Chapter 226
Ye Manzhi listened absent-mindedly to the subsequent meeting content.
Once she had doubts in her mind, she couldn't help but think in that direction.
The Shuguang factory has been making quite a fuss lately, with the production line and the railway tracks. Once the new production line officially opens, Shuguang brand televisions will capture 95% of the national TV market.
Anyone with eyes can see that Shuguang Factory is about to achieve great results, so it is not impossible that someone has set their sights on the area below her buttocks.
Who could this person be?
After leaving the County Revolutionary Committee, Ye Manzhi walked towards Shuguang Factory with a heavy heart.
She had limited information and really wanted to find someone to discuss it with.
However, the people at the factory weren't suitable. If she could be transferred, from a certain perspective, it would be a good thing for the other members of the team. With a vacant position above, everyone could move in.
Her parents and siblings couldn't offer her any advice on her work; at her parents' house, she always reported only good news and never bad news. Old Ye's heart would race when he heard good news, let alone something like this.
As for her old leader Xia Zhuyun, she didn't want to discuss it with her even more.
She could confidently ask Director Xia for help with the factory's work, but when it came to her own transfer, she couldn't easily talk to Xia Zhuyun about it.
If you complain to your boss as soon as you hear the news, you will inevitably appear to be impulsive and impatient.
Furthermore, Xia Zhuyun is the director of the Provincial Industrial Bureau and has no say in the appointment and removal of cadres in Binjiang City.
After choosing and choosing, she could only talk to her own Dr. Wu.
Ye Manzhi returned to the factory first, worked and attended meetings as usual, and did not let anyone notice anything.
Just waiting to get off work, then go home and play crickets with Wu Zhengrong.
She thought to herself with a smile that if it were a few years ago, with such a big thing on her mind, she would have rushed home without stopping to ask someone for advice.
Now that she can wait patiently until the end of get off work, she has made progress!
At the dinner table that night, Ye Manzhi poured out all the words that were on her mind to Wu Zhengrong.
Wu Zhengrong asked, "What do you think? Do you want to work in the county?"
Many times, Ye Lai Ya actually knows what is going on, she just needs someone to listen.
Ye Manzhi poured some beer into his glass, took a sip, and then said, "To be fair, although it's a horizontal transfer, there's more room for development in the county."
The deputy director of the county revolutionary committee is equivalent to the former deputy county (district) mayor.
At the factory, she was solely responsible for industrial development and the livelihoods of 2,000 people. However, the county had a population of several hundred thousand, and in addition to industry, it also had to develop agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, sideline production, fishery, education, and healthcare.
This is similar to the work she did in the street office, but with a broader perspective.
Therefore, many people think that being transferred from an enterprise to the county revolutionary committee is a good thing, which is equivalent to getting a bigger stage.
Seeing her wrinkled eyebrows, Wu Zhengrong said knowingly, "Working in the county is actually a good idea, but the timing is not right."
"Well, if I had waited until the TV business was on track and then transferred to another unit, I wouldn't have felt so bad."
Ye Manzhi had no experience working in local government. Even if she had made achievements at Shuguang Factory, it would not be possible for her to become the county magistrate directly.
But at that time, she had solid achievements, which at least allowed her to become the first deputy director and join the county party committee standing committee.
There is already a female comrade in the Anyang County Party Committee. She joined later and her ranking must be lower.
"I'm doing well at Shuguang Factory," Ye Manzhi said angrily. "Even if I were asked to be the director of the county revolutionary committee, I wouldn't want to go. Our Shuguang Factory is so quiet here. Although we have to organize ideological and political studies, everyone's main focus is on production. Once I go to the county, it will be out of my control. I'm still a new deputy director who hasn't made it to the Standing Committee. Doesn't that mean I have to do whatever the leaders tell me to do?"
