As noon approached, Zhao Dongsheng had already visited several key departments of Northern Steel Company. Jiang Yong had prepared meals for Zhao Dongsheng in the factory hospitality hotel. Everyone got into the car and went to the company hospitality hotel for dinner.

The lunch was very rich, and Jiang Yong had put a lot of effort into this meal. He specially invited a successor of the Royal Imperial Chef to take charge of the spoon and invited Zhao Dongsheng to try the authentic palace dishes.

The atmosphere at the table was very light. Zhao Dongsheng and Jiang Yong and others were chatting and laughing. The relationship between the two sides was closer together. This is the reason why the wine table culture has a long history. It has brought people closer together very well.

Halfway through the meal, a staff member hurriedly walked into the private room and whispered a few words in Meng Qing's ear. Meng Qing's face changed slightly, and then he followed the staff member quietly.

Zhao Dongsheng noticed this scene and felt that something had happened, but this was Jiang Yong's territory. He didn't want to ask if Jiang Yong didn't say it, and then he drank with Jiang Yong and others.

Ten minutes later, another staff member came in and went straight to Jiang Yong who was laughing with Zhao Dongsheng, and whispered something in his ear.

"Nothing!" Jiang Yong's face changed suddenly when he heard this. He couldn't help but whisper, then adjusted the expression on his face, and said to Zhao Dongsheng with a smile, "I have something to do, I'll go out."

After saying that, Jiang Yong led the staff away in a hurry. Zhao Dongsheng couldn't help but frowned slightly when he saw this. It seemed that what happened was not small, and even Meng Qing could not settle it. Jiang Yong needed to take action himself.

With a bang, shortly after Jiang Yong left, just as Zhao Dongsheng was clinking cups with a deputy general manager of Northern Steel Company, the door of the box was pushed open heavily. An old man with a cane and a medal on his chest was surrounded by several young people and walked in.

"Oh, Mr. Zhang, why are you here?" Seeing the old man, Ma Ming, the general manager of the Northern Steel Corporation sitting near the door, quickly stood up and smiled to help the old man, "Master, come, let's go to the room next door, I'll have a few cups with you."

"Ma Jiaxiao, you have nothing to do with you today. I'm here to solve the problem with the leader." Mr. Zhang pushed Ma Ming's hand away, walked to the table and glanced at the sumptuous food on the table. He knocked hard on the edge of the table with a crutch, and said with a gloomy face, "Didn't you say you don't have money? This table is at least a thousand!"

After hearing Mr. Zhang's words, the people present couldn't help but look embarrassed. Zhao Dongsheng looked at the badge hanging on Mr. Zhang's chest with interest, including combat medals and labor medals. It seemed that he was not only a combat hero but also a model of labor.

"Master, today our factory is going to entertain an important guest. It is related to the future development of our factory. Chairman Jiang will solve your problem for you." Seeing that the atmosphere at the scene was a little awkward, Ma Ming quickly grabbed Mr. Zhang and said nervously, if he offended Zhao Dongsheng, the consequences would be bad. All the previous efforts would be wasted.

The predecessor of Northern Steel Company was Northern Steel Factory. Although it was restructured last year, the people in the factory still habitually called Northern Steel Company a factory.

"Important guest?" Mr. Zhang glanced at the people present and found that there were two strangers he didn't know at the table, one was Zhao Dongsheng, and the other was Li Tianyi, director of the Hedong Provincial Office in Beijing. The leadership of Northern Steel Company is all department-level cadres. It is really not easy for Zhao Dongsheng to find someone with equal status, so he brought Li Tianyi, one was to support the venue and stop the wine, and the other was to introduce new interpersonal relationships to Li Tianyi.

"You are the boss of Warwick Group? Do you know that there are more than 3,000 workers in our factory now who can only get basic living expenses. The family is too poor to lose money. Even the money for children to go to school has to be borrowed from relatives, but you are eating and drinking here. Don't you feel guilty?"

Mr. Zhang then turned his eyes on Li Tianyi, thinking that he was Zhao Dongsheng. Who made Li Tianyi look like a leader? So he knocked the edge of the wine table with a crutch and said loudly to Li Tianyi, feeling a little excited.

"Master, to be honest, I really missed the meal. I didn't expect you to have such great difficulties." Mr. Zhang's words surprised the leaders of the Northern Steel Company at the scene. Just when they were worried that Zhao Dongsheng would be angry, Zhao Dongsheng stood up and said to Mr. Zhang seriously, "For this, I apologize to you."

As he said that, Zhao Dongsheng bowed to Mr. Zhang solemnly. Although he felt that Mr. Zhang was a bit too extreme, he felt that there was nothing to worry about when facing such a respected combat hero and model of labor. Long live understanding!

As soon as Zhao Dongsheng stood up, he whistled, and everyone present stood up, and the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became a little solemn.

"You are..." Mr. Zhang didn't expect Zhao Dongsheng to apologize to him, nor did he expect that Zhao Dongsheng would stand up together, so he looked at Zhao Dongsheng in surprise.

