Chapter 1638 I Won't Help You Lie
In fact, after receiving calls from Lu Zhizhang and Dong Shan respectively, Li Ye guessed their intentions.
Originally, Dong Shan's "friendship" with Li Ye stemmed from Ma Zhaoxian, but Dong Shan's independence with Southwest Heavy Truck conflicted with Ma Zhaoxian's interests, so the friendship naturally ended.
If someone visits you during the Chinese New Year when you have no prior relationship with you, it means they either want something from you or they're looking for revenge.
Given Li Ye's formidable reputation at the First Factory, Dong Shan would have to be out of his mind to seek revenge. Two slaps would be enough to leave Dong Shan completely bewildered.
Considering Han Xia's previous experience, Southwest Heavy Truck must have secured a lot of orders through various means, and Li Ye has already bought up all of Weixian Diesel Engine's redundant production capacity. Doesn't Dong Shan's intention become clear?
Li Ye once said at the meeting that once Southwest Heavy Truck and Light Truck Company separate, they will be rivals. Since they are rivals, how can they help each other in times of emergency?
Li Ye thought Dong Shan was just joking, but others didn't think so.
Lai Jiayi said with a laugh, "Even the landlords don't have surplus grain? Li Ye, you're really funny. If even the landlords don't have enough to eat, wouldn't all the starving poor people in the world rise up in rebellion?"
Li Ye smiled faintly and said, "Sister Lai, you've been away from the light automobile company for a long time, so you might not know the situation here. Our production schedule is already booked until next year, and even working overtime can't keep up with market demand."
Putting everything else aside, there are over 20,000 customers who have already paid deposits, but Weixian Diesel Engine only allocated us 12,000 units. I don't even know where to find the remaining shortfall!
"Over 20,000? Li Ye, are you serious?"
Lai Jiayi looked at Li Ye with surprise and doubt, clearly not believing what Li Ye said.
But Dong Shan was not surprised.
Because Li Ye has never lied about production figures over the years; in fact, when Li Ye said 20,000 vehicles, the actual number was likely much higher.
"More than 20,000?"
Li Ye looked at Lai Jiayi with surprise, then suddenly stood up and walked to the office filing cabinet to rummage through it.
A moment later, Li Ye came over with a newspaper in his hand.
He pointed to a report above and asked Lai Jiayi, "This report says that Southwest Heavy Truck's projected production for the first half of the year will exceed 10,000 vehicles, and the total for the year will be more than 20,000! If you can do it, why can't we?"
We can't do anything about it.
Lai Chia-yi almost blurted out the truth.
Since Southwest Heavy Truck started production, Dong Shan has only managed to procure less than a thousand engines, and then he has run out of engines to install. Let alone ten thousand, he has no confidence in even getting five thousand.
Dong Shan sighed and said bluntly, "Li Ye, I won't lie to you. I need you to allocate three thousand engines to me right now, and I'll give you a one thousand yuan handling fee for each one."
Li Ye interrupted directly, saying, "Not a single one. I only have a few hundred in my warehouse right now. The company's transport team is lining up at the Weixian Diesel Engine Factory every day waiting for goods. You can send someone to check if you don't believe me."
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Dong Shan gritted his teeth, both angry and furious, yet unable to refute.
He had made countless trips to the Weixian Diesel Engine Factory, but despite trying every trick in the book, he couldn't get an engine from Director Tan. Even when he offered high prices, both openly and secretly, Director Tan just wouldn't budge.
Dong Shanzhen couldn't understand why Director Tan didn't understand the principle of "not putting all your eggs in one basket".
"Li Ye, don't be so absolute."
Lai Jiayi suddenly spoke up, saying confidently, "We consulted with our superiors about this matter before coming to you for coordination."
Whether it's Jingnan Group, Weixian Diesel Engine, or us, we are all state-owned enterprises. If you hoard state-owned production capacity, what about other companies? What about other workers?
We're all old acquaintances; resolving this ourselves is a good thing for everyone. Otherwise, it'll provoke higher-ups to intervene, and they certainly won't let a state-owned enterprise be held hostage by its own people.
Moreover, businesses should prioritize harmony; otherwise, if you hold me hostage today and I hold you hostage tomorrow, no one will benefit from the constant strife.”
“.”
Li Ye looked calmly at Lai Jiayi, and after a moment said indifferently, "Are you threatening me? Why don't you tell me how you're going to make things difficult for me? Are you going to inspect fire prevention and theft prevention? Or are you going to inspect food hygiene?"
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As soon as Li Ye finished speaking, Lai Jiayi's husband, Yuan Jianbo, suddenly looked over.
After Yuan Jianbo came in, he remained silent like an invisible man, but unexpectedly, Li Ye pointed the finger at him.
Yes! How are you going to strangle the light vehicle company? What did you find during tonight's surprise inspection?
Just kidding. Whether you can find out or not, you, Yuan Jianbo, aren't the head of the unit. Do you think he can make the decisions all by himself?
But what Yuan Jianbo said next surprised Li Ye.
He said casually, "Actually, I didn't want to bother Deputy General Manager Li today, but our director asked me to come and learn from him, so...hehehe, I didn't even know our director knew Deputy General Manager Li so well."
"Oh, your director sent you? I understand."
Li Ye nodded repeatedly with a smile, but he exuded a chilling aura.
Yuan Jianbo's sudden job transfer and Lai Jiayi's sudden assertiveness clearly indicate that they have the support of certain individuals.
Considering that Dong Shan's background forced Ma Zhaoxian to comply, Li Ye could naturally guess that the other party was genuinely threatening him.
Yuan Jianbo was pushed to the front to "make a statement," and those people used Yuan Jianbo to flex their muscles, which was a blatant and forceful threat.
If you give Dong Shan the engine, we'll coexist peacefully; otherwise... hehehe~
Logically speaking, three thousand engines are not a big deal. It would be unwise to offend the forces behind Dong Shan over such a small matter.
Dong Shan sensed the chill emanating from Li Ye and said helplessly, "Li Ye, I know you have a stubborn temper, but it's really not fair for you and Factory Director Tan to gang up on me. I only need three thousand engines, and I won't bother you anymore."
[The future? It seems you yourself know you don't have a future!]
The boasts that Southwest Heavy Truck is making will definitely be exposed soon, and Dong Shan probably won't need engines anymore then.
Li Ye curled his lips and said with a sneer, "Dong Shan, as the saying goes, leave a way out for others so you can meet again in the future. It's no big deal for me to spare you a few engines."
But I, Li Ye, will not help scammers cheat people, especially ordinary people who work hard and sweat it out.
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Dong Shan's face flushed red, and then he gritted his teeth and shouted, "Li Ye, who are you calling a liar?"
"You are you."
Li Ye stood up abruptly and sternly rebuked Dong Shan: "Dong Shan, I advise you not to be blinded by greed and use those fraudulent methods to increase sales. The more you sell, the more serious the consequences will be."
You need to return the money you swindled right now and honestly focus on making good products. Otherwise, you'll regret it later. It's easy to cheat poor people out of their money, but their lives aren't worth much either—hundreds of thousands! Do you want to drive them to their deaths?
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Looking at the fierce and imposing Li Ye, Dong Shan suddenly revealed a bitter smile.
You only see me cheating poor people, but you don't see others trying to drive me to my death?
(End of this chapter)
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