Chapter 663 Guilt
We didn't drink much just now. Today we met to discuss marriage, not to have a gathering with friends, so we just had a few drinks.
When they arrived at the guest room, Li Daqi made two cups of tea, sat down on the sofa with Song Yuanchao, lit a cigarette and asked about Zheng Guoyuan.
While drinking tea, Song Yuanchao slowly talked about Zheng Guoyuan, including a series of changes that had taken place at the Quanlin Factory.
Li Daqi listened carefully, and when Song Yuanchao finished speaking, he couldn't help but curse.
Li Daqi felt extremely sympathetic towards Zheng Guoyuan's situation and shared the same feelings.
Don't forget what happened at the Tengfei Factory. Li Daqi is much better than Zheng Guoyuan. Although the Tengfei Factory was restructured into a collective, the position given to him at the beginning was still retained. It was Li Daqi himself who felt it was boring and planned to leave, otherwise it should not be a problem for him to continue to be the factory director of the Tengfei Factory.
But Zheng Guoyuan is not like that. The means used by the other party are too despicable. And according to what Song Yuanchao said, Li Daqi is not optimistic about the current Xinyoumin Factory at all.
The key to an enterprise lies in its leader. If the leader is capable, then the enterprise will be able to develop. However, if the person in power is the kind of person who just sits in office and does nothing but focus on running the enterprise, then the future outcome of the enterprise can be imagined.
"What a pity, what a pity for the Quanlin factory..."
Li Daqi shook his head and sighed. Song Yuanchao was right. If Zheng Guoyuan was given a stable development space, it would not be a problem for him to build up the Quanlin Factory with his ability. And this was indeed the case. The Quanlin Factory had developed very quickly in the past two years and was showing signs of becoming a large factory in the Jinling beverage industry. However, now that the Quanlin Factory had been merged and Zheng Guoyuan had left, everything had gone to waste.
After sighing a few times, Li Daqi suddenly became happy again: "But anyway, I got you a bargain. If my brother-in-law hadn't encountered this incident, he wouldn't have been able to go to Si Te Company. Now it's good. I have a powerful arm. You can be happy secretly."
"Hahaha, I thought so too." Song Yuanchao laughed and nodded, "Speaking of which, I have to thank them. Your brother-in-law is a talented person. I have long wanted him to help me. Unfortunately, last year he was thinking about how to run his factory and ignored the olive branch I extended. Now, everything has come to fruition. Isn't this fate?"
Li Daqi agreed and said with emotion: "The ancients said it well, 'A blessing in disguise', every drink and every bite has its destiny."
"You are doing well now, you are good at philosophy, do you know all this?"
"Go to hell!" Li Daqi laughed and scolded, "Do you really think I'm illiterate? Although I didn't go to college like you, I'm still an educated person. I was one of the educated youth who went to the countryside back then."
As soon as these words came out, they both burst into laughter.
For a moment, both of them recalled their youth. Time flies so fast. Those past events seem to be still in front of their eyes. In the blink of an eye, so many years have passed. Especially Song Yuanchao, who has lived two lives, his feelings are even deeper.
The two parties met today and decided on the marriage. Although everyone was a little surprised because of Zheng Guoyuan, this surprise was a good one.
"You finally got what you wanted." Song Yuanchao was really happy for Li Daqi. Li Daqi was the same age as him, and his son was old enough to help with cooking, but Li Daqi was still single. Now, he finally found his love and was about to start a family. As a friend, Song Yuanchao was extremely relieved.
As for Zheng Li, Song Yuanchao had asked about her before, and he and Qin Zhengguo had secretly followed their dates, and thought that this girl was not bad. Now with the relationship with Zheng Guoyuan, it can be said that they are close relatives, and they are actually family members after all the twists and turns. It is really a wonderful fate.
"Gu Jie is also getting married." Li Daqi said suddenly.
"How come I don't know?" Song Yuanchao was stunned and asked, "When is he going to get married? Why didn't he even tell me the news?"
"Haha, earlier than me, on the 23rd of next month." Li Daqi said with a smile: "This guy has already prepared the invitation. He knew I was coming to Jinling this time and asked me to tell you in advance. He will personally deliver the invitation to you in a few days when you go to Shanghai."
"That's more like it." After hearing Li Daqi's explanation, Song Yuanchao's expression relaxed.
We have been friends for so many years, and it is unreasonable for him not to invite me to his wedding. Although Gu Jie has resigned from Si Te Company, he is still a shareholder of Shenghua Group.
But speaking of Gu Jie, Song Yuanchao couldn't help but ask about his recent situation. Gu Jie insisted on leaving Si Te Company at the beginning. Although he gave some reasons, Song Yuanchao always felt that he seemed to be hiding something from him.
Li Daqi's relationship with Gu Jie is closer than Song Yuanchao's, after all, Song Yuanchao met Gu Jie through Li Daqi's introduction. Now Gu Jie asked Li Daqi to tell him that he was going to get married, so Song Yuanchao remembered the time when Gu Jie left and asked about it.
