Chapter 1702: Some Leave, Some Come

He might not be able to count how many people got off the plane, but he could count clearly who didn't.

Not only did Li Xuewu not get off, but the other five persons in charge of the automobile manufacturing factories of the Steel City Automobile City project didn't get off either.

Furthermore, the persons in charge of units such as Beijing Chemical and Beijing Second Machinery were also not on the list of returning to the capital. What did this explain?

With the Red Steel Group as the main body and Li Xuewu as the representative, some units that had reached cooperation agreements in this exchange activity stayed in Fengcheng to hold small meetings. This was something he couldn't control.

While Li Huai De led the team, and the person in charge of Liaodong industry and the deputy general in charge of the Group's economy went on a business trip to Japan, he was still basking in the compliments and thought the timing had matured.

Just in this week, he held several meetings in quick succession to discuss and pass some personnel resolutions.

Although he still couldn't shake Li Huai De's authority in the overall pattern of the Group, he had achieved a phased victory.

If Li Huai De were at home, then the personnel opinions he proposed basically wouldn't have the possibility of passing.

Life is like this, wind and rain are unpredictable. Just when he thought the conditions of time, place, and people were all ready, a basin of cold water was poured down.

He could unite with Gu Weijie to forcibly pass resolutions at the core leadership group meeting, and he could also contend with Li Huai De on certain agendas at the plenary team meeting.

However, he had never touched the edge of the Red Steel Group's business work, which was the most critical point.

Xue Zhifu's qualifications were older than his, and he couldn't insert his hand into engineering projects; Jing Yunong had a strange temper, and he dared even less to touch finance. Only in personnel could he go head-to-head.

He dared to make a fuss about personnel because he had Gu Weijie's support, as personnel also belonged to the organization.

As for others, he wanted to manage economic work, but how could he compare to Gao Yaqin's professionalism? Safety was a hot potato; Dong Wenxue wanted to abdicate, but he didn't want to take this pot of shit.

Actually, the division of labor that Zhou Wanquan wanted to intervene in most, and also wanted to obtain most, belonged to industry and logistics—that is, the business responsible by Cheng Kaiyuan and Zhang Jinsong.

The difficulty of industrial work was the highest, not only because of professional quality and management difficulty, but also because of Li Xuewu, this blocking tiger.

Cheng Kaiyuan, this nominal deputy general manager in charge of industry, was a fart in front of Li Xuewu.

Li Xuewu respected him, and what he said had a bit of force; if Li Xuewu didn't care about him, his signature was worthless.

Gu Weijie gave him courage, encouraging him to exercise more, saying that to serve as a main position in the Group, one had to understand industry, after all, the Red Steel Group was an industrial enterprise.

Zhou Wanquan wasn't ignorant of this principle, but he didn't dare.

As early as the "three fires" after taking office, he had used the strongest support from the city to unite with Su Weide to play a game.

What was the result?

They fell apart with Su Weide, wishing they would never see each other again. Old Su lost face, and didn't even dare to enter the Group's gate.

Now it seemed he had Gu Weijie's support, and they occupied two votes in the core leadership group meeting, but saying it was actually very absurd.

First, when Li Huai De didn't have the advantage, he didn't discuss the meeting agenda with the core leadership group members in advance at all.

Li Huai De was the squad leader; he had the right to decide whether to convene core leadership group members for discussion before the formal meeting.

He said to put it directly to the plenary meeting for discussion; who could argue with him?

The collective decision was inherently higher than the individual's, and the setting of the core leadership group was also to maintain the stability of the Group's team management.

Therefore, he was completely helpless against Old Li's rogue behavior.

Secondly, Gu Weijie's time in the Red Steel Group had entered the countdown; the support he could get was already very limited.

Even if he tossed about vigorously in this last period, Old Li wouldn't pay attention to him. How big a splash could he toss?

More critically, in the last period of leaving the Red Steel Group, Gu Weijie's attitude also became vague.

Li Huai De's active concession and tolerance, she saw it all in her eyes.

Leave a line when doing things, so you can meet again in the future.

Gu Weijie was transferred at the same level, which couldn't be counted as a promotion. Even if she returned to the Ministry, her rank wouldn't be as high as Old Li's.

