Ji Yang arrived at the classroom and noticed that nearly everyone was already there. Since he didn’t know these people, he could only find a seat for himself and sit down.
Looking around, most attendees were in their thirties and forties, including five women who also appeared to be the competent type and were fairly attractive.
At this moment, the class monitor, Ren Caiyue, walked in.
Although she was a middle-aged woman, she still looked beautiful thanks to her meticulous dressing.
Ji Yang sometimes thought that there really were quite a few beautiful women in the political arena.
"Ladies and gentlemen, now that we’re here, we should address each other as classmates and temporarily forget our official positions," Ren Caiyue said as she began.
No one spoke. In the political world, especially at a certain level, there were no fools.
Ren Caiyue continued, "Based on your situations, the party school has synthesized various aspects and will now arrange for class committee members."
There was no election here, just direct appointments.
Ji Yang was aware that although they were told to temporarily forget their original positions, those positions still played a significant part in the consideration for class committee appointments.
The class leader was named Huang Songping, a director from the Provincial Party Organization Department, who seemed to be in his forties.
The secretary, Zhou Dacheng, was the Deputy Secretary of Yangmu City, also in his forties.
The study committee member, Cheng Guosong, was a deputy director of the Provincial Development and Reform Commission, under forty years old.
The life committee member, Lu Zuo, was a director of the Provincial Commerce Department, in his thirties.
The sports committee member, Zhu Ping, was the Deputy Mayor of Quyang City, also in his thirties.
The three group leaders were Qiu Fang, Wei Hongning, and Cao Jiakun, all deputy city-level officials, with Qiu Fang being an attractive woman in her thirties.
The three deputy group leaders were He Yanggui, Hu Yongyi, and Ning Hongwei, all at the Director Level.
One-third of the class was appointed as class cadres in an instant. Ji Yang could only sit and watch, as his rank as a Deputy County Magistrate was indeed not significant among these people.
After announcing the class cadres, Ren Caiyue had them help bring over the textbooks.
The next course of action was the distribution of textbooks.
Once everyone had received their books, Ren Caiyue asked the group leaders to gather their members for a meeting to get acquainted.
Ji Yang was in the first group, led by group leader Qiu Fang and deputy group leader He Yanggui.
Their group also included the class leader Huang Songping.
Now Ji Yang was beginning to understand why many leading officials liked to participate in such training classes. Once acquainted with these classmates, they would become a network of resources, greatly benefiting their future work. Content originally comes from NoveI-Fire.ɴet
The attractive female officials indeed drew attention, and many were engaging in conversation with Qiu Fang, with several already acquainted with her.
Qiu Fang glanced at the ten members of her group and smiled, "From now on, we are classmates within this group. We should help each other out. Let’s start by introducing ourselves so we can get to know one another, and I’ll go first. My name is Qiu Fang, Deputy Mayor of Jinyin City. When you come to Jinyin City in the future, I’ll make sure to take good care of everyone."
The crowd laughed, and one person even said, "Of course, we must report to Deputy Mayor Qiu when we visit Jinyin City."
The class leader Huang Songping smiled and said, "I’ve already introduced myself earlier, so I won’t say much more. Let’s all strive to learn and be ambitious."
Though he was just a director, no one dared underestimate him, as the Organization Department held a lot of power over official positions.
Then came the individual introductions one by one, with several people including Fang Ping, Li Jun, Gu Jinzhou, Su Yongli, Zhu Xingyong, and Zheng Xingping, all Director Level officials.
After they finished introducing themselves, Ji Yang said, "My name is Ji Yang, Deputy County Magistrate of Heshan County."
Ji Yang’s introduction was quite brief.
However, as he introduced himself, everyone’s gaze suddenly turned to him.
It was well-known that, in recent times, the matters of Heshan County, particularly Qingyuan Village, had become widely known. Everyone had heard of Ji Yang, and they had been aware that such a person was in the class when they saw the roster. Now, they all looked his way.
Huang Songping smiled, "I’ve heard about you for a while now but had not seen you in person."
The whole room laughed.
Even though Ji Yang was the lowest-ranked person there, those in the know understood that he had powerful backing and therefore, no one dared to look down on him.
Ji Yang felt that his status within this group was not low at all, as several people were intentionally or unintentionally engaging with him, especially the class leader Huang Songping, who probably was aware of some inside information and treated him very well.