Chapter 659 Another Village
A small restaurant.
There were wine and food on the table, and three old friends were sitting around it, smoking, but no one was picking up food with chopsticks.
"Old Zheng, are you really leaving?" Xiao Qiang couldn't help but ask again as he was almost finishing his cigarette.
"The formalities have been almost completed. Haha, I have to thank our Secretary Xu... Oh no, it should be Director Xu now. Can't I just leave? People won't feel comfortable seeing me if I stay in the factory, right?" Zheng Guoyuan said with a smile. He picked up the wine beside him and filled the glasses of the two people. Then he poured himself a glass and raised his glass, saying, "Come on, let's toast. Don't be so sad. Besides, I'm leaving on my own, not being fired."
"What Lao Zheng said is right." Liu De at the side picked up the wine glass and said, "Everyone knows the current situation of the factory. It would be awkward for Lao Zheng to stay. A tree that is moved can die, and a person who is moved can live. There is such a big world that Lao Zheng can go anywhere. Does he have to stay in the factory and fight them to the death? Come on, Lao Xiao, pick up the glass, let's toast to Lao Zheng."
Xiao Qiang silently picked up the wine glass, the three of them clinked their glasses, and then raised their hands to drink it all.
Putting down the wine glass, Xiao Qiang sighed and shook his head, saying, "What a big deal! A good factory has become like this now. It's a good thing you weren't in the factory these days. If you saw Jiang Youxing and Xu Guochu succeeding, you would be so angry that you would die. It's better to leave. I know your ability, Zheng. Even if you become a self-employed person, it's better than staying in the factory."
"That's right!" Liu De agreed and couldn't help asking Zheng Guoyuan, "Old Zheng, what are your plans for the future? Are you going to work in another factory or start your own business? Or are you going to look for opportunities in the south? I heard that the south is doing very well now, with many job opportunities and high salaries. What do you think?"
"Yes, yes, Lao Zheng, tell me what you think. To be honest, I don't want to stay in this factory any longer. If there is a way out, I would like to leave. You don't know, right? I'm afraid I won't be able to work as the head of the supply and marketing department for much longer. I might lose this position tomorrow. The same goes for Lao Liu. Although he is still the deputy factory director, he is actually doing the work of a workshop director. He might be sent directly to the workshop one day."
Hearing Xiao Qiang's words, Zheng Guoyuan raised his eyebrows and was about to ask what was going on, but he swallowed the words back.
It was useless to ask this question. Everyone in Quanlin Factory knew that Liu De and Xiao Qiang were his men. Zheng Guoyuan was in such a state. What good would happen to them? Moreover, with people like Xu Guochu and Jiang Youxing in power, it was impossible to continue to put them in important positions.
It is normal for a company to undergo a major personnel change after a merger. In fact, Xu Guochu had already done this since Zheng Guoyuan was suspended. Now that he is in power and Zheng Guoyuan, who was once a stumbling block, is no longer a threat, he is even more unscrupulous.
"I called you here today for two reasons. One is to get together with you before you leave. Thanks to you all over the years. Without your help, Quanlin Factory would not be what it is now..." At this point, Zheng Guoyuan paused, and then felt something was wrong, because Quanlin Factory no longer exists and has become the new Youmin Factory. Their original efforts have been wasted and have not only helped others.
After refilling the glass, Zheng Guoyuan raised his glass and said sincerely: "No matter what, I want to say thank you here. I know my temper, and sometimes I do things a little tough. If I have offended you at work, don't remember it in your heart. Come on, let's drink!"
"Look at what you said. We have been partners for so many years, so who doesn't know each other? Besides, running the factory well is not just for you, it is everyone's business." Liu De said quickly, and Xiao Qiang on the side also nodded repeatedly.
Zheng Guoyuan smiled and nodded, and invited everyone to drink again. The three of them raised their glasses, clinked them together, and drank the wine in the glasses.
Putting down the wine glass, Zheng Guoyuan refilled it with wine, raised the glass and said: "The second thing is to ask you what you think."
"Ideas?" Liu De and Xiao Qiang showed surprised expressions at the same time, not understanding what Zheng Guoyuan meant.
Zheng Guoyuan nodded and continued, "I left the factory this time to complete the resignation procedures..."
"Old Zheng, you're crazy!" Hearing Zheng Guoyuan say this, both of them showed shocked expressions at the same time.
Although they knew that Zheng Guoyuan was leaving and had completed the formalities, they always thought that it was just a job transfer. After all, Zheng Guoyuan was the director of Quanlin Factory before, and he was also the director and secretary. Quanlin Factory was a collective factory, but the head of a collective factory also had a staff position. When Zheng Guoyuan was transferred from a teacher to Quanlin Factory, he came with a staff position.
But now Zheng Guoyuan actually resigned. What does this mean? It means that Zheng Guoyuan directly abandoned his cadre establishment. Establishment is not easy to get. How many people beg for a cadre establishment, and how many people may not be able to get it through backdoors, gifts, or connections.
