1988: Back to the human world for a few years

Chapter 422 My dad asked you to pay more attention to the promotion
Just like the saying that has been widely circulated on the Internet in later generations:
"This world has never been peaceful. The reason why we feel that time is peaceful is simply because we are in China."

Obviously, this situation was particularly evident throughout the 1980s and 1990s, especially in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Even though China currently has many unsatisfactory economic and social environments, if you make a horizontal comparison, you will be surprised... at least in terms of the stability of the overall environment, we are actually much stronger than most regions.

Mu Siyuan, Song Youlong and others suddenly rushed over to meet Yang Mo. In fact, they just received a piece of news full of variables - as the core oil producing area of ​​the world, there were some disturbing signs in the Middle East.

As a reborn person, even if Yang Mo no longer cares about history, he knows about the much-anticipated regional conflict that will take place in the Middle East in more than a month; he also knows about the famous war that will take place in 1991 in a few months, which can be said to have changed the international landscape and gave Rabbit a great shock.

Of course, all this has no direct relationship with Yang Mo, Mu Siyuan and others. Mu Siyuan and others are not time travelers, so they naturally cannot foresee the huge and long-term impact of the series of events caused by this fuse.

The reason why they came here in such a hurry was actually mainly for another matter.

Influenced by the changing situation in the Middle East, the "Mr. Oil" has certainly strengthened his determination to seek long-term development in Asia. However, after several evaluations, he chose South Korea as his cooperation partner among Indonesia and three East Asian countries he visited at the end of last year.

This was beyond everyone's expectations. After all, restricted by its land area and population size, South Korea's oil consumption has actually never been that large. In terms of its current total oil consumption, the island country is three times that of South Korea; and in terms of future oil consumption potential, China, which is still burning coal everywhere, is two orders of magnitude ahead.

If we have to go into details, South Korea's only advantage is that... In recent years, due to many reasons, the business relationship between South Korea and Persia has been somewhat unpleasant.

This incident had a profound impact on the Dongying Command. According to reports, the oil man was in contact with South Korea, planning to reach an agreement with it to build a joint venture refinery in South Korea with Ssangyong Oil Refinery, the country's third largest oil refining company, which had not yet been acquired by Aramco.

It is said that the contacts and negotiations between the two sides went smoothly and both sides were sincere. If nothing goes wrong, the agreement will be officially signed by the end of this year at the latest. By then, South Korea will have a joint venture refinery with a daily refining capacity of 17.5 barrels to refine crude oil from Saudi Arabia (the later Ssangyong Petrochemical was originally called the South Korea Ssangyong Refinery, and this agreement was officially signed on November 1990, 11).

This is absolutely terrible news for the Dongying Command. Once this joint venture refinery with a daily smelting capacity of 17.5 barrels is established, the locational advantages of the Qilu Oil System facing Northeast Asia will be largely offset, and the various strategic conveniences that come with it will also be greatly eliminated... By then, the series of disadvantages of the high impurity content and high mining costs of crude oil in North China will be magnified again.

However, this sudden change was a mixed bag of news for Mu Siyuan.

At the very least, he has always advocated the route of industrial technology upgrading. At the very least, the substantial loss of this locational advantage has forced the Qilu oil system to begin seeking breakthroughs internally, and the relevant industrial technology upgrades have also become urgent.

Of course, “breaking through inward” may seem like just four simple words, but it actually involves a systematic and complicated task, and the preparatory work that needs to be done is also in all aspects...especially the support of the market fundamentals, which is of paramount importance and directly determines whether this strategic change is feasible.

So, this is why Mu Siyuan and the others were so eager to rush to Texas to meet Yang Mo.

When it comes to business and marketing tricks, among all the people they know, there is probably no one who has more ideas than this guy.

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In the small courtyard.

A plate of mosquito coils was quietly burning at the corner of the recliner, driving away the annoying mosquitoes outdoors for its owner.

Yang Mo was lying on the chair like a puddle of mud, rubbing his temples weakly with his hands... His future father-in-law was such a rude person. He had been hungover all the time for the past two days, but at dinner time he still relied on his status as an elder to get himself drunk with those old foxes.

Damn it, it’s like he can’t drink much... This is obviously revenge!

Thinking of this, Yang Mo angrily stretched out his dirty hands and scratched his side.

"Stop making trouble... Be good and drink some beef noodle soup to sober you up!"

