Courtyard House: Starting in a Ceramics Factory

Chapter 289 Going to a meeting at the Ministry of Light Industry!
At this moment, Yan Bugui noticed that Liu Haizhong seemed to know something, so he immediately asked Liu Haizhong.

"Old Liu, do you know something?"

"Is this deputy director of the factory office really that important?"

After hearing Yan Bugui's words, Liu Haizhong shook his head at Yan Bugui and then began to explain.

"This is the deputy director of the factory office."

"Although his official rank isn't very high, his future prospects are simply limitless."

"In our steel rolling mill, the deputy director of the factory office is usually a confidant of the factory leaders, and most importantly, Li Feng has a bright future."

"Based on my experience in the steel rolling mill, Li Feng is very likely to become a factory leader in the future."

"Because many of the directors of our steel rolling mill's office have become factory leaders, or at the very least, the heads of their departments."

"Moreover, Li Feng is still so young; he's only twenty years old this year."

"Even if he perseveres, he can eventually reach the position of director."

Xu Damao agreed with his second uncle's analysis.

"yes!".

"That's what I think too."

"Moreover, Li Feng knows so many high-ranking leaders, so there's definitely no problem for him to be promoted to factory leadership in the future."

"I think it all boils down to a question of positive versus negative."

After listening to their analysis, Yan Bugui was very surprised.

"Li Feng has been working here for less than a year, and he's already being appreciated by the factory manager."

"If he goes to university later, wouldn't it be easier for him to get promoted?"

At this moment, Xu Damao thought for a moment, then nodded to Yan Bugui.

"I think it's possible."

"Now I understand why he insisted on going to university; it turns out he did it for a promotion."

"But to be honest, the factory does accelerate the promotion of leaders with a university degree."

"I feel that Li Feng is probably aiming for this."

"Otherwise, I really can't understand why he would go to university."

Xu Damao paused here, then sighed.

"Actually, getting into university isn't that easy."

If Xu Damao could get into university, he definitely wouldn't be showing movies anymore; being a cadre would be much better than showing movies.

If cadres can be promoted, can projectionists be promoted too?
No!

Although projectionists enjoyed the same treatment as cadres, the reality was far from what they actually received.

So, if Xu Damao could go to university and become a cadre, he would have gone long ago. However, Xu Damao also knows that he is not cut out for it.

of course!

If Xu Damao wanted to become a cadre, there was another way: to be promoted.

This is Xu Damao's only chance at the moment. Although Xu Damao has worked hard in the factory for so many years, it has all been in vain.

Directors at film stations or factories cannot decide whether they will be promoted to cadres.

In such matters, only the factory leaders have the final say. Therefore, Xu Damao envied Li Feng for being valued by the factory director and being directly promoted to deputy director, which is a proper cadre.

This is much better than the projectionist who enjoys cadre-level benefits.

Most importantly, Li Feng went to the most promising department in the factory office.

At this moment, Xu Damao felt that he had to curry favor with Li Feng. Although he knew that Li Feng was a cadre before, he did not know that Li Feng was a cadre in the factory office. Now that he knew that Li Feng was a cadre in the factory office, Xu Damao had a plan.

Otherwise, Xu Damao would never have invited people to dinner for no reason.

At this moment, Yan Bugui thought that Li Feng was quite studious. Because Yan Bugui was a teacher, he believed that studying hard was definitely better than anything else.

Now that Li Feng is the deputy director of the factory office, he still knows to take the college entrance exam. Yan Bugui thinks this is very rare and commendable. At this moment, Yan Bugui can't help but think that he should give his children a political lesson later.

Only in this way can you motivate your children to study harder.

As for Liu Haizhong, although he wanted to build a good relationship with Li Feng, he felt that Li Feng probably couldn't help him.

Because he felt that steel rolling mills and ceramic factories had absolutely nothing to do with each other.

Even if Li Feng is transferred to the Ministry of Light Industry, it has nothing to do with the steel rolling mill, because the steel rolling mill is under the management of the Ministry of Industry.

