Chapter 1449: Scared to death

"Is all the family business finished?"

Li Huai De looked at the exquisite candy gift box on the desk and said with a smile, "Quite exquisite."

"Wedding candy, but you shouldn't eat it."

Li Xuewu sat down casually opposite him, looked him over, and asked, "How is your health?"

"It's fine, don't make a fuss."

Li Huai De enjoyed the concern from the group secretary-general, who was also his top lieutenant, and was even more gratified by his natural and frank manner.

He didn't listen to Li Xuewu's warning, opened the gift box in front of him, picked out the best-looking candy, peeled off the paper, and put it in his mouth.

"It's wedding candy, just soaking up some happy energy."

Seeing Li Xuewu frown slightly, he said with a smile, "Really, it's nothing."

"Seeing this box of candy reminds me of what the Red Star Factory used to look like."

Li Huai De pinched the candy wrapper in his hand and placed it in the ashtray, his expression seemingly nostalgic.

He had long since quit smoking, but the ashtray had never been removed from the desk; it was left for leaders who came to his office to discuss business, and also served as a desktop trash can.

"I started being responsible for the Red Star Factory's logistics work in '62; back then it was still called the Third Factory."

He looked like he was about to give a long speech, nodded slightly while looking out the window, and said, "It was difficult; every New Year and festival was my most difficult time."

"I had to arrange benefits for the employees."

Li Huai De bit into the candy in his mouth, recalling the past, and said, "Just eating hairtail and apples wouldn't do; the benefits I managed to get couldn't be worse than hairtail and apples."

"You tell me, was I having a hard time back then?"

He turned to look at Li Xuewu and said with a smile, "Look at now, I don't even dare to imagine it."

"Hehehe—"

Li Xuewu chuckled and picked up his teacup; if he were to respond to Old Li, it would mean he hadn't seen the world.

What kind of nostalgic past, looking forward to the future—do you believe he's just bragging?

Bragging about his own arduous past to contrast with the wealth he had led the Red Star Factory to achieve now.

He just wanted Li Xuewu to know whose contribution it was that the Red Star Factory was where it was today.

Don't think he was finished just because he got diabetes; he could still struggle for the organization for another twenty years.

Was diabetes a major illness?

Not to mention ten years ago, even five years ago, if he had gotten this disease, his life would have been on a countdown.

Coincidentally, in '65, the country researched and discovered bovine insulin, officially removing diabetes from the list of incurable diseases.

Furthermore, Li Huai De's disease was discovered early, with only mild manifestations and no obvious symptoms; Li Xuewu still didn't believe he was sick to this day.

Can you believe what Li Huai De says?

Not to mention hospital examinations and certificates; there were people who would dare to issue a death certificate for Li Huai De if he asked, let alone diabetes.

If you really want Li Xuewu to believe it, then let Han Lu stand up and speak—is it sweet or not!

"I don't dare to advise the leader, you should understand more." Liu Bin walked over and took the candy gift box off the desk, saying politely, "The doctor said the leader needs to control the amount of sugar."

"When would you be convenient? Would you like me to have my father take a look at you?"

Li Xuewu said with concern, "He has some research in internal medicine."

"Forget it, I've had quite a few people look at it." Li Huai De waved his hand and said, "Whether it's Chinese medicine or Western medicine, they all say the same thing."

He sat up straight, looked at Li Xuewu, and said, "The food factory has developed very quickly this year; even the city and the supply and marketing departments have written letters to commend us for our contribution to the city's non-staple food industry."

"Give us something practical." Li Xuewu said with slight dissatisfaction, "Wouldn't it be more practical to approve the land across the river for us than a commendation letter?"

"Those days are gone—"

The distribution business that has been assigned to Jinmen Shunfeng Trading still insists on not doing personal business and will not sell any goods to individuals.

The recycling station, which has completed resource integration and business separation, insists on not doing enterprise business.

Li Xuewu convened the core forces of the recycling station and Shunfeng Trading to hold a meeting, which was to summarize and coordinate several enterprise businesses after integration.

"Should I speak first?"

Yu Li looked at Li Xuewu, and seeing him nod, she opened her mouth first, "This year is the third year of the club's formal operation, with a total of 112 members developed, and 157 members developed for the Youth Association."

"The club collected yuan in membership fees, with service profits of. 63 yuan, operating expenses..."

