Chapter 26: Reporting for Duty

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  "Haha……, you're too polite, little brother." Gu Zhongyi's eyes sparkled with a hint of sharpness, and he didn't take Yang Jie's courteous words to heart. He led Yang Jie to the door of Chen Yuan's office, knocked on it, and after hearing the voice from inside saying "come in", he opened the door and said, "Director, Yang Jie has reported for duty."

  Chen Yuan Zheng bowed his head and wrote on the office desk. After hearing Gu Zhong Yi's words, he didn't raise his head either, "Let him come in!"

  Yang Jie heard Chen Yuan's words and smiled gratefully at Gu Zhongyi before walking into the office. After Yang Jie entered the office, Gu Zhongyi gently closed the door.

  Chen Yuan didn't let Yang Jie sit down. Yang Jie didn't dare to be presumptuous and stood in the office, carefully sizing up Chen Yuan's office.

  Compared to Zhou Dali's spacious office, Chen Yuan's office is much smaller, and the furnishings in the office are also much more than Zhou Dali's. Not only is the office equipment complete, but there are also many file cabinets lined up in the corner of the wall, and a large number of files piled up on the desk, making the office look very crowded.

  Yang Jie stood in the office for a full twenty minutes, during which Chen Yuan didn't say a word to Yang Jie, just letting him stand there. It wasn't until Chen Yuan finished the work on his hands that he put down his pen and looked up at Yang Jie not far away.

  "Sit down!"

  Chen Yuan had been busy, but from time to time, she would steal a glance at Yang Jie, looking at his expression and attitude when he was being ignored. Seeing that Yang Jie remained calm and composed, without any tension or annoyance on his face, quietly waiting for Chen Yuan to finish her work, she secretly praised him in her heart and pointed to the chair in front of the office desk.

  Yang Jie stepped forward and sat down in the chair, his upper body straight and sitting very upright, with both hands naturally placed on his knees, his eyes shining brightly as he looked at Chen Yuan, adopting a sincere posture of listening to advice.

  "Comrade Yang Jie, although you have been working formally for over a week, today is your first day reporting to the county committee office. I am representing the organization in talking to you now, hoping that you can maintain a correct attitude, avoid being arrogant and complacent, work diligently, take things one step at a time, and strive to complete all tasks assigned by the organization...". Zhou Dalong asked Chen Yuan to have a talk with Yang Jie, lest he become proud and self-satisfied due to his achievements in attracting investment, which would not be conducive to future development.

  "Please rest assured, Director. From now on, I, Yang Jie, will definitely maintain a serious attitude at work, avoid being arrogant and impetuous, and make solid efforts to complete the tasks assigned by you and the organization, step by step, without disappointing your expectations!" Yang Jie solemnly guaranteed in a low voice after Chen Yuan finished speaking.

  "Very good! Attitude is very positive." Chen Yuan was extremely satisfied with Yang Jie's attitude, after he made such a great contribution to the county, he could still keep his head clear and not be arrogant or impetuous, which is really rare.

  "Comrade Yang Jie, in view of your outstanding performance in the stone material project promotion in Huhe County, and in accordance with the spirit of the instructions issued by the Municipal Party Committee and Government on introducing high-level talents from universities, breaking through the ranks to reuse high-educated talents, and strengthening the training of young cadres, I now represent the Office of the Huhe County Party Committee to appoint you as the Director of the Foreign Affairs and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the County Party Committee."

  The Foreign Affairs and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office is a specialized department responsible for our county's foreign affairs reception, statistics and liaison with overseas Chinese, as well as follow-up services for returned overseas Chinese. I hope that under your correct leadership, the Foreign Affairs and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office will continue to make efforts and create new achievements in our county's foreign affairs and overseas Chinese work." Chen Yuan's words were like a strong stimulant, instantly energizing Yang Jie who was sitting at his desk.

  Although it was expected that after Jimmy's project investment signing, he would be rewarded by the county government, but he never thought that he would be promoted out of turn as a newcomer who had just started working, and even become the head of a separate department in the county party committee office, which is a real deputy level position, not comparable to ordinary staff members.

  Chen Yuan saw Yang Jie's reaction after hearing her appointment, and it seemed that this appointment was indeed beyond Yang Jie's expectations. Seeing the young man in front of her finally showing a normal person's reaction, she couldn't help but smile slightly on her face.

  "Director, I will definitely not disappoint your expectations, work hard and conscientiously, lead the foreign affairs office, and create new achievements for our county's foreign affairs work." Yang Jie's reaction was not slow, after the shock in his heart passed, he spoke to Chen Yuan with a slightly excited tone.

  "We are all clear about your ability, but personal ability cannot represent your leadership ability. In the future, in a new work position, you must unite with your comrades, and while continuously making progress yourself, lead the entire department's comrades to make progress together, having an overall perspective, sense of responsibility, and leadership consciousness."

