Siheyuan Back to the 1950s

Sun Zhengguo also greeted several new colleagues one by one, but he was not familiar with them yet and could only get to know them better after he officially started work.

After saying hello, Sun Zhengguo followed Director Liao to Deputy Minister Li's office.

"Deputy Minister Li, this is Sun Zhengguo. I have brought him back to you."

After Director Liao finished explaining, he knew that the two had something to talk about, so he took the initiative to leave the office.

"Hello! Deputy Minister Li, Sun Zhengguo is reporting in."

After Director Liao left, Sun Zhengguo quickly greeted him.

"Not bad, a very energetic young man, welcome to join the mechanical department, come and sit down."

"Thank you, Vice Minister Li."

After thanking him, Sun Zhengguo had just sat down, but before he could even settle down, Deputy Minister Li said with a smile:

"You know what? When you were first assigned to the Metallurgical Department, Bai Laogui and I argued on the phone for half an hour because of you."

"Deputy Minister Li, is it worth it for me?"

Sun Zhengguo asked with a smile.

"Why not? Go to our Mechanical Department and see if there are any talented people there. Just a few days ago, the former head of your first department was also transferred away."

After hearing what Deputy Minister Li said, Sun Zhengguo suddenly realized that the former section chief was probably also transferred to the Northwest.

It is true that when there is no tiger in the mountain, the monkey will become king. Otherwise, how could a technician like him become the deputy section chief?

"Deputy Minister Li, when will I go to work? What tasks will be assigned to our department after I go to work?"

Vice Minister Li didn't even think about it, he already had the answer.

"Tomorrow is the weekend, you come to work the day after tomorrow, as for the mission?..."

Deputy Minister Li pondered for a moment and asked solemnly.

"Comrade Zhengguo! Originally, we just wanted to maintain the status quo, but from the looks of you, it seems like you have some ideas? Why not tell me?"

Sun Zhengguo didn’t have any ideas, but with the skills he had in his previous life and the learning in this life, he must be best at industrial machinery.

As for the transformation of the rolling mill, it is just a forced move.

"Deputy Minister Li, I am most familiar with industrial machinery. I think we can first transform and upgrade some machine tools, milling machines, drilling machines and other metal processing machinery. When the accuracy, production capacity and efficiency are improved, we will slowly study and innovate. What do you think?"

"really?"

Deputy Minister Li stood up from his seat in shock, his eyes as big as bells.

He really couldn't believe that this young man with a young face in front of him would take the initiative to propose to transform the machine.

But he was still a little worried. After all, Sun Zhengguo's age was there. He was only 21 years old this year and had just graduated from school. Could he do it?

"Comrade Zhengguo, how about this? You write a report first and we will study it. We will make a decision after you have completed the transformation of the rolling mill."

Sun Zhengguo also understood that he had no qualifications, and that he had to show results before everyone would be convinced.

You can't expect everyone to follow you just because you talk big and talk on paper.

As long as you complete the task of transforming the rolling mill yourself, all these problems will be solved.

"Okay, Deputy Minister Li, I'll bring you the report when I come to work the day after tomorrow. As for other plans, we'll talk about them after I finish renovating the steel rolling mill."

Seeing that Sun Zhengguo agreed to his plan, Deputy Minister Li felt relieved. This showed that he was not an arrogant person and knew that he had to speak with results.

Next, the two discussed the issues of housing allocation and staffing.

However, Sun Zhengguo was not in a hurry to get a house, because given his current position, the house he would be allocated would not be big, so he would wait a few years before deciding.

As for the issue of personnel replenishment, Sun Zhengguo also has an idea. Brother Chen is such a good candidate, but he cannot be allowed to teach in the university. Otherwise, he will have a hard time in a few years.

The two talked in the office for about half an hour. Deputy Minister Li was also very busy and received a phone call from time to time. Sun Zhengguo did not plan to stay long, so he got up and said goodbye and left.

After leaving Vice Minister Li’s office, Sun Zhengguo greeted Director Liao again.

Then he went to meet with his immediate superior, Director Wu of the Technical Department.

Director Wu had no objection to Sun Zhengguo's arrival. After all, he was specially recruited by the deputy minister, so he had to give him face. The two of them had a very pleasant conversation.

After visiting Director Wu, Sun Zhengguo went to the guard room and made a formal registration before riding his bike home.

At noon, at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, Director Yang had just finished lunch and was reading the newspaper leisurely.

"Ding ding ding...!"

When he heard the phone ringing, Director Yang didn't even raise his head, but picked up the receiver, and heard the loud voice of Director Wu coming from the other end of the line.

"Lao Yang, congratulations! If I have any problems in the future, I will ask you for help. Don't be stingy."

Director Wu's inexplicable words left Director Yang completely confused.

"No, Old Wu, what are you congratulating me for? And how can I help you?"

"Pretend! Keep pretending. Don't tell me that Technician Sun didn't join your factory. His parents are both in your factory. I don't believe you won't take advantage of such a good opportunity."

"Old Wu, please explain the situation clearly. I really don't know what you are talking about."

"You really don't know?"

The voice on the other end of the phone suddenly increased in volume, causing Director Yang's ears to hurt. He could only move the microphone to the side.

"Hey, could you please keep your voice down? Don't be so jumpy. If you have something to say, just say it. I really don't know anything."

"Okay! That technician Sun has resigned. The specific reason is unknown. I thought he was recruited by your factory, so I called you. I thought I would ask you to take care of the machine if it broke down in the future. I didn't expect... Oh!"

After hearing this, Director Yang didn't know what to say.

Sun Zhengguo resigned? How come I didn't know about this? If he resigned, what would happen to the machines in our factory?

"Old Wu! Why didn't you call me earlier? When did this happen? If you had called earlier, maybe...?"

Director Yang blamed on the phone.

In fact, this cannot be blamed on Director Wu. He also had selfish motives and wanted to recruit Sun Zhengguo, but he failed.

He thought that the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill would be able to recruit Sun Zhengguo by relying on some connections, but who would have thought that Old Yang was so out of touch with the news.

"Old Wu, let's not talk about it for now. Thank you for this time. I have something else to do. I'll hang up first."

After hastily ending the conversation, Director Yang couldn't sit still for a moment and quickly went to the Women's Federation office.

"Hey! Director Yang, how come you have time to come to our Women's Federation?"

In the Women's Federation office, the sharp-eyed Sister Wu quickly stepped forward and greeted them.

"I came to see your Deputy Director Lin for something. Where is she?"

"In the office!"

Director Yang didn't have time to chat and hurried to Lin Wencui's office.

"Deputy Director Lin, I heard that your son has resigned. When did that happen? How come I didn't know about it?"

As soon as he entered the office, Director Yang asked.

Lin Wencui did not hide anything and recounted what happened before and after his son resigned.

"These parasites, no wonder there have been no talented people in recent years. Those who used to have some ability have been exiled to remote areas by them."

After listening to Lin Wencui's story, Director Yang was so angry that he started cursing.

"Deputy Director Lin, so your son is unemployed at home now?"

Lin Wencui nodded, "Yes, Director Yang."

Seeing Lin Wencui admit it personally, Director Yang became interested again. He thought that such a good opportunity must not be missed.

"Deputy Director Lin, can you accompany me back to your home and help persuade your son to come to work in our factory? Don't worry, I will definitely not treat him unfairly."

After hearing this, Lin Wencui's eyes lit up. After all, letting her son stay at home was not a solution, right?

Now that Director Yang is willing to recruit us, that’s great.

"Okay! Director Yang, I'll go with you."

The two hit it off immediately, got into Director Yang's special car, and headed for the courtyard.