Chapter 1630 Completely Unprepared
On New Year's Eve, Li Ye hurriedly left after dinner, which made his grandmother, Wu Juying, start nagging again.
"It's been years already. You eat dumplings and then go to work on New Year's Eve. How long has it been since you spent New Year's Eve with your family? Is there no one else in your company? Aren't there four or five deputy general managers? Why are you always chosen to be on duty on New Year's Eve?"
Li Ye chuckled and said, "Grandma, please don't say that. Everyone was scrambling for the New Year's Eve shift this year. If it weren't for your grandson's hard work and contributions, we wouldn't have gotten the chance."
Wu Juying rolled her eyes and said sarcastically, "What, is your new leader inspecting the work of subordinate units today?"
Li Ye exclaimed in surprise, "Grandma, how did you guess that?"
"Tch~"
Wu Juying said disdainfully, "I learned this kind of tactic decades ago. If I'm not mistaken, someone secretly leaked the information that the new leader would be coming down for inspection on New Year's Eve."
Li Ye gave his grandmother a thumbs-up and said, "Grandma, you guessed everything right. It's just that they didn't say they would definitely come to our workplace, since we have several sister workplaces!"
"Hmph~"
Wu Juying snorted coldly and said with a sneer, "They're all just tricks to manipulate people, crooked ways."
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"Shiduoren" is a local dialect term in Dongshan, meaning "to train or discipline someone".
This winter, Beijing Automobile Group was established, and Li Ye's Jingnan Group, along with many other automobile companies, was brought under unified management.
Among so many car companies, Jingnan Group has been labeled as "capable of achieving results but not compliant with management" due to its various actions over the years. How to manage and train it is a very delicate issue.
Therefore, this leaked information is most likely a test, a test to see if the management of these subordinate companies take their parent company seriously.
[I told you I might come to inspect; how many of you will be waiting for me?]
Li Ye and Ma Zhaoxian discussed it and decided that since there was no official notification, they shouldn't make big preparations. What if the other party didn't come during the Spring Festival? Wouldn't that be like making a fool of themselves?
In fact, the real core personnel of Jingnan Group are Ma Zhaoxian and Li Ye. The two of them can work a shift together, and even if the higher-ups come to inspect, they can handle it.
However, Lao Meng, the usually unenthusiastic deputy general manager, strongly insisted on working on New Year's Eve this time, saying things like, "Li Ye and Lao Ma have worked hard all these years, it's my turn this year."
However, the duty roster had been arranged long ago according to past practice. Ma Zhaoxian was scheduled for before 8 p.m. and Li Ye for after 8 p.m., so Lao Meng's sudden enthusiasm seemed a bit too deliberate.
Li Ye arrived at the office at 6:30 and found that Lao Meng had already arrived, and he was dressed very neatly, with a new hairstyle that made him look younger.
Age is a very important criterion for promotion at times. Old Meng has been following a Buddhist-like approach to promotion over the years and has not made any big or small mistakes. He is much better than Li Ye, who is a troublemaker. However, his age is a major disadvantage.
Compared to Li Ye, or even Ma Zhaoxian, he seems to have "not explored his potential" enough.
"Li Ye's here. Have you eaten? Your sister-in-law brought two boxes of dumplings. Even though we can't drink today because we're on duty, we can't go hungry!"
"I came over after I finished eating."
Li Ye smiled and declined Lao Meng's offer. Then he brewed a pot of tea and stared blankly at Ma Zhaoxian and Lao Meng.
When three people walk together, there will always be eyes and ears.
In the past, although he couldn't drink alcohol while on duty, Li Ye would inevitably have some snacks and drinks. But with Lao Meng present this year, it was really too awkward.
Old Meng, however, was prepared; he brought a radio and turned it on to listen to the Spring Festival Gala.
Actually, there is a TV at the workplace, but since I'm on duty, it's better to be careful than to make a big mistake.
When they heard Huang Hong and Hou Yaohua's skit "Playing Poker," all three of them had a playful expression on their faces.
Huang Hong and Hou Yaohua played a game with a bunch of business cards, using both high-handed and low-handed tactics to explain all the rules within government agencies.
[My role as a junior section chief is a complete straight-up – procurement, production, and sales.]
[If your general manager oversees my deputy general manager, then I'll have the general manager's female secretary manage the general manager.]
"Heh~"
Although Li Ye had only heard this crosstalk once in his previous life, he still couldn't help but burst out laughing.
The higher the rank, the more powerful one can crush you. Just by letting out a little bit of information, the three core figures of the Jingnan Group are left here helplessly watching. Isn't that interesting?
When Ma Zhaoxian heard Li Ye chuckle, he looked up at his watch and saw that it was already past 10 p.m.
Old Meng immediately said, "Why don't you go back first, Old Ma? It's so late, there shouldn't be anything else going on."
Ma Zhaoxian glanced at Lao Meng and said indifferently, "Let's wait a bit longer! This year is a turbulent one for our Jingnan Group, so it's always better to be cautious."
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The essence of training someone is to torment your temper so that you eventually obey, so this process is definitely not comfortable.
Li Ye had been warned in advance by Director Xue that Yi Mingzhao, the new boss of Jingnan Group, was a "very capable, tactful, and resourceful" person, and that Li Ye should patiently learn from him.
"Ring ring~"
At exactly 11:00, the security guard suddenly called to say that a car from the parent company had arrived.
Li Ye and his two companions hurried downstairs to greet him, and then they saw Yi Mingzhao with a big smile on his face, and Shang Bin beside him.
Yi Mingzhao extended his hand to Ma Zhaoxian: "Oh my, I was just thinking of taking a walk around, I didn't expect you guys to all be here!"
Ma Zhaoxian responded with a smile, "It's kind of a coincidence. We all have our own responsibilities and have been busy all year, so today we finally have a chance to have a good chat about what's on our minds."
Yi Mingzhao's eyes lit up: "We had a heart-to-heart talk, so can I hear what you had to say too?"
"Of course, of course, Mr. Yi, please come in."
Ma Zhaoxian ushered Yi Mingzhao inside and glanced at Shang Bin in the process.
What does it mean that Yi Mingzhao brought Shang Bin along today?
After everyone entered the reception room, Ma Zhaoxian began to speak his "heartfelt words," which was actually a disguised work report. He added personal feelings and aspirations to the various achievements he had made, making it more emotional.
"Thinking back to eight years ago, we were struggling to make progress. Now we can finally breathe a sigh of relief, but the remaining half of that relief requires us to continue our efforts under the guidance of the country."
Li Ye was very impressed and wondered if he could learn Ma Zhaoxian's skill.
Old Meng was quite capable as well. After Ma Zhaoxian finished speaking, he also delivered a long and eloquent speech, and in terms of the art of flattery, he was even slightly better than Ma Zhaoxian.
After the two finished speaking, Yi Mingzhao looked at Li Ye.
Li Ye blinked, feeling extremely embarrassed. He hadn't prepared at all!
Are they trying to "train" me?
(End of this chapter)
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