Chapter 448 Confrontation!

While Jia Dongming and Zhang Guoping were discussing the arrangements for the New Year's goods in the office, in a meeting room in the administrative building of the steel mill, Li Huaide heard Chen Weizhong's arrangements and frowned. He asked Chen Weizhong with a serious face: "Director Chen! Do you know how much pork quota the slaughterhouse gives us every month?"

When Chen Weizhong heard Li Huaide asking about the share of pigs slaughtered by the slaughterhouse to the steel mill, he instinctively glanced at the people present and said in an official tone: "Comrade Li Huaide! Of course I know about this matter. Our steel mill is a key unit. The slaughterhouse allocates a total of 3,000 kilograms of pork to our factory every month."

When Li Huaide heard Chen Weizhong accurately state the amount of pork ration, he nodded subconsciously and said, "Director Chen! You just said that our factory only has 3,000 kilograms of pork quota each month. According to your decision, this year's New Year's goods for all employees in the factory are one kilogram of pork per person. According to the number of employees in our factory, we still need to purchase more than 8,000 kilograms of pork outside the plan. How can we solve this shortage of more than 8,000 kilograms of pork?"

When Chen Weizhong heard Li Huaide's question, he smiled and said to Li Huaide, "Deputy Director Li! You are specifically responsible for logistics. Shouldn't you, the deputy director in charge of logistics, be responsible for solving the shortage of 8,000 kilograms of pork?"

Li Huaide could never have imagined that Chen Weizhong would ask him to purchase 8,000 kilograms of pork that was not planned and use it as New Year's goods to distribute to the factory workers. This made Li Huaide frown and he said to Chen Weizhong with a serious face: "Director Chen! Although I am the deputy director in charge of logistics, the gap is 8,000 kilograms, not 800 kilograms. Where can I get so much pork that was not planned?"

When Chen Weizhong heard Li Huaide's answer, a look of success flashed in his eyes. He said to Li Huaide in a serious tone, "Comrade Li Huaide! You are the deputy director in charge of logistics. It is your job to seek benefits for the workers in the factory. If you feel that you cannot complete this task, you can step down and let capable comrades take over this task."

When Li Huaide heard Chen Wei Zhong's suggestion, his face suddenly became very ugly, and it also made him truly witness Chen Wei Zhong's methods.

Under the pretext of distributing New Year goods to the workers, Chen Wei Zhong asked Li Huaide to be responsible for the purchasing of these goods. If he disagreed, the workers in the factory would hate him once they knew the news.

If Li Huaide agreed to Chen Wei Zhong's request, and then failed to purchase that much pork, he would not only be hated by the workers, but would also be held responsible for failing to do his job well.

Therefore, in Li Huaide's eyes, Chen Wei Zhong's decision could definitely be regarded as an open conspiracy.

Facing Chen Weizhong's conspiracy, Li Huaide did not back down. Instead, he said to Chen Weizhong: "Director Chen! It's true that I am the deputy director in charge of logistics, but my job is to ensure the normal supply of materials for the steel rolling mill."

"Of course! The workers have worked hard for a year, and it is our responsibility as leaders to seek benefits for them. However, this is not just my responsibility, but the responsibility of all the leaders present here."

"Director Chen! You are the top leader of the factory, and you were the one who proposed this plan. I think as the top leader, you should set an example and take the lead in purchasing New Year's goods. Considering that I am the deputy director in charge of logistics, I will say this today. I will also take the same amount of purchasing quota as you claim. It would be best if we can split it 50/50, or even half is fine for each of us."

Chen Weizhong originally thought that by using this method, he could make the workers appreciate his kindness as the factory director, and also push Li Huaide to the opposite side of the workers, thus weakening Li Huaide's influence in the steel mill. However, what Chen Weizhong did not expect was that Li Huaide not only did not fall for the trick, but instead used the trick to try to drag him down with him.

Facing the proposal put forward by Li Huaide, Chen Weizhong felt that his authority as the top leader was challenged. He asked Li Huaide with a very serious face: "Comrade Li Huaide! You are the deputy director in charge of logistics. This is your job. If you feel that you cannot complete this task, you can hand over the logistics to a capable comrade."

Li Huaide saw that Chen Weizhong was trying to use his authority as the top leader to suppress him, so he naturally did not back down because of the other party's words. Instead, he said seriously: "Comrade Chen Weizhong! It's true that I am in charge of logistics. As long as it is within the scope of my job, I will definitely do my best to complete it. If it is not within the scope of my job, then I can't do anything about it."

"Of course! The plan you proposed is based on the principle of seeking benefits for the workers. As the deputy director of the steel mill in charge of logistics, I naturally support your decision. However, as the head of the steel mill, you should always set an example. So I will take on the task of purchasing 4,000 kilograms of pork, and I'll trouble you to be responsible for the remaining 4,000 kilograms."

Chen Wei Zhong originally wanted to use his authority as the top leader to pressure Li Huaide and force Li Huaide to take on the procurement task, but he didn't expect that Li Huaide would not play by the rules at all.

Faced with the request made by Li Huaide, Chen Wei Zhong knew very well that if he did not agree to Li Huaide's plan, it would give the other deputies the impression of inaction.

At this moment, Chen Weizhong suddenly felt like he was being roasted on a volcano, so he had no choice but to agree to Li Huaide's proposal. He replied insincerely, "Okay! Since I proposed this plan, I will take on the task of purchasing 4,000 kilograms of pork. As for the remaining supplies, I hope your logistics department can purchase them on time."

Chen Weizhong said this, quickly packed up his things, and said expressionlessly: "Okay! Today's meeting ends here, and we are adjourned now."

When several deputies in the conference room saw Chen Weizhong walk out of the conference room with an unhappy look on his face, the deputies sitting next to Li Huaide immediately gave Li Huaide a thumbs up and whispered to him, "Old Li! You are really good. You dare to confront Director Chen."

When Li Huaide heard the deputy's words and saw the thumbs-up from him, he immediately showed a worried look on his face and said to him, "Lao Zhang! It's not that I want to fight Chen Weizhong, but what this guy did was a little dishonest."

"Old Li! You are right. Chen Wei Zhong did something dishonest in purchasing New Year's goods. If things are done well, the credit belongs to him. If things go wrong, you will be blamed. I estimate that similar things will happen frequently in the future."

(End of this chapter)

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