"Since you don't want to go, then think of a way to avoid going," Wu Zhengrong said firmly. "They're transferring you away just halfway through your work. Someone must be targeting you. Do you have anyone in mind?"
"The first person that came to my mind was Wang Zaofu. Like me, he's been in this position for over three years. He recently acquired the right to use the railway, taking full responsibility for the factory's transportation operations. He also secured a quota for the children of factory employees to stay in the city. Whether it's his work performance or his popular base, he's reached the peak of his career over the past three years."
"But I can't understand why he's so anxious," Ye Manzhi frowned. "He's already at Shuguang Factory, and he'll benefit from all the factory's achievements. Once the TV business gets on track and he has a more solid foundation, wouldn't it be more natural for him to become the top boss?"
Wu Zhengrong scoffed, "If Wang Zaofu could get promoted now, then in two or three years, he could take it one step further with the success of his televisions and jump out of Shuguang Factory. But if he misses this opportunity and waits until the televisions are successful before becoming the top boss, can he achieve anything else that would allow him to jump out of Shuguang Factory with his own abilities?"
"But he has Deputy Director Zhao as his backer. Even if he doesn't achieve anything, he can still be promoted."
Just like when he was parachuted into the Shuguang Factory.
Wu Zhengrong scoffed, "How long can he rely on his backers? Can Deputy Director Zhao stay in Binjiang for ten or eight years?"
"That's true," Ye Manzhi said thoughtfully after taking a sip of wine, "but we can't rule out the possibility of someone else parachuting in. If they come directly to take the top job, they'll not only be picking my peaches, but also Wang Zaofu's peaches."
Wang Zaofu originally came here to become the head of Shuguang Factory.
If someone else becomes the top leader this time, that person will have to work at Shuguang Factory for at least three to five years before being transferred to other units.
Wang Zaofu will have to stay in the position of deputy director for three to five years.
Even if Wang Zaofu is willing, his father-in-law may not be happy, right?
Looking at the entire Binjiang City, there are very few people who can reap the benefits of being a king.
Ye Manzhi guessed that even if someone wanted to parachute into Shuguang Factory, they would not directly become the director of the Revolutionary Committee.
The general situation should be that she will be transferred first, and then Wang Zaofu will take over as the top leader.
If the newcomer has the necessary qualifications and rank, he will directly take over Wang Zaofu's position. Otherwise, Tian Chunshan and others will fill in and make him a deputy director with a lower ranking.
When the TV business shows results, everyone can sit down and share the fruits of their labor.
The more Ye Manzhi thought about it, the angrier and sadder he became.
When she tried every possible way to introduce production lines from Japan, she was wholeheartedly concerned about the development of Shuguang Factory and the development of the domestic television industry.
Whenever she recalled the shock she felt in Japan and the anxiety she felt, she felt sad.
She received a socialist education and has always had a strong sense of national self-esteem and pride. She shamelessly bought products from other people's obsolete production lines, and she felt embarrassed and ashamed when she bargained with them and haggled over every penny.
She mustered up a lot of courage and spent a long time mentally preparing herself before taking that step.
Unexpectedly, the two production lines she had racked her brains to introduce became her "death warrant". She was about to be kicked out before the results came out!
Wu Yuzhuo had been listening to her parents' conversation silently. When she noticed that her mother was crying, she quickly put down her chopsticks and took out a handkerchief from her pocket to wipe her mother's tears.
"Mom, don't be sad."
Ye Manzhi denied it and personally refuted the rumor: "I'm not sad, I'm just angry!"
Wu Zhengrong helped her maintain her image and echoed, "She's just been angered by those people!"
"Then what should we do about this?" Wu Yuzhuo asked worriedly, "Can you still be the head of Shuguang Factory?"
Ye Manzhi said firmly: "Yes!"
After Youyan went to middle school, the couple rarely talked behind her back.
Wu Zhengrong’s confidentiality education was implemented very well, and Youyan generally would not tell others about family matters.
