Chapter 1572 Lifting a rock only to drop it on one's own foot
Although Director Hang reluctantly told Li Ye, "Don't be in a hurry," Li Ye still acted like he was going to quit when Director Hou from Jiqi came over.
"Director Hou, we will submit a detailed written explanation, clearly stating the reasons and our experience in withdrawing from the test."
Director Hou clearly knew what was going on, so he didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he jokingly advised Li Ye, "Deputy General Manager Li, the testing has only just begun a few days ago. If you withdraw now, wouldn't that be surrendering without a fight?"
[If it hadn't only been a few days since it started, I wouldn't have been able to quit! Otherwise, you guys would have wronged me to death!]
Li Ye calmly replied, "Director Hou, surrendering without a fight at least avoids bloodshed and the loss of manpower and resources. But if we knowingly continue to fight to the death when we know it's a losing battle, that would be foolish, wouldn't you say?"
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The reason Li Ye withdrew so decisively this time was to avoid being labeled as "inferior in skill and leaving in shame".
Because if you wait until you've completed all the tests before raising your objections, people will say you're just being unfair and making excuses for yourself.
Withdrawing now can actually shift the focus to the fairness of the testing process.
I haven't even tested it for a few days, so what makes you think I'm inferior to my competitors? When I say I'm not as skilled as others, it's as if I'm being sarcastic towards you. You're so clueless, but don't you think others can see that?
So when Li Ye suddenly withdrew, he was certainly labeled as "insubordinate," but Tang Xiangui and the others were even more deeply mired in a mess that they couldn't wash off.
How unfair are you to make Li Ye surrender and run away after only two days of testing?
Director Hou, of course, understood the harm of Li Ye's "lose-lose" situation, so he put away his joking expression and asked calmly, "Deputy General Manager Li, do you have a problem with our work?"
Li Ye said frankly, "Director Hou, I personally have no problem with you, but I have a lot of problems with the comparative test conducted by Team Leader Tang."
"We've traveled thousands of miles to the north with so many people and vehicles and equipment, because we wanted to trust your fairness and professionalism. But Tang Xiangui has neither shown us professionalism nor blatantly trampled on fairness. Are we not leaving now because we haven't been humiliated enough?"
"Deputy General Manager Li, you're exaggerating."
Although Li Ye only named Tang Xiangui as the accusation and did not broaden the scope to attack Jiqi, Director Hou still felt embarrassed.
In the automotive industry, Li Ye's branch factory is just a rising star among the younger generation, while Director Hou's Jilin Automobile is a senior company that has been around for decades. Any act of insubordination will cause psychological discomfort among those at the top of the hierarchy.
In addition, Director Hou had already given Tang Xiangui a warning a few days ago, which was considered a show of goodwill towards Li Ye. Now that Li Ye is so ungrateful, it's no wonder that Director Hou is not happy!
Therefore, even though Director Hou knew that Tang Xiangui had gone a bit too far these past few days, he still said sternly to Li Ye, "Deputy General Manager Li, as an excellent corporate manager, any decision you make affects more than just yourself."
Your Jingnan Group can only have one heavy truck production license. If Plan Two is confirmed to win, Plan One will no longer be available.”
Director Hou's words were very blunt and full of warning.
Li Ye and Dong Shan traveled all the way to Chuncheng just to compete for that production license, didn't they?
This license is nothing special for leading domestic enterprises; obtaining three to five a year is not unusual. However, it is not so easy for small and medium-sized enterprises, and for private enterprises, it is even more difficult than climbing to the sky.
Therefore, Dong Shan believes that Li Ye's impulsive behavior, driven by momentary anger, does not meet the standards of a corporate manager.
However, Li Ye glanced at Director Hou and then said calmly, "It seems we have no choice but to sell Kamaz's heavy truck technology."
Since we introduced the Kamaz project, many local companies have tried to partner with us. They already have truck production licenses and can easily upgrade their existing models.
Even if we concede that no one in mainland China will buy it, we can still sell it to South Asia or Southeast Asia. Back in Moscow, White Elephant competed with us for this project, which proves that it has value.”
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Director Hou was stunned.
He had anticipated Li Ye's various reactions before he arrived, but he never expected that Li Ye would actually "give up the project."
Leaving aside the cost of introducing the Kamaz project, the technology research and development alone has already cost more than 30 million. Now they're just selling it off like that?
You raised your own son with great care until he was seventeen, and he was about to start earning money for the family, but you tearfully sold him off to someone else as their son at a discount.
Is what you, Li Ye, are saying even human language?
If it were anyone else, Director Hou would have just assumed Li Ye was speaking out of anger. But if he inquired about Li Ye's career over the past eight years, he would have known that Li Ye was a man with connections, not some nobody who could be easily crushed and left with nowhere to complain. He had someone to confide in.
[What exactly did you do? You sold off the technology that Li Ye had worked so hard to bring in? And we heard that he had almost mastered the technology, so why did you give it away to someone else at the last minute?]
Now that Li Ye is gone, it's clear that they won't be able to win the comparative test and obtain the production license. However, it's also unlikely that Tang Xiangui will be able to declare Southwest Heavy Truck's plan the winner. In most cases, this test will end in failure.
"Deputy General Manager Li, I completely understand your feelings and am willing to listen to your concerns. How about this: please feel free to point out any aspects of the testing over the past few days that you are dissatisfied with. We will work together to study them and guarantee to come up with a reasonable and fair solution."
Jilin Automobile, being a powerful entity, could naturally ignore Li Ye's accusations, but Director Hou and Tang Xiangui had caused such a huge mess that they would definitely be punished internally.
So he reluctantly made a promise to Li Ye, and then stormed off to find Tang Xiangui.
[You idiot, Tang, wasn't I obvious enough the other day? Do your job properly, and don't meddle in things that aren't your business. Are you addicted to catching mice while doing nothing?]
But little did Director Hou know that Tang Xiangui was also venting his anger on his subordinates at that moment!
"Hey Lao Gao, what have you guys been doing these past few days? Now look what's happened, we've got so many weaknesses exposed! What are we going to do about it?"
"Mr. Tang, this really isn't our fault! Who would have thought those people in Beijing were so cunning, bringing so much imported equipment, including miniature cameras? Who would have thought they'd use those cameras to film feet?"
"Yes, Team Leader Tang, they brought their own equipment but didn't show it beforehand. It's obvious they're trying to sabotage us."
"You're all talking nonsense. You're all seasoned veterans. Don't you know how to do something quietly? Why do you have to shout it out like that? Are you just trying to show off your skills?"
Tang Xiangui launched into a tirade of abuse.
These days, during the test drives, these test drivers have been showing all sorts of contempt and disparagement towards the prototype vehicles from the first factory, as if they want everyone to know that they've been helping Southwest Heavy Truck.
These people had done this kind of blatant bullying before, but they weren't as outspoken as Li Ye. They did it and that was that. But now that they've encountered Li Ye, who's willing to overturn the table, Tang Xiangui is in a bind.
However, after Tang Xiangui finished his rant, Lao Gao and the others were not convinced and each of them gave a series of reasons that left him speechless.
"Isn't this perfect, Engineer Tang? What they're asking for is to win this comparative test. Now that those people from Beijing are gone, the people from the Southwest have won, haven't they?"
"Sigh, those people in Beijing are so weak. If we had known they would win so easily, we would have dragged it out a bit. They promised to treat us to Hong Langman again this week, but now it's all over."
(End of this chapter)
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