Siheyuan: Start with a big car

Chief Engineer Zhang and Chief Engineer Wang are both technicians who returned from studying abroad. They have dull personalities and low management sensitivity. Since entering the Magic City TV Factory, they have been devoted to their work.

Chief Engineer Zhang and Chief Engineer Wang would certainly be recognized as outstanding workers in the future, but in this day and age, just knowing how to do research is far from enough.

In particular, after Director Liu, who was good at political work, replaced the old director as the new director, he felt that the ideological awareness of the two was too low, so he suspended them from their posts for reflection, hoping that they could reform themselves.

However, neither Chief Engineer Zhang nor Chief Engineer Wang knew where they had gone wrong, so they refused to admit their mistakes and were suspended.

Li Weidong had sharp eyes and knew that this was a trick.

But his face remained calm and his expression was normal. He said, "Deputy Director Zhou, I've been traveling all the way today and visiting for such a long time. I'm really a little tired. I want to go back to the hotel and have a good rest."

Upon hearing this, Deputy Factory Director Zhou stepped forward and said enthusiastically, "Oh, Director Li, you see I have neglected this. You must be exhausted after coming all the way here.

I will take you back right away, and you can take a break on the way." As he said this, he pretended to help Li Weidong.

Li Weidong waved his hand and said, "Deputy Director Zhou, there's really no need. I know the way. You have a lot of things to do in the factory, so don't worry about me. I can go back by myself."

Deputy Director Zhou wanted to insist, "Director Li, this won't work. You are a distinguished guest, and I would feel bad if I didn't see you off.

Besides, there are a lot of cars coming and going outside, and I'm afraid you are not familiar with the road conditions and it might not be safe."

Li Weidong patted Deputy Director Zhou's arm gently and said, "Deputy Director Zhou, don't worry, I'm not a child, I can handle this.

You should go back to the factory and take care of the work. I've had a good rest and we can continue our conversation tomorrow."

After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the hotel with steady steps.

Deputy Director Zhou stood there, looking at Li Weidong's back as he walked away, the smile on his face gradually froze.
After hesitating for a moment, he turned to Director Liu and said, "Director Liu, why don't we just follow Li Weidong's wishes and let him take Chief Engineer Zhang and Chief Engineer Wang away.

You said that these two chief engineers have been making trouble for us in the factory and never listen to us. If they leave, we won't have to worry about them every day. It's better to have less trouble than more."

When Director Liu heard this, his brows twisted into the shape of a "川" character: "Old Zhou, what nonsense are you talking about! Have you ever thought that if these two people go to the Beijing Steel Rolling Mill and really make great contributions, we will become a huge joke and lose face!
What will our superiors think of us then? What will happen to the scenic spots of our TV factory?"

Deputy Director Zhou's face turned pale and red after being scolded, and he lowered his head quickly: "Director Liu, you are right, I didn't think it through.

My head is so muddled that I only think about saving troubles but don't consider the overall situation. You are farsighted and see things clearly."

Director Liu's expression eased slightly, and he said, "The technical capabilities of these two people are indeed beyond reproach, and our factory cannot do without them.

It’s just that their ideological awareness is really a headache.

But no matter what, we can't let outsiders get away with it. Lao Zhou, from now on, you have to keep a close eye on Chief Engineer Zhang and Chief Engineer Wang, and make them work hard in the workshop, and not let them leave your sight for a moment.

Li Weidong is absolutely not allowed to contact them, understand?"

Deputy Director Zhou puffed out his chest and said, "Director Liu, don't worry! I will definitely handle this properly. I will keep a close eye on Chief Engineer Zhang and Chief Engineer Wang, and make sure Li Weidong doesn't even see their shadows. If anything goes wrong, you can hold me responsible!"

Director Liu also knows how to give a slap in the face and then give a sweet date.
"Old Zhou, I have always trusted your ability to get things done. As long as you do a good job this time, when I reach retirement age and recommend a candidate for factory director, I will nominate you first.

When the time comes, this factory will be handed over to you."

When Deputy Factory Director Zhou heard this, his eyes widened instantly, and his hands trembled slightly with excitement.

"Director Liu, is that true? You really flatter me!

