Revival Road

Chapter 11 Reunion

Tao Youdao found that people looked at him differently.Maybe it was an illusion, but he just felt different.

Last night, he accompanied his parents, aunt and uncle to Xiaozhao to visit his second uncle. The second uncle chatted with him the most, asking about his work and whether he had a girlfriend, which made him very encouraged.

Many years ago, the second uncle was his role model and his life goal.Every time the second uncle comes back, he will bring him gifts and pay special attention to his studies.Those toys and small handicrafts from abroad brought him great vanity and satisfaction, but he failed his second uncle's hope. He only got three liberal arts exams. After graduation, he could only return to Red Star and work in a branch factory. A humble job.Years ago, he made friends with a technician in the branch factory. The girl was Wang Xiaojuan, who joined the factory in the same year as him and was also a child of the factory.After more than a year of dating, it was time to enter the stage of discussing marriage, but because of the house, the wedding encountered troubles, the woman insisted that his family buy a commercial house in the city, the area should not be less than 90 square meters, but the family is really I can't come up with the money.But the Wang family refused to give up an inch, and had no house, so there was no need to talk about it.The firm attitude of the prospective mother-in-law made him extremely distressed.

At a critical moment, the second uncle was actually transferred to be the top leader of Red Star!Just last night, Wang Xiaojuan called him three times, and her attitude changed drastically, which made him relive the sweetness of her first love.Wang Xiaojuan said that she would definitely come home at noon tomorrow, and her mother made his favorite braised pork ribs.He said yes.

He knew that Wang Xiaojuan's change was caused by his second uncle.Sure enough, the mother, who was very excited when the second uncle returned to the factory, sternly pointed out that the Wang family is a snob!If your second uncle doesn't come back to be the leader, she won't invite you to her house for dinner.

Although what his mother pointed out is true, he still hopes to marry Wang Xiaojuan back smoothly.

In the morning, his mother carefully prepared breakfast, and sent him to invite his second uncle to eat at home.He went to Xiaozhao before 06:30. Although he is a child of Red Star and has been working in the factory for more than two years, he has never stepped into this small three-story building whose exterior walls are full of creepers.Sure enough, he was stopped by the watchman.

The attendant asked him who he was looking for, and he said he was looking for the second uncle.What is your name?Tao Tang!The new chairman and general manager is my second uncle!

He happily watched the drastic change in the face of the on-duty officer, feeling the taste of power, as if he was the second uncle who ruled the Red Star Company.

But the second uncle went out, and the attendant said that Mr. Tao had gone out at dawn.He called his second uncle on his mobile phone, but no one answered, so he probably didn't have it with him.After looking around, he saw the second uncle who was talking to director Zhang of the factory office near the factory emblem.But the second uncle refused to have dinner at home, and asked him to tell the family that under normal circumstances, he would eat at the hotel, so don't prepare it for him.

Mother thinks he can't do things.He knew that his parents especially hoped that the second uncle would visit the door once, which would bring glory to the family.He knew that because of his grandparents, his second uncle was separated from his parents and aunt.A few years ago, my aunt died in a car accident, and my parents just made a few phone calls. Only my uncle and aunt went to Binjiang to express their condolences.He felt that his parents were a little unreasonable about that incident.

Even after the second uncle Gao was promoted to the head of Shengdong, the parents complained that the second uncle refused to help in private.He didn't know what his parents wanted second uncle to do for him?But he knew that after he was admitted to university, his second uncle remitted 3 yuan as a subsidy due to the high tuition fees. Isn't that enough?But the mother seemed dissatisfied, saying that the second uncle's annual salary of hundreds of thousands a year was only given to such a little.

When he graduated from university, his parents wanted him to find a job in Shengdong, but his second uncle refused.This aggravated the conflict among the elders.A year later, the second uncle transferred to Yanjing headquarters and left Shengdong Company.He privately thought, fortunately he didn't go to Shengdong, otherwise, with the housing price in Binjiang, it would be even more difficult for him to get married...

The office is full of people today.Even old Qi, the planner who never came to work on time, showed up and wiped his desk while he was mopping, which was new.Ms. Feng, the employee of labor and management, jokingly said, Xiao Tao, this time you have become a relative of the emperor, so you have to cover me up.He can only smile.

