That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1665 So it was to suppress the trending topics!
Although Yi Mingzhao's eyes were blazing with anger, he wasn't a chivalrous gangster who would readily settle scores and strike without hesitation. He immediately started pulling hair and throwing punches at Li Ye.
As an experienced business manager, he suppressed his anger and articulated his questions in a logical and reasoned manner.

"Li Ye, I don't understand what you just said. I remember that you were the ones who first came up with the plan to merge with Southwest Heavy Truck, and then the head office adopted your plan after studying it."
But now that things have come to this, why are you going back on your word? Director Wen is here today, so please tell me what your grievances are and what your reasons are.”

[What grievances have I suffered? Don't you know them yourself?]

Li Ye was well aware of how severely his actions had "provoked" Yi Mingzhao. Regardless of whether Yi Mingzhao could regain his composure today, he would become a laughing stock in the industry.

Hey, did you know? Old Yi got tricked by Li Ye from his subordinate unit, and was slapped in the face in front of the new Director Wen.

[Hiss, what's Li Ye thinking? Does he have some deep-seated grudge against Yi Mingzhao?]

[I haven't heard about that! But Shang Bin from Lao Yi's workplace got into trouble a while ago, which infuriated the higher-ups. Lao Yi is probably eager to achieve something quick and salvage his image.]

[Ha, it would have been better if we hadn't tried to salvage the situation; the more we try, the more embarrassing it becomes. He can't even manage a subordinate unit; how can he still have the face to sit in that chair?]

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Li Ye and Yi Mingzhao had no deep-seated hatred, but even if he were to become mortal enemies with Yi Mingzhao today, he would still completely thwart the other party's plans.

Yi Mingzhao did issue a plan to Jingnan Group to merge with Southwest Heavy Truck, but did Jingnan Group agree to it?

Without the consent of Jingnan Group, Yi Mingzhao openly reported to Wen Guohua, attempting to coerce Li Ye and Ma Zhaoxian into finalizing the merger plan on the spot.

You may disregard my (Yi Mingzhao's) face, but do you dare disregard Wen Guohua's? Believe me or not, I'll make things difficult for you tomorrow.

Yi Mingzhao's trick is just as unreasonable as those who, decades later, demand extra "get-out-of-the-car gifts" at the wedding ceremony.

If you want a gift for getting out of the car, you should communicate with them in advance. Even if your parents-in-law are not happy, it is a private contest. Don't air your dirty laundry in public.

But if you "confront" your in-laws in front of countless relatives and friends on your wedding day, it's like putting your husband in a corner. No matter what, you'll lose face and dignity.

[Come look! The groom has been completely outmaneuvered by the bride. She suddenly raised the price right before he entered the house, and he had to swallow his pride and accept it. What a bastard!]

The man was clearly forced by the woman to give her the money, and now he's being ridiculed by his relatives and friends. Don't you think he's being wronged? Don't you think he's being aggrieved?

The person sitting in the car waiting to collect the money, how could she not know the groom's grievances and anger? How dare she?

She's daring because, among ten grooms, not one would dare to "break up" with the bride; more than nine out of ten would try to smooth things over and quickly scrape together the money to get through this ordeal.

You said it was a fierce competition, and she had a 90% chance of winning, so what wouldn't she dare to do?

The same applies to Yi Mingzhao's case.

He was certain that once he announced the merger project, Ma Zhaoxian and Li Ye would "fully support it," even if they felt wronged.

If we don't support him at this time, we will not only make enemies with Yi Mingzhao, but also leave a very bad impression on Wen Guohua.

If a junior employee challenges a middle manager in front of senior management, do you think senior management will support the junior employee? How can the junior employee rely on middle managers to manage the junior employees in the future?
But Yi Mingzhao, despite his meticulous planning, overlooked the fact that Li Ye was a "fool" and had an unusual relationship with Wen Guohua.

So Yi Mingzhao asked Li Ye to express his grievances, and Li Ye actually did.

“Old companies like Southwest Heavy Truck, which were established decades ago but ultimately failed, have many historical problems. Our initial idea of ​​merging with them was because they had a certain amount of technological accumulation in heavy trucks.”
However, after analysis, we found that Southwest Heavy Truck only had that bit of technological accumulation to offer; its other burdens were simply too great, and more importantly, its management model was different.
To revitalize Southwest Heavy Truck, two things are needed: first, substantial investment; and second, the company's willingness to accept our management model and cooperate with our new reforms.
Let's put the first point aside for now. The second point is simply impossible for them; all the managers want to stay on. We just can't accept that. After all, they're hopeless.

