138: Chapter 138 Colleagues, you need to help me out more.

The large office of the Economic Division.

Zhou Fei held his teacup and strolled slowly over to Zhao Yang's desk, a look of concern on his face.

"Section Chief Zhao, don't take what Division Chief Liu said earlier to heart. He has high standards and is like that with everyone."

Zhao Yang looked up and smiled, "Thank you for your concern, Section Chief Zhou."

Sun Peng also leaned over, resting against Zhao Yang's desk with a sincere expression:

"Section Chief Zhao, don't feel bad. Everyone goes through this phase with their first research report."

"Exactly, exactly! My first report was sent back by Division Chief Liu and I had to revise it six times," Lv Bin added, nodding along.

Zhao Yang looked at their three faces, seeing right through them.

"Here to see me make a fool of myself, are you?"

Zhao Yang had originally expected that after Liu Jianguo read the report, these three would be eating their words.

The current outcome was something he hadn't expected either.

But he didn't show it on his face, only smiling faintly, "I think the report is fine."

Sun Peng froze, then burst into laughter.

"Section Chief Zhao, stop being stubborn. Why don't you copy a version for Section Chief Zhou and let him polish it for you?"

Zhou Fei quickly waved his hand, "Hey, don't say that. We're just learning from each other."

But his eyes were fixed on Zhao Yang, waiting to see his reaction.

Zhao Yang looked at the three of them and smiled, "Sure."

He pulled up the document on his computer and beckoned to Zhou Fei, "Section Chief Zhou, I've sent it to you. Check your email."

Zhou Fei was stunned; he hadn't expected Zhao Yang to actually agree.

He returned to his desk and opened his email, full of curiosity.

He wanted to see exactly what kind of stuff this Zhao Yang was made of.

He opened the document and was immediately dumbfounded.

Mixed-ownership reform? Establishing a modern enterprise system? Management incentive stock ownership?

These were things he hadn't even thought of, let alone written about.

He looked up toward Zhao Yang.

Zhao Yang was sipping his tea leisurely, a faint smile on his face.

Sun Peng leaned over, "Brother Zhou, how is it? Is it unreadable?"

Zhou Fei didn't speak.

"Brother Zhou, let us see it so we can have a laugh too," Lv Bin said, his voice extremely low.

Zhou Fei glared at them irritably, "Go cool off somewhere else!"

He was feeling very unhappy now.

If what Zhao Yang wrote was actually feasible, it only meant that his own level was light-years behind theirs.

The Deputy Division Chief position he had been dreaming of would sooner or later be his.

In the corner of the office, Gao Wenbo, with a cigarette in his mouth, saw Zhou Fei's expression and twitched the corner of his mouth impassively, revealing a cold sneer.

Policy Research Office Director's office.

After reading the report, Wang Jingmin looked up, his gaze complex as he stared at Liu Jianguo.

"Jianguo, this report..."

Liu Jianguo's heart tightened, but he put on a smile, "Director Wang, what do you think?"

Wang Jingmin leaned back against his chair, his tone filled with a hint of admiration, "Concise and comprehensive, with a plain writing style. The problems are identified accurately, and the proposed solutions are highly actionable. This is a high-quality report."

A weight lifted off Liu Jianguo's heart. Fearing the credit would slip away, he quickly said, "Director, you're too kind. Providing reference for leadership decision-making is what I should do."

Wang Jingmin nodded, picked up the report again to flip through it, and suddenly asked, "Jianguo, did you really write this report?"

Liu Jianguo's heart skipped a beat, but he remained calm on the surface.

He had to keep this credit firmly in his hands.

"Yes, Director. It was just printed; the ink isn't even dry yet."

Wang Jingmin looked at Liu Jianguo, the corners of his mouth twitching slightly. He suddenly smiled, a meaningful smile.

"Jianguo, sit down. I have something to tell you."

Liu Jianguo suddenly felt uneasy, but he sat down on the chair as instructed.

Wang Jingmin picked up his teacup, took a sip, and spoke slowly, "At the Governor's office meeting this morning, Mayor Tian Hao of Tongan City was in attendance. He reported on the restructuring plan for the Tongan Die-Casting Machine Factory."

Wang Jingmin paused here.

"Guess what plan he reported?"

Liu Jianguo immediately realized something was wrong, and the smile on his face froze.

Wang Jingmin picked up the report on the table and shook it gently.

"It is exactly the same as this report of yours. Mixed-ownership reform, retaining state holdings, introducing strategic investors, management stock ownership. Not a single word is different."

Liu Jianguo opened his mouth, as if something was stuck in his throat.

Wang Jingmin continued, "Tian Hao said at the meeting that this plan was helped along by Comrade Zhao Yang from the Provincial Policy Research Office. He specifically thanked our Policy Research Office, saying that Comrade Zhao Yang has strong capabilities and a high level of expertise, and helped Tongan solve a major problem."

He put the report back on the table and fixed his gaze on Liu Jianguo's face.

"Jianguo, you just said that you wrote this report?"

The office was extremely quiet.

Sweat instantly poured down Liu Jianguo's face.

After a long time, Liu Jianguo finally spoke, his voice hoarse, "Director Wang, I... I organized it based on materials provided by Zhao Yang. There were too many materials, so I refined them and put my own name on it..."

Wang Jingmin picked up his teacup and took a sip.

"Jianguo, how many years have you been at the Provincial Government General Office?"

"Eleven... eleven years."

Wang Jingmin nodded, "Eleven years, and still a Deputy Division Chief. Do you know why?"

Liu Jianguo lowered his head and said nothing.

Wang Jingmin stood up, walked to the window, and turned his back to him.

"If you had truly written this report, you would have been promoted to Division Chief long ago."

He turned around and looked at Liu Jianguo.

"Unfortunately, those long-winded essays you write are all nonsense. You can't understand or write anything of real value. Now that someone has written it, you still want to steal it?"

Liu Jianguo snapped his head up, his face deathly pale.

Wang Jingmin waved his hand, "That's enough, get out. I will put Zhao Yang's name on this report and submit it to the Governor, aiming to replicate and promote it throughout the province."

Liu Jianguo opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but couldn't get a word out.

He stood up and stumbled out.

Damn it!

Why was Tongan City in such a rush to report to the higher-ups!

And this young man, Zhao Yang, he only went for a few days, how could he possibly accomplish something this big!

Returning to the office, Liu Jianguo felt cold all over.

He suddenly remembered that just now at the staff meeting, he had belittled Zhao Yang's report in front of everyone.

And now?

Those three pages of paper could potentially become one of the guiding plans for the restructuring of state-owned enterprises in the entire Jianghan Province.

Zhao Yang was also very likely to receive the attention of provincial leaders.

No wonder Wang Jingmin told him to take good care of Zhao Yang when he brought him over.

It turns out Zhao Yang wasn't just here to gild his resume; he actually had real substance.

I must build a good relationship with Zhao Yang, otherwise I'll definitely suffer later.

Thinking of this, Liu Jianguo hurriedly went to the large office.

He knocked on the door and raised his voice, "Comrade Zhao Yang, I didn't look closely at the staff meeting, but I've just studied it carefully. Your report is truly substantive; it's a good report."

He then swept his gaze across the office, "You have a high level of expertise; you should help your colleagues more."

Zhao Yang: ???

Why is Chief Liu slapping his own face? What on earth happened?