Today is the day to submit the monthly report, and there are still a few figures that have not been counted. When he finished a few reports and went to the branch factory manager Zhu to sign with Zhengjie, Zhu Yu signed after just reading it briefly. To pick out the faults, as long as he catches the slightest mistake, criticism will be inevitable.Not only that, Zhu Yu also took the initiative to ask him about joining the party, and he was very concerned.It was like a mirror in his heart, all this was thanks to his second uncle.

He rode a bicycle to the Ministry of Regulations to deliver the report. On the way, he met Wang Xiaojuan and told him not to forget the lunch.He smiled and said, can't forget.Wang Xiaojuan asked him why he was there?He said to send the report.Wang Xiaojuan said, I don't have anything to do, so shall I go with you?He immediately refused, that's Building No. [-], what are you going to do?Wang Xiaojuan stuck out her tongue, but she was not angry.

He came to the entrance of the Statistics Section of the Development and Regulations Department on the third floor, and saw that his second uncle was talking to Director Lu. He really wanted to say hello to his second uncle, but he didn't dare.By the time he handed in the report, the second uncle had disappeared.Looking at the time, he decided not to go back to the branch factory, and went directly to help his retired mother-in-law.After leaving the office building, he sent a text message to Wang Xiaojuan, telling her his whereabouts.

Sure enough, today, the mother-in-law-to-be was very enthusiastic, "Oh, you are here, why didn't you follow Xiaojuan?"

"Auntie, I just delivered the report and came here directly. Xiaojuan is still in the workshop. Shall I cook for you?"

"Where do I need your help? Watch TV! Go online! I'll call Xiaojuan right now, what's her busy job? At noon today, you can have a few drinks with Uncle Wang."

Sitting in front of the computer and browsing the web at random, Tao Youdao was deeply moved.

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Tao Tang did not expect to meet Lu Qi on his first day at work.

The team meeting ended in only one hour, because he limited the 5-minute reporting time for several vice presidents.Except for Vice President Zhou who is in charge of security and security, the rest of the leaders in the administrative department have a high level of reporting, smooth thinking, and data comes out of their mouths.

Except for the executive vice president and Li Luo who was in charge of marketing, all members of the Red Star company team attended the meeting.Secretary of the Party Committee Zhao Qingmin, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors and Secretary of the Disciplinary Committee Guo Tao, Chief Engineer Jiang Shangyun, Chief Accountant Han Zhiyong, Chief Economist Luo Chong, Deputy General Manager in charge of production Ma Guangming, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the Labor Union Chang Wenhai, Deputy General Manager in charge of personnel Liu Xiuyun, Zhou Bing, the deputy general manager in charge of safety, security and logistics, and Qiu Lin, the deputy general manager in charge of material procurement, all formally met with him in this meeting room, if not counting the meeting at the lunch table yesterday.

Among them, Vice President Qiu Lin was originally in charge of logistics, but after Yang Wenhuan's accident, Song Yue adjusted his work.The logistics stand in charge of Qiu Lin was handed over to Zhou Bing, who had passed the age limit.

The only female leader in the team is Liu Xiuyun, who is in charge of the personnel and labor company system.

It seems that the thinking has been unified in advance. The tone of the work reports of the vice presidents is low. The central idea is that we have tried our best, but the objective situation is too severe to reverse the situation.

There were not a few words written in Tao Tang's open notebook.He knew that those who could get into this conference room were elites who had grown up under the system.Reporting, speaking and making up numbers are necessary basic skills.So what they say is universally applicable, but of little value.

What deserves his attention is the financial issue. Ma Guangming, who is in charge of production, said that if the supply of main materials is not in place within a week, the production will be stopped.Qiu Lin, who is in charge of the supply, said that the plan for the use of funds had been given to the finance company earlier, but it has not been approved for a long time.The chief accountant, Han Zhiyong, reported a bunch of figures. The core is that the marketing department's payment collection plan is always unable to complete, resulting in a large gap in funds, and it is difficult to balance production and life.

