That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1457 They're serious.
As soon as Li Ye got out of the car, Lu Zhizhang and his entourage came to greet him. Li Ye discovered that, apart from Niu Hongzhang, all the important managers of the light vehicle company were present.

Moreover, when these people saw Li Ye a few years ago, they still called him "Little Li, Little Li," but now their faces are full and natural with smiles.

Dong Shan's statement, "You are different now," is truly profound.

Seeing Lu Zhizhang smiling, Li Ye couldn't help but lightly punch him, saying with a hint of reproach, "Hey Lao Lu, we've been old friends for so many years, is it necessary to go through this formality?"

Lu Zhizhang smiled and said, "Propriety cannot be disregarded. Everyone missed you dearly after you left, and now that you've finally returned, everyone is genuinely warm towards you."

"What utter nonsense!"

Li Ye chuckled and cursed, then turned to introduce, "This is Dong Shan, the director of the group's office. He's here today to get a better understanding of our unit's situation in order to better carry out our work in the future."

Lu Zhizhang smiled and shook hands with Dong Shan: "Welcome, welcome. We've only communicated by phone before. It's great to finally have Director Dong here to provide guidance."

Dong Shan also said with a smile, "To say you're giving guidance is really too much. I'm here to learn from General Manager Li. Just treat me like a primary school student."

"Hahaha, Director Dong, you're too modest. If we really considered you a primary school student, then we'd all be illiterate. Please, this way, this way."

After exchanging pleasantries, Lu Zhizhang invited Li Ye and the others inside.

Li Ye, familiar with the route, naturally took the lead without hesitation, while Dong Shan followed closely behind him, showing great restraint.

But it was only because of Li Ye's support, perhaps due to everyone's tacit understanding, or perhaps due to Dong Shan's ability, that he was able to skillfully suppress Lu Zhizhang, who was of the same level as him, and was only slightly more humble than Li Ye.

Li Ye, who was walking ahead, couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth into a smile.

Dong Shan, having been trained in the ministry, had an impeccable grasp of the nuances of this matter.

Of course, Li Ye didn't know who would be in charge between Dong Shan and him if Niu Hongzhang were present, since both of them were people who valued propriety highly.

Niu Hongzhang was of a higher rank than Dong Shan, but Dong Shan came down from "above," making the order of events much more complicated.

As Lu Zhizhang led Dong Shan on the tour, he said, "Our light vehicle company currently has over 30,000 employees, including over 7,000 at the main factory, over 16,000 at the first branch factory, and over 8,000 at the city-based factory and two other branch factories."

Dong Shan nodded repeatedly and then said, "I've already looked into the basic situation based on the group's internal information. I just consulted with General Manager Li, and we wanted to focus on understanding our next development plan, such as whether there are any recruitment plans in the short term, and how many we intend to recruit."

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After a moment's thought, Lu Zhizhang spoke eloquently: "We do have expansion plans, but it's not feasible in the short term because our new products haven't been successfully developed yet. So, large-scale recruitment might have to wait until the second half of this year or even next year."

"Yes, yes, the leaders in the ministry have said that the Light Vehicle Company has a strong sense of social responsibility and has been helping the ministry solve problems over the years, which is commendable."

"Hehehe, Director Dong, you flatter me."

Lu Zhizhang dealt with Dong Shan with a smile, his manner smooth and impeccable.

After a while, he found an opportunity to ask Li Ye.

"Who is this Dong Shan? Is he trying to interfere with our expansion plan?"

"He was recommended by Ma Zhaoxian. He used to work in the ministry and just took office a few days ago. He's probably not going to interfere with the expansion plan, but rather to solve the employment problem. The higher-ups are really overwhelmed by the employment situation right now." "Oh~, General Manager Ma supports him!"

Lu Zhizhang immediately understood.

At Ma Zhaoxian's level, he wouldn't easily support someone to take the position. If Dong Shan had no exchange value for him, even his own nephew wouldn't become a trusted confidant, and even his own son would depend on his personal abilities.

Li Ye looked at Lu Zhizhang and said, "I also support him in solving the social employment problem."

"I understand, I understand, you've always done it this way."

Lu Zhizhang had to admit that the entire light vehicle company's "sense of social responsibility" was almost entirely driven by Li Ye, so when Dong Shan said he wanted to understand the situation, Lu Zhizhang also had to ask Li Ye.

After receiving Li Ye's affirmation, Lu Zhizhang no longer deliberately guarded against Dong Shan. The two quickly had a friendly exchange, happily greeting each other as if they were old friends.

The group chatted as they walked and soon arrived at the research and development workshop of the first factory.

Before entering the workshop, Li Ye smiled and gave Dong Shan a heads-up: "Director Dong, this is the core department of the first factory."
The technical staff there are all research fanatics; their eyes are only on scientific research. If you think they're arrogant, don't misunderstand.

Dong Shan immediately said, "No, no, I know the temperaments of technical personnel, I can understand them, I must understand them."

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The technicians at the First Factory were incredibly skilled, something Dong Shan had actually anticipated. After all, just a few months ago, someone had almost been stabbed to death, which nearly led to a whirlwind marriage and divorce between Southwest Heavy Truck and Light Truck Company. This showed the high regard Li Ye held for these technicians.

Dong Shan was still surprised when the group entered the R&D workshop.

Because these technicians not only looked down on him, but also paid little attention to Li Ye.

This would be absolutely impossible in any other organization.

Li Ye is the creator of all this, yet you don't even respect him?
Do you only see technology and not leadership?

However, as Lu Zhizhang explained, Dong Shan gradually quieted down.

"This is our company's R&D project for a new seven-seater passenger car. Whether it's the engine, transmission, or body, over 85% of it can be domestically produced, and it's a first in China and even a world first."

"This is our second-generation light-duty diesel engine development team. Based on the first-generation Isuzu engine, they have made more than ten improvements, and we expect the performance indicators to exceed those of the first generation by 20% in all aspects."

Dong Shan was shocked.

He had visited many large enterprises in mainland China before, including Jilin Motors and Shanghai Motors, but this was the first time he had ever seen such a scene of thousands of people busily engaged in research and development.

It's not that other organizations lack the conditions for research and development, but rather that they lack the research and development atmosphere, or that foreign companies simply don't give them research and development tasks, only allowing them to copy foreign companies' blueprints.

The slogan "Technology First" of the First Factory has appeared many times in various reports before, but only by seeing it on-site can one understand that the First Factory is serious and not just bragging like some people do.

Just as Dong Shan was filled with countless emotions, a sudden commotion broke out ahead. A foreigner rushed towards Li Ye and the others, but was stopped by the other technicians.

(End of this chapter)