1988: Back to the human world for a few years

Chapter 284 Another Way Out

"Wang Xingmin is coming back!"

Mu Siyuan's expression was very ugly as he sat on a Shanghai-brand car that would be discontinued in more than a year.

"What!?"

Miss Mu looked at her father in disbelief. If these words had not come from Mu Siyuan's mouth, she would have almost thought that this was someone playing a prank.

"How is it possible? The Chinese New Year is only 20 days away. Uncle Wang's position is so stable now, and the list of the next leadership team of the company has been officially submitted... How could Manager Wang Xingmin come back? What position can be assigned to him after he comes back? It's impossible that he will be sent away as a new department like Zhang Wenshun?"

Mu Liya spoke very quickly, throwing out several questions in rapid succession.

Although the list of the next leadership team of the drilling company has just been formally submitted, it will take at least ten days or half a month to get a reply and appointment documents from the superiors; but generally speaking, for a unit like the drilling company that is isolated in another province and has good performance, as long as the list is submitted, there is basically no reason for the higher-ups to not approve it... What's more, the drilling company has been in the limelight this year, so there is even less reason for the Southwest Petroleum Bureau to raise any objections to this list.

Therefore, unless Mr. Wang is willing to disregard his status as the founder like Zhang Wenshun and start as a small department head, there is really no suitable position for him... Personal reputation is personal reputation, organizational discipline is organizational discipline, and the two cannot be confused.

When Mu Siyuan heard the questions his daughter asked, he sighed: "Ya'er, you underestimate the power of Mr. Wang!"

Gently pinching his brows, Mu Siyuan glanced at the brightly lit hall in the distance: "Although your uncle Wang and I have always believed that Mr. Wang is not a qualified helmsman, and is not very talented in management and coordination... In fact, during the years that he served as deputy general manager of Southwest Drilling Corporation, Mr. Wang never successfully removed the word "deputy", which indirectly proves this point."

"But the problem is... you can't handle his seniority!"

At this point, Mu Siyuan's tone was full of helplessness: "You should know that this Mr. Wang is the founder of Southwest Drilling Company No. 1... and the drilling depth and oil production contributed by Drilling Company No. 1 each year account for more than 70% of the oil task indicators of Southwest Drilling Corporation, which is twice the output of Company No. 2 in Guangxi and Company No. 3 in southern Yunnan combined... Even in the Southwest Petroleum Bureau, the Drilling Company is the well-deserved number one general."

"What's more, this year Drilling Company No. 1 has been doing very well in the tertiary industry project. In terms of absorbing family members and increasing profits, it has left all the brother units of the Southwest Petroleum Bureau far behind. The weight of Drilling Company No. 1 is even greater... In fact, this alone is enough for Mr. Wang to live a lifetime."

"But this is not the worst. The worst is that when Drilling Company No. 1 was fighting bravely and fearlessly in the Qilu Oilfield Development Campaign, it not only completely defeated all the Qilu brother companies, but also won the love and attention of the top leaders... Otherwise, the department would not have specially called Mr. Wang to the capital to ask him about his views on the future development of Drilling Company No. 1... This is clearly to give him a huge fortune!"

“Although Mr. Wang, out of nervousness or some other reason, said stupidly that Drilling Company 1 could just continue drilling and pumping oil, and had no intention of taking the opportunity to fight for policies and develop the entire petrochemical industry chain… But it was precisely because of this stupid and almost honest performance that the leaders in the department felt that Mr. Wang was not a qualified helmsman, but they also liked him more;”

"This is normal. No matter what era it is, a brave general who is simple-minded and greedy but dares to fight will always be more liked by the leaders."

"In fact, over the years, Qilu Oilfield has ignored the fact that the Southwest Unit of Drilling Company 1 has never been restricted in terms of exploration and drilling production targets. Even after completing the production tasks for the year, they will loosen up on the production targets for the next year. In fact, it is not entirely because of me and your uncles who spoke up for us in the headquarters, but more because of the secret instructions from some leaders in the department."

"I don't know whether the leaders love Mr. Wang because they love him or they want to keep some of his wealth and capital for him, but no matter what, it is certain that Mr. Wang has a good network of connections in the department."

Although Mu Siyuan said that he couldn't guess his leader's thoughts, everyone could hear why the leader was taking such good care of Mr. Wang and secretly loosening the restrictions on Drilling Company 1.

Therefore, after hearing her father's simple explanation of the cause and effect, Mu Liya immediately guessed something: "Father, are you saying... there might be changes in the list submitted by Drilling Company 1?"