Even though Zheng Guoyuan has lost his position in the factory and has been demoted to a workshop as a worker, Xu Guochu cannot change his cadre establishment, and even Director Shi cannot revoke his establishment.
But it was different when Zheng Guoyuan resigned, which was equivalent to giving up his position. Without the position, Zheng Guoyuan was just an ordinary citizen, and he had to start all over again.
Besides, there is no need to resign even if you want to leave the Tranlin factory. Even if you can't find a new employer, can't you just take a long sick leave or apply for unpaid leave? This kind of situation is not unheard of, and Zheng Guoyuan is not the first one. Why must he resign directly?
Zheng Guoyuan smiled and didn't explain much, but continued: "My destination has been decided. Do you know Si Te Company?"
"Ster Company? Could it be that you...?"
The two were even more surprised. How could they not know about Si Te Company? As a company in the same industry, Si Te Company is now well-known not only in Jinling and Jiangsu Province, but also in the whole country.
This joint venture, which was established less than two years ago, has developed very rapidly, and its scale is far beyond the reach of the previous Quanlin factory.
What's more, when Zheng Guoyuan led them to develop Quanlin Factory, he said that they should take Si Te Company as their goal. One day, Quanlin Factory will become a large enterprise like Si Te Company, thus creating glory in their hands.
Unfortunately, the business collapsed halfway through. Now everything has changed. Even the Quanlin factory no longer exists, and the original grand goals and confidence have also been lost.
"Next, I will work at the Sit Company. Sit Company is a joint venture, and they don't care about the staffing. Besides, a staffing position may be something that many people dream of, but for me it's just a staffing position."
"I called you here today to talk about this matter and to reminisce about the past. We are all not outsiders, and you all know what kind of person I am. There is no point in staying in the factory under the current circumstances. I think what Lao Liu said just now makes a lot of sense: a tree that does not move dies, but a person who moves lives. We only have one life to live, so we have to do something and make decisions that we will not regret when we are old."
"So it's the same when I go to Si Te Company. Si Te Company has agreed to let me go there, and I will go to work there in a few days. I want to ask you, are you willing to go with me?"
Liu De and Xiao Qiang looked at each other. They never expected that Zheng Guoyuan would actually go to Si Te Company. This result was too unexpected for them.
But what Zheng Guoyuan said also made sense. If they continued to stay in the factory now, the days ahead would be very difficult. With the character of Xu Guochu and Jiang Youxing, it would be obvious that they would be made to suffer. Even it was unknown whether they could keep their current positions.
It would be a good thing to follow Zheng Guoyuan to Si Te Company. At least they would not suffer any loss by following the old leader. What's more, both of them were holding their breath. Their own factory was gone, Zheng Guoyuan was kicked out, and watched Quanlin Factory become history, replaced by Youmin Factory which had survived by relying on Quanlin Factory.
Who can bear this kind of result? How can they bear it?
If they could go to the Si Te Company and have the opportunity to completely defeat the Xin Youmin Factory and teach Xu Guochu and Jiang Youxing a severe lesson, Liu De and Xiao Qiang would be more than happy to do so.
But the problem is that Sit Company is a big company, far from being comparable to their original Quanlin Factory. Although the two of them are the deputy director and supply and marketing section chief of Quanlin Factory, what can they do in Sit Company?
"Old Zheng, you used to be...?"
"First serve as the chairman's assistant, and then serve as the executive vice general manager after getting familiar with the situation for a while." Zheng Guoyuan said lightly.
A hint of surprise appeared on Liu De and Xiao Qiang's faces. They subconsciously exchanged glances and nodded in agreement without hesitation.
"Go! Why not?" Xiao Qiang rubbed his hands and said, "I'll go through the formalities when I get back and quit this shitty job right away."
"Yes, yes, me too!" Liu De nodded repeatedly with a big smile on his face.
"You are different from me. Don't rush to resign. Go through the procedures for a long sick leave or unpaid leave." Zheng Guoyuan hurriedly advised them when he saw how excited they were.
"Why go through so much trouble? We'll have to leave sooner or later anyway, so it's better to just resign." Xiao Qiang waved his hand and said, "Besides, since you, Old Zheng, have already resigned, what's the point of us taking a long sick leave or taking a leave of absence without pay? Will Xu Guochu agree? Just resign, resign, just resign! By the way, Old Zheng, after we resign, we'll have to rely on you, so don't let us down when the time comes."
Xiao Qiang deliberately made a joke and everyone laughed.
Liu De and Xiao Qiang had the same idea and were prepared to advance and retreat together with Zheng Guoyuan. If they were to resign, they would resign together, and if they were to leave, they would leave together.
There was no point in staying, and going to Sitco was a good way out. Besides, Zheng Guoyuan was not going to take an ordinary position there, but the position of assistant to the chairman and executive vice general manager. Although Sitco was a joint venture and its functional structure was different from that of Quanlin Factory, as they were in the same industry, they knew about Sitco and understood the importance of this position.
I originally thought that the future was bleak, but the news brought by Zheng Guoyuan was just as the old saying goes, when you are at the end of your rope, there is always a way out.
