Chapter 171 Positions and Resources Li Peihang was a little confused. Did Ning Weidong really not know or was just pretending not to know? But it didn't matter, he just told what he knew. Last night's situation was pretty much what Ning Weidong had expected, and there were no surprises in the arrest of Deputy Director Liu. Deputy Director Liu was caught off guard and had no idea that he had been exposed. He was still thinking about taking the opportunity to get some first-hand information from Workshop 4 so that he could bargain with the Japanese and gain more benefits. Although he yearns for life abroad, Deputy Director Liu is not a fool. No matter how good the place is, if he wants to live a good life, he must have money. Ning Weidong asked: "Brother Li, is my fourth brother still in the factory?" Li Peihang nodded quickly. Ning Weidong said: "Wait for me here first, I will go ask and come back to tell you." This is exactly what Li Peihang wanted. Deputy Director Liu was suddenly arrested last night, and he didn’t know the inside story yet.
And this was also the punishment Li Weibing gave him. Li Peihang knew clearly that Chu Chengfu was the person chosen by Li Weibing, but now he deliberately refused to cooperate and pretended to obey Li Weibing but actually disobeyed him. Although Li Weibing did not point it out, he knew it very well. But from Li Weibing's perspective, he didn't have the energy to care about Li Peihang's thoughts. But this time, when Chu Zhongxin came to find Li Weibing, Li Weibing did not reveal anything to Li Peihang about his attitude. After a while, Ning Weidong found Chu Zhongxin. "Fourth brother, what's going on?" The two men stood at the edge of the corridor, and Ning Weidong took out a cigarette and handed it to him. Chu Zhongxin was in a good mood. Although his hair was still messy and his eyes were still bloodshot, he was in high spirits. He snorted and said, "You useless bastard, I used a little trick to get rid of you last night." Ning Weidong took a puff of his cigarette and was not surprised. People like Deputy Director Liu have no beliefs of their own. After being caught, few of them can resist, and his persistence is meaningless. Ning Weidong knew that the real value of Deputy Director Liu did not lie in himself, but in what he could explain. I immediately asked about the situation in this regard. Chu Zhongxin chuckled and patted Ning Weidong on the shoulder: "Weidong, if I can advance one level by the end of this year, I might lend it to you." Ning Weidong was slightly surprised: "It's such a great contribution!" Chu Zhongxin lowered his voice and said, "Based on the current situation, it is very likely that an important figure from the Oriental History Museum is involved this time..." Ning Weidong's heart trembled. No wonder Chu Zhongxin is so excited. If this matter is really confirmed, it will be an important bargaining chip against Dongyang. As the most critical person among them, Chu Zhongxin will definitely receive extra rewards. If nothing unexpected happens, he should be able to become a deputy director before the end of this year. Ning Weidong smiled and said, "Really? Then let me congratulate Fourth Brother first~ No, Director Chu..."
There was no one around, and Ning Weidong was half joking. Chu Zhongxin laughed and patted Ning Weidong again. At this time, a young man came out of the office temporarily assigned to them and shouted, "Boss, it's a call from home." Chu Zhongxin's expression became serious, and he immediately threw the half-smoked cigarette on the ground and said, "Weidong, I won't talk to you anymore. There's a letter from the bureau." After saying that, he hurried into the office to answer the phone. Ning Weidong didn't follow in. According to what Chu Zhongxin said just now, the situation this time is more sensitive, so we should be careful. Chu Zhongxin has just said that Deputy Director Liu had already given instructions. The reason why he is still standing here is definitely because he is waiting for the attitude from above. When this call came, I probably understood everything. Ning Weidong returned to the office slowly, thinking about the follow-up of this matter. Although it can be said that he was the instigator of the arrest of Deputy Director Liu, Ning Weidong was caught off guard by the current development. Especially when it comes to foreign teachers. come back to the office. Li Peihang waited eagerly without closing the office door. Seeing Ning Weidong coming back, he hurriedly asked what happened. Ning Weidong closed the door but did not hide anything. He picked out some of the things he could say. After hearing this, Li Peihang's expression changed again and again. It must be said that the sudden arrest of Deputy Director Liu is not a good thing for Li Peihang. Originally, Wang Guoqiang and Chu Chengfu were fighting fiercely, so he could wait for the right price and profit from it. This sudden incident is a warning to the two crown princes. They must stop their actions until they figure out what is going on. As the weakest third party, once the situation eases, his value will decrease. Li Peihang's face darkened. He looked up at Ning Weidong and wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, he didn't speak. He knew that from the very beginning, Ning Weidong was taken out. This was not only Chu Chengfu's trick, but also the intention of the Wang family and the Zhao family. Through Ning Weidong, these two companies indicated that they did not want to participate in the distribution of interests within the Red Star Factory. If he insisted on bringing Ning Weidong in, it would be tantamount to going against the wishes of the two families, and that consequence would be something he could not bear. Li Peihang took a deep breath and said, "Okay, I got it. Thanks, brother!" Ning Weidong smiled and nodded: "What can we say thank you to our buddies?" Watching Li Peihang leave, Ning Weidong turned around and closed the door. With his experience, he certainly understood the situation Li Peihang faced after Deputy Director Liu was arrested.
