Courtyard House: The Chef's Intelligence System

The leaders of the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry were also somewhat troubled by Yang Ligong's request, since it was a private matter.

Ultimately, the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry told Yang Ligong that he should handle the situation as he saw fit, but he should be careful with his methods.

We need to teach Dong Tianbao a lesson, but we also need to maintain unity and not escalate the situation too much.

If in the end the matter escalates to the point where the Ministry of Metallurgy has to clean up the mess, then that won't be allowed.

Yang Ligong said he understood and would absolutely not trouble his superiors.

And he did indeed do it.

Order cancellations, employee dismissals, and then poaching—all within the rules.

As for the textile factory expansion, that has nothing to do with my Red Star Steel Rolling Mill.

If we refuse to make steel ingots for you, you can go to the First Steel Rolling Mill. Besides, there are more than one steel mill in the country, so it doesn't matter who you go to.

Needless to say, the dismissal of the person is purely disgusting, especially Dong Tianbao.

As for poaching people, your textile factory also tried to suppress the people from Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill back then.

We're just returning it.

In any case, all these events combined are enough to give Dong Tianbao a run for his money.

And that was the end of it; Yang Ligong could no longer take any further action.

Dong Tianbao also gave a strict order: not a single piece of cloth from the textile factory could be given to the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, even if it rotted in the warehouse.

Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill said it didn't matter, saying that a few horses were nothing to embarrass anyone, and that if they didn't give them, plenty of others would.

You should know how many factories across the country their Red Star Steel Rolling Mill has befriended.

Speaking of this, we must mention Li Jiuzhou and Hongxing's 25 dishes.

Almost every month, factories from all over the country send people to come and learn.

Li Jiuzhou is just short of opening a chef training class.

Chefs from factories and organizations across the country consider it an honor to receive training at the canteen of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill.

Because you can really learn something, your status will immediately improve when you come back, and your salary will increase significantly.

Of course, every factory that sent chefs to learn from them owed a debt of gratitude to Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill.

Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill did not take advantage of them, and only made a request for a peaceful exchange.

Therefore, Li Huaide can loudly proclaim regarding the stockpiling and acquisition of supplies:

"I'm freaking invincible!"

For the first time ever, Yang Guangming from the Publicity Department went to have tea with Xu Damao.

Xu Damao looked at Yang Guangming across from him, completely bewildered; he felt a little numb.

Because Yang Guangming brought a pack of cigarettes and a bag of tea.

He was somewhat puzzled and worried that Yang Guangming might be up to something.

But Xu Damao still decided it was best to ask for clarification:

"Comrade Guangming, what are you up to?"

"How could I, Xu Damao, possibly accept your gift? If I did, I'd probably never sleep peacefully tonight."

Upon hearing this, Yang Guangming gave an awkward smile, his face showing genuine apology:

"Da Mao, I've come to apologize to you. I went too far before, and I've realized my mistake now."

"There's absolutely no need for us to become enemies. I was too narrow-minded back then."

"I've really suffered a great loss this time, and I'm sure you already know that given your good connections."

Xu Damao could only give an awkward smile. He did know that Yang Guangming had been cheated on, and he had been quite happy about it for a while, almost to the point of setting off firecrackers in the propaganda department.

But to his surprise, Yang Guangming not only didn't lose his spirit, but instead became full of fighting spirit.

This was somewhat difficult for him to accept; this version of Yang Guangming felt like a stranger to Xu Damao.

"Could it be that Yang Guangming has finally seen the light?" Xu Damao wondered to himself.

Yang Guangming continued speaking:

"Da Mao, whether you accept my apology or not, you must accept the gifts. We can still be friends. You can see how I behave in the future."

Since Yang Guangming had already put it this way, Xu Damao couldn't remain indifferent:

"Comrade Guangming, it's better to resolve conflicts than to let them fester. I have no intention of fighting with you. To be honest, I can't beat you anyway. On the contrary, you've been the one causing me trouble."

