Chapter 1457: Just Like Enemies

Amidst a friendly atmosphere of mutual commercial praise, Li Huai De, General Manager of the Red Star Steel Group, and Zhou Zi Cheng, Factory Director of Shen Fei, walked into the factory's main office building together.

According to standard reception protocols, a guest of Zhou Zi Cheng's status would typically be hosted at the factory's guesthouse, which featured more luxurious conference rooms.

It was not that Bu Bu Qingfang and Chen Shou Zhi had made a mistake in their work, but rather a deliberate choice.

"I would like to take you to see our History Hall and Honor Hall; they are right here on the first floor."

Li Huai De introduced this personally, raising his hand to gesture toward the right side of the lobby.

Gao Yaqin turned her head to glance at Li Xuewu, her lips curling slightly.

Li Xuewu smiled in understanding, his gaze fixed forward, upright and correct.

This wasn't the first time, so there was nothing to be concerned about; Old Li just wanted to keep the music playing and keep dancing.

"The office building we are in is the main office building of the Red Star Rolling Mill, and it is also the temporary office building used by the Red Star Steel Group."

Li Huai De introduced this very earnestly to Zhou Zi Cheng, who was walking beside him: "However, the Red Star Rolling Mill will soon cease production and relocate in November of this year..."

"I know about this; it's moving to Steel City, right?"

Although Zhou Zi Cheng was curling his lip in his heart, he showed nothing on his face, listening with great interest as Li Huai De boasted.

One must respond to what is said; this is the normal relationship between friendly enterprises.

He didn't let Old Li perform a solo act or walk a tightrope alone, skillfully picking up the conversation.

Old Li naturally received emotional validation, and his smile became even more sincere as he said: "That's right, it is relocating to Steel City. This is one of the contents of the 'Three-Year Plan' we formulated three years ago."

"I have long heard of the 'Three-Year Plan' and the 'Five-Year Plan'."

Zhou Zi Cheng flattered Li Huai De, smiling as he looked at him: "Your group's decision-making perspective and execution ability truly make me envious."

"It is the result of the comrades' joint efforts."

Li Huai De was quite humble, because at this time, the more humble he was, the more people would remember him.

Not to mention Zhou Zi Cheng coming, even if the Great Leader came, he would say the same.

This was inspired by Li Xuewu, because he discovered that whether he praised Li Xuewu in public or in private, he always received a humble response.

Li Xuewu had a saying that spread particularly widely within the group: All achievements are attributed to unity, and all glory belongs to the collective.

Personal gain is small, collective honor is great.

Li Huai De thought about it later; Li Xuewu fully displayed his personal charm between these gains and losses.

As the old saying goes, those who consider the overall situation must have a broad mind.

Li Xuewu was able to emerge from the Security Section, where progress was extremely restricted, and stand out among the many young talents of the Red Star Factory, rising steadily; one can see the importance of personal charm.

You could ask anyone in the Red Star Steel Group's organs, branch factories, or subsidiaries, and 99% would not speak of Li Xuewu's ruthlessness.

They might say he was young and promising, capable, or highly skilled, but no one remembered his ruthlessness during his time in the Security Division.

So, thinking carefully, what was Li Xuewu's work style before leaving the Security Division?

Let's put it this way: Li Huai De would bet his own head that among the enterprises and government units he knew and understood, no other unit's Security Division could compare to the Red Star Steel Group.

In terms of organizational construction, the Security Division created Steel City Auto, the Red Star Training Base, the emergency management system, and other achievements that provided important roles for the Red Star Factory to realize group-based construction.

In terms of professional ability, during Li Xuewu's time presiding over the Security Division, not only did the factory's safety and production environment undergo earth-shaking changes, but he personally also received numerous honors.

Saying anything else would be redundant, but these achievements and honors not only failed to fix Li Xuewu in the stereotypical image of a security cadre, but also set him up as a role model for young cadres in the group.

Li Huai De envied him for possessing such personal charm, and even more for his ability to manage his personal reputation.

Therefore, in the past two years, besides his regular work, he paid special attention to personal charm construction.

In the past, he might have had to put on a stern face for the cadres below, but after thinking it through, the organs generally considered Director Li to be a Maitreya Buddha figure.

