Over the next few days, Director Li tried his best and made countless phone calls in a very short period of time.
This kind of behavior is really a bit like today's telemarketing, it means completely casting a wide net.
But fortunately, the pace of life in those days was slow, so few people hung up the phone out of disgust. On the contrary, most people had a lot of fun chatting to relieve their boredom.
In this way, they really found several paths.
The first thing to be resolved was Su Jin's work problem.
Regarding this aspect, Director Li contacted three relationships.
One is the HR section chief of "Jingcheng Garment Factory No. 3", the other is the buyer of "Leimeng Garment Store". The other is the darning master of "Plande Washing and Dyeing Store".
So Hong Yanwu invited Director Li to accompany him and entertained him continuously.
And fate is like this. It's true that things depend on man-made decisions, but sometimes things really depend on God.
Because of Su Jin's case, the most promising places have encountered setbacks one after another, while the least promising places have succeeded.
Let’s talk about “Jingcheng Garment Factory No. 3” first.
It stands to reason that the HR section chief is in charge of recruiting workers, and should have the highest probability of success. However, people have said that their factory is all machine-produced, and they don't care about the workers' tailoring skills in the first place.
In addition, their factory is now overcrowded, and the leaders are almost starting to fight with each other in order to arrange for more people. They are having such a good time fighting each other that it is now difficult for even the children of workers to take over.
His job as the head of the human resources section is too difficult. To put it bluntly, he is squeezed between the bosses and workers, and he is ready to jump off the building. If he can arrange it, he is willing to put himself in the workshop and let others do it.
This is the HR section chief.
The most practical thing is that even his own children are still unemployed at home. So no matter how tempting the benefits are, he can't do it.
As a result, this meal turned into a grievance meeting for the HR section chief.
Then let’s talk about “Hongdu Clothing Store”.
In 1956, the Prime Minister and the Mayor of Beijing jointly proposed to sell a number of famous brand clothing brands such as "Leimeng", "Bowei", "Zoocun", "Lantian", "Wanguo" and "Hongxia" in Shanghai.
The store moved to the capital to meet the needs of the people in the capital and foreign affairs work.
The brand "Hongdu" was actually selected from the poems of the great leader. It was an initiative of renaming during the "movement". In fact, this store was the "Bowei" in the past.
The store was first located at "Qianmen Hotel" and later moved to "No. 28 Dongjiaomin Lane".
Because of its strong technical strength and excellent service quality, it not only enjoys a high reputation among foreign guests and celebrities, but since 1957, it has also begun to undertake the garment making business for leaders and foreign affairs personnel in "Zhongnanhai".
Therefore, in order to facilitate the tailor masters, the central government even made an exception and specially approved a car for "Hongdu" for their use in and out of "Zhongnanhai". What an honor is this?
It should be said that this job is absolutely suitable for me and it would be ideal to be able to do it.
Moreover, the buyer worked very quickly and there was no ink mark at all. I heard that Hong Yanwu promised two Greater China, and when it was time to invite them, this person actually invited their manager.
Logically speaking, there should be something to discuss about this matter since Hong Yanwu has all kinds of popular household appliances as his trump card.
But as soon as the manager of "Hongdu" heard about Su Jin's family situation, he didn't even take the next step and just rejected the matter.
This is not because he is very upright and honest, but he is not tempted at all. The key is that the "Red Capital" has to undertake the task of making clothes for leaders, and the political review conditions for internal employees are very high.
According to the manager, most of their employees’ parents are party members. No matter how poor Su Jin’s family conditions are, he must at least come from a family of industrial workers who have never made mistakes, and he is a member of the League. But as a child of a “small business owner”,
This is...
In short, this is really not something that can be solved by relying on favors or relationships. There is nothing we can do.
So this meal was a waste again. In order to keep his promise and make friends, Hong Yanwu even took in two cigarettes.
In this way, we finally arrived at the sewing and mending master of "Plande Washing and Dyeing Shop".
In fact, at this time, both Hong Yanwu and Director Li were thinking about using dead horse Quan as a living doctor. Their plan was to get Su Jin to work as a laundryman first, which would be better than having a pedicure, right? They would figure out other solutions later, be slow.
Change it slowly.
Unexpectedly, the darning master was very self-aware and very cautious. He would not go to a restaurant when meeting each other. Even if Hong Yanwu invited him again and again, the darning master would not accept the invitation. He just let them talk directly on the street.
