That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1447 Are you trying to be a role model?

Around 5 p.m., Li Ye had just left Teacher Ke's house when he received a call from Lao Meng urging him to hurry up.

"Li Ye, are you almost there? You've finished visiting your father-in-law's house, and I need to hurry over to apologize to him!"

"Okay, okay, right away, just ten minutes, please."

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"Honey, let's slow down, there's no rush."

Li Ye hung up the phone with a smile, then told Wen Leyu to drive slower.

The normal shift change time is six o'clock, it's only a little past five, what's the rush?

It was almost six o'clock when Li Ye arrived at the group's office building, where Lao Meng was already waiting impatiently.

"Li Ye, what's going on here?"

Old Meng was furious and wanted to argue with Li Ye, but he noticed that Wen Leyu, who was driving, was staring intently at him.

Old Meng, who was always good at using his age to his advantage, suddenly felt that the girl's gaze was very piercing and made him uncomfortable.

"Forget it, I'll be more careful next time."

Old Meng left in a hurry, and only then did Wen Leyu ask Li Ye, "Is he trying to cause trouble for you?"

Li Ye said indifferently, "It doesn't matter, he can't cause much trouble."

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Because the two children were still at their maternal grandparents' house, Wen Leyu didn't accompany Li Ye to work and drove straight back.

However, after drinking, Li Ye simply spread out his cot and went to sleep in the duty room, without needing his wife to accompany him.

Li Ye slept until after 10 a.m., when he was woken up by the ringing of his mobile phone.

He answered the phone and heard it was Old Song calling.

"What's wrong, Lao Song? You've arrived in the capital?"

"Hehe, yes, yes, I just arrived in the capital and was thinking of paying my respects to the top scholar!"

“We don’t need to be so hypocritical between us. Tomorrow, you can arrange a place, and I’ll bring you that set of colorful flower and bird teapots.”

"Oh, thank you so much, Scholar. I'll be staying at Wei Jiaxian's courtyard house. You know the place, right?"

I know the place.

Li Ye paused for a moment, then said, "Yesterday, Nakamura wanted to see me, but I refused. He seems to know Kimura Hachizai from Mitsubishi. I'll give you Kimura Hachizai's address tomorrow."

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"Thank you, thank you."

After a moment of silence, Lao Song thanked Li Ye, and this time, Li Ye felt the sincerity in his thanks.

Li Ye hung up the phone and couldn't help but sigh.

"Sigh, these are truly turbulent times!"

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On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Jingnan Group officially resumed work. On the first day, Shang Bin and others did not come, but they finally arrived on the second day. As soon as they arrived in Beijing, they convened a meeting with Li Ye and others.

"First of all, I would like to thank the comrades who were on duty during the Spring Festival and who stayed at their posts during the holiday."

Shang Bin started with a long string of meaningless nonsense, which Li Ye found utterly uninteresting. But then he suddenly changed the subject, surprising Li Ye greatly.

"In addition, I have some good news to share: our heavy-duty truck project has made significant progress. We have basically solved the problems with the engine and transmission, and we expect to be able to produce a complete prototype this year."

Li Ye was shocked because the First Factory had been trying to digest KamAZ's technology since the first half of the year, and had been working overtime to tackle the technical challenges, but so far they had only scratched the surface.
As it turns out, Southwest Heavy Truck solved the most difficult powertrain issue after only two months of research, and they might even be able to produce a prototype this year. Is Southwest Heavy Truck really that technologically advanced? Why were they so ineffective for the past few decades?
So Li Ye asked in confusion, "Secretary Shang, you said that the problems with the engine and transmission have been basically solved. So, to what extent have they been solved? What percentage of the original engine's technical parameters can the engine achieve?"

Shang Bin chuckled and said, "Comrade Li Ye, don't be so fixated on the technical specifications of the Su-E engine. The Su-E engine is inherently less advanced than those from Europe and America."

