Ma Zhaoxian's cough drew Director Cui's attention. After glancing at Ma Zhaoxian, he said to Li Ye with a smile, "Comrade Li Ye, we all know the achievements of your First Branch Factory. Personally, I have to praise you first—you've done exceptionally well,
but the Main Factory has six or seven thousand employees, which means six or seven thousand families! As a young and promising management cadre, you can't look only at your own little household. You need to broaden your horizons and look at the greater whole. Nor can you merely calculate small accounts—you must learn to calculate the big account."
Though Director Cui said this with a smile, there was an implicit criticism that Li Ye "lacked the bigger picture."
After all, Director Cui had not come today to act as referee for Li Ye and Xiao Jingang. What did he care who was right and who was wrong between the two of them?
A subordinate unit was in trouble, and The Department had sent Director Cui to resolve it. His specialty was robbing Peter to pay Paul—who had time to hear their grievances and stand up for them? Even if you really were slaves, that was not the problem he had come to solve today.
Ma Zhaoxian and Lu Zhizhang both felt their hearts tighten at Director Cui's words.
The waters of the capital ran too deep. Who knew how many capable people had spent decades lining up and waiting for an opportunity? Even if they suppressed a rising star like Li Ye for a year or two, no one could say anything about it.
Lu Zhizhang immediately opened his leather document bag, took out a stack of printed materials as well, and distributed them to everyone.
"Leaders, this is the comprehensive financial breakdown for our First