That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 852 Can’t satisfy their appetite?

July is the graduation season in mainland China, and it is also a season when some are happy and some are sad. This is especially true for university graduates in first-tier cities like Beijing. When they get their job assignments, they experience mixed feelings of joy and sorrow.

Let alone the children assigned to remote areas, the Beijing train station in July does not believe in tears.

Students like Xiao Zhiyu who stay in the capital are the lucky ones of this era.

You have to know that this was 1987, not the era of "drifting north" where people would leave sadly after struggling for their youth decades later. After being assigned a job, their household registration would be transferred, and their children would have some advantages in applying for university in the future.

Of course, some people are lucky and some are unlucky.

After a detailed investigation by investigators, it was found that Lu Zixue had serious behavioral problems. After three years of hard study, he only got a certificate of incomplete degree, let alone a job assignment.

This made some people in the Light Automobile Company very disappointed, and then rumors began to spread in the company again, saying that Li Ye reported it to Lu Zixue's school, and then people came to investigate the situation.

"Tsk tsk tsk, I didn't expect that Li Ye looks decent on the surface, but he is actually petty and vindictive. He has no tolerance for others and will never achieve great things."

"That's right! It's not easy for them to study hard for more than ten years, but now, all their efforts are in vain. It's too cruel."

In the mouths of these people, Li Ye seemed to have become a "big bully" who took advantage of his power to bully others overnight, and they suggested that everyone keep a distance from him and not make close friends with him.

Of course, some people hate Li Ye, while others like him, and the number of people who like Li Ye far exceeds the number of people who hate him.

When Li Ye went to work that morning, he found a group of people squatting or standing at the factory gate. Among them were college and technical school students who had come for internship a few days ago. Judging from the attire of others, they should be the children's parents.

Li Ye got off the car and walked over with a smile, then he was surrounded by the group of college and technical secondary school students.

The leader Xiao Zhiyu said embarrassedly: "Deputy Director Li, we are here to report officially today, but our families must come to thank the leaders of the unit, what do you think..."

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More than half of the college and technical secondary school students who came to participate in the internship with Xiao Zhiyu at the beginning of the year were from other places.

According to the teachers at the school, in previous years, they couldn't even keep one-third of the employees under their circumstances, and even if they did, there weren't many good jobs to go to. But now looking at the salary and benefits at a branch factory, they can be considered to have gotten a great bargain this year.

People who originally had little hope but suddenly got a lucky opportunity will generally cherish it. So today, the children’s first day of work, many parents came from afar to express their gratitude to the leaders. This is also human nature.

However, Li Ye looked at everyone and said with a smile: "You are thanking the wrong person! You should thank the country first, then the school, and then Director Lu. I can't get a place in the queue!"

"Hahahaha~"

People born in 1987 had a low sense of humor. Li Ye's words not only made the young people in front of him laugh, but also made the parents who were accompanying them smile.

Xiao Zhiyu also smiled, and then said: "All the leaders of the unit need to be thanked, but Director Lu has not arrived yet, so I will wait for you, Deputy Director Li."

"Old Lu hasn't come yet?"

Li Ye raised his hand to look at his watch and felt a little strange. Because Li Ye had to take care of his children recently, he usually went to work on time. The bell was about to ring now, and Lu Zhizhang would normally arrive at the factory ten minutes early. Why was he late today?
But then Lu Zhizhang came over from the main factory office and greeted Li Ye, Xiao Zhiyu and others.

"Oh, the future engineers of our factory are here! But what are they doing standing outside?"

Li Ye smiled and joked, "They are all waiting to thank you! Many parents have come from far away places, so you, as the factory manager, must make good arrangements."

"That will definitely be arranged!"

Lu Zhizhang smiled and said, "Let's go in first. Xiao Zhiyu, you guys go report to the HR department first. Deputy Director Li and I will take your family to the conference room.
We will discuss with the union later to see if we can organize a welcome event. If there are parents of students who live far away from home, please go to the company guesthouse later."

Lu Zhizhang quickly made arrangements, asking the human resources department to handle the employment procedures for the graduates first, and then using some reception fees and public funds for food and drinks to reassure these parents who had come from far away to send their children off.

As for the local specialties brought by some parents, they are all handed over to the canteen as public food.

Eating and drinking with public funds is not wrong, but accepting gifts is completely different.

However, after finishing the simple work, Lu Zhizhang said to Li Ye in a deep voice: "I got a message when I was at work today that the main factory planned to reduce the ex-factory price of 130 by 10%, so I was delayed for a while."

Li Ye's face condensed and he asked, "Lower by 10%? What's the reason? You're not blaming us for selling the J3 model too cheaply!"

Lu Zhizhang shook his head and said, "I haven't found out clearly yet. I hope it's not our fault. And it has nothing to do with Guan Liang and the others."

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Lu Zhizhang sighed, feeling a little desolate, but more helpless.

He has worked in this company for more than 20 years and has real feelings for it.

