After Li Ye occupied the title of deputy general manager in the name of "temporarily filling in," the people from Southwest Heavy Truck Company looked at him as if his nose was not a nose and his eyes were not eyes. Before today's meeting, they had even gathered in twos and threes to whisper about him.
But once Li Ye agreed to take out a loan to build a new office building, and even changed the plan from eighteen stories to twenty-eight, those people suddenly changed their attitude toward him.
The oldest of the deputy general managers, Weng Keming, smiled and said, "Young people really do have drive! A twenty-eight-story building will not only look imposing, but also let people feel the fresh new atmosphere of our new group."
And Cong Jinhong, the only female deputy general manager, looked at Li Ye with undisguised appreciation. "I had long heard that Comrade Li Ye is one of the new generation of university graduates, with sharp vision and plenty of daring. I was somewhat skeptical before, but after seeing you today, you truly make us old folks ashamed."
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Everyone chimed in, praising Li Ye to the heavens, but Li Ye, with his keen powers of observation, still saw something else in their eyes.
Wasn't this Li Ye a fool delivered right to their doorstep?
Although that classic line—"I'm not afraid of godlike opponents, only pig-like teammates"—had not yet been coined, everyone present was a seasoned veteran who had fought in the workplace for decades. Of course they knew how wonderful it was when a dimwit appeared in the opposing camp.
It was like playing a game. Both sides were locked in fierce battle when your teammate got knocked down. If you went to save him, you would most likely go down