Chapter 150 (The Plan)
After hearing Li Lin's words, Wang Daniu directly refused, saying, "I don't want to be your stepping stone. You want to be the team leader? What a coincidence, I want to be the team leader too. Let's compete fairly."
Li Lin was speechless. How could one or two people not see the current situation clearly and insist on competing with her for the group leader position?
She appealed to his emotions and reasoned with him, saying, "Comrade Wang Daniu, we must prioritize the overall situation now. Comrade Qu Zhigang also wants to be the group leader, and he has already recruited some team members over here in the past two days. If the two of us cannot unite, then we may lose to Comrade Qu Zhigang. You don't want our group leader to be from another province, do you? I heard that Comrade Qu Zhigang and you don't have a very good relationship."
Wang Daniu's eyes were no longer as firm as before. He tentatively said, "Then you can nominate me as the team leader! It doesn't matter whether you make me or not, since we're all on the same side."
Faced with Wang Daniu's selfish words, Li Lin smiled slightly and politely declined, saying, "I participated in the research and development of the nitrate cyanamide project before. I think I have a higher chance of winning between the two of us. Besides, we have known each other for so many years. Do you think I would deliberately suppress you? Trust me, I will not let you down."
Wang Daniu pondered for a while before slowly saying, "Okay, I'll help you."
He didn't absolutely need the position of team leader. If the two of them continued to fight over it, it would only benefit Qu Zhigang. It would be better for him to back down.
Upon hearing this, Li Lin revealed a bright smile. As long as Director Cao chose to vote, she would be in the bag. With her connections, Wang Daniu's connections, and Lin Yuanshu's already biased towards her, it would be difficult for her to lose.
"It's a pleasure working with you," Li Lin said softly.
Wang Daniu wasn't sure if his choice was right or wrong, but he felt that Li Lin being the group leader was better than Qu Zhigang being the group leader.
Although Qu Zhigang spent most of the past two days by the side of the deputy director, he still learned some inside information by constantly asking the deputy director and others, such as the matter of Director Cao preparing to select team leaders.
His thoughts were similar to Li Lin's: to build good relationships with the other team members. Although he had only known them for a short time, one thing would never change: self-interest could move people.
Because Qu Zhigang made such grand promises, his relationship with several team members improved rapidly, as if they were brothers who hadn't seen each other for years.
It was thanks to Director Cao that they believed Qu Zhigang had an unusual relationship with Director Cao, which is why they were willing to side with Qu Zhigang.
After talking with most of the medical team members, Qu Zhigang went to talk to Lin Yuanshu. As for Li Lin and Wang Daniu, he didn't plan to talk to them, because it would be pointless.
They've always been wary of him, so it's impossible for them to be on his side. There's no need for him to waste his breath.
When Qu Zhigang entered the train compartment, Lin Yuanshu was racking his brains to write a plan to reduce the incidence of side effects by using adsorbents and to optimize the process of nitrothionamide.
There was no other way; lacking in interpersonal relationships, I could only make up for it with my work skills. I'll see if I can use this plan to impress Director Cao.
To be honest, the most suitable drug for treating schistosomiasis is praziquantel, which has few side effects, is highly effective and safe. Unfortunately, praziquantel was not yet produced and developed in this era, and it was not until the 1980s that it became widely available.
Qu Zhigang cleared his throat and said with a kind expression, "Comrade Lin Yuanshu, what are you busy with? You are truly a role model for us all. You didn't forget to study even on the train. I should learn from you!"
Hearing the voice, Lin Yuanshu looked up at Qu Zhigang, then instinctively closed her notebook to prevent him from seeing its contents. She smiled and replied, "Since I have nothing else to do, I'm trying to write a process improvement plan for nitrate cyanamide."
It seems that Qu Zhigang is capable of saying nice things!