Hong Yanwu had no choice but to go straight to the point, telling him about Su Jin and praising his family's craftsmanship in all aspects.
But the darning master still seemed very embarrassed.
He said it wasn't that he didn't want to help, it was just that his position was too small for him to talk about.
He could also invite the manager out, but the problem is that "Plande Laundry and Dyeing Shop" is also a company that moved from Shanghai to Beijing, and it is also the only unit in Beijing that provides laundry and fine darning. They still have to undertake foreign affairs tasks
.
So in terms of political review requirements, I'm afraid they are not much more relaxed than those in the "Red Capital".
So although it sounds like Su Jin is a talented person, there is a high probability that he will not be able to do it, so he must be mentally prepared first.
Just like that, the day dispersed hastily, and Hong Yanwu and Director Li were completely dejected.
Unexpectedly, it was only the next morning, and completely unexpectedly, the manager of "Plande" took the initiative to call Director Li and said that he had heard from the darning master that there was a person who wanted to find a job. He came from a tailoring family and knew how to do it.
Is it true to be an embroiderer?
Director Li responded vaguely, and then asked how the level was. Director Li said I couldn’t say that, and you have to meet in person to discuss it.
What I didn't even expect was that the person on the other end was very urgent and said he would see me soon.
So, before getting off work that day, Director Li found Hong Yanwu. Then the two of them went to ask Su Jin to ask for leave and went straight to West Fourth to meet with the manager of "Plande".
This meeting went extremely smoothly. I heard Su Jinyi talking about "Jingxiu" and "Suzhou embroidery" in a clear and logical manner. Manager "Pulande" was particularly surprised and said that your work is easy to talk about, as long as you can do me a favor.
After saying that, he hurriedly took them to No. 20 Xisi South Street, the "Zhaocun Women's Clothing Store" located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Ting Street.
When Hong Yanwu saw the word "Zhao Cun", he felt extremely disgusted. He thought to himself, why did he have to do it with Shanghai Hai?
It turns out that this is one of the old stores that moved from Shanghai to Beijing. The name of the store comes from Zhang Ailing, a well-known writer during the Republic of China, who said "Every inch creates, every inch creates."
Before the "movement", there was even a reputation circulating in Beijing that "men's clothing should go to Raymond, and women's clothing should be made of inches."
This is because these two stores once undertook all the clothing-making tasks for the leaders of "Zhongnanhai". The clothes of the main leaders and several first ladies at that time were only produced by these two stores.
Like Hongdu, which is currently popular, it is just a rising star. It is entirely because the "movement" blocked "Raymond" under the pretext of making fancy clothes. It has the opportunity to take over the banner of men's clothing.
The most unexpected thing was that when Hong Yanwu and the others entered the store, they found that "Zo Cun" actually paid great attention to their visit, and the store manager personally received them.
Especially towards Su Jin, he was particularly enthusiastic.
When the manager of "Zo Cun" asked someone to bring him a silk shirt, the manager of "Pulande" explained again. Only then did Hong Yanwu and the others understand. It turns out that "Pulande" and "Zoocun" are now both
Faced with a big problem.
The silk shirt that was taken from me was custom-made by an American female reporter at Zaocun just last month. It is not a standard style, but the American's own invention.
Because this American female reporter liked embroidery very much, she bought a lot of embroidery products in Beijing. So at that time, she specially brought two cuffs with blue background and gold thread, and asked to use this material to make the cuffs and collar of her shirt.
This requirement is not difficult to "make the size", and the finished product satisfied the Americans. However, no one expected that when the American reporter handed the dress to the hotel staff for cleaning service, it was picked up by the ignorant service staff.
It was burned with an iron.
The Americans were very angry. This also became a diplomatic incident and alarmed the "City Foreign Affairs Office".
According to the usual practice, of course the at fault party should apologize and ask the darning master of "Plande" to remedy the bad influence.
But the skilled darning master encountered difficulties this time. Silk is easy to mend, but embroidery thread is difficult to mend.
The embroidery thread is not simply embroidered, it is three-dimensional and has bumps and convexities. The most important thing is that the embroidery thread is not ordinary embroidery thread, it is real gold thread.
No one can figure it out, so they can only ask their superiors for help.
The "Municipal Foreign Affairs Office" had no choice but to start looking for Beijing embroidery masters on the one hand, and on the other hand, leave this task to "Zo Cun" and "Pulande" for joint discussion and resolution.
