That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1082 I won't even open my mouth today

Li Ye returned to Beijing on May 13th. He spent the whole day at home with his wife and children on the 14th, and then lazily went to work on the 15th.

Today was the day for the department to hold a mediation meeting, so Li Ye did not go to the branch factory, but went directly to the main factory. As soon as he entered the office building, he ran into Section Chief Park of the sales department of the main factory.

"Li Ye, why did you come back just today? These past few days, the people at the Fengtian Automobile Factory have been arguing with Director Lu, and they are forcing your branch to raise prices."

"Then didn't you help Lao Lu quarrel with them? We are a family. It's not appropriate to let outsiders show off their power in our territory, right?"

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"This is mainly because Secretary Niu also thinks that we sold the commercial vehicle too cheaply. Otherwise, we would definitely support you and Director Lu, but now."

Li Ye glanced at Section Chief Park who suddenly started stuttering and immediately felt bored.

You said you want to curry favor with someone, but you have to give something tangible, right? But you didn't help when they were arguing with Lu Zhizhang, and now that I've just come back you're helping me "tip the coin" with a few nonsense words, thinking that this will make our relationship closer?

Li Ye arrived a little early, and the people from the ministry and Fengtian had not arrived yet, but all the people from the Light Automobile Company who were going to attend the mediation meeting had already arrived.

While everyone was waiting, Niu Hongzhang told Li Ye, "Director Li, the department takes this mediation very seriously. Don't be too impatient or impulsive. Be open-minded and accept the criticism from your superiors."

Li Ye rolled his eyes and said, "Why are you criticizing me? What did I do wrong?"

Niu Hongzhang said in a deep voice: "Because of your serious mistakes in market pricing, the new car launched by Fengtian Automobile Factory suffered heavy losses. If it is not corrected in time, a factory with more than 10,000 people may not survive."

Li Ye asked back: "What does it mean to obey the overall situation? Is the overall situation beneficial to us? If they can't survive, do I need to worry about it? Or do you need to worry about it? When the Light Automobile Company couldn't pay wages, did they worry about us?"

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Niu Hongzhang's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he said coldly: "What do you mean by them and us? We are all state-owned enterprises and need to support each other. The leaders of the department have a much longer-term vision than you. You must obey the overall situation."

Li Ye was about to say something to Niu Hongzhang, but suddenly realized something was wrong.

Niu Hongzhang knew Li Ye's temper, but he still quarreled with him in front of so many people. Was it just to vent his anger?
No, there's something strange about this old guy.

Li Ye keenly observed the subtle changes in Niu Hongzhang's eyes and expression, and immediately knew that he did it on purpose.

What would happen if Li Ye continued to argue with him?

Li Ye thought about it carefully, but before he could figure it out, Lu Zhizhang pulled his arm.

The two found an opportunity to walk aside, and Lu Zhizhang said, "Lao Niu must have deliberately angered you so that you would feel disgusted with obeying the overall situation during the mediation. If you go against the leaders of the department, you will fall into his trap."

Li Ye said with a smile: "Why does he think that I would go against the leaders of the department?"

Lu Zhizhang looked at Li Ye and said helplessly: "Not only him, but I am also worried that you will be dissatisfied and talk back to the people in the department!
Because Niu Hongzhang had an argument with me and General Manager Ma a few days ago. He thought that your pricing for our new product was completely wrong, but General Manager Ma and I both supported you.
Then during the mediation later, he will certainly humbly say that we also made mistakes, but will you admit your mistakes?

You're going to fight for your rights, right?

You think you are fighting for the interests of our company, but in fact it is easy to disgust the people above you."

Li Ye was stunned for a moment before he said, "You mean, Lao Niu wants to kill someone with a borrowed knife?"

"Yes, it means to kill someone with a borrowed knife."

Lu Zhizhang whispered, "People like Niu Hongzhang have climbed all the way up from the bottom, and they won't admit defeat until the last moment. Even if he knows that you are tough and difficult to deal with, he will definitely try every means to fight you.
Because he should have realized that if he wants to take the initiative in the unit, he must take you down."

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This was the first time Lu Zhizhang said such words to Li Ye.

It is true that Li Ye is now just a small cadre at the section level. He can only barely attend mid-level meetings in the Light Automobile Company. In the eyes of outsiders, he is a dispensable and transparent person.

Niu Hongzhang might have thought the same when he first came to the Light Automobile Company.

But Niu Hongzhang soon discovered that the Light Automobile Company was actually divided into two parts. The main factory was in serious trouble, and the loan interest alone had taken up most of the profits, making it extremely difficult to make any progress.

However, the first branch is thriving, with only young employees, low corporate burden, high production efficiency, and a healthy cash flow that is even more enviable.

It can be said that as long as the financial power of a branch factory is obtained, the dead chess game of the main factory can be immediately revived. At that time, he will be the hero in turning losses into profits, and achieve some outstanding results to impress the superiors.

But the problem is that the financial power of a branch factory is in the hands of Li Ye. Hong Kong capital, banks, and spare parts supply chain all listen to Li Ye alone. If Li Ye does not cooperate, he will shut down your operations in minutes.

Why did the former factory director and now Niu Hongzhang have to compete with Li Ye? In fact, they were fighting for the initiative. They all wanted to replace Li Ye with an obedient person and then hold the power.

If it happened in later times, cutting the aorta with a knife would be considered a stupid act, but in an environment where "if you say you can do it, you can do it", Niu Hongzhang just had such an obsession.

Li Ye sighed softly and said, "Has he never thought that if he doesn't fight me, and cooperates with us as much as possible like Manager Ma and protects us, then the main factory can slowly get better?"

