Siheyuan: Taking over the steel mill

The two walked into the meeting room and signed their names in the signature book before going inside. It seemed that this meeting was not held just for Su Chen.

Because he found that there were many reporters with cameras and some people who looked like officials at the scene.

However, what Su Chen did not expect was that this meeting was specially convened because of his special status. Half an hour before the meeting started, everyone took their seats one after another.

Su Chen and Yang Xue were guided by the conference staff to sit in the front row. When most people were seated, a leader from the labor department slowly arrived. The leader was a little fat, with a relaxed and happy smile on his face.

As soon as he entered the venue, he noticed Su Chen sitting in the first row, and nodded slightly towards him to show respect.

Then, the meeting began, and the ** delivered a long official speech. Su Chen and Yang Xue were listening carefully to the series of speeches made by the Minister of Labor. The content of the speech revolved around the progress and policy adjustments within the ministry, and involved many topics such as the current employment situation. It was almost as complicated as a short essay.

Only after all that background is explained do we get to the point - "We have a very important announcement today."

As the leader of the labor department spoke, his gaze turned to Su Chen's position; then, all the cameras present were also aimed at Su Chen.

In addition, several cameras also included Su Chen in the camera. "On behalf of the labor department, we are here today to award Comrade Su Chen the honorary title of 'National Outstanding Private Entrepreneur', mainly due to his outstanding achievements in the work of Red Star Steel Plant. According to the research decision, we hereby issue an honorary certificate to our Comrade Su Chen to praise and reward him!"

As soon as the Minister of Labor finished speaking, he led the applause. Then the other people present at the meeting followed suit. Only then did Su Chen stand up. He had no idea about this matter and was a little surprised by the result, but his surprised expression returned to normal in a moment, and he noticed the presence of the photographer and immediately showed a confident smile when facing the camera. "Comrade Su Chen, please go to the stage." The minister raised his hand to guide.

On the way to the podium, Suchen was frequently dizzy by the flashes of the reporters' cameras. In fact, these reporters had received a notice and came here specially to witness this moment - you know, Suchen is the first person to win the title of the best private entrepreneur in the country. For these reporters, such a subject is undoubtedly very attractive, and they all hope to capture more wonderful moments. Although dazzled, Suchen was fortunately able to continue to show his confident smile, and he stood on the stage to accept the shots from the audience.

The Minister of Labor, who has long been accustomed to similar situations, had already handed Suchen's award certificate to him. They both smiled at the audience, allowing reporters to better capture the moment. "I am very grateful to the leaders for their cultivation. Without the support of this country, I would never have achieved my current success."

After a brief thank you, Suchen was ready to leave the stage. But the journalists in the audience did not stop asking questions. The main leader who had just delivered a speech and completed the award ceremony had already left the side of the stage so as not to hinder the news media from conducting exclusive interviews. However, among the journalists, not only local daily media were found, but also famous channels with national influence.

Therefore, Su Chen had to stay and accept interviews from reporters on stage, which also provided him with a rare opportunity for publicity. "Excuse me, Mr. Su Chen, we heard that your factory, Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, has received a lot of foreign exchange orders. Is this true?"

“Indeed, we received two foreign exchange orders.”

"Mr. Su Chen, it is said that you purchased this steel mill for 10,000 yuan. Is that true?"

“Yes, but now it is my private factory.”

"Excuse me, Mr. Su Chen, do you plan to focus on overseas markets in the future?"

"There is no conclusion yet. If domestic demand is still there, I will also supply domestically."

These questions were thrown out one after another, which took about five minutes. Su Chen was a little confused as to why they had so many questions. Some reporters even asked about his personal age and whether he was in a relationship and other personal details. This made Su Chen almost think that the other party was a tabloid reporter specializing in entertainment events.

However, since the media who could appear in the labor department must be candidates who have been vetted, Su Chen had to evade the issue by using the methods used by the public figures he had seen in his previous life to answer similar non-work-related questions.

When the questioning phase was over, he followed the reporter's instructions and posed for a few photos, and the interview was over. The camera recorded the entire process and prepared to broadcast it on TV. Su Chen's face then appeared on countless TV screens, covering every corner of Beijing.

In this era, many people are keen to follow all kinds of news reports, so they quickly paid attention to the highlight of this commendation event - the youngest "National Outstanding Entrepreneur". However, Suchen, who had no idea about this, realized that being on the news media might not be a bad thing; after all, letting more people know about the existence of the company he runs will help the future development blueprint.

He held the award certificate in his hand and thought: If someone says that he runs a ** factory in the future, he can show them the certificate of recognition issued by this country; if the products produced are identified as **, how can they be **? This thought made Su Chen feel a little complacent.

Yang Xue sat in the audience and looked at Su Chen, who was in high spirits on the stage, her eyes filled with admiration; she was extremely proud to have such an outstanding life partner, as if this was proof of her unique vision.

