1988: Back to the human world for a few years

Chapter 478 City Bone
The number of projects in Yang Mo's project library is astonishing, and students who have been exposed to this area know that each large/key project contains at least a dozen and at most hundreds of sub-projects and related projects.

Among these projects, some have already started, while others will need to wait until the previous work has been almost completed before they will be activated and officially established.

But no matter what, these projects need to be listed in the form of a Gantt chart around the strategic vision and key time points.

Therefore, printing out the list of all projects in the project library is certainly not an easy task, but it is also not an easy task to roughly clarify the weights of this large number of sub-projects and the logical relationships between them.

As luck would have it, Yang Mo liked group collaboration the most, so many of the A-series sub-projects had intersections and logical connections with other B-series sub-projects that seemed to have little to do with each other, which made Song Wenxuan even more overwhelmed.

God have mercy on him. As a "messenger", he can't just throw the project list in front of the old man of the Lin family and be done with it. If people ask, you have to "answer every question and say something meaningful", right?

But the problem is that if there is no project designer to explain it in person, just roughly understanding the contents of a Gantt chart is an extremely time-consuming and mentally exhausting task, not to mention that there are far more than one or two Gantt charts in front of you?
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"Director Song, this is the Gantt chart of the light and heavy industrial products exchange plan... This is the overview of the relevant sub-projects... This is the list of related projects - according to the principle of confidentiality, the Gantt chart must be returned to the confidential office on the same day after reading it, and the sub-project overview cannot be taken away after reading it. Please understand."

Zhuo Junyue struggled to place a thick stack of documents on the coffee table, then skillfully divided them into three piles. She looked at Song Wenxuan apologetically, then quickly turned and left.

“This is the Gantt chart, sub-project overview, and directory of the rural grassroots pharmacy chain medical and health project.”

Several piles of documents were placed in front of him, and Song Wenxuan's forehead twitched a few times.

“This is the Gantt chart, sub-project overview, and catalog of the 817 broiler pan-B/C-end pan-commercial application plan.”

As a stack of documents, much thicker than before, was put down, Zhuo Junyue's hands began to ache and Song Wenxuan's expression began to turn gloomy.

"This is the Gantt chart and sub-project overview and catalog of the China-Russia border trade exchange platform construction plan... Director Song, please note that this plan is an orange plan. Please emphasize the risks when retelling it."

Suddenly hearing the term "China-Russia Border Trade Exchange Platform Establishment Plan", a term that he had never heard of before, Song Wenxuan and Zhuo Mali next to him looked at each other and their faces began to become serious.

"This is the catalog of the China-Japan Five-Year Plan for Promoting Economic Complementarity... I'm sorry, there is no Gantt chart for this project, only a complete catalog of sub-projects and some project overviews... And please note, Director Song and Minister Zhuo, that this plan is classified as Level 2 confidential, please abide by the confidentiality principle."

When Song Wenxuan heard about the "China-Japan Economic Promotion" document, which was directly related to his current work but was classified as a level 2 confidential document, he was extremely surprised and picked up the obviously thinner stack of documents and glanced at it. A look of horror suddenly appeared on his face.

“This is the Mao Bear People’s Livelihood Commodity Substitution Plan… Sorry, this project also does not have a Gantt chart, only an overview and catalog of sub-projects.”

“This is the Gantt chart and sub-project overview and catalog of the 100 Village Revitalization Plan.”

"This is the [Manufacturing Hidden Champion Incubation Plan] for Township Enterprises in Dezhou... I'm sorry, this project also does not have a Gantt chart, only an overview and catalog of sub-projects... Director Song and Minister Zhuo, please note that this plan is a Level 3 secret document, please abide by the confidentiality principle."

"This is the Gantt chart, partial project overview and partial catalogue of Lanling City's food industry upgrading plan...Since the plan is a pan-screening plan, some of the project catalogues cannot be determined now."

“This is a seamless cold chain plan for the Texas region…”

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Twenty minutes later, Song Wenxuan stared at the piles of documents that even filled Yang Mo's oversized desk, and swallowed with some difficulty.

He knew that Yang Mo had quietly planned many large-scale moves, and he also knew that he and his people were not qualified to know all of Yang Mo's thoughts at the moment.

