Chapter 83 Congratulations
Unlike the work in the production department, logistics work is less stressful but more tedious. Fortunately, Li Jiandong is the leader and most of the work is done by his subordinates. He is only responsible for signing and approving.

"Director Li, congratulations on your promotion."

He Daqing suddenly came to the logistics department and congratulated Li Jiandong on his promotion with a smile.

Li Jiandong saw him and started laughing: "You come to congratulate me with nothing in your hands?"

He Daqing slapped his head and said, "Look at my brain. I should have cut two pounds of pork to bring over. Anyway, you are in charge of logistics now, so it's not a big deal if I steal something, right?"

"Fuck you, don't you dare."

Li Jiandong cursed with a smile, he knew He Daqing would not do such a thing.

He Daqing also laughed and said, "Oh my, you've just become a high-ranking official and you're already different now. You're turning your back on your family. Okay, okay, come to my house tonight. I'll treat you. Serve your leader well, or he'll make things difficult for you."

"Okay, then you have to prepare well. If you don't eat well, I will really make things difficult for you."

"Okay, just take a look."

He Daqing chuckled, turned around and walked out, "I don't dare to disturb the leader's work, so I'll go back first."

"Come on you."

Li Jiandong covered his face and waved his hands vigorously at He Daqing, asking him to leave quickly.

The afternoon passed quickly.

When we returned to the courtyard, Yan Bugui was waiting at the door again. Since he bought a bicycle, he came back even earlier.

In the past, I could occasionally walk behind Li Jiandong, but now I am almost always the first one to return to the yard every day.

Seeing Li Jiandong coming back, Yan Bugui said with a smile:
"Old Li, I heard you got a promotion, aren't you going to celebrate tonight?"

Li Jiandong knew that he had nothing else to say once he opened his mouth. If he didn't take advantage of him, he wouldn't be Yan Bugui.

"Of course we have to celebrate such a big event. Come over tonight and have a couple of drinks with me. I won't call you alone anymore."

"How dare I? I'll go there myself when the time comes."

Yan Bugui got a satisfactory answer and his mouth stretched from ear to ear.

In fact, his family is living a pretty good life now, except for his own salary.

Yan Jiecheng, who is already a level 90 driver, earns more than him. Add to that the income from the tavern and kindergarten, and the money he makes from fishing, and the family's net income is close to yuan a month.

But he has already developed the habit of being stingy and calculating, and he may not be able to change it in this lifetime.

When they returned to the central courtyard, Qin Huairu also came to greet them happily.

"Brother Jiandong, I heard that you were promoted to logistics director. Is that true?"

Li Jiandong was the first person to return from the steel rolling mill. No one knew who spread the news. It was probably Xu Fugui who leaked it.

This old guy doesn't have a fixed job and is often late and leaves early.

"It's true. If there are any crops in your village that can't be sold, or the price given by the grain station is too low, let them come to me. We will still help them within a reasonable range."

The grain for the steel rolling mill is usually allocated directly by superiors.

However, due to the reception tasks and a large number of temporary workers, these people have no quota and can only be purchased by the steel rolling mill itself.

The proportion of self-purchase is not very large, but even if it is one-tenth, it is enough to feed more than a thousand people. Anyway, it doesn't matter where the food comes from, so of course we should give priority to our own people.

"Really? It just so happens that the grain we harvested this year hasn't been sold yet. I'll go back and tell my dad tomorrow."

Qin Huairu said happily.

Which village has not been bullied by the grain station these days?

It’s just that Qin Huairu was afraid of affecting Li Jiandong’s mood, so she never told him.

Now that her husband has become a big leader and has offered to help the villagers, she is happy for her family and proud to have such a man.

The two went home and talked for a few words, and then someone came.

Jia Dongxu brought Liang Ladi over to congratulate Li Jiandong on his promotion.

After a while, Yan Jiecheng and Liu Haizhong also pushed their bicycles into the central courtyard. There were almost no bicycles in other courtyards.

There is only Courtyard No. 40, and bicycles are purchased in bulk.

There are now 6 bicycles in the yard, which makes the residents in other yards very envious.

