Chapter 785 24-year-old General Manager
After leaving the factory director's office, Yu Dong's steps were light and he felt as if he was in a dream.
Am I going to be the general manager now?
He walked all the way and forgot how he got back to the office.
"Xiao Yu, what does the factory director want to see you about?" asked a colleague.
The factory director just called their distribution department, and everyone knew that Han Shanping wanted to talk to Yu Dong.
"Could it be a promotion?" a colleague joked.
The others laughed, and to everyone, this was of course a joke.
Although Yu Dong is a college student and is valued by the factory director, he has only been at Yanying for more than a year. His qualifications are too shallow, so it is not his turn.
Yu Dong opened his mouth, not knowing how to answer this question.
Get promoted?
It seems to have risen, but not completely.
Seeing his hesitant expression, his colleagues asked with a smile, "What's the matter? He's too powerful, are you afraid that he will irritate us?"
Yu Dong thought about it and decided that since he was leaving anyway, there was nothing he couldn't say, so he said, "It's not a high position, but he was indeed promoted."
Hearing this, the smiles on the colleagues' faces froze, "Really got promoted?"
Yu Dong nodded seriously, "Yes, I got promoted, but it's not in the factory. I have to be transferred to another unit."
Colleagues breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he was probably transferred to a subordinate unit.
"To the recording studio?"
"No, Xiao Yu's personality is more suitable for distribution. Why go to a recording studio? Go to an equipment company? I remember they are short of an assistant manager."
"If I really get transferred, I think the Audiovisual Club would be a good place to go."
Everyone discussed for a long time, all of them were talking about the subordinate units of Yanying Studio, and no one guessed about the outside units.
Yu Dong didn't beat around the bush and said, "Neither."
Everyone was a little surprised, "Neither? Are you going to be transferred?"
Transferring means leaving the Yanying Studio system.
Yu Dong nodded, "Well, let's go to Wenhua Film and Television of the Chinese Literature Society."
"Wenhua Film and Television!" Colleagues are familiar with this name. This year, it participated in the investment of two films of Yanying Studio. Some time ago, it also announced that it had invested in Zhang Yimou's new film. Although it is a new company, it is backed by Guowen Publishing House and its strength is extraordinary.
“It’s also a great place to go!”
A colleague asked curiously: "What kind of work do you do there?"
"General Manager!" Yu Dong answered honestly.
There was a brief silence in the office. Everyone looked at Yu Dong, suspecting that this boy was joking with them.
"You kid, even if you are leaving, you can't joke with us big brothers!"
"That's right, you'll be the general manager, and I'll be the factory director!"
His colleagues were laughing, and Yu Dong looked helpless. He didn't know how to explain more, as it seemed like he was showing off.
Everyone laughed along, and the colleague asked, "Seriously, you are so valued by the factory director and section chief, why are you going there?"
"I really want to be the general manager. They don't have a general manager yet. I guess I am the tallest among the short ones. Teacher Lin chose me."
Seeing that he did not seem to be pretending, all his colleagues could not help but look at each other in surprise. Their expressions were even more surprised than Yu Dong's in the factory director's office just now.
After they realized what was going on, everyone felt embarrassed to keep joking and became serious, all bowing to Yu Dong and congratulating him.
"Congratulations, Xiao Yu, you've become the general manager at such a young age. Your future is limitless!"
"Congratulations, you're going to Wenhua, but don't forget us big brothers!"
Yu Dong accepted everyone's congratulations with a bit of embarrassment. Someone couldn't help but ask curiously, "Xiao Yu, how did you become the general manager? Although our Yanying Studio and Guowen Publishing House have some business dealings, they are not related at all!"
When this question was asked, everyone looked at Yu Dong.
He scratched his head in embarrassment. He still hadn't figured out how he became the general manager.
The most frequent contact he had with Mr. Lin was when he drove for him. It was impossible to say that the general manager drove for the leader, right? That would be too embarrassing.
Yu Dong showed a simple smile on his face, "I don't know either. Anyway, Mr. Lin said that he wants a young and enterprising general manager. Maybe he thinks I am suitable."
"Hey! I would have liked to try this condition ten years ago."
"Come on, you would have been an old hand ten years ago. Xiao Yu is a college student, educated, and young. How could he not be taken seriously by the section chief and the factory director?"
As everyone was talking, Section Chief Yang from the Issuing Department walked into the office and patted Yu Dong on the shoulder as soon as he saw him.
"Good boy! When did you win the appreciation of Teacher Lin? Let him come to your house in person to ask for you!"
Yu Dong was a little embarrassed, "Chief, this is quite sudden for me as well."
Section Chief Yang was out on business just now. He returned to the factory to report to Han Shanping, and Han Shanping told him about Yu Dong's situation.
He was the one who brought Yu Dong with him since he joined Yanying. When he heard that Yu Dong was leaving, he felt sad but happy for him at the same time.
"What's there to be embarrassed about? You're going to move up this time! A 24-year-old general manager, hehe, next time we meet, you can't deny me as your master!"
"No way, look at what you said."
As the two were talking, others around them started to make a noise.
"Chief, Xiao Yu is leaving soon, shouldn't we see him off?"
Section Chief Yang laughed and scolded, "Look at your character, I don't know what you mean? Fine, you can see me off, each of you will have a pound of wine, and you can only leave after you finish drinking!"
It is not possible for a publisher not to drink alcohol. When selling copies a few years ago, a glass of wine cost ten thousand yuan for one copy.