Old Li's time in the Red Steel Group, according to common sense, was a matter of two or three years. By then, it was very likely he would still be her leader.

Therefore, for a moment of anger, she wouldn't tear her face with Li Huai De and these people of the Red Steel Group for herself.

Calculating back and forth, the division of labor he currently found most suitable, and also the one he wanted to seek most, was logistics. Li Huai De had taken off from being a deputy factory director of logistics.

Zhang Jinsong, this person, didn't look like he had any background. He was also a cadre from the city. In these years in the Red Steel Group, he hadn't made any achievements.

The Red Steel Group's logistics management had set the tone as early as the period when Li Huai De was in charge. He was just following the rules.

His reputation in the Group was somewhat damaged because of the lax management of subordinates the year before last, but unlike Cheng Kaiyuan who was like stinking dog shit, he still had a bit of pride.

I don't know where this pride of his came from. Just by looking at his walking posture on weekdays, one could tell that his chin was slightly raised.

"Director Du, Director Han."

At the airport, he wasn't the main welcoming representative, because returning to the capital, it was arranged uniformly by the Ministry.

Having already received instructions from General Manager Li Huai De, four large buses and ten trucks were parked side-by-side on the airport apron.

The buses were to pick up and drop off the working personnel accompanying the team this time to go to the training base to accept the organization's style education and core theoretical study, while the trucks were used to transport the luggage and items they had purchased from Japan.

There were many cadres and officers who got off the plane, and many of their units were in the capital, but they couldn't go straight home.

According to the latest requirements temporarily issued by the First Ministry of Machine-Building, they would accept a one-week study and training before they could report back to their original units.

Zhou Wanquan saw Li Huai De accompanying Director Du and others off the plane before asking questions in order.

"The preparation is very sufficient, orderly."

Du Xian smiled and pointed at him, then said to Li Huai De in a joking tone: "You spent a lot this time."

"It's you and the Ministry giving us the opportunity."

Li Huai De said with a smile: "If you are willing, you can completely use our training base on the mountain as a designated training unit for the Ministry."

"Ha—you don't suffer a bit of loss!"

It could be seen that Du Xian was in a good mood. He smiled and patted Li Huai De's arm, saying: "So you were setting an ambush for me here."

"Hahaha—" Li Huai De laughed and raised his hand to gesture to the car door of the big Red Flag that the secretary had already opened, saying: "Suffering losses is not my character."

The two talked and laughed, actually leaving Zhou Wanquan on the side. Others didn't have much to say, mainly because the cadres of the Red Steel Group looked at him with strange eyes.

Actually, thinking about it, it was very normal. Zhou Wanquan was a cadre arranged by the city to the Red Steel Group, counted as the second concubine's branch, so the grandmother naturally didn't treat him well.

However, Du Xian still had style; it was mainly that no one could say anything about him.

As the head of the First Ministry of Machine-Building, Zhou Wanquan didn't have the qualifications to talk to him on such an occasion, which couldn't be counted as contempt for him.

It was just that in this scene, one couldn't help but associate.

"Deputy Director Zhou."

Gao Yaqin's order of getting off was later, so she didn't see Zhou Wanquan until Old Li and the others were all on the bus.

Zhou Wanquan came back to his senses, smiled and shook hands with her, and said a word of hard work.

"Following the leader to handle affairs, and with the vanguard in front, what hard work do I have." Gao Yaqin was still good at speaking. She raised her eyebrows and said: "Deputy Director Zhou staying behind in the rear is what counts as hard work."

"Then everyone worked hard—"

Zhou Wanquan wouldn't fight with a female comrade, especially on such an occasion; it was shameful and meaningless.

The people were all picked up, so the two walked out together. The official cars of the Red Steel Group were very eye-catching, not because of the color, but because of the paint on the car body.

This point had already attracted the attention of multiple departments and leaders in the capital, and they were all discussing whether doing so was appropriate.

In the capital, whether it was a car of the Red Steel Group, one could tell at a glance.

Official vehicles were marked with Group organs, General Company organs, branch company organs, etc., all painted on the front left and rear right bumpers.

Other business department unit vehicles were all painted with markings on the car doors.