Mu Siyuan sighed heavily: "It's not that there may be variables, there will definitely be variables!"

After reaching a positive conclusion, Mu Siyuan opened the car window a little irritably.

After the biting cold wind calmed him down a bit, Mu Siyuan explained, "Today, when I was attending a party in the province, I heard a piece of news from a cultural leader.

"The first issue of the January internal reference is being urgently printed and distributed. Tomorrow morning, it will appear on the desks of leaders of corresponding levels in various enterprises and institutions... and the name of Drilling Company No. 1 and your uncle Wang will appear on the front page... Xiaoya, although you haven't actually read the internal reference, you should be able to easily understand what this means."

Unlike high-level references, although internal references are also printed by a high-confidentiality printing factory in the imperial capital, they do not need to go through special channels to reach all parts of the country on the same day; instead, they will be delivered to the cultural departments of each province one or two days in advance through a special logistics system, and then transferred to the desks of leaders of corresponding levels in various state-owned enterprises and competent units by the local postal system. Therefore, it is not surprising that the relevant leaders of the cultural departments of each province know the content of the articles in the internal reference in advance.

The first headline of the new year is the article about Uncle Wang and Drilling Company No. 1?
Hearing the other shoe drop, Muliya's mentality changed from previous worry to fear... Although it was expected that Wang Yinuo's deeds would be on the headlines of the internal reference, the difference in who pushed the article up was huge.

If this matter was caused by Zhang Wenshun, or even by Mr. Wang, who used his connections to get a reporter from Reference News to interview Wang Yinuo, and if the article was made and pushed to the headlines internally because of the drilling company's own achievements and value, then although this matter would be very troublesome, it would not necessarily be a dead end.

But if this matter was pushed forward by another hand in the clouds, then it would be a foregone conclusion that Wang Yinuo's name would be crossed out from the list of leadership changes submitted by the drilling company.

If it was the latter, Muriya had even guessed what would happen next.

As soon as the article came out, a certain leader praised Wang Yinuo's achievements and deeds, and then decided to let him rush to the capital to make a report - no matter how Wang Yinuo's report was, the participants would definitely praise it highly;
A certain leader was delighted to hear this and immediately decided to make full use of talents and give Wang Yinuo more responsibilities, so that he could make more contributions to the four modernizations on a larger platform.
Wang Yinuo was promoted naturally, and was thrown into a department that sounded very prestigious, where he was left to sit on the bench;
Since the general manager of Drilling Company One was urgently transferred, it was natural to elect a new general manager. So after an urgent study, Feng Yuan, who had always been at a disadvantage in this year's competition, was eliminated again... and the highly respected old General Manager Wang would naturally parachute back to Drilling Company One, which he founded, to take charge of this increasingly larger business.

This was an unbreakable deadlock. The leader specifically asked Wang Yinuo to make some progress and give him more responsibilities, and no one had any reason to object.

As the business of Drilling Company 1 blossomed and it became more and more involved in the local economic restructuring and the most important foreign trade field, its importance and sensitivity were far beyond the reach of an ordinary secondary unit of a central enterprise. Therefore, it was natural that Feng Yuan could not pass the organizational research and evaluation.
But it happened that it was almost the end of the year and the drilling company could not be leaderless. Therefore, after urgent research, it was decided to make an injustice to Mr. Wang and parachute Wang Xingmin, the pioneer, in to take charge of the overall situation. No one dared to object... You have to know that without Wang Xingmin, there would be no Drilling Company No. 1, and he is a deputy-department-level cadre. If it were not for the friendship between the two, and if it were not for the fact that the Drilling Company No. 1, which had just blossomed, could not afford to fail, who would be so stupid as to lower himself to become the general manager of a second-level unit?
Although those who know the inside story know that this is not the case at all, this logic is perfect and the procedure is extremely just... As long as there are these two points, it is enough!
Seeing his daughter's grim expression, Mu Siyuan patted her shoulder as if to comfort her, but there was no soothing in his words: "In fact, from the day when Lao Zhang came back to the drilling company, I vaguely guessed that Wang Xingmin would come back one day...but he did it in just one year, which was far beyond my expectations;"

"Ah... Once your Uncle Wang leaves, some of the agreements I made with him will naturally be invalidated, and I will become very passive in the command center."

After a slight pause, Mu Siyuan looked closely at his daughter: "So, Yaer, I want to transfer you back to Dongying to help me before your uncle Wang leaves... What do you think?"

Mu Liya's face turned pale when she heard this: "Father, all the projects I have are in the drilling company. I will be a commander without troops when I go back. How can I help you?"

