The Ambitions to Conquer the Official Career
Chapter 546 Zhou Dacheng’s Little Trick

Chapter 546: Chapter 546 Zhou Dacheng’s Little Trick

Ji Yang watched Zhou Dacheng putting on an act and understood in his heart that the friendship among classmates from the party school would soon fade due to the struggle for power.

He didn’t have much to say about these matters; after all, that’s just the way things were, nothing to fuss about.

After discussing with everyone for a while and expressing his own opinions, Zhou Dacheng finally said, "It seems we don’t have a unanimous view on this matter. Let’s follow what everyone has suggested and discuss it again after the People’s Congress meeting. This meeting is adjourned."

Everyone was shocked at this outcome; they hadn’t expected the proposal would just be left like that.

With no more business, they all got up and walked out.

"Mr. Ji Yang, come to my office for a moment," Zhou Dacheng called out loudly to Ji Yang.

A thought flashed through Ji Yang’s mind: Zhou Dacheng suddenly calling him out like that in front of so many people was clearly intended to show a good relationship between them to Huang Song and the others. What would Huang Song and his group think of this?

Well, the maneuvering had begun.

But Ji Yang didn’t show any particular emotional reaction. He simply responded and followed Zhou Dacheng.

It didn’t matter what the others thought, Ji Yang also wanted to see what everyone’s opinions were about this matter.

That’s how it was in officialdom; one moment of inattention and you could be caught in someone else’s scheme.

Once in Zhou Dacheng’s office, he greeted Ji Yang with a smile, made him a cup of tea, and said, "We’ve been old classmates; let’s not be strangers. You’ve been here for a few days, is there anything you’re not used to?"

Ji Yang smiled and replied, "I’m getting familiar with the work, so far I haven’t found anything difficult to adapt to."

"Good, you’re the Executive Vice Mayor. You should work closely with Huang Song on the government side of things. The situation in Jinyin City is as follows, there are many issues, and Huang Song alone won’t be enough. You should be more concerned. Huang Song has always been working in the organizational department, dealing with more abstract work, and he’s under a lot of pressure handling the government side. You, on the other hand, are different. You have a wealth of grassroots work experience, and you’re more familiar with government tasks, so I think you should take on more responsibility. If there’s anything you need the Party Committee to help with or coordinate, feel free to mention it, and I will fully support your work."

Clever move, playing tactics here, emphasizing his own ability while suggesting Huang Song’s inferiority. If it were anyone else, they might even get arrogant.

"In class, you were always the secretary, and we all recognized your abilities. Now that we’re in Jinyin City, we’ll be working under your leadership again, and I will certainly work hard."

Zhou Dacheng tossed a cigarette to Ji Yang and laughed, "Well said. We’re classmates after all and should help each other out. With our mutual support, we’ll definitely be able to get the work done."

They talked a bit more about work-related matters.

At this time, Zhou Dacheng didn’t suggest that Ji Yang should obey him; he was simply using their classmate relationship to win him over.

Ji Yang also understood his intentions, which were to create the impression of a good relationship between them.

Zhou Dacheng laughed from time to time, and the door wasn’t closed tightly so the laughter could travel quite far.

That Zhou Dacheng!

Ji Yang could see what he was up to today.

If he could pull Ji Yang to his side, he would effectively have four votes in hand, which would be quite a powerful force.

Such is the nature of a politician; Zhou Dacheng had already drawn some people to his side without them even realizing it.

Huang Song, on the other hand, wasn’t as effective in this respect. By now, he had only managed to bring one person to his side, and even that was not a full commitment.

After speaking and laughing a bit more with Zhou Dacheng, Ji Yang took his leave.