Official Career Storm-Chapter 1375

The kind of person like Han Lan, who focuses on work and doesn’t engage in intrigue, only seeks me out for one thing, and that is work-related matters.

Song Guanchao arrived at the office, and Han Lan gave him a polite smile, "Secretary Song, please sit."

He didn’t beat around the bush and asked directly once seated, "What does Secretary Han want to see me about?"

Han Lan handed over a document and said, "These are the events that the Mayor needs to attend in the coming week."

Song Guanchao opened the document and skimmed through it; there were indeed quite a few events.

There were activities like merchant safety drills, education, teaching, internships, training, student life, and investigations in the field of education.

There was also the need to attend the activities of the SME Cooperation and Youth Entrepreneurship Promotion Group.

The week was fully packed, which made Song Guanchao feel a headache.

He put down the document and asked, "Are all these my responsibilities?"

Even when he was the district governor, he didn’t have such a massive workload.

The City Government Office Director is actually this busy?

Han Lan said, "Strictly speaking, it’s the work of the City Government Office. Specifically, it’s up to Director Song to arrange."

Song Guanchao acknowledged it with an "Oh" and said, "Okay, I get it. Is there anything else?"

Seeing Han Lan shook her head, he got up and left.

Back in the office, he reorganized the upcoming government’s events that Wu Qiangwei needed to attend and marked them with his requirements.

Then, he picked up the landline and called Director Ke from the Information Department.

"Director Ke, could you come over for a moment?"

Director Ke arrived at the office, "Director Song, you wanted to see me?"

Song Guanchao handed him the sorted documents, "Please contact the organizers and report back before the end of the day."

Director Ke didn’t even look at the documents, picked them up, and left, "Okay."

After he left, Song Guanchao continued to contact Director Yuan from the Legal and Political Department and handed over related activities to him.

Finally, he called in Shi Qin and assigned her the remaining tasks, "Director Shi, please handle these."

Shi Qin showed little expression, acknowledged with a simple "Hmm," and left with the documents.

After delegating and arranging the work, Song Guanchao suddenly felt that the position of City Government Office Director wasn’t as busy as it seemed.

He was a leader, primarily responsible for scheduling and arranging work.

The task was to reasonably distribute specific work to specific people.

That’s what he needed to do.

Time quickly moved to the evening.

As marked on the documents, he required the staff to report back before the end of the day.

But by four o’clock, with the end of the day approaching, not one had shown up.

At five o’clock, Shi Qin finally arrived late, reporting on the work arranged by Song Guanchao in the morning.

After she left, until the end of the day, the other two department directors did not come.

Song Guanchao clicked his tongue and picked up the landline, ready to call the two of them.

At this moment, there was a knock at the door.

"Come in."

Director Yuan and Director Ke walked in together.

He put down the phone and looked at the two of them.

"Director Song, apologies, we’ve been busy all this time."

The two of them entered, smiled, and explained, then began to report on their work.

After the report, Song Guanchao said, "Next time if it’s too late, just let me know in advance, so I can make arrangements."

"Alright, alright."

The two had a very good attitude.

After they left, Song Guanchao sneered.

He could see through that these two deliberately dragged things out to this point.

As for the reason, it was nothing more than trying to test him with this reasonable way.

He guessed that these people routinely did the same to Han Lan.

Within the work boundaries, they avoid cooperating with Han Lan, just to disgust her and weaken her prestige.

This kind of behavior is hard to find fault with.

But to try this tactic on me? Do they really think I’m an easy target?

Song Guanchao is not one to be bullied, not to mention, he came here voluntarily with the purpose of helping Wu Qiangwei handle the work efficiently.

So, he’s not afraid of encountering challenges; he’s afraid of having nothing to do.

The timing of these two people’s actions is just perfect for Song Guanchao.

Not making an example out of them would be a disservice to them.

He pondered briefly and then called Zhou Xingjian.

"Director Zhou, can you come over?"

Zhou Xingjian came into the office, "Director Song, you wanted to see me?"

He showed special respect to Song Guanchao.

The main reason was that in his understanding, it was because of him that Song Guanchao was "forced" to transfer from Lingjiang to Jiangzhou.

So, he feared that Song Guanchao might hold a grudge and make things difficult for him.

Seeing his expression, Song Guanchao knew what was on his mind.

He wasn’t in a hurry to address the matter, and with a light sigh, said, "Director Zhou, the past is behind us, don’t feel any psychological pressure."

"My position as director won’t last long. Once I sort out the current work, and when the past turbulence has calmed, I’ll consider ways to let you take over."

Zhou Xingjian was taken aback, then overjoyed.

He restrained his excitement and joy, "As long as Director Song doesn’t hold it against me."

"Hold a grudge? We’re both under Mayor Wu."

Song Guanchao said, "Alright, let’s get to business."

"How’s your relationship with Director Yuan and Director Ke?"

"It’s average."

"How well do you know them?"

"In what aspect does Director Song refer?"

"Regarding work," Song Guanchao said, "For example, how is their relationship with the deputy directors? Also, did they ever make similar mistakes like Yao Guangsong?"

Zhou Xingjian understood that these two must have offended Song Guanchao somehow.

Song Guanchao was clearly inquiring to deal with them.

Zhou Xingjian replied, "As far as I know, there are no style issues. Their relationship with the deputy directors is fairly average. But they like to put on airs, quite authoritative."

Song Guanchao nodded thoughtfully, "You can leave now."

Zhou Xingjian asked, "Director Song, is there anything you need me to do?"

"Not for the moment."

"If Director Song needs my assistance, feel free to ask. I’ll take responsibility without hesitation."

Zhou Xingjian took the opportunity to express his loyalty.

Song Guanchao smiled and said certainly, but in truth, he didn’t really need him for this matter.

Additionally, with so many things happening within the city government recently, if suddenly two department directors were to be dismissed, it wouldn’t look good.

People might think that Wu Qiangwei is reshuffling personnel.

To deal with such insubordination and covert undermining, Song Guanchao had his own strategies.

In fact, these two were still in the testing phase, and if someone less perceptive was in charge, they might not even notice.

But Song Guanchao knew their true nature well.

They didn’t even respect the secretary general, so why would they take him, a newcomer of just a few days, seriously?

At this moment, he needed to respond.

If he showed no reaction, they might view him as another pushover like Han Lan, to manipulate at will.

However, determining the appropriate response was a critical and delicate task.

To confront them outright, with their years of experience in the political arena, they’d seize the chance to publicize that he was making a mountain out of a molehill.

Thus, the key was to strike a balance.

It needed to have enough impact in counterattack and also cause the opponents to feel powerless and frustrated.

Song Guanchao squinted his eyes, having already thought of a plan.