Chapter 115 Driven by Greed
At the same time, the directors of the other two pharmaceutical factories also learned about the Minister of Health's inspection of Hongguang Pharmaceutical Factory, a fact that was reported to them by Jishi Pharmaceutical Factory.
The director of Yiming Pharmaceutical Factory was very unhappy. Both were pilot units, so why did Hongguang Pharmaceutical Factory receive an inspection from the Minister of Health, while Yiming Pharmaceutical Factory did not have such a good thing? It must be that Comrade Lin Yuanshu was biased. After all, Comrade Lin Yuanshu used to work at Hongguang Pharmaceutical Factory, and it was obvious that she had a deeper relationship with Hongguang Pharmaceutical Factory.
He planned to go to Comrade Lin Yuanshu to demand an explanation and ask him to treat everyone equally. However, he then thought that going alone would not be convincing enough. So he went to Huimin Pharmaceutical Factory first, intending to find the factory director to act together.
After learning of Director Yiming's purpose, Director Huimin resolutely refused, saying, "I will not bother Comrade Lin Yuanshu over such a trivial matter. Why don't you use your own brain and think about who told us this news? If we go and make a scene with Comrade Lin Yuanshu, who will benefit from it?"
Factory Director Yiming was stunned for a moment, and his burning anger was instantly extinguished. He hesitated and said, "You mean that Jishi Pharmaceutical Factory deliberately leaked this information to us, just to make us have a conflict with Comrade Lin Yuanshu, so that they can reap the benefits!"
Factory Director Huimin nodded in agreement, quite surprised, and said, "You're not stupid! How could you have fallen for Jishi Pharmaceutical Factory's trick? It's good that you came to me first. If you had run up to Comrade Lin Yuanshu and made a scene, the situation would have been out of control. Both of our acetaminophen production workshops are in the final stages of completion. There's no need to create unnecessary trouble at this time. Completing the establishment of the production workshops is the most important thing."
Factory Director Yiming was still somewhat unwilling. He muttered to himself, "As factory directors, are we just supposed to endure such unfair treatment? That's too frustrating! We might as well make a scene. At least that way, the Minister of Health won't ignore our pharmaceutical factory."
Factory Director Huimin couldn't help but sneer, saying coldly, "I originally thought you were too naive, but I didn't expect that I was the one who was too naive. You know Jishi Pharmaceutical Factory's plan, you know it, but you still choose to do it, wanting to step on Comrade Lin Yuanshu to get the Minister of Health's attention. You are really blinded by greed. I disdain talking to someone like you."
Having worked with Factory Director Yiming for so many years, this was the first time he had ever heard of how despicable and shameless Factory Director Yiming was. He had seen all of Comrade Lin Yuanshu's contributions to Huimin Pharmaceutical Factory, and there was absolutely no question of favoritism on his part.
To be honest, even if we take a step back and say there was "bias," it was more biased towards the two pharmaceutical factories. This is because Hongguang Pharmaceutical Factory had a capable person like Deputy Director Mao to lead the way, so Comrade Lin Yuanshu didn't need to spend much energy on it. Naturally, she devoted more of her energy to their pharmaceutical factory.
Factory Director Yiming's little scheme was exposed by Factory Director Huimin, who immediately blushed and still argued vehemently, "I only resorted to this tactic so that Yiming Pharmaceutical Factory could develop better and better. We are just small pharmaceutical factories, you should understand the difficulties of small pharmaceutical factories. Good resources are simply not available to us..."
Factory Director Huimin, too lazy to listen to Factory Director Yiming's long-winded explanation, interrupted directly: "Not only do you know the difficulties of the small pharmaceutical factory, but Comrade Lin Yuanshu also knows, which is why she spoke up for the small pharmaceutical factory at the meeting. Such a good comrade, and you actually want to stab her in the back? I would never do such a thing. Let me make this clear from the beginning: if you really do it, I will definitely speak well of Comrade Lin Yuanshu, and I will make sure you get nothing in return. Don't even think about hurting Comrade Lin Yuanshu."
Factory Director Yiming, somewhat distraught, questioned, "Are you crazy? Why would you do this? Everyone looks out for themselves..."
Factory Director Huimin shouted loudly towards the door, "Secretary, come in and see the guests out."
If he remains unmoved today, who will dare to speak up for small pharmaceutical factories in the future!
The secretary stood at the door, listening to the two talking inside. Deep down, he despised Factory Director Yiming. Their pharmaceutical factory would never do something so shameless. When he heard the factory director call him, he quickly went inside.
Although Factory Director Yiming wanted to continue persuading Factory Director Huimin, the secretary was too strong and showed no mercy, grabbing his arm and dragging him out of the office.
Not wanting to lose face in front of the workers at Huimin Pharmaceutical Factory, he could only shake off his secretary's hand and say, "Don't touch me, I know the way myself."
The secretary held onto Factory Director Yiming's arm firmly and said earnestly, "The factory director asked me to see you out. I can't let go halfway; that would be impolite."
As the secretary spoke, she pulled Factory Director Yiming toward the main gate of the pharmaceutical factory.
