Chapter 2359 - 2359: All 48 Students Competing for Class President?

Is the whole class of 48 students all going to run for class monitor?

Is every single person going to give a speech?

That's impossible.

Even though Minister Zhou Yimin said that a trainee who doesn't want to be class monitor won't be a good leader, with 48 classmates, men and women, if each gives a three-to-five-minute campaign speech, the whole morning will be gone.

Besides, some of the female trainees are still shy, and their ability to organize language isn't that strong.

And some of the male trainees are already pushing 35, all of them Standard Level cadres. Normally, whenever they speak, there's a written draft, with a secretary or assistant helping to prepare it. Now you tell them to improvise on the spot—honestly, they just don't have that kind of skill.

Not taking part in the election itself is no big deal; but losing face in a campaign speech, that's the real disaster, haha…

So, under the主持 of the vice principal, there was still a group of people who gave up on running. There were only about a dozen left who were ready to give it a try.

Among the ones who bowed out, there was, strikingly, one named Liu Zhizhong, plus Du Shali and Lu Jie. In Dongnan City, only Zhang Xiaoyang could sit tight—he was going to run for class monitor.

As a son of a local Powerful family, Zhang Xiaoyang knew all too well the advantages of being monitor of a training class. Besides, the guy really wasn't a straw bag, so he had some speaking ability and wanted to give it a shot.

So those ten-odd people running for class monitor took turns standing up, one after another, right there by their seats, delivering their campaign speeches. It was completely off the cuff; each showed what they could do!

You could also see that the dozen or so people including Zhang Xiaoyang did have some level of skill. From major policy lines, ideological orientation, to team management ability, as well as their on-the-spot language organization and expression, they all performed quite impressively.

Each person's speech won applause, and Minister Zhou Yimin led the clapping, appearing very gentle, mild, and full of grace.

The atmosphere in the classroom during the first lesson of the training program was still very lively. No one left the room to go to the bathroom or anything like that.

When everyone had finished their speeches, it was time to announce the results. Suddenly, Zhou Yimin pointed at a trainee sitting in the middle on the right side, and smiled: "Comrade Liu Zhizhong, please stand up?"

At once, the whole room was stunned, and even Liu Zhizhong himself was taken aback.

What can you say—having the top leader of the Provincial Organization Department pick you out with a glance is, in itself, a kind of shock to the soul for a young cadre.

Everyone turned to look at Liu Zhizhong. This guy had actually been called by name by Minister Zhou himself—what was that supposed to mean?

In his heart, Zhang Xiaoyang suddenly felt a bit sour. Had Liu Zhizhong's influence already grown this big in the Provincial City?

Liu Zhizhong was a bit depressed, but he still kept his composure.

His aura and demeanor—he didn't lose a bit of either.

He stood up; his outstanding looks and bearing really lit up the room. Quite a few of the female trainees felt their hearts skip a beat.

Quite a few of the male trainees truly felt a twinge of jealousy. This guy's got the body and the looks—damn, how many women is he going to play with in the future?

You're not seeing it wrong: many of the male trainees are over 30 but under 35. They're all powerful leaders in key positions at the local level. They've got backgrounds and connections; at worst they're deputy division-level cadres. You think they wouldn't have some "colorful" side affairs?

Men like them—who doesn't have a lover or two? If you don't, people will laugh at you, ask if you're not up to it or what, haha… Men are most afraid of others saying they're no good in that department, hahaha…

At this moment, facing someone like Liu Zhizhong—a dragon among men—these male trainees were full of envy, jealousy, and resentment.

After all, this guy Liu Zhizhong really is quite well-known in the province.

Say nothing else; just this year's Southeast culture-and-tourism events during the Spring Festival were booming, and Liu Zhizhong took the basketball invitational championship and was named MVP. That alone was eye-catching and influential.

Not to mention, rumors in the streets say he also has a legitimate, law-abiding company, and he's making quite a lot of money!

A guy like this, Liu Zhizhong, is simply young and loaded, promising and accomplished, with a bright future ahead~~~

At this moment, as Liu Zhizhong stood up, Zhou Yimin smiled and said, "Comrade Zhizhong is one of the rare outstanding young comrades in our organization. He's excellent in all respects. Yet today he actually isn't running for class monitor. Can you tell us your reasons?"

Liu Zhizhong's face was calm; his composure was beyond compare.

He said very seriously, "Respected Minister, Principal, and my classmates here today, my decision not to run for class monitor is by no means an attempt to evade responsibility. As a young cadre nurtured by the Party organization, the word 'responsibility' has long been in my blood. At this moment, allow me, with full candor, to explain my true considerations to all of you."

"Responsibility needs to be matched by capability. The position of class monitor is the central nervous system of the class: it requires precise grasp of the teaching orientation and a keen sense of trainees' needs. Looking at myself, faced with the Party School's systematic and high-intensity learning tasks, and with outstanding comrades from all fronts across the province, my abilities in policy interpretation, emergency coordination, and resource integration all need urgent strengthening."

"Minister Zhou often says that young cadres must find the right coordinate system for shouldering responsibility. I know very well that the position of class monitor is an important platform for honing comprehensive abilities. My decision not to run is a proactive choice made after rational consideration. No matter what position I'm in, I will, with a constant sense of 'never being at ease,' realize my personal value through serving the collective."

"Today, every young cadre here is older than I am, with deeper qualifications and experience, and stronger leadership abilities. I, Liu Zhizhong, feel deeply inferior in comparison. They are people I should learn from and follow, and they are equally worthy of becoming this class's monitor, leading everyone to cultivate a springtime belonging to young cadres in this fertile soil of the Party School!"

"I, Liu Zhizhong, am still young and not yet mature, not enough to serve as class monitor. I'm willing to work together with everyone to assist the class monitor, obey the arrangements of the school, heed Minister Zhou's guidance, strive forward, pioneer and innovate, continuously improve myself, and live up to the organization's painstaking efforts."

"Therefore, I ask Minister Zhou and the leaders to understand: there truly are many reasons why I, Liu Zhizhong, am not running for class monitor. My apologies!"

When he said this, hey, the male leaders like Zhang Xiaoyang all felt much more at ease. Because if this guy really did run, with this flawlessly fluent impromptu delivery plus that magnetic voice, he'd be invincible—who could compete with him?

Anyway, among those who ran, none of them could speak this smoothly and with such logic and structure!

Liu Zhizhong's advantage was just too obvious.

As soon as he finished, Minister Zhou Yimin took the lead in clapping.

The whole room naturally erupted in warm applause. Damn, the one who isn't even running spoke better than those who did, sigh…

So then, who would the class monitor's flower finally go to?