But he never expected that there were so many plans that he didn't know about!
He even has no idea about the real purpose of the establishment of the China-Japan Economic Promotion Association, where he is currently working.

"Sister Zhuo, what do you think Mr. Yang is up to?"

As the saying goes, too many lice will not bite you. Seeing that he would not be able to finish reading such a room full of information this afternoon, Song Wenxuan lost the sense of urgency and began to ponder other things.

Since a large portion of the information here is classified as level 2 confidential and cannot be taken out of the general manager's office without special procedures, Song Wenxuan can only stay in Yang Mo's office to observe on site.

What was strange was that with so many important documents, Yang Mo did not even ask Zhuo Mali, who was in fact an "irrelevant person", to leave. This was really beyond the expectations of both of them.

Therefore, Song Wenxuan felt as if he had suddenly entered a treasure mountain. After the huge shock, he keenly sensed a hint of unusual meaning.

Zhuo Mali looked at the roll of A3 paper in her hand with a serious expression. When she heard Song Wenxuan asking about her, she reluctantly put down the Gantt chart in her hand.

Glancing at the piles of unfamiliar documents on the oversized desk, Zhuomali's eyes flashed with a hint of light, but she chuckled: "What's your intention? Brother, you are pretending to be confused when you know the truth... What else could it be? Our helmsman is finally planning to recruit soldiers and horses now!"

As she spoke, Zhuo Mali carefully picked up the folder in front of her and opened it. She glanced at the project briefing that was written sparingly, and couldn't help but sigh, "But then again, it's not in vain that we worked so hard some time ago... After catching his eye, the courage of our helmsman is really undeniable!"

As they are all people who have worked hard in the society, how could they not know Yang Mo's intention of presenting so many projects in front of them at once?

The other party's subtext is very simple: I am quite satisfied with your performance in the recent period, so here are your rewards. Nearly half of these projects are ownerless proposed projects. You can take your time to look at them. Which one do you like? You can decide for yourself. I will give you a chance to achieve results and move up.

Of course, you have to do everything within your ability. If you mess up, don't blame me for being ruthless.

To be honest, although Yang Mo's attitude is quite blunt and without any warmth, it is undoubtedly the most favorite leadership style of all capable subordinates... The capable ones are promoted and the incapable ones are demoted. I don't need you to try your best to please me. As long as you prove your ability, I will naturally give you a chance.

It can be said that both Song Wenxuan and Zhuo Mali’s efforts in the recent period have been worth it.

Even though Song Wenxuan had guessed Yang Mo's intention long ago, his heart still began to beat violently after getting Zhuo Mali's confirmation.

Damn, isn’t this reward too generous?

Among all the systematic projects on this table, is there any one that does not contain several or even dozens of sub-projects above Grade A?
Even some of the projects, just by looking at their names, are mega projects that will be no less large-scale than the Solitary Island II project in the medium and long term.

As long as you dare to speak up, you will be the person in charge of these projects!

If this is successful...

Not to mention crossing the threshold of being a deputy director, even moving up further is not a difficult thing.

Even if this kind of opportunity could come one or two more times, I would be like that monster Yang Mo in the future. With a strong body of more than 30 years old, I could sit at the same table with my parents... or even better!
Damn, who among the second generation with some ambitions can resist this kind of temptation?

But the problem is...

Taking a deep breath, Song Wenxuan managed to suppress the excitement in his heart. He glanced at the closed door, and a slightly conflicted look appeared on his face. "Sister Zhuo, the secretary just reported too many project names. I'm afraid I missed them. Can you help me recall... Just now, did the secretary not mention the brand's overseas projects?"

Zhuo Mali looked at him with a half-smile: "Brother, I can tell you responsibly that you heard it right. The secretary just now did not mention any brand overseas projects... Not only did she not mention any existing brand overseas projects, she did not even mention any subsequent planned projects."

Gently brushing off the non-existent dust on the woolen coat, Zhuo Mali showed a trace of pity and cruelty in her eyes: "In other words, Yang Mo has clearly drawn the line. He and the eldest sister of the Mu family are separate in terms of business!"

