Courtyard House: Starting in a Ceramics Factory

Chapter 303 Ceramics Branch Factory?

Perhaps because he hadn't slept much after taking a shower the day before, Li Feng woke up very early. However, he wasn't in a good mental state in the morning. After brushing his teeth, he looked at himself in the small mirror on the wooden pillar.

Li Feng noticed that he wasn't feeling well, and at that moment, he couldn't help but think about it.

Could it be because I drank too much last night?
This never happened when he used to drink with Sha Zhu, so Li Feng wondered if his poor mental state was because he had drunk too late with Sha Zhu the night before.

When Li Feng thought about this, he realized that next time he drank, he shouldn't drink too late or too much, otherwise he would feel unwell at night.

At this moment, Li Feng placed his right palm in front of his mouth and then breathed on his palm.

Even after Li Feng brushed his teeth, the smell of alcohol still lingered in his mouth.

Upon smelling the alcohol on his breath, Li Feng frowned.

Fortunately, these days there are no drunk driving checks on bicycles, otherwise I would have had to walk to work today.

When Li Feng thought of this, he immediately changed into a cadre uniform.

After changing his clothes, Li Feng tidied his hair and pushed his bike out the door.

When Li Feng pushed his car outside, he noticed that Sha Zhu was also pushing his bicycle out at that moment.

When Sha Zhu saw Li Feng, he greeted him with a smile.

"Brother Li Feng!"

"We had a good drink yesterday. Let's continue when my sister has her wedding banquet."

Looking at Sha Zhu's energetic face, Li Feng couldn't help but wonder if Sha Zhu had slept soundly until dawn yesterday.

Otherwise, Li Feng couldn't explain why Sha Zhu looked so good.

At this moment, Li Feng simply nodded in response to what Sha Zhu had just said.

"OK!".

"Let's drink it next time."

"Today is Wednesday, so you should start preparing to buy groceries in the next few days."

Sha Zhu was confident about these things. Sha Zhu smiled at Li Feng.

“That’s easy. I’m the head chef at the steel mill. I just need to say hello to the vegetable vendors outside.”

Upon hearing this, Li Feng asked Sha Zhu with some curiosity.

"Did you buy the vegetables for your factory?"

Sha Zhu shook his head and said.

"Of course not."

Li Feng asked Sha Zhu in confusion, "If that's not the case, why would those vegetable vendors listen to you?"

Sha Zhu immediately explained to Li Feng.

"Whether the vegetables are up to standard or not is entirely up to me, isn't it?"

"Do you think those vegetable vendors can disobey me?"

After hearing Sha Zhu's answer, Li Feng realized that Sha Zhu was quite authoritative in the cafeteria.

He even gets involved in things like procurement.

However, he couldn't interfere with such matters, since it was the steel mill's business and had nothing to do with him. Sha Zhu wanted to help Yu Shui with the banquet, and Li Feng's current task was simply to help.

As for what Sha Zhu should do, that's Sha Zhu's business. So Li Feng nodded to Sha Zhu at this moment.

"Alright, you decide for yourself."

"If there's anything I can help you with, just let me know."

Sha Zhu responded to Li Feng with a smile.

"That's for sure."

Next

After they parted ways, Li Feng rode his bicycle directly to the ceramics factory.

After having breakfast in the cafeteria, Li Feng prepared to go to his office. When he arrived at the door of Director Zhou's office, he saw Zhou Jianjun.

Upon seeing Li Feng, Zhou Jianjun immediately moved closer to him.

He then put his arm around Li Feng's neck, and then asked Li Feng with a smile.

"When are we leaving?"

Li Feng knew what Zhou Jianjun was talking about, so he replied to Zhou Jianjun.

"September, I guess."

"how?".

"Are you going to give it to me?"

Zhou Jianjun shook his head.

"It's not like you're not coming back!"

"Why would I need to take you there?"

"I heard from my dad that you've taken on such a big project. Shouldn't you come back and help out during your vacation?"

Upon hearing this, Li Feng couldn't help but sigh.

"Why!".

"Who says it can't be done?"

As the saying goes, "If I don't go to hell, who will?"

"But once this project is completed, won't I be free?"

After hearing Li Feng's words, Zhou Jianjun patted Li Feng on the shoulder.

"free?".

"What are you thinking about?"

"If you get promoted to director after this project is completed, won't you be even busier?"

"Director Wu is so busy these days that he's constantly on his feet."

"I suspect you might end up like him in the future."