Don't worry, for the sake of our factory and your trust, I will do my best to make sure everything goes flawlessly!"

Director Liu smiled and patted Deputy Director Zhou on the shoulder, saying, "Okay, I'll wait for your good news."

Deputy Director Zhou left the workshop happily and went straight to the next workshop, shouting at the top of his voice: "Chen Jianming, Chen Jianming, come out!"

Chen Jianming, who was busy directing things in the workshop, heard the shouting, quickly put down the work in his hands, and trotted to the workshop door.

"Deputy Director Zhou, are you looking for me?"

Deputy Director Zhou's expression was stern: "Chen Jianming, I want to tell you something. This matter is very important. You must remember it.

From now on, no matter who they are, as long as they are from outside, they are not allowed to contact Chief Engineer Zhang and Chief Engineer Wang. You just stay by their side and keep a close eye on them. If outsiders say anything to them, I will hold you accountable!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jianming nodded hurriedly: "Deputy Director Zhou, don't worry, I will definitely keep a close eye on it. But... why is this?"

Deputy Factory Director Zhou rolled his eyes at him and said, "Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask. Just do as I say. If this is done well, you will definitely benefit. If it goes wrong, you can forget about being the workshop director!"

Chen Jianming was so frightened that he trembled and said quickly: "Deputy Director Zhou, don't worry, I promise to complete the task!"

Deputy Director Zhou hummed with satisfaction, turned around and left, leaving Chen Jianming standing there

Chen Jianming had worked in the factory for so many years and was very familiar with the situation there. In fact, he was very sympathetic to the experiences of Chief Engineer Zhang and Chief Engineer Wang.

In his opinion, both Chief Engineer Zhang and Chief Engineer Wang are excellent technicians and should not be treated like this.

But he was just a small workshop director. How could he possibly compete with the factory director and deputy director?

Chen Jianming pondered for a moment, then turned around and went back to the workshop.

At this time, Chief Engineer Zhang and Chief Engineer Wang had just finished their work.

Chief Engineer Zhang looked at Chen Jianming and said, "Director Chen, take a look. We have already completed today's production this morning, which is considered to be overfulfillment. Can I take a day off to go back and spend time with my wife?"
As you know, my wife has not been in good health recently and she is old.”

If it were in the past, Chen Jianming would have agreed immediately.

After all, the status of workers is very high these days.

But Chen Jianming thought of the deputy director's words, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Lao Zhang, it's not that I don't approve your leave, you should also know the current situation in our factory.

Only if you work hard in the workshop, recognize your mistakes in labor, and correct them, can you integrate into this big family. "

When Chief Engineer Zhang heard this, he sighed and said, "Director Chen, I know, I know. This is embarrassing for you. Forget it. I'll let my apprentice go home and take a look on my behalf."

Chief Engineer Zhang gave in, but Chief Engineer Wang was not satisfied.

In fact, his situation was similar to that of Chief Engineer Zhang, and he had not been home for two months. He was also planning to take a leave, but at this moment he could no longer hold back and said loudly, "Director Chen, I just don't understand, what mistakes did we make?
Take me for example. After I joined our factory, I improved the production line, increased production efficiency, and improved product quality. This is a great achievement no matter where you put it. I don't want these credits.
But how can you assign me to the workshop?
It's not that I look down on the work in the workshop. In fact, I admire these workers very much. But in addition to workers, our factory also needs technicians like us.

You look at it now, because there are no new designs, no improvements.

The production efficiency in our workshop has been reduced by more than half.”

Director Chen was feeling a little guilty. After seeing Chief Engineer Wang get angry, he hesitated for a moment, nodded at the two men, and said, "Lao Zhang, Lao Wang, both of you come to my office."

Chief Engineer Zhang and Chief Engineer Wang looked at each other. They both knew that Director Chen had something to tell them in private, so they nodded to each other and followed Director Chen into the office.

After Director Chen entered the office, he closed the door, poured tea for the two people, and brought it over personally.

After both of them had their tea, he sighed and said, “You two are both the technicians and designers I admire the most.

If I were in charge, how could I not let you return to your original jobs? How could I let you work in the workshop? How could I not give you a holiday? "

Hearing this, the expressions of Chief Engineer Zhang and Chief Engineer Wang changed slightly.