He Daqing came back from shopping late and started cooking as soon as he got home.

Jia Zhang smelled the aroma of the food and came over. Seeing the room full of people, she asked,
"Hey, what's the big happy event today? Why are you all here?"

Jia Dongxu was speechless: "Mom, you really don't care about what's happening outside. Today, my master was promoted to logistics director, and we all came to celebrate for him."

"Hey, you said it was such a big thing, why didn't anyone tell me? You, Dongxu, the same thing, others didn't tell mom, why didn't you tell her? Lao Li, congratulations."

Li Jiandong smiled and said, "Thank you, sister-in-law. You don't have to cook tonight. I'll ask Dongxu to bring you some food later."

Li Jiandong's house is very small, and there is only one table, so not many people can sit at it.

It was obvious that Jia Zhang was here to eat for free, and Li Jiandong wasn't short of food, so if he was happy, he might as well make everyone happy too.

Sure enough, when she heard that there would be delicious food, Jia Zhang's smile became even brighter.

A few months passed in the blink of an eye.

The snowflakes are falling, and it is winter again.

There are more than 20 days left until the end of the year, and Li Jiandong just arrived at the office that day.

Secretary Cui came over and said, "Director Li, Director Yang wants you to go to his office."

"Okay, I'll be there right away."

Li Jiandong didn't even take off his coat and went straight to the second floor.

Secretary Cui helped him open the door, informed Director Yang, and Li Jiandong walked in.

"Director Yang, are you looking for me?"

Li Jiandong walked in and said.

Director Yang was reviewing documents. Hearing this, he raised his head and pointed to the chair opposite his desk: "Well, Jiandong is here. Come and sit down before we talk."

When Li Jiandong walked over and sat down, Director Yang had just finished reviewing the documents. He put down the documents and pen and said, "It's almost the end of the year. I have a task for you."

Without any preface, Director Yang got straight to business.
When Li Jiandong saw Director Yang start talking about serious matters, his expression also became serious.

Then Director Yang said, "You have worked in the factory for so many years, you know that our factory holds a year-end dinner every year to reward all the cadres and employees, and also distributes some New Year's goods to everyone. This year is the same, and your logistics department will be responsible for it."

Li Jiandong nodded: "I understand. I have been preparing for this matter recently and will definitely complete the task successfully."

"Well, I trust you to do the job."

Director Yang suddenly changed the subject and said, "There is another thing. This year, we suddenly started to use coupons. It is very difficult for leaders of various departments to buy things now.

Your logistics department has unplanned quotas. Anything that is not used up by the end of the year is a waste. See if you can come up with a name and make it a welfare benefit for the leaders to distribute.”

“Also, regarding the addition of a deputy director to our factory, the tone has been set, and it is estimated that there will be personnel changes next spring.

It’s hard to achieve anything in the logistics field. If you want to make progress, you need support from others, you know?”

Director Yang's words were almost telling Li Jiandong that he was going to canvass for votes.

At Li Jiandong's level, it is indeed difficult to move up based on performance. Even if he conducts independent research and development again, it is impossible to move up even half a level.

If cadres at this level want to advance, they need to hold a meeting and vote to decide.

This is also the greatest power of being a team member. Even if it is just a useless department, because he has this vote, other team members dare not look down on him, and even have to find ways to win him over.

This was the first time that Li Jiandong had climbed to this position, but he was familiar with these routines. With just a little guidance from Director Yang, he understood what was going on.

"Director Yang, I understand. I will integrate into our leadership team as soon as possible."

Director Yang looked at Li Jiandong with a teachable expression and said, "It's good that you understand. Implement it as soon as possible."

"Yes, Director Yang, I'm leaving first."

Seeing Director Yang nod, Li Jiandong said goodbye and left.

Director Yang looked at his back with a look of relief on his face.

Everyone thought that as the head of the steel rolling mill, he was very powerful and had the final say. But in fact, the higher you are in a high position, the more lonely it is.

A large factory like the steel mill, which employs 10,000 people, is also an important chess piece in the eyes of the superiors. All parties are using it as a bargaining chip. There are many factions in the 16 departments, making it difficult to manage.

