After agreeing to Fu Lianbing's request, Li Ye brought him the specifications for every leaf spring procured by the company the very next day, along with several sets of leaf springs.
Li Ye had acted so efficiently for two reasons. First, there was the bond between classmates. Second, he happened to want to use this matter to rap a few people across the knuckles.
First Branch Factory had expanded at a breathtaking pace over the past two years, and some people had grown a little lightheaded along with it. They had forgotten how much effort and how many promises everyone had made to establish strict rules and regulations within First Branch Factory.
Two mornings later, Pan Dachuan, head of First Branch Factory's Supply Department, knocked on the door to Li Ye's office.
After entering, Pan Dachuan said with a smile, "Director Li, Factory Director Sun is here. He says he has some work matters to discuss with you. Should I have him come in?"
Without even raising his head, Li Ye asked, "Factory Director Sun? Which Factory Director Sun?"
Pan Dachuan froze for a moment, then said awkwardly, "Factory Director Sun from Jingxi Leaf Spring Factory."
Jingxi Leaf Spring Factory had been among the first suppliers Li Ye selected through a "competitive bidding" model after establishing First Branch Factory. Back then, many suppliers had not given Li Ye, a young man still wet behind the ears, the time of day. But Old Sun had firmly stood on Li Ye's side.
And over the past few years, Li Ye had not treated Old Sun poorly either. Back then, the entire Light Vehicle Company had produced only twenty thousand vehicles a year. Now First Branch Factory's annual output exceeded one hundred thousand vehicles, and Old Sun, as a supplier, had followed along