For example, the security and duty vehicles sent by the Red Steel Group this time, four Tundra vehicles were parked domineeringly at the front and rear, and the car doors had the logo of "Red Steel Group Security Brigade."

"The Secretary-General and the others didn't come back?"

Zhou Wanquan walked to the car, the secretary helped open the car door, but he looked at Gao Yaqin and asked: "All still in Liaodong."

"Yes, they stayed in Fengcheng."

It seemed she didn't notice what Zhou Wanquan was asking. Gao Yaqin sat into the car from the other side.

Zhou Wanquan looked back at the welcome ceremony that was dispersing, also bent over and got into the back seat, and the secretary closed the car door steadily.

"Is there still an activity, or?"

He also seemed to ask aimlessly, his eyes looking ahead, waiting for Gao Yaqin's answer.

Gao Yaqin looked at him this time and said: "A meeting to consolidate and digest the negotiation results organized by the First Ministry of Machine-Building, assisted by Liaodong Industry."

"Oh—so that's how it is."

Zhou Wanquan nodded clearly, smiled and looked at Gao Yaqin, saying: "The harvest is abundant this time, truly gratifying."

"It's still too early to celebrate now," Gao Yaqin raised her chin, gestured toward the direction of the motorcade that had already started, and said: "According to the requirements and opinions of the leaders, wait until the project lands steadily, then talk about the celebration wine."

"This is indeed very practical consciousness."

Zhou Wanquan said very approvingly: "Especially this kind of multinational cooperation, signing is only a beginning."

"You are right. The first step of the Long March."

Gao Yaqin shifted her body, adjusted to a comfortable sitting posture, and said: "There is still a lot to be busy with next."

"I heard Beijing Automobile gained nothing?"

Zhou Wanquan wasn't in a hurry to inquire about the harvest of the Red Steel Group this time, because he had already received the work report, and there would be a detailed report later.

He was actually quite interested in what happened in Japan this time, especially the subtle relationship between the Red Steel Group and Beijing Automobile.

Stones from other hills can be used to polish jade.

"You already knew, didn't you."

Gao Yaqin sized him up, her eyes carrying teasing, and asked: "Or do you want to hear the special parts?"

"Hahahaha—" Zhou Wanquan didn't have the embarrassment of being broken through his thoughts at all, but said frankly: "I heard it was very lively."

"Actually, it wasn't funny at all."

Although she said so, there was still a smile on her face, and she also spoke directly about what happened at that time.

"When the incident happened, I was still in Osaka. I only know this much. You have to ask President Li or the Secretary-General for more details."

"I didn't expect that going out for a trip would have so many twists and turns."

Zhou Wanquan didn't take her words, knowing clearly that she had words in her words, but he didn't care, nor was he willing to provoke her.

By comparison, he dared to move Zhang Jinsong's cake, and even dared to contend head-to-head with Jing Yunong, but he was absolutely unwilling to come to Gao Yaqin.

Not to mention Gao Yaqin's lover's side, just talking about herself, coming from the foreign trade mouth, if he were serious, wouldn't that be bullying?

"Fortunately, we are still very good."

He looked at Gao Yaqin and asked: "I heard the Secretary-General also published an article in the Japanese media? He is indeed very talented."

"We can't envy that."

Gao Yaqin could hear the different meaning in his words, but she also deliberately hung him up and said: "After all, he is an associate professor. What about us?"

She spread her hands and said jokingly: "We count as illiterate."

"Hahaha—" Zhou Wanquan was a bit embarrassed this time. He knew Gao Yaqin was a university graduate. If you want to talk about illiterate, it would have to be him.

He only had a junior high school diploma. He learned by self-study during that period, and later had several advanced studies in training classes organized by the Ministry.

Li Xuewu is an associate professor at the Political Science Academy, Gao Yaqin is a university graduate. Who is she mocking?

Who is illiterate!

"Why are you drinking?"

Yu Li waited for him until past ten o'clock, finished the accounts in her hands, stood up and looked several times, before hearing the sound of the car.

Waiting to welcome him out, she smelled the alcohol on him across the courtyard gate, frowned slightly, and asked: "The business trip is hard enough, and you still have to drink."

"You know my alcohol capacity."

