Chapter 132

The large truck took away Director Zhang's belongings, leaving Li Ye with a messy home.

Li Ye didn't even need to give orders; Old Song, Tan Min, and the others started cleaning up.

Don't look at Old Song's lame leg; he had a sharp eye, first cleaning out the study for Li Ye, then taking out the thermos and tea set he brought with him, and very quickly brewed a pot of tea for Li Ye.

"Try this Zhang Yiyuan tea; although people in the capital brag about it a lot, I think it's alright."

Tan Min was quick and nimble, filling in the large pit in the courtyard in no time, then fetching water, sweeping the floor, and scrubbing; his efficiency was beyond words.

It must be said that the internal management quality of the soldiers is high; no matter what kind of person they were before, as long as they go inside for a round of training, very few are sloppy.

And that Wei Jiaxian was looking at the furniture in the room very carefully.

Li Ye poured a cup of tea and handed it to Wei Jiaxian.

"I'm not thirsty, thank you."

Wei Jiaxian didn't say much, but he was very polite.

Li Ye didn't stand on ceremony with him and asked, "What do you think of this furniture?"

Wei Jiaxian blurted out, "This set of yoke-back chairs is from the end of the Qing Dynasty, but one is missing, and it was added later; the materials used are a bit inferior, and the craftsmanship is also worse..."

"That canopy bed is from the early Republic of China; the materials and craftsmanship are excellent, but one leg was broken and it was repaired later, so it has some flaws..."

"The bookshelf in the study was spliced together by someone, half old and half new..."

"Cough, cough, cough, Jiaxian, Jiaxian, go out quickly and give Tan Min a hand..."

Old Song came over limping on his lame leg and hurriedly chased Wei Jiaxian out.

Li Ye looked at Old Song playfully, smiling without saying a word.

Old Song smiled with his yellow teeth and said, "He's just a nerd; I brought him here specifically to pick out flaws when we collect things."

Li Ye smiled and said, "Someone who can pick out flaws is a capable person; why are you so nervous?"

Old Song said awkwardly, "A capable person is a capable person, but his words aren't pleasant to hear, right? Scholar, don't be angry; when dealing with old objects, there are very few that are perfect, and this..."

"I'm not angry," Li Ye gestured with his chin toward Wei Jiaxian and asked, "Who did he learn his skills from? Did you teach him?"

Old Song shook his head, "How could I teach him? It's his family's craft; when his father died, he had already learned four or five parts of the skill, and the rest was all self-taught."

"Then compared to him, whose cultivation is higher?"

"That depends on what kind of cultivation."

Old Song puffed out his chest, "If it's the ability to distinguish true from false and trace the roots, I'm not as good as that kid; after all, he has a heritage."

"But if it's about buying low and selling high, looking at people and suppressing prices, or playing tricks and scheming... even if you add his dead father, they aren't as good as one of my fingers."

"..."

Li Ye tentatively said, "When people come to pawn things, do you shout... 'A piece of tattered cotton-padded jacket with no fur'?"

Old Song's eyes lit up and he said, "The scholar is truly learned and knows everything..."

"Alright, alright, alright, alright," Li Ye couldn't help but sigh, "You are truly not humble, and truly not ashamed! When you worked in a pawnshop before, did you just cheat people and commit evil?"

"The scholar treats me with sincerity, so I cannot lie to you,"

Old Song said with an awkward smile, "Gamblers and thieves, I have indeed cheated them, but if it's a good family, I will definitely leave them a way to survive and accumulate some virtue for myself; otherwise, how could I still have a grandson?"

Li Ye finally understood.

Wei Jiaxian's grandfather was the proprietor, with a sharp eye and ability, but he didn't touch dirty water; Old Song also had some ability, but he mainly did odd jobs.

One truly "plays" with antiques, while the other buys and sells antiques; there is a gap in the realm, but there is also a specialty in the art, so it's really hard to say who is higher or lower.

At noon, Hao Jian arrived.

As soon as he entered the door, this guy actually "amazed" Li Ye a little.

Crisp suit trousers, shiny leather shoes, a snow-white shirt, a meticulous slicked-back hairstyle, and he was even wearing a tie.

If he were to add a suit jacket, he would be qualified to walk on the runway of this era.

And he also brought two people with him, acting as his entourage behind him; if Li Ye didn't know his background, people would believe him if he said he was an overseas Chinese or a foreign businessman.

Li Ye circled Hao Jian with great interest and smiled, "Not bad, Old Hao, no, now I have to call you Deputy Factory Director Hao."

Guo Donglun finally helped Hao Jian solve the affiliation problem, except that the official position was under someone else's name, and Hao Jian, the deputy, was in full charge of business operations.

Hao Jian hurriedly waved his hand and laughed sheepishly, "No, no, no, Brother Li Ye, don't make fun of me. These are all products from our own factory; I'm following what you said about experiencing it personally, experiencing it personally."

But Li Ye affirmed, "I'm not making fun of you; wear the right clothes for the right job. Dress like this from now on, not bad, not bad."

Hao Jian laughed "hehe" twice and hurriedly introduced to Li Ye, "This is the Accountant Zhou I told you about; I brought her to the capital this time for you to meet."

