"I've made up my mind, I'll be the deputy director of the Development and Reform Commission in Mingshan District."
Cheng Lu replied with a smile.
"What? You, a deputy director of the Development and Reform Commission? Isn't that a waste of talent? Your first degree is from Capital University, and your second is also from Capital University. Capital University is absolutely the top institution in China. Graduating from Capital University with two degrees and then becoming a deputy director of the Development and Reform Commission in Mingshan District, isn't that underutilizing you? Listen to me, tell your father to arrange for you to be a deputy district mayor."
Chen Feng advised with a serious expression.
"Chen Feng, to be honest, before I met you, I also thought I was talented. I got into Capital University with high scores. However, after meeting you, I realized I'm not talented, just a bookworm. Think about it, you started as a driver for a town leader, but look at you now? Frankly, you could be appointed as the top leader in a provincial capital. That's what you call real talent. So, I've decided to be your subordinate. Firstly, I can help you with some trivial matters. Secondly, I can learn useful things about the political arena from you. Honestly, after being in the political arena for so long, I've found that there's absolutely no guide to surviving in it from books."
Cheng Lu said earnestly.
"Xiao Lu, the fact that you can think this way means you've matured a lot. In fact, it's not just in the political arena, but in other fields as well, you can't rely on books. Books can only broaden a person's horizons, they can't make them do things well."
Chen Feng continued to explain with a serious expression.
To tell the truth, although Cheng Lu's talent in politics wasn't very high, she was much better than other young officials in the political arena.
At least, Cheng Lu had grasped a bit of the knack for the political arena.
Other young officials in the political arena might be heading further down the wrong path.
For example, young officials in the political arena would think that as long as they joined the party, their career would be smooth sailing.
This is absolutely a grave mistake.
If one has ability and background, even if they are not party members, they will be rapidly appointed as party members and then promoted.
However, without ability and background, even if they joined the party during university, it's useless.
Also, many young officials in the political arena believe that being a student union cadre in university and then going to the grassroots to support remote areas will guarantee a smooth career with these two political assets, which is also a wrong perception.
As I said before, even if you are the student union president, even if you have supported remote areas for seven or eight years, without background and ability, you will still be stuck in the same place.
Therefore, overall, to do well in the political arena, both ability and background are indispensable.
The two were about to chat for a while longer when Wang Ziwei and Qin Yan came out of the bathroom.
"Chen Feng, Cheng Lu and I need to go to the next room now."
Qin Yan said as she put her arm around Cheng Lu.
"Deputy District Mayor Qin, didn't you just say you'd sleep until morning together? Why are you and Cheng Lu suddenly going to sleep in the next room?"
Chen Feng was stunned.
"Chen Feng, you are an old hand in the political arena, you should know that three women and one man together is considered group misconduct, and the punishment in China is very severe. To be safe, Cheng Lu and I have to sleep in the next room."
Qin Yan explained earnestly.
"Deputy District Mayor Qin, that reasoning makes sense, but if we close the door, and it's a VIP room in the hotel, the police won't come to raid us."
Chen Feng said calmly.
He was an old hand in the political arena, so he knew a little about raids for prostitution and illegal publications.
In many places, raids for prostitution and illegal publications have changed in nature.
They have become a means of extorting money.
Therefore, people with money and power are usually not investigated.
Because if they are investigated, not only will they not make money, but their positions might be in jeopardy.
Clearly, the VIP room for six thousand yuan a night that Qin Yan booked this time can definitely be considered a room booked by wealthy people. They are not fools, so they wouldn't barge in and cause trouble for themselves.
"Chen Feng, you do have experience in the political arena, but it's not enough, not deep enough. Under normal circumstances, they won't come to check a VIP room worth six thousand yuan. But the problem is, if someone in the capital wants to frame you, things will get troublesome."
Qin Yan explained.
"Someone in the capital wants to frame me? No way?"
Chen Feng didn't react immediately.
"Chen Feng, you haven't been in the capital much lately, so you might have forgotten some things. Let me remind you, Wang Ziwei's two brothers, Wang Zihao and Wang Zishan, have never given up on trying to trap you. Do you want to see Wang Zihao and Wang Zishan personally lead the police to investigate you, with three women and one man in a room? Can you explain that?"
Qin Yan explained.
After hearing this, Chen Feng understood immediately.
He had indeed been careless and forgotten about Wang Zihao and Wang Zishan.
"Deputy District Mayor Qin, luckily you reminded me in time, otherwise, I would have really messed up this time."
Chen Feng chuckled awkwardly.
From this incident, it can be seen that although Qin Yan's talent in the political arena is not as good as Chen Feng's, the experiences she has had are definitely more than Chen Feng's. Therefore, in terms of comprehensive planning, she is definitely superior to Chen Feng.
After they chatted for a while longer, Qin Yan and Cheng Lu went to the adjacent room.
After Qin Yan and Cheng Lu left the room, Chen Feng and Wang Ziwei snuggled on the bed, happily discussing academic books from university. Wang Ziwei was not interested in the political arena, so Chen Feng did not discuss political matters with her.
After about half an hour of discussion, someone suddenly opened the door. This made Chen Feng a little nervous. This was a VIP room costing over six thousand yuan. The lobby manager and service staff, as well as the cleaning staff, did not have keys, unless the executive manager had one. And under normal circumstances, the hotel's executive manager would not personally knock on the guest room door.
As he was thinking, the people outside had already entered. It was a group of police officers, along with the brothers Wang Zishan and Wang Zihao.
"Brother, why are you here? And you've brought a group of police officers."
Wang Ziwei questioned with a frown.
"We received a report that someone was engaged in group misconduct in the hotel, so we brought the police to check."
Wang Zishan and Wang Zihao lied smoothly. They felt quite frustrated. Originally, someone had indeed seen Chen Feng entering the VIP room with three women, and they thought it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to trap Chen Feng. Once the charge of group misconduct was established, Chen Feng would have to spend several years in prison, and then his sister Wang Ziwei would slowly forget about Chen Feng. Who knew that there were only Chen Feng and his sister in the room. They had underestimated Chen Feng, thinking he was still the naive rookie fresh out of school, but he had already grown into a versatile player in the political arena. He was very slippery; every time they were about to catch Chen Feng, he would always slip away inadvertently.
"Sister, as you can see, there are only you and Chen Feng in the room, it's not group misconduct at all."
Wang Ziwei said angrily, looking at Wang Zihao and Wang Zishan. These two brothers were too detestable. They knew their sister liked Chen Feng, but they still looked down on Chen Feng and tried to sabotage him in every way. Moreover, they were truly impressed by their brothers' superficial judgment. Chen Feng was definitely a talented young man with boundless prospects.
"Ziwei, let's not argue about this. Grandma has been ill these past few days, very seriously. Hurry back and see Grandma. Don't hang out with a lowly grassroots official from the political arena all day. The Wang family of the capital cannot afford to lose face."
Wang Zishan and Wang Zihao said sternly.
"What? Grandma is sick?"
Wang Ziwei suddenly became anxious. In this world, the person who loved her the most was her grandmother.