Chapter 1669: Beacon Fire in March

Li Xuewu fought wits and courage with Nakamura Shuji in Steel City, but the Red Steel Group headquarters was undercurrent.

Su Weide was not a person without ambition or one who made up the numbers; even if he lacked grassroots work experience, he had the realization of being on the verge of death after this incident.

So just when Old Li was using him as bait to set a trap, and at the same time laying stepping stones for several parties, he hid.

It has to be said that he was truly brilliant this time, and even Old Li suspected that an expert had given him advice.

According to Old Li's script, dragging Su Weide back was to bite people and to be a shield.

And in Zhou Wanquan's script, Su Weide was a ruthless character who endured humiliation and made a comeback, and had to be guarded against.

What happened?

This old bastard didn't play anyone's script, went on strike completely, hid, and couldn't be seen—how could this play be sung?

Some people might think this play stopped and couldn't be sung, but they didn't know the good play had already started.

Amidst the sound of drums and tight drums, just when the idlers in the agency thought they were going to watch Director Li sing a solo, Zhou Wanquan took action.

Secret and ruthless, it could even be described as drawing the salary from the bottom of the cauldron and stealing the beams and replacing them with pillars.

Drawing the salary from the bottom of the cauldron refers to his filling the void left by Su Weide and drawing away this part of the influence.

Stealing the beams and replacing them with pillars describes his tacit cooperation with Gu Weijie, completing the handover of organizational work.

Was there Gu Weijie's business in this?

How could there not be? There might not have been before, but now there must be, especially regarding the news that she was about to be transferred, which was rampant.

Zhou Wanquan was not a rootless duckweed like Cheng Kaiyuan, nor was he brainless like Su Weide.

From the fact that he chose to betray Su Weide when Old Li launched a full-scale counterattack and chose to endure Old Li, one could see that he was very smart and decisive.

What was he doing when Old Li was complacent, thinking he had mastered the overall situation?

No one discovered, and no one knew how he worked through Gu Weijie's work and actually reached out to organizational management work.

It was precisely when Li Huai De thought he was going to master the quality and safety department's work that he didn't compete with Dong Wenxue, but achieved a corner overtaking.

He never aimed at business work, but at organizational work.

Old Li miscalculated; once Su Weide left, a loophole and vacuum appeared in the Group's organizational ecology, and Zhou Wanquan took the opportunity to intervene in the Group's work comprehensively.

Especially with Gu Weijie's active concession and frequent support for Zhou Wanquan's work, the situation of the core leadership group appeared one-sided.

Old Li couldn't master half the votes at the Group Management Committee, and stood at a disadvantage at the leadership group meeting—how could this game of chess be played?

Although Li Xuewu was very busy, he still paid attention to the Group's situation; he guessed that Gu Weijie must have received some promises.

Since she was leaving, she couldn't take away the influence she possessed in the Red Steel Group, so why not cash it in at this time?

It was precisely under this trend that Zhou Wanquan was mastering the Group's organizational work with a very fast and very stable means.

Even Old Li was caught off guard, and Li Xuewu, who had delayed news, didn't expect him to come up with such a move.

With Gu Weijie's support, Zhou Wanquan's foundation in the Red Steel Group was completely stable.

Even if Old Li had been holding personnel work for so many years, Gu Weijie still had some achievements in organizational work.

At the very least, she could leave a not-so-small wealth for Zhou Wanquan.

It was precisely because of her lifting and support that Zhou Wanquan had vaguely formed a posture of taking over as the first deputy director.

Who didn't know that Zhou Wanquan came from the Beijing industrial system, and his back was implicitly supported by the city; at this time, who in the Group could compete with him?

Dong Wenxue, Cheng Kaiyuan, and Zhang Jinsong were all people with crimes; they couldn't leave or go up in these two years, and were completely unable to fight.

Gao Yaqin's qualifications were too shallow, her work resume was not rich enough, and Jing Yunong also had the shortcoming of lacking grassroots work and management experience.

Only Xue Zhifu, the old comrade who had gone from discipline inspection to chief engineer, had the ability to wrestle with Zhou Wanquan.

