Chapter 1539 I'm so regretful
On Wednesday, Li Ye was on his way to work when, about two kilometers from his workplace, he suddenly noticed Lao Gao talking to Zhou Ziqing by the roadside.
Li Ye narrowed his eyes, sensing that something was amiss.
Because Lao Gao's complexion was obviously not good, it didn't look like two colleagues who happened to meet and chat on their way to work.
Li Ye said in a deep voice to Qu Qingyou, who was driving, "Old Qu, stop and ask what's going on."
Qu Qing didn't say anything, but gently stepped on the brakes and stopped the Mercedes-Benz in front of Lao Gao and Zhou Ziqing.
Li Ye rolled down the car window and calmly asked, "What's going on? What are you guys discussing that you seem so engrossed in?"
When Lao Gao saw Li Ye, he immediately smiled and said, "It's alright, Deputy General Manager Li. The specialties sent from the Southwest a few days ago were a bit messy, so I sorted them out again. I'll have Assistant Zhou go and get them again."
"Oh~"
Li Ye glanced at Lao Gao, then said to Zhou Ziqing, "Sister Zhou, don't be late today. I have some urgent documents that I need you to organize."
"Okay, Mr. Li, I've finished talking with Director Gao and will head to the office right away."
After responding to Li Ye, Zhou Ziqing nodded slightly to Lao Gao, then rode off on her 80cc motorcycle.
However, Lao Gao keenly detected a hint of ruthlessness in Li Ye.
Has this created a feud? Why?
Li Ye was puzzled, so he asked Zhou Ziqing what was going on when he got to work.
"Sister Zhou, did Lao Gao really come looking for you on the way here today because of the local specialties, or is there something else?"
"this"
Zhou Ziqing smiled awkwardly and then said, "You can't really hide this from me. He came to me about the matter of becoming the director of the group's office. He heard from somewhere that I wanted to seek the position of director, and then he gave me a lot of heartfelt advice."
"Words from the bottom of my heart?"
Li Ye couldn't help but laugh: "What heartfelt words did you hear? Did you say that you're still young, and that he only has this one chance in his life, and he wants you to give it to him?"
He didn't say it explicitly.
Zhou Ziqing said helplessly, "What Lao Gao means is that since we both work for the light vehicle company, we shouldn't let outsiders benefit because of internal competition."
He also said that last time, you, General Manager Ma, and Deputy General Manager Meng all supported his promotion to office director, but Dong Shan was parachuted in, so he has essentially given up one opportunity.”
"Pfft~"
Li Ye burst out laughing.
After Jia Zhongyue left last time, Lao Gao did want to promote him to the position of head of the office, but Li Ye had no intention of supporting him, Ma Zhaoxian was even less likely to, and even Lao Meng's attitude was quite intriguing.
So when Lao Gao says he "has already given in once," it's purely a hint to Zhou Ziqing—I can't always be the nice guy, so don't argue with me this time.
Li Ye shook his head and said, "Then why don't you just tell Lao Gao that you refused?"
Zhou Ziqing sighed and said, "I told him, but he didn't believe me and was very angry. I talked to him for a while and I felt like he had misunderstood something, or that someone was using me as a pawn."
The smile on Li Ye's face disappeared.
He knew that Lao Gao would not be promoted this time, because Ma Zhaoxian and he had already discussed it, and Lao Meng did not support Lao Gao being promoted.
Although Gao is Lao Meng's protégé, Gao's abilities and ambitions are increasingly failing to meet Lao Meng's expectations. Therefore, Lao Meng might as well put a carrot in front of a donkey to keep him motivated to "improve".
After all, the donkey was too full, so he didn't want to work anymore and wanted to do something else.
But it's going too far for Lao Meng to bring up Zhou Ziqing as the reason. You can't appease your own subordinates, so you're trying to stir up hatred by targeting my trusted followers?
Li Ye said calmly, "This time, Old Gao's chances are indeed slim, but it would be going too far for anyone to try to use you as a pawn."
Zhou Ziqing paused for a moment, then quickly said, "It's okay, Lao Gao just misunderstood. Every unit has its share of these kinds of things. Anyway, I'm not the one who will take office in the end, so the misunderstanding will naturally be cleared up in time."
Li Ye waved his hand and said, "Nobody even consulted me before spreading rumors about you. Do you agree to this or not? Don't worry, I won't argue with anyone. It's just a few words, why would I argue?"
Li Ye picked up the phone and dialed Lao Meng's office.
"Hey, Brother Meng, today Lao Gao stopped Zhou Ziqing to talk about being promoted to office director, but as you know, I'm young and inexperienced, and Sister Zhou just happens to be able to use me easily, so this time I can't let her go and won't nominate her."
"What do you think of Lao Meng? Lao Meng is one of our own, he's definitely loyal, but his abilities... well, let's just say they're questionable."
Li Ye really only needed a few words to express his attitude to Lao Meng.
[I'm the one who held Zhou Ziqing down, don't use her as a shield. As for Lao Gao, I don't support him either, you decide what to do!]
After Li Ye finished his call, Zhou Ziqing stared at him for a while, then could only shake her head and chuckle, letting out a soft sigh.
Even the most loyal subordinates will inevitably have times when they become "scapegoats." People like Deputy General Manager Meng never care about the feelings of their subordinates. After all, suffering a little humiliation is not like losing a piece of flesh, so what does it matter?
Only an "unqualified" leader like Li Ye would be so idealistic, willing to argue with others over the slightest grievance for the sake of his subordinates.
...
On Thursday, Jingnan Group issued a personnel appointment announcement, stating that Shan Shengwen, from Southwest Heavy Truck, will take over as the director of the group's office.
After the announcement was issued, many people still didn't know who Shan Shengwen was, and they started asking around among themselves.
"I've inquired. Shan Shengwen is the head of a subsidiary factory of Southwest Heavy Truck. This time, he was transferred directly from the Southwest to Beijing."
"Another paratrooper? Dong Shan, who parachuted in last time, was a big shot. Who is Shan Shengwen this time?"
"I don't know, but I heard that at the meeting, he was the only one who got a unanimous vote; the gap between him and the others was quite obvious."
"Who else is there? Old Gao?"
"Hey, you know Gao too? I thought he had a good chance, but guess how many votes he got?"
"I don't even need to guess. Just look at Lao Gao's face, it's as black as the bottom of a pot. You can tell how bitter he is. It's strange, though. It's obvious that the Light Automobile Company has the upper hand now. He's the only one from the Light Automobile Company in the group office, so why can't he get promoted?"
"Hehe, that's called karma. Back then, Jia Zhongyue arranged the smallest office for Li Ye, and old Gao didn't utter a single word."
If he had insisted on equal treatment back then, or even had a big argument with Jia Zhongyue, Li Ye would definitely have considered him one of his own. But he simply pretended not to see it.
"What? Old Meng's office is twice the size of Li Ye's? Does Old Gao think Old Meng is two ranks higher than Li Ye? And you expect Li Ye to give him a promotion?"
"Hey, if that's the case, then Lao Gao is going to be in trouble. Li Ye is known for being petty."
"Of course! Li Ye doesn't even need to object. Just his lack of support would make Old Gao regret it to the core. Who would go against Li Ye for Old Gao's sake?"
(End of this chapter)
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