Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 2544: Criteria for Evaluating Excellence

When the applause stopped, everyone was still hot and excited.

It’s just the beginning, but it’s already so exciting and passionate. Everyone present is looking forward to what’s to come.

After Xu Yuanshan finished speaking, Wang Qing took the microphone.

"As an outstanding individual, I want to thank my leaders and the heads of the nine departments."

"But here, I want to emphasize thanking my love."

Yang Xiaotao, who was off the court, nodded after hearing this. He had been to Jinling and met Wang Qing's lover.

He was a gentle man.

A man who is willing to silently give behind a woman's back.

Perhaps, there are not many such men in this era, but soon, in the future, there will be more and more such people.

Yang Xiaotao doesn't think this is a shame.

On the contrary, it is a manifestation of responsibility.

"My lover supports me silently. He keeps everything in the house in order, so I don't have to worry about my work. Sometimes when I encounter difficulties, he will comfort me."

"I know I have many shortcomings, but he can tolerate me. I am really grateful to my lover."

"He gets half of this reward."

Wang Qing said this sincerely, and although her lover might not know it, many female comrades present showed envy.

Similarly, many gay men feel a little cold at the back of their neck.

"I will continue to work hard to make better radars for the country."

As Wang Qing walked off the stage, the first award was finally presented.

Everyone watched the performance with anticipation.

Unlike previous performances which were either singing or dancing, this time the show also included a stage play.

Perhaps this is also related to the last performance of "Ten Farewells to the Red Army".

Then Chen Gong, Wang Guodongliang, Zuo Xin and others came on stage one after another to present awards.

The entire performance went smoothly, with people constantly going up to the stage to receive their awards.

Ji Xiang representing the Ninth Hospital, Wang Guangmei representing the Institute of Biology, Liu Xiangdong representing the Ordnance Research Institute, and others all made gains.

On the factory side, the advanced teams, advanced managers, progressive role models, etc. are also convincing.

As time went on, the atmosphere in the conference hall became more and more heated.

When Liu Huaimin walked onto the stage amid applause, it was already the second-to-last grand prize.

Advanced Collective Award.

On the stage, Liu Huaimin took over the list of winners. Although he already knew the contents, he pretended not to know and waved to the expectant crowd below the stage, making those waiting below nervous.

But some people felt something was wrong.

Besides Li Hongfeng, there are Yang Xiaotao, Chen Lao and three others who have not yet gone on stage to present the awards.

It is impossible to prevent Yang Bu and Chen Lao from taking the stage.

Is there a special prize this time?

While some people were guessing, Liu Huaimin opened the list of winners and shouted, "The winner of the Advanced Collective Award for 1967 and 1968 is the Red Star Machinery Plant, Aircraft Design Institute."

As the voice fell, dozens of people suddenly jumped up from the seats below, clapping their hands and celebrating.

The Red Star Machinery Factory is the former second branch.

The only people who came this time were Fang Yuan and Yan Jiefang behind him.

They never thought that this big prize would fall into their hands.

You know, the last time this award went to the steel plant and the United Star Research Institute.

And the competition this year was so fierce that they never thought they would win the award.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be their turn to come.

As for the Aircraft Research Institute, it is also what everyone expects.

Not only did they develop the Baiju fighter, they also improved it into the Lanju, and more recently they made the Desert Eagle. They are unrivaled in their popularity and no one can deny it.

But they still felt a little regretful. After all, winning the Progress Award meant they would miss out on the final Outstanding Group Award.

It’s hard to say whether they can get more after getting something, but now they are really happy.

Fang Yuan and Yan Jiefang walked onto the stage nervously and excitedly.

Wu Zhe and Wang Xushan also excitedly walked onto the stage.

Last time, they were still spectators below, watching the people on the stage shining brightly.

Now, they are standing on this stage. Looking back, all the hardships and blood they have shed have been rewarded.

Liu Huaimin handed the certificates and banners representing the honor to both parties, and then spoke to the crowd.

"Comrades, I want to say a few words here."

Everyone quieted down and listened carefully.

"I'm talking about the Red Star Machinery Factory, which was formerly the Second Branch."

"In the far northwest, there is the westernmost factory of our nine departments."

"The environment there is harsh, with either strong winds and dust or extremely hot and cold weather."

"However, it was in this environment that our comrades built the Red Star Machinery Factory, which became an important industrial pillar in the northwest. Now, half of the steel used in the construction of the northwest is provided by our Red Star Machinery Factory."