When they saw him, he was always smiling, and requests or reports would never be met with stern criticism; he could even actively understand their difficulties.

Of course, this attitude was only directed at ordinary clerks and grassroots cadres; he still maintained a serious and earnest face for department heads and those in charge.

However, with organizational and personnel changes, some positions were adjusted one after another, realizing his personal wishes, and his interactions with department heads had become very casual.

From this point, one can see that Old Li was someone who could listen to advice and was also someone who took the initiative to learn.

Take the group's History Hall and Honor Hall; it was Li Xuewu who suggested it, and other group leaders were more or less confused by it.

But Li Huai De made the rare decision to go ahead with it, requiring the formation of a special team to summarize and excavate the group's development history, excellent honors, and deeds.

"This is our old factory area from back then; it was before liberation." Li Huai De pointed his finger at the photo on the wall to introduce it to Zhou Zi Cheng: "During the Japanese puppet period, it was called Dong Man Steel, later changed to Jingcheng Steel, and only after liberation was it renamed the Beijing No. 3 Rolling Mill."

"Were you working there at that time?"

Zhou Zi Cheng looked very carefully at the black-and-white photo on the wall, which had clearly been specially processed and enlarged.

He could recognize the environment and scene at that time because, like Li Huai De, they were of the same generation.

"No, before liberation, I was arranged by the North China Bureau to do worker organizational work at Jingcheng Steel."

Li Huai De introduced: "At that time, I wasn't involved in management work, just developing the organization."

"I officially participated in the management of Beijing's steel industry after liberation, at which time Jingcheng Steel was facing a public-private partnership reorganization plan."

He introduced his work timeline to Zhou Zi Cheng in detail, which was related to the Red Star Factory.

"Then we should be about the same."

Zhou Zi Cheng nodded, saying with empathy: "At that time, we were still fighting guerrilla warfare in the mountains when we suddenly received notice from the organization arranging for us to work in the Northeast."

He smiled, withdrew his gaze from the photo on the wall, turned his head to look at the cadres behind him, and asked: "Who is a contemporary of mine and Director Li?"

"The Secretary-General is definitely not."

Seeing Zhou Zi Cheng's gaze sweep over Li Xuewu, Li Huai De joked: "He hadn't even graduated at that time."

"To be precise, I hadn't even started school."

Li Xuewu heard everyone laugh and followed up on the joke.

Zhou Zi Cheng looked at him and asked: "Secretary-General, this year..."

"Twenty-three, born in the Year of the Dog."

Li Xuewu took the initiative to introduce himself: "I started working quite early."

"Hmm, you were a soldier, right?"

Zhou Zi Cheng suddenly became interested in Li Xuewu, perhaps because he was tired of listening to Old Li boast.

"The Secretary-General is a platoon leader who transferred to civilian work."

Li Huai De smiled and added a sentence, taking the initiative to pull the topic back, raising his hand to gesture for them to walk inside.

He led Zhou Zi Cheng and his party to see the bronze bell that used to remind workers of shift changes, the plaque of the Beijing No. 3 Rolling Mill before the merger...

At first, Zhou Zi Cheng and his party didn't pay much attention, only feeling that the Red Star Steel Group was really good at making a fuss; how many years had the factory been built, and they had already set up a history hall.

But as the tour progressed, the further they walked, the more serious they became.

Walking from the History Hall into the Honor Hall, old objects that had been marked as historical relics took them back through time and space to the years of war.

And being able to walk to the present in the years of war, inheriting the past and ushering in the future, and creating brilliance, precisely proved the Red Star Steel Group's profound foundation and development potential.

Looking at it simply, Li Huai De was boasting, but he boasted with skill and substance!

This was very shocking.

It might be called boasting in an unpleasant way, but in Li Huai De's words, this was called corporate culture.

The term "corporate culture," once spoken by Old Li, truly shocked Zhou Zi Cheng and the others.

This was a new term, but it was completely understandable.

But the more they delved into the spiritual core from the literal meaning, the more they discovered the charm of this term.

If an enterprise is compared to a person, the enterprise's growth and progress develop gradually like a person.

