Chapter 744: Slamming the Table

The adjustments to the factory office meeting demonstrated the higher authorities' dissatisfaction with the Steel Rolling Plant's management and execution capabilities.

Not granting Comrade Cheng Kaiyuan the title of Deputy Party Secretary served as a reminder to everyone at the Steel Rolling Plant's office meeting that they must deliver results in their work, or they too would be replaced.

Simultaneously transferring two Deputy Party Secretaries from the Party Committee into the factory office carried implications of assistance and supervision, as well as the crisis of temporary takeover and immediate adjustment.

Adjustments on both sides had reserved means for supervision and urging; this was an open call for everyone to strive harder.

Those below listened with tension, while those above felt uncomfortable hearing it; Yang Yang Yuansong, who was reading this, did not wish to pause either, so he read everything out in one breath.

Yang Yang Fengshan cleared his throat, and seeing that discipline in the assembly hall below had stabilized, he opened his mouth to speak: "Next, I will announce the division of responsibilities for the factory office meeting."

Even without disciplinary personnel standing up, this single sentence from the Factory Director would likely have been enough to silence everyone present and make them listen carefully.

"Factory Director Yang Yang Fengshan is responsible for the comprehensive management of the Steel Rolling Plant."

"Executive Deputy Factory Director Comrade Cheng Kaiyuan is responsible for assisting the Factory Director in managing the Steel Rolling Plant's operational work, primarily overseeing the Production Management Department, the Technical Department, and the General Office's operational work."

"Deputy Factory Director Comrade Xiang Xiang Jingyu is primarily responsible for the operational work of the Finance Department and the Personnel Department, while simultaneously serving as the Director of the Joint Enterprise (Tertiary Industry) Management Department."

"Deputy Factory Director Comrade Li Li Huai De is primarily responsible for the operational work of the Logistics Management Department, the Dispatch Department, and the Sales Department."

"Deputy Factory Director Comrade Nie Nie Chenglin is primarily responsible for the operational work of the Service Department and the Engineering Department."

"Executive Deputy Party Secretary Comrade Gu Gu Weijie is primarily responsible for the operational work of the Steel Rolling Plant Residential Area Project Management Department and the Joint Trade Management Department, serving as the Director of both departments respectively."

"Deputy Party Secretary Comrade Dong Wenxue is primarily responsible for the operational work of the Security Department."

"The above constitutes the adjusted division of responsibilities for the Steel Rolling Plant's office meeting."

Looking at the document in his hand, Yang Yang Fengshan continued speaking: "Next, I will announce the list of adjustments for cadre positions at the Steel Rolling Plant."

"Steel Rolling Plant Personnel Order: Based on the research and decision of the Factory Party Committee, Comrade Wang Wang Jingzhang is relieved of his duties as Director of the Service Management Department, and Comrade Feng Feng Xingke is relieved of his duties as Deputy Director of the Service Management Department..."

The list was very long; the items read first were all dismissals, involving heads of many units and departments.

Of course, within personnel orders, dismissal does not necessarily mean one is left without a position; it could also mean a position adjustment.

Generally, dismissals come first, followed by appointments, with the time gap possibly being three days or perhaps a week.

But this time was different; with the collective adjustments at the mid-year meeting, the appointments and dismissals would certainly be announced directly during the conference.

Li Li Xuewu listened very carefully; if a dismissal occurred without other circumstances, that person would definitely appear in the appointment documents below.

Take Feng Feng Xingke, for instance; this former Deputy Factory Director of the Steel Smelting Plant had just assumed the post of Deputy Director of the Service Department half a year ago before being dismissed, which meant he was either being demoted or promoted.

The probability of promotion was higher; in Li Li Xuewu's estimation, it was very likely a promotion.

The reason was simple: during the initial investigation of Feng Feng Xingke, it was already known that this person had no issues and had made contributions at the Steel Smelting Plant.

There were no problems with his work capability; as an assistant in the Steel Smelting Plant's office meeting, he could handle production tasks well, and even in that kind of environment, he would not be affected.

The penalty he received while at the Steel Smelting Plant was merely a job adjustment, transferring him back to the Steel Rolling Plant to continue serving in a deputy capacity.

After half a year of tempering and grooming, he should be taking over a department to serve as the primary responsible official.

This was a very normal situation; others in the read-out dismissal list similar to him included Xie Xie Tingzhi, the Deputy Director of the General Office and Comrade Xu Si's assistant, as well as Yu Yu Decai, the Director of the Comprehensive Office of the Security Department and Li Li Xuewu's assistant.

Waiting for figures like Xie Xie Lan Zhi, Li Kezhang of the First Section of the Personnel Department, Sun Yao from the Factory Office, and Sun Ji Jian, Deputy Li Kezhang of the First Secretariat Section, revealed yet another situation.

