I painted an aircraft carrier on the courtyard house for Dongda University.

No matter how Zhou Weiguo asked, Liu Bentian remained silent, as if he had gone mad.

After struggling for a long time without any results, Zhou Weiguo reluctantly walked out of the small dark room and said to Wang Jianguo, "This person is probably crazy. I can't get anything out of him. Let's hand him over to the professionals or report it directly."

Not long after, Li Huaide arrived at the steel rolling mill, looking as energetic as ever.

The four sat down in the private room, and Li Huaide took out a bottle of Moutai and poured it for Zhou Weiguo, Wang Jianguo and Lao Zhang.

After clinking glasses, Li Huaide asked, "Weiguo, have all the problems at the factory been resolved? It seems the security department and the kitchen are back to normal?"

Zhou Weiguo laughed and scolded, "You're dreaming! Only the security department and the No. 2 canteen have returned to normal. Everything else is your responsibility. I'm only in charge of my own workshops. The steel rolling mill is yours to manage from now on."

Li Huaide didn't react immediately: "Huh? Me in charge? What can a deputy factory director like me be in charge of? Production will still require people from higher up to send down, right? We'll just cooperate well then."

Zhou Weiguo waved his hand: "You don't understand the situation yet, let me explain. Old Qin asked me to establish Bureau 749 here. From now on, Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill will be the cover of Bureau 749. I will still be the chief engineer of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill on the outside, but the steel rolling mill will prioritize cooperating with Bureau 749's R&D tasks. Only then will it supply steel and parts to other units. To put it bluntly, Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill will be a subordinate unit of our Bureau 749 from now on."

"Hiss... Dude, are you serious?"

"nonsense!"

"Who will be the factory manager of the steel rolling mill after that? I can't manage it all by myself."

Zhou Weiguo waved his hand again: "You're the factory director! I'm too lazy to manage things in the factory. If you're short-staffed, ask the Ministry of Metallurgy for people, or promote someone yourself. It's up to you."

Li Huaide was so excited that he stood up abruptly: "Really?"

Zhou Weiguo nodded, gesturing for him to sit down, then asked, "By the way, Lao Li, what do you think about being tricked by your subordinates this time?"

These words made Li Huaide blush, and he sighed after a long while.

Seeing his disappointment, Zhou Weiguo comforted him, "Learn from your mistakes, be more careful next time. Production can't fall behind, we have to catch up. There's a workshop foreman named Guo Da Piezi, he's a pretty good guy, we can try promoting him to workshop director. If he works out, keep him; if not, let him go back to being a foreman in two months."

And Liu Haizhong, you handle him; he caused quite a bit of trouble this time. Also, that Director Guo, he's completely incompetent, get rid of him too. From now on, the second canteen will exclusively supply my workshop and small kitchen. Clean up the six large workshops next to my four workshops; I need them. The higher-ups might approve more land on the east side soon, so prepare in advance.

Seeing Li Huaide nod in agreement, Zhou Weiguo continued, "By the way, after this incident, those people who are still in my workshop, whether they are college students or workers, you should consider making a plan to raise their wages by one level and add some subsidies. I, Zhou Weiguo, don't have the habit of letting my people suffer losses."

Hearing this, Li Huaide frowned and said, "Weiguo, it's not that I don't support you, but there are financial issues, impact issues, and many of your people haven't yet been brought to our factory. Besides, your team is purely R&D-based, and the products they develop aren't produced in our factory. It's not that I disagree, I just want to remind you that you must come up with a sustainable development method."

Zhou Weiguo pondered for a moment after hearing this, then smiled and said, "This is simple. You can have someone organize the filing process. All my people will be filed in the western section of the steel rolling mill, including those seconded to other ministries. There shouldn't be any problems. Also, don't worry about the finances. For the research and development I provide, the higher-ups must provide us with funding and rewards. In addition, you can try to establish a motorcycle production line in the eastern section first, and we can produce and sell our own products. If you have the ability, you can even build a jeep or even a truck production line. We already have the technology for these, and these things can be turned into money in the future. If you have any ideas, you can go to my workshop and find Engineer Zhang, Zhang Heng. Apart from military-related things, you can do whatever you want. I believe the higher-ups won't say anything."

Upon hearing this, Li Huaide's face flushed with excitement, and he nodded vigorously.

Seeing that Li Huaide had no further ideas, Zhou Weiguo then turned to Lao Zhang and Lao Wang: "By the way, you two need to find a suitable place to build a wall in the middle of the steel rolling mill, strengthen security in the west area, and completely separate it from the east area. Lao Li, and all the messy offices in the factory administration, should also be moved to the east area, leaving a gate in the middle, and assigning guards there. Lao Wang, you need to reorganize the security department, get rid of all the troublemakers, and replace them with your own people. From now on, all security personnel in the entire west area must be either your people or Lao Zhang's people; security in the west area must be firmly controlled."

Seeing that the two nodded, the four of them discussed for a long time before finishing their meal and going their separate ways.

After finishing his meal, Zhou Weiguo rushed back to the workshop without stopping.

The calls of "Master!" echoing throughout the workshop brought a smile of satisfaction to his face, and he nodded in response.

Upon entering the office, he casually locked the door from the inside, and in a flash, he disappeared into the space.

As soon as he stepped into the space, the scene before him startled him slightly: Yuki-onna and Tamamo-no-Mae, dressed in light gauze robes, were rolling up their sleeves and cultivating the fields by the edge of the field.

The two women noticed his presence, turned around abruptly, their faces filled with terror, and stared at him intently as if facing a formidable enemy.

Zhou Weiguo subconsciously glanced at himself, finding nothing unusual, then turned his gaze to Tamamo-no-Mae and asked seriously, "Tamamo-no-Mae, tell me, what exactly is your identity? And what is the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons? What other schemes do you have in our Xia Kingdom?"

Upon hearing this, Yuki-onna and Tamamo-no-Mae were struck dumb, their bodies trembling violently. They involuntarily took two steps back, then lowered their heads deeply, unable to meet his gaze.

Just as the atmosphere was tense, Nannan suddenly appeared in front of Zhou Weiguo.

Upon seeing Nannan, Yuki-onna and Tamamo-no-Mae seemed to be stunned by an invisible force, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.

This scene left Zhou Weiguo completely bewildered. He looked at Nannan with a puzzled expression and asked anxiously, "Nannan, what's going on? What did you do to them?"

The little girl tilted her head, looking innocent and bewildered, and replied, "Brother, what's going on? I didn't do anything, I was just playing with them."

Zhou Weiguo pointed at the two trembling figures, his tone laced with doubt: "Play? You managed to play them like this?"

After thinking for a moment, Nannan suddenly realized and said, "Oh! I know! Brother is talking about those two. I really didn't do anything, I just played with them. Don't worry, brother, give me a few more days, and I promise I'll have them both completely under my thumb."