That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 987 She is a Connoisseur
Li Ye watched Wen Leyu and Pan Xiaoying bickering, and asked with a mischievous smile: "Sister-in-law, from now on, should we call you Director Pan? Or Vice President Pan?"

Pan Xiaoying said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about? Your sister-in-law will always be your sister-in-law."

Wen Leyu curled his lips and said in a weird voice: "That's not good! If this were in the army, you would be put in solitary confinement if you didn't call me commander."

Pan Xiaoying was both angry and amused as she hit Wen Leyu and scolded him with a smile: "Xiaoyu, stop slandering me! If you do, I will take the child and complain to our mother."

Wen Leyu stiffened his neck and said, "Go ahead, I'll hold two of you, I'm not afraid of you."

Pan Xiaoying laughed out loud: "Ah my! You two are bullying me because my husband is not at home."

Wen Leyu said sourly: "Humph, your man is back, so we three are the ones bullying you."

"Wow, my life is so miserable. Hahahaha~"

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Wen Leyu is not a shrewd girl, but Pan Xiaoying is now two levels higher than her, and these two levels are all thanks to the help of Li Ye and the Wen family. How can she not feel jealous? She is reminding Pan Xiaoying!

[We two have worked hard to support you, you should keep this in mind. If you dare to cheat us of our share in the future, our whole family will not forgive you.]

Pan Xiaoying is only 30 years old this year and has already crossed the threshold of department and bureau level. What’s more important is that her position as deputy director is most likely not the end but just the beginning.

After more than half a year of tug-of-war and balance, the first mobile communications company in the mainland was finally settled. Because of her outstanding performance and significant contributions at Factory 506, Pan Xiaoying successfully entered the core leadership team and served as a deputy of the head office.

It’s not that she doesn’t want to fight for that full-time job, nor does it mean she doesn’t have the ability, but the level of the company is too high, and even if she is promoted to deputy director, she still can’t reach it.

However, this is only a matter of time, because the "mobile nationwide coverage" plan requires the technology and huge financial support of Factory 506, and both of these are firmly in Pan Xiaoying's hands.

Otherwise, why has it been going on for the past half year?

The interests of each household must be weighed. Not to mention others, the second son of the Lu family had already been planning on mobile phones a few years ago, but he was crushed by Pan Xiaoying. At least he should be given a sweet date to ease the bitterness in his mouth, right?

"Okay, sister-in-law, today we come to congratulate you on your promotion. How are you going to entertain us? A full banquet? Or eight dishes and eight bowls?"

Li Ye watched Pan Xiaoying in a state of confusion after hearing Wen Leyu's words, but he still tried to smooth things over.

Pan Xiaoying raised her chin and said proudly: "No problem, I'll let you eat until you're full today, Aunt Zhang. Aunt Zhang"

Pan Xiaoying called out to the inner room a few times, and a middle-aged woman came out. Then she said to her, "Call Master He to come over and prepare a table for five people."

"Ok."

Aunt Zhang smiled gently and turned around to make arrangements.

Li Ye looked at the woman's back and couldn't help shaking his head, saying, "She's really a privileged class!"

Li Ye knew that Pan Xiaoying had hired a nanny, but he always thought it was the "Anhui Province nanny" that emerged in the 1980s and 1990s. After all, in that era, it was a common sight for nannies from Anhui Province to travel around the capital in groups.

But looking at Aunt Zhang's demeanor, Li Ye knew that he had underestimated Pan Xiaoying. This kind of "aunt" is not the kind that can be hired just by having money.
Plus, Pan Xiaoying invited the chef to come home to cook, wow. She's even more awesome than Teacher Ke!

"What are you talking about?"

Pan Xiaoying rolled her eyes at Li Ye and explained a little aggrievedly, "Your brother is not at home, Xiaolin is so young, and I'm so busy at work recently. How can I take care of it without asking an aunt?"

"Yes, yes, it is indeed difficult to balance work and family. My sister-in-law has a hard time alone."

Li Ye nodded repeatedly to show his understanding. Although some families these days have no choice but to send their children to daycare centers, Li Ye believes that as long as conditions permit, it is better to take care of them at home.

Wen Leyu also glanced at Li Ye and thought he was making a fuss out of nothing.

"Didn't you say you had something to tell your sister-in-law? Before the food is served, you should quickly tell her about your work."

After hearing what Wen Leyu said, Pan Xiaoying looked at Li Ye in surprise: "What happened at work?"

Pan Xiaoying is now at a critical moment in her career, and she is most afraid that Li Ye and Wen Leyu will suddenly remove the ladder for her.

Li Ye said seriously, "We purchased several computers from our main factory these days. We were originally planning to use the Fengyu Pie, but some bad problems occurred, and then we were interrupted by Lianxiang Computer."

