1988: Back to the human world for a few years

Chapter 216: Losing without Losing and Winning without Winning
In the eyes of outsiders, although Yang Mo is very capable, judging from some of his performances, he is a typical lazy guy who likes to lie down and pretend to be a lazy fish.

As a roughneck, it is the most basic self-cultivation to avoid making trouble if you can. Even if you are forced to make trouble, going with the flow should be the most basic quality.

Therefore, Yang Mo always stood firmly on the side of the weakest Zhang Wenshun. After making a series of considerable moves, he also tactfully rejected the soft or hard solicitations from Wang Yinuo and Vice President Feng. This was indeed something that was beyond the expectations of many people.

If it were someone else, they might think that this guy was a person of deep affection and loyalty, who was grateful to a fat guy for his help and would never leave him even in the most difficult situation.

But Miss Mu knew very well that although this guy did value friendship, he and Zhang Wenshun were far from being die-hard fans. The two of them were more like friends than superiors and subordinates... In fact, in her opinion, with Yang Mo's treasure-like abilities, Zhang Wenshun was indeed not qualified to gain Yang Mo's loyalty.

Therefore, Yang Mo's position and attitude are somewhat strange.

As things have developed to this point, no matter whether he extends an olive branch to Wang Yinuo or Vice President Feng, he will be reused and promoted after the success. Even Zhang Wenshun, who has always wanted to ask for President Wang's return, will benefit greatly from it and be able to move closer to his goal.

But Yang Mo always maintained a clear boundary between the two sides, and he was like a green tea girl who could be an ordinary friend but had the delusion of wanting to pursue me.

To be honest, Mu Liya really wanted to tell Yang Mo that no matter how capable you are, if you continue with this attitude, you will have no good days after the ring competition is over.

However, few people know that Yang Mo actually has his own reasons for doing so.

As a reborn person, he knew too well the final outcome of this ring match; it could be summed up in one sentence: "Wang Yinuo lost without being defeated, and Vice President Feng won without being victorious."

To put it simply, if the historical process is followed, Wang Yinuo, who likes to be patient and play defensive counterattacks, will eventually be successfully re-elected. The reason why he can be successfully re-elected is actually due to the large-scale petrochemical industrial park project that he is now promoting.

What was surprising was that after he was successfully re-elected, he was held accountable for certain things just one year later and eventually had to step down in disgrace...and the reason for being held accountable was also because of this petrochemical industrial park.

Therefore, based on some considerations and in order to show his magnanimity, Feng Yuan, who was appointed as deputy general manager by Wang Yinuo, was unexpectedly designated as acting general manager by his superiors due to the rush of time. It was really a big bargain.

However, as a loser at the beginning, our Vice President Feng was not very popular. His management ability was not outstanding. Faced with the mess of the petrochemical industrial park, he was naturally overwhelmed.

At this time, the consequences of the drilling company's hasty change of leadership became apparent... Since no one obeys you, and you don't seem to have the ability to fix the mess in front of you except for holding your subordinates accountable at every turn, don't blame us for not buying it.

As a result, dozens of small groups of drilling companies completely let themselves go and attacked each other for trivial matters, which was a bit like entering a small Warring States period... Although the most important oil production was not greatly affected, it also opened the curtain of the drilling companies' decline. After relying on their old capital to survive in an increasingly difficult environment for nearly 30 years, they finally ended up being laid off and merged.

Since the company was in such a mess, Feng Yuan naturally could not continue to serve as the acting general manager. So, when the next election came, he was sent back to the headquarters to retire as expected.

So, this is the direct reason why Yang Mo has always refused to side with these two people.

Both of them are grasshoppers in autumn, and they can't jump for long. He would be crazy to bear such a huge cause and effect and involvement for a little bit of sweetness.

The reason why he always stood on Zhang Wenshun's side was very simple... After Feng Yuan stepped down, his successor was not anyone from the drilling company, but Wang Xingmin, who was designated by the headquarters and parachuted in.

Although this former leader of the drilling company did not do very well after he was parachuted in, faced with the complex corporate environment and the rapid changes of the times, he was still able to be re-elected for two terms thanks to his prestige, right?
From this perspective, Zhang Wenshun, the fallen veteran who is currently looked down upon by everyone, is actually the ultimate winner.

Of course, as long as he could hold on until 1994, or even 1992, and quietly build the framework he wanted, Yang Mo would have many more life choices. He didn't have to stick to the drilling company. So whether a fat guy would become the powerful executive vice president in five years was not that important to him.
Similarly, the best option for Yang Mo is to keep some things in his heart, avoid one pit after another by relying on the prophetic advantage of a reborn person without changing the general trend of history.

But unfortunately,
There was a variable here that was beyond Yang Mo's original expectations... Miss Mu.

Objectively speaking, Yang Mo is quite confident in his self-control ability. No matter how beautiful Miss Mu is, he will not turn into a bootlicker and do stupid things for her that would change the course of history.