If we follow the production structure and management model of the first branch factory, it is not impossible to reduce the ex-factory price by 10%. After all, the 130 is a mature and outdated model, and it is good to make use of the residual heat by selling at a low profit margin. However, Lu Zhizhang has been in the company for so many years and has a deep understanding of the bloated production structure and inefficient production efficiency of the main factory. They don’t even have a 10% profit margin!
Moreover, inflation had already accelerated in the second half of 1987, and prices of all kinds of means of production had begun to rise rapidly. Now they are starting to lower prices. What are they trying to do?
But that's it?
Or did they use the profits of the entire company to put a big hat on Li Ye, maliciously showing the "fault" of the branch factory? And then "underwrite" it to Guan Liang's trading companies?
Last time, when the director of the department came to accuse the first branch of dumping and malicious competition, the factory director defended Li Ye.

However, they then implicitly asked for more new engines and gearboxes, and according to Lu Zhizhang's information, in addition to Guan Liang, several other trading companies had joined in, and the combined strength was very "strong".

But Li Ye did not give it and still maintained the number of 200 sets per month. After all, that was the cost price. It would enrich some people, but Li Ye would not benefit much.

But now those people are lowering prices against the trend when costs are rising uncontrollably. Could it be because those 3 J models can no longer satisfy their appetite?

Lu Zhizhang pondered for a moment and asked Li Ye: "Li Ye, do you think we should deal with it in advance?"

Li Ye nodded slowly and said, "You are right. I will raise the factory price of J3 by one thousand to one thousand five hundred yuan today."

In fact, according to Li Ye’s plan, the price of the J3 type 130 produced by the first branch will also be increased by the end of this year. One reason is the increase in costs, and the other is that the market reputation has already improved, so there is no need to promote it at a low price.

Then just raise the price first and shut those people up first.

However, after Li Ye raised the price, the head office also had to raise the price of the 3 J models produced each month, leaving not much "price difference" for Guan Liang and others, and the balance of interests between the two parties would inevitably be broken.

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At noon, more than twenty parents of college and technical secondary school students were invited to the cafeteria, where they sat together with the students' department leaders, workshop directors, etc. for a simple and warm meeting.

Those parents had long said that the living conditions in the branch were good, and now that they saw the food in the cafeteria with their own eyes, they felt more at ease and satisfied.

The union leader Lai Jiayi also fully utilized her work abilities to give all parents various assurances. Her warm attitude and style won praise from many parents.

It's not okay to give a bad review! Just like the parents of primary and secondary school students decades later, if the teacher doesn't give a perfect score, no matter what "boss" or "brother" you are outside, you have to put on a smile.

Lai Jiayi seemed to be a little confused by everyone's smiling faces, and then she sighed to Li Ye and said, "Alas, Deputy Director Li, I could have secured a general for our branch, but because of what happened a few days ago, I failed in the end."

Li Ye smiled nonchalantly and said, "Sister Lai, your half-answered words really tickle my fancy. Who is the general? And why did he fail so badly?"

Lai Jiayi smiled and said mysteriously, "In order to strengthen our technical research and development capabilities, our factory has specially applied to transfer a graduate engineer from the Jilin Automobile Factory. I wanted to talk to him and bring him to our company, but because of Lu Zixue's matter, he refused as soon as he heard about it."

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Li Ye slowly frowned. The incident with Lu Zixue was already in the past. Why did Lai Jiayi bring it up again?

But Lai Jiayi was still mumbling, saying things like "forgive others when you can, and be more loving in your dealings with others."

[Are you telling this to the students around you? Don’t you know how shameless you are? ]

Li Ye interrupted directly: "Sister Lai, I don't like what you said. Lu Zixue did nothing wrong, so is it me who is wrong?"

"Well, you can't say that. Deputy Director Li, you are definitely right."

"If everyone is innocent, then why would he cry and jump off the building? Why would anyone come down to investigate?"

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Lai Jiayi was stumped. She really didn't expect that Li Ye would be so "rude" to her in front of so many people.

After this incident, the relationship between the two people is estimated to drop another twenty percentage points, and they are about to reach the point where they are disgusted with each other.

But Li Ye won't spoil her! I didn't let you know how powerful I, Li Duidui, am, and you're still taking advantage of me?
Everyone has love, and Li Ye also has patience. He also doesn't want the workers to see the discord between management and the workers.

But Li Ye has already given in more than once. Does he have to give in again and again and endure again?
[I've told you long ago, you can gild yourself, but don't get in my way. If you feel uncomfortable, don't blame me for being ruthless.]

"Well, I heard that Lu Zixue seemed to have gone abroad."

Xiao Zhiyu raised his hand weakly and said weakly: "In fact, he has always wanted to go abroad, so this can be considered as his wish come true!"

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Lai Jiayi was stunned for a long time, then she laughed and said, "Oh, look at me, I'm really worrying about nothing, hahahaha~"

Listening to Lai Jiayi's laughter, Li Ye seemed to feel that she was really happy, happy that the person whom Li Ye looked down upon had a better future.

It's like a dumped girl marrying a Persian prince, which is really satisfying.

(End of this chapter)