On Li Ye's first day back at Jingnan Group after finishing his advanced studies, Zhou Ziqing handed him a statistical report.
"Kang Zhizhong gave me an investigation report. There were no quality issues with the construction materials purchased under Deputy Team Leader Cong's responsibility, but he couldn't find out the prices,
because Cong Jinhong refused to disclose them to Kang Zhizhong. So, he compiled the market prices of similar products for your reference."
Li Ye opened the report and saw that Kang Zhizhong had categorized materials such as rebar and cement, listing quotations from several local Beijing suppliers. He had even noted the differences between invoiced and non-invoiced purchases, purchases on credit and those paid upfront.
Li Ye smiled. "Master Kang really is thorough!"
Zhou Ziqing said softly, "Kang Zhizhong told me that for a project at our level, if materials are ordered from a single company, there's usually a five- to eight-percent kickback."
"Mm-hm, mm-hm, mm-hm. That really is a fat job."
Even without Kang Zhizhong's reminder, Li Ye understood all the twists and turns involved. The First Branch Factory's dormitory construction projects had never stopped over the years, and he knew more about purchasing construction materials than most people.
Still, this sort of markup was common within enterprises. Generally speaking, as long as no one wanted to make enemies, everyone kept one eye open and one eye shut.
Today, you blocked my reimbursement; tomorrow, I ruined your plans. At worst, they could hurt each other until both sides were battered and broken.
But Li Ye did not care about making an enemy of Cong Jinhong. Even if they hurt each other, Li Ye had fewer weak points and greater resistance.
So when Cong Jinhong called Li Ye into a meeting and urged him to sign off on the