"Since you've already brought it up, let's call it even from now on. You do your thing, and I'll do mine."

Yang Guangming smiled upon hearing this. Xu Damao's meaning was clear: there was no need to be friends; they could just treat each other as colleagues and go their separate ways from now on.

"Alright, see you later."

"Okay, see you later."

After Yang Guangming left, Xu Damao lit a cigarette and took a deep drag.

He's already made things clear, so nobody should mess with anyone else.

Xu Damao only wanted to achieve something and make progress; he really didn't want to provoke Yang Guangming.

His uncle is the factory director; if he's really determined to get rid of Xu Damao, he really can't withstand it.

Xu Damao breathed a sigh of relief when Yang Guangming came to apologize and clarify things today.

Who wants to be watched all the time, especially by someone with such a large influence?

Yang Guangming did what he did today because someone gave him a lesson.

That's Old Wang, the father-in-law of his third uncle, Yang Ligong.

I lectured him for an entire afternoon, then explained things to him in detail, which made Yang Guangming exclaim that he had learned a lot, and then he had a complete epiphany!

Yang Guangming's actions these past few days have been nothing short of astonishing, as he's been trying to win over people in the propaganda department.

And it's accurate every time you pull it!

He used his workstations to recruit people and find jobs for the family members of his office colleagues.

At first, no one believed it, but after a colleague's younger brother actually got the workstation, everyone believed it.

You can't help but believe it; the real benefits have come your way.

Those who saw the benefits suddenly understood the implications of Yang Guangming's connections!

His mother's thigh is right next to me!

Xu Damao?

Who is Xu Damao?

A smart person would immediately realize this; Yang Guangming will definitely make further progress—that's a foregone conclusion.

Even if your uncle is the factory manager, you can still get promoted!

So we need to keep up with the pace!

Seeing this, Xu Damao could only smile helplessly. He knew that Yang Guangming was using his job position to win people over.

He could do the same thing, but the effect would be different from Yang Guangming's because he didn't have any powerful connections.

Within the propaganda department, everyone knows who can make progress and who has a future.

I just didn't want to think about it before. Back then, Yang Guangming acted all high and mighty, so who would want to follow him?

But now it's different. He's really offering real benefits, which will attract a lot of people to follow him.

In less than three days, he already had lackeys around him.

This is the effect of power. Yang Guangming experienced it this time, and even cursed himself inwardly for being heartless and narrow-minded back then.

Xu Damao had no choice but to focus on his own work, hoping to train more projectionists and expand his influence.

If it's just for internal use, one projectionist is more than enough, but it's not enough for going to the countryside to promote the idea.

This is no longer the time to be reluctant to give up your skills.

Xu Damao decided to personally recruit ten projectionist apprentices to form a team, and then submitted a report to his superiors.

The head of the propaganda department completely agreed; things that were previously unthinkable had been shattered.

You have to understand how difficult it was to learn a craft back then, especially a projectionist. Learning that craft was harder than climbing to heaven!

Because showing movies is much easier than learning to cook, Xu Damao said from his own experience that as long as he teaches seriously, students can graduate and go on missions on their own in less than three months.

Even three months is considered a lot...

Because this skill is so easy to learn, many projectionists hold on to it tightly, fearing that if they teach their apprentices, they will starve themselves.

In the past, the factory tried to arrange for veteran projectionists to mentor apprentices, but they could verbally abuse the leaders to the point of vomiting blood!

I'd rather work myself to death than teach a disciple like that!

That's how tough they are, which is why the factory leaders have a real headache.

After all, it's someone else's skill, and there's no way to force its use.

It's not that you can't force them, but you're afraid they'll just brush you off!

What if I teach you something that's neither good enough for high-level jobs nor good enough for low-level jobs?

In the end, it's the leader who suffers.

After receiving Xu Damao's application report, the head of the publicity department immediately communicated with his superiors.

Many leaders smiled after reading it.

After seeing Xu Damao's application report, Secretary Nie also showed a relieved smile:

"That's more like it! That's a good section chief for the people! Well done!"