Miss Mu blushed and glared at Yang Mo in a reproachful manner. Then she picked up the small bowl, scooped a spoonful of the paste that looked a bit like spicy soup, blew on it, and then carefully passed it to Yang Mo's mouth: "My dad and the others are really something. They knew that you couldn't drink, but they kept clinking glasses with you... Isn't this bullying? All night long, they just watched you drink and didn't even eat a few bites of food."

Yang Mo leaned his head forward with difficulty and swallowed the spoonful of noodle soup wrapped with several thin slices of beef into his mouth.

After taking a few mouthfuls of the spicy pepper and meaty porridge, Yang Mo's discomfort was finally relieved a little. He sighed weakly, "Your father has a conscience and served Maotai tonight... If it was Wuliangye, I could just change my name to Yang Dead Dog today."

This wasn't entirely to save Miss Mu's father's face in front of her.

Although today Moutai and Wuliangye are both commonly used liquors in business banquets, and in many places, Wuliangye is even more famous than Moutai, a very paradoxical situation is this... after a meal, if a person with average alcohol tolerance drinks Wuliangye, as long as he drinks to his heart's content, then you will most likely become a dead dog after walking a few steps out of the door; but if you drink Moutai, and drink it from a one-cent cup, apart from feeling weak all over, you will still be able to maintain at least some clarity of consciousness.

Perhaps this has something to do with the differences in each person's physique, but at least based on Yang Mo's own experience, this is the case.

Hearing Yang Mo still had the energy to joke, Mu Liya couldn't help but cover her mouth: "I'm impressed by you. You've only drunk three rounds, more than a dozen cups, less than two taels in total, and you've become so drunk... I've never seen someone with such a poor alcohol tolerance. I'm afraid a five or six-year-old child can drink more than you."

As he spoke, he put down the small bowl, walked to the back of the recliner, and gently massaged Yang Mo's temples.

Yang Mo chuckled and laid his head back without any hesitation, immediately falling into softness… It’s a rare opportunity, and if you don’t take advantage of it, you’d be a fool.

"Pooh!"

Miss Mu's face flushed, and she patted Yang Mo's shoulder unhappily, but she did not push Yang Mo's head away, which was regarded as tacit consent to his behavior of taking advantage of her.

"By the way, what did you say to Brother Song today? Why did he look so absent-minded today? He even toasted you with several glasses of wine at the table... This is not like his usual style."

While rubbing the bastard's temple and straightening his restless head, Miss Mu blushed and changed the subject.

Everyone knows that Yang Mo has a low alcohol tolerance, and the current Yang Mo is a completely different person. Therefore, according to some unspoken rules, Yang Mo will not toast to his peers except for the four elders, Mu Siyuan, Song Youlong, Lin Luosu and Zhuo Mali's father. And the other juniors will skip Yang Mo when they raise their glasses to toast, and even only toast to the four elders instead of their peers to save his face... Everyone knows that this guy hates liquor and is sometimes very petty. If you get him drunk, be careful that he will make things difficult for you later.

So, this is why Yang Mo drank only a dozen cups in three rounds when so many people were having dinner together... Only the four old foxes headed by Mu Siyuan dared to raise their glasses to pour Yang Mo wine, but even they only dared to pour Yang Mo three rounds.

But there is an exception today, and that is Song Wenxuan.

I don’t know what’s wrong with this guy today. When he stood up to toast, he even toasted Yang Mo as well.

Everyone on Earth knows that at the Chinese wine table, whether you like it or not, as long as someone toasts you, you have to drink. Therefore, Yang Mo had to drink three more cups today... Although three cups is not much, for a useless person like Yang Mo who can't drink much, it can be regarded as deliberate revenge.

This formed a sharp contrast with the extremely gentlemanly demeanor Song Wenxuan had displayed in the past... Whether you were willing to admit it or not, this guy always gave people a warm and welcoming feeling when it came to dealing with people, and under normal circumstances he would definitely not do such a deliberately difficult thing.

When Yang Mo heard Miss Mu ask this, he didn't show any anger after being maliciously forced to drink. Instead, he looked a little proud: "You mean the eldest son of the Song family... Hehe, I guess I gave him a glorious and great task today. He was so excited that he couldn't suppress his gratitude to me, so he toasted me a few glasses on impulse."

Can't contain my gratitude towards you?

The corners of Miss Mu's mouth twitched.

Are you… sure?
Seeing this, Yang Mo became more proud. He hooked Miss Mu's head with his backhand and whispered a few words in her ear.

hiss~!