The people Hao Jian brought this time were Ma Qianshan and a female accountant named Zhou Lijuan who was newly recruited.

Zhou Lijuan used to be an accountant at a large enterprise in Yangcheng, but she ended up taking the fall for someone else, which is why she fell into Hao Jian's hands.

It really can't be blamed on Hao Jian for not being picky; in the situation of '82, where are there good people waiting for you to recruit?

Any intellectual who graduates from school must obey the assignment; if you don't obey the assignment, the school and the neighborhood committee will all go to your home to work on you.

Li Ye smiled and nodded at Zhou Lijuan, which counted as a greeting.

He didn't look down on Zhou Lijuan; he was currently not picky about anything, as long as it was talent, he would pull it into his bowl first.

After eating a welcome banquet, Hao Jian took the initiative to take out an account book.

"These are the accounts for the past two months; take a look, Brother Xiao Ye."

Li Ye took it and looked; it was indeed much more standardized. Basically, everything Li Ye wanted to see was there, unlike before when it was a mess and required Li Ye to estimate and ponder it himself.

Of course, there was also much more money.

The fully expanded secondary wholesale model had already achieved remarkable results, and the speed of expansion was getting faster and faster, and the scale was getting larger and larger, as if there was no end in sight.

Looking at the current cash surplus, Li Ye estimated it and confirmed that he had truly become a millionaire.

"Brother Peng, go call Dayong over; we'll have a meeting tonight."

"Hao Jian, let Accountant Zhou come in for a moment."

Li Ye let Jin Peng go find Li Dayong and then called Zhou Lijuan into the study alone.

"Sit, would you like some tea?"

"No, thank you!"

Zhou Lijuan sat opposite Li Ye with some trepidation, looking at the young man in front of her, suddenly feeling a bit dazed.

Although Hao Jian had told her about Li Ye in advance, the psychological impact was still quite large when she actually saw the person.

Too young, but his style and temperament didn't have the impetuousness of a young person; it was really strange.

"Accountant Zhou, how many years did you work at your original unit?"

"Eleven years."

"Were you the chief accountant?"

"Yes, I was the chief accountant for three years."

"Accountant Zhou, I won't say much in the way of polite words. You first talk about what difficulties you have, and then I will talk about my requirements for the financial side."

Li Ye didn't put on any airs and didn't beat around the bush; after all, Zhou Lijuan had seen many people who would put on airs and beat around the bush at large enterprises, so he might as well take a straightforward and direct route.

Someone who could become a chief accountant in an enterprise of tens of thousands of people is not a simple character; playing tricks with her might just end up being a joke.

"I don't have any difficulties; I will do my job well."

Zhou Lijuan answered very cautiously; after all, she didn't have any other choices now.

After coming out of the factory, she felt like the sky was going to collapse.

It was Li Ye here who gave her a sky to shelter from the wind and rain again, gave her a place to stand, so how could she dare to talk about any difficulties?

"Alright then, I'll talk about my requirements."

Li Ye put away his smile and said very formally, "First, my requirement for the accounts is cleanliness, truly clean. Can you understand that?"

Zhou Lijuan was stunned for a moment and hurriedly said, "Understood, I can do it."

She was hoping Li Ye would make such a request!

Li Ye added, "Second, you must be clear about who is in charge."

Zhou Lijuan immediately said, "I know, you are the real boss; all accounts will be sent to you regularly for your review."

Li Ye nodded, secretly thinking that Hao Jian was still following the rules.

This was the reason why Li Ye had to meet Zhou Lijuan.

Li Ye hides behind the scenes; he doesn't have to participate directly in anything else, but only finance must be directly under his jurisdiction.

For example, for a long time, many units in Shenzhou had two people who "had the final say"; sometimes this one had the upper hand, sometimes that one had more authority.

If the people below couldn't figure out who was strong and who was weak, then just look at the finance!

Whoever finance stands with is the king.

"Third, I don't care if you dig up people or cultivate them; build a financial team as soon as possible, set up the financial framework for the capital, Yangcheng, and Pengcheng, and you must check the accounts regularly and supervise strictly."

Zhou Lijuan asked in astonishment, "Then in the future, do I have to run between Yangcheng and the capital?"

Li Ye nodded, "That's for sure."

Zhou Lijuan was silent for a few seconds and whispered, "I have children, and the elderly at home are not in good health."

Li Ye's expression didn't change, and he said in a deep voice, "The burden is heavy, so the remuneration is naturally high. I'll give you a one percent position dividend."

"Position dividend? Do you mean you'll give me one percent of the profits?"

Zhou Lijuan quickly understood Li Ye's words and then looked at Li Ye in disbelief, even using the respectful term "you."

"Yes, if you are in the position, you get the dividend; if you are not in the position, you don't."

Li Ye explained it to Zhou Lijuan with a smile, and then Zhou Lijuan was completely confused.

As an old accountant of eleven years, Zhou Lijuan didn't even need to look at the accounts or use paper and pen to roughly calculate how much money she could get.

In later generations, it is normal treatment for senior corporate executives to get stock options + dividends, but in '82, giving an accountant a high position dividend was no less than dropping a nuclear bomb in her head.

It stunned her all at once.

This young man is much more generous than Factory Director Hao!

(End of chapter)