Reborn as a capitalist's young master in the 1970s, he starts his life by being blocked at the

Hearing the words inside, Chen Jianming paused. Was this really such bad timing?

I just arrived and the factory is already refusing to hire me?

Anyway, since he was already here, he had to go in and see what was going on.

Since I have my work permit, there's no need to panic. If the steel mill doesn't hire me, I can always go to another factory.

He didn't believe that all eight factories in western Beijing could fill their quotas.

I knocked on the door from outside. There was a buzzing sound inside, accompanied by the clinking of teacups, so it sounded like there were quite a few people there.

However, after waiting for a long time, no one opened the door.

He frowned, and was about to knock again when a young clerk wearing glasses and a white shirt slowly opened the door.

The young officer adjusted his glasses and asked with a puzzled look, "Comrade, is there something you need?"

"Hello, I'm here to register."

"check in?"

The young officer looked even more puzzled; he hadn't heard of any such arrangements from above.

He stepped aside and said, "Come in."

Chen Jianming followed them into the personnel department and glanced around. There were five or six people sitting inside, men and women, chatting and drinking tea. One of them, a woman dressed in a flamboyant manner, was leisurely eating sunflower seeds.

Those people just looked up, saw how young he was, and then ignored him, continuing to drink their tea.

"Comrade, you said you've come to report for duty, do you know this is for someone assigned to you? Do you have any proof?"

When the young staff member inquired, they dared not be too dismissive.

These days, you never know which leader might send someone over, and he simply can't afford to offend them!

"This is my work ID."

Chen Jianming didn't waste any words. Although he wasn't sure himself, he still took out his work ID and handed it over.

"This is..."

The young officer took the work permit, looked at it carefully, and his eyes widened when he saw the big red stamp on it!

He worked in the personnel department, so he naturally knew the significance of that big red seal. The young man in front of him looked ordinary, but he didn't expect him to have such a big background.

"How is it? Can I start the job?"

Chen Jianming asked if he could go to the next place if it didn't work out.

I came to this steel plant in Shougang only because I heard Brother Lin say on the way here that it was the largest and offered the best benefits.

"This... I can't make that decision, young man. This is my workstation. Please sit down and wait a while, have a cup of tea, and I'll go ask the section chief."

The young staff member invited him to sit down, then busied himself pouring him a cup of tea and handing it to him before rushing out of the room.

Do I really need to ask the section chief for permission to do something this simple?

Does this work permit have that much power?

Chen Jianming was somewhat surprised. He had looked at the documents himself and couldn't see anything wrong with them, but he didn't ask any further questions.

Upon hearing the young officer's words, everyone in the room looked over in surprise. Few people could elicit such an attitude from a young officer.

"Young man, what's your name? What position are you applying for?" a slightly overweight man asked with a smile.

"My surname is Chen, just call me Xiao Chen. I'm applying for a purchasing position."

"Xiao Chen, I've got some sunflower seeds here, let me grab some for you. Being a purchasing agent is a great job, they're highly sought after in our factory."

The woman, dressed in a flamboyant manner, very enthusiastically grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds and handed them over.

Seeing the young officer's attitude, they dared not neglect the young man in front of them any longer.

Chen Jianming gave a brief response, finding it somewhat amusing.

These people are all snobs; they only care about background.

Just then, the young clerk led in a middle-aged man wearing a Zhongshan suit.

"Wow! They actually called the section chief!"

"Is this young man someone of such importance? Even the section chief doesn't personally come to see people who are sent by higher-ups."

"Another one with connections. We can't afford to offend them, we can't afford to offend any of them!"

The people inside were even more surprised and began to whisper among themselves.

"Section Chief Wang, this is Comrade Chen." The young officer stepped forward and introduced him.

"What's all the noise about? You've made a complete mess of this workplace! What kind of place is this?!"

Section Chief Wang, with his hands behind his back and his slicked-back hair gleaming, looked at everyone in the room and gave a stern reprimand.

Turning around, he smiled and proactively extended his hand to shake hands with Chen Jianming, saying, "Hello, Comrade Chen, I'm Wang, the head of the personnel department. Sorry to keep you waiting. All the formalities have been completed for you. There are too many people around here, let's talk in my office."

"Hello, Section Chief Wang, thank you for your help."

"Don't mention it. This is what I should do as a leader. Come with me."

After walking a few steps, Section Chief Wang turned back and waved to the young clerk: "Xiao Li, go and collect Xiao Chen's work clothes and stuff, and bring them to my office later."

"Okay, section chief, I'll get right on it."

The young officer responded and jogged away.

"So, what kind of background does that young man have? That he could get the section chief to personally come and pick him up?"

After they left, the group of people inside huddled together and started chatting away again.

Upon entering the office, Section Chief Wang invited Chen Jianming to sit down on the sofa and even made him a cup of tea with great hospitality.

"Xiao Chen, I heard you're looking to apply for a purchasing agent position, right?"

"Yes, is there a problem?"

"Haha, of course, no problem. Young people have ambition, and being a purchasing agent is a very challenging job. If you encounter any problems at the factory in the future, you can come to me."

Section Chief Wang spoke in an official tone, took out a certificate from his pocket, and handed it to him: "This is your purchasing certificate. Most people start as junior purchasing staff, but I've made the decision to directly promote you to intermediate purchasing staff, and your salary will also be paid according to the standards for intermediate purchasing staff."

"Isn't this... not a good idea?" Chen Jianming was completely bewildered.

He realized he had underestimated the importance of that work ID!

For a section chief to act like this, the red seal on it must have an even more prestigious background!

Section Chief Wang sat in his chair, took a sip of tea, and said, "There's nothing wrong with it. It's a special case, and our factory has always treated talent this way. I'll personally take you to your new job later."

Chen Jianming was speechless.

Does a work permit automatically make you a talent?

He had originally thought the steel mill was no longer hiring and was planning to check out other factories, but now it seems there's no need for that at all.

"Knock knock!"

As they were talking, there was a knock on the office door.

"Come in."

The young staff member pushed open the door and walked in, carrying several work uniforms and some items provided for purchasing staff.

"Section Chief, these are the things I collected on my behalf. Everything is taken care of."

"Okay, give the clothes to Xiao Chen, you can go back now."

Section Chief Wang waved his hand and stood up from his chair: "Let's go, Xiao Chen. You're new here, so I'll show you around the purchasing department and introduce you to the head of the purchasing department. You'll be dealing with him a lot when you become a purchasing agent."

"Thank you, Section Chief Wang."

After taking the clothes, I followed Section Chief Wang out of the office, through the workshops, and headed towards the purchasing department.

"Who is this person?"

"Never seen him before, probably just arrived!"

"Huh? So, someone who just arrived can have Section Chief Wang personally escort them to their new job?"

On the way, some workers were very surprised to see Section Chief Wang walking with him, and they all speculated about his identity and background.