Chapter 155: Model Worker Selection (Part )
"Old Xie, you..."

Seeing Xie Changjiang suddenly interrupt at this critical moment, everyone was stunned for a moment, and Li Cunzhu then looked at him with a frown.

"First of all, I want to apologize to everyone. Today's staff representative meeting discussed the selection of model workers, which is very important, but I arrived a little late. I really shouldn't have..."

As always, Xie Changjiang still had a smile on his face and looked calm and composed. He continued, "I was really moved by what Chief Engineer Li said just now. I also feel that many things in the factory have been changing over the years. There may be some injustice and objectivity, but the selection of model workers should always be a pure land and must be rigorous and fair."

"Yes, yes, yes!" Hearing what Xie Changjiang said, Li Cunzhu's expression immediately relaxed and he nodded repeatedly in agreement.

"However, regarding the evaluation of Xu Qiang, I think Chief Engineer Li's words are biased..."

"Huh?" This time, not only Li Cunzhu, but even the factory director Liu Biao, looked surprised.

All along, Xie Changjiang had always been just a supporting role in factory meetings. He seldom took the initiative to speak and never commented on anyone. But this time, he actually publicly questioned Li Cunzhu at an occasion like a staff representative meeting, which was obviously unreasonable.

"Director Xie, what do you mean by saying that my evaluation of Xu Qiang is biased?"

When facing Xie Changjiang, Li Cunzhu would definitely not be as polite as he was facing Liu Biao. After all, although the other party was the deputy factory director, he did not have much real power. Li Cunzhu had the skills and close relations with the leaders of other departments and workshops in the factory, so he was actually fearless.

"Wait a moment." Xie Changjiang glanced at Li Cunzhu, then said to the audience, "I have important news to report to you after returning from the province..."

"What news?" Liu Biao couldn't help but ask at this time.

"...After more than half a month of rigorous testing by the provincial expert group and passing the live-fire test at the 31st Military Base, the perchloric acid fuse battery and military storage battery developed by Comrade Xu Qiang successfully completed all test items. In the next step, the Provincial Defense and Military Industry Office will study the mass production of this new battery, and has submitted the project plans for these two new batteries to the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building!" Xie Changjiang said after taking a sip of tea.

"What!?"

Like a thunder in a clear sky, Xie Changjiang's words stunned everyone present.

No one expected that Xu Qiang’s project sample actually passed the provincial inspection, and it wasn’t just a project!
In other words, Xu Qiang actually completed the research and development and testing of two military projects simultaneously in just half a month. For people who understand military research and development, this is simply a fantasy!

Even those employees and leaders who had never been exposed to technological research and development had worked in military factories for many years. They had the impression that the development of new military products often took at least half a year or even several years. They could not believe that Xu Qiang, who only had a junior high school education, could really do something that sounded so incredible.

"This is impossible, are you mistaken?" Li Cunzhu asked repeatedly.

"Old Xie, is what you said true?" Liu Biao's expression also became excited.

"This is a copy of the report on Xu Qiang's new product testing that I brought from the province. It has the signatures of the expert group and leaders." At this time, Xie Changjiang took out a stack of documents from his briefcase and said, "You can take a closer look..."

At this moment, the entire meeting hall was in an uproar. The leaders on the stage stood up one after another and came to Xie Changjiang's desk, all wanting to see the report. Many people in the audience also stood up, completely destroying the peaceful order in the meeting hall.

After all, the successful development of any military product is a very important matter for Shengli Machinery Factory. The follow-up also involves the construction of new production lines and related orders, which will greatly affect the future benefits of the entire factory and the welfare of employees! "Everyone sit back, the meeting is not over yet!" Seeing that the scene was a bit chaotic, Liu Biao quickly picked up the microphone and said in a serious tone.

After hearing Liu Biao's words, people returned to their seats and the scene quickly returned to normal.

"Many provincial leaders and I also participated in the live-fire test of Xu Qiang's new product. Afterwards, they all spoke highly of Comrade Xu Qiang..." Xie Changjiang saw that everyone had dispersed, picked up the microphone and continued, "Especially our Director Luo, after learning about Xu Qiang's research and development of new products, he also gave a high evaluation. He believed that Xu Qiang is a young man with strong technical strength. More importantly, he has the spirit of fighting against the enemy, is not afraid of difficulties, and is not afraid of taking responsibilities. He is capable and passionate... This is why I just questioned that Chief Engineer Li's evaluation of Xu Qiang was biased..."

When he said this, Xie Changjiang glanced at Li Cunzhu who was sitting on the other side.

"Uh..." Seeing this, Li Cunzhu nodded quickly.

No matter how confident Li Cunzhu was, he did not dare to deny Luo Tao's evaluation of Xu Qiang.

So at this time, all he could do was suffer defeat.

"As for Xu Qiang's nomination for this model worker award, I think he is fully qualified. You know, the successful development of these two military products not only demonstrates our factory's technical research and development strength, but more importantly, it can bring great benefits to our factory. I am not a technical person, but this time, through asking relevant experts, I learned that Xu Qiang's new product can be said to have filled the gap in related domestic products and brought the performance of domestic military batteries to a new level... If people with such contributions cannot be awarded the title of model worker, I really don't know who else can be awarded the title!"

Xie Changjiang spoke slowly, but at this moment every word he said sounded resounding in everyone's ears.

In fact, at this moment, there is no need for Xie Changjiang to say anything. Just based on the great contribution Xu Qiang made this time, he is fully qualified to be a model worker, and no one has any doubts about it!

"Hahaha! Thank you, Director, for what you said!"

Seeing Xie Changjiang pick up the water cup again, Liu Biao smiled and picked up the microphone and said, "There is an old saying in China that a hero is not judged by age! So when you make judgments, you should not only look at age and qualifications. Also, this society is developing very fast, and our military products are also improving rapidly. Don't look at some problems with old perspectives and ideas. As a leader, you must keep pace with the times and have a more flexible mind and decision-making. Only in this way can you adapt to the development of the new era!"

"Pa pa pa!" As soon as Liu Biao finished speaking, warm applause broke out at the scene.

"Okay, let's not waste time and continue with the next procedure." At this time, Liu Biao handed the microphone to the union chairman Guan Jinghe again.

Guan Jinghe was really enlightened today. He did not expect that the voting process for a model worker would be repeated four times. This is probably a unique event in the whole country.

But the process had to continue, so after getting the microphone, Guan Jinghe said again:
"Let's continue to vote on Comrade Xu Qiang's candidacy for model worker..."

The next moment, everyone at the scene raised their hands, including the leaders on the stage.

Li Cunzhu hesitated for a moment, then slowly raised his right hand...

(End of this chapter)