"This guy..." Speaking of Gu Jie, Li Daqi sighed and shook his head, saying, "In fact, there are some things he is embarrassed to tell you. After he left the Si Te company, he called me and apologized a lot on the phone. Later, I went back to Shanghai on a business trip and had a drink with him. This guy told me the truth after he was drunk."
Song Yuanchao cast an inquiring look, waiting for Li Daqi to continue.
Li Daqi lit a cigarette, took two puffs and continued, "He actually felt that he held such an important position in the Si Te company, but he couldn't do anything on weekdays, and he felt a little guilty."
"What? He actually thinks like this?" Song Yuanchao asked in surprise.
Li Daqi nodded: "This is Gu Sanmao's personality. He is sometimes very stubborn." As he spoke, Li Daqi pointed to his head.
"In the Si Te company, he is a director. Although this position is not low, the things he is responsible for in actual work are too abstract. He thinks that you are taking care of him as a friend, so you assign him this position. After a long time, he will inevitably think too much. In fact, Sanmao prefers to do something concrete. He doesn't mind even if you let him be an ordinary salesman, because he feels at ease when he is busy, so..."
"This guy, why didn't he tell me earlier? Does he treat me as a brother?" After hearing Li Daqi's explanation, Song Yuanchao suddenly realized. No wonder he always felt that something was wrong with Gu Jie's hesitant words before. Although he tried to persuade him to stay, Gu Jie still insisted on leaving, so Song Yuanchao agreed.
What's more, even if Gu Jie leaves Si Te Company, he is still a shareholder of Shenghua and a brother and friend of everyone.
At first, Song Yuanchao just thought that Gu Jie was planning to change his environment and was not used to the working atmosphere of Si Te Company, but he did not expect that Gu Jie left for this reason.
Song Yuanchao felt a little annoyed and a little guilty.
Gu Jie has followed him for many years, from the beginning when he was making clothes hangers to now, Gu Jie has been a member of the team all the way.
Although Gu Jie is not as good at socializing as Qin Zhengguo, nor does he have Li Daqi's talent for running a business, Gu Jie is a very down-to-earth person. As long as you give the work to him, he will do it well for you without you having to worry about it at all.
Thinking of this, Song Yuanchao felt a little guilty. He felt that he had not considered Gu Jie's feelings, which led to Gu Jie having such thoughts.
Song Yuanchao had considered carefully before transferring Gu Jie from Shenghua to Si Te. After all, Gu Jie was originally going to work at Pengcheng Shenghua Garment Company, but due to the establishment of Si Te, considering Si Te's equity structure and his own voice in the company as the chairman, Song Yuanchao made a temporary arrangement.
Gu Jie came to Si Te Company and served as a director of Si Te Company as a shareholder of Shenghua Group. In more than a year of work, he did his job well, played a role in reconciling various conflicts, and assisted Song Yuanchao in integrating the company.
It can be said that without Gu Jie's help, even though Song Yuanchao was the actual major shareholder, it would be impossible for him to control the operation of the entire Si Te Company so easily. From this point of view, Gu Jie played a big role.
But Song Yuanchao ignored Gu Jie's character, and he did not consider that Gu Jie did not like this kind of work. Gu Jie was a person who liked to do practical work because he felt that only in this way could he reflect his own value.
Now, although his status as a company director is not low, as the adjustment period of Si Te Company has passed, Song Yuanchao's management of the entire company has been on normal track, and Gu Jie's actual role in the company has become less and less.
If it were someone else, this might be a good thing, but in Gu Jie's opinion, he would have become a person who was just idling away his time. Gu Jie was very distressed about this, but he was embarrassed to tell Song Yuanchao directly. Over time, he had the idea of leaving Si Te Company.
Thinking of this, Song Yuanchao felt even more guilty. It was because of his lack of care that Gu Jie left Si Te Company.
If I had known earlier that I would never let Gu Jie go, didn't he want to do practical things? Didn't he want to show his value at work? This is easy! There are so many factories and branches under the Si Te Company. Can't we just pick one to be in charge? Why must it be like this?
Thinking back to when he transferred Gu Jie from Shenghua, Song Yuanchao felt a little regretful. If he had known this would happen, he would have not moved him. If Gu Jie was in Pengcheng now, with his status and qualifications in Shenghua, it would be easy for him to succeed Li Daqi as the president of Pengcheng Shenghua Garment Company.
"What is he doing now?" Sighing in his heart, Song Yuanchao asked about Gu Jie's recent situation.
After leaving Si Te Company, Gu Jie did not return to Sheng Hua to work. At first, he told Song Yuan Chao that he had been busy for so many years and planned to return to Shanghai to have a good rest for a while, accompany his parents, etc. Song Yuan Chao was also stupid at the time and really believed his lies.
"You don't have to worry about him, he's doing very well." Li Daqi and Song Yuanchao grew up together, so how could he not know what Song Yuanchao was thinking now? He consoled him, "He's not short of money, he gets a lot of dividends from Shenghua's shares every year, he won't starve to death. Besides, this trip back was not without gain, his parents introduced him to a girl, they got married not long after talking."
Song Yuanchao felt much better after hearing this. It was not a bad thing. He should start a family first. Although Gu Jie was two years younger than Song Yuanchao and the others, he was not young anymore. It was time for him to start a family.
