Courtyard House: Starting in a Ceramics Factory

Chapter 73 Factory Director Wei approved Li Feng's promotion to a permanent position.
After leaving Director Dai's office in the workshop, Master Deng went directly to the government building.

He was preparing to go find Factory Director Wei.

After all, applications like Li Feng's to graduate early still require Director Wei's approval.

In terms of management and personnel at the ceramics factory, if Director Wei gives his approval, it will generally be approved.

If the Party Secretary disagrees, then that's another story.

However, generally speaking, the Party Secretary would not refuse Director Wei's request.

When Master Deng arrived at Factory Director Wei's office, Factory Director Wei was just about to go out to the canteen for lunch.

When he opened the door and saw Master Deng, Factory Director Wei was stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't help but ask Master Deng a question.

"Master Deng!"

"What's going on here?"

Master Deng didn't expect that Director Wei would open the door before he even knocked.

So Master Deng directly explained his purpose to Director Wei.

After listening to Master Deng's story, Factory Director Wei was surprised to find that Master Deng had come to him at this time only to discuss the matter of an apprentice becoming a full-fledged employee.

However, he was very surprised when he heard that Li Feng had achieved a level of painting skill that surpassed that of an apprentice in just three months.

After all, Director Wei had worked at the ceramics factory for so many years and nothing like this had ever happened before.

Master Deng was still worried that his explanation was unfounded, so he showed the porcelain plaque drawn by Li Feng to Director Wei.

So Director Wei took the porcelain plate and examined it carefully for a while, and found that what Master Deng said was absolutely right.

Li Feng's painting is indeed very good.

Factory Director Wei estimated that Li Feng had already reached the level of a second or third-level painter.

From this perspective, this apprentice named Li Feng should indeed be promoted to a full-fledged position.

He then asked Master Deng to put the porcelain plaque in his office and then have dinner with him.

Master Deng nodded in agreement.

The two then went to the cafeteria together.

Sometimes, Director Wei likes to learn about the situation while eating.

In a small private room in the ceramics factory canteen, Chef Deng was having lunch with Factory Director Wei.

At this moment

Factory Director Wei asked Master Deng.

"Master Deng, is this Li Feng your apprentice?"

Master Deng shook his head at Factory Director Wei in response.

"He is not my apprentice, but I want him to work with my new color group to paint."

"Director Wei, as you know, our new color team has always had very few people."

"There are very few people who can produce output."

"So I want to transfer Li Feng to our new color painting group."

"Moreover, Li Feng used to paint pastels, but now he can work independently."

"Our new color team really needs this kind of talent."

"As you know, our new color group recently received a batch of orders, and we urgently need someone like Li Feng in our group."

"I think!".

"If he gets promoted early, he'll probably work even harder."

Finally, Master Deng hesitated for a moment, and then he slowly said something to Director Wei.

"Director Wei!"

"I'm getting old too."

At this moment, Factory Director Wei remembered that Master Deng was almost sixty years old.

It's normal for him to be so proactive in helping apprentices who are suitable to inherit his mantle to become official apprentices.

Moreover, Factory Director Wei also trusted Master Deng's judgment.

Then!

Factory Director Wei took out a pen from his breast pocket and signed Li Feng's application for permanent employment.

After seeing Factory Director Wei's signature, Mr. Deng immediately thanked Factory Director Wei.

"Director Wei!"

"thank you".

"I also saw that Li Feng was a talented person."

Factory Director Wei nodded slightly to Master Deng to show his understanding, and then sighed and said to Master Deng.

"I will be retiring soon."

"It's a good thing that talented young people can be officially promoted."

"Wasn't there a level one painting skill assessment in April?"

"It should still be enough time to prepare now."

Master Deng was quite satisfied with Li Feng.

So he spoke directly to Factory Director Wei.

"I believe that Li Feng's assessment of the first-level worker should be without any problems."

"If he'll be there to help me in the future, things will be a bit easier for me."

Factory Director Wei couldn't help but smile at Master Deng.

"This means there's someone to carry on the torch!"

Master Deng simply nodded to Factory Director Wei and said...

“Li Feng is not my apprentice yet, but I think I would like to pass on my skills to him because of his talent.”

At noon
As always, Li Feng sat down at the same table with Wang Liu and the others for a meal.

However, around noon, Li Feng and his friends spent the whole time chatting and bragging.

After all, lunchtime is not just for eating, but also for resting and relaxing.

At this moment, Qian Fusheng sighed and said to Li Feng.

"Li Feng!"

"You're really lucky that you haven't been in the potter's wheel workshop lately."

Li Feng asked Qian Fusheng with some doubt.

"What's wrong?".

Zhou Jianjun glanced at Qian Fusheng, then explained to Li Feng with a speechless expression.

"When he was moving the blanks, he always said that you had gone to the painting workshop to slack off."

Li Feng smiled at the group and said.

"I wouldn't say I was slacking off."

"He was just transferred to paint new colors."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Jianjun asked Li Feng with some curiosity.

"You've been in the new color group for almost a day now, are you feeling any discomfort?"

Li Feng thought for a moment and then said...

"Absolutely not!"

