That evening, when Li Ye got home, he told Wen Leyu about the higher-ups coming to talk to him while they sat by the pillow.
"They really did speak kindly this time and tried to discuss it with me. They said North Wind Machinery Factory was a good fit for me, but I still turned them down rather stiffly.
I even felt a little embarrassed when I saw them out. But I'm truly afraid that the situation First Branch Factory has only just built up will go down the drain overnight.
The automobile manufacturing industry is a systematic field that has to progress step by step. Fall behind in one step, and you'll fall behind at every step."
"North Wind Machinery Factory suits you? Give me a break! I don't know about other units, but North Wind Machinery Factory used to ship goods through our company all the time a couple of years ago. How could I not know what they're like?"
Wen Leyu said disdainfully, "They started making entrenching shovels in the sixties, and they were still making entrenching shovels in the eighties.
They finally got approval to produce 60mm mortars, but their quality was worse than several other factories'. They sold only a few batches before going under.
Their Chen Changgeng had people take roundabout routes through others to ask me for foreign currency. The moment I saw the state of their factory, I refused."
The little wife went on and on in disdain, and Li Ye was left dumbfounded. So the higher-ups wanted to send him to North Wind Machinery Factory to have the husband and wife run it together?
The little wife would be responsible for investing foreign currency, while Li Ye would handle production, then they would export through Sino-New Company's connections?
Good heavens, that