Chapter 2289

Zhou Andong's words were like a giant boulder thrown into a calm lake, instantly stirring up a massive wave. The eyes of everyone present focused in unison on Tian Hongwei, who sat on his chair as steady as Mount Tai, his face devoid of any expression.

A portion of the people stared fixedly at the back of Tian Hongwei's head, biting their teeth tightly, inwardly cursing him as a shameful traitor. Yet, the gazes of another portion were completely different, flickering with the light of excitement and anticipation.

Tian Hongwei concurrently holding the position of Director of the Supervision and Inspection Office was clearly a distinct and well-intentioned signal that Zhou Andong was conveying to everyone: If I can reuse Tian Hongwei, then I can just as easily reuse you.

Jiao Liwei, the Deputy Secretary of the Factory Party Committee and Executive Deputy Factory Director, who had been watching the spectacle with a "none of my business" attitude, saw his complexion change instantly, because the Sales Department was under his jurisdiction.

During the welcome ceremony at the factory gate this morning, he was still pondering who had secretly made contact with Zhou Andong, and was still mocking Shi Guoqiang and Hu Dajun for their delusional attempts to hollow out Zhou Andong, not realizing they had been stabbed in the back by their own people. Yet, he never imagined that the clown was actually himself; the traitor was Tian Hongwei, a man under his own command.

The hearts of Shi Guoqiang, Hu Dajun, Zhang Qun, and others felt as if they had plummeted into a bottomless abyss. It could be said that Zhou Andong's combination punch caught them completely off guard, leaving them to watch helplessly as they fell into a passive, beaten position, having completely lost the ability to fight back.

Tong Yuanxi was currently clenching his fists tightly, his complexion a frightening shade of green. If it weren't for the fact that he was still sitting in his chair, and those wide-eyed pupils—which looked as if they were about to pop out of their sockets—were still moving, someone might have already been making arrangements to send him to the crematorium.

The Supervision and Inspection Office being merged into the Factory Discipline Inspection and Supervision Division was definitely a good thing for him, but the fact that they were not under each other's jurisdiction made the problem huge. No matter which angle you looked at it from, this arrangement was a blatant act of power-grabbing.

What was especially infuriating was having Tian Hongwei, the Section Chief of the Sales Department, concurrently serve as Director. Anyone who wasn't a fool could see that this was clearly intended specifically to keep Tong Yuanxi in check.

If it had been replaced by a section chief from a slightly weaker department, or perhaps a deputy section chief, then for Tong Yuanxi—who had always been incredibly powerful and was also a member of the Party Committee, a true factory leader—he would absolutely have had the confidence to rely on his own methods and prestige to suppress this newly established department to death, making it unable to carry out its work normally.

But Tian Hongwei was different. The Sales Department was already one of the three most pivotal departments within the Woolen Mill; its status was self-evident, and Tian Hongwei himself was an extremely formidable person.

More importantly, when it came to seniority, he was far deeper than Tong Yuanxi. With this, placing Tian Hongwei in the position of Director of the Supervision and Inspection Office could be called perfect. Tong Yuanxi wanting to suppress him? That was simply wishful thinking.

Wang Jianmin and Zhao Zhenshi exchanged a glance, seeing surprise in each other's eyes. They believed that the Woolen Mill's situation was complex, and after Zhou Andong took office, he would definitely need to understand things first before taking any action.

Especially the matter of auditing the Woolen Mill's finances, which had completely led their thinking astray, making them believe that even if Zhou Andong took action, he would open a breach in the Finance Department. They truly had not expected this guy to pull an outside move and form a new department: the Supervision and Inspection Office.

At this moment, they also understood why Zhou Andong would form such a new department: it was to cooperate with the audit. Once a breakthrough was found in the Finance Department, the Supervision and Inspection Office would intervene at the first opportunity.

As for the Factory Discipline Inspection and Supervision Division, let alone Zhou Andong, the newly appointed factory director, even they themselves did not trust it. Therefore, forming the Supervision and Inspection Office was absolutely necessary.

"Next, I will announce the second matter." Zhou Andong scanned the area below: "That is to adjust the division of work among the leadership team."

"Adjust the division of work?"

At this, Shi Guoqiang, Hu Dajun, Zhang Qun, and the others were completely rattled. They already knew about Tian Hongwei's betrayal, but clearly, adjusting the leadership team's division of work would have nothing to do with Tian Hongwei.

In other words, someone else among them had betrayed them. Who was this person? This left them shocked, angry, uneasy, and helpless all at once.

