That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 886

"Mr. Gu wants to borrow a phone?"

"Yes, there are some matters regarding the introduction of the project that need to be discussed with the department. It seems to be quite important."

Li Ye was stunned and felt a little surprised when he heard Secretary Guo asked to borrow his cell phone without any hesitation.

He was surprised at how the other party could be so shameless.
You were just saying bad things about me at the stairs, and now you come to borrow my phone?
But before Li Ye could say anything, Professor Zhao said unconsciously: "Why are you calling the department at this time? You must have been off work for a long time, right?"

"Someone in the department is working overtime."

Secretary Guo was embarrassed. People always say that one should see through something but not speak out. How could an old man like you be so shortsighted?
Mr. Gu is Li Ye's superior, and giving him the opportunity to help him shows that he thinks highly of him.

Li Ye smiled and took out his phone: "Everything is for the project. I understand. Do you know how to use this? First press the number, then press this dial button."

Secretary Guo hurriedly memorized the usage process, but Li Ye spoke too quickly, so he had to repeat it again: "Deputy Director Li, tell me again."

Li Ye said enthusiastically: "Don't bother yourself so much, just tell me the number and I'll dial it for you and then you can give it to Mr. Gu."

Secretary Guo looked unnatural for a moment: "I don't know the number! I'll take it first and try it. I'll call you if it doesn't work."

Li Ye handed the phone to Secretary Guo very openly: "Okay, take it and try it first. If you have any questions, call me."

Secretary Guo happily took the phone and left.

But when Li Ye turned around, he found that Professor Zhao was frowning and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Li Ye asked jokingly: "What's wrong, Mr. Zhao? Are you feeling unwell?"

Professor Zhao sighed and said, "Although your phone number is from a Japanese friend, don't be too casual. If you end up with a large phone bill, people will think that you, Li Ye, are greedy and have no sense of propriety!"

What Professor Zhao said made sense. After all, long-distance calls were very expensive in 1987, and overseas calls were even more expensive. Add to that the BUFF of mobile communications, and one minute of call might be equivalent to half a month's salary for an average person.

But Li Ye didn't care and said, "Hey, they said it's for the smooth introduction of the project!"

Professor Zhao twisted his mouth and said with disdain, "Bullshit, if it's really about the project, why can't the hotel phone be used? He must be doing it for personal reasons, so I'm sorry to bully a young man like you."

"Hehehehe~"

"Just laugh! If I beat you all night and still don't send it back to you, you won't even have time to cry."

"Hahahaha~"

Li Ye laughed heartily, looking like a naive young man.

But is he really a "Too Young and Too Simple"?

Are people like Gu Jianqi and Professor Zhao just “too young”?
Secretary Guo's reaction just now obviously showed that he didn't want Li Ye to know who the call was made to.

The more this is the case, the more interested Li Ye will be, right?

The times are progressing and technology is developing, but the elderly have always been slow to accept new things.

In 1987, the telephone communication system in the mainland had just begun to be upgraded in a programmed manner, and many places were still using the manual mode of "Hello, who do you want to connect to?"
This backward communication mode has one advantage, that is, if you don’t have particularly powerful connections, you will not be able to find the communication records of a phone.

"You want to check the call records? Where's your letter of introduction? Don't mess around with this kind of letter of introduction from your company. Ask for a letter of introduction from your superior."

But what about in Japan?

Even if you make a hundred calls, Li Ye can find out everything clearly by asking Amin to check at the telecommunications company.

Therefore, people like Secretary Guo simply do not understand the service level of overseas telecommunications companies, and even less do they understand the service attitude of Japan as a country. Otherwise, they would never lend money even if you kill them.

The next day, the delegation began to discuss the specific matters of project introduction with Mitsubishi, including the delivery method of a full set of production molds, technical data, and the cost of technical guidance.

According to Ma Zhaoxian's idea, after the first branch received the full set of molds, he hoped that Mitsubishi would send people to the site to provide technical guidance for the installation, but the cost would be included in the US$5 million.

