Chapter 65: The Quality Inspection Team is Established, and He is the Team Leader.
Chapter 65: The Quality Inspection Team is Established, and He is the Team Leader.
Zhang Xiaodong had already heard from his wife Liu Yan that Song Qiao wanted to promote him to team leader.
"Mr. Song, I'll be right there."
Zhang Xiaodong agreed and rode his bicycle back from the Yuhuwan construction site.
Taking this opportunity, Song Qiao took out the quality assurance contracts from the nine construction sites and looked at them. Not only did they bear Jiang Ming's signature, but they also bore Song Jianguo's.
Song Qiao stared at the three characters "Song Jianguo" for a long time, and then took out her father's signature on a document from five years ago to compare it. She gradually realized that the name was a forgery. At first glance, the strokes were similar, but upon closer inspection, there were differences.
Because the contents are related to the safety of every construction site, Song Jianguo could not help but strictly control them. If he strictly controlled them, many conditions would be restricted. In order to meet the deadline, Jiang Ming made some of the hard conditions too vague.
Song Qiao carefully examined the documents before finally locking them in the drawer.
The project manager position was given to Song Qiao, and she had to be prepared for all the worst and guard against Jiang Ming sabotaging things behind her back. If there were any major quality problems, it would be no joke and could drag the company into the abyss. At best, the company would go bankrupt, and at worst, it would face lawsuits.
Song Qiao had just devised a plan and was about to go to the chairman's office to discuss it with her father when Zhang Xiaodong arrived.
He knocked on the door, and after Song Qiao called out "Come in," he came in.
"Brother Xiaodong, please have a seat!"
Song Qiao decided to promote Zhang Xiaodong to the company's quality inspection team leader, which was something she had been considering for the past few days.
"President Song, you wanted to see me?" Zhang Xiaodong entered and stood in front of Song Qiao's office without sitting down.
"Here's the thing, your job needs to be temporarily changed. Please come with me to the chairman's office."
Just as Zhang Xiaodong had expected, he looked at Song Qiao with gratitude and said, "Okay!"
Zhang Xiaodong is thirty-five or thirty-six years old. He is not very tall, but he is a very steady person. Liu Yan said that his major is architecture.
When he was at home, all he ever heard was Liu Yan yelling at the children; he never heard Liu Yan's voice.
Song Qiao got up and walked out of the office, craning her neck to look into Jiang Ming's office. No one was there.
"Let's go!"
Zhang Xiaodong understood Song Qiao's actions. There was already a rift between Song Qiao and Jiang Ming, and he was already dissatisfied with Jiang Ming. Now he thought it was time to take sides.
"President Song, I just saw President Jiang go out."
Zhang Xiaodong's tentative remark made Song Qiao understand his meaning.
"With whom? Zhang Xiaoya?"
Song Qiao meant that he already knew about Jiang Ming and Zhao Xiaoya from your wife.
"No, it was just him."
Song Qiao glanced at him and said, "Pay more attention to Jiang Ming in the future. After all, you are older than him, and he acts impulsively."
Hearing Song Qiao's words, Zhang Xiaodong nodded in agreement: "Okay! I'll keep an eye on him from now on, and I'll call you if anything happens."
Song Qiao already knew what had happened in the past without Zhang Xiaodong having to say it, and she needed Zhang Xiaodong's help with what was to come.
"Brother Xiaodong, come in."
Upon arriving at the chairman's office, Song Qiao pushed open the door and glanced at Zhang Xiaodong.
After the two entered, Song Jianguo, who was looking at the documents on the table, looked up at them and said, "Sit down!"
Song Jianguo knew that his daughter must have new plans for taking Zhang Xiaodong with her.
“Dad! This is Xiaodong from our neighbor’s house. He used to be in charge of distributing materials to Yuhu Bay. I have a new suggestion. For the company’s development, we must set up a quality inspection team. How about we make Xiaodong the team leader?”
Song Jianguo didn't agree immediately. Instead, he looked at Zhang Xiaodong and asked, "You used to work as a materials distributor. Do you know how much material is needed for each phase of construction?"
In Song Jianguo's industry terminology, "Phase One" refers to the first four floors of a building.
Zhang Xiaodong immediately replied, "Chairman Song, according to my calculations, if the first phase is completed, the ring beam and the supporting columns will require 6 tons of steel reinforcement, 3 tons of cement, 2 tons of lime, and 8 tons of sand, according to normal standards."
Was the construction of Yuhu Bay carried out according to this standard?
Song Jianguo looked at Zhang Xiaodong and asked.
"Currently, Mr. Jiang is using the minimum standard: 5 tons of steel bars, 2.7 tons of cement, 2.1 tons of lime, and a little more sand, which is 10 tons."
Upon hearing this, Song Jianguo picked up a folder from the table and threw it to Song Qiao: "Take a look at how much he wrote in the materials?"
Song Qiao took a look: 5.5 tons of steel bars, 3.5 tons of cement, 3.3 tons of lime, and 7 tons of sand.
“Dad, if we follow this standard, our project quality is top-notch, but Xiaodong said that we didn’t use that many.”
Song Jianguo did the math for Song Qiao: "If he cuts down on materials like this, the money saved on materials at the construction site this period should have gone into his pocket by 100,000 yuan, no less. Nine construction sites, three months, that's 900,000 yuan. Just this project alone, plus other project payments, Jiang Ming can make at least 10 million yuan a year, lining his own pockets."
Song Qiao looked at Song Jianguo with shame on her face. For the past six years, she had been the one to remind her father that Jiang Ming was his son-in-law and that he should not have any ulterior motives towards him.
Unexpectedly, Song Jianguo was loyal to him, but Jiang Ming had ulterior motives. If she didn't return to the company, the construction company would eventually belong to him alone.
"Dad, thankfully the materials he used were still within acceptable limits, otherwise all these projects would have had to be torn down and rebuilt."
When Song Jianguo closed his eyes and opened them again, he nodded: "The reason he didn't go against his conscience and build a shoddy project was also because he had his own selfish reasons. He was afraid that one day when he became the chairman of the urban construction company, he would be responsible for the problems with the buildings."
Zhang Xiaodong stood to the side, listening with his head down. He understood that Song Qiao was going to divorce Jiang Ming, and very soon.
"Dad, the reason I called Xiaodong here today is to set up a quality inspection team as soon as possible so that we can strictly control the quality of the project in the future."
Song Jianguo looked up at Zhang Xiaodong again: "Alright! This task is entrusted to you. Since my daughter has entrusted you with this task, then you should do this job well. You can choose people from the nine construction sites. In each position, you need the best people, the kind who can spot problems at a glance. You will lead them and ensure the quality of the project. I have said that quality is the life of the construction company!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiaodong nodded hurriedly: "As long as the chairman trusts me, I will do my best."
Now that it's settled, Song Jianguo looked at Zhang Xiaodong and said, "I will adjust the salary separately. As the team leader, you will enjoy the salary of a vice president, while everyone else will enjoy the treatment of a middle-level manager."
When Zhang Xiaodong heard that his salary had increased so much, it was something he never dared to dream of before. After graduating from university, he felt that he had no place to use his talents. Now, he could finally make a name for himself.
After hearing what Song Jianguo had to say, he quickly thanked him, saying, "Thank you, President Song. I will certainly live up to your trust."
The entire construction company has annual sales of one billion yuan. Currently, they have the strongest qualifications and capabilities in the entire Jiangcheng construction industry.
Amid the gradual decline of the national construction industry, Song Jianguo was able to protect his urban construction company from the impact of the larger market entirely because of their strict adherence to quality requirements.
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