Chapter 1538 Even you figured it out?

The day after Li Ye visited the computer exhibition, Dong Shan left Beijing, taking a large group of talented people to the southwest.

Li Ye reviewed the final list of "support personnel," which included his former colleagues Yue Lingshan and Lai Jiayi.

Yue Lingshan was Li Ye's colleague in the same office when he first started working. Over the years, she has approached Li Ye many times, clearly stating that she wants to "make progress".

Li Ye wasn't ungrateful. The first time he asked Yue Lingshan to come with him to the branch factory, the second time he asked her to go to the city, but Yue Lingshan hesitated and refused both times.

Yue Lingshan always felt that after Lao Ding stepped down as head of the supply department, she, as an intellectual with education and connections, should definitely take the position of head of the department.

As it turned out, Li Ye's biggest connection was not very effective, which resulted in Yue Lingshan being over thirty years old and still unable to climb to the position of section chief.

Therefore, Yue Lingshan finally did not miss this opportunity to select talents to go to the southwest. She was thousands of miles away from home and could not even take care of her children. She had to remove the "deputy" from her position as deputy section chief.

Sigh~

Li Ye sighed softly, feeling powerless to stop Yue Lingshan's impulsiveness.

Yue Lingshan may not lack ability, but her tendency to always think about "taking shortcuts" does not meet Li Ye's basic requirements for employing people. He tried to train her twice, but she still thought she was the smartest.

This trip to Southwest Heavy Truck is just one example. If Jingnan Group grows bigger and stronger in the future, there might be a chance to be transferred back to Beijing.

But Dong Shanming is determined to "sharehold" and "privatize" Southwest Heavy Truck. At that time, Li Ye will definitely have to cut ties with Southwest. So, will Yue Lingshan settle down in Southwest, or give up her hard-earned promotion to section chief and flee back to Beijing?

"Ring ring~"

The phone rang; it was Ma Zhaoxian calling.

"Hey Li Ye, Dong Shan's gone. We need to discuss who should be the head of the group's office!"

Li Ye smiled and said, "Uncle Ma, you must have someone in mind, right? I'll definitely support your opinion."

"Then I'll have to choose my people!"

Ma Zhaoxian smiled, then asked formally, "What do you think of Zhou Ziqing?"

Li Ye was taken aback and did not answer immediately.

Zhou Ziqing is Li Ye's person. She was just promoted to deputy director last year and came to the group headquarters with Li Ye. Is she going to be promoted again this year?

However, since Ma Zhaoxian had spoken, Li Ye certainly couldn't stand in the way of Zhou Ziqing's future.

Therefore, he stated confidently, "Zhou Ziqing is absolutely capable. If Uncle Ma feels there are no other issues, I am willing to support this decision."

Ma Zhaoxian said, "Alright, have him come to me."

"OK."

Li Ye hung up the phone and called Zhou Ziqing in: "Sister Zhou, go to General Manager Ma's office now. There are some things General Manager Ma needs to tell you."

Zhou Ziqing blinked and asked with a smile, "President Li, why are you saying this so formally? Have I made a mistake?"

"Made a mistake?" Li Ye smiled and said, "How would I know? You'd better hurry up and go! What's meant to be will be.

“.”

Zhou Ziqing was stunned for a moment, wanting to ask for clarification again, but in the end she left with suspicion.

At this moment, Li Ye felt a little reluctant, because he was very comfortable using Zhou Ziqing. If she were chosen to become the office director, he would feel like he had lost an ally.

But Li Ye didn't expect Zhou Ziqing to return in less than ten minutes.

Li Ye asked in surprise, "What's wrong? General Manager Ma isn't in his office?"

"I'm here!"

Zhou Ziqing gave Li Ye a meaningful look, then said calmly, "President Ma said you suggested that I be the director of the group's office, but I declined."

"It wasn't me who suggested it, it was Mr. Ma. What did you say? You refused?"