Her report started from the bookkeeping, which was a report on the situation of the club after two years of formal operation.

Including the current number of permanent club members, coaches, service staff, and the operation of service projects, etc.

At the end of the financial report, she looked at Li Xuewu and said, "The debts incurred from the creation of the club were all paid off in June of this year."

"Starting from June, the club's revenue is enough to support the daily operations of various projects."

"Good, finally don't have to worry about hunger."

Li Xuewu took the lead in applauding with a smile, looked at her, and said, "Secretary Xiaoqin should thank you; she should write you a letter of commendation."

"A letter of commendation is fine, but there is now an urgent problem that needs you to make a decision."

Yu Li smiled reservedly after his praise, but then looked serious and said, "With the integration and adjustment of the recycling station, Shunfeng Trading, and Dongfeng Shipping businesses, who should the club belong to?"

She emphasized, "The club now, besides internal service departments, restaurants, and reception centers, also has service departments in units like the First Prison and Third Prison; who should these businesses belong to?"

"The club will not be allocated."

Li Xuewu frowned slightly and said, "This is a group project; we are only doing operation management, and the economic benefits generated should also be used for the club's service quality and equipment maintenance."

He tapped with the pen in his hand and said, "You are responsible for the club's projects; you must manage the accounts well. These accounts are not to be interconnected with our other projects; this is a red line."

"As for the revenue projects outside the club." Li Xuewu looked at Shen Guodong and asked, "Can they be integrated into Shunfeng Trading?"

"It is possible..." Shen Guodong hesitated for a moment, first looked at Yu Li, and then explained, "This way, the club's revenue projects will be fewer, and the profits will also be less..."

"Enough is enough; first carry out resource integration, don't spread the stall too scattered."

Li Xuewu made a final decision and said to Yu Li, "There will be new revenue projects generated in the club in the future; this is certain."

Yu Li listened to him very seriously and was not dissatisfied because the revenue projects outside the club were stripped away; this wasn't her enterprise.

To put it bluntly, if one day Li Xuewu transferred her to develop other projects, could she take away a single blade of grass or a single tree from the club?

Several projects developed from the recycling station were operating independently, and even split the original business of the recycling station; did they see Shen Guodong dissatisfied?

There was no Li Xuewu's name on the business license hanging on the wall of the recycling station, but the name of the Old Master was ranked first, and he also had the status of a team leader.

Strictly speaking, the Old Master should be the one sitting here holding the meeting for them today.

But everyone knew very well that the one who could decide the fate of the recycling station and other projects was Li Xuewu, the leader who possessed a higher status besides these projects.

"My opinion is that the club's wall is the boundary in a physical sense, but the value generated by the service is not limited by the wall."

Li Xuewu looked at Yu Li and asked, "You understand what I mean, right?"

"Understood, I will complete the business separation and handover according to the resolution just now."

Yu Li responded very clearly, nodding to indicate she understood.

What was there not to understand? No matter how much money the club made, it was just a platform for Li Xuewu to maintain social relations.

Based on credibility and principles, Li Xuewu wouldn't use the club's money, which was why he said "enough is enough."

Li Xuewu also said that the club's wall was only a physical boundary, and the value generated by the service had no boundaries.

This sentence meant that the club's future revenue projects could only be within the walls, but the value generated by services excluding business location restrictions was not bound by this condition.

For example, a member ordered a banquet from the club restaurant and asked for it to be delivered home.

How should the expenses generated in the service process, including delivery fees, service fees, and other fees, be calculated?

Naturally, they count as the club's revenue.

Yu Li had already seen the line Li Xuewu drew for her, so she would just follow this line in the future.

Being able to confirm that Li Xuewu wouldn't allocate the club under a certain project was enough to satisfy Yu Li.

She guessed whether Li Xuewu would transfer her away, and whether the club would be operated and managed by the recycling station; even if Shen Guodong managed it on her behalf, it would be a blow to her.

Don't dig; she had worked here since the club was founded, and except for the period when Lou Xiaoe was responsible for the creation, she was responsible for all other operation management.

Including the office established specifically for Li Xuewu at the end of the year before last, she was still the office director.

One must learn to be content, right?

Within the recycling station system, except for a few people Li Xuewu particularly trusted, there were very few cases of working in one unit for a long time.