For example, this time we are going to add a deputy director to the factory. This is the result of bargaining among all parties.

The people behind Li Huaide wanted to intervene, but the big boss behind Director Yang didn't want to show weakness either.

Li Jiandong's entry into the leadership team is actually equivalent to entering this chess game.

Originally, Director Yang didn't want to let a practical person like him get involved, but it was his fault that he didn't have any capable fighters under his command.

Director Dai is the director of the Political Value Department. The next step will definitely be for him to be elected as deputy factory director. He definitely does not need to compete with Li Huaide.

Director Wang is too old and will retire in a few years. Even if Director Yang supports him, his superiors will consider giving up on him because of his age.

There are several other team members who worked with Director Yang, but they either lack experience or achievements, and no one is sure they can compete with Li Huaide.

Only Li Jiandong, although he has not been promoted for long and has no qualifications, his achievements are quite outstanding, and even his superiors have praised him many times.

Moreover, Li Jiandong was promoted from a worker, and it can be said that he was cultivated by Director Yang.

Such a talent is naturally his confidant when he is promoted, otherwise Director Yang would not have spoken so bluntly in front of him, because from the very beginning, Director Yang regarded Li Jiandong as his own.

If, this time, Li Jiandong didn’t understand what I said, I would miss the opportunity to make progress.

So after Li Huaide takes office, the structure of the steel rolling mill's leadership team will change again, and Li Jiandong will have even less chance to compete next time.

Fortunately, Li Jiandong has a high emotional intelligence. As long as Director Yang gives him some advice, he immediately knows what to do next.

After leaving the second floor, Li Jiandong began to work on the tasks assigned by Director Yang.

In fact, Li Jiandong is very indifferent to whether he will become a deputy factory director or other leader.

After all, his goal is to train his apprentices and let them do their best for the country in all walks of life. Whether they become leaders or not does not affect his teaching of his apprentices.

But who has made him reach this point unknowingly? Now that Director Yang has taken a fancy to him, he has no choice but to make progress, just like the Western countries will not let us go even if we don't want to dominate.

Because of his strength, people will definitely be afraid of him.

Now we can only grit our teeth and charge forward.

On the way back to the Logistics Office, Li Jiandong passed by the Production Department and walked straight in.

"Director Li, why are you here?"

"Is there any work you want me to do?"

Seeing Li Jiandong, the staff members of the production department took the initiative to greet this former leader.

Li Jiandong smiled and said, "I don't have any work to tell you. I came to talk to Director Wang about something."

"Oh, Director Wang is inside."

The two clerks watched Li Jiandong walk into the inner room, which was Director Wang's private office. After Li Jiandong walked in, he closed the door behind him.

Director Wang had heard Li Jiandong's voice just now, and now he stood up and said with a smile,
"Jiandong, you're not feeling comfortable in the logistics department, so you want to go back to our production department, right?"

Li Jiandong also smiled and said:

"Director Wang, you are absolutely right. It's not that the logistics department is not as comfortable as the production department, it's that the top leader is not as comfortable as the second-in-command. There are too many things to worry about every day. Without you in front to help me keep an eye on it, it really won't work."

Director Wang burst into laughter after hearing this.

Li Jiandong's words made him feel comfortable.

After the two chatted briefly, Li Jiandong started to talk about business.

"By the way, Director Wang, it's almost the end of the year, and our logistics department still has some unplanned purchases that haven't been used up. Can you see if there's anything you need? Otherwise, it would be a waste if it's left over."

Director Wang's eyes lit up when he heard this.

Since the implementation of the vouchers a few months ago, these high-income groups who used to live a comfortable life have suddenly seen their living standards drop a level.

Things that could be bought with money before now require tickets.

Director Wang earns more than 100 yuan a month, which is six or seven times that of a workshop apprentice, but his various invoices are only about twice that of an ordinary apprentice.

It's really difficult for him to have money but not be able to spend it.

"Jiandong, you came just in time. I have some things that I have been thinking about for two months but have not been able to buy."

"Really? Then I'll write it down."

Li Jiandong took out a palm-sized notebook from his pocket. He might need to purchase a lot of things this time, so he took notes to avoid forgetting.

