Courtyard House: Starting in a Ceramics Factory

Chapter 251: The Appointment of Li Feng as the Leader of the Light Color Group!
After exchanging a few polite words with Xu Damao, Li Feng rode his bicycle away from the courtyard.

After all, I still have to go to work.

When Li Feng arrived at the factory, it was already around 7:40. He quickly went to the canteen to get a few steamed buns and mantou before returning to the workshop.

At that moment, Zhang Jiefang and Jiang Fei were bragging to Han Ming.

When Han Ming and the others saw Li Feng arrive, they immediately surrounded him.

After Han Ming and the others surrounded Li Feng, they kept asking him about his plans to become the group leader.

Han Ming and others had already heard that the factory was going to set up a new light-colored painting group in the painting workshop.

Moreover, the factory intended to appoint Li Feng as the team leader, so Han Ming and the others, who had heard the news, were very surprised.

They never expected that Li Feng would become the team leader so quickly.

Although they knew that Li Feng would definitely become the leader of the new color group after Master Deng retired.

But that would take at least a few more years. However, what they didn't expect was that Li Feng would be appointed as the leader of the Light Color Group so soon.

How old is Li Feng now?

She's not even twenty years old yet.

He's about to become the team leader, which is already a huge news story in the factory.

Nowadays, no matter which workshop you're in, no one becomes a team leader at the age of twenty. Li Feng is truly unique.

of course!

Currently, only the people in the painting workshop know this information; those in other workshops don't know the details.

Surrounded by the crowd, Li Feng felt dizzy.

At that moment, he felt as if hundreds of little birds were chirping in his ears.

At this moment, he instinctively covered his ears with his hands and shouted loudly.

"Stop talking."

However, Li Feng's words were quite effective, and he felt that his ears were instantly much quieter.

Perhaps this is because Li Feng is going to become the team leader, and it is also very likely that Li Feng will also serve as the team leader of the new color team.

Only after everyone quieted down did Li Feng address the crowd.

"What's wrong? Tell me one by one."

"If they all say something at once, I can't keep up with them all."

After hearing what Li Feng said, they asked him one by one.

"Li Feng, when were you appointed as the leader of the new group?"

"Once you become the team leader, you can lead us."

"yes!".

"yes!".

When Li Feng heard their words, he simply shook his head in response.

"I don't know either".

"These decisions were made by those above."

When Li Feng got to this point, he placed his cloth bag on the table, then took out his pencil case from it. Li Feng regularly takes care of the pens he uses.

Maintaining the paint brush is very simple; just dip it in frankincense oil and apply the paint to keep it moist.

If frankincense oil is unavailable, camphor oil can be used instead.

However, camphor oil does not last as long as frankincense oil.

When Han Ming and the others saw Li Feng looking very calm, they couldn't help but say something.

"You must be the leader of this light-colored enamel group. Nobody in our factory knows this skill right now."

"Moreover, Zhang Jiefang also told Jiang Fei that Deputy Factory Director Zhu had spoken to you about this matter."

When Zhang Jiefang and Jiang Fei heard what they said, they had no choice but to bite the bullet and speak.

"I think Deputy Factory Director Zhu said something like that."

Just as they were about to say something, Master Deng, holding a cup, slowly walked into the Xincai group from outside. When he saw a group of people surrounding Li Feng, he frowned and then coldly said to Han Ming, Zhang Jiefang, and the others.

"Don't you all have to work?"

"Get to work already!"

Then he addressed Zhang Jiefang and Jiang Fei.

"You two, go and draw the portraits!"

"I'd like to see how much you've actually learned."

When Zhang Jiefang and Jiang Fei heard what Master Deng said, they hesitated for a moment.

"Master, this..."

Seeing how slow they were dragging their feet, Master Deng raised his voice and angrily shouted at them.

"Hurry up and go."

Zhang Jiefang and Jiang Fei were so frightened that they quickly ran off to have their portraits drawn.

After all, they didn't want to be scolded by Master Deng.

Moreover, today is my first day back at work after returning from my training.

After Zhang Jiefang and Jiang Fei left, Master Deng's anger turned to joy, and he smiled and said to Li Feng.

"Li Feng."

"How has your study been this past month?"

"It's alright, isn't it?"

