Behind the scenes

Chapter 15

After the two laughed, Zhou Changxue said: "Factory Manager, today is the new year, and the mayor is running to the province to give gifts. You, the factory manager, can't just stay in the factory like this, you have to go out for activities. , What should be given away should be given away. If you don’t give it away these days, it’s hard to do anything. You are still young, so you can’t always work in the factory. Do it, it’s much easier than being a factory manager.”

Zheng Gang shook his head, "I'm not used to giving gifts. You don't know how I became the director of the factory? I came up from pushing the car step by step. If the factory director quits, I can go home again. Do you want to push the car!"

"Don't, don't. I don't care if you don't. You always have to think about the more than 1000 workers in our factory. The factory is going to undergo technological transformation soon. The problem of this project, the problem of money, is not a small amount. You can't run away now. It’s really not good, don’t talk about anything else, just talk about me, without our factory, how can I pay back the foreign debts I owe!”

Zheng Gang knew that Zhou Chang's school life was tight and he still had some foreign debts.Zhou Changxue was admitted to the university from a mountainous area. His family cut down on food and clothing, and with the help of well-meaning people, he completed the four-year course. After graduation, he was assigned to a chemical plant.But the parents in the mountain area are already old, and their children are all in the mountains, and life is very difficult. Half of his salary has to be sent home.Last year, his father had cancer and had no money for treatment. After he found out, he just took him to the city. From the city to the province, he spent more than 7 yuan on treatment for a year. In the end, the old man still died. More than 7 yuan, [-] yuan was his own, [-] yuan was borrowed, and [-] yuan was borrowed from the factory with Zheng Gang's approval.Zheng Gang glanced at Zhou Changxue, who was full of sorrow, and said, "Longxue, don't be too anxious to borrow the little money from the factory. If there is a chance, I will help you find a way."

Zhou Changxue said: "To be honest with the factory manager, I am on duty in this main control room every day, not only for work, but also for money. Didn't you say that if the cadres in the factory organization go to the factory's front-line key positions to work on duty? , pay three days a day?"

Zheng Gang nodded, "Yes, I said it. Not only will I be paid three days a day, I will also reward those who have made outstanding contributions."

Zhou Changxue took out a small notebook from his pocket, "This month, I stayed in the main control room for 72 days and solved nine problems that needed to be solved urgently. These are detailed records and signed by the attendant technician. , You mean what you say, in two days, you will give me overtime pay, Chinese New Year, I want to go back to the mountains to see my old mother, she is [-] years old, I, I am tight!"

Zheng Gang looked at the small notebook in Zhou Changxue's hand and the sincere face, and the tears in the corners of his eyes could not be stopped. This man who had worked with him for more than ten years, would have such a hard life.He remembered that in an equipment purchase the year before last, he handed over all the rebates of 5 yuan given by the manufacturer to the factory. "Long Xue, don't worry. When the factory stops production, in addition to these overtime work, there are also these good ideas you have come up with. The factory will study it carefully and give you a one-time reward. This, I said as the factory manager Even if you can be the master.”

"Then thank you, the factory manager!" After Zhou Changxue finished speaking, he looked at the old Shanghai watch on his wrist. Send someone to transport the freshly produced products piled up near the main control room to a warehouse farther away, that will be safer. If production is stopped, we will feel relieved. Then you can go, go to the city Are you worried about having me in the factory? Tonight, my child and his mother went to grandma’s house. They said it was New Year’s Eve. I told them that I was on duty in the factory, and they would just eat Don't wait for me."

"Okay then." Zheng Gang picked up the phone in front of the console and told the production section chief to immediately arrange for workers to transport the newly produced more than 100 barrels of carbon disulfide not far from the main control room to the warehouse outside the factory gate.After a while, dozens of workers arrived in vehicles and began to move the vats.Zhou Changxue looked at Zheng Gang who was about to leave the main control room, and seemed to think of something, he grabbed Zheng Gang's hand, "Director Zheng, there is one more thing, about the next step of technical transformation in the factory, I will turn over I collected a lot of materials and came up with an idea, which is also an immature plan. If you want it to be useful, you can get it from my house and put it under my desk."

Zheng Gang pushed Zhou Changxue's hand away, and said puzzledly: "What should I get at your house? You can bring it when you need it. I think it will definitely be useful."

The two broke up just like that.Zheng Gang never expected that this would be the farewell of the two of them.

After Zheng Gang left the main control room, Zhou Changxue looked at the old Shanghai watch on his wrist again. It was already four o'clock in the afternoon. , you lesbians have a lot of family affairs, so go back early, I am on duty here." The two lesbians live in the same family dormitory with Zhou Changxue, and they are usually very good to Zhou Changxue, so they hurriedly said: "That's true. Thank you, Chief Zhou." They packed up their things and left the main control room at [-]:[-].

