Siheyuan: Xu Damao's New Life

Half a month has passed in a flash, the Lunar New Year is getting closer, and the festive atmosphere is getting stronger and stronger.

In the past half month, Xu Damao often took his two apprentices to the countryside to show movies. He really taught them step by step. The two apprentices have basically reached the level of being able to show movies on their own. It's just that the internship period has not yet ended and they have not been converted to full-time employees. But I believe that with their backgrounds, the internship period will not be too long. Xu Damao was finally able to jump out of the identity of a projectionist and become his deputy section chief.

The decoration of the house is almost done, and it has entered the final stage. It is estimated that it will be completely decorated in a few days. The materials at this time are not as advanced and labor-intensive as those in later generations. After a few days of airing, you can move in.

Xu Damao had been living a very comfortable life these days. He and Lou Xiaoe were newly married and wanted to stick together all the time. But his waist couldn't bear it. Xu Damao planned to spend some time alone together and then solve his infertility problem. Now that he had enough points, Xu Damao was not in a hurry.

At noon, Xu Damao had just woken up from a nap and was slacking off in the office when Section Chief Yang came over and said, "Damo, there's a meeting in the conference room at 1:30 pm that requires your attendance."

Xu Damao was a little surprised. You know, Section Chief Yang usually attended the meeting, and it was his turn only when Section Chief Yang was not there. "Both of us should go? Do you know what's going on?"

"Everyone, it seems to be about the Inspectorate Department. There is news that the higher-ups have approved it, and it will be a department-level establishment. What? Any ideas?"

"No way, I didn't even know about this. If I really had an idea, I would have to make some efforts. Our Propaganda Department is pretty good, the work is easy and not tiring."

In fact, after what Section Chief Yang said, Xu Damao really had some ideas. The Inspection Section was in charge of the workers' labor discipline and work style, and had considerable power. However, it was impossible for him to be promoted to the position of deputy section chief. Besides, he had already married Ezi and had reported it, so it was probably like this before the storm.

Xu Damao raised his arm and looked at the time. "Chief, it's almost time. Let's go."

"Okay, let's go." After that, the two of them walked towards the meeting room together.

Almost everyone in the conference room had arrived. The three factory managers arrived together on time. Secretary Zhao from the factory was in poor health and had been recuperating for a long time, so he rarely came to the factory. It was obvious that the three of them had already discussed the situation before the meeting, and today's meeting was just a formality.

The three of them sat down. Director Yang looked a little unhappy. He presided over the meeting and spoke first. "Comrades, please be quiet. Let's start the meeting now. The main content of today's meeting is that our factory's application to establish an inspection department has been approved. We are allowed to conduct a pilot project in our steel rolling mill. If successful, we will gradually implement it. Today we will discuss the staffing of the inspection department. The inspection department was proposed by Deputy Director Li. He knows more about it, so he will explain it to everyone in detail."

Deputy Director Li looked very pleased with himself, with a smile on his face, probably because he had benefited a lot this time. "Comrades, the superior department has given us a section-level staffing for this inspection section, with a total of 30 positions. Directors Yang and Guo and I have already discussed this in advance, and we plan to have one section chief and two deputy section chiefs, who will be responsible for the daily work of the inspection section and directly connect with the factory office. The rest will be inspectors, who will be divided into groups to inspect various parts of the factory on a daily basis, and strictly crack down on all kinds of cheating, violations of regulations and disciplines, and work style problems. Once a problem is discovered and verified, the inspection section will discuss it internally, formulate a punishment result, and report it to the factory office for implementation. If the situation is serious, it will be reported directly to the factory director for handling."

Li Huaide took a sip of tea and said, "However, in view of the fact that the Inspection Department has been newly established and needs some elite soldiers, the factory has decided to appoint Comrade Cui Yong, deputy chief of the Security Department, as the chief of the Inspection Department to be in charge of the overall work of the Inspection Department. Chief Zheng, you won't be reluctant to let him go, right?" Li Huaide also joked.

"Hey, no matter where we are, we are making contributions to the country. I firmly support the decision of the factory leaders." Zheng Gang said seriously.

