NFBE Chapter 14 My Mom Was a Factory Manager in the 1970s
Chapter 14 My Mom Was a Factory Manager in the 1970s
"What, can't I come? How can I watch your good show if I don't come?"
"Also, I ran into your factory director Li this morning when I went out. What he said to me was completely different from what you and Director Si expressed."
Deputy Factory Director Sun was drenched in sweat. Didn't Liu Qianqian say that Si Yan was a farmer's child? She didn't tell him that she knew the provincial governor.
"It's my fault, let me take another look at the documents."
Deputy Factory Director Sun pretended to flip through the documents, then suddenly looked at the senior leader with a long face.
"Boss, it was my fault. I misunderstood. I haven't been feeling well lately, and my mind is getting increasingly foggy."
"Director Si, I'm sorry, but what I just said doesn't count. Everything is subject to the document I have here."
Si Yan was very grateful to the leader for always helping her, but this was her patent. Although she intended to serve the country, it would be a loss for the country to hand over the patent to such a person.
"Sir, I remember you said you had the authority to designate the factories we cooperate with. Could I switch to a machinery factory in the neighboring city of Shen?"
Si Yan didn't even glance at Deputy Factory Director Sun, and looked directly at the top leader.
"Of course, a promise is a promise. Now that I've made that promise, the decision is yours."
"Okay, Si Yan thanks the leaders here. The salesperson from Shenshi Machinery Factory helped us at the exhibition before, so I have a deep impression of their factory. I hope to have the opportunity to cooperate with them again this time."
"No problem, Secretary Yan. Please contact the leaders of Shen City and inform them to have their city's machinery factory workers come to An County's machinery factory to sign the contract."
Upon hearing this, Deputy Factory Director Sun completely panicked. He had originally intended to seize credit as leverage in his bid for factory director, but now he had messed everything up, and he feared he might lose his position as deputy factory director.
Deputy Factory Director Sun looked at Si Yan pleadingly.
"Director Si, I'm sorry, it was my fault. Please give me another chance. The factory is waiting for my reply. I can't go back empty-handed."
“Deputy Director Sun, I’m sorry, you heard it too. We’ve called Shenshi Machinery Factory, and they might already be on their way. I can’t bring myself to do something like this.”
"However, our factory's technical department still has a few projects under development, and there are still opportunities to cooperate in the future, but let's just skip this one."
Deputy Factory Director Sun collapsed to the ground as if resigned to his fate. The people from the Municipal Machinery Factory behind him also looked ashen-faced. They were all thinking about the punishment they would receive when they returned. Their expressions now were completely different from when they first arrived.
Liu Qianqian used her connections to find Deputy Factory Director Sun, thinking that as long as she took away Si Yan's achievements, she would make Si Yan suffer a great loss. However, she did not expect that she would waste her efforts and even harm Deputy Factory Director Sun.
Now that things were clear, Si Yan smiled and saw off the senior leader and the staff from the municipal machinery factory.
The big boss left nonchalantly, but the staff of the city's machinery factory all looked preoccupied. However, they all looked at Deputy Director Sun, since he was the one who made the decisions, and they were just lowly staff members with no say in the matter.
Reluctantly, they drove away, pinning their hopes on the factory director, since he was a comrade-in-arms of the top leader and could speak on his behalf.
The leaders in Shanghai were overjoyed upon receiving the notification; this was practically free business opportunities and foreign exchange.
After receiving the notification, the government office staff immediately notified the mayor of Shen City. Upon receiving an affirmative reply, they promptly called the machinery factory in Shen City.
The factory manager, upon receiving the call, was completely stunned, wondering how such a huge windfall had fallen into their laps.
After receiving the call, the factory manager immediately called a meeting with the heads of various departments, as well as a salesman named Zhao Yu.
At first, Zhao Yu was quite confused. Why would the leaders invite him to a meeting? Could it be that he had made a mistake unintentionally?
"Today's meeting was a bit rushed, but that's okay, it was an emergency so I had to do it this way."
"You all know about the machinery factory in Anxian County next door that secured a foreign exchange order, right?"
"I know, but that's someone else, Factory Director. Our factory doesn't have the resources for that kind of research and development."
"Hey, I'm not here to give you a lecture today. I'm here to announce some news. The city just called me and said that An County has designated our factory to cooperate with them in producing electrical appliances for export."
A collective gasp swept through the room. How could such a good thing happen to us?
"Factory manager, you're not kidding, are you? Logically, Anxian Machinery Factory should also cooperate with the municipal-level machinery factory. Why did you skip them and choose us?"
The factory manager smiled and pointed at Zhao Yu.
"Well, you should thank Zhao Yu for that."
"The factory manager from An County said that because Zhao Yu helped them at the previous exhibition, he was very impressed with our factory. Since the cooperation with the city-level company changed, they specifically chose us as their second partner."
Huh? Zhao Yu, whose mind was completely blank, was dumbfounded. He had only helped out with a small matter, but he had received such a reward. Could it be that his ancestors' graves were emitting auspicious smoke?
"Zhao Yu, you are being appointed as the person in charge of signing the contract. After the meeting, you will drive with us to An County immediately. Your task is to successfully sign this contract. If you can successfully sign the contract, you will be appointed as the head of the sales department when you return."
"Yes, Factory Manager, I guarantee that I will complete the mission successfully."
"In that case, everyone go back and make proper work arrangements to ensure that production in each workshop can operate normally once the orders are received."
"Meeting adjourned. Xiao Zhang, take all the official seals with you. Zhao Yu, pack your things, we're leaving right away."