Just as the two were arguing fiercely, Mr. Lai spoke up to offer some advice.
“I told you two not to act like children. Look over there, Comrade Zheng Guo has already prepared parts for two machine tools. If you give him another half month, he can produce another one.”
It turns out that when Mr. Lai was chatting with Sun Zhengguo earlier, he learned that large machine tools are different from precision machine tools. They are too big, so only two were prepared this time.
Through this conversation, Mr. Lai felt very ashamed and decided that no matter what, he would help Sun Zhengguo build the Mechanical Research Institute.
Factory Director Ma and Factory Director Wang, who were originally arguing over the matter, suddenly became good buddies again after hearing this, which was quite amusing.
The inspection is now complete, and everyone is very satisfied. Just as General Manager Lai was about to take his leave, Sun Zhengguo invited him to leave.
"Mr. Lai, it's almost 12 o'clock now. Let's have some dinner before you leave!"
"Hmm!" Mr. Lai replied almost without hesitation, "Then let's have dinner before you leave, haha!"
Upon hearing that General Manager Lai had agreed, Sun Zhengguo immediately led the way, taking the group to the kitchen.
Minister Li, who was following behind, was still secretly thinking that Sun Zhengguo would be good at handling things, but the next second, he was dumbfounded.
When the group arrived at the kitchen, Sun Zhengguo gave each person an enamel basin and then started arranging for the food to be served.
This incredible move completely stunned Minister Li, making him feel like he wanted to die, and he couldn't help but start complaining again.
"Has Sun Zhengguo lost his mind? How could he invite the boss to dinner like this? Even if you're in a rush, you should at least prepare a few dishes, hey!"
While Minister Li was still worried, General Manager Lai acted as if nothing was wrong.
He went to the window and ordered a plate of stir-fried cabbage with pork cracklings and a plate of tofu with scallions. He then took two steamed buns and went to the table next to him to eat, seemingly unaware of anything amiss.
Since the boss had already done this, the others certainly didn't dare to have any objections and followed suit to get their meals. Next, it was the workers' turn to get their meals.
The workers were so excited to be able to eat with General Manager Lai that they practically tasted meat in the tofu in their lunchboxes.
Meanwhile, Minister Li had been keeping a close eye on President Lai since the start of the meal, afraid that he might be unhappy.
Gradually, he waited until the meal was finished, without saying anything, and even seemed to enjoy his meal.
In the end, after finishing his meal, Mr. Lai was still not satisfied and went to get another bowl of radish soup, which was really surprising.
After everyone finished lunch, Boss Lai prepared to go back. Before leaving, he shook Sun Zhengguo's hand again and said very happily.
"Comrade Zhengguo! This is the most delicious meal I've ever had. Thank you for your hospitality!"
"Mr. Lai, you're too kind. This is just an ordinary meal. I didn't prepare anything special. Please forgive me if it falls short," Sun Zhengguo replied with a smile.
He wasn't intentionally being perfunctory with Mr. Lai today, nor was he reluctant to entertain him.
As someone who had traveled from a later era, he knew that President Lai didn't like this kind of thing.
If he dared to treat everyone to lavish meals today, he would probably not be praised, but rather severely criticized.
"Comrade Zhengguo! That's excellent. The country is in dire need of rebuilding, so we must spend our money wisely and avoid extravagance."
"Yes, yes, yes! Mr. Lai, I will always remember your teachings."
Seeing that Sun Zhengguo looked like a promising young man, Manager Lai got into the car with satisfaction, and the vehicle slowly drove away from the machinery factory.
Seeing that Mr. Lai's car had driven away, Sun Zhengguo seemed to be deep in thought.
“A leader is a leader. Unfortunately, I, Sun Zhengguo, am just an ordinary person and cannot reach that level.”
After seeing Mr. Lai off, Sun Zhengguo returned to his office and called Zhou Weimin over.
"Weimin, when we officially start work later, notify all department heads and above to come to my office for a meeting."
"Yes, Director."
Although Zhou Weimin was also a little curious, he didn't ask and just carried out the order.
It's worth noting that the Mechanical Engineering Research Institute has never held a single meeting since its establishment. I wonder what's going on today? It must be something big!
During the afternoon working hours, the heads of each group arrived at Sun Zhengguo's office on time.
This also made the already small office feel incredibly crowded.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Sun Zhengguo didn't bother with any pointless small talk and went straight to the point.
"The purpose of gathering everyone here today is singular: President Lai has already agreed to build a new research institute for us. I wonder what everyone's thoughts are? Now you can all express your opinions."
After Sun Zhengguo finished speaking, he turned to Zhou Weimin and said something else.
"Secretary Zhou, please write down all the suggestions everyone made. Then we can optimize them, form a written report, and submit it to our superiors."
"Yes, Director."
Next, the group leaders next to them, including Section Chief Chen Lianshan, began to whisper among themselves.
After a while, everyone had finished talking, and Chen Lianshan was the first to speak.
"Director, I think that if we are to build a research institute, the workshops and laboratories must be separated, and the workshops should preferably be divided into workshops of different sizes. In addition, we must have our own testing institution..."
After Chen Lianshan finished speaking, Sun Zhengguo nodded and then looked at the head of the logistics team.
Seeing this, the head of the logistics team knew it was his turn, so he quickly followed up.
"Director, our logistics are not a big problem, we just need to build a warehouse. However, I suggest changing this logistics group to a logistics section, because we also have a canteen and warehouse under us, including procurement, which is not easy to distinguish..."
The other groups also offered some suggestions, more or less.
Everyone's suggestions were very constructive, and they didn't ask for too much.
Sun Zhengguo was satisfied with what he heard, but he felt it was still lacking, so he added more.
"What everyone said earlier was very good, but after thinking about it, I realized that our unit really can't function without certain departments, such as finance, human resources, or security."
"In addition, the newly built research institute also needs meeting rooms, a small auditorium, staff dormitories, etc. We hope everyone can offer more suggestions."
After Sun Zhengguo finished speaking, everyone started a new round of discussion on the questions he had raised.
The meeting lasted for nearly two hours. Zhou Weimin had already taken several notes, and was just waiting for a final optimization before the report could be compiled.
Sun Zhengguo saw that it was about time, so he prepared to adjourn the meeting.
"Alright, that's all for today's meeting! Everyone go back and think it over carefully. If you have any good suggestions, feel free to come and see me anytime within three days. Meeting adjourned."
Upon hearing that the meeting was adjourned, everyone got up and left, leaving only Sun Zhengguo in the office, still pondering some matters.
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