This is a realistic work that sinks into the core of the officialdom ecology, a detailed map of power and human nature.
Lin Fangming, a master's degree student from a prestigious university, has an ideal and becomes the secretary of County Magistrate Zhao Jinsong, stepping into the glory and undercurrent of the county compound. He thought this was the center for strategizing, but found that he was first of all a "node" serving tea, pouring water, and filtering information; he longed to serve the people, but he had to first learn to serve the leaders and find a balance between "doing things" and "doing people." Starting from a seemingly ordinary petition briefing, Lin Fangming was involved in the whirlpool of the "Green Field Project" in Hekou Town. Conflicts over land acquisition and compensation, hidden worries behind glorious political achievements, desperate villagers' kneeling visits, sudden attacks by superiors during investigations... Incidents escalated, disturbing the power structure at the county level. The prudent town party committee secretary, the county magistrate who is well versed in the art of balancing, the county party committee secretary who controls the overall situation, the retired old leader, colleagues who are good at calculations, businessmen who try to catch up... A complex network of relationships tightly wraps him up. In this hierarchical maze, every seemingly casual chat may contain hidden secrets, every document instruction is a subtle sign of power, and every investigation and reception is a carefully choreographed stage play. Lin Fangming struggled in the collision between ideal and reality, and moved forward under the torture of loyalty and conscience. He learned to interpret silence, figured out what was right, walked on the blade of rules, gradually moved from youth to maturity, and deeply realized the critical weight of "water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it." Open "Secretary's Growth Notes" and it will take you into an extremely real, profound and thought-provoking world of power!