This year, the appointments of the Thirteen Taibao were adjusted; would they be adjusted next year?

Xi Lin in Jicheng, Ding Wanqiu in the borderlands, Shen Guodong in the capital—did they need to change?

Li Xuewu wasn't someone who could easily trust others; his caution was reflected in every aspect.

No one understood this better than Yu Li, and she fully understood his carefulness.

Zhou Ya Mei and Wu Shuping, who were attending this kind of meeting for the first time, looked at Yu Li's report and felt a little more grounded in their hearts.

"Let me talk about Dongfeng Shipping."

Wen Saner stubbed out the cigarette butt in his mouth and said, "I took over Dongfeng Shipping in May this year; it was managed by Li Wenbiao before, and later managed on behalf by Comrade Zhou Ya Mei."

"Of course, I was also responsible for Dongfeng Shipping's business before, but after going to Hong Kong, I didn't manage this area anymore."

He nodded and continued, "Returning to be responsible for Dongfeng Shipping's work this time, my biggest feeling is the huge change."

"This doesn't just describe Dongfeng Shipping; it can also be seen from the businesses you are all responsible for."

Wen Saner looked at the notes in his hand, coughed, looked at Li Xuewu, and reported, "Dongfeng Shipping currently has 43 cargo ships of the thousand-ton class, one five-thousand-ton cargo ship, one fifteen-thousand-ton container cargo ship..."

"Of course, everyone also knows that the fifteen-thousand-ton container cargo ship is not operated by Dongfeng Shipping; I'm just mentioning it here."

He pressed his notebook and said, "In the past three years, Dongfeng Shipping has developed rapidly, from the original 27 thousand-ton cargo ships to the current strong and powerful, traveling all over the world; this is inseparable from..."

Li Xuewu felt like he was back in the group meeting listening to his report; this old boy was getting poor.

When talking about work and achievements, he didn't forget to talk about unity and gratitude.

"Talk about whether there are any difficulties."

Li Xuewu still gave him face, and only asked after he finished speaking.

Wen Saner was prepared, and made inquiries according to the notebook in his hand.

"The first question: Dongfeng Shipping must actively prepare for the opening of the Yingcheng Port area three years later."

He looked at Li Xuewu and asked, "What standard should we use as a development goal?"

"The second question: Dongfeng Shipping's existing ships have initially met the needs of current route operations; should we continue to expand routes and purchase ships?"

"The third question: After the business is completed and separated for independent operation, if there is a capital gap for business such as ship procurement and route expansion, how should funds be raised?"

"The fourth question, and also the most critical question."

Wen Saner said three questions in one breath, and seeing Li Xuewu looking at him with a smile, he hurriedly waved his hand and emphasized, "I am currently responsible for Dongfeng Shipping; should I continue to be responsible for Steel City's business?"

"Good, Third Uncle has many questions."

Li Xuewu nodded with a smile and teased, "In Steel City, we can't say we see each other every day, but at least we see each other once every ten days or half a month."

"Hehehe—" Everyone had already heard the meaning behind his words, and they all laughed out loud.

"It's been so long, and he hasn't asked me about these things; today he comes here to ask questions."

He said with a smile, and after the crowd, who had been full of seriousness just now, laughed, he made answers one by one.

"The first question, development goal." Li Xuewu tapped the pencil in his hand and said, "This question is not easy to define, but it is very easy to answer; I have a clear standard in my heart."

"The construction and operation of the Yingcheng Port area should be regarded by Dongfeng Shipping as a once-in-a-thousand-year opportunity; it is a key issue for becoming the number one domestic transportation enterprise if you don't miss this opportunity."

He put down the pencil, pointed at Wen Saner, and said, "You must be mentally prepared; once you can't keep up with the operation of the Yingcheng Port area and can't get freight indicators, Dongfeng Shipping's high-rise buildings will collapse in an instant."

"Think about it this way and you'll understand; the opening of the Yingcheng Port area will definitely attract the attention of shipping enterprises from all over the world; by then, Bohai Bay will not lack ships, especially empty ships returning."

Li Xuewu spread his hands and said, "These ships are all our competitors; without absolute strength, can you fight a battle with these enterprises?"

"If you don't beat them into submission and squeeze them out, what Dongfeng Shipping will face is not a survival crisis, but a bankruptcy crisis."

