Xie Peng gritted his teeth, cautiously saying, "Brother Yang, this... what if?"

Zhang Hongyang glared back at him, "There's only a 'what if' if you, I, or he says something. Who would know otherwise?"

"Alright! I'll follow Brother Yang's lead!"

Zhang Hongyang nodded, his face cold, "I just don't believe it, it's just having a meal with a few leaders, it's not like we're engaging in widespread indulgence. What can Liu Zhizhong do to us? Even if it's exposed, he won't publicly reprimand us collectively at the County Committee meeting, will he?"

Xie Peng said, "Haha, that's true. Other standing committee leaders have their pride too!"

"Of course, if he does publicly reprimand us collectively, that would be great. It would give me an opportunity to build connections and solidify alliances!"

"Eh? You know, Brother Yang, that's true, haha..."

"Right? Hehe..."

"..."

The master and servant had their little calculations, and they were pretty loud about it!

However...

The next afternoon, a County Committee standing meeting was convened as Liu Zhizhong returned.

The County Committee standing meeting can be regular or irregular, all depending on the mood of the County Party Secretary, haha, you could definitely say that. After all, many agenda items need to be known by the secretary in advance!

The secretary is the principal of the county; without foreknowledge or preparation, how can a meeting be held?

In this meeting, as usual, it began with studying spiritual documents. This is of utmost importance, those in the know, know; those who don't, can't be overly explained.

Anyway, in this great era, there's no shortage of spiritual documents for you to study. Of course, not only now, but in the past and future, it's the same, exactly the same.

The County Committee and County Government of Shanan County still had some spirit, and they studied the documents quite energetically. The only one lacking in spirit was Zhang Hongyang.

However, even though Zhang Hongyang lacked spirit and interest, he had to feign vitality and appear spirited. Yet, in his mind, he was planning the evening's dinner, thinking about how to connect with several standing committee leaders.

Sometimes, in Zhang Hongyang's view, mingling in officialdom is all about mingling with people. If you have good connections, everything is fine!

When this standing meeting finally came to an end, Zhang Hongyang breathed a sigh of relief, it was finally over. Looking at the already late hour, it was almost time for dinner, everything was just right, eh!

Both Zhang Hongyang and Xie Peng were full of anticipation for tonight's dinner!

But unexpectedly, when Liu Zhizhong faced the microphone, just when they thought he would announce the end of the meeting, it turned out otherwise.

"Comrades, I am now proposing a matter for everyone to discuss and decide upon."

The entire room suddenly went silent, not a sound was heard.

In the meetings of Shanan, Liu Zhizhong had such authority.

When he started speaking, it was extremely quiet, everyone consciously and spontaneously listened carefully and had to jot down notes.

Liu Zhizhong, the creator of a new era in Shanan, is a historical and influential figure. So young, so high in status, impressive, right?

Zhang Hongyang was displeased, "Damn, what the hell? What's he up to now?"

Subconsciously, Xie Peng glanced at Zhang Hongyang, feeling something was off.

But Liu Zhizhong adjusted the microphone to himself, and after readjusting, he spoke in a magnetic voice, "It's been quite challenging for Shanan to reach today's new situation. Therefore, we must strive to consolidate our existing achievements. I feel that as the leadership at the county level, as the core backbone, we must achieve the following points..."