They were being promoted due to this cadre adjustment, and it was very evident that they were intended to be put to use.

As for Ao Ao Yuhua, Deputy Director of the Personnel Department, Xiao Xiao Zihong, Director of the Engineering Department, Deputy Director Rao Zhao Dezhu, Section Chiefs and Deputy Section Chiefs of the Civil Engineering Section, Section Chiefs and Deputy Section Chiefs of the Fund Settlement Section of the Finance Department, and others, they were certainly going to be transferred or demoted.

The answer came quickly; after Factory Director Yang Yang Fengshan finished reading the dismissal list, he began reading the appointment list.

"Comrade Feng Feng Xingke is appointed as Director of the Logistics Management Department and Party Group Secretary."

"Comrade Xie Xie Tingzhi is appointed as Director of the Service Management Department and Party Group Secretary."

"Comrade Yu Yu Decai is appointed as Deputy Director of the Service Management Department and Party Group Member."

"Comrade Lang Zhennan is appointed as Director of the Engineering Management Department and Party Group Secretary, as well as Deputy Director of the Residential Area Project Management Department."

"Comrade Deng Deng Chongqing is appointed as Deputy Director of the Engineering Management Department and Party Group Member."

"Comrade Wang Wang Jingzhang is appointed as Deputy Director of the Joint Enterprise (Tertiary Industry) Management Department."

"Comrade Zhang Zhang Guoqi is appointed as Deputy Director of the Joint Trade Management Department."

"Comrade Ao Ao Yuhua is appointed as Deputy Director of the General Office and Party Group Member."

"Comrade Xie Xie Lan Zhi is appointed as Deputy Director of the Personnel Department and Party Group Member."

"Comrade Xiao Xiao Zihong is appointed as Deputy Director of the Security Department and Party Group Member."

"Comrade Rao Zhao Dezhu is appointed as Li Kezhang of the Fund Settlement Section of the Finance Department."

"Comrade Sun Ji Jian is appointed as Director of the Comprehensive Office of the Security Department."

"Comrade Sun Yao is appointed as Li Kezhang of the First Section of the Personnel Department."

"Comrade Sha Sha Qizhi is appointed as Deputy Director of the Comprehensive Office of the Security Department."

What is meant by the sky changing? This is what is meant by the sky changing; for many people, it was like a bolt from the blue.

The adjustment in the division of labor among supervising leaders was not significant; the main change lay with that newly arrived Deputy Factory Director.

Cheng Kaiyuan took over Nie Nie Chenglin's original scope of management and simultaneously took over the General Office, a department that had previously always been managed by the Factory Director.

Divisions of labor were determined through consultation between the Factory Director and the Party Secretary; now that Cheng Kaiyuan had taken over the General Office, it indicated he had gained the support of Yang Yang Yuansong and Yang Yang Fengshan.

Nie Nie Chenglin took over the Engineering Department previously managed by Deng Deng Zhiwang, as well as the Service Department managed by Xiang Xiang Jingyu.

Due to management reasons, Nie Nie Chenglin was no longer suitable to continue holding positions in both the Production Management Department and the Technical Department.

Yang Yang Fengshan had not failed to persuade him, nor had he failed to do work with both parties, but Nie Nie Chenglin himself was unwilling to make this turn, resulting in the situation where Cheng Kaiyuan came to take over the two production departments.

The Production Management Department and the Technical Department were very important departments within the Steel Rolling Plant; Yang Yang Fengshan would not give Nie Nie Chenglin time to react or change course—if he could do the job, he would stay; if not, he would be replaced.

Production tasks were broken down day by day, and daily production tasks required dedicated leadership to oversee; how could he tolerate Nie Nie Chenglin throwing childish tantrums?

However, Nie Nie Chenglin was an old comrade who had risen step by step from the grassroots level, requiring reasonable placement.

Therefore, professional management departments like the Engineering Department, and basic service departments like the Service Department, became the most suitable scope of business for his current situation.

Work has always been this way: the capable rise, the weak fall; if you can do it, you do it; if you cannot, you leave.

Dong Wenxue directly took charge of the Security Division, while Li Li Huai De, building upon his existing control of the Logistics and Dispatch Divisions, also assumed command of the Sales Division, truly forming a unified trade network.

Interestingly, although Xiang Xiang Jingyu's managed responsibilities decreased, his speaking power increased; Li Li Huai De achieved his goal, yet his own speaking power was diminished.

After all, everyone knew there was little difference between Dong Wenxue directly managing the Security Division and Li Li Huai De managing it.

Perhaps this was the result of compromise; if it were Li Li Xuewu, he would likely have done the same when faced with such a choice.

