Chapter 145 The Youngest Deputy Head of a Branch
Not long after the first month of the lunar year, Director Jin was finally promoted to the next level and became the deputy director of the art troupe and concurrently the office director, becoming the second-in-command of the art troupe!
At the Lantern Festival Gala, the crosstalk performed by the Railway Art Troupe won a lot of applause in front of the leaders.

After all, everyone is used to the old routine, and this "Fantasy in the Tiger's Mouth" is really refreshing.

God-level works like "Love My China" and innovative phenomenal works like "Fantasy in the Tiger's Mouth" have finally made him succeed after years of hard work.

Not only him, but also the committee member was transferred to Erbin Railway Bureau as a full-time deputy committee member for this achievement. That is the earliest railway bureau in the new era. There are thousands of employees and he is the real third in command.

If we had known this earlier, the committee member and the group leader would have changed the direction of the cultural train before the New Year.

The head of the group was promoted one level and became a committee member, the de facto top leader.

Hu Yansheng, the newly married branch director, was promoted to the next level and became the deputy director of the art troupe, becoming the third in command of the entire art troupe.

It wasn't easy for Captain Huyan either. She had a disabled son with her ex-husband and raised him on her own after the divorce. She finally found an ordinary worker who was willing to accept her son and remarried.

Well, this was revealed to him by Director Jin, oh, Deputy Director Jin, recently. It was also because of this that he was not in a good condition before and became the second substitute for the song.

Because Wang Yuanchao also served as the deputy director of the song and dance troupe.

With his CET-6 in literature and art, it's impossible for him to take the position of office director, let alone the section chief.

If these achievements were given to another person, he would definitely become the director of the song and dance troupe!

It was just because he was too young. Even after the Chinese New Year, he was only 17 years old according to his lunar age.

Can you manage this team well?
Leading a team and creating are two different things.

After sufficient discussion and research by the organization, and Wang Yuanchao's own initiative and humility, he was finally appointed as the deputy director of the song and dance troupe, mainly responsible for creative work, and also assisting Deputy Director Hu Yan in managing the song and dance troupe.

When the team leader is promoted to committee member, it is impossible for him to be in charge of specific professional matters anymore, and he needs to gradually get rid of them.

Deputy Director Jin is not a professional, so as deputy director, Hu Yansheng not only manages the song and dance troupe, but also has to take care of the professional work of several other branches.

It will take a long time to adjust this complicated relationship.

In any case, Wang Yuanchao needs an independent office and can no longer work with his colleagues in the business department.

A 17-year-old deputy head of a branch group, this was only possible during Ge Min's era.

That is to say, Wang Yuanchao produced two masterpieces in succession with high quality, and he was supported by the old committee members and Deputy Head of the Group Jin.

Oh, by the way, Wang Yuanchao also just got a correspondence diploma from the Broadcasting Institute across the street. Now his education level is no longer that of a junior high school student, but equivalent to that of a technical secondary school student or a high school student! He is eligible to continue his studies!

Of course, in addition to these changes at the top level, there are several comrades in office positions at the middle level who will be transferred following the transfer of the committee members.

When the committee members go to work in the local areas, they will definitely not bring people from the four business groups with them. Will they go to sing and dance? To sing and perform? Or to perform juggling?
But as soon as Wang Yuanchao finished his speculation, he found himself slapped in the face.

Someone from the dance troupe was transferred away.

I went to the local area to assist the full-time deputy committee member in carrying out the spiritual and cultural construction of the organization.

Whoops!
With this wave of personnel changes, some comrades in certain positions have also been moved up or down along with the changes in the organization's management, which is normal.

Some cadres and cultural and artistic backbones from regional units within the railway system were also transferred here to fill some of the gaps here.

Wang Yuanchao suddenly felt a little bit sorry that he didn't have any business talent at hand! He wasted this great opportunity.

If he has the manpower, it is not impossible for him to add a few people to the group.

It seems that I can't just float around outside forever, I have to consolidate my foundation in the system. It's good to arrange some of my own people.

Lin Bai, head of the business department, followed the committee member to Erbin.

Because the structure of the art troupe has not changed for a long time, Zhang Yang, the highest-ranking person under Lin Bai, is only level 21, a level 3 clerk, which is 16 levels away from the 5th level of a section chief!
Putting aside their abilities, which are not enough to bridge such a huge gap, the pen-wielding secretary cannot be vague. Didn’t you see that when the old committee member was sent out, the first person he took was Section Chief Lin?
As a result, Lin Bai was taken away by the old committee member, and the new committee member had to find such a person, because he had not been in charge of this matter before, he was only in charge of the business of several branches.

However, the chief of the business department would naturally be the new commissioner's chief secretary.

It is normal that a new emperor appoints new ministers.

