Chapter 175 Appointment Notice
Two days later, the Personnel Department and the Science and Technology Department of the Ministry of Health reviewed the deputy director nominations submitted by Director Huang. After confirming that the candidates on the list had no problems in terms of political quality and professional ability, they handed over their review opinions to the Minister of Health.
After reviewing the comments, the Minister of Health was filled with mixed feelings. If the Dongfanghong Research Institute only had one deputy director, he certainly would not have agreed to Lin Yuanshu's election.
Firstly, Lin Yuanshu is currently pregnant, and it wouldn't be appropriate for her to take maternity leave right after starting her duties as deputy director! Secondly, she cannot yet put aside her current project tasks to manage other matters; the project has reached a critical stage, and taking time off from work is not an option.
However, if two deputy directors are appointed, then so many considerations are unnecessary.
He wouldn't help Lin Yuanshu become the deputy director, but he also wouldn't prevent her from being elected.
Subsequently, the minister convened an office meeting to discuss the matter. Participants included the vice minister, the director of the ministry's general office, the director of the personnel department, and other relevant officials.
The Minister of Health briefly explained the matter of Director Huang's submission of the deputy director nomination. Although the Director of the Personnel Department and others were aware of it, others might not.
The vice minister objected to the establishment of two deputy directors at the Dongfanghong Research Institute. He felt that Director Huang's decision did not conform to the institute's management principle of "few but excellent," and that establishing two deputy directors was likely to lead to low decision-making efficiency, which would be counterproductive.
The secretary glanced at the Director of the Personnel Department and gestured for him to step forward.
The Director of the Personnel Department, receiving a wink, pursed his lips and smiled as he replied, "I completely agree with the Vice Minister's words. I remember that the First Research Institute also had two deputy directors. I suggest that all research institutes with two deputy directors be streamlined and optimized. This would be in line with the 'few but excellent' management principle of the Beijing Municipal Research Institutes, and would also prevent the institutes from experiencing inefficient decision-making."
Opposing is not as good as agreeing, and agreeing is not as good as making a big fuss about it and getting more people involved.
The vice minister paused for a moment, then quickly stopped him, saying, "That's not what I meant. I just think we don't need to streamline and optimize other research institutes. This sudden change might actually affect their work efficiency."
If the Ministry of Health were to actually streamline and optimize certain research institutes, wouldn't he offend a lot of people, since this whole thing started because of him?
He simply didn't want the Dongfanghong Research Institute to have two deputy directors, but he didn't want to create so much trouble.
The Director of the Personnel Department stroked his chin, looking troubled: "Vice Minister, I don't know how to respond to what you're saying. On the one hand, you disagree with streamlining the positions of deputy directors in other research institutes, and on the other hand, you disagree with establishing two deputy directors for the Dongfanghong Research Institute. Are you deliberately making things difficult for the Dongfanghong Research Institute? How come things that other research institutes can do are not allowed for the Dongfanghong Research Institute?"
Everyone else focused their attention on the deputy minister, looking on with anticipation.
The vice minister was overwhelmed by the barrage of questions from the director of the personnel department and was momentarily speechless.
Seeing this, the secretary stepped forward and explained on behalf of the deputy minister: "The main reason is that the establishment of two deputy directors at the Dongfanghong Research Institute happened too suddenly. In such a short time, it is impossible for the deputy minister to consider all aspects, and there are bound to be some oversights."
If he doesn't step forward soon, the deputy minister will realize that the director of the personnel department is just using a fallacy, making it even harder to advance the establishment of two deputy directors at the Dongfanghong Research Institute.
The secretary paused for a moment and continued, "I think it's a good idea for the Dongfanghong Research Institute to have two deputy directors. Two deputy directors can supervise each other, and things like what happened to Deputy Director Liu will definitely not happen again. Besides, the Dongfanghong Research Institute has developed now, and the deputy directors are very busy. Having two deputy directors will allow the work to be done more meticulously. Other research institutes must have the same idea, which is why they have two deputy directors."
The Minister of Health nodded in agreement instinctively after hearing his secretary's words. Seeing this, the others swallowed their thoughts, not wanting to spoil the mood at this moment.
Seeing that they had said both good and bad things, the deputy minister felt embarrassed to continue dwelling on the issue. If they continued to dwell on it, they might offend the deputy directors of other research institutes, so it was better to turn a blind eye.
After all, the most important thing at today's meeting is not whether the Dongfanghong Research Institute can appoint two deputy directors, but who will ultimately be appointed to the deputy director position!
After more than an hour of heated discussion, Lin Yuanshu and Team Leader Ye were finally elected.
Wu Qin, who was supported by the vice minister, lost from the start. Although Wu Qin was quite famous in her previous place of work, she was not famous enough in Beijing and could not gain the trust of the cadres of the Ministry of Health, which led to her making a wrong move.
Even with the full support of the vice minister, it was useless and could not salvage the situation.
As for Lin Yuanshu, her work ability is obvious to all, and she enjoys the trust of the Minister of Health, so no one objected to her being "on the list".
