1988: Back to the human world for a few years

Chapter 470 Fatty, You're Finally in My Hands

November 5th, Monday.

Qilu is a place with very distinct four seasons. Therefore, with the beginning of winter in two days, the temperature has dropped drastically. Three days ago, a thin sweater inside was enough, but now, people with weak constitutions simply cannot bear it without a thick cotton-padded jacket outside.

As a girl from the south of the Yangtze River, Zhuo Junyue, who felt the power of the northern winter for the first time, was much more unbearable than others. Not only did she put on the down jacket and furry boots that she had spent a huge amount of money on early on, she even bought a pair of colorful woolen gloves and put them on.

The pitiful sight of that little body wrapped in bulky clothes makes people involuntarily worry... It is not officially winter yet. If it is the Lesser Cold or Greater Cold, won’t we have to go out wrapped in a quilt and carry a stove in our hands?

Seeing the row of dilapidated cement and red brick houses so close at hand, Zhuo Junyue felt distressed.

I don't know what the company is thinking. The weather is so cold, but the broken radiators in the department still refuse to heat. Although there are many people in the office, the layout is so careless that if you dare to open the door for a second, the biting north wind will immediately fill the whole room.
Therefore, if you really follow the regulations and take off your scarf and gloves in the house, the bungee-like cooling sensation of ±10° from time to time will definitely make you feel extremely excited!
Hey ~
Our General Office is a key department in the company after all. When can we move to a warmer room?
With endless complaints in his heart, Zhuo Junyue, who had just returned from work in the Propaganda Department, lifted the leather curtain at the office door, which was better than nothing.

Huh?
As soon as I returned to the office, I found the atmosphere in the room was a bit strange.

The General Office is now known as the second external brain and central nervous system of the drilling company. Therefore, there are countless tasks that need to be coordinated and handled every day. All the employees of the General Office, whether you have been promoted or not, whether you are an ordinary employee or a team leader or supervisor, are all busy like clockwork.

Do you want to spend your time leisurely drinking hot tea and reading newspapers like other government departments?

nonexistent!

But today's General Office was completely different from the past. The whole office seemed to be deserted all of a sudden. Zhuo Junyue's usual roaring and running were no longer there. Although there was no one missing, most of them looked towards a certain office from time to time with a slightly confused and helpless look... Even though there were still many people busy with their work, their movements seemed cautious, as if they were afraid to break this somewhat disturbing atmosphere.

Director Zhang is angry again?
This was Zhuo Junyue’s first reaction, but she immediately rejected the idea.

Although Director Zhang is a tyrant in the eyes of his subordinates, and every time he gets angry, it is enough to make all his subordinates tremble with fear and feel as if they are about to be scolded, but at most they will just be dejected after being scolded, and they will never have such a confused and helpless reaction.

Could it be...

Something went wrong in the department?
Zhuo Junyue's heart tightened, and she quickly returned to her seat. Then, taking the opportunity to take off her scarf, she whispered to the person beside her, "Sister Tu, what happened in the department?"

Tu Lili, who was staring blankly at a document, turned her head and glanced at the newcomer who had been praised several times by Director Zhang recently, with a complicated expression.

After hesitating for a while, he replied in a low voice: "At the company's meeting this morning, we adjusted the personnel appointments. From today on, Director Zhang will officially step down as the assistant to the general manager!"

hiss~
Zhuo Junyue took a breath of cold air.

Director Zhang is no longer the assistant to the general manager?

No wonder everyone looks like a deflated ball. Without the support of the valuable position of assistant to the general manager, the department will probably have a hard time in the future.

Thinking of this, Zhuo Junyue quickly asked, "Who is the new assistant to the general manager?"

Over the past year, the General Office has adopted a rather aggressive working style, completely lacking the softness that is expected of a state-owned enterprise system. As a result, it has offended quite a few people. If the new assistant general manager is someone who does not get along with Director Zhang, the General Office will suffer greatly in the future.

Tu Lili shook her head: "I'm not sure about that. It seems that Mr. Wang has no intention of appointing a new general assistant for the time being."

Zhuo Junyue breathed a sigh of relief, then became a little puzzled: "Then why are everyone... like this?"

