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That means it will take more than three batches to finish, and almost a week has already passed...

The thought of having to do choral training later on gave Li Chaoyang a headache.

This is also why Li Chaoyang so urgently hopes that the great artist from Sister Li's family will come and help as soon as possible...

To be honest, he was already starting to regret making that boast to the factory manager about starting a choir.

If I had known it would be this complicated, wouldn't it have been better to just say he wanted a solo performance?

Anyway, his voice is not bad, and he could even be considered a singer.

You should know that the song he made at the beginning, "We Are Walking on the Great Road," was actually the Hou Muren version!

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That tune is really high; it's usually very difficult to sing it!

But Li Chaoyang can now handle it with ease...

He had barely entered the cultural center lobby and hadn't even reached the stairwell when someone greeted him.

However, they weren't his subordinates in the propaganda department; those people were probably too busy to even have a moment to spare right now.

Who has time to come and greet him, the section chief?

The people coming and going in the hall were mostly workers from various workshops who came to participate in the selection process.

The workers who frequent the cultural center these days mostly know that this tall and upright young man is now the head of the publicity department of the steel rolling mill.

The workers were all incredibly enthusiastic...

Maybe if Section Chief Li is in a good mood, I can be selected without taking the test?

Of course, this is just wishful thinking on the part of some people.

Li Chaoyang, who adheres to principles and has a bottom line, even eliminated Xiao Song!

It's even more impossible for others to get in through connections!

Nodding to the workers who greeted him, Li Chaoyang went up the stairs to the second floor.

Upon arriving at the Publicity Department's office, finding it empty, he went straight back to his own office and waited...

Right now, everyone's probably downstairs busy with the selection process.

The entire second floor was deserted, unlike the bustling atmosphere downstairs.

But just as he finished making a cup of tea and sat down behind his brand-new desk to read the newspaper, he heard a knock on the office door.

Before he could finish speaking, Qian Jiadong pushed open the door and rushed in.

"Section Chief, you're back?"

"Yes, you're back." Li Chaoyang nodded and pointed to the sofa next to him. "Sit down."

"Old Qian, have the results of yesterday's selection been released yet?"

"Can we finish dealing with the remaining few hundred people today?"

Qian Jiadong had barely settled onto the sofa when he heard Li Chaoyang ask about it. He quickly stood up and handed the report in his hand to Li Chaoyang's desk. "Section Chief, take a look. I just finished counting the number of people selected yesterday this morning."

"I estimate with everyone that we should be able to finish dealing with the remaining few hundred people before we leave work today."

Li Chaoyang picked up the report, glanced at it, and nodded: "Okay, that's good."

"Hurry up and get it done. The experts I invited from the performing arts troupe should be here soon."

"We really hope that experts don't come here and take a look."

"Our choir is still a mess; we haven't even got everyone together yet."

"Then it will be our steel mill's people who lose face..."

Qian Jiadong immediately stood up straight, puffed out his chest, and assured him, "Section Chief, don't worry."

"We will complete the formation of the choir as soon as possible, so as not to bring shame to our factory!"

"Alright, then I'll wait for your good news today." Li Chaoyang nodded and put the report aside.

Qian Jiadong said, "Section Chief, then the selection process can basically be concluded today."

"Can we issue notices for full-time study to those who have already passed the exam?"

"In that case, we can start group training tomorrow."

Li Chaoyang considered it for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Let's not rush the choir training..."

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"After today's selection process ends, everyone will have a day off tomorrow."

"Let everyone have a good rest for a day, including the college students and music teachers!"

"Just say it was me who gave the notice, that it was a notice for full-time study, and that we'll deal with it when I come back from the holiday."

"This selection process, which has lasted for more than a week, has really exhausted everyone."

“I think Ren Guizhong and the others are working non-stop.”

"How can you not get a proper rest? We'll be busy organizing training later!"

"What if we collapse from exhaustion?" As he spoke, Li Chaoyang seemed to have thought of something. "Right, didn't I say when I first came that I wanted to get together with everyone? Lao Qian, how about this, you just let everyone know in a bit?"

"After completing our tasks today, all members of the Publicity Department will have a meal together at the canteen, and the expenses will be covered by the department!"

"Call those college students and teachers too. They've come to help us, so don't forget them when we eat!"

"Yes, Section Chief! I'll pass the notification on right away!" Qian Jiadong's eyes lit up when he heard about the department's dinner party!

He knew that Li Chaoyang had specifically requested two sums of money from the factory director.

These are for choir training and the reopening of the cultural center, respectively...

I heard from the finance department that quite a lot of money was approved...

It seems the department head won't be stingy with this departmental dinner...

"Okay, then go and do it. If you have any questions, come to my office."

"I'll probably be in the office all day today." Li Chaoyang picked up his cup and took a sip of tea...

Qian Jiadong nodded and walked away happily...

We're having a get-together today, and we have a day off tomorrow! This is great news, I need to let everyone know right away.

The publicity department has been so busy lately that even he, the deputy head, is almost overwhelmed.

Now, whenever he sees someone open their mouth, he feels like that person is about to sing...

This is almost obsessive!

Especially those older workers who signed up but couldn't sing at all...

Those ear-piercing, cacophony of voices could drive anyone insane...

Actually, if we're talking about this... then we have to blame Section Chief Li.

He insisted on participating voluntarily and wouldn't allow recommendations from the workshops...

Otherwise, it wouldn't be so troublesome... Qian Jiadong couldn't help but feel a little resentful when he thought of this.

But then I thought about the dinner party after I finished my work today, and the fact that I could have a day off tomorrow.

He became cheerful again... and his whole demeanor seemed much more energetic!

After Qian Jiadong left, Li Chaoyang took a sip of tea, leaned back in his chair, and started reading the newspaper...

A "busy" day begins...

He's decided today to take a day off and do nothing!

Anyway, everything has been arranged and is proceeding in an orderly manner.

As a section chief, he doesn't need to do everything himself...

But things rarely go as planned.

He then leisurely finished reading the newspaper and picked up a literary book to slack off.

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It was almost lunchtime when Qian Jiadong suddenly appeared again...

And as soon as he entered, he said somewhat sullenly, "Section Chief, Xiao Song from the Personnel Department is here!"

Li Chaoyang, who was reading a book, frowned unhappily when he noticed that Qian Jiadong's tone was a bit off.

"Xiao Song? Let her come!"

"Did you, as a deputy section chief, really need to come all the way here to tell me this?"

"Besides, I come here every day, so what's the big deal?"

Seeing Qian Jiadong staring straight at him, Li Chaoyang asked curiously, "What's wrong, Lao Qian?"

Why do you look at me like I owe you money?

"Have I done something to offend you?"