People with culture can deal with various complex environments and contradictions more broadly and wisely.

There is no need to question this; almost everyone present today would agree with this point of view.

Even the higher-ups had never denied that knowledge and culture were wrong; what was wrong was the ideology.

Once a person has culture, it is equivalent to having the ability to adapt to and grasp development opportunities, and the same goes for an enterprise.

If the inside is empty and the enterprise lacks a spiritual core, then this enterprise is an empty shell.

Don't think that Zhou Zi Cheng's shock came from Shen Fei lacking corporate culture and envying the Red Star Group.

In this era, no enterprise lacked corporate spirit, and certainly no one lacked a spiritual core.

Because this was not something the enterprise discovered and created itself, but policy documents gradually issued by the higher-ups.

Factories and units only needed to study them earnestly, but this kind of corporate culture and spiritual core was inevitably uniform and lacked adaptability to the soil.

The Red Star Steel Group was jumping out of this limitation and embarking on the road of independently creating corporate culture, which was also a key action to redefine the direction of enterprise development.

Whether this line of thinking was right or wrong, in this era, it was easy to elevate it to the level of principle, but it also depended on who it was.

The Red Star Steel Group had always been at the forefront of the planned economy and the exploration of the market economy.

Even the higher-ups had labeled the Red Star Steel Group as an experiment; creating corporate culture according to the actual situation of the enterprise and the needs of spiritual civilization construction was also reasonable.

The more they thought about this point, the more serious the expressions on the faces of Zhou Zi Cheng and the others became.

Setting aside the broad advanced figures and examples, using the excellent figures that emerged during the Red Star Steel Group's development as the soil for corporate culture.

At the same time, summarizing historical development experience, highlighting collective and individual honor, and taking remembering history and advocating honor as the core, these two collections, which were not particularly large, truly taught the Shen Fei group a lesson.

Li Xuewu watched Zhou Zi Cheng walk out with his brows tightly furrowed, seemingly thinking about something.

It was he who said he wanted to learn from the Red Star Steel Group's development experience and understand the group's development history, so Li Xuewu communicated with Li Huai De.

Now that he had brought the other party to visit the History Hall and Honor Hall, he was actually unwilling.

"Are these two venues used often?"

Deliberately falling behind a few steps to walk with Li Xuewu, Wang Xin specifically asked this question.

Li Xuewu looked at him with some surprise, nodded, and said: "It's alright. The first practical lesson for new employee training is corporate culture education."

"You give new employees this kind of class?"

Actually, he wanted to say, the Red Star Steel Group also gives classes to new employees?

Then he thought of what Li Xuewu said, that the Vocational and Technical College had integrated the group's training business and departments.

Streamlining institutions and integrating institutions must bring about an improvement in professional levels.

"Of course. Don't you give new employees professional training and pre-job education?"

Oh—another new term!

Li Huai De said this righteously, as if he couldn't understand Wang Xin's surprise and astonishment, like looking at a groundhog from the old century.

"We also train, um, it's like this." As if he had asked the wrong question, Wang Xin tried his best to cover it up.

Shen Fei certainly gave new employees education, but the form was relatively traditional, which was the workshop master-apprentice system.

He didn't know how the Red Star Steel Group arranged it, but Shen Fei had always continued the tradition of passing on experience.

Almost all new employees would be assigned a master to lead them upon entry.

Once this "master" was called, they had to recognize them as a master for a lifetime and treat them with the respect of a relative.

Every master had a different way of passing on experience; the master might teach you bit by bit during work, or they might ignore you and not teach you.

Under this system, the technical level of the interns produced was uneven, and it was even more impossible to have the corporate culture education and pre-job education introduced by Li Huai De.

Without comparison, there is no harm; this was just arriving at the Red Star Steel Group, and they had already been hit by a stick.

Zhou Zi Cheng and Wang Xin, like everyone else, were full of confidence and pride in their enterprise.

They certainly firmly believed that Shen Fei was the best aircraft manufacturing factory in the country, and also a leader and pioneer in this professional field.

But as the plane landed, looking at the Red Star Steel Group's corporate culture and honor construction work, he suddenly felt pressure about this trip.

