1988: Back to the human world for a few years

Chapter 143: Taking an apprentice?
With the dissolution of the business guidance group, many interns in the general office were sent back, and then quietly waited for the next round of arrangements at the grassroots level... These people were the ones who were originally arranged by Director Zhang to assist Mo Mo Bai Tou in those projects. Now that the flag on the city wall has changed, these people will naturally be sent back.

Therefore, while all the interns were worried about their comprehensive assessment scores, they naturally felt resentful towards Yang Mo, the culprit. Although they did not dare to show it directly, when they ate together at noon and in the evening, they would huddle in a corner and talk about this deputy-section-level veteran who was about the same age as themselves but had not been assigned any "apprentice". This became a regular program for everyone.

As for these, neither Yang Mo himself nor Director Zhang seemed to have seen or heard anything.

As I said, there are very few secrets in state-owned enterprises. Starting to compile lists of one's predecessors and leaders before obtaining a position is a stupid thing that only brainless rookies would do.

Since he has no brains, just cross him off the list of candidates for regular employment. It would only be a waste of your energy to argue with such an idiot who lacks even the most basic sense of confidentiality.

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"Stinky boy, the autumn assignment has already begun. In response to the country's call, our company will recruit a group of interns in the second half of the year. The standards have been raised now, and all of them are college students. Since you are free now, why don't you pick two apprentices to teach them?"

In the office, Zhang Wenshun pushed a thick stack of files in front of Yang Mo and then yawned.

Although the policy of not guaranteeing job placement for college students was gradually implemented only in 1994, in fact, as early as the late s, there was already an oversupply situation in central enterprises and large state-owned enterprises… There was no way, these days basically only large state-owned enterprises and central enterprises could maintain sufficient efficiency, so these chosen ones naturally tried their best to squeeze in.

As for those "silver rice bowls" that are actually more valuable...

I'm sorry, but not all areas' silver rice bowls have food. Unless the school assigns them compulsorily, a large number of college students would rather wait for file retention and adjustment than report to public institutions in remote mountainous areas or economically underdeveloped areas.

Oh?
Are they all college students?
Are the educational qualifications required now?

Yang Mo looked at the thick stack of information and had no desire to read it.

As a reborn person, he naturally knew that unless it was a scientific research and technology department, these files would have no reference value for the receiving unit... Just like the resumes of most recent graduates in later generations, no matter how dazzling your writing was or how high the teacher's evaluation of you was, in the eyes of the employer it was just a pile of waste paper.

"Director, it's rare that I have some free time, can't you let me take some time off?... Besides, you know my personality very well, and I really can't take on an apprentice!" Yang Mo blinked, then pushed the stack of information back as if begging for mercy.

Zhang Wenshun rolled his eyes: "Stop trying to be sneaky! Taking on apprentices is a tradition of our company. It is something that every business backbone has to go through!"

"Which of me, Section Chief Xiang, and Section Chief Zhao, hasn't had an apprentice before? Even Manager Wang and Vice President Feng have had several batches of apprentices, and they were lucky enough to be promoted in the end!"

After pointing out the cause and effect, Zhang Wenshun snorted, "Some time ago, you were transferred to the business guidance team and were very busy, so I didn't arrange an apprentice for you. But now you have some free time. It would be unreasonable if you don't take on an apprentice."

As he said this, he pushed the stack of information towards Yang Mo in an unpleasant tone: "Others may find all kinds of excuses not to take it, but you can't!"

"I might as well tell you that at best we can only have about half a year of leisure. Even if Vice President Feng doesn't invite us back in the end, we will be busy after the change of leadership!"

"There are only one or two people in the General Office who can really be of some use, and after all, there is such a layer of separation. If you don't bring yourself one or two reliable helpers, I wonder how many hands you will have by then!"

Zhang Wenshun forced Yang Mo to take an apprentice, but he actually had no bad intentions.

As the saying goes, "It takes three to make a hero." In state-owned enterprises, if you want to accomplish anything on your own, it is harder than climbing to the sky.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that the General Office has been happily dealing with several vice presidents and major departments over the past six months, and has stirred up quite a few storms, and has been successfully converted to a formal department with considerable weight... But this is because it happened to be a time of change of leadership and encountered a major brawl among the top leaders!