But why would he block Zhou Wanquan? There was no reason at all!

Standing from Li Huai De's perspective, of course, the more obedient ones, the better, and the fewer disobedient ones, the better.

But standing from everyone's perspective, it must be better to have someone who could resist Old Li; otherwise, Old Li would be too unlike a person.

Everyone had a scale in their hearts, knowing that after the Group developed and grew, the Management Committee could not have a situation where one family dominated.

Before, Su Weide was not smart enough, but he had background relations and could fight a few rounds with Old Li; everyone instigated him to do Old Li, and everyone watched the fun together.

Now Old Su was ruined, no one could restrict Old Li, Zhou Wanquan stood out voluntarily; even if they didn't support him, would anyone oppose him?

Oppose Zhou Wanquan's promotion, and then let Old Li master the overall situation—why?

Just for this one reason, Zhou Wanquan's plan proceeded very smoothly, and even if someone discovered it, they pretended not to see it.

When Old Li reacted, facing the collective silence, he only felt that the Management Committee was frighteningly quiet.

On March 14, a piece of news suddenly broke out at the Group headquarters: the first deputy director of the Management Committee and member of the core leadership group, Gu Weijie, was dissatisfied with the Group General Manager's interference in her work, and actually publicly criticized this behavior at the standing work meeting.

And in the news that came out later, most people had a judgment, which was that with the support of Deputy Director Gu, Zhou Wanquan formally launched a challenge to General Manager Li Huai De.

Really wonderful, this move was absolute.

Different from Su Weide's routine, he wouldn't take root downward, but chose to replace the peach tree with the plum tree, borrowing force to hit force.

He attacked upward at the first moment of mastering the situation, aiming at Li Huai De to dismantle his stage.

It was precisely taking advantage of Su Weide's messing around, this rare opportunity was seized by him, and he gambled on the attitude of the above toward Old Li now; he was judging the possibility of his own promotion, and whether Old Li would lose power.

And Gu Weijie, who directly launched an attack on Old Li, seemed to no longer care about Old Li's attitude, and even chose to carry it hard at the meeting.

Was Old Li going to be finished?

How could it be? Li Xuewu hadn't given up on him yet, so how could he let him be cleaned up so easily.

Then why hadn't Li Xuewu taken action to help Old Li reconsolidate his influence, or even curb Zhou Wanquan's development until now?

Two people, two directions, two reasons.

First talk about Li Huai De; Old Li is just like what everyone tasted, really unable to withstand big storms and waves, and floats a bit when there is a little wind and wave.

It was fine when Li Xuewu was at the Group headquarters, often able to take action to restrain him, but his brain was not enough when he was fighting alone.

He was originally unable to reach the Group's work in Liaodong, and he had to take care of one side; did he choose Liaodong's industrial work or Old Li's work?

Does this still need thinking? Of course, it's Liaodong.

He came to Liaodong to work because he got the support and choice of leaders, and at the same time, he had to hand in an answer sheet that satisfied leaders.

And the work results in Liaodong are inversely proportional to time; planning and doing a good job in industrial industrial upgrading in the shortest time is his core appeal and goal.

Support Old Li?

This is not in his current plan.

Old Li is just consuming the reputation and results he accumulated in these years, but one must know that his reputation and results are dazzling enough, and enough to support him to toss for a period of time.

Old Li won't die in a short time.

During this time, Li Xuewu will not be distracted, and will not return to the Group to mix in these fart things.

And looking at it from Zhou Wanquan's perspective, he doesn't seem to have enough reasons to restrict the other party.

Think about it and you will know; Zhou Wanquan is only a few years later than Old Li, so how could he stop his way forward.

It's just that the current situation is very subtle; Li Xuewu can never stand with him, otherwise the Red Steel Group's organizational ecology will be destroyed.

After analyzing from two angles, looking back at Liaodong from the Group, as long as Li Xuewu is there, Li Huai De will not have problems.

The core of the Red Steel Group is industry, and industry is firmly grasped in Li Xuewu's hands.

