Siheyuan: Breaking up with Shazhu at the beginning

Yang Jun walked back and forth at the gate with his hands behind his back and asked, "When were these banners put up?" He got the answer, "It was probably around 2 a.m., when Deputy Factory Director Mr. Li called together the public relations department to urgently make them."

This answer made the alarm bells in Yang Jun's heart even louder: the research and development results of new products cannot be taken lightly, and any leak may lead to unpredictable impacts.

Yang Jun pointed at the slogans and colorful flags and said firmly: "Take them down immediately and restore them to their original state."

"Okay!" Zhao Haifeng hesitated a little, but still nodded in agreement.

After returning to the security office, Zhao Haifeng immediately made a dispatch call, and soon more than a dozen security personnel arrived at the factory.

"Get back to normal as soon as possible," he ordered.

The group of people were busy for a while, and only ten minutes later, the factory returned to its previous state. However, this happened to be the peak of the workers' lunch break, and although the change was fast, it was still difficult to hide the seriousness of the matter.

Recently, rumors of new product development have been circulating in the factory. Today, seeing the slogans and colorful flags, everyone speculated that the development of the new product has come to an end and will soon be put into large-scale production. These messages are not only posted at the factory gate, but also in various offices and workshops inside, as if to show it to everyone.

Filled with anger, Yang Jun immediately summoned the head of the Propaganda Department, Wang Minghan, to his office and scolded him mercilessly.

"You are a retired soldier. Don't you have any common sense about confidentiality? Are you afraid that the world doesn't know that we have developed new weapons?" he said aggressively.

"Director, there's nothing I can do. Deputy Director Li... has given the order." Wang Minghan defended himself with a sad face.

Yang Jun was even more angry. He was woken up from a deep sleep in the middle of the night. He worked hard for a long time, but ended up messing up. "You just did whatever he told you to do? Do you use your brain for others?" He slammed the table, "I'll give you half an hour to immediately organize people to remove all the ads, otherwise you will lose your position as section chief."

"Yes, I'll do it right away." Wang Minghan had never seen Yang Jun so furious. He left in a hurry, full of panic.

At this time, Deputy Secretary Yuan Kaizong rushed into Yang Jun's office. "Director Yang, isn't Vice President Li messing around? How can such a confidential matter be spread casually?"

Yang Jun's eyes widened and he spread his hands. "What can I do? I just learned about this myself." He added, "But now I have given the order to deal with it. I hope it won't cause too bad an impact."

Taking the cigarette thrown by Yuan Kaizong, Yang Jun took a few deep breaths. His expression was heavy, and his frown revealed his inner worries - how to properly deal with this problem. ... (This chapter is not over yet)

The successful development of the product indicates that the production line will be launched soon and marks the end of the research and development project. Gengzhi is very likely to have fully understood and mastered all the drawings. If everything goes according to plan, action may take place in the next few days.

"This matter is beyond our management authority. Besides, the factory director is not here at the moment. I think we must report it to the top management immediately." Yang Jun said firmly.

Yuan Kaizong agreed: "I also think it must be reported immediately."

Faced with this grim situation, even without Yuan Kaizong's support, Yang Jun would still take the initiative to report the matter. Because almost everyone in the factory knew the importance of this new product, which involved the overall distribution of the army. Any information leaked in advance might cause our strategy in battle to fail to surprise the enemy, which would be a heavy blow to our team.

Yang Jun grabbed the phone on the table and dialed... (To be continued)

As soon as the call came in, Jiang Haitao came in with a message: an important leader at the ministerial level had come to the group, and ordered all the cadres of the steel rolling mill to go and greet him.

The two looked at each other and understood that the sudden visit from the top management at this time was probably related to the Liuqitong incident. It might be to investigate the responsibility or to give praise. As a professional master, Li Huaide would never ignore the value of the Liuqitong.

Knowing its importance, he still publicized it, it must be because of some kind of reliance or background. In addition, today's high-level leader suddenly visited, the two could not help but smile bitterly, and could only get up and go to receive him.

Yang Jun and more than thirty factory leaders went to the gate to greet them.

When the group arrived, Yang Jun was furious when he saw the scene in front of him: the banners and colorful flags that had been taken down before were now hung up again. Wang Minghan, the head of the Propaganda Department, seemed to be avoiding him, so Yang Jun deliberately hid behind the crowd.