Establishing the trade network would make his foundation more solid and elevate his actual speaking power; rather than chasing mere face, it was better to secure some tangible benefits.

Especially regarding the choice of authority over trade project management, Li Li Huai De truly made a bold move this time.

Who holds the Trade Project Management Division?

Surprisingly, it was handed over to Gu Gu Weijie for concurrent management; on one hand, this fulfilled the prior promise that profits from trade projects would fully support residential area construction, and on the other, it maximized support for Gu Gu Weijie's involvement in the Factory Office meetings.

Although Gu Gu Weijie held no actual position within the Factory Office meetings, her status and the two businesses she concurrently managed involved several departments.

This kind of authority was even greater than being specifically responsible for a business; her management power did not come from a Factory Office title but was determined by her Party Committee identity.

Utilizing this mid-year meeting, Yang Yang Fengshan not only completed the restructuring of the Factory Office meetings, but Yang Yang Yuansong also finished establishing the framework for supervisory duties and the Party Committee structure.

They compressed the scope of the Factory Office's authority, enhanced execution strength, strengthened supervisory responsibilities, and further consolidated the management status of the Party Committee.

The changes in the factory leadership's division of labor fully reflected this intention of the Factory Party Committee and also represented Yang Yang Fengshan's compromising attitude after gaining Yang Yang Yuansong's support.

Having secured Yang Yang Yuansong's support, Yang Yang Fengshan now possessed full speaking power during the personnel adjustments.

Those responsible for accidents caused by management deficiencies were also disciplined together.

The former head of the Engineering Division was demoted to deputy head and transferred to serve as deputy head of the Security Division; the former deputy head of the Engineering Division was demoted to section chief and transferred to the Fund Settlement Section, which had also encountered issues.

The former deputy head of the Personnel Division was reassigned as deputy director of the Office; although his rank was retained, the adjustment in position would inevitably have an impact, making it possible that two years of work would yield no results.

Speaking of discipline, the former head of the Engineering Division, Xiao Xiao Zihong, might feel that a demotion was not a severe penalty, but being transferred to the Security Division as deputy head was the real punishment.

Who didn't know the situation in the Security Division? Calling it a dragon's pool and tiger's den would not be an exaggeration; one could go anywhere else, so why insist on going there?

Xu Si glanced at Li Li Xuewu out of the corner of his eye and whispered, "The Factory Director still cares quite a bit about the Security Division's work; he has filled your posts, promoted excellent personnel, and even transferred his secretary over to you."

Li Li Xuewu turned to look at him, unsure which side this old rascal was helping.

Indeed, Yu Yu Decai had been transferred and promoted to deputy head of the Services Division, which was a good thing.

Although no issues were found with Yu Yu Decai at the time, due to the actions of the top leader at the Steel Plant back then, he had nearly been implicated in trouble.

His transfer to the Security Division was secured by Dong Wenxue, and this further promotion could be seen as a form of self-realization for his many years of service at the Steel Plant.

The person succeeding Yu Yu Decai as Director of the General Office of the Security Division was Sun Ji Jian, Yang Yang Fengshan's secretary, which was exactly what Xu Si meant when speaking to Li Li Xuewu.

What did this mean?

Close-range reconnaissance?

Quite interesting~

Li Li Xuewu ignored Xu Si's ambiguous reminder and continued looking forward; after finishing the roll call, Yang Yang Fengshan began announcing matters regarding the overall rank adjustments of the Steel Plant.

However, no one currently had the mind to listen to him speak on this, except for the representatives who came from the Steel Plant.

What was on everyone's mind now was still the content of the cadre position adjustments just announced.

This adjustment involved nine divisions and offices; in several of them, both the first and second-in-command were replaced, a change that could not be described as anything less than massive.

Feng Feng Xingke went to the Logistics Management Division as the first-in-command, while Cen Cen Fuyao, whom Li Li Huai De had expected to rise, did not make it.

It had to be said that Li Li Huai De gained much this time, but he also lost much.

The Logistics Management Division was something he could neither lack nor abandon, yet a breach had already been opened in his position, and how much he had lost remained unknown.

Yu Yu Decai's appointment as the second-in-command of the Services Management Division did not necessarily imply anything special for Li Li Xuewu or Dong Wenxue; at the very least, Li Li Xuewu dared not claim any close relationship with Yu Yu Decai.

Dong Wenxue had been Yu Yu Decai's original leader back in the Factory Office days, but after all these twists and turns, the depth of their connection, or rather, how much influence Dong Wenxue had over him or how much influence he had over the Services Division, remained to be seen.

Both the first and second-in-command of the Engineering Management Division were replaced; the new people were transferred from outside, cadres from the Iron and Steel Engineering Management College, and were also professional management personnel.

