PNB Chapter 1109 The empire I conquered has been stolen by others.
Chapter 1109 The empire I conquered has been stolen by others.
There were more than 5,000 people in the venue. Looking down from the stage, the crowd was dense and boundless. The entire venue was like a giant hornet's nest, filled with the buzzing sound of voices.
Several people in the office were busy setting out cups and pouring tea on the stage. The two most conspicuous cups belonged to factory director Han Shuangming and shareholder Zhong Qingfa.
As for Secretary Liu Yuhe, he arrived at 8:10. He brought a large tea mug with him, which was filled with liquor instead of water. The liquor he drank was Danfeng sorghum. It was only 8:30 in the morning, but he was already drowsy and drunk. It was hard to tell whether he was still hungover or had drunk the early liquor.
The Party Secretary sat on the stage, but the employees below paid him no attention. They talked and laughed as if they didn't even see him.
Five minutes to 8:30, Han Shuangming, along with two deputy factory directors and office director Wang Lijun, slowly walked onto the stage. Han Shuangming sat next to Liu Yuhe. The seating arrangement was deliberate; normally, the Party Secretary should have sat in the main seat, with the factory director to his left and the union director to his right.
Currently, Han Shuangming is sitting in the main seat, with his left side empty and Liu Yuhe on his right. Han Shuangming also serves as the director of the trade union.
With two minutes to go before the meeting started, Zhong Qingfa staggered over. He looked like a Maitreya Buddha, clasping his hands together in prayer towards the audience with a beaming smile. Upon seeing him arrive, apart from Han Shuangming and Liu Yuhe, the other two deputy factory directors stood up and greeted him with smiles.
Zhong Qingfa, carrying a briefcase, came to Han Shuangming's left. Han Shuangming stood up slightly, shook hands with Zhong Qingfa, and the two sat down together, ignoring the drunken man next to them.
Zhong Qingfa smiled as he looked down at the audience. The audience was packed with people. He felt both proud and disappointed. He was proud because this was the country he had conquered.
What's disheartening is that the empire I built has been stolen by others.
Han Shuangming kept a straight face and leaned slightly closer to Zhong Qingfa, but his eyes were always on the audience. Han Shuangming said in a low voice.
"The goods you shipped last month were too obvious. Customs even called me, saying that the goods on the manifest did not match the actual goods. You'll have to solve this problem yourself."
Zhong Qingfa said in a low voice with a smile.
"Of course, of course. I recently got a pair of twin sisters, sixteen years old, still virgins. They were originally given to me by someone else, but as soon as I saw them, I told them, 'A fine sword is given to a hero, and rouge to a beautiful woman.'"
If we're talking about heroes in our Mindu region, it's you, Factory Director Han. That's why we've been saving these two young ladies for you, waiting for your turn to grace us with your presence."
Han Shuangming's originally stern face revealed a barely perceptible smile, which even Zhong Qingfa wouldn't have noticed if they weren't so close.
Han Shuangming gestured to Wang Lijun, then whispered to Zhong Qingfa.
"Prepare some good stuff, and I'll get things sorted out with customs for you."
Zhong Qingfa nodded quickly, but his eyes were full of disdain.
Wang Lijun picked up the microphone. At a meeting of five thousand people, no one could make a sound without a microphone and just their voice.
"Fellow workers, please be quiet. We are now beginning our meeting. The topic of this meeting is the Four Cleanups and Five Antis Movement. Now, please welcome our respected Factory Director Han to speak. Please give him a round of applause."
There was a pause in the meeting, followed by scattered applause. Those sitting in the front rows secretly groaned; they were having a really bad day. They couldn't even slack off and could only clap, but even their clapping was barely loud.
Han Shuangming's face immediately fell. This wasn't the first time these workers had embarrassed him, but sometimes he couldn't do anything about it because there were so many of them.
Wang Lijun had anticipated this situation. He coughed and continued speaking into the microphone.
"The Spring Festival is just around the corner. The factory's labor union and office originally wanted to provide some welfare benefits for everyone, but seeing everyone like this, I have to report to the factory director to see if it's still necessary to provide welfare benefits. After all, no one seems to have any sense of ownership. So let's save the country some money."
As soon as he finished speaking, thunderous applause erupted throughout the hall. Wang Lijun curled his lip and cursed under his breath, "These poor bastards!"
He immediately put on a smile and said loudly.
"Next, please welcome our respected Factory Director Han to give us a report."
Thunderous applause erupted from the audience; it truly was a case of "people die for money, birds die for food."
Han Shuangming nodded in satisfaction, but his satisfaction came from Wang Lijun's words, not from the applause of the crowd.
Wang Lijun respectfully placed the microphone in front of Han Shuangming. Han Shuangming picked up his cup, took a sip of water, cleared his throat, and then spoke into the microphone.
"Comrades, fellow workers..."
He had just opened his mouth when two jeeps pulled up beside the crowd, immediately attracting everyone's attention.
Han Shuangming and other leaders stood up, while Liu Yuhe remained slumped over the table. At this point, everyone knew that only leaders could afford to ride in cars. Despite the heavy machinery factory being a large factory with 5,000 employees, it only had two jeeps.
One of the two jeeps was for Han Shuangming and Liu Yuhe's personal use, while the other was for the factory's public use. Even the two deputy factory directors had to ride bicycles to get things done.
Later, Zhong Qingfa donated a ZIS sedan to the factory, which became Han Shuangming's personal vehicle. Liu Yuhe rarely went out, so the two deputy factory directors finally had their own dedicated jeeps.
The jeep stopped, and three men and two women got out. The three men were the two comrades from the provincial organization department and the one with the long face. The women were Wang Qiuju and Song Yu.
This Wang Qiuju is usually quite formidable, but when it comes to real action, she becomes timid and clings tightly to Song Yu, who came to pick her up. Helpless, Song Yu had no choice but to send her to take up her post.
Wang Lijun strode down to the stage and went to greet him. Don't be fooled by the fact that the comrades from the provincial organization department were so obsequious in front of Da Bao. In front of their colleagues from other places, they arrogantly raised their heads and looked at Wang Lijun with disdain.
Wang Lijun smiled broadly and extended his hands, but his colleagues from the provincial organization department did not shake hands with him; instead, they directly showed him their work IDs.
"We are from the Provincial Organization Department. Where are your leaders?"
Wang Lijun was somewhat embarrassed, but he had the potential to swallow his pride and bear the insults.
"Fellow leaders, our factory director and party secretary are on the stage."
The comrades from the provincial organization department ignored him, bypassed the seated crowd, and went directly to the podium.
Sitting in the second row, Chen Azhu stared in surprise at his impeccably dressed older brother. For over three years since their fight three years ago, they hadn't exchanged a single word. As the old saying goes, brothers who turn against each other become enemies; this was a knot that wouldn't be easy to untie…