This Standing Committee meeting is quite important, as it mainly concerns the specific arrangements for the various levels of the Party congress.

These Party congresses, well, they sound very grand, but there's a way to maneuver them.

Every unit in Daxi City needs to elect new Party Committees, those in the know get it. Joining the Party Committee is a stepping stone to further advancement, hehe...

Before this, Xiang Mingdong attended the Huayang Municipal Standing Committee meeting, treating this large political gathering as a key task.

Of course, going to the city for meetings for Xiang Mingdong is also like going home, because home is within Huayang City. There are many relationships he needs to maintain, mainly getting together with city leaders, indulging in some corruption together. Regular gatherings within their circle are extremely important, haha!

This time back in the city, Xiang Mingdong naturally discussed Liu Zhizhong with some local leaders. After all, Liu Zhizhong is too outstanding in Shanan County, and it's an unavoidable topic.

Where there's discussion, there's conclusion, or let's say political judgment.

The leaders in Huayang City unanimously judged: Liu Zhizhong coming to Daxi City poses no threat to anyone because he's not a threat; being transferred away from Shanan during such a good political climate just before achieving significant results is organizationally a kind of cold shoulder, because Zhang Hongyang picked up his dropped opportunity and is now at the deputy department level, so Liu Zhizhong can be ignored within our Huayang circle; once there's a suitable candidate for Daxi City's Executive Vice Mayor among our own people, Liu Zhizhong should be pushed out; meanwhile, Liu Zhizhong, overseeing the economy, has made no measures or moves, clearly due to some inner disappointment, wanting to do nothing and just be a laid-back vice mayor.

Thus, within Huayang City and Daxi City, the unified voice is: ignore Liu Zhizhong, don't care too much; the once-popular figure in Dongguang State is no longer in vogue.

In political arenas, everyone knows that neglecting someone to some extent will make them feel uninteresting themselves, prompting them to request a transfer. If a person lacks presence in a place, superiors won't notice them; lack of visibility means a lack of prospects.

So, at this Daxi City Standing Committee meeting, before the meeting, while the committee members were gathering and chatting in the lounge, everyone was civilly distant toward Liu Zhizhong, without any heartfelt interactions.

As for Liu Zhizhong, he didn't care, sensing that the atmosphere was off. He was all too aware of the state of the local bureaucratic faction. In his eyes, alas, they were all a bunch of sycophants revolving around the Xiang family's power. Each one of them lacked strong ambition and competitiveness.

Apart from the core powers of the Xiang family, who have potential for advancement, the lower-level, peripheral minions might as well just be content with whatever scraps they get to enjoy later.

Unlike himself, with high passions and secret mentorship nurturing him? Hehe...

During the formal meeting, of course, it was Xiang Mingdong who first reported on the spirit of the last meeting of the Huayang Municipal Standing Committee and made deployments for its implementation.

Xiang Mingdong's arrangements and requirements were, naturally, made with full showiness, receiving enthusiastic responses from everyone.

Next, they proceeded according to protocol with the work directions and plans for the City Committee following the conclusion of the national Party congress.

Finally, it was indeed Liu Zhizhong's turn to put on a show...