That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1659 Do you know what "breaking the handicap" is?

Li Ye realized that the supervisory team leader surnamed Wu was digging a hole for him, and he was very unhappy, but he showed surprise on his face.

"Report? Why do we need to report?"

"You launched an investigation into Shang Bin on your own. Shouldn't such a serious matter be reported to President Yi? Do you think you can investigate whomever you want? You investigated Shang Bin yesterday, are you going to investigate me, Wu Zhixiong, today? Are you going to investigate me tomorrow?"

Team Leader Wu's words were very harsh, clearly showing his strong disapproval of Li Ye's "insubordination."

However, Li Ye said calmly, "Team Leader Wu, you may have misunderstood. Our investigation this time is focused on the matter, not the person. All investigations begin only after the 'matter' is discovered."

Before our investigation, we didn't know who would be involved. It was only after verifying several cases that we discovered they were all related to Shang Bin.
However, all of these things happened before the establishment of Beijing Automotive Group, and we were too embarrassed to cause trouble for the head office!

Our group has just been established, and every department has its own problems. It would be too ineffective to push everything onto the head office to handle.

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Li Ye's words were equally firm yet gentle, almost as if he were saying, "Don't go looking for trouble."

However, after hearing Li Ye's explanation, Team Leader Wu immediately said, "Comrade Li Ye, you're being too polite. Since the country has placed you under our jurisdiction, we have the obligation and responsibility to help you."

Li Ye stared at Wu Zhixiong in silence for five seconds, then a look of joy gradually appeared on his face.

"That's wonderful! We have a problem right now that we need the head office's help to solve."

Li Ye flipped open the stack of investigation documents, pointed to one of them, and said, "Team Leader Wu, look, we recently investigated Southwest Heavy Truck's new car and discovered that they engaged in serious false advertising. And this new car was originally developed under the supervision of Shang Bin."
After extensive investigation, it was found that Shangbin had many irregular contacts with Jicheng Heavy Truck, but only Shangbin himself knew the details. Furthermore, since Southwest Heavy Truck has now separated from us, we have no right to conduct further investigations.
If the head office can report this to higher authorities, it will not only clarify whether Shang Bin profited from this matter, but also severely crack down on Southwest Heavy Truck's unfair competition practices, greatly helping our production and operations.

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Li Ye launched into a long, rambling monologue, praising everyone at headquarters, but Wu Zhixiong and the others remained expressionless while cursing under their breath.

We're only good at dealing with our own people. Why are you pairing me with so many external enemies? Who cares about your nonsense?

Listen to the demands Li Ye made. He actually asked them to report to their superiors and thoroughly investigate whether Shang Bin colluded with Jicheng. He also wanted to crack down on Southwest Heavy Truck's false advertising tactics. Is that even human language?

Do you think the people upstairs have nothing better to do? You're just adding to their workload by complaining about such trivial matters.

Moreover, Jicheng Heavy Truck is not a small private workshop that can be sealed off at will. If you go to investigate them, it's like going into a tiger's den. They don't even need to bite you; just a tiger's roar can scare you to death.

When Wu Zhixiong looked at the stack of documents that Li Ye had thrown out, his eyes looked strange.

[These documents, could they all be this kind of offensive and troublesome stuff? This is a hot potato I absolutely mustn't touch.]

Yi Mingzhao did not miss Wu Zhixiong and the others' intention to back down.

As a newly established management unit, the Beijing Automotive Group's power structure is not yet clear and stable, and Yi Mingzhao's control over his subordinates is still somewhat weak.
Therefore, Yi Mingzhao adopted a strategy of "driving them with benefits" to create opportunities for his subordinates to "make contributions". He said that as long as they made some achievements, he would promote them and give them benefits.

However, it now seems that Wu Zhixiong and others still prefer to "play it safe," seeking no merit but avoiding mistakes.

On the contrary, Li Ye, this "troublemaker," is a man of principle, courage, and resourcefulness. He is flamboyant and energetic, but unfortunately, he is a bit unruly and needs further refinement.

Yi Mingzhao smiled gently: "It seems you've done your job very well, Li Ye! We'll discuss your request as soon as possible and will definitely give you enough support and assistance."

"That's wonderful! A train runs fast because of its locomotive. The head office only needed to lend a little help to us, and they've already done us a huge favor."

