A Life in Government

Chen Changshun is an orphaned college student with no connections, yet he steadily rises through the ranks to become county Party secretary, with no sign of his promotions slowing down. Those around him cannot compete with him. A migrant worker curries favor with him and becomes a real estate tycoon, women rely on him to make their way through officialdom, and mine owners decide that sustainable development means keeping the right people paid off...

Witness the contests of officialdom, heartbreak along the path to power, the fusion of business and politics, the mingling of power and desire, and the trading of money for influence...

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.