Ask which member of the Group team dares to say they can cross Li Xuewu to command the Red Steel Group's industrial enterprises; that is absolutely nonsense.

Fengcheng has Xiao Zihong, Yingcheng has Xu Si, Steel City is about to become an important base point of the Northeast Industrial Development General Company; who will try his knife?

He had already reminded Old Li to be vigilant against Zhou Wanquan; other members of the team just couldn't see Old Li, not that they could see Zhou Wanquan.

Nakamura Shuji had stayed in Steel City for 6 nights and stayed for 7 days, and finally got a key to reopen the door of cooperation between the two sides.

Although the process was a bit long, the real negotiation only took one day, but Nakamura didn't think so; he thought he had taken a lesson.

A professional lesson on the operation and direction of mainland enterprises.

On the 21st, Li Xuewu returned to Beijing from Steel City; he had to attend the Group meeting, and the academy also started, so he needed to go back to teach four classes.

In the past year, he had never missed a class; although the class time was not fixed, he was worthy of the remuneration given by the school.

He didn't dare to say he tried his best, but he could also say he gave everything he had.

The academy had full-time classes and short-term training classes; the students in his classroom had changed a batch, indicating that his students had returned to their work posts.

I don't know if the seeds he buried could bloom different flowers.

He hoped that all students who had listened to his classes could gain something, but this was definitely not his credit; it was all the excellence of those students.

"I am very regretful—"

Li Huai De didn't use a card game to entertain Li Xuewu this time; it was just a simple table of food, and there were only two of them in the private room.

Old Li didn't drink; he completely cut off smoking and drinking since diabetes, unless it was an occasion that really couldn't be avoided, otherwise he really didn't touch a drop of alcohol.

Such a firm character could actually say words of regret in front of a young cadre, and it was when he didn't drink.

"Regret not listening to your suggestion at the beginning, raising a tiger to cause trouble, too late to regret."

Li Huai De looked at him, shook his head slightly and said, "Did you predict that I would encounter this situation today?"

"I can give you suggestions, but I am not a fortune teller."

Li Xuewu would never admit such words; even if he was sincere, Old Li would feel that the truth hurt people.

"No one can predict the future, can only say the road is under our feet."

"Yes, yes—" Li Huai De sighed long and said, "Who can predict the future, no one is a god."

He picked up a bite of food, because there was no wine, only felt light, and couldn't satisfy his appetite.

Quitting smoking, drinking, and sugar all year round made Old Li lose a lot of weight, and he looked much healthier, just that his face was a bit sorrowful.

"I still remember you told me not to underestimate him."

Li Huai De nodded slowly, looked at the void in front of him and said, "I listened, and I was cautious, just didn't expect..."

Didn't expect what? Coming too fast, too suddenly?

Can only say Old Li didn't really listen to his words, but it was just an explanation and rhetoric under regret.

Li Xuewu certainly wouldn't believe his words, but wouldn't refute his words.

"Now that the wood is already a boat, it's a foregone conclusion, I have no way."

Li Huai De turned his head slightly to look at him, his dazed eyes gathered on his face, and his attitude became a few points more serious.

"The city already has news, saying it will support him to gradually replace my position, I think it's 80% or 90% true."

This is very normal; look at Wei San Tuan and you will know; Qi Yaowu said the next arrangement during the New Year.

The city naturally also wants to come to such a move, pinching the head and tail and leaving the middle.

These people who have been handled by Li Huai De have long lost their sharpness, and changing Zhou Wanquan to go up will not cause more twists and turns.

But once Zhou Wanquan takes the position, it means that the Red Steel Group's organizational structure will completely open its doors to the city's industrial system.

Cadres of the city's industrial system will gradually enter the Red Steel Group to take office, and the Red Steel Group's cadres will gradually be transferred out to take office.

This is not to slowly dismantle the Red Steel Group, but to take the Red Steel Group as a training foundation to harvest more excellent cadres.

It is the correct choice for the city's industry, but for the Red Steel Group and the long-term goals formulated by the Group, this is drinking poison to quench thirst.