"Ninety percent of the tractors used in Northwest farms are manufactured by our Red Star Machinery Factory."

"We account for one-third of the industrial output value of the Northwest"

"Comrades, there they use their youth and their own hands to push the train of revolution forward step by step."

"They, in the northwest, are carrying forward the spirit of the Red Star Machinery Factory."

“Their progress is well deserved.”

Bang bang bang bang
There was applause from the audience.

On the stage, Fang Yuan and Yan Jiefang burst into tears.

"Thank you, thank you Secretary Liu, thank you Director Yang, thank you everyone."

Fang Yuan took the microphone and wiped away his tears.

Then he shouted loudly, "We, the Red Star Machinery Factory, will never live up to this great name, nor will we tarnish this honor."

"In the future, we will continue to write the legend of the Red Star Machinery Factory in the northwest, and we will build the northwest better."

Papapa

After Fang Yuan finished speaking, Wu Zhe stepped forward.

"In fact, I think it's not us two who should come up to accept this honor, but Yang Bu."

After he said this, a group of people below shouted "yes".

Yang Xiaotao smiled and waved his hand. Old Chen beside him lowered his head and said, "You are hiding your identity and reputation."

Yang Xiaotao lowered his head quickly and said, "Commander, a single flower blooming does not make spring, but a hundred flowers blooming together make the garden full of spring."

Old Chen nodded with satisfaction. With Yang Xiaotao's status, he no longer needed these honors.

Besides, Yang Xiaotao is still young, and he can reach his position just by bearing time.

On the stage, Fang Yuan and others have already walked down.

Then came the stage play, "Rescuing the Dead and Healing the Wounded," performed by female workers from a pharmaceutical factory.

Fang Yuan walked back to his seat, still troubled by thoughts. He looked at the certificate of honor in his hand again and again. The others sitting around him were full of envy.

Someone couldn't help but ask what the specific reward was. Fang Yuan just smiled and said nothing, but he held down the piece of paper under the certificate of honor.

Because there was a simple sentence written on it.

A reward of 500,000 yuan will be given to advanced collectives.

Just this one sentence is enough for their machinery factory to do a great job next year. The performance on the stage is still going on, but at this time Bai Jingshu has no intention of appreciating the performance of his own workers, and his face is full of uneasiness.

The next award to be presented is the final grand prize.

Outstanding Group Award.

This award carries a lot of weight in the Nine Departments, and it is also a very important political achievement for her.

If she gets it, she can secure this position.

At the same time, she will also show her family that she has come this far through her own efforts, and let those who look down on her see it.

I am like spilled water, and I am still a member of the Bai family.

Soon, the performance ended with applause.

The female workers on the stage took their bows excitedly one by one, and then Li Jun appeared on the stage again. Li Hongfeng below nervously smoothed his clothes.

Yang Xiaotao couldn't help but laugh when he saw this, "Old Li, if you get nervous, just slap yourself twice, and you'll definitely calm down."

Li Hongfeng glanced at the other party and snorted coldly, "I don't trust you, you always come up with bad ideas."

"This is my unique secret. Or you can pinch your thigh. It will definitely work."

Li Hongfeng was too lazy to pay attention to him, but his hand was placed under his butt without leaving any trace.

When Mr. Chen heard Yang Xiaotao coming up with bad ideas, he couldn't help but think of the previous meetings, when everyone around him was so nervous, there was no such cheerful atmosphere as now.

Perhaps, this kind of performance needs to be more cheerful.

Thinking of this, Mr. Chen felt that there was no need for him to talk about so many big principles in the future.

Comrades are already exhausted after a year, so let's have some fun tonight.

Old Chen smiled, and then he heard Li Jun on the stage say Li Hongfeng's name. Li Hongfeng beside him hurriedly stood up and waved to the people behind him.

Mr. Chen suddenly said, "Come on, Xiao Li."

Li Hongfeng, who had been finding his groove, almost stopped when he heard this, and the smile on his face froze.

Yang Xiaotao covered his mouth and laughed, and everyone in the back row who saw this scene couldn't help but laugh.

Li Hongfeng glared at Yang Xiaotao, then nodded at Mr. Chen.

This is the care that Mr. Chen gives him.

As Li Hongfeng stepped onto the stage, everyone looked at him again, waiting for the result.

Li Hongfeng took the award list on stage, but he didn't open it immediately. Instead, he sighed, "During my time at the Nine Departments, I have learned a lot, and I am constantly learning and feeling the changes around me."

