1988: Back to the human world for a few years

Chapter 473: Eat the next house after eating the previous one

As a popular star, when everyone heard the news that Yang Mo actually planned to stay in Linyi for three whole days, they all rushed towards the Drilling Company like sharks smelling blood.

Due to a well-known unspoken rule, when a person has multiple identities, his or her primary identity will change in different places... Just like the plots that often appear on TV, when a leader returns to his or her hometown to visit relatives, there will always be a lot of people who would never have the chance to get close to him or her on weekdays, and the leader will also receive them warmly and then handle the matter seriously. This is the reason.

So, after returning to the drilling company, Yang Mo's main identity became the section chief of Momo Baitou... Although this identity is also very valuable, at least from a reasonable point of view, it is far less unattainable and difficult to approach than the two identities of "General Manager of Dahua Company" and "Important Participant and Promoter of Texas Economy".

What is surprising is that perhaps the mentality of the local people in the drilling company has indeed changed significantly. Yang Mo, who has always been known for his "unkindness", actually put on an unguarded attitude this time and met with representatives and persons in charge of more than a dozen local units in one breath.

Such a rare opportunity naturally attracted more units to become active and enthusiastic.

For a time, the Kowloon Hotel, which was originally only a three-star hotel, became increasingly crowded. The intersection of Drilling Company 104 and National Highway was blocked by countless vehicles to the extent of affecting traffic.

Fortunately, perhaps because he could not drink much and was afraid of being forced to drink, Yang Mo would never have lunch or dinner with the visitor, no matter who the visitor was. This ensured a kind of alternative fairness to some extent, so as not to make everyone feel unbalanced, and it also left Yang Mo some free time.

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"What the hell are you trying to do, little brat!?"

Ignoring the anxious and powerless attempts to stop him from the secretary's desk, Zhang Wenshun directly pushed open the half-open door of the section chief's office, then rushed to Yang Mo with a look of shock and anger on his face.

Yang Mo was startled when he suddenly saw someone rushing in. He quickly stirred the rice jar twice and buried the slices of twice-cooked pork in the rice. When he saw that it was the fat guy who came, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Comrade Lao Zhang, do you know that you can't help but be scared at mealtime? What if you choke on your trachea?"

Yang Mo waved his hand, signaling the administrative secretary outside the door not to worry about it. After the secretary tactfully closed the door, he took out a piece of twice-cooked pork from under the rice bowl and swallowed it in one delicious bite.

He is now considered a son-in-law of the Hui ethnic group. He can certainly indulge himself when Miss Mu is not around, but it is not convenient to let outsiders know about this... After all, he is already a department-level cadre and must be aware of the impact.

Seeing his greasy mouth and the intoxicated expression on his face while chewing the twice-cooked pork, Zhang Wenshun couldn't help but twitch his forehead: "I told you a long time ago that there are many beautiful girls in the drilling company. I can help you get any one you like. You don't have to marry the eldest daughter of the Mu family. Now you are sneaky even when eating twice-cooked pork. I really don't know what you want!"

Seeing this guy complaining about this again, Yang Mo rolled his eyes: "Fatty, I just got married, and there are still 82 months before the seven-year itch. Do you think it's fun to keep mentioning this in front of me? Hurry up and tell me, you look so aggressive, how did I offend you?"

Seeing that this fellow was already a department-level cadre, but still had such a familiar tired look in front of him, Zhang Wenshun was both angry and amused, and looked at him with gritted teeth: "How dare you ask me what happened to you? I just want to ask you, what did you say to Lao Huang and the others yesterday!?"

"Old Huang?"

Yang Mo blinked his eyes, confused for a while before he suddenly realized: "Oh, you mean Mr. Huang from the oil field, I didn't say anything!"

Zhang Wenshun's nostrils were so wide that two fingers could be inserted. "Bullshit! I didn't say anything!? If I didn't say anything, they would come to me so early in the morning to get close to me and chat about our old friendship all morning? If I hadn't just taken over as the acting section chief of Momo Baitou and had a lot of work to do, I would have been dragged by them to be fed with sweet talk just now!"

Yang Mo looked at him in amazement: "Oh my, even the head of the oil production plant is your old friend... Chief Zhang, you are really experienced and have such a wide network of contacts. Wow, it's really awe-inspiring!"

Zhang Wenshun's forehead darkened, as if if he was not in the section chief's office, he would not care whether Yang Mo had become his direct superior or not, and would hit this guy on the head.

