Chapter 440: The Cycle of History: Rising High and Falling Sand

Chapter 440: The Cycle of History: Rising High and Falling Sand

Zhang Jian, head of the Provincial Party Committee's Organization Department, glanced at Huang Guangqian speechlessly, shook his head and said, "Comrade Guangqian's statement is indeed inappropriate. To a certain extent, holding concurrent posts is in line with the government's spirit of reducing the number of leading cadres."

Although they both belonged to Sha Ruijin's side, Zhang Jian knew that he must not blindly follow the trend and take sides without any opinion of his own.

He knew that if he responded inappropriately this time, it would very likely cause the originally neutral camp to completely turn to Gao Yuliang's side.

Sha Ruijin, who was sitting next to him, was also quite dissatisfied with Huang Guangqian's performance.

He thought to himself that with this guy messing things up, the position of Provincial Finance Department Director would have to be held by Li Shuhua for the time being.

It seems that we have to find another opportunity and re-plan the layout.

Although he failed to successfully take the position of Director of the Finance Department this time, Sha Ruijin believed that this meeting was not a failure as he was able to force the cooperation with Hengda Company to be successfully implemented.

Sha Ruijin was still thinking about how to find opportunities to reduce Gao Yuliang's influence, but he unexpectedly received a transfer order and was appointed as the Party Secretary and Director of the National Population and Family Planning Commission.

Everyone knows what this position means. Although it is at the ministerial level, it is really incomparable with the provincial governors.

Before Sha Ruijin, always the deputy secretary of the provincial party committee was promoted to director of the Family Planning Commission. Sha Ruijin set a precedent by being transferred from the secretary of the provincial party committee to the director of the Family Planning Commission. If nothing unexpected happened, Sha Ruijin's career would basically have ended like this.

"Mr. Zhong, I..."

"Comrade Ruijin, it's too late to say anything now. The transfer order has already come down and you must obey it. You must not have the slightest complaint or let some people make a fuss about it." Zhong Zhengguo knew what Sha Ruijin wanted to say and interrupted him directly.

To be honest, he was careless this time. By the time he reacted, his leader had already obtained Gao Yuliang's article.

"Mr. Zhong, who will be the provincial party secretary after I leave?" Sha Ruijin asked with hope.

"Gao Yuliang." Zhong Zhengguo said dissatisfiedly.

In fact, he had high hopes for Sha Ruijin, hoping that he could succeed him and support his younger generation, but he didn't expect such a thing to happen.

When Sha Ruijin heard that it was Gao Yuliang, he was immediately defeated. This old guy got to the top by stepping on his dead body.

"How is it possible? He has only been the governor for a little over a year. How could he be directly appointed as the provincial party secretary? Could it be because of a mere article?" Even when hanging up the phone, one could hear his inner resentment and anger.

"You underestimated Gao Yuliang for just one article. This article is completely in line with the country's central and western strategy. The higher-ups attach great importance to it. If nothing unexpected happens, his future will be better than yours."

Zhong Zhengguo has been feeling particularly unlucky lately. First, his son-in-law Lu Tao cheated on him, then his daughter and son-in-law divorced after their relationship broke down, and then today Sha Ruijin did this again.

Sha Ruijin must be very frustrated at this moment. He had planned to use this cooperation with Hengda to rapidly develop Zhongjiang's GDP in exchange for advancement in his career. However, he was transferred away with a transfer order now.

It would be fine if I was transferred normally, working in the Family Planning Commission for a few years and then moving to other departments of the State Council. It might be possible that I could have a position with the word "national" in it in the future. But now it has become an unattainable dream.

"Rui Jin, don't be too depressed. Go work at the Family Planning Commission for two years. We can look for opportunities after this storm has passed."

Even if he is not the secretary of the Zhongjiang Provincial Party Committee, Sha Ruijin is still the director of the National Population and Family Planning Commission at the ministerial level, in charge of the national health and family planning work. His power is not small and he deserves to be taken seriously.

"Yeah." Sha Ruijin responded while trying to control his temper.

After ending the call with Zhong Zhengguo, Sha Ruijin was so angry that his hair stood on end. He could no longer suppress the rage surging in his heart. He stood up suddenly, clenched his fists, and slammed the table hard.

There was a loud "bang" and the documents, water cups and other items on the table fell to the ground.

Then, like a wild beast out of control, he threw everything he could grab at the wall or the ground, and the whole room was filled with crackling sounds.

The secretary standing outside the door heard the noises coming from inside the room and was so scared that his body began to tremble involuntarily.

In his impression, his secretary has always been calm and composed, and never panics in the face of emergencies. It seems that nothing can stump this wise and powerful leader.

However, today, he witnessed the secretary's inappropriate behavior with his own eyes, which really shocked him.

In fact, this is not difficult to understand. It would be difficult for anyone to accept it. Sha Ruijin had never suffered any setbacks in the past, and such a big change happened this time, so it was inevitable that he was angry.

In stark contrast to Sha Ruijin, Gao Yuliang was in another situation at this time.

He was sitting leisurely on the sofa, holding a cup of steaming hot tea in his hand. He took a sip and then dialed Qi Tongwei's number.

The reason why he called Qi Tongwei was, first, to express his gratitude and second, to tell Qi Tongwei the good news, and of course, also to show off.

Before Jinghai City, Qi Tongwei's position had always been lower than Gao Yuliang, but things started to change in Luteng City. He first caught up with Gao Yuliang, and then he soared all the way and surpassed Gao Yuliang.

As Qi Tongwei's teacher, Gao Yuliang was happy for Qi Tongwei's achievements on the one hand, but also a little shy on the other.

Now that he has finally caught up with Qi Tongwei, Gao Yuliang must of course share this good news with his students as soon as possible.

"Done? You took over Sha Ruijin's position?" Qi Tongwei asked in a raised voice.

"Well, it worked, thanks to Mr. Pei and the others who worked hard behind the scenes." Gao Yuliang said gratefully.

It turned out that although the leaders saw the wonderful article written by Gao Yuliang, they still had doubts about whether he was really capable of taking on such an important position.

At this time, Pei Yihong, who had already retired, stepped forward and used his influence to say a lot to Gao Yuliang, saying that the superiors had already had the intention, but were just not sure.

With Pei Yihong's endorsement, Gao Yuliang naturally took the position smoothly. Of course, the one who contributed the most was Gao Yuliang's real backer, "Secretary Wang".

"Congratulations! You have finally taken this crucial step." Qi Tongwei was sincerely happy for Gao Yuliang.

In his previous life, he was dragged down by himself and others, which led to his hasty end. Now is different from the past. I don’t know how far Gao Yuliang can develop without anyone dragging him down.

"Tongwei, I have to go back to the central government tomorrow to report on my work and accept a talk with the organization. I plan to take this opportunity to visit Mr. Pei. I wonder if it is convenient for him?" Gao Yuliang asked.

"It should be no problem, Mr. Gao. I'll ask him for you later." Pei Yihong has been very low-key since his retirement. He rarely appears in public and rarely meets officials from other places.

However, Gao Yuliang is different from others, and his father-in-law should give him this face.

"Okay, you ask Mr. Pei later." Then the two chatted for a while before hanging up the phone.

Qi Tongwei is in a very good mood today. The promotion of his teacher has allowed Qi Tongwei to completely put aside his self-blame from his past life. From today on, he will let go of everything and focus all his energy on work.

Gao Yuliang plans to build a high-tech economic development zone connecting the central and western parts of the country. Once successful, Zhongjiang will be able to catch up and its economy will be at the forefront.

Although he is his teacher, Qi Tongwei doesn't want to lose to him.