Chapter 539 "Groundbreaking" and "Breaking Ground" Are Two Different Things
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April 9th of the fifth year of Shangzhou corresponds to April 9th of 2022 AD. Because the Philippines lifted the ban in February of this year, large-scale entry and exit are allowed.
Therefore, Xiao Liming returned to China on the 9th, and on the 11th he led the doctors and acupuncturists who had been trained for three months to leave Upstate for the Philippines.
Jiang Chunlai couldn't complete the procedures, so he had to go abroad with me next time.
On the afternoon of the 11th, I met with Dongli Town Party Secretary Tian Dehan to discuss matters related to the mineral water's market launch. He immediately convened a meeting of relevant personnel.
As for how he deployed it, I didn't participate, so I don't know.
At 8:00 am on the 12th, Yu Fang drove to my door as scheduled. I chatted with her for a few minutes, then we got in the car and drove to Sunrise.
Half an hour later, I took her to Mr. Chen's office.
Mr. Chen stood up from behind his desk, walked over and shook hands with me.
"Welcome, Yu Fang."
Yu Fang hurriedly said, "I'm glad to be your subordinate."
The three of us sat down, and Secretary Ma came in to make tea. I introduced Secretary Ma to Yu Fang. They exchanged a few pleasantries, and then Secretary Ma left.
Mr. Chen said, "Shanhong introduced your situation to me. You are familiar with finance. Once you come here, you can play the role of an expert."
If you have any financial problems in the future, you must speak up and raise them directly. I don't have any other special abilities, but I do listen to opinions."
Yu Fang smiled and said, "This is my strength and also my weakness. My strength is that I have no selfish motives and treat the company as my home. My weakness is that I am stubborn and have offended people."
Mr. Chen laughed heartily: "As long as we don't curse or slam the table, we can argue. The truth becomes clearer the more we argue."
At this time, Secretary Ma came in and reminded that the meeting could start.
I winked at Fang, and she stood up and said, "Boss Wan and I will go to the conference room first."
Entering the meeting room, everyone was there. Because Yu Fang's employment had been kept secret, except for a few people, no one else knew who she was.
All eyes were on us.
I led her to the second row of the audience. I was afraid she would be lonely, so I sat with her for a while and chatted with her.
After a while, Mr. Chen, Mr. Cao, Mr. Xiao and others came in. Strangely, only Mr. Cao sat on the podium, while Mr. Chen and Mr. Xiao sat in the first row below the stage.
Mr. Cao presided over the meeting. He said: "Today's meeting is very simple. It mainly deploys two major actions for tomorrow and announces a personnel appointment.
Now, let's move on to the first item: the groundbreaking ceremony for the Tanhuali School we donated will be held tomorrow. It will be arranged by General Xiao.
Lao Xiao left his seat and stood to the side of the podium. A project staff member turned on the screen on the podium. General Manager Cao walked down to the front row and sat down.
A large area of leveled land began to appear on the screen.
President Xiao introduced the preparations, including the invited attendees, the setup of the rostrum, the positions of the people standing, and the entire ceremony procedure.
Corresponding images, charts, staff arrangements, etc. appeared on the screen.
I have sharp eyes and found a mistake.
After the video was played, Lao Xiao asked: "Dear leaders, colleagues, if you have any opinions on the entire arrangement, please raise them."
Chen Xiaoxia from the Public Relations Department pointed out that it is difficult to estimate the number of people needed to distribute mineral water at present, and hoped that Mr. Xiao could come up with a relatively accurate number.
Qing Ruo asked what to do if some people came back to ask for a bottle after taking one.
Mr. Chen stated, "Twenty thousand bottles, until they're all gone. As long as they don't come in boxes and boxes, it won't be embarrassing for one person to come in multiple times."
Everyone laughed.
Mr. Cao walked up to the podium and said, "I know Qing Ruo's concern. She's afraid some small shop owners will ask for more again and again. That's okay. Mr. Chen has stated that we will give out 20,000 bottles until they're all gone."