Director Wang casually mentioned a few things, most of which are difficult to buy on the market now, such as cloth oil, sugar and tea.

Director Wang still had enough tickets for food, meat, soap, towels, etc., as cadres were given a lot of them to begin with, and some people gave them extra.

But each person had a very small ration of cloth coupons, oil coupons, sugar coupons, etc., and people were reluctant to give them as gifts.

Li Jiandong simply wrote it down and asked, "Is there anything else you want to buy?"

"temporarily unavailable."

"Fortunately, you are the logistics director. Otherwise, given my relationship with Lao Tian, ​​he might not think of me even if he wanted to do something good.

Between us, I won’t say thank you to you. If you need me in the future, just tell me.”

Director Wang had not expected that he could get such a benefit from Li Jiandong. They had a close relationship to begin with, and they would have to interact more often in the future.

After leaving Director Wang, Li Jiandong found Captain Ma of the convoy.

The steel rolling mill has 16 departments, and the transportation team is one of them. Captain Ma is also a member of the team, managing several departments including the large vehicle team, small vehicle team, and maintenance team.

Li Jiandong had been in contact with Captain Ma before because of Yan Jiecheng's incident. This time, when he came as the logistics director, Captain Ma received him even more warmly.

"Director Li, you know what, I really have something I want to buy but I can't buy it."

When Captain Ma heard that the Logistics Department still had unplanned purchase quotas, he immediately said excitedly,

"At the beginning of this spring, my family bought a radio. My brother-in-law came over and saw it. He kept pestering my wife to take it home and listen to it for a few days. I don't know what this guy is up to. If he takes it away, there's no way I can get him to give it back."

"So I promised him that I would buy him one for the Chinese New Year. But when the Chinese New Year came around, people started to need coupons to buy things. One radio required 20 industrial coupons, but I only had two a month, so I had to save up for half a year.

Director Li, if you can help me buy a radio, it will be a great help to me. "

Captain Ma has been worried to death about the radio these days.

The brother-in-law asks his wife for a radio every day. His wife always blames him for not buying it earlier or later, but waiting until he needed a ticket to buy it. Even he wants to slap himself twice. It's only worth more than a hundred dollars, why didn't he buy it earlier.

Fortunately, Li Jiandong helped him solve a big problem.

"Captain Ma, rest assured. Leave this matter to me. Give me an address and I will send it directly to your home in two days."

Li Jiandong will take care of Yan Jiecheng no matter what. In the future, Yan Jiecheng will still need someone to take care of him. As long as he does not leave the team, he has to maintain this relationship.

Captain Ma said a few polite words and left his home address.

Li Jiandong said goodbye and left the convoy, then continued to visit the next store.

Although he had only been the director of logistics for a short time, he had known several members of the team before, such as Engineer Qi from the Engineering and Technology Department, Director Wang Ying from the Equipment Section, and Jiang Ping from the Production Safety Section. These were people he had frequently come into contact with when he was a fitter, and they were also the targets that Li Jiandong prioritized to win over.

Of course there is also Director Dai.

Although Li Jiandong is not very familiar with Director Dai, Director Dai is Director Yang's man. In addition to him, there are several other departments that were also promoted by Director Yang.

Even if Li Jiandong didn't move around, these people would still vote for him, but the respect they deserve should still be given.

For people with whom you don't have a very close relationship, it would be a bit too abrupt to start talking about purchasing.

So, Li Jiandong found an excuse and invited Director Dai out for dinner.

Who knew that Director Dai was also a man of temperament, and he knew the purpose of Li Jiandong inviting him to dinner.

He called out the security chief Hu Haodang and the raw materials chief Cao Dazhuang as well.

When Li Jiandong saw that there were three people from the other side, he was a little confused.

Director Dai smiled and said, "Jiandong, you don't know these two, do you?"

How could Li Jiandong not know him?
"Captain Hu and Director Cao? Of course I know you, but I didn't expect you to come here with Director Dai. Welcome, please come in and take a seat."

Although it was different from the plan, Li Jiandong quickly adjusted the plan.

After letting the three people into the private room, the waiter started to serve the food.

(End of this chapter)