Tao Tang, who has served as the top leader of Shengdong Company for more than three years, understands the relationship. If Li Luo, who is in charge of marketing, is there, he will definitely be able to kick the ball back.Production, supply, sales, and finance will form a vicious circle that is a headache for the top leader. It is difficult for the top leader without two brushes to break this vicious circle, or he will be played by his subordinates.Therefore, the headquarters prepared a start-up fund for him without him asking, but the money was not so easy to use. If the planning was not good, it would be difficult to get it.

As chief, he never dreamed of forming friendships with his lieutenants outside of work.This is one of the main lessons he has learned over the past 20 years.He didn't pay attention to the content of what they said, but paid attention to things other than the speech, especially the attitude. The work attitude determines the level. This sentence is by no means general, but an unassailable truth.

After the report by Vice President Qiu Lin, who was ranked last, Tao Tang waved his hand to stop Chang Wenhai, the deputy secretary and chairman of the trade union, "Secretary Zhao, Chairman Guo, let's forget about the report of the party and the masses. What I want to hear most is the marketing situation. Comrade Li Luo went out and didn't come back... How about this, the office arranges the marketing department to prepare a concise report on the current marketing situation for me, and give it to me at work on Monday." Tao Tang looked back at Zhang Xingwu who was recording.As the director of the general manager's office, he can attend all the company's meetings.

"Yes, Mr. Tao." Zhang Xingwu stood up and replied.

"Comrades," Tao Tang cleared his throat, "I just arrived, and the situation is still very vague. Give me a little time, let me get familiar with the company first. Leaders should do their jobs well according to the original work deployment. Continue to do the things that have entered the implementation stage.” Tao Tang kept his face, “The overall feeling is that there are great difficulties, especially in terms of funds. In addition, the completion of the main economic indicators is not ideal, and the time has passed. In the past, it was nearly one third, but the chronological progress of indicators such as income and profit was seriously behind," he glanced at Chief Economist Luo Chong, "I issued a military order to the group, and the target of the responsibility letter signed at the beginning of the year remains unchanged. Please pay attention. In addition, I haven't heard what I want about the new product development situation. Mr. Jiang will arrange it. At 08:30 tomorrow morning, you and I, as well as Mr. Luo, will listen to the report of the research institute and undertake the research and development of new products. Relevant units also need to participate. In addition, I feel that everyone’s emotions are not high. This is not a good sign. To be honest, we are mainly responsible for whether Red Star can turn around. I hope everyone will cheer up and focus on your own Things. As for production, production cannot be stopped no matter what! Mr. Han, arrange 5000 million yuan from the loan from the headquarters for supply. Mr. Ma and Mr. Qiu, you two discuss how to use this money. There are thousands of things at home, Let’s start with the tight spot first, make good use of the 5000 million, and never stop production due to shortage of materials. One last thing, let’s arrange a questionnaire survey for the whole factory, including retirees. The content of the survey is commonplace. What are the main problems in the company? Where is the direction of the company's transformation and upgrading? What do you want the team to do most? Just list seven or eight items. Secretary Zhao, do you think it will work?"

"That's good, take the mass line. Mr. Tao has a way."

"Since everyone has no objections, how about Deputy Secretary Chang taking charge of this matter?" Tao Tang's eyes fell on the severely bald Chang Wenhai's face.

"Okay. I'll prepare a topic and ask Mr. Tao to approve it." Chang Wenhai replied.

"Well, is today's meeting like this?"

So the meeting broke up.Zhang Xingwu looked at his watch, it was less than 10 minutes.

The development and planning department is on the third floor, occupying all the offices on the east half of the third floor except for the small conference room.The weather was already hot, and Lu Qi saw the leaders file into the small meeting room from the open door. She didn't see that person, but she knew that he couldn't not participate.This meeting was expected. It must be to listen to the work reports of the vice presidents, and then the middle-level plenary meeting to announce their own policy agenda...Everything is repeated, and the days are passing by incessantly. The company is still alive. keeping it.