"Hahaha, Li Ye, you've finally spoken the truth!"

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Are those mutual compliments really the truth? Hehehe~

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Because Li Ye had dug a big pit in advance, he was able to temporarily thwart Yi Mingzhao's new round of actions. After all, everyone was eager to reap the benefits of the peaches, but no one was willing to do the work of watering, fertilizing, and cultivating the peach trees.

However, Li Ye's remarks at the meeting reached Dong Shan's ears, and Dong Shan then felt that Li Ye was going to "cut down the tree".

Dong Shan called Li Ye: "Li Ye, although we have different paths and cannot work together, there is no grudge that cannot be resolved. Why do you insist on chasing after me? You don't really think Yi Mingzhao would mess around with you, do you?"

Li Ye said casually, "Oh, General Manager Dong's information network is really impressive! You even managed to find out the contents of our group's emergency meeting. With your incredible connections, are you afraid I'll keep chasing after you?"

Suppressing his anger, Dong Shan said to Li Ye in a deep voice, "If we're talking about extraordinary abilities, you, Li Ye, are no less capable than me. People like us shouldn't fight each other. We should keep to ourselves. You've broken the rules."

"Broken the rules? You actually know the rules?"

Li Ye said sarcastically, "Why don't you go ask those drivers who bought Southwest Heavy Trucks what the rules are? What conscience is? What does it mean to have a son but no genitals?"

Li Ye directly insulted Dong Shan, which was extremely impolite, but Dong Shan did not get angry immediately; instead, he fell into a long silence.

Southwest Heavy Truck achieved great success in the market by adopting "extremely advanced" marketing methods. Many users rushed to buy it, and the number of pre-sales even surprised Li Ye.

But Dong Shan knew his own business best and knew what kind of product it was. The fact that it was priced 70,000 to 80,000 yuan higher than similar products was simply a result of deception using fake "high technology."

As Southwest Heavy Trucks gradually delivers its vehicles, the consequences of this one-off deal have begun to emerge. Recently, Dong Shan has been frequently having to appease and resolve issues with drivers who come to return their trucks.

Ordinary people are easy to please; just return ten thousand or eight thousand to each person.

However, it is foreseeable that such incidents will become more and more frequent in the future, and Dong Shan has no idea how long he can hold out.

Southwest Heavy Truck is about to go public, and there can't be any problems at this critical juncture. Dong Shan can only hold on. Even when Li Ye insulted him for not having a son, he didn't argue back. Instead, he came up with some twisted logic.

"Li Ye, you studied economics, so you should know the principle of business is business. Every well-known company has to make some trade-offs in its early stages due to difficult circumstances."
Which of those large overseas companies doesn't have its own untold secrets? I'm on a different path from you now.

Which road are you taking?

Li Ye retorted to Dong Shan, "Even if you want to go public and swindle money from ordinary people into your own pocket, at least you should make good products, right? If you continue like this, not only will you be cheating the people, but you'll also ruin the reputation of Southwest Heavy Truck."

"So, you know about the procedures for going public, huh?"

Dong Shan said bitterly to Li Ye, "Did Beijing-brand cars used to have heavy trucks?" Li Ye was so surprised that he couldn't speak for a long time.

Dong Shan actually admitted his intention to cash out through the IPO, and even revealed the solution after the scandal broke.

If this brand is bad, just switch to another brand and start over!

Li Ye narrowed his eyes and coldly uttered a sentence.

"Dong Shan, do you know what a break below the initial offer is?"

"Breakout? What breakout?"

"dududu~"

Li Ye hung up the phone and ignored Dong Shan.

Although he had sensed that Dong Shan might also have something difficult to say, none of that mattered anymore.

He doesn't deserve pity.

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After hanging up the phone, Dong Shan felt completely exhausted and powerless.

Although he didn't know what "breaking the serve" meant, he could hear the chilling intent in Li Ye's words.

Given Li Ye's past "glorious record," Dong Shan felt extremely guilty and had no choice but to call his "elder brother" to report.

"Brother, I received some news. I just spoke with Li Ye on the phone, and he's absolutely unreasonable."

After listening to Dong Shan's account, the person on the other end of the phone asked with amusement, "Li Ye is very angry, so you're scared?"

