Chapter 205 Official Appointment
"I've heard this, too. To be honest, it was Comrade Xu Qiang who proposed to build this chemical laboratory. He has indeed made contributions to our factory, so I think there is no problem in letting Xu Qiang serve as the temporary person in charge of this laboratory." Deputy Factory Director Xie Changjiang also interjected at this time.

"Yeah." Upon hearing this, the others nodded in agreement.

It was obvious that the department leaders in the factory did not seem to want to respond to Li Cunzhu's suggestion and let the newly transferred Zhao Yong serve as the head of the laboratory.

The reason is very simple. The cadres who are parachuted in are generally not welcomed in the new units. After all, many of the leading cadres in the factory have been working here since the factory was founded. They have worked hard step by step to get to their current positions. Why should a newcomer be on equal footing with them?

Therefore, no matter how famous the transferred cadres are, it will be difficult to convince the public in the short term, and they will not have sufficient personal connections to support them in the factory.

Besides, it is obvious that Li Cunzhu wants to cultivate a direct descendant in the factory. Anyone with a discerning eye can see this, but the problem is that he wants his direct descendant to replace Xu Qiang, which is a bit difficult.

Although Xu Qiang is only a newcomer who has been in the factory for less than three months, his contribution to the factory is obvious to all. He was also elected as a model worker at the beginning of the month, which is definitely not something an outsider can compare to.

What's more, Xu Qiang has always been a favorite in the eyes of the factory director Liu Biao, and the provincial leaders also attach great importance to him. Now that he has been admitted to university, his future prospects in the factory are simply limitless. Such a promising young man must not be underestimated by the leaders of various departments in the factory, even if it will offend Li Cunzhu.

"Ahem..." Li Cunzhu looked a little embarrassed at this time, and said: "Comrade Xu Qiang is very good, but Comrade Zhao Yong..."

"Old Li, let me tell you this." Liu Biao finally spoke at this time. He said, "In our factory, the competition for any position cannot be based solely on resumes, but on the contribution to the factory. Comrade Xu Qiang has made a lot of contributions to the factory recently, and everyone has seen it. As for the new comrade Zhao Yong, we do not deny that he is an excellent chemical expert, but the problem is that he has just arrived at our factory and he always needs a probation period. If he can also make some great contributions to our factory during this period, he can definitely compete with Xu Qiang for the position of the person in charge..."

Liu Biao's words basically confirmed that Xu Qiang would be the head of the chemical laboratory, but he said it in a more tactful way, leaving some room for Zhao Yong.

By this time, things were already very clear. Xu Qiang had received his university admission letter, and the previous restrictions on his academic qualifications were instantly swept away. The factory director had no problem promoting him as an exception.

"Director Liu, but..."

"Comrade Zhao Yong used to be an expert at the Provincial Industrial Research Institute. Whether in terms of academic qualifications or work experience, he is definitely much higher than Comrade Xu Qiang. I believe that with his ability, he can make greater contributions than Comrade Xu Qiang, so we will wait and see in the future." Liu Biao smiled slightly, and then said: "Comrade Xu Qiang is currently busy with the research and development of our factory's foreign trade military products. I believe that with Comrade Zhao Yong's work experience and ability, he will definitely bring us more surprises, so temporarily arrange him to work in your technical department, and after there are results, make other position adjustments."

"Yes, Director Liu is right. All leadership positions in our factory are recruited based on merit. Competition brings vitality." Deputy Director Xie said with a smile, "Comrade Zhao Yong is an expert in the province. His technical level must be very high. Let us all see his strength. I think the experts in the provincial capital will definitely not let us down."

"Uh." Upon hearing this, Li Cunzhu had no choice but to nod.

Factory Director Liu Biao and Deputy Factory Director Xie Changjiang made consecutive attacks, and Li Cunzhu realized that his plan had completely failed.

Although Xie Changjiang proposed to let Xu Qiang be a temporary person in charge, in fact, as long as Xu Qiang did not make any big mistakes, the position of the chief of this department would definitely be his in the future.

Speaking of which, although Xu Qiang is only in his early twenties and has just joined the factory not long, he has already been named this year's factory model worker and has completed a series of new product research and development. More importantly, he has now been admitted to university and the promotion process has begun, so it only takes some time to settle down, and when the time comes, everything will naturally fall into place.

Li Cunzhu's only chance to turn the tables is to let Zhao Yong, the newly transferred person, quickly develop new products. As long as his research and development capabilities are truly convincing, he can completely replace Xu Qiang.

But only Li Cunzhu knew how powerful this schoolmate of his was. It would be extremely difficult to get him to do research and development...

"Okay, I think we should end today's meeting here." Seeing that no one had any objections, Liu Biao said to Xu Qiang: "Xu Qiang, come to my office later. I have something to tell you."