Mu Siyuan shook his head: "Those projects are not worth mentioning... In fact, as long as you are willing to come back, with your achievements this year, it will not be difficult for me to transfer you to the tertiary industry office as a deputy director after you return... You are also familiar with the situation at the headquarters. Taking advantage of the reform, just pull out two pigs from the pen and slaughter them. I will help you to build connections. With your trained abilities, it should be easy for you to promote several large projects."

Mu Liya looked at her father, a trace of sarcasm appeared on her pale face: "Father, are you sure you want me to go back to help you just because of my ability, not because of me as a person?"

As she spoke, Mu Liya's tone gradually became a little sharp. "First, the large-scale petrochemical industrial park project was urgently stopped, and then Uncle Wang, who had a great performance this year, is about to be transferred. And this year, the ministry ordered the cancellation of the battle system, requiring the streamlining of institutions and the pursuit of per capita benefits... Your own proposals and measures have been proven to be unworkable, and you will face huge risks in the future. You no longer have strong enough foreign aid to rely on. I guess what you want to do most now is to use your own daughter's happiness as bait to exchange for a new and influential ally, right?"

Mu Siyuan was immediately furious: "How dare you! How dare you talk to me like that!"

After calming his heaving chest, Mu Siyuan slowed down his tone and said, "Ya'er, I'm your father, how can you look at me like this?"

"Yes, last year I had the idea of ​​bringing you together with that kid from Old Song's family. I even invited him to my house for dinner and mentioned him at the table."

"But I think that men should get married when they are old enough, and women should get married when they are old enough. You are already over 20, and it's time to consider your personal issues... The boy from the Song family is not only handsome, but his father and I are also old comrades-in-arms;"

"The most important thing is that you two are childhood friends, you are well matched, and you have a foundation of affection, so I wanted to go with the flow... How come in your eyes, I have become the kind of person who sells his daughter?"

At this point, Mu Siyuan sighed: "Didn't you see that I didn't mention this matter when you refused to agree? Even when you wanted to transfer to Drilling Company 1 to have more peace and quiet, I didn't stop you... You don't know that in the past year, Old Song has never given me a good look!"

Mu Liya looked at him quietly, neither refuting nor agreeing.

As a daughter, she knew her father too well. Although what she said was not false, it was only half true at most.

Seeing this, Mu Siyuan sighed helplessly: "I know you have opinions about me, but as a father, I still say the same thing... love is love, and marriage is marriage."

"In a family like ours, whether you are willing to accept it or not, you have to understand one thing... Since you enjoy the convenience and good life brought by this family, you have the responsibility to contribute to this family!"

"As a girl, and a beautiful one at that, marriage is your biggest bargaining chip, and it is also the thing you should give most to this family... I can allow you to choose a husband you like and who is suitable in all aspects, provided that the situation is right... But if the situation is not right, and this family needs it, you must listen to my arrangements!"

Hearing this cliché, Mu Liya sneered: "I know what you mean. You just feel that once Uncle Wang leaves and the agreement between you two is terminated, Yang Mo will no longer be that valuable to you. In addition, you are worried that I will do something with him to bring disgrace to the family and delay you from selling your daughter for a good price, so you are in a hurry to transfer me back to the headquarters?"

Mu Siyuan's face was filled with anger. He hesitated to speak, but nodded heavily: "If you insist on understanding it this way, then it's fine... That's right, I don't want you to get too close to that little guy named Yang!"

After a pause, Mu Siyuan looked at his daughter's pale face, feeling reluctant, and added: "I admit that Yang Mo has some ability, and I also admit that he is a leader among his peers in many aspects. Strictly speaking, apart from his family background, he is a rare talent in all aspects;"

"But this guy is too cunning and hard to figure out. You can't control him at all... and he's extremely courageous and likes taking risks. He always tries to walk on a tightrope. If you really stay with him, he will hurt you in the future!"

As he spoke, Mu Siyuan sighed earnestly, "I know that young men like Yang Mo, who are capable but bold, have an extraordinary attraction to young girls like you, but as a person who has experienced it, I tell you responsibly... being young and frivolous will bring you pain!" Hearing this, which she didn't know whether to praise or warn, Mu Liya suddenly laughed, "Father, the reason why you can form an alliance with Uncle Wang, who has a lower rank than you, must not be just because Uncle Wang is the general manager of Drilling Company 1, right?"