"I can't give you a clear goal, and I can't tell you how many ships you should buy."

He pointed at Wen Saner and said, "Because buying ships and operating them are conditional; you have to make the necessary judgments and calculations."

"I've said it this way, you understand, right?"

Li Xuewu looked at Wen Saner and nodded, then continued, "Now let's talk about the second question: whether to continue to expand routes and purchase ships."

"This is also very easy to answer; whether to expand routes and whether to purchase ships are all internal operational needs of Dongfeng Shipping."

He looked at Wen Saner and said, "If there is a need, do it; if there is no need, don't do it. If you have to ask me such questions, then what did I let you be responsible for Dongfeng Shipping for? I might as well do it myself."

"The third question, source of funds."

Li Xuewu paused and said, "My opinion is independent accounting, independent operation."

He gestured to the others in the conference room and said, "Dongfeng Shipping needs funds for development, and other projects also need funds."

"You can't stop other projects just for the development of shipping projects; this is unfair."

Li Xuewu thought for a moment and said, "If there is a capital gap, then follow the normal procedures and apply for loans from the United Savings Bank."

"If that doesn't work, use ships as collateral; with such a large project, can it be trapped by funds?"

"The last question, personnel."

Li Xuewu looked at Zhou Ya Mei and asked, "General Manager Zhou, General Manager Wen has raised an opinion to you; you can't always not go back to the capital, and help is limited, what do you say?"

"I didn't not go back—"

Zhou Ya Mei was very embarrassed by what he said, especially toward Wen Saner.

Before the business was separated, everyone helped each other under the recycling station system.

It's just that after the business was separated, everyone "split the family," and the feelings seemed to have changed.

Especially since Li Xuewu used a joking tone, she felt even more embarrassed.

"I'll adjust things once the business here in the capital is finished and go back to Steel City."

Zhou Ya Mei glanced at him and said, "However, Shunfeng Trading's business is mostly in Jinmen and the capital; it's very normal for me to come to the capital for business trips."

"No one said you were abnormal; actually, I don't care where you work; you all know what I care about."

Li Xuewu smiled, leaned back in his chair, spread his palms, and said, "You could live on Hainan Island; as long as you can ensure project development and management stability, I won't say anything to you."

"So, Third Uncle, don't manage Steel City's business anymore; put all your energy into Dongfeng Shipping's work."

He tapped the desk and emphasized, "Still the same sentence, Dongfeng Shipping's opportunity only comes once; whether you can grasp it or not depends on you."

"Guarantee to complete the task, don't worry."

Wen San answered very crisply, full of confidence in the business he was responsible for.

His attitude naturally satisfied Li Xuewu, who turned to look at Shen Guodong and asked, "How did you, Sister Zhou, and Teacher Wu talk?"

"I am responsible for two aspects." Shen Guodong explained, "The recycling station's business and Shunfeng Trading's business in the capital."

The recycling station after business separation only retained the most primitive waste acquisition and second-hand goods sales business, which of course also included the factory in Steel City.

At the end of last year, Zhou Ya Mei presided over the creation of a renewable energy recycling enterprise in the Red Star Steel City Industrial Zone, which was a large and professional recycling station.

Here, they accept waste sales and also provide garbage clearing and processing work for enterprises.

Previously, when Li Xuewu was conducting research and inspection work, he emphasized that enterprises should do a good job in sanitation and environmental protection, and could not have garbage piled up like a mountain.

Seeing that their neighbor was doing garbage clearing and processing, the enterprises in the industrial zone naturally knew what to do.

Every day, garbage trucks would transport industrial and domestic waste to the processing plant for sorting and processing; things that couldn't be recycled would be reduced to the substances themselves.

Things that were truly useless would be bundled and sold to the thermal power plant next door to be used for combustion and power generation.

The recycling station's own business in the capital was also developing in this direction, but doing real industry in the capital was a very complicated matter; Shen Guodong was still seeking to complete organizational construction with his identity.

He couldn't apply for business license procedures in his own name, and could only apply in the form of a cooperative group; other procedures wouldn't be mentioned.

Like land, taxation, sanitation, etc., all needed to be approved bit by bit.

