Courtyard House: The Chef's Intelligence System

Minister Wang's words brought a knowing smile to Old Li's face; indeed, he was very happy today!

In the conference room of the Ministry of Metallurgy, a group of bigwigs were gathered. Today, they were to announce the expansion of major factories in the Beijing area, which was of great importance.

Meanwhile, other parts of the country have already taken action, with those meeting the standards beginning expansion under the coordination of local governments.

This time, not only the Ministry of Metallurgy, but also the highest levels of government are paying close attention to it, because it concerns steel production capacity; it's extremely important.

Factory expansion is conditional. If production capacity is not met, or if any problems arise, the factory leaders will be held responsible.

What responsibility?

It's not a big deal; at worst, my career will be ruined!

So some people see it as an opportunity, while others see it as an abyss.

There are quite a few people who hesitate and seek stability.

The Ministry of Metallurgical Industry also made a small note of this type of person, stating that they "lacked ideological awareness and a sense of the big picture!"

One sentence was enough to nail you to the spot!

progress?

Go to hell!

That's how ruthless official politics is; if you don't advance, you fall behind.

How could you not take action on something so important?

What the hell do you want to do?

What matters?

Put the expansion aside for now; the important thing is whether you have actively responded to the call.

With such poor ideological awareness, how dare you want to improve?

Die!

Many years later, when many factory leaders faced promotions or receiving higher retirement benefits, the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry's statement that it was "needs further discussion" made them cry in the bathroom.

I'm so damn regretful...

Minister Wang sat at the head of the table and began to speak after everyone had arrived:

"Everyone, after visiting all the factories, you should have a clear understanding now."

"There are twelve factories in the Gyeonggi region that meet the criteria for expansion, but we won't go into those for now."

"Then let's talk about the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. You all went to inspect it, and I've read the report."

At this point, Minister Wang smiled:

"If I had to say which factory in the Gyeonggi region is most qualified for expansion, I would vote for Red Star Steel Mill."

Everyone present smiled when Minister Wang said this.

There was nothing we could do; Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill had already completed all the preliminary preparations, acquired the land, and prepared the funds.

They were even pushing things along in secret, so it's safe to say that the expansion of the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill was a done deal.

Because Comrade Li Jiuzhou said that if the Ministry of Metallurgy doesn't agree, then we'll do it ourselves.

With expansion planned in every direction, what reason would the Ministry of Metallurgy have to stop it?

What can stop it?

They were focused on improving themselves, and the Ministry of Metallurgy was organizing it. What would the higher-ups think of this?

Perhaps the leader will call Minister Wang and say:

"How can this be allowed?"

Therefore, the expansion of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill was imperative, and this was something they had fought for themselves.

From the very beginning, when the higher authorities decided to expand the factory, the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry never considered the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill.

Even if they have that intention, we must suppress it.

The key problem is, it's impossible to control now!

They had been watching Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill's every move from the beginning, just wanting to see how far they could go.

Clearly, the work done by Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill satisfied them greatly.

The expansion was simply a natural progression.

It passed unanimously after a show of hands.

Minister Wang announced something else:

"Comrades, now that the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill is all ready, let them start first."

"The other factories haven't even acquired all the land yet."

"Get the equipment and the money. Tomorrow, have Comrade Wuji bring Comrade Ligong and Comrade Huaide to discuss the expansion."

"This meeting is adjourned."

The next day, Secretary Nie and the other two went to the Ministry of Metallurgy, received guidance from the bigwigs, and finally received the official document authorizing the expansion with trembling hands!

The three returned to the factory and immediately held an emergency meeting to announce the matter!

The meeting was filled with thunderous applause, and some leaders even had tears in their eyes, which was due to their excitement.

A tremendous achievement, because the higher-ups allowed them to double the size of the existing facility!

In other words, Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill will become a large factory with more than 3 employees in the future!

Good heavens!

They couldn't even imagine the benefits involved.

Some leaders even shouted passionately in their hearts:

"We've made it! This time we've really made it!"

Li Jiuzhou was also quite happy, as the factory's expansion would benefit him as well.

This would be of great benefit to all the leaders present.

Doubling the size means that the number of managers in each department will also need to be increased.

There might be cadres transferred from other places, but this is also an opportunity to promote one's own people.

So many vacant positions! That's a huge, tempting piece of meat that could make anyone swoon.

After the meeting ended, many workers received the news, feeling both excited and somewhat dazed.

Some people took this opportunity to spread the word that the factory was going to expand and would definitely need a lot of manpower, so they had to make preparations early.

The meeting at Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill lasted for three days, all about how to get started and where to build first.

The final decision was to hire more people while expanding the facility.

First, the place to eat was built first, because once everyone arrived, eating became the biggest problem.

A few thousand people is fine; the steel mill's five canteens can handle it. But more than ten thousand people at once is not enough; we need to expand.

Three more large canteens will be added, and Li Jiuzhou will personally be in charge of the staff.

This piece of meat is quite juicy, and all the leaders were very envious.

That's nearly two hundred people.

Because these three canteens are larger than the previous ones, more staff are needed.

If Li Jiuzhou were to sell his workstation, he would become incredibly wealthy.

Li Jiuzhou certainly wouldn't do that; he'd sell it for a measly hundred million at most.

Besides, how the hell could you say something like that out loud?

The factory's announcement had already been made, and the workers were in an uproar!

Yi Zhonghai was so excited that he felt his opportunity had come and he wanted to make progress!

He's an eighth-grade fitter, so he should at least get promoted to deputy section chief this time, and he's truly qualified.

If Yang Ligong were to recommend him, the factory leaders wouldn't object. He's an eighth-grade fitter; he's qualified, more than qualified.

It would have been fine if they hadn't expanded, but once they did, Yi Zhonghai's information became incredibly impressive, even dazzling.

The factory is prioritizing the promotion of those who were temporarily employed as managers.

They are all outstanding worker representatives, so who else should we mention if not them?

Of course, we'll have to wait until the factory is almost fully expanded.

Li Jiuzhou was so busy that he hardly ever stayed at the factory; he had to go recruit people.

He'd take anyone, whether they were from the city or the countryside, as long as they had a certain skill.

Anyway, once they get into the factory, they'll all be talented after another training session.

Li Jiuzhou has the confidence to do so.

The training chain in the canteen is already very complete, and its Beiping Big Pot Gang is becoming stronger and stronger!

After graduating from the canteen of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, which of those chefs didn't look down on their peers?

They were all very confident; they needed Mr. Yu's approval to leave the canteen of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill.

Only those with excellent skills can be released; otherwise, they will only embarrass Mr. Fish.