Chapter 213 Big changes in the steel rolling mill!

Chapter 213 Big changes in the steel rolling mill!

Chapter 213 Big changes in the steel rolling mill!

"Boom!!!"

Director Lu's face turned red and he pounded the table hard, as if he wanted to smash a hole in it.

"Tell me, what does this mean? Why are so many people leaving without informing us in advance?"

Director Lu threw his coat hard on the chair and paced back and forth in the conference room in annoyance.

"It's already October! The factory still has many orders and tasks to complete. If we let the senior workers go like this, how will our factory operate?"

Everyone in the conference room lowered their heads in silence, their expressions also filled with annoyance and anxiety.

Zhao Zhiyuan leaned back in his chair, frowning, and was obviously troubled by this problem.

Then he sighed, "What else can we do? The higher-ups want it, and we have to give it to them. Fortunately, we are not the only one who wants it."

Deputy Director Yang didn't buy it. He glared at Zhao Zhiyuan and said unceremoniously:

"Don't worry about other factories. Let's think about how to run our own factory well. If the higher-ups take away all the senior workers in our factory, how can we continue to produce?"

Deputy Director Yang's words caused the conference room to fall silent again.

Director Lu looked at Li Huaide, who had remained silent, hoping that he could come up with a solution.

"Deputy Director Li, I want to hear your opinion. Is there any way to stop the loss without delaying production?"

Li Huaide was very surprised. He was just in charge of logistics and was not involved in production matters. But at this moment he could only bite the bullet and find a solution.

"I only have one solution, which is to recruit more people to expand production. This is the only way to minimize the impact."

"I don't agree with this approach!" Zhao Zhiyuan immediately retorted and looked at everyone:
"The people who are leaving are senior workers. If we can't solve the technical problems by recruiting new people, we will have to train them all over again, and waste a lot of money."

"Once the senior workers leave, the efficiency of our factory will inevitably decline, and the money we can earn will be less than it is now. If we have to recruit another batch of people, how will we pay the wages of the workers in the factory?"

Everyone thought about it carefully and realized that what Zhao Zhiyuan said did make sense.

Director Lu was furious and slammed his hands on the table:
"So what should we do now? We can't just watch the senior workers leave and there's nothing we can do, right?"

Director Lu's eyes swept across the conference room and finally fell on Secretary Wang, who had been silent the whole time.

"Secretary Wang, please say something! Don't be so sad all the time. Everyone here is sad. Being sad won't solve any problems!"

"We have to find a way to solve the problem now!"

"Oh!" Secretary Wang sighed helplessly.

"They didn't let all the senior workers go. Didn't they leave a few for us?"

Upon hearing this, Director Lu was furious and slammed the table:
"Secretary Wang, listen to what you are saying!"

"The higher-ups left us one or two people, both of them are old and have no chance of being promoted to senior workers!"

"Their skills are not as good as before. They will retire in a few more years. How can they be asked to stay? It's obvious that they don't want them anymore."

"Why don't they want these people? Why do they have to want young, strong and experienced people?"

Secretary Wang pushed the cup away helplessly: "What else do you want? If I hadn't argued for them, there would be no way they would be left in the factory."

"Now that it's been decided, it can't be changed even if I want to. What can I do?"

Suddenly, the conference room fell into silence again.

Deputy Director Yang suddenly thought: "Perhaps, we can consider tapping the potential from within and improving the technical level of existing workers."

"This can not only solve technical problems but also save costs."

His words immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Director Lu frowned, obviously having reservations about this suggestion.

But Li Huaide's eyes lit up.

"Deputy Director Yang, your suggestion is a good one. We can organize some training courses to improve the technical level of our employees."

“That way, even if the senior workers leave, we can keep the production line running,” he agreed.

Director Lu looked at the positive reactions of the crowd, and his anger gradually subsided. He made a decisive decision:
"Okay, let's do this. Deputy Director Li, you will be responsible for arranging training courses to ensure that employees can improve their technical level as soon as possible."

"Deputy Director Zhao, you are responsible for coordinating resources to ensure the smooth progress of the training course."

"Deputy Director Yang, you are responsible for supervising the operation of the production line and ensuring that production is not affected."

Everyone nodded in agreement, and the tense atmosphere in the meeting room gradually dissipated.

Although the problem has not been completely solved, at least a feasible direction has been found.

Director Lu then instructed Li Huaide, "Deputy Director Li, please make an announcement and ask the workshop director to come over."

Li Huaide nodded and walked out.