Hearing his daughter change the subject, Mu Siyuan glanced at her and nodded: "That's right, although your Uncle Wang is only at the director level and has never obtained the absolute right to speak in Drilling Company 1, he is a rare sober person. Not only does he see things more clearly than ordinary people, but he also has many means... That's why I have always cooperated with him on an equal footing and respected him even more than many of your other uncles."

Mu Liya laughed even more happily: "Father, you know, although Uncle Wang never said it directly, I can see that he has never thought highly of us Qilu people... To be more precise, he has never thought highly of those people in the headquarters."

Mu Siyuan's expression suddenly looked a little ugly. After thinking about it, he said lightly: "You know that the people of Drilling Company 1 have always been prejudiced against us Qilu people... Your uncle Wang will inevitably be affected by some trends."

Mu Liya glanced at him, but slowly shook her head: "At first, I thought it was just the result of a conflict over the past decade, just like you, but then I thought about it carefully and it's not the case at all... In fact, to be the general manager of Drilling Company 1, someone like Uncle Wang should not have had any regional prejudices."

Feeling that his daughter was starting to bring up the topic, Mu Siyuan frowned: "Ya'er, just say whatever you want to say. There's no need to beat around the bush."

Mu Liya smiled and said, "I think the reason why Uncle Wang doesn't think highly of those people in the command center is actually very simple... including you, father, those people in the Dongying command center lack the spirit of adventure."

Tilting her head, Miss Mu recalled some nonsense someone had said during a casual chat, and she immediately said, "There are only three reasons for lack of adventurous spirit;"

"First, objectively speaking, there are no threats or challenges. There is no sense of crisis, and there is no need to have a sense of crisis. Just eat and wait for death, and you can live comfortably;"

"Second, they have no subjective sense of crisis. They feel that someone is there to support them in everything, or to tell them what to do. They lie in their comfort zone like an inchworm, moving only when poked;"

"Third, if you don't have the confidence to escape your comfort zone, you will subconsciously know that you are a flower in a greenhouse. Although you may look pretty and have big branches and leaves on the surface, once the greenhouse is removed, you will definitely be blown to death or sunburned!"

"So... Father, what kind of situation do you think those people in the command center belong to?"

Mu Siyuan's expression darkened a little, this was like a sore spot for him. Compared to the southerners, the people of Qi and Lu, who were known to be from all over the world, did have a deep-seated problem of lacking adventurous spirit.

Seeing that her father was silent, Mu Liya tilted her head slightly and said, "In the superficial sense, adventurous spirit only requires you to have the courage to fight and rush forward... Although it sounds very commendable, we all know that it is better to call it foolishness or courage without strategy rather than adventurous spirit;"

"The true spirit of adventure requires not only the courage to fight and charge, but also careful calculation and evaluation as support... Only when the direction and means are right can success be achieved. Otherwise, it is like looking for fish in a tree."

At this point, Mu Liya smiled teasingly: "So, father, have you ever thought about... why Zhang Wenshun, who made you a little wary, would always go along with Yang Mo and support him unconditionally no matter what he wanted to do?"

"And even Uncle Wang never used his authority to stop Yang Mo's reckless actions that you considered to be tightrope walking, and he didn't even make the slightest attempt to interfere?"

Mu Siyuan glanced at her and said, "Are you trying to say that Yang Mo's bold and reckless actions were actually carefully planned beforehand. They just looked risky, but he actually had it all planned out? ... Ha, how is that possible?"

Mu Liya did not argue with her father, but just chuckled twice: "No matter what you think, the facts prove that Yang Mo succeeded, right?"

"With his unconditional support for Yang Mo, Zhang Wenshun not only established himself in just half a year, but also united those Tongren people who held key mid-level positions around him. Later, he used the successful projects promoted by Yang Mo as medicine to get Uncle Wang out of the game in one fell swoop."

"Uncle Wang, by letting Yang Mo go, not only did he shine in solving the triangular debt problem, but he also won the competition effortlessly by taking advantage of Vice President Feng's mistake... And the reason why Vice President Feng lost to Uncle Wang was that he tried to recruit Yang Mo, and even wanted to use tough means to make Yang Mo submit!"

"In addition, Uncle Wang, who won the competition in the imperial capital two months ago, also fully demonstrated his respect and trust for Yang Mo, which led to the exaggerated achievement of successfully attracting an investment of 2.2 million US dollars in just one month... And unlike ordinary investment promotion, in these joint venture projects with a total investment of more than 2 million US dollars, the drilling company actually has a strong initiative, and the equity structure guarantees the virtuous cycle of these projects... This was unimaginable in the past. Just based on this point, Uncle Wang has won!"

