After Director Tan of Weixian Diesel Engine received Li Ye's call, he rushed to the capital that very evening and hurriedly arranged to discuss the matter of five thousand engines a year with Li Ye.
Although Li Ye's reputation for "keeping his word" had spread throughout the industry, there had been plenty of cases these years where ships capsized in gutters—all because people had trusted too much in someone's past reputation.
Moreover, Director Tan had heard about the comparative tests in Chuncheng. He knew that First Branch Factory's prototype vehicle used imported Kamaz engines, and that First Branch Factory's domestic-engine research was also close to bearing fruit.
So when Li Ye suddenly placed an order at this time, after first bringing up Southwest Heavy Truck Company, it was plainly a strategy aimed at dealing with Southwest Heavy Truck Company.
Purchases made for the sake of a "battle of tempers" were the least reliable. They might say they were buying today and return the goods tomorrow. Wouldn't that leave Old Tan like a rat in a bellows, taking abuse from both sides with nowhere to go?
Director Tan first raised a glass to Li Ye, then asked very seriously, "President Li, it wasn't convenient to discuss this in detail on the phone this morning. You said you wanted to purchase five thousand high-displacement diesel engines every year. Is that related to Southwest Heavy Truck Company's new vehicle launch?"
Li Ye looked at Director Tan and said with a smile, "If I said it wasn't, would you believe me?"
"Of course I wouldn't, hahahaha."
Director Tan was also a straightforward man. After laughing heartily, he asked, "We're both fellow Dongshan men, both with blunt tempers. President Li, just tell me what you want! Otherwise, we won't even be able to enjoy this