NOVEL NEXT Chapter 75 - 75: Reporting to the Municipal Committee 1
Chapter 75: Chapter 75: Reporting to the Municipal Committee 1
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Chapter 75: Making a Report to the Municipal Committee
“Eh… This, Secretary Li, is inviting the boy to present to the Municipal Committee. This… isn’t it a bit too theatrical? If word gets out, it might undermine your authority…” Nie Guowei did not expect Li Qianjin to have such remarkable courage.
A young man, barely seventeen or eighteen, is involved in the research of major projects in Nanhai. Even more shockingly, he could possibly influence the decisions of the Nanhai Municipal Committee. If this gets out, Li Qianjin will have to take responsibility.
At this moment, however, Li Qianjin just laughed heartily. Looking at Nie
Guowei, he said, “Guowei, we’ve become friends now. So let me give you a piece of harsh advice. In your life, you’ve always been too cautious. So what if we have to take responsibility? What is there to be afraid of? I don’t believe that the provincial government and the Central Government would dismiss me for this.”
When he spoke these words, Li Qianjin naturally exuded his own air of dominance and confidence. As the Secretary of the Nanhai Municipal
Committee and a standing member of the provincial committee, his rank was comparable to that of a deputy minister. This wasn’t something Yuedong Province could decide on its own. Any transfer or dismissal involving Li Qianjin would have to go through the Central Organization Department.
Then, Li Qianjin decisively declared, “This is settled. We’re going to do it as I proposed. Comrade Guowei, when you get back, make sure to talk to Zhenbang about it. The meeting will be set for three o’clock tomorrow afternoon, in the small meeting room.”
At two fifty in the afternoon the next day,
Nie Zhenbang had already arrived at the office building of the Nanhai Municipal Committee.
Next to the small meeting room on the top floor is a rest room. Here, leaders of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Committee usually rest during meetings.
At this moment, all the leaders of the standing committee had arrived at the meeting room one after another. As the Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Committee, Nie Guowei had also taken his seat.
But Nie Zhenbang was in the rest room, tightly clutching a stack of documents, while carefully recalling some information in his mind.
At this moment, Nie Zhenbang was somewhat nervous. He had met many
provincial and national leaders in his life, and even had opportunities for direct interactions. However, in those occasions, he was always treated merely as a junior. This time, he was technically making his official debut.
Although Nie Zhenbang had clear ambitions to pursue a political career, he had no prior experience. His success in this life was thanks to his foresight, but he had no experience or reference for navigating the system. This would be a true test of his abilities.
“Take a deep breath! Calm down. It’s not a big deal, just think of it as a rehearsal before entering the political realm, ” Nie Zhenbang muttered to himself.
Approaching three o’clock, the door of the rest room opened. A middle-aged man walked in with a smile. Looking at Nie Zhenbang, he was courteous and kind, smiling and saying, “Zhenbang, I’ve heard a lot about you. Are you nervous?”
Nie Zhenbang had met Li Qianjin before, so he stood up and smiled, “Hello
Uncle Li. I’m a little nervous. But I believe I can persuade everyone.”
Li Qianjin laughed at this, patting Nie Zhenbang’s shoulder approvingly and nodded, “Good, not bad. You have the vigor of the young. Great figures have said that the world belongs to you, as well as us, but at the end of the day, it is still yours. You are like the sun at eight or nine in the morning. What we need is this vibrant feeling, this confidence. Zhenbang, you’re doing very well, much better than my own son.”
With this, Li Qianjin turned to the middle-aged man next to him and laughed, “Old Qi, Cao Cao once said, ‘I wish my son could be like Sun Quan.’ Now, I want to borrow his words. ‘I wish my son could be like Nie Zhenbang.”‘
Old Qi, now the deputy secretary of the Nanhai Municipal Committee and the mayor of Nanhai City, is Qi Yuchang. Mayor Qi wears a pair of glasses, which gives him the demeanor of a scholar-type mayor. In the past, Mayor Qi was the first mayor in the country to have a master’s degree. He is indeed a notable figure.
At this moment, Mayor Qi also chuckled and said, “Zhenbang, Secretary Li rarely praises people. That’s good. You’re a talented young man, keep up the good work.”
Li Qianjin also laughed and said, “I think it’s about time, let’s go together.”