This was different from the Steel City waste processing plant; the Steel City waste processing plant was within the Red Star Industrial Zone, and as long as the Red Star Steel Group agreed, the processing plant would pay taxes according to relevant regulations, and there would be no other problems.

The capital side could also do the same, for example, putting the processing plant in the Liangma River Industrial Zone.

Could this be done?

It couldn't be done, because the Liangma River Ecological Industrial Zone had its own waste processing plant, and it was even more impossible to allow a garbage processing station within the industrial zone.

So while Shen Guodong was running the procedures, he was also looking for land that met the conditions.

He said he was responsible for the recycling station's business, which was the entirety of the project.

He said Shunfeng Trading's business in the capital meant the capital branch.

"Sister Zhou is still responsible for the distribution and operation work in Steel City and other cities in the Northeast." Shen Guodong looked at Li Xuewu and explained, "This includes the business in Jicheng and Bingcheng."

"Can, I have no opinion."

Li Xuewu saw that he wanted to seek his opinion, so he nodded in agreement.

This involved Xi Lin, who was an "old comrade" who went to Jicheng to fight the world at the beginning of the project's creation; using Zhou Ya Mei to manage the Northeast business, one had to think about Xi Lin's feelings.

Li Xuewu thought more; the business in Jicheng was basically like this, and Xi Lin continuing to stay there didn't have much meaning; it was time to move her position.

It was just that he hadn't thought about how to adjust it at this time; moving Xi Lin wouldn't just be moving her alone, but would cause a series of reactions.

"Teacher Wu's opinion is that Yang Zhao is responsible for Jinmen's work, and she is responsible for overall coordination."

Shen Guodong explained these things to Li Xuewu after looking at Wu Shuping and Yu Li.

Looking at Wu Shuping was because these opinions were spoken on her behalf, and looking at Yu Li was because the previous overall coordination work was her responsibility.

"Yang Zhao is responsible for Jinmen's business, no problem; what do you think?"

Li Xuewu looked at Wu Shuping and asked, "Is the work of the Construction General Company too busy?"

After discussing the recycling station, Dongfeng Shipping, and Shunfeng Trading, Li Xuewu actually controlled another enterprise, which was Dongfeng Construction.

Dongfeng Construction completed the replacement of management personnel last year, including the change of shareholders, and Dou Yaozu was automatically out.

This was still Li Xuewu giving him some face out of past feelings; otherwise, he would have been furious at such behavior of disobeying in public but following in private and eating inside and out.

At first, he really didn't want to intervene in the construction industry, because he didn't understand it at all.

It was Dou Yaozu who took a fancy to his influence and needed the Red Star Factory's business to survive, insisting on equity cooperation,

She looked at Li Xuewu and asked, "In two years, not a single outlet has been added, not a single sales person has been added, and the sales volume is about to become a mountain crushing the sales staff."

"You emphasized service attitude back then, but under this kind of work intensity, it would be strange if the service attitude could be good."

"What does the personnel department say?"

Li Xuewu looked at the data in his hand and frowned slightly, "Haven't you gone down to investigate?"

"I've only been here for a few days; my influence in speaking can't compare to yours."

Gao Yaqin complained, "If it weren't for your support, I wouldn't be able to command the cadres of the Jinmen Trade and International Business Department."

"What kind of talk is that? The competent leader can't command the departments below; what do they want to do?"

Li Xuewu couldn't stand this kind of complaint and frowned, "Haven't you communicated with Director Jing when you went down?"

"The personnel department manages approvals; there must be someone to apply, right?"

Gao Yaqin handed all the documents to Li Xuewu and said, "The machine of the automobile sales company doesn't want to cause trouble, and doesn't care about the opinions below; they only think about a smooth transition to the group."

"Then let them not pass."

Li Xuewu said with a stern face, "Whoever goes against the development of the group, I will make it so they can't go through."

He stood up, walked to Gao Yaqin's desk, picked up the phone, and said, "I am Li Xuewu; help me get Deputy Director Gu's phone number."

Gao Yaqin turned around and looked at him; if work hadn't reached a stalemate, she wouldn't want to talk to Li Xuewu about these things.

If it were in the past, the sales department would really be obedient, doing whatever they were told.

But after a long time, Li Xuewu's influence on related work weakened, and coupled with frequent personnel adjustments, the phenomenon of just drifting along appeared.

She could naturally react directly to Gu Weijie, or talk directly to Jing Yunong.

