Chapter 228 Communication Introduction
Boss Lou is a thin man, probably in his 40s. He is wearing a blue-gray mesh suit made of tweed and a vest underneath. His hair is combed neatly and he is wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses.

With his hands behind his back and a sullen face, his eyes moved back and forth between Yin Mei and Xiao Du, the cashier of the Finance Department.

Xiao Du was the first to complain: "Chairman, our Finance Department strictly follows the factory's rules and regulations. There is not even a one-inch photo or the factory's stamp on the work permit. How can our Finance Department register it?"

"What if someone picked up a blank work permit from our factory, wrote their own name on it, and used it to eat and drink for free in our factory? What if our finance department accidentally overpaid us? Will the human resources department pay for it?"

Yin Mei was furious. She turned to look at Director Yang, who was in charge of production, beside Boss Lou and said angrily, "Director Yang, please judge! We specially applied to the Metallurgical Bureau for this comrade several times in order to protect the health of our workers."

"The young man is a physician, a legitimate descendant of the imperial orthopedic technique, and he has been working at the orthopedic clinic in Dongsi. If it weren't for supporting our work, the Metallurgical Bureau wouldn't have specially assigned such a comrade here!"

Yin Mei's eyes secretly swept over Boss Lou, and she quickly added, "With the transfer orders from the Metallurgical Bureau and the Health Bureau, our personnel department has already processed the employment. Their Finance Department actually refused to register us just because of a one-inch photo? Isn't this bullying?"

Xiao Du snorted coldly: "Humph! Who knows if he is a charlatan?"

"you!"

"Calm down, haha. We are all comrades. Our original intention is for the good of our steel mill." Director Yang tried to smooth things over, then smiled and said to Lou Bancheng, "Director Lou, should we organize a meeting for all the comrades?"

"Rules and regulations cannot be violated, but don't we comrades need to strengthen our cooperation? It's just a matter of walking a few steps and asking a few more questions, but now there is such a big misunderstanding?"

Lou Bancheng sighed deeply, "Ah! Director Yang, you are right. We should hold a meeting for the comrades. In the past year, our factory has added so many new comrades, and they don't know each other well. It is very easy for conflicts to arise."

He coldly reprimanded Xiao Du: "Xiao Du, what did I say before? You must cooperate with your comrades in your work!"

"Now the steel mill is not only mine, but the government's! Without the government's strong support and the dispatch of so many comrades to support it, would the steel mill have developed so fast?"

"Yes." Xiao Du was obviously still unconvinced. He pouted, lowered his head, and whispered, "Got it! Next time we will verify it with the comrades in the Personnel Department and remind them of the missing procedures."

Director Yang continued to smooth things over, saying with a smile, "Xiao Du is also strictly following the factory's rules. The Finance Department is a key department in our factory, and there can be no mistakes at all."

"Comrade Yin Mei, if there are new comrades who come with transfer orders to apply for employment but are missing one or two documents, you can ask the new comrades to be considerate and supplement the documents before applying for employment. You don't need to waste a few days."

"Director Lou, what did you say?"

"Comrade Yang, you're right!" Lou Bancheng laughed and looked at his watch. "Oh, Comrade Yang, I'm afraid I can't have dinner with you today. I have an appointment with some colleagues from the business community to discuss public-private partnerships. What do you think?"

"Haha, you're busy? Thank you for your support of our work!"

The car slowly drove out of the steel rolling mill gate, and Director Yang and Chief Yin of the Personnel Department returned to the small bungalow in the south together.

As they walked, Director Yang told Section Chief Yin: "Comrade Yin Mei, I want to criticize you for what happened today! We must pay attention to unity! Although last year the government did a good job in convincing Lou Bancheng to carry out public-private partnership at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill."

"But he obviously still has doubts in his heart. He supports and is wary of our work. This is human nature. We still need to be patient in our work."

Yin Mei directly retorted: "Director Yang, how can you consider things from the perspective of a capitalist?"