But this is not what he should consider. From the beginning to the end, Ning Weidong never wanted to be in the same boat with Li Peihang. …… At the same time, in Li Weibing's office. Li Weibing stood by the window and smoked silently. When he heard someone push the door open, he didn't turn around and asked calmly, "Is Chu Zhongxin gone?" The person who came in was Li Weibing's secretary. He held up his glasses and said, "Yes, Director." Li Weibing said, "Okay." The secretary said: "Then we..." Li Weibing waved his hand and interrupted, "Everything is the same as before, it's no big deal." …… At the same time, a dozen meters away, in another office. Wang Guoqiang looked helpless: "It's true that man proposes, God disposes. It just happened to be at this time..." Jiang Liya advised: "Director, there is nothing we can do. No one could have imagined that this would happen." Wang Guoqiang took a deep breath, exhaled, and said with a wry smile: "Xiao Jiang, let me say something superstitious. Do you think I have offended Tai Sui this year? Otherwise, why do I run into obstacles everywhere?" Jiang Liya didn't know what to say. Wang Guoqiang had never been so negative before. But think about it, things were going smoothly originally, and he had firmly suppressed Li Weibing in terms of momentum. Unexpectedly, at the beginning of this year, they first lost the great general Wang Kaifeng, and then stopped their activities. They wanted to find another way, and it should be a sure thing to give up Li Weibing to deal with Chu Chengfu. Who would have thought that when they had the upper hand, this incident happened again. They had to stop and give Chu Chengfu a chance to catch his breath. Wang Guoqiang asked, but he didn't expect Jiang Liya to answer. He just wanted to vent his emotions. He quickly cheered up and said, "It's just a matter of fighting again and again after repeated failures. It's no big deal." …… Afternoon, Ning Weidong’s office. Ning Wei stood in front of his desk with two dark circles under his eyes. He hadn't slept a wink since yesterday. Ning Weidong looked at him, perhaps emotional pain can really make people mature. After this incident, the young Ning Wei actually looked a little more mature. "Third brother, I'm sorry for causing you trouble and disappointing you." Ning Wei lowered his head, feeling depressed. Ning Weidong said with a smile: "What trouble have you caused me? Do you think that they went to so much trouble to find a young lady for you to sleep with because it was targeting you? Don't flatter yourself." Ning Wei didn't know what to say. Ning Weidong continued: "Okay, don't be so dejected, who are you showing it to? It's not a big deal, isn't it just that that woman took your virgin penis~"
Ning Wei's face flushed: "Third brother..." Ning Weidong interrupted, "A man should have a wife. You should learn from this failure and be more careful when dealing with people in the future. Don't be too open with others without much effort." Ning Wei nodded. Ning Weidong was at ease and didn't mention the matter anymore. Instead, he asked, "By the way, Xiaowei, there is something I want to ask you about." Ning Wei raised his head, somewhat confused: "Brother, if you have anything to say, just give me the order..." Ning Weidong said: "I know what you are thinking, but you are not an outsider, we are brothers." When Ning Wei heard this, his heartbeat quickened, his blood rushed up, his face turned red, and his nose felt a little sour. He wanted to say something, but couldn't. After a long while, he only called out: "Third Brother~" Ning Weidong smiled and said, "Okay, stop being a bitch." Ning Wei calmed down and said without hesitation: "Third brother, I will listen to you. Even if it means going through hardships, I will give it a try as long as you say the word!" Ning Weidong knew Ning Wei's character well, and his spit was like a nail. He stopped being sentimental and said, "You should listen to me and don't stay in the Red Star Factory. It just so happens that your sister-in-law is looking for someone else. Wang Xuewen and Zhao Chunming are also there. You can go there and keep an eye on it for me." Ning Weidong nodded immediately without thinking. He really didn't want to stay in the Red Star Factory. Although his target was secretly arrested under the pretext of theft this time, there would definitely be consequences later on. The truth cannot be hidden. It was no secret in the factory that they were dating. Now the girl is suddenly gone. What happened? Besides, Ning Weidong couldn't get over the fact that he was plotted against this time for a while. On the other hand, although he was a small leader in the safety team of the fourth workshop at the Red Star Factory and nominally he was only under Lu Zhou, he was only a temporary worker in the organization and not a large state-owned enterprise, so it would not be a pity if he left. Instead, I went to Zhao Ruyu's place, where I found myself in a large group. As for Ning Weidong’s idea, it is actually very simple. He had brought Ning Wei to the Red Star Factory as a temporary measure. At that time, Ning Weidong was assigned to the fourth workshop and there was really no one on hand. This problem does not exist now. What's more, Ning Weidong's future development is not in Red Star Factory. It’s not that the temple of Red Star Factory is too small to accommodate a great Bodhisattva like him. It is determined by Ning Weidong’s current position and positioning. To put it bluntly, what is the biggest label on Ning Weidong now? He was not the deputy section chief of the Security Department of the Red Star Factory, but Zhao Ruyi's lover, the son-in-law of the old Zhao family; he was the younger brother of Ning Weiguo, the son-in-law of the Wang family. Therefore, all of Ning Weidong's actions must be in line with the interests of the Wang family and the Zhao family. This is the rule, whether it is Ning Weidong or Ning Weiguo, it is the same. Since you have gained benefits, you have to bear the corresponding responsibilities. There is nothing to say about it. It was obvious that the Wang and Zhao families had already made their attitude clear through the previous incident with Wang Kaifeng and did not want to invest too much in the Red Star Factory.