Therefore, the couple will also talk about work in front of their children.
This was a decision they made together after repeated discussions.
The main reason was that Wu Zhengrong discovered that although her son Youyan was smart, he was too kind and simple.
Both of them grew up in relatively complicated environments. There is no need to mention Wu Zhengrong's family. Even someone like Ye Manzhi, who has been spoiled at home since childhood, actually has to use some tricks.
After all, it was a family with many children, and the allocation of resources and the energy of the parents were limited. She didn't want to work at home, so she kept studying and almost went to the Soviet Union.
Youyan is an only child and grew up in a relatively simple environment. Apart from being demoted to an accountant in the children's group and being an ordinary person in elementary school for four years, she has hardly experienced any setbacks since she was a child.
They didn't want to raise their daughter too simply, but they also didn't want her to experience unnecessary setbacks, so they could only let her listen and see more, and broaden her horizons and become more insightful.
Nothing can train people better than the "intrigues" in the workplace.
Ye Manzhi had a plan in mind and did not hide it from his daughter. "The key to this matter lies in Wang Zaofu. As long as he can't be promoted, then no one else can succeed in parachuting in."
Wu Yuzhuo wondered, "What if this person who wants to parachute in is arranged by a provincial leader or a higher-level leader? He just wants to be the top leader."
"It's possible, but the likelihood is relatively small," Ye Manzhi explained. "Shuguang Factory is a municipal enterprise, and Anyang County is also part of Binjiang City. Transferring me from one unit in Binjiang City to another would inevitably involve the approval of the Municipal Party Committee. There are many provincial-level enterprises, and quite a few at the department and bureau levels. Shuguang Factory is good, but it's not so good that it requires such a big fuss, right?"
If she really encountered the provincial paratroopers, she could just ask Xia Zhujun to support her.
If it was a tough guy that even Xia Zhujun couldn't deal with, then she would have to admit that she was unlucky and go to Anyang County to take up her post.
*
After his thoughts gradually became clear, Ye Manzhi just wrote a letter and sent it out. After that, he continued to do his job in the factory as if he knew nothing about the matter.
The letter was delivered to the municipal party committee staff quarters five days later and was sent to the mailbox of Deputy Director Zhao's home on the same day.
Deputy Director Zhao read the contents of the letter the day before and called his daughter back to her parents' home the next night.
"Dad, why did you call me back so late?" Zhao Weihong complained as soon as she entered the door.
Deputy Director Zhao handed her the letter and asked, "Did you know about Wang Zaofu's affair with this waitress?"
Zhao Weihong took the letter, quickly glanced through it, and said with a look of surprise, "I knew it a long time ago. Where did this letter come from? Who would write you a letter like this at this time?"
This was not a glorious thing. Zhao Weihong had never told her family about it. She never expected that someone would write a letter to her father.
"A lot of people could be possible. If we just move Wang Zaofu out of the way, there'll be a vacant position at Shuguang Factory." Deputy Director Zhao got straight to the point and asked, "What's going on between him and this waiter?"
"This Wang Zhuoya is a friend of my brother-in-law. It was my brother-in-law who interceded for her and got Zaofu to help her transfer to a new job."
"Where does your sister-in-law work?"
"County Textile Factory."
"His own wife is still working at the textile factory. Why would he use his brother's connections to transfer a completely unrelated person like Wang Zhuoya?" Deputy Director Zhao said meaningfully. "One of the two Wang brothers must have a lifestyle problem."
"I've been watching Zao Fu for the past two years, and he has never had any contact with that waitress."
"So his brother has any dealings with the waiter?"
"No."
"Neither brother had any contact with the waitress, so why did they transfer her?" Deputy Director Zhao said, "I sent someone to the Municipal Repertory Theatre to inquire today. Someone saw Wang Zaofu frequently visiting the troupe in recent years. We haven't had enough time to collect evidence to confirm their relationship, but Wang Zaofu is already married, and he dared to transfer a female colleague. Their relationship is definitely complicated."