Lu Zhizhang shook his head slowly and said, "If Lao Niu was the kind of person you described, he wouldn't be where he is today. If he hadn't fought hard at a critical juncture, he wouldn't have been able to reach this level at the age of fifty. To be honest, if I hadn't met you, I would be like Lao Niu, fighting for opportunities when I saw them, and snatching them away if I couldn't win."

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Lu Zhizhang's honesty finally made Li Ye understand Niu Hongzhang's mentality.

In fact, the circle of power is very similar to the entertainment circle. It is extremely difficult to climb up from the bottom, but it is super easy to step down and stop participating in this cruel competition game.

No matter how long you have been in the circle, just take a step back, just one step, and you can immediately escape from the darkness and embrace the brilliant light.

Take Peninsula for example, those artists died every other day, some by hanging, some by taking poison, some by burning charcoal, some by jumping into the river, all kinds of things.
Moreover, before his death, he left behind a suicide note stained with blood and tears, in which he made all kinds of accusations about how dark the higher-ups were. He said that he had been exploited and treated like a human being even after trying all kinds of tricks. It was simply an inhumane and devilish industry.

But why is it that as soon as an entertainment company spreads the word that it wants to recruit trainees, countless young boys and girls still rush over crying?
Why are people from the mainland, Japanese, white people and black people all paying for their own travel and rushing over from all over the world to participate in the auditions?
Why?
Are they illiterate and don't go online or read the news? Or do they have special hobbies and like to be abused?
No, all roads lead to Rome, but there are only a few roads that ordinary people can take. Once you set foot on this road, you must go all out and step on the heads of your fellow travelers to win.

The same goes for Niu Hongzhang. If he takes a step back, or even stays where he is, and misses the most suitable age for promotion, his career will be over.

Lao Niu is already in his early fifties and has only a few years left to live. How can he coexist peacefully with his fellow travelers? Does he want to retire early?

So he must fight for what belongs to him and what belongs to others.

If you win you can go one step further, and if you lose you won’t have to lose your head, so why not give it a try?

"Drip drop~"

Seven or eight cars entered the gate of the Light Automobile Company and drove briskly towards the office building.

Niu Hongzhang looked at Li Ye and said meaningfully, "Everyone, pay attention. Today is a mediation meeting, not a quarrel meeting. Everyone must recognize their own identities and don't say anything that shouldn't be said. Comrade Li Ye, do you hear me?"

Lu Zhizhang quickly touched Li Ye's arm, reminding him to think about his previous warning and not to fall into Niu Hongzhang's provocation. If he started arguing with Niu Hongzhang at this moment, it would be fun to watch!

Li Ye glanced at Niu Hongzhang and gave a weird smile.

【Have you ever thought that maybe I don't need to open my mouth today? 】

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There were quite a few visitors today. A deputy director and a director came from the ministry, and two deputy directors came from the Fengtian Automobile Factory. However, the other visitors surprised Niu Hongzhang and others.

They are the die-hard suppliers of the first branch factory. Some of them produce motors, some are proficient in instruments, some are good at chassis accessories, and of course there are the familiar Changbei Machinery Company and Dongshan Laidong Diesel Engine Factory.

Niu Hongzhang was very surprised, because in his opinion, these units had nothing to do with today's mediation, but why did they come here with the leaders of the department now?

But what he didn't know was that most of these companies were controlled by the Sino-Singapore Company where Wen Leyu worked. When Sino-Singapore Company communicated with the department, the department also had to give it some face.

Lu Zhizhang was also surprised, but when he saw that Li Ye and Ma Zhaoxian were very calm, he immediately felt relieved.

It feels good to cling to someone's thigh and paddle forward. You don't have to fight or compete. If the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up. When it's time to get promoted, there are people to pave the way for you. It's different from the wild life like Niu Hongzhang.

The mediation meeting began and Niu Hongzhang spoke first.

"We have been through rigorous self-reflection and self-examination these days and have come to realize some of our own problems, so we are willing to have friendly consultations with our brother units to come up with a plan that is beneficial to both sides."

Niu Hongzhang talked a lot and felt good about himself.

Since the higher-ups have come down to mediate, they hope both sides can make concessions, and then they can smooth things over. So you should make your attitude clear first so that the higher-ups will feel comfortable listening to it.

But Deputy Director Ning from the department looked at Niu Hongzhang and smiled faintly.

Liang, who was following Deputy Director Ning, said: "We have also been studying carefully these days to find out why such a contradiction has occurred.
But the starting point of our research is not who is losing money and who is making money, but what kind of car do our people want to buy."

Niu Hongzhang and the people from Fengtian immediately changed their expressions.

What kind of car do ordinary people want to buy? It must be a cheap and good car, a better car without spending money!
According to Director Liang, is he going to favor the first branch?
"We have conducted a detailed investigation of the problems of Jingcheng brand commercial vans and Haishi brand vans and found that Haishi mainly uses pure imported parts from Japan, which leads to high costs."

"The fundamental purpose of our introduction of overseas technology is to improve our own manufacturing capacity through gradual localization, so the localization of Sea Lion is imminent,"

"Today we have contacted several excellent domestic auto parts manufacturers. They are all willing to contribute to the localization of Sea Lion and are confident that they can significantly reduce the production cost of Sea Lion in the short term."

Lu Zhizhang was convinced.

Why must the first branch factory raise prices? Wouldn't it be better to help Fengtian Automobile Factory lower prices? And it would also be in line with the original intention of introducing technology.

But the people at the Fengtian Automobile Factory looked unhappy.

Because they have their own comprehensive localization plans, which involve interests from all aspects. Now that others have delivered the ready-made food to their mouths, they find it difficult to swallow it.

(End of this chapter)