Chapter 80: Trouble is coming, use the force to fight

Mr. Zhang helped to find out where Yang Hongzhen was.

He only knew that she bought the train ticket and left by herself, and it had nothing to do with Su Zhongguo. However, it was a fact that she went to find Su Zhongguo before leaving, so he blamed Su Zhongguo for it.

In order to coax his granddaughter Su Jiayi, he could only use Su Zhongguo as a punching bag. When he learned that Su Zhongguo had run an electrical appliance factory, he found someone to cause trouble for Su Zhongguo.

And this result is exactly what Su Jiayi hopes to see.

She stayed close to Mr. Zhang every other day and cried at the slightest provocation, as if she was afraid that others would not see that she was an abandoned child.

Old Zhang acted quickly and the first batch of goods was sold out long ago. Guangming Electric Appliances also became famous. When Su Zhongguo and Bai Jingtang were discussing how to compensate everyone during the New Year, someone came to cause trouble.

Most of these people are the ones Bai Jingtang deals with on a daily basis.

But Su Zhongguo also knew him. "Director Li, what brings you here today? Come on, it's cold outside, let's talk in the office."

He greeted the visitor politely, his face full of enthusiasm.

But Director Li's face looked a little unhappy.

Guangming Electric Factory is a new factory that has provided many benefits to the department and has a close relationship with them. He never expected that the director would ask him to come and investigate.

He even said with certainty that there was something wrong with Guangming Electric Appliances. Is the director crazy?

Fortunately, he is not on the director's side, otherwise this matter would not have happened to him.

Director Li didn't come alone, so his subordinates naturally needed to be comforted as well.

"You're welcome, but let's get down to business first." Director Li nodded, accepting Su Zhongguo's invitation. Mainly, he also wanted to communicate with them.

He often took advantage of Bai Jingtang.

"Xiao Zhou, take your men to each production workshop and check. If there are any problems, stop them immediately."

Director Li gave orders to his subordinates. To outsiders, Director Li was fair and honest and would not show favoritism just because of his acquaintance with someone.

Su Zhongguo and Bai Jingtang looked at each other, and then they split into two in coordination.

Bai Jingtang took Director Li to the office, while Su Zhongguo took the clerk named Xiao Zhou to the production workshop.

After the team separated, Su Zhongguo tried to establish a relationship with Secretary Zhou intentionally or unintentionally, but the latter ignored him.

"Okay, just follow me. Don't speak unless I ask you." Perhaps he was annoyed by the questions, Secretary Zhou directly told Su Zhongguo to shut up.

Most of the people following behind him were Mr. Zhang's men. Seeing Secretary Zhou like this, they held back their laughter and ignored Su Zhongguo.

Director Li's men smiled at Su Zhongguo awkwardly, but did not dare to speak for him.

What else does Su Zhongguo not understand? He is here to cause trouble.

He felt depressed, but he couldn't just ignore the situation. He just hoped that there would be good news from Bai Jingtang.

He checked each workshop one by one, and since Director Zhou hadn't asked him anything for a long time, Su Zhongguo thought that this matter could be resolved safely.

But when he left the workshop and Secretary Zhou tore off countless notes for him, Su Zhongguo was stunned.

"What do you mean?" He looked at Secretary Zhou in confusion.

"What else can it mean? All your production is substandard and needs to be rectified."

Su Zhongguo was speechless after hearing this. After all this time, it turned out that they just wanted them to stop production.

Haha, what a great skill.

"I wonder what we need to improve?" Su Zhongguo suppressed his anger and asked in a flattering manner.

There is no way to avoid people like them if you run a factory or do business.

Secretary Zhou glared at Su Zhongguo impatiently, but because there were so many people around, he didn't dare to speak carelessly and could only point out some problems.

Regardless of the size of these problems, as long as they do exist.

After listening to this, Su Zhongguo felt a toothache. "These are all minor problems. We can correct them without stopping production. What do you think about this, Secretary Zhou?" As he said this, he stuffed something into Secretary Zhou's hand.

Of course, they were covering their faces with their sleeves, so those who didn't know would think they were shaking hands.

But Secretary Zhou is also a shameless person. He accepted the things, but he didn't do the work.

"What's a small matter? There are no small matters in production. Boss Su is trying to kill the people."

Anyway, he just refused to give in, and Su Zhongguo couldn't do anything to him.

"Yes, yes, it's my fault. We will rectify it right away." You cannot wear the high hat of oppressing the people, otherwise you can forget about surviving in the country.

Now is the time when the people are in charge.

Secretary Zhou gave him a look that said "you are sensible", and then took his people out of the production workshop.

Just as Su Zhongguo thought they were leaving like that and was secretly relieved, he saw Director Zhou taking people to the warehouse again.

