Chapter 1388: Rising Water Lifts All Boats

Li Ye wanted Zhou Ziqing to be his assistant, but he did not go to find Zhou Ziqing first. Instead, he found Lu Zhizhang to discuss it first.

After all, Zhou Ziqing's administrative coordination skills are excellent, and she can be called the "glue" among the management of the first branch. The peaceful atmosphere of the first branch is directly related to her. Now she was suddenly taken away by Li Ye, and the factory director Lu Zhizhang will definitely need some time to adapt.

"Old Lu, I'm planning to let Zhou Ziqing be my assistant. Who do you think should take over the personnel matters?"

Lu Zhizhang jokingly said, "With your vision, do you even need to ask me? You've already taken away the best ones. No one else can be as good as her!"

Li Ye pursed his lips and shook his head, saying, "You're wrong. The best one is you, Lu Zhizhang, but you're too experienced. I really can't let you be my assistant!"

"No, no, no, I do, I do, hahahaha~"

Lu Zhizhang laughed heartily, then said seriously, "As long as you have no problem with it, I'm happy to do it. You'll be ahead of me sooner or later, so why should I be so pretentious?"

Li Ye gently pushed Lu Zhizhang's shoulder and scolded him with a smile, "Go away! Stop insulting me! Help me think of a good candidate. Our branch factory is so big now, and ordinary people really can't take on Zhou Ziqing's responsibilities."

“The right person.”

Lu Zhizhang thought about it, then said, "Why don't we ask Zhou Ziqing for her opinion first? What if the young people she brought up are particularly capable?"

Li Ye blinked and said thoughtfully: "That's fine, he is my biological son after all."

The first branch was built up from scratch by Li Ye and Lu Zhizhang. Those young college students can be said to be their direct descendants. If there is someone who is really capable of taking on important tasks, it is not impossible to promote him exceptionally.

But when Li Ye and Lu Zhizhang called Zhou Ziqing over and asked for her opinion, she was silent for a long time, but asked a question.

"Two factory directors, do you really think I'm suitable?"

Lu Zhizhang and Li Ye were both very surprised. According to their understanding of Zhou Ziqing, she was not the kind of person who was always modest. She would not fight or compete when she should be modest, but she would definitely take the initiative when she should not give in.

As an experienced administrator, Zhou Ziqing must have known what this promotion opportunity meant. It meant going to the group headquarters to serve as the assistant to the vice president.

Not only will her rank be raised by one level, but her future will also be infinitely bright. Even if the group fails to merge and splits up again, she will be demoted back to the position of at least deputy director or even director of a branch factory. Such opportunities may only come a few times in a lifetime, so why would she hesitate?

So Lu Zhizhang asked doubtfully, "Section Chief Zhou, what are you worried about? Your ability is unquestionable. Director Li and I both believe you can be promoted."

Zhou Ziqing smiled lightly and said bitterly, "In terms of my abilities, I'm definitely not modest, but I'm afraid of causing unnecessary trouble for Director Li in other areas."

Li Ye asked in surprise: "Cause me trouble? What trouble?"

Zhou Ziqing sighed and said helplessly, "It was Director Li who arranged for me to come to the First Branch. I was transferred from the Technical Department to the Human Resources Department because of you. Now I've been promoted three times in a row. Director Li, you are too young and too outstanding, and it's easy for people to envy you. And my situation is a bit special."

Li Ye interrupted Zhou Ziqing and asked bluntly, "Whether I'm envied or not is none of your business. Just tell me what kind of trouble you can bring to me."

Zhou Ziqing smiled awkwardly, obviously not knowing how to answer.

At this time, Lu Zhizhang next to him said, "There have been some unfounded rumors in recent days. I guess it's those jealous people who saw you get promoted to vice president of the group and are making trouble."

Li Ye asked Lu Zhizhang in surprise: "There was a rumor a few days ago, and I didn't even know about it?"

Lu Zhizhang said with a mixture of laughter and tears, "Who would rush to tell you such a mess? You're so popular right now, they're afraid of you. Who would dare to come and mess with you?"

“.”

Li Ye was stunned for a few seconds, and suddenly felt that it was a bit absurd.

Has it come to this?

In the past, Li Ye was a "little man" and everyone pointed fingers at him without any hesitation, but now no one dares to say anything unpleasant to him in person.

This is just like the emperor in ancient times. No one would take the initiative to keep any unpleasant rumors from reaching his ears, for fear of angering him.

"wrong."

Li Ye suddenly said, "Then why were there no rumors earlier or later, but only now did rumors about me and Section Chief Zhou appear?"

Li Ye is at least a good man of the modern era, eight feet tall, nearly thirty years old, handsome, powerful and wealthy.

If there is a rumor about a woman, that woman must be a disaster to the country and the people.

If Zhou Ziqing were to live ten years ago, she might have met that standard, but she is now thirty-five or thirty-six. In 1992, when there was no cosmetic surgery, she could only be considered to still have some charm.

Coupled with this special timing, the direction and purpose of these rumors are too strong.

Lu Zhizhang spread his hands and said helplessly, "That's why I never told you! Among all the people in our branch factory, Section Chief Zhou is indeed the most capable. What if I told you in advance?"

Lu Zhizhang didn't finish his words, but his implication was that he didn't want to block Zhou Ziqing's future.

In Lu Zhizhang's opinion, although Li Ye is an open-minded person, once he arrives at the group headquarters, it is obvious that there will be a fight between swords and spears. Everyone is eager to arm themselves to the teeth, so who is willing to leave a loophole for themselves?

For cadres in state-owned enterprises, work style issues have always been a "must-defend position".

Li Ye let out a breath of frustration and asked Zhou Ziqing, "Don't worry about these rumors or my attitude. Just tell me clearly whether you are willing to be my assistant or not."

Zhou Ziqing slowly straightened up and said seriously, "If you, Director, trust me, I'm certainly willing to prove myself on a higher stage."

"Then it's over. It's you."

Li Ye made the decision immediately and finalized Zhou Ziqing's matter.

Although he also knew that rumors were scary, trust in a person was more important. As a person in a higher position, what he feared most and could not tolerate the most was "backstabbing by people around him."

Before Zhou Ziqing came to the branch factory, she was in a quagmire. She had a reputation of "not being able to lay eggs and forcing her husband to have a mistress", but she had to pretend that nothing had happened on the surface.

Now Zhou Ziqing has a son, a happy family and a successful career, all because of being with Li Ye. From a personal emotional point of view, she has no reason to betray Li Ye.

Even if we take a step back, Zhou Ziqi's son, daughter, and Lao Jie's family of four are all in the same factory! If you want to backstab someone, don't you have to think twice?

"Then I wish Director Zhou a smooth promotion, hahahaha~"

Seeing that Li Ye had settled down, Lu Zhizhang first congratulated Zhou Ziqing, and then said to Li Ye: "Li Ye, I have to correct what you said just now. The most capable person in our branch is not me, but you. After you leave, your work cannot be taken up by one person."

Li Ye looked at Lu Zhizhang and said with a smile, "So you mean to promote two deputy factory directors?"

Lu Zhizhang said frankly, "They say a rising tide lifts all boats. With your promotion, everyone is eager to share in the glory. This is also the driving force for our collective progress, don't you think?"

(End of this chapter)