Chapter 1604 It's human nature not to cherish
In his past life, Li Ye heard a line from Stephen Chow: "There was once a sincere love placed in front of me, but I did not cherish it. If God gives me another chance, the time limit is ten thousand years."
The reason this line has remained popular for decades is that it reflects two fundamental aspects of human nature: a lack of appreciation and a tendency to regret.
Life is but a fleeting few decades, and there are countless opportunities. You only realize their value and regret after you've missed them. And more importantly, fate won't give you another chance.
Therefore, when Li Ye clearly told Dong Shan that this was "your last chance," Dong Shan did not cherish it at all, and even thought that Li Ye was humiliating his dignity as a superior.
[I'm a top player in a company with tens of thousands of employees, you're giving me a chance? Am I your servant? Do you think you're some kind of savior?]
Dong Shan's lips curled slightly as he asked Li Ye in a low voice, "Deputy General Manager Li, if I accept this opportunity, can you make Southwest Heavy Truck the same as Light Truck Company? Can you make the wages of tens of thousands of workers in Southwest Heavy Truck Company match those of Light Truck Company?"
"I can't guarantee that."
Li Ye immediately refuted Dong Shan's hypothesis.
[Are you kidding me? If I were to guarantee that now, would it mean I deliberately didn't help Southwest Heavy Truck before?]
It has been a year since the merger of Jingnan Group, and the situation of Southwest Heavy Truck is getting worse and worse. If Li Ye is to pat his chest and guarantee it now, then did you have ulterior motives before?
Dong Shan has channels to report the situation to higher-ups. If Li Ye's reputation for being "cunning and selfish" spreads among them, even if the bigwigs believe in Li Ye, it might provide ammunition for those who compete with Li Ye to attack him at some crucial moment.
Therefore, Li Ye said coldly, "You may think that the benefits and treatment at the Light Automobile Company and the First Branch Factory are very good, but these benefits and treatment were fought for by the workers themselves."
Therefore, only by strictly adhering to the standards of the Light Vehicle Company and earnestly accepting its management can the Southwest region possibly achieve the same efficiency and results as the Light Vehicle Company.
Dong Shan laughed: "Ha, after all that talk, we still have to rely on ourselves, don't we?"
Li Ye replied instantly: "You could say that. A child who only knows how to nurse will never amount to anything."
Perhaps Li Ye's words were too harsh, for everyone present looked at each other in bewilderment.
Then Director Qian's face darkened, and he glared angrily at Li Ye: "Comrade Li Ye, what you said is too much."
Li Ye glanced at Director Qian, feeling quite dissatisfied.
To be honest, Director Qian's attitude was beyond Ma Zhaoxian and others' expectations. They originally thought that Southwest Heavy Truck was in such a terrible state that the Southwest local government would avoid it like the plague and would never take it over. They never expected that he would stick to it so stubbornly.
Li Ye took a breath and said calmly, "I'm telling the truth. In the past year or so, I've experienced more infighting than in the previous six years. We really can't keep going on like this."
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The term "internal friction" did not exist in the 1990s, so after Li Ye finished speaking, many people seemed to be thinking about it, while many others were puzzled.
Finally, Qu Si spoke up impatiently, "Since everyone has such differing opinions, let's hold a staff meeting and vote on it collectively! Whether to split or stay, let the workers decide for themselves."
I also want to remind everyone that in just this month, 67 units will be transferred to local authorities, so some things that seem like major issues to you may become trivial matters and not be handled as meticulously.”
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The crowd exchanged bewildered glances, finding Qu Si's words even more jarring and unpleasant than Li Ye's.
The subtext of Qu Si's statement is that there's already a long line of units that need the higher-ups' attention, and the term "layoff" is becoming popular. Are you still arguing about who's in charge? You're just wasting your time.
"That's settled then! We'll finish voting in a week."
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With Qu Si's departure, the crowd dispersed on bad terms, but Li Ye felt that Qu Si's method was excellent.