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Li Ye poured out all his grievances in one breath, which made Yi Mingzhao's face twitch and his lips turn white with anger.

"You can't make a good impression on someone who's like mud that can't be plastered on a wall." Who is this saying meant for? Is it meant for the managers at Southwest Heavy Truck?

All the managers are to stay? Clearly, half of the cadres were appointed by me, Yi Mingzhao, okay? Who are you calling incompetent?

However, before Yi Mingzhao could figure out how to refute Li Ye, he heard Wen Guohua ask him, "President Yi, have you carefully analyzed the reasons for Southwest Heavy Truck's losses? How heavy is their burden? How much capital do you plan to invest?"

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Yi Mingzhao was stunned, because he did not expect Wen Guohua to ask him these questions.

Logically speaking, Wen Guohua shouldn't be expressing his opinion at this time. After all, a superior should remain calm and composed, and would never easily express his attitude when he doesn't understand the situation.

But Wen Guohua's current attitude seems to be blaming Yi Mingzhao for not investigating how big the hole was in Southwest Heavy Truck. This shows that he is on Li Ye's side!

[This isn't right! Why is he siding with Li Ye? My suggestion is clearly the one that will bring him success!]

Yi Mingzhao swallowed hard and said in a deep voice, "The problems at Southwest Heavy Truck are common in many long-established state-owned enterprises. We were prepared for this. Moreover, we are all state-owned enterprises, and I believe we should have the responsibility to solve the country's difficulties and shoulder our duties."

Regarding funding, we certainly hope to receive support from the Bureau of Culture. However, our project to import a second-hand production line from Europa has not yet started. Even if we cannot get support for the time being, we can manage by making temporary adjustments.

[What the hell?! Do you really need to worry about where I spend my money?]

Yi Mingzhao was clearly saying, "Even without the support of our superiors, we can still manage to overcome this challenge on our own."

Free of charge, capable of working, and producing results—isn't this the kind of good kid that the higher-ups like best?
But this child is Li Ye! Do I need you, Yi Mingzhao, to take credit for me?
What's more, Yi Mingzhao actually tried to divert the funds and resources allocated for introducing the car production line to Southwest Heavy Truck.

Are you kidding me? Do you, Yi Mingzhao, even know how valuable this used car production line is?

Geely Automobile, which came into existence decades later, developed from a used car production line.

Therefore, Li Ye immediately retorted: "Taking responsibility also requires returns. Now that we and Southwest Heavy Truck have been transferred to local authorities, we naturally have to consider the interests of Beijing. Merging with Southwest Heavy Truck would require too much investment, with no return in sight."
We've been investigating Europa's car production line for almost two years, and it's now in the final stages of being introduced. Once successfully introduced, it will generate huge profits within two years.

One project is fraught with difficulties, while the other has a bright future. Why should we force ourselves to endure the hardship?

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The phrase "to endure hardship without effort" was invented decades later, but now that Li Ye has brought it up, it has immediately resonated with many people around him.

[Trying to endure hardship without facing it? This Li Ye is really bold; Southwest Heavy Truck is, after all, a state-owned enterprise.]

[What's wrong with state-owned enterprises? Li Ye is right, they were already under local jurisdiction, so why should we be expected to carry the torch for the Southwest?]

[But something's not quite right today! Old Yi clearly didn't contact the Jingnan Group, but why does Director Wen seem to have such a good rapport with Li Ye?]

Sure enough, after Li Ye finished speaking, Wen Guohua smiled and said, "One is full of thorns, the other has a bright future. But we need to explain clearly what exactly is thorny and what exactly is bright."

"General Manager Ma, please submit a detailed comparison report as soon as possible, clearly stating the advantages and disadvantages of the two projects, as well as your demands." Ma Zhaoxian immediately agreed, "Yes, Director Wen, we will definitely explain it clearly."

Yi Mingzhao was truly dumbfounded.

[Hey Director Wen, are you trying to give instructions beyond your authority? That's against the rules!]

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In mainland China, there is a strong aversion to "reporting to higher levels," and issuing instructions outside of one's proper authority is also unusual.

If something is not normal, we need to find the reason.

Yi Mingzhao, seething with anger, dealt with Wen Guohua's inspection and then went back to inquire about the situation through various channels.

"Mr. Yi, I contacted a friend at the Light Vehicle Company. He hadn't heard about the introduction of a passenger car production line, but it's true that the Light Vehicle Company sent people to Europe for investigation several years ago."