"I invite Secretary Gu to come up to the stage to announce the specific adjustment plan." Zhou Andong smiled and waved at Gu Bing, who was off-stage.

Gu Bing stood up, walked steadily onto the stage, took the microphone, cleared his throat, and began to speak.

"Respected leaders and colleagues, hello everyone. After in-depth research and discussion between Factory Director Zhou and myself, we have jointly made a preliminary decision on the adjustment of work divisions.

From now on, the factory's Finance Department, Discipline Inspection and Supervision Division, and the Supervision and Inspection Office will be managed by Comrade Dai Weimin. I hope everyone can actively cooperate with Comrade Dai Weimin's work and jointly promote the smooth development of all affairs at the Woolen Mill."

As soon as Gu Bing said this, Tong Yuanxi almost went berserk. The anger in his heart was instantly ignited to the extreme, almost erupting out of control. He stared fixedly at Zhou Andong and Gu Bing, as if he wanted to swallow them whole.

As a member of the Factory Party Committee, Tong Yuanxi was a bona fide member of the factory leadership team; it was impossible for him to have a leader in charge of him. Therefore, the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Division had always been under his sole authority, responsible only to the Secretary and the Factory Director.

The Supervision and Inspection Office being merged into the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Division, one department with two signs, was one thing; you want to keep me in check and grab my power, let's rely on our own abilities. But now you've arranged another leader in charge? What the hell do you people want to do?

However, no matter how angry he was, he had no way to deal with it. Since the Supervision and Inspection Office was merged into the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Division, and it was one department with two signs, then arranging a leader in charge was perfectly normal.

Moreover, although Tong Yuanxi was a Party Committee member and a factory leader, he was only at the section level. Dai Weimin was at the deputy department level, a legitimate Deputy Factory Director.

Besides this, there was Zhang Qun, who was in charge of finance, auditing, and safety work. He was Hu Dajun's confidant and belonged to the fifth most powerful person in the Woolen Mill.

His face, which was already incredibly gloomy, looked even more terrifying now. He had thought that Zhou Andong would take away the work of overseeing the Finance Department, but he just hadn't expected it to be so fast. He had actually taken action at the inauguration meeting without waiting even a single day.

Chu Hongjun and Chen Min exchanged a glance, both sighing in their hearts simultaneously. Zhou Andong was Zhou Andong, truly living up to his reputation. Every step he took was closely connected and linked together.

First, he acquired shares in the Woolen Mill to become a shareholder, then used his status as a shareholder to hire a third-party auditing agency to launch a comprehensive and in-depth audit of the factory's finances.

Next, at the inauguration meeting, he suddenly announced the formation of the Supervision and Inspection Office. What was even more surprising was that this important position was actually handed to Tian Hongwei to hold concurrently.

With this, it could almost be said that without any effort, he had firmly grasped the Sales Department in his hands. Then, he merged the Supervision and Inspection Office into the Factory Discipline Inspection and Supervision Division, and it was one department with two signs.

At first, Chu Hongjun, Chen Min, and many others thought that Zhou Andong's move was nothing more than a way to keep Tong Yuanxi in check. But now it seemed they were too naive; this was entirely to put a noose around Tong Yuanxi's neck.

You have to know that the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Division was too special. Even with the Supervision and Inspection Office keeping it in check, if Tong Yuanxi wanted to launch an investigation into certain specific individuals, for example, Tian Hongwei, no one could stop him.

However, with Dai Weimin as the leader in charge, it was equivalent to a noose being put around Tong Yuanxi's neck. No matter what he wanted to do, as long as Dai Weimin didn't agree, and the hand holding the rope tightened, Tong Yuanxi could only stare blankly and do nothing.

The Woolen Mill had three core departments: the Personnel Department, the Finance Department, and the Sales Department. The Factory Discipline Inspection and Supervision Division was the most important department outside of these three.

Now, because Tian Hongwei had clearly chosen to stand with Zhou Andong, the Sales Department had already fallen completely into Zhou Andong's control. Then, what Zhou Andong had to do next was to rectify and purge the Finance Department. Because only by clearing out the worms in the Finance Department could he truly grasp the entire Finance Department firmly in his hands.

As for the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Division, although Tong Yuanxi's neck had been noosed and the threat was no longer great, to have this key department completely under his control still required some scheming.

Finally, there was the Personnel Department, which was overseen by Party Committee member and Deputy Factory Director Shao Yan. This guy was promoted by Shi Guoqiang and was loyal to him.