Although Director Zhang's actual power has dropped significantly after he stepped down as assistant to the general manager, since General Manager Wang has no intention of appointing a new general assistant, it at least shows that people are not really angry with Director Zhang. Even if the General Office is not as confident in the future, with Director Zhang's status as a veteran and a hero of the return, everyone may be a little discouraged, but they will definitely not look so pitiful as to be abandoned soon, right?

Tu Lili glanced at her, sighed, and that complicated and strange look appeared in her eyes again: "That's because after Director Zhang resigned from the position of assistant to the general manager, the company appointed him to a new position... the new acting section chief of Momo Baitou!"

"So, do you know why everyone looks like this?"

hiss~!

Zhuo Junyue took another breath of cold air, which was even stronger than the first one.

As we all know, who is the real first department in today's drilling companies?

That must be Mo Mo Bai Vo!
With their regular section chief being promoted to a division-level cadre somewhat contrary to common sense, this department, which controls countless project assets internally and responds to giant companies like Dahua Company externally, is no longer just a simple department... Rather than saying that it is a section-level department of the drilling company, it would be more appropriate to say that it is a "branch" of the drilling company.

Moreover, it is a "branch" that has no relevance to the main business, is basically at the same level, has assets far exceeding those of the headquarters, but seems to only follow orders and not announcements.

Therefore, although the position of "acting section chief" is only a semi-real and semi-virtual position, when it comes to the Momo Baitou department, its real power is one level higher than that of the assistant to the general manager.

Director Zhang was not demoted at all; he was clearly promoted... and it was the kind of promotion that countless people dream of.

But the problem is...

Momobaitou's portfolio is notoriously large. Almost all of the projects it invests in and needs to manage are worth less than 300 million yuan. For well-known projects such as the 817 broiler chickens and the Laoliu Chicken Breeding Institute, the actual asset size is calculated in billions.

It can be said that if something goes wrong in any project, the responsibility is not something that ordinary people can bear.

Therefore, Director Zhang becoming the acting section chief of Momobaitou means that he must focus most of his energy there to ensure that the work goes smoothly.

But in this case, the General Office is equivalent to being abandoned. Without Director Zhang in charge and in command, how can such a group of rookies, whose longest working experience is no more than 3 years and whose shortest is even less than 3 months, handle and coordinate so much work?

There is no need to create any trouble for those departments that the General Office has offended before. All they need to do is sit back and watch. It won’t be long before these rookies in the General Office will get into trouble themselves.

By the time……

Thinking of the terrible consequences, Zhuo Junyue shuddered suddenly. She finally understood why the people in the department had such expressions.

If it were her, after realizing such an obvious problem, all she would be left with was despair.

Seeing this, Tu Lili was thinking about comforting this junior whom she had a good impression of...

Zhi acridine~
As the office door opened, Zhang Wenshun walked out.

When they saw their director appear, the rookies shuddered as if they had seen their natural enemy, then all lowered their heads and quickly got busy with their tasks.

Glancing at this group of rookies with low aura, Zhang Wenshun snorted, then walked out with his briefcase.

After taking two steps, he stopped again. After thinking for a while, Zhang Wenshun turned around and said, "Xiao Zhuo, come with me to the Kowloon Hotel."

Jiulong Hotel? Zhuo Junyue almost called out this easily misunderstood place name.

Isn’t that the office of MoMoBaiTou? Let me accompany you there...MoMoBaiTou?
But in front of all her colleagues, she didn't dare to ask questions to the director who had scolded her so many times.

So, amid the pity-filled eyes of countless rookies and the jealous and disappointed eyes of Tu Lili next to her, this girl from the south of the Yangtze River who had wrapped herself up like a big dumpling hurriedly tidied herself up, trotted behind Director Zhang, lifted the leather curtain and disappeared from everyone's sight.

………………

Fifteen minutes later, Kowloon Hotel.

Although Zhuo Junyue knew that Momobaitou was now the department with the greatest social influence and the highest security level in the company, and there was even a security team of more than 20 people guarding the hotel entrance, without a work permit or access permit from the department, you would not even be qualified to get close.