If he didn't see anything good, that would be fine, but having truly seen it, he couldn't sleep at night.

It's so good, I'm envious, I want it too.

This was the psychological state; Zhou Zi Cheng listened to Li Huai De's incessant introduction, and his heart had already begun to imagine what changes would occur if Shen Fei combined the Red Star Steel Group's management model.

There is no "if" in enterprise management; no one has the ability to make a decision for an unknown variable.

But he was already interested in the Red Star Steel Group's so-called corporate culture and management experience.

Corporate culture construction could learn from the Red Star Factory; invest some funds and also set up two halls.

The Red Star Steel Group had excellent deeds and advanced individuals, and Shen Fei didn't lack the soil for heroes either.

It wasn't quite at the point of depression and loss, because Wang Xin had long had a comprehensive and detailed understanding of the Red Star Steel Group and had reported these situations to Zhou Zi Cheng.

In other words, the Shen Fei group, at least Zhou Zi Cheng and Wang Xin, knew in which aspects there was a gap between the two enterprises.

"The Red Star Rolling Mill is moving to Steel City, is it changing its name, right?" Zhou Zi Cheng suddenly asked while going upstairs: "Has the ownership also changed?"

"After an enterprise realizes group-based management, there is no ownership issue between factories and subsidiaries."

Li Huai De once again grabbed the opportunity to boast, smiling as he looked at Zhou Zi Cheng to explain.

Zhou Zi Cheng's face flushed; he had overlooked the relationship between factories and the group.

Yes, looking at other people's enterprise development, and then looking at his own enterprise, although each had advantages and disadvantages, overall, he envied the Red Star Factory.

Frankly speaking, Zhou Zi Cheng envied Li Huai De, envied him for being able to be called General Manager.

Shen Fei also had its own branch factories and research institutions, but had never received instructions for group-based management.

Or perhaps the higher-ups never intended for them to complete group-based management, and they didn't have this initiative either, so there was a reason for envying others.

"Some content still involves territorial management, which is in terms of industrial coordination."

Li Xuewu, seeing that the atmosphere was about to turn cold and awkward, quickly interjected to ease the atmosphere.

Wang Xin also picked up the conversation at this time: "After the rolling mill relocates, will this place be used for group office?"

"No, the group has a new office building."

Li Xuewu turned his head to look at him and explained: "The two connected buildings we saw on the way here, before entering the factory gate, are it."

"Ah, so that's how it is."

Wang Xin nodded in surprise, his inner envy a bit hard to put into words.

An eleven-story building couldn't be counted as the tallest building in Beijing, but it could still be ranked.

Forty or fifty meters high, besides the International Hotel which had already been approved, it wasn't inferior.

Interestingly, the International Hotel was also an industry of the Red Star Steel Group.

"The office building currently in use is still very new, and it won't be demolished after the relocation."

Li Huai De, after reaching the third floor, turned his head and waited for everyone for a few seconds before continuing to lead them forward, saying as he walked: "This factory area will be handed over to the Red Star Institute of Technology and other units."

"The corresponding supporting facilities are already very perfect, and the office building will still be used."

He pointed to the direction of the factory area and introduced: "The workshop will begin transformation at the first opportunity and be allocated to various research institutes for use as laboratories and warehousing."

Such a large factory area was actually given to the Institute of Technology; then how big must this Red Star Factory's Institute of Technology be!

Not to mention, just looking at how many old professors were giving lectures at the Vocational and Technical College, one could know the strong scientific research ability of this research institution.

No wonder the Red Star Steel Group's new projects, new products, and new processes popped up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain; it turned out there was strong scientific and technological power supporting it.

"Ahem—" Zhou Zi Cheng pretended to cough and asked Li Huai De as if casually: "The construction of the Liangma River Industrial Zone is indeed good. Do you have plans to build an industrial zone in Feng City?"

"Um, there is planning in this regard."

Li Huai De didn't hear the problem in this, and of course, didn't see Li Xuewu's eye signal.

He turned his head and asked Gao Yaqin: "Is this content in our 'Five-Year Plan'?"

This sentence was finished, and Li Huai De discovered that Li Xuewu was winking at him.