Li Huai De's meaning is also very clear, which is telling Li Xuewu that he is finished, and no one in the Group should think about having a good time.

Once Zhou Wanquan becomes the first deputy director, the other party has the qualification to intervene in more of the Group's work.

Including personnel, finance, business, etc.

With the right to speak, there is the ability to compete with Old Li.

Li Xuewu actually doesn't want to intervene in the internal competition of the Group's Management Committee at this time, but he also can't sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight.

Li Huai De knows his situation very well, and also understands that he is transforming, transforming from a management-type to a strategic-type leader.

But the time left for him is not much; he is seeking progress in this position, but he is now eating his savings.

The achievements and reputation accumulated in the past few years are being worn away, and the above has lost patience with the series of problems produced by the Red Steel Group in these two years.

At this time, where does he still have the opportunity to go further? He has to make twelve points of effort to keep his current position.

Unless the Group can create better results, but under the general trend of tightening investment, even export profit is decreasing; what does he use to label himself?

So he thought of Li Xuewu, wanting to get the key to breaking the situation from Li Xuewu, or that Li Xuewu is the key to his breaking the situation.

But if he wants to get this key, he has to pull Li Xuewu into the game.

"Has the matter reached this point?"

Li Xuewu is a bit suspicious in his heart; don't look at how he deals with Old Li, he is not blind or deaf.

If Old Li were really panicked, would he have the leisure to talk to him?

"You must be prepared."

Li Huai De looked at him deeply and said, "The Red Steel Group cannot be handed over to him, nor can it be handed over to others."

Li Xuewu doesn't know how much of what he said is sincere, but it is a fact that both of them tacitly agree on.

"You asked me to choose a candidate for Deputy Secretary-General, I have already found it for you."

He didn't rush to answer Li Huai De's inquiry, but mentioned another matter, but this matter also has a relationship with the situation of the Group headquarters.

"Hmm, I am at ease with you doing things."

Li Huai De looked at him and nodded, asking, "Who do you want to recommend?"

"Not from our Group." Li Xuewu picked up his teacup and took a sip, only then opening his mouth to introduce, "Liu Wei, Steel City Discipline Inspection Group Leader, also the person in charge of the Liaodong side of this joint investigation team."

He saw the unexpected look on Old Li's face, raised his eyebrows, and continued, "Her excellence during the case handling period is obvious to all, and she completed the task assigned by the organization very well."

"But she is from Steel City?" Li Huai De asked with some doubt, "Can you transfer her to the Group? Is she willing to come?"

"Why not willing?" Li Xuewu asked back, "Is this development platform of the Red Steel Group not broader than Steel City?"

"And can she ignore the opportunity of a cross-regional transfer?"

The answer is naturally no; from local to enterprise, it is mostly to city-owned enterprises, and those with opportunities can think about provincial-owned enterprises.

Coming to ministry-owned enterprises, or the Red Steel Group that counts as a representative of advanced industry, does Liu Wei have a reason to refuse?

At least after Li Xuewu finished speaking, Li Huai De had already reacted.

"Then how to coordinate with Steel City?"

He frowned slightly and asked, "Is such an organizational transfer very troublesome?"

"What work is not troublesome," Li Xuewu said indifferently, "Maybe the trouble is only this time, and it will be simple in the future."

Li Huai De was stunned when he heard him say this, and immediately opened his eyes slightly, looking at Li Xuewu with indescribable shock.

Recommending Liu Wei to the Group to serve as Deputy Secretary-General is entirely a test of the water; according to the deep meaning behind Li Xuewu's words, it is clearly to gradually form a channel for cadre exchange.

If there is such a channel, or if this channel can bring better development to the Red Steel Group's cadres, then the first choice should be Beijing.

Why didn't Li Xuewu choose Beijing?

This question should be answered by Li Huai De, because he also doesn't think choosing Beijing will be better than choosing Liaodong.

The Red Steel Group already has a Zhou Wanquan, so where do they need them to open a convenient door? Perhaps Zhou Wanquan is already standing at the door.

Transferring Liu Wei to the Group to serve as Deputy Secretary-General in such a central key role is no different from nailing a nail beside Zhou Wanquan.

