That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1506 A match made in heaven
In his previous life, when Li Ye was working like a slave at his company, he once accompanied the company boss to a drinking party, where he met a very formidable woman.

The woman's makeup skills were excellent, making it impossible to guess her exact age.
That woman had a high alcohol tolerance, making it impossible to gauge her true capacity.
The woman also had extremely high emotional intelligence, making it impossible to guess her moods.

After the drinking party started, the woman used only one small combo to almost wipe out Li Ye's entire team.

The first tactic: Start by drinking with great gusto, often saying things like, "I'll drink this, you can drink as you like."

The second tactic: Halfway through the drinking session, start admitting defeat, saying, "I can't hold my liquor well, and I drank too fast. Please be considerate of me."

The third move: swaying wildly, leaning back and forth, hugging necks and rubbing thighs, a half-drunk, half-awake, whimpering ultimate move.

Anyway, with this three-pronged attack, all of Li Ye's arrogant colleagues, who were always boasting about being "fairy killers," were taken down by this one woman. Only two people survived.

One was Li Ye, who lied that he couldn't drink alcohol because he had taken cephalosporin and was willing to act as everyone's driver. The other was Li Ye's boss, who drank a bottle of 53° alcohol and appeared to be neither drunk nor sober, neither smiling nor laughing, and was unfathomable.

If you say he's drunk, then no matter what tricks that PR girl uses, she can't get the boss to say a single meaningful word.

If you say he wasn't drunk, his two paws seemed to be moving around unconsciously, displaying various indescribable defensive and counter-attacking maneuvers.

You want to win me over? Heh~

Anyway, throughout the night, Li Ye's admiration for his boss was like a never-ending river.

I admire you.

So when Manager Jiao said, "I'll drink this, you can drink as you like," Li Ye became wary. And when she quickly poured him a drink, Li Ye immediately became extremely alert, as if facing a formidable enemy.

Sure enough, less than half an hour into the dinner, Section Chief Jiao toasted Li Ye and Lu Zhizhang four or five times. His face was flushed and his breathing was short. Despite being only in his thirties, he displayed a somewhat naive and innocent demeanor.

"Oh dear, Mr. Li, Mr. Lu, the liquor in Beijing is really strong! I drank it too fast, I'm even sweating from it, hehehehe."

Even Deputy General Manager Fan of Jicheng Heavy Truck, who always had a stern face and never drank, spoke up: "The liquor in Beijing is indeed strong and has a pungent taste. It's normal that you don't like it. Why don't you drink our own liquor? Hey, Xiao Xu, go get two bottles of our liquor from the truck."

"Maybe we shouldn't take it!"

Seeing that Fan Hongqi was about to send his attendant out to get the wine, Li Ye reached out to stop him.

After all, Li Ye doesn't have the abilities of the boss in his previous life. Now that the other party has already made their second move, he should hurry up and use his "interruption skill." If Manager Jiao uses his third move, even Lu Zhizhang might not be able to withstand it.

Seeing Li Ye's attempt to stop him, Fan Hongqi said calmly, "Hey, Mr. Li, don't be so polite. I originally brought these wines to give to everyone, so bringing them over is just a way of offering them to you all."

"Am I fucking unable to afford good liquor?" Li Ye was annoyed. Although the liquor in his cafeteria wasn't Maotai, it was definitely not some "strong-tasting" Erguotou. If you don't like the taste, then don't drink it! Doesn't grain liquor cost money?
Seeing that Fan Hongqi was about to say something, Li Ye quickly interjected, "It's like this, Mr. Fan. The reason we've been entertaining guests in the company cafeteria is partly because we're afraid of being labeled as extravagant and wasteful. After all, fame often brings trouble, and we've encountered many unpleasant things in recent years."
Secondly, I also want to remind myself that drinking is for work, but work should come before drinking. We've already had quite a bit to drink today, and any more will affect our work.
General Manager Ma told me that your Jicheng Heavy Truck company wants to cooperate with us, but you're not quite clear on the specific details. So, how about we take this opportunity to discuss it in detail today?

Fan Hongqi rolled his eyes, then suddenly laughed, "President Li wants to talk about work? You should have said so earlier! Hehehe~"

Fan Hongqi smiled and said, "To be honest, although the leaders of our two companies have reached an agreement in principle on cooperation, heavy trucks are technically very difficult, and I'm really not sure about the actual cooperation."

So I came here very nervously, both afraid of failing to complete the tasks assigned to me by my superiors, and also afraid that due to a lack of mutual understanding, some conflicts might arise after we start working together.”

Li Ye and Lu Zhizhang listened to Fan Hongqi talking to himself, and the more they listened, the more surprised they became.

Finally, Li Ye couldn't help but interrupt and ask, "President Fan, you said that the leaders of our two companies have reached a cooperation agreement? When did this happen? Why haven't we received any notification?"

Fan Hongqi was stunned for a moment, and said in surprise, "It was about the day before yesterday! Our boss went to the Southwest and discussed it with your Secretary Shang. Moreover, Director Qu from the Ministry was also there. Is there any doubt about this?"

[I knew it was Shang Bin who was behind this.]

Li Ye was displeased, but he smiled and said, "It's hard to say, because Secretary Shang doesn't directly oversee the operations of Jingnan Group."

Especially since the first branch factory operates and accounts independently, your concerns are not unfounded. The situation within our group is indeed quite complex.”

"It's complicated?"

Fan Hongqi smiled knowingly: "How complicated can it get? Doesn't the First Branch Factory belong to the Jingnan Group? Although Secretary Shang doesn't directly oversee operations, he's in charge of your group's business direction. A ship needs a helmsman to sail the seas, and Secretary Shang is that helmsman, don't you think?"

Li Ye's smile vanished, because Fan Hongqi, as an "outsider," was not only meddling but also subtly threatening him.

The operation of a company is mainly the responsibility of the general manager. In Jingnan Group, this is undoubtedly Ma Zhaoxian's job, but in principle, Shang Bin does have a lot of say in grasping the "big picture".

But Shang Bin, without informing or consulting anyone, reached a cooperation agreement with people in Jicheng in the southwest, and Li Ye, who was completely unaware at home, is obligated to pay for it?
However, what Fan Hongqi said next made Li Ye even more angry.

"President Lu, President Li, I know your company's situation is quite complicated, but this is the objective reality in mainland China. Jicheng Heavy Truck also went through a similar period."

However, over the years, we have not only streamlined our internal relationships, but also successfully become a pioneer in the domestic heavy-duty truck industry, filling countless gaps in the domestic market.
Especially in the product acceptance of heavy trucks, they have rich experience and connections, so our cooperation is a match made in heaven!

I swear to God, what a match made in heaven!

[What do you mean? If we don't accept this perfect match, are you going to use your connections and experience to sabotage our acceptance process?]

(End of this chapter)