Zhao Weihong said angrily, "Even if there was a connection, it's all in the past. Just transferring jobs doesn't mean anything."
"It doesn't really explain anything, but I'll put the matter of adjusting his job on hold for now. I'll discuss it after I understand the situation more clearly."
Zhao Weihong asked, "Can this matter be put aside? Didn't they say there's a vacancy in Anyang County and Ye Manzhi could go there? Can they wait that long?"
"Then wait until next time," Deputy Director Zhao said. "If Wang Zaofu becomes the chairman of the Revolutionary Committee of Shuguang Factory, he'll be a deputy division-level cadre. In three to five years, he might even be promoted to division-level. Do you know what that means?"
“…”
"It would be fine if I could improve, but if I don't, then he'll only be half a level behind your father. By then, whether he stays or leaves won't be up to me. Now he needs my help, so even if he has other thoughts, I wouldn't dare to do anything. But once I'm no longer useful to him, will he still be able to live peacefully with you?"
Zhao Weihong frowned and said, "This is just speculation."
"I don't want to wrongly accuse Zaofu, but let's forget about it this time. The timing isn't right yet. Let's talk about it again when there's a chance."
Zhao Weihong said worriedly, "If Zaofu can't become director, the city won't let Li Jianmin become director directly, right? What if Zaofu is wrongly accused? Wouldn't that delay this time?"
Deputy Director Zhao waved his hand and said, "You go back first. I'm not the secretary. I can't do everything as you wish."
"I'm doing this for the good of our family. I don't care if Wang Zaofu has ulterior motives or not! He's now in power thanks to our family. If he doesn't help you and Weidong in the future, others will poke him in the back. Who dares to make friends with an ungrateful person?"
Deputy Director Zhao snorted, "Go back. Let's pretend this never happened. Don't tell Wang Zaofu about it. I don't have the final say in the city. I have to consider the feelings of other comrades as well. It's not appropriate to transfer Ye Manzhi now."
After all, he would never pin his hopes on a man's conscience, so he would definitely investigate Wang Zaofu.
*
A week later, the municipal party committee promoted a deputy director from within Anyang County to fill the vacancy in Anyang County's team.
Those who heard the news and thought that Ye Manzhi would be transferred to Anyang County were a little disappointed.
As expected, all rumors are not counted until the dust settles.
Shuguang Factory is a municipal-managed unit and does not pay much attention to the personnel adjustments in Anyang County.
Most people don’t know what kind of intrigues Ye Manzhi experienced, nor do they know what kind of false joy Wang Zaofu experienced.
But the two acted as if everything was normal.
Ye Manzhi still led everyone in production in a hurry, and Wang Zaofu gradually became steady and no longer as arrogant as before.
…
In November, after passing through layers of checkpoints, the two imported production lines finally arrived at the Shuguang factory.
After getting the exact news, Ye Manzhi called the Guangzhou Broadcasting Equipment Factory and Tianjin Radio Factory No. 8.
After all, this is a production line that everyone raised funds to purchase, so of course we have to invite our partners to see it together.
Binjiang has just been designated as a city open to the outside world, and some units can allow foreign guests to visit.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ye Manzhi negotiated with the Japanese side and invited an engineer to assist Shuguang Factory in installing the production line.
Only when the production line can operate normally will China settle the remaining balance.
After the production line entered the factory, the workshop was crowded with people every day.
There were more than 30 engineers invited from major universities, research institutes, and machinery factories to help with the imitation.
Ye Manzhi is busy every day receiving comrades from major units across the city.
As soon as I came out of the workshop that day, the factory office notified me that comrades from Factory 833 had arrived.
"How many people are there?"
"Only one person came, Deputy Director Chai from their Revolutionary Committee," said Director Ding of the factory office. "I guess he heard our TV production line is ready and wanted to see it for himself."