Song Wenxuan's expression changed unnaturally, and a trace of deep worry flashed in his eyes.

On the surface, it was a good thing that Yang Mo did not include the brand projects that Miss Mu was in charge of on the list for him to send to Mr. Lin.

After all, the island country's market is a huge piece of fat meat that everyone is eyeing, and this time the brand's overseas expansion plan is so smooth. Within two years, Miss Mu will be able to accumulate a business scale of billions in this area... This is an extremely exaggerated, but reasonable number. With such a large business support, Miss Mu's popularity can even be on par with Yang Mo.

The Song and Mu families are natural allies, and they are natural allies that cannot be more ironclad.

Miss Mu's status has risen, which is a great thing for the Song family and Song Wenxuan.

In fact, Song Wenxuan had thought so before, and he was even secretly delighted when he heard that the projects reported by the pretty secretary did not include any follow-up projects for the brand's overseas expansion.

However, after he finished scanning the "China-Japan Five-Year Plan for Promoting Economic Complementarity" which was closely related to himself, he was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat.

Yang Mo and Miss Mu are different.
Even if Miss Mu's business scale increased several times, she would still be different from Yang Mo.

There is simply no comparison between the two.

He could even assert that even if Miss Mu used the fat piece of meat from the island country to expand her business to a scale of tens of billions, in the eyes of the organization, its weight would definitely not be as heavy as a finger of Yang Mo.

the reason is simple……

Miss Mu made a fortune from superficial gains.
There is not much floating wealth with real foundation and strategic value.

But Yang Mo’s plans were completely different.

It was hard for him to imagine that if all of Yang Mo's plans were realized... no, only one-third of them needed to be realized, then the actual influence of this young man of the same age as him, whose influence was already seriously exceeded, would soar to an exaggerated level.

In fact, with Yang Mo's almost undefeated record in the past three years, he has no doubt that most of these projects will ultimately be successful.

In theory, this is a good thing.

If one person succeeds, the whole family will benefit!

After all, Yang Mo and Miss Mu are husband and wife, and morally speaking, many things can be regarded as one.

But the problem is that the situation where Yang Mo and Mu Liya's businesses are completely separated means that an invisible inequality is drawn between Yang Mo and the Mu family. The Song family can directly obtain help and various conveniences from Miss Mu, but it does not mean that they can directly obtain help from Yang Mo. They need to go through at least two detours in the middle.

If it were just that, it would be fine; but the really worrying thing is that as Miss Mu has also made such impressive achievements, with this invisible inequality sign in the middle, the cause and effect between the Song and Mu families cannot fall directly on Yang Mo, the son-in-law. Once something happens to the Song family, or when they need emergency assistance, Yang Mo can just sit back and do nothing.

This is so terrible!

The more critical the moment, the more we need a powerful foreign aid!
Therefore, unless Song Wenxuan follows Yang Mo blindly and constantly proves his worth with his strength, you can't expect this guy to jump out and help the Song family when they are in trouble.

Besides, the implications behind this attitude of completely cutting off business were too profound, so profound that he simply didn't want to think about it.

Taking a deep breath, Song Wenxuan threw all his thoughts out of his mind, and then he was a little surprised: "Sister Zhuo, although it is not surprising that Mr. Yang wants to recruit new members as the plate gets bigger and bigger, he still has a group of trusted people from Momo Baitou, Xialiu Sales Agency and other units, many of whom are capable... Even if he wants to recruit us, it would be enough to put out a few large-scale Class A sub-projects. Does he have to put out all the projects in the project library?"

Although Zhuo Mali just attributed the reason to Yang Mo's courage, looking at the full list of systematic super projects on the table, he did not think that this could be simply described by the word "courage".

After hearing Song Wenxuan's question, Zhuo Mali looked at him with a smile: "It's very simple, Mr. Yang is buying bones at a price of 1,000 gold." Buying bones at a price of 1,000 gold?

Song Wenxuan was stunned. "Even if it's worth a thousand gold coins, this price is too high, right? And I'm not afraid to say something depressing... I'm not worth this price."

Seeing the disappointment on Song Wenxuan's face, Zhuo Mali chuckled: "The price may be a little high, but there is no other way, he has to do this."

Song Wenxuan: “???”

