Chapter 85

As soon as these words were spoken, the conference room suddenly fell silent.

Everyone looked at each other with different expressions. Some found it unbelievable, some frowned and didn't believe it at all, and some smiled.

The city leader's expression remained unchanged, as usual, and he seemed to be thinking about something.

Director Qian immediately laughed at him: "You are just a braggart, don't bring your boasting to the factory! You're bragging about triple the profit, everyone can brag, I'm also saying, I can guarantee triple the profit!"

He had been a factory manager for several years and had experience. However, he was unable to achieve the profit target. At most, he reduced the wages and benefits of all the workers in the factory, and was reprimanded by his superiors.

It doesn't have much impact on him personally. After all, they are all state-owned enterprises and the city will always provide a guarantee.

After Director Qian finished speaking, he looked for help towards a deputy leader present at the meeting. The man was a relative of his and they often interacted with each other.

The deputy leader picked up the cup, blew away the hot steam, and said leisurely, "It's a good thing for young people to be motivated, but there have been cases in the past where they only set big goals and then just did things hastily. It would be great if they achieve them, but what if they don't? Don't cry in front of us, little sister, when that happens."

Atong said in a deep voice: "If I really can't achieve it, I am willing to bear the consequences. I can sign a document under the witness of all the leaders. If there is any mistake, I will be fired, all my property will be confiscated, and the house allocated to my family will be returned to the factory."

She turned to Director Qian and asked him, "I wonder if Director Qian dares to make such a promise?"

Director Qian opened his mouth and spoke after a long while:

"Are you crazy?"

The expression on his face when he said this was so funny that a small leader couldn't help laughing and raised his hand to cover his mouth.

There was silence again.

The city leader finally spoke up: "It's a courageous thing to make such a declaration."

He said gently, "However, after all, this is the Fourth Food Factory's business, and it doesn't seem right for me to have the final say. How about this, organize a general meeting of the factory workers, discuss your proposals, and let everyone choose for themselves. I will make the final decision for all the employees of the Fourth Food Factory."

As soon as these words came out, Director Qian's face immediately fell. He rubbed his hands together and said, "Leader...Leader, this is not good..."

The city leader put the lid on the teacup, stood up, and patted Director Qian on the shoulder: "Comrade Qian, you have to have confidence. You have been the director for several years. Everyone is familiar with you. You have an advantage."

What a bullshit advantage! Director Qian was in tears.

However, before he could say anything else, the city leader had already strode out.

It seems that there is no statement, but in fact it has.

Originally, Director Qian wanted to delay the workers' meeting, but Mu Jie and her colleagues refused to give him this opportunity. The next morning, they immediately organized all the workers in the factory to vote, and the votes were counted on the spot after they were finished.

"According to the voting results, more than half of the comrades agree that Comrade Tong Tong should be the contractor of the Fourth Food Factory!"

As soon as the results were announced, the whole factory burst into applause.

Outside the auditorium, Chen Lanjun heard the applause and curled the corners of her mouth, knowing that the matter was settled.

Editor-in-Chief Xu beside him also sighed: "Wow, such a young new factory director, Atong, no, Director Tong is also a record-breaking one."

Chen Lanjun nodded: "He was the first one to contract this."

According to the original timeline, the earliest contracting enterprise should have appeared two months later, and it was also a small state-owned enterprise in the province that was on the verge of closure.

With her intervention, Tong Tong got the upper hand.

This is something that is destined to be remembered.

Chen Lanjun looked at Editor-in-Chief Xu and asked, "Can this be reported?"

"The leader's awareness is to take a look first." Editor-in-Chief Xu said with a smile, "So, you have to work harder."

In fact, it means that if it succeeds, it will be reported and praised, and if it fails...

Of course that's not the case.

Chen Lanjun nodded: "Don't worry, there will only be one result."

If she can't even keep this factory going, there's no point in her working there.

When the hustle and bustle died down and they returned to the house under the camphor tree, when the newly appointed Director Tong walked towards Chen Lanjun, he felt as if he was walking on clouds, light and unreal.

"Sister Lan, I... I'm the factory director?"

Chen Lanjun smiled and said, "Yes, Director Tong."

"Oh, that's weird." Tong Tong said shyly, "Sister Lan, you should just call me Tong."

Pang Xiaopeng smiled and punched her back: "Does it hurt? Are you dreaming?"

