"Changqing, I'm here. Didn't you go out to show a movie?" Xu Damao walked into his former office, now Chen Changqing's office.
"Director Xu, what brings you here? Please come in, please come in."
Chen Changqing was flipping through the news reports when he heard that familiar voice and immediately stood up. At first, he almost called for Section Chief Xu.
He had watched Xu Damao grow up step by step. At first, Xu Damao was the only one in the projection room. After he arrived, Xu Damao became the section chief, and the projection room had two people. Gradually, the projection room increased its staff, and Xu Damao also received a cadre position.
Later, Xu Damao rose rapidly through the ranks, from section chief to deputy section chief and section chief of the first branch factory, before returning to the steel rolling mill as the head of the transportation section. Now, he has become the director of a factory.
If you disregard the timeline, this resume is actually quite normal. But if you add the achievements made within three years, it's absolutely astonishing. Going from a worker to a deputy director-level factory manager in three years isn't unprecedented, but it's unparalleled in the steel rolling mill's ten-year history.
When Chen Changqing first started working, he and Xu Damao were like brothers, but now he naturally calls Xu "Factory Director." Not only him, but even his former backer Gao Jin has been overthrown by Xu Damao, and his power is far less than Xu Damao's.
"I've come to see you. It's been almost a year since I last visited this place. Last time I came, I was still in the transportation department. How are you doing? Are you busy now? Do you need to go to the countryside often?" Xu Damao asked.
"It's alright, not as busy as when we first started. Right now, there are only 3 people normally on duty in our projection department; the rest have been seconded away," Chen Changqing replied, but there was a clear sense of resentment in his tone.
It's worth noting that Xu Damao initially secured a staff of seven, making their propaganda department one of the largest at the time. However, as time went on, screening assignments decreased, and many staff members were seconded to other higher-level departments.
"Fewer people means less work. Why wouldn't someone be willing to do something easy and energetic?" Xu Damao joked with a smile.
"Let's go check on the others."
Xu Damao was also familiar with the other people in the film projection department; he had even recruited those two before. After chatting with everyone for a while, Xu Damao prepared to say goodbye and go to the radio station to see his wife.
"Director Xu, do you have time tonight? The brothers would like to invite you to dinner," Chen Changqing said as Xu Damao was about to leave.
“Alright, no need for you to invite me. How about this, brothers, come to my house tonight, I'll cook a feast myself, and we can all have a few drinks together.” Xu Damao agreed without hesitation.
I had nothing planned for tonight, and these were all brothers I used to work with, carrying equipment around to show movies. It was only right that we get together. Apart from Chen Changqing, the other two came from modest backgrounds, so his treat eased their burden.
Chen Changqing declined for a moment but then agreed. He knew that Xu Damao didn't care about these things. The important thing wasn't the meal, but to deepen their relationship.
"Da Mao, did you come to see me?" Just as he was about to say goodbye to Chen Changqing, Wang Minzhi came looking for him for some reason.
“Yes, I’ll wait for you to get off work so we can go home together. Also, I’ll invite Changqing and the others to my house for dinner tonight,” Xu Damao said.
He certainly couldn't say that he came here to see his superiors and then catch up with old friends. If he did, they'd probably have to sleep in separate beds that night.
With the end of the workday approaching, Xu Damao followed his wife directly to the radio station.
The current station manager is Wang Minzhi, and there is also an announcer, making a total of two people. So, just like Xu Damao in the beginning, Wang Minzhi is merely a figurehead as the station manager, but she does just as much of the work as she is supposed to do.
"Can you two handle this? Why don't you go to the personnel department?" Xu Damao asked.
“I’ve contacted them. The personnel department agreed to assign someone to us, but it will have to wait until this year’s graduates arrive. For now, we can only hold on for a while. If we get too busy, I’ll go to the department head and ask them to coordinate with other people to help,” Wang Minzhi said.
Another person was coming in, and Xu Damao guessed it was Yu Haitang, Yu Li's cousin, Secretary Yang's nephew's girlfriend, and later the so-called "factory beauty".
It's worth mentioning that the staff at the radio station have always been very good-looking; it's really not easy for just anyone to get in. The personnel department is very selective when choosing people here.
While Xu Damao was talking to his wife, several people came to deliver materials to Wang Minzhi's side, so she seemed to be quite busy.
"Da Mao, why don't you go back first? I'm pretty busy here, I don't have time to chat with you. Besides, didn't you invite the people from the film screening department to dinner tonight? Why don't you go buy some groceries first?"
Wang Minzhi saw that Xu Damao was getting a little bored sitting on the side, so she said something.
"Alright then, I'll go check out the market." Xu Damao readily agreed.
He sat there alone, and everyone who came in looked at him with curiosity. If he knew someone, a simple greeting was enough; if he didn't, he had to go through the whole process of introductions.
After reiterating the details of the meal to Chen Changqing, Xu Damao left the administration building.
"Xu Damao, why are you only coming out now?"
Just as Xu Damao was walking out, a voice suddenly called out to him. Without even looking, Xu Damao knew it was that bastard Sha Zhu.
"You've been waiting for me outside all this time? What's wrong? Tell me," Xu Damao said.
"Lazy people always have a lot of poop and pee. Um, Xu Damao, I heard you're planning to introduce a job to Yushui?" Shazhu asked.
“It wasn’t me who introduced her to the job; it was Yushui who contacted me first. Then I told her to either talk to you or an old man.”
Everyone knows that you're now in charge of the He family, and you have the final say on everything.
Besides, didn't that old man say you didn't need my help and should go directly to the leader yourself? Xu Damao didn't give Shazhu any face at all.
This guy clearly got a setback from Yang Zhenhua just now, probably because of this.
"I've thought about it. We're all from the same compound, and it's already very kind of you to have this idea. I can't keep refusing good intentions, can I? So, I'll leave the rainwater work to you."
"Of course, you don't need to say that I approached you. Just say that you volunteered. That way, the neighbors in the compound will praise you even more," Sha Zhu said, trying to fool them.
"Silly Zhu, do you think I'm a three-year-old? You're praising me like that. Here's the thing: either you handle the rainwater issue yourself, or you ask me for help in front of those three old men."
"Do you think I don't know what you're thinking? Are you really planning to hang yourself on that crooked tree, Qin Huairu?"
Xu Damao couldn't possibly let Sha Zhu have his way. Besides, he was also very curious about Sha Zhu's current mental state.
"You wouldn't understand if I told you, hehe." Sha Zhu chuckled, seemingly having recently reaped quite a bit of benefits.
"Keep having fun, I'm going back now." Xu Damao ignored Sha Zhu's shouts and turned to leave.
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