Zhuo Mali glanced at him and suddenly sighed: "Brother, let me ask you, although Yang Mo has crossed the threshold of the deputy director level at a young age, even so... do you think he can be measured by ordinary cadres at the deputy director level with real power?"

Song Wenxuan shook his head: "Of course not. Before he was promoted, he was already not an ordinary department-level cadre. Now he has become the general manager of Dahua Company, and the organization has set up a super-large fund company for him to manage... Yang Mo's real weight is at least not less than that of a powerful deputy director, and a powerful deputy director of a key department."

After saying that, he glanced at the room full of confidential documents.

I added in my mind, of course, I mean now, if more than 1/3 of these systemic super projects are finally implemented, then...

Zhuo Mali nodded: "That's right, our CEO Yang has always been burdened with heavy responsibilities, so... have you forgotten that when your actual influence reaches a certain level, whether you like it or not, you must start to work on empty talk."

"If you don't have your own development ideas and work propositions, let alone making further progress, you can only keep your original capital, even if you have the ability!"

At this point, Zhuo Mali looked at Song Wenxuan meaningfully: "If you still can't understand, think about my father five years ago and Uncle Mu now. What are they fighting for?"

"So, this is why Brother Yang wanted to act so strong as soon as he took office, and why he wanted to show his power at all costs."

Sighing heavily, this peach said with a hint of inexplicable in his tone: "In this Shura Bureau, a single mistake can mean life or death. No matter how talented Yang Mo is, his foundation is too shallow after all. In a special unit like a fund company, except for the employees of Momo Baitou and Dahua Company, his other confidants can't be inserted at all... Therefore, as long as he can quickly control the situation in the fund company, no matter how much he pays, it is completely worth it!"

At the end, Zhuo Mali's face was full of persuasion: "Brother, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for both of us. If you miss this opportunity, there may not be another village... I sincerely advise you to seize this opportunity and not to hesitate. Otherwise, you will be kicked off the boat by Yang Mo like the eldest sister of the Lin family. It will be a pity!"

Hearing Zhuo Mali mention Lin Luosu, Song Wenxuan couldn't help but twitch his eyes a few times, but his tone was full of confusion: "Of course I know why Uncle Mu has been taking actions frequently in the past few years regardless of risks, but no matter what, Mr. Yang has just been promoted to a director, and it is time for him to settle down and accumulate. He is so smart, he should not be so anxious... Sister Zhuo, are you thinking too much?"

Zhuo Mali sneered: "Am I overthinking?"

"Ah……"

"Brother, sending a joint invitation letter to patriotic overseas Chinese is a matter of great justice. It can be accomplished by simply informing them over the phone and unifying their opinions. But tell me, where is Brother Yang now?"

Song Wenxuan glanced around the empty office and said with a wry smile, "Boss Yang should have arrived at the city office building now, and is reporting to his superiors about this matter, right?"

Zhuo Mali nodded: "Now you understand, it's not that Brother Yang is anxious, but he has no choice but to be anxious... The personnel changes in the competent units of DZ City are too big!"

Song Wenxuan couldn't help but sigh: "Indeed... time is running out!"

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At this time, DZ City Office Building.

Ye Tao and Yang Mo walked into the executive office one after another.

"Huh... Old Yang, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you."

Ye Tao waved his hand, signaling the secretary to go out, and then personally brought a cup of tea and placed it in front of Yang Mo: "Fortunately, Team Leader Tian finally agreed to jointly issue an invitation letter, otherwise, I would have lost my face in front of you!"

Yang Mo smiled, took out a cigarette and passed it to the others: "It's a new team, so we need some time to adapt and get used to each other. I understand that...didn't I have some misunderstandings with my new colleagues yesterday?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Tao burst into laughter and couldn't help but point at the guy with his hand in the air: "You call that a small misunderstanding? People have complained to the city, saying that you are disorganized and undisciplined, and don't pay attention to uniting your colleagues at all."

Yang Mo looked at him with a smile: "You'll get used to it. I've always had this problem and I can't change it in a short time... If Teacher Tian has a problem with me because of this kind of thing, there's no need to do that."

