Time flies, and before we knew it, it was spring of 1964.
In this sunny season of renewal, everything seems so vibrant and full of hope.
In a bright and spacious office, Sun Zhengguo sat upright at his desk, intently gazing at the blueprints in his hands.
This office is located in the new building of the Mechanical Research Institute.
The new building was completed last year, and there are also three workshops of different sizes next to it.
In addition, it is equipped with warehouses, canteens, testing laboratories, staff dormitories and other buildings. It can be said that the supporting facilities are complete.
I remember when the relocation and unveiling ceremony took place, a host of bigwigs were present and participated in the ribbon-cutting ceremony, it was a very lively occasion.
After the Mechanical Research Institute was officially established, the higher authorities fulfilled their promise and completed all the missing departments.
The institute has undergone significant changes, except for the positions of Sun Zhengguo and Chen Lianshan, which remain unchanged.
The person who has changed the most is Zhou Weimin, who has now become the director of the research institute's office and also serves as Sun Zhengguo's secretary, a full-fledged section chief.
In addition, some of the former group leaders have been promoted to deputy section chiefs.
Of course, the section chiefs are all appointed by their superiors, probably to prevent any one person from having a one-man show.
Finally, let's talk about these technicians. Four of them have been promoted to deputy section chief.
Two of them were former technicians, and the other two were Zheng Wenhua and Zhang Yucheng, who were the deputy section chiefs of the first and second technical sections, respectively.
"Knock knock knock...!"
Hearing the knock, Sun Zhengguo put down the blueprints and called out to the door, "Come in."
When the door was pushed open, the person who walked in was none other than Zhou Weimin.
"Director, it's time for the meeting, we're just waiting for you."
"Okay! You go first, I'll be right there."
After finishing speaking, Sun Zhengguo put away the blueprints, left the office, and went to the conference room around the corner.
When he arrived at the meeting room, all the attendees had already arrived. Apart from Zhou Weimin, who was sitting at the back taking notes, the rest were all elderly men transferred from higher-level departments.
Sun Zhengguo gets furious whenever he talks about these old men.
He initially thought it was good that the higher authorities hadn't appointed a Party Secretary, reasoning that at least any resolutions he made would be easily passed at the Standing Committee meeting.
But fate seemed to be playing a joke on him. The newly transferred deputy secretary Cheng Wanli and deputy director Wu Zhen were both veterans.
These two, relying on their seniority, didn't take Sun Zhengguo seriously at all.
Therefore, whenever a meeting was held, they would try to ostracize him, and anything Sun Zhengguo wanted to do would not go smoothly.
"Alright, now that everyone is here, let's begin the meeting!"
After Sun Zhengguo sat down, he didn't waste any time and immediately looked at Cheng Wanli.
Because today's meeting was convened at his request, and I wonder what kind of trouble he's up to this time.
Facing the gazes of the crowd, Cheng Wanli appeared calm, as if victory was assured, and coughed lightly twice.
"Comrades! There is only one thing to discuss at today's meeting, and that is the matter of Director Zhou Weimin's concurrent post."
“We all know that Director Zhou is usually very busy with his office work and is no longer suitable to serve as the director’s secretary.”
When Cheng Wanli got to this point, Sun Zhengguo already knew what the old man was up to! He just wanted to plant a thorn in his side and make things difficult for him.
He originally intended to leave the secretary position to his younger brother, but now it seems unlikely.
Moreover, Sun Zhengguo had another idea: his younger brother could no longer stay at the research institute, lest someone with ulterior motives use him against him.
"What do you all think of this proposal? Let's discuss it, and then we'll vote by raising our hands," Cheng Wanli said again.
Actually, today's meeting was just a formality, because several people present had already sided with Cheng Wanli.
Therefore, the show of hands to vote is just for show.
The final result was as expected: out of the seven attendees, six raised their hands in agreement.
The only person who didn't raise his hand was Standing Committee member Li Shengli, a close confidant of Minister Li, who was naturally on Sun Zhengguo's side.
But even he himself didn't expect that Sun Zhengguo would actually raise his hand and agree to this, which is really hard to understand.
Cheng Wanli was very satisfied with the result. He felt that Sun Zhengguo was acting recklessly, so he struck while the iron was hot and nominated a new secretary.
And this new secretary, needless to say, was the mole he wanted to plant.
Another round of voting by show of hands, and the new secretary was successfully approved.
Even those attending the meeting were surprised that today's meeting was not only quick but also almost entirely uncontroversial.
After the meeting, Sun Zhengguo returned to his office as if nothing had happened.
Not long after, Zhou Weimin walked in, his face contorted with rage.
"Director, that Hu Xinmin is a real scoundrel. The proposal was just passed and he couldn't wait to hand over the reins to me. It's obvious that he had planned this all along."
"Weimin, calm down. If he wants to hand over the work, then you can do it with him. You have nothing else to do anyway, so why not go home early and hug your son?"
"Hehe!" Zhou Weimin chuckled twice as soon as his son was mentioned, and the anger in his heart vanished without a trace.
Yes, you heard right. In October 1963, Sun Zhenghong gave birth to a big, healthy baby boy for Zhou Weimin, named Zhou Chengdong.
"Director, what's wrong with you today? That Deputy Secretary Cheng was clearly targeting you, how could you still raise your hand to agree?"
"Hehe!" Sun Zhengguo smiled faintly. "If I disagree, will it change the outcome? They came prepared, so let's just grant their wish."
"By the way, if he needs to hand over the work, you should make sure he does so clearly, so that we don't end up arguing with each other."
"Okay! I'll go right away."
After finishing his speech, Zhou Weimin returned to his office to prepare for a comprehensive handover with Hu Xinmin.
At the same time, he wondered if his brother-in-law had some other trick up his sleeve, and why he wasn't in a hurry at all.
In reality, Sun Zhengguo had no backup plan. He was completely disappointed and tired, and didn't want to get involved anymore.
You're talking about a research institute with about two hundred people, but less than half of them are actually doing the work.
And what kind of people are left? They're all just loafers.
Anyway, if anything happens, you step up and take the blame. Don't come to us. But if you get credit, sorry, it has to be split equally.
You can say that it's one thing for you not to do any work and just to get credit, but you also like to do dirty tricks behind people's backs.
Having lived two lives, Sun Zhengguo had never had any experience in officialdom, and he had no interest in such internal strife.
Since that's the case, I'll just lie down and you can do whatever you want.
If the entire mechanical research institute produces no research results by then, we might as well all perish together.
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