Zhou Changxue was the only person in the main control room.One line was stopped, while another line was at minimum production.At 10:1 minutes, Zhou Changxue discovered a serious problem: the temperature of the No. 44 main control tower under low production exceeded the warning, and continued to jump above the warning red line, and other control instruments were in chaos. Never seen before, at 1:1, the alarm red light and alarm of No. [-] device in operation were also on and sounded.Knowing that an accident was about to happen, Zhou Changxue immediately shut down the device that was running at a low speed.But at this moment, there was an earth-shattering bang in the No. [-] device tower, like a nuclear explosion, and then the flames shot up into the sky, and the device tower and the main control room disappeared in the flames and smoke...

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Li Zimin was sitting in the study at home sorting books.In the past five years, he has never had a Saturday so easily.There are quite a lot of books that he hasn't read or finished in the past. He has turned over more than [-] books. He wants to take advantage of the relaxing days of being a consultant to read books.While flipping through the books, Hu Min came back.When she entered the door, her face was full of displeasure, and she threw the small leather bag she was carrying in front of Li Zimin's eyes, "These bastards are too snobbish!" After speaking, she sat down in front of Li Zimin.Li Zimin picked up the small leather bag thrown on the ground and asked, "What's the matter, are you so angry?"

"What's the matter, bullying people! After I married you, the courtyard has decided not to let me be on night shift and holiday shift, let me take good care of you, but this time, the courtyard decided to let me go on duty, and Said that the original decision has been invalidated." Hu Min said angrily.

"It's no big deal if you are on duty." Li Zimin said.

"It's not that big of a deal. I heard that I was asked to go to the training class for reserve cadres that the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee is going to hold recently. The female director who is more than two years older than me has gone, and she has reported for duty yesterday, isn't it obvious that you have stepped down and bullied me!"

Li Zimin didn't say anything after hearing this.He has seen this kind of thing too much.Hu Min said again: "My people, listen to me, let's leave Xianghan City and go to the provincial capital to be a deputy director? I have stayed in Xianghan enough, and I have no face in the hospital. I am a big girl, married to an old mayor, and I can feel more balanced. But now when you go out, others are pointing at my back, saying everything, I really can't stand it!" Hu Min said as she threw herself into Li Zimin's arms.Tears have flowed down my eyes.

Li Zimin wiped the tears on Hu Min's face with a handkerchief, and said softly: "Xiao Min, you have to think about it, what others say is their business, as long as we are upright, are you afraid of what others say? Go It’s not that I haven’t thought about it in the province, and I won’t get used to it when I get there, and it will add a lot of new troubles to the organization.”

"Trouble? What's the trouble? You've worked for the Communist Party all your life. Shouldn't you have made arrangements? Just come down in such a vague way, and you still have the mind to read. If you want me, you should report to Beijing. Anyway, I've made up my mind, Xiang I can't stay in this ghostly place of Han, if you don't want to leave, I will leave."

"Are you going? Where are you going?" Li Zimin looked at Hu Min puzzled.

"No matter where you go, you won't be staying in Xianghan anyway." Hu Min said firmly.

At this moment, there was a loud noise, and the whole building moved accordingly.

"What's the matter, could it be an earthquake?" Hu Min had already stood up from Li Zimin's arms, and asked Li Zimin nervously.

"No. The earthquake shouldn't have sounded. Did something happen?" Li Zimin also stood up and looked out the window, then picked up the phone, dialed a few numbers, and asked, "Is there a government duty room? I'm Li Zimin, what's the noise just now? I don't know about such a big movement? Then you can ask immediately, and tell me immediately if there is any situation." Li Zimin put down the phone and didn't have the time to flip through the book.Hu Min said: "You are no longer the mayor. What do you care about if you don't make any noise? What are you worrying about?"

Li Zimin said: "I am not the mayor anymore, I have to care about the affairs of the city, besides, I am also a consultant!"

"Hu Min gave Li Zimin a blank look, "Consultant, you really take consultants seriously, you didn't listen to the people below, consultants, you don't care, you are not such a consultant. "Li Zimin was just about to say a few words to refute Hu Min's words, when the phone rang, he immediately picked up the phone, the call was from the duty officer in the government duty room, saying that he had just received a report that an explosion had occurred in the chemical plant, and the details were unknown. Li Zimin said, I will go to the government right away. The duty officer asked whether to send a car to pick him up. Li Zimin said, there is no need to send a car to pick him up. Li Zimin said, there is no need to send a car. Putting down the phone, he picked up the briefcase, looked at the mobile phone and the phone book inside, and said while putting on his shoes: "Xiao Min, there was an explosion in the chemical plant, I will go to the government immediately, and you should go back to the hospital as soon as possible. Do a good job of rescue preparations here, there will be casualties. "

Hu Min pouted, "I won't go, those who can't save people don't care about my business!"

Li Zimin was furious, "I told you to go as soon as possible. When is the time, you still say this? It is your bounden duty as a doctor to save lives and heal the wounded. Go!" After finishing speaking, he closed the door with a bang.

Hu Min has never seen Li Zimin get so angry at her since she got married. After thinking about it carefully, she also felt that it made sense, so she hurriedly put on her shoes, went out and took a taxi to the Central Hospital.

