That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1438 June's Debt, Payed Off Quickly

Although Li Ye had been disturbed in the middle of the night, he was still in pretty good spirits when he got up at 6:30 in the morning.

After all, he's young and healthy. If he develops poor sleep quality in a few years, he won't be able to sleep after receiving Tao Shangping's call. Even counting sheep with his eyes closed won't help.

At seven o'clock in the morning, Ma Zhaoxian came to replace Li Ye.

Happy Chinese New Year, Uncle Ma!

"Happy New Year after the New Year! You haven't had breakfast yet, have you? Your aunt made some snacks, come and have some."

"Okay, I'm actually hungry."

Ma Zhaoxian placed several kinds of pastries on the table and invited Li Ye to have breakfast together. Li Ye felt embarrassed and sat down to eat.

At this moment, Ma Zhaoxian noticed the duty log filled out by Li Ye. He wasn't too surprised to see the records of unanswered calls.

Such a lazy work attitude from Southwest Heavy Truck is not new in this era. People can't even muster their full energy normally, so how can you expect them to be conscientious during the Chinese New Year?
On the contrary, units like the No. 1 Factory were "rare finds," which affected the entire light vehicle company, making it unique.

Ma Zhaoxian was a veteran of state-owned enterprises and had seen more of the world than Li Ye had. He knew what a company like Southwest Heavy Truck should be like, so he didn't want to cause unnecessary trouble.

However, when Ma Zhaoxian saw the phone records from around 2 a.m., he changed his mind.

"Li Ye, Southwest Heavy Truck reported the situation to you around 2 PM?"

Li Ye took a sip of water and said, "Yes, around 2 a.m., Tao Shangping from the southwest called me and said that a petty thief had tried to steal from their workplace, but they hadn't caught him. He chatted with me for a long time, making small talk."

"Tao Shangping? We've been chatting with you for ages, going on and on?"

Ma Zhaoxian thought for a moment, then said with a stern face, "Is he checking up on you?"

Li Ye laughed too: "Maybe! I called him around 7 p.m. on New Year's Eve, and from the noise, it sounded like he was playing mahjong. I guess he felt that 'it's impolite not to reciprocate.'"

"Well, you may not be good at anything else, but you're certainly good at holding grudges!"

Ma Zhaoxian gave a sarcastic laugh, then asked Li Ye, "There's something I'd like to discuss with you."
Jia Zhongyue has been recuperating in the southwest for several months now, and the position of director of the group's office has remained vacant. Should we promote Dong Shan to the full position and then fill the vacancy with someone from below as deputy director?

Li Ye pondered for a moment and said, "Dong Shan is not out of the question, but will Lao Meng have any objections?"

Dong Shan is the deputy director of the group's office and is indeed qualified to be promoted to director. However, he does not belong to either the Southwest Heavy Truck or the Light Truck Company factions. Instead, he is an "outsider" who was transferred from above when the two companies merged.

Since Jia Zhongyue was forced out by Li Ye, several deputy directors in the group's office have had their own agendas, and Lao Gao, who came from the light automobile company, is also actively seeking that chair.

At this point, it's questionable whether Ma Zhaoxian can manage the old hands in the office when he promotes an outsider to a higher position. Gao is Meng's man and can be considered a "direct descendant" of the light vehicle company. Would Dong Shan agree to take this position?

The environment Li Ye is in now is no longer the same as the former branch factory.

When he was in the first factory, as long as he made an opinion, Lu Zhizhang would never object and would implement it in no time. To some extent, Li Ye was arrogant and could make decisions with a single word.

But now that things have come to this point, Li Ye, just as Teacher Ke said, needs to learn how to deal with people.

For any decision, you need to reach a consensus with those around you. Even if you're unhappy about it, you still have to reach a consensus, otherwise you can't carry it out.

The larger the organization, the more important this "balance" becomes, and the more difficult it is for one person to establish a one-man rule.

Fortunately, Li Ye is already one of the forces that need to be "balanced" in all aspects.

If Li Ye objects, then the person who initiated the decision will have to seek a balance from Li Ye, allowing Li Ye to extract his own opinion and legitimately pursue his own interests.

Even Ma Zhaoxian's attitude towards Li Ye is subtly changing. Before, Li Ye would consult him and seek his support before doing anything; now, Ma Zhaoxian will proactively discuss things with Li Ye beforehand. And what about Dong Shan, who is about to be promoted? You think Ma Zhaoxian has absolutely no connection to him?

That would be strange.

However, since Ma Zhaoxian has supported Li Ye for so many years, Li Ye must also support Ma Zhaoxian. Now it depends on Lao Meng's opinion.

Li Ye, Ma Zhaoxian, and Lao Meng are all in cahoots. If Lao Meng is angered, it will only benefit Shang Bin and his ilk.

However, Ma Zhaoxian said, "There's no problem with Lao Meng. I discussed it with Lao Meng beforehand, and he also believes that Lao Gao still lacks work experience. Let's observe him for another two years!"

Li Ye was somewhat surprised.

Old Gao is over fifty years old, yet Ma Zhaoxian said he "lacks work experience," and Old Meng even agreed.

Is someone in their fifties going to be observed for another two years? Does this mean they're destined to remain a backup option until retirement?

But thinking about the office allocation, Li Ye felt that Lao Gao wasn't so pitiful either.

Old Gao is too petty; for someone as easygoing as Old Meng, it's easy for him to get hurt.

Old Meng could have been promoted step by step, so why is Old Gao jumping around in such a hurry?
Li Ye nodded slowly and said, "Okay, then I have no objection."

Ma Zhaoxian said, "Alright, we'll have a short meeting after Shang Bin and the others return. But I reckon we'll need to bring in someone from the Southwest to fill the deputy director position."

"Uh-huh."

Li Ye naturally knew this was the way to maintain balance. If Ma Zhaoxian promoted someone, Shang Bin would also have to take a place, otherwise it would be difficult to reach a consensus.

However, Ma Zhaoxian then pointed to the duty roster filled out by Li Ye and said, "Although we're not familiar with the people in the Southwest, we can't just let Shang Bin and the others recommend them. We have to do our own vetting."

"Should I check it out?"

Li Ye blinked and looked at the two names that Ma Zhaoxian was pointing to.

One is Tao Shangping, who conducts reverse checks, and the other is Shan Shengwen, who meticulously sticks to his post.

Li Ye tentatively asked, "Uncle Ma, who do you think would be suitable?"

Ma Zhaoxian smiled enigmatically: "What do you think?"

Li Ye laughed and then said, "I think Tao Shangping is good. He has enough experience and is definitely qualified to be a deputy director."

"Well, it's him."

Ma Zhaoxian immediately made the decision, deciding Tao Shangping's fate.

Of course, Li Ye and Ma Zhaoxian's decision was definitely not because "debts in June are paid off quickly".

Judging from Tao Shangping's reverse check on Li Ye last night, the other party has a strong sense of "personal faction" and is very hostile towards the light truck company. He is completely unaware that Southwest Heavy Truck is already part of Jingnan Group.

Therefore, transferring him to the capital and replicating his strategy of establishing a small faction in the southwest is crucial for the harmonious development of the Jingnan Group.

As for Tao Shangping's feelings about going from being "second only to one person" to being "second only to a dozen people," that's not something Li Ye and Ma Zhaoxian need to consider.

Everything should be done with the overall situation in mind.

(End of this chapter)