After finally suppressing his itchy fist, Zhang Wenshun looked back furtively and found that the door was already closed. He lowered his voice and said, "Kid, tell me quickly, what did you say to Lao Huang and the others yesterday? Why are they constantly asking about the authority of me as the acting section chief?"

Yang Mo looked at him with a smile: "Oh? How did you tell them about your authority?"

Zhang Wenshun snorted coldly: "If someone is too nice to you for no reason, he is either a traitor or a thief. I will naturally tell them... Since I have the seniority, I can take charge of all matters of Mo Mo Baitou when you are not around!"

Obviously, the fat guy was bragging. In Momo Baitou, although the position of acting section chief has some meanings of "executive section chief", in fact, unless Yang Mo has given instructions, this position seems to be able to control everything, but can control nothing.

However, when people in the department hear this, they will know that it is just bragging, but it is not difficult to fool people from outside units.

Firstly, the last acting section chief, He Yongyi, did have considerable authority during his tenure. Outsiders did not know the role of Yang Mo's will in this, and they only thought that the acting section chief was like this.
Secondly, Fatty's qualifications are indeed long enough. Not only was he Yang Mo's former superior, but before taking over as the acting section chief of Momo Baitou, he had also held a high position as the company's general assistant. Therefore, no matter from which aspect, it makes no sense that he would be worse than He Yongyi after joining Momo Baitou.

Hearing the sinister tone in the fat man's voice, Yang Mo chuckled: "Good answer! So...what did Mr. Huang and the others tell you later?"

Zhang Wenshun had a strange expression on his face, staring at Yang Mo. "Later? Later, they inexplicably talked to me about the days when that jerk Wang Yinuo was in charge of the drilling company, and then reminisced about the glorious years when the three brother companies worked together last year."

"In the end, they simply stopped pretending and directly hinted to me that the Linpan Oilfield will clean up the internal pests again in the near future. By then, it is very likely that they will achieve a result similar to last year. Even if it is slightly worse, it will not be much worse."

At this point, Zhang Wenshun's fat face began to twist, and his teeth clenched tightly. "So, Lao Huang and the others asked me how to deal with the part exceeding 100 million yuan. Should the funds from the oil production plant be directly injected into the special account of Mo Mo Bai Tou, or should they be injected into the project in a disguised form?"

The fat guy felt his liver trembling when he thought about the profit the oil field would make, which might be no less than last year's.

Last year, the oil field earned 1.76 million yuan. Even if it’s slightly less this year, it should still be able to earn 1.5 million yuan, right?
With such big moves in profit-cutting for two consecutive years, the capital accumulated by the oil field over the past decade must have been mostly cut down, right?
The part that exceeds 5000 million...that is at least million.

I'm a darling!
Zhang Wenshun is not Yang Mo. When he thought about such an astronomical sum of money being placed in front of him, even though he had been in society for more than 20 years and had seen countless storms, he suddenly became frightened and worried.

Seeing the fat guy's useless look, Yang Mo rolled his eyes: "How should we deal with this money and what name should be used to bring it in? Just discuss it with Lao He directly!"

"Should we invest directly in the project under the name of mezzanine investment, or set up a new satellite company and enter the funds into a special account under the name of private equity or fund investment? Old He knows everything... As long as you don't talk too much, just turn these funds into venture capital or angel investment."

The fat guy was stunned, but he didn't notice that the angel investment and venture capital that everyone on the project wanted became something to be avoided in Yang Mo's mouth. He just knocked on the desk with gritted teeth: "Stinky boy, is the handling method the key? The key is... Is this fund good or not!"

"Tell me honestly, what did you say to Old Huang and the others? Why did the oil production plant suddenly take the initiative to hand over such a large sum of money? What are you planning?"

Faced with Zhang Wenshun's three emotional questions, Yang Mo pushed the rice bowl away helplessly, and then briefly recounted what happened yesterday afternoon.

"Yes, it's that simple!"

"The oil production plant was not so conscious as to clean up the pests themselves, but the situation forced them to take action against these termites;"

"They are not being servile and have to hand over the money they earn to us immediately. Instead, they have no choice but to send the money to us silently."

"There's no way. As far as they can see, besides me, Yang, who else has the experience of operating such a large-scale business? And who else can be more powerful than Dahua Company and Momo Baitou in this regard!?"

Yang Mo made a brief summary, as if he didn't take the matter to heart at all.

Zhang Wenshun couldn't help but feel a toothache when he saw the nonchalant look on this guy's face.