The fact that the Rolling Steel Plant had to bring in people from outside indicated that their own cadres were unusable, or rather, unable to serve in professional technical positions.

This was true for the Vice Factory Director in charge of production, and now it was true for engineering management as well.

Yang Yang Fengshan applied to bring in professional management personnel from outside, while simultaneously tightening the strings on the Engineering Division.

It would not only accept management from Nie Nie Chenglin, the supervising Vice Factory Director, but also accept Gu Gu Weijie's management regarding the residential area project, ensuring strict control so that no problems would ever arise again.

Of course, when employing someone, one cannot simply bind them with chains; thus, the position of Deputy Director of the Residential Area Project Management was also given to this newly arrived head of the Engineering Division.

Li Li Xuewu did not see this new colleague at the venue; perhaps he would report to the factory and take over the Engineering Division's work only after the mid-year meeting concluded.

This time, due to issues involving Deng Deng Zhiwang and problems with the material warehouse, a string of cadres from top to bottom in the Engineering Division had encountered troubles.

Both the head and deputy head of the Civil Construction Section were replaced; the director of the Engineering Division's General Office was promoted to deputy division head, which carried the intent of assisting the new division head in controlling the Engineering Division and also served to boost the overall morale of the division.

Wang Wang Jingzhang and Zhang Zhang Guoqi, this pair of "old partners," had finally gotten what they wished for and were once again standing on the same starting line.

Li Li Xuewu could guess why Wang Wang Jingzhang was appointed as Deputy Director of the Joint Enterprise Management Division, and others could roughly guess as well.

After all, he had worked hard; previously, Deputy Director Feng had communicated with the Secretary to propose Wang Wang Jingzhang for the position of Deputy Secretary, but the Secretary had not agreed.

The compromise effect following the disagreement should be that the Services Division would definitely not be handed over to him again; he could only be transferred to tertiary industries or important projects.

Now, the only position suitable for him was the Joint Enterprise Management Division, which he had always longed for.

However, it was not as the Director of the Management Division, but as the Deputy Director.

Because whether it was Xiang Xiang Jingyu or Yang Yang Fengshan, neither would casually hand over the Joint Enterprise to anyone else.

A cub snatched from elsewhere, no matter how poor its quality, must be raised with care; otherwise, wouldn't one become a laughingstock?

As for Zhang Zhang Guoqi's appointment as Deputy Director of the Joint Trade Management Division, that was Li Li Huai De's arrangement.

Since he himself did not take the position of Director, yielding it to Gu Gu Weijie, arranging Zhang Zhang Guoqi there was certainly justifiable.

Whether Wang Wang Jingzhang could grasp actual power within the Joint Enterprise Management Division was unknown, but Zhang Zhang Guoqi would definitely hold a substantive post in the Joint Trade Management Division.

Because Zhang Zhang Guoqi was not even present at the scene today; he did not attend the entire mid-year meeting and should currently be in Yuezhou, as the matter of yellow wine was the first task Li Li Xuewu had assigned to him.

Sitting in the front row, Li Li Xuewu could not see what expression Wang Wang Jingzhang, sitting in the same row, currently wore, but in his estimation, it must be a mix of complex emotions.

Two enemies, old rivals, were about to collide head-on.

Li Li Xuewu paid little attention to the other cadre adjustments, but Sister Xie's promotion to Deputy Director of the Personnel Division surprised him quite a bit.

At the beginning-of-year meeting, Sister Xie was promoted from Deputy Li Kezhang to Li Kezhang; this time, she advanced from Li Kezhang to Deputy Division Director—a pace of progress that could only be described as rocket-like.

He had the nerve to call someone else a rocket rider; Sister Xie's name was Xie Xie Lan Zhi, thirty-two years old, having worked in the Personnel Division for fourteen years, and she was a classmate of Dong Wenxue.

Just think about it: what rank has Dong Wenxue reached by now, and what rank is she at?

The reason she had never been promoted before was not only her lack of grassroots work experience within the Personnel Division, but primarily Ren Ren Xiaoyu.

Ren Ren Xiaoyu's own advancement was also very rapid; as a married couple, they still needed to mind the appearance of favoritism, so Xie Xie Lan Zhi yielded several opportunities for promotion.

This time, however, Yang Yang Fengshan did not abide by Sister Xie's opinion and directly appointed her to the position of Deputy Director of the Personnel Division.

There was no other reason; the work of the Personnel Division was quite specialized, requiring someone proficient in personnel management to take over.

With her promotion, a secretary from the Factory Office was directly transferred to the Personnel Division to fill her former position—the one named Sun Yao.

Promote one, arrange another; Yang Yang Fengshan played his chess moves skillfully, neither biased nor partial, giving a sweet date only to follow it with a stick.

