Chapter 783: Can't Satisfy Their Appetites Anymore?

July is the graduation season in the mainland, and also a season of joy and sorrow for some people, especially university graduates in super-first-tier big cities like the capital, who are even more in a state of joy and sorrow when receiving job assignments.

Not to mention the children assigned to remote areas; the capital's train station in July doesn't believe in tears.

And students like Xiao Zhiyu who stayed in the capital were the lucky ones of this era.

You have to know this was '87, not the "North Drifter" era where you had to leave sadly after struggling through your youth decades later. After being assigned a job, you moved your household registration, and your children would have some advantages when taking college entrance exams in the future.

Of course, some were lucky, and some were unlucky.

After a detailed investigation by investigators, it was proven that classmate Lu Zixue had serious character problems. He only received a certificate of non-completion after three years of hard study, and he couldn't even think about job assignment.

This made some people in the Light Automobile Company very disappointed, and then rumors appeared in the unit again, saying that Li Ye had reported Lu Zixue to his school, and then people came to investigate the situation.

"Tsk tsk tsk, I didn't expect Li Ye to look upright on the surface, but he is narrow-minded and vengeful, without any tolerance... he won't achieve great things."

"Exactly! How hard it is to study for more than ten years, and now it's all for nothing. It's too ruthless..."

In the mouths of these people, Li Ye seemed to have become a "big bully" who used power to bully others overnight, and they suggested that everyone keep a distance from him and not be deep friends.

Of course, some people hated Li Ye, but some people liked Li Ye, and the number of people who liked Li Ye far exceeded the number of people who hated him.

This morning, when Li Ye went to work, he found some people squatting or standing at the factory gate. Among them were the college and technical school students who had come for internships a few days ago, and looking at the attire of the others, they should be the parents of the children.

Li Ye got out of the car and walked over with a smile, and was surrounded by the group of college and technical school students.

The leader, Xiao Zhiyu, said embarrassedly: "Deputy Factory Director Li, we are here to report for duty today, but our families insist on thanking the unit leaders. What do you think..."

"..."

Among the college and technical school students who came to participate in the internship with Xiao Zhiyu at the beginning of the year, more than half had out-of-town household registrations.

According to the school teachers, in previous years, less than one-third of them could stay in such situations, and even if they stayed, there were no good units. But now, looking at the salary and treatment of the first branch factory, they had picked up a big bargain this year.

People who originally had little hope suddenly got a lucky opportunity, and generally, they would cherish it very much. So today, on the first day of the children's formal work, many parents came from thousands of miles away to express their gratitude to the leaders, which was also human nature.

However, Li Ye looked at the crowd and said with a smile: "You thanked the wrong person, right? You should thank the country first, then the school... and then Factory Director Lu. I don't rank on the list!"

"Hahahahaha~"

People in '87 had a low threshold for laughter. Li Ye's sentence not only made the young people in front of him laugh, but the parents who accompanied them also smiled.

Xiao Zhiyu also smiled, and then said: "All the leaders of the unit need to be thanked, but Factory Director Lu hasn't arrived yet, so we waited for Deputy Factory Director Li first."

"Old Lu hasn't arrived yet?"

Li Ye raised his hand to check his watch and felt a bit strange, because Li Ye had been carding the time to go to work recently because of looking after the children. It was almost time for the bell, and Lu Zhizhang would normally arrive ten minutes early. Why was he late today?

However, Lu Zhizhang walked over from the general factory office and greeted Li Ye and Xiao Zhiyu and the others.

"Yo, our future engineers are all here! But why are you all standing outside?"

Li Ye teased with a smile: "They are all waiting to thank you! Many parents came from far away, you big factory director must arrange it well."

"That's definitely an arrangement!"

Lu Zhizhang said with a smile: "Let's go in first. Xiao Zhiyu, you go to personnel to report first. I and Deputy Factory Director Li will take your families to the conference room to sit for a while. Later, we will discuss with the union to see if we can hold a welcome activity. If there are parents of students who are far from home, later go to the unit's reception..."

Lu Zhizhang made arrangements quickly, letting personnel handle the entry procedures for the graduates first, and then using some reception fees to eat and drink with public funds, so that these parents who ran from far away to send their children could rest assured.

As for the local specialties brought by some parents, they were all handed over to the cafeteria to be used as public ingredients.

Eating and drinking with public funds was not a mistake, but accepting gifts was completely different.

However, after simply finishing the work, Lu Zhizhang said to Li Ye in a deep voice: "I received news when I went to work today that the general factory intends to lower the ex-factory price of the 130 by 10%, so I was delayed."

Li Ye's face froze, and he asked: "Lower by 10%? What's the reason? It won't be because they are complaining that our J3 model is selling too cheaply again, right!"

Lu Zhizhang shook his head and said: "I haven't found out yet, but I hope it's not to blame us... and don't have anything to do with Guan Liang and those people."

"..."

Lu Zhizhang sighed, somewhat desolate, but more helpless.

He had worked in this unit for more than twenty years and really had feelings for it.

If it were according to the production structure and management model of the first branch factory, lowering the ex-factory price by 10% was not impossible. Anyway, the 130 was a mature and outdated model, and it was good to sell a little more to exert some residual heat.