Soon, the directors of various production workshops came to the meeting room one after another.

They looked at the five people sitting there with serious faces, and were suddenly frightened.

Director Lu and others did not notice their psychological activities and explained the matter simply and clearly.

Finally, Director Lu concluded: "Be prepared for this matter. When you leave, quickly arrange things so as not to affect the production in the workshop."

But the workshop director was not calm when he heard the news.

"Director, what do you think this means? It's only the beginning of the month and there are still a lot of tasks that haven't been completed. Some of them can only be done by senior workers. Now they've been taken away all of a sudden. What should we do?"

"Yes, Director, this is so sudden, I can't arrange it right now!"

Suddenly, the conference room was filled with chatter, and the workshop directors complained to Director Lu.

"Bang!" Director Lu slammed the table.

"Okay, all of you, do you think I don't want to do it? Now that the higher-ups have made the decision, just go and execute it! What are you talking about!"

"I'm already extremely worried about how to handle the factory's orders. What's the point of you telling me? Go talk to the higher-ups!"

Among all the people in the steel rolling mill, the most anxious person was Director Lu.

As mentioned before, Director Lu’s term of office at the steel rolling mill is about to end, and his next step is to move to the ministry.

Now that such a thing has happened, it will affect his future, and there is no need for him to endure the patience and explain.

The directors of other factories had not yet completed their terms of office, so if something went wrong they would have enough time to remedy the situation, but he did not have that much time.

If Director Lu leaves behind a mess and walks away, he will be the one to blame if something goes wrong. Who would be in a good mood if something like this happened?

Although a solution has been found, it is only temporary. People are gone and the impact will still be there.

Director Lu waved his hand with a look of disdain, "Okay, you guys go out and do what you need to do! Don't stand here and get in the way!"

Hearing this, the workshop director could only leave dejectedly.

Workshop one.

As soon as Deng Chaoquan entered the workshop, he shouted to several senior workers:
"Engineer Chen, Engineer Li, Engineer Wang, Engineer Yi, Engineer Zhao, please come to my office for a moment."

Upon hearing this, several senior workers stopped their work.

"Director, if you have something to say, you can't tell me now. I still have a pile of workpieces to do. If you really can't, please wait until I'm done with my work." Engineer Wang said impatiently.

The other masters did the same and looked at Deng Chaoquan impatiently.

"Don't worry about the workpiece for now. My business is more important. Come here quickly!"

"What's the big deal!" Engineer Wang threw down the tools in his hand unhappily.

Several people came to the office together.

Deng Chaoquan got straight to the point: "Go to the conference room now. The factory leaders have something to tell you!"

"Don't ask me anything. I know nothing! Go now!"

Hearing this, several people went to the meeting room in confusion. "What's wrong with Deng Chaoquan? He went to the meeting room without saying anything?"

"He's so busy all day that he can't even stand still. If it's nothing important, I'll definitely beat him up when I get home!"

Several senior workers cursed, but went to the meeting room anyway.

On the way, they also met senior workers from other trades. Everyone looked at each other in surprise.

For these senior workers, there is nothing important to do, so it is difficult for them to even bump into each other, let alone get together.

Now I have met many senior workers, and things are not that simple.

Soon, a group of senior workers entered the conference room and were surprised to see five factory leaders sitting inside, waiting for them!
Director Lu looked at the group of senior workers in front of him. There were not many of them, only about twenty or so.

There are even fewer level eight workers, less than 10.

Director Lu felt very distressed when he looked at the people in front of him. In a few days, only a few senior workers would be left.

These people are the most valuable "assets" of the steel mill. Now, because of the order from above, they have to leave the steel mill.

Without them, the production efficiency of the steel mill will drop significantly, and the company will lose a lot of money.

Director Lu put on a smiling face and said, "Hehe, everyone is here, let's all start working, don't just stand there!"

This is completely different from the attitude towards the workshop director.

"Director Lu, what do you want to talk to us about?" asked a senior worker.

"It's not a big deal, don't worry!" Director Lu comforted.

Seeing everyone sitting down, Director Lu coughed twice.

"It's like this. The leaders above have decided that you will go on a business trip in a few days to exchange technology with steel mills in other places."

"Be a temporary technical instructor and hopefully improve their skills."

When the senior workers heard that they were going to be technical instructors, they felt relieved, thinking it was not a big deal.

Director Lu continued, "The specific duration of this business trip has not yet been determined, nor has the time of departure, but it will only be a matter of a few days."