Factory Director Yiming's strides were shorter than his secretary's, and he could only barely keep up behind her, struggling not to be dragged along. He couldn't help but scold, "Is there no one normal person in this Huimin Pharmaceutical Factory?! Can't you understand human language?! I said I can walk by myself, I don't need you to touch me. Touching me is already the most impolite thing you can do..."
The secretary remained silent throughout, not uttering a single word. Upon reaching the main gate, he didn't hesitate for a moment, releasing his grip and pushing the man out. Factory Director Yiming staggered several steps before finally collapsing to the ground.
Factory Director Yiming angrily shouted, "How dare you treat me like this? Believe me or not, I'll spread the word about what you did to me today."
The secretary raised an eyebrow, his expression completely calm. He said with utmost composure, "You have to treat trash with the right attitude. I don't think I did anything wrong. If you want to publicize it, then go ahead and do it! Besides, what you did is far more unacceptable than what we did."
Factory Director Yiming gritted his teeth and glared at his secretary. He quickly stood up, dusted himself off, and said, "Fine, you're ruthless. I want to see what you'll gain from protecting Lin Yuanshu like this."
The secretary wore a proud expression. "Although we won't get any benefits, at least we won't betray our conscience."
Factory Director Yiming snorted disdainfully. Talking to him about conscience was just bullshit. It was obvious that the benefits weren't big enough, which was why he wasn't willing to work with him.
If he had known things would turn out this way, he shouldn't have come to Huimin Pharmaceutical Factory today. He never expected the factory director to be so mentally unstable, insisting on siding with Lin Yuanshu, which has made him feel constrained in his actions.
He originally came to seek a partner, but unexpectedly ended up with a competitor.
Unable to win an argument with Huimin's secretary, Director Yiming could only slink back to his own pharmaceutical factory. He sat in his office with a very serious expression.
Since the previous path was blocked, he had to find a new one. Knowing that the fake could never become the real, he insisted on making the fake into the real.
He called his secretary into his office.
The secretary stood in front of Factory Director Yiming's desk and respectfully asked, "Director, what are your instructions?"
Factory Director Yiming beckoned to his secretary.
The secretary immediately understood the factory manager's meaning. He went to the factory manager's side, bent down, and listened to the factory manager's instructions.
Factory Director Yiming embellished the story and recounted his conversation with Factory Director Huimin to his secretary, then said with a wicked grin, "Find a way to get this to Comrade Lin Yuanshu's ears, and make her as angry as possible."
The secretary looked troubled. He didn't think the factory manager's approach was right. He forced himself to say, "But this way, we'll offend Comrade Lin Yuanshu! What if she deliberately delays the establishment of our pharmaceutical factory's acetaminophen production workshop?"
Upon hearing this, Director Yiming's lips curled up slightly. "I'm not afraid of her making trouble, I'm afraid she won't. As long as I can gather evidence that she's making things difficult for the pharmaceutical factory, then I can do whatever I want. Even if Lin Yuanshu has Director Huimin Pharmaceutical Factory protecting him, it won't matter. You don't need to ask so many questions, you just need to do as I say."
He knew the temperament of the director of Huimin Pharmaceutical Factory and knew that he was not the kind of person who liked to gossip. Therefore, he was unlikely to spread their conversation about today. Although they had a dispute, their friendship over the years had not been for nothing.
Although the secretary disagreed, he had no choice but to comply, since he couldn't disobey the factory director's orders for Lin Yuanshu's sake.
Factory Director Huimin originally did not intend to let Lin Yuanshu know about his conversation with Factory Director Yiming. Firstly, he did not want Lin Yuanshu to have a bad impression of them, and secondly, out of consideration for his long-standing friendship with Factory Director Yiming, he did not want to make a big fuss.
But according to his secretary, as Director Yiming was leaving, he was still cursing him. He suddenly didn't want to keep it a secret anymore. He meant well and was thinking of Director Yiming's best interests, but Director Yiming was complaining that he wasn't cooperating. He had been good enough to Director Yiming, but Director Yiming didn't know how to be grateful.
Sometimes he felt that Director Yiming acted without considering the consequences, and didn't know what foolish things he was saying. He actually thought that doing so would make the Minister of Health look at him differently, and was completely dragging him down a dead end.
So when Lin Yuanshu came to Huimin Pharmaceutical Factory to handle work, he thought it over and over again and told Lin Yuanshu the whole story. He mainly wanted Lin Yuanshu to be aware of the situation and not forget to be wary of Director Yiming, rather than targeting Director Yiming.
Lin Yuanshu's expression was complicated after hearing what Factory Director Huimin said. She hadn't expected Factory Director Yiming to be so "clever." Some people cross the river and then destroy the bridge, but he had already crossed more than half the river and was preparing to destroy the bridge.
"Thank you for speaking up for me. I would have been in trouble without you," Lin Yuanshu said softly.
Although she wasn't afraid of trouble, it was better to have less trouble. She didn't know if Director Yiming would let it go, but if he didn't, she wouldn't be merciful either.
