Chapter 718

When Li Ye was a beast of burden in his past life, he often joined his colleagues in despising the company's leadership.

He despised how, aside from scolding people, passing the buck, and flirting with female colleagues, they did absolutely nothing all day, as if the company would run just the same if a four-legged animal were sitting in that chair instead.

But having just become the deputy leader of a management reform group in this life and participating in the creation of the First Branch Factory from every angle, he suddenly felt that he might have misunderstood those leaders in his past life.

Perhaps they felt quite pleased when ordering a female secretary to grind coffee for them, but when they had to worry about the mountain of trivial matters in the unit, it was truly annoying beyond measure.

"Team Leader Li, there's a tree outside the east gate of our workshop. If the main factory's vehicle frames are transported this way, it will definitely be hard to turn. Do you think we should cut it down?"

"Are there any procedures required to cut down a tree? Forget it, just cut it down directly!"

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"Team Leader Li, I went to collect the towels and soap for our branch factory for this quarter, but they said the specific number of workers here hasn't been confirmed yet. But we can't just stop washing our faces because it's not confirmed, right?"

"Can't you just report a number and collect a batch first?"

"Wouldn't that be reporting fake accounts? I won't do that kind of thing."

"Fine, fine, fine. I'll discuss it with Director Lu later and see if we can borrow a batch first."

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"Team Leader Li, you'd better come over to our side and take a look. I feel like there's an electrical leak."

"Aren't you an electrician? You're coming to me because of an electrical leak?"

"Isn't this a reform period now? We don't feel at ease unless you give the nod."

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"Team Leader Li, regarding the employee shuttle bus you mentioned, the factory won't allocate a large bus. Should we use a cargo truck to pick them up temporarily?"

"Go to the transportation department to open the procedures, then install railings on the cargo truck bed. You must ensure it's legal, compliant, and safe to hit the road."

Ma Zhaoxian hadn't arrived yet today, and Lu Zhizhang had gone to coordinate the production start-up matters, so Li Ye was faced with one small matter after another, one right after the other.

In fact, in Li Ye's view, they could have solved most of these things themselves, but people just pushed them right in front of him.

After Li Ye finally finished getting busy, he suddenly realized: isn't this just himself from his past life?

Anything that might involve taking responsibility is handed over to the leadership to decide.

The leader opens their mouth to scold people?

Well, there's nothing to be done about that. As a beast of burden with a monthly salary of 2,800, do you expect me to take responsibility? Then why do you get 8,600 a month?

It's the same in the eighties. Others get seventy or eighty yuan a month, and you, Li Ye, get 110, so you deserve to take the responsibility.

That is why Li Ye now somewhat understands why there is that kind of grassroots management that "fines 500, fines 1,000."

It is because the leaders above have completely delegated power, and those subordinates who take on the responsibility naturally inflate a bit, while the leaders think that as long as it saves them trouble, they will just turn a blind eye.

Of course, for those workaholic bosses who like to keep everything, big or small, in their own hands and enjoy the "sense of control," they will find trouble for themselves even when there is none. If they don't torment their subordinates like beasts of burden at midnight, they can't sleep soundly.

【The responsibilities of each position must be clarified, and wages must also be raised.】

After Li Ye finished his work, he had just sat down to take a sip of water when he saw the technician, Xiao Zhu, walking over quickly.

"Team Leader Li, Deputy Manager Ma has gone to the factory director's building to argue again. I heard this time it's about the college and technical school interns."

"Twenty-two interns, and the main factory held back seventeen, leaving us with only five."

"Held back seventeen?"

Li Ye put down his teacup and asked in surprise, "Didn't this batch of interns come down with a 'hat' on? What reason does the main factory have this time?"

This batch of interns was originally assigned under the name of supporting "international quality standards." If they performed well, they would officially join the company after graduation. Since only the First Branch Factory was piloting ISO standards, logically, they should all be supporting the First Branch Factory.

Xiao Zhu shook his head and said, "I don't know what reason they used either. Anyway, no matter what the reason is, I'm not surprised anymore."

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Seeing Xiao Zhu's dejected expression, Li Ye could guess his mood.

When Xiao Zhu was transferred to the First Branch Factory, he was full of confidence and ambition, thinking that he, this peerless talent, had finally broken free from his shackles and was going to amaze everyone.

As a result, on the third day after the First Branch Factory was listed, the main factory decided not to assign the production tasks for the new 136 car to the First Branch Factory.

The reason was that the First Branch Factory was about to hire a large number of inexperienced new employees, making it impossible to guarantee the quality and reputation of the flagship product.