If it were a normal situation, let alone leading a large project with a funding volume of more than tens of millions and involving more than a thousand employees, even if you asked other departments to cooperate with your work because of serious matters, you have to put on a smile and make them happy, only then can you get things done!
Therefore, in versions 1.0 and 2.0, the most common method is to bring out one or two capable and trustworthy apprentices, and then create opportunities for them to be promoted and eventually become the backbone or the top leader of another department. In this way, even if you don't plot anything, it will be much smoother to carry out your work, right?

As for why it has to be an apprentice and not a former colleague in the same department...

Haha, as a veteran, Zhang Wenshun used to be a colleague in the same department with Section Chief He, Section Chief Xiang, and even Vice President Feng...but what was the result?
Do you really think that Wang Yinuo, a Shanghai native, was able to become the general manager of Southwest Drilling Company No. 1 entirely because of his own abilities?
It’s because he brought out two good disciples that he was sent up there!

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As a reborn person, Yang Mo naturally knew that this guy had no bad intentions.
But he still stared at the pile of information in front of him with a headache...

Brother, the trick of taking apprentices is a way of playing in the 1.0 and 2.0 eras. When these apprentices really make a name for themselves after a few years, it will be almost time for the 3.0 era. As the mountain tops are gradually broken and the rules of the game change, no one can guarantee whether these apprentices will really stand on the same side with you.

But he couldn't explain this to Zhang Wenshun in detail, nor was it convenient to refuse other people's kindness... Normally, apprentices are assigned randomly, and if they ask you to take the initiative to choose someone from a large number of interns who have not yet been assigned to a department, you will already be responsible for owing a favor to the Personnel Department.

Scratching his head in confusion, Yang Mo took the stack of information helplessly and started reading it.

One copy,

Two copies,

Three copies,

Seven portions...

After reading more than a dozen personnel files in a row, Yang Mo raised his head with a strange expression: "Director, these interns... are all from the southwest region?"

As we all know, the General Office is a very special department in a drilling company.

This new department, led by a deputy section chief, not only has a vague scope of functions, but also its grass-roots staff are all from Shandong. This is probably the most incompatible department since the establishment of the drilling company. Yang Mo always thought that this director would continue the "localization" and grab a corner of the chessboard as a third party, but he didn't expect that just when he opened up a little, the list of newcomers sent over was replaced by graduates from the southwest region.

Zhang Wenshun smiled when he heard this: "This is the decision of the Southwest Petroleum Bureau. Even Manager Wang cannot object to it."

Yang Mo suddenly realized that although the drilling company was rooted in Shandong and the Dongying Command also had production command authority over it, its direct superior was the Southwest Petroleum Bureau. Therefore, although he could pretend to obey orders but not propaganda from the Dongying Command, he had to follow the instructions of the Southwest Petroleum Bureau completely.

Think about it, even Wang Yinuo, who is loyal to the Dongying Command, has to obey orders obediently. What kind of person is Zhang Wenshun, a mere department director?
However, the Southwest Petroleum Bureau suddenly issued such employment instructions. On the one hand, it was certainly because it was necessary to cooperate with the local government to solve the employment of college graduates in the southwest region; but on the other hand, it was probably because someone was gossiping.

Seeing that the guy didn't look unwilling, Yang Mo pondered for a moment, then suddenly laughed and closed the personnel file: "Director, there are too many files, I'm dizzy... How about you just point me to one?"

Zhang Wenshun looked at him with a smile when he heard this: "Oh? I'll point it out? Don't you regret it, kid?"

Yang Mo grinned: "We are now on the same side. I believe you, Director, will not harm me or cause any trouble, right?"

Hearing these meaningful words, Zhang Wenshun stroked his double chin and said, "It's impossible for me to harm you, but it's just causing trouble... Boy, these are young people who don't know anything. If they really understood, they wouldn't need anyone to lead them!"

Oh? ?

After savoring these words, Yang Mo smiled, then he took a cigarette and walked out: "I said, as a company veteran, how could you not have one or two trusted comrades-in-arms and old friends? ... Tell me, which god's children are you planning to push over to my side, and then assist them to become your capable assistants?"

Zhang Wenshun waved his hands: "What a mess, you still want to assist? How can a master assist his apprentice? Besides, if you really want to do this, you will definitely quit!"

Although this was a statement of opinion, it was also telling Yang Mo that the disciple he was planning to appoint to him did have a background.

Obviously, this is a way for the fat man to kill three birds with one stone. He can use the little apprentice to bind himself emotionally, attract some external aid outside the chessboard, and train a trustworthy subordinate in the shortest time possible. With the case of Tugou, Zhang Wenshun and the company's top management are very clear about Yang Mo's ability to teach his apprentices.

