Seeing the burning gazes of the group, Sun Zhengguo pretended not to notice; this habit couldn't be tolerated.
When Director Zhang saw that he wasn't responding, he simply lowered the standards again.
"Brother Sun, five bottles will do if that's not enough, as long as it's enough for the few of us to drink."
"Hey! You guys should say something too, it's not like I'm the only one drinking, right?"
Fearing he lacked persuasiveness, Director Zhang even tried to sway the others.
When Director Li saw this, he thought, "This won't do! This concerns the welfare of several people, so we must fight for it."
"Mr. Sun, why don't you name a price? We can just drink less."
“Yes, yes, Director Sun, you’re incredibly resourceful. Name your price.” Deputy Factory Director Liao chimed in.
Li Shengli didn't say anything because he didn't know where the wine came from, but he kept nodding and agreed with what the others said.
"Hahaha!"
When Sun Zhengguo saw that the group had joined forces to force him to resign, all over a bottle of wine, he was so angry that he laughed.
"Alright, everyone, stop acting. You're saying you're tired, but watching you is even more tiring. How about this price? Is that okay?"
As he spoke, Sun Zhengguo made a gesture as if he were holding a pistol.
"Eight bottles?" Director Zhang gave a thumbs up in satisfaction. "Brother Sun, you're really generous. Come on, let me toast you again."
The others were equally pleased to hear this, knowing they could drink as much as they wanted again tomorrow.
Little did they know that their friendship would capsize in just ten minutes.
Soon, the banquet ended, and it was time to divide the spoils. But Sun Zhengguo shrugged and said he didn't have a single bottle, leaving it all for Director Zhang.
At this moment, everyone realized what was happening, and Factory Director Li immediately opened the cabinet door next to him and found exactly eight bottles of wine inside.
Such a coincidental number—even the most foolish among them would understand.
There was no other choice but to either divide it among themselves or leave it to Director Zhang.
"Old Zhang, you can just bring a few bottles of wine when you treat us to dinner tomorrow. These are all our wines, we can't give them to you."
Factory Director Li quickly stopped Director Zhang from getting close to the cabinet.
"Old Li, let's be reasonable. Brother Sun already gave me a portion of this wine. You were all here, so you can't go back on your word."
Director Zhang's eyes also reddened. He was about to get his hands on something when something unexpected happened. Can you imagine how frustrating that was?
"Give me a break! Director Sun just made a gesture, he didn't say it was all for you. Besides, this wine is obviously prepared for the few of us, why should you have it all to yourself?"
Seeing that things were not going well, Deputy Factory Director Liao also joined the fray, starting a fight for ownership of the wine.
"no!"
Seeing that eight bottles had been reduced to two, Director Zhang prepared to find the referee, but Sun Zhengguo was nowhere to be found...
To be fair, Sun Zhengguo was quite cunning; he had already quietly slipped away when the others started arguing.
Ultimately, with the odds against him being 1 to 3, the minority yielded to the majority, and Director Zhang had no choice but to take two bottles of wine and leave.
To paraphrase Deputy Factory Director Liao, if you don't want it, you won't even get these two bottles. That's what communism is all about…
During the afternoon work hours, the institute's workers noticed that the boss, as before, had begun his regular inspections of the workshop.
If they encounter any difficulties, Sun Zhengguo will step forward and offer some guidance.
Regarding the production of this CNC machine tool, the liaison department also provided great support. In addition to producing it themselves, they also found manufacturers for the other electronic components.
Now that everything is on track, Sun Zhengguo is also considering which direction to take next.
However, all of this will have to wait until the new leadership team is in place, and then everyone will have a meeting to discuss it further, since the process still needs to be followed.
As expected, Director Zhang was not joking. Not long after starting work the next day, Minister Hong of the Organization Department of the Ministry of Machinery arrived at the research institute with a group of people.
Apart from Director Zhang, the others were all veterans of the Ministry of Machinery. Sun Zhengguo only knew them, but they weren't very familiar with them.
After the two sides met and exchanged pleasantries, Sun Zhengguo summoned all the cadres above the deputy section chief level in the institute to the conference room to await organizational appointments.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Minister Hong acted swiftly and decisively, immediately announcing the organization's appointments.
In this appointment, apart from Director Zhang, who is a deputy director-level cadre, the other four standing committee members are all at the division-level.
Upon seeing this situation, Sun Zhengguo was already extremely satisfied with Minister Li's arrangement.
Think about it, with three high-ranking officials above him keeping things under control, even if the four below him are as close as brothers, they can't possibly cause any trouble.
Moreover, even if these four were incredibly stupid, they wouldn't have done what happened a few days ago.
Given the attitude of the higher authorities this time, if we continue to oppose them, wouldn't that be just asking for trouble?
After the appointments were read out, the newly appointed Standing Committee members all stepped forward to show themselves and deliver their inaugural speeches.
Originally, Minister Hong should have left after completing his mission.
But today he also carried out Minister Li's mission, which was to see the current state of the research institute.
"Comrade Zhengguo! Now that the appointments are complete, aren't you going to take a few new comrades with you to familiarize them with the environment? After all, they'll be settling down here in the future, so they can't be clueless."
They say experience is the best teacher; someone clearly wants to see something but pretends to be doing it for someone else's benefit.
However, Sun Zhengguo didn't care. It was good to take a look, as it would put his superiors at ease.
"Minister Hong is right. Since you are here, why don't you come with us and take a look? You can help us see if there are any shortcomings so that we can correct them in time."
That's why I said it! We're all smart people, and Sun Zhengguo's words were equally watertight, so everyone saved face and kept the peace of mind.
"Hahaha! Alright, then I'll go with you. It'll be a good opportunity to see what new research findings you have."
Minister Hong laughed heartily and readily accepted Sun Zhengguo's suggestion.
The group then went downstairs and headed towards the workshop.
Along the way, Sun Zhengguo also introduced the layout of the research institute and the different uses of the workshops to the group.
Once inside the workshop, it became Sun Zhengguo's domain. It's fair to say that none of the leaders present were experts in the field.
They all followed behind him like elementary school students, listening to his explanation, and could do nothing but nod repeatedly.
After making his rounds, Minister Hong visited everything except the restrooms, including the kitchen and warehouse.
After reading it, Minister Hong was very satisfied, and at the same time, he was pondering it in his heart.
No wonder the higher-ups were so furious this time. Look at the dazzling array of parts in the workshop. Apart from Sun Zhengguo, none of the leaders present even knew anything about them.
I don't know what that old idiot Cheng Wanli was all about before. Without Sun Zhengguo, he's nothing.
"Alright, Comrade Zhengguo, I've seen and heard everything. You've done a great job. I will report to Minister Li truthfully. I have other matters to attend to at the ministry, so I'll head back now."
"Minister Hong, if you go back to the ministry like this, people will say I didn't treat you well. Why don't you have a meal before you leave?"
Even though he knew Minister Hong wouldn't stay for dinner, Sun Zhengguo still tried to persuade him to stay.
"No, I've wasted a lot of time today. I still have work to catch up on when I get back. Maybe next time!"
After finishing his speech, Minister Hong shook hands with each of the group to say goodbye before getting into his car and leaving the research institute.
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