That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1477 I'm Really a Small-Town Test-Taker
"Brother Li, we're here again! Tonight we're just exchanging ideas, no fighting or arguing!"

"Brother Wu, you're not wronging me. Every time, it's you guys who start yelling at me first! I'm not someone who likes to argue."

"Yes, yes, we older brothers were wrong. We haven't really argued much since graduation, but once we started, we couldn't stop each other, hahaha."

"Yes, yes, I've felt myself becoming more and more lethargic these past few years, but after a few arguments, I've tasted the flavor of youth again."

"Hahaha, then argue a few more times every day, and try to go back to being eighteen again."

Li Ye's interpersonal skills have always been his weakness, so he was mentally prepared before coming to D School to study.

According to his estimate, his intensive study period was only two weeks. He would be lucky if he could remember all the names of the dozens of people in the class, get a basic understanding of their jobs, and exchange contact information with half of them.

But who would have thought that Li Ye would achieve this goal in just a few days because of an article? Moreover, his dormitory with Duan Jiajun became a place for everyone to gather around the fire for late-night chats. People kept coming every night, and they didn't leave until midnight.

Of course, these people all said that this kind of discussion would make them "return to their youth," but Li Ye knew that they were more likely just sensing the direction the wind was blowing.

When Li Ye first came to D School to study, Li Zhongfa told him to listen carefully in class, because the teachers in class would not talk nonsense. The two or three words they said unintentionally might represent the trend for the next few years or even more than ten years.

The collapse of Suzhou Goose in 1991 left many people confused. Then, under pressure, 1992 became the first year of private enterprises. Now it is the third year, and all the consensus should have been reached.

Regardless of their official rank outside, Li Ye, Duan Jiajun, and the others are just students here. Students have to be obedient and follow the prevailing winds to determine the correct work direction. Don't go against the tide.

For example, you're told to be on high alert to prevent external evils from invading, but you've become best friends with the White Bone Demon. Do you have eyes in the back of your head?

Or, to put it another way, the higher-ups are telling you to actively attract foreign investment for development, but you're just like Sun Erniang opening a shop and ripping off every customer. Are you tired of living?
However, what the teacher talks about in class is just a general trend. There are no ready-made cases or clear guidelines on how to carry out the specific work. We can only explore along the general direction on our own. In the process of exploration, there are too many uncertainties.

However, Li Ye was an anomaly. Although he didn't have many ideas, they were always refreshing. More importantly, he had great confidence in the future of this land.

So these people came to Li Ye's dormitory to try and get information out of him. These guys are all shrewd and eager to extract every last bit of information from Li Ye.

Putting everything else aside, at least it can be put together into an article, and when it's submitted to the higher-ups, it'll at least earn a "positive response" rating, right?

However, Li Ye was very vigilant. In the past few days, they had thoroughly investigated Li Ye's background and resume, learning that he was a test-taker from a small town in Qingshui County and that he was the leader of the reform of the light vehicle company.

"Li Ye, based on what you've said, your light vehicle company's output has increased several times over in just a few years. Besides actively attracting foreign investment and actively tackling technological challenges, what internal insights have you gained?"

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Li Ye certainly knew what "internal" meant.

Running a business requires support from all sides, especially from higher levels. Otherwise, you'll face difficulties, if not complete stagnation.

We're all seasoned veterans. Your Light Vehicle Company has expanded countless times in just a few years. Plus, you, Li Ye, are much younger than everyone else. So, how high is your ego? Needless to say, right?

But Li Ye didn't dare show off at this moment, because anyone who could attend this kind of training course was someone with considerable ability. They might even be a disciple of some bigwig. To boast in front of such people would be simply arrogant. So Li Ye humbly said, "Internal matters aren't my responsibility. I've always been a deputy in the unit, mainly responsible for technology and sales, unlike you, Brother Wu, who was already handling things independently five years ago."

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Old Wu paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Deputy position? Deputy position is great! No responsibility and you can get promoted. After you finish your training and get transferred, you'll be a full-fledged position."

Li Ye chuckled and said, "Brother Wu, you're giving me too much credit. Everyone knows how difficult it is to get promoted from a deputy to a full-fledged position. It's not as easy as you make it sound."

"Brother Li, you've been trying to fool me, haven't you? This matter is easy in some ways, but not so easy in others."

Old Wu looked at Li Ye and said meaningfully, "With your great talent, Brother Li, as long as you're willing to give up your family business in the light automobile company, getting promoted to a full-time position is just a matter of minutes, right? But if you're not willing to give it up, you'll have to wait a few years!"

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Li Ye pursed his lips and suddenly smiled.

What Lao Wu said makes sense, because the statement that "it is difficult for a deputy to be promoted to a full-time position" is not entirely accurate. The accurate statement should be that "it is very difficult for a deputy in the same unit to be promoted to a full-time position in the same unit."

The reason is simple: a person who has climbed up to a senior position in a unit for more than ten years without moving can easily turn the entire unit into an impenetrable monolith, becoming an independent kingdom that is impenetrable to water and needles. How can the higher-ups manage it then?

Therefore, if a deputy position in a mainland company has accumulated enough seniority in one unit, there is a high probability that they will be transferred to another unit as a full-time position, becoming the most hated "parachuted" employee.

Li Ye is now showing signs of becoming a local tyrant in the first factory. However, his achievements over the years have been outstanding, and his actions have been selfless, which is why he continues to receive support and encouragement from above.
Otherwise, Li Ye might have ended up with a promotion in name only, but a demotion in reality.

"Brother Wu, you're getting more and more outrageous. Even if I wanted to change my environment, I'd have to endure another ten or eight years. I've had it too easy so far, I don't have the stamina for it now."

"No way! You won't have enough stamina?"

Old Wu smiled mischievously and said, "Ask any of us classmates, who would think you lack stamina?"

Li Ye's roommate, Duan Jiajun, pointed at the distributed internal report and laughed, "Li Ye, based on your understanding of this article, you say you didn't have any influential people guiding you? I'm the first to not believe it."

"I really didn't. My success today is entirely due to my own hard work."

It doesn't matter if you don't believe me, I'm just not going to admit it.

However, the day after Li Ye said those words, things went wrong again.

Because School D invited a top academic expert to give a lecture, and this expert also holds an important position in the core of the national economy.

Yes, this person is Li Ye's teacher, Zhang Qiyan.

(End of this chapter)