Seeing that this fellow did not hide his plan from him, Yang Mo smiled and lit the cigarette in his hand: "Director, can you tell me the background of the little apprentice you plan to assign to me... I have to weigh my own weight before I dare to make a decision!"

As they were about to enter the 1990s, as a reborn person, Yang Mo was very clear about how arrogant those playboys would gradually become during this period... Although all dandies were not the same, there were quite a few elites like Miss Mu who were self-disciplined and diligent among them, but at the same time, there were also quite a few scum who were so unfilial that they enraged heaven and man.

Again, if the other party was just a second-generation junior like Su Yu, and if his character was acceptable, then he would take him with him for Zhang Wenshun's sake.
But if the other party is Miss Mu's level... Sorry! No matter how good your character is, he won't take this job!
The reason behind this is not something that can be explained to outsiders. Those who understand will naturally understand.

Of course, with the ability of this fat guy, the foreign aid he brought in could not reach the level of Miss Mu's family, but even so, he still needed to find out the other party's origins... In a word, those whose family identities were too sensitive or might bring huge consequences would be rejected.

Zhang Wenshun stared at Yang Mo with a strange expression for a while, and couldn't help but sighed: "Boy, although I felt a long time ago that you were too slick for a young man of your age, I didn't expect you to be so cautious... Hey, there are really not many young people who can understand the four words "matching" so thoroughly."

Zhang Wenshun waved his hand nonchalantly as he spoke: "Don't worry about this. You said that we are on the same page now. I will naturally help you check this aspect."

"In fact, I came to you today just to test the waters. The candidate for your apprentice has not been decided yet. After all, it involves filling out application forms and going through procedures. We also need to set some special standards. If we are too enthusiastic, it will be embarrassing!"

Zhang Wenshun said with a smug look on his face: "Hey, I'll send a telegram to those bastards in a minute to see who offers the highest price... If you don't spend some money, don't even think about sending your own children over here!"

Yang Mo was stunned: "See who bids the highest? ...Does that mean they took the initiative?"

Zhang Wenshun naturally knew what Yang Mo was wondering about, and he shook off the ash from his cigarette with a smile: "Boy, do you think I asked you to take a disciple just to find an excuse to look for reinforcements?"

"No, no, no, you got the priorities wrong... Those bastards are our foreign players, but they were the ones who took the initiative to ask to send their own children over as apprentices!"

Eh?
Yang Mo looked incredulous: "You came to me on your own initiative?... With my limited skills, is it that important?"

Of course, he knew that the Momo Baizha project was now considered a well-known chain project in the society, and the drilling company was trying to sort out and integrate business lines through the dual PPP model, and thus fundamentally solve the triangular debt problem of sister units, which was gradually spreading within the system; therefore, in the eyes of those who were interested, it was not difficult to know his name.

But the problem is...

These are just some very superficial and entry-level business methods in later generations. They are not all that can be seen and deduced by everyone.
Therefore, apart from being "brave", there is nothing commendable about my actions over the past six months. Why should I be valued by others, to the point of sending my own children to be my apprentice?

You know, although this fat guy in front of you is having a miserable time, he is a veteran of the drilling company after all, and an old fox. It is naturally not easy for him to be chosen as a foreign aid by him.

Seeing his expression, Zhang Wenshun couldn't help but frown: "Hey, kid, that's enough... Modesty is a virtue, but being too modest is hypocrisy!"

Obviously, in his opinion, what Yang Mo has shown in the past six months is definitely first-class means in the current domestic business field. This young man's knowledge reserve and breadth of vision in this area are definitely worthy of everyone's attention;
In fact, if the company's situation was not special this year, even if Wang Yinuo was no longer on good terms with him, he should have been promoted to the position of manager of Mo Mo Bai Tou... At the very least, he would have been able to get a position as an office secretary in the general manager's office.

Didn’t you see that even Miss Mu looked at him with admiration and even tried to appease him in order to bring him under your wing?

Although Yang Mo may not be willing to teach wholeheartedly after becoming his apprentice, even so, letting his children learn from him is an opportunity that those who know the business dream of!

Seeing the fat guy's contemptuous look of "I've seen through you", Yang Mo shrugged speechlessly.

God has mercy on me, I am speaking the truth.

A jack of all trades like him could kill three people with a brick in the future. It would be fine if he was facing ordinary people, but facing these old foxes who were alive and well, he really didn't think that his things were anything special, okay...

(End of this chapter)