At this point, Mu Liya sighed softly: "Of course, these jaw-dropping results also gave Zhang Wenshun an opportunity to start from outside the game and find another way to send Uncle Wang out... But then again, the iron must be hard to forge. If Uncle Wang hadn't achieved such outstanding results, Zhang Wenshun and Mr. Wang behind him would not have been able to use this trick."

"So, when Uncle Wang realized that something was wrong, the first thing he did was to talk to Yang Mo and seek a solution from him... In fact, I think this was probably Uncle Wang's biggest mistake this year. If he hadn't been so proud of himself, if he had talked to Yang Mo openly and honestly earlier, or even supported Yang Mo without reservation like Zhang Wenshun, he probably wouldn't have to run to Yang Mo's yard every night."

At the end, Mu Liya looked at her father deeply and said, "I have been in the drilling company for a whole year. My biggest feeling is that the people here are actually much more capable than those in the headquarters. So, father, are you taking some things for granted?"

"As the mastermind behind a series of huge changes this year, Yang Mo is far more powerful than you think. Even if Uncle Wang is likely to be transferred soon, you are still not without powerful external aid... In fact, to be frank, as long as conditions permit and Yang Mo is willing, he is actually much more valuable than the ally you want to seek in the base camp!"

Hearing his daughter praising Yang Mo in all kinds of ways, even to the point of praising him as a legend, Mu Siyuan felt uncomfortable, but he had to admit that although his daughter's words were highly subjective, they were not without reason.

At the very least, Yang Mo’s shadow can be vaguely seen behind the series of jaw-dropping moves made by Drilling Company No. 1 this year.

Whether it was Wang Yinuo making the headlines in the internal reference, or Zhang Wenshun taking only one year to allow Wang Xingmin to return smoothly, it was indeed directly related to Yang Mo.

Thinking of this, Mu Siyuan pinched his brows and said, "So, what you mean is... if I take advantage of your uncle Wang not being transferred away, and promote the investment and financing project between the base camp and the Drilling Company 1 in advance, and let Yang Mo take the lead in this new unit, he can become my powerful foreign aid?"

Mu Liya nodded confidently: "That's for sure. After the department issued the document, your biggest risk will come from the resettlement of the transferred employees and their families. However, Yang Mo's ability in this area is obvious to all... As long as you can give him a bigger platform to play his role, he will definitely become your biggest helper... By then, maybe your old rival will have to look at his face!"

Mu Siyuan did not completely believe his daughter's empty talk, but just lowered his head to think about the feasibility of this matter.

It would take a lot of energy and cost to promote the investment and financing projects of both parties in advance... To be honest, after the cancellation of the battle system, the risks he could foresee were too great. Otherwise, he would not have paid any attention to his daughter's proposal.

"But, is Yang Mo willing to help me? ... Not only is he as slippery as a loach, but I think he has his own ideas too!"

After just two minutes of thinking, Mu Siyuan had a plan in his mind, but he was not sure whether Yang Mo would agree to it.

The last time the old man and the young man met for the first time, it was not a very pleasant meeting. Besides, he did not have a good impression of Yang Mo, and he estimated that the boy would not like him very much either.

Hearing that her father seemed to be willing to give in, Mu Liya was immediately overjoyed.

"Dad, don't worry, I'll talk to Yang Mo... He will definitely agree!" Mu Liya exuded a bright light all over her body, even the dim interior of the car became brighter.

Seeing his daughter's attitude, Mu Siyuan felt very uncomfortable. He naturally knew how his daughter would persuade Yang Mo.

"Humph!"

Mu Siyuan snorted heavily: "Ya'er, I can promise you that I will observe your affairs with Yang Mo for a while, but you must agree to one condition of mine... Otherwise, I will take you back to the headquarters even if I have to do it myself!"

Upon hearing this, Mu Liya suddenly became nervous: "Dad, what are the conditions...you tell me."

………………

five minutes later.

Mu Siyuan, with an unhappy look on his face, and Miss Mu, with a blushing face, walked out of the parking lot and quickly walked towards the crowd that had begun to disperse.

Mu Siyuan had something more important to discuss with Wang Yinuo than before.
As for Miss Mu...

With a nervous and hesitant look on her face, she was looking for a bad guy at the door who threatened to teach her a lesson.

After searching for five minutes, there was still no sign of Yang Mo.

Muliya raised her watch and looked at it.

Finished!

He must be really mad after standing that bastard up for nearly half an hour!
In the biting night wind, Miss Mu's beautiful face, which was enough to make all men lose their minds, began to feel bitter...

(End of this chapter)