Chapter 660: Encounter
Zheng Guoyuan acted quickly. He reported to Sit Company the next day after completing his resignation procedures.
Song Yuanchao personally welcomed Zheng Guoyuan's arrival very enthusiastically. Not only did he hold a senior management meeting specifically for Zheng Guoyuan and announce Zheng Guoyuan's appointment in public, he also arranged an independent office for him.
In addition, the car, house and other things are all available, which makes Zheng Guoyuan feel touched. You know, he rejected Song Yuanchao at first, and now he has nowhere else to go to Song Yuanchao, and Song Yuanchao can use the previous incident to control him.
But Song Yuanchao not only did not do so, but kept his promise and gave him extremely generous treatment and position. It is difficult for ordinary people to be so magnanimous and value themselves.
As for the car, Zheng Guoyuan accepted it. He needed to familiarize himself with the various factories and departments of the Si Te Company as soon as possible, including the entire market situation, and would travel around. It would be inconvenient without a car. Using a car is a business matter, so Zheng Guoyuan would not refuse, but he refused the house.
Even though Song Yuanchao told him that such benefits were enjoyed by all senior executives of Si Te Company, it was normal for Zheng Guoyuan, as the current assistant to the chairman and who would soon serve as the executive vice president, to enjoy such treatment.
But Zheng Guoyuan answered Song Yuanchao seriously, saying that he was new to the company and it would be hard for him to accept such benefits without any achievements. He should wait until he made certain achievements in the company.
At Zheng Guoyuan's insistence, Song Yuanchao did not force him and temporarily took away the room key, and asked Zheng Guoyuan about his specific work ideas next.
Zheng Guoyuan had considered this a long time ago. He told Song Yuanchao that he planned to spend a month to fully familiarize himself with the situation of Si Te Company before making a final decision. It was not appropriate for him to talk about work now because he did not understand many things yet.
Zheng Guoyuan is a down-to-earth person who does practical things. Boasting has never been his working style. Instead, his frankness won the approval of Song Yuanchao, who told him that everything should be done according to his ideas and the group would fully cooperate.
Song Yuanchao's answer put Zheng Guoyuan at ease, and he talked to Song Yuanchao about the things mentioned before about Liu De and Xiao Qiang.
Song Yuanchao certainly fully supports this matter. Liu De and Xiao Qiang are also talents and veterans in the industry. It is a good thing for the company that they can come to Si Te.
Liu De and Xiao Qiang also completed the formalities a few days later and joined Si Te Company together.
Liu De managed the factory for a long time, and Song Yuanchao arranged for him to go to the main factory in Jinling as deputy director. As for Xiao Qiang, he went directly to the sales company as department manager.
Zheng Guoyuan was relieved that his two old friends had been assigned suitable positions. He then devoted all his energy to work, and every day he was either in the factory or outside with the sales company to look at the market.
As Zheng Guoyuan got to know the company better, he discovered many things that were different from what he had experienced at Quanlin Factory.
From procurement to production, from production to sales, as well as quality control, R&D, finance, administration and other aspects, plus the long-term strategic planning of the entire group, Zheng Guoyuan's horizons were broadened and he benefited a lot.
Zheng Guoyuan felt like a fish in water at Si Te Company and his work enthusiasm was high. After only ten days, Zheng Guoyuan gave Song Yuanchao a preliminary work report, talking about his understanding and feelings about Si Te Company in recent days, as well as some of his own ideas.
Song Yuanchao listened carefully to Zheng Guoyuan's report, gave it a very high evaluation, and was very happy at the same time.
Zheng Guoyuan is indeed a talent, especially an outstanding talent in this era who is sensitive to the market and has divergent thinking. More importantly, he also has excellent management and coordination capabilities. Such talents can be said to be top-notch in this era.
What he lacked before was a good platform, a platform for him to display his talents.
Now that Sit Company has given him this platform, it is time for Zheng Guoyuan to show his talents.
The change in Zheng Guoyuan's mental outlook was obvious, which made Zheng Guoyuan's wife happy.
Her lover encountered such a thing at work, and as a wife she could not do much to help, which made her feel very uncomfortable.
But now everything is finally fine. Although he is no longer a cadre, Zheng Guoyuan has taken up an important position in the Site Company. The new unit not only offers high salary and generous bonuses, but also provides him with a car. Seeing that her husband has not only recovered his original appearance, but is also more enthusiastic than before, she is very happy.
That day, when Zheng Guoyuan returned home, his wife had already prepared dinner for him. The children had finished their meal and went to their room to review their homework. Zheng Guoyuan casually asked his wife if she had eaten. His wife smiled and told him that they were waiting to eat together.
Zheng Guoyuan couldn't help but tell her not to wait for him in the future and to eat as soon as the meal was ready. The new unit was different from the old one and his work would be very busy in the future. Once he got busy, he wouldn't know when he would be home, so she just had to leave food for him.
The wife responded, but it was unknown whether she would do so. After so many years, the two of them had supported each other through thick and thin, so who didn't know who?
While eating and chatting, his wife suddenly told him to leave work early tomorrow. Zheng Guoyuan was stunned and didn't understand what his wife meant, so he looked up.