"Mr. Yi, I've spoken with some friends at the bank, and they said they're willing to provide loans to Jingnan Group should it experience a cash shortage. In other words, Jingnan Group is unlikely to be short of money."

Hearing the information his subordinates had gathered, Yi Mingzhao became even angrier.

Jingnan Group clearly has so many projects; what's wrong with allocating one to the head office to help them out? How can they be so selfish and disregard the bigger picture?
However, the next piece of news made Yi Mingzhao cautious.

"Old Yi, it seems that Li Ye is highly regarded by Xue Bu. Among the old men of Xue Bu's father's generation, there was a man surnamed Wen. Although he died a few years ago, I heard that his descendants are very promising. This Wen Guohua might be from their faction."

"From the same mountain? Thank you, Old Niu."

Yi Mingzhao's anger was instantly extinguished.

It's not the county magistrate you to fear, but the one in charge. Yi Mingzhao knew Li Ye had some connections, but he was the one in charge! And now, Wen Guohua was his "direct supervisor."
If Li Ye and Wen Guohua are part of the same interest group, then Yi Mingzhao's "brilliant move" today has actually turned into a bad one.

At that very moment, another message came back.

"Mr. Yi, I asked an old classmate from Beijing University. Li Ye had a girlfriend in school, surnamed Wen."

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"Holy crap~"

After a long pause, Yi Mingzhao blurted out a curse.

He had never understood why Li Ye had been so successful and arrogant all these years, and now he seemed to have grasped a bit of the hidden truth.

Some people are not to be trifled with. Just like those brides who have snagged rich husbands, would they dare to suddenly ask for an extra 88,000 yuan to get out of the car?

Forget it! The dowry of 388,000 yuan is waived.

Because they really have the confidence to overturn the table, if they're not careful, they might make a mess of things and end up getting themselves into trouble.

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Today, Wen Guohua supported Li Ye, so Li Ye naturally had to have a drink with his brother-in-law to express his gratitude.

However, after the two sat down, Li Ye didn't even have a chance to express his gratitude, and just listened to his brother-in-law's "advice".

"You were too hasty today. I'm not an outsider. Yi Mingzhao wants to use my influence, but do you think I can let him have his way? I'll handle some things for you, so don't worry."

"I'm not in a hurry, I'm angry. Do you think we'd leave out any credit for our achievements? But he insists on meddling and giving orders."

"He wasn't giving orders blindly."

Wen Guohua said with a smile, "A person like Yi Mingzhao has a profound meaning in everything he does; he's either trying to seize your rights or exchanging benefits with others."

Li Ye immediately seized on a sensitive phrase and asked in surprise, "Exchange of benefits? With whom?"

Wen Guohua said calmly, "The fraudulent listing and stock manipulation by Southwest Heavy Truck have a significant impact. We need to quell the storm as soon as possible, otherwise, if we follow the trail, we might end up catching certain people."

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Li Ye finally understood why Yi Mingzhao had been in such a hurry to let Li Ye "take over".

Isn't this just suppressing trending topics?
Southwest Heavy Truck has serious problems, and the higher-ups are furious. If someone were to step in and take over all the mess at this point, wouldn't that minimize the impact of the problem?
Li Ye sighed and asked Wen Guohua helplessly, "Brother, should we get involved in this mess with Southwest Heavy Truck or not?"

Wen Guohua said with a smile, "That depends on your opinion!"

Li Ye chuckled and said, "If you, brother, take the lead, then I'll just go for it. Anyway, we're going to achieve results in the next two years, and it's better for the results to fall on your shoulders than for someone else to take them."

"Hahahaha~"

Wen Guohua's eyes narrowed into slits with laughter.

One's own people are one's own people. As soon as Wen Guohua took office, Li Ye had already prepared the results for him.

Seeing Wen Guohua laughing, Li Ye couldn't help but say, "Brother, don't laugh! You have to believe me, as long as you don't strangle me, I can give you as many achievements as you want."

"Hahahaha~"

Wen Guohua laughed again, and after he finished laughing, he said very seriously, "Don't worry, if anyone grabs your neck, we'll twist their neck."

Li Ye paused for a moment, then shook his head and said, "It's not that serious, there's no need to make a fuss."

However, Wen Guohua said calmly, "This is Mom's idea. Otherwise, why do you think I was transferred to the Management Bureau? These past few years have been crucial for you. Some things that wouldn't normally require such a big effort have to be done."

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Alright! After hearing this, Li Ye understood.

Despite his father-in-law's volatile temper and tendency to roll up his sleeves at the drop of a hat, the truly decisive person in the Wen family is Teacher Ke.

(End of this chapter)