Even so, Liu Haizhong still felt that Li Feng was more capable.

Afterwards, Liu Haizhong and the other two chatted about Li Feng's affairs before heading home.

As for Li Feng, he was already preparing to take a cold shower.

This weather is really uncomfortable; I sweat all over after just a little activity. It would be so nice if the courtyard house had a bathroom.

Then Li Feng thought that this was probably unlikely.

Currently, even outdoor water tanks are shared, let alone tap water supplied to individual households.

If the problem of running water is solved in the courtyard houses, it's not impossible for Li Feng to build a place to take a bath.

After taking a shower, Li Feng felt much more comfortable.

At this moment, Li Feng really wanted to drink an iced cola, but if he went out to buy one now, he would definitely be covered in sweat again.

Therefore, Li Feng quickly abandoned the idea. After finishing the drawings of some ceramic ware, he lay down on the bed and prepared to sleep.

The next day
in the afternoon
In the conference room of the Ministry of Light Industry
At this point, nearly fifty people were already seated in the large conference room.

Most of them were experts in the field of machinery from the Ministry of Industry, as well as some leaders from the Ministry of Light Industry and other leaders from the Ministry of Industry.

Li Feng never expected that he would be able to attend a departmental meeting; this was something he hadn't anticipated.

This morning, Li Feng went to work as usual. However, while Li Feng was drawing blueprints in his office, Director Zheng suddenly walked into his office and asked how the detailed drawings he had arranged last time were going.

Li Feng answered directly that the relevant drawings for the previous sketch had already been completed.

So Director Zheng immediately asked Li Feng to organize the drawing and then go to a meeting with him.

In fact, Li Feng was completely bewildered.

Since Director Zheng had already said so, Li Feng had no reason to refuse. So Li Feng quickly packed up the drawings and left the factory with Director Zheng.

When they arrived at the destination, Li Feng learned that Director Zheng had originally intended to bring him to a meeting at the ministry. Director Zheng then led him to Secretary Sun, who then told Director Zheng to go to the ministry for lunch first.

So Director Zheng had no choice but to take Li Feng to the ministry for a meal first.

Li Feng hadn't expected to be able to eat at the ministry's canteen. However, to be honest, the canteen food was similar to that at the ceramics factory—not much better, and sometimes even worse. After eating, Director Zheng took Li Feng to a large conference room.

When Li Feng and Director Zheng went inside, he realized that most of the people sitting in the conference room were intellectuals.

At this moment, Secretary Sun arranged for Factory Director Zheng and Li Feng to sit in the front row. Li Feng was a little confused when he found himself sitting in the front row with Factory Director Zheng, so he couldn't help but ask Factory Director Zheng in a low voice.

"Director Zheng, we're sitting so close to the front, are you suggesting I give a report?"

Upon hearing Li Feng's words, Director Zheng placed his right hand on Li Feng's right shoulder and nodded solemnly to him.

"That's right!"

"Today's meeting is about experts determining whether your mechanical drawings can be used to manufacture ceramics."

"Li Feng!"

"I know you're a very talented young man, but I don't know much about mechanics!"

"But I think you should be clear about that."

"This time, just explain your entire idea for building a ceramic production line."

"There are so many experts here, everyone can help you revise it!"

“This is not just your problem, it's the problem of the entire ceramics factory.”

"So just speak your mind without fear of making mistakes."

"Anything is fine as long as we can build the machine."

Upon hearing Director Zheng's words of trust, Li Feng nodded directly to Director Zheng.

"Factory Director".

"I believe there are no problems with the production line I designed."

"However, with your words, I will explain my design ideas and design process to all the experts."

After listening to Li Feng's words, he nodded to Li Feng.

"Um!".

"Now you should prepare yourself."

Li Feng then began preparing what he was about to say.

Actually, Li Feng's approach is similar to giving a PowerPoint presentation. However, since he hasn't yet drawn his blueprints in the form of a projector, he needs to simplify his mechanical drawings and then draw them on the blackboard.

