togophonebook Chapter 488 The Pressure of Choosing Sides
Chapter 488 The Pressure of Choosing Sides
Chapter 488 The Pressure of Choosing Sides
Upon hearing Li Huaide's introduction, the way the production department leaders looked at Li Qin immediately changed.
They were on a different team from Li Huaide, so they naturally paid attention to Li Huaide.
Neither Li Huaide nor Li Qin made any attempt to hide their "uncle-nephew" relationship.
In addition, Li Qin helped Li Huaide accomplish several things on several occasions, and even pushed Li Huaide to advance his promotion ahead of schedule.
Therefore, even though these leaders had never seen Li Qin's face, they were familiar with his name.
In fact, in the steel rolling mill, as long as one's position reached a certain level, and if one was willing to pay attention, almost everyone knew that Li Huaide had a nephew named Li Qin who worked in the purchasing department.
The key point is that this nephew is capable.
However, among ordinary employees, relatively few people knew that Li Qin was Li Huaide's nephew; in fact, only a very small number knew.
"So it's Xiao Li! He's indeed a handsome and talented man. Director Li's subordinates are truly full of talent."
At this moment, Yang Damin suddenly spoke up.
Moreover, he immediately praised Li Qin highly upon opening his mouth;
Not only that, when he looked at Li Qin, his face was full of admiration, and the other production department leaders also nodded in agreement.
Li Qin never expected that these people would suddenly pay attention to him, a nobody.
However, upon hearing Yang Damin's praise, Li Qin reacted quickly.
A shy smile immediately appeared on his face, and he lowered his head slightly, as if he was a little embarrassed after being praised.
Of course, Li Qin was just pretending.
He didn't understand what Yang Damin meant by praising him in front of everyone.
When he couldn't figure out what the other person was thinking, Li Qin chose to pretend.
Li Qin himself was not very old, and everyone knew that Li Qin had only been working for a few months, so when they saw Li Qin being "shy," they had no suspicions at all.
The production department leaders immediately broke into smiles.
The logistics leaders laughed when they saw this.
However, the smiles of these people were rather strange.
Especially the smile on Li Huaide's face, which was even somewhat eerie.
The logistics leaders all knew a bit about Li Qin, so they knew he wasn't some clueless newbie.
They are not shy newcomers to the workplace.
So after seeing Li Qin's reaction just now, I immediately knew that he was acting.
"Leaders, it's almost time. Let's go up soon. Those leaders will be arriving soon." Just as everyone was laughing, Zheng Kai glanced at the time and immediately reminded them.
Upon hearing this, everyone stopped smiling and then nodded in unison.
Then they went up to the second floor of the cafeteria together.
The group went straight into a large private room on the second floor.
When entertaining guests, although it's also on the second floor, it's usually in other smaller private rooms.
However, since we are entertaining higher-level leaders today, and there are quite a few people attending, we have changed to this largest private room.
"Please have a seat, leaders. I'll go check on the food preparation in the kitchen."
After everyone sat down, Zheng Wei immediately spoke to Li Huaide.
Li Huaide immediately nodded slightly and said, "Go ahead!"
Zheng Wei then nodded to the others before turning and leaving the private room.
As the canteen manager, the canteen was practically his territory. Tonight's reception was being held there, so naturally he had to be more attentive than others.
After all, if any oversight occurs, it would be a slap in the face to all the leaders.
Most importantly, this reception was primarily for higher-level leaders.
That would make the problem even more serious.
No sooner had Zheng Wei left the private room than Quan Zhiwen said to Li Huaide, "Boss, judging from the time, those other leaders should be arriving soon. I'll go outside and wait to greet them."
As the leader of the propaganda department, Quan Zhiwen was naturally very experienced in this kind of thing.
Li Huaide also believed that Quan Zhiwen could handle it well, so he did not refuse and nodded in agreement.
"it is good."
Quan Zhiwen then left the private room as well.
In no time, only a few leaders from the logistics department remained in the private room.
Several leaders in the propaganda department exchanged subtle glances after seeing Quan Zhiwen's attitude toward Li Huaide.
The propaganda department has a somewhat special position in the steel rolling mill. Although it appears to be under the logistics department, it is actually under the jurisdiction of the factory's Party branch.
Therefore, strictly speaking, Quan Zhiwen did not need to lower his posture so much when facing Li Huaide.
However, Quan Zhiwen is now acting as if he follows Li Huaide's lead, which can only mean that the propaganda department, which should be neutral, has now become biased.
In this way, the production department will be slightly at a disadvantage compared to the logistics department.
If we want to close the gap, or even reverse this situation, there is only one way: win over the security department.
The security department was an even more special entity in the steel rolling mill than the propaganda department.
The security department is under the dual management of the public security bureau and the work unit.
The security department is not only responsible for the internal security of the unit, but also has a close cooperative relationship with the public security bureau and even has certain law enforcement powers.
Their main responsibilities include factory security, militia training, and assisting the police in law enforcement activities.
In large enterprises like steel rolling mills, the security department is even equipped with weapons, and not just ordinary small-caliber weapons.
They even have weapons like anti-aircraft guns.
This demonstrates the importance and strength of the security department.
Therefore, the promotion and appointment of cadres in the security department requires the approval of the law enforcement bureau.
That's why both the Logistics Department and the Production Department wanted to win over the Security Department.
Unfortunately, the security department has never clearly stated its stance on who it supports or opposes.
Its main selling point is neutrality.
No matter how much the production department and the logistics department fought, the security department never got involved.
Therefore, winning over the security department is not a simple matter.
While the leaders in the private room were chatting casually, Li Qin remained silent, sitting quietly to the side and watching.
It's like being invisible.
Li Qin is very clear about his current position.
Those present were all leaders. Although he claimed to be Li Huaide's nephew, he was, after all, just an ordinary employee.
When the leader is speaking, it's best not to speak casually; one should learn to pretend not to hear.
Even if he interrupts, the leader won't say anything to show magnanimity, but who can say for sure what he's really thinking?
Soon, Li Qin, who possessed superhuman senses, heard the sound of footsteps.
Moreover, the footsteps were very close together, not just one or two people.
Most importantly, Li Qin also heard Quan Zhiwen's voice.
He knew instantly that the guests had arrived.
Li Qin immediately went to Li Huaide's side and whispered to him, "Uncle Li, they've arrived!"
Li Huaide, who was speaking, was taken aback at first, but then he realized what was going on.
Although he didn't know how Li Qin knew about this, he believed that Li Qin wouldn't joke about something like this.
Li Huaide didn't speak, but simply nodded slightly to indicate that he understood.
Upon seeing this, Li Qin subtly retreated to the side.
If he sat down now, everyone would have to stand up to greet the leaders when they arrived, which would be troublesome, so Li Qin simply didn't sit back down.