Lu Daosen walked out of the arena with an almost livid face, which showed how unhappy he was at the moment. He didn't expect that a small thing would turn into such a mess. Of course, although the incident in front of him was so frustrating
He was unhappy, but it didn't make him livid.
The reason why he was livid was not the fact that Zhou Jianyun and Lu Tianming lost more than 20 million in a stone bet. His Lu family was considered a big family, and it was really shocking that more than 20 million was wasted all at once.
It was very depressing, but for the Lu family, it was just a drop in the bucket.
What really made his face look ugly was the jade-carved snuff bottle that the old man of the Zhou family dropped in the morning. When Zhou Jianyun learned about this, he also learned about it from his daughter. This jade-carved snuff bottle
The snuff bottle was a birthday gift given to Mr. Zhou by his Lu family when he celebrated his birthday some time ago. When it was given to Mr. Zhou, Mr. Zhou loved it very much. But now, Mr. Zhou was so angry that he threw it away directly.
The jade snuff bottle was smashed to pieces.
Needless to say, the purpose of Mr. Zhou's move was undoubtedly a warning to him. No one in the entire Central Plains could care less about Mr. Zhou's warning, let alone him. This made him feel uneasy.
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The source of all this was the stone bet between Zhou Jianyun and Lu Tianming yesterday afternoon. When Zhou Jianyun told him, he put all the blame on Chen Ran. This undoubtedly made him hate Chen Ran to some extent, so
When Zhou Jianyun said that Chen Ran would be excluded from the competition, he agreed without even thinking about it.
Normally, the competition was about to start at this time, but because of what happened, it could only be postponed temporarily. When Lu Daosen came out, other judges and contestants also came out and saw
In the chaotic scene outside, everyone couldn't help but look at each other in confusion.
Seeing the group of people headed by Lu Daosen, how could everyone outside not know that the leader had come out? The scene suddenly became more chaotic. No one knew who started it. After coaxing them, they all started shouting: "What?
It’s not fair at all to ruin the competition, so what else is there to compete with?”
Lu Daosen's face was livid when he came out, but when he stood in front of the dark crowd, his expression had recovered. He waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, but the scene became even more chaotic. He kept shouting loudly several times.
, the whole place gradually became quiet.
However, from time to time there are still people calling for Chen Ran to play. The winner of the competition cannot be eliminated just because some people are overpowering others. How can such a competition be fair?
Several of the judges had been replaced, but there were still many acquaintances, especially Professor Xie and the gray old man who had a good impression of Chen Ran. They also asked Lu Daosen what was going on.
How could Lu Daosen let Chen Ran play at this moment? If he let Chen Ran play, wouldn't it be acknowledging Zhou Jianyun's statement that he uses power to suppress others? If this is the case, it is not a trivial matter. The Zhou family is in the Central Plains
Although his power is not small, he also has political opponents. If he really does this, Mr. Zhou will probably not just smash things, but will definitely scold him.
After everyone calmed down, Lu Daosen quickly explained the matter, saying that he had received a report. When Chen Ran signed up, the registration time for the competition had already ended. The most important thing was that even as of this moment, Chen Ran had not registered at all.
If you are not qualified to participate in the competition, contestants who participate in the competition must have a qualification certificate to engage in the jade carving industry.
If you have been engaged in the jade carving industry for two or more years, you can get a qualification certificate from the Jade Association. Even now, Chen Ran is still an unlicensed jade carver.
Lu Daosen said righteously that Chen Ran was excluded from the competition based on the fairness of the competition.
This explanation made everyone in the audience speechless. No one could say anything. Although many people still felt that there was an inside story privately, at least on the surface they couldn't say anything. After all, Chen Ran's registration was indeed
Unruly.
After a while of discussion, the voices gradually stopped. Some shook their heads and sighed, some were calm and unchanging, and some were disappointed and sympathetic... Of course, there were also some who were gloating about their misfortune, and naturally among them was Lu, who was standing in front of the crowd of contestants.
It was dawn, and Li Baoping, Ma Jian and others were standing with him. Li Baoping felt a little pity for Chen Ran. As for Ma Jian, he was secretly lucky. Last time he had a bad luck and picked up
A bargain, he ranked third with 85 points. If Chen Ran couldn't participate in the competition, he would be ranked second.
Of course, there are still many people who feel pity for Chen Ran.
"What a waste of a competition. Damn it. I can't pass if I don't participate." Guo Hai was so angry that his face turned green. He gritted his teeth and pulled Chen Ran away.
Zhu Feng had been silent just now, but his eyes were a little strange. Guo Hai pulled Chen Ran to leave. He opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he did not speak. If he was in Tianzhong City, how could he still
He could talk, but in Huadu, there was still such a competition. For a moment, he couldn't speak. He couldn't trouble the big leaders just because of such a thing. It just made him a little strange. You must know that he had seen this
The competition must be attended by provincial leaders, and that leader...
"The person who scolded the next door is Zhou Jianyun, that bastard. He really should have been beaten up just now." Yang Long also swore angrily.
"What are you saying? If you hadn't pulled me just now, it would be weird if I didn't strangle him to death." Guo Hai let go of Chen Ran and glared at Yang Long angrily.
Yang Long was speechless, thinking that if you strangled him to death, we could still leave. Besides, I tried to pull you, but you didn't react at all. Mu Mu said a word, and you let go. At this time, he said
Me.
