Leaving Changning's office, Ruan Xiaoping, secretary of the Dongcheng District Party Committee, did not return to the district party committee, but went directly to his home.

His wife, Chen Xiaoyi, was at home, and when she saw Ruan Xiaoping, she asked curiously, "Old Ruan, didn't you go to work?" ”

"Look at it." Ruan Xiaoping sat down with a frown, and handed the file bag in his hand to Chen Xiaoyi.

"Asia Continent Limited? Isn't this what your new executive mayor Chang Ning did? "No mistakes, no skipping words. After Chen Xiaoyi glanced at it, he raised his head and asked.

"That's right, the Yalu company is jointly funded by the two companies of Oite and Fan, in fact, it is controlled by Changning, formerly stationed in Qingyang, and now it is going to come to Ningzhou to develop, just now Changning looked for me, he took a fancy to our Dongcheng District that is only two kilometers away from the railway station of idle land, ready to let the Yalu company and our Dongcheng District cooperate to develop, the construction of Asia's largest shopping, leisure, entertainment in one of the square."

Chen Xiaoyi said: "Is this a good thing, Lao Ruan, when you took office in Dongcheng District, didn't you always worry that you wouldn't be able to open the situation?" This is a great opportunity, and this square agreement can be your first political achievement. ”

"Hmph, it's not that simple." Ruan Xiaolai looked worried, and said in a muffled voice, "Chang Ning said 'half public and half private' Do you know what it means, in addition to the economy, more importantly, this kind of cooperation also contains politics, Chang Ning's intentions are very clear, the clear is public, it is for the development of Dongcheng District, and the secret is private, he wants to pull me into his circle." ”

Chen Xiaoyi sighed, nodded and said, "This Chang Ning is fast enough, you have only been here for a few days." ”

"This is called the first strike, now the Standing Committee is he and Secretary Ding have the advantage, but there is no absolute chance of winning, he is looking at the idle land in the middle of the city, he takes a fancy to me, the Standing Committee."

Ruan Xiaoping smiled bitterly, he never expected that the first problem he encountered when he took office as a new official was not the development of the jurisdiction, but the standing of the Standing Committee.

Being an official, in fact, the core doorway is to be responsible for the person who gave him the chair.

However, Ruan Xiaoping really didn't know who gave him the chair under his buttocks.

If Chang Ning's politics back then was forced to start, then Ruan Xiaoping's opportunity to embark on a career was more dramatic than Chang Ning.

Ruan Xiaoping and Chen Xiaoyi are the same age, both are from Hucheng, Ruan Chen and his family are neighbors, the two should be childhood sweethearts, from primary school to high school, are studying in the same school, in the mid-seventies, and at the same time became a worker, peasant and soldier cadet of Zhijiang University, after graduation, both entered the Provincial Forestry Research Institute to work, reform and opening up, ushered in the spring of knowledge and intellectuals, you help me, have made a lot of achievements in forestry scientific research, have children and a house, can be described as a thriving career and life.

In the 80s, Ruan Xiaoping was already a researcher, and he was also the head of the research group's "131" project.

At this moment, a joking proposal changed the trajectory of Ruan Xiaoping's life.

At that time, the Provincial Forestry Department received a notice from the organization department, recommended a group of party members and intellectuals, as cadre candidates, the Forestry Department under the forestry research has three places, the so-called a radish a pit, all departments are unwilling to lose the backbone, push back and forth, the Institute will use the old lot method to decide the candidate, "unfortunately" is that the "131" project team also "obtained" one, however, the project is at a critical moment of fruition, no one is willing to give up the upcoming honor and abandon research into politics, what to do, on the do, It will be effective, another draw of lots, and another "misfortune", Ruan Xiaoping became a cadre in a daze.

According to Ruan Xiaoping's treatment and level, after coming out of the provincial party school, he became an upright and upright Fu department-level cadre, but fortunately, he has been working in the forestry department, and has not deviated from his professional scope, and his life has been peaceful, and in the 90s, he became the youngest director of the Provincial Forestry Department.

A change in the pattern, or an earthquake in the officialdom, is a chance for politicians to look up at the starry sky, who can get away with becoming the substitute star, the comparison is not only strength, but also the possession of information resources, and the choice of timing, of course, there is also accidental luck.

Ruan Xiaoping was sent to Ningzhou from the provincial government this time, and he was smoothly promoted to one level, which coincided with the outbreak of the "112 financial ** case" in Ningzhou and the reshuffle of Ningzhou officialdom, and was "accidentally" selected by the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee.