  "Thank you, Director, I understand now!" Yang Jie listened to Chen Yuan's teachings and reminders, feeling very grateful in his heart.

  "Take a look at this document first!" Chen Yuan said, handing over a document with the title "_Huanghe County Committee and Government's Regulations on Rewards and Penalties for Investment Promotion Work_" to Yang Jie.

  Yang Jie took the file and quickly scanned it in front of Chen Yuan, finishing the two-page A4 document in one glance. Only after he finished reading did he put the file back on his desk.

  Yuehe County Party Committee and Government issued a reward and punishment regulation on the work of attracting investment at the end of 1994, which stipulates that for successful introduction of foreign capital to settle in Yuehe County, county staff will be rewarded with cash according to one ten-thousandth of the total investment amount.

  This time, the Italian Red Maple Stone Group signed an investment agreement in our county. In addition to the stone project, two projects, Wuyang Wine Industry and Xingwang Pharmaceutical Industry, introduced foreign capital of 50 million US dollars and 30 million US dollars respectively. One person introduced a total of 80 million US dollars, which is approximately 670 million yuan according to the exchange rate.

  Although it was just a signed agreement and the funds had not been transferred yet, according to the county's regulations on investment incentives, once Hongfeng Group's investment funds arrived, your personal cash reward would be as high as 670,000 yuan. Therefore, regarding the stone material procurement project's cash reward, the county will no longer consider you." Chen Yuan looked at Yang Jie in front of him with a hint of envy.

  Sixty-seven thousand yuan, equivalent to Chen Yuan's salary for more than seven years. Even if she didn't eat or drink, it would take her at least seven years to save this amount of money. Yang Jie, on the other hand, made it in just over a week with his own abilities, no wonder Chen Yuan envied him.

  Fortunately, Chen Yuan is a standing committee member of the county party committee of Henghe County and one of the bigwigs of the 12th National Congress. As a deputy department-level leading cadre, he has very good psychological quality and quickly adjusted his mentality.

  "Director, the predecessors planted trees and the later generations enjoy the shade. The two projects I mentioned were achieved under the care and correct leadership of Secretary Zhou and you. How can they be attributed to one person? I am ashamed to accept this award." Yang Jie's humility and attitude of always putting leaders in mind made Chen Yuan very pleased and satisfied.

  "This matter has been discussed at the Standing Committee meeting and was agreed upon, so there's no need to delay it. You've made achievements, and both Secretary Zhou and I will gain face from this, which is more important than anything else." Chen Yuan smiled and raised his hand to stop Yang Jie from continuing.

  You don't have a place to live in the county, and the dormitories of the county committee office and the county directly affiliated units are also very tense. For the time being, it is impossible to prepare a separate dormitory for you, so temporarily arranged for you at the county post office, a shared dormitory.

  The dormitory layout is three rooms and one living room, two comrades who have families in other places are already living inside, the remaining bedroom, you can make do with it for now. It's close to the county committee compound and the environment is not bad either. Many single comrades from various units in the county want to move in." Chen Yuan said, handing over an envelope to Yang Jie, on which was written the address of the dormitory, containing two door keys.

  "Let's go! I'll take you to the Foreign Affairs Office for your new appointment."

  Chen Yuan saw Yang Jie put away the envelope, stood up and took Yang Jie out of her office, walking towards the far right office on the second floor.

  Although the Foreign Affairs and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office is a separate constituent institution of the County Party Committee, it differs from large departments such as the Comprehensive Department and the Secretariat. The entire Foreign Affairs and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, including Yang Jie, has only three people, making it a relatively quiet and laid-back department within the County Party Committee.

  It was precisely because the Foreign Affairs Office was unimportant in the county party committee that Yang Jie was promoted to be in charge of this department, which did not cause dissatisfaction among the old employees in the county party committee. Yang Jie's fluent English and his achievements in foreign affairs reception also made the two staff members in the Foreign Affairs Office know that Yang Jie was not promoted because of his connections, and their resistance to him naturally decreased a lot.

  In the office of only twenty square meters, there were four office desks. Yang Jie followed Chen Yuan into the Foreign Affairs Office and saw a man and a woman sitting at their desks, carefully looking at documents.

  The man was about forty years old, with a half-bald head and wearing gold-rimmed glasses. He looked like a leader with his big belly. The woman was only twenty-six or seven years old, with shoulder-length hair, a melon-shaped face, willow eyebrows, and cherry lips. She looked quite good, but what caught Yang Jie's attention was her curvaceous and seductive figure, with a prominent front and back that was very plump.

  These two people sitting in an office together are like a mismatched pair of cow dung and fresh flowers, making anyone who sees them feel that something is off.