Imagine if Su Chen was as useless as the guy named "Shazhu", she would never have any emotional connection with him.

Thinking back to this, Yang Xue felt lucky to have joined hands with Su Chen; it would be such a pity if she missed such an excellent partner. At this moment, Yang Xue showed a silly smile.

Su Chen accidentally caught a glimpse of Yang Xue in the audience area, immersed in the sweetness of love, and sighed softly, then walked out of the circle of many journalists surrounding him. He was a little surprised that even the official media showed their gossipy side.

Faced with such a young, accomplished and honored person, reporters are naturally unwilling to give up every opportunity to reveal the inside story. After all, in this era, the number of operators in the ** industry is very small.

Even if some entrepreneurs have their own assets, most of them rely on family resources or their business scale is still small and unknown. Therefore, cases like Suchen are indeed rare.

Therefore, media reporters are doing their best to further report Su Chen's story.

After obtaining the honorary title, Su Chen walked towards Yang Xue with the certificate of honor, and the leader of the labor department also greeted him.

"Comrade Su Chen, congratulations on your achievement. So, what is this?"

"This is my daily assistant. I really appreciate the encouragement from my boss. Without your help, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to get this honorary title."

The leaders of the labor department answered with satisfaction.

"We should be grateful for the huge contribution your factory has made in absorbing a large number of unemployed workers. Otherwise, this employment problem would be really distressing."

"Without the support of national policies," Su Chen said with a smile, "our steel mill would never have achieved its current glory, and promoting local employment is also part of our responsibility."

"Lunch time is coming soon, are you free to eat with me?" The head of the labor department tried to establish a closer relationship with Suchen, which would help him to provide help when he needed it. At the same time, he understood that as the steel mill developed and expanded, his political achievements would become more prominent.

When faced with the lunch invitation from the department head, just as Su Chen was about to accept it, he seemed to hear the voice of Assistant Zhang coming from not far away.

Assistant Zhang had just received the news from the workers in the factory. He was originally handling business for Suchen, but after receiving the news from the downline employees, he hurriedly stopped his work and rushed to the Ministry of Labor. Suchen must have been excited when he heard the news.

Zhang Wanwan could not have imagined that the medium-range ballistic system plan issued by Su Chen had actually completed the preliminary stage, and these core members had already developed a sample.

Once mass production begins, it will definitely bring in considerable income. Driven by this idea, he hurried to the labor department, fortunately he was not late.

In fact, he had been thinking in his heart what to do if he failed to intercept Su Chen after the conference; according to past practice, there would often be some social dining activities after the meeting, and it would not be easy to find him if that happened.

When I rushed into the conference room, I saw that it was still crowded with people, which made me feel a little relieved. Just as I was about to break into the conference room, I was stopped by the doorman.

"What are you here for?"

"The person in charge of our meeting is Su Chen, the chairman of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. My name is Zhang Aimin, and I am his assistant. Please let me in."

The gatekeeper looked at him questioningly. "Can you show me something to verify your identity?"

Hearing the other party's question, the assistant quickly took out his work ID and showed it to the gate staff.

After seeing the identity confirmation of his work, he was allowed to come in. He quickly wrote down his personal information and began to search for Su Chen in the crowd, and finally saw him in the distance.

Zhang squeezed over excitedly and shouted at Su.

"Director! Director! Great! I have studied that blueprint thoroughly!"

Assistant Zhang was so excited that he was incoherent. He knew that Su Chen cared most about this drawing. Seeing him like this, Su Chen quickly asked him to take a breath first.

"Tell me slowly, what drawings?"

When the people around heard the noise, they all looked up. There were also a few reporters lingering nearby, and when they heard the noise, they immediately raised their cameras and came over.

Su Chen realized what was happening and quickly signaled Zhang Aimin not to continue talking, but instead pulled the latter back to the corner.

This group of reporters always likes to watch the fun, and Su Chen doesn't want them to laugh at him. Seeing Zhang Aimin so excited, he was also a little confused. After all, there was more than one project involved recently, so he didn't know which specific drawing made the other party so excited.

In any case, no matter which of the drawings he produced was successful, it would be a great thing for him. The project that made Zhang Aimin so excited must be of great importance.

After taking a short break, Assistant Zhang's emotions stabilized a little, but his eyes were still sparkling with excitement.

"This is the technical drawing of the medium-range ballistic missile we developed. We have fully mastered it and have even made a sample!"

His tone was extremely excited, but he still lowered his voice to ensure that only Su Chen could hear it. As the two of them retreated to an inconspicuous position, they did not attract the attention of others.

Seeing that Su Chen didn't want to answer questions, the reporters turned to the leaders of the labor department. Fortunately, Assistant Zhang was still rational and did not make the matter public.

This thing is really sensitive. If it is leaked, it may bring serious trouble to Su Chen.