When Ye Tao heard the other party use "Teacher Tian", a rather unofficial title between different systems, he couldn't help laughing again: "Fortunately, you are a cadre of a central enterprise, not from our administrative department, and Dezhou Urban Development Fund is not a purely public institution. Otherwise, I guarantee you would have been scolded in the squad leader's office just now!"

Ye Tao lit a match and gently passed it to Yang Mo. "Old Tian came from the provincial government. He is not like the bullies we are from small places... He is a little full of energy sometimes. You have to get used to it slowly in the future."

Yang Mo leaned over and lit the cigarette, then said with a distressed look: "Oh my, I always thought that Dezhou Urban Property Fund was just a state-owned enterprise jointly established by the central government and local governments. I didn't expect that the city actually regarded it as a municipal public institution... Tsk tsk, if I had known this, I would not have taken this hot potato."

At this point, Yang Mo looked at Ye Tao eagerly: "Old Ye, how about you report to the organization and remove me from my position as general manager? I have never thought of taking up a position in your administrative system. Isn't this forcing me to do something I shouldn't do?"

Hearing Yang Mo emphasize the words "state-owned enterprise jointly established by the central and local governments", Ye Tao's eyes suddenly showed a smile: "I dare not report this to the organization, otherwise I will definitely be punished... Lao Tian has his considerations, but I only know that the organization has told me to cooperate with the work of the Urban Property Fund and jointly develop the urban construction and economy of DZ City."

Even though he had guessed Ye Tao's attitude a long time ago, Yang Mo still smiled when he heard the word "cooperation", and then suddenly changed the subject: "I heard that the city has not yet worked out the results of Lao Xiang's next work adjustment?"

Lao Xiang refers to Xiang Hui.

Hearing Yang Mo ask this, Ye Tao frowned slightly: "After Dezhou was promoted to a prefecture-level city, a large number of functional units need to be strengthened. At the same time, because it was designated as a pilot city for the tax-sharing reform, some departments need to be added and deleted. So many people need to be adjusted. After all, Xiao Xiang was my secretary before, so it is normal that I don't know where to arrange him for a while."

Some things don't need to be explained too clearly. As soon as Yang Mo heard it, he knew that his strategic partner was in a rather passive situation.

He laughed and tilted his head: "If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten that DZ City has been selected as a pilot site for the tax-sharing reform... By the way, has the director of the city's Beijing office been selected?"

Beijing Office?
Ye Tao looked at him in surprise, then smiled bitterly: "It hasn't been decided yet... Mainly because there is no suitable candidate, and no one is willing to take the initiative to take this responsibility."

As mentioned earlier, the reform of the tax-sharing system will inevitably bring heavy budget pressure to local units in the initial stage. There will also be a huge gap between the sudden reduction in tax ratio and the unchanged fiscal expenditure.

On the one hand, it says that you pay first and then I will refund you part of it. How does the refund work?

About one-third of the annual expenditure of local authorities is supported by state transfer payments. To whom does this money go, how much is it given, and on what basis?

The answer is...it basically all depends on the Beijing Office to organize the running around, coordinate, and request resources.

This is how the saying “running for money” came about.

It can be said that in the early days after the implementation of the tax-sharing reform, the director of the Beijing office was one of the most stressful, responsible, difficult and tiring positions among all cadres in the local administrative system. If there were more choices, few people would be willing to take on this job.

"How about applying to the organization to transfer Lao Xiang to be the director of the Beijing Office?"

Yang Mo looked at Ye Tao with a smile, and then said to himself: "If the Ye family really wants to gradually transfer its industries and investments to Texas, due to their status as patriotic overseas Chinese, the United Front Work Department, especially the Third Bureau of the United Front Work Department, will definitely ask about it."

"In fact, I think that in order to prevent some unpleasant encounters, patriotic overseas Chinese like the Lin family, who should be respected by every Chinese, should make every investment project in China with the advice and mediation of the Third Bureau of the United Front Work Department... Old Ye, what do you think?"

After understanding what Yang Mo meant, Ye Tao was immediately surprised.

As we all know, among the executive directors of prefecture-level cities that have implemented the tax-sharing reform, there are few who are not in charge of attracting investment.