"Have you mentioned this idea to Liaodong?"

Li Huai De thought for a long time, only then looked at him and asked a very meaningful sentence.

Li Xuewu also knew what he wanted to ask, shook his head slightly and explained, "I just talked to Liu Wei."

"Oh—" Li Huai De just responded faintly, because he knew what Li Xuewu wanted to say.

This is the tacit understanding between the two; Old Li felt this long-lost tacit understanding and actually had a feeling of wanting to cry.

If my thousand-mile horse were in Beijing, how could I be bullied by these people, those bastards almost killed me!

"Last time I invited you to Fengcheng, I actually had the idea of building a bridge, wanting you to be able to talk to the Liaodong side behind closed doors."

Li Xuewu explained, "I didn't expect you couldn't come, so this matter was shelved until today when I had the opportunity to mention it to you."

Li Huai De also sighed quietly, explaining, "Sick and seeking medical advice, I know now that I shouldn't have done that."

"It's not too late to mend the fold."

Li Xuewu nodded slowly and said, "If you contact Liaodong now, I believe they will still be very happy to receive your call."

"Heh—" Li Huai De understood the meaning of his sentence, smiled faintly and looked at Li Xuewu and said, "This is all your credit."

Didn't allow Li Xuewu to be humble, he said very seriously, "Without your efforts in Liaodong these few years, where would the Group's industrial development be today."

"It is because they saw our efforts and strength that they had respect and welcome for me."

He looked at Li Xuewu carefully, and only then continued, "It seems you can hand in an answer sheet that satisfies everyone at the end of this year."

"Still too anxious, isn't it?"

Li Xuewu also shook his head with emotion, recalling his three years in Steel City, actually he hadn't done anything.

Such a remark from Li Huai De almost finalized the signal of his return to Beijing at the end of the year, and there would be almost no change.

Unless there is an arrangement from above, he needs to handle the summary and the work preparation for the next year in one year.

"If you can give me another three years, I will definitely be able to do better."

"It's okay, the superior is laborious."

Li Huai De sat up straight, patted the dining table lightly and said, "You should exert better strength in the position that needs you more."

"Also have to thank you for your support for my work in these three years." Li Xuewu smiled and picked up his teacup, respecting him.

Old Li waved his hand amusingly, picked up his teacup and said, "I know your ability, this is all you deserve."

On the 22nd, Liu Wei was handling the finishing work of the joint investigation team, and suddenly the clerk notified her to answer the phone.

The call was from Steel City, requiring her to end the work at hand, do a good job of handover, and rush back to the unit to report as soon as possible.

Generally, this situation is nothing more than a new task, or that she needs to leave this task.

This task is over, and it is time to reward merits; she also has a premonition that she can get quite a few benefits this time.

Because the joint investigation team was in Steel City, she handled the few work at hand and rushed back to Steel City.

Just didn't expect that what greeted her was an unexpected organizational talk.

"This? Go to the Red Steel Group?"

Recommending Liu Wei to the Group to serve as Deputy Secretary-General has Li Xuewu's own considerations, and also has factors for Li Huai De.

At the same time, he also wants to see if cadres in Liaodong coming to the Group to work will have water and soil incompatibility.

Zhou Wanquan is also a newcomer; in such a complex situation, he can stand firm, and Li Xuewu believes Liu Wei can too.

No need for a long time, even if he Zhou Wanquan can completely control organizational work, so what.

Li Xuewu took out a ruthless move that made Old Li regain confidence, which is to experimentally carry out the cadre exchange, training, and cultivation policy.

Zhou Wanquan didn't want to open the door of cadre exchange, but now there is no need for you Zhou Wanquan to open it, we open it ourselves.

But the object we want to exchange is not the Beijing industrial system, but Liaodong, not limited to the industrial system.

Li Huai De has already thought of a damaging move, which is to hit Zhou Wanquan, and wherever the other party masters, replace that point.

From Steel City, from Yingcheng, from Fengcheng, absorb cadres from the cities where the Red Steel Group has taken root in Liaodong for training and cultivation.

