Chapter 1402

In the private room, Zhou Andong asked Gu Bing beside him: "What do you think that Department Head Xiong will do next?"

Others heard Zhou Andong's words and also looked curiously at Gu Bing.

Gu Bing thought for a while: "If he is smart, he will immediately return to the province and confess his problems to the relevant departments; perhaps he can still retire in a clean office."

Zhou Andong then asked: "Then do you think Xiong Zhaoming is a smart person?"

Gu Bing smiled: "If he were a smart person, he wouldn't have done the stupid thing of making the distillery halt production for rectification for a month."

"Since he is a fool, naturally he won't return to the province."

Zhou Andong picked up the cigarette on the table and distributed it to the leaders around him.

"Besides, people will have a fluke mentality; until the last moment, they won't admit defeat."

Everyone was also pondering in their hearts what they would do if they were Xiong Zhaoming.

The final result, as Zhou Andong said, was that no one would sit and wait for death.

Most of them held a fluke mentality, looking for their own way to solve the problem.

Deng Zhangli couldn't help asking: "Then you say, what will Xiong Zhaoming do next?"

"This is Jiangzhou."

Zhou Andong wanted to light a cigarette, but Jian Qiu was sitting beside him, so he could only put the lighter and cigarette down helplessly.

As for others smoking, the people sitting here were all leaders, and Jian Qiu even had to call several of them "Uncle."

And in this era, the problem of pregnant women inhaling secondhand smoke was rarely taken seriously.

Actually, in Zhou Andong's view, whether it's inhaling first-hand smoke or secondhand smoke, it's harmful to health, which is indisputable.

But he had lived two lives, and he had seen many old men smoking at home while their wives were pregnant.

He had even seen pregnant women smoking and drinking, and the children they gave birth to weren't stupid or dull, but still smart and lively.

So, it's good to be careful about such things, but in such a public place, there's no need to be so pretentious.

"A stupider idea is to find an opportunity to see Secretary Jian and defend his mistakes. If it's even stupider, that's interesting."

These words immediately aroused everyone's interest.

Gu Bing couldn't help asking: "Tell me quickly."

Zhou Andong picked up the bowl and took a sip of century egg and lean meat porridge: "It's just past seven now; we have to go down for research, which will take at least nine o'clock. During these two hours, he can first notify the Provincial Department to revoke the punishment on the distillery, and then go find Tian Zhuang to apologize."

"Hmm?"

Zhou Andong's words were only half-spoken, but those present were all old foxes in officialdom and immediately understood.

Some even felt that Xiong Zhaoming's move was not stupid at all, but rather very clever.

After all, he was the Deputy Director of the Provincial Department of Industry, going to apologize to a comprehensive office director of a private enterprise—what a great face that was.

Even if you are aggrieved and uncomfortable in your heart, you have to accept the face of a Deputy Director of the Provincial Department of Industry.

And now it's the end of the year, the peak sales season for tobacco and alcohol; halting production for a day is a huge loss for the distillery.

So Tian Zhuang definitely wouldn't care anymore and would definitely notify them to start production immediately, thus resolving half of Xiong Zhaoming's crisis.

But when they looked at Zhou Andong, they immediately overturned their thoughts.

At the distillery, if Zhou Andong didn't make a sound, even if Xiong Zhaoming knelt down and kowtowed to Tian Zhuang, it would be useless.

So, Xiong Zhaoming's path of bowing and admitting his mistake was correct, but the target was wrong.

Zhou Andong tilted his head and glanced at Gu Bing: "In the future, when you do things, use your brain more."

Gu Bing rolled his eyes: "I'm not as stupid as Xiong Zhaoming, so naturally I can't guess what stupid people can do."

"Pfft!"

Jian Qiu and Wu Huilin laughed at the same time.

Jian Zhengxue glanced at Gu Bing; this nephew-in-law of his was also someone he watched grow up.

When he was little, he was simple and honest, and when he grew up, he didn't have any amazing talents.

The only thing gratifying was that this kid's nature wasn't bad, and he rarely caused trouble.

But when did his thinking become so agile and his speech so sharp?

Cheng Zhanjun also glanced at Gu Bing; they say "near vermilion, one gets stained red; near ink, one gets stained black," and this saying is really not false.

Gu Bing followed Zhou Andong, not to mention how much good he learned, but his mouth had become much sharper.

Zhou Andong's mouth twitched, and he raised the teacup in front of him: "Leaders, I'll toast you with tea instead of wine."

Those who knew Zhou Andong could see him eating humble pie, which wasn't easy.

Whether it was Jian Zhengxue, Cheng Zhanjun, or Deng Zhangli, they all drank half a bowl of porridge more.

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Distillery!

Old Liu stood inside the gate, looking at Xiong Zhaoming outside, a sneer on his face.

"Leader, our factory has been punished by you, and now it has halted production; what are you here for?"

Xiong Zhaoming was very annoyed; if the gate wasn't locked, he would really have ignored everything and knocked the teeth out of this old thing.

"Old comrade, I came here this time to find Director Tian to discuss revoking this punishment notice."

Old Liu was stunned and asked suspiciously: "You mean, you want to revoke the punishment?"

"Yes!" Xiong Zhaoming said very sincerely: "Actually, this is a misunderstanding. I came here today to find Director Tian to explain this matter clearly.

Now it's the end of the year, the peak sales season; the motorcade lined up over there is all here to pull wine, right? You know better than I do how much a day of halted production costs.

So, let me in quickly so I can explain to Director Tian and restore production at the distillery as soon as possible."

Old Liu didn't believe it at all, but this matter was too big, and he didn't dare to make the decision.

"Wait, I'll give Director Tian a call."

Old Liu turned and entered the guard room, picked up the phone, and dialed Director Tian's office.

"Director, that guy named Xiong Zhaoming is here again; he wants to see you, saying the punishment notice issued to our factory is a misunderstanding."

Tian Zhuang sneered: "Good, let him in."

Old Liu agreed, put down the phone, and came out quickly, then took the key and opened the gate.

"Come in, Director Tian is waiting in the office."

Xiong Zhaoming was anxious, turned around, got into the car, and ordered the driver to drive directly downstairs to the factory building.

This time he didn't put on airs, nor did he care about the leader's dignity, getting out of the car in a hurry and running toward the factory building.

The others could only follow him in a trot, sighing constantly in their hearts; this time coming to Jiangzhou for research,

it was really rubbing their faces and dignity on the ground.

A private enterprise was holding these leaders of the supervisory department firmly in its hands.

Some even swore in their hearts that they would never step into Jiangzhou again.

This was too damaging to their self-esteem; if it spread out in the future, who would take them seriously?

"Oh my!"

Tian Zhuang stood at the office door, and seeing Xiong Zhaoming coming, he hurried over to greet him.

"I had some work on hand just now, thinking about finishing it before coming down to greet the Department Head. I didn't expect you to come so fast."

Tian Zhuang reached out his hand and shook Xiong Zhaoming's hand very enthusiastically.

"Is it cold outside today? I looked at the weather forecast, it's minus 23 degrees; come to my office quickly to drink a cup of hot tea and warm up."

Seeing Xiong Zhaoming so enthusiastic, the old guy's heart stabilized a little.

In his thinking, whether it was Zhou Andong or Tian Zhuang, they definitely hoped to restore production as soon as possible.