Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 783 - 784: 60s Siheyuan 32_1

Chapter 783: Chapter 784: 60s Siheyuan 32_1

Everyone was already drowsy, but suddenly the explosive news woke them up, and of course, there was no time to continue working; they all turned to look at their colleagues.

"Generally, whether an apprentice learns anything is up to the individual’s perception and how much they can ’steal’ from their master."

"But now, the factory requires that once you take on an apprentice, you must seriously teach them."

"That’s right, given the heavy workload, the factory really counts on the masters to properly guide the apprentices to enhance productivity."

"But look at him, not knowing how to pass on even the basics, he’s caused quite a delay."

"The factory has already spoken, if Yi Zhonghai doesn’t want to take on apprentices and finds instructing them troublesome as it hinders his own skill improvement, then he’ll only take Jia Dongxu as his sole apprentice."

"Apart from rumors saying Yi Zhonghai might keep Jia Dongxu to look after him in his old age, regarding Jia Dongxu’s own skill, only his master thinks he’s good; nobody else is willing to take such an apprentice."

All right, Zhang Yu understood; the factory also considered that nobody would want Jia Dongxu, so they left him to Yi Zhonghai.

"That’s good; one-on-one mentoring should quickly improve one’s skills," one colleague believed the factory leadership’s decision was truly beneficial.

"Right, the punishment, just how severe is it?" Gu Fengchun was curious about the punishment from the factory.

Zhang Yu was also particularly interested in this. If Yi Zhonghai was doing badly, it would suppress him.

After all, Liu Haizhong was always trying to surpass him and become the First Elder; he believed that the only reason he hadn’t become the First Elder was that his Skill Level wasn’t as high as Yi Zhonghai’s.

"Two years of not being able to take Skill Level exams, and no bonuses for a year."

"What’s more, this is just a temporary rule; apparently, some of his apprentices didn’t sign up for the Skill Level exams because Yi Zhonghai told the other workshop staff that they weren’t skilled enough to take the exams."

"The factory is likely to organize a special Skill Level exam for these people next week."

"There are such masters?" Zhang Yu was astonished; she had known that Yi Zhonghai’s apprentices weren’t very high in Skill Level.

She hadn’t expected that it was Yi Zhonghai suppressing them from taking the Skill Level exams, not that they had failed them.

Of course, as their master, he knew exactly what he had taught them, afraid of being exposed, he simply told everyone his apprentices didn’t have the talent.

"That’s just toxic," Zhang Yu couldn’t help but say.

"Exactly," everyone was indignant; they had seen masters who held back before, but not like this one.

What could Zhang Yu say? All she could say was that Yi Zhonghai really wouldn’t die if he didn’t court death.

"What if someone gets promoted in Skill Level? It would be considered Yi Zhonghai’s merit, and he could say it was because of his high standards," someone pointed out a potential issue.

"Right." The colleague who had been gathering information said enthusiastically, "But those apprentices also said they had been secretly seeking advice from other workers with Skill Level 5 or 6."

"If Yi Zhonghai caught them, he would chastise them for seeking guidance from others when he himself hadn’t properly taught them anything."

Tsk tsk, everyone felt rather helpless. "How can there be such a person?"

"So, if once those people pass the exam and their Skill Level increases, it’s anticipated that Yi Zhonghai’s level will decline."

"The factory is really hoping to have more highly skilled workers, and then he..."

Even though it was a workshop issue, people in the finance department were also very angry; after all, in Capital City, their steel factory wasn’t the only one—there were several others.

Even though many tasks were assigned from the top, the importance of the tasks, how many you get, are all related to everyone’s bonuses.

Without skilled technicians, how could they compete with peers for projects from the department? Even if they secured a project, they wouldn’t have the ability to complete it.

"How can there be such selfish people," someone muttered.

"Indeed, they must be strictly punished. Not being able to take exams for two years, and no bonuses for a year—that punishment is hardly enough."

"Absolutely, his Skill Level should be deducted."

Wow, seeing the agitated folks from the finance department, Zhang Yu realized just how thoroughly Yi Zhonghai’s actions had provoked everyone.

The same scene was, of course, happening in other departments and workshops—how could they not be agitated?

Salaries were fixed, but with good task completion, there would be additional bonuses. Now, thanks to Yi Zhonghai’s selfish actions, everyone was affected.

The workshop director knew that Yi Zhonghai wasn’t very attentive to his apprentices, but he hadn’t expected such neglect, which truly infuriated him.

He still remembered the look the leaders gave him as they left, which clearly conveyed that his work was unsatisfactory.

God knows that as the workshop director, Yi Zhonghai never took him seriously—catering to him constantly, just worrying about Master Yi’s mood.

"Yi Zhonghai, now you only have one apprentice—bring Jia Dongxu with you and the two of you work together."

Humph, since he favored Jia Dongxu and thought so highly of the lad, fine, let them be locked together.

He had long since taken a dislike to Jia Dongxu, a Level 2 Worker who dared to show off in front of him, the workshop director, if not for Yi Zhonghai’s support.

Now, let the two of them become a team; let them make a mess of it.

Yi Zhonghai hadn’t expected that he would be paired with Jia Dongxu, "Just the two of us?"

The workshop director snorted coldly, "Do you think there’s anyone in the workshop who wants to be in a team with you? Just look around."

He didn’t stop them; if some people still hadn’t grasped the situation, let them see for themselves the state of their relationships in the workshop.

Yi Zhonghai was very dissatisfied with the workshop director’s attitude, considering himself a Level 7 Worker. Even if he had to wait two years for an exam, it was no big deal. He would practice well, and in two years, he would certainly become a Level 8 Worker.

He did offer advice now and then, not every person would be as ungrateful as that ingrate.

Yet, to his surprise, not a single person in the room even looked up at him.

Seeing this, how could Yi Zhonghai not understand? These people simply didn’t want to be with him.

Hmph, if they didn’t want to, so be it. Did they really think he was so down and out that everyone could step on him?

When he became a Level 8 Worker, he didn’t believe these people would keep the same attitude, "Our master-apprentice team will just have to do."

Although the workshop director didn’t know if Jia Dongxu would come out, he also decided that even if the lad didn’t show up, he wouldn’t arrange anyone else for Yi Zhonghai; after all, this time he had offended quite a few people.

Yi Zhonghai, puffing with anger, began working alone on his tasks, not believing that he, a Level 7 Worker, couldn’t handle these tasks. In any case, he was definitely not going to bow to the workshop director.

Yi Zhonghai could handle these tasks alone; back when he was less skilled at work, he still completed his tasks. Now that his working speed had increased, there was no reason he couldn’t finish them.