That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1031: There is a gap, we must admit it
In his previous life, Li Ye heard someone say that men love cars more than their wives.

Because your wife has her own temper, and she will often lose her temper to make you sad and painful.

But it’s different with cars. Men love cars because they like their obedience.

When you step on the accelerator lightly, she will whisper happily, expressing her relaxed and joyful happiness.
When you step on the accelerator and drive fast, she will also roar and burst out with hot passion according to your wishes.
And when you step on the brakes, even though she is very dissatisfied, she will still squeak resentfully and have to brake and stop suddenly to protect you from getting hurt.

No complaints, no regrets, never leave, and be well-behaved and obedient, this is the real reason why cars have risen from a sea of ​​beautiful women to the top two on men's favorite list.

Li Ye was driving a new car, which was equipped with an Isuzu diesel engine that had just come out of the R&D workshop.

As Li Ye changes the throttle, the diesel engine makes a rapid or soothing "ticking" sound, which is crisp and pleasant while also providing strong power.

Li Ye drove for an hour, testing the third and fifth gears countless times, and finally drove back to the first factory and stopped in front of Wu Yan and others.

Wu Yan and the others could not wait any longer and rushed over to surround Li Ye, just like the girls in Baihua Tower who had not opened for three days and finally saw a wealthy customer.

"Director, how is it? It will definitely work this time, right? Is the power sufficient? Does the throttle follow your foot? Does it sound good?"

Wu Yan asked Li Ye a series of questions, and then waited eagerly for Li Ye's answer.

The rest of the people were the same, staring at Li Ye with their eyes wide open, just like a group of Huskies looking at the bag of dog food in the hands of their poop scooper.

Because Li Ye’s answer concerns their big Spring Festival red envelopes.

According to Li Ye's original estimate, everyone would have to work overtime until February next year to produce an engine that met the requirements.
However, Lao Jie proposed an unconventional idea, which is to adjust the engine sound to be thicker and less harsh when the noise and vibration cannot be significantly reduced.

Noises with the same decibel level can also be very different. It's just like some women's voices. The coquettish ones sound fascinating, but some clip-like voices give people goose bumps.

Seeing the anxious looks in everyone's eyes, Li Ye told the truth: "Above 3,000 rpm, the sound is not pure enough, just like iron grinding iron, it is unpleasant. Above 4,000 rpm, the vibration is too obvious. If this is the case, can the durability of the engine be guaranteed?"

As Li Ye spoke, the eyes of a group of technicians gradually dimmed.

The noise of any excellent engine must be pure. If the noise and vibration are not up to standard, other problems will also occur.

The technical staff on site were all pragmatic and down-to-earth. They all knew that what Li Ye said was true and had no intention of refuting or arguing.

But they've really done a great job.

In less than a year, the head factory successfully made a breakthrough in the imitation project that had not made any progress for several years, and produced a first-class domestic imitation product, which was only slightly inferior to the imported original.

Li Ye noticed the disappointment of the crowd, and said in a deep voice: "I know that everyone is a little unwilling. After all, our foundation is weak, and it is understandable that it is a little worse than the original imported ones.

But the gap is the gap, and we have to admit it. We can’t know that we are worse than others and turn a blind eye and refuse to admit it.”

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Wu Yan exhaled and said, "We were too impatient this time. As long as you support us in improving, we will definitely produce products that fully meet the standards."

Everyone around lowered their heads in shame.

They were indeed a little dissatisfied. It was clearly a first-class product in China, so why was it still unqualified? If it were the main factory, they would have reported it to the higher authorities and applied for "Ministry-level Excellent Product" long ago.

But Wu Yan's words reminded them of what kind of support Li Ye had given them over the past year.
With regard to the experimental funds they "wasted", other units would have been forced to stop long ago, and the salaries, bonuses, and housing benefits they received would also be unrealistic in other units.

"but."

Li Ye changed the subject and suddenly said with a smile: "But as long as we admit the gap, we will catch up eventually. The improvement idea this time is also good and must be worthy of reward."

"."Everyone was stunned, and then they saw Li Ye turn around, take a cloth bag from the car, and take out a handful of red envelopes from it.

"We have to work overtime during the Spring Festival this year. Thank you for your hard work. These red envelopes are rewards from the Hong Kong side. They do not overlap with the achievement bonuses I promised. When this engine is finalized, everyone's rewards will not be reduced at all."

The technician who had been extremely disappointed just now, his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Hahahaha, I knew the factory manager wouldn't let us down."

"Nonsense, when has the factory director ever been stingy?"

"How much is this? One thousand dollars?"

"This is Hong Kong dollars, maybe 400 or 500 yuan."

"Nonsense, that's the bank's exchange rate. Go to the embassy area and try to exchange it. You'll need at least one thousand."

"Hiss~, this Spring Festival overtime is really worth it, I really want to work overtime every day"

"You're dreaming! You work overtime every day, are you thinking of turning the company into your home?"

"Hahahaha~"

Li Ye was very pleased to see these technicians who wanted to "work overtime until the company went bankrupt".

Science and engineering men are loyal and as long as you are nice to them, they will do their best to repay you.

After handing out the red envelopes, Li Ye said, "Today is the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month. Comrades who should take a day off should take it early. Comrades who work overtime during the Spring Festival should also take a day off tomorrow and go shopping with their wives and children.
Save where you can and spend where you can. Now that you’ve made money, you should let your family know your strength.”

"Hahahaha~"

Everyone laughed, because many technicians in the first branch had found a girlfriend through the recent social gathering, and since the Spring Festival was approaching, they had to buy some clothes for them.
Everyone expressed their willingness to work overtime to advance the project's research progress. In fact, there was a certain degree of blind obedience, and Li Ye also had to help make arrangements.

After everything was arranged, Li Ye said to Wu Yan, "I'm going back to my hometown to visit my ancestors' graves before the New Year. If you have any questions, please contact Director Lu. I'll be back on duty after the New Year. Remember, no outsiders are allowed to enter the R&D workshop."

"Don't worry, not even a fly can fly in."

Wu Yan readily agreed, and then suddenly said, "There is another thing I want to discuss with you."

Li Ye smiled and said, "What's the matter? Just say it directly."

Wu Yan looked around and said, "My teacher gave me a job. It was a job for a senior sister of mine who is in her early thirties and has been divorced from her boyfriend for half a year. She asked me to take care of her.
I wanted to introduce him to Lao Jie, but as soon as I mentioned it, he refused."

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Li Ye said with a smile: "I can't believe that a blockhead like you, Wu Yan, still has the heart to be a matchmaker?"

Wu Yan said seriously: "Don't laugh, I'm serious! It's not easy for Lao Jie to take care of the child alone. A few days ago, he asked Huang Mengjia from the Life Management Department to take his daughter to the street to buy things."

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Li Ye frowned, feeling a little embarrassed.

There must be many inconveniences for a grown man to raise a daughter. He needs help from colleagues to buy women's products, but Li Ye can't do anything about this!

But Wu Yan would not ask Li Ye for help easily. This time he suddenly made a request, and Li Ye had to be understanding.

(End of this chapter)