On May 13th, Teacher Ke's prediction came true.
Li Ye had only suspended the Kamaz Project for one week, and someone had already grown truly anxious.
Ma Zhaoxian called Li Ye over and said half-jokingly, "I just received notice from above. Those people from Southwest Heavy Truck Company are coming over to inspect the place and discuss cooperation while they're at it."
"Heh~"
Li Ye chuckled softly, then answered vaguely, "Let them inspect it if they want! They can see what they should see, but they can forget about seeing what they shouldn't. As for cooperation... someone at my level doesn't get the final say!"
Although his father-in-law, Wen Qingsheng, had told Li Ye at Teacher Ke's home, "If you don't agree, no one can take it away," Li Ye could not act so arrogantly in front of Ma Zhaoxian.
After all, Teacher Ke had already reminded Li Ye that he ought to learn how to deal with people.
Although Ma Zhaoxian was one of his own trusted men, even when speaking to others, one should reveal only thirty percent. He could not simply speak without restraint and bare his heart and soul.
But Ma Zhaoxian looked at Li Ye and shook his head. "No, you do have the final say. If you didn't, then on the very day the Kamaz equipment and documents returned to the country, they wouldn't have been shipped to our Light Vehicle Company.
Our standing in the automobile industry could be called near the bottom. This time, it was all because of you. Otherwise, how could there have been any talk of jointly establishing a group?"
"..."
Li Ye smiled, somewhat surprised and somewhat apologetic.
He himself had spoken in evasive terms, while Ma Zhaoxian was practically about to bare his heart and soul to