But Lu Zhizhang had been in the unit for so many years and had deep feelings about the bloated production structure and low production efficiency of the general factory. They didn't even have 10% profit balance!

And the inflation in the second half of '87 had accelerated, and all kinds of production materials had started to accelerate in price. Now they were starting to lower prices. What were they trying to do?

Not living anymore?

Or did they want to take the profit of the whole unit to put a big hat on Li Ye, maliciously showing the "mistake" of the first branch factory? And then conveniently let those trading companies of Guan Liang "package and sell"?

Last time, that section chief from the ministry came over to accuse the first branch factory of dumping at low prices and malicious competition. The big factory director defended Li Ye.

It was just that later, he asked for more new-style engines and gearboxes in words, and according to Lu Zhizhang's intelligence, besides Guan Liang, several other trading companies had joined in, and the combined strength was very "thick."

But Li Ye didn't give it, still maintaining the number of two hundred sets per month. After all, those were cost prices. If some people got fat, Li Ye didn't get much benefit.

But now those people were going against the trend and lowering prices when costs couldn't stop increasing. Could it be because those two hundred J3 models couldn't satisfy their appetites anymore?

Lu Zhizhang pondered for a moment and asked Li Ye: "Li Ye, do you think we should respond in advance?"

Li Ye nodded slowly: "You're right. I will announce the ex-factory price of the J3 to be raised by one thousand... one thousand five hundred yuan today."

Actually, according to Li Ye's plan, at the end of this year, the J3 model 130 of the first branch factory would also raise prices. One was because of cost growth, and the other was because the market reputation had already come up, so there was no need to promote it at a low price anymore.

Then grab the lead in raising prices and block the mouths of those people first.

It was just that after Li Ye raised the price here, the two hundred J3 models per month at the general factory would also have to raise prices. The "price difference" left for those people like Guan Liang wouldn't be much, and the interest balance between the two sides would inevitably be broken.

At noon, more than twenty parents of college and technical school students were invited to the large cafeteria, sitting together with the section chiefs and workshop directors of these students, and held a simple and warm meeting.

Those parents had long said that the living conditions of the first branch factory were good. Now that they saw the food situation in the large cafeteria with their own eyes, their hearts were even more settled and satisfied.

And the union sister Lai Jiayi also fully exerted her work ability, giving various guarantees to the parents, and her attitude and style like a spring breeze won the praise of a group of parents.

It wouldn't be good if they didn't praise her! It was just like the parents of primary and middle school students decades later. No matter what kind of "General" or "Brother" you are outside, you have to obediently squeeze out a smile.

Lai Jiayi seemed to be a bit floating after being confused by everyone's smiles, and then sighed to Li Ye: "Sigh, Deputy Factory Director Li, actually I could have won a great general for our first branch factory, but because of what happened a few days ago, it fell short..."

Li Ye smiled carelessly: "Sister Lai, your half-sentence makes my heart itch. Who is the great general? And why did it fall short?"

Lai Jiayi smiled and said mysteriously: "Our factory specifically filed a report to transfer a graduate engineer from the Jilin Automobile Factory to strengthen our technical research and development strength. I originally wanted to chat with him and pull him to our side, but because of Lu Zixue's matter, he refused as soon as he heard it..."

"..."

Li Ye slowly frowned. Lu Zixue's matter had already passed. Why did Lai Jiayi still bring it up?

But Lai Jiayi was still muttering, all about "forgiving others when you can, and having more love in dealing with people" and the like.

【Are you saying this to the students around you? Do you know how big your own face is?】

Li Ye directly interrupted: "Sister Lai, I don't like to hear what you say. Lu Zixue was not wrong, so is it my fault?"

"Eh, you can't say it like that, Deputy Factory Director Li, you are definitely not wrong either..."

"If everyone was not wrong, then why did he cry and shout to jump off the building? Then why did people come down to investigate?"

"..."

Lai Jiayi was choked. She really didn't expect Li Ye to be so "impolite" to her in front of so many people.

After this incident, the relationship between the two was estimated to drop by another twenty percentage points, and it was on the verge of being mutually disgusted.

But Li Ye didn't indulge her! If I don't let you know the power of my Li Dui Dui, are you still going to climb on my head?

Love, everyone has it, and patience, Li Ye also has it. He didn't want the workers to see the scene of the management layer being at odds.

But Li Ye had already retreated more than once. Did he have to retreat again and again, and endure again and again?

【I told you long ago, you can gild yourself, but don't get in my way. If you find trouble for yourself, don't blame me for not leaving any face.】

"That, I heard Lu Zixue seems to have gone abroad..."

Xiao Zhiyu raised her hand weakly and said weakly: "Actually, he always wanted to go abroad, so it can be considered that he got his wish!"

"..."

Lai Jiayi was stunned for a long time, then laughed out loud: "Oh my, look at me, I was really worrying blindly, hahahaha~"

Listening to Lai Jiayi's laughter, Li Ye felt as if she was really happy that someone Li Ye looked down upon had a better future.

It was like a little girl who was dumped marrying a Persian prince, making people feel relieved. ===== CHAPTER 784 =====

It was as satisfying as a girl who had been dumped by her boyfriend marrying a Persian prince.