But, this group machine had already shown signs of forming factions after Director Li's matchmaking; she was afraid that one move would affect the whole situation.

If the internal turmoil of the group was really caused by her opinion, then this result was not what she wanted.

Li Xuewu was the group secretary-general and had the obligation and responsibility to supervise the work discipline of each department.

He was making the call to Gu Weijie now, which was a sign that he was truly angry.

Gao Yaqin had already thought about it; if this matter was negotiated by her talking to Gu Weijie, the final result would be that the matter was handled, but she would have offended everyone.

Is Li Xuewu afraid of offending people?

He really wasn't afraid; his reputation was better, his prestige in the group was higher, and he was absolutely not someone she could compare to.

"Deputy Director Gu, I am Li Xuewu." Li Xuewu said as soon as he heard the voice in the receiver, "There is a matter; it seems there is a problem with the sales department. Please have the supervision department and the comprehensive management department go down to take a look together, is that okay?"

His words were frank and tactful; he didn't start by saying there was a problem with the sales department, but used vague language to modify it.

Moreover, he didn't say go down to investigate, but go down to take a look, leaving face for some people and leaving room for Gu Weijie to work.

Finally, he said that the supervision and comprehensive management departments would act together, also giving the other party space to coordinate work.

Since Old Li had already made arrangements for the machine's personnel work, he couldn't beat everyone to death with one stick.

These people were like old donkeys; a whip was fine, but too many would easily lead to sudden death.

Gao Yaqin naturally understood this principle; she didn't want to engage in one-man rule or uniformity in the sales system; she just wanted to implement her own decisions, nothing more.

Li Xuewu's direct performance was also because he saw her mentality and situation.

The people he promoted, and the people Li Huai De arranged later, couldn't be forced into a corner before they were dealt with.

Li Xuewu taking action was better than Gao Yaqin taking action, especially since it involved Li Huai De.

Throughout the group, once they climbed onto Li Zong's high branch, some people became arrogant, thinking that no one could govern them except Li Huai De.

Even if there were, they were far away in Steel City; they didn't expect that General Manager Gao wouldn't play by the rules.

On September 10th, the United Industrial News officially issued a document notifying the detailed content regarding the Red Star Steel Group's preparation for the International Hotel project.

Supported by several savings banks and the Santa Ya Group, the Red Star Steel Group decided to build a new International Hotel, with international service as the standard and international hotel construction conditions as the standard.

The project was still designed by French and famous European designers in conjunction with many domestic architectural designers.

The general construction contractor was the United Construction Engineering Corporation.

The Red Star Steel Group raised funds to build a new era, modern standard service project to cope with the development of international trade.

According to the design requirements, this project was the tallest building in the country, and the designer team would challenge the 100-meter limit together with the construction unit.

It was not difficult to see from the publicity report that the Santa Ya Group wanted to set up an advertising signboard in the capital; there was nothing more representative and promotional than the tallest building in the country.

The report provided data that had been speculated on by all parties, truly reflecting the courage and frankness of the Red Star Steel Group.

The International Hotel covers an area of square meters, with a construction area of square meters, 26 floors above ground, 3 floors underground, and a height of 101 meters.

The building possessed the stability of this era, added French romance and boldness, and integrated Chinese architectural elements.

The 1st to 3rd floors above ground were podiums, the 4th to 14th floors were straight up, and the 15th floor and above were retracted inward layer by layer to form a stepped terrace.

The International Hotel's 1st floor was the lobby, the 2nd to 3rd floors were restaurants, dance halls, and reception rooms, the 4th to 13th floors were ordinary guest rooms, the 14th floor was a high-end restaurant and dance hall, the 15th to 19th floors were high-end guest rooms, the 20th to 21st floors were equipment rooms, and the 26th floor was the viewing platform.

Such a bold and arrogant design—once the publicity report spread, everyone was exclaiming, this must be a skyscraper, right?

At the same time the publicity report was heating up, the Red Star Steel Group, led by the Comprehensive Management Department, organized the Organization Department, Supervision Department, Personnel Department, and other departments to form a working group to carry out a two-month inspection and investigation of sales enterprises.

As soon as the news spread, the group was like a pot exploding, with discussions everywhere.