At this moment, Li Feng seemed to remember that Director Wu was indeed as Zhou Jianjun had said, always very busy.

As the director of the factory office, Director Wu was responsible for most of the tasks assigned by the factory director.

of course!

For more tedious tasks, the factory manager would delegate some tasks to other deputy directors.

Currently, Li Feng, as one of the deputy directors of the factory office, is responsible for promoting the industrialization of ceramic machinery. As for other matters, he is basically not in charge of them.

However, after thinking about it, Li Feng felt that it was unlikely he would become the director of the factory office.

After all, having reached this point, the next step up would be deputy factory director.

While it's not necessary to be the director of the factory office to be promoted to the position of deputy factory director, most deputy factory directors are promoted from the position of director of the factory office.

Director Wu and Li Feng met a few times, but those times were all very rushed.

Therefore, Li Feng knew that Director Wu was very busy, and most of the time, he was dealing with miscellaneous matters in the factory director's office and some more important matters.

Actually, Li Feng didn't really want to deal with these things, because they consumed a lot of his energy.

Moreover, last time, Director Zheng said that he would add a department to the factory, namely the Mechanical Management Department.

He will also serve as the head of the Mechanical Management Department.

In fact, the rank of a section chief is basically the same as that of a director.

If he were to concurrently serve as the head of the Mechanical Management Department, then Director Zheng would likely not appoint him to the position of Director of the Factory Office.

Of course! These are all just Li Feng's own thoughts.

However, Li Feng knew that he simply didn't have the energy to do all these things.

Therefore, for now, Li Feng can only do his best in every step he can.

When Li Feng thought of this, he shook his head at Zhou Jianjun.

"I think Director Zheng probably won't let me take on the position of Director of the Factory Office."

Zhou Jianjun asked with some doubt.

"No way?"

"You should be the youngest deputy director in the factory office. If you don't become the director of the factory office, who will?"

After hearing Zhou Jianjun's words, Li Feng looked around and, finding no one there, began to explain to Zhou Jianjun in a low voice.

"Let me tell you something."

"According to the plan, our ceramics factory is going to build a branch factory. You should know about the level of the branch factory, right?"

Zhou Jianjun immediately nodded to Li Feng.

"Know!".

"It should be at the deputy division chief level, right?"

After hearing Zhou Jianjun's words, Li Feng shook his head directly.

"Section Chief!"

Zhou Jianjun said with some surprise.

"A section chief?"

"No way?"

"That's a branch factory!"

"How could a branch factory be at the level of a section chief?"

At this moment, Zhou Jianjun found it hard to believe what Li Feng had said.

Li Feng spread his hands and shook his head at Zhou Jianjun.

"I don't know either." "Anyway, this is the level approved from above."

"The initial plan was submitted at the deputy director level."

"It was later changed to a full section chief, but as for the reason, I don't know."

"However, the director of this ceramics branch factory is basically the deputy director."

"So, you understand now, right?"

After listening to Li Feng's words, Zhou Jianjun seemed to be deep in thought. Then, as if he had thought of something, he immediately asked Li Feng.

"That's right!"

"The factory is building a ceramics branch, so what does that have to do with you not becoming the director of the factory office?"

Li Feng explained directly to Zhou Jianjun.

"There is some connection!"

"After the new factory is completed, Director Zheng wants to add a mechanical management department."

"But this mechanical management department isn't located in the new factory; it's located in our old factory. Do you know what that means?"

Zhou Jianjun looked at Li Feng with a somewhat blank expression.

"What does it mean?"

At this moment, Li Feng pointed to the road leading to the government building.

"In other words, Director Zheng will directly manage the Mechanical Management Department. If the Mechanical Management Department is located in the branch factory, then it will basically be managed by the branch factory."

"Although Director Zheng can also manage the Mechanical Management Department, it will be a bit more troublesome."

"If the Mechanical Management Department were located in the old factory, it could report directly to the factory director."

Only after Li Feng finished speaking did he realize what was happening.

"Oh, I see."

"But what does the Mechanical Management Department have to do with you not going to the factory office?"

Zhou Jianjun was somewhat confused about this, so he returned to the question at this point.

Seeing that Zhou Jianjun still didn't understand, Li Feng answered him directly.

"Director Zheng wants me to be the head of the Mechanical Management Section. If the Mechanical Management Section were set up in the old factory, that would be at the level of a full section chief."

"By then I'll be a full section chief, how could Director Zheng possibly still appoint me as the director of the factory office?"