Director Yang smiled slightly: "Don't capitalists also contribute to the country? Without their capital investment, how many workers would be unemployed?"

"So when Leader Liu went to Tianjin for a meeting, he said that we should support capitalists in developing their businesses and guarantee their due rights. Only when they develop better can we create more job opportunities and make our industry and commerce develop more healthily."

"This..." Although Yin Mei wanted to refute, Director Yang brought up the leader's speech in Tianjin, what else could she say? She could only continue to sulk in her heart. She originally thought that she had been in charge of the personnel section chief of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill for more than a year, and she should have established the power and prestige she should have. Unexpectedly, today she was caught by the Finance Department, and slapped her in the face because the new comrade did not have an inch of photo and had not completed the entry procedures.
They just keep arguing about the system and refuse to allow registration!

But this comrade Wang Deming is also wrong. Why didn't he report it to himself when he was being harassed by the Finance Department? Can't I solve the issue of a photo?

As a result, I didn't know about this until lunch. I was too passive and embarrassed myself in the factory. He was too young and inexperienced. Well, I definitely can't recommend him for the year-end performance evaluation.

No, we have to wait at least two more years to see his work attitude.

Lou Bancheng sat in the back seat of the car, closing his eyes to rest. When the driver noticed, he slowed down the car and drove steadily.
He vaguely remembered that he came to the steel mill in the morning. When he got off the bus, he saw a young man riding a bicycle coming in through a small door and going to the personnel department first.

Humph, now the factory doesn’t even inform me when someone joins, do they treat me, the chairman, as a mere figurehead?
Fortunately, I had prepared for this and had the Finance Department firmly under my control.

Without the power over personnel and finance, who in the factory would still remember that this was Lou Bancheng's factory? Who would still take me seriously?
Xiao Du and Xiao Tan from the Finance Department did a great job today. They made the system, so they can't go wrong. Well, I'll give them a raise next month!

"Boss, the Tan family dishes are here."

"Are we there yet?" Lou Bancheng opened his eyes slightly. It was so fast. Apart from anything else, transportation has become much more convenient after the government widened the roads in the city.

The driver got out and opened the door. Lou Bancheng straightened his suit, adjusted his glasses, and said to the driver, "Find a place to eat nearby. My wife and I plan to be home in an hour."

"Okay, boss."

Lou Bancheng came to the private room that he had reserved in advance in the second courtyard and clasped his fists to everyone in the room: "Brother Songsheng, Brother Changrong, Brother Chunsen, I am late."

The people in the room were all prominent figures in the Beijing's industrial and commercial circles, including Le Songsheng, the general manager of Tongrentang, Yin Changrong of Xinying Garment Factory, Zhang Chunsen, the boss of Daoxiangchun, and so on.

"Not too late, not too late."

Lou Bancheng took off his coat with the help of his newly appointed wife and said with a smile, "My wife used to be a member of the Tan family. I finally found out that the Tan family had moved here, so I specially set up a table to entertain you all."

"Haha, Mr. and Mrs. Lou, you are too polite. Tan's cuisine is well-known and we are in for a treat." Everyone was polite.

Lou Bancheng nodded to his wife, and Mrs. Lou immediately went out to arrange for the dishes to be served.

Lou Bancheng pointed to the empty seat on the table and explained with a smile: "This is the rule of Tan's cuisine. There must be an empty chair at each table. The Tan family will come to offer a glass of wine and ask about the taste of the dishes."

"Oh, we thought there were other distinguished guests who had not yet arrived."

"Haha, now? My wife will do it for you later." Lou Bancheng said meaningfully, "After all, the descendants of the Tan family are not in the capital now."

"Braised bird's nest and golden yellow shark's fin" Mrs. Lou led the people to start serving the dishes, and introduced with a smile: "Everyone, please try these two dishes first. These two dishes are the signature dishes of the Tan family cuisine."

“Each customer can only order one at a time.”

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard someone outside shouting, "Lao Peng!"

(End of this chapter)