At this time, Yang Jun had understood the situation. It turned out that Wang Minghan belonged to Li Huaide's faction. He usually fawned on him, but at the critical moment, he supported Li Huaide without hesitation.

Yang Jun noticed the guards at the door, but Zhao Haifeng was nowhere to be seen. He did not stop the banner from being put up again. Did this mean that Zhao Haifeng was also a supporter of Li Huaide? This startled Yang Jun, and he broke out in a cold sweat, worrying that the security department he had worked so hard to build had lost control.

Wang Erwa was standing nearby. He was an important brother in his life. Yang Jun looked at him and received a look in response, as if telling him that everything was as planned and there was no need to panic.

It was not appropriate to talk in detail at the entrance where there were so many people talking. Yang Jun could only wait patiently for the arrival of other leaders. Li Huaide looked particularly energetic today, wearing a brand new Zhongshan suit, his shoes were polished to a shine, and he seemed to have applied hair wax, which sparkled in the morning light.

He raised his wrist to check the time from time to time and looked at the intersection frequently. Li Huaide's face was filled with joy, and he was obviously looking forward to something good that was about to happen.

After waiting for about five minutes, two cars drove in from the entrance of the road. Li Huaide shouted excitedly: "Here we are, get ready to greet them."

The sound of gongs and drums announced the arrival of the leaders. Two Buick sedans stopped smoothly under the attention of everyone. Li Huaide walked forward quickly and opened the door of the back seat: "Warmly welcome the leaders' guidance."

A middle-aged man in his fifties got out of the car, wearing a neat grey Mao suit, smiling and walking towards everyone with his hands behind his back. Yang Jun remembered this familiar face. He was Dong Changhua from a ministry, with the same rank as Guo Caodi. The two had competed with each other in the workplace.

Dong Changhua was not only Li Huaide's support behind the scenes, he also deliberately spread the news of the successful development of the six-seven-way mechanism in order to highlight his own achievements, thereby squeezing out Yang Jun and consolidating his position in the steel mill.

Yang Jun had seen Dong Changhua's photo on the blackboard in the warehouse. He was the person he had been secretly investigating recently. Yang Jun and other leaders came forward to greet and shake hands, "Welcome!"

Dong Changhua displayed the unique aura of an official. He shook hands with Yang Jun tightly and said with a concerned smile like a leader: "You are Yang Jun, right?" Then he let go of Yang Jun's hand and went straight into the factory without communicating with other officials.

He did not go to the office building but went straight to the cinema on the right. As he walked, he asked Li Huaide: "Is everything ready?" Li Huaide replied with a flattering look that everything was ready and was waiting for his arrival.

The lone Yang Jun quickly exchanged glances with Yuan Kaizong and several others. Everyone looked puzzled and shook their heads slightly to express their confusion.

This cinema is usually only used for employees' entertainment, but conferences are often held here. The interior of the auditorium is decorated with lively atmosphere, with slogans and congratulatory messages covering the walls, flowers blooming on the podium, and busy publicity staff moving around to set up the venue.

It seemed to be to celebrate the upcoming success.

Yang Jun and several other senior officials looked solemn. They did not keep a secret about the public appearance of such a national treasure, which seemed to be a miscalculation.

Yang Jun called Dong Qichang.

"Leader Dong, isn't this behavior inappropriate?"

"Hmm? Xiao Yang, it's good that you have such a sense of confidentiality, but we should promote the spirit of dedication and selflessness, and we should not neglect those who have made great contributions. Mistakes should be punished, and contributions should be rewarded. Deputy General Manager Li did a great job this time. He never flinched in the face of difficulties. This spirit is very worthy of our emulation." Dong Qichang smiled faintly and patted Yang Jun on the shoulder to comfort him.

Yuan Kaizong stepped forward quickly and said, "Leader Dong, please think about it carefully. The 67-pass model embodies the hard work of Guangdong University of Technology. Holding such a celebration party is actually no different from a public announcement, and it may cause the risk of confusion." Perhaps his tone was too anxious and he did not consider the wording.

Dong Qichang felt a little uncomfortable after hearing this, his face darkened slightly, and he pointed at Yuan Kaizong and said:

"I'm not talking about you. It's not wrong to be cautious, but you can't be too cautious, otherwise it will make the contributors lose their fighting spirit. If you don't reward when it's time, everyone's work enthusiasm will be weakened in the future. Is this the situation you want?"

