Chapter 1516 Your Apology is Worthless
On the third day after Li Ye took leave, Shang Bin finally returned to the capital from the southwest, and he brought with him a person who gave Li Ye a "surprise" - Tao Shangping.
At the group's routine meeting after his return, Shang Bin said very seriously, "Li Ye, after you left the southwest, I investigated the situation in detail and found out that this guy was angry with you at the entrance that day, which is why you didn't get to see our new prototype car."
So I brought him here this time to make him give a profound self-criticism in front of everyone. Whatever mistake you think he made, he should accept whatever punishment he deserves. We will absolutely not tolerate it.”
This person and Li Ye could be considered "old acquaintances". During the Spring Festival duty, when Li Ye was "checking in from the opposite direction", this time when Li Ye led a team to the southwest to observe the new prototype vehicle, the other party brought people to block Li Ye at the gate and prevent him from entering.
Therefore, from Li Ye's perspective, Tao Shangping was a rebellious troublemaker by nature.
So how could such a troublemaker be left to Li Ye's disposal?
If you slap him, do you think he won't fight back? He won't immediately lie on the ground and accuse Li Ye of assaulting him, will he?
Sure enough, after Tao Shangping stood up, he first bowed deeply to Li Ye, and then said some harsh words.
"I'm sorry, Deputy General Manager Li. I, Tao Shangping, was blind to your greatness before. Please forgive my offense and don't let it affect the group's new car research and development and production."
“.”
"Hey, I can't accept your apology. Go back to where you came from and stop disgusting people here."
Li Ye saw Tao Shangping with a flat face, apologizing to him as if reading from a script. Before he could even finish reading, Li Ye waved him away in disgust.
What the hell! A simple apology and you think you can get my support for your new car development? That's such a cheap way to pin this on me!
Shang Bin seemed to have anticipated Li Ye's outburst, and he immediately said in surprise, "Li Ye, let Tao Shangping finish speaking! Our entire group is currently working diligently on the development of the new car. If his personal interests delay the development plan..."
Li Ye interrupted Shang Bin directly, asking sharply, "Secretary Shang, are you implying that my refusal to accept Tao Shangping's apology will delay the new car's development plan? Does one person's apology really have such significant value?"
Shang Bin was stumped by Li Ye's sharp retort. Perhaps it was because he was used to bullying others when he was at Southwest Heavy Truck, and he always felt that if he dug a pit, others had to obediently jump in and let him clean it up.
But now, in front of so many people, Li Ye is being so petty and unwilling to forgive Tao Shangping, even saying that "this kind of apology is worthless."
So how can we accuse Li Ye of "obstructing the development of the new car for his own selfish reasons" when summarizing and reporting to the higher authorities?
Tao Shangping, who was standing there apologizing, was flushed red with embarrassment.
He was forced to come here to "endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens," and now Li Ye is humiliating him even more severely. How can he bear it?
“Deputy General Manager Li, it’s fine if you have a problem with me, but tens of thousands of workers are counting on the new car production to pay their wages. You can’t let a conflict with just one person cause tens of thousands of families to lose their livelihood.”
Tao Shangping's resentful accusations caused many people in the meeting room to start whispering, but only those who came from Southwest Heavy Truck.
Old Meng, Xiao Zhu, Ma Zhaoxian, and the others remained expressionless and calm, as if they didn't care about such petty tricks as "public grievances and complaints."
Li Ye had already experienced this kind of shameless trick several times back at the light vehicle company. If he were afraid of this, he would have been taken advantage of long ago.
Even if Shang Bin exaggerated these things and submitted a report to his superiors, Li Ye wouldn't be afraid.
Why do ordinary people feel helpless and overwhelmed when faced with a rogue? Because everyone is waiting to see him make a fool of himself.
But Li Ye is a pragmatist, and he has a large group of "beneficiaries" around him who rely on him for their livelihood. These people are not only hardworking workers, but also bigwigs who are waiting for Li Ye to achieve results. They will definitely not just wait to see Li Ye make a fool of himself.