Miss Mu looked at Yang Mo in disbelief and cried out in shock: "Aren't you pushing Brother Song into the fire pit... You let him do such an offensive thing?" Yang Mo smiled and lay back: "It's the situation that forces us. The Dongying Command is in big trouble right now, and coupled with the ongoing large-scale reduction in personnel and increase in efficiency, it's not an exaggeration to say that it's adding insult to injury... As the only son that Uncle Song has high hopes for, and a top student who has studied at Henry Business School, it's only natural for him to stand up in times of crisis!"

"Besides, although this matter is indeed somewhat offensive, as long as it is done well, the credit will also be great. Once the oil man officially signs an agreement with South Korea and the joint venture refinery is officially put into production, the value of the work done by Mr. Song in the early stage will be highlighted. By then, no matter whether the others are willing or not, his credit will be indelible... As the saying goes, only spring and autumn can know me and judge me. Wait a year or two at most, and those people will probably have a different look when they face the father and son of the Song family."

Mu Liya's eyes were twitching violently.

I know that if everything develops as you guessed, Brother Song will definitely be the rising star in the command center that no one can underestimate, but the problem is...

This "one or two years" is the most fatal word!

In recent years, the situation in all aspects has been changing faster and faster and becoming more and more treacherous. No one can guarantee that in the next one or two years, Brother Song, who is about to offend countless people, will not encounter a Waterloo of "collapse halfway through his business".

The Song and Mu families are real ironclad allies. Once Song Wenxuan fails because he offends too many people, the Song family will surely be retaliated against, and the Mu family will definitely be involved.

Seeing the entanglement and struggle in Miss Mu's eyes, Yang Mo smiled lazily: "Where in this world can you get good things without taking risks? Besides, since Mr. Song has been selected as a key cultivation target, it is reasonable for him to experience some storms."

"In fact, Uncle Song is supportive of this matter. He also believes that his son should take on the tough tasks under pressure. Otherwise, without solid achievements, it will be difficult to convince the public even if he is promoted to a high position in the future."

At this point, Yang Mo's mouth curled up a little: "But what's interesting is that Uncle Lin seems to want to let his daughter get involved in this matter, and he kept explaining to me the role that Miss Eggplant's uncle can play in it... So I had no choice but to hand over the decision-making power of this matter to Song Wenxuan. As long as he is willing to accept it, it doesn't matter if Lin Luosu is his deputy... I'm curious, isn't your good sister also defined as a person who eats and waits for death by her family? Why did Uncle Lin suddenly care about her?"

Mu Liya pushed the guy's head that was rubbing against her chest unhappily and said, "Come to think of it, isn't it your fault?"

Yang Mo turned around and looked at her in surprise: "What does this have to do with me?"

Mu Liya pouted: "The publicity and hype of Dezhou this time was very successful. The right time, right place, and right people were organically combined very cleverly. Its effectiveness and influence are so great that if it is used well, it can even change the economic structure and form of a city area... With the rapid rise in popularity in the Dezhou area, this achievement is really impressive, otherwise Mr. Zhao would not have come to inspect at this time."

"All of this is inseparable from the determination and perseverance of the DZ City authorities, and the strong support of Dahua Company and a series of cooperative units, but Sister Zhuo's contribution in this process cannot be erased by anyone."

"You must know something about the Zhuo family's situation. Although Uncle Zhuo still holds a lot of weight in the headquarters, Uncle Zhuo's road to advancement has basically come to an end due to the influence of that unpromising son-in-law. Therefore, in the past few years, the influence of the Zhuo family has actually been on the decline;"

"But now, with the great success of Dezhou's publicity, Sister Zhuo, who had always been on the margins, has suddenly become the focus of everyone's attention... You have to know that after reaching a certain level, central enterprises and administrative systems can cross each other, and the integration of the central and local governments has always been the mainstream in recent years. Therefore, even if the Dongying Command has no demands in this regard, the benefits Sister Zhuo has gained from this matter at this time are undoubtedly much greater than many people think."

"As far as I know, seeing the popularity of the Dezhou area rising one wave after another recently, many local authorities have become jealous, and even Dongying has some intentions... Believe it or not, it won't be long before someone will ask Uncle Zhuo and Sister Zhuo for their opinions, to see if Sister Zhuo is willing to take up a post in the local propaganda department to preside over the work."

"You must be very aware of the problems and difficulties that the Dongying Command has in the relationship between local workers and peasants. It can be said that if Sister Zhuo can be assigned to the propaganda department of the provincial administrative system, especially the propaganda department of Dongying, her weight in the command will jump to a level that cannot be underestimated... And as long as Sister Zhuo can make some achievements during her assignment, whether she continues to develop in the administrative system or is transferred back to the oil system, her development prospects will definitely not be much worse than her father's."