Everyone knows that the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee is jointly headed by Minister Tao Chengran and Executive Minister Gao Fei, but Tao Chengran is the person of Governor Zhu Yongjun, while Gao Fei is the person of Wang Guowei, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee.

Opportunity is very important to people, for officials, it may be a success to climb up, seized, the fate of your life will change, you can't catch it, you have to stand still for many years, maybe a lifetime to get old, Ruan Xiaoping of course did not let go of this opportunity, instead of waiting in the Provincial Forestry Department to wait in front of the four directors to grow old, it is better to come to Ningzhou to break through, forty-two years old, should also gamble no.

"Lao Ruan, what are you going to do?" Chen Xiaoyi asked with concern.

"Didn't I come back to discuss with you, I don't have any friends in the system, so I can only discuss with you."

Ruan Xiaoping smiled, his mind had slowly calmed down, he needed to make a choice, whether to accept the olive branch handed by Chang Ning.

Having been in the provincial government for more than ten years, Ruan Xiaoping has a deep understanding of the unspoken rules of officialdom, as a person without any background, if he wants to mix his head in politics, the possibility is almost equal to zero, so he has positioned himself as a firm foothold, not seeking great achievements, but seeking a balance in the relationship between all parties, converging the edge, political show, and avoiding contradictions and conflicts, but it is really not easy to really do this. Ruan Xiaoping is glad that his understanding is not bad, unlike many college students with excellent grades who have been assigned to the organs, and they have touched the nail as soon as they came, and they have been crawling at the bottom of the organs for many years, and one of the important reasons is that they lack the unique understanding of engaging in the work of the organs.

Chen Xiaoyi said: "If you don't agree to Chang Ning, it will be equivalent to offending him, invisibly, it is equivalent to setting up a strong enemy as soon as you come, if you agree to Chang Ning, it is equivalent to standing on the opposite side of the governor Zhu Yongjun." ”

"If you don't make a choice, it's tantamount to offending Chang Ning." Ruan Xiaoping said.

Life is like playing chess, a lifetime to take the right move, all the games are won, otherwise it will be, the whole game is lost, the difference between winning and losing, in fact, is often in a thought, the officialdom is bottomless, it is because of the depth of the water that the ability of men can be highlighted, and there will be endless fun with others.

The most profound truth can never change the simplest facts, "Xiao Yi, I thought about it, and followed Chang Ning." ”

Chen Xiaoyi said with a smile: "Since it is one or the other, comparing the two, of course I chose Chang Ning, because he proposed it first, and sent a 'big gift' in a timely manner. ”

Ruan Xiaoping sighed, "Just cross the river by feeling the stones." ”

Since it is crossing the river by feeling the stones, of course, you can't talk much in the river, most things in this world, as long as you change the angle, can turn from bad things to good things, which is in line with the essence of dialectics, and it is also a kind of human ability.

Chen Xiaoyi said: "But you can't fall too deep, Lao Ruan, you are a deadlift from him, and you will never be his concubine." ”

"Those who know me, my wife, water can carry a boat, but also can overturn a boat, I don't do a hammer deal, and I can't do a hammer deal, one side is equivalent to walking a single-plank bridge."

"Then Chang Ning's big gift, you not only have to accept it, but also collect it cleanly, and you can't leave a truth for others."

Ruan Xiaoping nodded and said, "Of course, we can't get the economic stain." ”

Mixing in officialdom requires innocence, and the reputation of innocence is above all else in officialdom, even if it is so dirty behind the scenes, but the face still needs to be spotless, political achievements, and talents, these things will become useless if they leave the reputation of innocence, as long as there is a little dust on the innocence, the dirt will be used by people with intentions, and it will become the supreme magic weapon for them to use and attack themselves.

Most of the people who have stumbled in the officialdom today are triggered by some trivial things, and even if they finally retreat and receive only a verbal warning that is unfavorable to the teaching, his impression in the hearts of his leaders and colleagues is certainly much worse, and in the hearts of the people, he is already equated with a bad official who bends the law for personal gain.

Ruan Xiaoping decided to see himself only as a dependent of Chang Ning, or rather, only an ally for the time being.

In political alliances, the relationship is the most real and the most common, unless one day the interests change, and the interest groups can no longer be maintained, but in the face of major interests, it is useless to say that a truck is too pale, there are thousands of principles, and the interests are the first, and all substantive issues are determined in this subtlety.

Ruan Xiaoping is wise, he is not greedy, in the officialdom, the only magic weapon to move forward is not to be too greedy, but greedy for the future, but not for the present, greedy for the future and not greedy for money, the competition of officialdom is never a competition on the same level, if you want to win in a large number of people, either your political achievements are much more outstanding than others, or you have other magic weapons to win.