Just as the three old colleagues from the Business Department finished flattering him, Wu Lanfang, an officer from the Personnel Department, came over and invited him to go to the survey office.

Captain Huyan took over the office of the deputy captain, and the remaining office naturally belonged to Wang Yuanchao.

This office is similar to Director Jin’s previous office.

The desk is old, the chair is still made of wood and is very mottled. There is a wooden sofa and coffee table for guests, and some bookcases. Except for the larger space, everything shows signs of time.

"Wang Tuan, do you think there is anything else that needs to be adjusted?"

Wang Yuanchao smiled and said:
"Sister Wu, please don't let things get estranged between us.

When I first started working, you helped me with the formalities, you took me around the office, and you even helped me arrange the dormitory.

If you treat me with disrespect, I will be sad."

Wu Lanfang was happy in her heart but did not dare to show it on her face. She was not a teenager anymore and had been in the office for many years!
"That won't work. In the workplace, we have to address people by their titles. Without the rules, there will be no order, right?"

Wang Yuanchao said:

"Why don't you call me Comrade Yuan Chao, otherwise I will feel uncomfortable."

Wu Lanfang covered her mouth and smiled, saying:
"Captain Wang, I have to call you twice more so that you can get used to it."

Wang Yuanchao smiled helplessly:
"Forget it, forget it. Call me whatever you want. I'll just call you Sister Wu."

Wu Lanfang smiled, somewhat charmingly, and said:

"Then I would like to thank Wang Tuan for his kindness! In addition, Wang Tuan, you can choose a business assistant to help you with your daily work and life arrangements. Do you think there is a suitable candidate?"

There are many business groups in each branch, and it is definitely impossible for a branch leader to manage them all alone. For example, the song and dance troupe has a choir, a dance group, and a band. Each team has a captain and team members.

In addition, the song and dance troupe also has an office to coordinate the various teams. The director of this office is usually a section-level or deputy section-level cadre, who is responsible to the branch leaders. It is considered the branch's own administrative agency.

Wang Yuanchao had talked about this with his direct superior Huyan Sheng before. Huyan Sheng meant that she didn't have the energy to take care of it all. Apart from the choir, which she would directly lead, she hoped that Wang Yuanchao would lead the other offices and dance bands.

The choir's captain is Liu Jian, a tenor who has no specialties. The deputy captain is Shi Yue, a soprano who has no specialties. Anyway, there is no such thing as copyright these days, so you can sing whatever song you like.

Below are the singing team, harmony team and chorus team, a total of 14 people.

The dance team, the original captain has been transferred and the position is temporarily vacant. The deputy captain is Tian Bin, a male dancer, and there are 19 dancers under him, 9 men and 10 women.

The band's captain, Zhu Jiahong, is proficient in all kinds of musical instruments and is good at arranging music. He has 7 members who perform accompaniment.

The office director, Xia Dan, was the former assistant to Captain Huyan, and he had three clerks under him.

In addition to coordinating internal work, he is also responsible for connecting with the art troupe.

What Captain Huyan meant was that she needed Xia Dan to continue to assist her in her work, but she would also let Xia Dan help Wang Yuanchao with the transition for a period of time. After all, Wang Yuanchao was not familiar with the situation of the song and dance troupe.

There are four people in the office. Except Xia Dan, who must be taken away, Xia Dan will also take one of the other three people to be responsible for the chorus, and leave the two people in the dance band for Wang Yuanchao to use.

Before Wang Yuanchao completely took over the work of the song and dance troupe, he could only arrange one more business assistant.

So this was all agreed upon. But where could Wang Yuanchao find the manpower?
His original office business department was full of secretaries of the committee members, who were just responsible for coordinating and following up on different tasks. Only he, a creative talent, was put in by Director Jin, and he was not responsible for any specific work.

The general environment does not allow leaders to have so many secretaries, so the business department was established.

This is also the reason why in his diary at that time, the term "committee member" appeared more frequently and the term "group leader" appeared less frequently. He couldn't make the same mistake as Zhen Zhi, right?
Wang Yuanchao took stock of the talents around him and sadly discovered that no one was available.

So he said:
"Sister Wu, how about you come and help me?"

This person was one of the colleagues he interacted with the most. He was very mature in all aspects of dealing with people and was quite nice to him in the beginning.

Wu Lanfang didn't expect Wang Yuanchao to call on her. She was surprised. After making sure that her ears were not blocked, her breathing became a little rapid.

How could she not be greedy for this position?

With Director Jin being promoted to deputy head of the delegation, Deputy Director Feng, who was originally in charge of the personnel and finance departments, will most likely also have his responsibilities adjusted. It depends on whether he will have the opportunity to be summoned by the old committee members in the future.