Xu Damao thought to himself, "Cui Yong is a good person. He is flexible and knows how to adapt. This time he can be considered a regular employee. But this will make the security department one less nail. It may not be worth the loss for Li Huaide. Doesn't Li have any other arrangements?"

"Because this is a pilot program in our factory, we have only 30 vacancies. Our main factory has 4,000 to 5,000 people, so we are obviously short of manpower. So we plan to transfer some of our best soldiers to work part-time to alleviate the problem of insufficient manpower. Now, Director Guo will announce the list of people to be appointed to the Inspection Department."

Deputy Factory Director Guo picked up a list and read it. "Comrade Yang Weimin and Comrade Xu Damao serve as deputy section chiefs of the Inspection Section, assisting Section Chief Cui in handling daily affairs. There are 27 other inspectors, namely Wang Dawei, Guo Jinyou, Zhao Tangbin, Fan Sizhe... The factory office will issue a notice in a while. Section Chief Yang, please arrange for the radio station to broadcast it. Please ask the above comrades to go to the small conference room on the third floor of the office building tomorrow to hold a meeting to discuss the various regulations for the establishment of the Inspection Section."

Xu Damao never expected that he would be involved in this, but since he was here, he might as well make the best of it. Even if it was a dangerous place, he, Xu Damao, would dare to give it a try, let alone a small inspection department.

However, this personnel appointment is very interesting. Li Huaide has two of the three section chiefs, which is a small victory; although Director Yang suffered a small loss, he also took the opportunity to promote his nephew from the factory general office to the position of deputy section chief; Director Guo will retire in the middle of next year. He wisely did not compete for the position of section chief, but retreated to advance and transferred his nephew and niece from the workshop to the inspection department. Director Guo is an old fox who plays both sides.

Finally, the three factory managers worked together to divide the quota for the Inspection Department and got a favor, then recruited a group of workshop apprentices and office staff to fill the quota and got another favor.

"The Inspection Department has just been established, and there are a lot of things to do, but I still hope that the Inspection Department can play its due role and strictly enforce factory rules and regulations. If anyone is corrupt, uses connections, uses backdoors, or sells favors, I will hold them accountable once I find out! Well, today's meeting ends here, let's adjourn." Director Yang made his final speech and concluded, then he took the lead and walked out of the meeting room.

Many people around had left, but when Xu Damao saw that Li Huaide didn't move, he didn't leave either. Instead, he stood up and congratulated Section Chief Cui. They would be working together in the future, so they had to maintain a good relationship.

Li Huaide saw that most of the people had left and the remaining ones were from his side, so he stood up and walked over and said, "Everyone, don't leave after get off work tonight. I will arrange two tables in the small cafeteria to celebrate the promotion of Comrade Cui Yong and Comrade Xu Damao."

"Oh, Director, you are too polite. I am where I am today thanks to your support!" This is Cui Yong.

"Yes, Director, no matter what, we are still your soldiers and we must follow your orders in all actions." This is Xu Damao.

Li Huaide patted the two on the shoulders and said, "You two are both rare talents. You must cooperate sincerely in the future and resolutely punish the unhealthy trends in the factory."

"Yes, we will unite around you, the factory director, and resolutely fight against the unhealthy trends in the factory." The two said in unison. As for who this unhealthy trend is, that is a matter of opinion.

"Da Mao, are you surprised this time? I have no choice. The situation was serious at that time. Director Guo withdrew from the competition, and I had no choice but to push you up. You also know that I have not been the deputy director for a long time, and I don't have many people I can use. Lao Wang, Lao Yang, and Lao Xu have heavy tasks and cannot be easily moved. You are still young, so you need to exercise more and be brave enough to face challenges!"

"To be honest, I never thought I could be the deputy section chief. After all, I have only been promoted for a short time. But I will work hard and live up to your trust!" Xu Damao said. But he thought in his heart, "It's good that you can explain it to me. I am afraid that you will flatter me to death. I can't be careless with you old foxes. I will leave in a few years and you can just wait for my reward!"