The entry of Provincial Party Committee Secretary Wang Jin, Provincial Governor Zhao Yuehui and a group of provincial party committee and government leaders suddenly quieted the originally restless meeting place. Everyone stood up at the same time and looked at Wang Jin and others.

When leaders including Wang Jin and Zhao Yuehui stood neatly in front of the stage and waved to everyone present, the audience burst into warm applause.

As the host of the award ceremony, Zhao Yuehui walked up to the podium, holding the prepared manuscript in both hands, and stood in front of the microphone.

The entire audience was silent, staring at Governor Zhao on the stage, with joy and anticipation in their eyes.

The candidates were looking forward to receiving the honor of “Outstanding Youth” and the guests were delighted to meet the main leaders of the provincial party committee and the government.

At this time, Zhao Yuehui spoke.

“Comrades and friends, Good afternoon! On this day full of hope and vitality, we gather together to witness the glorious moment of the “Top Ten Outstanding Young People”.

First of all, on behalf of the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government, I would like to express my warmest congratulations to the outstanding young people who will be awarded the title of "Top Ten Outstanding Youths"! I would also like to express my heartfelt thanks to leaders at all levels and people from all walks of life who have always cared about and supported the development of young people! ... Let us welcome Secretary Wang of the Provincial Party Committee and all the guests present with warm applause!"

Wow, wow, wow! The applause was thunderous.

After Governor Zhao introduced the award presenters, the award ceremony began directly. All the candidates were nervous and the guests at the ceremony also stretched their necks to look at the stage, hoping to see one or two familiar faces.

After Zhao Yuehui hosted the opening ceremony, a professional host walked onto the stage. The big screen on the stage lit up, and more than 200 photos of the candidates scrolled on the screen. The host took out the speech and began to introduce the achievements and deeds of the first "Top Ten Outstanding Youth" honor winner...

Everyone stared at the screen nervously...

Xu Wen clenched her hands tightly and stared at the big screen. Chu Yao beside her laughed at her and said, "Why are you so nervous? As if the winner has nothing to do with you..."

Having said that, she was actually very curious about who would be the first winner. Although few people paid attention to the ranking of winners at awards ceremonies such as the Outstanding Youth Awards, people in the system knew that the first winner was usually someone that the leaders valued, and whose status and position were often higher than other winners.

The scene was extremely quiet, everyone was looking forward to it...

All I heard was the host introducing the deeds of this award-winning comrade in an impassioned speech.

"He is rooted in the grassroots and contributes silently. He uses his youth and sweat to serve the people and plays an important role in improving people's livelihood and promoting social harmony and stability."

"He was not afraid of difficulties or dangers, and introduced projects to poor mountainous areas and actively coordinated listed companies to build factories in the local area... He completed the restructuring of state-owned assets in the region on his own, created thousands of jobs for the region, and made those laid-off workers who were hungry and cold once again feel the care and love of the Party Committee and the government.

He used his actual actions to interpret the Communist Party’s commitment to the people... He showed us the responsibility and commitment of young people. He worked hard in his ordinary position and contributed his strength to the realization of the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation..."

When it comes to listed companies building factories and state-owned assets restructuring, those who know the situation in Pingyang City and Shannan County have roughly guessed who the first winner will be.

Niu Qing and Bai Xiaohua looked at Li Lin with shock...and were speechless for a long time.

They knew that Li Lin had connections and was on good terms with the provincial party committee leaders, but they never expected that the first winner would be Li Lin! This was enough to show how important he was in the eyes of the judges, and how much the provincial party committee leaders valued him.

When Xu Wen heard the key words "asset restructuring", she covered her mouth nervously. She almost called out "Li Lin"'s name. Her eyes were red with excitement, and waves of emotions surged in her heart...

Chu Yao was confused and was still wondering, who is this person? Not only is he ranked first, but such a long article is devoted to his deeds? She became more and more curious and kept guessing. But she never thought of Li Lin.

Wang Jin sat in the audience, watching and listening to the host's passionate introduction, and a smile appeared on his lips.

He thought that Zhou Chang from the Provincial Youth League Committee was quite good at handling things. He just hinted a few times and not only did he select Li Lin, he even ranked him first among all the winners...

Chang Zaixun and Li Lan smiled at each other, as if they were not surprised by the result.

At this moment, hundreds of guests in the audience couldn't wait to hear the name of the first winner after hearing the host's very inspiring introduction.

The atmosphere was set, and the host paused for a moment and said loudly, "Next, let's welcome with warm applause the first winner of this year's Outstanding Youth of Hanjiang Provincial and Municipal Organs title - Li Lin, Deputy Director of the Pingyang State-owned Assets Restructuring Office!"

Wow! There was another round of warm applause in the venue.

However, many people were wondering while applauding, who exactly was this Director Li and why was he able to surpass all the winners and win the first prize?

When the host called out Li Lin's name, Xu Wen burst into tears...

Chu Yao, who was beside her, felt a blank in her mind the moment she heard Li Lin's name... She stared blankly at the stage, and everything in front of her became blurry and distorted...

"How is this possible?"

"Not only did he win the award, but he was first... This is not true! How could he do that?"

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