I don't know if he still remembers himself.After being separated from arts and sciences, she only spoke to him twice.The first time we met at the school gate, he asked himself how are you doing recently?I forgot how I said it, and only remembered that he was sweating profusely, as if he had just come off the court.The second time was before the college entrance examination, I took the initiative to find him in his class, and wanted to ask him which university he was going to apply for.If he chooses a comprehensive university, she will keep pace with him.But that day he didn't achieve his goal. When he came out of the classroom, she pretended to meet him and just came up to say hello, but Zhou Hongyou dragged him away, as if there was something urgent.Then, she heard about the tragic incident at the Hiraizumi Hotel, he was detained, and he missed the college entrance examination... She was in a terrible mood, and she can still recall the despair at that time.She really wanted to go to his house and ask him, what should I do next?She knew the address of his home from some form he filled out. His home was in the No. [-] courtyard, and her home was in the building area, quite far from each other.She really didn't have the courage to go to his house. At that time, there was no telephone at home, let alone a mobile phone... She tried her best to find out about him, but he changed schools, went to No. [-] Middle School to repeat his studies, and left Red Star Factory... While she was waiting During the days when the college entrance examination results came out, she took advantage of going to the house of her female classmate who lived in No. [-] Courtyard, and wandered countless times at the main intersection of No. [-] Courtyard, hoping to meet him when he came home.However, there was no success once.For her, he flew away like a broken kite after the hasty greeting at the classroom door... But she was successfully admitted to the university, and it was not until the next summer when she returned to the factory that she heard from the teacher that he had been admitted to Fudan University According to the news, the teacher said that without this year's hard work, he would not have been admitted to Fudan...

The east corner is lost, and the mulberry elm is harvested.I wonder if this counts as compensation for the incident at the Hiraizumi Hotel?She tried to write a letter to him several times, but she was always hindered by the girl's reserve... How good would it be if he wrote to himself?But he didn't... He might never understand his own thoughts, the secret feelings that a young girl once had.Now that he has been admitted to a top-notch school, his prospects should be bright... In short, he disappeared.

Time is the unparalleled master, time can change everything.It was many years later that she heard the accurate news about him. At that time, he was already the leader of Shengdong Company, and she kept seeing news about him in the group's internal publications.At that time, he was not yet 40 years old, which was definitely premature.She was proud of him in private, her unrequited love had long since faded away, and she introduced his past frankly to her colleagues, as if his achievements were directly related to her.When she said these words, she was proud of herself again. His achievements are enough to prove that she once had a first-class vision.

Who knew that after 25 years of separation, he would appear next to him again, less than 20 meters away from him.However, just like there are several thick walls separated within these 20 meters, the level difference between me and him is too big...

The phone rang, interrupting Lu Qi's recollection of the past. It was Han Ruilin who called, "Have you received the notification?"

"What notice?"

"A notice from Sun Dunquan. On Saturday night, Mr. Tang Yikun, the richest man in Hiraizumi, is going to invite his classmates to a gathering at the legendary Donghu Guild Hall! What? Didn't you receive a call?"

"No. That's your business, not mine."

"Impossible? Why didn't Writer Sun sue you?"

"That's it? Then I'll hang up." Before Han Ruilin could speak, Lu Qi hung up the phone.She got up and went to the bathroom. When she came out, a large group of company leaders came to meet her. It seemed that the meeting was over.Lu Qi stopped and waited for the leaders to pass by first. Some nodded to her, while others completely ignored her existence.Until a person stood in front of her.

"Lu Qi... don't you know me anymore?" Tao Tang smiled and held out his hand to Lu Qi.

"Tao Tang? Mr. Tao?"

"Haha, isn't that a surprise?" Tao Tang held Lu Qi's hand tightly, feeling that her palm was sweating profusely.

Beads of sweat immediately ooze from Lu Qi's smooth and jade-like forehead.

"President Tao knows Xiao Lu?" Guo Tao, who was following Tao Tang, asked in surprise.

"We used to be classmates, and we were tablemates. However, we haven't seen each other for more than 20 years..." Tao Tang laughed.

"Oh, that's how it is." Guo Tao smiled, "Then you should have a good chat."

"May I visit your office?" Tao Tang was still smiling.

Lu Qi noticed that several leaders were looking at them, "Of course...please."

"Xiao Li..." Tao Tang called Li Zhibin, "Come here," Tao Tang followed Lu Qi into her office, and said to the secretary who followed, "Go to the flea market and buy me a second-hand bicycle. "

"A second-hand bicycle?" Li Zhibin suspected that he had heard it wrong.

"Yes. As long as you can ride." Tao Tang waved his hand and signaled the secretary to go out.

(End of this chapter)