And standing from the local perspective, they are also willing to see this form of cross-regional, cross-system talent exchange.

Thinking from another angle, why is this not the Red Steel Group expressing its attitude of standing in Liaodong and taking root in the Northeast.

Li Xuewu not only gave Old Li an idea, but also gave Zhou Wanquan a problem, and also provided an idea for other team members.

That is whether they want to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, or go down to participate in this feast.

The Red Steel Group has many young cadres, and many positions of training significance; don't they have ambition?

Can't let Old Li be passive, and even more can't let these people be silent; before Li Xuewu returns, no one is allowed to remain silent.

"Secretary-General Li, I am Liu Wei."

Liu Wei made this call to Li Xuewu with a feeling of both understanding and confusion; the call was connected, and she didn't know how to ask.

"Hmm, I am Li Xuewu."

Li Xuewu smiled slightly and greeted, "Hello, Director Liu."

"Secretary-General Li, I heard that you recommended me?" Liu Wei asked hesitantly.

"Hmm? Has Steel City already talked to you?" Li Xuewu asked first, then nodded and said, "I recommended you, what's wrong?"

He asked amusingly, "Did I recommend wrong? You don't want to come?"

"No, I am—" Liu Wei suddenly hesitated, and only then explained, "I am a bit surprised, didn't expect to go to Beijing."

"You should come to Beijing." Li Xuewu said in a deep tone, "Everyone should come to Beijing to work or live for a period of time."

"I can't tell you why, but you will know why I said this after you have experienced it."

"Still have to thank you." Liu Wei thought for a while, accepted his opinion, and expressed very seriously, "Thank you for your care."

"No, it should be said that this is a test for you."

Li Xuewu smiled and said bluntly, "You just finished the work of the joint investigation team, you should have some understanding of the current situation of Red Steel, right?"

"I tell you this, inviting you to the Group is not to let you be a good person, nor is it to let you target anyone; you are here to work."

He restrained his tone a bit and emphasized, "At present, the Comprehensive Management Department only has one Deputy Secretary-General, Comrade Ji Jiuzheng, and the work pressure is very high."

"You come to the Group to work, which is to help me share the pressure, and to cooperate actively with Comrade Ji Jiuzheng to do a good job in agency and organizational management."

This is how clear it is; Liu Wei understood, and the two had a tacit understanding in Steel City; such words are fine even if spoken over the phone.

"I understand," Liu Wei promised, "Once my work handover is clear, I will set off for Beijing."

"Good, good," Li Xuewu said two goods with a smile, and added, "I might have returned to Beijing when you arrive, so I won't engage in that set of welcoming and sending off."

He introduced with a smile, "By then, I will ask the Group General Manager Li Huai De to

"Besides, can she ignore an opportunity for a cross-regional transfer?"

The answer is, of course, no. Moving from a local level to an enterprise usually means going to a municipal-level enterprise; those with opportunities might even dream of a provincial-level enterprise.

Coming to a ministry-level enterprise—and the Red Steel Group at that, which is a top-tier representative of advanced industry—does Liu Wei have any reason to refuse?

At the very least, by the time Li Xuewu finished speaking, Li Huai De had already reacted.

"Then how do we coordinate with Steel City?"

He frowned slightly and said, "Isn't such an inter-organizational transfer very troublesome?"

"What work isn't troublesome?" Li Xuewu said nonchalantly. "Perhaps it's only troublesome this once; it will be simple in the future."

Upon hearing him say this, Li Huai De was visibly stunned, then immediately opened his eyes slightly, looking at him with an indescribable shock in his gaze.

Transferring Liu Wei to work at the Group was completely a test of the waters. According to the deeper meaning behind Li Xuewu's words, it was clearly intended to gradually form a channel for cadre exchange.

If such a channel existed, or if such a channel could bring better development to the cadres of the Red Steel Group, then Beijing should be the first choice.

Why didn't Li Xuewu choose Beijing?

This question should be answered by Li Huai De, because he didn't think choosing Beijing would be better than choosing Liaodong.

