Siheyuan: The Qing Dynasty is back

In the afternoon, when He Daqing arrived at the conference room, there were already a few people sitting inside.

He Daqing found a seat at the back and sat down, placing his pen and notebook on the table, waiting for the meeting to begin.

Soon the conference room was filled with people.

Director Huang also sat next to He Daqing with a notebook in hand.

He Daqing joked, "Director Huang, did you have any wine at noon?"

Director Huang rolled his eyes at He Daqing, sighed and said, "What kind of wine is this? There are only five or six people at noon. How can I be qualified?"

"If you hadn't told me, I would have forgotten. Go back and teach that brat Zhuzi a lesson."

"I asked him to leave some food for me, but he said there was not enough food, not enough for the leaders. He didn't leave me any."

"Don't you think this guy is infuriating? As the director of our kitchen, I can't even get a bite. I get angry just thinking about it!"

He Daqing said with a smile: "Then if you prepare a little more, you can have it. You didn't give much to begin with, how can you ask him to leave anything for you?"

Director Huang said in embarrassment: "I also want to give more, but the point is that I didn't give much. Director Li got those things from somewhere. He only gave them to me after the meeting this morning."

He Daqing asked tentatively: "Director Huang, I think if this continues, there won't be much chance for you to give me a special treatment in the future, right?"

Director Huang nodded and whispered to He Daqing, "I heard that Director Yang and his team will talk about this at the meeting. They may not let the leaders cook for themselves in the future. The main reason is that the ingredients are too difficult to get."

He Daqing: "It's good this way. Otherwise, if the factory workers knew that they didn't have enough food to eat, but the leaders gave them special meals, everyone would be dissatisfied."

Director Huang also nodded in agreement. He said, "Yes, when will this day end? Now I can't even have a chance to follow the leader and have a good meal. Oh! It's really too difficult."

He Daqing wanted to continue chatting with Director Huang, but Director Huang touched him with his arm.

He whispered, "The leader is here!"

He Daqing followed his gaze and saw Director Yang leading a group of leaders into the conference room.

When everyone saw it, they immediately applauded.

Although there weren't many people here at the moment, the atmosphere was even more lively than when the whole factory meeting was held in the morning.

This is enough to show that the ideological realm of leading cadres and employees is different.

The employees don’t care how high your position as a leader is. If you can’t bring us real benefits, we will ignore you.

But these cadres dare not not show their ability. If you show your ability, maybe no one will say anything. But if you don’t show your ability, the leaders will definitely remember you.

Seeing such enthusiastic applause, Director Yang nodded happily and walked towards the middle position.

Secretary Cao has disappeared now. He must have gone home because of poor health.

Director Yang is the biggest leader here.

He sat down with him, and everyone sat down one after another.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Director Yang cleared his throat and said, "Secretary Cao is not feeling well and has gone home to recuperate. This time I will host this meeting on his behalf."

"Everyone has worked hard over the past year. Although the external environment is getting worse and worse, we still withstood the pressure, overcame many difficulties, and completed the tasks assigned to us. This is inseparable from the joint efforts of everyone."

"Therefore, our task this year will be even more arduous. I hope that everyone can continue to work together and complete the tasks assigned to us by the organization on time. If there are any difficulties, we must find ways to overcome them. ………………"

This time Director Yang spoke much more than he did in the morning. He was thirsty during the speech and drank water several times.

He Daqing was almost sleepy after listening to this. Generally speaking, it was nothing more than urging the workers to work harder and complete the production tasks on time with guaranteed quality and quantity.

When He Daqing was about to fall asleep, he heard Director Yang say, "The biggest difficulty our factory is facing right now is the issue of daily necessities. This is related to whether all of us can have enough food to eat."

"I hope everyone will think about it carefully after returning home and see if there is any good way to solve this problem. Whoever can come up with a good solution will be rewarded handsomely by the factory!"

"Another point is that the materials in the factory are in short supply at the moment, so we will no longer prepare special meals for the leaders."

He looked around and continued, "Of course, this is also for the sake of fairness. I hope everyone can understand. We must get through this difficult time together."

Director Huang led the applause to show his support.

Director Yang smiled with satisfaction. "But don't worry, I believe we will find a way to solve the problem of material shortages. As long as we unite as one, we will be able to overcome the difficulties."

After Director Yang finished speaking, he looked at the two deputy directors beside him.