He knew a long time ago that this guy's methods were not simple, but he never imagined that Yang Mo had grown to the point where he could use the command center's plan of reducing staff and increasing efficiency, which no one could avoid in the past, as an entry point to first provide relief and then create pressure.

Damn it, if it weren't for the headquarters' terrifying plan to reduce staff and increase efficiency, how could Lao Huang and the others be so obedient as to cut their own flesh and deliver it to the command?

Suddenly thinking of a possibility, Zhang Wenshun's face trembled: "Brat, you, you...you are not planning to go to the Linyi Refinery again?"

Yang Mo looked at him with grievance: "How can this be possible? Am I that kind of person?"

Zhang Wenshun heaved a long sigh of relief when he heard this: "That's good! That's good!"

He was afraid that this bastard would do anything to get what he wanted. After eating up the previous dealer, he would eat up the next dealer. You know, the fat meat that can be cut from the Linyi Refinery is definitely not less than that from the Oil Production Plant.

Just as his heart was reset, he heard Yang Mo's voice: "Besides, it's not appropriate for me to go directly over. It's too blatant. It will cause a backlash from both families, which is not good."

"So instead of going directly to the refinery, why not let them know the news accidentally, and then take the initiative to come to us privately... What do you think?"

Zhang Wenshun's expression froze. He was about to call this guy shameless, but then he remembered something and his face suddenly changed: "I accidentally heard this news, brat, you mean...?"

Yang Mo took out a cigarette and handed it over, then patted the guy on the shoulder with a sigh: "Hey, Director Zhang, who has the seniority and wide network of contacts?"

"Looking at the entire company, there are probably not many people who can reminisce about the glorious past with the head of the oil production plant and drink with the deputy general manager of the refinery, except you, right?"

"Tsk tsk, as we all know, our Director Zhang is not only loyal, but also very enjoyable when drinking. I guess after getting drunk, he accidentally revealed some plans and news to his old friend. It's understandable, right... Don't you think so?"

"Of course, Director Zhang is now the acting section chief of Mo Mo Bai Tou. Not only is he in a high position, but he is also extremely busy. Even if an old friend comes, he may not be able to spare time anytime and anywhere... So I think that the pest control operation at the oil field will be nearly finished before you can squeeze out time, right?"

"That's just right. With such a big commotion at the oil production plant, it's definitely not something that can be kept secret. When my old friends from the refinery come over for a drink, it won't be strange to casually ask about this, right?"

Zhang Wenshun's mouth trembled as he listened.

Damn it, I knew nothing good would happen if I got involved with you!
This move of attacking halfway across the river is indeed insidious!

But aren't you being too unscrupulous?
Indeed, the movements at the oil field cannot be concealed from anyone, but if one knows the facts but not the reasons, it will be useless even if one knows it. It requires an influential insider to point out the mystery.

But the problem is...

"You little brat, why did it have to be me? Can't you find someone else? If you do this, won't I become a street rat? Will I dare to show my face in other people's territory in the future?"

Zhang Wenshun looked at Yang Mo with dissatisfaction, as if he was very dissatisfied with his behavior of pushing him out to take the blame. Yang Mo stared at him quietly for a long time, and his tone was a little strange: "Old Zhang, are you sure you don't appreciate this?"

If other people heard this, they would probably jump up and down and curse, saying, "You pushed someone out to take the blame, and you're still accepting this favor!"
Unexpectedly, Zhang Wenshun showed a rare hesitation and just smoked silently.

Seeing this, Yang Mo sighed, "Lao Zhang, you know my temper. Since I call you a fat guy, there is nothing we can't talk about."

Gently pushing the ashtray towards Zhang Wenshun, Yang Mo said earnestly, "Fatty, I know some of your thoughts, but listen to my advice... Times have changed, strength is the king of everything. I don't care if you will follow Mr. Wang stubbornly and follow his lead in the future, but first, you have to get out of your rat's nest!"

"Believe me, given Mr. Wang's current situation, he would rather have his subordinates be wolves that might bite him back at any time than be obedient but useless sheep!"

Zhang Wenshun's face became extremely conflicted when he heard this, but he did not intend to refute it.

We won't delve into the other meanings in Yang Mo's words for now, but at the very least, letting Zhang Wenshun be the "villain" is, on the surface, pushing him out to take the blame, but in fact, the benefits to him are indescribable.

The reason is simple. A person's actual weight comes from his influence on people around him or social resources, and the influence comes from the irreplaceable value of interests, sunk costs, and loss risks.

