Restarting life in Siheyuan

Chapter 435 Secretary Chen is leaving
"I won't hide this from you. Old Yang and the others all know that my superiors talked to me a few days ago. There are some changes in my work, and the transfer order will be issued soon."

It seems that the steel rolling mill's performance in recent years has satisfied the higher-ups, so Secretary Chen will naturally be promoted. It's a pity for the motorcycle project, as Secretary Chen won't be able to see him grow up.

"Director Yang, you haven't been promoted as well, have you?"

Zhu Xuefeng spoke without thinking, but Director Yang didn't mind and just smiled heartily.

"So, you are eager for me to leave, are you hoping that I will make room for your father-in-law? You are so flattering, but I tell you, it's impossible. Your father-in-law is a talented person who is making progress. It's impossible for him to drive me away so soon."

"That's good. The two leaders are leaving soon. I still have a work quota at home. Who should I look for then?"

After hearing what Zhu Xuefeng said, the two of them burst into laughter, and Old Yang said with a smile.

"By the way, I heard that your brothers and sisters are both good at studying. I don't think they can use this quota. Do you have any relatives or friends who need it? The steel mill is still short of people. If the higher authorities approve it, we can recruit another 200 people. This is an opportunity. If you miss this opportunity, you will never have it again."

"You are just kidding me. You didn't approve any quota. My quota can still be used. I have checked it a long time ago."

The eldest son of my second uncle's family and the eldest son of my aunt's family are still young and cannot use this quota at all, so they can only sit idle now.

"We've strayed off topic. Let's talk about how that little girl surnamed Lin was commended."

Zhu Xuefeng was tactful and checked the time.

"Leader, please discuss this matter with the two of you. It's getting late. I'll go to the cafeteria to get some food." Director Yang stood up and put his hand on Zhu Xuefeng's shoulder.

"Let Xiao Ma take care of the food. The secretary let you listen to what he said because you are the introducer. You just stay here and be quiet."

"Here's what I think. Xiaolin has been promoted to a regular employee. According to the regulations, she is a regular employee with a secondary technical school degree, and should be promoted to level 35.5 (equivalent to level clerk, salary ). She has made great contributions this time, so I want to be promoted directly to the next level. What do you think, Old Yang?"

Director Yang nodded. "If she hadn't been here so long and had not had so little experience, based on her abilities and meritorious service, she would be fully qualified to be promoted two levels to level 23."

Don't underestimate this level. There is a world of difference between level 25 and level 24. Only when you truly enter the level 24 sequence can your subsequent promotions be guaranteed, one step at a time every few years.

As for level 23, there is no need to even think about it. Even if Zhu Xuefeng graduated now, he would only be level 23 when he entered the factory. It is impossible for Lin Yilan, a technical secondary school graduate, to be transferred to level 23 in less than a year.

"Okay, let's do this. We need to accelerate the development of this serious and responsible comrade. I propose that Comrade Lin Yilan be appointed as the head of the Security Section, which corresponds to level 24."

The section chief of this era is a grassroots management backbone in the administrative establishment. According to the job system, the section chief is an intermediate position between the section-level and ordinary employees. It does not directly correspond to a specific job level, but is responsible for specific business or management functions.

The two discussed the commendation of Lin Yilan in front of Zhu Xuefeng. Zhu Xuefeng knew what they meant, so he just listened if they didn't let him leave.

Old Yang opened the door and asked Xiao Ma to run a little, then returned to the office. The three of them then had some free time to wait for dinner, and Secretary Chen threw a cigarette around again.

"Have the lunches for those departments been arranged?"

"Old Liu is making arrangements. They will probably have to stay here for a day. I asked Old Liu to arrange for them to stay in a guesthouse and clear out a few rooms for them to use."

"I have to report to the department this afternoon, including the plan we have come up with. As for the rest of the matters, you have to come by yourself, Lao Yang. You also know Lao Wei, so that's ok, right?"

Director Yang nodded, "No problem. I will go with Lao Zhao and ask him to add a plug to ensure our special machine tools first. This can earn foreign exchange. Lao Wei will definitely agree. However, the equipment has changed. Xiao Zhu, do you have to change your engine as well?"

That’s for sure, and it can’t be pushed out for the time being.

"Wait until your machine tool arrives. I'll take a look at its accuracy. It's not complicated. The engine team at the institute can modify it."

"We'll talk about it later. Don't even think about refusing. It's more reliable for you to make the first revision."

We left in a jeep at noon. We didn't ride a bike when we came. There was no other way. There were seafood on the car again. Yes, May Day is almost here, and the steel mill is distributing seafood again.

Secretary Chen is not the only leader of the steel rolling mill who will be transferred this time. According to the two leaders, Director Yang, Deputy Director Zhao, Deputy Director Li, and Deputy Director Jiang will remain unchanged. The secretary and deputy secretary, as well as Deputy Director Liu who is in charge of administration will all be transferred. As for Deputy Director Xia, who has only been here for a few months, he is not under consideration.