Pan Xiaoying was stunned, her voice suddenly rose eight octaves, and a murderous look appeared on her face. "Liu Lianxiang? He is a small workshop that can barely pay wages, who is he?"

"What a small workshop!"

Li Ye said seriously: "I tried their computers today, and they are not much different from our Fengyu computers. The price is much lower, and the most important thing is the service attitude.
Sister-in-law, I know your current work focus is on mobile phones, but computers are the most important profit growth point in the future, so you have to grab it as well."

Pan Xiaoying listened to Li Ye in a daze, then said sarcastically: "I have to tell you about this. Liu Lianxiang has been very active in the past two years, but it has no advantage under our competition, so it started to take crooked ways."

"I dare say that among the four computers he sold you, only the one you tried performed well. There must be something fishy about the others.
Think about it, if Lianxiang computers were so good, would Liu Lianxiang personally come out to snatch business from companies like yours?"

"Too."

Although Li Ye did not pay special attention to the cost and profit of Fengyu computers, the profit of a computer was at most 10,000 yuan, and Lianxiang computers were 5,000 yuan cheaper. Isn't it a bit cheap for Liu Lianxiang to get close to Niu Hongzhang for 20,000 yuan?

Moreover, government agencies and banks are the major users of computers. Now Lian Xiang obviously cannot compete with Pan Xiaoying, so he is developing in the enterprise direction.

"But I will also rectify the service issues you mentioned. Some people are too unreasonable. They lose face and lose money."

Pan Xiaoying scolded while glancing at Li Ye's face.
Li Ye was slightly startled, and asked in a deep voice: "Sister-in-law, the 'some people' you mentioned, are they my fellow villagers?"

Pan Xiaoying nodded slowly and said, "After the 506 factory cooperated with Pengcheng Fengyu, the marketing and sales were mainly handed over to Pengcheng Fengyu.
Among them, there are quite a few business personnel from Qingshui County. Their business level is not low, but they are somewhat lax in terms of discipline. I will compile a list for you later."

"You don't need to show me the list," Li Ye said calmly, "Just deal with it as it should be dealt with. I won't interfere.
I just hope they can abide by the rules and not behave like the bosses in state-owned enterprises. Salaries and bonuses can be negotiated, but taking money that shouldn’t be taken must be prohibited. Once a small tree grows crooked, it can’t be straightened out.”

"Okay, I'm really going to punish you for saying that!"

"Well, go ahead and do it. As long as you don't wrongly accuse them, I won't say anything."

Li Ye knew what Pan Xiaoying meant. It was obvious that the Qingshui faction controlled the sales of Fengyu computers, so they were a little dishonest.

Li Ye's team expanded too quickly and disciplinary management could not keep up. In this regard, state-owned enterprises with rigid thinking actually have some merits.

"There is one more thing. I talked to Mr. Ni today. He said that the development of domestic software is lagging behind. I think we should increase investment in this area and strive to drive hardware with software to establish our dominant position in China."

"Wow, the dominant position, Li Ye, you really have great ambitions. Tell me in detail."

Pan Xiaoying's eyes brightened up. She was an ambitious woman. Whenever she heard such topics, she became full of energy.

Li Ye patiently explained: "The threshold for software development is not low, so many people invent a piece of software and always want to sell it at a high price, casually charging hundreds or even thousands of dollars. This is actually not conducive to the popularization of software."

"Although we invested a lot in developing the software, as long as we sell it at a low profit margin and in large quantities or even give it away for free, we can show a strong sense of 'exclusivity'. Then when people mention computers, they will think of Fengyu, and the rest will be second-rate."

"For example, Lenovo computers are still using Chinese cards to implement Chinese characters. If we give them the right to use the Fengyu Chinese character system for free and upgrade it from time to time,

Li Ye told Pan Xiaoying about the "power of free", which made the woman's eyes light up.

Pan Xiaoying looked at Li Ye with a smile and said, "If you give it away for free, they will get suspicious. Let me teach them a lesson. I am good at this."

Li Ye thought about it for a moment and nodded in agreement.

The environment in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s was different. Being completely free might not be appropriate. Pan Xiaoying was best at understanding people's hearts and might be able to find the best option.

Then Pan Xiaoying suddenly said, "Li Ye, why don't you come to our 506 Factory? I will give you a promotion by two levels, and I will make sure everything goes smoothly for you in the future."

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Wen Leyu narrowed his eyes and sneered, "Sister-in-law, shouldn't you go and urge the Man Han banquet?"

"what?"

Pan Xiaoying looked at Wen Leyu strangely, then stood up and said, "Oh my, it's my fault. I'll make two cold dishes to fill my stomach first."

Wen Leyu watched Pan Xiaoying enter the kitchen, then wrinkled his nose and said to Li Ye: "She really knows what's good, she can tell that you are a treasure."

(End of this chapter)