The flowers in the factory of rebirth are too fierce

Bai Yuquan disagreed, "I am reminding you kindly. Of course I won't tell these words to outsiders, but now there are only you and me in this room, and others can't hear it."

Lin Zhiyuan knew that he meant well. "Yuquan, we are working in a big organization now. We are not the Ge Gang of the past. We must be careful in everything. Don't say such things again."

Bai Yuquan nodded, but was extremely persistent in helping Lin Zhiyuan analyze Cai Yile's situation.

"Zhiyuan, don't think I'm exaggerating. Let me tell you something. Director Li is 58 years old this year. According to the retirement standards for provincial and ministerial officials, he can still work for another seven years. But no one can predict what will happen in these seven years. Director Li may not be able to work in this position for the full seven years. It is very likely that he will retire to the second line one or two years earlier..."

Seeing that Lin Zhiyuan did not refute him, Bai Yuquanjian took a sip of tea and continued, "You are 36 years old this year. If you work in the large-scale working committee for another year or two, you can take the next step and become deputy director when you are around 37 or 38 years old. Although you are still very young, your work performance is dazzling and others can't say anything. Director Li will support you for another three or four years, and Secretary Wu also has a good impression of you, so the position of director of the large-scale working committee in the future is likely to be yours."

Bai Yuquan stared into Lin Zhiyuan's eyes. "But now that Cai Yilei is here, the situation has completely changed. Like you, he has experience working in a company, which is what the other deputy directors lack the most. He is also very young, only 41 years old this year, which gives him an advantage over you in terms of age. More importantly, Cai Yilei also has a strong background..."

The two of them just stared at each other for a long time, and the office was silent.

I have to admit that what Bai Yuquan said makes a lot of sense. Even though there are many things that Lin Zhiyuan had not considered before, after his guidance, it was as if the clouds have been cleared and the trend in the next few years is clearer than ever.

"Yuquan, it's true that when you've been away for three days, you should look at someone with new eyes! Well, stop thinking about it, let's go downstairs and eat."

"Zhiyuan, don't take it lightly. Think carefully about what I said."

The two left the office and went to the cafeteria.

The new cafeteria was large, bright, clean and sanitary. Lin Zhiyuan and Bai Yuquan took their plates, picked a few of their favorite foods, chose a seat in the small cafeteria, and started eating. During this time, many department heads came over to greet them, and almost everyone looked at Lin Zhiyuan with a smile in their eyes.

"Assistant Lin, thank you."

"You're welcome. I'm just offering you flowers. Don't take it to heart."

Then both sides smiled knowingly.

The reason for such a scene is very simple. Lin Zhiyuan went to western Jiangxi this time and brought back a lot of local specialties. After coming back, he distributed them to various departments as before. Naturally, those who benefited from them came to thank Lin Zhiyuan in person.

When they were about to finish eating, Cai Yile followed Li Zhenshan into the cafeteria.

"Hello, Director Li, Hello, Deputy Director Cai!" Greetings came one after another.

Li Zhenshan kept nodding slightly, and Cai Yile followed behind him, doing the same thing.

Li Zhenshan also saw Lin Zhiyuan. As usual, he sat next to Lin Zhiyuan, and Cai Yilei sat opposite Lin Zhiyuan.

He looked at the food on Lin Zhiyuan's plate and smiled mysteriously, "Assistant Lin, I can tell you've worked in a company just by looking at what you're eating."

Lin Zhiyuan still chose his favorite today, a fire spoon, a bowl of tofu pudding, and two side dishes.

"Deputy Director Cai, how did you know that?"

Cai Yilei pointed at Lin Zhiyuan's plate and said, "Enterprises are different from government offices. Especially for those who have experience in workshops, they usually go back home to eat after getting food, so they try to choose simple food. I used to train in a factory under the Machinery General Company for a period of time, eating, living and working with the workers. They all have this habit."

Li Zhenshan was surprised. "Yilei is right! It seems that you have a strong ability to observe and summarize. The factory workers are indeed like this. In addition to what you said about simplicity and convenience, there is another very important reason: saving money!"

Everyone at the table laughed.

Lin Zhiyuan saw that Cai Yilei wanted to use the lunch time to talk to Li Zhenshan alone, so he said goodbye after lunch.

After smoking a cigarette downstairs, Lin Zhiyuan returned to his office, locked the door, and lay down on the sofa, ready to take a nap. However, what Bai Yuquan had just said upset his mind, and he tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep.

Bai Yuquan is indeed an expert in information. He is not only good at economic data, but also has a good grasp of personnel information.

Among the four original deputy directors of the Large-scale Working Committee, Lu Chao was a cadre of the former Ministry of Finance, majoring in accounting and auditing, and is now in charge of financial and asset auditing work.

Lu Jiaping was transferred from the State Planning Commission. He was previously the director of the Reform Department of the Planning Commission and has extensive experience in project and enterprise reform.

Chu Hui was transferred from the Organization Department and has been in charge of cadre management in the large-scale working committee.

Chi Qingsheng was transferred from the Commission for Discipline Inspection. He is a military-to-civilian cadre and has worked on the discipline inspection front for many years.

These people are all over 45 years old and have one common shortcoming: they have never worked in a company.

Although the Large-scale Working Committee has only been officially established for a short time, there seems to be a consensus from top to bottom that the top leader here should have experience working in an enterprise, because the Large-scale Working Committee is, after all, a functional department that manages the largest state-owned enterprises in China, and enterprise work experience is indispensable.

During the one and a half years since Lin Zhiyuan was transferred to the large-scale working committee, many people actually had similar ideas to Bai Yuquan, believing that Lin Zhiyuan was Li Zhenshan's natural successor. He had a nearly perfect work resume, was a young cadre who had worked his way up from a grassroots factory, had rich corporate work experience, and had created brilliant achievements in all the units he had served.

In addition, Lin Zhiyuan's background should not be underestimated. He is the grandson-in-law of the former Minister of Metallurgy, the former secretary of the current director Li Zhenshan, and a person favored by the elder Wu Dingguo.

Such young cadres are just short of having a bright future engraved on their foreheads.

Although Lin Zhiyuan is only the assistant director now, before Cai Yile's arrival, almost everyone in the large-scale working committee believed that it was only a matter of time before Lin Zhiyuan was promoted to deputy director, and there was a high probability that he would take over Li Zhenshan's job.

It just so happened that at this time, Cai Yile, who was no less capable than Lin Zhiyuan in every aspect, was transferred here. This is very worthy of reflection.

Compared with Lin Zhiyuan, Cai Yilei has similar other conditions, but his biggest advantage is his age. On the surface, there is only a five-year age difference between a 41-year-old deputy ministerial cadre and a 36-year-old director-level official. However, these five years hide a problem of priority.

We have to admit that age is a hidden indicator in official circles that no one will say publicly, but it is actually very important.

For most ordinary people, the section level at the age of thirty and the department level at the age of forty are two hurdles that block the promotion path of many people.

But for geniuses like Lin Zhiyuan and Cai Yile, the section and bureau levels have long been left behind by them, and their goal is to reach the top of the mountain.

The biggest reason why Li Zhenshan promoted Lin Zhiyuan to the department level was his age. Lin Zhiyuan was only 34 years old when he was transferred to the large-scale working committee. To say that he was a deputy minister at the age of 34 was a bit too shocking.