Damn! It's over—

"Then that's really a coincidence!"

Zhou Zi Cheng smiled and promoted: "We have an airport in Feng City; do you want it?"

"Crack, crack—"

"Click, click, click—"

Camera flashes flickered frequently, and the sound of photographers pulling film was incessant.

At the scene of the Red Star Steel Group X Feng City Aircraft Manufacturing Factory joint press conference, there were at least thirty reporters and photographers who had been invited.

Zhou Zi Cheng sat at the signing table and, under the signal of the conference secretary, signed his name on the bright red mounted fold-out contract.

The framework contract didn't look thick, but this was only a framework contract; there were still many details in the contract.

For the convenience of signing, and also for the sense of ritual, this contract only had symbolic significance.

The real contract had already been signed in the morning, under the witness of both parties' heads, and the official seal was stamped on the contract by the respective teams to make it count.

It was Zhou Zi Cheng's first time sitting on the stage, letting the reporters below burn film as if it were free, and signing with a gold pen.

Don't say, the Red Star Steel Group really knew how to engage in this sense of ritual; it looked high-end.

You have to admire it; whether it was an outsider or an insider, one look at the eyes and you knew who was the group leader and who was the factory leader.

Zhou Zi Cheng's biggest regret coming to Beijing this time was his title, which was on the contract.

In front of his name was marked Shen Fei Factory Director, and in front of Li Huai De's name was a long string.

Damn it, after going back, we should also study whether we can discuss with the higher-ups to set up a group.

Actually, in terms of size and influence, Shen Fei was qualified to set up a group company.

It was just restricted by policy and economy; they hadn't been able to completely get rid of the appropriation survival mode, and they were still thinking about preparing to set up a group company?

If he dared to say his inner thoughts, Li Huai De, who was sitting on the side, could laugh his teeth off.

Solve the financial problem first.

Compare with the Red Star Steel Group?

The Red Star Steel Group could openly tell the higher-ups that they could survive without appropriations.

Did Shen Fei dare to say this to the Third Ministry of Machine Building?

This was why the higher-ups held a tolerant and cautious attitude toward the Red Star Steel Group.

Tolerant of the group's market development, cautious of the group's organizational personnel.

"Please, two leaders, stand up and shake hands."

The conference secretary whispered a reminder behind them and quickly retreated.

Li Huai De and Zhou Zi Cheng had already been reminded by them, and had long known what to do.

So at this time, under the witness of the reporters at the scene, the two exchanged the contracts in their hands.

And after the exchange, they each held this contract and shook hands together, facing the reporters and flashes below, posing in a suitable posture.

It really had a lot of face—

Wang Xin stood below the stage, his eyes filled with some envy as he looked at the two people on the stage.

He quietly asked Li Xuewu beside him: "Which person in your group designed this procedure?"

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

Li Xuewu glanced at him, then continued to look forward, saying: "It might be the idea of the External Affairs Office."

"Your group is truly full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers, unfathomable." Wang Xin sighed: "This is the inevitable result of talent accumulation."

Hearing the regret in his tone, Li Xuewu only curled his lips and didn't answer.

This idea was his; the signing ceremony, which was already very common in later generations, had a refreshing effect at this time.

Fan Hua, the director of the External Affairs Office responsible for execution, was very brainy; Li Xuewu only said it once and she remembered it.

"Thank you, two leaders. Now the signing ceremony is over, entering the media interview session."

The host stood on one side of the signing table, holding a microphone, and introduced it to everyone present who was attending the ceremony.

He only had a brief introduction, and then handed the scene back to the two leaders and the reporters.

A reporter at the scene raised his hand to indicate he wanted to ask a question, and a staff member handed the microphone over.

The microphone in this era had a long wire tail, but it was still imported at a high price.

There were also microphone products domestically, but the quality was very average, and they lacked necessary tuning.

In order to create several external environments and scenes, the Red Star Steel Group specially purchased these devices from Hong Kong, and using them was just different.

"Hello, General Li Zong. Hello, Factory Director Zhou."

A reporter wearing a dark Zhongshan suit stood up, first greeted the two, and then began his question.

