Qi Tongwei: Sign-in relationship started during student days

Chapter 600 Opposition

After leaving the city conference room, Hu Youde did not show any frustration at being reprimanded by his superiors. Instead, he acted like a victorious general, calling his friends and gathering them in the canteen of the Grain Bureau.

The clarion call against the rotation system has been sounded, and Hu Youde, as the first person to blow the clarion call, was pushed to the top by everyone and received constant compliments.

"Director Hu, you've shown your power this time. I'm afraid Zhu Hongwen and Qi Tongwei behind him will be embarrassed."

"Yes, yes, this time Director Hu has really vented our anger. Qi Tongwei from Handong is so ignorant and thinks we're easy to bully. He came up with this ridiculous rotation system and now this performance appraisal thing. It's really turned our world upside down and we haven't had a single day of peace."

"Yes, we all have to thank Director Hu. Speaking of this rotation system, I get furious. We only have a few dozen people in our bureau, and they insist on rotating out 50 percent. But you all know who those people are in my bureau. Many are relatives of retired leaders. How could I let them get laid off? In the end, I had no choice but to talk to each family, saying all I could, and finally I barely completed the task. In the end, even the deputy director I promoted was rotated out by me."

"Who isn't? With so many people, we have to run the business. To run the business, we have to keep a few people who are capable of doing things. If we keep them, we can only use our connections to give them a long vacation. It doesn't matter if they come from a better family. If they go to the Municipal Investment Promotion Bureau and spend some money to work for two years, some of the conditions are not good. Where can I let them find food in the past two years? They are outsiders who are unfamiliar with the place and have no idea where to go. To be honest, I feel guilty.

Not only are they planning to lay off employees this time, they're also going to start performance reviews. I almost had a high blood pressure attack when I heard that. Luckily, Director Hu stepped in and pushed back, otherwise I don't know what I would have done! I suggest we all give Director Hu a toast.

"Yes, yes, yes. Cheers to Director Hu."

Everyone stood up and raised their glasses to toast Hu Youde. Hu Youde cheerfully clinked glasses with everyone and said, "These are all trivial matters. In fact, I have long been fed up with Qi Tongwei and Zhu Hongwen, the so-called city leaders. They don't understand the suffering of the people and only care about their own achievements, regardless of everyone's life or death.

Especially this Zhu Hongwen. When he first met me, he always flattered me, saying, "You are so virtuous, so virtuous." Now look at him giving orders, he really thinks he's a big shot. In the end, he's just a dog."

Everyone laughed.

Someone echoed, "He's just a small-time man who's succeeded. If Director Hu hadn't wanted to be promoted, he would have been promoted long ago. He might even have become the mayor of our Beishan City. There's no place for this Qi Tongwei from Handong."

Hu Youde raised his head slightly with pride. "That's right. I'm not going to brag to you. My old boss said he would help me get a job in the provincial department, or become the deputy mayor of the city. I didn't want to. Otherwise, I would have been on equal footing with that pig mayor."

Everyone nodded and flattered him.

At this point, a younger deputy director interrupted, "Director Hu, wasn't it because of the morning meeting that you slammed the table? How is this tied to the rotation system and performance appraisals?"

A middle-aged director spoke up for Hu Youde, "Director Zhang, you're still too young. After all, you're not the top leader, so you don't understand the ins and outs of this. This isn't a morning meeting issue at all. It's a game of chess, a game played against those above you."

Another district chief surnamed Tang also took over the conversation, "Yes, it's just a morning meeting, at most we can arrange for a deputy.

How could the top leaders of various regions have so much free time? They have many excuses, such as inspecting the countryside or attracting investment. The higher-ups will definitely turn a blind eye.

As for performance appraisal, to put it bluntly, it will ultimately be pushed down to the lower levels and will not affect us.

The key point is still the series of orders from above. If we do nothing and push them forward, the people below will think we are accomplices. The last rotation made us, the top leaders, attract a lot of hatred. We all have to work hard to balance the situation in our own unit.

If this continues, the people below will not be able to bear it and who knows what trouble will happen.

Think about it, who doesn't have some black material? All the leading cadres under our department have some inside information. If we take them down in a row and they send you an anonymous letter or something, we will be in a lot of trouble.

So this time, we want to deflect the conflict and tell everyone that we are on the same page with them. We, the leading cadres, are opposed to both the rotation system and the performance appraisal system, but we are forced to do so by our superiors. Secondly, we also want to let the higher-ups know that everyone is strongly opposed to these work requirements."

The young Deputy Director Zhang suddenly realized something and posed a new question, "Then why don't we directly oppose the rotation system and performance-based compensation, but instead choose the lightest morning meeting system?"

The middle-aged director said, "Well, Xiao Zhang, anything we said today would have ended up like this. It just so happened that we were caught up in this morning meeting with this idiot. You don't understand, our Director Hu always sleeps until noon." He pointed to the fish on the table and said, "Another big Yellow River carp will lift our spirits for the day. So, Director Hu led by example and took on this task for everyone."

District Chief Tang said, "I don't think so. Director Hu must have deeper considerations. The morning meeting was a minor matter, so it's more worthy of opposition. Since we oppose even such a minor matter, it also tells everyone that we oppose the rotation system and performance appraisals even more. And it avoids directly aligning with the key tasks above. Director Hu's move is quite brilliant."

Hu Youde waved his hands in an unfathomable manner. "Hey, these are all minor matters. Mainly, I just want to vent everyone's anger. Isn't Old Zhu relying on Qi Tongwei to support him? A cadre who came from outside the province has no foundation at all. How can he help him? He's always been second to none. He's too foolish and naive."

District Chief Tang said, "But then again, Old Hu, although Mayor Qi may not have much of a foundation, he's a rising star. In the past month or so, he's made a lot of big moves. Even though many people don't like him now, they have to admire him. He's a capable man. Our Beishan area could really undergo a major transformation under his leadership. Even Governor Zhao praised him highly a few days ago."

"The fierce dragon crosses the river?" Hu Youde sneered, "Humph, you see, the first bird to stick its head out gets shot. In the officialdom, not everyone can be in the spotlight."

The middle-aged director downed his glass in one gulp and became worried again. "No matter what, this has become a sensation. We've expressed our opinions today. If they still force their way through, what should we do? If we don't follow their lead, it will probably be very troublesome. After all, they just received 5 billion in investment and are very popular. I think the provincial government will provide strong support."

Everyone present also showed worried expressions.

No matter how much we say, as long as the provincial party committee supports it and the city really wants to implement it, there is really nothing we can do.

And support is certain. As long as Beishan City can achieve results, it doesn't matter if a few people stand out.

Hu Youde's copper-bell-like eyes rolled around as he sneered, "Actually...if there's a problem with the implementation, I'm afraid even if Qi Tongwei is really a dragon, he'll be coiled up."