Siheyuan Great Craftsmen

"What? Okay, Minister, don't worry, I will make proper arrangements for the relevant matters. But I don't know about the family building? Okay, I understand. Our research institute will do its best to manage the automobile factory and will never let you down!"

Zhou Tian hung up the phone, a hint of joy flashed across his face, and then he called out loudly: "Xiao Liu, go and invite Vice President Song and Vice President Zhang!"

"Okay, Dean!"

Liu Yuan took the order, turned around hurriedly, and ran out quickly.

Zhou Tian's heart was filled with joy and emotion at this moment. He never thought that the management rights of the automobile factory would return to the research institute again after experiencing many twists and turns.

When the car was successfully manufactured, he immediately mentioned the issue of management rights to his superiors. However, since there was no response for a long time, he almost thought that it would be taken over by another factory or directly managed by the Machinery Department.

But who would have thought that fate would play such a trick on them that the management rights were lost and then regained.

As he recalled the thorny issues the minister had mentioned on the phone, his smile gradually froze and he fell into deep thought.

In fact, he had noticed the shortage of technical personnel as early as the beginning.

After all, in today's era, technical personnel are extremely precious and scarce core resources in any factory.

To be honest, the fact that the Ministry of Machinery was able to support more than a thousand technical talents this time has far exceeded his expectations.

However, compared to the huge scale and complex operation system of the automobile factory, these more than 1,000 technicians are really a drop in the bucket and it is difficult to fundamentally meet the demand. In fact, not only is there a shortage of technicians, but even ordinary workers are hard to find in the city.

With the vigorous implementation of the "First Five-Year Plan" in the past one or two years, many domestic factories have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain and started large-scale expansion mode, and the demand for workers has risen sharply.

The factories in the old city absorbed almost all the local young people of working age.

Nowadays, in order to meet the demand for labor, the recruitment scope has to be expanded to the surrounding rural areas.

If local governments did not have relevant policies to give priority to agricultural production, I am afraid that young rural labor force would be swept away by factories.

Even so, every village still has at least a few workers recruited by factories every month. It is no exaggeration to say that in this period, factory recruitment has become a headache and a matter that the village heads hate the most.

Ten minutes later, Zhang Mingzhi and Song Weiguo walked into the office in a hurry.

"Dean, has the superior made any new important arrangements?"

As soon as they stepped into the office, without even taking a breath, Song Weiguo couldn't wait to ask the questions in his mind.

"You two, please sit down and take a rest first. Xiao Liu, make two cups of tea for the two vice presidents."

Zhou Tian looked at the two men who were panting and quickly motioned for them to sit down. Then he turned to Liu Yuan and gave instructions.

Liu Yuan did not dare to slack off at all and quickly made a cup of steaming hot tea for each of them.

"Dean, please stop keeping me in suspense. What's the matter?"

After spending a long time with Zhou Tian, ​​Zhang Mingzhi knew that the dean was straightforward and did not like to beat around the bush, so he no longer had any reservations when speaking.

Moreover, since Zhou Tian was not very keen on daily management affairs, the workload for both of them snowballed. They wished they could play two roles at the same time, so naturally they had no extra time to waste here.

"Okay, don't worry, it's a good thing!"

Zhou Tian looked at the two people's faces full of confusion and anxiety, first smiled and comforted them, and then slowly told them the decision of his superior.

"What? Dean, are you saying that the Ministry of Machinery is going to transfer the management rights of the automobile factory to our research institute, and also agree to build a family building?"

As soon as Zhou Tian finished speaking, Zhang Mingzhi and Song Weiguo were stunned for a moment as if they were cast under a spell. After they recovered a little, they smiled bitterly at each other.

"What's wrong? You look a little strange. Isn't this a great thing? Why do you look so sad?"

Zhou Tian looked at the two people's strange expressions, and his heart was full of confusion. You know, they had applied to their superiors for the construction of family housing many times before, but they were rejected every time. Now that they finally got the permission from the superiors, the two people acted like this, which really made him feel extremely confused.

"Dean, this is a different time. In the past, the affairs of the branch factory were relatively less complicated, and we could barely take care of them. But now, the branch factory has more and more things to do, and not just the branch factory, but also the school, power plant, market, and the family housing that is being built, and a series of trivial matters. I am now busy almost non-stop, and I haven't had a good rest for a long time."

Song Weiguo sighed helplessly and expressed his inner pain. As he said, the affairs of the branch are now complicated and the workload is huge, and he is already a little overwhelmed.

Zhang Mingzhi kept nodding his head in agreement.

Compared with Song Weiguo, he is even busier.

In particular, the dean and the other three vice-deans have devoted their energy wholeheartedly to scientific research, and almost all the affairs of the institute, big and small, fall on his shoulders.

Apart from other things, the monthly logistics support alone was enough to make him exhausted. The food, clothing, housing and transportation of more than 80,000 people were not easy tasks, and required a lot of energy to coordinate and manage.

Not to mention the need to maintain good cooperation and communication with various factories in the city. He often worried that he would collapse on the job due to overwork one day.

Now the dean wants to add to their tasks the arduous task of managing a car factory. How can they be happy?

Although it is a gratifying thing that the family building can be successfully built, the key problem is that they are really overwhelmed and cannot bear such heavy work pressure.

After listening to the two people's complaints, Zhou Tian suddenly realized that he had indeed been negligent before.

He originally thought that the institute had five vice presidents jointly managing it and should be able to handle it with ease. He did not expect that Jiang Long and the other three were as unreliable as himself in managing affairs.

It now seems that the most urgent task is to apply to the superiors for the deployment of several professional management talents.

If it really doesn't work, you can also consider selecting some potential and capable personnel from within the institute to temporarily alleviate the difficulties.

After having a clear idea in his mind, Zhou Tian took the opportunity to make this proposal to the two of them.

As soon as this proposal was put forward, their eyes suddenly lit up and they agreed without hesitation.

After in-depth discussions, the three finally reached a unanimous decision: first, vigorously promote a group of talents with outstanding management performance from within the company, and at the same time seek help from higher-level departments.

This two-pronged approach will not only effectively reduce the workload and pressure on both of them, but also allow their superiors to clearly understand the difficult situation and actual needs currently faced by the institute.

After making the decision, Zhou Tian took the lead in proposing Wu Xiubo.

After all, Wu Xiubo once served as Mr. Tang's secretary, and has accumulated rich work experience and personal connections. He has also worked as the director of the logistics department of the institute for more than a year. His management ability is obvious to all and should not be underestimated.

Moreover, from the perspective of personal development, Wu Xiubo has reached a critical moment for promotion and reuse.

Mr. Tang entrusted him to me in the first place, so I naturally cannot let him down by letting him stay where he is and bury his talent.

Song Weiguo and Zhang Mingzhi had naturally heard of Wu Xiubo.

Although Zhang Mingzhi did not have a very deep and comprehensive understanding of Wu Xiubo, through some past contacts and observations, he was quite impressed with his management ability, so he had no objection to promoting Wu Xiubo.

Song Weiguo was even more straightforward. As long as the candidate was strongly supported and recommended by the dean, he would support him without hesitation.

After Wu Xiubo's case was successfully confirmed, several people then proposed several candidates who showed outstanding management skills.

Although it is still uncertain how many candidates will be able to successfully pass the review and approval of their superiors, at least during this transition period, these people can help them share most of the heavy work pressure and workload to a certain extent.

After deciding on the candidates, the three began a heated discussion about what positions to assign to these people.