But unfortunately, after nearly a year of getting along, he and Miss Mu not only established a relationship of symbiotic interests, but also became very good friends... and Miss Mu helped him several times, either openly or secretly, regardless of gains and losses, which also proved that she was a friend who could stand the test.

As the saying goes, make up for what you lack. For Yang Mo, who has lived two lives, what he lacks most is probably friends he can truly trust.

In his previous life, he only had one friend, Tugou, whom he could trust.

After his rebirth, he discovered that Miss Mu seemed... worthy of real trust?

So, this is why he suddenly reminded Muliya's father that it would be better not to get too involved in the petrochemical industrial park project.

Remember what I said before, that this most beautiful woman in the oil field would go abroad in disgrace in a few years?

Yes, I was involved in this project.

To be precise... her father was implicated in this project. Faced with so many suitors with green eyes, she had gradually lost the ability to protect herself, and in the end she could only protect herself by going abroad.

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“Shouldn’t this project have been approved in the first place?”

Mu Liya looked at the man in front of her with disbelief.

To be honest, if someone else had said this, she would probably just sneer and turn away.

What a joke.

As the saying goes, if you live by the mountain, you can eat from the mountain; if you live by the water, you can eat from the water. In Linyi County, which is home to three key oil companies, there is probably no project that is more reliable and can better leverage its own industrial advantages than building a large petrochemical industrial park.

Besides, this is a large-scale project that was finalized after more than a year of deliberation and discussion by a group of experts. Who do you think you are to be better than those experts?
But the problem is...

The person who said this was Yang Mo, a jerk who, although young, had even been classified as an "old immortal" by Wang Yinuo.

Looking at Miss Mu with her mouth wide open, Yang Mo sighed helplessly: "Miss, if I guess correctly, when you were discussing this project, you should have been thinking about how this project can give full play to the raw materials and technical advantages of the oil system, how the upstream and downstream industrial chains can be combined, what kind of support the ministry can provide, and how many new jobs can be created. These are all exciting questions, right?"

Mu Liya blinked her eyes. "Although these are the main ones... we also considered how we would respond if the international oil price fluctuated drastically, the product sales were blocked, the coastal logistics route was relatively long, and other unfavorable factors. We also carefully studied the composition of the product matrix, seamless conversion of production capacity, warehousing safety, logistics distribution methods, infrastructure support, and a series of other issues."

Yang Mo rolled his eyes: "Well, you see, this is the problem... You are discussing this project as an internal project, and not as an independent external project... If I am not mistaken, you are probably thinking about how to use this large petrochemical industrial park to attract enterprises from other provinces to invest and build factories in Linyi, and use this as an opportunity to cooperate with the competent authorities of Linyi County to engage in real estate construction?" Mu Liya's face showed a look of seeing a ghost again: "How do you know?"

Wang Yinuo and his father plan to boost the real estate market through investment promotion and settlement after the industrial park is completed in order to seek all-round support from the county. This matter is still in the confidential stage. Even only a few people in the county know that Wang Yinuo has this plan. So how did Yang Mo guess it?
However, Yang Mo seemed to be somewhat prophetic today. Having guessed that a group of island country companies would visit China before, it was not unacceptable for him to guess that they also had a large real estate development project hidden here.

This guy has a very sharp eye. He must have deduced this matter through the list of contact and communication units in the early stage of the industrial park.

Miss Mu suppressed her shock and said in a tone full of doubt: "This project is a large-scale investment project of several hundred million yuan, and it has been reported to the Ministry. Although the scale is a little off, it can barely be considered a strategic project in terms of demonstration and driving role... So, from the perspective of an internal project, is there a problem?"

Looking at the beautiful face in front of him that was full of questions, Yang Mo sighed helplessly.

Miss Mu's meaning was very clear. This was a major project that had already been reported to the Ministry. Moreover, due to the special nature of petrochemicals, its scale and practical significance had even exceeded the scope of provincial projects.

Therefore, this petrochemical industrial park only needs to consider how to build the project as scheduled, how to officially put it into production within the planned time, how to produce products needed at home and abroad, and with this as the core, form an industrial enrichment effect in Linyi County.

In fact, this is the common idea of ​​all state-owned enterprise managers at present... Since it has entered the vision of the upper level, there is no need to consider anything else except building the project step by step.

As for those evil spirits and all kinds of trouble that appear from time to time in small projects... give them ten times the courage!
After gently rubbing his brows, Yang Mo said with some tiredness: "Sister, if the investment scale does not exceed the threshold, whether it is a strategic project is not up to you, but depends on how the superiors view it... Although according to previous situations, projects with an investment of more than 5 million yuan, and chemical projects, can indeed be on the edge of the strategic project level, enter the superiors' field of vision, and receive all-round support including supervision."

“But the thing is…the past was the past, and the present is the present!”

Yang Mo pointed to the roof and said, "If nothing unexpected happens, a civilian delegation from the island country will visit China in the middle of next month, and the leader will most likely be Ito Masayoshi, who is affectionately called an old friend by our country... This old man is a famous figure in the island country, and his influence is really not small. In addition, this exchange with China needs to withstand the heavy pressure from within the island country, so the sincerity and movement must be great."

