Chapter 14 Leadership in Reality

  Ligang was silent for a moment, and Zhang Qingyun's meaning was already very clear. Visiting veteran cadres and comforting the difficult masses is indeed important, but other work is also important. Especially for Ligang, since taking office, he needs to make appearances in various key occasions, from this perspective, visiting veteran cadres and comforting the difficult masses seems not so crucial.

  "Alright, you've said it well. Draft a speech for me, will you? I'll be using it at the Standing Committee meeting this afternoon. Time is a bit tight, are you confident you can finish it?" After some deliberation, Li Gang slapped his thigh and stood up, saying.

  Zhang Qingyun was taken aback, as it was not easy to complete a speech draft so quickly. However, since Li Gang had said so much, he couldn't say anything else and could only agree. He immediately asked Li Gang for leave and returned to his own office to start working diligently.

  "Hello, Secretary Zhang. I'm Lei Meng. I've long admired your name. On behalf of my colleagues in the county committee office, I welcome you!" Just as Zhang Qingyun was about to respond, the door to the office was suddenly pushed open and in walked Lei Meng, another deputy director of the county committee office and also the secretary of Vice County Magistrate Wu.

  At this time, Leiyong's face was full of smiles, looking as if he and Zhang Qingyun were old friends for many years. However, his address to Zhang as "Secretary Zhang" sounded somewhat ambiguous. To be precise, Zhang Qingyun's title should be Deputy Director Zhang, because the county magistrate's secretary does not have an administrative rank in itself. Leiyong addressing him as Secretary Zhang had a deeper implication that was self-evident.

  "Oh, Director Lei, come on in, please have a seat! I'm new here and had wanted to visit you, but it's year-end and everyone is busy. I was also afraid of disturbing your work... look who's here first..." Zhang Qingyun said enthusiastically as he stood up.

  "Ah, Secretary Zhang is an outstanding young cadre personally appointed by County Mayor Li, and I'm honored to be your colleague! Actually, I was planning to gather everyone in our county committee office for a welcome party. But Director Liu thinks it's too busy now and suggested postponing the welcome party. Sorry about that, it's a bit of an inconvenience for you, young brother."

  Zhang Qingyun secretly smiled to himself, he had just arrived in this Lei Meng and already started making moves. Calling him Secretary Zhang was one thing, but also stirring up trouble between him and Liu Qing was another matter altogether.

  "No need, no need, Director Lei is being too polite. A welcome meeting isn't necessary anymore. Now all the leaders in the county are busy, our county committee office has a heavy responsibility, everyone's busy to the point of exhaustion. If we still have a big gathering or welcome meeting, it's not quite right, is it? What do you think, Director Lei?" Zhang Qingyun said with his usual warm smile.

  Lei Meng was taken aback, and the expression on his face immediately became somewhat unnatural. Zhang Qingyun's words had struck a chord with him - this kid's implication was that the leaders all had different ideas, so what's the point of pretending to be enthusiastic?

  "Yes, Secretary Zhang is right! I was indeed remiss on this point. It's Director Liu and your younger brother who saw it clearly! I was worried that you would be upset since everyone didn't show much reaction when you first arrived, but it seems I was overthinking. The young are truly formidable!" Lei Meng said with a smile, though he had just hit a soft nail, his expression remained unchanged, still full of smiles.

  "This Lei Meng is indeed a clever guy!" Zhang Qingyun thought to himself, he also understood what Lei Meng meant, his intention was very clear, he was worried that Zhang Qingyun was a reckless young man, who would rush headlong into the county committee compound and end up dead without knowing how it happened. By saying this, Lei Meng was actually giving Zhang Qingyun some affirmation!

  Zhang Qingyun smiled, this martial virtue in Yongping was indeed overwhelming, even a secretary under his command had such arrogance, it seemed that he would be facing a tough battle ahead.

  "Alright, Secretary Zhang, you can continue with your work! I just came to take a look today. We'll all be working together for a long time, so it's good to get familiar with each other's faces first. We can catch up again when we have some free time." Seeing that Zhang Qingyun didn't say anything, Lei Ming continued.

  "Hey, Director Lei is leaving just after arriving? Won't you sit down and have a cup of tea?"

  "Haha, don't be polite, there will be plenty of chances to drink tea later! Let's focus on arranging the work before the holiday first!" Leimeng hurriedly said, and then smiled and walked out the door.

  Looking at Lei Meng's back, Zhang Qingyun sneered, this guy was also busy to death, but he still knew how to pretend, even the welcome banquet was arranged, what a talent.

  The county standing committee meeting was at 3 pm, Zhang Qingyun's speech manuscript was completed at 2 o'clock, Li Gang took the speech manuscript and just glanced at it casually, didn't express any opinions, only asked Zhang Qingyun to prepare for the afternoon's standing committee meeting.

  Zhang Qingyun was surprised and delighted, often attending the Standing Committee meeting which required the secretary's approval, usually she would be in charge of taking minutes, and now that she had just entered the county committee office, it seemed that Secretary Huang was giving her a lot of face.

  So Zhang Qingyun was still a bit nervous when he arrived at the venue, but as soon as he entered the venue, he didn't have the mind to think about anything else. He didn't know any of the leaders attending the Standing Committee meeting, and it was unavoidable to exchange pleasantries with the leaders for the first time.

  Liu Qing, as the director of the county party committee office, took him to meet all the standing members. Obviously, Zhang Qingyun's promotion this time still had a great impact on Yongping, which could be seen from the leaders' expressions.

  "Oh, you're Little Zhang! Hmm, not bad, young man's got a good spirit. Do well! Must strive to be the model for our county's young cadres!" These were the first words spoken by County Committee Secretary Huang Songshan to Zhang Qingyun. He was already approaching 60 years old, but his spirit was still very good, and he didn't show any criticism or hostility towards Zhang Qingyun, his face full of kindness and encouragement.

  The secretary was so polite, and Zhang Qingyun was even more respectful, but he had a different idea in his heart. This was the first time he saw Huang Songshan, and he originally thought that someone with such strong power and ambition would be a gloomy person, but on the contrary, this person was very generous and open-minded, making everyone who talked to him feel like they were basking in spring breeze, which was indeed rare and precious.

  As a fellow grassroots person, Zhang Qingyun's view of Huang Songshan changed completely at this moment. He thought that if Huang Songshan had a background, his status would not be limited to this, and there were indeed many things worth learning from him. Just his demeanor made himself feel ashamed.

  After meeting Huang Songshan, he met Wu Dezhong next. Wu Dezhong was much younger than Huang Songshan, Zhang Qingyun had seen his resume and knew that he was only 50 years old this year, but compared to Huang Songshan, he was clearly at the other extreme, a deep and not talkative person.

  Facing Zhang Qingyun's enthusiasm, he just nodded slightly, didn't say a word, and only squeezed out a faint smile on his face. Zhang Qingyun's heart skipped a beat, knowing that Wu De's behavior was not because of any opinion about himself, but due to his personality.

  The officialdom is a place that requires eloquence, and officials need to be good at socializing. However, Wu De's behavior was not like that at all. Zhang Qingyun observed carefully and found that when this guy greeted Huang Songshan, he had the same expression as before. From start to finish, Zhang Qingyun discovered that he didn't say a single word. It's really a rarity for someone like him to climb to this position.

  Zhang Qingyun felt that when interacting with someone like Wu De, he would get a chill from the bottom of his heart. This chill came out of nowhere, and just one nod from the other person could make people feel oppressed. He was absolutely a man with a sharp sword in a scabbard.