Chapter 288 Tian Jingye's Sabotage

However, Li Shangli clearly ignored Chen Luo's words and continued with his usual affected manner.

"Please rest assured, Secretary Chen, I, Li Shangli, will certainly not let you and the provincial leaders down!"

The empty promises immediately killed Chen Luo's interest in continuing. He nodded slightly and waved his hand.

"That's settled then, Comrade Shangli."

After saying that, Chen Luo led the two little ones past Li Shangli and left.

Somewhat bewildered, Li Shangli tilted his head, full of confusion, and muttered to himself, "Strange, I clearly gave a very standard and official answer, but Secretary Chen didn't seem too satisfied. Oh well, he doesn't think much of me anyway, so I might as well not bother trying to win him over."

Shaking his head at himself, Li Shangli may not be good at much else, but he certainly has a knack for self-comforting, Ah Q-like spirit.

Chen Luo criticized him quite a bit when he was in Suzhou.

He can still face things with a smile, just like before. He, Li Shangli, doesn't take pressure!

Monday arrived before we knew it.

Today marks the day Li Shangli and Tian Jingye take office.

They were seen off by the Minister of the Organization Department of the Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee, but interestingly, Li Dakang did not attend.

In the conference hall of the Guangming District Committee building, the members of the Standing Committee felt uneasy as they looked at Li Shangli and Tian Jingye who had arrived. They also wanted to be promoted, but they kept being parachuted in. Were they, as cadres, not worthy of being promoted?

Everyone smiled on the surface at the arrival of Li Shangli and Tian Jingye, but secretly they were all horrified. However, when the two came on stage, everyone still applauded to welcome them as usual.

After the head of the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee announced the appointment, the classic speech segment began.

First, Li Shangli straightened his collar and then placed his palm on his head to wipe a non-existent strand of hair.

Then, in an official tone, he said, "Comrades, I am Li Shangli. Before this, I was a district party secretary in Suzhou. I am very familiar with the work of a district party secretary. I am happy to work with you all to serve the people!"

Of course, before I came to Handong, I heard that the situation in Guangming District was very complicated. Governor Jianjun also reminded me that the work in Guangming District was not easy. Even just two days ago, Secretary Chen of the Provincial Party Committee reminded me that I must not forget my original aspiration and work for the well-being of the people in Guangming District. I have kept these words in my heart!

Governor Jianjun and Secretary Chen are both my former leaders, and I, Li Shangli, will not let them down!

Do you all agree with this?

Everyone in the room fell silent, not because of the meaningless and empty words Li Shangli had just spoken, but because of Li Shangli's background.

One mention of a former leader brought up two members of the Standing Committee and another was the provincial governor; no wonder they didn't get a chance...

For a moment, everyone felt that it was dark in Handong.

That's exactly the effect Li Shangli wanted. Raising a big flag would definitely be useful. Besides, he wasn't wrong. Governor Jianjun was his backer. As for Chen Luo, Chen Luo did give him some instructions a couple of days ago, didn't he?

However, even the best start can be ruined by bad teammates. Li Shangli had managed to intimidate everyone in Guangming District in his own way, but when Tian Jingye took the stage, Tian Jingye showed no mercy and exposed him directly.

"Comrades, what Secretary Shang Li just said is true. When Secretary Shang Li was the Secretary of the Suzhou Municipal Party Committee, Secretary Chen was the Mayor, and Governor Jianjun was also the Secretary of the Suzhou Municipal Party Committee. However, Secretary Chen always had high expectations for Secretary Shang Li, and Secretary Shang Li would be scolded by Secretary Chen every now and then."

Of course, Secretary Chen also hopes that Secretary Shangli can continuously correct his own problems.

Even now that we're in Handong, nothing has changed. A few days ago, Secretary Chen met Secretary Shangli at the supermarket and gave him the same instructions again. I believe Secretary Shangli must remember them well and keep his mission firmly in mind!

I won't say anything else. I hope everyone can cooperate with my work so that Guangming District can get better and better.

Tian Jingye didn't even need to reveal his background; everyone knew he was the chief secretary to the governor of Jianjun Province.

This sabotage instantly energized the group of cadres in Guangming District who had been looking around in a daze. So, Li Shangli was just waving a big flag!

If there were only one Governor Jianjun, they could still put up a fight. After all, everyone knows that Governor Jianjun is currently at odds with Secretary Sha of the Provincial Party Committee, and it seems that the provincial government is not of one mind. These secrets cannot be kept hidden.

Seeing this, Li Shangli could only keep a dark face. He knew that if he didn't play his first move well, his work would definitely not go smoothly. He glared at Tian Jingye silently and cursed in his heart, but he still smiled on the surface.

As expected, after the welcoming ceremony, Li Shangli convened the first enlarged meeting of the district committee at 2 p.m. The cadres who came were no longer as reserved as they had been in the morning, but sat down calmly.

Once everyone had arrived, Li Shangli began to chair the meeting.

"Comrades, I have just arrived in Guangming District and am not very familiar with the main tasks of Guangming District at present. Please feel free to speak and talk about the most important tasks at present. Our district committee will deal with these tasks first."

After he finished speaking, the entire conference room fell silent.

No one spoke, and no one paid any attention to Li Shangli.

Upon seeing this, Tian Jingye couldn't help but sneer.

Li Shangli felt not awkwardness in the silence, but deep worry. These people were not cooperating with his work, and things would definitely not go smoothly in the future.

"Since no one is saying anything, I'll bring it up myself. Shouldn't the old city renovation project, which was spearheaded by the previous district party secretary Yi Xuexi, continue to be promoted? I heard that Guangming District has borrowed 5 billion yuan for this project. This project cannot be taken lightly; it is closely related to everyone here!"

When this was mentioned, everyone finally broke their silence.

"Secretary Shangli, this project is indeed very serious. Our district's finances are losing money every day, and the construction company is also under great pressure. If we don't start construction soon, I'm worried that the construction company will run away!"

"Run away? Didn't we sign a contract?"

Li Shangli frowned. At this moment, the director of the Finance Bureau continued to reply: "Secretary Shangli, it was clearly stated when the contract was signed that if the construction was affected by factors of the district committee and the district government, the Continental Group had the right to withdraw from the project."

"Who signed this? This is ridiculous!"

Li Shangli was speechless. How could the government suffer a loss? He would never sign such a contract; the company must bear all the risks!

"Um, the previous Party Secretary was Yi Xuexi..."

Okay, that's a redundant question.

"So what's the reason for the current work stoppage? Why isn't construction underway?"

"Secretary Shang Li, Yi Xuexi was arrested for corruption, and this project was one of his key responsibilities. Naturally, the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection ordered a halt to construction to cooperate with the investigation into whether there was any procedural corruption..."

"I understand. I'll communicate with the comrades at the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection about this matter and try to resume construction this week!"