Their goal was only to gain influence, not to directly control the means of production of the Red Star Factory. This means that the Red Star Factory is a secondary battlefield for the Wang and Zhao families. If Ning Weidong settles down here in the future, he will inevitably become a marginalized person of the Wang and Zhao families. This has nothing to do with closeness or distance, but is a matter of taking advantage of the situation and following the general trend. Not to mention that Ning Weidong is just a son-in-law, even if he is the family's biological son, it would be useless. This was also the important reason why Ning Weidong had to go with Zhao Ruyu to get the approval document. He had to find a way to break away from the scope of the Red Star Factory. If he remains trapped in the factory, he will end up in the same position as Li Peihang is now. For a production facility as large as the Red Star Factory, it would be difficult for the Wang and Zhao families to infiltrate it without investing a lot of effort. Li Weibing and Wang Guoqiang are not pushovers. If you can't take control, there will naturally be no corresponding position. That's why Ning Weidong was so indifferent to the changes in the factory. He would rather hide in the office and read a book than get involved. These struggles in the factory are just superficial; the real key lies in the game and exchange behind them. It just so happens that Li Peihang still hasn't seen through it, and is still struggling in his little corner of the factory, never looking up. Ning Weidong knew that if Li Peihang had that kind of awareness and insight, Li Weibing would not have chosen Chu Chengfu in the end. …… After deciding to let Ning Wei go to Dongyi Company, he sent Ning Wei away. Ning Weidong sat in the office with his thoughts wandering. With the arrest of Deputy Director Liu, the activities at the Red Star Factory will come to an end. Since he stayed out of it from the very beginning, it had no impact on Ning Weidong. Instead, it made him more certain about his next move. They certainly cannot stay in the Red Star Factory for long. If they want to obtain more resources from the Wang and Zhao families, they must enter the fields that the two families really care about and obtain key positions or key resources. Unfortunately now is not the time. Ning Weidong still has to wait for the correspondence exam results to come out, and only after he gets a technical secondary school diploma can he get rid of the label of working in substitution for work. At the latest by the beginning of next year, the authorities will conduct a large-scale cleanup of the situation of using work as a substitute for labor. By that time, given Ning Weidong's age and situation, if the problem cannot be solved in advance, he will have to be sent back and will remain a collective worker. In this era, there is a huge difference between cadres and workers. As the old saying goes, if the name is not right, the words will not flow.
If Ning Weidong wants to get a key position and obtain key resources in the future, he must be a cadre. This is a prerequisite. This is also the reason why Dongyi Company asked Zhao Ruyu to go there. If Ning Weidong went there, he could only be a worker. If he wanted to become a cadre, he would have to occupy a quota in the Machinery Bureau. It is far worse than squatting in the Red Star Factory now. …… At the same time, backstage at a theater in East City. Shi Xiaonan sat alone in front of the makeup mirror, motionless for a long time, her mind in a mess. Just now, she finally went to see Section Chief Zhang, hoping that he could help her negotiate and see if the situation could be turned around so that she could get back the spot to go to Hong Kong. Section Chief Zhang was very easy to talk to and agreed to help ask. Although he didn't pat his chest, he seemed quite confident in his words. This made Shi Xiaonan overjoyed. However, the next request made by Section Chief Zhang left her stunned. (End of this chapter)