Last Totem Novel - Chapter 477
Chapter 477 Campaign
Ancient stories and heroic poems were told by the strong man. Under the shade of the tree, the children sat beside him, their dirty little hands supporting their faces, and they were intoxicated. The fragmentary sunlight scattered on the ground. A gentle breeze blew past and the leaves rustled, bringing a trace of coolness and comfort to this hot summer.
Although this sturdy man was big and thick, his mind was strangely exquisite, vividly portraying the tenacity and persistence of the Sarados.
“Alright, we’re done. Hurry up and go back to your homework!” Half an hour later, the strong man finished his story, patted his butt and stood up, shouting at the children.
“I still want to hear it.” “Tell me one more.” “We want to hear the story of the Vast Expanse Sword, Northas.” The children pleaded.
“No! I can only talk about one a day.” The sturdy man said with a straight face.
‘”Whoosh! Whoosh!” “How stingy!” The children shouted dejectedly, but the strong man remained unmoved.
“Big Brother Dali, tell us another one. We will elect you in the election of the factory director in three months.” One of the children suddenly thought of something and said.
“Right, right, right. Brother Dali, we all support you as the factory director.” A child immediately echoed.
The sturdy man was stunned for a moment, then he smiled and said, “Little brat, do you have the right to vote?”
“We don’t, but our parents do.” “That’s right! We’ll let them all choose you.” “Brother Dali, our entire family supports you.” “My grandfather said that he would definitely choose you …” The children said in a tongue-tied manner.
But at this moment, the sturdy man’s expression suddenly sank. He said seriously, “Alright, alright, stop talking about this matter!”
“Ah!” “Brother Dali …” “Why are you angry?” Seeing that the strong man was angry, the children subconsciously took a step back.
“Brothers, please remember, no matter who you choose in the future, it should be based on the character and ability of that person, not the relationship between him and you, understand?” The sturdy man said in a deep voice.
“Understood!” “Understood!” “Alright!” The children answered loudly.
“It’s good that you understand.” The sturdy man smiled again, touched a child’s head, instructed him a few more times, and then turned around to leave.
A moment later, Tie Zha finished his soy milk and swallowed the rest of the sugar. Then, he patted his hands, picked up the bag containing the sugar and returned to the office building along the same path.
As soon as he got downstairs, he saw Canghai Ya and Quinn waiting for him by the jeep.
“What’s the matter?” Tie Zha stepped forward and asked.
“Let’s talk when we get back.” As soon as they met, Canghai Ya called for him to get in the car. Then, Quinn stepped on the accelerator and sped out of the factory with a rumbling sound.
After returning to the bar’s guest room, Canghai Ya carefully closed the door and revealed a mysterious smile to him.
“What’s the matter?” Tie Zha frowned as he asked. He liked to go straight to and fro, but he didn’t like this mysterious feeling.
“Young man, be patient.” Canghai Ya said with a smile. Then, from beginning to end, he told the whole story and what he had just learned.
Things have to start several decades ago …
At that time, Chunqiu Heavy Industries was divided into two factions, commonly known as “reformists” and “conservatives”.
The reformers dubbed the conservatives the “Guardian School”, meaning “Guardian of the broken pot as a treasure”; Conservatives jokingly call the reformers “capitulators”, meaning “surrenders to the Silver City dignitaries”.
Owing to the exclusion and suppression of the mainstream society, orders from Chunqiu Heavy Industries have been very low. The world parliament sees them as “accomplices to the brilliant remnants” and “potential threats” that would have been crushed long ago had it not been for the quality of their products. Even the price of the Wind Forest Volcano that the Temple had tailored for Origin Energy practitioners was pushed down again and again.
For the sake of future development, the two sects were constantly arguing, making the already difficult living environment even worse and worse.
Just like that, Chun Qiu Heavy Industries collapsed, leaving, scattering …
A few months ago, Qi Yun, who had been studying in the Western Continent, suddenly brought a female secretary back to the factory and offered to run for CEO. Originally, the head of the technology department, Lu Dali, was preparing to become the next CEO, but because of Qi Yun’s return, he was temporarily put on hold.
Qi Yun was Qi Shengtian’s grandson, and Lu Dali was Lu Chengshan’s son. After being heroes, he had a high reputation in the factory. However, Lu Dali grew up in the factory, and the workers were very familiar with him. As for Qi Yun, he left Fengkou Town as a teenager and went to the Western Continent to study. The workers could be said to be ignorant of him.
For the sake of fairness, the elders of the factory decided to let Qi Yun be the manager of the business department and let everyone observe for half a year before running for CEO with Lu Dali. However, Qi Yun’s style of handling affairs and radical ideas made many people unaccustomed and even somewhat disgusted.
Gradually, Qi Yun became a supporter of the reformists, while Lu Dali became a supporter of the conservatives.
But in today’s factories, most of the workers are conservative, and the reformers have long since gone to other companies to earn a living. Only reformers with deep feelings for Chunqiu Heavy Industries would stay, or people like Canghai Ya and Jiang Daya would rather work part-time on the ground floor than go to other companies.
As a result, Qi Yun’s supporters are few and far between. Moreover, the longer they spent together, the more inappropriate the elders felt for him. Elder Xue and Elder Huang, who had come today, were the elders of the reform faction. They had already clearly leaned towards Lu Dali.
Canghai Ya further analyzed that as long as Lu Dali was elected CEO, Chunqiu Heavy Industries could cooperate. Lu Dali was a real skilled worker. He was straightforward and didn’t have any tricks to play with. If he became CEO, he wouldn’t dare to say how good the quality was, but if he kept his word, there would definitely be no problem.
