Chapter 784: A Gentleman Loves Money and Takes It in a Proper Way

On the afternoon of the day the college and technical school students joined the job, a call from the general factory reached the first branch factory.

After Lu Zhizhang answered the phone, he said: "Li Ye, the general factory notified us to go over for a meeting immediately. The news I heard is that they are announcing the price reduction of the vehicles."

Li Ye raised an eyebrow and asked: "Announcing, not discussing?"

Lu Zhizhang nodded.

He had worked in the unit for more than twenty years and had his own connections. In terms of news channels, he was much more powerful than Li Ye.

"Then let's go! Soldiers come to block, water comes to cover. Fortunately, I announced the price increase notice this morning."

"Hehe, if we didn't raise the price today, maybe they wouldn't be in such a hurry to hold a meeting!"

"..."

The two looked at each other and shook their heads and smiled helplessly.

"In view of the conflict between the pricing of the first branch factory and the pricing of the general factory, the sales situation of the J2 model 130 of the general factory is very pessimistic. As a unified collective, our pricing must support each other and cooperate with each other."

"So, after research by multiple departments, it was decided that from today, the ex-factory price of the J2 model 130 will be lowered by one thousand four hundred and fifty yuan..."

When they arrived at the meeting, it was indeed guessed by Lu Zhizhang and Li Ye. The reason for the price reduction was indeed "reasonable cooperation" with the price of the first branch factory.

Of course Li Ye was unwilling. Could it be that the price reductions of those joint-venture brands being forced to lower prices one after another decades later were all the fault of domestic cars?

"Report, I request to speak."

Li Ye raised his hand and was about to argue strongly.

Everyone plays their own game. Your inability to sell is your own problem. Besides, I already raised the price by 1,500 this morning!

I cooperated with you so "taking the big picture into account," you don't need to be in such a hurry to lower the price, right!

But they didn't give Li Ye a chance to speak at all.

"Comrade Li Ye, wait a moment, let other comrades finish speaking first."

"..."

Li Ye was stunned, as if he had returned to the days of being aggrieved in the unit in his previous life.

Clearly, he had thousands of reasons, but the people above just wouldn't give you a chance to speak. By the time others took turns speaking, it was already time to get off work.

Lu Zhizhang gently pulled Li Ye's hem, and Ma Zhaoxian on the stage also gave Li Ye a look, signaling him to be calm.

Li Ye also understood the meaning of Ma Zhaoxian and Lu Zhizhang. They were both waiting for the other side to make a mistake, a big mistake.

In the past six months, the first branch factory's efficiency had been good, continuously paying dividends to the general factory, so it covered up some of the general factory's drawbacks and embarrassment, and the days were still passing by.

So in this case, the change of power could only be done step by step, and everyone patiently waited out the years.

But if a big situation occurred on the general factory side, it would be different.

If you want to promote someone, you can still get some vain achievements to decorate the facade, but if you want to take someone down, especially a regular position in the unit, it's not easy to do without concrete mistakes and crimes.

Ma Zhaoxian and Lu Zhizhang understood this truth, and Li Ye also understood it.

But unlike Ma Zhaoxian and Lu Zhizhang, Li Ye didn't have the experience of climbing up from the bottom, so he was "not ruthless enough."

If you want to wait for the other side to make a mistake, then the general factory will definitely be severely damaged, and the lives of thousands of employees will also be affected. If you don't grasp it well, it will be a situation of "breaking and then establishing."

But this "break," who is breaking?

Who were the ones dismissed and bought out in those years?

Who were the ones who transformed into successful entrepreneurs?

Benevolence doesn't command troops, and neither do those in power. As long as it is beneficial to your own future, who cares about the flood, the losses, or whether others die? What does it have to do with me?

Li Ye sat there dejectedly, listening helplessly to the sales section continuing to babble, proving from various angles that the big factory director's decision to lower prices was absolutely wise.

Li Ye couldn't help but want to laugh, but couldn't laugh.

Logically speaking, Li Ye's state of mind at this moment was unqualified in the eyes of many people and should be learned and corrected. At the very least, it was not even a fraction of Wen Leyu's.

If it weren't for the few big trees he could rely on, just based on his few impulsive and jumpy performances, he wouldn't be worth cultivating anymore.

"Ahem, the sales section just talked about market precautions. Now I will talk about the requirements for production support..."

Just after the sales section finished speaking, the big factory director immediately took over the conversation, and also gave Li Ye a cold look, obviously not giving him a chance to interject.

"In the past, the first branch factory explored some valuable experiences for us. For example, the competitive choice of supply units is a very good one."

"Wu Kezhang Ding, the general factory has also decided to implement supply competition. This is an arduous task. Do you have the confidence to complete it?"

Old Ding smiled faintly and said calmly: "I have worked in our unit for forty years. I have enough confidence to stand the last shift."

"However, the financial side must give me some support, because I have studied the supply competition of the first branch factory. A very important point is that the payment cycle is only thirty days."

Several people in the conference room frowned slightly.

Old Ding was promoted to section chief of supply and marketing near retirement, originally just a transitional move. He had been wanting to replace him for the past two months, but with Ma Zhaoxian's support, the old guy had become addicted to the position of section chief and dared to set conditions.

The big factory director looked at the general factory's financial section chief: "Old Jiao, what is your opinion?"

Financial section chief Jiao Danian said: "We considered this issue in advance. Since we want to reform management, the financial side must give full support."

"But most of our current working capital is invested in the production of the 1041 new car model, so there is some gap... My opinion is to temporarily borrow from the first branch factory and then make up for it with subsequent dividends."

"..."

"Then okay! You guys coordinate with little Lu, first temporarily borrow according to the dividend share of six months, and then adjust it as appropriate according to the actual situation later."

Li Ye and Lu Zhizhang hadn't reacted yet before they were finalized by the big factory director.

Good guy, isn't this eating the grain of the future in advance?

No wonder you guys are lowering prices and bidding, and you are so confident. It turns out you want to be like Goose City and collect taxes until 2025?

After the meeting, it was just time to get off work. Li Ye said a few words to Lu Zhizhang and drove home.

Anyway, things had reached this point, so he could only wait and see.

However, after Li Ye drove out of the factory gate, he found Guan Liang's Honda Civic and another taxi parked on the side of the road.

Li Ye's heart moved, so he drove the car to a corner and watched the other side from afar.

Not long after, he saw several people get into those two cars and drive toward the city center.

The sales section chief, production section chief, and financial section management team were quite complete.

Li Ye started the car and shifted gears. Relying on his superb vision and driving experience, he followed them from afar and watched them enter the highest-end hotel.

"Sigh~"

Li Ye sighed, turned the car around, and went home.

Although everything he predicted today came true, and the price reduction matter couldn't be separated from Guan Liang, he wasn't happy at all.

A gentleman loves money and takes it in a proper way. Why must he stubbornly go toward getting something for nothing? ===== CHAPTER 785 =====