The pinnacle of power: starting with having sex with a female leader-Chapter 571: Does Director Cheng Have So Little Confidence?
Cheng Yuan felt that it was a bit too much, but he had already made the promise, so he should take whatever money he could get!
Cheng Yuan braced himself and said, "County Chief, how much investment did the Investment Bureau attract last year? Do they have the nerve to distribute bonuses? Our Investment Promotion Office will definitely fulfill this year’s goal of attracting 20 billion in investment. It’s normal to want a little more bonus!"
"Well, when you’ve completed the investment attraction task, then come and ask me for money," the County Chief retorted.
Cheng Yuan was left speechless...
"County Chief, I didn’t expect to get twenty million all at once, can’t you give it to me in installments? The two million from General Manager Liang, secure that for me first."
"Okay, go through the formalities with Liu Xi later."
After a pause, Shen Manwen realized something was off.
"Cheng Yuan, are you getting a one-percent commission?"
"Right, one-tenth of a percent is too low. It doesn’t motivate people enough. We must spend money to recruit talent, right?" Cheng Yuan replied.
Shen Manwen hesitated for a moment before speaking solemnly, "Fine! I can give you the money, but I don’t want any worthless horse bones, you need to bring me a real thoroughbred!"
Overjoyed, Cheng Yuan promptly expressed his gratitude.
"Thank you, County Chief, for your strong support of our investment promotion work! Our entire staff will certainly do our utmost to excel in investment attraction."
"County Chief, if there’s nothing else, may I take my leave?"
Shen Manwen replied in a harmonious voice, "I’m done here, but I suggest you report your work to County Chief Geng as well."
County Chief Geng?
Cheng Yuan frowned slightly, "County Chief, I really don’t understand why you agreed to Secretary Li’s decision to promote Geng Dafeng to deputy county chief?"
Shen Manwen smiled subtly.
"We’re all on the same team here, so I’ll skip the niceties."
"Secretary Li wants to plant a nail in the county government. Otherwise, he can’t sleep at night. Since he’s so wary of me, let him plant a nail!"
"Besides, I’ll have him manage the economy, which will allow Secretary Li to fully relax and not hinder the government’s work!"
Cheng Yuan gave a heartfelt thumbs up!
The County Chief’s political wisdom was indeed formidable!
The secretary is in charge of the positions, and the natural opposition between the County Chief and the Secretary places the former at a disadvantage.
So, the County Chief had only one way to break the deadlock: focus on the work!
So you, Li Chunsheng, want to insert someone into the county government?
Okay! I agree!
I’ll even have Geng Dafeng take charge of investment attraction and focus on the economy!
If Geng Dafeng doesn’t cooperate or makes a serious mistake at work,
sorry, but I will definitely deal with it seriously!
Even if you, Li Chunsheng, are the top leader, you won’t be able to protect him.
If Geng Dafeng does well with the economy, that will show the capable leadership of County Chief Shen Manwen.
It’s a no-lose situation.
Of course, Shen Manwen dared to do this because she had a powerful patron behind her!
She wasn’t worried about being sidelined by Geng Dafeng at all.
Cheng Yuan quickly understood the ins and outs of the situation and said somewhat reluctantly, "Well, for the County Chief’s sake, I’ll give Geng Dafeng a bit of face and just go through the motions."
Shen Manwen smiled and said, "It’s not about going through the motions. You should thoroughly report on your work!"
Cheng Yuan was somewhat baffled.
"Why?" he asked.
"You’ll understand once you go there," she replied.
"Fine," Cheng Yuan acknowledged with a pause, but then asked hesitantly, "County Chief, why does Li Chunsheng trust Geng Dafeng so much? According to custom, a new secretary generally wouldn’t use the former secretary’s chief steward. Not only does Li Chunsheng retain him, but he also placed him in such an important position."
Shen Manwen dismissed the notion with a disdainful curl of her lip.
"I’ve heard that Geng Dafeng’s wife and Secretary Li were old classmates."
Cheng Yuan was taken aback.
"I recall, Geng Dafeng’s wife is several years older than Secretary Li, aren’t they? Can they be classmates?"
Shen Manwen laughed.
"What does it matter if she’s several years older? They attended the same school, didn’t they? So they are classmates, right?"
Without words, Cheng Yuan rolled his eyes dramatically.
"I’m convinced. If I had the thick skin of Director Geng, no, I should say County Chief Geng now! With that kind of skin, I guess I could be a deputy county chief too."
After chatting about Geng Dafeng’s glorious deeds for a while, Cheng Yuan excused himself and went to Geng Dafeng’s office with Yang Junjun.
Having already notified him by phone, Geng Dafeng’s liaison Yang Yu stood at the doorway, speaking in a very polite tone.
"Director Cheng, the boss said once you arrive, you can go right in."
Cheng Yuan nodded slightly to Yang Yu, knocked gently on the door, and only entered after receiving permission.
In terms of etiquette, he was absolutely impeccable.
Upon entering, Cheng Yuan paused in surprise. Huh? There was someone in Geng Dafeng’s office?
And it was none other than an old acquaintance — Jin Pengfei!
Cheng Yuan stopped in his tracks, looking apologetically at Geng Dafeng.
"County Chief Geng, sorry about this, I didn’t know you had a guest. Continue with your conversation, I’ll report to you later on."
Geng Dafeng’s face was brimming with a friendly smile as he kept waving to Cheng Yuan.
"It just so happens Director Jin is here reporting this month’s progress on investment attraction. Director Cheng, come over and talk about your work this month as well."
Cheng Yuan couldn’t help but laugh inwardly!
The framework of the Investment Promotion Office had just been established, and now he was being asked about work progress — clearly a way to show dominance.
Thankfully, Liang Zhong had introduced him to a big client.
Otherwise, Jin Pengfei would definitely have been difficult to handle today. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖
Cheng Yuan wasn’t the least bit anxious, but rather found the situation somewhat amusing.
However, he put on a troubled expression.
"With Director Jin here, I would rather not embarrass myself. I’ll come report after he has finished," Cheng Yuan suggested.
Seeing Cheng Yuan back down, Jin Pengfei’s spirits lifted.
"What’s the matter? Director Cheng, do you lack confidence? Could it be that there’s been no progress in investment promotion?" Jin Pengfei taunted.