Now Su Zhongguo is no longer calm.

The workshop can stop production, but the goods in the warehouse cannot be damaged, otherwise...

Thinking of the goods he had produced by working overtime before the New Year, Su Zhongguo was so anxious that he was sweating profusely.

"Secretary Zhou, Secretary Zhou, that's an idle workshop." He hurried forward to stop the man.

Secretary Zhou came with orders, so how could he listen to Su Zhongguo? Whether it was there or not, he had to go and take a look.

I don’t know if it was Su Zhongguo’s good luck, but when Li Baojun came out of the workshop, he saw his brother-in-law stopping people.

He ran over without thinking.

"Mr. Su, what's happening?" Seeing his brother-in-law sweating in the middle of winter, Li Baojun knew something was wrong without even thinking.

When Su Zhongguo saw Li Baojun coming, he felt relieved. "It's you. You came just in time. Let me introduce you." Su Zhongguo said directly to delay time.

Secretary Zhou was a little unhappy about being stopped. Just as he was about to scold, he found something extra in his palm.

A smile appeared on his face.

"Who is this?" He withdrew his hand, put the things away, then looked at Li Baojun in a friendly manner and asked.

"This is our production workshop director. He's in charge of all production matters. Secretary Zhou, could you please talk to our production director about our production workshop's affairs?"

Anyway, the order has been issued and he has done what he should do. It is fine for him to gain some benefits for himself.

"Is that so? Fine then, I'll explain it to you."

The goods in the warehouse were saved, but the price was not low. The small yellow croaker just now was a little less, and Su Zhongguo was ready to bleed heavily.

On the other hand, Bai Jingtang never expected that someone above him would want to cause trouble for him.

"Please give me some advice, Director Li." Bai Jingtang stood up and took out a small box containing small yellow croakers. They had prepared these things a long time ago just in case.

I didn't expect that the first time I would use it would be on these people.

"Director Zhang, do you know?" Director Li didn't say it explicitly, but asked with a hint of meaning.

"He's about to retire. Now is the time for Shenzhen to vigorously develop its industries. He doesn't want to cause a stir when he retires. So, recently we've been intentionally cracking down on manufacturers that produce substandard products."

When these words were spoken, Bai Jingtang's hair stood on end. The word "unqualified" was a serious matter for manufacturers like them.

If something goes wrong, the entire factory will stop production, and the losses will be huge.

"Director Li, you've watched our factory grow. You have to be the boss. All our products are produced according to national standards and are definitely not substandard."

Bai Jingtang became anxious.

Director Li put the box on the table into his briefcase, then patted Bai Jingtang on the shoulder.

"Don't worry, Director Wang is watching everything you do. Don't forget that it was Director Wang who issued your factory's qualification certificate."

Bai Jingtang is not stupid, he wants them to take sides.

However, he didn't think there was anything wrong with Director Wang. Director Wang was a native of Shenzhen City, and his power was no less than that of the current person.

If he had to choose, he would naturally choose Director Wang, who would be able to make further progress soon, and would not choose Director Zhang, who was about to retire.

"Director Li is right. Our factory is Director Wang's child. Director Wang can't just ignore us."

"Next year, next year we will definitely work hard to let Director Wang see the child's growth and not let Director Wang down."

Director Li laughed heartily after hearing this. "I knew Director Wang had the right person. Jingtang, I heard you have some connections in Xiangcheng. I wonder if you have any research in semiconductors?"

He also came with a mission today. Director Wang said that they should support new forces so that they will not be constrained by Director Zhang's people.

Guangming Electric Appliance Factory was also supported by them. This time, Director Wang was extending an olive branch to them. If they couldn't catch him, they would hand it over to Director Zhang's people.

Once they are caught, they become our own people, and of course the door will be opened to them.

Bai Jingtang was stunned for a moment, but quickly came to his senses. It seemed that he could no longer hide his background.

"I know some people, but it's quite expensive to recruit them. You know, those people are all loyal dogs of the Ghost Country. Without the order from the Ugly Country, it would be difficult to bring such talents into the country."

He was naturally thinking about it, otherwise why couldn't they produce televisions independently? Wasn't it because he couldn't get some technology?

The parts he got were bought from Xiangcheng at a high price.

"Haha, you, you're sometimes too smart, and sometimes you're just funny. Why are those people so loyal? Isn't it because the benefits are huge enough?"

Director Li said, "Alright, think about this. After all, we have very few domestically produced televisions. If we want to improve people's living standards, we can't do without entertainment, and we must ensure that we have enough supplies."

The words sound high-sounding, but the people doing the work want to curse.

