"Mr. Director, as per the company's requirements, I will be handing over my responsibilities to you starting today. After the handover, although I will continue to be responsible for the specific affairs of the Production Department, I will not be able to make decisions on my own as before. Instead, I will work under your guidance.
So, during the handover process, if you have any questions, please ask me directly. I will explain them clearly so that you can have a detailed understanding of the department's work. If you don't understand them in detail... there is a high probability of problems."
Huang Hui stood in front of Chen Yan's desk and spoke respectfully.
From a purely attitude perspective, Huang Hui's performance was impeccable.
It was impossible for anyone to find any fault with his attitude.
If someone else sat in Chen Yan's position, he might have been fooled by him. However, Chen Yan knew the situation of the production department very well when he just decided to take over the production department. Therefore, he knew very well that Huang Hui's respectful appearance was just a weasel paying New Year's greeting to the chicken, with ulterior motives.
"Deputy Minister Huang, Deputy Minister Li Jie hasn't contacted me to explain the situation since I suspended him for a month. Or rather... he hasn't even visited the Production Department once. Does he have any objections to me? Or does he have no objections to the suspension and think it's perfectly fine?"
Chen Yan did not respond to Huang Hui's words, but instead shifted the topic to Li Jie.
This was a little beyond Huang Hui's expectations.
After a brief pause, Huang Hui quickly composed himself and continued respectfully, "Deputy Minister Li Jie and I haven't seen each other for a month. I'm not sure what he's thinking, but I think he has no objection to you. He hasn't come to the ministry because he respects your arrangements. Since you've suspended him, it wouldn't be appropriate for him to come to the ministry again..."
Chen Yan nodded and said, "I see. I've noticed that our production department has been running smoothly over the past month. Even though you, Deputy Minister Huang, are the only one in charge, and Deputy Minister Li Jie is not here, and I don't understand the production department's procedures, I can only learn from the sidelines, the production department's various production tasks have not been delayed at all.
Honestly, I'm surprised that the company's assigned tasks are always completed on time, with guaranteed quality and quantity. This means that Deputy Minister Li Jie and I are like outsiders, and our presence or absence has no impact on the production department at all. It's more than enough for you, Deputy Minister Huang, to be in charge of the production department."
Upon hearing this, Huang Hui quickly bowed and said, "You're joking, Minister. The Production Department certainly relies on your wise guidance. As for the relatively smooth progress of this month's work, it's purely inertia. Every department has its own work inertia, so the lack of a leader for a short period of time won't cause any problems."
But over time, problems will become apparent. Without a leader to provide direction and a clear framework for everyone, work will sooner or later fall into a cycle of frustration. I understand this feeling, and I understand the importance of you, Minister.
Chen Yan didn't respond, but just stared at Huang Hui with his eyes wide open.
The sudden silence created a certain amount of psychological pressure on Huang Hui.
After instinctively stealing a glance at Chen Yan, Huang Hui continued to speak to himself, "Mr. Minister, how about we start the work handover? Anyway, there are not many things that need to be handed over. I estimate that it will be all handed over in half a day.
Then the production department will be your domain, sir. If you have any requests or ideas, feel free to tell me. While our production department isn't the most powerful department in the company, in terms of profitability... it's definitely not."
Having said that, Huang Hui glanced at Chen Yan again, as if he wanted to see Chen Yan's reaction to his words.
However, Chen Yan's reaction was no reaction.
Listening to Huang Hui's hint, Chen Yan shook his head and said, "Before handing over the work, we still need to confirm some situations. I agree with you. If there is a lack of leadership for a short period of time, there will be no obvious problems. But if there is a lack of leadership for a long time, there will definitely be problems.
But I'm the head of the production department. I was appointed by the board of directors. So, according to what you said, as long as I'm here, the production department won't have any major problems. As for Deputy Head Li Jie... he can't be considered the head of the production department, right?"
An ominous premonition emerged in Huang Hui's mind.
After forcing a smile on his face, he asked, "Minister, what do you mean..."
Chen Yan said bluntly, "What I mean is that since Deputy Minister Li Jie is not the leader of the Production Department, he is not indispensable. The Production Department has been running smoothly under your leadership for the past month, which means that even without Deputy Minister Li Jie, it has no impact on the Production Department."
If that's the case, why should we keep Deputy Minister Li Jie? A completely useless person, someone who can't make any impact on the production department whether he's there or not, wouldn't it be better to completely kick him out of the production department? Deputy Minister Huang, I heard that you and Deputy Minister Li Jie have a very bad relationship. I'm sure you'd like to kick him out, right?"
Huang Hui was stunned for a moment, then quickly spoke up, "Mr. Minister, I do have a very bad relationship with Li Jie. As you know, Li Jie and I have always been competing for the position of Minister, so we have tried every possible way to attack each other. But now that the board of directors has made the decision that you will be the Minister of Production, not either of us, then our relationship has actually eased to a certain extent.
While this rapprochement doesn't guarantee we'll become friends, there's no problem with keeping our affairs official and serving the company. Furthermore, Deputy Director Li Jie, like me, has a thorough understanding of the production department's operations. The fact that I've been able to manage the production department so neatly this past month is largely due to Deputy Director Li Jie's contributions. Without his cooperation, I wouldn't be able to lead the production department so well.
"Cooperate?"
Chen Yan raised his eyebrows and asked with a half-smile, "Deputy Minister Huang, didn't you just say that you and Deputy Minister Li Jie haven't seen each other for a month? If you haven't met, how did he cooperate with you? Is your relationship very close? So close that you can reach a tacit understanding without face-to-face communication?
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