People need motivation to get things done. The entire auto repair shop was fired up by the skills competition, and a plan that might have taken half a month to complete was finished in just three days, including several versions of copying and revisions.
Even Xu Damao couldn't help but marvel at the power of workers in this era. There was no overtime pay; it was all about dedication, and everyone was happy to do it.
Xu Damao took the final revised version to the main factory to report to Li Xuewu.
"Director Li, we are planning to organize a city-wide auto repair industry skills competition. This is our proposal; please take a look." Xu Damao handed the proposal to Li Xuewu.
"It's done so quickly?" Li Xuewu muttered.
His muttering revealed a secret that wasn't exactly a secret to Xu Damao. This industry competition hadn't been mentioned to Li Xuewu at all, and the two deputy factory directors had been busy preparing proposals at work these past few days.
Therefore, the fact that Li Xuewu already knew about the plan means that either other department heads told Li Xuewu about it, or Gao Yan told him, with Gao Yan being more likely to be the one who told him.
Gao Yan has been at the auto repair shop during the day lately, so it can only be at night. Sigh, I never expected Old Li and Gao Yan to be hanging out together again.
Xu Damao's thoughts raced, but he pretended not to hear the other person's mutterings and began to explain the plan, covering the significance of the competition, the process, and other aspects one by one.
Li Xuewu carefully reviewed the plan, inwardly marveling at Xu Damao's competence. When he first met Xu Damao, the latter had already created a buzz in the publicity department and had also managed to assemble vehicles in the transportation department, attracting numerous external units to contact the steel rolling mill.
Later, taking advantage of the momentum from the machine repair shop, they actually managed to establish an auto repair shop and quickly resolved the site issue. Now they're even planning a city-wide industry competition. Meanwhile, the machine repair shop that was first proposed to be built had a manager who was inactive every day. Although the person in charge was later replaced, it still hasn't entered the production and operation stage.
When Yang Zhenhua was chatting with Li Xuewu last time, he said that if things really didn't work out, they could transfer Xu Damao to be the factory manager of the machine repair shop.
He knew Yang Zhenhua was just saying it out of anger. Putting aside the fact that Xu Damao's rank was not high enough, it was not good to change the general manager so soon after the auto repair shop was established. But this comparison showed how well Xu Damao had done.
"Let's go, let's go report to the factory manager." Li Xuewu glanced at the plan briefly and felt that he didn't have anything to change, so he took Xu Damao directly to the factory manager's office to report.
The factory manager was delighted to hear that the auto repair shop, which had only been established for a short time, was going to hold a city-wide industry competition, and expressed his full support. The steel rolling mill would provide manpower and funding if needed, but the competition had to be run exceptionally well, allowing more skilled individuals to stand out.
The factory manager was a kind-hearted man who maintained neutrality within the steel rolling mill, but he supported anyone who got things done. He knew about Xu Damao's relationship with Li Xuewu, but since the matter was a good one, there was no need to interfere.
After leaving the factory director's office, Li Xuewu took Xu Damao to Yang Zhenhua's office. The communication and reporting to the city would require Yang Zhenhua, the head of the steel rolling mill, to go, so prior notification was essential.
As soon as Xu Damao arrived at Yang Zhenhua's office, he ran into an old acquaintance.
"Shazhu, are you here to report to the boss?"
Xu Damao never expected to run into Sha Zhu outside Yang Zhenhua's office. He knew that Sha Zhu had become quite close to Lao Yang and often accompanied Lao Yang to cook at the high-ranking leader's house, but he didn't know what their relationship was like now.
"Xu Damao, are you the only one allowed to come and report to the leaders, but I, the head office employee, am not allowed to come and report to the leaders?"
Sha Zhu was clearly in a bad mood; his words were sarcastic and he didn't boast about his relationship with the leader. Needless to say, the matter hadn't been resolved.
"If I can come, why can't I? If I get things done well, can I get promoted?" Xu Damao didn't bother arguing with the other party.
"Hmph." Without waiting for Xu Damao to continue speaking, Shazhu walked out with his head held high.
"What's wrong with this silly Zhu?" Xu Damao quietly asked Yang Zhenhua's secretary.
"I don't know what got into him, but he came to Secretary Yang and said he wanted to find a job for his sister, and not only a job, but a good job."
He didn't even consider that Secretary Yang only praised him briefly during dinner, casually saying he'd come to him if he needed anything, and he actually took it seriously and came. Damn it, from now on, when Sha Zhu's around, never brag to anyone after drinking, or this bastard will believe you."
"His secretary Yang Zhenhua complained. He was also very annoyed by Sha Zhu. This kid didn't take him seriously from the moment he arrived, saying directly that he couldn't handle it and insisted on finding Secretary Yang."
Xu Damao immediately understood that Sha Zhu wanted him to solve He Yushui's job problem. That was fine, it saved him some trouble. But judging from Sha Zhu's appearance, he probably didn't know the big boss, and Lao Yang didn't seem to value him much, so the problem was a bit difficult to solve.
After chatting for a while, Li Xuewu called him inside.
"Xu Damao, how confident are you in this? I mean, can you even get a place? We don't want to put in all the effort and end up letting someone else have the show, with other factories taking all the top spots," Yang Zhenhua asked.
"Don't worry about the book-related matter. The skills of our factory's auto mechanics are among the best in the city, and some of them can even be called top-notch. Besides, since we are the ones who organized it, our family members have had time to prepare in advance, so they naturally have an advantage in the competition," Xu Damao said.
He certainly wouldn't spend his own money to do things for others. Besides having absolute confidence in the technicians in his factory, he would definitely know the general scope of the exam questions for the activities he organized himself, if not the exact questions.
“It’s good that you have this confidence. In that case, I will fully support your efforts. Xuewu, you can first represent our steel rolling mill and help Xu Damao and the others to communicate with the relevant departments. Come to me when you need my help,” Yang Zhenhua said.
With Yang Zhenhua's words, Xu Damao felt more at ease. When dealing with other departments, the tasks are usually handled by the designated personnel, but if the main leader steps in, communicates, and makes the final decision at crucial moments, the results can be twice as efficient.
After saying goodbye to Yang Zhenhua and Li Xuewu, Xu Damao went to sit with the publicity department for a while. His wife worked there, so Xu Damao was just there to support her. Since Xu Damao started working at the auto repair shop, he rarely had the chance to go to the publicity department, but Wang Minzhi said that many people still frequently mentioned him.
The publicity department was Xu Damao's stronghold; he had worked his way up from the projection room and had a deep affection for the place. After chatting with his current department head and strengthening their bond, Xu Damao declined the offer of company and went to the projection section alone.
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