Chen Lidong heard someone calling him and looked back subconsciously.

"Wen, oh, Director Wen? Why is it you? What are you?"

The person who called him was Wen Xiaoyu, who still looked elegant, but his hair was cut short, making him look more capable.

Wen Xiaoyu took two steps closer and stretched out his hand: "Long time no see."

Chen Lidong shook hands with the other party, "I haven't seen each other for almost a year. Are you still in the blue market? Have you been promoted?"

Wen Xiaoyu let go of his hand, smiled and said, "I'm in Dongping District. You're not bad either. It's said that business is very prosperous."

Chen Lidong and Wen Xiaoyu are friends. Wen Xiaoyu previously served as deputy director of the Municipal Foreign Economic and Trade Commission. Through Wen Xiaoyu, Chen Lidong reached cooperation with CSSC and also helped Wen Xiaoyu solve the employment problem for a group of laid-off workers at the Hanjiang Iron Works.

Wen Xiaoyu had great support for Chen Lidong, especially for delaying Zhou Beifan's investigation into the source of the initial steel billets for Chen Lidong's business. This was something Chen Lidong had always felt deeply in his heart.

Chen Lidong looked at the noble man in front of him and said with a smile: "Hehe, thanks to you, everything is going smoothly. When we arrive in Dongping District? Is it still a temporary job?"

"My temporary position ended at the end of June. I originally planned to stay in the China Youth Society, but something happened. I personally wanted to do some practical work in the local area, so I came to Blue City." Wen Xiaoyu said with a smile.

"Secretary Dongping? Or district chief?" Chen Lidong continued to inquire. In theory, cadres from Beijing parachuted into local areas and held deputy positions. They rarely presided over work in one place or department.

"District Chief. However, Dongping doesn't have a secretary yet." Wen Xiaoyu didn't mind the gossip of this old friend, "Why did you come to the technical school? Want to enroll students?"

"Congratulations, I'm so glad you can take charge. As for me, don't mention it! I just went to visit Principal Shi and was kicked out." Chen Lidong said frustratedly.

"Is Shi Fengguo inside? I just called him and he said he was out for a meeting! This old guy is not kind." Wen Xiaoyu said with an angry look on his face.

"Are you coming to see him too? I just came out from his place, and he must be prevaricating when he said he was going to a meeting. We are in the same boat. How about I find a place to buy you a cup of coffee and catch up on old times?" Hearing that Wen Xiaoyu was also

After drying it, Chen Lidong's mood immediately improved.

At this time, coffee shops could be found in the blue market, but they were not clean. Chen Lidong simply took Wen Xiaoyu to the Iron and Steel Association's own office.

Wen Xiaoyu looked at the decoration of the office and said, "You have bought the VIP building? The decoration is good."

Chen Lidong handed over a cup of coffee: "It's not boiled, it's brewed with coffee powder. Just drink it. The decoration is relatively simple, and some materials are difficult to get, so that's it."

The two of them sat next to a coffee table. Chen Lidong joked with Wen Xiaoyu: "Sister Wen, you are about to take off. In two years, when the city changes its leadership, you have to get a deputy mayor, and then you can work your way up to 50 years old.

He sneaked into the Presbytery beforehand."

Wen Xiaoyu picked up the coffee, took a sip, and said, "Don't tease me. There are various rules in the system. It's better for you to develop your own industry economically and plan your life freely."

Chen Lidong cried sadly and said: "Hey, I would like to plan freely, but the conditions do not allow it. Just now, didn't I have to go to the top of the mountain to ask for help?"

"Why are you looking for Shi Fengguo?" Wen Xiaoyu asked.

Chen Lidong explained his intention to cooperate in running a school and communicated with Shi Fengguo. After hearing this, Wen Xiaoyu's eyes lit up and said: "Xiao Chen, you are looking for cooperation with Blue Steel Technical School because it has a big brand and high-level teachers, right?"

"Well, I probably have these considerations. However, I am mainly familiar with the Blue Steel Technical School. Before the overseas team set off this year, I trained there for a few days. Wait, are you suggesting that I find another school to cooperate with?

?" Chen Lidong thought for a moment and heard something in Wen Xiaoyu's words.

Wen Xiaoyu put down his cup and said solemnly: "Let's be honest, we have a vocational school in Dongping, but there are no enrollments this year. We suggested to the city that Lan Gang merge the school. The city agreed in principle, but we need to provide specific details.

The method was agreed. I went to Shi Fengguo to discuss this matter. Unexpectedly, the old guy didn't see me. Our deputy district chief came once, and when he came back, he said he was pushy. We might as well not ask him. If you have to run a school

It’s better for us to cooperate.”

In Chen Lidong's impression, although Wen Xiaoyu was a woman, she was not sloppy in doing things and was straightforward in her dealings with him.

So he said, "That's great. Where is your vocational school? Is it big?"

"It's a little east of our Dongping Government. It covers an area of ​​more than 200 acres and has less than 200 faculty and staff. Come on, I'll take you to see it." After Wen Xiaoyu finished speaking, he stood up, and Chen Lidong had to follow.

It is about 20 kilometers from the Iron and Steel Association Building to Dongping Vocational School, and it takes half an hour to drive. Wen Xiaoyu said it is a little east of the district government, which is about three or four kilometers away. The location of the school is a bit remote, and the surrounding environment is not prosperous enough.