"Okay!" Xu Qiang nodded.

Then Liu Biao stood up and left the meeting room.

Seeing Liu Biao leave, Xu Qiang was quickly surrounded by the leaders of these departments. They all smiled and came forward to shake hands with him to express their congratulations.

"Xu Qiang, congratulations!"

"This guy is awesome!"

"Let's have a meal when we have time." At this time, He Yong also came to Xu Qiang and said to him with a smile.

Xu Qiang was admitted to university and will soon become a department cadre in the factory. In addition, given his various performances in the past period of time, it is natural that he is now favored by the department leaders here.

The heads of various departments in the factory are all tough guys, and it is common for them to change their attitudes according to the situation. Especially since Xu Qiang is now a person who is the focus of provincial leaders, everyone wants to get closer to Xu Qiang at this time.

In this regard, Xu Qiang has to take some time out recently to face various social engagements, and he has already planned for this.

As for He Yong inviting him to dinner, it must be for future cooperation. After all, Xu Qiang has been appointed as the head of the chemical laboratory by the factory and has the right to purchase raw materials. The two of them naturally have a basis for cooperation. "Chief He, you can see that I will be very busy in the next two days. After these two days, I will treat you to dinner and we can have a good talk then." Xu Qiang said with a smile.

"Understood." He Yong also nodded with a smile and said, "When you are free, let me know. I will be there whenever you call!"

"Good good!"

Xu Qiang shook hands and greeted the leaders present one by one. After sending them all away, he came to Liu Biao's office.

"Director Liu..."

"Close the door and come sit down."

"Hey."

Xu Qiang responded, closed the office door, and sat on the chair in front of Liu Biao's desk.

"Good boy, I really didn't expect you to be admitted to university. It seems that you have studied hard?" Liu Biao said approvingly.

"I didn't study much, I just cheated on the exams."

"It's a real talent to be able to cheat in the college entrance examination!" Liu Biao naturally knew that Xu Qiang was talking nonsense. Even though the invigilation technology these days was not as complicated as in later generations, it was still very strict and it was impossible to cheat. He continued, "You also saw today that our factory has a chemical expert from the province. He has worked in the institute for more than ten years. If you don't work hard, the person in charge of the chemical laboratory may have to be replaced in the future..."

In fact, when Liu Biao heard Li Cunzhu recommend Zhao Yong, he felt that he was a little unreliable.

If they couldn't make it in their original unit, who would be willing to leave the provincial capital and come to their remote arsenal? Although the wages, benefits and living conditions in the provincial machinery factory were pretty good, they were certainly incomparable to those in the provincial capital. In terms of education and medical care alone, there was more than one level difference.

Liu Biao finally agreed to transfer Zhao Yong over, and he actually had his own intentions.

On the one hand, he can fill the vacancy of chemical talents in the factory. Even if this expert is not worthy of his title, he must have more work experience than the fresh graduates who have just entered the factory. On the other hand, he also wants to create an internal competitive relationship between this person and Xu Qiang, to put some pressure on Xu Qiang and stimulate him to develop more things for the factory. After all, judging from the current situation, Xu Qiang cannot live too comfortably.

In fact, this is also a management method commonly used by leading cadres. An enterprise can only be vibrant if there is competition. The factory is the stage, and he, as the factory director, is the referee. Liu Biao is well aware of this.

"I will definitely work hard." said Xu Qiang.

Xu Qiang could naturally see Liu Biao's intention. In fact, even if Liu Biao didn't say these words, Xu Qiang would definitely work hard, not only for the factory, but also for himself.

At least before Xu Qiang’s wings are strong enough, he still needs to use the research and development results to exchange for various resources provided by the factory so as to realize his more ambitious plans.

"Have you attended the party classes in your workshop recently?" Liu Biao asked again.

"I have participated in it twice, but I am too busy with work now. I have asked for leave from the senior party officials in the workshop," said Xu Qiang.

"You should take this matter seriously in the future. It is very important for your future."

"understand!"

What Liu Biao said actually meant that Xu Qiang was about to be promoted.

However, there is still a process involved. Since it will take Xu Qiang several years to graduate from the TV University, Xu Qiang's identity during this period can only be a "worker-in-charge". Once he graduates, joining the party and being promoted to cadre will be completed quickly. But no matter what, if you want to join the party, you must show your attitude, and there are strict requirements in this regard.

"Are you free tomorrow night?"

"Yes, of course!"

"Then come to my house for dinner, and you, Secretary Liu from our factory's labor union, you are all employee trainees from the factory who have been admitted to the TV University this year. I will have something to say to you then." Liu Biao said with a smile.

"I will definitely go there!" Xu Qiang replied straightforwardly.

(End of this chapter)