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Author: Wang Xinjun
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: Zhuo Wenxing is Lin Zhuowen, another deputy secretary of the Municipal Youth League Committee. The leadership configuration of the Municipal Youth League Committee consists of one head and two deputies. The top leader, Secretary Jin Ping, went to the Provincial Party School three months ago, enrolling in the Youth Cadre Advanced Training Class, which lasts six months. Based on past experience, anyone who enters this class is usually assigned to a more important position upon graduation. The Youth League is the reserve force for the leadership team, and cadres from the Municipal Youth League Committee are expected to take on major roles sooner or later, in a legitimate and timely manner. Therefore, almost everyone in the Municipal Youth League Committee went to the station to see off Jin Ping when he reported to the Party School, tightly holding his hands and some even tearfully reluctant to part. In reality, the Municipal Youth League Committee also has a Santana, but Jin Ping firmly refused to have a car sent to the provincial capital, saying it would be too flashy for a young man. The Director of the General Office, Yu Jiuling, felt quite uneasy and asked Chen Zhongbai to talk to Jin Ping again. Chen Zhongbai said, "If he doesn't want to sit, he doesn't have to. Secretary Jin Ping will have plenty of time to ride in a car in the future."
One day before his departure, Jin Ping went to the Municipal Committee. It is common for the top leader to visit the Municipal Committee to report on work, but on this day, Jin Ping looked unusually serious and separately visited the offices of the two deputy leaders, saying, "Secretary Yuan wants to see me." The two deputy leaders immediately understood the mission of the top leader's visit. Yuan Tianrong is the Secretary of the Municipal Committee in charge of youth league work. Since Jin Ping is studying at the Provincial Party School, the question of who will temporarily take charge of his work at home became urgent. Moreover, Jin Ping is likely to be assigned to a higher position upon graduation, so the person temporarily in charge will most likely become his successor.
Indeed, the first thing Jin Ping did after returning from the Municipal Committee was to gather the two deputy leaders together and calmly announced a surprising decision: "The Municipal Committee's opinion is that during my absence, your divisions will remain unchanged, and you will continue to take charge of your respective responsibilities separately. Fortunately, the Party School gives students a chance to go home for a rest every half month. If there are any issues that cannot be decided immediately, just put them on hold for now and discuss them when I return for rest, or contact me by phone. If there are urgent matters that need to be handled, whoever is in charge will directly report to Secretary Yuan. Please feel free to act boldly and take the initiative, even if there are some problems—everything will be covered by me. Is that okay?"
With this explanation, both understood that this was a balanced approach, with equal opportunities, and that they were still on the same starting line, ready to be tested. Jin Ping, though young, was indeed wise. On such a critical issue where he could either promote someone or offend someone, he remained impartial and adhered to the principle of moderation. In the future, whether one of the two deputy leaders would take the lead would depend entirely on their individual performance.
Chen Zhongbai is in charge of the General Office and the Organization Department, while Lin Zhuowen is in charge of the Propaganda Department and the Youth and Students Department, and also serves as the Executive Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Youth Era magazine. Their divisions also reflect Jin Ping's principle of personnel management, showing no favoritism and maintaining fairness. The magazine serves as an external window, with Jin Ping himself holding the position of Editor-in-Chief and Chen Zhongbai serving as a Deputy Editor-in-Chief, neither of whom handles specific matters. The specific work is managed by Lin Zhuowen, the deputy secretary in charge of propaganda, in a legitimate and impeccable manner.
After talking to the two deputy leaders, Jin Ping immediately called an assembly meeting for all staff members, where he announced the leadership of the Municipal Committee...