Ye Manzhi ran to the reception room and shook hands with the guest enthusiastically: "Director Chai, you are a rare guest. Welcome!"
"I'm not a rare visitor," Director Chai said with a smile, "I'm just going back to my parents' home."
"Hahaha, then I wish our 833 comrades would go back to their parents' home every day!"
Ye Manzhi pretended to laugh, but he was actually very puzzled.
It's strange that after the two factories separated, there was actually not much contact between them.
Especially the opportunities to meet formally at the factory are even fewer.
She patiently exchanged pleasantries with the other party, and soon heard him ask, "Director Ye, I heard that our Shuguang Factory imported two TV production lines from Japan?"
"Yes, it just arrived at the factory recently and hasn't been installed yet."
"So, are you planning to expand your TV business?" Without waiting for her to reply, Deputy Director Chai continued, "You produce hundreds of thousands of TVs every year, so you'll need a lot of workers, right?"
“…”
"Director Ye, I won't be polite with you. Hey, this time I came here shamelessly just to recruit workers!"
Ye Manzhi: “…”
They are not hiring.
The existing manpower in the factory is sufficient.
"Many families of Factory 833 still live in the Shuguang Factory's family compound. They've gotten along very well over the years, and the families have received a lot of care from Shuguang Factory. We've all seen it, so back then... never mind, I won't talk about that. Many children of Factory 833 want to find jobs in the city, but Factory 833 is far away in the Third Frontier, so it's really not enough to quench their thirst. Director Ye, your factory is looking for workers. Can you give some spots to the children of Factory 833?"
Ye Manzhi said in embarrassment, "Director Chai, you've really stumped me this time. Actually, the two production lines in Japan are highly automated. The existing workers in our factory are sufficient. We have no plans to recruit any more workers for the time being."
“…”
"But the relationship between our two factories is truly special. Director Chai, this is the first time in all these years that you've come to me for help. I absolutely must find a solution for the children at Factory 833. However, we don't have any plans to recruit workers right now. So, give me some time and I'll see what we can do."
Ye Manzhi really couldn't say no.
When Factory 833 left, it left a lot of production equipment to Shuguang Factory.
If it weren't for that batch of equipment, Shuguang Factory would not have been able to successfully switch production so quickly at that time.
The two parties originally agreed to borrow the equipment for three years and return it after three years, but seven or eight years have passed and the other party has not come to ask for the equipment.
On the one hand, the equipment at Factory 833 is sufficient to meet production needs; on the other hand, the equipment left behind is relatively old and not worth the hassle of acquiring.
However, no matter what, Shuguang Factory took advantage of others.
Ye Manzhi and the employees of Shuguang Factory all remembered the kindness of Factory 833. Even if it made her feel extremely embarrassed, she would not be able to refuse them.
After seeing the guests off, Ye Manzhi called a small meeting with the team members.
The main purpose was to discuss how to place the children of Factory 833.
"After all these years, this is the first time Factory 833 has asked us for help. And for the sake of the children, we should at least give them 20 positions, right?"
"Isn't the factory now fully staffed?"
In the past few months, the children of Shuguang Factory were unable to enter the factory, and the factory leaders were well aware of the factory's employment situation.
According to Director Ye, the market is already saturated, or even in excess.
Kang Jian said, "If we don't want to see saturation of staff, the best way is to expand production. But it's winter now, and electric fan production is already low, so there's no need to expand. There aren't many jobs for air guns and toy guns either, so producing too many products will easily lead to inventory backlogs."
Huang He asked, "What if we launch some new products? Like radios, bicycles, or something like that?"
"Forget it. There are so many radio factories in the country now. There are more than a dozen in our province alone. I think the price of radios has dropped quite significantly."
Miao Sufen suggested: "How about a washing machine? We have trial production experience before, and we even produced a few for someone a few months ago. There are almost no washing machines for sale on the market."