Workers must take control of their own destiny and bear all the consequences themselves. Even if they regret it later, they will have to accept the consequences of their own vote.
However, Ma Zhaoxian still wanted to try to win over the Southwest side, because the Beijing side wanted to achieve results. If a decades-old established company was acquired by the Beijing side, they could write several more pages in their work report.
As for how to solve the mess, they are not worried at all. Over the years, the light truck company has acquired at least eight or ten "loss-making enterprises", and each of them has quickly "turned losses into profits". They believe that Southwest Heavy Truck will be no exception.
"Li Ye, I want Shan Shengwen to contact some knowledgeable people at Southwest Heavy Truck and tell the workers about our sincerity and capabilities. We can't let Dong Shan deceive the workers."
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Li Ye knew that Ma Zhaoxian wanted to "collude" before the collective vote in Southwest China, and Shan Shengwen came from Southwest Heavy Truck and trusted him, so it was more appropriate to let him do this.
But Li Ye said frankly, "I have no objection to letting Lao Dan make the contact, but I want to emphasize one point: if we maintain the merger but still try to balance power like we are now, I am firmly opposed."
Ma Zhaoxian said with a smile, "Of course, I'm tired of bickering all day long. The people in the southwest must obey our management 100%."
"Okay, that's good."
It seems that neither the Beijing authorities nor Ma Zhaoxian will accept the current "balanced governance" situation, and Southwest Heavy Truck must accept a completely subordinate relationship.
However, just after Li Ye sent Lao Dan to the southwest to "make arrangements," things took an embarrassing turn.
First, the voting results from the employees of the light truck company came out, and more than 99 percent of them strongly opposed accepting Southwest Heavy Truck.
Ma Zhaoxian asked Li Ye helplessly, "What does it mean that we're voting among our own people?"
Li Ye said helplessly, "First of all, let me explain. I didn't give any hints, but after we passed on the voting notice, the workers' feedback was quite agitated. They didn't want to involve those people from the Southwest."
Ma Zhaoxian: "."
Often, the workers are short-sighted and blind, but they are also often united and vengeful. For example, the workers from Southwest Heavy Truck stabbed the technicians from Light Truck Company, and they haven't forgotten that grudge yet!
And that wasn't all. Shan Shengwen went to the Southwest on Li Ye's instructions. He had just arrived home and hadn't even started making connections when the voting results of the Southwest Heavy Truck employees came out. However, Dong Shan didn't hold a general vote for all employees. Instead, he gathered a few dozen employee representatives and completed the collective vote.
Li Ye couldn't help but sigh, these masters of power really don't give ordinary people any chance at all!
Since the employees on both sides voted in "high unanimity," the split of Jingnan Group is essentially a done deal.
However, after the above discussion, it was decided to retain the "Jingnan Group" brand, but to split off Southwest Heavy Truck. After all, the light truck company has absorbed many small and medium-sized enterprises in recent years and deserves the name of "group".
In this way, the unit's level will not be lowered, Ma Zhaoxian will take on the responsibilities of both general manager and secretary, and Li Ye's "internship" period has ended, so the "temporary" position of acting deputy general manager will finally be removed. Everyone seems to be doing well.
Only Shang Bin was transferred to the newly established Jingcheng Group as deputy general manager. It seemed like a lateral transfer, but it was hard to say how much real power he would actually have.
However, when Shang Bin left, Li Ye saw that he seemed very relaxed, giving people the feeling of "landing safely".
Has he resigned himself to his fate?
Li Ye suddenly felt that Shang Bin's life was pretty good. So many people from Southwest Heavy Truck were arrested, and Shang Bin, who liked to cause trouble, was able to land safely in the end, which was quite remarkable.
But just three days after Shang Bin was transferred, Zhuo Minglan suddenly returned, and she was escorted back by the police.
The next chapter will be updated tomorrow at noon.
(End of this chapter)
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