The door opened, and I thought it was a waiter, but a young girl wearing glasses walked in. She looked to be around twenty-three or twenty-four years old.
The head of the construction company beckoned her over and sat down next to Xing Baohua. He introduced her to Xing Baohua, saying that this was a college graduate assigned to their unit, a graduate of Lu Jian University.
A group of grown men were surrounding a little girl. The men didn't seem to care, but the little girl was still shy.
The girl who was brought in to accompany them for drinks still had a proper expression, it was just a pity.
The girl was being taught etiquette at drinking parties by her boss, including how many drinks she should have.
Xing Baohua, sounding somewhat impatient, said to the head of the construction company, "We're having drinks, why did we call her over? Is she some high-ranking person?"
Then Xing Baohua asked the girl, "What did you study in college?"
The girl was so frightened by Xing Baohua's loud questioning that she didn't dare to speak. Xing Baohua continued, turning to the head of the construction company, "She studied drinking etiquette in college! Your company finally managed to assign a college graduate, is it appropriate to have her come here to drink with you? It's a complete waste of talent!"
I'm begging and pleading everywhere for a university graduate quota, but I can't get one. You guys think you have too many, why not give them to me? I get a higher salary here, and I even get housing!
What should have been a pleasant drinking occasion was turned into a poaching session by Xing Baohua. The head of the construction company looked very embarrassed. Wasn't this all an attempt to curry favor with Xing Baohua? The only female college graduate in our unit was invited to accompany us for drinks. Although it was inappropriate, the drinks were meant to make Xing Baohua happy. Who knew it would provoke Xing Baohua's displeasure? This was clearly a case of trying too hard to flatter him.
When the head of the construction company heard that Xing Baohua needed people, he didn't dare to generously offer to give them away. After all, the people who were assigned here were already on the payroll, so would it be appropriate for them to go to Xing Baohua's side?
Of course, if the girl gives up her permanent position, it doesn't mean she can't be released; the key is to consider the girl's wishes.
The head of the Second Construction Company chuckled, stood up to toast Xing Baohua, and glossed over the matter.
To avoid embarrassing the chief engineer of the first-level construction engineer team, they actually hoped he would be put in a bad position. They heard that the chief engineer of the first-level construction engineer team would be appointed as a deputy director of the construction commission in a while, which would be a promotion of half a rank.
Help him smooth things over and give him a way out. This favor will have to be repaid eventually. They're all old foxes; they know how to read the situation.
Another wave of attacks hit Xing Baohua.
Xing Baohua was so drunk he was completely disoriented. Fortunately, a driver took him back to the factory.
This caused him to feel a little dizzy when he woke up the next day.
My neck is a bit sore after sleeping on the sofa all night.
When Xiaobomei saw that Xing Baohua had woken up, she poured some water for him.
While drinking water, Xing Baohua asked, "Why are you here? You didn't go home all night?"
"Yeah! You drank so much again. The driver offered to take you home, but you insisted on going back to the factory. I was worried you might need something in the middle of the night, so I didn't go back."
"Thank you. I'm fine now that I'm more clear-headed. You should go back and get some rest."
"What rest?! You sent out that notice, and several groups of workers came over this morning demanding their wages. None of them have any experience, it's all a mess."
"Okay, I'll go take a look in a bit." Xing Baohua's face was a little grim; there were still quite a few issues with the debt.
After finishing his water, Xing Baohua thought for a moment whether or not to establish a third-party regulatory agency.
These days, there's no such thing as a construction supervisor or professional safety manager. Safety management is all handled by the client's team. There are third-party inspections, but it's usually just a few drinks and some money, and that's it. If it doesn't pass muster, then it's because the bribes weren't done properly, and they'll have to go to another drinking session.
Even if you hire a third party, it's probably not much different from not having one due to social obligations.
This will also increase conflicts between Party A and Party B. It will definitely cause dissatisfaction among many Party Bs. They will certainly say that Xing Baohua is indirectly making things difficult for them. It would be fine if there was a third party involved before construction started, but how can a third party be brought in halfway through construction?
Xing Baohua thought for a moment and decided to follow the rules of the time, but a safety inspection team needed to be established. It included various retired personnel, as well as experienced trench diggers and civil engineers.
Although it is necessary to select some workers from the assembly line to form an infrastructure department.
Xing Baohua has absolute confidence in the newly assembled team's ability to execute tasks effectively.
Xing Baohua went to wash up to clear her head and ate some breakfast that Xiao Bomei had gotten from the cafeteria. Afterwards, she went out of the office and saw many workers standing and squatting at the door.
At the door, his secretary was busy explaining and even helping the workers record their complaints.
I don't know how the message got through, but these workers thought the factory was helping them pay their wages, so they came early in the morning to ask for their money.
No matter how you explain it, there are always people who insist that the factory find a way to give them some money.
Xing Baohua found a stool, stood on a high spot, and loudly urged everyone to come closer to him, as he had something to say.
Explain the policy regarding wage arrears. Then tell the secretary to notify the various construction teams to come and take everyone back.
Let the construction company resolve the outstanding payment issue first; this complaint can be disregarded for now.
After resolving this matter, Xing Baohua went to see Engineer Zhang from the Construction Institute.
I asked him to help coordinate the transfer of a few people with engineering knowledge, kind of like a temporary assignment. He wanted to set up an infrastructure department to help train some people, and even raised safety issues.
Engineer Zhang did not agree for the time being; he needed to report it to the institute.
After finally getting rid of some of the messy stuff, Xing Baohua received two invitations.
One document is from a political consultative conference held after the National Day holiday this year. This is also Xing Baohua's first time participating as a member of the provincial political consultative conference.
This is a must-do.
The second invitation was for the Autumn Canton Fair, which opened in mid-October and ended at the end of October.
If we can't even finish our orders, it'll be too much to handle if we try to get more! If we can't deliver the pre-ordered goods, a crisis of confidence will arise, which will trigger a chain reaction.
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