Li Xuewu smiled and walked into the courtyard with steady steps. This was completely different from when he came down from the wine table.

Everyone knew he was a god of alcohol, so these big rough guys poured it all on him tonight. Who told him to have the most abundant battle record for the Red Steel Group this time?

Li Xuewu was also fearless. Now that Old Li had quit drinking, his alcohol was all stored up, leaving it for whoever he would catch to do a favor for one day.

The wine that Old Li said was good after drinking!

"Even if you are young, you can't drink like this."

Yu Li didn't know where his alcohol went; she only believed his alcohol capacity was good because he was young, but she was still very worried about his body.

Now she had read a few more books related to traditional Chinese medicine health preservation, and no longer just supplemented him with chicken soup.

It was just that Li Xuewu was young and his body was strong. If he were a bit older, if she supplemented him like this, he would have passed away long ago.

The two entered the room. Li Xuewu put down his handbag and gestured to Yu Li: "Is the luggage packed? Did you see the gift for you?"

"I saw it. Why waste this money?"

Although Yu Li was happy for an afternoon, when facing him, she still nagged about spending less money and that there was no need to buy these.

Li Xuewu smiled and didn't care about her little thoughts, walking to the bathroom door to take off his top.

No need to look; as long as Yu Li was there, he would never have a time when there was no hot water when he got home.

To talk about serving people, it's all women of this era. Men supporting the family also have motivation.

"Old Wang from Jiqi, this old kid is bad."

Li Xuewu walked into the bathroom, threw the clothes stained with alcohol into the washing machine, and explained casually: "If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have been able to drink so late tonight."

"Are these people again?" Yu Li followed in, helping him tidy up his clothes, and asked: "The persons in charge of the automobile city project?"

"Hmm—a few more, there were many people tonight." Li Xuewu lay in the bathtub and shook his head, explaining: "Bai Changmin from Beijing Chemical and Gu Li from Beijing Second Automobile were also there with them."

"And the leaders of Chuanqi and Shouqi."

He closed his eyes slightly and said: "Everyone endured for a week, and finally arrived home, so they let go."

"I was thinking, you would come back tomorrow."

Yu Li pulled a stool and sat by the bathtub, reaching out to help him knead his arms, and said: "Rushing back from Fengcheng is too urgent."

"Nothing happened. Even if I stayed for one night, I wouldn't be able to come back tomorrow morning."

Li Xuewu rubbed his face and looked at her, asking: "Is everything okay at home?"

"What could happen?" Yu Li looked at him with amusement and asked: "Banggeng broke up with his object—does that count?"

"Heh—" Li Xuewu smiled, looked at the ceiling, and said: "Youthful temperament, no serious time."

"He came back and told me. I was busy, so I just listened for a bit."

Yu Li explained with a smile: "He's at this age, and when he has something, he wants to find someone in the family to talk to. He's still a child after all."

"Did you think like this when Yu Zhe was this big?"

Li Xuewu glanced at her and asked with a smile: "Did you say whether he wants to come to Steel City to work?"

"He wanted to, but he didn't have the guts."

Yu Li pursed her lips and said: "This time he was cured by Zhao Min. I heard that he even cooked for Zhao Min when he got home early."

"Heh—" Li Xuewu said with a smile: "How come it doesn't sound like Yu Zhe? Was he replaced by someone else?"

"Go away—" Yu Li also pinched him with a smile and scolded: "Can't my younger brother grow up? Can't he learn to be good?"

"Hmm, okay, can." Li Xuewu held her hand from the water and said: "If he grows up and learns to be good, you can be liberated."

"I feel sorry for my dad and mom."

Yu Li let him hold her hand, lowered her head, and was still stubborn: "If I look at him, I won't care about him even if he wants to beg for food."

"You won't wait for him to beg for food. If he really wants to beg, you'll be the first one not to agree."

Li Xuewu sighed for a long time and said: "He is a younger brother after all. No matter how naughty and troublesome, he is still a relative."

"What's wrong again?" Yu Li reached out and stroked his forehead with amusement, asking: "What happened? You're sighing."

"In Fengcheng, Li Shu called me."

Li Xuewu said with a smile: "She said the younger brother was fighting in kindergarten, and she went to settle it, and the teacher sent him home."