"I am Sun Ming Yang, a reporter from the Beijing Daily. May I ask, in what aspects has the Red Star Steel Group launched comprehensive cooperation with Shen Fei? Thank you."

Sun Ming Yang nodded to indicate, and handed the microphone in his hand back to the service personnel at the scene.

"I will answer this question."

Li Huai De had just been polite with Zhou Zi Cheng, and finally couldn't resist the other party's politeness, so he picked up the microphone on the table and spoke.

"Feng City Aircraft Manufacturing Factory, like the Red Star Steel Group, possesses a profound industrial history and development foundation."

He said very officially: "The reason why our two enterprises can come together to carry out cooperation should be the call and result of strong alliance and win-win cooperation."

"As for in what aspects cooperation is launched, I can't finish talking about it here, and time doesn't allow it."

Li Huai De went around in a big circle, and then said: "But I guarantee it is definitely not just cooperation in aircraft manufacturing. Pay attention to understanding the word 'comprehensive'."

"Thank you, General Li Zong. Next."

The host looked at the scene, clicked on one of the reporters, and indicated for the other party to ask.

After the reporter got the microphone, he asked sharply: "I am Liu Hong Mei, a reporter from the Northern Industry News. May I ask General Li Zong, is the Red Star Steel Group frequently taking action in the second half of this year because the group-based management lacks industrial volume support or is the influence insufficient?"

"This question is a bit interesting."

Li Huai De smiled and waved his hand to signal the host not to speak.

"I am also a reader of the Northern Industry News. Your newspaper is run very well and is very targeted."

He first commented on the other party's unit, and then explained the question just now.

"There will definitely be changes in business during the operation and management process of an enterprise."

Li Huai De said earnestly: "No matter how much the Red Star Steel Group invests this year, it will not affect the group-based management at the end of this year or the beginning of next year."

"But we cannot choose to stand still in order to avoid trouble and fear development difficulties."

He looked at the reporters below and said: "The Red Star Steel Group is still on the road, and even if there are some achievements, it is the result of the efforts of all employees."

"And group-based management is an honor for all employees, but for the higher-ups, it is hope."

With just a few simple sentences, he blocked the path of the Northern Industry News.

Old Li still had some tricks; otherwise, he wouldn't be sitting there boasting.

Zhou Zi Cheng didn't quite understand Li Huai De; in the business discussion meeting in the morning, Li Huai De almost didn't say a word about business issues, leaving it all to Li Xuewu and the others to make decisions.

He also discovered a very special point, which was that Li Huai De particularly hoped to hear Li Xuewu's suggestions or opinions.

"It's mid-September now."

Li Huai De looked at the smile below confidently and said: "I also guarantee here to everyone that next year we will definitely hold such a meeting in the Twin Towers."

Wow—

With the conference secretary taking the lead, a burst of applause sounded below, although it wasn't very enthusiastic, but after all, there were only forty or fifty people.

Among them, more than thirty were reporters; if they recognized your speech, they could applaud for you, and if they didn't recognize it, they would pretend not to see it.

Reporters in this era didn't have the title of "uncrowned king," but some were already very powerful.

Just like the reporter from the Northern Industry News just now, their newspaper relied on daring to speak and write to receive the attention and support of the higher-ups.

However, Li Huai De wasn't afraid of him; within the same industrial system, the editor-in-chief of the Northern Industry News also had to go to various enterprises to seek help.

Don't think that the appropriations of newspapers in this era were endless; "poor and blank" referred to everything.

What to do if the newspaper couldn't afford benefits, couldn't afford equipment and gear, and couldn't reimburse travel expenses?

The higher-ups couldn't solve the problem of appropriations outside the budget, but they also gave them the green light.

Do publicity for various enterprises, write articles, or do special advertisements on some pages.

This wasn't the kind of random boasting advertisement of later generations, but text similar to the soft article nature of later generations.

The literati of the newspaper still had backbone, mainly expressing the interview content in the form of press releases.

At this time, the enterprise had to provide some actual value, such as welfare products, etc.

Cash couldn't be used, and it would violate discipline, but welfare products wouldn't.

So, during festivals, the corridors of large newspapers were often piled with welfare products, and there would even be live chickens running out.

