Chapter 1416 We Don’t Change (Please Ask for Leave for One Update)
"Second prize: Wu Zhangfa, Han Sumin, and Zhang Zongtao receive a motorcycle."
"The first prize is a Xiali sedan."
January 1, 1993, Friday, the maximum temperature was 6 degrees Celsius.
The annual year-end commendation conference of the first branch was held on time as usual.
Although the branch factory was already wealthy, it still did not have a large auditorium, and the commendation meeting was still held in the open air with a large crowd of people.
However, the atmosphere at the scene was very hot, because although the conditions were simple, the prizes were rich enough!
The prizes include motorcycles, refrigerators, and large color TVs, and the highest prize is a car. Do you think that if the money spent on building the auditorium is converted into prizes and distributed to the workers, will it gain everyone's support?
Isn’t that nonsense?
The building is built with great fanfare, but what benefits can the workers get from it?
In recent years, even the office building of the first branch factory has been so shabby that it has become a laughing stock among its sister companies. However, the workers' annual wages have not been reduced, and the year-end bonuses and prizes have been rising steadily.
After so many years, even the dumbest kids would understand that "the filling is not in the folds", so no one feels that standing outside in the freezing cold is torture.
And every time the list of winners is announced, everyone will express their support and enthusiasm with warm applause.
This is not the kind of fake enthusiasm that "has to be applauded", but the real support from everyone's heart.
Because these award winners are ordinary people like everyone else, they are voted by all the staff in each workshop and department.
Voting at the first branch is done on-site, and anyone can personally check the number of votes if they wish. There will never be a situation where "awards are pre-determined."
No matter whether you are a cadre or a worker, as long as you work hard and as long as the factory maintains its current momentum, there will always be a chance to win awards based on your ability.
As to whether the first branch can maintain the momentum of sustained rapid development, no one has any objection.
Just like a dynasty at its inception, just like the morning sun, all the systems in the first branch factory were very healthy at this time, with no signs of decay or decline.
Because the person who formulated the system was in the prime of his life and had a successful career at that time, he could completely suppress all the villains with bad intentions and prevent them from doing anything despicable.
In the past, Li Ye was the deputy director of a branch factory and sat next to Lu Zhizhang.
But today, Li Ye attended as the "group leader" and sat on the main seat on the rostrum, "pushing" Lu Zhizhang down.
But no one thought it was inappropriate, not even Lu Zhizhang, because the faster Li Ye climbed, the faster the branch factory would develop. If a new person was in charge of the branch factory, the development direction might even take a 180-degree turn.
Have you ever seen the "strange thing" that the year-end bonus goes to an ordinary worker who works hard, while his boss can only look on with envy?
This is the factory that has the wholehearted support of countless workers.
Besides, according to convention, the group leaders are more senior than the branch factory cadres, and even Xiao Zhu from the technical department is ranked ahead of his old brother Wu Yan, which makes Wu Yan very angry.
After the commendation meeting, Li Ye, Lu Zhizhang, Wu Yan, Xiao Zhu and others arrived at the conference room. Wu Yan bowed deeply to Xiao Zhu with a forced smile.
He immediately put his arms around Xiao Zhu's neck, making it look like two good friends being affectionate, but in fact, he was almost strangling Xiao Zhu to the point where he couldn't breathe.
"Deputy Minister Zhu, you are now in a high position of power. I salute you. Do you feel comfortable or touched?"
Xiao Zhu and Wu Yan used to be the head and deputy head of the technical department. They had worked together for five or six years and it was quite pleasant. However, after the merger of the group, Xiao Zhu followed Li Ye to the group headquarters.
Although the two of them were of the same rank, he was the "group leader" today, so Wu Yan was both angry and amused.
Xiao Zhu held his breath and said with a smile: "It feels so good, so touching. You, Mr. Wu, are so damn righteous. I will definitely promote you when I have the chance in the future."
"I'll go to hell!"
Wu Yan loosened his arms and pushed Xiao Zhu away, saying with disdain, "Do I need you to promote me if I want to be promoted? I can do it on my own."
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At this time, Li Ye said with a stern face, "Wu Yan, what are you talking about? You and Xiao Zhu each have your own abilities. He can't match your technical skills, but you can't learn his management skills either. If you're not convinced, I'll have you two switch places tomorrow."
"No, I won't go to a place full of intrigue!"
Wu Yan waved his hand and rejected Li Ye.