"This little girl, more and more stunned."

Hearing him talk about Li Shu, Yu Li was also full of tenderness and said: "How did she know you were back?"

"Her? She knows everything now."

Li Xuewu nodded and said: "She understands everything adults say. Sometimes I'm thinking, I have to avoid the child when talking again."

"Who didn't grow up learning like this."

Yu Li withdrew her hand, stood up to help him scrub his body, bent over, and the fruits appeared and disappeared at the neckline and cuffs.

Li Xuewu just reached out and pulled her whole person into the water. The water overflowed the bathtub, causing Yu Li to exclaim, both angry and amused.

"Secretary-General, morning."

"Morning."

Li Xuewu came up from the stairs and nodded in response to every comrade who took the initiative to greet him.

The comprehensive office building of the Metallurgical Factory was temporarily borrowed by the Northeast Industrial Development General Company. The organizational structure was basically not adjusted, and it was still those people.

It was just that after the establishment of the General Company, this place officially became the command headquarters of the Group in the Northeast region.

The supporting machine logistics support and organizational personnel were all adjusted and strengthened from the Group level.

There were many new faces, but most of them knew him.

Li Xuewu saw a few new faces, nodded, and went to the third floor. Ma Baosen came to pick him up in the morning; it should have been Zhang Jing's instruction.

And Zhang Jing was already waiting for him. Seeing him go upstairs, he followed into the office and reported the work situation of the General Company for the week.

Also reported was the relevant situation of the Metallurgical Factory. Although Li Xuewu had proposed to the Group Company to resign from the positions of Factory Director of the Metallurgical Factory and Director of the Management Committee, and the Group Management Committee had also made an approval of agreement, the new appointment hadn't been produced yet.

He had just finished talking with Zhang Jing when Li Haiyang appeared at the door.

"Yo, Deputy Factory Director Li, you're here."

Zhang Jing smiled and nodded to him, taking the initiative to greet him.

Li Haiyang was polite and said: "It's okay, you speak first. I'm not in a hurry here."

"Finished talking, just finished reporting to the leader."

Zhang Jing explained with a smile, put down the notebook in his hand and wanted to help him make tea, but was stopped by him.

"Hurry, don't. You go do your work."

Li Haiyang took the teacup and tea leaves himself and said to Zhang Jing on the side: "It's not like I don't know where the tea leaves are. No need to be so polite."

"Then that's it, I won't disturb you."

Zhang Jing picked up the notebook, said goodbye to Li Xuewu, and then left the office.

Li Haiyang watched him leave before turning back to Li Xuewu and saying: "At the beginning, I didn't see that he had this ability today."

"Do you have the ability to recognize people and faces?"

Li Xuewu picked up the teacup, asked with amusement, and teased: "When you have time, also take a look for me."

"Your fate is already placed here, do you still need me to look?"

Li Haiyang carried the teacup to the desk, sat down, and said with a smile: "I just didn't expect him to grow so fast."

"Aren't you the same?" Li Xuewu sized him up with amusement, took a sip of warm tea, and said: "Once meeting the wind and clouds, you become a dragon."

"Don't joke, what kind of dragon am I."

Li Haiyang shook his head with a smile, looked at Li Xuewu, and asked: "I heard we signed quite a few contracts this time?"

"Are you here to ask about the contract?"

Li Xuewu sized him up playfully. From the moment the other party entered the door, he knew what it was for.

"First ask about the cooperation this time, then ask about others."

Li Haiyang wasn't so hypocritical in front of him, and he also knew that his little thoughts couldn't be hidden in front of Li Xuewu.

Li Xuewu smiled and nodded, saying: "Generally speaking, it's okay. Mainly because everyone gained something this time."

"Except for Beijing Automobile?" Li Haiyang raised his eyebrows and said: "How come I heard it was stealing a chicken but losing the rice?"

"This excitement is not good to watch," Li Xuewu shook his head slightly and said: "Even in Japan, we didn't watch the excitement of Beijing Automobile."

"I know, didn't you support them?"

Li Haiyang held the teacup and said: "Director Li gave money, but they didn't use it, saying there was no suitable opportunity."

"Hmm, I don't know the specific situation."