Why did the Northern Industry News raise such an unsparing question on such an occasion?

They clearly knew that the Red Star Factory's group-based management was a done deal, and they still wanted to apply eye drops.

It was very simple; the deputy editor-in-chief of the Northern Industry News didn't get through to Li Huai De on the phone, so he called Su Wei De.

The other party spoke nicely to Su Wei De, wanting to praise the Red Star Steel Group's recent development.

Su Wei De really didn't care about him; what leaked through his fingers was enough for the other party to eat.

So Old Su also said that he would sponsor the Northern Industry News with some welfare products later.

The Red Star Steel Group's welfare products, who didn't want them.

For a whole month, the Northern Industry News seemed to have been injected with chicken blood, boasting for the Red Star Steel Group.

And the result?

Li Huai De wanted to be a bit low-key at this time, and even observed the group's team members in the dark.

Su Wei De jumped out at this time to intervene in content outside his responsibility; you say, what would Old Li do?

That's right, not only did he refuse this fee during private communication, but he also emphasized organizational discipline in the subsequent office meeting.

The core content was to strictly prohibit anyone from contacting the media in the name of the group.

Unless authorized by the Management Committee, otherwise only the General Manager's Office and the External Publicity Office had the qualification to explain these problems.

Li Huai De was deliberately losing face for Su Wei De, and he wasn't the only one being disciplined this time.

It was just that Su Wei De lost face at the newspaper, and had no way to get it back.

Not only was he scolded at the meeting, but he also had to be scolded by the deputy editor-in-chief of the newspaper.

You say, was it worth it?

Su Wei De was so angry that he didn't care anymore; let whoever deal with it, solve the contradiction yourself.

Old Li was such a powerful figure; he didn't dare to shout at the People's Daily, but was he afraid of the Hebei newspaper?

Today's reporter question session was open; the External Affairs Office didn't strictly review it, and didn't expect the contradiction between the two sides to be so deep.

Zhou Zi Cheng sat on the side and watched the fun, just wanting to see how the Red Star Steel Group, which possessed corporate culture, would dismiss these people.

Not only would the Red Star Steel Group encounter similar problems, but their Shen Fei was the same.

He wanted to learn how Li Huai De could solve this trouble tactfully and skillfully, but he didn't expect Old Li not to play by the rules, and simply ignored the other party.

Asked unsparingly, answered indifferently.

The reporters below looked at each other, not knowing how to ask next.

Was it to be sharp like the Northern Industry News, or to maintain some decency.

But before they could come up with an idea, the reporter from the Red Star United Industry News had already stood up to ask.

"May I ask Factory Director Zhou, what is your first impression of the Liangma River Industrial Zone?"

He smiled and continued to ask: "If this framework agreement includes industrial construction, will your side consider coming to the industrial zone to build a factory and develop?"

Good heavens, this Li Huai De was quite vengeful.

Zhou Zi Cheng looked at the microphone placed in front of him, and tried his best not to turn his head to look at Li Huai De.

This Old Li, he just asked if he wanted an airport, and now he was playing dirty.

Reporter asked, he couldn't not answer.

"The construction of the Liangma River Industrial Zone is irreproducible; this is the result of favorable timing, geographical convenience, and human harmony."

Zhou Zi Cheng was also an old hand; although it was his first time facing such a scene, he still responded freely.

"Shen Fei possesses a larger industrial zone in Feng City, but still needs to learn from the Red Star Steel Group's advanced experience."

He spread his hands and said: "I very much hope that Shen Fei can come to Beijing to develop, and of course, I hope even more that the Red Star Steel Group will continue to increase its efforts and go to Feng City to develop."

Li Huai De looked at the other party's sincere attitude, and considered it a tacit passing of this matter.

It was Zhou Zi Cheng's first time coming; otherwise, he would have had to show his means.

"May I ask, is the Red Star Steel Group going to enter the field of aircraft component manufacturing?"

A reporter couldn't wait to raise his hand and ask: "Does this mean that after the Red Star Steel Group established production standards in the automotive field, it has set its sights on the aircraft manufacturing field again?"

