That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1120 Seven Years of No See
The selection process of "written test first, then interview" in the first branch caused a strong response in the Light Automobile Company, especially after the selection results were announced, which caused widespread discussion.

Because the results of this selection broke many rules that people have been accustomed to for decades.

For example, many managers like Lao Dai who had qualifications and connections did not even make it to the second round of interviews, while some workers who worked hard in the workshop unexpectedly passed the interview and finally successfully joined the sales department of a branch.

The sales department decades later was very miserable, but the sales department nowadays is enviable. Not only can one "sit in the office", but there are also various business trip subsidies, as well as high salaries and benefits of a branch factory.

This was unthinkable in the past. Even in voting and elections, some groups were not even qualified to be "runners-up" due to restrictions on the rules.
This time, the first branch factory actually implemented many selection rules such as "no restrictions on units, no restrictions on appearance", so that all employees in the unit understood what "the capable ones get promoted" meant.

Therefore, when the "failed candidates", represented by the older generation, complained and criticized that this selection was "not in accordance with the rules", they were immediately attacked by public opinion from a large number of front-line workers.

"Why are you the only ones allowed to participate in the selection? Weren't you a worker before? Even if you are doing this as a labor substitute, you are still a worker. Why do you think you are superior to us?"

“You feel that not giving you an interview opportunity means that your abilities are being wasted, but what they want is outstanding talents with both cultural and ability, not flatterers who fawn on others every day.”

"Don't say that people from other companies are coming to take your positions. People with ability are popular everywhere, while people without ability are useless. Last year, the main factory couldn't pay salaries because of you. And you still say that you are talented. Ugh~"

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But the large-scale discussion lasted for a long time, and even reached Niu Hongzhang, but in the end Niu Hongzhang did not respond at all.

Because the ratio of the number of people admitted after this selection was basically 1:1:1, with personnel from the main factory, one branch factory and other units each accounting for almost one-third.

Among them, Qi Xiaoshun, a former direct subordinate of Park In-gi, became the sales manager of the 1041 light truck series brand.
Among the salesmen, more than half of them came from the head office. Some people in the head office could not say anything even though they were unhappy.

So Li Ye didn't care after knowing that people were talking about it. He was not worried that anything would go wrong. After a few days, the heat would pass and everyone would calm down.

However, just when the heat of public discussion was gradually cooling down, an unexpected person came to him about this issue.

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"Director Li, I'm the security guard, Lao Zheng. We have a reporter named Yue Mengmeng here looking for you, but I asked her to call you, but she doesn't know your phone number."

"Yue Mengmeng? Is Yue the short girl from Dongshan who wears glasses?"

"Yes, yes, yes, she's not tall, wears glasses, and she said she's from the same hometown as you, Director Li, but her work ID says it's from the Light Industry Newspaper."

"Oh, that's right, I'll come over to receive you!"

Li Ye put down the phone and walked towards the door with some confusion.

Yue Mengmeng used to be a reporter for the Dongshan Education Newspaper and once interviewed Li Ye, the "No. 1 in Dongshan".
However, this unique "Q version" girl left a deep impression on Li Ye and his classmates.

Later, Yue Mengmeng went to Beijing and worked as a Beijing-based reporter for the Dongshan Education Department. She often went to Peking University to interview Dongshan students there, and also came into contact with Li Ye frequently.

It’s just that Wen Leyu didn’t like the other person very much, so Li Ye tried to keep his distance and later they lost contact. I don’t know why she came to him today.

When Li Ye arrived at the reception room at the gate, he was so surprised that he almost said something offensive.

[What did you eat? Why are you so fat? ]

The last time Li Ye saw Yue Mengmeng was at the 82nd grade autumn school sports meeting. At that time, Yue Mengmeng lived up to her name, leaning against her Dongshan fellow villager Zhu Xinping, and was very likable.

But now, Yue Mengmeng has grown bigger in all aspects except for her short stature and wearing glasses.

【Time is really a butcher's knife! 】

Girls with Q-version are most afraid of gaining weight. If they are a little rounder, their cute temperament will be reduced by 8 points.

However, Li Ye only sighed with regret in his heart, but the smile on his face did not diminish at all.

"Hahahaha, I heard the guard tell me that a reporter named Yue wanted to see me, and I thought I knew a friend named Yue, but I remembered that you were in the Dongshan Education News. I didn't expect it was really you."

"Hahaha, you didn't expect that? After seven years of no contact, I suddenly showed up."

Yue Mengmeng was still smiling as always. She joked with Li Ye for a few words, then suddenly looked at Li Ye intently and remained silent for at least ten seconds.

"It's been seven years, and you haven't changed at all"

Li Ye was startled, thinking that your expression is a bit easy to be misunderstood. If my young wife is here, she might give me a good beating tonight.