So even though Zhang Wenshun's cooperation with Yang Mo in taking advantage of everyone is very shameful and has some bad moral connotations;

But in fact, as long as both the oil field and the refinery have fallen into the trap, not only will neither side not settle accounts with him, but they will try their best to please him, and they will definitely treat him better than their own brothers.

On the one hand, Zhang Wenshun was directly related to the two companies' tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars of funds at that time. Under the huge sunk costs, neither company dared to offend Zhang Wenshun, the acting section chief;

But more importantly, the oil field and the refinery at that time had entered into a de facto game relationship. Once Zhang Wenshun, who was the acting section chief and had a very considerable influence on Yang Mo, leaned towards one side, it would immediately be an unbearable disaster for the other side... You have to know that the level of per capita efficiency directly determines how many employee positions will be cut off in the two units next year. No one dares to take risks on such things that are related to the roots of the enterprise. Even if both sides did not get a satisfactory result in the end, it would definitely be more acceptable than one side winning and the other side losing.

Therefore, once the situation forms a delicate balance, Zhang Wenshun's voice and influence will be revealed.

Momobaitou has been involved in some projects with the two units, and the General Office has a lot of work dealings with these two largest enterprises in Linyi.

In the past, everyone was from the same level unit, and there were many historical grudges involved, so some dirtiness and difficulties were inevitable...Business contact/cooperation with sister units has always been one of the most troublesome things in the state-owned enterprise system, and drilling companies are naturally no exception.

But it will be different then. Facing Zhang Wenshun, whose words could affect the life and death of thousands of employees, which one of the two units would dare to make things difficult for him? Even if there are those who are blind, they can make a phone call and help you solve the problem in minutes.

People tend to seek profit and avoid harm. With Zhang Wenshun being so powerful, which department in the company would dare to set a trap for those rookies in the General Office?
If they can get the oil fields and refineries to open their doors to convenience with just a few words, then the same few words can make life difficult for the rest of the departments of the drilling company... The three units have all kinds of business cooperation, and if the upstream and downstream units work together to make things difficult for you, it would be strange if you could have an easy life!
This is only the benefit within the drilling company. As for the outside world, the fat guy's voice will soar even higher by then.

Which unit is the largest and most influential in Linyi?
It must be these three oil companies!

In particular, the Linyi Refinery is directly related to the production and supply of important local petrochemical raw materials.

Originally, the three units were each responsible for their own business, and they were quite disorganized and usually did not work together; but if Zhang Wenshun could make the three units work together on some things with just two phone calls, the terrifying extent of this power would make people's scalp tingle just thinking about it... No unit can afford the huge losses caused by power outages or water outages. Similarly, they cannot afford the huge losses caused by declining chemical raw material supply indicators, supply delays, and missing categories.

What's even better is that even if the two units get through the thrilling period next year, it doesn't matter. Regardless of the fact that the command's plan to reduce staff and increase efficiency will last for up to 5 years, even if it stops here, under the Stockholm effect, the influence of this fat guy on the two units will continue for a considerable period of time... just like the former General Wang.

Of course, although the benefits that Zhang Wenshun can enjoy from this practice of pushing people directly to the forefront are indescribable, the side effects in other aspects are also very obvious.

But no matter what, once Yang Mo's plan was followed, there was no doubt that Zhang Wenshun could, in a very short period of time, go from being a "former assistant to the general manager" and "acting section chief" with little direct authority to becoming one of the important voices in Linyi.

Therefore, from a purely utilitarian point of view, this was indeed a good intention from Yang Mo.

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"Just this once, little brat!"

After hesitating for a long time, Zhang Wenshun finally gritted his teeth and agreed.

At least Yang Mo was right about one thing. What Mr. Wang is in urgent need of now is talent who can stand on his own feet, rather than loyal subordinates.

Hearing this, Yang Mo curled his lips and said, "Fatty, I think you'll be disappointed. Once is not enough."

Zhang Wenshun almost jumped up: "You mean you set traps for other units when you came back this time? This, this... How is this possible?"

Other units did not receive any orders from their superiors to reduce staff and increase efficiency, so he really did not understand how this guy could set up a trap for other units.

Yang Mo sneered: "Although other units do not have the pressure of reducing staff and increasing efficiency, they do have the pressure of poor efficiency... Sometimes, poor efficiency is much more stressful than simply reducing staff and increasing efficiency, especially those units that have introduced the factory director responsibility system."

Zhang Wenshun stared at him blankly, swallowing his saliva, and finally sighed: "Well, what other units are you going to drag into this?"