Director Chen continued, “You may also know that the reason you are here is not because you have done anything wrong, but because you are being targeted.

You also know that our factory director and deputy director are both very "positive" people.

Just now, the deputy factory director specifically told me to keep an eye on you guys."

After hearing this, both Chief Engineer Zhang and Chief Engineer Wang looked unhappy.

Chief Engineer Zhang sighed and said, "Old Chen, since you have spoken out, I will not hide it from you.

When I returned home from overseas, I was thinking about making a contribution to my family, but I never thought that I would end up like this.”

Chief Engineer Wang also said: "Old Chen, we two do not feel wronged about our personal experiences. What we are worried about is the production work in our factory.

Although our TV factory is the largest in China and the TVs we produce are sold all over the country, we are far behind overseas TV factories. I heard that overseas countries are researching color TVs. If we fall behind, it will be impossible for us to sell TVs.”

When Director Chen heard this, he was shocked.

He originally thought that the two trade unions would complain about their current situation, but he didn't expect that instead of complaining, they would consider the TV factory.

In comparison, the actions of the two factory directors and the deputy director seem like those of villains.

At this time, Director Chen was in hesitation.

He knew he should help the two, but if the factory director and deputy director knew about it, he would definitely be criticized and might even be demoted. But if he didn't help, he would feel very guilty.

After hesitating for a moment, Director Chen finally made a decision and whispered, "Chief Engineer Zhang, Chief Engineer Wang, in fact, the deputy director's behavior today is very suspicious.

You should know that you two have been in the workshop for some time, and the deputy factory director has never asked about your affairs, let alone asked me to keep an eye on you.

But today he specifically reminded me, what does this mean? This means something happened in our factory, and these things may cause them to lose control of you. "

Although Chief Engineer Zhang and Chief Engineer Wang are the kind of people who are not worldly-wise

But the brain is very smart.

Chief Engineer Wang said, "Could it be that someone is coming from above?"

Director Chen waved his hand and said, "That's impossible. If someone came from above, our workshop would definitely be notified. You also know what the two factory managers did."

As the largest TV factory in the country, the Modu TV Factory is often inspected by senior leaders.

Every time before the leader comes, the deputy factory director will greet the workers in advance and encourage them to be more active.

Chief Engineer Zhang asked, "So what happened?"

Director Chen narrowed his eyes and said, "There is no way to confirm it yet. If you two trust me, you can find a way to figure this out. Maybe there will be a chance for a turnaround."

After hearing this, Chief Engineer Zhang and Chief Engineer Wang both understood what Director Chen meant.

Director Chen wanted to help them, but was unwilling to get involved.

The two of them could understand it. After all, Director Chen was the workshop director and had a bright future ahead of him. There was no need for him to offend the two factory leaders for their sake.

Chief Engineer Zhang said, "Director Chen, don't worry. No matter what the final result is, we will remember your kindness."

"Alright, alright, go back quickly. You still need to pay more attention to this matter."

Director Chen said, opened the door, and shouted to the outside: "Chief Engineer Zhang and Chief Engineer Wang, I hope you can understand your identities. You two are not chief engineers now.
You are just ordinary workers. You should work honestly in the workshop and don't even think about asking for leave.

If you take leave, what will happen to the production work in our factory?"

After he scolded Chief Engineer Zhang and Chief Engineer Wang, he asked them to leave.

Chief Engineer Zhang and General Manager Wang returned to their workstations.

Chief Engineer Zhang looked at Chief Engineer Wang and asked, "Old Wang, do you think what Old Chen said is reliable?"

Chief Engineer Wang nodded and said, "Although Lao Chen is the workshop director, he is different from the two factory directors.

He was born into a working class family and has helped many people over the years. He shouldn't fool us. I think we really need to think of a solution."

Chief Engineer Zhang also nodded. But since neither of them could leave the workshop, what else could they do?

At this time, Chief Engineer Zhang thought of the worker Xiao Hu.

Xiao Hu is a fourth-level worker in the workshop, and he is only 20 years old this year. The reason why he was promoted to a fourth-level worker at such a young age is largely because Chief Engineer Zhang helped him in the past.

(End of this chapter)