Chen Ran let out a breath. Although he clearly knew that it was Zhou Jianyun's fault that he was eliminated from the competition, but people had found out about him, he had nothing to say. He could only sigh secretly to the people around him.
He waved his hand and thanked him. Although these people didn't help in the end, they stood up for him.
Chen Ran's thank you obviously won the favor of most people in the audience. They all comforted Chen Ran and said that Chen Ran would definitely participate in the next competition and they would definitely support him then.
"What's going on? What are you doing here?"
After thanking him, Chen Ran was about to leave. But at this moment, a voice suddenly came from outside the crowd, and then a group of people walked over, and the person walking in the middle had something to say in his gestures.
Unrivaled majesty.
Seeing this person, Lu Daosen didn't dare to neglect him, and quickly came up to him with a group of judges, saying repeatedly: "Minister Cao, when did you arrive, why didn't you inform us?"
Minister Cao shook hands with him and said with a smile: "I just arrived, so I shouldn't be late yet, right?"
"Of course not, of course not..." Lu Dosen's face was filled with a smile and he shook his head repeatedly.
Minister Cao smiled cheerfully, shook hands with all the judges, and then asked with a smile: "What happened? Why are you all here?"
"It's no big deal. It's been taken care of. Minister Cao, let's go in." As Lu Daosen said this, he invited Minister Cao to enter. However, Minister Cao did not enter with him, but spoke meaningfully to Chen.
Ran smiled.
Chen Ran was quite surprised when he saw this person, because the Minister Cao mentioned by Lu Daosen was actually Cao Guoxiong, who had met him yesterday, who was Ruoruo's grandfather.
When I saw this person yesterday, although he looked a bit imposing, there was obviously a big gap compared with today.
Although Chen Ran recognized Cao Guoxiong, and Cao Guoxiong also smiled at Chen Ran, Chen Ran did not rush forward to speak, but nodded secretly.
In fact, Cao Guoxiong has been here for a while, and he already understands the whole thing clearly. However, in such a public place, he naturally cannot get acquainted with Chen Ran. In that case, if he helps Chen Ran
, will undoubtedly give people the feeling of being overpowered, so they simply pretend not to know Chen Ran.
Cao Guoxiong didn't speak, but it didn't mean that no one understood what he meant. Officialdom is about understanding from heart to heart. He didn't speak, and someone else would do it for him. Seeing Lu Daosen in a daze, the secretary next to him coughed quickly: "President Lu..."
"Um...ahem..." Lu Daosen's face was a little pale. Others did not see Cao Guoxiong smile vaguely at Chen Ran, but he did. This made him feel a little stupid. Could it be that this boy Chen Ran and Chen Ran
What's wrong with Minister Cao...
Thinking of this, he suddenly broke out in cold sweat. Although he had the support of the Zhou family, after all, Mr. Zhou had retired, and Minister Cao in front of him, in his prime, had already sat on the throne of the Executive Deputy Minister of the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee.
, and it is said that the Minister of the Organization Department will retire recently due to his age, and the person who will take over the position of Minister of the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee, if there is no accident, will undoubtedly be Minister Cao in front of him.
If you offend such a rookie in officialdom...
Without any room to think, Lu Daosen could only pray that Chen Ran and Minister Cao had nothing to do with each other. It was just that Minister Cao had to take care of it when he encountered such a thing. He did not dare to neglect, and he hurriedly told the whole story.
While talking, he also kept emphasizing that Chen Ran was excluded based on the principle of fairness in the competition.
"That's it..." After hearing this, Cao Guoxiong pondered for a moment, and then said calmly: "President Lu, when we do work, we can't be one-size-fits-all. Specific matters must be dealt with in a specific way. To undertake jade carving
The purpose of the competition is to select outstanding jade carving works and outstanding jade carving talents. It can be seen that the qualifications of the contestants are not the most critical. The key is the jade carving talents. On the premise of ensuring the focus of the competition, it is not impossible to relax some forms.
.President Lu, what do you think?"
Before Lu Daosen said anything, the surrounding audience immediately echoed: "What Minister Cao said is true, Long Fengyu won the championship in the preliminaries, but was eliminated because of a small qualification issue. Then
It’s so unfair.”
Cao Guoxiong said this. What else could Lu Daosen do? He could only nod and smile: "Minister Cao, I have no objection to letting Chen Ran participate in the competition. I just don't know if the other judges have any objections?"
We don’t even know about this matter, so what can we say about it?
Hearing Lu Daosen put the blame on them, the judges suddenly cursed in their hearts, and on the surface they shook their heads quickly and said they had no objections.
Rules are dead, but people are alive. Minister Cao's words at this moment are undoubtedly the sword of Shang Fang. With this sword of Shang Fang, everything can be changed.
When I heard that Chen Ran was ready to play, the surrounding area exploded with cheers...
I have to say that after experiencing such an incident, Chen Ran gained a lot of loyal fans, but this was unexpected.
After handling the matter, Cao Guoxiong nodded to Chen Ran and entered the arena surrounded by a group of people. After Chen Ran looked away, he was cheered and hugged by Guo Hai and Yang Long.
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However, neither Chen Ran nor Guo Hai nor Yang Long noticed that in the corner next to them, a pair of eyes full of vicious expressions were staring in their direction.
[There are still a dozen or so votes left to break the 10,000 mark. It should be easy to reach it. If you want to write a book about cities that is more realistic, it will inevitably involve the officialdom. I don’t know if you think it is necessary to write about the officialdom...]