Qu Zhigang was stunned for a moment, somewhat incredulous. He suspected that Lin Yuanshu was joking with him. "Hahaha, this joke is quite funny. The process improvement plan for nitrate cyanamide is not something we should be worrying about right now. Our main purpose in going to the epidemic area is to control the epidemic and optimize the local prevention and control plan."
He paused for a moment, then continued, "You should focus more on the task at hand. Director Cao is planning to select someone from the medical team to be the group leader. What are your plans? I'm thinking of competing for this position. If I become the group leader, you'll benefit even more..."
After Qu Zhigang finished speaking, Lin Yuanshu said apologetically, "You're late. I've already promised Comrade Li Lin that I'll vote for her."
Qu Zhigang's words were not wrong. The process improvement plan for nitrate thiocyanate was not closely related to their task. She was making two preparations. Using adsorbents to reduce the incidence of side effects was to optimize the prevention and control plan, while the process improvement plan for nitrate thiocyanate could better highlight her work ability. Whether the plan could be implemented in the end was not important.
It's not so easy to win over Director Cao.
Qu Zhigang frowned, his expression complex, and said, "You really made a bad move. To tell you the truth, even if Li Lin becomes the team leader, you won't get any benefits. There are so many comrades surrounding Li Lin, it won't be your turn. You might as well choose me, to win big with a small investment. You can always go back on your word if you agree, right?"
Lin Yuanshu raised an eyebrow and still refused, saying, "I chose to vote for Comrade Li Lin not because she can bring me any benefits, but because I think she is suitable. I can guarantee that among everyone present, no one is more familiar with nitrothionine than Li Lin."
If she can't be the team leader, she still hopes that the team leader can be a more reliable comrade, and Qu Zhigang is obviously not that reliable.
Moreover, given Qu Zhigang's personality, it would be quite difficult for them to get along harmoniously in the future. There's no need to make things harder for her work; she doesn't like eating flatbread because it's too dry.
Qu Zhigang did not give up easily. He tried to persuade Lin Yuanshu for another ten minutes, but Lin Yuanshu was unmoved by either soft or hard approaches. Qu Zhigang almost talked himself hoarse, but Lin Yuanshu remained unmoved.
Qu Zhigang could only leave in a fit of anger. In his eyes, Lin Yuanshu had no sense of the bigger picture and was short-sighted...
The two parted on bad terms.
After listening to the conversation, Liu Lan gave Lin Yuanshu a thumbs up. It's quite troublesome if a leader is not virtuous enough for his position. Working in the epidemic area is already hard enough, but encountering an unreliable leader makes it even more difficult.
During the train journey, Qu Zhigang and Li Lin used every trick in the book to win over the medical team members, who were torn between their options and unable to make a decision.
After Lin Yuan finished writing the proposal, she handed it to Director Cao immediately. Looking at the composed Director Cao, she couldn't help but wonder whether Director Cao knew about Qu Zhigang and Li Lin's affair or not.
After all, letting them continue fighting won't do any good for our work.
Director Cao was quite surprised by Lin Yuanshu's arrival. He didn't expect Lin Yuanshu to be able to write a proposal in such a short time. He thought that Li Lin would be the first to submit a proposal! After all, Li Lin has rich work experience and knows enough about nitrothionine.
He began to look through Lin Yuan's proposal with curiosity, and his expression became more and more serious as he read, not because the proposal was outrageous.
Rather, the plan was highly feasible, and some of the data supporting it was something he hadn't noticed before, but Lin Yuanshu had, and even developed his own ideas about it.
"Did you write this all by yourself?" Director Cao asked suspiciously.
Lin Yuanshu nodded.
Director Cao felt a mix of emotions. This enviable talent made even the senior researcher like himself jealous. Sometimes, what research lacks is just a flash of inspiration, and Lin Yuanshu clearly had no shortage of such flashes of inspiration.
"Okay, I'll leave the plan here for now. I need to study it carefully. You should go back and rest!" Director Cao said with a smile. There was quite a lot of data involved, and even he needed to check the information to verify that the data was correct.
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