"So, if things go as expected, this visit to China will definitely bring in a huge amount of investment and trade orders... Faced with a package of investment projects that will span three to five years and could amount to tens of billions or even hundreds of billions of dollars, with limited energy and resources, do you think that this large-scale chemical industry park that Mr. Wang and your father are working on, with an investment of only 5 million yuan, can still be treated as a quasi-strategic project?"

When Mu Liya heard this, she was shocked.

Coming from an unusual family background, she knew all too well the difference between a project being noticed by the upper echelons and not being noticed by them.

If it comes into the sight of the upper echelons and is given enough attention, and has all kinds of divine protection, then this chemical industrial park will naturally only need to do the necessary planning and design and put it into production. Although it also needs to guard against the emergence of internal termites, there is no need to worry about other things;

But if you can't get into the sight of the upper class...

It is difficult to describe the various variables and possible problems that may arise in the process.

Moreover, she did not doubt whether this private exchange on the island country's side could bring about such an exaggerated amount of investment as Yang Mo said. As a hot spot for industrial transfer and investment in the island country, the Qilu region has had a full understanding of the financial strength of the island country's enterprises in the past decade... For this neighbor who clamored to buy America, if it were not for various restrictions, let alone tens of billions of dollars, even if there was an extra zero at the end, it would not be unimaginable.

Yang Mo shrugged when he saw this and said, "Since it is very likely that we will not be able to get into the sight of the upper management, there is an inherent inaccuracy in looking at and analyzing this large petrochemical industrial park from the perspective of an internal project."

"But if we look at this chemical industrial park from the perspective of an independent external project, I think given the current situation of our drilling company, we should at least do a PEST analysis... But as long as you use this model to analyze it, you will know that this project, which is like a rising sun in your eyes, is full of landmines!"

The so-called PEST stands for Political, Economic, Social and Technological.

These are the external environment of the enterprise, which is generally not under the control of the enterprise. These factors are also jokingly called "harmfuls". The PEST analysis method is also jokingly called "harmful analysis method" by insiders.

However, in general, PEST is often used by multinational companies for project prospect analysis and risk planning overseas, and is rarely used in projects within the country.

However, as Yang Mo said, the situation of the drilling company in Qilu is quite special. There is an invisible wall between them and the local people and other sister units. When they are doing large-scale projects, it is actually appropriate for them to introduce the PEST analysis method to screen risks.

Of course, there is one thing Yang Mo didn’t say.

Today, the country is not only in an economic winter, but also in a period of drastic social transformation. It can be said that the changes in public thought and the rules of the game in the next three years will be much more earth-shaking than after 92.

Therefore, let alone the fact that this petrochemical industrial park ultimately failed to enter the upper echelons’ vision, even if it did, given the current environment, it is full of unspeakable variables… Don’t think this is a joke, the saying “Ancestors cannot be relied upon, and the majesty of heaven cannot be feared” was vividly demonstrated in a corner in the early 1990s.

Thinking of this, Yang Mo reminded: "Based on the PEST analysis, I will not say anything that is not conducive to unity. I will only say four points..."

“First, have you ever considered that after the establishment of this industrial park, the safety and guarantee of crude oil supply to various oil units will become a top priority;”

"Then here comes the question. Although I am reluctant to admit it, over the years, some people in many villages have become wealthy by stealing oil. Even if you go to those villages, you can find numerous small-scale oil refineries that are dirty, messy, and shady. "

"Over the years, this has developed into an industry chain that is not known to outsiders, but there are many people who make a living on this line... and there are many ruthless but brainless idiots among them."

"So, once the petrochemical industrial park is officially put into production, and the work of each link is standardized according to the plan, and even some rectification is carried out to ensure efficiency... guess what those brainless idiots will do?"

Yang Mo shrugged his shoulders and said, "In fact, even if we don't rectify the crude oil supply guarantee link at that time, this kind of thing is inevitable... I've said that those guys are just idiots with no brains but only ruthlessness. In their eyes, the petrochemical industrial park is a big piece of fat meat. How could they not be interested in getting rich?"

Taking out a cigarette and lighting it, Yang Mo slowly exhaled a puff of smoke: "Second..."

"and many more!"

Yang Mo had just finished saying his second thought when Miss Mu interrupted him.

Looking at Mu Liya in surprise, Yang Mo didn't know why she suddenly interrupted him, but he saw that Mu Liya, who originally had a bad expression, suddenly laughed softly: "Yang Mo, I came here today just to ask a question on behalf of Uncle Wang... Since you have already answered that question, my mission is completed."

At this point, Miss Mu rolled her eyes, and a playful expression suddenly appeared on her face: "As for why this project should not be approved, what are the fatal loopholes, and what to do next in this situation, you don't need to tell me... Or, one day in the future, if a strange old man suddenly comes to ask you, you can decide whether to tell him or not!"

A strange old man?
Should I tell him or not depending on my mood?
Yang Mo was completely confused.

This is……

It does not make sense!

(End of this chapter)