Siheyuan: After becoming a traitor, first let the Huai Ru River overflow its banks.

He's very quick-witted; he can come up with an idea in no time.

As a film projectionist, his greatest advantage is his ability to project films.

We had no choice but to focus on this aspect.

That evening, he took a megaphone and shouted in the yard.

"Tonight, I'm going to show a movie to everyone in our Hongqi community."

People were overjoyed when they heard this, as watching movies was the only form of entertainment in those days.

However, when the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill arranged movies, everyone had to follow the instructions of the leaders.

"This time, I'm using my spare time to show movies to everyone for free."

The Hongqi Road community is mostly inhabited by people from the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill and their families.

Everyone was ecstatic when they heard there was a movie coming out.

Some even skipped meals, grabbed their small stools, and started running towards the designated location.

Some people didn't even bother to urinate and just ran off in that direction.

Xu Damao's movie screenings are always packed with people.

Everyone knows he's skilled, and many of the films he makes are foreign romance movies. He's very popular with young people.

Even the old men and the women who had been married for a long time enjoyed watching it.

Before long, the scene was crowded with people, and Xu Damao cleared his throat.

"Everyone, today I'm going to introduce you to the first group of five beauties."

"In the future, if anyone wants to see any movies, just tell me."

"Whenever I don't have a movie screening assignment, I'll show movies to everyone in this area."

Xu Damao's words immediately caused a stir among the people.

"When did Xu Damao learn his lesson?"

"Xu Damao has really changed."

Sha Zhu stood in the crowd, pursing his lips as he explained to everyone.

"I, Xu Damao, am simply trying to win people over. This guy definitely doesn't want to be laid off; he wants to climb the ladder."

Sha Zhu's words hit the nail on the head, and many people agreed with them.

But they still couldn't resist the allure of the movies.

The movie started soon, and everyone was engrossed in watching it.

Two short hours passed, the film ended, and Xu Damao didn't forget to give everyone some advice before leaving.

"Ladies and gentlemen, come again tomorrow, there's a movie tomorrow too."

Xu Damao's shrewdness lies in this.

Sha Zhu snorted.

"Xu Damao has quite a few tricks up his sleeve."

Chapter 206 There are policies from above and countermeasures from below

Li Jianjun also heard that Xu Damao was showing a movie in the courtyard.

This is undoubtedly a very good way to win people's hearts.

He heard that at a meeting of middle-level leaders, Director Li had mentioned Xu Damao and Liu Haizhong on the list of those to be promoted.

It seems these two can't hold back any longer.

Li Jianjun felt it was necessary for him to make a grander move.

Xu Damao, Sha Zhu, and Liu Haizhong are desperately trying to climb up.

no way.

Unless they shoot themselves in the foot.

When Li Jianjun returned to the courtyard house, everyone inside was talking about it.

"This time, the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill is undergoing a major reshuffle, which will be a time of joy for some and sorrow for others."

"Isn't your husband a foreman in the workshop? He won't get fired, will he?"

"No, my family is quite popular."

Two women were chatting away together.

Two elderly women were also whispering among themselves in the distance.

"I heard that Xu Damao and Liu Haizhong are more likely to be promoted this time."

"That's impossible. Yi Zhonghai is an eighth-level fitter, which is higher than Liu Haizhong's level."

"Is the eldest uncle really inferior to the second uncle?"

He does not mean that.

Yi Zhonghai, who hadn't given any gifts, felt uneasy after overhearing people's discussions on his way to the restroom.

He was one of the few level eight fitters in the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, and after all these years, he was still a workshop director.

Why should Liu Haizhong have a higher position than me?

Yi Zhonghai felt very resentful, and just then he saw Liu Haizhong walking through the crowd, looking all smug and arrogant.

Yi Zhonghai instinctively felt that there must be something fishy going on.

Then he recalled that he had seen Liu Haizhong sneak out of Director Li's office not long ago.

Based on this, it cannot be concluded that Liu Haizhong must have given a gift to Director Li.

Everyone knows that Director Li is a money-grubbing character, and Liu Haizhong actually tried to please him.

"No, if Lao Liu gets promoted, I won't be able to hold onto my position as the oldest man in this courtyard."

Yi Zhonghai could no longer hide his jealousy towards Liu Haizhong.

He rushed to the toilet, then squatted there for a while, quietly listening to the public opinion outside.

The outside discussion seemed to be overwhelmingly in favor of Liu Haizhong and Xu Damao, with everyone saying that they had a very good chance together.

This is how to do?

Even while squatting in the toilet, Yi Zhonghai still felt a great sense of crisis.

At this point, it was clearly too late to give Director Li another gift.

After pulling up his pants, he went straight to the house of the idiot.

Sha Zhu is now his only ally. Yi Zhonghai knows he can't come up with any good ideas, but he still holds onto a sliver of hope.

"Zhu Zi, something bad has happened! Liu Haizhong and Xu Damao are going to be promoted."

Sha Zhu didn't seem too surprised; he had obviously already heard about it.

"Yes, sir, I was just about to talk to you about this."

"Tell me, if Xu Damao and Liu Haizhong get promoted, wouldn't they be taking advantage of me?"

Previously, Sha Zhu and Liu Haizhong had a conflict because Sha Zhu couldn't stand Liu Haizhong's bureaucratic manner.

Needless to say, Xu Damao has always been Sha Zhu's mortal enemy and has been dealt with by Sha Zhu many times.

At his worst, he was tied naked to a pillar by Sha Zhu and made to stand there all night in the freezing cold.

"Yes, so we need to come up with a solution quickly."

"Look at Xu Damao, he's started showing movies to everyone for free to win people's hearts."

Shazhu seemed to have sensed something as well.

Now, the fate of these workers rests entirely on the shoulders of ordinary workers.

Ordinary workers, whom they usually look down upon, now determine whether they rise or fall in status.

"Uncle, why don't we just go out into the yard and scatter money around? Let's try to win people's hearts too!"

Yi Zhonghai was speechless.

"How much money do you have to throw?"

"Besides, the purpose of doing this is too obvious."

Sha Zhu was completely at a loss.

"Then tell me, what should we do, old man?"

In fact, Yi Zhonghai already had preliminary plans.

“Workers at our Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill sometimes have to support their entire family, which puts them under a lot of economic pressure.”

"If we can provide them with free meals, we will surely win their hearts."

Silly Zhu shook his head.

"Uncle, there's another problem you've thought of: where will this food come from? We can't possibly pay for it ourselves, can we?"

Yi Zhonghai also felt this was a problem.

"You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub. Zhu Zi, this is a crucial moment. Xu Damao showing movies is nothing compared to our food donation."

"Go ahead and do it, this path will definitely work."

Having received Yi Zhonghai's approval, Sha Zhu could go all out and get things done.

However, Shazhu also has his own opinion.

"Uncle, it's a bit of a loss for us to use our own money to buy grain."

"I'm going hunting in the mountains these next couple of days. If I manage to catch a big wild boar, I'll share the pork with them."

Yi Zhonghai suddenly realized.