Wen Xiaoyu called in advance and drove directly to the front of the office building. There were already people waiting at the bottom of the steps.

After Chen Lidong walked over, Wen Xiaoyu introduced him: "This is Director Wang Dong of our Education Bureau, and this is Principal Zhang Hongzhen of the Vocational School."

Chen Lidong shook hands with the two and introduced himself: "Chen Lidong, the younger brother of District Chief Wen."

Wen Xiaoyu hurriedly said: "Don't listen to his nonsense. Mr. Chen has a steel factory abroad and is preparing to invest billions to build a steel enterprise in China. This guy is considered a billionaire. Lao Zhang, you are the tour guide. Let's introduce him first.

Hit the whole school."

Zhang Hongzhen has a thin face, dark complexion, and completely white hair. He wears bottle-bottom myopia glasses and a Chinese tunic suit.

When Chen Lidong shook hands with him, he felt that the old man's hands were very rough, but very strong.

Zhang Hongzhen asked: "Go upstairs first to listen to my report?"

Wen Xiaoyu said: "Don't be formal. Take us around the whole school and tell us the details of the school."

"Okay, then leaders, follow me." Zhang Hongzhen stepped forward, raised his hand, pointed in the distance and said: "Opposite is the classroom, a five-story single-sided structure with a construction area of ​​12,000 square meters. It can open a

There are currently 8 classes with more than 400 students in Class 16. There are no enrollments this year, and 4 classrooms are already empty."

"The office building just now was built in 1982, and this teaching building, cafeteria and dormitory were built in 1986. We have a full enrollment of 800 students, and the cafeteria and dormitories match the 800 students."

"This is the cultural and sports activity room, where indoor cultural and sports teaching and entertainment activities can be carried out; here is the computer room, which has less than 50 computers, but the machines are a bit old, and they are all Apple computers."

"This is a teaching workshop with dozens of machine tools and other equipment, which can carry out teaching activities in lathe, pliers, riveting, welding, electricity, etc."

"Principal Zhang, can you take me in to take a look?" When he walked to the teaching workshop, Chen Lidong interrupted Zhang Hongzhen's introduction and asked to go in and take a look.

Zhang Hongzhen hesitated for two seconds and said: "Okay, we have held relatively few operation classes in the past two years, and some equipment has not been touched much."

As he spoke, he took out a key from his waist and opened the door to the workshop. There was a distribution box next to the door. He reached out and turned on the lighting switch.

This workshop covers an area of ​​at least 5,000 square meters. It is a little damp inside, but there is no moldy smell. However, you can smell a relatively strong smell of engine oil.

There was a lathe close to the door. Chen Lidong followed Zhang Hongzhen and walked over. After seeing the nameplate, he knew that this was a machine tool from the Su Xiong era. Chen Lidong touched the bed rails and said in surprise: "This machine tool is very well maintained.

"He lowered his head and looked at the lead screw. There were traces of engine oil on it. In addition, there were still metal residues under the bed that had not been cleaned up.

Zhang Hongzhen said: "We are still using this bed. We also insist on maintaining other equipment. It is not easy to recruit students for technical classes now, but accounting computerization, computer applications, office automation, and hotel management majors are better, so it is very popular here.

Less classes.”

"Is Principal Zhang a master of mechanics?" Chen Lidong suddenly asked.

Zhang Hongzhen laughed loudly: "I, the principal, really became a monk by the wayside. In fact, this school used to be the Lanshi Diesel Engine Factory. It was destroyed the year of the earthquake, and hundreds of workers stayed there that night."

"In 1982, we built a new factory. However, the management was not good and the factory could no longer operate at a loss. The government asked us to turn the factory into a school, and most of the workers in the workshop were transferred to Blue Steel. I became a pawn with some people who had drunk ink.

Teacher. I graduated from North China Electric Power College in 1960. In 1973, I was transferred to the diesel engine factory as a chief engineer. After the school was reorganized, I became the principal, and I have been there until now."

Chen Lidong immediately showed respect. This old man was still a college student in the 1960s, so he should not be simple, so he said: "Principal Zhang, I'm sorry, you are really an expert. To be honest, I have never heard of a diesel engine factory in our city.

"

Zhang Hongzhen groped for this guide rail grinder and said: "In the year of the earthquake, several people who knew the technology were gone. After the factory was built, we prepared to develop the 195 diesel engine and trial-produced a prototype. However, we were unable to open the market, mainly because the castings were defective.

How many times have we improved and ultimately failed.”

"Principal Zhang was responsible for the design at that time?" Chen Lidong asked.

Zhang Hongzhen said with emotion: "Well, I studied power engineering and mechanical engineering and have been drawing drawings all my life."

Chen Lidong then asked: "Are all school teachers with technical backgrounds?"

Zhang Hongzhen thought for a while and said: "There are not many people who are really engaged in technology. There are about 30 of them. At the beginning, the school was mainly for workers in large factories to teach operating skills, and they are all getting older. In recent years, we have mainly targeted workers in large factories.

In social recruitment, students are recruited to take cultural classes first, and the teachers we have recruited over the years are all on the podium."

"I've looked at more than a dozen machines, and they all have signs of use."

"Haha, Mr. Chen has a good vision. To tell you the truth, our school is still helping some companies to design, and sometimes also processes some things, such as tooling and fixtures. I don't know if District Director Wen has said that our school is owed wages.

We have to live for a few months."
Chapter completed!