A high-level parachute appointment. Political maneuvering, strategic foresight, and command of the whole picture.
A mysterious transfer order shatters the unspoken understanding between all sides, and Gu Qingzhou arrives with overwhelming force in Handong Province to take over as Provincial Party Secretary! By now, Handong has become an independent kingdom where not even a needle can get in or a drop of water seep through. The Hanshan University faction has students and former associates scattered throughout the political and legal systems, favoring their own and attacking their rivals. The Secretary's faction relies on the former secretary's lingering influence to entrench itself at the center of power and sideline the Standing Committee. Local clans have also joined forces to protect their own interests, using state-owned enterprise reforms to carve up the spoils. Faced with the deadlock of two entrenched factions tearing at each other, and a failing economic landscape worth trillions, everyone is watching to see how this outsider secretary will be sidelined and marginalized. But Gu Qingzhou has a vision for industry twenty years ahead of its time and formidable political skill, and remains firmly in control! He knows the rules of the organization and refuses to launch a campaign-style purge. Instead, he uses an audit and asset verification of Jingzhou's Dafeng Factory as his opening move, turning the factions' own strength against them and achieving great results with minimal effort! With a few words and a smile, he splits an interest alliance that once seemed unbreakable, then uses economic restructuring to strike at its foundations. When the powerful figures finally realize something is wrong, who really rules the skies over Handong?
This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.