The most discussed topic was whether Team Leader Ye or Team Leader Zhuang was more suitable for the position of deputy director. Their work abilities were about the same, and the only difference was that Team Leader Ye was a little younger.
Ultimately, it was Team Leader Ye who was elected by a narrow margin. The higher-ups had just mentioned the issue of making cadres younger and more knowledgeable, and naturally, they had to follow the policy.
After the meeting, the Minister of Health told everyone to return to their posts and continue working.
The Director of the Personnel Department lingered behind everyone. Before leaving, he glanced back at the secretary who was tidying up the meeting minutes.
The secretary noticed the Director of Personnel's gaze and nodded slightly to him.
The two exchanged a smile, everything understood without a word.
In the afternoon, the notices of appointment for Lin Yuanshu and Team Leader Ye were posted on the bulletin board of the Dongfanghong Research Institute. No one was too surprised by this result.
Hong Shuang'er said excitedly, "That's wonderful! Comrade Lin Yuanshu has been appointed as the deputy director. It's truly well-deserved."
Lin Yuanshu's success is directly linked to her success; she is now inextricably linked with Lin Yuanshu.
The man next to him laughed and said, "You shouldn't call her Comrade Lin Yuanshu anymore; you should call her Deputy Director Lin."
Hong Shuang'er nodded in deep agreement; she wanted to tell Lin Yuanshu the good news.
After she left, the people in front of the bulletin board started discussing it amongst themselves.
"It's true what they say, comparisons are the thief of joy. I was still an assistant researcher at Deputy Director Lin's age! And he's already the deputy director."
"The problem is that our work ability is not strong enough. If our work ability were as strong as Deputy Director Lin's, the leaders would definitely have promoted us out of turn."
"To be honest, I think Deputy Director Lin's work ability is simply superhuman. She was able to improve the penicillin production process in just over a year, and the results were so good that it has now been promoted nationwide. We just can't compare."
The others nodded in agreement. They even felt it was a pity that Lin Yuanshu had become the deputy director. If she had continued to devote herself wholeheartedly to the project, she would definitely have been able to achieve even greater success.
Human joys and sorrows are not shared.
Those who knew Lin Yuanshu were naturally happy for her, most of those who didn't know her were just watching the show, while Wu Qin and the others were utterly heartbroken.
Looking at the appointment notice on the bulletin board, Wu Qin felt like she was about to vomit blood. She had worked so hard to get rid of Deputy Director Liu, only to have Lin Yuanshu and Team Leader Ye steal the credit. All her planning had been for nothing.
Mas's expression was also indescribable. He looked at Wu Qin and said sarcastically, "You? You want to promote me? You can't even get the position of deputy director. You're really useless. I knew I shouldn't have helped you."
Wu Qin took a deep breath, refusing to back down. She sneered, "Even if I'm useless, dealing with you is a piece of cake."
Mas immediately covered his mouth and said weakly, "I'm just not a good talker, don't take it to heart. I don't need you to promote me anymore, take care of yourself!"
After saying that, he left. He couldn't afford to get involved with Wu Qin, the loser. Although he had a grudge against Lin Yuanshu, he didn't have one with Team Leader Ye! He still had a chance to get close to Team Leader Ye.
He didn't take the close relationship between Team Leader Ye and Lin Yuanshu to heart. No matter how good the relationship is, if they become competitors for similar positions, they will gradually drift apart.
Luo Li stood beside Wu Qin and sighed, lamenting, "We acted too quickly."
A hint of helplessness flashed in Wu Qin's eyes as she said softly, "If we don't make the first move, Deputy Director Liu will take action against us. We have no choice."
Luo Li thought about it and realized it was true. They were a bit unlucky and faced a dilemma. "If we had known it would turn out like this, we shouldn't have underestimated Deputy Director Liu in the first place. We should have tried to build a good relationship with him. That way, we wouldn't have let Lin Yuanshu and Team Leader Ye benefit from our increasingly strained relationship with him."
Wu Qin sneered, her face full of disdain, and said, "I am not willing to bow down to Deputy Director Liu like Comrade Lin Yuanshu. She can rely on her abilities, but she insists on being so obsequious."
Luo Li: "..."
Sometimes, saving face isn't that important.
Wu Qin was not satisfied with the result. Since she could not go to the officials of the Ministry of Health to make a scene, she could only express her thoughts to Director Huang.
After hearing Wu Qin's purpose, Director Huang declined, saying, "This is a decision made by the leaders of the Ministry of Health. It's not something I can decide on my own. We made Lin Yuanshu and Team Leader Ye deputy directors after considering many factors. It's not a simple matter."
Wu Qin's face was grim as she said, "I just want to know why I wasn't elected? Why were the unknown Team Leader Ye and the pregnant Lin Yuanshu elected? I believe my work ability is no worse than theirs, so where did I go wrong? If you can't give me a satisfactory answer, then I'll have no choice but to make a big deal out of this."
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