The Red Steel Group already had a Zhou Wanquan; where would they need to open a door of convenience for them? Perhaps Zhou Wanquan was already standing at the door.

At this time, transferring Liu Wei to the Group to serve as Deputy Secretary-General, a key central role, was no different from driving a nail right next to Zhou Wanquan's hand.

"Have you mentioned this idea to Liaodong?"

Li Huai De pondered for a good while before looking at him and asking a very profound question.

Li Xuewu knew exactly what he was asking, so he shook his head slightly and explained, "I only talked to Liu Wei about it."

"Oh—" Li Huai De only responded faintly, because he knew what Li Xuewu wanted to say.

This was the tacit understanding between the two. Old Li felt this long-lost tacit understanding and actually had the urge to cry.

If my "thousand-mile horse" were in Beijing, how could I have been bullied like this by those people? Those bastards were about to finish me off!

"The last time I invited you to Fengcheng, I actually had the idea of building a bridge, hoping you could close the door and talk with the Liaodong side."

Li Xuewu explained, "I didn't expect you wouldn't be able to come, so the matter was shelved until today when I finally had the opportunity to bring it up to you."

Li Huai De also sighed softly and explained, "A sick person seeks any doctor; I know now that I shouldn't have done that."

"It is not too late to mend the fold after the sheep are lost."

Li Xuewu nodded slowly and said, "If you contact Liaodong now, I believe they will still be very happy to receive your call."

"Hehe—" Li Huai De understood the meaning of his words, smiled faintly, looked at Li Xuewu, and said, "This is all your credit."

Before Li Xuewu could be modest, he said very seriously, "Without your efforts in Liaodong over these past few years, how could the Group's industrial development be where it is today?"

"It is precisely because they saw our efforts and strength that they have shown me respect and welcome."

He scrutinized Li Xuewu carefully before continuing, "It seems you will be able to hand in a report card that satisfies everyone by the end of this year."

"Still too anxious, isn't it?"

Li Xuewu also shook his head with emotion, recalling his three years in Steel City; he hadn't actually done much.

Li Huai De's words almost finalized the signal of his return to Beijing at the end of the year; there would almost certainly be no changes.

Unless there were arrangements from above, he needed to handle the work of summarizing the past and preparing for the future within one year.

"If you could give me another three years, I would definitely be able to do better."

"That's enough; those in power labor with their minds."

Li Huai De sat up straight, patted the dining table gently, and said, "You should exert your strength in a position that needs you more."

"I also want to thank you for your support of my work over these three years." Li Xuewu smiled, raised his teacup, and toasted him.

Old Li waved his hand amusedly, raised his teacup, and said, "I know your ability; this is all you deserve."

On the 22nd, Liu Wei was handling the finishing work of the joint investigation team when suddenly a clerk notified her to take a call.

The call was from Steel City, requesting her to finish the work at hand, complete the handover, and rush back to the unit to report as soon as possible.

Usually, this situation meant either a new task or that she needed to leave this current task.

This task was over, and it was time to reward merits; she also had a premonition that she would receive quite a few benefits this time.

Because the joint investigation team was in Steel City, she handled the little work she had left and rushed back to Steel City.

She just didn't expect that what awaited her was an unexpected organizational talk.

"This? Going to the Red Steel Group?"

Recommending Liu Wei to serve as Deputy Secretary-General of the Group involved Li Xuewu's own considerations as well as factors for Li Huai De.

At the same time, he also wanted to see if cadres from Liaodong would experience "acclimatization issues" when coming to work at the Group.

Zhou Wanquan was also an outsider, yet he could stand firm in such a complex situation; Li Xuewu believed Liu Wei could too.

It wouldn't take long; even if Zhou Wanquan could fully control the organizational work, so what?

Li Xuewu brought out a ruthless move that would help Old Li regain his confidence: experimentally implementing a cadre exchange, training, and cultivation policy.

Didn't Zhou Wanquan want to open the door to cadre exchange? Now, there's no need for you, Zhou Wanquan, to open it; we'll open it ourselves.

But the objects of our exchange are not the Beijing industrial system, but Liaodong, and it is not limited to the industrial system.

