Chapter 1527 The Higher You Climb, the Colder It Gets
After a conversation with his father-in-law, Li Ye reassessed Dong Shan's background. Clearly, this seemingly gentle and polite fellow had a powerful backer.
However, no matter how powerful Dong Shan's background was, it was no greater than the group of old guys behind Wen Qingsheng. That's why Wen Qingsheng and Teacher Ke told Li Ye that "it's okay not to make a profit, but you absolutely cannot suffer a loss."
With these words from his father-in-law and mother-in-law reassuring him, Li Ye finally felt at ease.
Because Fan Hongqi of Jicheng Heavy Truck had subtly threatened Li Ye regarding the heavy truck production license a few days ago, this was a worry for Li Ye, who was afraid that some petty people would trip him up.
But now that Wen Qingsheng has given a guarantee, let's see who has the best ability!
This time, however, Xue Bu didn't tell Wen Qingsheng either, which Li Ye found a bit puzzling. After all, they were all brothers from the same mountain, the kind who would visit each other during holidays.
Once home, Wen Leyu revealed the truth: "Uncle Xue wants to advance further this year, so it's probably for the sake of balance."
As for why he didn't discuss it with our dad, he naturally has his own reasons, and there's no need to care about other people's opinions.
Li Ye finally understood that he was afraid that others would sabotage him at this critical juncture of obtaining the "production license," and Xue Bu was just as afraid of sabotaging him!
"Every man for himself" is a proverb. People like Xue Bu and Wen Qingsheng face countless difficulties and walk on thin ice every step they take to climb the ladder. Who would dare to open their hearts to others?
The higher one climbs, the fewer close friends one naturally has, and in the end, one is easily labeled as "cold-hearted."
The higher you climb, the colder it gets. It's not just the way others see you that's cold, but also the coldness that comes with your sincerity towards them.
This situation is even more pronounced within the same organization, because everyone is competing for the same resources; if you get a little more, I'll go hungry.
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Dong Shan didn't want to go hungry, so he had no choice but to come up with different solutions.
On Friday, he received his official appointment, becoming not only the new head of Southwest Heavy Truck but also a member of the Standing Committee of Jingnan Group. He then launched a proposal to "create brilliance together."
"After the Spring Festival, I conducted research on the development of the light vehicle company in recent years, and submitted a large amount of collected data to an authoritative expert group for professional analysis. The conclusions were astonishing."
Within six years, the light vehicle company turned a profit, increasing its output value more than tenfold and its profits more than twentyfold, making it an extremely successful reform achievement nationwide.
The most crucial reason for this is that the reform experiment at Plant 1, which led the way, influenced the entire light vehicle company, creating an advanced reform model that used a point-to-area approach.
Dong Shan went on and on, almost entirely praising the various achievements of the First Factory over the years. This made Li Ye suspicious and Shang Bin displeased.
Although the achievements of the First Factory deserve great praise, Li Ye always felt that Dong Shan would not talk nonsense in this kind of situation, and that every word he said must have his purpose.
Shang Bin was displeased because Dong Shan's praise of the First Branch Factory and the Light Vehicle Company indirectly proved the incompetence of Southwest Heavy Truck and highlighted his own incompetence.
Despite his displeasure, Shang Bin did not express his opinion. Dong Shan's meteoric rise in the past few days had already made Shang Bin wary enough, and he was unwilling to needlessly make an enemy of Dong Shan unless necessary.
But what Dong Shan said next almost made Shang Bin jump up in anger.
"I am about to depart for the Southwest, carrying the trust of the nation and the expectations of tens of thousands of workers in the Southwest. I have decided to vigorously learn from the reform model of the Light Vehicle Company, and to fully integrate with the Light Vehicle Company in all aspects, from production to sales."
Therefore, we hope that the group company will carefully select and dispatch no fewer than two hundred experienced production management personnel to the Southwest to support this arduous reform task.
Li Ye then realized that Dong Shan's ultimate goal in saying so many nice things was to ask for people, help, and support.
By linking production and sales with the Light Vehicle Company, isn't this just like how the Light Vehicle Company sold its products through the nationwide after-sales service network of its first factory?
Moreover, Dong Shan immediately demanded two hundred experienced workers and management cadres, a scale comparable to the Third Front construction of previous years.
When Dong Shan said these words, he didn't look at Li Ye, as if it had nothing to do with Li Ye.
Li Ye didn't even look at Dong Shan, keeping his head down and indifferent to his own thoughts, feeling that it had nothing to do with him.
The first factory now has tens of thousands of workers and managers, but many of them are young people who joined in the last two years. Only about a thousand people can be considered truly experienced. You're asking for two hundred now? That has nothing to do with me.
There aren't even any left; I don't even have enough for myself!
After reading his proposal aloud, Dong Shan smiled modestly and said, "My proposal was written based on the experts' suggestions, so I would appreciate everyone's feedback today. I will revise it and then submit it."
No one around said a word, but their eyes were full of meaningful glances.
[Did you understand? Dong Shan has connections to get this proposal to higher-ups, so you should all be sensible.]
Hehe, this depends on what Li Ye and Shang Bin think. It has nothing to do with us; we can just watch the show.
Sure enough, Shang Bin gave Dong Shan a cold look and said indifferently, "Comrade Dong Shan, I made this suggestion publicly a few months ago, didn't you know that?"
Oh, by the way, you were still the deputy director at the time and didn't attend the meeting. Comrade Li Ye disagreed with this proposal, but I also admired the achievements of the First Branch Factory, so I forcefully pushed forward the cooperation plan between the two parties.
As you all know, it almost resulted in fatalities. Therefore, after further research, we concluded that this proposal needed to be approached with extreme caution. Forcibly implementing the branch factory's production model in the Southwest could easily lead to extreme incidents.”
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After Shang Bin finished speaking, Dong Shan looked somewhat surprised.
Because Shang Bin's words were completely misleading and sophistry.
The last suggestion Shang Bin made was to have Southwest Heavy Truck's products "consigned" to the after-sales system of the No. 1 factory for "distribution".
At the time, Li Ye did not directly refuse, but instead asked Southwest Heavy Truck to accept the management requirements of the First Branch in terms of production quality and warranty standards.
Shang Bin disagreed at the time because he felt that Li Ye's reach was too far. Just look at the current Light Vehicle Company headquarters; the First Branch Factory has too much influence on them.
Southwest Heavy Truck is Shangbin's private territory; how can it be allowed to be encroached upon by others?
As for "almost causing a death," that was just a conflict that occurred during a small-scale technical collaboration, resulting in the stab wounds of two people. It's completely irrelevant to what Dong Shan is saying now.
Because Dong Shan's words implied that he was willing to accept all the conditions of the First Branch Factory and fully integrate Southwest Heavy Truck into the production and sales structure of the First Branch Factory.
With such an obvious difference, how could Shang Bin lie through his teeth? After all, Li Ye is sitting right here; he could easily find out with a simple question.
So after pausing for a moment, Dong Shan smiled and asked Li Ye, "Deputy General Manager Li, what are your thoughts on the proposal I just made?"
Li Ye looked up at Dong Shan and said calmly, "Secretary Shang is right. The mass base and business model of the First Branch Factory and Southwest Heavy Truck are very different. Forcibly implementing the reform experience of the First Branch Factory may indeed lead to extreme situations."
"Wow~"
Many people around were secretly surprised, as Li Ye's reaction was completely unexpected.
[Li Ye, why are you standing with Shang Bin?]
(End of this chapter)
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