Regarding his unresolved question of whereabouts, Zhong Bai also thought about it alone during the Spring Festival, but he never had an answer.

The separate conversation in Lu Xudong's room before leaving Switzerland was just an unfinished answer sheet, Zhong Bai still clearly remembered what the other party mentioned at the time, "I also hope that you will strengthen the study of other professional knowledge in addition to work during this time", and now that you think about it carefully, is it necessary to change industries?

In the working time of Shanping County Fertilizer Plant for half a year, Zhong Bai can be said to have put almost all his energy into this industry, not to mention small things, the big aspect of the No. 3702 patent + KCO special nitrogen-containing fertilizer twin star achievements, so that Shanping County Fertilizer Plant has become a little-known star enterprise in Tianhe Province, and also let Zhong Bai complete the triple jump from graduate to deputy factory director.

But this does not mean that Zhong Bai only has the relevant knowledge of the fertilizer industry in his mind.

Since he was called an "industrial genius" in his previous life, he meant that he had made great achievements in almost most industrial fields, especially in heavy industry.

It can be said that no matter which industry or enterprise he wants to contact next, Zhong Bai is not afraid, and he also believes that he can bring greater positive benefits to the unit and the country when he arrives in a new position.

But it's not a problem to hang like this all the time and not say it, right? You can't let me guess for myself, right?

So when he went to pay New Year's greetings to Lu Xudong tonight, Zhong Bai was determined to take a good look at the other party's next arrangement.

As the incumbent deputy director, Lu Xudong of course lives in the large family courtyard of the Department of Industry, and there are many people of all kinds who come and go here during the New Year's holidays.

Personnel from the following cities and counties, subordinate departments and institutions of the provincial department, as well as relatives and friends, etc...... As a result, on the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, there are still many people carrying things into the gate of the family home.

Zhong Bai asked Lu Xudong's house number from Lin Ruofeng, deputy director of the provincial office, in advance, and as soon as it was dark, about half past seven, he came to the door with his things.

"Is Director Lu here?" Facing a middle-aged lady who opened the door, Zhong Bai asked politely through the crack in the door.

He didn't immediately lift his feet to enter the door, which was a basic etiquette.

"Are you ......?" Sure enough, the other party saw that his young face showed a sense of strangeness.

"Auntie, I'm Xiao Zhong from the Shanping County Fertilizer Factory."

"Oh! So you're Xiao Zhong, come in! As soon as the other party heard this name, he immediately opened the door, and shouted to the study inside: "Old Lu, the little bell you have been chanting about is here!" ”

With a sound of thin ropes, Lu Xudong came to the living room from the study, and when he saw Zhong Bai, he smiled on his face for the first time: "Oh, little Zhong!" You just went to heaven from Shanping? What else to bring, so polite! Come and sit! ”

Zhong Bai immediately put the two big bags in his hand in the corner of the wall, and said with a smile: "It's all some mountain and flat souvenirs, wild roe deer or something, first give Director Lu and Auntie a good old age!" ”

"Lao Liu, make tea for Xiao Zhong." Lu Xudong sat on the sofa and beckoned to Zhong Bai: "This boat is tired, are you tired?" Start with a cup of tea. ”

Zhong Bai hurriedly sat down in the corner of the sofa and said with a smile: "No, I have been there for several days, and I have been busy with work in the past few days, so I came to pay you a New Year's greeting today, and I ask Director Lu not to blame me." ”

"Haha, how could I?" Lu Xudong was obviously in a good mood: "Something at work? What are you doing in the sky, why is there no news in the hall? ”

Zhong Bai immediately gave Lu Xudong a brief report on the establishment of the Tiandu office of the Shanping County Fertilizer Factory, and continued: "...... I just went to the personnel department for the registration and listing, and I thought that you must have been very busy at the beginning of the year, so I didn't go to your office during the day that day. ”

"Hehe, no wonder! But this is a good thing, indicating that your factory has also turned its attention to the market of the province and even other provinces, which coincides with the guiding ideology of the provincial department that requires grassroots enterprises to take the initiative to go out and open up market space. ”

Zhong Bai simply reported the recent work of KCO special nitrogen-containing fertilizer to Lu Xudong, and Lu Xudong waved his hand to signal his lover to go to the bedroom to rest for a while, and there were only two people left in the huge living room, and Zhong Bai also knew that it was time to talk about something serious.

"Xiao Zhong, you have done a good job in the fertilizer factory in the county, and you have made a lot of commendable achievements, and you have also brought a lot of honors and benefits to our provincial department. But as I mentioned to you before, you can't stay in a small place like Shanping for a long time. Lu Xudong lit a cigarette and finally got to the point.

Zhong Bai knew that the other party was going to continue, so he didn't speak, just nodded slightly, but kept his eyes on Lu Xudong's face.

"Since you're here today, then I'll tell you what the provincial department thinks in advance." Lu Xudong pondered for a moment and said: "Originally, you are a deputy section-level cadre, and the provincial department will not directly ask about your work transfer, after all, the county and regional levels can be decided, but you are a special case, because your previous work achievements have been affirmed by the department and the attention of the department, then your transfer cannot go in an ordinary way." ”

"And I want to remind you in advance, because your promotion and appointment at the deputy section level is already exceptional, so this time, your actual position will not be immediately transferred to the main section level, you have to understand this." Lu Xudong began to give Zhong Bai a vaccination.

Regarding these, Zhong Bai's attitude has always been not to force it, and let it be: "Well, I know this rule very well. ”

"I wonder if you listened to what I said last time? In addition to work, have you strengthened your learning in other industries in the past few months? Lu Xudong suddenly asked this question.

Zhong Bai replied seriously: "Yes, I am a bachelor who studies in addition to work, please rest assured that Director Lu is this." Can you tell us a little bit about the industry, though? ”

Lu Xudong finally threw the ball out: "Non-ferrous metal mines and smelting, how are you in this regard?" ”

Non-ferrous metal mining and smelting?

Hearing this name, Zhong Bai immediately remembered something!

It seems that when I was in Switzerland, on the way back to Geneva from Bern, I vaguely heard these words mentioned in the conversation between Fu Chongshan and Lu Xudong?

Could it be that Lu Xudong had already begun to lay out at that time?

"It's okay." Zhong Bai thought about it, but decided to keep a low profile first, after all, it was his usual style, and he didn't like to talk too much beforehand.

"Hehe, you kid...... This is no ordinary improvisation, I know. Seeing Zhong Bai's confident expression, Lu Xudong no longer concealed it: "Then I'll test you a few basic questions first to see how well you know about this business." Let's start with bauxite, and talk about your basic understanding of bauxite. ”

Bauxite is the most common non-ferrous metal mine, and it is also the most important one in the non-ferrous metal industry in the world, and this investigation is a piece of cake for Zhong Bai.