A whirlwind marriage with a high-ranking official: Lights out, don't force me to take the initi

In a small conference room of the Labor Bureau, Section Chief Zhao of the Labor Allocation Section received Ding Jiahe and Wang Yingxue.

Section Chief Zhao held in his hand the new job requirements that Wang Yingxue and Ye Wenxi had compiled together.

Wang Yingxue spent half an hour explaining the newly added positions and recruitment requirements to Section Chief Zhao.

While digesting the information, Section Chief Zhao poured a glass of water for the two of them and sat down across from them at the table.

Ding Jiahe cut to the chase: "Section Chief Zhao, our garment factory is indeed quite unique. Although the overall staff size is not large, our labor needs are diverse and urgent, and we still need a lot of professional talent. Unlike large state-owned factories, which have inherent appeal and a natural talent pool."

Wang Yingxue added from the side, "Yes, we don't have the talent inflow channels that big companies have. We don't have any of those, like graduate placement, internal transfers, or succession planning. We have to rely entirely on external recruitment. Currently, the personnel shortage is indeed quite large."

Section Chief Zhao smiled and said, "Actually, the number of positions you need is not too bad, but the requirements are too high, so the required number is large."

In all his years working at the Labor Bureau, Section Chief Zhao had never seen a garment factory have such high requirements for its personnel.

Ye Wenxi had posted the job openings at the Labor Bureau, and at least two hundred people had called. He thought he could at least screen out a dozen or so qualified candidates, but after asking around, he only managed to recruit three people in the end.

Ding Jiahe smiled and replied, "They pick and choose, there's no other way."

Section Chief Zhao nodded: "I understand the situation. Actually, we discussed it internally before, and I think your suggestion is also good; we can pursue all three paths simultaneously."

The three paths mentioned by Section Chief Zhao include Ye Wenxi's suggestion as well as the Labor Bureau's optimization plan.

First, the speed at which street offices and service windows distribute job openings should be accelerated, from once a week to twice a week, so that the garment factory's labor needs can reach the grassroots level more quickly.

Secondly, the country now has a mandatory task: a large number of educated youth who have returned to the city and are unemployed need to be resettled, and there are special recruitment quotas available.

These quotas can be used by the garment factory to promote the program from among the educated youth and select a group of young people with education and basic skills.

Third, the quantity is not large, but it's easy to find valuable items.

Each factory should set up a long-term recruitment position in its personnel department to take in professionals who are retiring or who cannot continue working at their original unit due to special reasons.

Similar to the cases of Feng Guizhi and Liu Degui that were recruited before.

Ding Jiahe and Wang Yingxue exchanged a glance and nodded simultaneously.

The group discussed some details and finally finalized the implementation plan.

In 79, neither newspapers nor radio stations were allowed to publish job postings for male candidates.

At present, the only recruitment channel that the garment company can rely on is the Labor Bureau.

To solidify this relationship, Ding Jiahe treated relevant personnel from the Labor Bureau to lunch at a nearby restaurant.

The atmosphere at the dinner table was harmonious, and the labor bureau staff said they would pay more attention to qualified applicants in the future.

After finishing her meal, Ding Jiahe glanced at her watch; it was almost 1:30.

The sun was blazing, and Wang Yingxue used a small folding fan to fan herself, a fine layer of sweat forming on her forehead.

"Let's go," Ding Jiahe said, "to the Women's Federation to wait for Wenxi. She should be done there by now, right?"

"Yes, she said she could finish her presentation at the Academy of Fine Arts in the morning, and then go straight there afterward," Wang Yingxue replied.

"Xiaotang should be here soon, right?" Wang Yingxue asked. "What time did she say she'd be arriving?"

"I arranged to meet her at 2 o'clock, and we were going to meet at the entrance of the Women's Federation."

"Okay, let's go."

This morning, Ye Wenxi went to the Academy of Fine Arts and gave a special presentation.

After her presentation, the teachers and students surrounded her, bombarding her with questions and almost making her run out of time.

After much trouble, she said that she would be starting school in less than a month, and that we could talk again then, and that's how she got away.

She didn't even have time to eat a bite of food before rushing to the Women's Federation.

Today, the group of women made plans to visit the Women's Federation with Song Xiaotang this afternoon to discuss cooperation on the "Women's Benevolence" commemorative shirts.

Song Xiaotang had previously contacted the Women's Federation and reached a preliminary agreement. The Women's Federation's publicity department was willing to cooperate in promoting the initiative as a tribute to female heroes.

Ye Wenxi knew that the "Popular Cinema" approach was not viable, and the Women's Federation's internal publication was the most valuable channel she could currently access.

She wants to use this opportunity to establish a long-term relationship with the Women's Federation.

People came and went at the entrance of the Women's Federation building, and bicycle bells rang incessantly.

Several old willow trees in front of the door drooped their branches, their leaves withered and grayish-green under the scorching sun.

Ding Jiahe and Wang Yingxue squatted in the shade of the willow tree. Wang Yingxue held a small folding fan and fanned herself intermittently. Stray hairs on her forehead were stuck to her face with sweat.

"Jiahe! Xiaoxue!" a voice called from afar.

The two straightened up and saw Song Xiaotang walking briskly towards them. She was already wearing the commemorative shirt from the collaboration with the clothing company, paired with a pair of knee-length navy gray shorts, making her look neat and energetic.

"Oh—you're already wearing it?" Ding Jiahe stood up and waved to her.

Song Xiaotang walked over and wiped the sweat from her forehead: "Where's Wenxi?"

Ding Jiahe glanced at her watch; it was already 1:30. "It should be soon. She went to the Academy of Fine Arts to give a presentation this morning, and we went to the Labor Bureau to discuss recruitment."

"Then let's wait for her here for a while."

Ding Jiahe's gaze fell on the large bag on Song Xiaotang's back: "What's in your bag? There's so much stuff."

"I brought two commemorative T-shirts and some promotional materials." Song Xiaotang tilted the package up slightly. "The Women's Federation was quite impressed with the theme of our film; they really liked it when we discussed it before. Over the years, apart from films about the War of Resistance Against Japan, there haven't been many films with women's themes."

"In the words of Section Chief Liang from the Publicity Department, we've been eagerly anticipating this for a long time."

"Can you help with publicity and promotion?" Ding Jiahe asked.

Song Xiaotang smiled and said, "I had a good chat with Section Chief Liang. She said she could consider doing some publicity in their internal publication."

"Which internal publication? 'Longjiang Women'? Or 'Half the Sky Newsletter'?" Ding Jiahe pressed.

Song Xiaotang turned to look at Ding Jiahe, her smile deepening: "They will probably all be published."

"Wow—" Wang Yingxue's eyes lit up, "Is 'Half the Sky Newsletter' a national-level internal publication?"

"Yes, 'Longjiang Women' is a provincial-level publication, while 'Half the Sky Newsletter' is a national-level publication."

"What did Wenxi say?" Song Xiaotang pulled a handkerchief from her pocket to wipe her sweat. "Did she say what she planned to talk about this time?"

"I asked her, and she said that this time the main focus is on building relationships, and there's no rush to push forward with the clothing company. Today we'll mainly talk about your film. Once the relationship is established, she'll gradually work her way up later."

"Yes, that's what she told me too. That makes sense, there will be many more opportunities to communicate later anyway."

"Hey~ She's here!" Song Xiaotang pointed forward.