“I heard from Deputy Factory Director Zhu that the factory has sent you to learn the art of 'light ink wash painting'.”

Only then did Li Feng nod and reply to Master Deng.

"yes!".

"The factory arranged for me to learn 'light color painting' from a retired master named Wang."

Master Deng was very satisfied that Li Feng was able to learn the qianjiangcai (a type of porcelain painting) from Master Wang, and Master Deng knew quite a bit about Master Wang.

He had heard of Master Wang's reputation when he was in Jingdezhen. Master Wang only had three apprentices in his life, and each of them was an eighth-level painter. Therefore, he believed that it was Li Feng's good fortune to be able to learn the light color painting technique from Master Wang.

At this moment, Master Deng couldn't help but smile at Li Feng.

"It is your blessing and good fortune that you can learn famille rose enamel from Master Wang."

"That's right!"

"How are you doing with your studies on famille rose enamels?"

"What did Master Wang say?"

At this point, Master Deng was quite curious about this.

Li Feng thought for a moment, and then answered Master Deng in a somewhat tactful way.

"Master Wang said that I should be qualified."

When Master Deng heard Master Wang's evaluation of Li Feng, he couldn't help but pat Li Feng on the back and say something.

"sure!".

"You're really something."

"It's already quite an achievement for Master Wang to give you such a high evaluation."

"Since Master Wang has given you such an evaluation, it means that your light enamel painting has been recognized by Master Wang."

"You should know about the newly established famille rose painting group in the factory, right?"

Upon hearing this, Li Feng nodded in response to Master Deng.

"Um!".

“When we were in Jingdezhen, Deputy Factory Director Zhu had already told me about this.”

Seeing that Li Feng already knew about this, Master Deng nodded to Li Feng and began to speak.

"Since Deputy Factory Director Zhu has already told you about this, then I will tell you my thoughts. Regarding Xincai, I still want you to take on the role concurrently."

"The establishment of the new Asahi-gai group will take a considerable amount of time, so you will also need to take on the responsibility of the new group."

“Our new color group is different from other groups.” “In our factory, the new color group is considered a small group. Even if there are large orders, we transfer people from other groups to do the work.”

"Therefore, I believe that with your abilities, you can definitely be a good leader of both groups."

"If you agree, I will tell my superiors about this."

When Li Feng heard what Master Deng had said, he could only nod to Master Deng and say yes.

"Master Deng, I promise you."

After Li Feng finished speaking, he suddenly thought of something, so he hesitated and asked Li Feng.

"If I go to university, how will I manage two groups while I'm there?"

Master Deng already had a plan in mind for this matter, so he nodded to Li Feng in response.

"This is very simple. The production specialist will give you the production plan in advance, and you can just arrange it accordingly. You are already very familiar with the production process."

"Just tell them how you want it drawn."

"If you encounter a project, the factory will arrange leave for you."

Li Feng didn't expect that such a tricky matter would be resolved so easily, so Li Feng nodded to Master Deng and said.

"Master Deng, I will lead both groups well from now on."

After hearing what Li Feng said, Master Deng nodded in satisfaction.

"Um!".

"That's exactly how it should be."

"That's what it means to have ambition."

Then Master Deng checked the time and saw that it was almost 8:30. So he nodded to Li Feng and said...

"It's almost time."

"I'll take you to Director Wei's place."

"As for the appointment, Director Wei will personally hand it over to you."

"Furthermore, your appointment has already been approved by the factory's senior management."

Li Feng never expected that his matter would be specifically discussed at a high-level meeting of the factory.

After thinking about it, Li Feng realized it was normal, since his appointment didn't involve cadres. If it were a cadre transfer, it would have to go through the ministry.

The factory only has the right to make recommendations regarding the appointment of cadres.

of course!

Under normal circumstances, the ministry will not reject the factory's suggestions, so as long as the factory reaches a consensus, there will generally be no problems after the report is submitted.

As long as it's not someone from the department who has objections to the factory's suggestions, they are generally approved.

For example, the selection of senior management personnel in the factory must be discussed in a meeting held by the department.

Li Feng's position as group leader is merely a position created by the factory and does not involve any cadre rank, so it only requires the factory's senior management to study and decide.

After Li Feng understood all this, he followed Master Deng to Director Wei's office.

