With the help of Mrs. Guo Lin, Chen Xia and his four siblings also performed some rituals such as ancestor worship. The four of them stayed there until the third day of the Lunar New Year before returning to Ke Town.
The students' winter vacation continues, and as office workers, they have to start working officially on the fourth day of the New Year. There is no 7-day long vacation at this time, so it's enough. The key is to come back quickly to build the four modernizations.
On the first day of work, Yuezhou Fourth Hospital held a hospital affairs meeting. In addition to making arrangements for the work for the year, the focus was on discussing one thing:
Chen Xia officially took up the position of head of the General Affairs Section.
The Fourth Hospital meeting room was filled with smoke...
Gu Wei coughed a few times and said:
"Comrades, let's discuss the selection of the Chief of the General Affairs Section. Regarding Comrade Chen Xia taking on the position of Chief of the General Affairs Section after the New Year, Secretary Zhang and I discussed this with him before the New Year. We promised him that as long as he could complete the New Year's shopping mission, he would officially take on the position after the New Year."
Zhang Zhizhong nodded and continued:
"Comrade Chen Xia's contributions are obvious to all. When Comrade Luo Jiacheng retired due to illness, it was Comrade Chen Xia who took on the task. He traveled all over the country and went through untold hardships to gather so much meat and fish, allowing the comrades to have a prosperous year. So from the perspective of rewarding merit, I agree that Chen Xia should be appointed as the head of the General Affairs Section."
Vice President Sun also nodded, indicating his agreement. "I have no objection. I think Comrade Chen Xia is suitable for the position of Chief of the General Affairs Section. He has proven his ability."
With a capable direct subordinate, he, as the vice president, would have a much easier time. Why would he oppose something that benefits him?
Just when Gu Wei and Zhang Zhizhong thought that this meeting was just a formality, Lou Jianling, the vice president in charge of administration, suddenly raised his hand.
"I don't agree. This appointment is inappropriate."
When these words came out, some people frowned, while others breathed a sigh of relief.
Where there are people, there are gangs. There are even more gangs in public institutions. What intellectuals like to do most is to fight among themselves.
If Gu Wei and Zhang Zhizhong were the original leaders of the "military faction", then Lou Jianling was the leader of the "local faction".
After the Fourth Hospital was transformed from a military hospital into a local hospital, although the power was still in the hands of Gu Wei and others, the regional health bureau also habitually interfered.
Lou Jianling was transferred from the regional health bureau, and several middle-level cadres were transferred here at the same time, such as the director of the party office, the head of the propaganda section, and the deputy directors of some clinical departments, all of whom were from the same faction.
Even if their power is not great at the moment, they can still make their own voices heard and prevent the "military faction" from having the final say.
Luo Yangcheng, the head of the General Affairs Department, is also a member of the local faction, but Old Luo is an old fox and usually tries to maintain a balance and not offend either side.
Although Luo Jiacheng has retired this time, the local faction still wants to take control of the General Affairs Department, the largest department in the hospital.
Who is Chen Xia? He is a direct descendant of the "military faction". To the "local faction", he is an enemy who must be eliminated.
Lou Jianling ignored Gu Wei and Zhang Zhizhong's expressions and continued to explain:
"Comrade Chen Xia performed very well at the end of this year. The hospital's previous appointment of him as deputy chief of the General Affairs Department was an exceptional hire. He is only 19 years old and lacks experience, so I suggest that the veteran comrade be appointed chief and Comrade Chen Xia continue as deputy chief."
Gu Wei asked, "Lao Lou, who do you recommend as section chief?"
"My opinion is that Comrade Shi Xiangyang, Deputy Director of Office D, is a good person. He is enterprising and capable of leading the General Affairs Section to achieve even better results."
When they heard this name, the middle-level cadres of the military faction all felt a toothache. Shi Xiangyang had a bad reputation and was usually known as the number one mad dog of the local faction. He was very disliked by those upright old comrades.
Personnel Section Chief Liu Bo was the first to voice his opposition: "Comrade Shi Xiangyang is unfit. The Personnel Section's year-end evaluations have always been poor."
Dong Jiankang, director of the Party Office, smiled.
"Section Chief Liu, whether this assessment is good or not is up to you. Those you like are excellent, like Comrade Chen Xia. Those you don't like are unqualified, like Shi Xiangyang. This is unacceptable."
Liu Bo also smiled contemptuously: "It's unacceptable. Even though the harassment of Li Juan last year was finally dropped, everyone knew it."
"You farted."
"You're playing the piano nonsense."
The two sides started arguing, neither of them willing to give in. Lou Jianling smoked a cigarette without saying a word, while Gu Wei watched the fun.
He was not in a hurry anyway. Although he had selfish motives in promoting Chen Xia, he was just going along with what the big boss had hinted at. He was not afraid of the lawsuit no matter where it went.
He just wanted to see how united some people could be, so that he could have a better idea of what was going on.
Administrative cadres quarreled in the conference room, but most clinical department directors did not participate, and technical personnel generally took a neutral approach.
But Ren Yuanfei couldn't do that. Chen Xia was his apprentice, so he rolled up his sleeves and slammed the table.
"What are you arguing about? It's just about the head of the General Affairs Department. I have a solution. Since you leaders can't make the decision and there are huge differences of opinion, why don't we let the employees choose? The employees are the real owners of the company, right?"
Fei Meilan smiled and said, "I think this is a good idea. The people have sharp eyes, so let's leave the decision to the people."
Dong Jiankang objected: "Chen Xia just distributed benefits to employees. The election will benefit him."
Qian Jun interjected, "Shi Xiangyang has been working at the company for over ten years and knows more people. That seems to favor him in the election, right? How many people does Chen Xia know?"
Dong Jiankang was speechless for a moment.
Gu Wei thought of something, smiled strangely, and also slammed the table, making the final decision.
"The country is undergoing reforms everywhere, so we at the Fourth Institute can also do some reform. I think this election is a great idea. The Personnel Department will immediately post a notice officially designating Comrade Chen Xia and Comrade Shi Xiangyang as candidates for organizational review. All regular employees will have one vote each. How about it, Lao Lou? Isn't this fair?"
Lou Jianling said expressionlessly, "Okay."
He really thinks it's possible. Although the middle-level cadres are overwhelmingly from the "military faction", this is not necessarily the case for employees.
As old employees gradually retire, many new employees are recruited from Yuezhou. Although this group of people does not have enough influence, they can still have a vote if they vote.
It is not certain who will win.
As the leader in charge of personnel, Zhang Zhizhong also set the election rules: the election will be held in the morning three days later, the votes will be counted on the spot, each regular employee will have one vote, and temporary workers will not have the right to vote.
In this way, the first election of middle-level cadres in the history of the Fourth Academy began dramatically.
Both sides have confidence and certainty.
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