However, Yue Mengmeng immediately smiled and said, "I am not here to talk to you about personal matters today. I want to interview your company. Director Li will not refuse, right?" "That depends on what kind of interview it is. Let's go inside and talk about it! You came all the way here, I can't keep you out."

Li Ye did not agree rashly, but smiled and led Yue Mengmeng into a factory.

Yue Mengmeng watched Li Ye filling out the registration form at the gate, looking as serious as someone who works in a confidential unit. She smiled and asked, "Is your unit a military unit? Is the management so strict?"

Li Ye walked and smiled: "No, but the unit is big, there are many messy private affairs, always let idle people come in and out, it is difficult to manage, and it also delays production"

Li Ye did not take Yue Mengmeng to his office, but to the reception room. The staff quickly brought fruits, soda, desserts and other snacks and drinks.

Yue Mengmeng looked at the several sodas in front of her and said with a smile, "I've heard that your company is very generous. When I saw the standard of the reception today, I realized that seeing is believing."

Li Ye waved his hand and said, "Don't laugh at me. What good things can our small unit have? By the way, when were you transferred to the Light Industry News?"

Yue Mengmeng said: "After I married Zhu Xinping in 1984, the Light Industry Newspaper was just about to be launched, and the leader of Zhu Xinping's unit helped coordinate to transfer me there."

In the winter of 84, the Light Industry Press was established in Beijing. In January of the following year, the Light Industry Newspaper was launched. After graduation, Zhu Xinping was assigned to the Ministry of Light Industry, so Yue Mengmeng was really lucky.

Li Ye smiled and said, "So that's how it is. I heard that Zhu Xinping was assigned to the Ministry of Light Industry after graduation. You see, even though we are both in Beijing, we never meet."

Yue Mengmeng chuckled and said, "Beijing is small, but also big. When Zhu Xinping just graduated, he was still able to keep in touch with his former classmates, but in recent years, some people have been unable to contact him, and some people are unwilling to contact him."

"Hahahaha, how could you not want to contact me? Your Zhu Xinping is a rare talent, who wouldn't want to contact me!"

Yue Mengmeng smiled and shook her head, saying, "The Ministry of Light Industry reformed last year and abolished many professional bureaus. Our Mr. Zhu was unlucky and didn't get any of them, so he is considered out of date."

"Old Zhu is only 30 years old, why are you so angry? Don't talk nonsense! Don't talk nonsense. By the way, you just said you wanted to interview, what do you want to interview? But our first branch belongs to heavy industry."

Li Ye hurriedly changed the subject with a smile. Zhu Xinping was a student of Peking University Class of 79, and was on the honor list. So Yue Mengmeng thought she had caught a golden potential stock back then, but looking at her now, she seems a little unsatisfied.

Even if Zhu Xinping didn't hit the mark, he was still better than more than 95 percent of the young and middle-aged people in the world.

Yue Mengmeng said seriously: "I have recently been writing a special column on the rational allocation of unemployed people during the reform of state-owned enterprises, but I have not been able to find suitable material.

But last month, a friend mentioned your Light Automobile Company, and especially praised your first branch, saying that you have absorbed more than 5,000 unemployed people in three years, and your way of employing people is very unique.

"We don't have any special features. We just happened to need to expand production, so we accepted a lot of unemployed young people from society."

Li Ye was not dazzled by Yue Mengmeng's praise, but instead practiced Tai Chi because he was not sure whether Yue Mengmeng's interview would be beneficial to the first branch.

Yue Mengmeng looked at Li Ye who was playing tricks on her and showed her signature smiling expression again.

"Isn't it unique that your branch first conducts written tests and then interviews to select the best talents?"

“Is this considered special?”

Li Ye was a little confused, but then he seemed to understand something.

Nowadays, whether it is the unemployed young people or college students, when they join the work, they are all "allocated" rather than "selected".

Young people in society wait for factories to recruit workers every day. If the country does not recruit workers, it would be irresponsible. Therefore, until the mid-1990s, many units had to accept a certain number of unemployed young people, even if their units no longer needed people.

Li Ye is now adopting the method of employing people ninety years later: I don’t employ you because you are not capable enough.

Isn't this just completely shifting the blame?

Isn’t this a contradiction?

So Li Ye asked in a suggestive way: "Reporter Yue, do you think the selection method we just piloted can provide any inspiration to this society?"

Yue Mengmeng's eyes lit up a lot, and she smiled and said, "You are still as smart as you were back then. The labor force in society is growing continuously, but they always keep their eyes on those units with good performance. They would rather wait at home than find a way out for themselves."

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Li Ye listened to Yue Mengmeng talking for a long time, and then he realized that this woman had been thinking about this issue for a long time, and the selection method of the first branch was just an introduction. She wanted to use it to write a great article for the country and the people.

[Ah, your point of view is quite harsh! What if it explodes me? ]

(End of this chapter)