At this point, Mu Liya's hands moved again: "So, now you know, seeing that the Zhuo family, which was originally on the decline, has forcibly broken through another upward path because of your conspiracy, relying on your daughter who doesn't have much presence in the system. How could Uncle Lin not be tempted?"

"You know, although Luoluo is not a key training target, Sister Zhuo was not one either... Besides, even if Luoluo's work ability and interpersonal skills are inferior to Sister Zhuo's, the problem is that the Lin family has much more abundant external resources than the Zhuo family. If the two are balanced, Luoluo's comprehensive potential should be higher than Sister Zhuo's."

At the end, Mu Liya sighed with some regret: "After all, there is no parent who doesn't want to see their children present. In the past, everyone was messing around in the oil system, and the command center's framework and rules were there, so for those children who did not have gaming potential and could not be the focus of training, they could only adopt a laissez-faire attitude;"

"But now everyone has suddenly realized that even if they don't mess around in the basic framework of the system, even if they don't crush the original rules of the game, their children can still find a smooth path. How could Uncle Lin not be tempted?"

Yang Mo understood immediately.

Although he was a "three-no" person with no wife, no children, and no grandchildren in his previous life, this did not prevent him from understanding this feeling... After all, the love of parents is the most compassionate thing in the world!
It's just that it turns out that Peach has gained so many benefits from this. We can't let her go so easily. We have to get some of the benefits from her.

Ok……

It seems that the drink I was treated to last time was from the ancient tree in Qianjiazhai?

Since you have benefited so much from me, it wouldn't be too much for you to exploit a kilogram or two of Pu'er tea from the Qianjiazhai King Tea Tree, right?
Thinking of this, Yang Mo's heart became hot. He pulled the defenseless Miss Mu into his arms with his backhand.

"Hey, Comrade Yaer, I can roughly guess what the other uncles and aunts told their children, but I can't guess what Uncle Mu said to you this afternoon... Tell me the truth, what did our father-in-law say to you?"

Miss Mu, who was struggling hard in Yang Mo's arms, blushed immediately when she heard Yang Mo ask this, and her struggling strength also weakened a lot.

"Well...my dad actually told me something as well."

"I was just telling you to pay more attention to your promotion to a department-level cadre. After all, you have been with Mr. Zhao and have accompanied him in inspecting so many projects. The organization will definitely shorten your inspection period and may even consider promoting you to a higher level."

"By then, if you fail to meet the hard requirements and this delays the process, or even the organization has to give up the idea of ​​promoting you above your level, that would be bad."

Miss Mu's voice was weak, like a frightened little rabbit.

Promotion beyond one’s level?

That means that even if the Isolated Island No. 2 project has not been implemented for the time being, and if there are no outstanding contributions to be made, I may still be promoted to the rank of director, rather than the deputy director as previously thought?

As for the hard conditions not being met...

It took Yang Mo a while to react. Due to the strict control of people going abroad, the oil system, which now has more and more foreign cooperation projects, has requirements for family status for the promotion of department-level cadres.

and so……

Is that old fox Mu Siyuan urging me to get married quickly?
Thinking of this, Yang Mo couldn't help but turn into a big bad wolf, and his hands became more and more unscrupulous: "I told you, my father still knows how to love his son-in-law. Every day, he faces a beauty like our comrade Ya'er, but he can only look at her but not eat her... If this continues, sooner or later I will be suffocated and die!"

"Yeah~!"

Miss Mu screamed, then curled up into a ball, like an ostrich resisting, but in fact she let Yang Mo take advantage of her. Then she blushed and raised her charming little face to beg for mercy: "Yang Mo, please bear with it for a while... After I meet our parents, I, I, I will do whatever you want, okay?"

Yang Mo's eyes glowed green as he listened, and he laughed, "That's easy. Anyway, the overall situation has been decided, and the rest can be handed over to the people below... Once I have arranged my work in the next two days, I will ask for a family visit leave, and then take you back to meet our parents, and then set a date for the two elders to meet!"

Ah~?

These two days?
So fast?
Although Mu Liya was eager to get the marriage certificate with someone tomorrow, she couldn't help but panic when she heard that she would meet Yang Mo's parents, whom she had never met, in the next two days.

My future mother-in-law...

You shouldn't hate yourself, right?
Miss Mu was feeling a little excited but also a little nervous.

(End of this chapter)