But when she actually entered here for the first time, she truly felt that this department, which had always been somewhat mysterious, was far more important than she had imagined.

"Director Zhang, I think I saw the captain of the service team just now... Should we go over and say hello?"

Zhuo Junyue glanced at the middle-aged man who was whispering and communicating something at the front desk, and reminded him in a low voice.

Zhang Wenshun glanced at the new team leader who had just taken over this year, and kept walking: "No need, it's almost the end of the year, the service team is here to ask for help, I was just appointed as the acting section chief this morning, and I haven't even taken office yet, it's not appropriate to greet him now."

What was somewhat strange was that Zhang Wenshun seemed to be in a good mood today. He was much more patient with the rookie Zhuo Junyue than usual and even gave a brief explanation.

Seeking Liji?
Zhuo Junyue immediately understood, then followed her director and quickly walked into the elevator.

"Director Zhang, that's Section Chief Tang from the Department of Industry and Agriculture and Deputy Director Huang from the Linyi County Commerce Bureau? Why... are they here?"

As soon as she stepped out of the elevator on the third floor, the sharp-eyed Zhuo Junyue saw Tang Chaoxian and another person in a waiting room through the half-open door. She couldn't help her curiosity and asked in a low voice about her director who was much kinder than usual.

Zhang Wenshun smiled and said, "Momo Baitou is a well-known God of Wealth. It is also located in Linyi County. Naturally, they come here every day under the banner of central-local cooperation to see if there are any opportunities for cooperation... But in the past, they sent specialists to negotiate. Today, Deputy Director Huang came in person. His main purpose was not to let us participate in any project. Didn't you see Section Chief Tang from the Industry and Agriculture Department was also here?"

Aren’t you here today to discuss the project?
Zhuo Junyue carefully glanced at Tang Chaoxian, who seemed to be having a pleasant conversation with the other party. She seemed to understand what Zhang Wenshun was saying, but seeing that Zhang Wenshun did not seem to have any intention of explaining further, she did not dare to ask any more questions.

At present, half of the third floor of the Kowloon Hotel has been converted into a tea room or waiting room. Therefore, in just a short walk of more than 20 meters, Zhuo Junyue saw a lot of important figures, some of whom she had met before and some of whom she had not met before, in those not-so-large waiting rooms she passed by.

General Manager of Red Star Farm,
Deputy General Manager Diao of the Fifth Farm and the already famous Secretary Tang who accompanied him;
Director Wang of Panhe Large Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Factory and his deputy director;
Director Huang of Linyi County Supply and Marketing Company and the heads of three well-known local enterprises;
There is a leader from the Linpan Oil Refinery whom I have never met but I guess his rank is definitely not low... What nonsense, Qin Xin, the deputy section chief, is in there talking with him, it would be strange if his rank is low.

There were even two young faces that made her blanche and made her extremely uneasy until now... They were two of the group of young people who had pestered her at that large social gathering.

However, what surprised her was that after noticing Zhuo Junyue passing by, the two young men no longer had the green light in their eyes that made her uneasy. Instead, they showed a humble and gentle smile as if they were apologizing.

Zhuo Junyue had to return the other party with a silent smile. He had a feeling that the other party acted so harmless today, probably not because of the presence of Director Zhang by his side, or even because of the two dignified-looking elders sitting next to them.

Swallowing his saliva, Zhuo Junyue trotted a few steps, and finally caught up with Zhang Wenshun's vigorous pace that was totally inconsistent with his fat body. "Hey, Director Zhang, do so many leaders come to Momo Baitou to discuss work every day?"

Although she didn't know much about the situation of MoMoBaiTou, she knew that the fourth floor of Kowloon Hotel was the main daily waiting and meeting place. Although the third floor was separated by half and filled with inconspicuous small tea rooms and waiting rooms, they were all used to entertain distinguished guests... The reason was simple. Distance creates value. The section chief's office of MoMoBaiTou was on the left side of the third floor.

Think about it, if even the small waiting rooms on the third floor that are used to entertain distinguished guests are full, then wouldn’t the reception area on the fourth floor be overcrowded as well?
You know, judging from the levels of the people in the small waiting room on the third floor today, those who can go to the fourth floor, no matter how low their levels are, will definitely not be too low... Anyway, to her, a rookie clerk, they are all leaders.