From then on, the American kept calling to ask questions. This gave the managers of the two stores a headache. Although they were innocent, they were really afraid that they could not solve the problem.
Because this is no longer a matter of who is right or who is wrong, and we can talk about the division of responsibilities.
Don’t forget, those American ladies are news reporters. When the news is published overseas, and the leader gets angry, no one will be able to bear the consequences.
So when they heard Su Jin speak, they firmly concluded that this was Beijing embroidery's "Ping Jin Da Seed" embroidery.
He also said that this kind of embroidery is made of real gold twisted threads coiled into patterns, or seeds are set on them. It is very delicate and luxurious. As long as he can provide gold thread, he should give it a try. If it doesn't work, his father will definitely be able to do it.
repair.
The two big managers were overjoyed. They were so reassured. They almost hugged Su Jin and kissed her. Needless to say, they asked Su Jin what else he needed? When can it be repaired?
Su Jin was very practical and said that he wanted a high-wattage standing lamp for lighting, an empty room where no one would disturb him, and a large table. As for time, he should hurry up and get it done overnight. But he had to go to work tomorrow...
The words were all finished here. Hong Yanwu quickly stood up and stopped Su Jin from talking. He negotiated terms with the two managers on his behalf.
He just asked one thing, what should Su Jin do with his job? Just now he only said it was "easy to talk about", but now he had to say it in an "easy to talk about" way.
He also made the ugly statement clear, saying that Su Jin's family was a "small business owner". Although he had removed his hat, he could never compare with the advanced families. Can such a person be arranged?
Hong Yanwu's shameless behavior of being a villain forced the two managers to make their stance clear.
"Zo Cun" really didn't dare to talk too much. They said that this must be reported to their superiors for instructions because there were too many leaders and foreign guests coming to their store.
However, the manager of "Pulande" dared to respond, saying that our place is all behind-the-scenes services and is not so strict. As long as Su Jin is really capable, even if "Zo Cun" cannot pass, their "Pulande" will definitely make Su Jin
Brocade, become a darning master.
Su Jin was happy now. In fact, as long as he could avoid pedicures, he could work as a laundryman.
But Hong Yanwu was still uneasy, and asked again, "Then you have to make it clear. Can he be a regular worker if he goes? There will be a staff."
The manager of "Plande" burst out laughing when he heard this. "You, you, are so thoughtful. Let me tell you, there are no temporary workers in a unit like ours."
In this way, a verbal agreement was reached. Su Jin stayed up all night and relied on his family skills to successfully embroider the pattern on the shirt.
And not only that, he also used gold thread to make up for and modify some areas that were somewhat damaged due to age.
Finally, I showed the shirt to the Americans again, and wow! It was actually better than before it was mended!
The American girl immediately gave her thumbs up and said "Wonderful"!
To this end, she also asked to meet with the darning master, take photos, write an article praising him, and introduce the magical skills of the Chinese in a newspaper!
In this way, Su Jin was photographed together with the masters of "Plande" and "Zuocun". The photo was accompanied by an English "letter of commendation" and was published in an American newspaper.
Do we need to talk about the rest? Being embarrassed has turned into showing off! The leader is naturally very happy.
The managers and employees of both stores were praised. Of course, the issue of Su Jin's political review was not a problem.
Think about it, people have already appeared overseas, this is a talent, how can they be buried as a pedicurist?
As a result, on April 20, the "Municipal Foreign Affairs Office" issued an approval document, asking Su Jin to report to work at "Zo Cun" on the same day!
Just like that, the last time, Hong Yanwu didn't spend any money, and the matter was done. Moreover, the "Zo Cun" Su Jin went to was at the same level as "Hongdu" and belonged to the same clothing company.
This is truly an incredible opportunity!
Of course, Hong Yanwu wouldn't be really happy to save a little money. For the sake of Su Jin's future, he still took Su Jin with him and specially invited Director Li and the managers of the two stores to have a meal together, and also gave him gifts during the meal.
I bought cigarettes and wine to express my gratitude.
This meal gave Su Jin enough face and laid a good foundation for his future interpersonal relationships.
At the wine table, the manager of "Pulande" was still joking. If he had known this, he should have taken the shirt from "Zo Cun" back to "Pulande" and asked Su Jin to mend it. Now he would get half the credit,
The talent is gone.
These words made the manager of "Zo Cun" elated and couldn't help but laugh again.
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