Originally, the CEO election was scheduled for three months, but now that there was business, the elders decided to move it to tomorrow afternoon.
“Ah?” Tie Zha and Quinn were stunned at the same time.
“Tomorrow afternoon, in the big canteen of the factory, let’s have a look together.” Canghai Ya smiled and invited.
At 9:30 the next morning, the Spring and Autumn Heavy Industries’ dining hall was bustling with voters.
Before the campaign began, Tie Zha and Quinn walked in under the leadership of Canghai Cliff. Looking around, it was a hall of tens of thousands of square meters. It was a rectangle, filled with rows of stainless steel tables and plastic benches. It was endless. Canghai Ya introduced that this dining hall could accommodate 5,000 people at once. In the prime of Spring and Autumn Heavy Industries, a meal was divided into three groups.
Most of the workers wore light blue or yellow canvas overalls and a few wore orange. According to Canghai Ya’s explanation, the light blue was from the Mech Division, the light yellow was from the Vehicle Division, and the orange red was from the Ordnance Division.
“Aunt Zhang, who do you choose?” “Of course, it’s vigorous. What about you?” “I definitely chose to be strong. I watched as I grew up. It’s reliable.” In front of Tie Zha, two aunts, one fat and one thin, were talking while eating melon seeds.
“Big sister, who are you going to choose?” “Manager Qi ~” “Why?” “Handsome ~” “Ai …” “Haha, I lied to you. I must have chosen Brother Dali.” Two young men and women whispered behind Tie Zha.
“Young Master Qi, you look like a dog, yet you still dare to come to the election?” “You think you’ve become a noble after going to the Western Continent? Aren’t you just a bumpkin?” “Look at him. He’s already reading his butt.” “Haha, you guys are too embarrassing.” “Everyone, save your breath. At least he is Qi Shengtian’s grandson. He doesn’t look at monks and Buddha’s faces.” “That’s what you should say. You don’t know how fierce he is when he scolds people.” “Yes, I heard that a few days ago, Uncle Wu’s daughter was scolded and cried by him.” A group of young people were discussing, and Feng Ping seemed to be one-sided.
Canghai Ya smiled as he listened to their conversation. He turned to Tie Zha and said, “Looks like the young people in the factory still haven’t forgotten their traditions.”
“Yes.” Tie Zha didn’t know how to answer, so he nodded in agreement.
Not long after, a vigorous old man climbed onto a long stainless steel table and announced the start of the campaign loudly. The noisy hall immediately quieted down. In less than three seconds, it became completely silent. Unexpectedly, these seemingly chaotic workers actually possessed such a strong unity and coordination. Tie Zha couldn’t help but glance at this ancient manufacturer.
The quality of the workers decided the fate of the factory.
He soon noticed that although many workers were eating melon seeds, peeling oranges, or eating all kinds of snacks and fruits, the ground was spotless. Upon closer inspection, one would discover that although their uniforms were worn out, they were all cleanly washed and neatly dressed. The men were all small flat heads, and the women were all short-haired, energetic, simple and capable.
Not long after, Qi Yun, who was dressed in formal clothes, wearing famous brand leather shoes, and his hair shining with grease, walked onto the stage with a thick stack of speeches. He turned over handsomely and landed steadily on the stage.
“Elders, seniors, friends, hello, I am Qi Yun, Qi Shengtian’s grandson” Qi Yun said loudly, but he did not receive many calls. Not only that, there were also people whispering.
“Do you still remember who you are?” “Please, don’t discredit your grandfather.” “No matter how you look at it, you’re like a profiteer, and you’re even wearing hair oil. You’re really a country bumpkin.”
Qi Yun ignored the commotion and focused on the manuscript. He continued, “Our Spring and Autumn Heavy Industries have reached the point of life and death. It’s time for us to make some changes …”
“In the past, our production mode was too inefficient and inadequate, causing our business to be depressed. And our pride of self-concealment has caused us to lose our market …”
“Heavens, he is denying the glory of his ancestors.” “Change what? You don’t want us to make cheap motorcycles, do you?” “Perhaps it’s a household appliance …” “Why not a child’s toy?” Someone whispered.
“We need to put down our pride and buy advanced machine tools from Central Heavy Industries and Western Heavy Industries to increase production efficiency …”
“Selling factory or selling body?” “Another person who wants to sell shares.” “Since the day he came back, he has been uneasy about his good intentions …” “I told you, he has been doing well in the Western Continent. Why did he come back?” The workers were all discussing.
“We need to put down our prejudices and fight for more partners, so that we can get more orders …”
“I don’t want to listen to him anymore!” “Why don’t you sell your grandfather’s ashes!” “Go back to the Western Continent! We won’t be the lackeys of the Silver City nobles!” The low-pitched discussion gradually turned into a furious roar.
Less than five minutes after the speech, Qi Yun was kicked off the stage by angry workers. There were even a few people who lifted plastic stools to smash him. Fortunately, the elders stopped him in time, otherwise, he would have been bloodied on the spot.
Immediately after, Lu Dali walked out of the crowd and stood on the podium amidst the enthusiastic cheers.
“Brothers and sisters, uncles and aunts, hello!” Lu Dali shouted loudly, causing the entire arena to boil.
“Powerful! Powerful! Infinite!” “Vigorous, we support you!” “Brother Dali, come on!” “Powerful! Powerful! Infinite!”