Although Zhou Ming understood everything in his heart, he did not declare it hastily. Instead, he continued his work. However, Zhou Ming found that the way his colleagues looked at him suddenly changed.
Zhou Ming used to be a transparent person in the eyes of his colleagues. After all, Zhou Ming did not have any senior background, and he was also a "loser" who was kicked out of the Jinzhou Factory. He would definitely not be favored by his colleagues in the department.
"Zhou Ming, I heard that two of your papers were published in ChemChina?" A middle-aged female colleague looked at Zhou Ming with a smile on her face.
"Ah? Yes! This issue was just published."
"Haha, then you have to treat me to dinner!"
"Haha, definitely! I will treat my colleagues to dinner when the payment comes."
"Zhou Ming, Yan Si asked you to accompany him out at night. You should prepare in advance." At this time, Yan Si's secretary Zhang came to the big office and said to Zhou Ming in front of him.
"Okay! Secretary Zhang, I understand."
Although Zhou Ming didn't know why Yan Si asked him to go out at night, he still picked up the phone on the table and called Sun Mingtao, and then told him that he would not go back at night.
At this time, many colleagues in the big office heard the conversation between Zhou Ming and Secretary Zhang, and they all expressed envy with different thoughts. As the head of the Technical Supervision Department, Yan Si’s behavior is the weather vane of the department. These people are used to sitting in the office. All the people know this very well.
When it was time to get off work in the afternoon, Zhou Ming followed Yan Si and got into Yan Si's car. In fact, there was nothing important in the evening, just a less important banquet.
During dinner, Zhou Ming met many of the big guys from the Chemical Industry Headquarters for the first time. Of course, Zhou Ming's role was just a wine pourer, and it was also the first time he felt how difficult it was to sit in an office. No wonder the Chemical Industry Headquarters became history in 1998.
"Si Yan, is this Zhou Ming from your Technical Supervision Department?" He thought the boss of the Chemical Industry Headquarters suddenly looked at Zhou Ming who was standing aside.
"Yes! Zhang Si."
"Haha, you are indeed young and promising!" Zhang Si looked at Zhou Ming with a smile on his face.
"Sir Zhang, you're commended. Compared with all the senior chemical engineers, I'm still far behind." Zhou Ming immediately said humbly.
"Well, Zhou Ming, China's chemical industry will be handed over to young people like you from now on."
The banquet lasted until seven or eight o'clock in the evening. After all the big guys had left, Zhou Ming followed suit back to the dormitory. Knowing that the elderly were used to going to bed early, Zhou Ming was worried that it would disturb the sleep of Sun Mingtao and his wife. So Zhou Ming did not return to Sun's house.
When he returned to the dormitory, Zhou Ming didn't see his roommate, because the roommate had already asked for leave and returned to his hometown. He was lying on the bed alone but he didn't feel sleepy. Zhou Ming simply sat up, put on his clothes, picked up a chemical engineering book and read it. got up.
There are roads in the mountain of books, and diligence is the path, and there is no limit to the sea of learning, and hard work is the boat.
Zhou Ming will not forget about it because he has achieved some achievements. Only by continuing to enrich his abilities and knowledge is the most important thing for him at present.
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When I went to work the next day, a female colleague from the same big office, the middle-aged woman Sister Rong who invited Zhou Ming to treat yesterday, came to Zhou Ming's side with a happy face.
"Zhou Ming, it seems you don't have a girlfriend yet, right?"
"Huh? That's right! I'm still young and have no plans to have a girlfriend yet." Zhou Ming looked at Sister Rong with a puzzled look.
"Haha, you must be twenty-three this year, right? You are not young anymore. How about I introduce you to my niece?"
"Ah? Thank you Sister Rong for your concern, but I really have no idea of a date right now." Zhou Ming rejected Sister Rong's kindness with a wry smile.
"Zhou Ming, my niece is very beautiful, why don't you just meet her." Although Zhou Ming repeatedly refused, Sister Rong was very confident in her niece, "I promise, after you meet my niece, you will definitely Your heart will get excited."
"Sister Rong, I've been here at our chemical headquarters for more than half a year, but I'm only a deputy chief engineer, so I still can't distract myself from my feelings." Zhou Ming shook his head again and explained.
"Zhou Ming, that's it. When I get off work at noon the day after tomorrow, I will take you to sit down and have a meal with my niece. We will discuss the details of the next step then."
Seeing Sister Rong's insistence, Zhou Ming knew that if he continued to refuse, he might offend this person. If Sister Rong could sit in an office at the chemical headquarters, she was probably a family member of some leader. There was really no need to offend him for such a trivial matter. people.
"Huh? Thanks a lot, Sister Rong. I'll treat you to Quanjude!"
"Well, that's what we settled on."
Seeing that Zhou Ming agreed, Sister Rong showed a satisfied smile. In fact, she had been observing Zhou Ming for a long time. She was neither arrogant nor impetuous, and her professional knowledge was outstanding. Now that she has caught Yan Si's eye, she will definitely do it in the future. He will make great achievements in the department.
After getting off work in the afternoon, Zhou Ming went directly back to Sun's house. When Sun Mingtao saw Zhou Ming coming back, he immediately became concerned about what happened last night.
"Zhou Ming, were you busy last night?"
"No, Si Yan from our department asked me to accompany him to a banquet until seven or eight o'clock in the evening. I was worried that it would affect your and aunt's rest, so I rested in the dormitory."
"Oh? Why did your boss, Yan, suddenly take you to the banquet?" Sun Mingtao was very aware of Zhou Ming's current embarrassing situation, and then looked at Zhou Ming with some confusion.
"Uncle, it's not about those two papers. Yan Si wants me to give him the first authorship the next time I write a paper." Zhou Ming explained with a wry smile.
"Haha, you were targeted so quickly?"
"Yes! Si Yan also promised to promote me to chief engineer and my rank to deputy department."
"Oh? This condition is very good. What did you think about it?" Sun Mingtao looked at Zhou Ming with a smile.
"Uncle, I'm worried that Yan Si will regard me as a silly dog chasing rabbits. That would be a big loss for me." Zhou Ming expressed his worries with a wry smile.
"Well, there are many such leaders in the system who are trying to make a big pie, so your worries are also necessary." After hearing Zhou Ming's concerns, Sun Mingtao nodded in agreement.
"Uncle, what I mean is to take it one step at a time. I don't have high expectations for this promotion."
"Well, Zhou Ming, have you forgotten Director Yin?"
"Director Yin?"
"Yes! Although he has retired from the chemical headquarters now, he still has connections there. I will take you to sit with him tomorrow."
"Thank you, uncle."
"Well, it's okay to let Yan Si be the first author of the paper in the future, but I definitely can't treat you like a silly dog chasing rabbits. I believe Yan Si knows about your relationship with Director Yin and won't go too far."
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