Li Xuewu pondered slightly and explained: "Because I wasn't in Tokyo at the time, Director Li knows this matter better."

"I just know that they came together later, specifically flew for this matter, and went around a big circle."

"Then was the matter solved?" Li Haiyang asked curiously: "Was the money found back?"

"If it was found back, then it would be fine."

Li Xuewu scratched his forehead and said: "They said the person took the money and got on the plane, but don't know where they went."

"But I think this statement is not credible. To wash money, there are too many ways, especially in Japan."

"That is really—" Li Haiyang was also shocked and said: "More than a million, this is enough for that Wang Youhan to choke."

"This is a reminder for us."

Li Xuewu said earnestly: "Although our Group is relatively early in international trade business, we haven't encountered such a scam."

"However, not encountering it doesn't mean it doesn't exist."

He raised his eyebrows and emphasized: "For the sake of money, scammers are painstaking, and all tricks are used on this. It's hard to guard against."

"Therefore, in business processing, we must set up multiple approval links and continuously improve the financial management mechanism."

Li Xuewu sat up straight and said: "Beijing Automobile's financial management has problems. A deputy general can arbitrarily control funds."

"Even if he is the plenipotentiary representative of this trip to Japan, the finance side shouldn't listen to everything he says."

"So there's a problem—"

Li Haiyang smiled and said: "Everyone was pulled to the mountain to study after the plane landed, just because of this?"

"Hehe—" Li Xuewu knew he had wide news, but didn't care and explained: "Later, other things happened. This is the main reason for training and learning."

"It's Liu Bin, right?" Li Haiyang had been waiting to watch this excitement, and at this moment said with a smile: "I think this kid is very bold."

"This is already not a problem of being bold." Li Xuewu looked at him and said: "The Group is going to study how to handle him."

"How worthless." Thinking of this result, Li Haiyang couldn't laugh anymore, sighed and said: "Face is lost outside."

"Hmm, take it as a warning." Li Xuewu said faintly: "Didn't mention this outside, afraid he would be stimulated."

"He should understand himself." Li Haiyang said with regret: "Where can this kind of thing be lucky."

"Even if the above doesn't handle him, the Group won't let him go."

He said this, but it was pointing at something. It wasn't that the Group wouldn't let Liu Bin go, but that Li Huai De wouldn't tolerate this flaw.

Liu Bin had only followed him for a year or so; it was impossible to repeat Zhang Jinsong's mistakes and let a secretary affect his reputation.

If Li Huai De didn't handle Liu Bin seriously, it would be equal to leaving a handle for others, which could be brought up at any critical moment.

It wouldn't matter if it was brought up at ordinary times; it was just afraid of being brought up at critical moments.

"Talk about you." Li Xuewu didn't want to talk more on this topic, because this was Old Li's business.

He looked at Li Haiyang and asked: "You have some ideas, right?"

"No, just asking."

Li Haiyang thought for a while, but still asked: "I heard Deputy Secretary-General Ji is coming to work at the Metallurgical Factory?"

"You already know this, right?" Li Xuewu looked at him and said: "Asking what you already know?"

"Hi, it's just not certain."

Li Haiyang gave a dry laugh, then asked again: "Why has it been so long, and I haven't seen the Group's follow-up?"

"Doesn't cadre appointment need investigation?"

Li Xuewu said as a matter of course: "Doesn't the organization department need to go through procedures? Don't leaders need organizational talks?"

He glanced at the other party and said: "Aren't these all time?"

Li Haiyang pursed his lips. He had other calculations in his heart. If you want to say these procedures indeed need time, it also depends on when.

The position of factory director of the Metallurgical Factory is undecided, and there has been no movement for a long time. It's no wonder he thinks too much—is the Group Management Committee calculating something else?

"How? Anxious?"

Li Xuewu looked at him and said: "Before the new factory director arrives, if there are problems, you can still come to me to solve them."

"That's not it, it's just..."

Li Haiyang smiled, nodded, and said: "Okay, since you said so, then we'll just wait. There will be results sooner or later."

"Hmm, the Group is also seeking stability." Li Xuewu looked at him and said: "If you have any ideas, you can tell me, or you can tell Director Li."

"My ideas..." Li Haiyang scratched his head and said: "They can't be counted as mature. Mainly because now one radish one pit..."

