Rebirth in 1960, My Industrial Age

Chapter 196: Tan's Special Kitchen, Get the New Deputy Factory Director (Subscription Request)

"Director Liu, Deputy Director Wang plans to set up a small kitchen for lunch. What is the procedure for the kitchen staff to order a small kitchen at the factory?"

After the meeting, Secretary Yu went to the kitchen and found the canteen director Liu Yangsheng to ask about the small kitchen.

After listening to this, Director Liu immediately smiled and said, "Secretary Yu, is this a business trip or a banquet hosted by Director Wang? If it's a business trip, then the factory can reimburse it. If it's a personal trip, just give the cost price."

The cost price is already very cheap. The factory cadres will eat at the same price as the purchasing agent buys it.

This is equivalent to saving a series of money on hiring chefs and fuel, so many middle-level managers are willing to pay for their own meals in the factory.

Secretary Yu asked, "How much does it cost for Director Wang's private dinner?"

"Just a moment."

Director Liu took out a list of specifications for small kitchens from the drawer, which included specifications for three, six, nine and twelve people.

A meal for three people requires two meat dishes, two vegetable dishes and a soup, which costs only three yuan, and the rest can be ordered accordingly.

"The chefs in our factory are quite skilled, and the quantity is large. The three of us can definitely make it."

Before Director Liu finished speaking, there was a sound of someone pushing the door open and someone else talking.
"Director Liu, why haven't we assigned apprentices to the second canteen yet? We've been short of people for more than half a year. Oh, are you planning to set up a special kitchen?"

When He Yuzhu came in, he wanted to talk about the apprenticeship, but when he saw the menu in Secretary Yu's hand, he immediately asked with a smile:

"Leader, are you planning to have a special meal? I am He Yuzhu, the chef of our factory's second canteen. I specialize in Sichuan cuisine and Tan cuisine, and my cooking skills are authentic."

When Director Liu saw He Yuzhu interrupting, he said unhappily, "Master He, please don't interrupt us while we are talking. I will take care of the apprenticeship issue for you. You can go back first."

He Yuzhu said unhappily: "How can you say it has nothing to do with me, Director? I am the chef of the second canteen. I also cook for myself."

"you"

"Hey, Director Liu, it's okay, let Master He talk."

Secretary Yu interrupted Director Liu and turned to ask, "Can you cook Tan's dishes? I remember that Tan's dishes take a long time to cook. Can you cook them?"

"We don't have the ingredients for dishes that take a long time to cook. There are also dishes in the Tan family cuisine that take a short time to cook. And I'm also pretty good at Sichuan cuisine, boss."

He Yuzhu quickly boasted about himself and said that ever since Zhou Weitian from the canteen became famous in the factory, his life has become increasingly difficult.

Although some people still asked him to cook for them and prepare banquets, they only came to him because the canteen was too busy.

Moreover, when it comes to the two chefs in the machine tool factory, Zhou Weitian is always better than He Yuzhu, which makes He Yuzhu very unhappy.

Now he kind of regretted listening to his uncle and being transferred from the steel mill to the machine tool factory. Although he was an eighth-level cook in the steel mill, at least he was the only chef there, and he was the logistics tyrant.

After arriving at the machine tool factory, He Yuzhu couldn't act arrogantly because there was more than one chef in the factory.

"Okay, then I'll leave the cooking to you, Master He. There are two of us in total, so prepare a meal for three people, and add two more Tan's dishes."

Secretary Yu took out fifteen yuan from his pocket and put it on Director Liu's desk, and continued, "If it's not enough, tell me and I'll make up for it."

Director Liu smiled and said, "That's enough. I will return the extra money to you later, Secretary Yu."

As soon as the others left, He Yuzhu came forward and asked, "Director, whose secretary is this?"

"Why are you asking so many questions? Just cook your meal."

Director Liu said unhappily that he had originally wanted to hand over this special meal to the canteen, but it was disrupted by He Yuzhu.

"Since you've accepted it, do your job well and don't cause any trouble that would upset your boss. What ingredients does the Tan family dish require? How long does it take? Tell me and I'll have someone prepare it."

"If you don't want to say it, then don't say it. You are still the leader."

He Yuzhu also mocked him, and then said, "I'll tell you later!"

After saying that, he left the canteen director's office. Liu Yangsheng scolded He Yuzhu for his bad temper: "You have a bad temper. You are so arrogant just because you know how to cook."

Zhou Weitian, the chef of a canteen, is not only a good cook, but also the factory director's brother. He is very polite to the canteen director and does his best to get the tasks assigned to him.

Unlike He Yuzhu, that bastard, who would bite people when he wanted to.

After being angry for a while, Director Liu didn't plan to argue with He Yuzhu now. The most important thing was to do what the leader arranged for him to do first.

After the second canteen delivered the necessary ingredients and cooking time, Director Liu asked people to go to the small warehouse to get them. If there were none, he would go to the farmer's market to buy them.

Then someone notified Deputy Director Wang and told him that the special cooking class might start later.

Deputy Director Wang didn't care. He learned from Secretary Yu that two dishes from the Tan family had been added to the special meal. So he asked his secretary to inform Zhou Fengnian that the special meal would be moved to the afternoon. He wanted to treat Zhou Fengnian to a good meal.

