Courtyard House: A Great Musician! Red Songs Resound Worldwide

After all, no matter how many honors he has received, he's still just a recent college graduate...

Forget it, forget it!

If you have opinions, then so be it!

As long as it doesn't affect my work, let them think what they want...

In any case, Li Chaoyang wasn't intimidated at all...

Furthermore, he was perfectly aware of the factory's purpose in appointing him as the head of this department.

Isn't it just so that I can continue to write revolutionary songs and bring honor to the factory?

Since that's the case... as long as I can continue writing songs, this position will definitely be secure.

Seeing that the woman whose name he didn't even know had walked away, Li Chaoyang also left the office building and headed towards the cultural center.

As we approached our destination, we saw two young people whispering to each other in front of the cultural center, which had been deserted just moments before.

Li Chaoyang approached, only to overhear the two men seemingly discussing him...

"Xingsheng, didn't you say the new section chief would definitely come to the cultural center this morning?"

"It's almost nine o'clock, and there's still no movement..." the thinner one asked the other.

Another man, with his hair parted in a side part and dressed in worker's attire, leaned lazily against a tree trunk and said, "What's the rush...? The paperwork might not even be finished yet. Since you're here, be patient and wait. Don't be so restless..."

"I...I'm just afraid someone will see and tell Director Liu..." The skinny man always spoke cautiously.

But Li Chaoyang, who was already close behind them, heard these words clearly.

He unconsciously slowed his pace, subtly moving a little closer...

At this moment, the man leaning against the tree said again, "What are you afraid of?!"

"Since we've chosen to go against Director Liu, let's stop being so afraid of this and that!"

"You know perfectly well how Liu Desheng treated our radio station when he was concurrently the head of the propaganda department!"

"Oh, now that the new section chief has arrived, he wants to keep controlling the radio station. He's dreaming..."

"I've analyzed it; since our new section chief was able to become a section chief right after graduation, his background must be very powerful..."

"If we work for him, I guarantee it'll be better than what Director Liu promised..."

"This...this can't be, can it?" another person said, sounding somewhat skeptical. "Director Liu is, after all, a director..."

"This section chief and the director... it's obvious who's higher up just by listening..."

"What if the new section chief gets scared of Director Liu? Wouldn't we both be in trouble?"

"Little Zhao, you really don't understand..." said the one leaning against the tree with a look of disgust.

"Do you think that just because everyone calls him Director Liu, he's actually a director-level cadre?"

"Do you think the factory office is at the same deputy director level as the production technology department?"

"Director Liu's office director is at the same level as our new section chief."

"You're really making a mountain out of a molehill..."

"One of them worked in the factory for more than ten years before becoming an office director."

"You can't tell who has a better future if they become the head of the publicity department right after graduation?"

“You weren’t this naive before… Anyway, I’ve told you everything.”

"If you're really worried that someone will see this and report it to Director Liu, then you might as well go back."

"Anyway, I'm sticking with Section Chief Dingxin... I'll never be like those people who listen to Director Liu and try to undermine him..."

The man with his hair parted in a 3/7 style probably lost patience when his earnest advice to his colleague proved ineffective, so he leaned against the tree and remained silent.

Another young man, seeing that he didn't want to talk to anyone, also stood there, seemingly lost in thought.

Li Chaoyang finally understood the implication.

It must have been that Director Liu of the factory office, who previously served as the head of the publicity department, had something to say to the publicity department staff in private.

This is an attempt to maintain control over the propaganda department and sideline the newly appointed, college graduate-turned-department head...

He had thought about this matter before when that unknown woman mentioned Director Liu.

I didn't expect to hear people talking about this as soon as I got here. It's quite a coincidence.

It seems these two aren't the unenthusiastic individuals that older woman described...

Instead, knowing that he was coming back today, he took the initiative to report to his new position as section chief...

After thinking for a moment, Li Chaoyang pretended to know nothing and walked past the two of them up the steps leading to the cultural center...

