Yiming wouldn't even bother with someone like that, so he naturally wouldn't be polite in his words.

As the class monitor, he needs to have the demeanor of a class monitor, otherwise he won't be able to control people.

Besides, Zhang Bowen is the secretary of the mayor of Linjiang City, not the mayor of Yiyang City, and they don't have much interaction. So, he doesn't have much of a chance to trip them up.

Moreover, he was not afraid of the other party trying to trip him up.

Zhang Bowen's expression was somewhat unpleasant, but he had no words to refute it.

During the meeting, Niu Zhengfu emphasized: "This class committee election is the result of a joint election by all students and school leaders. You must fully cooperate with Class Leader Yiming's work. If I find out anyone is causing trouble or engaging in divisive tactics, I will definitely report them to the department leaders!"

After the meeting, it was lunchtime, and the training course ended.

When Zhang Bowen was reporting to Ding Nan, he complained about Jiang Yiming in front of Ding Nan: "Mayor Ding, you have no idea how cunning Jiang Yiming from Xinping County, Yiyang City is. He said he would support me to be the squad leader, but he took the position from me instead."

"Still showing off in front of me, Mayor Ding. When you have the chance to chat with your old friends in Yiyang City, give Jiang Yiming a good dressing down and give him a good blow to his arrogance."

"Finished?"

Ding Nan said coldly.

"That's it."

"You think you're worthy of comparing yourself to Jiang Yiming?"

Ding Nan scolded, "If I hear you say anything bad about him again, I'll make you pay!"

Then he slammed down the phone.

Zhang Bowen was completely dumbfounded, cold sweat pouring down his forehead.

He never expected that Mayor Ding, who doted on him, would get so angry at him for the sake of Jiang Yiming, an outsider.

Could it be that they're having an affair too?