At this meeting, whether it concerned the Factory Party Committee, the Factory Office Council, or the cadre adjustments, relatively surprising elements emerged in each area.

As a result, when the leaders proceeded to deploy and arrange work based on the current situation, everyone lacked the mental focus to listen.

Although everyone appeared to be listening intently, in reality, each person knew exactly what was occupying their own mind.

Though there were no whispered discussions or murmurs, the inner tumult of the crowd had already been felt by the leaders on the stage.

One did not know who had written their scripts; they were indeed well-crafted, yet the actual effect was merely average.

Everyone was waiting for the final closing of the conference so they could hurry back to prepare for welcoming new leaders or to ready themselves for handover duties.

In truth, the announced list was not important; this was already an established fact, and the necessary actions would be taken after the meeting.

What truly mattered were the speeches currently being delivered by the leaders, as these concerned the work deployment and development direction of the Rolling Steel Factory for the next half-year.

Li Li Xuewu could distinguish between the primary and the secondary, and so could the array of middle-management cadres seated in the front row; thus, although surprised in their hearts, they all listened with great seriousness.

Factory Secretary Yang Yang Yuansong deployed and planned the Party Committee's continued promotion of phased organizational management work at the Rolling Steel Factory for the upcoming half-year, while all members of the Party organization took diligent notes.

Because the middle-management cadres in the front led by example, the grassroots cadres and Party representative comrades seated behind them also began taking notes and listening attentively to the speeches.

This concerned not only how the Party organization's work should be conducted over the next half-year, but also how grassroots organizations could accelerate their solid development.

The meeting held today was not simply dismissed once concluded; middle-management cadres like Li Li Xuewu concurrently held positions as secretaries and members of departmental Party groups, meaning study and discussion sessions would be carried out.

Furthermore, after the conference, grassroots Party organization representatives were required to convey the spirit of the mid-year meeting to frontline workers and grassroots staff over the coming days.

The turbulence caused by the announcement of the list gradually returned to normal due to this circumstance; everyone temporarily set aside their private thoughts and earnestly fulfilled their duties as conference delegates.

After Secretary Yang Yang Fengshan deployed the Party Committee's work, he also represented the Factory Office Council in arranging the factory's operational tasks for the second half of the year.

Yang Yang Fengshan spoke at considerable length, starting from the division of duties, moving to coordination and cooperation, and finally addressing execution conditions at the frontline and grassroots levels.

When discussing coordination and cooperation, he specifically highlighted several projects jointly undertaken by the Security Division, the Production Management Division, and the Technical Division, hailing them as exemplars of the Rolling Steel Factory's implementation of the May document.

When addressing the intensity of execution at the frontline and grassroots levels, he emphatically stressed the severe situation currently faced, imposing stricter requirements and targets on grassroots managers while expressing earnest hopes for the frontline workers.

Li Li Xuewu did not know why Yang Yang Fengshan had mentioned the issue of projects involving cooperation between the Security Division, the Production Management Division, and the Technical Division during the meeting; was this meant for Cheng Kaiyuan to hear?

If so, his objective had been achieved, for just as he spoke of these projects, Li Li Xuewu noticed Cheng Kaiyuan's gaze turn toward him.

The look was deep yet calm, revealing absolutely nothing.

Yet if such a small scheme was all there was to it, it would seem rather petty for a factory director.

Was he then showcasing these projects? Was he encouraging other departments to learn from the cooperation of these three divisions, or warning other departments not to emulate them?

Li Li Xuewu did not waste effort guessing, for the deeds were already done; whatever Yang Yang Fengshan meant by it, let him come at him with full force, or let him stand beneath the city gate spouting classical platitudes as he pleased.

Gu Gu Weijie's speech continued the main theme from yesterday's address, elaborating on development opportunities and the future, while combining this with the actual conditions of the Rolling Steel Factory to deploy and emphasize work on several specific issues.

The main points raised here included, first, a clear cognitive understanding in terms of ideology, requiring heads of all departments and units within the Rolling Steel Factory to hold a mental scale, weighing whether their respective departments had achieved the targets set for the first half of the year.

They were to calculate the progress made, the budget utilized, and whether they possessed the capability and budget in the second half to complete the annual task indicators, assessing whether the prerequisites for launching a "Great Study, Great Discussion" campaign were now in place.

Simultaneously, they were to calculate whether each unit had completed the preliminary required propaganda work for the campaign, what the progress was, and whether the budget allocated was reasonable.

Another point concerned organizational construction, where Gu Gu Weijie specifically named the Production Management Division and the Technical Division.

He discussed how these two divisions, over the past half-year and especially in the recent three months, had accelerated the strengthening of grassroots Party organization construction, completing the task of establishing the Party organization's framework at the grassroots level.