"I'm telling you this so that you can be prepared, and so that you can go back and say goodbye to your families!"

At this time, several senior workers looked worried and obviously wanted to refuse.

"The department has already decided on the issue of poor work schedule. It can't be better. Everyone should overcome it. As for the tasks in the factory, everyone should work overtime these few days and produce a batch as soon as possible."

After knowing that they couldn't refuse, the senior workers gave up and had to agree.

"This business trip won't be too short. Remember to tell your family and make preparations. Try not to tell anyone else about this."

"By the way, considering that you will be going on a business trip in a few days, I asked the Finance Office to prepare some tickets. You can go to the Finance Office to pick them up later."

"Eat something good these days. You may not be able to eat that well when you're on a business trip!"

After saying that, Director Lu pointed to the door.

"Okay, I've explained everything. You can go back now. Please hurry up and complete the tasks for the next few days."

Seeing this, a group of senior workers left the meeting room.

"This is not clear, I don't want to go yet." Someone objected.

"Yeah, it's not as comfortable as home. Besides, can people from other places listen to us?"

A group of senior workers complained at the door.

"Hey! Stop talking!" A senior worker nudged his companion.

"Don't touch me! Why can't you just tell me?" the companion said unhappily.

"Alright, if you have anything to say, go back and tell us. It's disgraceful to make a scene here!"

I saw seven or eight workers coming over, and their leader scolded.

"Yes, let's go back now."

A group of senior workers left in a hurry.

These senior workers are not even afraid of Director Lu, but they are afraid of engineers because they are not inferior to them in technology.

The people in front of me are all engineers in the factory, and the one leading them is a senior engineer.

Low-level engineers cannot compare to eighth-level workers in some aspects, but senior engineers are on par with eighth-level workers or even better than them.

It is more difficult to train a mid-level engineer than a senior worker.

A senior worker asked in confusion: "Why are they here? Don't they usually stay in the office, studying the blueprints?"

"Can't you see? He must be the same as us, and he will be sent out to work!"

"Even if they want to go, it's not unacceptable for us to go!"

However, at this moment, the senior engineer spoke up: "Okay, stop talking nonsense and go back to the workpiece at hand."

Although his voice was calm, it revealed a sense of majesty and an unquestionable attitude.

Seeing this, the senior workers hurried back to their jobs.

The next stage after level eight worker is engineer, but the difference between the two is as huge as a chasm.

If a level 8 worker wants to become an engineer, he must not only understand the theoretical knowledge of other types of work, but also be able to operate them proficiently.

But they are all in their 40s and 50s and do not have much energy to learn other trades.

Director Lu felt heartbroken as he watched the engineers passing by one after another.

They are the most valuable "wealth" of the steel mill!
"Come! Everyone, sit down! Everyone, sit down!" Director Lu said with a wry smile.

Wu Xingyou said seriously, "Director Lu, what do you want to talk to us about? We have a lot of drawings to do, so we can't delay!"

Director Lu explained: "I don't want to delay the work of the engineers, but I have received instructions from above, so I have to delay you for a while."

Similar to what was said to senior engineers, these engineers also have to "go on business trips" and communicate with engineers from other places.

Wu Xingyou nodded: "Is that so? It's not impossible to exchange some ideas, but I'm on a business trip, so I can't produce those drawings in a short time."

Director Lu: "It's okay! You can take the drawings with you and send them back when you're done. By the way, it's best to have a backup copy!"

"Okay, let's go back first!"

After that, the engineers left.

Director Lu, Secretary Wang and others looked at each other, and no one had a good expression.

"Everyone has been notified. They will leave in a few days. We should come up with a solution before they leave."

After saying that, Director Lu stood up and left the meeting room.

At the same time, this is not only the case with the Red Star Steel Mill, but also with the First and Second Steel Mills.

They greeted the senior workers and engineers with heartache.

These talents are the backbone and stabilizer of the factory.

If one or two people leave, it’s not a big deal and it won’t affect the factory’s efficiency much, but if a lot of them leave, it will deal a huge blow to the factory.

As soon as the senior worker returned to the workshop, many curious apprentices came up to him and asked questions.

"Why are you asking? You will know what you should know when the time comes. Don't ask what you shouldn't ask!"

The senior workers reprimanded the apprentices in a harsh tone.

Jia Dongxu also looked at Yi Zhonghai with curiosity, hoping to get some clues from the old master.

However, Yi Zhonghai didn't care about his gaze, as if he didn't see him.

(End of this chapter)