In the first branch factory, Wu Yan is unrivaled because his skills are indeed "top-notch". It can be said that Wu Yan has made an indelible contribution to the current achievements of the first branch factory.
But compared with Li Ye, he still has self-awareness.
He also knew that what Li Ye said was correct. When it came to technology, Wu Yan was better than anyone else. But when Xiao Zhu followed Li Ye to the group headquarters, it was not to discuss technology with others, but to engage in intrigue.
Given Wu Yan's "arrogant and domineering" style at the first branch, would he either be fighting with others every day or suffocating to death at the group headquarters? How could he have a comfortable life at the first branch?
"Everyone sit down, I want to tell you something."
Li Ye waited for everyone to quiet down, then said in a deep voice, "The research and allocation plan for the KAMAZ project has been announced. The vehicle frame, engine, and cab will go to Southwest Heavy Duty Truck, while the gearbox and drivetrain will be allocated to us."
"What? The engine was given to Southwest Heavy Duty Truck?"
Wu Yan was immediately surprised and said, "Li Ye, you know the situation of Southwest Heavy Duty Truck, right? How can they have the engine R&D capabilities? If we rely on their engines, we will never see a complete vehicle."
"Yes, Mr. Li, Southwest Heavy Duty Truck hasn't developed a suitable engine for decades. How can we let them take over engine research? By the time we have developed the rest, they will still be holding us back. Wouldn't that be a waste of effort?"
Chen Yazhi and others went to the southwest and got to know Southwest Heavy Duty Truck thoroughly. If the allocation was really done as Li Ye said, the Kamaz project would most likely have only one ending - the funds would be used up and the project would be completely aborted.
Wu Yan chuckled coldly, "Hey, the engine R&D budget is the highest! As for whether it can be developed, aren't there many projects that have wasted all the funds over the years and ultimately failed?"
Li Ye exhaled, and then said calmly: "This is the decision from above, but I am not going to abide by it. We have to develop the engine, the cab, and the frame of the entire vehicle.
In a word, we will develop the parts that Southwest Heavy Duty Truck is unable to develop, and we will also develop the parts that they are capable of developing. I must completely squeeze them out."
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"Okay, let's do it. I've disliked them for a long time."
"That is, first squeeze them to death, and then recruit them."
"Oh my god, you're still thinking of recruiting them? Aren't you afraid they'll stab you? Haven't you seen what Xiahou Xiaoxu looks like?"
"If we don't incorporate them, then our merger would be in vain, wouldn't it?"
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Listening to the chatter of a group of old brothers, Li Ye said with a smile: "How could we merge in vain? We are now at different levels and enjoy different treatment.
At least the land for the new factory has been secured, and the government's financial support has been basically secured. I plan to move the R&D center to the west. What are your opinions?"
Wu Yan's brows tightened. "West? Where is west?"
Li Ye said calmly, "Go ten kilometers west and head to the vicinity!"
Wu Yan immediately asked, "Should we move there? What about our current house?"
Li Ye smiled and said, "The land over there is spacious and can be used to build new dormitory buildings. Don't worry, each person should have at least 100 square meters."
Wu Yan's current house is a three-bedroom, one-living room house of 70 to 80 square meters, while other technicians have two-bedroom, one-living room house of 50 to 60 square meters, so Li Ye proposed a house of no less than 100 square meters, which is considered a good condition.
But Wu Yan blinked, smiled and said two words: "No change."
Li Ye tilted his neck: "Huh? Wu Yan, what do you mean?"
Wu Yan said frankly, "Ten kilometers to the west is the mountainous area. A hundred square meters there is not as good as thirty or forty square meters here, so we won't move."
Li Ye asked in surprise, "Who told you that the 100-square-meter house over there is not as good as the 30-40 square meters here?"
Wu Yan chuckled and said nothing.
The old man next to him said sullenly, "Director Li, when I got married, you told us over drinks that the closer you are to the city center, the more valuable the house will be. Have you forgotten that?"
Wu Yan also smiled and said, "Director Li, you won't forcibly take back our current house, right? You promised us that as long as we work hard for the factory, we can live here forever."
Li Ye exclaimed in surprise: "Oh my god, it really is a drunken mistake!"
But Lao Jie added, "The current R&D workshop is indeed too small, so we'd like to move west. Could you please prepare temporary dormitories and a shuttle bus for us?"
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Li Ye laughed.
Although these guys are smart, they still know the big picture and are sensible. Since they asked Li Ye to prepare a temporary dormitory, they are ready to work overtime.
(End of this chapter)
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