That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1053: Be disloyal, or keep the wealth within the family?

Li Ye proposed to make a documentary to commemorate the heroes. His original intention was to kill two birds with one stone, relieve Yang Huaihua's worries, and promote his own products.

However, after Yang Yumin proposed this idea at the unit, the reaction of the Central Selection Department exceeded Li Ye's expectations.

Their job was publicity work, and they immediately recognized the publicity value of this documentary. They immediately sent a deputy director-level cadre to liaise with Fenghua Garment and Light Automobile Company to express their attention and support.

In the mainland, everything has to be done according to standards, so the superiors of the Light Automobile Company also sent people to participate, causing the initiator Li Ye to become a small fry.

Li Ye called Yang Yumin and asked with a smile: "Why do you have such a high standard? I am under a lot of pressure!"

Yang Yumin explained to Li Ye, "In fact, the ministry had a similar proposal many years ago, but due to funding constraints, it has never been implemented. This time, we finally caught the two people who paid for it, and we can't let you regret it."

"Anyone who regrets is a fool. Money is meant to be used. It depends on how you use it."

In the 1980s, government agencies in mainland China were really short of funds. A few decades later, if there was any news of this, the line of people rushing to give money would stretch for five miles.

But Li Ye is not a fool, but some people treat him as a fool.

When the news came back that a branch was preparing to assist the Central Election Commission in filming a documentary, Niu Hongzhang immediately convened a cadre meeting.

"This is the country's trust in us and a test from our superiors. We have to ensure the safety and normal life of at least hundreds of people within a dozen days. The requirements for organization and management are very high and the difficulty is very great."

Niu Hongzhang is a very good speaker. He spoke eloquently for twenty minutes, detailing the difficulties and risks of organizing large-scale collective actions.

Li Ye also admitted this point. If hundreds of people go to visit the graves on March 318, it will definitely involve various unexpected problems. If any emergency occurs on the road, it will be a great test of the organizers' ability to respond.

However, due to the attention paid by the Central Election Commission, this tomb sweeping event has official endorsement. At that time, we can seek local support and it will be easier to manage personnel.

Otherwise, some go east, some go west, and all kinds of things get complicated, which is very troublesome.

But after talking for a long time, Niu Hongzhang suddenly changed the subject.

"This kind of complex operation requires someone with experience in organizing large-scale events to host it. Manager Ma, how about you come along for the ride?"

"Shall I go?"

Ma Zhaoxian looked at Niu Hongzhang in surprise, not being able to see through his intention for a moment.

The test of the new car is expected to take two to three months. Even if we only drive the tomb-sweeping section, it will take more than half a month, and the round trip will take nearly a month.

Ma Zhaoxian is now in charge of the production work of the Light Automobile Company. Is he absent from his post for a month? That doesn't make sense, right?

There are no tigers in the mountains, so why do you, Niu Hongzhang, call yourself the king? Do you want to eat up all the fruits and vegetables on the mountain?

Besides, the job of leading the team originally belonged to Li Ye. Why should I, Ma Zhaoxian, steal the limelight from him?
Seeing Ma Zhaoxian's hesitation, Niu Hongzhang asked considerately, "What's the matter? Manager Ma can't leave for work?"

Ma Zhaoxian suddenly realized something, but Niu Hongzhang didn't give him a chance and blurted out, "Then I'll lead the team! When I was in the unit, I organized many group activities with thousands of people.
Moreover, this tomb sweeping also has a very good ideological and educational significance, which is my essential work."

What the hell is your job? No matter whether it's for public or private use, is it your turn to lead the team?
Ma Zhaoxian cursed in his heart.

This activity was obtained by Li Ye, who was a cadre in charge of technical production in a branch factory.

Even according to work practice, it should be the deputy head of the general factory who should lead the team. Why are you joining in the fun?
Although the Ministry and the Central Election Commission will send deputy department-level officials to the scene, it won't be of much use if you go over there, right? You won't be promoted for a while.

However, no matter how powerful a subordinate is, he cannot shake hands with the big boss without going through his own leader. If Niu Hongzhang leads the team, he can simply interfere and prevent Li Ye from showing up in front of the leader and becoming "famous" in the written report.

A typical example of harming others but not benefiting oneself.

Ma Zhaoxian said in a deep voice: "Lao Niu, this new car test plan was formulated by the first branch factory. It has been planned for a long time and all aspects have been arranged. Now it's time to change the team leader. Can you adapt?"

Niu Hongzhang looked at Li Ye and said calmly: "Of course I can adapt, but I don't know if Comrade Li Ye can adapt?"

Li Ye glanced at Niu Hongzhang and said calmly, "There is indeed no conflict. We are also very happy that Secretary Niu cares about the testing of the new car. It's just that this testing work will be very hard. I just don't know if Secretary Niu's body can handle it?"

Niu Hongzhang curled his lips and sneered, "Don't worry about that. My body may not be as good as some young people, but when it comes to enduring hardships, young men nowadays are no match."

Li Ye smiled and said, "Then I agree with Comrade Niu Hongzhang's request. At the same time, I suggest that the general factory should also organize a test fleet to conduct durability tests on the newly launched 1041 to facilitate further improvement work in the future."

Ma Zhaoxian raised his eyebrows and understood what Li Ye meant.

He said decisively: "This is a good suggestion. The main factory cannot always wait for the branch factory to share its transformation experience. We must also exert our subjective initiative and strive to be ahead."