Li Huai De had already thought of a damaging move: keep an eye on Zhou Wanquan and strike; whichever point the opponent masters, replace that point.

Absorbing cadres from Steel City, Yingcheng, and Fengcheng—cities where the Red Steel Group had taken root in Liaodong—to train and cultivate them.

And from the local perspective, they were also willing to see this form of cross-regional, cross-system talent exchange.

Thinking from another angle, isn't this also the Red Steel Group expressing its attitude of being based in Liaodong and rooted in the Northeast?

Li Xuewu not only gave Old Li an idea but also gave Zhou Wanquan a difficult problem, and likewise provided other members of the leadership team with a line of thinking.

That is, whether they choose to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, or enter the arena to participate in this feast.

The Red Steel Group has many young cadres and many positions with training significance; do they not have ambitions?

Old Li cannot be passive, and these people cannot be silent; before Li Xuewu returns, no one is allowed to remain silent.

"Secretary-General Li, this is Liu Wei."

Liu Wei made this call to Li Xuewu with a heart that was both clear and confused; the call went through, but she didn't know how to ask.

"Hmm, this is Li Xuewu."

Li Xuewu smiled slightly and greeted, "Hello, Director Liu."

"Secretary-General Li, I heard that you recommended me?" Liu Wei asked hesitantly.

"Hmm? Has Steel City already talked to you?" Li Xuewu asked first, then nodded and said, "I recommended you; what's the matter?"

He asked amusedly, "Did I recommend the wrong person? You don't want to come?"

"No, I am—" Liu Wei suddenly hesitated for a moment before explaining, "I am a bit surprised; I didn't expect to go to Beijing."

"You should come to Beijing," Li Xuewu said with deep meaning. "Everyone should come to Beijing to work or live for a period of time."

"I can't tell you why, but once you've experienced it, you'll know why I say this."

"I still want to thank you." Liu Wei thought for a moment, accepted his advice, and said very seriously, "Thank you for your care."

"No, it should be said that this is a test for you."

Li Xuewu smiled and said bluntly, "You just finished the work of the joint investigation team; you should have an understanding of the current situation of Red Steel."

"Let me put it this way: I invited you here not to be a 'goody-two-shoes,' nor to target anyone; you are here to work."

He restrained his tone slightly and emphasized, "Currently, the Comprehensive Management Department only has Comrade Ji Jiuzheng as Deputy Secretary-General, and the work pressure is very high."

"You are coming to work at the Group to help me share the pressure, to cooperate actively with Comrade Ji Jiuzheng, and to do a good job in administrative and organizational management."

How clear these words were; Liu Wei understood. The two had a tacit understanding from Steel City; even if such things were said over the phone, it didn't matter.

"I understand," Liu Wei promised. "As soon as my work handover is clear, I will set off for Beijing."

"Good, good," Li Xuewu said "good" twice with a smile, then added, "When you come to Beijing, I might have already returned, so we won't do that whole 'welcoming and seeing off' routine."

He introduced with a chuckle, "At that time, I will ask the Group's General Manager, Comrade Li Huai De, to talk with you."

"Thank you, Secretary-General." Liu Wei's tone changed very quickly; she had just called him Secretary-General Li, but now she was already calling him by his title intimately.

Li Xuewu heard it and acknowledged it.

Liu Wei was definitely not the first; Li Xuewu hadn't been able to meet her because he went to the Third Guard Regiment to see off old comrades-in-arms.

Qi Yaowu had officially been transferred to the Garrison District, but Zhao Zhenhua's transfer had changed; he actually went to the Ninth Regiment to serve as Regiment Commander.

Zhang Chenggong still went to the 7th Regiment as Deputy Regiment Commander.

There were no changes for the others; Chu Nanfang officially took over the Third Regiment, Wang Xiaoqin and Shen Fang were confirmed in their positions, and the Garrison District arranged new people to fill the management positions.

Li Xuewu, of course, wouldn't go to the Third Guard Regiment; he treated a few people to a meal at Langtaosha, which served as a farewell dinner for old comrades-in-arms.