"Let's drink! General Manager Yu will be taking office soon. Keep him company. Maybe I can go over and become his vice president in the future."
"Bah! With your character, at best you're just a prop manager. The vice president needs someone like me with thick eyebrows and big eyes."
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The atmosphere in the office is cheerful and harmonious.
It is said that separation has been painful since ancient times, but most of the pain is like water flowing to low places, while people go to high places. Even separation is filled with laughter and joy.
As the National Day approaches, the summer in Yanjing is almost over.
Yu Dong staggered to the entrance of the alley. Suddenly, a gust of autumn wind blew past, and his chest and abdomen were churning. He held onto the wall and vomited.
After squatting for a long time, he finally became much more sober and walked into the yard by feeling his way along the wall.
He returned home drunk, and his mother saw his condition and quickly helped him to bed.
"How much did you drink? Are you trying to kill yourself?"
"Not much." Yu Dong lay on the bed and couldn't help laughing.
His mother was amused by his appearance. "You are already so drunk, why are you so silly? What's the matter? Are you thinking about getting married?"
Yu Dong said drunkenly: "Mom, I'm the general manager!"
"General Manager? You?"
The mother didn't take her son's words seriously at all. She dipped a towel in hot water, wiped Yu Dong's face, and took off his shoes.
When I straightened up and looked at him again, he was already asleep.
The next morning, Yu Dong was woken up by his mother. He was still hungover and couldn't even open his eyes. He asked in a hoarse voice, "Mom, what are you doing?"
"What are you doing? Go to work. What time is it? Hurry up and get up!"
Yu Dong suddenly realized something after hearing his mother's words. Just as he was about to leave, he realized what was happening and said, "No need. Let me sleep for a while. I'll go later."
"What time is it going to be when you go back to sleep? Are you going to work?"
Yu Dong said helplessly: "I have been transferred to another job, and my boss said that I don't have to report for the next two days."
"Transfer? Where?"
"Guowen Society, they have just established a film company, and I will be the general manager."
When the mother heard this, she immediately thought of Yu Dong's drunken words last night, "Isn't that what you said?"
"What are you talking about?" Yu Dong turned over impatiently, "Let me sleep a little longer."
He wanted to sleep, but his mother wouldn't let him. She pulled him up and said, "Are you kidding me? How can they let you be the general manager when you just graduated?"
Yu Dong looked hopeless, "Why would I lie to you if there's nothing wrong? He's really the general manager now. I'm going through the formalities and will be transferred to another company in two days."
"Tell me how you became the general manager. What kind of leader appreciated you so much that he made you the general manager?"
Yu Dong was a little unhappy when he heard this. "What are you talking about? Your son is a graduate of a decent university after all. He is a key member of our factory. The factory director and section chief all think highly of me. I was transferred to another place to be the general manager. They also valued your son's talent."
"Don't interrupt! I want to ask which leader transferred you there?"
Yu Dong suddenly hesitated, "It's just... the leader of the National Literature Society!"
When the mother looked at him, she couldn't help but recall what he had said before about sending the leader off on behalf of the factory director.
"Could it be that great writer Lin who drove for someone you mentioned earlier?"
Yu Dong nodded, feeling a little embarrassed.
The mother laughed, "Silly boy, what are you embarrassed about? You are lucky to have met a noble person. Others can't even ask for it!"
After finding out the reasons for her son's job transfer and promotion, Yu's mother became happy and said, "Okay, you can sleep for a while. I'll wake you up for dinner later."
After saying that, Yu's mother walked out of the house.
Yu Dong was lying on the bed when he heard his mother talking to someone in the yard.
"This bastard only knows how to drink all day long. He drank too much again last night. What a shame!"
"It's a social event. It proves that your Dongzi is valued by the leaders."
"What's the point of respecting him? Shouldn't he be transferred if he needs to be transferred?"
"Yo, you were transferred? Where did you go?"
"Oh, I don't know either. He said he was going to a film company and be the general manager. Tell me, he's doing well at Yanying Film Studio, and the director and section chief think so highly of him, why would he go to a film company?"
Yu Dong had already woken up after being tormented by his mother. When he heard the conversation between his mother and others, he felt ashamed and could not fall asleep anymore.
After staying in bed for a while, Yu Dong got up, washed, ate his meal, and walked out of the yard.
Along the way, several neighbors asked him about his job transfer when they saw him. In just a short while, his mother had spread the news of his job transfer and promotion to general manager to everyone in the yard.
After answering several neighbors' inquiries, Yu Dong left the yard amid their looks that were filled with suspicion, envy and jealousy.
Arriving at Yanying Studio, Yu Dong came to the distribution department.
As soon as I entered the room, my colleagues started to tease me, "Hey, Mr. Yu is here!"
Yu Dong smiled bitterly, "Don't embarrass me. I drank too much last night and didn't get up this morning."
"The section chief hasn't come yet. You're going to be transferred soon, why are you still going to work?"
Yu Dong smiled and said, "Come on, come on!"
He was casually chatting with his colleagues when a pretty girl from the Personnel Department came over and said, "Yu Dong, the transfer order from the Guowen Press has arrived!"
Yu Dong was surprised, "So fast?"
The pretty girl smiled and said, "Is there anyone who thinks the transfer order came too quickly? You should hand over your work quickly. The formalities can be completed in one or two days, and you can change your unit before National Day."
Yu Dong chatted with the girl with a smile on his face. After she left, Yu Dong was teased by his colleagues.
Two days before National Day, Wenhua Film and Television welcomed its first general manager.
(End of this chapter)
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