An old comrade who was two years away from retirement, with a strong ideology and an even stronger temper, was appointed as the director of the municipal machinery factory.

Wei Laisong and Zhong Bin were also engaged in a kind of arm-wrestling match.

Therefore, Zhong Bin also replaced an old-fashioned deputy factory director, and the Machinery Bureau was asked to select a young, forward-thinking, and capable person as the new deputy factory director.

Goodness, this is practically tailor-made for Hou Liwei.

Therefore, Hou Liwei's father personally led Hou Liwei to visit Zhong Bin, the mayor of the city.

Hou Liwei started as a factory secretary, gaining a thorough understanding of the factory's basic operations. He also worked alongside factory workers in the workshops, developing a strong foundation at the grassroots level. He handled his new role as director of the office with ease.

Without looking at Hou Liwei's resume, Zhong Bin wouldn't have known that the municipal machinery factory had such a young and capable person, who just climbed the ranks a little faster.

Being young is great! You can correct mistakes in time.

Moreover, he is in control, unlike those old foxes who only obey orders and not commands.

So, not long after the new factory director took office, Hou Liwei was also promoted to the new deputy factory director, and the title of executive director was added before the deputy factory director!

That's a double jump! It's like they stuffed a rocket under their butt!

The sight of the old man and the young man, along with Hou Liwei, the executive deputy factory director, was dazzling. Suddenly, the superiors' plan became clear.

The new factory director is just a transitional director, paving the way for Hou Liwei. As the saying goes, this is like helping a king get on his horse and then giving him a ride.

Perhaps in a few years, Hou Liwei will be in control of the entire machinery factory. Although it's not doing well now, the young man's ideas might be able to pull the old machinery factory out of its predicament.

The newly appointed factory director is Cheng Jianlin, formerly the deputy director of the county's materials bureau. His position has been promoted, but his rank remains the same.

He personally stepped in to reassure the factory workers, telling those who had work to do to go back to the workshop and those who didn't to go home and relax.

Regarding the issue of Hong Kong businessmen acquiring and laying off employees, Director Cheng said, "He just took office and doesn't know the specific situation yet. Right now, everything is arranged by the city. He doesn't have the final say."

He simply stated this one truth, and his word didn't count. The workers understood, and realizing that arguing with the factory wouldn't resolve anything, the conflict shifted.

Hou Liwei was instructed to quickly quell the conflict between the workers and the factory, and to enlighten the workers by saying that the injection of Hong Kong capital would be of great benefit to both the factory and the workers.

At the same time, Zhong Bin also met with Hong Kong businessman Huang Jiaren and repeatedly asked him whether the Hong Kong businessman would use the land of the machinery factory for real estate development.

This question completely baffled Huang Jiaren. He must be out of his mind to be involved in real estate development in mainland China. Who would he sell the properties to?

It's not like the land in Hong Kong or Japan where every inch is incredibly valuable.

Moreover, the land where the municipal machinery factory is located isn't in the bustling city center; it's quite far from the city. Needless to say, building there wouldn't make much money.

Huang Jiaren repeatedly assured them that he would not use the machinery factory's land to build buildings, and this was even written into the contract.

This finally put Zhong Bin's mind at ease.

However, Huang Jiaren remembered what Hu Jiangyan had said to him by his pillow, so he asked Zhong Bin if it was possible to include Da Mi Electronics in the acquisition of the machinery factory.