On the fifth day after listing, a large number of unemployed youths came to report. The First Branch Factory's existing workstations couldn't accommodate them, and Ma Zhaoxian hoped to take over the few workshops planned earlier.

As a result, people ignored him and even passed on a joke through unofficial channels: "Wipe your own butt."

The First Branch Factory agreed to receive 450 children of employees from the main factory, and Ma Zhaoxian hoped the factory would increase funding, but the factory brushed it off with a single sentence: "Funds are tight."

Three hundred employees meant 200,000 in operating funds, and over a thousand employees still meant 200,000 in funds. Aren't you recruiting? Aren't you capable? If you have the ability, don't come begging us.

So Xiao Zhu and the others, who had "been promoted," were only excited for a few days before they started to worry.

A clever housewife cannot cook without rice. The First Branch Factory had only been listed for a few days; could it be that it was going to be starved to death in its cradle?

"Let's go, let's go over and take a look!"

Li Ye took a sip of water, got on the First Branch Factory's office bicycle, and headed toward the factory director's building.

It is inappropriate to let Ma Zhaoxian go and argue with people all day. After all, he is the second-in-command of the entire unit. Even if his temper is fiery, he should let his subordinates step forward to bite, while he himself maintains his demeanor.

But now Lu Zhizhang belongs to the "fence-sitter" and "buffer zone" tacitly agreed upon by both sides, making it hard for him to tear his face off with the main factory's people. The rest of the First Branch Factory either don't have enough weight or have misgivings in their hearts. Doesn't that just leave Li Ye, this "thorn," to fight on the front line?

It is fortunate that this is a state-owned enterprise. If it were in a bureaucratic institution where people are killed without blood, a young man like Li Ye, who shows his sharp edge, would have been finished long ago.

When Li Ye arrived at the office building, he found that more than twenty interns were standing cautiously on the open ground below the building, whispering to each other in twos and threes.

Most of them were dressed very plainly, and they were still a bit nervous when they saw people passing by. At a glance, they were all "greenhorns" full of expectations and fears for this society.

And among these people, there was a pair of man and woman who were clearly "standing out from the crowd."

They were wearing trendy jeans and brand-new travel shoes, and the watches on their wrists were flashing and reflecting in the sun, showing off their "excellence" in an extraordinary way.

A good family background is also excellence.

Li Ye glanced at the two of them and made eye contact with the boy among them. It was indeed Lu Jingyao's younger brother, Lu Zixue.

When he saw Lu Zixue's name on the intern list, he noticed it, and he didn't know if the two of them were "enemies on a narrow road."

In the third year that Li Ye was admitted to university, Lu Zixue, who had repeated a year, was admitted to a junior college in the capital. This happened to be his graduation internship, and it just happened to fall into his hands.

After Lu Zixue saw Li Ye, he was also very surprised and very stunned, but then a trace of obvious joy appeared.

【Hmm?】

Li Ye didn't quite understand. He considered himself to have very keen observation skills and was sure that Lu Zixue was indeed pleasantly surprised.

But given the conflict between Li Ye and Lu Zixue, where did the other party's joy come from?

Li Ye was puzzled in his heart and couldn't help but take two more looks, and by the way, he glanced at the girl beside Lu Zixue.

The girl looked good, her temperament was also good, and her eyes were calm yet lively. She could be considered a rare little beauty.

And after that girl noticed Li Ye's gaze, she showed a somewhat suspicious expression, but she looked at Li Ye generously, neither timid nor shy.

People rely on clothes and horses rely on saddles; moist lotus flowers are even more charming. To tell the truth, this girl was more than a cut above Gao Xiaoyan, at least more attractive to men's eyes than Gao Xiaoyan was three years ago.

【A fresh flower stuck in cow dung.】

Li Ye shook his head slightly and turned to enter the office building.

But he didn't notice that when his gaze lingered on the girl, Lu Zixue's eyes instantly became murderous.

"Zhiyu, why are you looking at him?"

"It's him looking at me, isn't it?"

The girl named Zhiyu looked at Lu Zixue and suddenly asked, "Lu Zixue, do you know that person? Who is he?"

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Lu Zixue was silent for a few seconds, gritted his teeth, and said in a low voice, "He is a fickle Chen Shimei, so be careful and stay away from him in the future."

"A fickle Chen Shimei? Who did he let down?"

The girl was stunned for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Did he let down your sister?"

"Hmph~"

Lu Zixue looked up at the third floor of the office building, as if afraid that Li Ye was peeping at him at this moment and overheard his words.

If Li Ye heard Lu Zixue calling him Chen Shimei, he would definitely jump down and beat Lu Zixue up.