Siheyuan: I can always stay out of it

No matter how much Xu Damao regrets, now that things have happened, what's the point of saying these things anymore.

This guy is obviously used to spending lavishly, so naturally he is not used to becoming poor all of a sudden.

It is said that it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. This is Xu Damao's current situation.

Tomorrow is the first day of work in the new year. Chen Xu exercised in the space for a while and then went to bed.

A dreamless night.

the next day.

Chen Xu looked at the large group of workers nearby and was speechless. He knew this would happen.

The factory even specially built a stage, and the factory leaders naturally sat on it and began to speak one by one.

Chen Xu fell asleep while listening in the crowd. The leaders' speeches were basically the same, with all kinds of official language, talking about policies and who represented whom. Before several leaders had even had their turn, an hour had already passed.

Looking at the alarm clock in the space, it was already past nine o'clock. Chen Xu estimated that after the opening meeting was over, it would be just in time for lunch. He comforted himself in his heart, don't panic, it only happens twice a year, and it will pass if he endures it.

Xu Damao next to him had an even more bewildered look on his face, his head nodding, and he was almost about to lie down and sleep.

Most of the workers are in this situation. There are too many people. If you stand a little further back, you can't hear what is being said above you, but you can't leave. The noisy discussions below drown out the speeches of the leaders above.

Director Yang, who was sitting in the center of the stage, had a dark face, not because of the workers, but because he realized that they seemed to have taken it for granted.

In the past, there were only a few thousand people attending factory meetings, but now there are tens of thousands.

The number of people has more than doubled, but the space is still so big. The result is predictable. Many people stand a hundred meters away. You can tell with your butt that even with a loudspeaker, the workers behind them will definitely not be able to hear what they are saying.

The head of the Propaganda Department, who was sitting next to him, had his head almost lowered into his crotch.

Obviously, these things were arranged by them. If something like this went wrong, they might be criticized later.

Li Huaide watched this scene with a smile. He has basically taken charge of the logistics now. Director Yang is in charge of the production department. The Propaganda Department is actually closer to the Logistics Department, but Li Huaide has not had the time to win them over. It seems that now is an opportunity.

Except for the Security Department, which is not under the jurisdiction of the factory leaders, the rest of the steel rolling mill is basically divided into two factions. As for the neutral faction, it does not exist. The main reason is that there is no one in the factory who can compete with Director Yang and Li Huaide.

Either choose to stand on the side or get out, it's a very simple truth.

Chen Xu chose Li Huaide, but in fact he didn't make the choice on his own initiative. There was no other way because his immediate boss was Li Huaide's man.

Not to mention that he himself is optimistic about Li Huaide, even if he is not optimistic about him, there is nothing he can do unless he doesn't want to work in the steel mill anymore.

It was pretty much as he guessed, it lasted until almost eleven o'clock, when it finally ended. Xu Damao next to him had fallen asleep and woke up several times.

"gone."

Chen Xu pushed Xu Damao.

"Ah! Have you eaten yet?"

Xu Damao had a bewildered look on his face, as if he was looking at stars with dog eyes. It was obvious that he had just gone on a date with Zhou Gong's daughter.

"You can even fall asleep while standing. You are a talent."

Chen Xu complained.

"Hey, let me tell you, you don't understand. This is not something that ordinary people can practice. It works well in meetings. When others see you, they think you are thinking with your head down..."

Chen Xu was speechless. You have gained experience by sleeping.

What the leader said basically went in one ear and out the other, but he still heard some interesting things, such as the fact that worker assessments would be held soon.

Chen Xu looked at Yi Zhonghai who was standing not far from them and felt that the old man was particularly excited.

It was easy to understand. In his memory, this guy was promoted to level 8 fitter in 1961.

Chen Xu wondered if there was any way to trick this old guy, but he couldn't figure it out after thinking for a long time. After all, as an outsider, he had no chance to enter the examination room during the assessment, let alone tamper with it.

But it was not pleasant to watch Yi Zhonghai advance. This old guy is keeping a low profile now, but Chen Xu didn't believe that he would really behave himself. This was almost impossible.

Chen Xu believes that a dog will always eat shit, and Yi Zhonghai's low profile now is nothing more than waiting for an opportunity to turn things around.

Now is a good opportunity. Although he has a bad reputation now, once he becomes an eighth-level fitter, it is hard to say what others think of him in secret, but no one will say anything about him in public.

After all, an eighth-level fitter is already at the pinnacle of skilled workers, and it’s no exaggeration to say that he can rub missiles with his hands.

Although Yi Zhonghai's skills are somewhat inferior to those of the transferred bosses, they should not be too much different.

In the eyes of the workers, level eight workers are already at a legendary level, and even factory leaders have to give them some face when they meet them.

Moreover, once an eighth-level fitter appears in the factory, many special tasks from above can be taken over. This is naturally an opportunity to show off in front of the superiors, and the factory leaders will naturally not refuse such a good thing.

As for Yi Zhonghai's character and reputation, what does it matter to the factory leaders? After all, to them, he is just a tool.

Chen Xu thought about it but couldn't come up with any good solution, so he could only give up for the time being and consider the matter in the long run.

Compared to Yi Zhonghai's excitement, Sha Zhu felt a little lonely.

After all, he is different from Yi Zhonghai. Yi Zhonghai just has a bad reputation, but he has actually been sent to labor reform. At least he can't expect to be promoted in the next few years. He is probably destined to work as an apprentice until he dies.

Xu Damao had no hope either. As a projectionist, he was a section officer, a qualified civil servant. But it was very difficult to get promoted, and it basically depended on accumulating qualifications.

Xu Damao is now an eighth-level clerk, which is administrative level 26, with a monthly salary of 33 yuan.

One level higher than Chen Xu, Chen Xu is now a level nine clerk, administrative level twenty-seven, with a monthly salary of thirty yuan.

Even for clerks, the salary gap is huge.

The monthly salary of a first-level clerk is 78 yuan, while that of a twelfth-level clerk is 23 yuan. The gap is several times.

There are thirty administrative levels in total, and Xu Damao and Chen Xu are basically at the bottom.

A first-level clerk would climb up to the deputy section level, administrative level 17 to 18, which is the level of Chen Xu's immediate superior, Director Chen. The monthly salary ranges from over 80 to 99, which is similar to that of Yi Zhonghai who succeeded in being promoted.

After all, although the Purchasing Department is called a department, it is actually a section-level department under the jurisdiction of the Logistics Department. Director Chen can at most be promoted to a section-level position, and the next level up is Li Huaide's current position.

Under normal circumstances, it would be good enough for Director Chen to retire as a deputy director.

As for the bureau-level and department-level levels above, that is not Chen Xu's concern.

Having said that, it seems that after the steel mill was merged, the administrative level of the steel mill was raised by one level, but this is also none of Chen Xu’s business.

After all, although he is now a regular administrative staff member, he is still far from being a cadre.

Moreover, he never thought about becoming an official or something.

Didn’t you see that once Director Yang’s backers were transferred away, he would become a fish on the chopping board, ready to be slaughtered at will?

The same was true for Li Huaide. As soon as his father-in-law got into trouble, he immediately fired him.

The officialdom environment is obviously not suitable for people like Chen Xu who have no background. Even if he forces his way in, he will be cannon fodder.