That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1415 The Art of Control
Li Ye was full of confidence for this year's year-end report, but for some reason, Shang Bin spoke before Li Ye.

Shouldn't the big shots always give the closing remarks?

Li Ye didn't quite understand, but when Shang Bin's confident and magnanimous voice echoed in the venue, Li Ye realized why Shang Bin, despite not having achieved anything significant over the years, was able to stay ahead of everyone else.

"Under the correct guidance of leaders at all levels, our unit pooled its wisdom and efforts this year and exceeded our production target, increasing production by 43% and selling more than 193,000 vehicles of various types."

"Our company has always maintained a pioneering spirit in technological research and development. This year, we have completed four large-scale technological research and development projects and eleven smaller projects. Among them, the 2.0-liter electronic fuel injection gasoline engine project is the first of its kind in China and has reached the international advanced level."

"Our company has upheld its tradition and proactively shouldered the social employment pressure, adding 4,500 new employees this year, with workers' wages increasing by an average of 27%."

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Li Ye looked up at Shang Bin, who was speaking passionately on the stage, then looked down at his own speech, and couldn't help but have an absurd thought.

This isn't just plagiarism, it's copy-pasting!

Shang Bin truly follows others' paths, leaving them with no way to follow. All the achievements and merits of the First Factory this year have become the highlights of his year-end report, which he plagiarizes without the slightest hesitation.

But if you were to stand up and loudly expose this guy, you might face a sharp and shameless rebuttal—Doesn't the Jingnan Group include the First Branch Factory? Didn't Shang Bin contribute anything to the First Branch Factory's achievements?

Do you know what it means for ideology to guide production?

Shang Bin is in charge of ideological work. Without proper ideological guidance, do you, Li Ye, have such great abilities?

"Ah~"

Li Ye threw his prepared speech aside, wishing he could just lie down and give up.

Through meticulous planning, he and Ma Zhaoxian secured financial control of Jingnan Group at the cost of an 80 million yuan loan. They then leveraged this momentum to regain technological dominance.

As a result, Shang Bin took a risky approach, patting himself on the back, and immediately salvaged his reputation.

Don't the people in charge know whose credit these achievements are?
Of course I know, but isn't this how games with these rules are played?

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Three days after the year-end report, Director Qu from the ministry came to Jingnan Group to deal with some matters that had to be addressed.

Qu Si was also an old acquaintance of Li Ye. Whenever someone had a conflict with Li Ye, he would come over to preside over the matter and ensure fairness.

At first, he thought Li Ye was a troublemaker, but after Li Ye upheld fairness time and time again, his impression of Li Ye gradually changed.

Because as long as Li Ye insisted on the development direction, it was ultimately proven to be absolutely correct, while those who competed with Li Ye for fame and fortune were ultimately proven to be selfish and stumbling blocks to the country's development.

And what is Shang Bin this time?

Qu Si said in a deep voice, "I heard about what happened a few days ago. Jingnan Group has just merged, so it's understandable that there are problems in the integration process. Everyone should try to resolve any differences as soon as possible and work together to implement the Kamas project."

After listening to Qu Si's words, Shang Bin immediately said sincerely, "We have made all the preparations for the project's implementation. The complete R&D plan and relevant technical personnel are all in place. Now everything is ready, we just need the final approval. We hope the leaders will provide us with some support as soon as possible." The final approval that Shang Bin mentioned was the funding approval. After the year-end report, he and Ma Zhaoxian discussed the funding application. However, they could not reach a consensus on how to allocate the funds after approval, which is why they needed Qu Si's help to preside over the fair process.

Qu Si glanced at Shang Bin and said calmly, "The higher-ups will naturally support the project's launch, but the entire R&D project has many branches..."

After careful discussion, the department decided to divide the task into two parts, with the former Southwest Heavy Truck and Light Truck Company each responsible for a portion of the technology research and development.

Li Ye's eyes lit up, knowing that it had finally come to this.

Shang Bin originally intended to use the technical strength of the first branch factory to support his research and development. Southwest Heavy Truck would control the research and development funds, and the first branch factory would supply the research and development personnel, allowing him to benefit from both ends.

But now that this incident of assault with a weapon has occurred, everyone knows that the First Branch Factory will not accept the technical leadership of Southwest Heavy Truck. So the two companies have no choice but to act separately and each get their own piece of the pie.

Shang Bin immediately replied, "We support the leader's opinion. Furthermore, the company in the Southwest has been engaged in heavy truck production for over twenty years and possesses rich experience and capabilities in engines, chassis, bodies, transmissions, axles, and other aspects. They are willing to undertake the relevant research and development tasks."

"Pfft~, cough cough cough cough~"

In the conference room, someone choked on their tea.

Everyone turned around and saw it was Xiao Zhu from the technical department.

He was a key technical staff member who had been promoted from the first factory, and he really couldn't stand Shang Bin's shameless self-praise.

If Southwest Heavy Truck really had the strength that Shang Bin claimed, would it need to keep babbling on here?

Shang Bin's overreaching at this moment clearly indicates his intention to seize more funds and expenses.

Looking at Shang Bin, who had suddenly taken on a "responsibility," Li Ye couldn't help but wonder if the other party's career had been greatly affected by this incident of assault, so he was now trying to change course and was turning his attention to money.

Since there's no hope for further advancement in one's career, should one turn to making money instead?

Next, Ma Zhaoxian and Shang Bin began to emphasize their opinions, vying for interests for their respective affiliated units, while Qu Si occasionally offered a few words of analysis to help both sides, hoping that everyone could complete the task amicably.

But as Li Ye listened, he began to detect a hint of "bidding" in the conversation.

A car only has a few key parts; whoever owns more of those parts will have more control over their organization.
So, in order to take more than your share, shouldn't you lower the amount of funding you apply for? It would be even better if you could raise the funds yourself and not need the government to contribute a single penny.

Li Ye suddenly had an unbelievable idea.

Could the higher-ups have had this idea of ​​"healthy competition" in mind from the beginning when they ordered the two units to merge?
Does Southwest Heavy Truck want to take control of Jingnan Group?

Come on, tell me what you can bring to the higher-ups?
What? You want money from me? Then I might as well let the Light Vehicle Company take control of the Jingnan Group, and you can slowly be swallowed up by the Light Vehicle Company in the future.

This is the art of managing subordinates that has been passed down for thousands of years!

(End of this chapter)