About half an hour later, Minister Jiang and the department directors entered the conference room. Minister Jiang sat in the middle, while the department directors sat around him.

After Minister Jiang sat down, he immediately cleared his throat into the microphone.

At this moment, the entire area below fell silent. Upon seeing this scene, Li Feng couldn't help but sigh inwardly!

This leader is truly exceptional; his aura is simply unmatched by ordinary people.

After Li Feng arrived at these places, Minister Jiang began to address the crowd.

"You all probably already know the purpose of our Ministry of Light Industry bringing all these experts here for this meeting, right?"

"Recently, our ceramics factory under the Ministry of Light Industry is going to promote the industrialization of ceramics."

"Therefore, the most important thing is to manufacture the machinery and equipment for the production line. Regarding the design of the machinery and equipment, our department has already drawn up concept diagrams and detailed drawings of individual products."

"The purpose of inviting everyone here today is to have the experts evaluate the feasibility of this blueprint."

Minister Jiang then turned his gaze to Factory Director Zheng, who then directly asked Li Feng to go up and explain the mechanical drawings.

At this moment, Li Feng did not panic. Although he had never seen such a big scene before, he was very confident in his drawings.

After all, he graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering, and most importantly, his system had already reached Level 5 Mechanical Proficiency. In terms of knowledge, Li Feng was confident that he was no worse than any of the experts present.

So, after straightening his clothes, Li Feng walked towards the blackboard next to the stage.

When the experts saw that Li Feng, who designed the ceramic production line, was so young, they couldn't help but doubt whether his design could actually be used, since Li Feng was just too young.

They believed that Li Feng should only be in college at his age.

At this point, Li Feng didn't care about what others were saying, because he believed that once he was on stage, all he needed to do was showcase the results of his design.

As for other things, he didn't think too much about them.

He then turned his gaze to Minister Jiang and asked her in a humble yet assertive manner.

"Minister Jiang, may I begin?"

Minister Jiang then turned his gaze to Li Feng and nodded slightly at him.

"Can..".

Next, Li Feng began to draw a simplified mechanical design on the blackboard with chalk, explaining his thought process as he drew.

He then addressed the experts below.

"Regarding this simplified diagram, I have drawn a more detailed engineering blueprint."

"All the experts can take a look."

At this moment, the experts listened to Li Feng's explanation of the simplified diagram and design concept, and they all agreed that there were no problems.

They felt that if they were to think of other ideas, their approaches wouldn't be much better than Li Feng's. However, when they heard Li Feng say that he had already designed detailed blueprints, they couldn't help but become curious.

After all, they thought Li Feng was too young. Although the current theory was not problematic, how could someone so young be doing design?

And it can even draw complete engineering drawings?
This surprised them, and they were eager to see the blueprints designed by Li Feng.

So they started circulating Li Feng's ceramic production line design. However, since the design was not just one sheet but composed of many sheets, the circulation was changed to spreading Li Feng's design on the table and having everyone gather around to look at the drawings.

Minister Jiang did not disturb the experts at this time, after all, the purpose of his meeting was to find out whether the blueprints for the production line could be put into operation.

At this moment, Li Feng explained his drawings, and then began to answer the questions raised by the experts about the drawings.

Li Feng already had solutions to the questions they raised, so he answered them fluently.

After all, Li Feng designed these blueprints himself. As for the defects, the problem is that there is currently no corresponding equipment in China to manufacture certain specific parts, so Li Feng can only modify that part.

So these experts are all raising these questions, and of course, they're also addressing other issues.

But not many.

However, even these issues were discussed until around 7 p.m.

The discussion wasn't over yet, so Minister Jiang started arranging for people to deliver food to the people in the meeting room.

Li Feng was extremely hungry at this point, so when he saw there was food, he immediately started eating it in large mouthfuls.

Meanwhile, the other experts were looking at the blueprints and thinking about various things.

(End of this chapter)