1988: Back to the human world for a few years

Chapter 139 Two Up and Two Down
The next morning, just like the previous few days, Yang Mo checked in at Xintai Management Company and then leisurely appeared in the general office.

Looking at the office that had become empty again, Yang Mo sighed: "Do you think the feng shui of our department is not very good? Why is it that the popularity is always high for a while and then low for a while?"

Bao Shuxian, who was writing furiously, raised his head and looked at him with a frown, "What do you mean by bad feng shui? Please, look throughout the entire company, can you find another department like ours that has been so successful in just over a year?"

"Besides, you, Director Zhang, and Supervisor Mu are taking turns to sit on the seesaw here. Now that our people are leaving, which department dares to look down on us? If this is called bad feng shui, then could you please find me a department with good feng shui?"

This is indeed the truth. As the saying goes, when all is well, there is always light in the west. Yang Mo, Director Zhang and Miss Mu are in charge of internal affairs on one side and external affairs on the other. Now that the company has started to place heavy bets on tertiary industry projects using "family employment" as a chess piece, no matter which side has the upper hand, the General Office is definitely a key department.

I have to say, from the perspective of the department alone, Zhang Wenshun, this fat guy, is really good at playing tricks;
Of course, the more crucial thing is that Miss Mu never had any intention of moving her diversified business research team out of the General Office...even though Wang Yinuo mentioned this more than once, and even though the number of trainee members in her team actually exceeded the number of formal workers in the General Office.

However, Yang Mo has never been very interested in this kind of "micro-manipulation" method. He just curled his lips when he heard it: "Tsk~! Such a big office, there are only a few of these little cats staying here, it's cold and deserted, there is no popularity at all, what a good feng shui!"

Bao Shuxian rolled his eyes and said, "Brother, it's only been less than a year, have you forgotten? According to company regulations, all interns in the department must go to the grassroots for training."

"You didn't see that all the regular employees and interns were crowded in the office for a meeting. There was barely enough space to sit... and it was so quiet. I wish the office would always be like this, with a bunch of women chattering in the room. It's so noisy! I can't even write a document properly!"

Yang Mo laughed, and his right hand naturally reached for the guy's chest: "By the way, where are your two little apprentices? Why don't you see them? You are now a formal member of the Diversified Operations Research Group, and you are in the publicity position. Logically speaking, your two little apprentices don't need to go to the well team to train at the grassroots level. They should stay and help you, right?"

Bao Shuxian looked at Yang Mo taking away the box of cigarettes he had just bought yesterday afternoon with a painful look on his face. When he saw Yang Mo took out a cigarette and lit it, he quickly snatched the box of expensive cigarettes back: "I use this box of cigarettes to show off. I can only afford 4 packs of cigarettes per month. I can't bear to smoke them. You guys should just stop smoking now!"

After carefully putting away the bag of Huazi, Bao Shuxian then complained: "Stay and help me? I would like to!"

"You have no idea how busy we have been recently. The entire department has been out helping to coordinate the reorganization and business streamlining of various units... Regular employees are responsible for reviewing and scheduling, and interns are responsible for running errands;"

"It's the same with my colleagues in the General Office and the members of our Diversified Business Research Group... Thanks to you, we haven't had a good rest for more than half a month. One person does the work of three people. When we get home at night, we fall asleep as soon as we touch the bed. We don't even want to eat dinner!"

As he spoke, he stretched out his legs to show off his dusty leather shoes, and pointed at the documents on the table. Bao Shuxian looked at Yang Mo fiercely and said, "You know, if Director Mu hadn't been in a hurry to define the concepts for several new products, I, a poor team member who is nominally responsible for publicity but actually has to be involved in all kinds of trivial matters, would have to bring two apprentices with me, just like your inspector Zhang Lin, to conduct on-site inspections, check accounts, and hold meetings for coordination in various units!"

"Hehe! Single-loop process responsibility system... I thank you on behalf of my two apprentices who are currently stationed in other units and have been suffering from insomnia for almost a week!"

As we all know, Miss Mu has become very skilled at copying and pasting these days. She copies whatever Team Leader Yang does, and she can absolutely guarantee 100% restoration.

As the basis of all work, the "single-loop process responsibility system" that requires signatures at every link to ensure that responsibility can be traced back to individuals is absolutely everyone's nightmare;
Different from the previous big pot meal, under this primitive but relatively reliable trace management method, it is difficult to fool others to take the blame with you, and if there is any problem, the person responsible for the fault can be immediately found out through traceability... Of course, there is a reward for every punishment. Under the keen eyes of Yang and Mu, those who do well will not have to worry about others reaping the benefits.

However, in this way, the pressure on the people working below suddenly increased. Although most of the work at the grassroots level only requires you to do a good job of monitoring and statistical reporting, "the company's business" suddenly becomes "their own business". With the responsibility locked, people who are used to working in a group are indeed nervous.