"You really have the guts to do that." Tong Tong hit her back.

Seeing that Tong Tong had returned to a more relaxed state, Chen Lanjun smiled and said, "Okay, whether you are the factory director or not, we are still sisters. You won't turn your back on me just because I got promoted, right?"

"Of course not."

Tong Tong immediately said, "There are still many things that Sister Lan is waiting for me to teach you. Didn't we have a private agreement before? It still counts. I will listen to Sister Lan on what to do!"

It was agreed privately before that Tong Tong would take 30% of the contracted profits and Chen Lanjun would take 70%.

Now the scale of the contract has expanded from one workshop to the entire factory, and Tong Tong himself has taken a helicopter to become the factory director. The situation has actually changed.

Perhaps because she was worried that Chen Lanjun would misunderstand her, or perhaps because she was afraid that Chen Lanjun would refuse to help her with ideas, Tong Tong immediately reiterated her principle - to follow Chen Lanjun's instructions in everything.

Chen Lanjun lowered her eyes and smiled: "We'll talk about these in detail later. Let's discuss it together and reform the factory's system and product content. The Spring Festival is only a month away, so it would be best if we could catch up with this golden time."

"Ah, do we need to rush at this time?" Pang Xiaopeng was a little surprised.

People nowadays still seem to have a very clear sales concept of the "Spring Festival" or "festival period".

"Yes, new year, new atmosphere, it would be best if we could make a big splash," said Chen Lanjun.

"No problem," Tong Tong said, patting her chest. "Isn't it just overtime? The workers are in a good mood now. If the bonuses are paid in time, there will be no problem. It's just that -"

She looked at Chen Lanjun carefully and said, "Sister Lan, didn't you say before that you were going to Pengcheng City to celebrate the New Year? I heard that your uncle and aunt have already taken the train there?"

"Yes," Pang Xiaopeng also said, "Mr. Shao will take the train tomorrow morning, right? Is Sister Lan going to take the same train with him?"

This was indeed the original plan. She was supposed to take the train to reunite with her family in Pengcheng City and celebrate the New Year together.

Chen Lanjun sighed slightly: "Forget it, I can't leave because of the Spring Festival. I will send a telegram to explain it to them."

As for Shao Qinghe, she will go to the platform to see him off.

As the year draws to a close, the train station is crowded with people, even more than usual.

In order to meet the needs of passengers, several steam locomotives are still running happily on the rails, and the smoking chimneys are gradually moving away, giving the platform a very old-fashioned feel.

Amid the sound of the train whistle, Shao Qinghe and Chen Lanjun walked side by side on the platform.

The platform is not long and we will arrive there in a moment.

Shao Qinghe's khaki cashmere scarf was slightly lifted by the wind and brushed against the corner of Chen Lanjun's clothes.

He looked sideways at her: "Are you spending the New Year here?"

"Yes," Chen Lanjun said, "there are many things to do."

Shao Qinghe lowered his head slightly and looked at her carefully: "You seem to have a good time no matter where you are, even if you are alone during the New Year. Unlike me -"

His eyelashes drooped, and he said softly: “I might not be very good without you by my side.”

Chen Lanjun was stunned, then laughed: "But you won't stay to spend the New Year with me, right?"

Shao Qinghe pursed his lips and said, "Yes, after all... every family has its own problems."

"If it's difficult to read, just read it slowly, word by word."

Chen Lanjun looked at him and said.

"Swoosh-swoosh--" the conductor blew the whistle, which meant to urge the passengers to get on the train.

Chen Lanjun said: "The train is about to leave."

Shao Qinghe didn't move, still looking at her: "Can I write to you?"

“Yes.”

"Can you write me back?"

"able."

"Then, can I hug you?"

"Can--isn't it..."

Before Chen Lanjun could react, Shao Qinghe gently put his arms around her, and soon let go, with a sly smile on his face, the kind of smile that only children have when they have successfully played a prank.

He took a long step, boarded the train, turned around and waved to Chen Lanjun: "Please write me back."

The train slowly left the station amid the reluctance of relatives and friends.

Chen Lanjun smiled and shook her head, then turned around and prepared to leave.

However, I saw a familiar figure.

Across the railway track on the platform, cousin Zhao Hong, carrying a lot of bags, looked over here, with the word "shock" written all over his face.