Seeing Master Geng's fascinating expression, Sun Zhengguo could probably guess that this was not his intention.
It seems the instigator is someone else.
Regardless of who started this incident, Sun Zhengguo has no intention of letting it go easily.
At that moment, a worker in the crowd quickly offered a reminder.
"Master Geng, now that the director is here, let's ask the question again so that we can all feel at ease."
"Oh!" Master Geng seemed to suddenly come to his senses and said.
"Director, does the production of these CNC machine tools mean we'll be obsolete in the future?"
"No, Master Geng, where did you hear all this from?"
Sun Zhengguo was speechless. These workers didn't understand CNC machine tools at all and believed everything they heard.
Seeing that Master Geng was still unconvinced and the workers didn't seem to be buying it, Sun Zhengguo had no choice but to patiently explain.
"Comrades! There's absolutely no need to worry. No matter how advanced a CNC machine tool is, it still requires manual programming and settings. Things like changing tools, clamping, positioning, monitoring, and adjusting parts all require human intervention..."
After Sun Zhengguo's long explanation, the workers, including Master Geng, understood half of it, but there was still one question that they didn't understand. At this moment, another worker asked.
"Director, according to what you're saying, is our lathe operator certification still useful? Will we still be able to receive our wages according to our certification?"
Faced with the worker's question, Sun Zhengguo remained calm and then spoke eloquently.
"That's an excellent question, so I'll explain it to you in detail."
"First of all, CNC machine tools are not as simple as you think. To use them, you need to be educated, able to program and design, and also know how to operate a lathe. Therefore, the salary is higher than that of ordinary workers."
"Secondly, your rank will remain the same as before, and your salary will not be reduced by a penny. Moreover, even a hundred years from now, these machine tools will still require manual operation, so you don't need to worry about unemployment."
Alright! With this explanation, the workers understood that no matter what, they wouldn't suffer a loss.
Those who are skilled can go and work with CNC machine tools; those who aren't, things will remain the same as before.
The workers were thrilled, but one man had a long face – that was Master Geng.
He felt that today's events were all his fault, so he took the initiative to step forward.
"Chief, please punish me! If I had waited for you to come and find out the truth, things wouldn't have turned out like this."
“Master Geng, your behavior today was indeed inappropriate. Here’s what we’ll do: you get everyone to work first, consider it an act of redemption, and we’ll have a meeting later to discuss it and then make a final decision.”
"Yes, yes! Don't worry, Director, I'll go right away."
With Master Geng's intervention, the workers forgot the unpleasantness from before and returned to their posts, working methodically.
Seeing that the crisis had been resolved, all the cadres breathed a sigh of relief.
Everyone watched in the workshop for another ten minutes until everything was on track before preparing to return to the office.
Upon exiting the workshop, Sun Zhengguo saw that all the cadres were present. Instead of returning to his office, he turned to them and said:
"Everyone, since you're all here, I won't give you any further notice. All cadres at or above the section level, please gather in the conference room."
No one was surprised by the order; it would be strange if this matter wasn't dealt with today! So everyone followed suit.
Soon, the group arrived at the conference room and took their seats in the previously arranged locations.
From his seat at the head of the table, Sun Zhengguo first scanned the room, making sure all attendees were present, before slowly beginning to speak.
"Comrades! Today's incident serves as a wake-up call for us. Our publicity regarding new technologies like CNC machine tools is inadequate, which led to this farce today."
As Sun Zhengguo spoke, he glanced in the direction of the publicity department, which made Section Chief Cai feel extremely uncomfortable, and he quickly stood up.
"Director, the main responsibility for this matter lies with me. I failed to conduct timely publicity, which caused misunderstandings among the workers. I request that the leaders punish me."
Seeing that Section Chief Cai had a good attitude in admitting his mistake, Sun Zhengguo did not intend to hold him accountable. He then pressed down with his hand, indicating that he should sit down first, and then looked at Chen Lianshan.
"Section Chief Chen, you were there from the beginning to the end of today's incident. Tell everyone why what started as a small matter almost escalated into a riot."
"Yes, Director."
Chen Lianshan then stood up and began to recount the entire incident.
Gradually, as he recounted the story, the cadres present realized that there was a key figure involved: Huang Er.
If it weren't for Huang Er instigating everyone, the workers would never have gone so crazy today.
After Chen Lianshan finished speaking, Li Shengli could no longer sit still.
Because he is a Party and government cadre, Huang Er's actions today are definitely problematic, so they must be thoroughly investigated.
Thinking of this, he coughed lightly and then looked at Sun Zhengguo.
"Director Sun, I feel that Huang Er's motives are impure, and it seems necessary to investigate him thoroughly."
"Yes! Deputy Secretary Li's suggestion is very good, but we can't just investigate Huang Er. We should also investigate Master Geng as well. In addition, we need to pay attention to the method, so as not to discourage our comrades."
As soon as Sun Zhengguo finished speaking, Liu, the Standing Committee member in charge of discipline, immediately expressed his opinion.
"Don't worry, Director Sun. After the meeting, I'll organize a team to investigate, and while we're at it, we'll also thoroughly investigate those few who are being particularly vocal."
"No, no, no," Sun Zhengguo quickly stopped him. "Committee Member Liu, just investigate those two. Let's leave the others alone, so as not to cause unrest among the people."
"In addition, we must pay attention to the method. We cannot treat them like criminals. We are all our comrades. Although they have made mistakes, they have not reached that level yet."
Fearing that Committee Member Liu might go too far, Sun Zhengguo reminded him again.
"Yes, Director, I understand."
And so, the meeting, which was originally intended to discuss how to handle this matter, was turned into a disaster.
Because further investigation of the parties involved is still needed, the investigation has been temporarily suspended.
We will await the results of the investigation before discussing how to proceed.
However, no further meetings will be held at that time; a few standing committee members will simply need to discuss it.
After the meeting, the publicity department and the technical department worked together to create a publicity plan.
Committee Member Liu also began to take action. He first sent a team to investigate the background and relationship between Master Geng and Huang Er, as well as their usual activities.
Then he had someone call Master Geng and Huang Er in for a talk, and found that they didn't have any major problems either.
After their conversation, Master Geng and Huang Er returned to the workshop. The workers found that they hadn't changed at all, so they were completely relieved.
Therefore, it did not cause panic.
Because the matter is still under investigation, Sun Zhengguo could only go back to his office to wait.
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