Facing Bao Shuxian's complaints, Yang Mo laughed out loud: "Aren't you particularly disgusted with the big-pot way of doing things, and also particularly disgusted with the collective picking of individual fruits... Now that I've given you a chance to show off, why are you making a fuss again?"

Bao Shuxian choked for a moment, then muttered, "This is a chance for the subordinates to perform. Under the three-team review model, as long as the leader is not blind, there is basically no need to worry about others reaping the rewards... But the workload is too heavy now, and everyone is a novice. How many people can withstand such great pressure!"

Yang Mo looked at him with a smile: "If you can't handle such great pressure, you can just give up... the company won't fire you anyway... but if you can't get a regular position, or are transferred to a lower-level unit, you won't be able to complain!"

As he spoke, Yang Mo gently patted Bao Shuxian on the shoulder: "Old Fourth, I know that humans are not plants. You have been with your two little apprentices for so many months, and you will eventually have feelings for them... But sometimes, you still can't be too emotional;"

"We are a central enterprise, and also a petroleum system unit with abundant resources... Now, whether it is the General Office or the Diversified Operations Steering Group, they are no longer the same as before... We need to take the route of elite troops!"

"So it's more important than anything else to come up with a relatively fair and convincing promotion channel to ensure the youthful vitality and combat effectiveness of the department... Besides, don't you hate those interns who only rely on their gender advantage to chatter and build relationships?"

Bao Shuxian nodded dejectedly after hearing this: "Okay, although this may not sound very humane, it feels like... it makes some sense!"

As he said that, he unhappily took out an Ashima from Yang Mo's shirt pocket and lit it up: "Not bad, you have been the team leader for the past two months and it's not in vain. You have become a leader now!"

Yang Mo rolled his eyes: "Come on, anyone with a discerning eye can see that my position as team leader is about to end, and you, as a buddy, are rubbing salt into my wounds... That's not fair!"

Bao Shuxian suddenly felt a little embarrassed and wanted to explain, but after thinking about it, he apologized directly with a sad face: "I'm sorry... I was wrong!"

Seeing this guy's upright attitude of taking a beating, Yang Mo nodded with satisfaction: "Okay... half a pound of braised large intestine, half a crispy duck, plus six bottles of Laoshan beer, this matter will be over!"

Bao Shuxian jumped up immediately after hearing this: "What! Half a crispy duck? You might as well kill me... After sending my salary home, I only have more than 20 yuan left for living expenses. Now it's still five days before the salary is paid. Are you planning to let me starve for the next few days!?"

Then, he made a gesture of begging for mercy with a bitter face: "Brother, I was wrong, I was really wrong... How about this, I will buy you a pound of braised large intestines, three ounces of braised duck intestines, and bring you two boxes of beer... I will spare you the half crispy duck, okay?"

Different from the common crispy duck in later generations, the crispy duck of the drilling company not only has different raw materials and cooking methods, but also has a very different taste.

This is a kind of duck that is first braised and then fried, and is cooked slowly over low heat with plenty of oil. The ducks used must be more than two years old, and the seasoning process is extremely complicated, so the price is naturally ridiculously expensive... In 1989, when the average wage was less than 10 yuan per catty, this thing could be sold for nearly yuan per catty. Can you imagine?

You should know that a duck over two years old and suitable for making crispy duck weighs at least 5 jin. Even after being crispy, with sesame seeds, pepper powder and rapeseed oil, it weighs at least jin.

Half a bottle weighs two kilograms and costs twenty yuan, which is really a luxury item... You know, Feitian Moutai these days costs just over a hundred yuan a bottle.

Seeing this guy begging for mercy, Yang Mo was about to make a joke with a smile, but he saw the office door opened and a fat guy walked in hurriedly.

Zhang Wenshun was stunned when he saw Yang Mo in the office. Then he looked at this heartless guy and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yang Mo, come to my office." Zhang Wenshun waved his hand, then took out the key and opened the wooden door of the director's office. ………………

After closing the door, Zhang Wenshun picked up the thermos and made two cups of tea and brought them over: "Yang Mo, this morning, the company held an impromptu meeting of middle and senior management... Vice President Feng and Vice President Tang were the initiators of the meeting."

Yang Mo took the teacup and placed it on the coffee table, then glanced at the clock on the wall... 11:17.

After thinking for a while, he smiled and said, "What, has the top leader of Momo Baitou been chosen?"

Zhang Wenshun handed over a big Chongjiu cigarette, and said in a somewhat inexplicable tone: "Well, Vice President Feng also serves as the manager of Momo Baitou. Although Vice President Tang did not show up, more than half of the proposed names of Momo Baitou's business departments are backbones of the asset management department, service team and general manager's office. Not to mention the two deputy section chiefs, even Secretary Xie and Tang Chaoxian are on the list."

As he spoke, Zhang Wenshun paused a few times as he thrust the cigarette butt in his hand towards the cigarette box, and said with some emotion: "It can be seen that Vice President Feng and Vice President Tang are very determined this time... It can be regarded as a desperate move!"