Li Ye looked at Zhou Ziqing in shock and asked again to confirm, "You rejected President Ma's offer of promotion? Why?"

Zhou Ziqing smiled gently: "President Li, I appreciate your trust in me and your promotion, but I still want to work by your side."

Li Ye pursed his lips, both amused and annoyed, and said, "Aren't you just being ridiculous! Don't you know how rare this opportunity is? You should call Lao Jie and discuss it with him. I'll talk to Boss Ma."

Considering that Yue Lingshan went all the way to the southwest for a section chief position, it's like a pie falling from the sky for Zhou Ziqing to get a division chief position.

More importantly, Zhou Ziqing is almost forty years old this year. Promoting her to the position of division chief at this time will allow her to go further and climb higher in the future. If she delays for a few more years, she may be stuck at the division chief level for the rest of her life.

However, Zhou Ziqing shook her head and said, "President Li, I know this opportunity is rare, but given the current situation of Jingnan Group, it may split up in the future, so I think following you is the most suitable choice."

“.”

Li Ye paused for a moment, then said helplessly, "You even noticed that?"

Zhou Ziqing nodded slowly, her eyes resolute.

If Jingnan Group splits up in the future, the First Branch Factory and Li Ye will definitely be the ones with the most promising development prospects. So at that time, the position of Director of the Group Office might become a hindrance for Zhou Ziqing.

Since Zhou Ziqing has noticed something amiss, other intelligent people probably have as well.

In a workplace where everyone is scheming for their own future, how much cohesion can that workplace have?

"Sigh, whatever! Don't come looking for me to buy you a pill to undo your regrets when you regret it."

"Hahaha, Mr. Li, don't worry, I definitely won't regret it."

“.”

Zhou Ziqing gracefully gave up the opportunity for promotion, but others were not as magnanimous as she was.

Dong Shan's departure this time was too sudden, catching those who were qualified to succeed him off guard, including Lao Gao, who had been promoted from the light automobile company.

After Jia Zhongyue was "sent back" to Southwest Heavy Truck by Li Ye, Gao had considered promoting him to the top position. However, when Jia Zhongyue made things difficult for Li Ye in the office, Gao chose to turn a blind eye, and Li Ye did not support his opinion.

Then Dong Shan took over, completely extinguishing Gao's hopes.

Because Dong Shan is too young, once he takes the position of director, he will definitely not be moved for many years. Old Gao is also not young, so his chances are definitely very slim.

So Gao has been somewhat slacking off these past few months and has been "not very affectionate" towards Li Ye.

Now things have gotten really bad. Dong Shan is gone, Cong Jin Hong has run away, Shang Bin has chickened out, and Li Ye, the lowest-ranking deputy general manager, has an unprecedentedly important voice in the group meetings.

So even though he knew it was a bit too pragmatic, Lao Gao still tried to "cram at the last minute" and find a way to repair his relationship with Li Ye.

"Mr. Li, these are local specialties sent to our headquarters from the Southwest. Because there are quite a lot of them, I arranged for a car to deliver them to your home. However, I only know that you live west of Haizi, but I don't know the exact house number. Could you please tell me?"

"Special products sent from the Southwest?"

Li Ye glanced at Lao Gao, then asked with a stern face, "Weren't they unable to pay wages in the Southwest? How come they still have money to send local specialties to the capital? Did you ask them for it?"

Old Gao quickly waved his hand: "No, no, how could we possibly ask our subordinates for anything? They really brought it over themselves."

Li Ye raised his eyelids slightly and said to Zhou Ziqing, "You arrange for Jiang Shiqi to collect it for me!"

"Okay, Deputy Director Gao, please take me there!"

Zhou Ziqing smiled slightly and agreed, while also turning down Old Gao's "kind offer".

Everyone here is smart. Old Gao's gift of local specialties was just a pretext; the key was knowing where Li Ye's door was.

Otherwise, if you want to "get ahead," you won't even know where to start paying respects!

(End of this chapter)