Zheng Gang felt the loud noise in the office of the credit department of the City Industrial and Commercial Bank.He was about to invite the chief of the credit department to dinner, but the chief of the credit department said that he had already promised others, so let’s talk about it another day. Zheng Gang said no. New Year's Eve must be eaten.The credit section chief thought for a while and said, well, I can't be divided into two halves by myself, why not arrange two tables of meals in one hotel, and I will take care of them at both ends, and eat for both tables, okay?Zheng Gang said that's okay, let's go first, go to our table to eat first, and then go to another table after eating for a while.When I was about to go out, I heard a loud noise, and the building shook.The office building of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China is the tallest and best in the city.There is an elevator on the [-]th floor, and the credit department is on the [-]th floor, with a very good view.There was a loud noise, and Zheng Gang's heart skipped a beat. He hurriedly looked through the window in the direction of the General Chemical Plant, and saw the location of his own plant, surrounded by thick smoke and raging fire.He yelled, "It's not good."He quickly rushed out of the office, went straight to the elevator, quickly went down to the first floor, got into the car, his face was ashen, and shouted at the driver: "Quick, quick!" The driver said, "Which hotel are you going to?" He yelled He said: "What hotel, something happened in the factory, hurry back to the factory, hurry! Come on!"

Bai Zhi went to the government after having lunch at home.In the past few years of writing, he has developed a bad habit.In addition to working overtime to write materials, I can't stay at home when I have nothing to do, so I go to the unit to read some books and check some information.My wife and children are used to it, and I don't need him for anything at home.What about the young and old, these words have long since disappeared. In his wife's words: "Bai Zhi, Bai Zhi, I found you as a husband for nothing, so you handed yourself over to the government!" When I walked to the government office, I saw Ma Guanjun at the gate of the building. Seeing his smug face, Bai Zhi didn't take the initiative to speak, and wanted to go over, but Ma Guanjun took the initiative to greet him: "Bai Xiucai, today Why are you still working overtime in the new year?"

"How can I do without working overtime? You need to work overtime to earn some subsidies for food and cigarettes! Unlike your Secretary-General Ma, who is proud of himself and doesn't rely on these few dollars!" Bai Zhi didn't even look at Ma Guanjun. , gave him a few words.

Ma Guanjun knew that Bai Zhi had thoughts about his proposal of the deputy secretary-general, so he didn't mind. He said proudly: "This year, I will go to the province with Mayor Liu to visit relevant departments and express our condolences. .”

"What do you mean to visit and express your condolences? To put it bluntly, isn't it just a gift? Why didn't you see a cart loaded with things!" Bai Zhi asked.

"You don't understand this. When did you use a big cart? Those local products in the past, who needs them now!"

The two talked to each other, Bai Zhi entered the building, and walked across to Liu Rong who came out.Bai Zhi still didn't want to take the initiative to say hello, but Liu Rong took the initiative to speak: "Director Bai doesn't rest at home on Saturdays, it's really hard work!"

Bai Zhi said, "Isn't the mayor the same?"

"To each other." Liu Rong said.

The two passed by.Bai Zhi went up to the second floor, opened his office, walked in, and heard the sound of the car engine downstairs. He walked to the window, and Liu Rong's Audi drove out of the government compound.He sat down, lit a cigarette, and smoked happily.After finishing smoking, I dug out a newly published novel and read it with gusto.He was smoking while reading, so concentrated that he didn't even feel the loud noise shaking the building.It was only when Li Zimin entered the government building in a taxi and spoke loudly in the duty room on the first floor that he woke up from the book, saw the government duty bus stopped outside the window, and went down to the first floor.Li Zimin's face was serious. Seeing him coming down, he immediately asked, "Are you upstairs? Why don't you come down?"

"What happened?" Bai Zhi asked.

"You don't know that there was an explosion in the chemical plant just now, and there is only one person on duty here. I am looking for someone, and you are right here. I will go to the site of the chemical plant immediately, and the government will leave the matter to you. Listen, grab your notes."

When Bai Zhi heard that there was an explosion in the chemical plant, he immediately became nervous. He took the duty record.Li Zimin said: "Immediately notify the deputy secretary-general and above to come to the government at home, but first tell Mayor Liu Rong to invite him to come."

Bai Zhi stopped writing and said, "Mayor Liu and Secretary-General Ma went to the province to give gifts. I just saw them leave with my own eyes."

"Then you have to contact Mayor Liu by phone and ask him to come back quickly. Please notify the leaders of the Economic Commission, the Labor Bureau, and the Public Security Bureau to gather at the government. I will go to the scene immediately, and I will contact you if there is any situation. I will also notify the emergency center. There are not enough people on duty, so call the people from the general department and the secretarial department immediately. All the phones on duty, the secretarial room, the secretarial department, and the telex must be turned on, and there are special personnel to guard and record them. Okay, I have to Immediately go to the scene." After Li Zimin finished speaking, he ran out of the building, got on the government duty bus, and said loudly to the driver: "Hurry up, General Chemical Plant."

(End of this chapter)