"Haha," Kang Jian glanced at the silent Wang Zaofu, "Some people say washing machines serve the bourgeoisie. How dare we just start this project!"
Wang Zaofu remained silent.
The group discussed for a long time but still had no idea.
Ye Manzhi felt that Sister Miao’s proposal was actually very valuable for reference, but it was indeed difficult to explain the idea of serving the bourgeoisie.
If you want to produce washing machines, you must first find a way to understand the attitudes of your superiors and the masses towards washing machines.
She guessed around for a week and then contacted the city women's federation and reporters from the provincial newspaper.
Not long after, an article was published in the provincial newspaper.
…
When Xia Zhuyun was at work, her secretary reminded her that there was something new in today's newspaper.
She picked up the newspaper and glanced at it. The title of the article at the top was "Can Home Laundry Service Be Socialized?"
The article was signed by two people, one was a reporter from the provincial newspaper, and the other was Ye Manzhi from the Binjiang Women's Federation.
Seeing Ye Manzhi's name, Xia Zhujun couldn't help but smile.
No wonder the secretary asked her to read this newspaper!
She became curious and quickly turned her gaze to the main text.
A mechanical laundry service station has opened in the Badayuan residential area near the Binjiang Shengli Cinema, offering a new approach to solving the problem of socializing home laundry services.
In order to meet the different needs of residents, this laundry service station adopts two service methods.
[One is that residents can wash their clothes whenever they want, and the charge is 10 cents per wash;]
[Second, we offer household cleaning. Each household pays 60 cents per month. Families with three or more pay an additional 20 cents for each additional person. Shirts and work clothes can be cleaned once a week, as can bed sheets, pillowcases, etc.]
【……】
[Among the fifty households currently receiving housing assistance, the majority are busy working couples, as well as disabled and sick elderly people unable to work, and relatives of martyrs and military personnel.]
Xia Zhuyun nodded subconsciously. The service at the laundry station was pretty good.
It can solve the laundry problems of some poor households.
The Badayuan Mechanical Convenience Laundry Service Station is a lifestyle service project funded by Shengli Commune and organized by idle residents. It has received strong support from the Municipal Women's Federation and the commercial sector.
After the service station was established, nearby residents generally responded, "Our laundry service station is great!"
Four washing machines and eight housewives freed thousands of people from the tedious labor of laundry, allowing them to devote more energy and enthusiasm to socialist construction!
[Recently, residents from other communes have been asking for an expansion of the service area, but the service station's four washing machines are already fully utilized, and they are unable to serve more residents.]
Therefore, many people expressed the hope that the industrial production department could produce more washing machines to help more urban communes open convenient laundry service stations.
Seeing this, Xia Zhuyun sneered inwardly. The article was written by Ye Manzhi. Could it be that Shuguang Factory wanted to produce washing machines?
She continued to look down and read the content behind.
[In fact, the issue of socializing laundry services has long been noticed by many units.]
Three years ago, a convenient laundry service station was opened in the Shuguang Factory family compound in Anyang County, Binjiang City.
Xia Zhujun: “…”
Sure enough, there is a Shuguang Factory.
The laundry team at Dehua District Central Hospital, in accordance with Chairman Mao's directives to "streamline the workforce" and "use economy to make revolution," also added three washing machines, reducing the team from 30 to just four people.
[Zhongjiang District Mining Bureau Chemical Plant...]
If laundry can be mechanized, can household laundry services be socialized? Can the authorities responsible for industrial production and services create conditions for the modernization of household chores?
【……】
Seeing her staring at the newspaper in silence, the secretary couldn't help but ask, "Leader, does our bureau need to give any feedback?"
Xia Zhujun looked at it again, thought for a moment, and said, "Since the laundry service station is run by the Binjiang City Commune, let's send a copy of the newspaper to the Binjiang City Revolutionary Committee first to see what their attitude is."
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