"There are many roads to Rome. Since we can come up with a better technical solution, why waste time on Sugo's approach?"

"Waste of time?"

Li Ye paused for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Secretary Shang, you're not suggesting we solve this problem by using external procurement, are you?"

Shang Bin paused for a moment, then said jokingly, "Brother Li, are you a spy? How did you find out about this? Tell me, who gave you the information?"

"No one gave me any information; I was just guessing."

Li Ye leaned back weakly in his chair, too lazy to waste any more words with Shang Bin.

It's impossible for Southwest Heavy Truck to complete the technical breakthrough in such a short time. Given this situation, even a fool could guess the likely outcome.

There are only two mature solutions for heavy-duty truck engines and transmissions in China. One of them has a very good relationship with Southwest Heavy Truck. Shangbin took advantage of the Spring Festival to cultivate the relationship, and that's how he achieved "remarkable results".
But the country gives them research funding, not to let them waste it. With this kind of work attitude, you're afraid of holding them back if you talk to him too much.

However, Li Ye didn't want to be held back by Shang Bin, but Shang Bin insisted on going against Li Ye.

"Brother Li Ye, now that we've come up with a feasible solution, there's no need for your branch factory's project to continue. Let's agree to adopt our power system, and you can concentrate your technical resources to quickly overcome the challenges in developing the cab."

Li Ye didn't even lift his eyelids, and said indifferently, "I will handle the matter at the branch factory."

Shang Bin's expression darkened.

Originally, the branch factory was supposed to be independently accounted for, but now Li Ye's attitude clearly shows that he is not listening to his orders.

However, if the light vehicle company insists on developing its own power system, then the agreed purchase quantity will be significantly reduced.

How many cars does Southwest Heavy Truck produce in a year?
The light vehicle company produces over 100,000 vehicles a year, and the reason they are willing to provide powertrains is because they are interested in those 100,000 vehicles.

Shang Bin looked around and his gaze fell on Weng Keming.

"Alright, let's move on to the next question."

Weng Keming slowly began to speak: "When I was on duty on the third day of the Lunar New Year, I visited some of the group's subordinate units and found that many workers were working overtime, with the No. 1 branch factory having the most overtime workers."

Weng Keming paused for a moment, then said, "First of all, I don't object to overtime, but these people who work overtime get double the overtime pay every day. Since it's double the overtime pay, what kind of overtime is it?"

Think about it, isn't this situation easy for someone to exploit? They can procrastinate during normal working hours, shift their tasks to overtime, and then get double pay.

"Deputy General Manager Weng, please stop for a moment."

Li Ye rudely interrupted Weng Keming and said, "The wage structure of the First Branch Factory is different from that of Southwest Heavy Truck. We always judge performance based on results."

Therefore, the situation you described does not exist. Over the years, we have never encountered any instances of exploiting loopholes. Furthermore, double pay for working overtime during the Spring Festival is reasonable. Deputy General Manager Weng was on duty yesterday, and that also counts as double pay.

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"Even if you don't exploit loopholes, it's still not right,"

Weng Keming, interrupted by Li Ye, said with a displeased expression, "When I was young, I was also a model worker in my unit. Working overtime during holidays was normal."
But we never thought about overtime pay, let alone double wages. So I propose that this chaotic practice of paid overtime be eliminated within the company, and as an example, I voluntarily give up my overtime pay.”

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Li Ye was stunned. Wasn't this exactly the same as that model worker who dragged everyone to work overtime decades later?

You're the role model, so you expect your brothers to suffer along with you for nothing, huh?

Just as Weng Keming's proposal was about to be discussed, Li Ye stood up.

"I'm sorry, but I can't understand Deputy General Manager Weng's proposal. In my view, a model worker is someone who proactively helps colleagues complete their production tasks without compensation when they are unable to do so."

For example, if a colleague has a family emergency, you help them finish their work, instead of being generous with other people's money and forcing them to suffer along with you.

(End of this chapter)