"Hello, this is Yi Mingzhao. I'm looking for Li Ye."
"Oh, this is Li Ye. What instructions do you have for me, manager Yi?"
"What instructions could I possibly have? Hahaha, I just saw your recent operating results. They were exceptionally good, so I called to verify whether they were real. They're even better than the best outcome I anticipated."
"You flatter us, manager Yi. It was the result of everyone's joint efforts, and we're also grateful for your support."
"Ah, Li Ye, you're being modest again. I told you long ago, young people shouldn't be so modest! Your capabilities are plain for all to see; being a little more flamboyant is only proper.
However, the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. You mustn't grow complacent, and you can't treat the opinions of veteran comrades like wind passing by your ears. Deputy manager Shang has unique insights regarding Southwest Heavy Truck Company. You need to cooperate actively and move ahead with the plan to expand the enterprise's scale as soon as possible."
Shang Bin and Zhuo Minglan's plan of "accumulating little by little until quantitative change triggered qualitative change" had ultimately produced some effect. Li Ye's continued passive response to the parent company's "guiding opinions" had finally prompted Yi Mingzhao to seek him out personally.
But as the head of the parent company, Yi Mingzhao was operating on an entirely different level. Even when questioning Li Ye, he merely made a phone call, and his attitude was extremely mild.
Moreover, Yi Mingzhao had begun by lavishing Li Ye with praise, then casually raised the request that he "actively cooperate with Shang Bin and strive to achieve greater success."
Anyone else would not have considered Yi Mingzhao's words "casual." Every word spoken by someone in a high position carried weight.