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Director Li knew that Li Jianjun was his lucky charm; when he shone, Director Li also felt proud.

"Alright, if we really can't find anyone, let's try Li Jianjun as a last resort."

With a mix of trepidation and excitement, after the meeting, Director Yang went directly to Li Jianjun and explained the tasks he needed him to perform.

"Xiao Li, a foreign expert is coming to our Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. Because of the language barrier, there might be misunderstandings. I heard you speak Russian. Could you temporarily act as a translator?"

Li Jianjun was both amused and exasperated. He was already too busy with his security work to attend to anything else, and now Director Yang had assigned him yet another new task.

However, Li Jianjun's Russian proficiency has indeed reached the C2 level, and he is not at all intimidated when conversing with foreign experts.

"Director Yang, talking to foreign experts is no problem, but I have a lot of work to do in the security department."

Li Jianjun said with a wry smile.

"Don't worry, Xiao Li. This won't take you too long."

Since Director Yang said so, Li Jianjun had no choice but to accept it.

...

The news that Director Yang had appointed Li Jianjun as a translator to speak with foreign experts spread quickly throughout the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill.

There were more than 100 middle-level leaders attending the meeting, so it was easy for the news to spread.

Moreover, the fact that the head of the security department also serves as a translator is itself quite sensational.

The people inside the factory have conflicting accounts.

"Is this Li Jianjun just putting on a show of knowledge when he doesn't know anything?"

"He can't even get past the technical jargon when talking to foreign experts."

“I’m worried that when he’s doing translations, he’ll have to use a huge dictionary to look things up, and that would be quite a sight.”

However, some people think Li Jianjun can do it.

"Don't talk nonsense. Li Jianjun graduated from high school and knows Russian. Why can't he do it?"

This statement immediately drew rebuttals.

“He can handle basic conversations, but when it comes to technical terms, he gets stuck.”

...

The news quickly reached the residential compound of the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill.

Inside the courtyard house, at Sha Zhu's home, Sha Zhu, who had just heard about this, burst out laughing.

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"Director Yang is making Li Jianjun the translator? Isn't that a joke?"

"Li Jianjun's grades were terrible in high school; he was always at the bottom of the class."

"Even if he knows a little Russian, he still can't have in-depth exchanges with foreign experts."

Li Jianjun's predecessor was indeed very bad at school, always coming in last place.

Sha Zhu was right about that.

No wonder Sha Zhu mocked Li Jianjun.

Yi Zhonghai, who was sitting opposite him, also agreed with Sha Zhu's point of view.

"It seems that Director Yang is grasping at straws in his desperation, and he can't find anyone to help him."

The two of them mocked Li Jianjun again, and then started talking about Sha Zhu's job.

Yi Zhonghai came here for this reason; Sha Zhu was Yi Zhonghai's primary target for retirement.

If he stays at home and doesn't work for a long time, how will he take care of Yi Zhonghai and his wife in their old age?

“Zhu Zi, Director Yang told you to go home, but he didn’t say he would fire you. There’s still room for negotiation.”

"Seeing that Director Yang is paying more and more attention to Li Jianjun, if you don't go back to Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, you'll only make Li Jianjun laugh at you."

Speaking of this, Sha Zhu was extremely worried.

"Uncle, do you think I don't want to go back? But I remember what I said to Director Yang back then, and I'm too embarrassed to go back."

Yi Zhonghai took a sip of wine and a bite of food, then pointed out a famous road to Sha Zhu.

"That's what I came here for. Now, you have an opportunity."

“Look at these National Day holidays, people from all over the country have come to our Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill to learn from us and visit. We also have to provide food and lodging. The kitchen has been a complete mess for a long time. I heard from Fatty and the others that they haven’t had a proper rest for three days…”

Sha Zhu's eyes lit up.

"Uncle, if that's the case, then we definitely won't have enough people in the kitchen."

"Then I'll have a chance."

But the news brought by Yi Zhonghai was not limited to these.

"In the morning, the higher-ups and foreign experts made a request that they wanted to eat Tan Family Cuisine."