But Mitsubishi refused to agree and offered a technical guidance fee that Ma Zhaoxian could not accept at all.

Because Ma Zhaoxian had communicated with Li Ye privately many times, he was prepared for the style of overseas technology companies, but Mr. Gu was not happy.

"We are paid by the hour and in foreign currency. We are not allowed to observe the debugging process on site. Are we just hiring a boss?"

"We have to pay first before we can deliver the goods. What will we do if we ship back a bunch of waste products? Didn't the Fourth Machine Department suffer the same loss? We can't ignore the lesson."

"Yes, yes! Although this five million is an investment from a branch factory, it is still a matter of course. If the project fails, the entire unit will suffer losses. How about we go back and hold a factory-wide meeting to discuss this?"

A bunch of people who were dragging their feet were talking at the same time. They were all bearish and pessimistic. They didn't seek to achieve anything but to avoid making mistakes. In the end, Ma Zhaoxian almost got angry and had to suppress these people.

However, after all this trouble, Mitsubishi may have realized something, which led to slow progress of the entire day's talks, and in the end only one-third of the original plan was finalized.

"Although the headquarters has the right to supervise us, I am the one leading this project. I won't bring these things with me tomorrow. At worst, I will be punished when I return. Otherwise, this will never end."

After returning to the hotel, Ma Zhaoxian, Lu Zhizhang and Liu Muhan found Li Ye to discuss not bringing those things to tomorrow's meeting. Even if there is any responsibility in the future, Ma Zhaoxian will bear it alone.

But Li Ye said lazily: "Why are you in such a hurry? He is an expert from the ministry, and he is here to check for us. Let's talk for two days and give him some face. If it doesn't work out, we can just leave him aside."

Ma Zhaoxian and Lu Zhizhang were both a little anxious, and Liu Muhan was even more anxious: "My nephew, why are you dragging your feet now? Tomorrow is Friday, and people here have Saturdays off. If we can't come to an agreement, it will take another week."

"Next week is next week!"

Li Ye smiled faintly and said, "Let's just put up with him until Tuesday. On Tuesday, I'll be the bad guy and make them all hold their breath."

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Ma Zhaoxian and Lu Zhizhang looked at each other and could only accept Li Ye's opinion helplessly. After all, they knew who had the final say on this project.

But Liu Muhan was still a little worried, and whispered: "Yesterday when you and I went to buy takeout, Gu Lao asked Xiao Hu to call the mainland. Xiao Hu said that he didn't care about the funds, and the hotel required cash for long-distance calls, so they didn't make the call."

"Li Ye, think about it, if they get through on the phone and tell the department about the situation here in an exaggerated way,
If the department gives us an order on impulse, do we really have to play the game of 'a general in the field is not subject to the orders of the king'?"

"Haha, no, I believe in my judgment, they just want to stay in Japan for a few more days."

"Why are you so confident?"

"I guessed it?"

Did Li Ye guess?

of course not.

He now has a list of call records in his hand, proving that the call Gu made to the mainland yesterday was from a private number. Li Ye is very familiar with this private number, as it belongs to Duo Ye’s wife He Xue.

When Li Ye was arresting Cui Aiguo, he had contacted her and knew that she was still coordinating the currency exchange business with Japan.

And last night, Mr. Gu and his team called a Japanese number. Li Ye was not familiar with this number, but he had asked Old Song to check it.

After all, Duo Ye and Chu Yunling are on the same line. If Mr. Gu came here to "get rich quickly", then there is a high probability that he will fall into Chu Yunling's hands. Old Song should be able to find out more details.

As for why Li Ye said to wait until Tuesday?
Because Lighthouse’s Black Monday is Japan’s Stupid Tuesday.

When that day comes, unless you don't touch stocks and futures, as long as you touch them at all, you won't have the mind to care about anything else.

(End of this chapter)