In a democratic vote in a certain unit, Lin Tan, who was thought to be a foil, was elected as the proposed deputy county-level official, but Liao Pingyuan, the former top leader's confidant, was unexpectedly dismissed.
In the past, the team decided on a person's promotion, but now it has to be voted on by the masses and based on public opinion. To get promoted, you not only need to please the leader, but also the masses. There are requirements for emotional intelligence and IQ, which increases the difficulty of performance. The project department was a fire pit. After the earthquake, Lin Tan was selected by the leader to deliver letters and become the project section chief. Ningyang was the waterloo of deputy county magistrate Shi Jian's official career. He began to decline since arriving in Ningyang. The price of telling the truth is too high. The cost is high and there is no benefit, so there are fewer and fewer talents who tell the truth.
On one side is his terminally ill lover, on the other is the promotion he dreams of. Emotions and interests are incompatible, what choice will Lin Tan make? Will Liao Pingyuan, the most awesome section chief in history, get his wish for promotion? The novel takes post-disaster reconstruction as the background and describes the workplace ecology and characters with real and delicate details. The language has a distinct personal style and is highly readable.