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The factory manager came but it was of no use. The raw materials were being consumed but the molten iron in the furnace did not rise. In the past, a furnace of molten iron could be produced in about four hours. Today, after five hours, the molten iron was not even half full.

What's wrong? A large group of technicians came, but they couldn't find the cause.

The steel mill had already sent someone to quench the molten iron, and the converter had already stopped waiting for material. If there was no molten iron, the steel mill would be unable to produce steel, and his position as the factory director would be over, not to mention being transferred to the car factory.

Today in China, everything is booming. Factories are being built one after another, requiring a large amount of steel.

At this time, if he cannot produce molten iron, he will be held responsible.

During the planned economy era, the secretary of a state-owned enterprise was the "top leader" and the factory director was the deputy secretary, the "second in command." This system was used for more than 30 years, but it was not until the 1980s that it was challenged.

A factory director of a state-owned enterprise holds a senior management position within a state-owned enterprise, typically holding a rank no lower than deputy department-level. Deputy department-level officials are considered senior officials below the provincial and ministerial levels within the Chinese government. As the head of the enterprise, a factory director is responsible for overall management and reports directly to the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) or a higher-level authority, matching the administrative rank of a deputy department-level official.

Xiao Changlong was able to become the director of the iron and steel plant thanks to his 180-pound wife and his father-in-law who was about to retire from the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission!

Another hour passed. The molten iron still didn't rise. Xiao Changlong was at a loss. Was this a ghost?

He ran back to the office, picked up the phone and called his father-in-law, telling him the situation. His father-in-law yelled at him, "Your most urgent task now is to find the reason why you can't produce molten iron. It's no use telling me. Should I find the reason for you?" After a pause, he said, "Also, you'd better solve it as soon as possible. My opponent is trying every possible way to find a breakthrough. If you consume too much raw materials but still can't produce molten iron, I can't protect you." After that, the father-in-law hung up the phone.

Xiao Changlong sat down on the stool, muttering, "Is my path to success cut off? No, I won't give up. I'll continue practicing. I don't believe it!"

Mo'er sat in the car, listening to music, and the steamed iron in the space piled higher and higher, ten tons, twenty tons, fifty tons, and eighty tons.

Mo'er said: "This guy has a strong range of abilities. Is he still refining? It seems like he has someone above him."

The three blast furnace masters approached the factory director and said, "Director, we can't continue smelting. The raw materials we've consumed can already produce nearly 100 tons of molten iron. None of us can afford such a huge loss."

The factory director slumped to the ground. It was over, all over. Dejectedly, he said to the deputy director, "Report it to the higher-ups. Let them investigate."

Within hours of the report, an investigation team entered the plant. They first dismissed the director and deputy director, then interrogated everyone involved in the blast furnace individually. Regardless of the final outcome, the director's fate was sealed. A 100-ton deficit was simply staggering. Knowing the inexplicable loss of molten iron, he insisted on continuing production without shutting down the furnace to stem the losses. This constituted dereliction of duty and a reckless waste of state-owned assets.

The next day, a new director took office. This person was a rival of Director Xiao's father-in-law. The rival took advantage of this opportunity to gain a breakthrough and took over the position of director of the ironworks in one fell swoop.