Factory Director Huimin comforted her softly, "I believe that even without me, you could definitely solve this little problem. It's not your fault. You've already been working very hard to help us complete the task. It's all the fault of Factory Director Yiming. He's blinded by greed, which is why he thought of such a thing. Please don't blame yourself."
Lin Yuan pursed his lips, deliberately feigning sadness, and explained word by word: "Sigh! I really didn't expect the director of Yiming Pharmaceutical Factory to think that way. I believe I have done my best to help you and have not favored any pharmaceutical factory at all. The Minister of Health went to inspect Hongguang Pharmaceutical Factory only because Hongguang Pharmaceutical Factory had set up the acetaminophen production workshop first, while your speed of setting up was not as fast. It was not my fault, but because you did not allocate the materials in time."
Factory Director Huimin lowered his head somewhat embarrassedly, "I didn't think that way, it was Factory Director Yiming Pharmaceutical Factory who thought that way."
Lin Yuanshu frowned and said, "I'm worried that the director of Yiming Pharmaceutical Factory will ruin my reputation everywhere. Could you please help me clarify things then?"
Regardless of the consequences, it's always a good idea to win over Factory Director Huimin to her side.
Factory Director Huimin patted his chest and assured him, "It's no big deal, I'll definitely help."
Lin Yuanshu showed a relieved expression and said with relief, "Everyone has a different way of dealing with people. Although I have encountered people like the director of Yiming Pharmaceutical Factory who wronged me without distinguishing right from wrong, I have also encountered you who are willing to speak up for me. So the old saying is very true: misfortune may be a blessing in disguise, and a blessing may be a misfortune in disguise!"
Factory Director Huimin straightened his back instinctively and said with an upright expression, "I won't let you down."
After Director Huimin left her side, she took a deep breath, patted her face, and tried to adjust her mindset.
Putting all those miscellaneous things aside, her most important task now is to complete today's task. There's no need for future matters to affect her work performance.
Two days later, on the way to the acetaminophen production workshop at Yiming Pharmaceutical Factory, Lin Yuanshu overheard two workers discussing a conversation between Factory Director Yiming and Factory Director Huimin. The two workers exaggeratedly described Factory Director Yiming's ugly behavior, how he doubted her, and how he looked down on her...
If she hadn't heard Director Huimin's version, but only heard this version, she might have really gotten angry and made Director Yiming suffer a bit.
She walked over with a smile and said indignantly, "Stop talking nonsense. I don't believe that Director Yiming is not that kind of person. I'll let it slide since this is your first offense. But if you continue to talk nonsense in front of me, I'll get angry and hand you over to Director Yiming to deal with."
The two workers exchanged bewildered glances. The secretary hadn't told them that Comrade Lin Yuanshu would react this way! The secretary had prepared a long list of questions that Comrade Lin Yuanshu might ask, but they hadn't expected to use a single one. Had they memorized them for nothing?
One of the workers, who was quick-witted, said immediately, "Comrade Lin Yuanshu, since you've heard it, we're not going to hide it from you anymore. That's right, it's just as you think. Our factory director isn't a good person. He's trying to scheme against you. If you don't want to be schemed against, you'll have to find a way to fight back."
Another worker nodded, implying, "That's right. Our factory manager is currently focusing on the construction of the acetaminophen production workshop. If anything goes wrong with this project, he'll be extremely worried. As long as we can get him to complete the project quickly, we'll do anything he wants."
Lin Yuanshu raised an eyebrow. She was speechless with frustration. On her usual route, she happened to run into two workers chatting. Coincidentally, the two workers were talking about her and Factory Director Yiming. Coincidentally, these two workers even kindly taught her how to deal with Factory Director Yiming...
"You two are truly exceptional talents. Yiming Pharmaceutical Factory is fortunate to have employees like you." After saying this, Lin Yuanshu left the scene, not intending to continue entangled with the two.
She roughly guessed what Factory Director Yiming was planning, so she deliberately angered her, hoping that she would make things difficult for Yiming Pharmaceutical Factory's acetaminophen production workshop construction task, and then use this to find something to use against her.
She suspected that the other party's plans went far beyond that; if they made a big fuss about it, the Minister of Health would come to inspect Yiming Pharmaceutical Factory.
At that time, they might even sympathize with Yiming Pharmaceutical Factory and allocate some resources to it. After all, she was the person in charge appointed by the Minister of Health, and the Minister of Health also bears some responsibility for the mistakes she made.
Unfortunately, she wouldn't follow Factory Manager Yiming's plan. Now that the other party had made their move, it was time for her to retaliate.
The two workers watched Lin Yuanshu's departing figure.
One of the workers pondered, "What did Comrade Lin Yuanshu mean by his last sentence? Was he praising us?"
Another worker nodded, his tone full of certainty, "She's definitely praising us for giving her such a great idea. Although we didn't quite follow the secretary's lines, we still managed to complete the task thanks to our intelligence."
"Now we can go tell the factory manager's secretary that the task is complete," the worker who had spoken earlier said cheerfully.
The other worker did not object when he heard this.
The two walked toward the office building with great interest.
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