Courtyard House: Starting in a Ceramics Factory

1960
December 7th

Time flies. Under the guidance of Master Deng and Li Feng, the new color porcelain team had completed the political task assigned by their superiors.

Finally, after inspection by Master Deng and Li Feng.

These new color sets are perfect, without any flaws.

Master Deng, Li Feng, and everyone in the New Color Group all seemed very happy.

Because this was a great victory for them, and their skills had also improved a lot.

If there's a next time, they can complete the task themselves as long as it's not too difficult.

This also boosted their confidence.

After the task was completed, Master Deng immediately instructed the laborers to take the new colored porcelain to be fired.

Generally speaking, it is difficult for new polychrome porcelain to produce abnormalities during firing. However, even if abnormalities do occur, most people can quickly reproduce the same new polychrome porcelain after mastering the techniques.

Therefore, Master Deng was not very worried about the firing process.

This is one of the advantages of low-temperature ceramics; the success rate is very high.

If it's high-temperature ceramic, then it's hard to say.

After giving these instructions, Master Deng assigned other tasks to the other members of the new coloring group, and then sent Hou Yun back to the light coloring group.

After all, the Shallow Color Painting Group still needs Hou Yun to oversee its work.

Otherwise, Master Deng would have let Hou Yun stay in the new color group.

Anyway, there's still one empty slot in the new color group, but Master Deng hasn't done so yet.

As for the future, that's uncertain.

After arranging these matters, Master Deng asked Li Feng to go with him to the factory director's office to report to Director Zheng.

Li Feng agreed with Master Deng's decision, and the two quickly arrived at Director Zheng's office.

When Director Zheng heard that the new color team had finally completed the task assigned by their superiors, he was very happy and then smiled and said to the two of them.

"Very good!".

"Now only your group hasn't finished."

"When will it be ready?"

Master Deng then answered Director Zheng directly.

"Tomorrow."

"If everything goes well."

Factory Director Zheng nodded, and then he spoke to Master Deng.

"Um!".

"That's good. This morning, someone from the Gyeonggi-hae office called to ask about this, so now I can explain it to them."

Li Feng was very surprised when he heard Director Zheng mention this.

He didn't expect that someone from the Gyeonggi-hae office would call to inquire about the porcelain production.

This was something Li Feng hadn't expected.

Master Deng, however, remained remarkably calm about it, perhaps because he had encountered similar situations frequently in the past.

After the two men reported these matters to Factory Director Zheng, Factory Director Zheng then talked to Master Deng about rehiring him next year.

At this moment, Master Deng was also stunned. After all, it was only December, and he did not expect that Director Zheng would start talking to him about re-employment now.

Master Deng was very happy about this, after all, he had been in this industry for decades and he didn't want to leave the place where he had always worked. Master Deng also really enjoyed painting porcelain.

When Director Zheng saw that Master Deng did not speak, he assumed that Master Deng was unwilling to rehire him.

So he immediately advised Master Deng.

"Master Deng!"

"Because you are an expert in new color technology in our factory, we hope you can stay and guide their work. Don't worry, Mr. Deng, your re-employment benefits will be the same as before." "Your pension will also be at the highest standard."

"You will definitely not suffer any losses."

At that moment, Master Deng, who was deep in thought, heard what Factory Director Zheng said and immediately replied to him.

"Don't worry, Director Zheng, I can come to the factory anytime I need me."

When Factory Director Zheng saw that Master Deng was willing to rehire him, he felt much more at ease.

After all, this is related to the work in the past few years. The revenue of the new color group is constantly increasing, so it is even more necessary for experienced workers like Master Deng to guide the work in the factory.

Director Zheng even convened a special team meeting regarding this matter.

Although the meeting decided to rehire Master Deng, it still required Master Deng's consent. So he had to ask Master Deng's opinion. If Master Deng did not agree, there was nothing that could be done.

After all, by then, Master Deng would have retired, so Director Zheng couldn't say anything about it.

After Director Zheng finished discussing the re-employment issue with Master Deng, he told Master Deng to go back first. He then wanted to talk to Li Feng about the next steps.

Master Deng didn't seem to care too much about it. After all, he knew that Li Feng was now the deputy director, so it was normal for Director Zheng to talk to Li Feng about work-related issues alone. So he nodded to Director Zheng and then left the director's office.

After Master Deng left, Factory Director Zheng then spoke to Li Feng.

"The Ministry has completed the procedures for your restructuring report and is now preparing to submit it to the Organization Department."

"However, the final approval may not be until around the end of the year."

"This is not a problem."

"If we follow the procedure, this is just a matter of time."

"You did an excellent job in the new lottery team. Whether it was the personnel restructuring or improving the quality and capabilities of the new lottery team, you deserve credit."

Upon hearing this, Li Feng immediately waved his hand at Director Zheng.

"Director Zheng, you're too kind."

"This is not just my work; it also owes a debt to Master Deng and all the members of the Xincai team."

Factory Director Zheng seemed to have anticipated Li Feng's response, so he smiled and said to Li Feng.

"You don't need to deny it."

"If it's your achievement, then it's your achievement."

"It's nothing."

"If the factory develops, it will benefit you too."

"But you don't need to worry about the rest. Once the staffing office approves the three-fixed plan for personnel, I will assign someone to handle the rest."

"You should go back to Tsinghua University to study."

"Professor Fang and Professor Xiang have both asked me to bring you back to school recently."

As Director Zheng finished speaking, a smile appeared on his face.

He then sat down in his chair and continued speaking to Li Feng.

"These two professors are rarely like this."

After hearing what Director Zheng said, Li Feng said to Director Zheng somewhat embarrassedly.

"Perhaps these two professors are more responsible."

Factory Director Zheng nodded to Li Feng, and he did not deny Li Feng's words. After all, in Factory Director Zheng's view, these two professors were indeed that kind of people.

So he nodded to Li Feng.

"Alright!"

"I'm giving you the afternoon off this year. Go to school tomorrow."

"There shouldn't be much more to happen after that." (End of Chapter)