"Hehe—" Li Xuewu gave a light laugh, looked at him, and said: "Still anxious, right?"

"Hi—" Li Haiyang explained frankly: "This personnel in the factory is like a revolving lantern. My heart is growing grass."

"Even if grass grows, you have to wait. It's not your turn to play yet."

Li Xuewu said keenly: "If you feel you have exercised enough, then I can adjust for you."

He pointed at the address book on the office desk, raised his head, and asked: "Let you go to the Hardware Factory, will you go?"

"That—Old Yuan won't scold my eight generations of ancestors." Li Haiyang gave a dry laugh: "Forget it, I'd better exercise for another two years."

"Want to be in charge of industry?" Li Xuewu saw through his thoughts and said: "If you ask me, don't be anxious. You don't lack time and foundation."

"If I really let you manage industry, from the moment you came down, I would arrange for you

He tapped his fingers on the glass of the desk and emphasized, "Others might not know, but I have always prioritized training when using people, with tempering as a secondary focus."

"You haven't reached the whetstone stage yet."

Li Xuewu smiled as he spoke to this point and said, "When Ji Jiuzheng arrives, you two should have a good talk. I think this team of yours has great potential."

"He is under quite a bit of pressure."

Li Haiyang understood everything and raised an eyebrow, saying, "He took a tumble at the Energy General Corporation and hasn't recovered even now."

"Coming to the Metallurgical Plant is like switching to a new track. If he can't hold his own here, he will never have another opportunity like this in his life."

"If someone is a talent, they must be used." Li Xuewu didn't follow his line of thought but emphasized, "No one knows what kind of talent someone else possesses."

"Ji Jiuzheng has management talent; otherwise, how could he have cultivated so many technical talents during his many years in the Technical Division?"

He nodded slowly and said, "I think placing him in a production unit is more appropriate, especially the Metallurgical Plant."

"You have always been a good judge of character." Li Haiyang blatantly flattered him, "I also think he has great potential at the Metallurgical Plant."

"It is you all who have great potential." Li Xuewu lifted his chin and emphasized, "With the Auto City project launching this year, the total amount of steel used in the future will climb year after year."

"Large projects attract small projects. In less than ten years, the area around the Steel City Red Star Industrial Zone will be filled with industrial enterprises of all sizes."

"That is certainly good." Li Haiyang thought for a moment and said, "The only regret this time is that we couldn't introduce metallurgical technology from Japan."

"Metallurgy, it's really hard to say."

Li Xuewu also sighed slightly and said, "As it stands, the gap in technology isn't actually that large; rather, it's the gap in R&D philosophy."

As Gao Yaqin said, signing the contract is just the beginning; implementing the project is a long-term process.

Li Xuewu remained in Liaodong, running back and forth between Fengcheng and Steel City. He had to oversee the site selection for the International Hotel in Fengcheng, the site selection for the headquarters of the Northeast Industrial Development General Corporation, and then the preliminary preparations needed for technical cooperation and upgrades.

The second phase of the underground engineering in the Steel City Industrial Zone can be completed this year, and the next step will be the third phase, which is estimated to last until the end of next year.

The completed parts of the existing project have already begun operation, and as a supplement to the industrial zone's development, several more engineering projects have been added, combined with modernization.

The next few years will definitely be a critical period for the Red Steel Group's infrastructure; the foundation for the next few decades must be laid during these years.

It is only by taking advantage of the current low costs of infrastructure that we can succeed; if we wait until the economy gradually warms up and the whole country becomes a giant construction site, it will be truly difficult to carry out infrastructure projects.

Not to mention anything else, the shortage of building materials alone is not something that can be solved in a year or two.

Don't look at how you can buy whatever you want online in later generations; that is the result of decades of development. Right now, you need a cement ration coupon just to buy a bag of cement.

To facilitate engineering construction, the Red Steel Group supported the Energy General Corporation in developing power resources while simultaneously building a batch of building material production factories.

These factories naturally also belong to the tertiary industry. At this time, they are for emergency needs, but according to Li Xuewu's design concept, they can be sold off at any time when the economy tightens or when industrial upgrading occurs in the future.