"Comrade Tao Shangping, what you're saying is ridiculous. You developed the prototype vehicle independently without communicating with us beforehand, and afterwards you didn't allow us to visit it. So how do you put it into production and how do you pay salaries? What does that have to do with me?"
“.”
Tao Shangping gritted his teeth and couldn't speak. No matter how shameless he was, he couldn't be like a dog, eating his own poop.
At this point, Shang Bin had no choice but to speak.
"Here's the thing, Li Ye. This time, Director Qu led a delegation to the Southwest to inspect our new car project, and it was a great success. Several leaders gave high praise to our new car and gave important instructions to put it into production and mass production as soon as possible."
However, our main supplier, Jicheng Heavy Truck, has imposed certain requirements on the quantity of goods to be supplied. Therefore, new vehicle production projects need to be launched simultaneously in Southwest China and Beijing to achieve large-scale procurement, minimize costs, and ensure sufficient profits.”
Shang Bin paused for a moment, then said, "But I heard from people in Jicheng that you refused to communicate with them and were unwilling to purchase their parts, so they thought we hadn't reached a consensus internally, and therefore shelved our cooperation intentions."
[So it's because I rejected Fan Hongqi from Jicheng Heavy Truck that you realized you can't do without me, is that it?]
Li Ye gave a cold laugh and said, "I'm sorry, Secretary Shang, we were not notified in advance of the cooperation plan with Jicheng Heavy Truck. Therefore, it can only be a private action by Southwest, and we have no obligation to support or cooperate with it."
In addition, I received a quotation from Jicheng Heavy Truck a few days ago. We conducted a cost estimate based on the quotation and determined that this was a losing proposition.”
Li Ye tossed out the price list Fan Hongqi had given him, then said in a deep voice, "If we purchase according to this price list, the heavy trucks we produce will have to be 20% more expensive than those from Jicheng Heavy Truck to make a profit."
So what exactly were the motives of the person who started this plan?
Even if you're just acting as a contract manufacturer, you should still earn a processing fee! But now, you're losing money while promoting someone else's business—what kind of logic is that?
Shang Bin took the price list and looked at it, then said in a deep voice, "Li Ye, from a company's perspective, this price may not be low, but from a higher perspective, from the national level, this price is not very expensive."
Because our domestic heavy truck industry has been developing for ten years, but the annual output has never exceeded 10,000 units, the higher authorities attach great importance to this and have given us a daunting task.
I made a guarantee to my superiors that we would produce 10,000 units within two years and achieve this milestone honor.
"Heh~"
Li Ye was so angry he laughed.
Li Ye paid no attention to Shang Bin's talk of missions and honors; all he clearly heard was the phrase "not very expensive."
[This price isn't too expensive? Three yuan and ninety cents for a steamed bun, isn't that expensive? Should I reflect on myself and see if I don't earn enough money to be ripped off by you people?]
"Since it's a national mission, then we'll just wait for written instructions from above."
Li Ye immediately adopted a non-cooperative attitude.
It's clearly a battle between two factions, so why talk about prioritizing the overall situation? Who are you trying to fool?
Words alone are not enough; bring me the documents.
Moreover, even if Shang Bin were truly capable of persuading the higher-ups to issue a document ordering the First Factory to "prioritize the overall situation" and comply with the production plan for this "rebranded car," Li Ye would outwardly comply but inwardly defy it and refuse to carry it out.
You have your clever plans, and I have my own ways to overcome them. There are countless examples of this. As long as I don't cooperate, I have a million ways to wear you down.
...
After the meeting, Li Ye secretly made a phone call to his best friend, Sun Xianjin.
"Director Sun, have you heard anything lately? Shang Bin said today that the overall situation is of utmost importance, and that the higher-ups are going to give us a task."
"I haven't heard of that. I guess they're making a mountain out of a molehill. But let me tell you, Li Ye, how many of those people who went to the southwest this time haven't come back?"
"Huh? He's not back?"
(End of this chapter)
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