Reborn as a Noble s Son

Chapter 701: Chapter 657 Establishing Credibility_1
 

Watching Li Guobing’s perfectly calm demeanor, Nie Zhenbang’s brow creased. It appeared that Li Guobing had been waiting for him to speak.

Chen Bo’s face held a complex expression, and at this moment, he was deep in thought. He was considering how to handle the relationship with the Three Ministries’ Office. Whether to ally himself with Li Guobing against Nie Zhenbang, or to stand in the same trench with Nie Zhenbang. This concerned his future in the Three Ministries’ Office, and even his own future.

After a moment of silence, Chen Bo decided to wait and see the changes. He would watch and see what attitudes Wang Haojun and Gao Wei exhibited. It guaranteed that he would not be at a disadvantage. As for who would bear the brunt, he would leave that role to Li Guobing.

Nie Zhenbang raised an eyebrow, looking at Li Guobing and asked, “Director Li, do you have any good suggestions?”

Nie Zhenbang intentionally emphasized the word ‘good.’ His meaning was quite clear, and it also served as a warning to Li Guobing. Li Guobing’s intention was simple: he wanted to overturn his proposal and take this opportunity to attack him.

Li Guobing smiled faintly. It was normal to have differing opinions within the team. If Nie Zhenbang couldn’t even handle this much, then he was undeserving of his reputation.

Then Li Guobing slowly replied, “Director, indeed, your plan is excellent. But won’t there be a sense of duplication in the allocation? For instance, Jingcheng is one of the twenty-four cities initially selected for the pilot program. If it has already been delegated, wouldn’t Secretary Wang’s inspection of the central ministries feel redundant? The same applies to other cities and provinces. Many places have central enterprises, which could potentially give the impression of two inspection groups appearing simultaneously. Wouldn’t this be repetitious? I think it would be better to divide the responsibilities by province, so that each inspection group can focus on one region, isn’t that better?”

These words gave Nie Zhenbang pause. It had to be said that the Li family was getting smart this time. From what he could see, Li Guobing was not entirely useless. He did display some talent.

This proposal did make a lot of sense. However, it ignored certain issues, such as the concentration of central ministries and the most central enterprises in Jingcheng. Assigning them in this way would grant excessive authority.

Just as he was about to respond, Gao Wei chuckled and said, “Director, comrades, let me say a few words.”

This was the first time Gao Wei spoke in today’s team meeting. In fact, it could be said that this was the first time he voiced his opinions after assuming his post in the Three Ministries’ Office.

Even though Gao Wei’s position ranked fourth in the team, it was not the least important. In fact, his position was not to be underestimated in the Three Ministries’ Office. The entire office’s discipline inspection work, including Director Nie Zhenbang’s, fell within his scope of authority.

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All eyes focused on him, and Gao Wei hesitated momentarily, then said, “I think it’s most appropriate to distribute responsibilities according to the director’s method.”

After a pause, Gao Wei continued, “Although Deputy Director Li’s plan also has appealing areas, the overlap of central ministries, central enterprises, and various provinces can potentially complicate the inspection work of the different groups. I think the director’s allocation scheme is very good with each specializing in their own area and fairly distributed. I support the Director’s plan.”

As soon as the words fell, Li Guobing’s face immediately cooled. Seeing this, Chen Bo made up his mind. He glanced disrespectfully at Li Guobing, a cold sneer in his heart. Li Guobing was hoping to use this opportunity to sideline Nie Zhenbang. As ambitious as he was! However, could a deputy ministerial leader, endorsed by the General Secretary, be easily marginalized?

It was possible to mutually cooperate in this work, or seize opportunities to embarrass Nie Zhenbang. But now? Li Guobing was rushing things.

If Li Guobing was eager to lose face, then no one else could be blamed. After a moment, Chen Bo also spoke, “I also think that the Director’s allocation scheme is more appropriate.”

With Gao Wei and Chen Bo both expressing their support for Nie Zhenbang, Li Guobing was left in an awkward position. Given the way things had turned, Wang Haojun’s opinion was insignificant. Moreover, considering Wang Haojun’s demeanor, he certainly wouldn’t offend Nie Zhenbang.

His face had been rebuffed at the first team meeting, which somewhat irked Li Guobing. However, he quickly hid his annoyance, chuckled, and said, “If everyone thinks that the Director’s plan is better, then I have nothing more to say. On reflection, I too think that the Director’s plan is more mature. The Director truly is deserving of our respect and a model for us to learn from.”

Looking at Li Guobing, Nie Zhenbang’s brows furrowed tighter. This Li Guobing, he wasn’t simple at all. His emotions were indiscernible, and more importantly, he understood the principle of taking a step back to advance further. Such people are the most difficult to deal with as it’s hard to find their weaknesses.

