481: Cadres of the "Old Ox" type

Comrade Li Chuncheng was stunned when he heard what Zou Dekai said. His strong reaction was because Zou Dekai’s words were completely different from what he had expected.

He had already prepared to say, “Minister, you don’t need to do ideological work on me. Failing again will not dampen my enthusiasm for work. I will continue to work hard in the future.”

So, upon hearing what Zou Dekai said, Comrade Li Chunchang was stunned on the spot and quickly swallowed the words he was about to say.

Seeing Comrade Li Chunchang’s reaction was also within Zou Dekai’s expectations. He knew that his capable assistant, after failing multiple times, didn’t have much hope for this time, which was why his reaction was so strong.

Zou Dekai patted Comrade Li Chunchang’s shoulder and said again, “Sit down and talk!”

Comrade Li Chunchang subconsciously sat on the sofa with Zou Dekai before asking, “Minister, do you mean that I won this time and passed the Standing Committee’s appointment?”

Zou Dekai nodded and said, “Initially, your support rate and that of the other two candidates were neck and neck.

There were still significant differences among the Standing Committee Members regarding this personnel appointment, until the Secretary spoke before the Mayor.

The Secretary first affirmed the excellence of all three candidates, then clearly expressed support for you, and reminded everyone present that this was your fourth time being a candidate for promotion to a deputy section-level Cadre.

So your appointment was smoothly approved. After this personnel appointment is reported to the Chunhua City Municipal Party Committee for approval, you will be promoted to Member of the Municipal Party Committee and serve as the Vice Mayor of our Yushu City.

You have worked in our Organization Department for such a long time, so you should also know that the appointment of deputy section-level Cadres approved by our Yushu City Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee, when reported to the Chunhua City Municipal Party Committee, is just a formality.

So your promotion to deputy section-level is already a certainty.”

Upon receiving the affirmative answer, Comrade Li Chunchang was overjoyed. He stood up excitedly and tightly grasped the hand of Zou Dekai, who had also stood up.

“Minister, thank you for your strong recommendation and guidance. I, Comrade Li Chunchang, am extremely grateful.”

“Minister Li, you don’t need to thank me. You should thank yourself for your unyielding hard work over the years, and even more, you should thank the Secretary for always noticing your efforts.

If the Secretary hadn’t mentioned at the Standing Committee meeting today that this was your fourth time being listed as a candidate, even I would have overlooked this point.

After the meeting ended just now, the Secretary also briefly gave me a few instructions.

The Secretary said at the time, Comrade Li Chunchang is a Cadre of the Old Yellow Ox type, excellent in all aspects. His only flaw is being too smooth.

Being smooth in life is a virtue, but being too smooth in work is a drawback. This is the fundamental reason why Comrade Li Chunchang has not been promoted and utilized all this time.

The Secretary’s words got to the root of the problem! It's not only evident in you, but I also have this flaw!

The Secretary is guiding me while also guiding you!

I hope that when you move to your new position, you will boldly carry out your work and have a spirit of striving for progress.”

Zou Dekai said with a look of sudden realization.

Hearing Zou Dekai’s words, Comrade Li Chunchang couldn’t help but think that the Secretary’s insight into problems was as incisive as ever!

The leadership of the Organization Department indeed had such a style. Organizational work requires balancing all aspects, and over time, it developed into a 'good old boy' way of working.

This avoided offending people, but it lost the department’s leadership, which is why not many Cadres from the Organization Department have moved on over the years.

This is also the main reason why Minister Zou and I have remained stagnant for so many years. As my superior, Minister Zou, I cannot comment on this matter, but I must change my work style in the future.

Otherwise, I would not only fail the Secretary’s support and trust, but I would also not achieve much in my new position.

Thinking of this, Comrade Li Chunchang said, “Thank you for your invaluable advice, Minister. I will firmly keep your earnest hopes in mind and implement them in my future work.”

Zou Dekai nodded in satisfaction and said again, “Minister Li, according to custom, you should express your gratitude to all the Standing Committee Members!

This is no secret. Even the ordinary staff in the Municipal Party Committee Compound should have already heard the news from the Standing Committee meeting. You should go and do what you need to do!”

After thanking him again, Comrade Li Chunchang left Zou Dekai’s Office with Zou Dekai seeing him off.

Walking in the corridor, Comrade Li Chunchang felt light-headed until the staff passing by him congratulated him, and only then did he fully confirm that all of this was real.

Comrade Li Chunchang responded to each staff member who congratulated him, suppressing the joy in his heart, and returned to his Office.

Closing the Office door, a joyful smile finally spread across Comrade Li Chunchang’s face. He clenched his fists tightly and vigorously waved his arm in the air.

Then he sat down in his chair and let out a long sigh.

Comrade Li Chunchang took a few minutes to calm his excited mood, then spent a few more minutes considering how to express his gratitude when he met Lin Zifeng and the other Standing Committee Members of the Municipal Party Committee.

He then stood up, tidied his clothes, and walked out of the Office again, went downstairs, and headed towards the main office building.

Comrade Li Chunchang arrived at the floor where Lin Zifeng was, first coming to Director Wang Zhongyu’s Office door and knocking on the open door.

Director Wang Zhongyu, sitting behind his desk, looked up and saw Comrade Li Chunchang. He quickly stood up and walked around the desk, saying, “Minister Li, please come in,” while quickly moving to greet Comrade Li Chunchang.

Comrade Li Chunchang entered the Office, shaking hands with Director Wang Zhongyu and saying, “Director Wang, I apologize for disturbing you. I would like to pay my respects to the Secretary. I wonder if the Secretary is available now?”

Comrade Li Chunchang was very polite to Director Wang Zhongyu.

“Minister Li, you are too kind. This is my job, so there’s no talk of disturbing or not disturbing.

Please sit down and wait for a moment! The Mayor is in the Secretary’s Office discussing work with the Secretary. The Mayor has been in the Secretary’s Office for over half an hour, so he should be leaving soon.”

Director Wang Zhongyu said, pouring a cup of tea for Comrade Li Chunchang.

After thanking him, Comrade Li Chunchang sat down. Director Wang Zhongyu sat opposite Comrade Li Chunchang and smiled again, saying, “I haven’t congratulated Minister Li yet! Congratulations, Minister Li, on your further advancement.”

“Thank you, Director Wang. My advancement is due to the Secretary’s trust and guidance.”

Comrade Li Chunchang said modestly.

The two chatted for about seven or eight minutes when the sound of a door opening and the voices of Lin Zifeng and Xu Minghao came from the adjacent Office.

“Secretary, the work of the unannounced inspection team has achieved initial results. Five Cadres have received disciplinary actions of varying degrees, serving as a warning to other Cadres.

Such work should be carried out frequently in the future!”

“This indicates that both your Secretary and my Secretary have gained certain leadership abilities, indirectly reflecting that our cultivation of them has been very fruitful!”

Hearing Lin Zifeng’s cheerful voice, Director Wang Zhongyu, who was walking out with Comrade Li Chunchang, was delighted. How could he not be happy to receive affirmation from Lin Zifeng and Xu Minghao?