Gu Gu Weijie emphasized that the key work for all other departments and divisions in the second half of the year should be, under the serious comprehension of Secretary Yang Yang Yuansong's directive spirit, to firmly uphold the red line of ideological construction and accelerate the strengthening and building of grassroots Party organizations.

At the same time, combining this with the "Great Study, Great Discussion" campaign, they must effectively carry out Party organization study and propaganda work, enhance the enthusiasm of frontline workers for participating in organizational life, and further strengthen the organization's leadership capacity at the frontline.

The third point concerned specific work; Gu Gu Weijie focused on introducing the current living conditions of workers at the Rolling Steel Factory and reported on the construction progress of the workers' residential area.

Progress on the first phase of the project was good, funding was sufficient, and preparation for the second phase was already underway, with hopes to commence construction of the second phase once the progress of the first phase exceeded two-thirds.

In his report, Gu Gu Weijie pointed out that the residential area project was a necessary pathway to solve the housing problems for masses affected by the earthquake at the Rolling Steel Factory; matters concerning workers were never trivial, and the Rolling Steel Factory's proactive assumption of responsibility for solving workers' housing issues represented the dedication and leadership determination of the factory's leadership team.

All departments involved in the construction of the residential area project should provide support and assistance to the construction projects within the scope of their authority.

Finally, Gu Gu Weijie expressed support and praise for the Joint Trade Project Management Division's special fund support for the residential area construction project, and made a solemn commitment regarding his role as Director of the Joint Trade Management Division.

He would support and assist the trade project work to the greatest extent possible, accelerate fund preparation, and complete the residential area construction project as soon as possible.

Standing from the perspective of the Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Gu Gu Weijie's elaboration on organizational construction issues naturally translated into specific work arrangements; barring unexpected events, this would be the key work for the second half of the year.

Regarding the specific operational duties of the Factory Office, since Gu Gu Weijie was now overseeing the residential area construction project and the trade project used to prepare funds, he naturally intended to make significant moves on this supporting project.

As for whether that final statement was meant for Li Li Huai De or for others, Li Li Xuewu did not know.

No matter how great a surprise today's conference speeches might present, Li Li Xuewu would not be surprised, for could any surprise exceed the earlier shock of the list?

After Gu Gu Weijie concluded his speech, it was Xue Xue Zhifu's turn to speak; this was something Li Li Xuewu paid close attention to, as he now held a leadership position within the Discipline Inspection and Supervision department, serving directly as Xue Xue Zhifu's deputy.

Li Li Xuewu did not know whether it was because of their previous discussion regarding Discipline Inspection work and the development of Discipline Inspection organizations that led Xue Xue Zhifu to express his stance on Li Li Xuewu joining the Factory Supervisory Committee.

Apart from Xue Xue Zhifu, Li Li Xuewu could think of no one else who would have recommended him for a position in Discipline Inspection, nor could he fathom why he would go there.

There must have been Xue Xue Zhifu's recommendation, Yang Yang Yuansong's tacit approval, Yang Yang Fengshan's support, and the consent of Li Li Huai De and others to form this resolution.

Xue Xue Zhifu had always been a low-key person; although his speech was sharp and his stance firm, he spoke very little.

However, although he spoke little, the several sets of data he published struck an alarm bell in the ears of everyone present.

These included the number of cadres processed by Discipline Inspection in the first half of the year, the number of cadres interviewed, the number of key cases investigated, and the final handling results.

Speaking of ruthlessness and darkness, one couldn't tell it from his usual demeanor; everyone thought this leader was low-key and mediocre.

But looking at the specific data, since Xue Xue Zhifu took office, combining four rectification and cleanup campaigns, he has already dealt with over seventy cadres.

This figure is not the final data for this year, but rather data for half a year, yet this number already exceeds the total cadre disciplinary actions of last year.

Who dares say he hasn't done any work, who dares say the Discipline Inspection and Supervision hasn't done any work? Just looking at the Steel Rolling Plant case, the Engineering Division case, and the Finance Division case, Xue Xue Zhifu is far stricter in leading the Discipline Inspection and Supervision work than when he had the Secretary's support.

The central theme of Xue Xue Zhifu's speech was just one: Discipline Inspection and Supervision work knows no bounds.

A bright mirror hangs high, the sharp sword is unsheathed, the alarm bell rings endlessly.

Li Li Xuewu was no stranger to Discipline Inspection and Supervision work; this was a duty every supervising leader had to face, and even those not in charge of it would have times when they needed to cooperate with it.

Or during discussion meetings, they would also express opinions on Discipline Inspection and Supervision work.

Regarding going to work in Discipline Inspection and Supervision, or perhaps developing there in the future, Li Li Xuewu had made no preparations; he had been thinking about it in his heart, writing it in his notebook, and planning his upcoming work.