Next, the distribution of the twenty-four provinces, cities, and autonomous regions was arranged. Nie Zhenbang’s side was allocated to Jingcheng City, Yanbei Province, Xibei Autonomous Region, Ludong Province, Jiangbei Province, Yuzhou Province, Liaodong Province, and Heishui Province.

Li Guobing’s side was allocated to Hucheng City, Jiangnan Province, Minan Province, Chubei Province, Chunan Province, Bashu Province, Chongqing City, and Qianzhou Province.

Among the first batch of twenty-four pilot provinces, Chen Bo was assigned to the remaining eight provinces.

This distribution was not region-based. To put Chen Bo and Li Guobing at ease, Nie Zhenbang chose a simple, straightforward lottery method. Whatever province one was assigned was entirely up to fate. Even though such a method wasn’t very scientific, it made Li Guobing and Chen Bo rather satisfied. After all, both wanted to be assigned to some of the provinces where their families mainly operated. However, they also understood that Nie Zhenbang would definitely object if they proceeded this way. So instead, they just went with the luck of the draw.

Once everything was settled, Nie Zhenbang satisfactorily nodded. He looked around, then said: “Since the assignments have been distributed, I believe, we should all start preparing. The Central Party and the State Council have given us one year. In my opinion we should use eight months of it to traverse these provinces and cities. On average, we have one month per province. Thus, the task will still prove quite heavy. Everyone should go back and prepare. Let’s conclude today’s meeting here.”

Upon hearing Nie Zhenbang’s remark, Li Guobing and Chen Bo stood up. Now that the matter has been settled, initiating the work was inevitable. Under such a situation, neither of them was foolish. Being passive was not a good choice. On the contrary, such a course would only lead to a dead-end.

This issue was being closely observed by the party general secretary and Prime Minister Leng. Being passive at work was like seeking trouble for themselves. Both gentlemen were clearly aware of this.

As they stepped out of the conference room, Gao Wei was wearing a smile and standing in the hallway, which amused Nie Zhenbang. He happily walked towards him and jovially patted Gao Wei’s chest, jokingly saying: “You really know how to stick around, don’t you? You are as ubiquitous as a ghost.”

Nie Zhenbang’s words were not groundless. From the time Gao Wei started working under him in the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. Although Gao Wei was not there when he was in Liangxi City for a year, the guy went to Wanghai City. Now, they were together again.

Indeed, Gao is Wei the son of Gao Chu, from the Central Office. He stays close to the leadership and constantly interacts with the core group of the Ninth Tripod. Gao Chu understands Nie Zhenbang’s position at the center very well. It seemed like Gao Wei had taken a liking to Nie Zhenbang.

Nie Zhenbang’s words also made Gao Wei laugh. At this moment, the Head of the Disciplinary Inspection Group of the Three Gorges Office looked more relaxed compared to the seriousness during the meeting. As he joked, “Nie, it seems you don’t really welcome me.”

“You’ve really stuck to me like glue. As a dignified head of the Disciplinary Inspection Group, you’re all smiles; it’s not dignified at all. Come to my office and have a sit”, Nie Zhenbang responded with a pretense of severity.

Entering the office, Nie Zhenbang personally poured Gao Wei a cup of tea. Li Jupeng, familiar with Gao Wei, greeted him kindly and helped close the door afterward.

Nie Zhenbang then sat down on the sofa and said to Gao Wei, “Little Wei, you seem to have grown and matured quite a lot since leaving WangHai City. That’s good. You are much more mature than when you were in WangHai.”

Gao Wei nodded and turned to Nie Zhenbang with a composed smile, “Nie, this executive meeting was indeed a great success. You have successfully established your authority, which will greatly assist you in your next step of work.”

Everyone has their unique experiences. You cannot see the rainbow without going through the storm. It seemed that Gao Wei was not willing to mention his experiences too much. Seeing that he had changed the topic, Nie Zhenbang did not press on. He nodded and replied, “Li Guobing is quite a character. Thanks to the successful meeting today, I feel I have a good hold of the Three Gorges Office. If I can’t manage an office of this size, it’s safe to say that I, Nie Zhenbang, have lived in vain.”

Although Nie Zhenbang spoke with immense confidence and bluster, it wasn’t unwarranted. After a moment of silence, he looked at Gao Wei and said, “Wei Zi, this time, you’re in charge of the central enterprises and will be dealing with these big shots. You’re carrying quite a heavy responsibility.”

Listening to this, Gao Wei nodded. Managing central enterprises wasn’t as simple as it seemed. The waters ran deep. In Jingcheng, there were quite a few heirs of longstanding families mixed in, including children of elder generations who came from major courtyards in Jingcheng. Now, being in charge was indeed a test of his abilities. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit qidian.com to vote and recommend. Your support is my greatest motivation.)