“Zhu Zi, you are the successor of Tan Family Cuisine. Without you, no one in the kitchen of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill would know how to cook Tan Family Cuisine.”

"So, Zhu Zi, you should take this opportunity to properly control Director Yang and his group."

Sha Zhu jumped up with joy, unable to hide the surprise on his face.

"Uncle, you're right. Only I can make the Tan family dishes to get that flavor."

“I told you, Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill really can’t get anything done without me, He Yuzhu, but Director Yang didn’t believe me.”

"Haha, I'm just waiting for Director Yang to come knocking on my door and beg me to cook for them."

……

In the afternoon, Li Jianjun went to speak with the experts.

There were three foreign experts present, all of whom were experts in the steel rolling industry.

The high-ranking leader sent from above led the three of them on an inspection tour of the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill.

When the foreign experts asked questions, they talked on and on, making not only Director Yang but also the top leaders feel overwhelmed.

“Old Yang, I asked you to find a translator, did you find one? If we can’t communicate with the foreign experts, we can’t exchange and learn from them.”

“These foreign experts are all veterans in the steel rolling industry. Communicating with them can save you a lot of trouble.”

Factory Director Yang would bow and scrape before the high-ranking leaders.

"Big boss, we've found it, it'll be here in a bit."

"He needs to arrange the work of the security department first before he can come over. After all, security work is quite important now."

The top leader frowned.

"Old Yang, do you think we should send someone from the security department to act as a translator?"

In the eyes of the top leader, the people working in the security department were all tall and strong, with well-developed limbs but simple minds.

Appointing someone like this as a translator was completely unexpected by the top leader.

"Big boss, this person is a top student. You'll see when he arrives."

Although Director Yang was unsure of himself, he couldn't appear too unsure.

As they were talking, a commotion suddenly broke out in the crowd.

"Isn't that Xiao Li?"

Li Jianjun's appearance was outstanding in the entire Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, making him stand out in a crowd.

The senior leader couldn't help but shift his gaze to Li Jianjun.

This is a young man in his early twenties, wearing a uniform and looking dashing.

More importantly, this young man had a handsome face with sharp features, and with his tall stature of over 1.8 meters, he was practically a reincarnation of Pan An from ancient times.

The top leader's first impression was that the translator was surprisingly young.

The person who can serve as the translator for three foreign experts must at least be a college graduate.

This young man is only in his early twenties, probably hasn't even graduated from university yet, how can he be a translator?

Amidst everyone's skepticism, Li Jianjun approached the three experts.

"Director Yang, senior leader, and three experts, hello."

Li Jianjun greeted them politely and respectfully.

The senior leader nodded politely, deciding to give it a shot and see how the young man performed.

The three foreign experts all shook hands with Li Jianjun.

As they spoke, the three foreign experts and Li Jianjun began to communicate in Russian.

Li Jianjun's words immediately shocked the top leader and Factory Director Yang; his spoken English was definitely above that of a high school student.

Although their communication doesn't involve professional terminology at the moment, it's already quite remarkable that Li Jianjun has managed to do this much.

Factory Director Yang patted Li Jianjun on the shoulder approvingly.

"Well done, Xiao Li, you really did a good job, you didn't embarrass me."

Factory Director Yang was already very satisfied that the basic communication was done without any problems. After all, not everyone can master something as difficult as professional terminology.

At the very least, the fact that he was able to deliver a satisfactory report to the higher-ups shows that he wasn't just going through the motions, but rather that he was seriously looking for talent.

“Mr. Mark, let’s look over there.”

Li Jianjun greeted them fluently in Russian and led them to the steel rolling mill workshop.

As the three experts entered the workshop, they exchanged professional questions with Li Jianjun.

Of course, some technical terms were also mixed in during this process.

They spoke faster and faster, and even pointed at the steelmaking furnace. Judging from the frequency and tone of their speech, Director Yang and the others could tell that the two sides were discussing professional issues.

That afternoon, Li Jianjun led the three foreign experts on a tour of every corner of the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill.

Li Jianjun communicated fluently in Russian with the foreign experts when they asked questions, without any difficulty.