Chapter 47: The Joke Is Too Big

"What happy event?"

Zuo Peiming asked curiously. His secretary was a Peking University graduate. Although he was only twenty-seven, his character was very steady. A look like this, walking with wind and a face full of smiles, had never appeared before.

Pei Yuan took out a newspaper from his bag: "I went down to get a bottle of water, and when I flipped through the newspaper reading board in the lobby, I saw the People's Daily that had just arrived this morning."

Zuo Peiming felt very strange in his heart. What good thing happened in Jiangzhou that was published in the People's Daily? Such a big thing, how come he didn't know?

Taking the newspaper, Pei Yuan pointed his finger: "You see, here."

Zuo Peiming was stunned: "Jiangzhou Jiangzhou Yugong Liquor?"

Pei Yuan said: "It's the new liquor launched by the city winery, and they also printed quite a few calendars for advertising. The secretary's office also sent a few copies. Because you've been investigating various enterprises for the past two days, I haven't had time to tell you about this. I didn't expect it to be in the People's Daily today. This Jiangzhou Yugong Liquor has really become tribute liquor."

Zuo Peiming said eagerly: "Quick, tell me what's going on." After saying this, he waved his hand: "How could I forget, Gao Qingkui is in the conference room. With him, the person involved, here, why ask you."

Zuo Peiming walked quickly toward the conference room, laughing happily: "This Gao Qingkui, he set off such a big satellite, yet he hid it. This old comrade is really steady in doing things."

Pei Yuan wanted to say something, but Zuo Peiming had already pushed open the conference room door, and he slapped his forehead: "This joke seems to be too big."

Inside the conference room, Zuo Peiming hadn't even come in yet, but they heard the laughter, and they were all very surprised. What happy event did the leader encounter when he went out, laughing so loudly.

Zuo Peiming entered the conference room, his face still hanging with a smile. He turned his head and glanced at Gao Qingkui sitting in the back. Old Gao was still very capable, just about to retire. If it didn't work, he would hire him back. This winery really couldn't do without him.

"Leader, what happy event did you encounter, laughing so loudly?" The middle-aged man asked with a smile.

"Come, Guanghui comrade, you take a look too!" Zuo Peiming sat down and handed the newspaper to the middle-aged man.

Xie Guanghui took it and looked, his face changed: "This is really a happy event, Old Qiao, you take a look too."

After saying this, he handed it to another slightly fat middle-aged man, Old Qiao.

Old Qiao took it, saw the close-up photo of Jiangzhou Jiangzhou Yugong Liquor at a glance, and smiled calmly: "Let everyone see it, let's be happy together."

Old Qiao handed the newspaper to a hand that reached out, and then looked coldly at Gao Qingkui. He and Xie Guanghui had both called yesterday and believed Gao Qingkui's rhetoric, but this report in the People's Daily made them quite passive.

If Zuo Peiming knew that they knew about this matter but didn't pay attention to it, a scolding would be inevitable, so they could only pretend not to know.

Below, the newspaper was being passed around. Zuo Peiming glanced at it and said with a smile: "Jiangzhou Winery, set off a big satellite, really gave me a surprise. When an enterprise is in trouble, don't always reach out to the city for money. You have to change your thinking. If this road doesn't work, then take another road."

"You all should also learn from the winery, take some scriptures from Gao Qingkui comrade. If he can do it, I believe you can do it too. As long as you are willing to use your brains and dare to try, there is no hurdle that cannot be crossed."

Hearing Zuo Peiming's words, everyone turned their heads in unison, looking at Gao Qingkui with strange expressions.

Gao Qingkui was sitting in the very back and hadn't seen the newspaper yet, but he already heard a hint of something bad in Zuo Peiming's words.

At this time, the newspaper was in Liu Qingjun's hands, but he didn't hand it to Gao Qingkui: "Leader Zuo, I think you might have some misunderstanding."

Zuo Peiming was stunned: "I misunderstood?"

"Yes!" Liu Qingjun said: "Winery reform, taking the mid-to-high-end route, launching new liquor—it has nothing to do with Factory Director Gao at all."

Gao Qingkui's face changed, and he reached out to grab the newspaper. Liu Qingjun had been prepared, grabbed the newspaper, dodged, and said with a smile.

"Factory Director Gao, what's the rush? Wait until I finish reporting to the leader, then you can look at it."

"You!" Gao Qingkui's face was livid, and he was so angry he couldn't speak, and his heart couldn't help but start to panic.

Zuo Peiming frowned slightly. He realized that there might really be some problems here.

"You continue."

Liu Qingjun grinned at Gao Qingkui: "As far as I know, this reform plan was made by an employee named Zhou Andong, and the factory Party Committee Secretary Gu Bing forced it through despite all opposition."

"Because developing a new liquor requires too much time and capital, the winery simply couldn't afford it. The important thing is that the New Year is coming soon, and the wages of over a thousand employees haven't been settled. Coincidentally, there are eighty tons of big sorghum liquor in the warehouse that can't be sold."

"So Comrade Zhou Andong proposed to repackage the eighty tons of big sorghum liquor in stock, change the name, and push it to the market. This way, not only could a large amount of capital and time be saved, but even if it failed, it wouldn't cause much loss."

"Then, after a series of planning and marketing by Comrade Zhou Andong, the big sorghum liquor that changed its appearance and name entered the line of sight of mid-to-high-end people. However, when individual merchants and wholesalers called the winery to inquire and prepare to purchase Jiangzhou Jiangzhou Yugong Liquor, Factory Director Gao and Vice Factory Director Zhang Deyou started to sabotage their own walls, very clearly telling the other party that this Jiangzhou Jiangzhou Yugong Liquor was the big sorghum liquor from before, and whoever bought it would be fooled."

Zuo Peiming asked expressionlessly: "How do you know so detailedly?"

"You don't know, I used to serve as Vice Factory Director at Jiangzhou Winery, and was transferred to the Electronic Factory a few years ago. Now the Vice Factory Director in charge of logistics at the winery, Qian Zhen, is my old friend. Because we hadn't seen each other for a long time, I called him yesterday, and we came out to drink. This is all what he told me."

Speaking of this, Liu Qingjun laughed sarcastically: "That Zhou Andong is a university student, absolutely a rare talent. A year ago, he was supposed to be promoted to deputy section chief, but I don't know why, he was removed for no reason, and then transferred to the broadcast station by Zhang Deyou, reading news with a newspaper every day."

Speaking of this, Liu Qingjun mocked: "Such a talent, many enterprises can't grab him, yet I don't know what our Factory Director Gao and Vice Factory Director Zhang Deyou are thinking, wasting talent like this. If they don't want him, I'd like to transfer Zhou Andong to the Electronic Factory. As long as he can make the Electronic Factory live, I'd be willing to let him be the Factory Director."

Zuo Peiming glanced at Gao Qingkui, his eyes so cold that Gao Qingkui shivered.

"Alright, let's end the meeting today." Zuo Peiming stood up and walked out. At this moment, he was very angry in his heart, but he still gave Gao Qingkui face and didn't say anything. ===== CHAPTER 48 =====