Chapter 1597 They're all terrible teammates
"Damn, I have nothing to hide, I'm not afraid of ghosts knocking at my door, and I'm not afraid of being arrested."
“I’ll go too. We’re all honest, law-abiding citizens. If we get arrested just for reporting something, I’ll take the case all the way to the capital.”
"Let's go, let's go together, count me in!"
Although the workers at the bottom of society are sometimes "afraid of trouble," they are righteous and straightforward, and don't have many hidden agendas. So when Qu Si and Ma Zhaoxian expressed their willingness to listen to everyone's voices, they immediately stepped forward one after another.
Dong Shan was furious but helpless. Other workers' representatives were carefully selected and knew what to say and what not to say, while his workers' representatives were "conscripted."
Moreover, Qu Si arrested fifty people at once. It's impossible that all of them were Dong Shan's loyal followers, and it's impossible that they all knew Dong Shan's plans. There's no time to unify their stories now!
Dong Shan gritted his teeth, glancing left and right, and gave his confidant a wink, wanting him to cover for him and find a chance to go to the toilet to make a phone call. However, Li Ye grabbed his arm.
"Let's go, Mr. Dong. With such a commotion, the workers must have suffered some serious injustice. Without you there, no one can stand up for them."
"I'll make the decisions, my ass!"
Dong Shan tried to break free, but found that Li Ye was stronger than an ox, and he grabbed him tightly and dragged him into the conference room.
Once inside the conference room, Dong Shan immediately became a mere figurehead. Qu Si and Ma Zhaoxian only spoke to the workers, not allowing Dong Shan to interrupt at all.
"Workers, when did you decide to raise this issue this way? Didn't you report it to General Manager Dong before? Doesn't he care? If he cares, what are you making a fuss about?"
"Hey buddy, I won't ask your name, I just want to know your job title and position. Are you a frontline worker? If not, why are you answering questions about frontline workers?"
“.”
Fine beads of sweat began to appear on Dong Shan's forehead, while Ma Zhaoxian glanced at Dong Shan with a half-smile, his mocking gaze evident in his eyes.
Do you think instigating workers to riot is so easy? That you can just raise your arm and command them to do your bidding? You're kidding, it requires a lot of skill, okay?
When a young couple argues, it's easy for one party to throw a tantrum—simply blocking each other's contact information. However, for a company or organization to express its wishes through drastic actions, the operational threshold is exceptionally high.
Don't think that you can do it just because you see some examples of "workers from a certain unit petitioning and then getting their wish." Workers' petitions are just the trigger; the key is the various hidden forces behind them.
Dong Shan undoubtedly had a plan: first establish a fait accompli, then use that as a basis to submit it for discussion and research, and finally make an appropriate decision.
The problem was that Li Ye and his group arrived too quickly, putting Dong Shan in a difficult position from the very first step.
The workers' strength lies in their passion and impulsiveness, but now they're trying to reason with Qu Si and the others. Isn't that putting the cart before the horse?
"My name is You Zhimin, and I am a front-line technical worker with thirty years of experience. I would like to ask Comrade Li Ye a few questions."
Did you know that the hydraulic systems for heavy-duty trucks from Southwest Heavy Truck are among the best in China? Did you know that our main reducer assembly can achieve 200,000 kilometers without major repairs?
Southwest Heavy Truck has accumulated decades of technology, which is unimaginable for light truck manufacturers. So when we learned about the test results held in Kunming, we couldn't believe our ears.
Because a single heavy-duty truck involves hundreds of technical projects, requiring countless engineers, workers, and even research institutes to work tirelessly day and night to overcome them, I don't believe that a single factory could produce a prototype product that surpasses ours within a year."
Li Ye listened patiently to the old worker's story, without showing any sign of anger.
The veteran worker wasn't exaggerating; it's true that there are hundreds of technical items involved in operating a heavy truck. Even some seemingly insignificant screws don't meet the technical requirements of ordinary products from mainland China.
In the 1980s and 90s, apart from the Austrian technology introduced by Jicheng Heavy Truck, there were no trucks in mainland China with a capacity exceeding ten tons.
With tens of tons of cargo weighing down the truck, all sorts of unexpected situations arise one after another; there's nothing you can't imagine that's impossible.
However, it is true that the first factory overcame these technical difficulties within a year.
Li Ye not only made the thousands of technicians in the first factory work around the clock, but even the Russian engineer he recruited from Su'e had to work overtime.
And that's not all. Under Li Ye's strategy of "spending money like water," technical experts from external research institutes were also lured over to serve as "Sunday engineers." Some materials that did not meet domestic standards were even imported by Li Ye using foreign exchange.
Therefore, what was a “huge difficulty” in the eyes of this old worker was only a “normal difficulty” in Li Ye’s eyes.
Hunting dogs find wolves incredibly troublesome, but what about tigers?
After the old man, who had dedicated half his life to Southwest Heavy Truck, finished speaking, Li Ye asked casually, "Since you have such strong technical expertise, why are you still facing operational difficulties?"
You Zhimin paused for a moment, then suddenly straightened his neck and said excitedly, "That's a management problem! Our technology is fine. Now those corrupt officials have been caught, and the clouds have parted to reveal the blue sky. As long as we get a little support, we can turn a profit!"
Li Ye asked softly, "What kind of support are you talking about? Do you mean to expand production as soon as possible and become self-sufficient?"
You Zhimin nodded and said, "That's right! With a factory this big, as long as production goes smoothly, there's no reason why we shouldn't make money."
"Old You is right. As long as we maintain normal production and everyone remains honest and upright under President Dong's leadership, we will definitely create a miracle for the country."
“.”
Dozens of workers started making a fuss again. Their thoughts were simple: "We can do the work, so why shouldn't we make money? Unless some corrupt officials have embezzled it."
But after everyone finished their commotion, they suddenly realized something was wrong, because Li Ye had just said that Southwest Heavy Truck could use Jicheng Heavy Truck's license to produce goods.
Then there's no problem, right? You can just keep producing! Who's stopping you from producing?
You Zhimin realized what was going on and hurriedly said, "But our technical solution can be produced now, and we don't even know if we can overcome the challenge of developing the engine for the first factory. So why not issue the license to us?"
Li Ye asked curiously, "You couldn't compete with the prototype from Factory One, so why should we give you the license?"
"Your only demand is to expand production as quickly as possible. We're not stopping you from producing, are we? So, do you intend to produce or forcibly seize the license?"
"No, it's not that we can't compete with you, we just don't accept the test results."
"The test results aren't finalized yet! What's the rush?"
"We need to start production now."
"We're not stopping you from producing!"
“.”
Dong Shan's face was blank. He felt that he had been matched with a bunch of useless teammates. He had been tricked into a ditch by Li Ye's few words of verbal trap and could not climb out no matter how hard he tried.
Is this a recipe for disaster?
"Ring ring~"
Just then, Dong Shan's mobile phone rang.
Dong Shanfei quickly answered the call and took the opportunity to leave the conference room.
The person who called was the very person Dong Shan was eager to contact.
"Hey, someone from above is here. Li Ye has proposed a plan: we can use Jicheng Heavy Truck's license to produce goods. We can't agree to that."
"Why not agree? Agree to him right now."
"What? You?"
Dong Shan was eager to argue, but the other end of the phone hung up.
Are you all a bunch of pigs?
(End of this chapter)
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