"I feel like I'm doing alright in the new color team." "It seems like there's nothing I'm having trouble adjusting to."

Upon hearing Li Feng's answer, Zhou Jianjun couldn't help but give him a thumbs up.

"You really are resilient."

"I heard that Master Deng's apprentices are all afraid of him."

"You're really something."

Wang Liu nodded in agreement.

"I've heard that's the case too."

"But you're really amazing, you managed to withstand that."

After listening to the two men's conversation, Qian Fusheng couldn't help but feel sympathy for Li Feng.

Although Li Feng hasn't been moving any bricks these past few days, he must be feeling very depressed being in that kind of environment.

If it were me, I would definitely feel like I was going crazy.

At this point, Li Feng was both amused and exasperated by the reactions of Wang Liu and Zhou Jianjun.

Li Feng couldn't help but think, if they knew that Master Deng was going to apply for his formal apprenticeship, wouldn't they go crazy?
Therefore, Li Feng decided that it was best not to mention this matter.

Moreover, this matter has not yet been settled, and Li Feng does not want to attract attention.

If things aren't handled properly, unexpected problems might occur.

in the afternoon
Li Feng continued painting Lang Shining's flowers and birds in the New Color Series.

After all, Li Feng hadn't received Master Deng's approval to paint the farmers from the beginning.

So I could only draw flowers and birds.

However, once I finished drawing one section, it went much more smoothly when I drew the next section.

Moreover, my experience in ceramic painting is also increasing rapidly.

This made Li Feng very happy.

At this moment, Li Feng has transformed into a painting prodigy, diligently painting all the time.

Now, when Li Feng paints Lang Shining's flower and bird paintings, he basically doesn't need to fire the kiln to fix the colors; he can start filling in the colors directly.

When Li Feng was coloring, Han Ming, Zou Chun, Ge Ming, and Master Deng's two apprentices all came to watch.

As Li Feng filled in the colors, the others began to marvel.

"Li Feng, you're really amazing!"

"They're almost at the level of apprentices who have graduated from their apprenticeships."

"If I had this skill, I could make money really fast."

Li Feng ignored what the others were saying and calmly continued painting.

at this time!

Meanwhile, Master Deng began bustling around, preparing for Li Feng's promotion to a permanent position.

just now!

As long as the personnel department files it.

Li Feng's formal employment process is basically complete.

After all, even if Director Wei signs off on the formal employment process, it still has to go through the proper procedures.

Once the factory officially issued the notice of his formal employment, Li Feng would be officially hired.

After Mr. Deng completed all the procedures...

He returned to the workshop.

At this moment, he saw Jiang Fei, Zhang Jiefang, and several others watching Li Feng paint.

Master Deng quietly walked up behind the group.

At this moment, Master Deng watched as Li Feng skillfully colored Lang Shining's flowers and birds, and Master Deng was extremely satisfied.

So Master Deng spoke directly to Jiang Fei, Han Ming, and the others.

"Just follow Li Feng's method!"

"His steps were correct."

When Master Deng spoke, Jiang Fei, Han Ming, and the others were startled, and their eyes all turned to Master Deng.

When they saw Master Deng, they all started to panic.

However, after hearing what Master Deng said, they felt relieved.

Surprisingly, Master Deng didn't reprimand them.

This surprised them.

After all, they didn't think Master Deng would be so easy to talk to.

However, Master Deng's two apprentices were the first to respond to him.

"Okay, Master."

"Zhang Jiefang and I also think that Li Feng's painting style is worth learning."

Zhang Jiefang was taken aback when he heard Jiang Fei's words, and then nodded to Master Deng.

"yes!".

"I feel like I've learned a lot."

After hearing what the two said, Han Ming and the others all expressed that they would observe and learn carefully.

Master Deng was very satisfied after hearing what the others said.

So he gave instructions to the group.

"In that case!"

"You all stay here and watch carefully, then go and get to work."

Han Ming readily agreed.

After giving instructions to Jiang Fei, Han Ming, and the others, Master Deng went to do his work.

At this time, Master Deng had no intention of having Li Feng revise the blueprints.

Because this batch of goods is the largest.

Therefore, it is necessary to first paint Lang Shining's flower and bird paintings.

After get off work in the afternoon
Li Feng painted two porcelain plaques (the number of porcelain slabs and plates is counted by piece, and the size is counted by item) featuring Lang Shining's flowers and birds in one afternoon.

Li Feng earned four yuan in performance bonus in one go.

Adding the one yuan from this morning, that makes six yuan.

As for the revolutionary porcelain piece featuring an old farmer, Li Feng didn't know if it was worth anything.

However, if we only consider Lang Shining's flower and bird paintings, he earned six yuan a day.

have to say.

The performance of this new ceramic is truly outstanding.

Perhaps this is due to the new variety.

But Li Feng knew that in the future, the most valuable items would be blue and white porcelain and famille rose porcelain.

Li Feng doesn't know the reason yet, but he guesses it might be because the new color painting technique is relatively new.

Therefore, not many people have mastered it.

Once more people have mastered the skills, Li Feng estimates that the performance evaluation won't be as high anymore.

(End of this chapter)