The two leaders did not reveal who would come specifically, but they were definitely aware of it. Director Yang said more than once that the subsequent work might be difficult, and without the strong support of Secretary Chen, he might not be able to do it alone.

Instead, he was scolded by Secretary Chen with a smile. From the tone of his voice, Secretary Chen might be assigned to the ministry. What a big change. Without Secretary Chen's support, it might be much more difficult for Zhu Xuefeng to thrive in the steel rolling mill in the future. After all, the new secretary would certainly not trust and support him unconditionally like Secretary Chen did. After all, the secretary is the real boss of the factory, and it will take another 20 years for the nominal factory director to get the real power of the boss.

Zhu Xuefeng felt that this incident had a great impact on him. For the first time, he began to worry about the prospect of returning to the steel mill after graduation. He might need to adjust his future development strategy. After all, in this era, graduates from key universities, as long as they were politically strong and had no problems with their family background, would enter government departments.

But Zhu Xuefeng was a little confused about which unit to join.

Before Zhu Xuefeng could think it through, he was called back to the steel mill the next day.

"Xiao Ma, you are really busy. What instructions does the leader have? Let me know first. Don't always make surprise attacks."

"This is not a bad thing. Someone from Hong Kong came and said that they have some suggestions for the next batch of customized motorcycles. Didn't you design that motorcycle? The leader has no choice but to ask you to come again."

"Oh, about that, let's go."

Zhu Xuefeng was very confused. Would Xiangjiang make a suggestion? And would a suggestion require a special person to go and negotiate? When he saw Secretary Chen and his party in the conference room, he was even more puzzled.

The meeting did not last long, and the suggestions put forward by Dongsheng Company were also very simple. One was that the police wanted to add an anti-collision function, and the other was to change the circuit and expand the battery capacity to facilitate the addition of more police equipment.

After listening to Xiangjiang's needs, the steel mill had a brief discussion and said that the changes would be completed as soon as possible. The chemical plant would be contacted for the battery part. If there is no problem, a new design drawing would be provided in two weeks, and the first prototype would be provided in one and a half months. Dongsheng Company would conduct a test drive modification for the Xiangjiang police. "Dear leaders, thank you very much for your support. We are very tight on time and will go to several electronics factories later. We will not stay here any longer. Thank you."

After the meeting, Miss Chen politely declined the steel mill's invitation and turned around to express her gratitude to Zhu Xuefeng.

"Mr. Designer, it's a pleasure to work with you. Thank you very much for your design. I hope this time will be just as perfect. If you have time, I hope you can come to Hong Kong. Our company will welcome you."

The two men shook hands politely and walked out of the meeting room. The steel rolling mill behaved normally and was not affected by yesterday's case at all.

Zhu Xuefeng also declined the lunch at the steel mill, saying that he would complete the changes as soon as possible and then leave. There was nothing he could do. He had no intention of doing it at all.

In the compound, Zhu Xuefeng fell into deep thought as he looked at the report in his hand. Wu Qianqian's statement was very clear and her analysis was very comprehensive.

Li Huaide's first step should be a test, and it will definitely not be the last step. According to this idea, the motorcycle sales agreement is likely to encounter twists and turns, or even be interrupted. This is unacceptable to Zhu Xuefeng. It took so much effort to reach this win-win point. Terminating the agreement will be a huge loss for both parties.

Without the help of Dongsheng Company, Zhu Xuefeng firmly believed that the steel mill's motorcycles would never be able to land in North America, not even in Europe, and there would be no hope in Taiwan and South Korea. Java, which had just opened up the market, would also withdraw completely. For the steel mill, this would mean a loss of at least 95% of the market.

Li Huaide took it for granted. His ultimate goal must be to do things on his own without Dongsheng Company. Facts will teach him a lesson, but Dongsheng Company is also in a difficult situation. The channels that they have spent a lot of effort to build will face a crisis of having no goods to sell.

For Dongsheng Company, cultivating a production plant for its own production seems to be the best option. With Fuso's equipment and the ability to import German equipment, Dongsheng Company is fully capable of producing its own equipment in Hong Kong. For Hong Kong, a free port, batteries and motors are definitely not a problem. However, Zhu Xuefeng is really unwilling to do so, as this would mean losing an important opportunity to work with the mainland.

After considering for a long time, Zhu Xuefeng still couldn't make up his mind. Wu Qianqian's suggestion was very clear, that is, to consider building an independent factory. She knew that all motorcycles were designed by themselves.

This suggestion went against Zhu Xuefeng's original intention. In the early hours of the morning, Zhu Xuefeng still came to Secretary Chen's room. In the dark night, all the security outside was meaningless to him.