After Li Feng explained everything in detail, Zhou Jianjun finally understood what was going on.

However, Zhou Jianjun still felt somewhat sorry for Li Feng that he couldn't become the director of the factory office.

But these things were beyond his and Li Feng's control, so he didn't say anything about them. Then, he asked Li Feng curiously.

"Once the branch factory is established, who do you think will be the factory manager?"

Li Feng was also unaware of this.

Regarding the plan, this branch factory is at the level of a section chief, but it will definitely be led by a high-ranking official, just like the ceramics factory.

In other words, the factory director of this branch factory is at least at the deputy division level.

Currently, the only people in the factory who qualify as deputy division chiefs are the deputy factory directors and Director Wu, who enjoys deputy division chief-level benefits.

However, Li Feng believes that the position of factory director will most likely go to Director Wu in the future.

After all, Director Wu has spent a lot of time in the factory office and has been by Director Wei's side for a long time, so he should have no problem handling matters at the branch factory.

As for the other deputy factory directors, that's also a possibility.

However, these are all just Li Feng's guesses. Ultimately, who will take on the position of branch factory director will depend on Director Zheng's recommendation.

Generally speaking, this project was overseen by Director Zheng, so he had the authority to make recommendations regarding the selection of branch factory directors.

This is, of course, only a suggestion.

But it's really hard to say who will be appointed as the branch factory manager.

Because it all depends on the ministry's decision.

When Li Feng thought of this, he shook his head at Zhou Jianjun and said...

"I don't know either, but I feel that the deputy factory directors and Director Wu all have a chance."

Zhou Jianjun nodded in agreement.

"Although I don't know exactly what the ceramics branch factory is like, the branch factory director is still a director, right? At least he has more power than a section chief, right?"

"It would be great if you could become the branch factory manager."

Li Feng quickly waved his hand at Zhou Jianjun.

"Then let's not."

"Being a branch factory manager isn't easy!"

"There are just too many things to deal with."

"And only someone with high qualifications can keep things in check. As for me, forget it."

"I'm just the deputy director of the factory office right now."

When Li Feng got to this point, he started asking Zhou Jianjun questions.

"That's right!"

"Jianjun, what are you doing here?"

"You've come to see your father?"

Zhou Jianjun nodded.

"Otherwise what?"

"I gave him a water bottle, but it was in my bag and I forgot to give it to him."

Then he glanced at the door of Li Feng's office.

“Last time, my dad said that your office was right next to his, and I never thought it was true.”

Li Feng smiled and said to Zhou Jianjun.

"Didn't you take a look?"

Zhou Jianjun shook his head.

"Why!".

"Aren't we too busy?"

"It's peak season now, and I can't even keep up with the demand for pottery."

"We have to produce quite a few embryos every day!"

"I'm exhausted."

As Zhou Jianjun finished speaking, he rubbed his arm.

Li Feng was somewhat surprised.

"Is the peak season already?"

Zhou Jianjun immediately nodded to Li Feng.

"yes!".

"You forgot?"

"March and April, September, October and November are all peak seasons for us every year."

"Last year, weren't we always playing in the mud?"

At this moment, Li Feng recalled that when he first entered the ceramics factory, it was almost the peak season. At that time, he and Zhou Jianjun were indeed kneading mud all the time, and they didn't get much rest.

So Li Feng nodded to Zhou Jianjun.

"That's really true."

"It seems so!"

"Time flies! It's been almost a year since I started working at the ceramics factory."

Zhou Jianjun nodded.

"yes!".

“We joined at the same time. You’re already the deputy section chief of the factory office, while I’m just a first-level worker.”

"Why!".

"As expected, people throw things away after comparing prices."

When Zhou Jianjun got to this point, he couldn't help but sigh.

Li Feng patted Zhou Jianjun on the back.

"A first-class worker is not bad."

"That's right!"

"Are you and Brother Wang planning to be promoted to Level 2 worker next March?"

Zhou Jianjun nodded.

"Of course. Although I haven't been promoted to Level 1 worker for long, I still want to give it a try. Fusheng is also planning to participate in the Level 1 worker promotion next year."

Li Feng asked Zhou Jianjun with some surprise.

"Has Fusheng completed his apprenticeship?"

Zhou Jianjun laughed and said, "I graduated last month."

"Actually, Fusheng is a bit faster than most people to master his craft. He has been quite diligent in the last few months."

"I heard his wife is about to give birth."

When Li Feng heard this, he already knew where Fu Sheng's motivation came from.

(End of this chapter)