Yang Mo shrugged. "Although the new fund company has two major businesses, and in terms of volume, DZ City's urban infrastructure is undoubtedly larger, but as far as I'm concerned, I actually value the investment and financing business of industrial upgrading projects more... But you also know that Dezhou is a poor place. Even if a bunch of local star companies join, the new fund company's book funds are still limited. In the final analysis, this business still depends mainly on social capital."

At this point, Yang Mo's expression became sinister: "Since I came from the drilling company, and the drilling company is an enterprise in Linyi, then if there is an opportunity to make a fortune, I naturally cannot forget those brother companies;"

"So... this morning I met with five companies in one go, including Wukuang, Panhe Heavy Machinery Factory, and Linyi County Cotton Mill. If things go as expected, I will meet with other companies at the same frequency in the next two days;"

"So... the subsequent communication and coordination work of these units will all rely on you, old comrade!"

What! ! !
Wugang?

Panhe Heavy Machinery Factory?
County cotton mill?

Zhang Wenshun’s eyes went dark and he almost fainted on the spot.

Among these three units, the first two can be regarded as the richest enterprises in Linyi County except for the oil units, and although the latter's performance is not that good, its foundation is first-class.

That is to say...

This bastard is planning to wipe out all the companies with a little bit of financial resources in Linyi County?
This, this, this...

Swallowing hard, the fat man's eyes were full of despair, and then he remembered something and his face turned pale: "Stinky boy, there is still about a month before the new fund company is established, and you will only stay in Linyi for three days... For the rest of the time, you are not planning to visit other counties in Dezhou and Lanling, right?"

Hearing this, Yang Mo gave him a thumbs up without hesitation: "As expected of you, you are father and son. You know me, Fatty... But don't worry, I still have the ability to choose the right dish based on the situation. I can't catch all the big and small ones in other places like I can here. I will only lay out the bait, and those who are willing will take the bait, and those who are unwilling will not be forced... You don't have to worry about the things over there, let's kill the two biggest fat pigs, the oil field and the refinery first!"

Hearing that this guy had not yet reached the point of being so cruel, Zhang Wenshun breathed a long sigh of relief and his whole body softened.

"I don't know what sins I committed in my previous life, but I have to meet a bastard like you in this life... I am afraid of you!"

This statement was equivalent to agreeing to it.

Yang Mo looked at him with a smile: "What do you mean by sins committed in the previous life? It's the good deeds done in the previous life. Others want this opportunity, but I won't give it to them!"

Zhang Wenshun sneered and was about to say something back at him...

buckle buckle~
There was a knock on the door.

I raised my hand to check the time...

Well, it’s already 1:30 in the afternoon, and before I knew it, the whole afternoon has gone by.

"Please come in."

As Yang Mo's calm voice sounded, Zhuo Junyue tremblingly pushed the door open, and then presented the folder in her arms with both hands: "Boss Yang, this is today's visitor registration form. I have sorted it according to the requirements. Please set the meeting list for this afternoon."

Very good. Even though my legs were shaking with nervousness, my tongue was not tied and my speaking speed was normal.

Hold!
Zhuo Junyue, who officially started her first day of probation, encouraged herself in this way.

Yang Mo took the folder and opened it, scanning the pages full of densely packed visitor lists. He found that they had all been sorted and copied according to level, industry, and nature of the unit. Then, in the notes column, some important brief information such as Momo Baitou's historical evaluation scores and asset size, major events that occurred this year, etc. were thoughtfully added. He couldn't help but nodded.

It is obvious that the other party is worried that they are stationed in Texas all year round and lack sufficient understanding of the latest situation of these local units.

Yes, just as that fat guy said, this girl is indeed more careful and willing to take the initiative to integrate into the environment and ask for help from new colleagues... At least in this respect, she is much better than that useless little apprentice of his.

After quickly and carefully looking through the pages of the list, he picked up a pen and quickly ticked the boxes.
In less than a minute, Yang Mo handed the list back: "Make arrangements according to the instructions above."

Zhuo Junyue took the document and glanced at it. She almost couldn't help but screamed in surprise. She struggled in her heart and was about to remind her, but Zhang Wenshun, who knew this girl who majored in journalism and originally dreamed of becoming a reporter, waved his hand and said, "Xiaozhuo, the first priority of a secretary is not to ask questions that you shouldn't ask... Since President Yang has already given instructions, just do it!"

Zhuo Junyue turned her head and looked at her director, whose forehead was faintly sweaty. The corners of her mouth twitched, but she still responded rationally, "Yes!"

(End of this chapter)