The two deputy factory directors are helpless. You have said everything you need to say. What else do we have to say?

So they stood up and said some random, high-sounding words, but they meant nothing.

This meeting lasted for more than two hours.

He Daqing and Director Huang packed up their things and walked back.

"Master He, do you think the factory can solve the problem of materials?"

The reason why Director Huang asked this question was that he would be in charge of supplies in the future. If there were no supplies, he would be the first to have a headache.

He Daqing shook his head and said, "Who knows? There are so many people in the factory, maybe someone has a good idea or a way. We are just a small cadre, this is not something we can consider."

Director Huang also sighed and said, "Let's go to the logistics department. I guess Director Li will take a long time to finish talking."

Yes, after the meeting here, I have to go to the logistics department to continue the meeting. This is the work that has just started.

I followed Director Huang to the meeting room of the Logistics Department.

When we got here, most of the people we met were familiar with. Everyone became more casual.

When He Daqing and Director Huang came in, the room was already filled with smoke, and all the heavy smokers had a cigarette in their mouths.

When they saw He Daqing and Director Huang, everyone greeted them enthusiastically.

Someone also handed them a cigarette.

He Daqing was not polite, after sitting down, he lit a cigarette and chatted with everyone.

Before he finished his cigarette, Li Huaide came in with a notebook.

Looking at the smoke-filled conference room, Li Huaide said with a smile, "Look at what you have done. If someone doesn't know, they would think the office is on fire. Open the window over there a little and get some fresh air."

After saying that, he took out a pack of Double Happiness cigarettes from his pocket and threw it on the table.

"This was brought back from outside. You can share it among yourself."

Someone nearby immediately came over, picked up a cigarette, and flattered him, saying, "Director Li's cigarettes are very rare. He is a picky eater, and he only smokes good cigarettes. Everyone is in for a treat today."

Li Huaide laughed and scolded, "I brought you cigarettes out of kindness, and you said I was picky. I won't have any next time."

At this time, several people behind him who were slow to react also said quickly: "How can that be possible? Director Li has good taste. We should all learn from you."

"That's right. Everyone knows that whatever Director Li can come up with must be good stuff."

This made Li Huaide laugh happily. The atmosphere in the entire conference room was also very cheerful.

He Daqing looked at this bunch of flatterers and shook his head helplessly.

He could never learn this kind of flattery. No wonder he could sit in a high position, he is not an ordinary person!

Looking at Director Huang who was also sitting next to him, He Daqing touched him lightly.

Director Huang turned and looked at He Daqing.

He Daqing said quietly: "Director Huang, why don't you go up and say a few words to Director Li?"

Director Huang knew what he meant by listening to his tone. He shook his head and said, "I won't go. I'm too old. Let's give the opportunity to you young people."

"By the way, why don't you go? You still have a great chance."

He Daqing shook his head.

"Forget it. I can't learn this."

Director Huang smiled and said, "You can't learn it now, but you must learn it slowly in the future. People who are not thick-skinned will not have much chance of promotion."

"I guess you definitely didn't visit the leaders' homes to pay New Year's greetings this year?"

"No, what's wrong? Do I still have to go?"

Director Huang looked at He Daqing and shook his head helplessly.

"As for you, other people go to pay New Year's greetings to leave a good impression in front of their leaders. They want to have a chance to go further in the future. But you, on the other hand, already have connections, but you don't even know how to maintain them."

"I think you are really not suitable for officialdom. You are just like me, a blockhead."

He Daqing thought for a moment and said, "I am just a chef, I just want to cook well. Now I am satisfied to be a deputy director. I don't want anything else."

"Actually, your idea is not bad. It's much better to live in peace and stability. There's no need to fight to the point of bloodshed."

"I didn't expect you to have such an awareness at your age. I also figured it out at my current age. I wish I had your thoughts when I was young."

Indeed, He Daqing came to the steel mill because he saw that the work here was simple and easy. That's why he chose the steel mill.

He basically has no shortage of money now, and he has special abilities. It doesn't take him long to get money.

Besides, power is not what he pursues.

This thing is of little use in this turbulent era. It is unknown how many cadres will be pulled down in the future.

Live a few years well, have more children, and take good care of your family.

When it opens up in the future, that will be the time for me to show my talents.

Thinking of this, He Daqing felt relieved.

After everyone finished smoking their cigarettes, Li Huaide also stopped joking with those flatterers.

He knocked on the table, ready to start the meeting.