The Steel Rolling Plant's Supervisory Committee included Xue Xue Zhifu, Chu Chu Yougong as the head of the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Division, and Kuang Kuang Yusheng as the head of the Audit Division; now with the addition of himself, this meant expanding the scope and intensity of the Discipline Inspection and Supervision authority.

Li Li Xuewu guessed that his assignment to Discipline Inspection and Supervision had reasons related to himself, but might also be due to external environmental factors.

With several Discipline Inspection and Supervision cases occurring consecutively at the Steel Rolling Plant, it was bound to attract attention and demands from above, making it possible for the head of the Security Division to enter the Discipline Inspection and Supervision as a Deputy Secretary.

Although still a Deputy Secretary, serving as Deputy Secretary in the Supervisory Committee was a different matter from serving in the Party Committee; this was an issue concerning the two committees.

Li Li Xuewu was still a Deputy Division Chief; his rank would not change, only his position within the Party was changing, which had nothing to do with his rank as Deputy Division Chief.

Just like Cheng Kaiyuan, who held no specific position within the Party, yet that did not prevent him from serving as the Executive Deputy Factory Director.

Cheng Kaiyuan's speech did not specify any particular work, nor did it elaborate on the spirit of the speeches given by the previous leaders; he only gave a self-introduction, as if engaging in casual chat.

After all, having just arrived at the Steel Rolling Plant, he had not yet understood the work situation here, so it was not good for him to make any promises or deployments at the meeting.

Furthermore, he knew even less about these leadership team members, so he certainly could not take a stance on any individual's remarks.

Therefore, he could only describe and state his position regarding his own work situation; however, his speech was very humorous, making very single and boring content sound quite interesting, earning applause from below.

Cheng Kaiyuan spoke about the major he studied in school and also recounted his work experience at the Jingcheng No. 1 Machine Tool Plant.

It turned out this fellow was indeed a top student, a graduate of the Engineering and Metallurgy department at Tongji University in Shanghai.

He first worked at the Shanghai Machinery Plant; in 1958, when Jingcheng established the No. 1 Machine Tool Plant to tackle machine tool tasks, he was transferred here to serve as a workshop director.

Rising from workshop director all the way to factory director, and now transferred from factory director to serve as Executive Deputy Factory Director at the Steel Rolling Plant, this counted as a great leap in his life.

Li Li Xuewu did not know much about the Shanghai Machinery Plant, but he knew the Jingcheng No. 1 Machine Tool Plant very well, because that factory was right here in Dongcheng.

The reason Li Li Xuewu operated so smoothly in Dongcheng relied mainly on three points: many friends, petty schemes, and no sense of loyalty, so he knew this factory very well.

The Jingcheng No. 1 Machine Tool Plant was founded in 1958 and was one of the most representative factories in Dongcheng during this period.

Note that it is the most representative in Dongcheng; do not compare it with the Steel Rolling Plant, as the Steel Rolling Plant is one of the most representative factories in Jingcheng's steel industry—the two factories are not on the same level.

This is also the reason why the factory director of the No. 1 Machine Tool Plant could only serve as a deputy factory director here at the Steel Rolling Plant.

The No. 1 Machine Tool Plant mainly produced large-scale lathes, milling machines, drilling machines, and other equipment, providing important equipment support for other factories domestically.

Especially during this critical period of rapid industrial development, the Jingcheng No. 1 Machine Tool Plant occupied a relatively important position in the Dongcheng industrial sector.

Without going too far back, many of the lathe equipment in the Steel Rolling Plant was purchased from the Jingcheng No. 1 Machine Tool Plant.

To be transferred from Shanghai to serve as a production workshop director, and while leading the machinery factory's development and progress, also improve oneself to constantly advance to the position of factory director, this person's ability was beyond question.

Coupled with his humorous speech and wise choices, he also possessed unique capabilities and thinking in terms of ideology.

Not all of Cheng Kaiyuan's speech was empty; he also started from the perspective of the Jingcheng No. 1 Machine Tool Plant, discussing the importance of production and technological development, using actual examples from the machinery factory to prove his point.

When speaking about production, Cheng Kaiyuan joked that there were still his teachers inside the Steel Rolling Plant.

At this moment, everyone revealed looks of surprise and confusion, after which he smiled and explained: "Our factory previously did not focus on safety management work, and safety accidents occurred frequently; especially during this recent earthquake disaster, workers in our factory sacrificed their lives."

As soon as his words were spoken, everyone suddenly realized the truth, and involuntarily turned their gazes toward the middle seats of the first row below the stage.

Seated here were the heads of various departments, and the middle seats naturally belonged to the several responsible persons who held identities as Party Committee members.

