Old Chen was truly crafty!
Fang Putang held his enamel mug, calm and composed, and didn't immediately bite into the grand promise laid out before him.
Every government agency liked to bet on young prodigies.
For example, in the Tai'an Metropolitan Area, there were the Inspection Department, the Education Department, and even Qiguang Hengda University and Jiakai Keda University.
They were all happy to direct resources toward cultivating talent, helping them rise to higher positions and secure brighter futures.
This model was known as "city self-renewal."
Because administrative rising stars were highly independent, the system needed a constant influx of new blood to fill its vacancies.
From Central City to the Metropolitan Areas, and even the Fortress Cities on the outskirts.
It was the same everywhere.
"An exceptional rising star is a different matter from cultivating talent, Old Chen. You know exactly what one is worth. The Tai'an Metropolitan Area is a second-tier administrative region, with just one exceptional rising-star slot. Central City, on the other hand, can put forward several, and has plenty of resources to allocate."
Eyeing Chen Ruofu, who looked like a salesman, Fang Putang, the Education Department's top official, spoke unhurriedly:
"You want to make Little Qin the Tai'an Metropolitan Area's exceptional rising star. That means letting him use up the entire resource allocation. The Education Department may not agree, especially since we're still under Central City's Education Department."
Chen Ruofu only smiled, wearing the self-assured expression of someone who was saying, "Don't put on an act. I've seen right through you."
"Come on, Old Fang, cut it out. Just look at Little Qin's performance. How could he not deserve to be the Tai'an Metropolitan Area's exceptional rising star?
"If the Education Department weren't so entangled with the Ying family, Central City would've come to snatch