After being full of wine and food, Liu Xueqin specially sent a car to take Li Weidong and Zhao Hu back to the guest house.

"This Red Star Factory is really amazing, a sales director can send a car, which is like our company, Secretary Yu only changed to a car last year, and the previous ones were all Beijing Jeeps. Zhao Hu couldn't help but sigh.

"In a small place like ours, don't we just take a jeep when we go to the county-level cadres! If we are not an enterprise specializing in transportation, Secretary Yu may not be able to get in a car. Li Weidong said with a smile.

Zhao Hu took the teacup, made two cups of tea, handed Li Weidong a cup, and then said: "I said Li Weidong, I really didn't see it, you kid didn't blush when he lied." ”

"Lying?" Li Weidong was slightly stunned.

"You have something to do with SAIC? You haven't even seen the Huangpu River, have you? I'm embarrassed to debunk you. Zhao Hu pursed his lips.

Zhao Hu is also a child of a transportation company, everyone grew up in the same compound, and they must know each other well. Of course, he knew that Li Weidong did not have any connections in SAIC.

In the family homes of state-owned enterprises in the 80s, it was all public information about how many relatives there were, whether the relatives were rural or urban, what unit the relatives worked in, how many children the relatives had, whether the children of the relatives were looking for a partner, and where the children of the relatives were looking for a place to work.

Li Weidong hiccuped before he spoke: "If I don't say so, then Liu Xueqin can return it for us?"

"How are you going to explain to Liu Xueqin the lie that the raw materials are damp? When they go back to check, the materials are not damp at all, what should we do then?" Zhao Hu then asked.

"You can rest assured, the raw materials of the Red Star Factory are indeed damp. Li Weidong said categorically.

In his previous life, Li Weidong was deducted a three-month bonus because of the unqualified product quality of the Red Star Factory, and it was also for this reason that when the Red Star Factory was criticized by the report, Li Weidong paid special attention to the content of the report and watched it many times in a row, which can be said to be fresh in his memory.

It all started in July, when a strong typhoon landed, and Pingzhou City, where the Hongxing factory is located, was not a coastal city, but it was only more than 200 kilometers away from the sea, so it was naturally affected by the typhoon.

The typhoon blew the roof of the raw material warehouse of the Hongxing Factory, and the warehouse administrator was also very conscientious and responsible, braving the rain to carry out emergency repairs and repair the roof of the warehouse. Due to the timely repair, there is no water in the raw material warehouse, and the raw materials are not damaged, but they are a little damp.

It is precisely because the raw materials were not damaged that the warehouse did not tell the production workshop about this, and the production workshop did not know that the raw materials had been damp, so they directly took them for production. Therefore, the products produced by the Red Star Factory after July are all damp raw materials.

According to past experience, moisture in raw materials is not a big deal. These damp raw materials are used to produce tires and other products, and they do not affect the use at all. The gaskets and rubber rings used to produce the engine only cause the car to idle unsteadily, but the car can still drive.

However, the Red Star Factory used this batch of damp raw materials to provide Santana with localized parts, and the standards of the Germans were much higher than those of domestic enterprises, and the products of the Red Star Factory were also identified as unqualified.

A few months ago, the samples of parts provided by the Red Star Factory for SAIC were qualified, but now the mass-produced parts are not qualified, which is equivalent to a slap in the face of Santana's localization.

It took more than two months to find out the reason for the substandard product quality, and by that time it was already 1985, and the joint venture of SAIC Volkswagen was officially established.

Perhaps in order to set an example to other companies, or to help SAIC Volkswagen establish its prestige in the industry, the Red Star Factory was unlucky to become a negative example and reported in the entire industry.

The localization of Santana is a key project at the national level, and the leaders who were directly or indirectly involved in this project at that time were not ordinary people, even if the Red Star Factory was a national second-level enterprise, it could only become the chicken that was killed.

Now, with the rebirth of Li Weidong, all this has changed, and the Red Star Factory learned for the first time that it was the raw materials that were damp, resulting in unqualified product quality.

After Liu Xueqin returned to the Red Star Factory, he immediately inquired about the warehouse, and after learning that the typhoon blew through the roof of the warehouse, he knew that what Li Weidong said was true, and the raw materials of the Red Star Factory were indeed damp.

Liu Xueqin did not hesitate, and immediately went to see the director of the Red Star Factory, and then added oil and vinegar, saying that the roof of the warehouse was damaged and the materials were damp, and the credit was all on himself.

The next thing is the technical department, the technical department of the Red Star Factory worked overtime all night, and finally determined that the product quality was unqualified, which was caused by the moisture of the raw materials.

For Hongxing Factory, this is obviously a loophole in its own management, but for Liu Xueqin, it is a great credit.

Another beneficiary, of course, is Li Weidong.

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In the guest house of the Red Star Rubber Factory, Liu Xueqin once again invited guests to dinner. This time, the dishes are still sumptuous, and the wine has changed from Gujing Gong to Moutai.

Moutai was brought by Liu Xueqin himself, as the sales section chief of the Red Star Factory, gifts such as tobacco, wine and tea will naturally not be less, but Liu Xueqin can't receive a few bottles a year for such an expensive gift as Moutai, this time he is willing to take out a bottle of Moutai to entertain Li Weidong, which can be regarded as a bloody investment.

"Brother Li, this time it is really thanks to you that our factory can find the reason for the unqualified product quality so quickly, come, I will toast you." Liu Xueqin picked up the wine glass with a smile.

"Brother Liu is really polite, they are all friends, and it is appropriate to help each other. Li Weidong tasted a sip of Moutai, the wine was mellow and the taste was really great.

Liu Xueqin put down his wine glass and continued: "Brother Li, when I reported to the factory leaders, I didn't mention your relationship with SAIC, I was mainly worried that the factory leaders would ask long questions. Speaking of which, this matter is really a bit unpleasant for you. ”

Liu Xueqin's subtext is that he took all the credit on himself, which was explaining to Li Weidong, and at the same time, he hoped that Li Weidong would not poke this matter out.

Of course, Li Weidong understood what Liu Xueqin meant, he smiled disappreciatively, and then said very well: "After all, this is your Red Star Factory's business, I am an outsider, Brother Liu doesn't mention me when he reports, that's the best, everyone can save some trouble." ”

Liu Xueqin's face was happy, he immediately took out a note from his arms, handed it to Li Weidong, and said: "Brother Li, this is the tire you want, when the time comes, take this bill of lading, and go directly to our factory to pay for the goods." ”

Li Weidong took the bill of lading and looked at the number on it, which turned out to be 250 tires.

Before Li Weidong only said that he wanted 200 tires, Liu Xueqin approved 250 tires, and the extra 50 tires were obviously an extra favor from Liu Xueqin.

"This Liu Xueqin, worthy of being the head of the sales section, is quite good at things, give me 50 more tires, which can be regarded as a sealing fee for me. It's just that the number of two hundred and five is not very good. ”

While thinking about it, Li Weidong raised his wine glass and said, "Thank you Brother Liu, I wish Brother Liu every step of the way." ”

"Accept your good words. Liu Xueqin said with a smile.

For the middle-level cadres of state-owned enterprises, taking a step further and becoming a member of the leadership team is probably the ultimate goal they strive for.