Therefore, to grasp the Personnel Department, he had to first solve Shao Yan, the stumbling block. Once the Personnel Department was in hand, by then, Zhou Andong would have firmly established his footing in the Woolen Mill; even if the Yin family had long hands, it would be useless.

At this moment, because of Tian Hongwei's betrayal, Jiao Liwei, who was in a bad mood, actually revealed a gloating smile; although this smile was not very obvious, he really did smile.

Shi Guoqiang and Hu Dajun felt their entire bodies go numb, feeling that their previous plans to hollow out Zhou Andong had truly become a joke. Let alone others, now in their hearts, they had already begun to suspect whether there was anyone else around them who had already betrayed them.

"Cough!" Gu Bing coughed lightly, then said with a smile: "Colleagues, please remain calm. Do not make any negative speculations about this cadre adjustment.

The reason for making such a decision is entirely to comply with the urgent needs of the market and to enhance our enterprise's own core competitiveness; it is absolutely not aimed at any specific person.

As early as seven or eight years ago, the country had the foresight to put forward the great strategic decision of reform and opening up, and to this day, more than a decade has passed. With the gradual deepening of the reform and opening-up process, the entire era is in a state of continuous development and progress.

At the same time, the business environment faced by enterprises is also changing with each passing day. Precisely because of this, after careful consideration, Factory Director Zhou and I finally made the joint decision to make some reasonable adjustments to our factory's cadre work divisions.

However, it needs to be specially emphasized that this adjustment is currently just a preliminary attempt. In the days to come, with the steady advancement of our Woolen Mill's restructuring work and the further expansion of our business scope.

In order to better adapt to the ever-changing market demands and maximize the Woolen Mill's overall operational efficiency, subsequent measures for more comprehensive and in-depth adjustment and optimization will certainly be launched regarding the internal organizational structure and specific work arrangements of each department.

Therefore, I hope that every colleague present can make full psychological preparations in advance and welcome the upcoming various reform challenges with a positive and optimistic attitude.

Only in this way can we work together and move forward hand in hand, allowing our Woolen Mill to remain invincible in the fierce market competition and achieve even greater brilliant accomplishments!"

The implementation of enterprise reform is undoubtedly an extremely complex and long-term arduous task. It is not something that can be achieved overnight, but requires the concerted efforts of all employees to actively and proactively cooperate and devote themselves to it before the expected goals can be realized.

When the Woolen Mill begins to plan specific reform schemes, it will certainly fully consider the valuable opinions and reasonable suggestions put forward by every employee from all-around and multi-angle perspectives.

And, when the proposed scheme is finally settled, the relevant responsible personnel will certainly spare no effort to patiently and meticulously answer the various doubts and confusions that may exist in the depths of the vast number of employees' hearts, so as to maximize the guarantee that the entire reform process can move forward steadily and smoothly..."

Gu Bing spoke a few more sentences, and the professionalism he displayed and the depth of his analysis of the problems made people look at him with admiration. This high-sounding talk truly demonstrated his quite profound level, so much so that Wang Jianmin and Zhao Zhenshi, who knew Gu Bing quite well, were filled with astonishment in their hearts.

The impression this Gu Xiaowu usually gave people was completely different from what he was revealing now. Where was there even half of the appearance of the person in the rumors in this person talking eloquently before them?

At the same time, the two of them sighed from the bottom of their hearts simultaneously. Among the children of prominent families, there really isn't a single stupid person; there are only fools.

"Alright!" Gu Bing said with a smile: "I'll stop here. Next, I'll return the time to Factory Director Zhou."

Gu Bing smiled and waved his hand lightly, ending his speech and handing the microphone to Zhou Andong.

At this moment, Chu Hongjun and Chen Min could no longer suppress the excitement in their hearts. Gu Bing's words had already made it very clear: next, the Woolen Mill would not just be undergoing simple reform, but would have major changes, especially in personnel, and this was their opportunity.

Naturally, there were not a few people with this mentality; even some whose tails weren't clean were pondering in their hearts about finding an opportunity to see Tian Hongwei after the meeting.

As for those whose tails were relatively clean, what they were thinking about naturally was Dai Weimin, the deputy factory director who had already risen again. It just fulfilled that saying: a new emperor, a new court. No matter what attitude they had toward Dai Weimin before, from now on, if they wanted to achieve something, the current Dai Weimin was already a hurdle they couldn't bypass.