"Have you forgotten? What my parents told me last time."
"What's the matter?" Zheng Guoyuan looked confused and couldn't remember anything after thinking for a long time.
"It's about Xiaoli. My parents didn't say a word last time. Xiaoli is dating someone in the south, and they are going to get married. This time the man and his parents came back with Xiaoli. They said they would be home tomorrow morning and we would meet in the evening. They booked Jinling Hotel for us to go over."
Zheng Guoyuan tried hard to recall and finally remembered that such a thing did happen.
At the beginning, he was not thinking about this at all. He was in a very bad mood and depressed because he was dismissed. His parents mentioned this when they came to see him, but he didn't take it to heart at all. If his wife hadn't mentioned it today, he would have forgotten it.
"So fast?" To his younger sister, Zheng Guoyuan is not only an elder brother, but also half a father.
He has been raising Zheng Li since she was a child. The older this girl gets, the harder it is to control, especially since she had the audacity to cheat money from him and secretly ran away to the south with her friends. She has been gone for nearly a year and no one has seen her. If she hadn't called home to say that she was living well in the south, Zheng Guoyuan would have been so anxious that he would have gone to the police station to report the case.
In the blink of an eye, she actually found a partner in the South and they were even discussing marriage?
Thinking of this, Zheng Guoyuan frowned. This girl is too unreliable. They don't know what kind of person she is looking for. What if she finds someone who is equally unreliable? This is a matter of a lifetime!
No, this is not a small matter, it is a big matter! Zheng Guoyuan knew his parents' temperament very well. They had always been obedient to this little sister since she was a child, and spoiled her. Otherwise, she would not have dared to run away.
As the eldest brother, Zheng Guoyuan must strictly screen Zheng Li, meet Zheng Li's boyfriend, and see clearly what kind of person this young man is.
If the other party did not satisfy him, then no matter how stubborn Zheng Li was, he would not agree to the marriage. Moreover, it was just right that she came back this time. If the marriage was cancelled, he would have to keep this girl. How could a girl not stay at home and run away for so long?
The next day, Zheng Guoyuan finished his work at the company and left work on time for the first time.
When he was leaving, he happened to meet Song Yuanchao who also got off work on time downstairs. Song Yuanchao drove his car and stopped beside Zheng Guoyuan, and asked him why he didn't take the car back. Zheng Guoyuan told Song Yuanchao that he had some personal matters to attend to after get off work today and had sent the driver back.
"Where are you going ? Do you want me to give you a ride?" Song Yuanchao asked Zheng Guoyuan.
Zheng Guoyuan smiled and waved his hand and said no, the place was not far and it would be convenient for him to take the bus. Song Yuanchao did not say much. He greeted Zheng Guoyuan and said see you tomorrow, then drove away.
As soon as Song Yuanchao's car left, the bus arrived.
The bus was not too crowded. Zheng Guoyuan got on the bus, took out the monthly ticket from his pocket and waved it at the conductor. After three stops, he got off the bus, crossed the road and headed towards the Jinling Hotel across the street.
Jinling Hotel is the best hotel in Jinling. It just opened last year and is one of the first foreign-related hotels after the reform and opening up.
Zheng Guoyuan had only been here once, not to eat but to meet a client, but he had a deep memory of the environment here.
Entering the hotel lobby, which was magnificently decorated, Zheng Guoyuan looked around and for a moment he didn't know where the restaurant was.
Just when Zheng Guoyuan was about to ask the hotel staff, Song Yuanchao's voice suddenly came from behind him.
"Hey, Lao Zheng, why are you here?"
"Mr. Song, why are you here too?"
Looking back, wasn't it Song Yuanchao who was standing behind him? Song Yuanchao came by car, and although he arrived at the hotel earlier than Zheng Guoyuan, he arrived at the lobby a step later than Zheng Guoyuan because he had to park his car.
"Haha, a friend came to Jinling and invited me to dinner. If I had known you were coming here too, I would have come with you." Song Yuanchao said with a smile.
Zheng Guoyuan also smiled and nodded, "That's true. Otherwise, it would be an honor for you to be my driver today."
The two looked at each other and burst into laughter. Then Song Yuanchao asked Zheng Guoyuan why he didn't go up. Zheng Guoyuan said that he was a country bumpkin and had only been to the hotel lobby before but had never eaten here. Today was his first time here as his relatives had invited him. He didn't even know where the restaurant was and was planning to find someone to ask.
After hearing Zheng Guoyuan's answer, Song Yuanchao was amused and told him how to get to the restaurant. Since they were all here to eat, they could go up together, as he was familiar with this place.
Zheng Guoyuan didn't act pretentiously. He went upstairs and chatted with Song Yuanchao, and soon arrived at the restaurant upstairs.
After entering the restaurant, Song Yuanchao casually asked Zheng Guoyuan's relatives whether they had booked a table in the restaurant hall or a private room, as the place was too big and difficult to find. Zheng Guoyuan didn't think much about it and directly said the name of the private room. Song Yuanchao was stunned when he heard it, and looked Zheng Guoyuan up and down with a puzzled look, which made Zheng Guoyuan confused for a while.