Li Qianjin was leading the way, and at this moment, Mayor Qi also kept half a step behind, with Nie Zhenbang trailing behind. Now, Nie Zhenbang was somewhat amazed. Everyone said Mayor Qi was a scholar-type mayor. It seemed, it wasn’t entirely true. At this moment, in terms of attention to such details, Mayor Qi vividly taught Nie Zhenbang a lesson.
The three of them walked into the meeting room at the same time. At this moment, everyone in the room turned to look at them. After Li Qianjin reached his seat and sat down, he introduced with a smile, “Comrades, the main character of this meeting isn’t me, but this young comrade here. Nie Zhenbang has some distinct ideas about the issue at Nanhai Airport. After consulting with Mayor Qi and Deputy Secretary Nie, I felt it was very necessary to have Comrade Zhenbang share his analysis on the future planning of aviation and Nanhai’s prospects.”
As soon as he finished speaking, all the Standing Committee members below started whispering. Li Qianjin’s move this time was too radical. How much could this kid know?
Beside them, Wang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Nanhai Municipal Committee, and the Minister of the United Front Work Department of the Municipal Party Committee, snorted coldly and mocked, “Secretary Li, this isn’t like visiting someone with gifts during a festival. This concerns Nanhai’s future development, don’t you find it rather absurd to have a child teaching us a lesson?”
“Exactly, this boy looks to be only twenty years old. He’s even younger than my son. My son, who’s hardly ever at home. Let alone anything else. What does this little boy know?” Another person echoed. The speaker was the political and legal affairs committee secretary of Nanhai City.
On such occasions, it’s not that each one of the Standing Committee members would be afraid of Li Qianjin, after all, they all have the right to speak. If it were a normal meeting, these people certainly wouldn’t act like this. However, Li Qianjin brought a young man with him, so those who oppose him, didn’t have so much fear.
Beside them, Mayor Qi coughed lightly and slowly said, “Comrades, please calm down. Initially, I was also skeptical about Secretary Li’s suggestion. But after doing some research, Comrade Nie Zhenbang is not an ordinary man. He is indeed the younger generation here. Zhenbang is the son of Comrade Nie Guowei. He comes from a well-educated family and is a high-achieving student from Jingcheng University. I asked my teacher, Professor Wang, the Secretary of Jingcheng University’s Party Committee. To my surprise, my teacher highly praised Zhenbang, calling him a rare genius of Huaxia that only comes along once in a century. I believe my teacher’s character is trustworthy. Even if it’s a child, if he can get such high praise from my teacher, he must be extraordinary.”
At this moment, Minister Wang and Secretary Jia both fell silent. Their faces were slightly embarrassed since they indeed behaved a bit disrespectfully by assessing the child of Nie Guowei in front of him.
At this time, Li Qianjin waved to Nie Zhenbang and signaled, “Zhenbang, you may begin.”
Nie Zhenbang nodded and took a deep breath. He solemnly started, “Respected seniors and leaders. I am very grateful to the Nanhai Municipal Committee and City Government, and to all the leaders for giving me this opportunity. Zhenbang is still learning, so I’ll put forward my ideas as a starting point for further discussion. If there are any inappropriate points, we can communicate further.’
At that, Nie Zhenbang brought out a map of the Pearl Triangle area and hung it on the wall. He then said, “Everyone knows what this map represents. Please have a look. At present, in the area we are currently developing, in the vicinity of Nanhai City, including Dongwan City, as well as several other surrounding cities, aviation is a blank spot…”
Nie Zhenbang’s thoughts flowed out like a spring, uninterrupted. From the standpoint of the region’s location advantage, he discussed the industry trends in the domestic and Yuedong aviation sector, and analyzed the international aviation industry trends. He talked extensively and learnedly.
In the end, Nie Zhenbang concluded, “Respected leaders, I believe that it is absolutely necessary for Nanhai to construct a regional airport. Leaning on sea transportation, along with the current highway and railway transportations, the construction of an airport will give Nanhai another pair of wings for development, forming three-dimensional advantages in sea, land and air transportation. Moreover, constructing an international airport directly, will increase Nanhai’s international reputation, serving as a business card for national reform and opening up. If Nanhai can immediately initiate the construction of an international airport, it will enhance our country’s influence. Thank you, everyone!”
As Nie Zhenbang finished speaking, Secretary Jia next to him snorted coldly and disdainfully said, “Nonsense. Absolute nonsense. A teenager without his hair grown out full, daring to talk big.”
With the fall of his words, the venue fell silent. As a bureau-level leading cadre, although he came from a military background and was a bit crude, his disrespectful words in such a setting seemed rather inappropriate..