"Leader Dong..." Yuan Kaizong wanted to say something, but was stopped by Yang Jun.

Yang Jun quietly shook his head to indicate that he had just reported the situation to the senior management in the conference room, and the senior management had not yet returned. Because he received the news from the secretary, the big boss left last night and has not returned to his post until today.

As for Wang Erwa's condition, the situation was a little unclear and it was difficult to contact him at the moment. The incomplete information made Yang Jun anxious.

However, when he looked at Wang Erwa again on the stage and received his trusting gaze, Yang Jun finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The auditorium was almost full, with hundreds of spectators sitting crowded together, and many employees even brought stools to the aisles. Some of them were factory managers, some were important contributors to the pattern design, and others were ordinary workers, from workshop directors to employee representatives. It was a lively scene.

It had been a long time since the factory was so excited. The successful test of the six- and seven-pass machine greatly boosted everyone's enthusiasm for work. There were five chairs on the rostrum, and only Dong Qichang took his seat. Others, such as Yang Jun, and the other four leaders sat on the left and right sides.

Suddenly, Li Huaide quietly touched Dong Qichang's elbow. Although it was covert, his colleagues near their seats immediately noticed it.

Dong Qichang and Li Huaide stood up without saying a word and walked behind the backstage curtain. Less than ten seconds later, they appeared in front of him again.

After returning to his seat, Li Huaide calmly tapped the microphone a few times to test the sound and said, "Hello, hello..."

The whole audience fell silent instantly, and everyone looked up at the leader on the stage expectantly.

"In fact, there is no need to say it explicitly. I believe everyone has already guessed this good news." Li Huaide did not make a formal speech. A few brief exchanges were enough to convey the atmosphere.

As expected, when he finished speaking, there was a loud and uniform response from the audience: "Got it!"

Joy washed over everyone's mind, and the sense of confidentiality seemed to be thrown out of everyone's mind in an instant. Everyone just felt that the successful trial-produced machine model was worth celebrating.

Yang Jun, Yuan Kaizong and others remained silent and calm as the situation was now beyond their expectations and control.

"After countless days and nights of hard work, we finally succeeded in manufacturing a prototype for our steel rolling mill at 1 a.m. today," he continued, his tone full of pride. "This is something to be celebrated, and it fully demonstrates the great wisdom of our working class."

Li Huaide stood up and looked at the excited crowd below with great interest. He changed his tone and said:

"Our superiors have fully recognized our achievements, so the leaders came early in the morning to commend our heroes. Next, let us welcome the leaders to give a speech with the warmest applause..."

Then he turned to Dong Qichang and handed him the microphone. Dong Qichang took the big microphone with a smile and adjusted it to the right height.

"Hello, hello..." This is everyone's habitual operation. Every time before going on stage to speak, they will test the microphone.

He shouted excitedly to the audience, "Colleagues, please once again give our leaders a warm round of applause." The response was as surging as a tide.

Yang Jun leaned back in his chair and clapped casually, along with Yuan Kaizong and Yan Huaisheng. On the rostrum, only Li Huaide waved his hands enthusiastically.

"Colleagues..." Dong Qichang smiled and gently pressed his hands down, asking for a brief silence. He cleared his throat, calmed his expression, and prepared to speak.

However, at this moment, the door opened and a group of more than 30 people rushed in like a gust of wind, fully armed. They poured into the venue and immediately controlled every exit. Everyone was stunned by this sudden situation, and there were voices of discussion one after another.

Yang Jun saw that the people who came in were from the Security Department. Under the leadership of the Public Security Section Chief Zhao Haifeng, they blocked the area around the rostrum. His face suddenly changed, and he asked Zhao Haifeng, "Section Chief Zhao, what do you mean by this? What do you want to do by bringing people here during the commendation meeting? Are you going to arrest them?"

Seeing all this, Dong Qichang's face showed panic, and his right hand subconsciously touched his waist, but he quickly returned to normal, placing his arms flat on his legs, maintaining a solemn posture.

Although Yang Jun didn't understand why, he guessed from the smile on Wang Erwa's face that the action had already begun. He quietly observed Dong Qichang, ready to take action immediately if there was any unusual movement.