Bu Bu Qingfang, Kuang Kuang Yusheng, Wei Zaike, and Li Li Xuewu.

Propaganda, Production, Party Organization, and Safety—the four major departments.

Everyone knew without guessing who they were looking at; Xu Sinian, sitting beside Li Li Xuewu, nudged Li Li Xuewu under the table, the meaning very obvious.

Li Li Xuewu, however, remained unmoved, as if everyone was not looking at him, and as if the leader on stage was not talking about him.

"We should attach importance to the issue of safe production; with the promotion of the dual contingency plans, I have investigated the historical safety production accidents of the No. 1 Machine Tool Plant, and one could say the results were shocking."

Cheng Kaiyuan said with a serious expression: "The data on the statistical ledger is cold, but those names are fiery, scorching my eyes and scorching my heart."

"It burned the development report card of the machinery factory, which I used to be proud of, into something worthless; all achievements are zero in the face of a high-risk, high-accident production environment."

"Therefore, I strictly carried out the promotion work of the dual contingency plans and standardized safe production at the No. 1 Machine Tool Plant."

Cheng Kaiyuan tapped the table in front of him, looked at the crowd below, and said: "Production that does not value the lives of workers and frontline producers is production that does not value production itself; it is disregarding life and disregarding work."

Whoosh~~~!

After Cheng Kaiyuan's tone suddenly intensified, thunderous applause abruptly erupted from below; the applause represented the opinions and feelings of the worker representatives below.

After the applause ended, Cheng Kaiyuan continued to speak: "The Red Star Steel Rolling Plant is a comprehensive large factory, a broader platform, and the birthplace of the dual contingency plans and standardized safe production; I will consistently attach importance to safety and attach importance to production."

"Grasp ideological transformation with one hand, and grasp safe production with the other."

Cheng Kaiyuan was the first leader to combine the slogans of ideology with transformation, and safety with production; the expression of this attitude also gained the recognition and support of all leaders and representatives present.

Li Li Xuewu naturally applauded below as well, but his expression remained calm, showing no hint of joy just because the leader on stage valued his viewpoint.

On this point, Xu Sinian particularly admired Li Li Xuewu; even if compliments were poured onto him by the cartload, Li Li Xuewu would remain unmoved.

One could only say that this act of showing off was performed very smoothly.

As for leaders, if they didn't have a bit of depth, how would that be? Do you think just anyone can enter the factory Party Committee?

However, Cheng Kaiyuan found an entry point for his work with a single public speech, and gained the support of everyone at the Steel Rolling Plant on his first attempt; one had to admit, this machinery factory director was no pushover.

The speech that followed by Xiang Xiang Jingyu appeared very ordinary; formulaic and standardized, that was Xiang Xiang Jingyu's speech pattern.

First, he reported on the budget usage of the Steel Rolling Plant for the first half of the year; due to the launch of trade projects, fundraising for the residential area construction project had made progress, and several other projects were recovering; judging from the data, the Steel Rolling Plant's budget looked very good.

Let alone whether it would exceed the standard; which factory's budget does not exceed the standard?

Because production targets at this time were set at 120 percent, meaning that if the authorities assigned ten standard production tasks, the Rolling Steel Factory had to produce twelve.

If production tasks exceeded their targets, budget expenditures would inevitably exceed their limits as well.

However, exceeding the budget depended on the specific circumstances; if the majority of the overrun was due to fulfilling production target indicators, then there was nothing to say—it was understandable, and the authorities were willing to see it.

But if the budget overrun was primarily due to living costs or organizational management costs, then the authorities would conduct an audit and verification.

Li Li Xuewu said there was a reason the Rolling Steel Factory's budget indicators looked so impressive; it had to be said that Jing Yu'nong, the deputy factory director in charge of finance, truly had some skill.

For an enterprise as large as the Rolling Steel Factory, operating under a budgetary system, managing its finances so effectively was no easy feat.

Even if corrupt individuals appeared, it did not affect the overall picture; this had nothing to do with financial management itself, but rather indicated loopholes in financial security management.

If Jing Yu'nong had not strictly guarded the financial gates, if she had not slammed her fist on the table with the factory director and with other deputy directors over financial matters, this year's financial situation would certainly have been ruined.

Let alone the year-end review; they would not even have been able to announce specific figures at this mid-year meeting.

When facing doubts, or during large assemblies, Jing Yu'nong needed to say nothing else; she only had to release the financial data, explain the budget utilization and remaining balances, and no one would envy her position within the leadership team, nor would anyone care about her serious and meticulous attitude toward her work.

It could be said that the work Jing Yu'nong performed was something ordinary people could not handle, lacking both the patience and the ability; therefore, regardless of her position or how meticulously she pursued her duties, no one dared to challenge her.