This made her feel a little nervous, as if she was a weak and powerless little white rabbit, and was being dragged here by her own wild boar chief to see the beautiful scenery by the lake. However, by the lake, there was a large group of giant crocodiles quietly gathering, which could crush her to death if they moved at all.

Zhang Wenshun turned his head to look at her face, which was so nervous that some of her hair turned white, and smiled: "Normally there wouldn't be so many people on the third floor. Today's situation is special."

Zhuo Junyue seemed to understand: "Is it because Momo Baitou's personnel were adjusted today? Director, you have become the acting section chief of Momo Baitou?"

Zhang Wenshun chuckled twice: "The company just passed an internal resolution this morning, how could outsiders know about it so quickly? Besides, he is just an acting section chief, not a change in the company's general manager candidate, so why is it worth paying so much attention!"

Zhuo Junyue was a little puzzled: "What is that...?"

Since we say that today's situation is special, apart from the personnel changes at Mo Mo Bai Tou, what else can be called a special situation?

Zhang Wenshun couldn't help shaking his head when he saw the newcomer who had great potential in him. He said in a very concise way: "That's because the genuine section chief of Mo Mo Bai Tou is back today... and he will stay in the company for a few days!"

The genuine section chief of Mo Mo Bai Tou?
Section Chief Yang?
Is that the senior who walked out of the General Office before?

Zhuo Junyue was a little confused and didn't understand why the return of that senior attracted so much attention.

It was said before that Section Chief Yang would come back every week for meetings. Although he basically left after the meetings and it was basically difficult to see him, you are the leader, so you can just go to him directly if you have any problems. Is it really that exaggerated?

Seeing the disapproval in the eyes of the Jiangnan girl, Zhang Wenshun couldn't help shaking his head, but he didn't want to explain. He just went straight to the secretary desk in the middle of the third floor, and then said in a rather gentle tone: "I'm Zhang Wenshun, I made an appointment with your Section Chief Yang before..."

The girl at the secretary's desk was also very perceptive. Before Zhang Wenshun could finish his words, she smiled respectfully and said, "Chief Zhang, Chief Yang has instructed that you don't need to wait in line. When I see you coming, I will let him know directly... Please wait a moment. I will go in and inform Chief Yang."

Zhang Wenshun also laughed when he heard this: "Then I'll trouble you."

Zhuo Junyue, who was standing by, felt a little annoyed when she saw this.

This rack is really big!
Still need a number?
Even Mr. Wang is not as hard to see as you. Do you really think you are so great just because you are the general manager of Dahua Company?
This is a drilling company, not Texas!

I bother!

Director Zhang is your former boss after all. He was the assistant to the general manager of the company before. Even now, he is the new acting section chief of your department.
In the drilling company, you two are colleagues at the same level. Even though you have already greeted each other, your colleague cannot come in directly. You have to ask the secretary to go through such a set of procedures. Why don’t you go to heaven!?

Just when Zhuo Junyue was complaining to her director;
But I heard a squeak~
The door of the not-so-good-quality office of the Momobaitou section chief opened.

Then a vaguely familiar figure appeared in front of her, and in an extremely intimate manner, he walked up to his director and hugged him tightly.
After letting go, he punched Zhang Wenshun's shoulder with a sly smile on his face: "Director Zhang, it's a cyclical thing! I didn't expect that there would be a day when we would be swapped... Hehe, you fat guy finally fell into my hands today!"

Looking at her director who was also smiling with some ill intention, Zhuo Junyue carefully identified the not-so-strange young face, and her mouth was so big that an egg could be stuffed in it.

You, you, you...

You are not the one who is said to be an intern at Qingfeng Food, who helped me out at the social gathering before, and then ran to the General Office pitifully to be scolded by the director...

Yang Laoliu?!?
Yang Mo glanced at the vaguely familiar pretty girl following Zhang Wenshun, and didn't think much about it. He turned around and said a few words to He Yongyi, who was walking out, and then patted a fat guy: "Let's go in and talk. I just happen to have something to discuss with you!"

(End of this chapter)