That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1081: Don’t Be Too Brilliant

Li Ye did not drink during lunch, after all, he had to go to work in the afternoon, but everyone had a great time chatting and did not finish until almost two o'clock.

When he and Lu Zhizhang strolled back to the first branch, they found Zhou Ziqing waiting for them.

Li Ye invited Zhou Ziqing to his office, then said with a smile: "Do you know that after you left, the people in the main factory praised you, saying that you are not simple, a good daughter-in-law who is responsible and capable, and that Lao Jie is lucky to have you."

Zhou Ziqing was stunned for a moment, then sighed and said, "We were all forced to do this. If this kind of thing gets out, it will hurt everyone.
If there was no other way, that woman would not come to my house to make trouble. If I hadn't seen Lao Jie, a grown man, crying with regret, I wouldn't have been so aggressive."

"That's not right! To show mercy to the wicked is to be cruel to yourself. Besides, it's not your fault that you were deceived by your closest person. Don't take the blame on yourself. Why are you crying all the time?"

Li Ye poured a cup of tea for Zhou Ziqing, and then said: "To be honest, Lao Jie should thank that man for kidnapping Chu Shixiu.
This was like saving Lao Jie from danger. Logically, he should have set up a longevity tablet for that man to thank him for his great kindness. Otherwise, Lao Jie would suffer endlessly for the rest of his life.
In the old society, a woman like her would be consigned to hell. She should be thankful that the new society saved her."

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Zhou Ziqing stared blankly at the teacup that Li Ye handed over, and even forgot to say "thank you" politely.

These comforting words that Li Ye said have become commonplace decades later, but in the 1980s, they were simply outrageous.

Someone kidnapped your wife, and you still want to thank him? And even set up a memorial tablet for him?
What's the point of setting up a memorial tablet? Burn incense and pray for his death every day?
If it really is useful, wouldn't it be easier to just stab a little man?
Seeing Zhou Ziqing confused, Li Ye realized that his words were somewhat inappropriate.

So he changed his words and said, "Although we have resolved the matter today, it will still spread sooner or later, and there will still be rumors for a while.

Now that you and Lao Jie have obtained the marriage certificate, you should give Lao Jie more advice in the future and try to be more positive about everything. As long as life gets better and better, no one will laugh at Lao Jie, they will only laugh at that stupid woman. "

Zhou Ziqing also reacted and said with a smile: "Director, what you said is so right, but whether we can live a good life depends on your support. If you don't support us today, I will be in trouble even if I am not simple. After all, an individual cannot resist the unit."

Li Ye said frankly: "Sometimes I support my relatives instead of the right, and sometimes I support the right instead of the relatives. As long as you are right, no one can put pressure on you. I hate moral kidnapping the most. It's like Yue Buqun who talks about morality but only cares about personal interests."

"In addition, whether you live a good life or not also depends on your own strength. If the new model goes on sale smoothly, you and Lao Jie will both participate in the selection of the Outstanding Employee Award at the end of the year.
I will try my best to get you two a car. It won’t be too good, but it won’t be too bad either.”

Li Ye is not bragging. The Tianjin Xiali is quite suitable. Xiali has been produced since 86. Although its price is much cheaper than the commercial vehicles of a branch factory, it is definitely a "luxury car" for a personal family at this time.

But Zhou Ziqing shook his head and said gently: "I have discussed it with Lao Jie. I have saved some money over the years. We can buy a motorcycle for ourselves someday. Of course, if the factory can reward us with a bonus, we will be very grateful."

Li Ye was a little surprised and said, "Can a motorcycle be compared to a car? You have worked in administration, so you should understand that the amount of the bonus is definitely not equal to the value of a car."

Not to mention the 1980s, even decades later, most car rewards were the right to use the car, so the prize money would definitely not be the price of the entire car, one fifth of it would be good.

But Zhou Ziqing said: "I know, but people can't be too glorious, because being too glorious will arouse jealousy, and then all kinds of unexpected troubles will come to you.
Now, Lao Jie and I both believe that living an ordinary life is the best life. "

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Li Ye was really surprised. Zhou Ziqing's rank was higher than he expected.

The factory rewards you with a car, even if it is just the right to use it, which can protect you from wind and rain. You can use it as a wedding car when visiting relatives and friends during festivals, or when neighbors get married. It is many times more prestigious than riding a motorcycle.

Think about the brides of the future, who wouldn't want a car to drive? If the husband doesn't buy one for her, I'll have to give her one as a dowry.

But the couple doesn't want this face, they just want some insignificant benefits.

Perhaps, it is because Zhou Ziqing has experienced glory in the past and has also tasted the pain of falling from a high point to the bottom of the valley, so he can see through the nature of vanity.

If you are assigned a car today, it is indeed a great honor. But if you make a mistake another day and your leader changes, and the car is suddenly taken back, the subsequent sense of disappointment will overshadow all the former glory with interest.

"Look at me, I'm so busy talking that I forget what I'm doing."

Zhou Ziqing suddenly lowered her head and took out a piece of red paper from her bag, and handed it to Li Ye with a smile: "Lao Jie and I are getting married today, and we originally planned not to make a fuss and not to invite guests.
But I think you and Director Lu must treat us, otherwise we are being immature, so we will just cook some home-cooked meals at home, and I hope the two directors will honor us."