"I don't know which newspaper you are from, but I can answer your question."

Li Huai De nodded and said: "The Red Star Steel Group is not doing aircraft component production because of the cooperation with Shen Fei; after all, we have Steel Fly."

The reporters below smiled knowingly; what they were laughing at was that the reporter who just asked didn't understand the situation.

"This cooperation does have content regarding components, which will be announced later."

Li Huai De paused and continued: "We also have breakthroughs in other aspects of cooperation, for example, engine technology, which is Shen Fei's specialty."

"No matter in which industry, the Red Star Steel Group can do what it should do."

He emphasized: "We have no intention of establishing production standards for any industry; we are just making this effort with a rigorous attitude toward the industrial system."

"We are also within the system."

"Alright, the last question."

The host, under the signal of Deputy Secretary-General Bu Bu Qingfang, gave a reminder.

A reporter snatched the question: "Shen Fei has reached cooperation with the Red Star Steel Group, then will it launch cooperation with the Santa Ya Group and other foreign enterprises next?"

"Which one is the Santa Ya Group?"

Zhou Zi Cheng's answer was very direct and clear; under the secretary's reminder, he stood up together with Li Huai De.

The two smiled and shook hands, and after the host announced the end of the press conference, they walked out of the conference room together.

Some reporters were still unwilling to give up and wanted to chase after them to ask questions, but they were all blocked by security.

Every reporter who visited today could get an exquisite gift prepared by the External Affairs Office.

The things were given; whether they took them or not was their business.

Taking the things didn't necessarily mean writing good things, and not taking them didn't necessarily mean writing bad things.

Then why prepare these small gifts?

Very simple, corporate culture output.

The External Affairs Office had a complete gift distribution system; what these reporters got were definitely the Red Star Steel Group's peripheral products.

For example, pens printed with logos and text, or notebooks with the Red Star Steel Group's patterns.

More advanced ones, helicopters, Red Star No. 1 business jets, etc., were also given away.

This stuff wasn't worth much, but giving it as a gift was very face-saving; wherever the other party placed it, it would be the Red Star Steel Group's billboard.

The most powerful marketing was actually this kind of free one, which was to make potential consumers actively get close.

"Leaders of the Third Ministry of Machine Building are also here."

Li Xuewu whispered to Bu Bu Qingfang: "You go over and toast a drink; I won't go over."

"What's wrong? The Third Ministry of Machine Building..."

Bu Bu Qingfang was very busy today; the signing ceremony and the press conference were almost all prepared by her.

At the celebration banquet, she was sitting there reporting today's work to Li Xuewu, but Li Xuewu reminded her.

What was inconvenient for Li Xuewu... Oh!

"I'm afraid that if I go over, that leader will get angry." Li Xuewu smiled, tasted today's dishes, and then continued: "Cooperating with Shen Fei, Steel Fly should be the happiest, but have you seen them send anyone?"

"Isn't it your problem—"

Bu Bu Qingfang said amusingly: "They aren't here to seek revenge; what are you afraid of?"

"Afraid of awkwardness—" Li Xuewu smiled and said: "They must know me."

"Director Li is still over there."

Bu Bu Qingfang raised her eyebrows and signaled: "I haven't seen them at daggers drawn."

"It'll be over once you see it!"

Li Xuewu curled his lips and said: "They won't do anything to Director Li, but to me..."

He paused deliberately, looked at Bu Bu Qingfang, and explained softly: "Some means were used back then."

"Oh—that's what I said."

Bu Bu Qingfang nodded in understanding, and said with a wicked smile: "No wonder you asked me to go over and toast."

"I don't believe he would put on a stern face for a female comrade." Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and said: "And don't say I asked you to go over; it's meaningless."

"Am I that stupid?"

Bu Bu Qingfang stood up, but still reminded him before leaving: "You owe me a favor this time; I'm counting as stepping on a mine for you."

The Third Ministry of Machine Building, Li Xuewu didn't have much intersection, but he was also afraid that the other party would make trouble in this cooperation.

Bu Bu Qingfang was a smart person; the problems that appeared at the press conference were definitely not simple contradictions.

Some people were making trouble. ===== CHAPTER 1458 =====