That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1385 The overall situation is the most important thing
In August, due to the involvement of Hong Kong capital, the seemingly stalled group merger process was restarted at a rapid pace, and two key issues that needed to be resolved finally surfaced.

One issue is the profit and jurisdiction of the branch factory, and the other is how senior managers in the two units should be promoted after the merger.

For years, the branch factory has been supplying profits to the main factory. The main factory has become accustomed to receiving a fixed amount of money every month, regardless of the circumstances, for working capital. This kind of household subsidy is absolutely not something that can be shared with Southwest Heavy Truck.

However, Southwest Heavy Truck stated that they also have several profitable branch factories that could be included in the "iron rice bowl" system, but this suggestion was met with strong resistance from various quarters.

Not only did Ma Zhaoxian disagree, but the Hong Kong investors also disagreed, as did several high-ranking officials in the ministry.

We must ensure the continued positive momentum of the branch factory's development and absolutely prevent any unforeseen complications.

It seems that the bigwigs understand that Southwest Heavy Truck's performance in recent years has been so appalling that if they were to interfere in the management of the branch factory, they would most likely lead this once-star company astray.

Another specific arrangement for management personnel was also the subject of intense debate.

Since the two companies have been upgraded after the merger, everyone's position will rise accordingly! If you were the deputy general manager of Southwest Heavy Truck or Light Vehicle Company before, you will be the deputy general manager of a certain group after the merger.

The problem is that Southwest Heavy Truck has seven deputy general managers at the deputy division level, while Light Truck Company only has two. It's absurd to expect the higher-ups to promote nine deputy directors at once.

Do you think a deputy director-general is as cheap as cabbage? You think you can buy a tricycle for a hundred yuan?

After the above research, only four spots were offered, which is even more drastic than cutting the quota in half.

Normally, a company would have three to five deputy general managers, depending on its scale of operation and specific circumstances. The arrangement made by the higher-ups is actually quite sincere.

The problem is that after studying it for a long time, Southwest Heavy Truck came up with a perfectly reasonable reason—we'll unify the company by cutting it in half, but we must treat everyone equally, and we can't just cut Southwest Heavy Truck's share.

Their demand was to "cut four," promote the remaining three deputy general managers at the division level to the deputy director level, and also cut one of the two deputy general managers in the light vehicle company.

As soon as this news came out, the light vehicle company immediately started making a fuss.

"I knew Niu Hongzhang deserved to die! Last year, General Manager Ma suggested adding two more deputy general managers, and he vehemently opposed it. Now look what's happened, he's scrambling to fix it at the last minute!"

"Hmph, it doesn't affect Lao Niu's promotion anyway, he doesn't care about other people's lives! He pretends to be frugal all day long, but he'll still get his share of the benefits, he doesn't care about other people's future."

"Sigh, I was wondering why I rushed to promote Deputy Factory Director Li to Deputy General Manager the other day! It turns out I had expected this all along! But Deputy Factory Director Li has only been promoted for two months. If he is promoted again, won't those people at Southwest Heavy Truck be furious?"

"Then let's just not merge. Look at the momentum of the first factory these past two years; we'll be able to move up on our own sooner or later."

"That's hard to say. You've clashed with your superiors this time. Will they promote you next time? They might even suppress you for life."

"Hey, it's all Lao Niu's fault. If we get rid of Deputy Factory Director Li, with Lao Meng's carefree attitude, we might as well just let outsiders bully us to death from now on."

"How about we eliminate Lao Meng?"

"Come on, don't be so naive! It's true that Old Meng doesn't care about anything, but he has connections, and he has plenty of ways to sabotage your plans."

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Before Li Ye was promoted to deputy general manager, the light vehicle company had three deputy general managers. Li Ye caused a "dereliction of duty scandal," sending one of them to a fully enclosed sewing machine training school.
Another person, Ma Zhaoxian, was promoted to general manager, so there was only one more laid-back deputy general manager, Meng. Therefore, since the year before last, Ma Zhaoxian has been advocating for the addition of two deputy general managers, one of whom is Lu Zhizhang, and the other is Lao Yang, who is in charge of personnel at the main factory.

As a result, Niu Hongzhang always reported to his superiors that "it was unnecessary," so in the past two years, people's resentment towards Niu Hongzhang has grown. After all, when two people are promoted, a series of people will follow suit and be promoted. Niu Hongzhang has essentially offended two groups of people.

Now that this has happened, everyone hates Niu Hongzhang to death.

The difference in the number of senior management positions will also affect the middle and lower levels of the two units, because after the merger, the division of responsibilities will be three to one, which clearly puts the light truck company at a disadvantage. Even if Li Ye and Lao Meng are both promoted, they will still be at a disadvantage in terms of numbers in the "factional struggle" with Southwest Heavy Truck. In the future, any good things within the group will definitely be tilted towards Southwest Heavy Truck.

Moreover, Li Ye might not even get promoted!
Based on seniority, Li Ye is actually the one who "should" be cut. He is too young and was promoted too quickly. At this point, the probability of him needing "two more years of honing" is extremely high.

This is also why those promising young talents who are pushed too hard to grow suddenly stagnate in middle age. Everyone around them is a bunch of old guys, and you're just a young guy. Everyone is stepping on you, so it's no wonder you can't climb up.

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Niu Hongzhang stood silently by the window, looking at the bustling light automobile company outside.

After the sales of the main factory were incorporated into the sales network of the branch factory, the atmosphere at the main factory improved.

But Niu Hongzhang's heart grew colder and colder.

Niu Hongzhang was fully aware of the rumors circulating in the workplace, because Lao Yang and his ilk no longer took him seriously at all, practically pointing their fingers at him and cursing him as "blocking someone's future is like killing their parents."

Old Yang is over fifty years old this year. You could say that missing this opportunity is a lifelong regret!

"Shouldn't we see the result by now?"

Niu Hongzhang muttered something to himself, as if trying to comfort himself.

This merger was also the last opportunity of Niu Hongzhang's life.

When two companies merge into a group, there can be four deputy general managers, but there can only be one general manager or party secretary.

Ma Zhaoxian has been "skilled in management" over the years, single-handedly building up a branch factory. He seems to be much more successful than Niu Hongzhang, but Niu Hongzhang doesn't think so.

With the two units merging, the general manager and party secretary positions will not be held by the same person. Therefore, Ma Zhaoxian will definitely have to compete with Shangbin for the position of general manager in charge of operations.
However, Ma Zhaoxian had a disadvantage compared to Shang Bin: he joined the automotive industry halfway through his career, making him an "outsider" to the light vehicle company. In contrast, Shang Bin had a deep and complex network of connections within the automotive industry.

So if Shang Bin wins, wouldn't Lu Zhizhang's opportunity come? He has been working for the Party Committee for many years and is much better than Ma Zhaoxian.

"Dingling bell~"

Niu Hongzhang's phone rang.

He slowly turned his head, his eyes filled with trepidation and anticipation.

Everything is ready except for the final push. It's like the Chinese national football team qualifying for the World Cup. At the most crucial moment, it doesn't matter whether we win or not; we need our opponents to give us that opportunity.

Niu Hongzhang took a sip of water before picking up the phone: "Hello, this is Niu Hongzhang."

"Old Ox! It's me!"

Niu Hongzhang's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately felt half-depressed.

The call came from above, but the person referred to themselves as "Old Ox".

When someone addresses you affectionately as "Old Niu," it's highly likely they want you to prioritize the "big picture."

Old Niu used to do this kind of thing all the time.

(End of this chapter)