Everyone was saying, did the leaders have an opinion on Zhuang Cangshu, checking twice a year, once in the first half and once in the second half.

If they were really dissatisfied with Zhuang Cangshu, then just transfer him away; why keep attacking the sales department?

No one could answer this question accurately; everyone only knew that the sales department was going to suffer.

Just look at the composition of the working group members sent down this time, and you'd know they weren't coming with good intentions.

If they couldn't find two things, they wouldn't look good, which meant they were incompetent.

So even though Zhuang Cangshu came out to move around as soon as he heard the news, he couldn't eliminate this negative impact.

He was truly crying without tears; the sales general company had been cleaned up by the secretary-general once in the first half of the year, and they were coming again in the second half?

Li Xuewu's presence in the capital had already been inquired about; he was staying in the capital because he had to attend the final meeting of the negotiation plan with Shen Fei.

He really didn't expect that the secretary-general could still manage their trivial matters; it was truly bad luck.

Zhuang Cangshu now just wanted to figure out one thing: who exactly was the working group led by the Comprehensive Management Department going to investigate.

If they were really investigating him, then he wouldn't make the working group work hard; he would go directly to the group to accept the investigation.

If they were investigating others, then he didn't want the working group to work hard either; he would hand the list directly to him, and he would definitely clean up the house.

Just to figure out this problem, he had to communicate and coordinate with the secretary-general.

The secretary-general had already given him a chance last time; how could he have the face to go find Li Xuewu again?

He had no face, but he begged and pleaded for Zhang Songying to go find out the news; Zhuang Cangshu knew Zhang Songying had some connections with Li Xuewu.

What could Zhang Songying do? She was from the sales department, and Zhuang Cangshu was her immediate superior.

Zhuang Cangshu was promoted from the director of the Jinmen Trade Management Center to the general manager of the Sales General Company.

If the group lacked trust in him, they wouldn't have arranged for him to hold such an important position.

It was just that his work performance in the last year really couldn't satisfy Li Xuewu.

When Zhang Songying found Li Xuewu, he was listening to the intelligence analysis meeting organized by the Technical Department.

Don't misunderstand, and don't feel that you've reached the espionage segment just because you hear the word intelligence.

Industrial intelligence and technical intelligence are also intelligence, and they are also important knowledge and channels that enterprises urgently need to understand.

"At the beginning of the month, the Modu Automobile Manufacturing Plant completed the production of the first batch of mining 15-ton dump trucks designed and manufactured by itself in the country, which is the Datong brand SH161..."

The analysis meeting was held in the tiered classroom of the Vocational Technical College, and the main speaker was Professor Zhang Hairu from Huaqing, an expert in domestic industrial design.

If it weren't for the opportunity to participate in experimental projects and other work at the Red Star Factory, she might not be here now.

Whether it was gratitude or work, she was going to dedicate all her strength to the Red Star Steel Group.

Just now, she had already mentioned the successful trial production of the first large-scale plastic composite steel plate unit in the country, which rolled out the first large-scale plastic composite steel plate in our country, with quality reaching the world's advanced level.

Successfully tested the first large-scale pulverized coal gasification slag furnace for ammonia synthesis production.

Manufactured a high-precision circular engraving machine of the same type that exceeded the international advanced level.

The first electronic Chinese telegraph rapid receiver designed and manufactured by itself was born.

The Dongfeng 4 AC-DC electric transmission diesel locomotive, designed and developed for the first time, was successfully developed.

Domestic first high-precision cycloid gear grinding machine was successfully manufactured, and so on.

She also implicitly mentioned that the country successfully conducted its first underground "fried egg" test.

At this time, Zhang Songying walked in from the back, and after finding Li Xuewu's seat, she sat down beside him.

The tiered classroom wasn't very big, but there weren't many leaders who had time to attend the intelligence analysis meeting.

They were all cadres from the Technical Department and the Production Management Department; Zhang Songying coming here was an accident.

"Listen to the lecture first, and talk after the meeting ends."

Without Zhang Songying opening her mouth, Li Xuewu seemed to already know what she was going to say.

Zhang Songying had a belly full of words stuck in her mouth that she couldn't say, and could only sit anxiously beside him, waiting for the meeting to end.

Bearing the entrustment and hope of the general manager of the general company, she couldn't just give up halfway.