We can't rule out some individuals taking advantage of small profits. It's also a way to promote us; people are clamoring for our mineral water."
The audience laughed.
Mr. Cao said, "Now, please allow Mr. Zhang to introduce the preparations for the mineral water to be put on the market."
After he finished speaking, he walked down from the podium. On the big screen, truckloads of mineral water were being shipped to various cities. Then, there were images of sales teams from various regions getting ready to go.
Qing Ruo used a laser pointer to move across the map, explaining the entire deployment situation. Then he reported:
"All preliminary preparations have been completed. Leaders and colleagues, please give us your feedback."
In fact, this is just a formality and no one has any objection to it.
The third item is General Manager Cao’s announcement of personnel appointments.
He walked up to the podium and read out the group's appointment letter. Everyone then realized that the person sitting next to me was Yu Fang, the new deputy director of the group's finance department.
Many people were surprised. Wasn't she the Finance Director of the Shu Group? When did she resign? And after leaving, she actually lowered her status to become a deputy at Rising Sun?
They looked at me sitting with her. It was me who had accompanied her in. Could it be that General Wan had persuaded her to rebel?
Normally, the announcement of the appointment was a routine matter, and no one would actively applaud. But the occurrence of such a subtle event the day before the Dongli brand mineral water was released was a very good sign.
Everyone waited for Mr. Cao to finish his announcement and they all applauded in unison.
Mr. Cao is very enthusiastic. Whenever he announces a new personnel appointment, he asks everyone to applaud. Unexpectedly, the applause starts before he even finishes his words.
Yu Fang was also surprised by the high quality of the Sunrise cadres and the good atmosphere. She stood up and bowed to everyone, front and back.
Finally, Mr. Chen came to the stage to give his summary. His words were brief.
First, after the meeting, the two district leaders will review the details again and make sure the preparatory work is done thoroughly.
Second, we didn't hold a press conference. However, the PR department quickly drafted the meeting's draft within half an hour of distribution, and after General Manager Wan's review, it was immediately released.
Secondly, notify all employees and send a unified WeChat message, which will also be drafted by the Public Relations Department and reviewed by General Manager Wan, and then adjourn the meeting.
After the meeting, I asked Lao Xiao to wait for me. Then I introduced Yu Fang to the Minister of Finance. The Minister of Finance took Yu Fang away.
I walked out of the conference room and went straight to room 1701. After entering the room, the waiter followed me in and made tea.
I smiled at the waiter and said, "Did your supervisor tell you that?"
She smiled and said, "Yes. The foreman said you only drink fresh mineral water."
I shook my head: "It's not that strict. If I haven't had my period for half a month, you can help me change two bottles. If I come frequently, there's no need to change."
She refused. It seemed the county magistrate wasn't as good as the current one, so she just listened to the foreman. She boiled the two bottles of mineral water she had brought and made some tea before leaving.
I closed the door and said to Lao Xiao, "Nothing else, it's just that the slogan on your electronic screen has a little flaw."
Lao Xiao said, "Warmly congratulate the groundbreaking ceremony of Tanhuali School. Is there something wrong with this sentence?"
"Yes. Many people don't understand. "Breaking ground" refers to Yin residences, such as digging a grave. "Groundbreaking" refers to Yang residences, such as building a house or a school."
He widened his eyes and asked, "Is there any difference?"
I laughed and said, "Of course there is a difference. Why does the almanac say that a certain day of a certain month is auspicious for: offering sacrifices, traveling, breaking ground, and... If there is no difference, why would it mark two items separately?
In ancient times, paper was so expensive that people used homophones to save words. They would never use two words if they could express something with one.
Lao Xiao understood and patted me on the shoulder: "Good brother, you pointed it out to me from behind."
I said, "Who's following whom?"
Lao Xiao said, "The hospital will start construction tomorrow. You're going there. That's why you're on the town's invitation list. I said there's no need for so many people to attend, and the people in town thought I had a problem with you."
I laughed out loud.
Lao Xiao had a lot to do, so he left. I waited for the PR department to deliver the manuscript.
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