It was normal for Tan's dishes to be cooked slowly. He had only heard of it before, but today was the first time he had eaten it.

After Pan Heng knocked on the door and came in, he took an envelope and placed it on Zhou Fengnian's desk and said, "Leader, this is your salary for this month. It has been delivered by the Finance Department. I have also asked someone to put the other things related to salary in your car."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Xiao Pan."

Zhou Fengnian smiled and said, "I have something else to do later. If you have something to do, go back first."

He has been receiving a salary from the machine tool factory since last month, and it won't change in the future.

"Okay, I'll go down and clean it up."

After Pan Heng finished speaking, he left the office; after Zhou Fengnian stuffed the envelope into his briefcase, he lowered his head and continued to work.

After waiting for about half an hour, Zhou Fengnian packed up his things, picked up his briefcase and prepared to go to the cafeteria.

As Zhou Fengnian was about to leave, he ran into Deputy Director Wang's secretary, who said to him respectfully, "Deputy Director Zhou, I was just about to tell you that the time is almost up."

"Okay, I'll be there right away. Where's Deputy Director Wang?"

"He's already waiting for you at the kitchen."

Zhou Fengnian nodded after hearing this, went downstairs to put his briefcase in the car, told the security guard that he would be late, and walked towards the second cafeteria.

When Zhou Fengnian arrived, the dishes had already been served. The first three dishes were classic Sichuan cuisine.

When Wang Jinghui saw Zhou Fengnian coming in, he quickly stood up and said, "Deputy Director Zhou, sit over here, sit over here. You've come just in time. The dishes have just been served."

Zhou Fengnian smiled and said, "Thanks to Deputy Director Wang, we can improve our food today."

"That's true. With Deputy Director Zhou's ability, it's not difficult for him to get special treatment."

After Wang Jinghui finished speaking, he pointed to the Tan family dishes on the table and said, "Deputy Director Zhou, I have only heard of Tan family dishes before, but I have never tasted them. I can try them today."

After some pleasantries, the two men started eating. Although Wang Jinghui invited Zhou Fengnian to have a special meal, he must have something to discuss.

But you can't just sit there and talk about things without moving your chopsticks and leaving the food alone.

After tasting a few bites, Zhou Fengnian, with his superb cooking skills, had a better understanding of how Tan family cuisine is prepared.

However, the ingredients are not good and the cooking time is not quite right. The kitchen must have cut corners.

Zhou Fengnian thought in his mind that this Tan family dish must have been made by that stupid chef. He inherited the skill but didn't practice much, so his cooking skills are just so-so.

The two exchanged pleasantries while eating, and when they were almost done, Wang Jinghui got to the point and sighed, "Deputy Director Zhou, I've been here for several months, how do you think we can get the job done?
Since I came to the machine tool factory, I feel like my hands and feet are tied everywhere. "

Zhou Fengnian looked at Wang Jinghui in surprise after hearing that. He and Wang Jinghui didn't have a very good relationship, so why did he tell him about such things?

"Deputy Director Wang, everyone in the factory is doing their job now. Where do you plan to start?"

"This"

Wang Jinghui was choked up by this question and was speechless. Thinking about it, he seemed to be a little redundant and had no room for him to play a role in the China Machine Tool Factory.

But to transfer him away was impossible, firstly, as no one would be transferred right after arriving; secondly, Wang Jinghui himself was reluctant to let him go, as he would have export orders worth 30 million US dollars next year, and everyone would be praised for completing it.

He would have to be crazy to leave at this time.

"Deputy Director Wang, you know I'm a technician, and I was recommended to the Academy of Sciences as a member of the department some time ago. I don't care much about merit or anything like that."

Zhou Fengnian thought for a while and said that he still wanted to solve the trouble with Wang Jinghui before leaving.

It would be better for An An to save money, but he didn't want the machine tool factory he had put so much effort into to be destroyed after he left.

Now that he has taken the initiative to reveal his identity as a member of the academic department, he is also telling Wang Jinghui not to care about his fight for that little power; he has been calling him "Deputy Director Zhou, Deputy Director Zhou" all the time, is he afraid that he will come back completely?

"It's okay to tell you this news. I had a conflict with a director of the research institute before, and then I returned to the machine tool factory. However, after consultation between the leaders of both sides, I will still go there to do research and development work after the new year."

"The technical department will still need you to take responsibility when the time comes. Besides, the technical department of our machine tool factory is quite strong, with many people and R&D capabilities. I have taught them a lot.
What they lack is encouragement and self-confidence. After I leave, give them some confidence and encouragement from time to time. They may even be able to make technological innovations."

Zhou Fengnian paused for a moment, and when Wang Jinghui's face showed some anxiety, he continued, "Wouldn't your work be carried out in this way? Technological innovation is not difficult. If it doesn't work, I will just leave the machine tool factory alone, right?
"Deputy Director Wang, all those thoughts and styles you had before were just a long way around. Can any of your achievements compare to a $30 million export order?"

"Mr. Zhou, I really... After listening to your words, I suddenly understood something."

When Wang Jinghui heard that Zhou Fengnian was going back, he understood most of it. When Zhou Fengnian finished speaking, he had completely figured it out. He raised his glass with some joy and said:
"Mr. Zhou, I'll toast you a glass."

"I do not drink!"

(End of this chapter)