Chapter 104: Appointed as Person in Charge of Merger Work

At the Jinli County Distillery, hundreds of employees gathered at the factory gate early in the morning, divided into two rows, all holding small colored flags, and in front there were two people holding banners, which read: Welcome City Leaders to Visit the Distillery for Inspection and Guidance!

County Magistrate Kang Yu kept looking at his watch. Last night, he received a call from the city that Deputy Mayor Zuo was going to inspect the county distillery, which made him very puzzled.

Although the county distillery hadn't stopped production, the liquor produced was consumed by the county's enterprises and institutions. The quantity wasn't large, but it could maintain the distillery's operation. Coupled with the county's financial subsidies, it could barely fill the stomachs of hundreds of employees.

Zuo Peiming knew this situation very well, so there was no need to run over to inspect anything, because there was nothing to see. But Zuo Peiming wanted to come down, and he solemnly notified him in advance, which proved that Zuo Peiming came down with a purpose.

So after receiving the call, his heart was very uneasy, and then he made a round of calls to inquire, and finally found out a bit of news, which was that the Jiangzhou Distillery wanted to merge and reorganize the county distillery.

Although the other party wasn't sure if this news was accurate, Kang Yu guessed that this matter was inseparable. Otherwise, Zuo Peiming would never have made such a big scene. There was one more point: the Jiangzhou Yugong liquor sales were booming, and it was also a fact that the city distillery's production capacity couldn't keep up.

Then he called Factory Director Du Xiangchun. After eating, he gathered the employees who had nothing to do, gave the factory a big cleaning, and then made colored flags and banners, busy until the middle of the night.

And Kang Yu ran to the home of Secretary Lian Zhongyu and told him about the matter. The Jiangzhou Distillery wanting to merge and reorganize the county distillery was a once-in-a-lifetime good thing for them.

Because they had long wanted to get rid of the heavy burden of the distillery to reduce the burden on the county's finances. However, wanting to throw off the burden was correct, but the benefits that should be demanded absolutely could not be less.

"Here!" Secretary Wang Qin said.

An Audi 100 drove over, followed by a Jetta. Deputy Factory Director Feng Ermin waved his hand and shouted: "Set off firecrackers."

"Crackling, crackling..."

Dust rose everywhere, and the two cars arrived nearby. Zuo Peiming in the car frowned, clearly displeased with such a scene, but after the firecrackers finished and the dust dissipated, when he was ready to get off the car, Zuo Peiming's displeasure was well hidden, and a smile was revealed.

Zhou Andong, who was sitting on the side, clicked his tongue in wonder. This acting was really unparalleled. It was free and easy, and compared with those drama bones in the entertainment industry, it was not inferior.

As soon as Zuo Peiming got off the car, a group of people swarmed up. No one noticed that there was another person in the car.

Zhou Andong got off the other car door and wanted to squeeze in but couldn't. A middle-aged man who was as fat as a pig pushed Zhou Andong away and said angrily.

"What are you squeezing for? Which workshop are you from, why aren't you wearing work clothes?"

Zhou Andong was just about to explain when the middle-aged man sneered: "Go do what you should do. Is this commotion something you can join in? Don't you see that I, the production section chief, can only follow at the very outside?"

Zhou Andong rubbed his nose: "I'm not an employee of your factory."

"If you're not an employee of our factory, what are you running here for?" The middle-aged man's face darkened immediately, and he pointed at Zhou Andong's nose and was just about to scold him when he heard Zuo Peiming's shout.

"Where is he, Zhou Andong?"

Then the middle-aged man saw the young man he had scolded, raise his hand: "Here!"

Zuo Peiming said: "Why are you hiding in the back? Come over quickly."

The middle-aged man's fat body froze in place, still maintaining the posture of pointing at Zhou Andong, but his face turned from dark to red, and then turned pale.

"Section Chief Zhao, what's wrong with you?" A young man saw that Zhao Jinlai was not right and asked with concern.

Zhao Jinlai suddenly felt a panic. Although it was winter, a layer of cold sweat broke out on his face.

"Nothing... nothing, just suddenly twisted my waist."

The young man said dog-leggedly: "Then I'll support you back to the office to rest for a while."

"No need!" Having offended a big shot whose background he didn't know, not to mention that his waist was fine, even if it wasn't, he wouldn't dare to go back.

Zuo Peiming said to Kang Yu: "Find someone to introduce the situation of the distillery in detail, don't have any moisture, tell the truth."

From Zuo Peiming's words, Kang Yu had completely confirmed that the city distillery's merger and reorganization of the county distillery was true.

"Factory Director Du, you tell us."

Du Xiangchun nodded. He also realized that something was a bit wrong, and didn't dare to exaggerate when introducing.

For more than an hour, after turning around in every workshop, Zhou Andong also had a deeper understanding of the county distillery.

Then they came to the conference room. Except for Zuo Peiming, Zhou Andong, and Kang Yu, only Factory Director Du Chunlai and two deputy factory directors, Gu Chengan and Qu Wenjiang, attended the meeting.

Zuo Peiming took out a cigarette and lit it, then pushed the cigarette box to Zhou Andong.

Kang Yu and the others looked at each other. They had been guessing Zhou Andong's identity. Through more than an hour of observation, they found that Zuo Peiming valued this young man very much, and would ask for his opinion on any problem. And this young man's insights were often beyond their expectations, but always hit the nail on the head, making their eyes light up.

Zuo Peiming took a puff of his cigarette and looked at Kang Yu and asked: "Do you know the purpose of my coming down this time?"

Kang Yu smiled and said: "I know a little bit, but I'm not sure."

Zuo Peiming also smiled: "The little bit you know is the truth. The Jiangzhou Distillery wants to merge and reorganize the county distillery. And Comrade Zhou Andong is the person in charge of this merger and reorganization work."

Zuo Peiming's words were not only surprising to Kang Yu and the others, but even Zhou Andong couldn't believe his ears. This was not a private enterprise acquisition and reorganization; finding a capable person to be in charge would be fine.

This was a state-owned enterprise. Such important work must be led by the city, forming a working group, with the group leader appointed by relevant departments. How could he, a small distillery employee, do it? At the very least, the leaders of the Jiangzhou Distillery should be in charge.

Zuo Peiming didn't explain, because some things hadn't reached the time to be announced. He let Zhou Andong come, just to give a heads-up, so as not to be caught off guard and delay things.

Zuo Peiming looked at Zhou Andong: "Speak!"

"Ah?" Zhou Andong looked confused, what should I say?

This is right, this is what a young man should look like. Zuo Peiming smiled. Sometimes he felt that Zhou Andong was too mature, not like a young man in his twenties at all.

"Since you are the person in charge, you have to do the negotiation."

Zhou Andong didn't expect Zuo Peiming to drive a duck onto the shelf, but it had reached this point, and he could only bite the bullet.

"We already understand the situation of the county distillery, let's talk about your requirements first." ===== CHAPTER 105 =====