Ma Zhaoxian was also a good speaker and was in charge of the production of the main factory. Niu Hongzhang had no reason or ability to object.

But he just sneered at Li Ye a few times and agreed with Ma Zhaoxian's opinion.

Li Ye's idea is to organize two test teams. Although Niu Hongzhang will be in charge of the work, everyone will not eat from the same pot and no one will interfere with each other.

[You think it's too easy. A higher-ranking official can crush people. You don't know how powerful I am. ]

Ever since he came to the Light Automobile Company, Niu Hongzhang has always felt aggrieved, because Li Ye and Ma Zhaoxian formed the absolute "majority" and were full of hostility towards Niu Hongzhang, causing him to suffer setbacks repeatedly and making it almost impossible for him to save face.

But Li Ye was alone in this test. If Niu Hongzhang didn't make Li Ye suffer, all his years of practicing tricks on others would have been in vain.

"This matter has been settled. Now let's discuss the next issue, which is the market pricing of the Jingcheng brand commercial buses. The new cars were finalized and put into production last year, so why haven't we come up with the final price yet?" Niu Hongzhang looked at Li Ye and said, "Comrades, we can't do our work without planning, otherwise we'll make a fool of ourselves.

For example, if the leader of the department asks me how much our new car costs, how should I answer him? Don’t you know anything about it? ”

Li Ye said calmly: "If the department leader asks this question, you can let me answer it. Anyway, I am the person in charge of market pricing, and it is my responsibility if the answer is unsatisfactory."

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Several people in the conference room lowered their heads and began to snicker.

Li Ye's words seemed neither humble nor arrogant, but they were actually very unpleasant to hear. It was like saying, "You usually don't care about production, so don't grab the microphone now."

But now Niu Hongzhang seemed to be immune to Li Ye's arrogance. He did not get angry, but said calmly: "Comrade Li Ye, I must remind you that the pricing of new cars is not just your business. I have the responsibility and power to supervise.

Otherwise, you will end up selling at a loss like those people before you. So you are not following the rules by hiding it from us.”

Li Ye rolled his eyelids and said calmly: "The specific price has not been determined yet, but it should be between 260,000 and 280,000. There will be some small differences in price depending on the configuration."

"Tsk, it's really not cheap! What's the estimated profit?"

This is the key point that Niu Hongzhang wants to know.

The profits of a branch factory must be shared with the main factory. The higher the profit, the more it gets.

"That's even more uncertain," Li Ye said with a smile, "Section Chief Xing also knows this problem. Profits are linked to product output and sales price. The more you produce, the lower the cost. There's no exact number, but it should be at least 30,000 or 40,000!"

The meeting room suddenly became lively.

"Wow, you can make 30,000 or 40,000 yuan by selling one? Is manufacturing buses so profitable? I don't think those bus factories are very profitable."

"Those coach factories all use our 130 chassis, which can't be sold at a high price. I tried the car from the first branch factory, and it's really good!"

"That's right, the imported Toyota Hiace costs nearly 400,000 yuan! Even if ours is a little bit off, it's not that far off. 270,000 or 280,000 yuan is still cheaper!"

In the mid-300s, many Japanese vans were imported into the mainland, including the Toyota Hiace, Mitsubishi L120, Nissan Vanlite C2000, Mazda E and other models.

Among them, the Toyota Hiace was the most successful, and was later introduced and imitated by the Fengtian Automobile Factory. Its import price was close to 400,000.

A van cost 400,000 yuan, and this was in the 1980s and 1990s. It shows how profitable the automobile industry was at that time.

Therefore, what Li Ye said now was conservative, and the automobile people in the Light Automobile Company were extremely excited.

There is no comparison to making a 130 and making a few thousand dollars.

However, not everyone is excited, and not everyone wants a factory to make a lot of money.

After the meeting, Niu Hongzhang returned to the office and made a phone call.

"Hey, I've asked about your request. Depending on the engine, the price ranges from 260,000 to 280,000."

"Are you sure? Lao Niu, this price is not low"

"Of course it's not low. I'll get you a sample car someday. Its performance is not much inferior to that of imported cars."

"Okay, I'll remember this favor."

"Hey, we are all brothers in arms, there is no need to be sentimental."

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Lao Niu hung up the phone, closed his eyes and thought for a long time before he sighed softly.

"If you don't know how to water the land, find someone else to do it."

This year, the Toyota Hiace in Fengtian will be put into production in the form of imported assembly. Its product attributes basically overlap with those of the Jingcheng brand business van produced by the first branch factory, and the launch time is also very similar.

Pricing is very important at this time. After all, Chinese people are good at budgeting and they care most about cost-effectiveness.

Furthermore, if you sell the car too high at the outset, you cannot immediately lower the price later, otherwise you will be scolded by old car owners or even have them return the car.

When BMW was first produced in China, it was tricked by the A4.

A4 was priced high, and BMW saw it and thought, since they are all similar products, I can’t be too cheap!

Then BMW followed with a high price, which was almost as expensive as the A6, but it turned out to have no cost-effectiveness at all and suffered a huge setback as soon as the door was opened.

As for A4?

They have the big brother A6 that makes money. It doesn't matter if you suffer a little. The right thing to do is to kill your opponent first.

Li Ye’s business talent has always been praised, but if there is a pricing mistake this time, let’s see what you are still praising.

(End of this chapter)