Chapter 499: Changes in the Machinery Factory 1
This year, the machinery factory produced the new type of tillage machine that Ziyi brought back, which not only brought profits to the factory, but also made their factory look down upon all the machinery factories in the surrounding cities and counties.
Ziyi left the machinery factory for four or five months. During his absence, the deputy factory director took over the management of the factory.
The deputy factory director is now experiencing both pain and happiness. There is always endless work to do in the factory every day. Factory Director Ziyi said that he would go back to build a new production line and asked him to take charge of the factory. He manages the factory very carefully.
The only thing he didn't like was attending meetings. During the Chinese New Year, he attended the summary meeting on behalf of the factory director.
The deputy factory director had often heard the old factory director’s anger and sorrow after returning from meetings, so he was also nervous when he went to the meeting on behalf of the new factory director.
He went to the old factory director's house on purpose before the meeting, and the two of them drank until half the night.
The old factory manager said, "Old buddy, to be honest, this year-end meeting is no different from a class reunion. It's just a bragging meeting. All the factory managers get together and everyone brags about everything. Anyway, you can't blow your own trumpet."
The deputy factory director wanted to laugh but held it back because the old factory director had nothing to brag about. He didn't even have any words to brag about, so how could he brag about anything else? The factory's performance was lame. They had been losing money every year and were on the verge of bankruptcy, so he couldn't laugh anymore.
The old factory manager drank a small glass of wine, threw another peanut into his mouth, chuckled twice, and said, "See, my peanut throwing accuracy is still so good. Come, let's continue the topic just now."
The deputy director filled the old director's glass with wine and said, "Tell me slowly while you drink. This way I can be mentally prepared when I go to the meeting."
The old factory manager put down his glass, looked at the wine in it, and said, "It's just like that. The factory managers of those factories with good performance are arrogant and domineering. They not only show off their achievements, but also brag about them crazily."
The deputy factory director stared in confusion and said, "We are all cadres and educated people. How can our quality be so poor?"
The old factory manager sneered and said, "You think everyone is like us? You talk about quality. There are really factory managers with very poor quality. They are just making indirect accusations and making sarcastic remarks. The factory managers with poor performance can only stand by and dig the floor with their toes awkwardly. They won't stop until they have dug out a three-bedroom, one-living-room apartment."
The deputy factory director felt quite embarrassed when he thought of that scene.
The old factory manager smiled bitterly and said, "Alas, it's all because of my incompetence that the factory's performance is so poor."
The deputy factory director tried to comfort him, "Old factory director, this is not your fault. The factory was built from scratch by you, and it's great to have achieved the current results. Those so-called high-performance factories all rely on government support, but we rely entirely on ourselves."
The old factory director sighed, "Our county is the poorest, so there is no financial support for us. If you go to the meeting this year, you will encounter the same thing I did. But next year, it will be better. Your new factory director will get the new machine design drawings, and after they are produced, the factory will be more profitable. So, when you go this year, you'd better arrive at the venue on time and avoid those boasting meetings before the meeting."
The two old friends chattered while drinking until the old factory director's wife advised them to take a break and stop drinking.
The new factory director learned about the meeting from the old factory director that night. The next day he went out to buy a new Zhongshan suit and a new briefcase, got his hair cut and washed his face. In addition to attending the meeting, he also had tasks assigned by Ziyi.
He did not listen to the old factory director and arrive at the venue on time, but arrived at the venue early, and indeed saw the bragging gathering before the meeting.
The deputy factory director came to the meeting on behalf of the factory director. The other people in the office were basically factory directors, with higher ranks than him. When he entered, he didn't know anyone, so he found a seat with the name of his factory written on it and sat down.
As soon as he sat down, a man wearing glasses came over and asked him, "Hello, comrade! I'm from Xi County Machinery Factory, and my last name is Wu. Comrade, what's your last name? I don't think I've seen you in meetings before. Which factory are you from? You have to sit according to the factory name, you can't sit randomly."
"Hello, Director Wu. I'm the deputy director of the Faxing Machinery Factory in Nan County. Excuse me, my last name is Hao." The deputy director replied politely.
"Oh, it's Deputy Director Hao. I'm very familiar with your old director. Has your old director retired?" Director Wu didn't feel that he was gossiping at all. Instead, he moved closer and asked.
The deputy director nodded and said, "The old director has retired two months ago. The higher-ups have arranged for a new director to come, but he was injured while catching spies and can't ride in a bumpy car, so I, the deputy director, will take over."
Before Ziyi left, he specifically told the deputy factory director to say this when he went to meetings on his behalf in the future, so that others would not dare to talk about him, and at the same time he would be able to deal with his superiors.
"Of course, of course. I heard that your factory is expanding production this year. Is that true?" Director Wu suddenly asked in a low voice.
The deputy director looked at Director Wu in surprise, but did not deny it. "We have expanded production. Director Wu is well-informed."
Director Wu smiled and said, "I have a cousin who works in your factory. He wrote to his family saying that he would not be going home for the New Year and would have to work overtime, so I guessed that your factory must have expanded production. Director Hao, if you need any parts, you can come to our factory to buy them. We are brother factories in Lin County and the same city. If there is business, we will take care of it."
The deputy factory director did not come to the meeting just for a meeting. He also brought with him a task assigned by Ziyi, which was to find parts manufacturers to cooperate with and help their factory produce accessories. In this way, they could use the time for producing accessories to assemble machines and produce more machines before next year's spring plowing.
The deputy factory director felt that he could deal with the person in front of him, and he also heard from the old factory director that this factory director from the neighboring county was a brother in distress with their factory, both of them were lagging behind, so the two of them sympathized with each other and became friends.
The deputy factory director also leaned towards Director Wu and said, "You asked the right question. Our factory is indeed planning to find a manufacturer to cooperate with."
Director Wu immediately said to the deputy director, "Director Hao, look, our two factories are not far from each other, which saves us the freight. Besides, the quality of the products we produce is guaranteed to be the best. How about cooperating with us?"
The deputy factory director said, "Director Wu, you are the real factory director, but I am not. Just call me the deputy factory director. I will consider the cooperation you mentioned."
When Director Wu heard this, he started to say all kinds of nice things. The deputy director had been asked by the old director to take care of this guy, so when he saw Director Wu begging and begging, he nodded and said, "Director Wu, this is not the place to talk about this. Let's find a place to talk about it in detail after the meeting. What do you think?"
Of course Director Wu is good! That couldn't be better.
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