That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1099 Let’s Vote!
Li Ye touched the thorn of "two hundred thousand", which immediately hurt Niu Hongzhang's heart.

Because Niu Hongzhang had tried more than once to use the big stick of "righteousness" to order the branch factory to unconditionally obey the management of the main factory.

But every time it failed, because the branch factory obeyed 100% in name, but when it came to specific instructions, they would complain and feel wronged.

Whenever Niu Hongzhang wanted to hold a meeting to discuss forced execution, someone would bring up this issue with smacking their teeth.

[We gave a branch factory a total of 200,000 yuan, and they have returned it a hundred times over the years. If they really make a fuss, will it discourage those excellent cadres and make them lose their enthusiasm?]

Niu Hongzhang scoffed at such words.

[Lost his enthusiasm? I'm so afraid that he has lost his enthusiasm? A whip on his body can make him burst out with 120% enthusiasm. ]

But no matter how powerful Niu Hongzhang is, he cannot have the final say on his own. His rights must be exercised through meetings.

When he was the factory director, he had the final say in factory meetings. No one dared to resist him going through the procedures, so he was able to control an entire factory.

But now that Ma Zhaoxian is in power, as long as he disagrees, Niu Hongzhang’s proposal will basically not pass.

If you raise your hands to vote and more than half of the people bow their heads and abstain from voting, how can you still play?
After the meeting, Niu Hongzhang did not fail to settle accounts with these people individually, but they just said with a bitter face, "We only gave 200,000 yuan, we can't be ungrateful, we are in the wrong!"

I am in the wrong, is the power field a place for reason? You just don't have any benefits, don't offend both sides, okay?
But what’s the use even if Niu Hongzhang dies of anger?

Rules give you rights. If you break away from the rules, who can you command?
And today, Li Ye took the initiative to bring up the two hundred thousand again. It is obvious that he is using the same old trick again, trying to make everyone give up?
A faint smile appeared on Niu Hongzhang's face.

[Hehe, giving up is giving you face, but if you don't give face to the family, who will give you face? ]

"Comrade Li Ye's words have some truth, but they are not completely correct. The sales department of the main factory is not completely useless. If Comrade Li Ye had shared his experience with them earlier, it would definitely not be useless."

Niu Hongzhang said calmly: "Even if we are indeed a little short of funds, how can the sales relationships accumulated over the years be useless?
More than 10,000 cars are sold every year, and most of them can be sold through old relationships. How important are personal relationships?"

“So I suggest that the two sales departments merge, open up and share their respective relationships, help each other, maximize benefits, and embark on a new path of mutual assistance and win-win.”

Niu Hongzhang is a great eloquent person. He boasted about the decades-old capital of the Light Automobile Company into a century-old soup of a century-old store, with secret ingredients and a mysterious taste. You will regret it for the rest of your life if you don't drink a bowl of it.

But how could Li Ye not know what the sales relationship of the head office was like?
A few years ago, the supply and demand relationship in the mainland was simple. There were "order meetings" and "exchange meetings" held everywhere. Salesmen from factories would take samples with them, and local units would also place orders with sincerity and payment. Over time, some decades-long relationships were indeed established.

But it has been a few years since the spring breeze blew? The seller's market has long been transformed into a buyer's market. Do you still expect this old relationship to increase your sales?
The main factory has sales proceeds that cannot be collected every year. Do you want to let the branch factory sell goods to them on credit as well, and then dilute the average bad debts?
So even if the main factory produced 10,000 or 20,000 cars a year, which was not a burden on the sales network of a branch factory, neither Li Ye nor Lu Zhizhang would agree to this merger.

Li Ye just glanced around and found that many people around him had strange looks in their eyes, and he immediately became alert.

Lai Jiayi has been making connections recently. Is she going to make a big move?
Sure enough, after Niu Hongzhang finished talking about the benefits of cooperation, he discussed with Ma Zhaoxian: "General Manager Ma, in order to avoid conflicts, how about we vote by raising our hands?"

Ma Zhaoxian looked at Niu Hongzhang and nodded, "I think it's okay."

"Please raise your hands if you are in favor of merging the sales department."

As soon as Niu Hongzhang finished speaking, some people in the conference room took the lead in raising their hands, and more and more people raised their hands, and finally more than half.

Li Ye couldn't help but laugh.

Do I need to raise my hand if I object to this?
Niu Hongzhang said in a deep voice: "Seventeen votes in favor, record it. Now, those who disagree with the merger of the sales department, please raise your hands."

Li Ye raised his hand without hesitation.

Even if it is futile resistance, you must express your attitude.

Today's situation is very clear. The management of the main factory is collectively testing the waters with the branch factory to see whether the branch factory is willing to distribute management positions to people from the main factory if the main factory and the branch factory are "merged".

When the first branch was just being planned, the main factory had no plans to set up separate sales and finance departments. It just gave them to a few production workshops for Li Ye and others to play around in the mud, and the sales and financial rights were still with the main factory.

In the end, it was Ma Zhaoxian and the Hong Kong capital who argued for their rights and finally allowed the branch to have independent sales and financial rights. Otherwise, the branch would have been ruined by the bosses of the main factory long ago. How could it be here today?
So Li Ye firmly disagrees with this kind of reverse behavior at this moment. This is a matter of principle.

Even if the opposition is invalid, it can still be used as a pretext to fight back against Niu Hongzhang when problems arise in the merger in the future.

[I objected desperately at the time, but your insistence on doing so led to major mistakes and heavy losses. You must be responsible.]

Lu Zhizhang raised his hand right after that, and looked coldly at Lai Jiayi and several management cadres of the head office.