"Boss, you are here."

Secretary Chen had been dozing off against the head of the bed, neatly dressed. When he saw the boss arrive as promised, he quickly got up.

"Sorry to have kept you waiting. It's convenient for me to come here in the early morning. Take this back with you. This is my decision. You take it back and execute it. Don't ask about the rest. I will come over again in two months. The situation you are worried about should not happen within two months."

Although Li Huaide went to Xiangjiang, Xiangjiang was just an assembly plant. What products Xiangjiang wanted to produce was completely controlled by the accessories provided by the steel rolling mill. It was still a problem whether the Red Star motorcycle could be put into production. It was a pity that Secretary Chen was leaving, otherwise, Zhu Xuefeng was confident that Xiangjiang would never get the accessories of Red Star motorcycle.

If Li Huaide were asked to sell Dongsheng motorcycles directly, he probably would not have the courage to do so. After all, the sales agreement was approved by the higher-ups. If Li Huaide wants to break the impasse, he will probably have to wait for the new secretary to take office and suppress Director Yang. This will probably not be accomplished in one or two months.

"Sixth brother, it seems that this steel mill really can't do without you. It has come to the school to look for you for two consecutive days."

Fang Jiaming looked at Zhu Xuefeng with envy. The longer he stayed in the steel mill, the more he felt that this sixth brother was very capable. He had not fallen behind in his studies and had made such a big name for himself in the steel mill that even his father, who was far away in Guangzhou, wrote to him and asked him to learn from his classmate.

"What a coincidence! On the first day, something happened at the steel mill, and on the second, they were dissatisfied with the thing I designed. This is not a good thing. By the way, are you still going to the steel mill for internship this summer?"

"Of course. I've been following this project for so long, and it's becoming more and more interesting. You'll have to help out when the time comes. Say hello to Director Chen and the others."

"No way, you've been in the project team for almost a year, and you still need me to say hello for such a small matter?"

"Sixth brother, you don't know, nowadays people are scrambling to join the project team, and this internship is definitely the same, I don't want anything unexpected to happen."

Zhu Xuefeng nodded and agreed, "You ask them. If they have no objection, I will handle this matter as soon as possible."

"Thank you, Sixth Brother. By the way, my dad said you made a great contribution last summer, but you didn't tell me after asking me several times. Is this the commendation from the Navy?"

After more than half a year of trouble, the Navy's commendation finally reached the department. Now few people in the department know what Zhu Xuefeng has done, and the commendation is also very vague. It thanks Zhu Xuefeng for his significant contribution to a key national project, and the Navy specially awarded him some kind of Science and Technology Contribution Award.

There was only a certificate and a ship model, both of which were kept in the department, and Zhu Xuefeng couldn't get them.

"I guess so. At the time, it was said to be a confidential project and could not be made public. It should still not be allowed now. If you want to know the details, go ask your father. I only know a little bit and cannot tell you yet."

Fang Jiaming no longer dwelled on this matter. His family background taught him that there were some things that he really couldn't ask about.

"I don't know if I have time this holiday. I said I wanted to go see my sister last year, but I didn't make it in the end. Sixth brother, are you free during the holiday? Can you accompany me?"

Fang Jiaming's only sister Fang Jiwei works at an oil base in Northeast China. Zhu Xuefeng has seen her photo. She is a young and pretty southern girl. It is hard to imagine how she could go to Northeast China to refine oil. It is too vivid. One can only say that people at that time chose their careers completely differently from people in later generations. They would go wherever they were needed.

"My summer vacation schedule is very full, so I may not be free. You can ask Zhou Jidong and the others to accompany you. He won't be going home after his internship, so he'll be free."

Fang Jiaming rolled his eyes. "He has the opposite sex but no classmates. It will definitely be Yang A Ling who will accompany him. He said that Yang A Ling was already engaged after her internship last year. She will go to Xishan Botanical Research Institute this year. When the time comes, both of them will stay in Beijing. Ten days or so will not be enough for them to go home. They are not, hehe."

Seeing Fang Jiaming's wicked smile, Zhu Xuefeng couldn't help but knocked his head with a smile.

"What are you thinking about, kid? If you can't hold it in, go find someone yourself. There must be like-minded people out there, waiting for you to bring light to the darkness."

Speaking of this topic, Fang Jiaming became even more shameless, "Sixth brother, you and sister-in-law..."

Knowing that he would not say anything nice, Zhu Xuefeng interrupted with a smile, "Go away, it seems that you have too much energy and nowhere to vent it. I should have known not to give you the elixir. You can practice martial arts when you are free. The stuff I teach is not that easy to learn."

As soon as Fang Jiaming was driven away, Chen Zhihe hurried into the dormitory.

"Sixth Brother, Teacher Zhu asked you to go over there right away. I think she's quite serious."

(End of this chapter)