Chapter 1594 Will he obediently comply?
The next day, Li Ye went to Ma Zhaoxian's office to tell him the news of the successful development of the "miracle car".
Then Li Ye noticed that Ma Zhaoxian looked unwell and his eyes were bloodshot, suggesting he might have been having sleep problems lately.
When Ma Zhaoxian saw Li Ye enter, he smiled and said, "Li Ye, you wouldn't come to my office unless there was something wrong. What's up? Is something the matter today?"
"Something really is going on."
Li Ye handed over two documents: "Isn't it time to write the year-end summary report? So I brought the comprehensive report of the first three quarters of this year from the first factory."
The other document is the launch plan for a new type of minivan, which won't be available this year; it won't be until at least next summer.
Ma Zhaoxian was stunned for a moment, then quickly took the two reports. A moment later, his very bad expression suddenly brightened.
"That's great, that's really great."
In recent years, Ma Zhaoxian has increasingly preferred to maintain a stern and unyielding demeanor, but at this moment he was so happy he almost jumped for joy.
He looked at Li Ye excitedly and asked, "Is all of this true? Can the new van really meet all the design goals? And will it be in mass production next summer?"
"When have I ever lied?" Li Ye said with a smile, "Mr. Ma, you should also know that apart from the body, all the components of our car are based on mature technologies, and there aren't many things that need to be tested. Saying that it will be mass-produced in six months is a conservative estimate."
"Yes, yes, I know you never brag, but... sigh~"
Ma Zhaoxian sighed and said meaningfully, "But since the merger of Jingnan Group last year, there haven't been any noteworthy achievements; instead, bad news has been coming one after another."
I've been so worried these past few days that I haven't been able to sleep. I don't even know how to write this year's work report! But as the year draws to a close, Li Ye saves my day."
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Ma Zhaoxian said a lot to Li Ye, some of which sounded a bit exaggerated, but Li Ye glanced at Ma Zhaoxian's temples and saw that he did have a lot more gray hair than before, so he understood Ma Zhaoxian's feelings at the moment.
Since Li Ye established the branch factory, one remarkable achievement after another has made Ma Zhaoxian's career progress smoothly for the past six or seven years.
In just six or seven years, Ma Zhaoxian rose from deputy general manager to general manager of the light vehicle company, and then to general manager of Jingnan Group. He was promoted two levels in six years, crossing the threshold from deputy division chief to bureau chief.
However, since the merger of Jingnan Group, Ma Zhaoxian's luck seems to have suddenly turned sour. Shang Bin, dissatisfied with the loss of power, caused various troubles, leading to the setback of the Kamas project. Cong Jin Hong also fled to avoid punishment, and a shocking scandal was exposed in the southwest.
Although Ma Zhaoxian wasn't responsible for the thunderstorms in the southwest, who told him to be in a position of power? With so many things happening one after another, it's no surprise that he was being reprimanded by his superiors. So, the pressure Ma Zhaoxian has been under these days is unimaginable.
What's even more troubling is the change in how Li Ye is addressed.
Previously, Li Ye addressed Ma Zhaoxian as "Uncle Ma," but after Dong Shan's forceful entry into the game, he became "General Manager Ma." Although he and Li Ye still maintained a mutually beneficial alliance, their relationship had changed.
Some say that the higher you go, the colder human nature becomes. In reality, it's because the environment you face becomes more and more complex. When Dong Shan's forces exerted pressure with both soft and hard tactics, Ma Zhaoxian either had to collude with Li Ye to "hold up his own troops" or he could only try to please both sides and "walk on two legs".
This is actually very similar to the situation in China in 1950. At that time, China's established policy was to "play both sides," so that not many people supported fighting a war between China and the United States on the peninsula.
But as it turns out, that fight brought decades of peace to China and demonstrated the strength of a great power.
So many brilliant people lack foresight, let alone Ma Zhaoxian?
Ma Zhaoxian chose the latter, and he also gained the understanding of Li Ye's father-in-law. After all, Li Ye had made achievements over the years and supported Ma Zhaoxian, while Ma Zhaoxian had also stood up for Li Ye and protected him. The two of them had grown up together smoothly.
Ma Zhaoxian's move was initially the right one, and things seemed to be going well, but things didn't turn out as he had hoped.
He initially thought it was just a matter of helping Dong Shan out, doing him a favor, much like arranging a job for a relative at his workplace.
Who would have thought that Dong Shan, who appeared harmless before revealing his true colors, would become a big problem after taking power, even colluding with outsiders to compete with Li Ye for interests, causing a series of events later on.
Ma Zhao had genuinely felt like he was being dragged into a ditch for a while, worrying that one morning when he opened his eyes, his superiors would make him "take responsibility" first, and then he would have to give up his seat.
As a result, Li Ye delivered a "timely help" achievement. To say that he saved Ma Zhaoxian's life would be an exaggeration, but to say that he saved him from danger would not be an exaggeration at all.
"Li Ye! Your minibus project has come to a conclusion, and the Kamaz project should also have a result by now."
Li Ye shrugged and said, "I also want to get results as soon as possible! Dong Shan is unwilling to admit defeat, so we can only drag it out for now!"
Logically, the prototype comparison test conducted in Chuncheng should have declared the prototype from Factory One the winner, but Dong Shan raised various reasons to object and refused to accept the test result.
Li Ye didn't care. The first branch factory still needed a year to overcome all the technical difficulties, and dragging it out would be beneficial for the first branch factory.
However, Ma Zhaoxian said, "He has no choice but to admit defeat. We'll have a meeting later to resolve this and decide on the technical solution and production standards to be adopted from the first factory. The technical solution from the Southwest factory is invalid."
Li Ye was taken aback, somewhat puzzled as to why Ma Zhaoxian was also in such a hurry.
Although a meeting was held a few days ago to prepare for the decentralization of enterprises, Beijing will definitely hope to bring the southwest region under its control as well.
But he hasn't been transferred to a lower-level position yet, has he? Ma Zhaoxian's haste is likely to offend the forces behind Dong Shan.
Ma Zhaoxian looked at Li Ye and said in a deep voice, "Yesterday, Dong Shan called me for an hour. I rejected all his suggestions and requests. I'm worried that things might change if we delay."
"Delay might lead to trouble?" Li Ye was taken aback, then laughed and said, "What, does Dong Shan dare to rebel?"
Ma Zhaoxian nodded slowly: "He might not be afraid."
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Ma Zhaoxian was aware of Dong Shan's intention to "sharehold" in the Southwest, but at that time the higher authorities had not yet decided to decentralize the enterprise. So after discussing it with Li Ye, Ma Zhaoxian did not pay much attention to it, since cleaning up the mess at Southwest Heavy Truck was a lot of work.
But now the situation has changed. After enterprises were decentralized to local areas, the capital city no longer finds the "chicken rib" of the southwest region a chore. Therefore, Ma Zhaoxian must prevent this from happening.
However, Dong Shan could also understand what Ma Zhaoxian could understand, and Dong Shan had obtained the information that Ma Zhaoxian had earlier than him.
Dong Shan isn't stupid, so would he obediently comply?
(End of this chapter)
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