Chapter 1457: People Are Serious
As soon as Li Ye got out of the car, Lu Zhizhang and everyone came to greet him. Li Ye found that except for Niu Hongzhang, all the important managers of the Light Automobile Company were present.
Moreover, when these people saw Li Ye a few years ago, they still called him "Little Li Xiao Li", but now the smiles on their faces were full and natural.
Dong Shan’s words “You are different now” are really meaningful.
Li Ye saw the smiling Lu Zhizhang and couldn't help but hit him lightly. He said with a hint of anger, "Old Lu, we've known each other for many years. Is it necessary to go through with this kind of formality?"
Lu Zhizhang smiled and said, "Etiquette cannot be abandoned. Everyone missed you so much after you left. Now that you've finally come back, everyone is warmly welcoming you from the bottom of their hearts."
"What a mess!"
Li Ye cursed with a smile, then turned around and introduced: "This is Dong Shan, the director of the group office. In order to better carry out the work in the future, today we come to learn more about the situation of our unit."
Lu Zhizhang smiled and shook hands with Dong Shan: "Welcome, welcome. We have only been in touch on the phone before, but this time we finally have Director Dong to come and give us guidance."
Dong Shan also smiled and said, "You're really over the top when you say guidance. I'm here to learn from Mr. Li. You can just treat me as a primary school student."
"Hahahaha, Director Dong is too modest. If you really treat us like an elementary school student, then we are all illiterate. Please go this way, this way."
Lu Zhizhang said some polite words, and after the greetings, he invited Li Ye and others in.
Li Ye was familiar with the route and naturally took the lead without hesitation, while Dong Shan followed behind Li Ye with discretion.
But it was only behind Li Ye. Maybe it was the tacit understanding among everyone, or maybe it was Dong Shan's ability. Anyway, he was able to cleverly suppress Lu Zhizhang, who was at the same level as him, and was only a little more humble than Li Ye.
Li Ye, who was walking in front, couldn't help but curl his lips.
Dong Shan was worthy of being trained in the department, and he had a perfect grasp of this "sense of proportion".
Of course, Li Ye didn't know who would be higher and who would go in front and who would go behind if Niu Hongzhang was present. After all, both of them were people who attached great importance to propriety.
Niu Hongzhang's rank is higher than Dong Shan, but Dong Shan came from "above", so the order of priority here is much more complicated.
As Lu Zhizhang showed Dong Shan around, he said, "Our Light Automobile Company currently has over 30,000 employees, including over 7,000 at the main factory, over 16,000 at the first branch factory, and over 8,000 at the city and other two branches."
Dong Shan nodded repeatedly, then said, "I've learned the basic situation from the group's internal information. I just consulted with President Li and wanted to know more about our next development plan, such as whether there are any recruitment plans in the short term and the specific number of employees."
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Lu Zhizhang paused for a moment before opening up: "We do have expansion plans, but not in the short term because we haven't yet successfully developed our new product. So, if we want to hire on a large scale, it might take until the second half of this year or even next year."
"Yes, yes. The leaders of the department said that the Light Automobile Company has a strong sense of social responsibility. They have been helping the department solve problems over the years and deserve praise."
"Hehehe, Director Dong, you're too kind."
Lu Zhizhang dealt with Dong Shan with a smile, and his politeness was flawless.
After waiting for a while, he found an opportunity to ask Li Ye.
"Who is this Dong Shan? Is he going to interfere with our expansion plan?"
"He was recommended by Ma Zhaoxian and previously worked at the ministry. He was just officially appointed a few days ago. He's not supposed to be interfering with the expansion plan, but rather trying to solve the employment problem. Right now, the higher-ups are really overwhelmed by the employment situation."
"Oh~, General Manager Ma supports him!"
Lu Zhizhang immediately understood.
When someone is in a position like Ma Zhaoxian, he will not easily support someone to take the position. If Dong Shan has no exchange value to him, even his nephew will not become his confidant, and even his own son will have to rely on his personal ability.
Li Ye looked at Lu Zhizhang and said, "I also support him in solving the social employment problem."
"I understand, you've always done this."
Lu Zhizhang had to admit that the "social responsibility" of the entire Light Automobile Company was almost entirely initiated by Li Ye, so when Dong Shan said he wanted to understand the situation, Lu Zhizhang also wanted to ask Li Ye.
After getting Li Ye's affirmation, Lu Zhizhang no longer deliberately guarded against Dong Shan. The two of them soon had a friendly exchange. They greeted each other happily, as close as old friends of many years.
Everyone talked and walked along the way, and soon arrived at the R&D workshop of the first branch factory.
Before entering the workshop, Li Ye smiled and gave Dong Shan a heads-up: "Director Dong, this is the core department of a branch factory.
The technicians inside are all scientific geeks. They only care about scientific research. If you think they are arrogant, don't get me wrong."
Dong Shan immediately said, "No, no, I know the temper of technicians. I can understand it. I must understand it."
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The technicians in the first branch are very good. Dong Shan actually expected this. After all, they almost stabbed someone to death a few months ago, which led to the almost sudden marriage and divorce between Southwest Heavy Duty Truck Group and Light Truck Group. This shows the status of these technicians in Li Ye's heart.
But when the group entered the R&D workshop, Dong Shan was still surprised.
Because these technicians not only looked down on him, but also ignored Li Ye.
If this happened in other units, it would be simply impossible.
Li Ye is the creator of all this, and you don't even care about him?
Is it that all you see is technology and no leadership?
But as Lu Zhizhang explained, Dong Shan gradually calmed down.
"This is our company's research and development project for a new seven-seater passenger car. Whether it's the engine, gearbox, or body, it's over 85% domestically produced. It's a first in China and even the world."
"This is our second-generation light diesel engine research team. They have made more than ten improvements based on the first-generation Isuzu engine. We expect its performance indicators to exceed the first generation by 20%."
Dong Shan was shocked.
He had visited many large enterprises in the mainland before, including Jiqi and Shanghai Automobile, but this was the first time he had seen a scene of thousands of people busy with research and development.
It’s not that other units don’t have the conditions for R&D, but that they don’t have such an R&D atmosphere, or that foreign capital simply doesn’t give them R&D tasks and only allows them to copy foreign capital’s drawings.
The slogan of "Technology First" of the First Branch has appeared many times in various reports before, but only by seeing it in person can people understand that the First Branch is serious about it and not just bragging like some people do.
Just when Dong Shan was filled with emotion, there was a sudden chaos in front of him. A foreigner rushed towards Li Ye and others in a hurry, but was stopped by other technicians.
(End of this chapter)
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