"Now, I will announce the winners of the Outstanding Group Award."

“I was thinking, what is the criterion for excellence?”

"Is it for the Nine Departments, is it for the country that you earn a lot of money?"

“Is it to make a contribution?”

“Or how much value has been created?”

Li Hongfeng's words caused quite a commotion among the people below.

Especially the sentence "how much money did you earn" made Bai Jingshu's heart tremble.

Is it not.
Bai Jingshu and other people from the pharmaceutical factory just felt a little uneasy.

“I think these are the criteria for judging an excellent group, but they are not the only criteria.”

"In my opinion, an excellent team is a spirit, a spirit that unites all people."

"In the beginning, our Red Star Machinery Factory relied on a spirit of innovation."

"The old Red Star people have taken a different path, a path that no one else has ever taken."

"Finding this path and then being determined to keep going no matter how difficult it is, this is their innovative spirit."

"So in the last election, the R&D Department of the Red Star Machinery Factory became an outstanding group."

"Now, the excellent group we recognize needs to have a spirit that pulls everyone together and makes everyone work together."

Li Hongfeng expressed his understanding in the simplest words, and the people in the audience listened attentively.

At the same time, everyone also understood why some people were able to obtain rewards and why some people could not even reach the threshold of the rewards.

It’s not that they don’t work hard, but that they are working in the wrong direction.

In the Ninth Department, everyone pays more attention to practicality.

Those vanity projects look good, but are useless.

This is the standard by which the nine departments measure excellence.

Yang Xiaotao also listened carefully and agreed with Li Hongfeng's interpretation.

An excellent team does not only include the excellence of one person, but the excellence of everyone.

The spirit mentioned by Li Hongfeng is the finishing touch.

Papapa

Mr. Chen beside him clapped his hands, and Yang Xiaotao followed suit.

This was the first time that Mr. Chen took the initiative to applaud.

Below, people in the back row were applauding but feeling nervous.

Bai Jingshu, Chang Mingjie, Ding Xiangjun, Guan Zhiyong and others all firmly believe that their factories are performing well.

They also all felt that they were the final grand prize winners.

But now, they are all wondering in their hearts, does their own factory have this spirit?

Chang Mingjie lowered his head and suddenly realized that their machine tool factory was missing something since the separation.

He couldn't understand it before, but now he understands that what is missing is the "innovative" spirit that was there when Yang Bu was there.

In other words, these people have only inherited the name of innovation but not the essence of innovation.

Clench your fists.

At this moment, Chang Mingjie decided to pick up his innovative spirit when he returned. He didn't believe that he couldn't make a machine tool in two years.

Similarly, Guan Zhiyong was also thinking in his heart.

Today, he is no longer the timid little factory manager who was promoted. His steel plant is now one of the leading ones in the city.

Even the newly built large steel plant is a junior in front of them.

He also noticed the changes in the steel mill, but he didn't take it seriously as he thought the steel mill's output was rising steadily and its importance was increasing day by day.

But now it seems that their steel mill is still too impetuous.

I still haven’t fully learned the iron man spirit.

Sun Guo clenched his fists, Ding Xiangjun frowned, and Zhan Lei breathed rapidly.
There are many factories in Department 9 and Department 9 is very strong, but that doesn’t mean it can’t do without them.

If they don't do their job well or can't do it, there are plenty of people waiting to take their place.

Everyone was silent, but they had made up their minds to make changes next year.

Shen Rong, Han Sanfeng, Wang Guangmei, Zhu Ziqing and other people from the research institute are also looking forward to it.

This is not only an honor for them, but also a recognition for them.

After Li Hongfeng finished speaking, he picked up the prepared award manuscript and opened it, then shouted solemnly, "The winner of the Outstanding Group Award for 1967 and 1968 is..."

There was silence in the conference hall.

"Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory."

Ah~~
Bang bang bang bang
Screams and applause instantly filled the entire auditorium.

Chang Mingjie, Wang Fa, Guan Zhiyong, Song Fei and others looked at each other and saw the unwillingness, helplessness and fighting spirit of not admitting defeat.

Applauding is just to celebrate the other party's honor, but it does not mean that they will admit defeat in the next two years.

After the noise in the venue gradually died down and Bai Jingshu and the others calmed down, everyone continued to look at the stage, waiting for another name to appear.

At this time, the people in the research institute could no longer sit still, and some even stood in their original positions, looking at Li Hongfeng with burning eyes.

(End of this chapter)