"Yes, Director Li is right. Director Wang cares about the people. As Director Wang's children, we can't ignore the teachings of our elders. Don't worry, I will definitely set up a production line next year."

It seems that today's on-site inspection is not a simple matter.

Alas, he needs to have a good discussion with Su Zhongguo.

When Bai Jingtang and Director Li left the office and met up with Secretary Zhou and others, they heard a result that made Bai Jingtang vomit blood.

"How is this possible?" Bai Jingtang said anxiously. "Director Li, you know our production workshop very well. I personally consulted the Ministry of Commerce. It must have been built according to the department's requirements. How could there be any safety issues?"

Although the factory will stop working because of the Chinese New Year, stopping work and stopping production are two different things.

How will he explain to the workers in the factory when he returns to work after the New Year?

We can’t stop production.

Secretary Zhou became angry when he saw that Bai Jingtang didn't take him seriously and always put Director Li first.

Everyone in the department knew that he was Director Zhang's man. Director Zhang was about to retire, and he also had to take on the position of director.

The surname Li is nothing.

"We are following the rules. What's the matter, Mr. Bai, that you think we are being unfair?" Secretary Zhou immediately retorted without waiting for Director Li to speak.

Bai Jingtang wanted to speak more, but was stopped by Su Zhongguo.

"No, no, we were just too anxious. We will accept the inspection. We will definitely satisfy the leaders after the New Year."

Su Zhongguo immediately spoke up to calm everyone down.

After finally sending this group of people away, the three of them looked extremely ugly.

"Let's go back to the office and talk."

Back in the office, Su Zhongguo talked about his situation.

The same is true for Bai Jingtang.

After summarizing the situation, the three of them finally understood that Director Zhang was here to cause trouble for them.

Su Zhongguo knew more than the other two, and he knew why Director Zhang was staring at them.

After all, this matter is related to him, and he is the one who has let them down.

"Let's give the workers a holiday tomorrow. It won't cost ten days or half a month. But this matter must be resolved before the New Year. Otherwise, we won't be able to start work after the New Year, and it will be difficult to explain to the workers then."

Although their factory is not big, it has hundreds of workers.

If these workers start a riot, they will be in trouble.

"Zhongguo is right. We have to start from within. Leave Director Wang to me. I'll go to Xiangcheng and get what he wants. It'll just cost me a little more money."

He was not very optimistic about it, but who knows if he doesn't try.

Li Baojun felt somewhat useless because he could not help in any way.

He is just a laborer.

"Brother-in-law, Brother Bai, is there anything I can help you with? I don't want to be idle."

Seeing him like this, the two of them didn't know what he was thinking. "Okay, you're not an outsider, so you'll naturally have your time to do it. However, the most important thing right now is the goods in our warehouse. Baojun, you'll have to work hard on this."

Su Zhongguo understood the man's purpose against them better than anyone else.

If you don’t make arrangements in advance, the goods in the warehouse will rot.

"Brother-in-law, you decide." Just give him something to do.

The three of them arranged all the following matters in the factory. At night, it began to drizzle. Although the four seasons in Shenzhen did not change significantly, it was still chilly after the winter.

"Go home, go home. The weather is getting colder. We have to come back tomorrow to pay everyone's wages. Don't delay everyone from getting paid."

The three of them were traveling together, and the Taoist priest did not hide himself, but appeared on their way back.

"Hey, why are you here, Taoist priest? Are you here to pick us up?" Li Baojun was so excited when he saw the person coming.

The Taoist priest stroked his beard, smiled and nodded to the three people, "Yes, your family said you haven't come back yet, so they asked me to come out to see if something happened. Come back quickly, they are still waiting for you."

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After returning home, Su Zhongguo told Li Guixiang what happened at the factory.

He was mainly speaking to his daughter. After all, she knew a lot, so it would be good for her to get some advice.

"Our factory has been shut down?" Li Guixiang couldn't believe that such a good factory would be shut down all of a sudden.

"There's nothing we can do. The leader has spoken, and we can't disobey him. But don't worry, there is still a way."

Seeing that his wife was anxious, Su Zhongguo hurried to comfort her, fearing that she would get sick from worrying.

The little girl Su Jiani also frowned.

She knew someone would target her family, but she didn't expect it to happen so soon.

[Alas, it seems Su Jiayi has taken action. Dad, you can't be defeated, otherwise our family's good days will be over.]

Her luck is connected with her family's. If her family's luck is damaged, she will also be implicated.

But she had never been involved in scientific research in her previous life, so she really couldn't help even if she wanted to.

However, she knew one thing: to kill with a borrowed knife.

"The Zhang family's main force isn't in Shenzhen, so why don't they lend a hand to the Shenzhen forces?" she thought to herself. "I guess I have to go meet that Zhang family member."