But Li Xuewu was listening with great interest, while she hadn't heard a single word, and was burning with anxiety.

"How can you do your work like this?"

After the meeting, Li Xuewu looked at Zhang Songying and said, "Why are you becoming more jumpy as you get older?"

"I'm anxious here, but you're not paying attention to me—" Zhang Songying asked helplessly, "Who provoked you again to make such a big fuss?"

"What do you mean who provoked me again?"

Li Xuewu frowned slightly and looked at her, saying, "Do I only manage this kind of thing if someone provoked me?"

"I didn't say anything else; do you have anything else to do later?"

Zhang Songying saw him frown, and didn't dare to say anything more.

Li Xuewu glanced at her and said, "Was it Zhuang Cangshu who sent you again?"

Without even leaving the classroom, Li Xuewu sat in his chair and looked at her, asking, "Was it?"

"You have to tell us exactly where we went wrong, right?" Zhang Songying said helplessly, "I can be sure I didn't make a mistake, but I can't guarantee that everyone else is upright and responsible."

"The leader begged me to come and find out the news; what can I do?"

"Zhuang Cangshu is living backward."

Li Xuewu said with dissatisfaction, "Doesn't he know I'm in the capital? Why didn't he come to see me."

"He's scared to death of you—"

Zhang Songying sighed and said, "I won't force you, but if there's really a problem, wouldn't it be better to hand it over to us in sales to handle?"

"Is that what you think, or what Zhuang Cangshu thinks? Did I not give him a chance?"

Li Xuewu frowned slightly and said, "It's him who doesn't know how to cherish the opportunity; the more he works, the more loopholes there are, and he can't even restrain the people below him; what else is he good for?"

Zhang Songying became nervous upon hearing this; if it was really as Li Xuewu said, then Zhuang Cangshu was in big trouble this time.

If the main person in charge was removed from their position on the eve of the group's formation, it could basically be concluded that his career was over.

"You go back and ask him how many times he went down to investigate in a month, whether the problems below were discovered in time, and whether there were channels and space for feedback."

Li Xuewu still gave Zhang Songying face and also wanted to give Zhuang Cangshu a chance to make up for it.

"If he can't even handle such a small matter, then how can he do big things?"

"This is the first time I've heard of this; did someone disobey in public but follow in private?"

Zhang Songying asked with a frown, "Is it a department in the sales office, or did someone report to you?"

"Face the problem, don't think about where the problem came from; start by checking yourself."

Li Xuewu didn't want to tell her the specific contradictions and content; he should re-sort out the problems in the sales office.

"No problem, I will definitely bring your opinion."

Zhang Songying agreed readily, but then hesitated, "Does Zhuang Zong need to come to you, or go to the group to explain the problem?"

"Let him check himself first; there will be plenty of time and opportunities to explain the problem."

Li Xuewu said indifferently, "It's best if he can find the problem himself; if he can't find it, and the working group finds it for him, then he can just wait to go home and hold his children and retire."

"Is it a problem with Baicaotang Pharmaceutical?"

Zhang Songying asked with a bitter smile, "If there is a problem with us, I will go back and check myself immediately."

"This shouldn't be holding Buddha's feet at the last minute, and it shouldn't be a sudden handling of problems."

Li Xuewu looked at her and said, "Doing management work can't just be about burying your head and running forward; you have to look back and see what work you haven't done well."

"You ran fast, but didn't think about how many comrades behind you couldn't run anymore."

He tapped the desk and emphasized, "Self-examination and reflection are necessary procedures for enterprise management; it's best to proceed from reality and summarize a set of effective management methods."

"You haven't thought about it, right? Practicing and summarizing management methods also has the opportunity to win awards."

Li Xuewu looked at her and said, "You must summarize in practice and practice in summary, otherwise you will always just be a worker."

"Is this criticism and education for me?"

Zhang Songying curled her lips and said, "In the past, when doing management, I still had my own time, but why is it that the more I do, the less time I have for myself?"

"If you can't distinguish between work time and life time, you will never be able to solve this contradiction and problem."

Li Xuewu stood up, gestured to the door, and said, "I'm going home to see the children; you go tell Zhuang Cangshu that opportunities don't come every time."

"Yes, I will definitely bring your words." Zhang Songying stood up with him and asked, "Do you have time tonight?" ===== CHAPTER 1450 =====