In a public environment like a workplace, no news could be kept under wraps. By lunchtime, word had spread everywhere that Li Ye was holding an impromptu English test.
So by twelve-thirty, the newly built small auditorium of the First Branch Factory was packed. Many people boldly signed up, hoping to seize this chance to make an appearance.
The First Branch Factory was a place where ability did the talking, so everyone believed that as long as they could let Li Ye and Lu Zhizhang see what they were capable of, they would have one more point in their favor at the next round of promotions.
Niu Hongzhang sat on the stage, silently watching people come and go. After a long while, he finally let out a soundless sigh.
At first, he had thought Li Ye's actions were merely a bout of "nonsense," but from what he saw and heard on the scene, he discovered many things he had never understood before.
This test had been arranged in great haste, yet several young cadres from the First Branch Factory quickly sorted out all the necessary arrangements. The entire process was orderly and methodical, busy without descending into chaos. Even amid all that bustle, they barely wasted any words.
If this had been at the main factory... forget it. Better left unsaid.
Niu Hongzhang had to admit that whether it was the organizational ability of the management or the spirit of the workers, the First Branch Factory was among the best he had ever seen. It was also precisely the kind of collective he most wanted to possess and control.
Niu Hongzhang believed that if the First Branch Factory would only submit to his management and strike wherever he pointed, it could certainly play a greater role and make the whole