Therefore, even though he is a "low-level executive", Ye Tao still follows the convention and is in charge of DZ City's investment promotion work.

But as mentioned before, the personnel changes in DZ City are really too drastic nowadays, and Ye Tao, a deputy-department-level executive, will certainly face all kinds of headaches in the course of his work. When necessary, the city will even discuss and decide whether the deputy monitor should directly take over such an extremely important task as attracting investment... Don't be surprised, for a city like Dezhou that has just been promoted to a prefecture-level city, everything is possible.

Therein lies a problem – how can Ye Tao prove his ability and take on the most arduous but also most effective job of attracting investment?

Relying on the investment of urban real estate fund companies?

Rely on Dahua Company?
I'm sorry, although these two companies are huge and the expected investment amounts are also great, they are all meat on the plate and are established achievements... No matter who is responsible for attracting investment, they will invest what they should invest, and it is not very convincing to rely on their investment projects to achieve results.

Therefore, since the existing performance is not enough to rely on, we can only look at the incremental performance...especially the investment from overseas.

The relationship between Wang Yinuo and Yang Mo is no longer a secret.

In fact, with the official declaration and establishment of the China-Japan Economic Promotion Council, Wang Yinuo has now become a dazzling little star in the three bureaus... Being able to connect several large Japanese pharmaceutical companies and dozens of large and small Japanese companies in one go, and then promote them to establish business cooperation with China, this is not something that ordinary people can do.

Although everyone knew that this result was actually achieved under Yang Mo's care, it was precisely because of this that they did not dare to underestimate Wang Yinuo.

Therefore, if the Lin family took the initiative to find the Third Bureau to seek "help", it goes without saying that Wang Yinuo would be the one to take the lead.

By then, once Xiang Hui becomes the director of DZ City's Beijing office, he only needs to go to Wang Yinuo and the Lin family's investment projects can be brought over in minutes.

Hehe, you have to know that the Lin family is a well-known patriotic overseas Chinese, and the organization attaches great importance to it.

The Lin family is going to invest in a project in Dezhou, and the local authorities in Dezhou should give the necessary preferential treatment and support. But the organization can't just stand by and watch, right? Shouldn't it also show some appreciation by allocating some corresponding funds to our DZ city to strengthen the infrastructure and supporting support around the project?
If the Lin family’s own projects can be operated in this way, then can the Yang Mo family, especially the projects of the China-Japan Economic Promotion Council, also be operated in the same way?

In this way, DZ City has obtained funds, Xiang Hui has achieved results, Wang Yinuo has achieved results, and Ye Tao has also achieved results, and all of them are counted as incremental performance. The city cannot deny it even if it wants to, and it is definitely not so easy for others to intervene... What a joke, although the three bureaus are not very eye-catching on weekdays, but precisely because of this, we don't need to buy into your local accounts. When it comes to policies towards Qiao, how dare you talk nonsense to me?

"Okay, at the meeting tomorrow, I will propose to the organization that Xiao Xiang be appointed as the director of the Beijing office... Young people should always exercise themselves!"

Ye Tao smiled happily and felt refreshed by Yang Mo's aggressive counterattack.

You are so reckless that you want to beat someone up. Now, every time you satisfy yourself with your mouth, they will take a piece of the fat meat on the public plate... If you are capable, you can satisfy yourself a few more times and see how many pieces of meat are left.

This guy is just like a donkey, you just have to stroke his fur. Before you parachuted in, didn't you do any research or write a biography?
Thinking of this, Ye Tao pushed the ashtray towards Yang Mo and said, "Old Yang, let me be honest. Although I am not very ambitious as a general manager, at least I still have the power I should have... Dezhou Urban Property Fund Company has just been listed, which is a major event related to the development of our DZ City, so... I want to ask, what support can I, an incompetent general manager, give to your newly listed company?"

"Don't worry, as long as it's a reasonable request, just ask!"

Seeing Ye Tao's attitude was the same as before, Yang Mo couldn't help but laugh: "Old Ye, Old Ye, I just realized that you are the most cunning one."

As he spoke, he fell into deep thought. After a while, he raised his head with a serious look on his face. “But speaking of it, there are a few things that I need you to help me coordinate, Old Ye.”

(End of this chapter)