"Then you must show your respect!"

Li Ye took the red invitation and saw that it was handwritten. The beautiful small characters were quite outstanding, better than Wen Leyu's and much better than Li Ye's.

Zhou Ziqing smiled and said, "Then our family will go back and prepare, and wait for the distinguished guest to arrive."

"What's the matter with distinguished guest? Old Lu and I are not pretentious people. Don't be polite to us. From now on, you will treat the factory as your home, and we will all be a family. Hahaha~" Li Ye smiled and sent Zhou Ziqing away. After closing the door, he shook his head gently.

The couple must have been scared by the rumors, so they didn't even invite guests to their wedding, but just set up a table at home.

Although it’s not bad to be so low-key, when I think about those third and fourth weddings in later generations who sent out invitations and collected money for gifts, I always feel that it’s a bit of a loss.
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Because of Chu Shixiu's farce, Niu Hongzhang's originally planned ideological rectification meeting had to be postponed for a few days.

By the time he recovered and was ready to argue with Li Ye about those disobedient bus drivers and why the prices of Beijing-brand commercial vehicles had been drastically reduced, Li Ye was no longer in the first branch.

Sales of commercial vehicles have become very popular, and sales and after-sales departments in various places receive three calls a day urging for delivery. As a result, some undesirable phenomena have emerged, such as "paying a premium to pick up the vehicle" or only selling to customers with connections.

Originally, marketing was handled by senior brother Ding Jiuchang, but Li Ye was the deputy factory director in charge, so he had to show up in person at this time to severely punish these bad apples.

So Li Ye has been running around these days. Today he is in Tianjin, tomorrow he will be in northern Hebei, and the day after tomorrow he might be in Dongshan.

Niu Hongzhang wanted to call Li Ye back through Twelve Gold Medals, but Li Ye ignored him. Either the phone was not connected or the signal was bad.

When preparing to build a branch factory, Li Ye cooperated with Changbei Machinery Company to establish three guarantees after-sales points across the country, because Changbei produces gearboxes, textile machinery, industrial sewing machines, etc., and there is also a demand for "national three guarantees".

After years of operation, it has established sales networks in all provincial capitals and most first-tier cities across the country, which is ahead of most automobile manufacturers in the 1980s and 1990s.

You have to know that in this era, many people who want to buy a car have to travel across several provinces to the door of the car factory to buy it!
Just to buy a car, two or three people carry cash in their pockets, dare not close their eyes while riding on the train, look at everyone as a thief, and are ready to fight with anyone at any time. Do you think it is troublesome or not?

However, a Beijing-brand car produced by a branch factory can be purchased as soon as you go to the provincial capital, and if there is a serious problem, it can be repaired and fixed in the provincial capital. With these two advantages, it leaves its competitors hundreds of miles behind.

During the days that Li Ye was on the job, he also heard from employees at after-sales outlets that representatives from other automobile manufacturers had come to inquire about the possibility of "living together" and borrowing the sales network of a branch factory.

They are dreaming.

Li Ye and Li Dayong spent so much effort and initial investment to build the network, so why would they just sit back and enjoy the ready-made network?
If they want to learn from Li Ye, they should lose their initial investment first!
These days, no one does business that loses money, except for a few powerful manufacturers like Volkswagen, who are all short-sighted.

Why should I send the car to the user's doorstep when I can sell it at their doorstep? It's not a good deal to rush. They can take the payment and pick up the car anyway, so why should I go through the trouble and spend the gas to send the car to them? If something goes wrong with the payment reconciliation, who will be held responsible?

Li Ye had been running around for more than half a month, dealing with a few bad elements, and at least temporarily suppressed the tendency of "the emperor is far away from the mountains".

It’s just that people are profit-driven. If we want to have a healthy national sales network, we will need continuous investment and the gradual improvement of the system.

Just when Li Ye was missing home and was about to go back to play with his children, Lu Zhizhang called.

"Li Ye, the people from the Fengtian Automobile Factory have sued us at the Ministry. A mediation meeting will be held on May 15th. Lao Niu is urging you to come back quickly!"

"Conciliation meeting? We haven't broken any law, what are they conciling for? Are they going to force us to raise the price?"

"It's hard to say. It seems that there is a backlog of new cars in Fengtian. Our company has experienced this situation before. Once the backlog is serious to a certain extent, normal production cannot be guaranteed at all, and the bank interest rate can crush people."

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Li Ye understood.

When he first started working, the Light Automobile Company's flagship product, the 130 car, was already in backlog. In order to ensure basic cash flow, the company had to reduce production again and again.
The current Haisheng Automobile may not be at the end of its rope, but if Li Ye is allowed to seize the market with low-priced products, the future will definitely be difficult.

If you can’t beat them, then ask the parents for help. This is a common tactic used by large mainland companies.

If you don't care about my life or death, I will die in front of you, and then all the costs of raising me over the years will be wasted.

"I'll be back as soon as possible."

Li Ye ended the call with Lu Zhizhang and called Wen Leyu again.

"Hey, wife, I'll be home tomorrow and I have something to tell you. What we expected has come true."

(End of this chapter)