Lai Jiayi raised her hand helplessly. She had originally planned to abstain, but her fence-sitter nature made her make the choice to give in.

As for the other cadres, under Lu Zhizhang's stern gaze, three raised their hands in opposition, while the others turned their faces away.

[Okay, there are three more people available. ]

The people from the main factory are testing the branch factory, and isn't the branch factory also testing them?
These people have been in contact with Lu Zhizhang over the years, hoping to become a part of the first branch and enjoy the enviable treatment of the first branch.

Li Ye and Lu Zhizhang have discussed that if talented people choose to "integrate", the first branch factory does not object to giving them a chance.
After all, the first branch factory lacks experienced and excellent management cadres, and Zhou Ziqing is also an outsider. Didn’t she also gain recognition from Li Ye and Lu Zhizhang?

You just need to have the ability. But if you want to use administrative means to ride on the head of a branch factory and act like a boss, then don't blame us for "not valuing talent".

"Nine votes against. More than half of the votes in favor. Please record it."

Niu Hongzhang calmly presided over the voting process before turning to Ma Zhaoxian to discuss: "Look, is this the decision?"

Ma Zhaoxian smiled slightly and nodded in agreement.

Niu Hongzhang was stunned, wondering why Ma Zhaoxian was so "soft" today. He actually suspected that he was taking the initiative, but Ma Zhaoxian did not strongly object.

Li Ye and Lu Zhizhang both opposed it. Shouldn't Ma Zhaoxian support his own people? How could he be so peaceful?

In fact, Niu Hongzhang hoped that Ma Zhaoxian would oppose it.

As long as Ma Zhaoxian strongly opposes it, those who raised their hands in favor of the merger will see the "true colors" of Ma Zhaoxian, Li Ye and others and truly side with Niu Hongzhang.

Now that Ma Zhaoxian is willing to merge the sales department, is he trying to offer some sweet benefits in order to divide and win over the dozen or so people he has worked so hard to persuade?

But at this point, Niu Hongzhang could only withdraw while he was ahead, so he ordered openly: "Then without further delay, Section Chief Park and Comrade Li Ye should contact each other and seize the time to try to have the staff of the first branch factory move to the main factory within this week."

“Why do you want to move to the main factory?”

Li Ye immediately objected: "Secretary Niu, you also said just now that we should learn from each other's experience, so who is learning from whom?
Should we let our salespeople who have been profitable for 26 consecutive months and whose annual profit growth exceeds 200% learn from those who have been losing money for five consecutive years?

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Niu Hongzhang was stunned and Section Chief Park blushed again.

Li Ye's words were simply a slap in the face, leaving no one with any face at all.

Moreover, Li Ye's words also blocked the reasons that Niu Hongzhang had prepared in advance in his throat, making him choke to death.

The first branch factory is a "branch factory" with a lower level. It is natural to let them move to the main factory and accept the leadership of Section Chief Park.

But now Li Ye has made it clear in front of everyone that the sales department of the main factory is full of useless losers. Do you want us to learn from them why they can't sell the goods at a good price?

"Cough cough~"

Wan, the head of the Finance Department, coughed lightly and said with a smile, "Li Ye, you must have misunderstood. Secretary Niu asked the sales staff of the first branch factory to move to the main factory to work, but he did not say that one must learn from the other. Everyone is learning from each other's experience! It doesn't matter where you are, you can learn."

"Of course not!"

Li Ye didn't give any face to the head of Vanke at all, because the person in charge of finance must be a "direct descendant", and a veteran like him couldn't possibly help Zhang Xiaoshuai, so he would be the person most likely to side with Niu Hongzhang.

“Product sales are not a separate process from production. They must rely on strict production, quality inspection, and timely after-sales conditions.

Without this comprehensive support, even if the salesperson has great ability, he will be held back by various accidents.
We are willing to support the sales staff of the main factory to learn advanced experience, but if they stay in the main factory and sit in the office all day, they will not learn anything.

Seeing that Section Chief Park's face was about to bleed, Li Ye simply revealed the truth and said, "Moreover, many of the old relationships at the main factory are the ones who owe the money for goods.

To put it bluntly, they are all serious burdens, so what exactly are we supposed to learn by coming to the main factory to work?"

"."

Li Ye's merciless remarks can be said to have violated the workplace rule of "superficial harmony" and also offended Section Chief Park.

And if Section Chief Park moved to the first branch factory to work, would he really learn from Ding Jiuchang and others? Would he be able to afford to lose that position?
Ma Zhaoxian looked at the silent Niu Hongzhang and said with a smile: "Comrade Li Ye is right. Facts speak louder than words. In recent years, the sales performance of the first branch factory is obvious to all, and there are indeed some problems at the main factory."

"Then it's decided. Section Chief Park, you organize the staff to go to the first branch to work. You must hurry up and do it as soon as possible."

"."

Section Chief Park's face turned red and white, and he couldn't utter a word.

Niu Hongzhang exhaled and said, "Then let's decide! Next, let's discuss the leadership of the sales department after the merger."

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Since we are going to unify the sales network and merge the two sales departments, we must definitely distinguish the big and small kings, who is the primary and who is the deputy.

Just now Niu Hongzhang played a trick. He wanted to let the people from the branch factory come to work in the main factory first. This is equivalent to abolishing the sales department of the branch factory and handing over the sales authority to the main factory for unified allocation. Then Ding Jiuchang, the head of the sales department of the branch factory, must either be demoted or transferred.

But since one plan fails, let’s rely on our strength!

Don’t you have sales results?

Then let’s vote!
hahaha~
(End of this chapter)