Up to now, the Energy General Corporation's investment in power projects is still in a state of loss, but the more Bu Qingfang loses, the more willing the shareholders are to invest money.

This is truly not because they are masochists, but because once the energy network is laid out, its influence on industry becomes apparent.

The three northeastern provinces are inherently the industrial center of the country, and the need for electricity is beyond doubt. Being able to combine building materials to create a tertiary economy is already a very strong profit model.

Now is not the time to make money; when 5% of the industry in the Northeast uses the Energy Corporation as its supply source, then it will be profitable.

Electricity is not an industry for making quick money; its strength lies in steady, long-term growth. Stable operation is definitely the first choice for capital seeking stability.

At this time, the Energy General Corporation has not yet reached the stage of capital operation. If one day it can truly go public, that will be the true Pixiu roaming and jumping in the capital market.

Li Xuewu met with Bu Qingfang in Steel City, and after hearing her report on the United Energy General Corporation, he set off to return to the capital.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, it was June.

Nominally, he was returning to the capital for a meeting, but in reality, it was to see Gu Weijie off.

Gu Weijie came to the Group relatively early, back when Yang Fengshan and Yang Yuansong were still there. At that time, Li Huai De was the only one left from the original team.

As a comrade who walked from the Red Star Factory to the Group together, Li Huai De still gave her great respect and gave her plenty of face.

Gu Weijie naturally reciprocated; during the final half-month, she did not create any trouble for Old Li.

According to the instructions and requirements of the superiors, she completed the handover with Zhou Wanquan, which also signifies that Zhou Wanquan has officially become the Group's First Deputy Director.

The division of labor has not been finalized yet, but the higher-ups will definitely talk to Old Li, and it won't differ much from Gu Weijie's division of labor.

Stability is a word that Director Du emphasized during the return trip from the Japan trip, and he emphasized it multiple times; Old Li had already understood this.

Therefore, he had no objections to Zhou Wanquan serving as the First Deputy Director and being responsible for organizational construction and propaganda work.

However, Li Xuewu had just landed in the capital and hadn't even attended Gu Weijie's farewell banquet before he heard the latest news.

Following Su Weide's position adjustment and Gu Weijie's transfer, the higher-ups carried out a reinforcement of the Red Steel Group's leadership team.

"I heard it's a transferred cadre," Sun Jian, who came to the airport to pick him up, whispered in his report, "He is proposed to be the Deputy Director of the Group's Management Committee and Deputy General Manager."

"Oh—" Li Xuewu raised an eyebrow and said, "Then his rank before transferring must not be low."

"Yes, I heard he is a Deputy Division Commander." Sun Jian nodded and said, "I don't know the specific situation; this is all hearsay."

He smiled, got into the passenger seat, and turned back to explain to Li Xuewu, "You can ask Director Li about it; he seems to know something."

"Do you know what his name is?" Li Xuewu got into the back seat and nodded, asking, "Is the appointment meeting going to be held soon?"

"If I heard correctly, his name should be Fu Cheng."

Sun Jian raised his eyebrows and said, "The higher-ups shouldn't have detailed requirements for the specific division of labor; that depends on how Director Li decides."

"Hmm, that's a good thing." Li Xuewu nodded and said, "Many hands make light work. When the team lacks people, work is hard to do."

This is a matter of opinion.

When people say the team is small and work is hard to do, everyone complains that they are in charge of too little; when people say many hands make light work, we haven't seen more achievements appear in the past either.

However, that's how things must be said. Even as Secretary-General, one cannot criticize the new leader; asking is one thing, but commenting is another matter entirely.

The car headed straight for the Group headquarters. The capital in summer has a unique flavor: the red skirts on the street, the flower beds on both sides of the road, and even more so, the smiles on people's faces and the ringing of bicycle bells on the street.

Entering the Liangma River Industrial Zone, the scenery on both sides of the road is even better than in the city center; there are even children running on the sidewalk, heading toward Liangma River Park.

"Who could have imagined that this used to be a stinking ditch?"

Sun Jian saw him looking out the window and said with a smile, "Now it has become a park for employees and citizens to relax and have fun."

"Hmm," Li Xuewu nodded and said, "Isn't this the very meaning of what we are fighting for?"