Dong Shan pursed her lips and said persistently, "Li Ye is a very scary person, especially when he gets serious."

"He doesn't have time to be serious."

The person on the other end of the phone said nonchalantly, "Even if he reports the situation to his superiors now, no one will pay attention to him. And even if someone does, the procedures will take one or two months."
Next Monday is the day we will list the stock for trading. Our plan will be completed in a month at most. You just need to cooperate with the announcements according to the plan.”

Dong Shan suddenly asked anxiously, "What about a month from now? What if they really send people down to investigate? Shang Bin has already been arrested, will I be arrested too?"

"Why were you arrested? Did you also foolishly seduce young girls? Did you also cause someone to lose their child?"

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Dong Shan did not respond.

He certainly didn't flirt with any young girls, but Shang Bin only wronged Zhuo Minglan; he wronged hundreds and thousands of driver users.

Zhuo Minglan, a mere commoner, could overthrow Shangbin, but how could hundreds or thousands of drivers be unable to do anything to Dong Shan?

May 9th, Monday, was the day Southwest Heavy Truck was listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange A-share market.

On May 7th, Dong Shan announced to the media as planned that Southwest Heavy Truck's sales had surged and were expected to become the number one in mainland China within two years.

This news subsequently occupied prominent positions in several major financial newspapers, quickly stirring up the nerves of countless small-time stock investors.

The stock market in the 1990s was a breeding ground for wealth creation myths. Just look at the movie "Blossoms" to understand the audacity and madness of those big players who manipulated the market during that era.

Because there is no daily price limit of 10% for Myanmar A shares these days, some market manipulators have an opportunity to take advantage of the situation, and their desire to make money has corrupted their minds.

What's so special about a stock doubling in a day? He dared to push the market index up by 59% in just three trading days—can you believe that?
They felt that those in power were blind and didn't know that they were manipulating the market.
Therefore, starting from December 16, 1996, the daily price fluctuation of all individual stocks in the market could not exceed 10% of the previous day's trading price, and this remained unchanged for decades.

Many small investors feel that these restrictions are inhumane and hinder their chances of getting rich overnight. However, on the other hand, this rule also limits the room for manipulation by large investors, leaving small investors with a narrow path to survival.

For example, Dong Shan was planning to drive up the price of Southwest Heavy Truck's stock by more than ten times within half a month, and then sell off his shares and leave the market within another half month.

Therefore, he prepared dozens of explosive news items like the one released on May 7th, ready to cooperate with the market manipulators to create false information and generate hype at any time.

However, on May 8th, more than a dozen news items related to Southwest Heavy Truck suddenly appeared in several major newspapers.

[A 30-year-old state-owned enterprise has gone astray, using false advertising to mislead users and seek illicit profits.]

[Hundreds of users were misled by false advertising, losing hundreds of thousands of yuan in loans. Who should bear the responsibility for these huge losses?]

[Overseas high-tech "power boosters" are actually just empty sheets of metal; why is such a scam so prevalent?]

When Dong Shan saw these newspapers, he almost went crazy.

How could Li Ye manage to keep such a media report, which launched a collective attack on the same day, so secretive, without leaking a single word beforehand? Just how many connections and what price did he pay?
"What is he after? What is he really after? Doesn't he know that blocking someone's path to wealth is like killing their parents? Doesn't he know how many people he will offend?"

With trembling fingers, Dong Shan dialed his "elder brother's" number: "Elder brother, did you see the newspaper? What should we do?"

But the person on the other end of the phone wasn't worried at all, and even chuckled, saying, "What do you mean, what to do? The arrow is already on the bowstring, can you not release it?"

Dong Shan was stunned for a long time before asking in a hoarse voice, "Brother, do you know what 'breaking the issue price' means? Does it mean the price has fallen below the issue price?"

"Falling below the offering price? Hahaha~"

The older brother laughed loudly, then said sarcastically, "Dong Shan, you're over thirty years old, how can you be as childish as a kid?"
The value of our stocks isn't just determined by what the newspapers say, but also by whether it makes people feel they can make money.

Many people understand the adage that nine out of ten gamblers lose, so why do so many still relentlessly pursue their goals?

"As long as greed exists in human nature, the house can never lose."

(End of this chapter)