The two section chiefs are now busy expressing their loyalty to the new committee members.

But no matter how she tried, Wu Lanfang knew that she could not get that position.

She is now a Level 22, Level 4 clerk, which is equivalent to the salary of a college graduate. But it took her ten years to earn this.

If he followed Wang Yuanchao, even if he was just a nominal deputy section chief like Zhang Yang, his clerk level could be raised!

She believed that as long as she did not make any mistakes and followed Wang Yuanchao's footsteps closely, she might not need to climb up step by step. She might be able to skip level 3, level 2, and level 1 clerk in a few years, and then become a deputy section chief or even a section chief.

The one she wants to follow is Wang Liuji!

She was very smart and had already seen that Wang Liuji had no one available!

If you miss this village, you won’t have this shop.

Wu Lanfang's cheeks trembled uncontrollably, and her voice changed. She said:

"Wang Tuan, you, you are not kidding, right? I, I will take it seriously."

Wang Yuanchao said solemnly:

"Sister Wu, I'm not kidding. I'm serious. It's better to use cooked food than raw."

Wu Lanfang's face flushed, then as if she had thought of something, her face turned pale again and she said:
"But, you see, other leaders' assistants are all of the same sex, but we..."

After being reminded of this, Wang Yuanchao discovered that it was true.

So he said:
“Are there any clear regulations?”

Wu Lanfang said honestly:
"That's not the case, but it's an unwritten rule."

Wang Yuanchao smiled and said:
"When was Sister Wu born?"

Wu Lanfang seemed to have thought of something, her eyes lit up, and she said:

"43 years! I started working after graduating from junior high school in 56!"

Wang Yuanchao was stunned for a moment and said:
"Then you have been working for a younger age than I do!"

Wu Lanfang said shyly with a little pride:
"I just happened to catch up with the five-year primary school system and skipped a grade, so I graduated early."

Wang Yuanchao said:

"That shows that you are smart, Sister Wu!

I was born in 50. Sister Wu, you are 7 years older than me. What is there to worry about?
Call my brother-in-law out one day and I’ll treat him to a meal.

When he saw it, he realized that your leader was just a little brat!

Well, there won't be anything to worry about, right?"

Wu Lanfang said embarrassedly:

"I, I, have been divorced for several years..."

Wang Yuanchao was a little dumbfounded. Divorced at such a young age? There are always many troubles around a widow! Besides, this widow is not ugly.

Wang Yuanchao thought for a moment and said:

"Do many people in the company know about this situation?"

Wu Lanfang smiled awkwardly:
"This is such a shameful thing, and I can't tell anyone about it. But if you really want me to help you, I'm afraid I can't hide the fact that the organization is investigating."

At the end, she bowed her head. These days, promotions for cadres must be publicly announced, and it's not like no one in the unit knew about her situation, so she would never dare to lie.

Wang Yuanchao felt a little sad. Is it so difficult to recruit talents?
"So your divorce was the man's fault?"

Wu Lanfang was about to cry, her voice choked with sobs:
"I can't have children..."

Unable to bear children?

Wang Yuanchao's first reaction was to ask about her menstrual period and help take her pulse, but he suppressed his impulse and said:
"That's it for now, I'll think about it."

Wu Lanfang wiped her tears and was about to say goodbye. Wang Yuanchao said:

"Take your time here. If you go out like this, people might think I'm bullying you!"

Wu Lanfang smiled bitterly, sat on the wooden sofa, and was in a daze.

Since he was free anyway, Wang Yuanchao asked:

"Sister Wu, at work, do you have a good relationship with someone who can help you speak up for your boss?"

If there is a leader with good connections who can help to express support, it is not impossible to give it a try, because Wang Yuanchao thought that as an officer of the personnel department, Wu Lanfang must be familiar with everyone in the regiment!
Isn't this just a humanoid computer? Resume collection?
If he wants to make a difference in the group, he really needs such talents.

If Wu Lanfang was still in the Personnel Department, it would be impossible for her to share details about each person with him.

But if she were to be his assistant and future office director, it would be impossible for her not to consider Wang Yuanchao, and she would naturally tell him everything she knew.

Wu Lanfang's face changed slightly and she shook her head.

This subtle change could not escape Wang Yuanchao's keen observation.

This made him very disappointed. The other party still had a little secret and was unwilling to be open and honest with him.

Forget it. After all, the two of them didn’t have a close relationship before. It’s just that the other person is a clerk in the personnel department and is good at dealing with people.

So Wang Yuanchao stopped talking, leaned back in his chair, picked up a book and started reading.

Wu Lanfang was a very smart person. Looking at Wang Yuanchao's expression, she knew very well that Wang Yuanchao was closing the door to her.

(End of this chapter)