Yang Mo smiled and struck a match and handed it over: "Does this mean that the management guidance group will be disbanded soon?"

Zhang Wenshun lit the cigarette with a match, took a deep puff, and then exhaled the smoke: "The document will probably be sent out tomorrow morning. Vice President Feng is very determined. Before next Monday, the business guidance team must hand over the existing project work to Momo Baitou;"

"Of course, as expected, President Wang has defined the personality of Momo Baitou, positioning its function as [assisting the company in developing relations between workers and farmers], and its current scope of work has also been locked in as [assisting the company in resolving triangular debt issues with sister companies];"

"Thanks to Mr. Wang... the management and decision-making rights of the Momobai Investment and Momobai Chao projects have not been taken back and are still with Qingfeng Foods."

Yang Mo chuckled: "Even if there are still tens of millions of funds on the books, the initial framework of Momo Baitou is just a subsidiary unit of Xintai Management Company after all;"

"Before Momo Baitou was assigned as a direct department of the company, it would be unreasonable for a new department that was not even a section-level department in terms of administrative hierarchy to include Momo Baitou, a star project that once had major decision-making mistakes but has now helped the company solve employment problems for hundreds of family members, under its jurisdiction."

"Sure enough, no one who can become the head of a company is a simple person...Our President Wang, no, Manager Wang, must have thought of using the framework level of Momo Baitou to make a fuss when he first established it, right?"

As he spoke, Yang Mo curled his lips meaningfully: "Assist the company to solve the triangular debt problem of its sister companies?"

"Oh, Manager Wang is probably just thinking of watching from the sidelines, letting Vice President Feng and Vice President Tang mess around for a while, and then let Director Mu make a move, and then let Director Mu change the store's flag, and then change it to a department directly under the company, right?"

"After all, when it comes to the ability to solve the triangular debt problems of those local companies, the size and business direction of Director Mu's side are much more promising than that of Vice President Feng's side!"

Zhang Wenshun nodded: "Without Manager Wang's approval, Momobaitou will not be able to become a direct department of the company;"

"Unless Momo Baizha makes a major mistake, Vice President Feng will have no reason to bring such a big piece of cake under his jurisdiction. He can only rely on his own ability and the tens of millions of funds in Momo Baizha's account to compete with Director Mu in terms of triangular debt issues;"

"In fact, Vice President Feng not only wants to compete with Director Mu in terms of the performance in dealing with triangular debts, but also wants to see who can more effectively solve the employment problems of the company's family members... The former is [seeking fame], and the latter is [seeking capital]. If he loses in either aspect, Vice President Feng will be in a passive position;"

With a light sigh, Zhang Wenshun picked up the cup and took a sip of tea: "This is an open conspiracy, an open conspiracy!"

"But there's nothing we can do. Unlike previous changes of leadership, the scope of the current confrontation is no longer limited to those trivial matters within the company. The battlefield is much wider..."

“Although the bigger the battlefield, the harder it will be for Vice President Feng and Vice President Tang to use their resource advantages, but if they don’t dare to accept the challenge, they will have no choice but to climb down the stage and wait to be liquidated!”

“So, they have to take it!”

"Hehe, since he can become the head of the company, then our comrade Wang Yinuo, no matter how patient he is or how broad his vision is, he should not be underestimated;"

"Compared to our Manager Wang, I have to say that Vice President Feng and Vice President Tang are indeed a little behind... At the very least, if I were Vice President Feng, I would definitely not consider pacifying the country before fighting against foreign enemies as the first thing to do in this adverse situation."

As he said that, Zhang Wenshun looked at Yang Mo with a smile: "Stinky boy, congratulations, wait until next Monday...you will probably be the first new employee since the establishment of the drilling company to successfully achieve two ups and two downs in just half a year!"

"Tsk tsk, he has already achieved this level of experience in his twenties...it's incredible!"

Hearing this, Yang Mo laughed: "Two ups and two downs? That sounds pretty good. At least when I go to the company in the future, probably few people will deliberately make things difficult for a rookie like me;"

"It's just that, although the two up and two down looks quite impressive, it just sounds nice;"

"So... I'm very curious now, when will this third chance of revival appear before us?"

Hearing Yang Mo use the word "we" when talking about the third comeback, Zhang Wenshun looked at him meaningfully, then smiled and crossed his legs: "I don't know about that. It may have to wait until the end of the ring match, but it may also be soon... It depends on how Vice President Feng and the others deal with it."

Hearing this, Yang Mo smiled and stretched himself lazily: "Well... no matter what, I can finally catch fish openly for a while!"

Zhang Wenshun laughed and scolded him when he saw this: "You little bastard, you just want to slack off all day long. You don't have the youthful vigor at all!"

Having said that, he consciously took out the chessboard from under the coffee table. It was obvious that he was addicted to chess...

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PS: I have a lot of homework during the summer vacation. I also have to prepare for the painting exam in the next two days. I have to register and pay the fee today. There is only one chapter.

(End of this chapter)