That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1448 Who is this bastard cursing?

"The honor is ours, the limelight is ours, but the losses go to others. This situation is absolutely not allowed to happen in our branch factory."

Li Ye stood up and spoke, his tone sharp and incisive, immediately silencing the meeting room.

Especially for people like Shang Bin who were unfamiliar with Li Ye's previous behavior, it was even more unbelievable.

Using one's own suffering to coerce colleagues into suffering alongside oneself, ultimately winning honor for oneself—what a severe accusation that is!

[If you're willing to endure hardship, then go ahead and do it! Why drag others into it? Do you think you're so capable?]

Li Ye's behavior at this moment was practically accusing Weng Keming of being a "hypocrite and a traitor."

Weng Keming looked very unwell; he really hadn't expected Li Ye to be so "unethical."

Isn't this "I'm just stating my opinion" speaking style a familiar and ingrained pattern?
I've already given up my overtime pay, shouldn't everyone quickly praise me and promote my deeds and image throughout the entire company?

So, my selfless dedication was wrong?
Even if it was my fault, you could have just talked to me privately. Why did you have to embarrass me in front of so many people? By embarrassing me, you're slapping Shang Bin in the face, don't you know that?

Shang Bin was also unhappy, but he still smiled and said, "Li Ye, please sit down, please sit down. Don't get too agitated. The old man didn't mean it that way."

Jin Hong also said to Li Ye, "That's right! The old man just wanted to encourage everyone to treat the factory as their home and not to care too much about personal gains and losses. Would you like to sit down first?"

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Li Ye slowly sat down, glanced at Weng Keming, and then said coldly, "From the moment the First Branch Factory was built, it has been responsible for its own profits and losses. The workers' wages and bonuses have never been paid by others, so naturally they do not need to be criticized by others."

Li Ye's strong reaction was not an overreaction or a deliberate attempt to disrespect Weng Keming; it was because Weng Keming had hit the core of the First Factory's system.

The wage and bonus system of the No. 1 factory has been an important cornerstone for its rapid expansion and development over the years.

People only see that the overtime pay in the first factory is high, but they overlook that the production efficiency of the first factory is higher, the workers are more motivated, and new technologies and achievements are emerging like an explosive blast.

Now, Weng Keming is saying, "Let me make a statement first." He wants to disrupt the production order of the factory with his overtime pay for that day. Whether he did it intentionally or unintentionally, his intentions are despicable.

Weng Keming had originally intended to back down and not argue with Li Ye, thanks to Shang Bin and Cong Jinhong's words, but Li Ye's last words reignited his anger.

"Comrade Li Ye, I must solemnly remind you that although your branch factory is self-sufficient, it is still a state-owned enterprise."

You can't allocate the country's money arbitrarily for your own selfish desires. You're wasting the country's money for your own reputation."

Why do people always like to use the label of "the nation" to lecture others?

This time, Li Ye didn't vehemently refute him. Instead, he said strangely, "Have we wasted the country's money? Do you have any basis for saying that? I've conducted in-depth statistical surveys within the same industry."

Our branch factory's R&D expenses and labor costs may seem high, but compared to our output, they are ridiculously low.

The No. 1 Factory has only been established for six years, yet it has already achieved 14 national-level R&D achievements, and all three of its main products have won national or ministerial awards for excellence. Profits have increased year after year, and it has contributed over 100 million yuan to the national treasury.

Li Ye rattled off a long list of the factory's impressive achievements, leaving Weng Keming speechless and infuriating Shang Bin and the others.

Everyone knows your branch factory is excellent, but you don't need to always mock the underachievers like a top student, do you? Weng Keming gritted his teeth and said, "Deputy General Manager Li, everyone has seen the achievements of branch factory, and no one denies them. I just want to remind you, don't just think about using money to motivate the workers, you also need to inspire their sense of ownership."

"Don't worry about that. We've always focused on both material incentives and spiritual guidance."

Li Ye said smugly, "I know Deputy General Manager Weng is afraid that our workers will take advantage of loopholes, but our managers aren't stupid. They want every penny to have an effect."

Unlike some organizations that squander national R&D funds without producing any results—that's something only animals do, something our branch factory would never do.

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As soon as Li Ye finished speaking, Weng Keming's face turned black, and Shang Bin, Cong Jinhong, and a group of people from Southwest Heavy Truck also turned red, feeling both ashamed and angry.

Who is this bastard cursing?

[This son of a bitch is cursing at us. Does he even know the rules?]

Over the years, if we were to name a domestic automaker that only takes money but doesn't produce results, Southwest Heavy Truck would undoubtedly be among them, and in fact, one of the top contenders.

Li Ye's words were a veiled insult, a mere pretense, and were a direct slap in the face.

This is like decades later, a group of people who lost everything in a game still wanting to coach an amateur match of some provincial "Thirteen Protectors," only to be met with sarcastic and sarcastic remarks from the other side.

Southwest Heavy Truck is a bottomless pit that wastes national funds, and you still have the nerve to talk about us? You're really giving us a hard time.

Shang Bin glared at Li Ye resentfully, and said as calmly as possible, "Let's leave this matter here for now! I believe the old man meant well."

Whether overtime pay is reasonable or not, we'll discuss that in detail later. We'll promote reasonable overtime pay and resolutely eliminate unreasonable pay. Now let's move on to the next item.”

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Next, Shang Bin and Ma Zhaoxian took turns leading the way and passed several items in succession, which was very efficient.

However, near the end of the meeting, Shang Bin raised a question that he himself thought was easy, but was actually very difficult to implement.

"Southwest Heavy Truck's products are actually quite good in terms of both quality and cost-effectiveness, especially their engineering vehicles, which are our flagship products. However, because our company is located in the southwest, our promotional efforts were insufficient, which greatly hampered our sales."
Now that our group has merged, we need to leverage our strengths in all aspects. The sales department of Beijing-branded cars has many unique characteristics.
Therefore, we have also included Southwest brand vehicles in our sales catalog, covering everything from mini-trucks and light trucks to heavy trucks, enriching our product range.”

As Shang Bin spoke, he kept an eye on Li Ye's expression.

The sales network of the light vehicle company has covered the whole country. Even in a few remote areas, there are sales outlets in provincial capitals and capital cities. In the developed eastern regions, it has even reached the point of covering all prefecture-level cities.

Any car company that gets involved in this sales network will experience tremendous growth, which is why Shangbin has long coveted the sales capabilities of the first factory.

However, Shang Bin learned through secret investigation that this sales network did not seem to belong entirely to the First Factory, but was tightly controlled by Li Ye personally. Therefore, whether this matter would succeed or not depended on Li Ye's attitude.

Seeing that Jingnan Group had only been established for a few months, yet it had already caused a series of problems, leading to a great rift between Southwest Heavy Truck and Light Truck Company, and Li Ye had even shown an "uncooperative" attitude, Shang Bin was unsure whether Li Ye would agree to this matter.

Unexpectedly, after listening to Shang Bin's words, Li Ye readily agreed, saying, "That's no problem. Our branch factory has similar cooperative experience."

(End of this chapter)