It was still the same familiar sight, except that when Li Feng saw Factory Director Wei, he noticed that Factory Director Wei had even more white hair.

At this moment, when Director Wei saw Master Deng and Li Feng, he couldn't help but smile at them.

"Master Deng, Li Feng! You two are here."

Upon hearing what Factory Director Wei said, Master Deng immediately smiled and replied to him.

"As soon as Li Feng came to work, I brought him along."

"I've already spoken to Li Feng about the new color team, and he's agreed to take on the role concurrently."

After hearing what Master Deng said, Director Wei nodded and then looked at Li Feng.

Then he said to Li Feng.

"Li Feng!"

"Regarding the newly established light-colored porcelain group in the factory, there was no suitable leader during previous discussions. Originally, the factory wanted to recruit Master Wang Shichu."

"But Master Wang Shichu was unwilling to come. As for the other masters of famille rose porcelain, most of them worked in local porcelain factories."

"Deputy Factory Director Zhu said that when you were in Hongdu, you received praise from Master Wang Shichu, and later you went to Jingdezhen and received personal instruction from Master Wang."

"So we held a meeting in our factory and prepared to appoint you as the leader of our factory's light blue and white porcelain painting group, and to start the construction of the light blue and white porcelain painting group."

"Are you willing to take on this heavy responsibility?"

According to procedure, it is necessary to talk to Li Feng. Normally, it would not be necessary for Director Wei to come in person to talk to Li Feng.

However, Director Wei still attached great importance to the newly added light-colored porcelain group, so he decided to talk to Li Feng in person.

After hearing what Factory Director Wei said, Li Feng thought of what Master Deng had just told him, so he nodded and replied to Factory Director Wei.

"I do!"

"I will definitely get the Asahi Shimata group ready."

Factory Director Wei was very satisfied with Li Feng's answer, so he nodded to Li Feng encouragingly.

"Li Feng!"

"That's the kind of drive I need; you're young!"

"You also understand qianjiangcai (a type of porcelain), and you have received guidance from Master Wang. I believe you can definitely build up our factory's qianjiangcai industry and carry it forward."

Then, Factory Director Wei picked up the appointment letter from the table and handed it to Li Feng.

After receiving the appointment letter, Li Feng glanced at it.

He then saw the official document on the appointment letter, which read:

Five-Star Ceramics Factory

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Notice of Appointment of Comrade Li Feng
To all departments and workshops:
Based on the development needs of Wuxing Ceramics Factory, and after deliberation by the factory committee, it has been decided to appoint Comrade Li Feng as the leader of the Qianjiangcai (Light Color Painting) group, effective from the date of this document.

Five-Star Ceramics Factory

September 1960, 5

After Li Feng finished reading his appointment document, he realized that his appointment letter had been issued a few days earlier.

Li Feng couldn't help but sigh inwardly at this moment!

The factory really thinks highly of me.

After reading the appointment document, Li Feng loudly assured Director Wei.

"Director Wei!"

"The light red and purple brocade set will surely flourish under my leadership."

Upon hearing this, Director Wei smiled at Li Feng and said...

"it is good!".

"Regarding the allocation of supplies and personnel for the Asahi Shimata Group, as well as some support!"

"Deputy Factory Director Zhu, everything is basically ready."

"Next, if you need personnel or supplies, just submit a report."

Regarding supplies, I will have Assistant Han coordinate with you.

Upon hearing what Factory Director Wei said, Li Feng quickly thanked him.

"thank you".

"I will definitely prepare the assorted pieces for the Asahi Shimae group as soon as possible."

The factory manager then instructed Li Feng to make the preparations.

After all, Li Feng was going to take the lead in preparing for the light-colored brocade group, while Master Deng was left behind by Director Wei.

After leaving the factory director's office, Li Feng knew he had returned to the workshop.

Li Feng was quickly surrounded when he returned to the workshop.

At this point, everyone started asking Li Feng if he had gone to see Director Wei.

Li Feng knew what they wanted to know, so he simply took out his appointment letter.

When everyone saw Li Feng's appointment letter, they all started discussing it.

After all, everyone was speculating at the beginning, and now that they have seen the appointment letter, it is only natural that they have started to discuss it.

(End of this chapter)