"Master, this is Mr. Zhao of Warwick Group. Some time ago, he successfully acquired a mining company in Brazil. That mining company has high-grade ore with rich reserves."

Seeing this, Ma Ming quickly introduced Zhao Dongsheng to Mr. Zhang, and quietly pointed out the reason why Jiang Yong invited Zhao Dongsheng to dinner - high-grade ore, which is a very important raw material for the steel company.

Mr. Zhang obviously did not talk about how young Zhao Dongsheng was, and it seemed to be about the same age as his grandson. After hearing Ma Ming's words, he immediately understood the reason why Jiang Yong invited Zhao Dongsheng to dinner this time. He was stunned for a moment. He had worked in the steel plant for more than 30 years, so he naturally knew the importance of high-grade ore to the steel plant.

"Master, since we met today, it's fate. Sit down and have a drink. Tell me if you have something in your heart. Maybe I can help you." Zhao Dongsheng signaled the waiter beside him to bring a chair and put it next to him, and then smiled and sent an invitation to Mr. Zhang, "Don't worry, you will never lose your worries about this meal today."

Master Zhang thought about it after hearing this, then walked over and sat down on the chair. He was not even afraid of going to the battlefield to fight against the enemy for bayonets, but also afraid of Zhao Dongsheng, a little doll.

"Master, you are a fighting hero and a model worker. You have made great contributions to the country. I will toast you this cup." Zhao Dongsheng poured wine for Mr. Zhang, held it up and said to him with a smile, invisibly showing outsiders why he respected Mr. Zhang.

"Mr. Zhao, you are a cheerful person, so I just said that the benefits of our third-branch factory have been bad over the years. Everyone gets a dead salary, and there is no bonus or other benefits. Everyone knows that the factory is in trouble, so there is no complaints, and they are busy with their work with all their heart and strength."

Mr. Zhang heard what Zhao Dongsheng meant and thought that Zhao Dongsheng was a cheerful person. So he took the wine glass and drank it all, and said to him in a deep voice:

"But last year, the factory was reorganized and directly stopped production from our third-branch factory. Everyone was on duty and only paid for basic living expenses. It has been almost a year in a flash. Every time we ask the factory leaders to ask when the third-branch factory will resume production, we ask us to go back and wait for news. Seeing that it is almost the Chinese New Year, there is no movement in the factory, and everyone really can't wait. I heard that Director Jiang came back from a foreign trip and wanted to treat you to dinner here, so I came to ask for an explanation."

"Haha..." Zhao Dongsheng laughed when he heard this, "Master, Mr. Jiang is not going to travel, but to Brazil with Mr. Xu of the Mining Corporation for the ore. I think he doesn't want to solve the problem of your third-part factory, but now the market competition is so fierce, it is not easy for a factory with thousands of people to re-operate. I think Mr. Jiang is also in a very difficult situation now, and he also wants your third-part factory to get on track as soon as possible."

"We are not sure about the difficulties in the factory. The key is that everyone has no hope now and people's hearts are dispersed." Mr. Zhang sighed. On the Mid-Autumn Festival and New Year's Day, people from other branches paid holiday fees and distributed things, while in the third-tier factory, there were several moon cakes and a few kilograms of noodles, which inevitably made people's hearts fluctuate.

"Master, there is no threshold that cannot be overcome. Now is a critical period of economic reform. As long as you survive this level, everything will be fine." Zhao Dongsheng knew what Mr. Zhang meant, so he smiled and said, "To be honest, I came here this time to discuss cooperation with Mr. Jiang. If the cooperation goes smoothly, your third-branch may resume production next year."

"Really?" Mr. Zhang showed a look of surprise when he heard this. He did not expect that Zhao Dongsheng would bring him such good news.

The leaders of the Northern Steel Company who were present couldn't help but look at each other when they heard this, and all showed a look of surprise. Since Zhao Dongsheng said it in public, the cooperation matters would not be fake, so this means that the matter of high-grade ore is very easy to negotiate.

The atmosphere in the private room immediately eased. Zhao Dongsheng smiled and talked to Mr. Zhang about the history of the Northern Steel Plant. When Jiang Yong and Meng Qing rushed back with sweat, they looked at the scene in front of them in shock: It seemed that Zhao Dongsheng and Mr. Zhang were chatting... they were having a happy chat.

Mr. Zhang was a combat hero who joined the army during the Anti-Japanese War. After demobilization, he entered the third-branch of the Northern Steel Company, the predecessor of the Northern Steel Company. He was a famous model worker of the Northern Steel Factory. He retired as the director of the Third-branch Factory in the mid-1980s and had a high prestige in the Northern Steel Factory.

I heard that Jiang Yong was going to entertain Zhao Dongsheng at the hospitality hotel today, so the people from the Third Branch went to find Mr. Zhang and asked Mr. Zhang to lead everyone to ask Jiang Yong for an explanation, but he was stopped by the security guard at the entrance of the hospitality hotel.
Chapter completed!