The two young men immediately perked up when they saw a stranger walking by.

Seeing Li Chaoyang walk to the door and take out his key, the two exchanged a glance and quickly followed him.

I'm still a bit hesitant about the thinner one.

The man with the 3/7 split in his hair acted quite naturally. Seeing Li Chaoyang open the door, he immediately asked, "Hello, comrade."

"Are you the new head of the publicity department?"

Chapter Eleven: Receiving Two Closed Doors on Their Own Territory

After pulling out the key, Li Chaoyang glanced back and said, feigning confusion, "That's right...you two...who are you?"

"Oh!" The man with the 3/7 parting straightened up and said seriously, "Hello, Section Chief."

"We are the propaganda department's broadcasting station. My name is Ren Guizhong."

As he spoke, he pointed to the side: "This is Zhou Xingsheng, the station manager of our broadcasting station."

Li Chaoyang glanced at the thinner young worker next to him with some surprise.

He hadn't expected that this seemingly shy young worker was actually a station manager...

From what I overheard of their conversation, it was always the guy named Ren Guizhong who was in control...

Thinking to himself, Li Chaoyang smiled and said, "Oh, it's the broadcasting station. Hello, hello."

Ren Guizhong smiled warmly and said, "That's right, Section Chief."

"We knew you would be taking office today, so we came to report to you as soon as we arrived at work."

"Oh, is that so? Well, I'm really sorry to have kept you waiting." Li Chaoyang glanced at his watch discreetly, thinking to himself that he hadn't seen these two people when he arrived ten minutes ago...

Ren Guizhong then opened the door of the cultural center and said, "Section Chief, let me take you to the office first."

"Since this is your first time here, you probably won't be able to find the office. We'll take you there."

"Alright, then I'll trouble you two." Li Chaoyang didn't put on any airs of a section chief.

Besides, the people at those two radio stations looked to be about his age, and the one with the side parting might even be two years older than him.

After walking a few steps into the lobby, Li Chaoyang asked, "By the way, where is the broadcasting station?"

At this moment, Ren Guizhong nudged Zhou Xingsheng with his arm.

Zhou Xingsheng then seemed to come to his senses and replied in a low voice, "Section Chief, the broadcasting station is on the fourth floor of the office building in front."

"The three of us usually work there..."

"Three?" Li Chaoyang turned around and looked at the two people...

Seeing this, Ren Guizhong quickly said, "It's like this, Section Chief. There are usually three people in our broadcasting station."

"Another colleague, Wang Ling, had a family member who was sick and took several days off..."

"Oh, I see..." Li Chaoyang nodded and didn't say anything more, continuing to walk inside.

But Ren Guizhong followed up and asked, "By the way, Section Chief, when the factory notified us that you were coming, they only said that a college graduate was coming as a section chief. We didn't know how to address you yet."

"Oh, it was my oversight. I forgot to introduce myself. My surname is Li, and my name is Li Chaoyang."

As Li Chaoyang walked, he said, "I think we're about the same age, so there's no need to be so formal."

You can call me Section Chief Li or Chaoyang, it's fine...

To be honest, Ren Guizhong, your constant use of "you" makes me a little uncomfortable...

Hehehe... Ren Guizhong laughed somewhat awkwardly, "How can that be!"

"He's our leader, after all; we can't just call him by his name."

"Let's address you by your title; we'll call you Section Chief Li."

As soon as Ren Guizhong finished speaking, he heard Zhou Xingsheng muttering to himself...

"Li Chaoyang... why does that name sound so familiar..."

After hearing this clearly, Ren Guizhong nudged Zhou Xingsheng with his elbow, afraid that the station chief might misunderstand and say something inappropriate again...

Then he said to Li Chaoyang, "Section Chief Li, just go up to the second floor and you'll find our propaganda department's office."

"This cultural center is divided into three areas: a workers' activity room and a cultural library."

"These two are on the first floor, and the second floor only has our publicity department."

"However, the activity room and library downstairs are also managed by our department."