Chapter 26: Own Ingenious Plan

Just now, Wang Ye felt inwardly amused at the fact that Director Li had sent a pillow just as he was about to nod off. This was because, in Wang Ye's plan, taking over the large collective enterprise under the Red Star Machinery Factory was an inevitable step.

The reason was simple.

Wang Ye believed in the country, but the country was actually a broad concept, formed by the fusion of land, people, culture, and government. So, in this unstoppable era, Wang Ye could believe in the country.

However, he had to guard against those who wanted to take advantage.

Simply put, if Wang Ye spent two or three years revitalizing the Red Star Machinery Factory, what would happen if a transfer order suddenly landed on his desk?

By then, the Red Star Machinery Factory would be like his own child, his own forbidden fruit. If he handed it over to others for nothing, Wang Ye would not be willing.

It was precisely because of this.

Even though Wang Ye had a certain level of confidence and assurance that he could firmly grasp the Red Star Machinery Factory, eliminate those who wanted to take advantage without reason through various constraints and coordination, he still couldn't eliminate the possibility of unexpected events.

So, to prevent the embarrassing situation of being kicked out, when Wang Ye decided to come to the Red Star Machinery Factory, he had already decided that he must take over the large collective enterprise under the Red Star Machinery Factory!

Now it was 1982. After many years of bloodsucking by large collectives, with the needs of reform and economic development, the country could no longer tolerate the existence of large collectives like vampires and had to reform them ruthlessly.

After all, even military factories, which were once considered untouchable, could be reformed. Let alone these large collectives!

Although they were all tears of the times, if they wanted to move forward, they couldn't carry such burdens. In three years, in 1985, the country further initiated the reform of the shareholding and contracting system of countless state-owned enterprises.

A vigorous wave of layoffs kicked off!

So, what Wang Ye had to do was very simple: during the process of large collective reform, first take control of the large collective. Meanwhile, now that the country had begun to promote patent laws, with the promulgation of patent laws, all civilian products and patents of the Red Star Machinery Factory would be placed under the banner of the large collective. Then gradually separate the machinery factory from the large collective.

In three years, with the start of the reform of state-owned enterprises, Wang Ye would try his best to acquire shares and contracting rights of the machinery factory. Of course, because the machinery factory might involve some military and weapons-related content, the success rate was very low.

If successful, Wang Ye could only say that his little stick had truly moved the era, causing a small change in this era of feeling the stones to cross the river.

If unsuccessful, it didn't matter. Maintaining the status quo would suffice.

However, if someone really wanted to take advantage, Wang Ye could still retain his large collective, leaving behind only a shell of the Red Star Machinery Factory.

However, at this moment.

When Wang Ye said this, the old factory director sitting beside him changed his expression, grabbing Wang Ye with his one arm and saying:

"Wang Ye, you can't just say anything!"

Obviously, the old factory director, who was older and more experienced, noticed the problem. The large collective under the factory was just as its name implied. Its property rights belonged to the collective, so how could it be contracted to an individual? What was this? This was embezzlement of collective property!

In the past few years, such behavior meant a guaranteed prison sentence, and if the offense was serious, even execution!

"Director Li, don't listen to Wang Ye."

"He's young and inexperienced. Just ignore what he said!"

The old factory director looked at Director Li with a worried face, while Director Li, as soon as Wang Ye finished speaking, showed a surprised expression, then seemed to fall into thought.

To be honest, Director Li had anticipated many possibilities regarding Wang Ye's plan for large collective reform.

Such as reducing the expenses of the large collective, expanding its production business, ensuring that capable workers were rewarded, and even directly streamlining the personnel who were just drawing salaries within the large collective. However, he had never expected that Wang Ye would actually want to contract the large collective enterprise!

"You kid, you always come up with something new!"

"If it were a few years ago, just saying these words would be a serious offense!"

"Come on, give me a reason."

After a moment, Director Li smiled and looked at Wang Ye, then the six top figures of the machinery factory in the room breathed a sigh of relief, but then nervously stared at Wang Ye, afraid that he might say something wrong again.

Under everyone's gaze, Wang Ye extinguished the cigarette butt and then shook his head with a smile:

"If it were a few years ago, I would have just said I had no idea and asked the leaders to guide us correctly in our reform."

Then Wang Ye became serious and said:

"As for the reasons you want, I have more than one, I can give you three!"

"The first reason is based on facts."

"Nowadays, the large collective of the machinery factory is in a state of deficit. It relies on the machinery factory's blood transfusions to survive. Since it's already such a mess, what's wrong with contracting it to me?"

"Take a gamble. What if it succeeds? Even if it doesn't, there's no loss, right?"

"The second reason is based on policies."

"Although the large collective belongs to the collective, there's no explicit requirement in the state's reform documents that private contracting is not allowed, right? And as far as I know, in Yanjing and Shanghai, state-owned enterprises have already started shareholding reforms!"

"The third reason is based on fundamentals."

"Since we are reforming, we can't just follow the same old routine, right? Otherwise, what's the point of calling it reform? Do you agree?"

At this point, Wang Ye paused for a moment, picked up the teacup to moisten his mouth, and smiled:

"Of course, if you think I'm wrong, then consider that I never said anything."

"After all, you have no evidence to prove what I said. Right, everyone? What did I say just now?"

When they heard Wang Ye say this, the six top figures of the machinery factory in the room shook their heads quickly, and seeing this scene, Director Li couldn't help but laugh and scold:

"You kid! You've already captured the heart of the machinery factory in just a few days?"

"Alright, I admit what you said makes sense, but the matter of private contracting a large collective enterprise indeed has no precedent. I have to go back and discuss it in a meeting. It will take a few days to give you an answer."

At this point, Director Li paused for a moment, then curiously asked again:

"I mean, assuming, assuming the organization allows you to contract the large collective, what are you going to do? You know, this is a large enterprise with thousands of people, it's not easy to be self-sufficient. Do you have any other unconventional tricks?"

In response to Director Li's question, Wang Ye grinned and said:

"As for the assumption, we can only talk about it when it happens."

"By then, I'll have my own ingenious plan!"

Hearing Wang Ye's words, Director Li could only smile helplessly. After all, the ball was in Wang Ye's court. If he didn't say it, who could do anything about it?

As for the six top figures of the machinery factory who had witnessed the whole process, they looked at each other. Although they hadn't interacted with Director Li much in the past, they were all industrialists and had heard some rumors.

It was said that Director Li was strict and demanded strictness from the subordinates.

But now, why was he so easygoing?