136: Chapter 136 One Person Carrying on Both Shoulders

"Hello, Minister Jiang, I am Qin Chuan."

"Comrade Qin Chuan has arrived, please sit."

Jiang Xing was very enthusiastic.

As a member of the Municipal Standing Committee and the head of the Organization Department, why was Jiang Xing so enthusiastic? It was because Secretary Yu Zhikun had specifically spoken to him about it.

"Minister Jiang, Qin Chuan is an excellent comrade. I suggest you personally escort him to take up his post."

Although the words were simple, the amount of information they revealed was extraordinary.

Able to reach the level of the Municipal Standing Committee, Jiang Xing was no ordinary person, and he immediately understood the implication.

He agreed immediately.

In his heart, he began to speculate about Qin Chuan's background. His many years of experience told him that Qin Chuan was definitely not simple; otherwise, the Municipal Party Committee Secretary would not have personally reached out.

That was why he was so enthusiastic, without any airs of a Municipal Standing Committee member.

"Qin Chuan, welcome to work in Jianning City. Later, I will personally escort you to take up your post at the Market Supervision Bureau."

Qin Chuan was slightly pleasantly surprised, "Thank you, Minister Jiang."

Compared to being escorted by a deputy minister, being escorted by a member of the Municipal Standing Committee and the head of the Organization Department was much more prestigious.

It also sent a signal to all the cadres, big and small, in the Market Supervision Bureau that Comrade Qin Chuan was highly valued by the Municipal Party Committee.

In this way, invisibly, Qin Chuan's prestige would be much higher.

Jiang Xing chatted with Qin Chuan for about twenty or thirty minutes, basically speaking on behalf of the organization, and the content was mostly related to work.

However, he also asked about Qin Chuan's background from the side. Qin Chuan naturally brushed it off with a smile and did not reveal anything.

Looking at the time and feeling it was about time, Jiang Xing stood up and said, "Let's go, we are heading to the Market Supervision Bureau now."

Soon, several cars left the Municipal Party Committee Compound, and in the black sedan in the middle sat Qin Chuan and Jiang Xing.

At this time, in the large conference room of the Market Supervision Bureau, there were a full hundred people sitting, and basically all the leaders, big and small, were seated there.

The large conference room was bustling with activity.

There was only one topic of heated discussion, all concerning the new director.

"I heard Director Qin is very young, very young!"

"I heard that too, and I also heard he is very handsome!"

"Do you think, to reach the position of director at such a young age, he must have an incredible family background!"

"A new official applies three fires, guess which three fires Director Qin will light?"

"..."

The large conference room was very lively until there was movement outside, and then it gradually quieted down.

Everyone knew the new director had arrived, and the cadre meeting was about to begin.

Sure enough, a group of people walked into the large conference room. At the very front was the Municipal Standing Committee member and head of the Organization Department, Jiang Xing, and next to him was a young man, who must be the new director.

Wow, so young!

So handsome, love it, love it!

Some young female cadres, seeing the young and handsome Qin Chuan, had eyes that lit up, and they liked him very much in their hearts.

Behind Jiang Xing and Qin Chuan was the Party Committee Secretary of the Market Supervision Bureau, Secretary Dai, as well as several bureau leaders.

Secretary Dai was 59 years old this year and was about to retreat to the second line. Although he held the title of Party Committee Secretary, he basically did not manage anything.

Many people were thinking in their hearts that after Director Qin took office, he would probably be carrying both burdens alone, and all affairs in the bureau would probably be decided by him alone.

The group walked onto the rostrum to take their seats, and the Market Supervision Bureau cadre meeting began immediately.

Secretary Dai presided over the meeting, first speaking on behalf of the Market Supervision Bureau, firmly supporting the city's decision, welcoming Qin Chuan to take office at the Market Supervision Bureau, and so on.

Then, Jiang Xing spoke on behalf of the Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government, first praising Qin Chuan, and then announcing the appointment by the Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government.

"After research and decision by the Municipal Standing Committee, Comrade Qin Chuan is appointed as the Deputy Party Committee Secretary of the Market Supervision Bureau and Acting Director..."

Why was it Acting Director?

Because the official appointment of the director still had to be passed by the Municipal Peoples Congress. For now, it was Acting Director, but passing the Municipal Peoples Congress was basically just a process, and it would generally be passed.

Qin Chuan also made a speech. The entire cadre meeting lasted about forty or fifty minutes. After the meeting, Jiang Xing declined the request of Qin Chuan, Secretary Dai, and others to stay, and returned directly to the Municipal Party Committee.

After the cadre meeting, the Market Supervision Bureau held an enlarged Party Committee meeting, mainly to introduce some Party Committee members and all the bureau leaders to Qin Chuan.

The meeting was still presided over by Secretary Dai.

Everyone discovered that the meeting was a little different from what they had imagined; there was no situation of fighting for power at all. Secretary Dai appeared very humble and low-key.

"Qin Chuan, welcome to the Market Supervision Bureau. From today on, the work in the bureau is handed over to you. This old man will be relaxed now."

Qin Chuan was slightly stunned. Was Secretary Dai just lying flat? If all the affairs in the bureau were handed over to him, wouldn't he be carrying both burdens alone, and also have to take on the role of Party Committee Secretary concurrently?

"Secretary Dai, you are still vigorous in your old age; I still need your guidance on the bureau's affairs."

"No, no." Secretary Dai waved his hand directly. "I am already old. Now it is the world of you young people. You can make the final decisions on the bureau's affairs. There is no need for me to worry or labor. As for me, I just want to go home and take care of my grandchildren now."

Qin Chuan smiled.

The other bureau leaders also let out a burst of kindly laughter. Everyone knew in their hearts that in the bureau, Director Qin was the boss and the one who called the shots.

For public institutions, the Party Committee Secretary and the director have different focuses. There is no clear regulation on who is the boss, but generally speaking, the Party Committee Secretary is slightly bigger, after all, the Party leads everything.

This is a bit different from local governments.

Locally, the secretary is the squad leader, the boss, and has a heavy say. The government must obey the Party Committee; this point is undoubted.

In public institutions, the Party Committee Secretary is the convener and host of the Party Committee meeting, mainly controlling the unit's personnel power and financial power.

The director mainly presides over the director's office meeting, studies and discusses business development work, and can make decisions on business work; the Party Committee Secretary generally does not interfere.

Therefore, the Party Committee Secretary and the director have their own focuses. If the director is strong, his power and status are not weaker than the Party Committee Secretary.

Why was Secretary Dai's attitude so good, just lying flat and not participating in the struggle for power at all?

There were mainly two reasons. First, he was indeed old, 59 years old this year, not far from retirement, and felt there was no need to toss and turn anymore.

Second, Secretary Yu Zhikun had talked to him, and the information revealed was a request for him to partner well with Comrade Qin Chuan and not to create friction or conflict.

Having been in the officialdom for so many years, Secretary Dai guessed that Qin Chuan's background and connections were probably very powerful. Even the Municipal Party Committee Secretary came to act as a lobbyist to remind him, so there was absolutely no need to fight back and forth.

Just lie flat and leave everything to the young people. Not only would he be relaxed, but if things went well, he might even be able to resolve his deputy department-level treatment before retirement.

It was not a real deputy department-level position, but as long as he could enjoy the deputy department-level retirement treatment, it would be fine. It must be said that Secretary Dai was a very smart person and was not greedy for power.

After the enlarged Party Committee meeting, Qin Chuan officially took office. The director's office soon became lively, with an endless stream of people coming to show their faces and report on work, even to the point of forming a queue.